Tutorial here!
Great! Once you get your confirmed female maybe you can run the test.
Thanks, Shed.
I have a timer 10 min off 10 min on for my sprayer in bucket cloner. Seems to pull out the roots!
Interesting. I like the idea. Might be interested in trying something like that.Welcome to SIP Club!
There are an increasing number of us growing in SIPs (Sub Irrigated Planters) so I thought I'd start a community thread where we can all post pictures, links to our various SIP threads and have general discussions on theory and application of these incredible pots.
I'll tag a few below and hopefully they'll post links to their threads and pictures of their grows and pots so we have a central place to discuss these things. So ask any questions and share your experiences here, and link up to your respective journals so we can all follow along.
First, the basics.
A SIP is a grow pot structured with some sort of grow mix above, a water reservoir below, and and air chamber in between them. This air chamber and the constant availablilty of water and nutrients are what I believe lead to the incredible results these pots produce. Every plant I've grown in these has been healthier, happier and bigger than those in non-SIP containers. They are great for new growers since they take the guesswork out of watering which is one of the main challenges new growers face, but experienced growers also use them to great effect.
Here's a diagram of the basic set-up:
There are commercial versions that can be purchased including 5 gallon bucket inserts like this :
as well as "self-watering" pots like Krissi grows in here:
They are also easy to DIY if you're into that sort of thing and I've built them in various sizes including 9oz/266ml, 1Q/1L, 2G/8L, and 17G/64L sizes. I'll post some how-to instructions in later posts for those that might want to try building one themselves.
Harvests from indoor plants grown with the 5 gallon inserts seem to be limited to just over 1 pound () as was produced by Buds Buddy's plant shown here:
Emilya Green has a few journals going now showcasing her grows in her much larger, multiple 17 Gallon containers which is shaping up to be epic.
But here's a sneak peak:
ResDog has several different styles going and is working on a self-watering version from an external reservoir, and LKA and Farside have just started grows with their own buckets.
So, chime in with your questions, thoughts, experiences, etc. and we'll have a central place to discuss all things SIP!
Tags:
@Buds Buddy @el gringuito @Emilya Green @farside05 @Krissi Carbone @LKABudMan @ReservoirDog
After poking around some I found this Bubble Cloner from @Emilya Green in the way back machine which is more what I'm looking for. And, after readding through the thread I realized I already had one built from when I was trying the Hempy thing. It never worked very well for me but I think that was because I had the stems in the water and reading this thread and Shed's it seems like there are much better results to be had by keeping them just above the water.
I have made several of these over the years, and I am pretty sure I remember giving my last one away. Today I had a need to reliably produce a large number of clones, and the easiest and most reliable method I have found is the bubble cloner.
After finding the suitable plastic tub to destroy, I pulled out my 1 7/8 hole bit and went to work. All the tubing and rubber plant stoppers and air pump/stones all were on hand, so this project went together in about 10 minutes. Armed with all the failures in the past, this went together fast and I knew exactly what I needed to do to make it work right.
Please note the 4 little holes in the center of the lid. These are there for a good reason. Enough moisture will pop out of those holes to keep the humidity high and the plants happy up on top, so this unit does not have to be covered. The advantage here of course, is there is no hardening off needed.
The air stones were firmly attached to the bottom of the tub. This has been a problem in the past, and many methods were tried and failed. The hot glue gun was the perfect solution to this problem. These air stones are not going to float away.
A splitter was used to supply air to both stones, taking care to have an equal length tube to each stone from the splitter. A hole was created in the top of the lid to let the air tube out, and the 9 stations were labeled with an ABC-123 grid so that records can easily be kept on individual plants.
The cuttings were taken, top big leaves split, and they were dunked in rooting compound. Care was taken to keep the end of the cutting out of the water, and they were set in the rubber plant holder/stoppers. The water is RO, with 5ml of dandelion root extract in the mix.
These plants were just set in here a couple of hours ago and misted with my spray bottle. Let's see how long it takes to get some roots.
still the standard, and yes, keep the stems out of the water
Hi Nick. Is there an option to have a wet sensor on the floor and have that send a signal to a/the main solenoid to shut if water detected?I've been exploring autowatering options and was about to go with a float valve inside a 5gal grobucket setup -- I want to use a 5gal external gravity fed reservoir so I can get several days between watering. My issue is that this is in an attic and I have zero desire for any kind of leakage. I started looking at other options including building my own controller off of a rpi zeroW that is already in the tent for timelapse capture and video monitoring. Anyway, long story short, one of my searches on the Bay auction site I turned up a $8 water level controller like this:
My next quest was a backup leak detector in case of malfunction. In the end I decided to just buy 2 and use one as a leak sensor. Will take pics once they arrive and I get everything setup.
not directly -- There is such a product on the Jungle River site for $70+.... instead, I plan on using my 2nd $8 controller such that the high water sensor acts as such -- if the low and out are shorted (simulating wet), then the controller should shut off the relay when the high sensor get's wet (I'll have to test and figure out exactly how to make it happen, but in theory it should work).... and, it's $8 instead of $70+
Good thinking! I bet that works! Just make a proper housing or setup for it and the 8 bucker should do it. That 79 dollar one looks interesting as well. It's handy and a nice package.not directly -- There is such a product on the Jungle River site for $70+.... instead, I plan on using my 2nd $8 controller such that the high water sensor acts as such -- if the low and out are shorted (simulating wet), then the controller should shut off the relay when the high sensor get's wet (I'll have to test and figure out exactly how to make it happen, but in theory it should work).... and, it's $8 instead of $70+
edit: search for "water controller dc12v sensor level" on theBay to find the cheap controllers if interested
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And that's a great idea! There's a strain called Tequila. Maybe we should find out how it would grow in these containers. Would you like to do the honors? Maybe we'll see one of these things in your grow one day.
