anyone ever grow with air stone in pot while hand watering?

[guy fawkes]

im thinking of stealing the auto pot idea of a airstone in the bottom of my pot though just leaving it on for a few hours after i give them a good soak, i grow with a very light soil coco perlite mix so should get good air flow,
any thoughts on this?

 

[pearlemae]

Check out the OBBT grows, why only leave the air on for a couple hours, air to the roots zone is beneficial for the plant. I use the OBBT method and the air is on 24/7 at the 3psi.
I water via an external tube, it keeps the medium dry, rarely ever have gnats, and it helps in preventing compaction of the medium from top watering. There is a 4 inch layer of lava rock covering the airstone in each bucket and it acts a res, tho I have to water daily when the plants are in full growth.

 

[guy fawkes]

Check out the OBBT grows, why only leave the air on for a couple hours, air to the roots zone is beneficial for the plant. I use the OBBT method and the air is on 24/7 at the 3psi.
I water via an external tube, it keeps the medium dry, rarely ever have gnats, and it helps in preventing compaction of the medium from top watering. There is a 4 inch layer of lava rock covering the airstone in each bucket and it acts a res, tho I have to water daily when the plants are in full growth.

so you water from the bottom using the pipes?
do you not get a build of salts due to lack of drainage??

 

[lightfeathers]

old thread new idea

old thread new idea

so you water from the bottom using the pipes?
do you not get a build of salts due to lack of drainage??

realize this is old thread

Hi I am new to the site. Novice grower. I have just started to use this idea. Little diff though. I have added drain holes with elbows and T's to connect two buckets. At last T I added a ball valve as to drain and flush as desired. Added one site glass to see levels of water. Uses about a gallon of water for 2 buckets and can use more water when needed as plants grow. Using recycled grocery bags "reusable kind" around bucket to hold dirt up from bottom. Cheap Air pot idea lol. Added air stones in each bucket. I add more plain water through site glass with use of funnel. And open ball valve once a week to flush. Add nutes with light hand watering on top. Aproxx 1/2 gall little less per bucket. I have two more.buckets similar to this but are a work in progress.
I started with one bucket and was impressed with the idea and the growth. So It is a work in progress for me. And will be connecting 4 buckets together tied into a control bucket with float valve . . . soo 5 buckets in all. . . in near future
I will add.a photo in near future

 

[lightfeathers]

realize this is old thread

Hi I am new to the site. Novice grower. I have just started to use this idea. Little diff though. I have added drain holes with elbows and T's to connect two buckets. At last T I added a ball valve as to drain and flush as desired. Added one site glass to see levels of water. Uses about a gallon of water for 2 buckets and can use more water when needed as plants grow. Using recycled grocery bags "reusable kind" around bucket to hold dirt up from bottom. Cheap Air pot idea lol. Added air stones in each bucket. I add more plain water through site glass with use of funnel. And open ball valve once a week to flush. Add nutes with light hand watering on top. Aproxx 1/2 gall little less per bucket. I have two more.buckets similar to this but are a work in progress.
I started with one bucket and was impressed with the idea and the growth. So It is a work in progress for me. And will be connecting 4 buckets together tied into a control bucket with float valve . . . soo 5 buckets in all. . . in near future
I will add.a photo in near future

forgot to mention I also use a wick to soak up water from bottom.

 

[stoned-trout]

if I want hydro I do hydro...I don't mix the 2...yeehaw