Do you keep your plants directly on the Concrete floor?

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Lucius Vorenus

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• May 21, 2012

• #1

I hear from a lot of people as to why you shouldn't keep your plants on the floor and should put something underneath it etc but ive been keeping mine on the conrete floor since I started. Im gonna try putting an upside down drip tray underneath them this next grow.

Any of you seen much difference? I can see it being an ordeal in really cold climates perhaps.

 

dozer777

Active Member

• May 21, 2012

• #2

Run mine on insulation boards in winter on bottom of pots. Summer my basement get's pretty toasty due to the lights.Run them right on the concrete. Don't let the water get under them too much when you water. Works for me but, you may want to shop around for other opinions.

 

hydrosoil78

Active Member

• May 21, 2012

• #3

the water has to go somewhere, light watering, heavy watering . I set mine in buckets or rubbermaid trays , then dump the runoff out in the flowers

 

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Lucius Vorenus

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• May 21, 2012

• #4

hydrosoil78 said:

the water has to go somewhere, light watering, heavy watering . I set mine in buckets or rubbermaid trays , then dump the runoff out in the flowers

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I do zero runoff with great success. The water goes somewhere, into the plant

 

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irieie

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• May 23, 2012

• #5

Lucius Vorenus said:

I do zero runoff with great success. The water goes somewhere, into the plant

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20% runoff is really what you want that ensures even saturation without air pockets. It also prevents salt build ups.

 

BeaverHuntr

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• May 24, 2012

• #6

irieie said:

20% runoff is really what you want that ensures even saturation without air pockets. It also prevents salt build ups.

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^^^ This!!!!

 

KAL EL

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• May 28, 2012

• #7

Concrete floors in cold climates, you are fine here.