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Hey Uncle Ben, Have not posted for a while, but, feel like I should give you another - THANKS SO MUCH! The copper hydroxide paint mixture works a treat! Well and truly, the level of substrate innervation is AWESOME, and again, your words regarding the airpots and humidity are spot on, and am...

"Slow release voice control" - 'AAAAiiiirrrrrrrr Poooootttssssssss ddddaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh.......'

Hey UB, Well, everything is absolutely grand on my side, thank you again for all the help/information you have provided RIU wide, despite the horrendously stupid bullshit that one endures during it all - i downloaded all the threads and have since read through them all (i.e. your threads) - and...

Uncle Ben, Fantastic! The news is as good as it is sticky (yes, no amount of tissue or towels can deal with this mess!): got 10kg bag of 500g/kg (different brand than what has previously been listed: HYDROCOP WG - further details can be googled) and got the paint, ready to mix, apply...

also; uncle ben - after spraying the pots, do you simply leave 24 hours for drying before use? i.e. provided the 'paint' has dried its ready to go? ordered the kocide blue extra 350g/kg - easily available by local agriculture distributor thanks

At no turn am I left, or right, or un-stoned, om tat sat, eternity is an infinitely long time kids!

As a quick follow up to my previous coco/soil-mix paranoia post: contacted the rocketpot / airpot manufacturer, whom recommended a soil potting mix with similar characteristics as described by UB: "a tight mix that drains slowly" and recommends the packing of substrate fairly tightly into...

Also, in regards to air pruning pots, some might find this info interesting: Sorry, low res pics, but basically days in 10 day increments, so first circle 90 days, solid line is 1.5L airpot, dotted line 8 litre airpot And roots: I will leave the rest of the ponderings up to you, might be...

Hi Uncle Ben & Others, Don't know if this was mentioned before (EDIT: Ok, overlooked...), probably country specific (i.e. I cant find any Micro-kote / Spin-out etc. etc. and Ebay links are US): Kocide Blue Extra Fungicide - 350g/kg copper hydroxide (present as 'cupric' hydroxide, say it with a...

Hey Uncle Ben, Yeah, spot on, currently going through the phase of "Hmmm, well, better sit down and have a proper re-think before the next sets" and am indeed inexperienced and anxious to get to a more comfortable point of understanding. "I used to have to water 3 gallon pots twice a day, a...

Uncle Ben, Excuse the ignorance if I have overlooked this (or call me a dick for it, either way, its ALL TRUE), I've seen posts on your soil mix (i.e. substrate comp.) and have had a look at: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1375349/container-soils-water-movement-and-retention-xviii...

Hi Uncle Ben (and other positive contributors to these threads) I never sign up for these forums, let alone post and participate, just because of the supreme levels of bullshit that gets thrown around. That said and done, Uncle Ben, and other people who are positively and clearly contributing...