Here is a good read on keeping Bonsai Mothers. The Aurthur claims to have 15 year old plants living in 8 inch pots.
http://www.cannabase.com/cl/pages/mums/mums.html
Nope, I only pour in what the soil will soak up, so there is none left sitting in the tray.
It takes a while to figure out how much to pour in but its second nature to me now. every thing stay evenly moist, that's the key, soggy soil is bad for roots and plants. You want evenly moist soil.
What makes you so sure?
I haven't lost a single plant using this method, if anything they are more healthy. The roots thrive in loose soil, and the plants are much more resilient. Soil compaction is a nightmare for all gardens, especially container gardens. It's really gardening 101...
I have found that watering plants from the bottom is extremely beneficial. I place all of my plants, which are in their own pots, inside of a common drip tray and pour my water or nutrient mix into this tray. The soil soaks up water via capillary action. This ensures all plants get just as...
2 moms 5 veg 5 flower.
or marry a patient and double that. :)
We also like to stagger when we put plants in to flower so were never over our combined 5oz, and we never run out of smoke.