calvin.m16
Well-Known Member
So I have been just blasting water into 14" trays with no risers to water my 5 gal pots with maxibloom this run. Once a week I top water using 1/3 strength feed. I'm doing this with 4 different strains in coco/perlite and have noticed zero issues EXCEPT my pH of my runoff definitely climbs over time. Plants don't seem to care..
I feel like I wasted hundreds of dollars doing drain to waste before not only on fertilizer pissed out into the environment but also using more water than necessary, buying stupid fucking runoff trays with plumbing and other bullshit.
It's not a 1 off thing that this is working.. I feed at 1.3-1.4 EC (650-700 PPM TDS) and pH to 5.7-5.8.
ANyone else grow like this? No run to waste? Lots of systems run off a similar concept now it seems. GrowAce AirCube system, obviously the 10+ year old AutoPot system. Just seems like the grows requiring $500 4x8 runoff tables maybe just can't dial in their feed good enough to not require runoff??? Is there a reason this is working for me and not for others?
I think as long as you don't overfeed and keep pH within a reasonable range to compensate for climb you will be alright..... I start out with RO water too, so probably helps in not having a lot of mineral buildup.
I feel like I wasted hundreds of dollars doing drain to waste before not only on fertilizer pissed out into the environment but also using more water than necessary, buying stupid fucking runoff trays with plumbing and other bullshit.
It's not a 1 off thing that this is working.. I feed at 1.3-1.4 EC (650-700 PPM TDS) and pH to 5.7-5.8.
ANyone else grow like this? No run to waste? Lots of systems run off a similar concept now it seems. GrowAce AirCube system, obviously the 10+ year old AutoPot system. Just seems like the grows requiring $500 4x8 runoff tables maybe just can't dial in their feed good enough to not require runoff??? Is there a reason this is working for me and not for others?
I think as long as you don't overfeed and keep pH within a reasonable range to compensate for climb you will be alright..... I start out with RO water too, so probably helps in not having a lot of mineral buildup.
