He’s like the SIP Jesus, turning water into reservoir’s and plants into plantations while actively recruiting disciples.And a big Thank You to @Azimuth , for bringing this grow method to my/our attention..
SIP Club - Getting Hydro/Coco Results In A Soil Based Medium
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Speaking of which, when are you going to join us?He’s like the SIP Jesus, turning water into reservoir’s and plants into plantations while actively recruiting disciples.
My sediments exactly! EDIT: Tra, Don't go out in the rain for a while, there may be lightening!He’s like the SIP Jesus, turning water into reservoir’s and plants into plantations while actively recruiting disciples.
I run @Geoflora in soil outdoors in summer and am very happy with it!
I'm guilty of it at THE WORST TIMES!
BuzzzD
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His plants walk on water!
I’m all about the waterboard babe.
Seriously tho, it just doesn’t suit my in/out light/sun grow style.
The results are amazing tho.
My aim is to run a plant in a SIP this summer, so hopefully we'll see how in/out/light/sun schlepping works with one.
it seems like most sippers are using an organic soil, feeding top, and plain water in the res or at least something close.
is anyone feeding synthetic nutes to the res only, no top feeding at all?
my soil is already amended and I just flipped 12/12
@Prescription Blend arrived the other day and I was thinking of trying a grow without any top feeding teas and instead bottom feed only.
is anyone feeding synthetic nutes to the res only, no top feeding at all?
my soil is already amended and I just flipped 12/12
@Prescription Blend arrived the other day and I was thinking of trying a grow without any top feeding teas and instead bottom feed only.
Farside05 holds up hand...
6 plants between 2 tents. Bottom fed only using my blends of fertilizer salts.
Thanks @farside05 do you feed with every watering and do you do any sort of flush at the end or stop nutes at some time?
I dove in today and started feeding Prescription Blend to 3 of my 4 plants one week into flowering, the 2g is already getting Remos.
The 4g sip got fed in the bottom, the two 7g bags were pretty dry so I gave 1qt on top and 3qts in the wick reservoir, it was empty within 2 hrs. I'll try bottom feed only for a while and see how it goes.
I dove in today and started feeding Prescription Blend to 3 of my 4 plants one week into flowering, the 2g is already getting Remos.
The 4g sip got fed in the bottom, the two 7g bags were pretty dry so I gave 1qt on top and 3qts in the wick reservoir, it was empty within 2 hrs. I'll try bottom feed only for a while and see how it goes.
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Once you get into flowering you should probably give them everything they can drink. Some growers fill their reservoirs twice a day to try to keep up.
I feed every watering and do so till harvest. No flushing.
This is my second SIP grow. 1st grow I tried mixing in Osmocote Plus, Indoor and Outdoor, slow release fertilizer, and then feeding water only. Worked well through veg but fell flat on its face during bloom. That's when I switched to my normal nutes and fed all the way to the finish. This time I just started with my regular routine.
stardawg17
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Hopefully I implemented the mini-SIP properly...The wicking foot is a 3"x3" seedling pot packed with coarse perlite. When the res is full about the bottom 2 cm of the wick is submerged.
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Clever! So the area around the seedling pot is packed with soil?
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Nice! One of the benefits of using the wicking foot is all the extra air available around the roots, so maybe make a bunch more holes down low, especially in the zone where the two containers meet.Hopefully I implemented the mini-SIP properly...The wicking foot is a 3"x3" seedling pot packed with coarse perlite. When the res is full about the bottom 2 cm of the wick is submerged.
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stardawg17
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There is soil in the yogurt tub only. The bottom container is just a reservoir.
I was thinking that when I was putting it together. For those that use a soldering iron does it gunk up the iron? How do you clean up the iron when done?
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Depending on how many holes you're making, the liquified plastic will start forming blobs, so I keep a scrunched up piece of aluminum foil that I use to periodically wipe down the nail-like attachment making the holes.
Also, do it in a well ventilated area so you're not breathing in the plastic fumes.
BuzzzD
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I'm not sure if this will help any beginners like me but.....
I was using two strings but have just cut one off - I think two was too much.
The yogurt container fits into the tomato can so as to leave about 1.5 inches in the bottom as a reservoir.
I was using two strings but have just cut one off - I think two was too much.
The yogurt container fits into the tomato can so as to leave about 1.5 inches in the bottom as a reservoir.