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Gnats are on of the pests I never get. I get those little brown things. That's about it.My wife does them for me, bless her heart. She even sews them up after I transplant. I quit using them for a while cause they do suck. But gnats crawling in the bottom holes suck even more.
Ya I actually have these exact risers. I have a drip system that I run manually so I'll put 3gallons in a 5gal bucket put all nutrients in then plug it in. So 3gallons over 8 plants my drippers are rings and I swear with in 5sec 3/4 of the pots are leaking out the sides.I suppose it depends on your grow medium, but I just did a grow with fabric pots and used pot risers from these guys along saucers from the same place.
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I had a living soil grow in a bunch of 3 gal pots and tried to water with little to no run-off. The soil could get pretty hydrophobic when dry, and if I watered too quickly it would eventually run down the sides like you described. I found it helpful to do a careful 1/3 liter pre-watering for each pot covering the top and edges, and then the rest of watering went quickly with just a little bit of run-off.
Agreed, every grow is different, and certainly bags are not for everyone. There's upsides and downsides to most anything, and it often boils down to convenience or simply preference.When I tried them I used 15 gal... maybe overkill lol... but I if I do containers outside, I usually use the 17 gal tubs, so that's why I went so big... I think I'm just an in ground gal, I need the ladies to be self sufficient for a few days at a time because I camp and hike and have a family, so they just don't work for me... obviously every scenario is different.
Everyone keeps saying to water slowly but like I said in OG post there great if you have 2-3plants but I can't water a total of 38 plants slowly its jus not realistic. So I need real answers I obviously know if I water slow that will help. LolThey get dirty, have no advantages and are harder to clean. Plastic pot comes clean in seconds. Is dry in minutes. A fabric pot is a hassle. And a fabric pot can get moldy. It's the same reason a plate is a hard smooth object. And not a piece of cloth. Fabric is only good if you plan on throwing them out when you're done and it saves a few bucks. Even then.
Agar Agar. It's an agricultural wetting agent. Among other uses. Or plain soap.Everyone keeps saying to water slowly but like I said in OG post there great if you have 2-3plants but I can't water a total of 38 plants slowly its jus not realistic. So I need real answers I obviously know if I water slow that will help. Lol
Surfactants is a good one besides yucca is there any other products?
You should just build a hydro system.Everyone keeps saying to water slowly but like I said in OG post there great if you have 2-3plants but I can't water a total of 38 plants slowly its jus not realistic. So I need real answers I obviously know if I water slow that will help. Lol
Surfactants is a good one besides yucca is there any other products?
Ya that might be the way to go.You should just build a hydro system.
Whys it loud?Yeah. If you have the time and space where you can do hydro. It's pretty easy. Loud maybe. Buy easy. Works great.
Yea, no doubt more work Mosh. One thing that can be done to extend, or widen some of the drying time is to manipulate the solutions themselves. For me, I think using humics/fluvics, and also the yukka extract really helps on the surfactant end. (spreading) Which accelerates the process. Sugars however (only trace amounts), seem to hold the moisture better, IMO.I’ve done #1,2,3 nursery pots and found the most efficient in my grows to be #1’d which save space and soil but take more work (daily) with 3’s being most efficient meaning I tend to plants every 3-4 days in prime flower and produce 2/3 dried zips off each plant with as many as 4/5 plants in a 2x4 tent.
Pumps and water bubbling. The pumps drone.Whys it loud?
Oh I get it. I'm stuck on my old flood table. Thinking about building another. I don't trust or know anything about dwc. We get lots of power outs here too. I can always hand water in that case. Oh and no noise.Pumps and water bubbling. The pumps drone.
It's super simple. All the hardworking is turning some valves and running some water. You do need to monitor it with peroxide or bacteria. That's about it. Power outages... thats an issue. If its out more than a day. It's a big issue.Oh I get it. I'm stuck on my old flood table. Thinking about building another. I don't trust or know anything about dwc. We get lots of power outs here too. I can always hand water in that case. Oh and no noise.
I'm too old to learn all this high tech shit. I can barely still remember what I know that works lol. Draining tanks and washing rocks vs mixing nutes almost every day and hand watering.It's super simple. All the hardworking is turning some valves and running some water. You do need to monitor it with peroxide or bacteria. That's about it. Power outages... thats an issue. If its out more than a day. It's a big issue.
Ok. My simple recipe is: 4 gallons of water. One 50 gram scoop of maxigrow or bloom. 60 ml peroxide. Changes once every week. Top up with water and peroxide as needed midweek. Aerate. I didn't even PH. Great finsh. And yield. Apparently you can go straight water and peroxide for the last 2 weeks. If you want to save on nutrients. Run 2 airstones per 5 gallon bucket.I'm too old to learn all this high tech shit. I can barely still remember what I know that works lol. Draining tanks and washing rocks vs mixing nutes almost every day and hand watering.
Flood is fool proof. Only thing is the pipes got clogged with roots. Next time? I have better designs that might make changing and cleaning hydrotron easier.Ok. My simple recipe is: 4 gallons of water. One 50 gram scoop of maxigrow or bloom. 60 ml peroxide. Changes once every week. Top up with water and peroxide as needed midweek. Aerate. I didn't even PH. Great finsh. And yield. Apparently you can go straight water and peroxide for the last 2 weeks. If you want to save on nutrients. Run 2 airstones per 5 gallon bucket.
Wait... there is probably a reason you do t see a difference and I don't doubt you one bit but let's not just assume that because you didn't that the pots don't make any difference.But they don't. Which is why my yield with nursery parts is in no way diminished. And square pots can be placed closer than rounds ones. If fabric pots yielded more they would have. It's also the reason 100% of people I know with large grows use plastic. Because labor hours. Cleaning plastic pots is literally as easy as spraying them with water for a few moments. Done. Ready to use. They stack neatly. If you're doing hundreds or thousands you're using plastic pots. If fabric pots gave me an advantage I would use them.
I mean its already an efficient setup. It will drop whatever the plants can yield. Side by side. No difference. Maybe outside. But so far I've seen no evidence that they have any advantages.Wait... there is probably a reason you do t see a difference and I don't doubt you one bit but let's not just assume that because you didn't that the pots don't make any difference.
Again I'm not at all doubting your experience. Rather suggesting there may be another reason involved.
Absolutely can... drippers and auto feed. No such thing as I can't and I'm not saying that to be combative but matter of fact. You could but choose not to and I understand your reasons but at the same time you Absolutely canEveryone keeps saying to water slowly but like I said in OG post there great if you have 2-3plants but I can't water a total of 38 plants slowly its jus not realistic. So I need real answers I obviously know if I water slow that will help. Lol
Surfactants is a good one besides yucca is there any other products?
Ok so let go over the advantages you may or may not see and why.I mean its already an efficient setup. It will drop whatever the plants can yield. Side by side. No difference. Maybe outside. But so far I've seen no evidence that they have any advantages.
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