Voidlings First Cab
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colocowboy
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Small enough so your medium doesn't fall out and enough that drainage is even. No wicks just holes and where are you thinking of needing spacers? If you mean for support between the tubs you could probably do without it. If you feel like you need it then I would just suggest some gravel.
colocowboy
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As far as wicking ability something like lava rock, pumice, or pearlite as a spacer will let the water wick back up to the medium where plain gravel will not.
An ordinary watering jug has a spout, if you cram a piece of tubing on the end you can extend the reach.
An ordinary watering jug has a spout, if you cram a piece of tubing on the end you can extend the reach.
Theowl
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Awesome on the poppies void!
As to the watering situation, what I would do is use a small fountain pump.
Mix your water/nutes in a bucket or tub and place pump in, with a length of hose at the appropriate length for your setup. You know what to do from there I'm sure!
As to the watering situation, what I would do is use a small fountain pump.
Mix your water/nutes in a bucket or tub and place pump in, with a length of hose at the appropriate length for your setup. You know what to do from there I'm sure!
Theowl
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Yes! It's gorgeous.. Black, with red spots(eye spots) near the pistils/stamens(towards the center of flower) on the petals. That's it right? I haven't seen too awful many black poppy varieties out there..
nah, I meant hand water, with pump assist. Drippers in a system of that size for soil would waterlog too quickly. And there really is no need to have it on a timer either for soils. You will be surprised at the water you won't need to be using as opposed to Hydro, or even Coco for that matter.
I wanna get together in the next few weeks... Maybe you could swing by. I still have your beans set off to the side for ya
figure you could have more options than just the Apollo. Shoot, I don't know what you even have already Beanwise..
we'll get it straightened out
nah, I meant hand water, with pump assist. Drippers in a system of that size for soil would waterlog too quickly. And there really is no need to have it on a timer either for soils. You will be surprised at the water you won't need to be using as opposed to Hydro, or even Coco for that matter.
I wanna get together in the next few weeks... Maybe you could swing by. I still have your beans set off to the side for ya
figure you could have more options than just the Apollo. Shoot, I don't know what you even have already Beanwise..
we'll get it straightened out
Voidling
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It wouldn't be a constant drip, just when I poured water in. That way I could just dump water in one place and have it directed to the roots.
I looked at peat moss at home depot. 7 L was $4. Coco was 2.50 for 8 L last year. Unfortunately ran out of time before I could find it or perlite.
Black swan is black odd shaped petals with red brown pod in the middle. Will work well for my "Gothic" garden plan
I looked at peat moss at home depot. 7 L was $4. Coco was 2.50 for 8 L last year. Unfortunately ran out of time before I could find it or perlite.
Black swan is black odd shaped petals with red brown pod in the middle. Will work well for my "Gothic" garden plan
colocowboy
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I believe Owl is saying just use your pump and a hose to "manually" water.
To figure out the metering on a low pressure drip you; first figure out how much solution/water it takes to saturate your medium, then you make your drip line with even distribution as the primary parameter, assume the head count based on their stated flow rate at a fractional time. Then you put the drippers in an empty container and see how long it takes to produce the amount of solution/water in the container giving you your cycle on time, roughly. From there you can set a timer or just manually run it. (This is a nice vacation option)
To figure out the metering on a low pressure drip you; first figure out how much solution/water it takes to saturate your medium, then you make your drip line with even distribution as the primary parameter, assume the head count based on their stated flow rate at a fractional time. Then you put the drippers in an empty container and see how long it takes to produce the amount of solution/water in the container giving you your cycle on time, roughly. From there you can set a timer or just manually run it. (This is a nice vacation option)
Voidling
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I used bleach water to clean the tote I'd used for a hydro tub. The corners have this brown red stuff in them that I can get off with a magic eraser pad. Tore up a couple of finger tips trying to rub it out and ended up having to cut back to finger nails to short because I bent them. The stuff is still there. I'm assuming it's hard water deposits but not positive.
So the tote is roughly 27 x 16 and when nested there's maybe an inch gap so check my calculation
27 * 16 * 1 = 432 cubic inches
432 / 1728 = 0.25 cubic feet
8 gallons per cubic feet so
8 * 0.25 = 2 gallons
That means I can collect 2 gallons below soil level. But when nested there's not much air flow to the bottom space. Is it still going to be able to evaporate out of it fast enough? I don't want to fill it with gravel or anything because you'd lose more volume than gain. Would need spacers
So the tote is roughly 27 x 16 and when nested there's maybe an inch gap so check my calculation
27 * 16 * 1 = 432 cubic inches
432 / 1728 = 0.25 cubic feet
8 gallons per cubic feet so
8 * 0.25 = 2 gallons
That means I can collect 2 gallons below soil level. But when nested there's not much air flow to the bottom space. Is it still going to be able to evaporate out of it fast enough? I don't want to fill it with gravel or anything because you'd lose more volume than gain. Would need spacers
TrynaGroSumShyt
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It will be fine, if your worried about aeration use perlite.
TrynaGroSumShyt
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with the medium, as long as you have good drainage you will be A-OK. come to think of it it could be useful in both ways.
TrynaGroSumShyt
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Ohhh ok i see. Well you don't really have to water until they are leaking so much the bottom gets full. but i see what wall you are hitting right here. i'm thinking for you as we speak. or type.
