Dutchie does it right with these for sure. He was the first I noticed with the green broadcasting emitters or whatever they're called.
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Hey MrS. Sooooooooo, is that a hydro set up or just an automated watering set up? 
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Hey Boo!
Those are filled 5 gal plastic pots with FFOF. There's about an inch of airspace below the top. I don't think I have the patience for hydro.
I thought that was what you were doing. Any concerns about mold/algae/whatever can go wrong with having the tops on them all the time, or do you have to lift and check them out daily/weekly? I ask because I’ve been holding off on my Spring/Summer due to some estate issues with my late brother that may cause me and the hubby to go out of town for a few days. I have a system for irrigating outside but would love one for inside (that works well!). Will it work without the tops on the pots? I’m definitely watching this new little surprise you have for us.
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From what the manufacturer says, no. But they are trying to sell it, so unless I see differently I have to go by what they say. I didn't specifically look for reviews on that, but all the ones I did read nothing was mentioned of it.
Not really, no. The matrix tops have holes in them. There is a circular ring attached to it that distributes the water to those channels with the holes. This is how the whole surface area becomes wet.
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Somehow the Post Reply button was engaged when I added the quoted snippets. Answers now in there.
I'm sure it works well (Dutch seems to have a handle on it), but I'm curious about cutting off all avenues for the soil to evaporate water if you ran them with a plastic pot. I guess it's kinda like solid plastic mulch then. 
Ah, I see. Well I’m looking forward to seeing how it works for you. Also, your Goo Goo Doll clone is gorgeous!
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Well I'm pretty sure the standard method of watering won't work. The timer can really only be on for a short period of time. The idea is to operate a feed cycle once per day for a minute. That is the base I'll be working around. There will be no wet/dry cycle. If you do, the pots dry out too much and when the feed pump kicks in the nutrients will blow past the soil straight through the bottom.I'm sure it works well (Dutch seems to have a handle on it), but I'm curious about cutting off all avenues for the soil to evaporate water if you ran them with a plastic pot. I guess it's kinda like solid plastic mulch then.
The soil will be kept damp more than moist. Enough for the roots to get oxygen and not enough so they are not rotting in water.
They can be used on fabric pots too, but I had a feeling the plastic pots would be easier to get started with.
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Thanks. I was just about to grab some more pics of her. She's on her own now, cleaned up below, and most likely ready for flip this weekend.
Very interesting (said like Arte Johnson in Laugh-In).
So it's a question of whether the wet-dry cycle is worth sacrificing for a simplified and automated watering process? Will you be running clones side by side perhaps...for science? Or just doing this for GDB's anecdote?
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Well tbh, if I was to compare Dutchie's auto system to my hand watering I don't think there is anything for me to worry about, as far as a wet/dry cycle goes. I have not seen anything that would suggest that his yields, or product would be better by running a wet/dry cycle.
Nope. I'll have to use my own judgement on whether it's better or worse. I know what my grows are like, so if I get a bunch of deficiencies or issues that I don't understand then I'll stop and go back to the basics.
What's a GDB?
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Hey everybody!
Been nursing this Pinkman Goo clone for a while. She's had quite a journey from the time she was stripped from her mother. Lights an inch over her head, pots that made her toes curl up, and a bastard of an owner that kept putting her under all kinds of stressful environments. She battled some PM too, but this weekend she should be ready for the prom!
Been nursing this Pinkman Goo clone for a while. She's had quite a journey from the time she was stripped from her mother. Lights an inch over her head, pots that made her toes curl up, and a bastard of an owner that kept putting her under all kinds of stressful environments. She battled some PM too, but this weekend she should be ready for the prom!
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She is very pretty Mr.S! And I’m happy to see she shaved her legs before she heads out to the prom!
Insert another prom/Carrie/period comment here!
She looks ready for the crown
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She looks ready for the crown
.So we can stop recommending it? Or only for folks using this watering system?
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Took me a while to find it.Insert another prom/Carrie/period comment here!
She looks ready for the crown
So we can stop recommending it? Or only for folks using this watering system?
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She's looking lovely Mr S!
I'll be very interested in what you think of her when all grown dried and cured, I know StoneOtter's posted about enjoying his!
Man your plants always look amazing! I love the photos.
Hope all is well.
Kudos!
Hope all is well.
Kudos!
Have I finally got a brand name?!
