Roger A. Shrubber
Well-Known Member
sips have a reservoir underneath, separate from the pot you grow in. there is a small chamber that attaches both pots that is full of your growing medium. that acts as a wick, to keep the plant pot at the moisture level it wants to be at. you don't top water sips often, or heavily, as that will cause run off to contaminate your reservoir.
hempy buckets are just a container with a drain high enough to give you a decent sized reservoir under that level. the key is the medium you use. some people use pure perlite, some people add varying amounts of vermiculite or coco. between the air retaining properties of the perlite, and the water retaining properties of the vermiculite or coco, you can fine tune how often you need to water, while keeping the reservoir oxygenated. you top water hempies, and the water running down through the medium draws fresh oxygen with it. its also a drain to waste method, you put a little extra through every time, to flush the reservoir of salt build up, and make sure there's fresh oxygenated air in it.
hempy buckets are just a container with a drain high enough to give you a decent sized reservoir under that level. the key is the medium you use. some people use pure perlite, some people add varying amounts of vermiculite or coco. between the air retaining properties of the perlite, and the water retaining properties of the vermiculite or coco, you can fine tune how often you need to water, while keeping the reservoir oxygenated. you top water hempies, and the water running down through the medium draws fresh oxygen with it. its also a drain to waste method, you put a little extra through every time, to flush the reservoir of salt build up, and make sure there's fresh oxygenated air in it.