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And here’s a pic of my second bonsai SIP plant that’s just had its pre harvest wet trim. I honestly hope it’s not as powerful as it looks and smells, I’m still a lightweight as I seem to be smoking tops 3 days per week.
@Stunger One of your specific SIP considerations I think might be that there is a minor height penalty. It can be very, very small if you choose wisely. I do believe that you will benefit as much or more than any of us, from SIPs, given your situation, so I hope that small issue will not dissuade you.
I personally ran 12, 27gal tote SIPs outdoors with veggies, the season before last and it was unforgettably good. Then last year I built a normal raised bed, a biggie, 3ft high, 5ft. across and 35ft long, and decided not to use SIPs but for a few cucumbers. Well... I got psychologically crushed when I realized I would harvest less than half as much food from the huge bed as the prev year SIPs. This year, both!
As for rain, yes, heavy rain can leech a lot of dirt into rez and it can putrify and get you an anaerobic scenario at very bottom, rarely. Doesnt seem a big threat but it did happen to me once, but I just pumped it out and replaced. Always sniff your fill-tube! Earthbox comes with an elasticized cover for just this purpose, and a DIY version for DIY SIPs is easy.
I think the Earthbox would suit you well, the short, long one. There's another model called City picker. I believe a tote-style also would work, DIY. For you, for a single plant, I'd personally look at 17-20 gallon tote, split between: rez 3 gal, planter 14gal? You can cut down the lid to fit as false floor, support it with vertical PVC that's cut to desired reservoir depth. Net pot as wicking foot, or vertical-oriented perforated pipe for a more customizable height than net cup - and also use the perf pipe to support the floor instead of PVC
Above is the City Picker at my local Canadian Tire.
I, frankly, don't believe there is a better outdoor container growing system available and neither do many giant commercial garden installation pros. All the high-end stuff for corporate headquarters, etc. are getting SIP tech to reduce irrigation needs, you can't see it is there unless you know their methods, but it is considered top tech in that world now. I've found some pretty neat wholesalers out there that sell to these guys.
Heat also would need to be coped with; we found that hanging some reflective white or light fabric over the edges, on the outside, works better than just gluing reflective material to the pot itself. After discussing with Avi last year I set up both styles in the same location, both growing tomatoes, and there was a 12 deg Celsius difference an inch below soil surface, and 6deg. C in the reservoirs. The airspace between tote and hanging fabric insulates very well.
Just a head's up, Azi's superpower is getting people to run his experiments for him - without them ever knowing.
This is a little compo SIP getting Princess treatment!
but then you see plants shrink and information being reduced to questions 
