LOL I am curious about your grow too, so thanks for the up-date! I was meaning to ask Dreddd about his grow though Im interested in seeing how his new fabric is doingView attachment 4173383 View attachment 4173384
Lol, so they only got watered once this week... I moved the plug and didn't see that it was not seating well.
This after they only had water on Wednesday after being watered on Sunday. One plant in the back was hanging quite limp by the time I saw them this weekend. But looking better now.
yeah sorry kinda forgot about updating... life can get hectic sometimes.. thankfully the system is basically running on cruise control so i dont have to be hands on, im just about to make the third batch of nutrient solution for it since it almost finished the last one, i dont have a way to check if the fabric is holding or not since this one is pitch black, but i dont have a ph/ec shift so far...up-date? With pics? Root pics? Nice close up root pics? Maybe a wide angle root pic?
Right, well overdue for an update, so, sprayed the plants with wettable sulfur, it seems to be keeping the mites in check as i dont see any progression, the plants are chugging along, tomatoes are getting bigger then i'd expect from a micro dawrf, usually the cherries are smaller then regular cherries but these are very nicely sized ones.Time for an up-date?? With pics
Agreed, next system i plan on ordering proper ripstop fabric at the tightest weave possible, and also doing away with the plastic sub layer as Andrew implies that its unnecessary, and when i think about it, if i dont include a sub layer and just place the fabric directly on top of the felt buffer mat i can keep the nutrient solution lower then it is now, just touching the bottom of the buffer mat is enough since its basically a giant sponge, that way the wicking action can start at the buffer mat instead of at the membrane like in the current setup.Thanks for the up-date.
Yeah, Andrew mentioned several times that finding a fabric that kept the roots out was one of the main challenges. IN my case, when I looked at the fabric closely with a USB scope, you could see flaws/gaps in the weave. My fabric has been in my junk closet for years, so its been abused to some degree, but I suspect any fabric could have flaws like that from handling and/or the mfg process.
Even if your roots have breached the membrane, the system is still pretty impressive as far as how much trouble and work to maintain it once its started.
What are you using to make the holes and what type of seal are you using? Also, what type of container are you using?Can you post some pics to make me figure it out better? Maybe also @Larry3215 could help me (I saw that you already grew successfully something with this method).
Thanks again, and sorry for the trouble!