Greenthumbs256
Well-Known Member
hey guys I have been wanting to run a few experiments but unfortunately I don't have a hydro system to compare to so I'm hoping in the thread to post what info I have found and learned over my last 2 cycles of experimenting with my sip pot!! and hopefully get some info and feed back from you guys! all arguing and fighting is highly welcome... lol
well I compared my sip pot method to my regular 10g smart pots with the same rols soil! only other difference is the smart pots got top dressings and compost teas, and a alot of time and care, the sip only got plain water, and em1 water only! no maintenance no time no doing pretty much anything! and the sip pot blew away all the other plants, twice!!!! it grew bigger, stronger, taller, and faster than every other plant!!! I know that hydro already does this and outgrows soil plants bc of the hydro water roots! having water roots and less restrictions allow the plants to far surpass all soil grows!!!
well with this sip idea I feel I can get the best of both worlds!! I get the organics and benifits of having microbes working for me plus the turp profiles that can only be achieved with organics! but on the other hand in the bottom of my sip pot the roots reach into the rez and develop "water roots" which allows the girls to grow super fast and big like all you hydro nuts out there, lol!
basically my sip is based off Alan akkassion probiotics zip growing method!
he has fungal dominated on top (from the grokashi that covers the compost) and bacteria dominated on the bottom from the anaerobic EM1! But the middle is my recycled organic living soil with all of my wonderful microbial life! I haven't been able to get too "sciency" yet with exactly how and why this works so well! but hopefully we can all figure that out together!!!
well I compared my sip pot method to my regular 10g smart pots with the same rols soil! only other difference is the smart pots got top dressings and compost teas, and a alot of time and care, the sip only got plain water, and em1 water only! no maintenance no time no doing pretty much anything! and the sip pot blew away all the other plants, twice!!!! it grew bigger, stronger, taller, and faster than every other plant!!! I know that hydro already does this and outgrows soil plants bc of the hydro water roots! having water roots and less restrictions allow the plants to far surpass all soil grows!!!
well with this sip idea I feel I can get the best of both worlds!! I get the organics and benifits of having microbes working for me plus the turp profiles that can only be achieved with organics! but on the other hand in the bottom of my sip pot the roots reach into the rez and develop "water roots" which allows the girls to grow super fast and big like all you hydro nuts out there, lol!
basically my sip is based off Alan akkassion probiotics zip growing method!
he has fungal dominated on top (from the grokashi that covers the compost) and bacteria dominated on the bottom from the anaerobic EM1! But the middle is my recycled organic living soil with all of my wonderful microbial life! I haven't been able to get too "sciency" yet with exactly how and why this works so well! but hopefully we can all figure that out together!!!
