A Couple of questions

[Father Time]

High,
i am basicly an outdoors guy,love the hot sun for growing in,but i am going to give inside a run for intrest sake.

i have the room basicly sorted ( thanks to some very helpful IC members )

my first question is
i was thinking about putting tops of grow buckets and gravity drip feeding the plants this way form a resivour outside the room.

i spoke to a fellow IC member about this the morning,and he had concerns about plants getting root rot,due to the fact the top of the soil was coved,and while i respect his opnion imensely i feel compled to run it past this forum for views as well.


basicly feeding 50lt to 10 plants every 3 days,this is about what thay used the first time i tried a run indoors, but i was draging the pots out and watering them,so this is why i am going to the gravity feed drip lines.

i put the watering system toughter yesterday outside and made sure all was working correctly and all drips where running at same rate,all worked well.

here's a couple shots of what i was thinking about running as far as grow buckets go.






so am open to any views on this subjct,
it would be a tidey grow/room if it where at all possiable to run the lids,but if not,i'll run dripper feeders through the sides of the top ring on the buckett itself.

i was thinking the lids on would also elimate evaperation as well as create a small terriarumin ( yes its bad spelling) this is where i began to worry about Rot and decided to post this question.
Kindest Regards,Father Time.

 

[Guest]

at your service my indoor-virgin friend

at your service my indoor-virgin friend

my first question is
i was thinking about putting tops of grow buckets and gravity drip feeding the plants this way form a resivour outside the room

don't do it, FT - you need maximum OXYGEN to the root zone, at all times
furthermore, outdoors, you have this automatically-something you need to remember is mother nature takes care of a lot when outside, it's up to you to recreate her handy-work as best as possible indoors

i was thinking the lids on would also elimate evaperation

You want evaporation, this makes for more air to the roots, hence making for explosive root growth

as well as create a small terriarumin ( yes its bad spelling) this is where i began to worry about Rot and decided to post this question.

not a terrarium, rather an anaerobic environment

this is to be avoided at all times in a compost pile , soil bed, or soil container, the growth of bad bacteria and other nasties is innevitable with this method, good thing you asked.

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in conclusion, fathertime, although running this system may work for a short period of time, the growth of harmful soil microbes is innevitable and should and CAN be avoided by maximum fresh air exchanges in the room, a fluffy, tilled soil mix watered evenly, and of course lids left for the hydro days heehee

i'd say your on track with everything just be sure to use no lids and let us know if there is ANYTHING else you have doubts on. You are a good grower for having the balls to come out and ask a question that many would have just pig-headidly gone ahead and done without consulting the experienced..

keep up the great work and great growin to ya my friend you're a very special person, FT thank you for all your kindness since i've known you you're a great guy!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

cj

 

[Father Time]

Thanks mate

Thanks mate

CJ.
thanks mate, the lids are Gooooone !

i suspected that thay would be trouble, and was failey convinced about that after speaking to fellow IC member yesterday.

it was not that i didn't respect his knolage but was hanging on to keeping the lids .. hehehe ( thay made the room look tidy )

as you know i stumble along outdoors ok,but this indoors has me farrrrked! hehehe.

will finish up the rigging of watering system this morning,do you think i should put holes in the buckets up the side say 40mm and fill the bottom with lava rock or something,or just chocka with soil the a few drain holes in the ass of the bucket?

buckets are sitting in trays,will see if there's any/much runoff then decide weather to run drain lines from them out the room.

theroctialy if i can get the drip feed correct to room heat/ventalation/humidity, i should be able to water "X" amount every 3 days or so,have moist soil and max grouth and no run-off.... in a perfect world that is.HAHAHAHA

as i have said,
i have a 50lt resivour wich equates to 5lt per plant a water,will run a few wet/dryruns to see if this is to much for the soil,that is very airy and fluffey when watered i must add, may have to drop amount feed form the resivour and water every 2 days..

so, do you think the drip will be fine or should i maby look at a fine small diamater spray heads as well ?

Thanks Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate.

Kindest Regards,FT

 

[Guest]

thanks mate, the lids are Gooooone !

good save the lids tho, in case you ever want to try your hand at a hydroponic system, altho, if doing a drip hydro system, such as 00420, prostreet, soquick and others run, you do not need any lids.... Toss 'em

as you know i stumble along outdoors ok,but this indoors has me farrrrked! hehehe.

it's all going to work out fine, you have yourself worried for nothing

do you think i should put holes in the buckets up the side say 40mm and fill the bottom with lava rock or something,or just chocka with soil the a few drain holes in the ass of the bucket?

ABSOLUTELY!
I love gravel or Lava rock layer in the bottom of the buckets, if these are tall, 5 gallon buckets or larger, (sorry dont know the conversion to Litres) you should make your holes on the bottom, 1cm diameter and as many as you can without cracking the plastic, then go ahead and drill some 1cm holes around the circumference on the sides, yes, about 40mm up or even a bit lower, try to recreate this type of drainage hole for the sides, make many bottom holes tho too--


it allows for maximum oxygen to the root zone, some folks even drill tiny holes all the way up the sides of the pot, again, to increase exchange of air (see: Gamera)

buckets are sitting in trays,will see if there's any/much runoff then decide weather to run drain lines from them out the room.

theroctialy if i can get the drip feed correct to room heat/ventalation/humidity, i should be able to water "X" amount every 3 days or so,have moist soil and max grouth and no run-off.... in a perfect world that is.HAHAHAHA

yessir, this is an elementary system, you shall have it 'dialed in' in no time!
my guess is that trays are fine, i liek a grid or grille so that the plants are propped-up above the trays allowing for any run off to drip below and evaporate.. NEVER let run-off water pool up underneath a pot.. never use cardboard, towels, fabric, or organic materials to rest containers because these types of things will wick water from the medium and also, once rootbound, roots will grow INTO these sorts of things, very annoying.

so, do you think the drip will be fine or should i maby look at a fine small diamater spray heads as well ?

no way, stay with the drippers

be well, father time
cj

 

[Guest]

if you want to retain moisture use a thin layer of lava rock on the soil's surface as well..

i like evaporation tho

cj

 

[Father Time]

Thanks Mate

Thanks Mate

Once again.
thanks very much to You, and Mr-Mean Mustard for your valuable infomation,man i love this community!!
Kindest Regards,father Time

 

[mean mr.mustard]

I'm always here for ya bro!

 

[Father Time]

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Thanks Mate,
Same this way...
Kindest regards,FT