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Can I use my water and dip the pots in my gallon? I feel as it would be good because of the bubbles and foam but idk if it’ll damage the plant
How so?yes lol, it's more efficient way.
Top feeding is the number one way to go, as your next watering flushes out the last one, so that keeps your medium like new. Downside to to plunge watering is that it back flushes what would normally be washed out.
When you water from the top it actually pushes down air to the roots.how do you remove salts towards the top of the media wicking from the bottom?
As long as your soil is free draining and air will be able to get in there again quickly after you soak it. This is a bit different than watering from the bottom, because you are actually eliminating the soil air and replacing it with water. Wicking from the bottom does not eliminate soil air.
They shouldn't soak it back up when top feeding unless there was an issue with the media being hydrophobic.As a new grower trying to keep it simple I water from the top so I do not have to move the plants, but I let the cloth pots buttchug the runoff for a few hours. When they are really dry it is impressive how much they soak back up before I remove the excess.
Good point, I am trying to slow down and disperse my watering to combat hydrophobic issues with my soil. Unfortinunatly being a new grower I do not have the well earned knowledge to judge watering enough. So watering to runoff and buttchuging works now.They shouldn't soak it back up when top feeding unless there was an issue with the media being hydrophobic.
Only way to learn is to engage on discussions, share your points of view and gain experience.Good point, I am trying to slow down and disperse my watering to combat hydrophobic issues with my soil. Unfortinunatly being a new grower I do not have the well earned knowledge to judge watering enough. So watering to runoff and buttchuging works now.
It's not that it won't work cause it will... its just that if comparing methods and the methods are done right then imo top feeding has the most benefits. But again that's not to say other methods don't have thier own either.I’m gonna withdrawal my post. I follow these posters like Aqua, Chem, ‘79 and Mad, they know their business. If they say it’s not a good practice I listen.
So..... to sum up your thoughts depending on if you are a Coco or soil grower buttchuging the girls may be appropriate, and defiantly not hydrophobic. But having the girls do a full immersion water baptism may cause more problems than dribbling water on them due to their pots natural water table. I cant wait to see what the wife thinks about this.It's not that it won't work cause it will... its just that if comparing methods and the methods are done right then imo top feeding has the most benefits. But again that's not to say other methods don't have thier own either.
Eg. Soaking pots you'll prob never run into an issues with hydrophobic media.
Just feel the benefits are greater and potential issues are lower when properly top fed is all.
No no, full immersion issues I see are...So..... to sum up your thoughts depending on if you are a Coco or soil grower buttchuging the girls may be appropriate, and defiantly not hydrophobic. But having the girls do a full immersion water baptism may cause more problems than dribbling water on them due to their pots natural water table. I cant wait to see what the wife thinks about this.
This is why you dunk. We have done this. When you find hydrophobic spots in your pot, you can lance and then dunk to eliminate them.Dunking is something that's done when the soil is hydrophobic.