I landed on using more of a wicking bed, so never worried much about support. I moved away from totes, like you, and mostly use regular plastic 15G planters on oversized saucers. Not a huge reservoir, but it provides probably 13G of soil still.
Looks good, hey I think we use the same sips
Indeed we do! Good to see you're still rocking the growbox too
nice set up! i go back and forth between 3 gal. and 5 gal, 3 gal gives me more of a variety, you would think more folks would grow this way!
Thanks !
I agree, when and how much to water/feed is No longer an issue !
What are those spike deals you got going on?
You mean my training aids ?
I’ve been using grobuckets too. Got a couple runs with them under my belt . This time I modified a little bit to get more soil capacity. Think i’ve got it up to almost 10 gallons. Have you been using them long? With that long of flowering time on those strains i feel like you’re really gonna have to stay on top of feeding and keeping the good microbes and stuff in the soil.
Second grow with them, first grow was a run of auto's.
Not an issue with ProMix HP and Mega Crop one part nutrients !
I top water a gallon before transplant and then about a month later every third fill is from the top.
I found it online. That's pretty dope. I poke a stick down the reservoir tube and check the water line. I water with a 2 gallon standard garden type plastic jug. I attach a length of clear pvc to the nozzle and drop the other end in the res tube and water manually. I'd like an auto system one day.You mean my training aids ?
Wood skewers and soft wire to train the branches sideways.
When the branches/plant is about 24" wide I usually flip to flower. Also keeps the height down..
Cheers
So, I'm curious as I grow in SIPS, with a coots type mix. So, you say you top water a gallon before transplant? So you mix mco into water, top water and transplant at the same time? And then you topwater every third time? I'm just trying to figure out what you do.
Within an hour or so. The first run I waited until the next day, doesn't seem to matter.
For the first two or three weeks I fill the reservoir to half full daily and then at about a month it's top water every third time.
Sounds about right....
On my first grow my plants were leaning over from lack of top roots by day 21 (?), that's when I started top watering every third fill...
Never straight water, always feed !
Once the plants take off it is fill everyday with whatever is needed. Towards the middle to end of flower the reservoir is close to empty everyday but there is enough moisture in the ProMix that they don't miss a beat.
