bottom watering

[yesum]

I have a bunch of 1 gallon pots filled with soil in a large tray and have to take them out to water as it is all bunched up in the tent.

I have been thinking of putting water in the tray instead and using capillary action to water the plants. How well does this work and what amount of water should I use and how often to water?

I just use tap water as the soil is pre amended. About 12 ounces of water per plant and around every 3rd day or every other day.

 

[burns1n209]

I have a bunch of 1 gallon pots filled with soil in a large tray and have to take them out to water as it is all bunched up in the tent.

I have been thinking of putting water in the tray instead and using capillary action to water the plants. How well does this work and what amount of water should I use and how often to water?

I just use tap water as the soil is pre amended. About 12 ounces of water per plant and around every 3rd day or every other day.

you can use a rope and put half in the dirt and let other half hang outta the pot into the water. never done it myself but see it used very often, i dont like the fact of water sitting in tray for to long, just asking for bugs and mold, but it has been done and very effectively, search a little more and you will find examples.

 

[burns1n209]

not sure how your set up but if u have a tray in there, you could always do a flood and drain if that possible for you. i think that would be easiest, just need a small pump in your rez and your set

 

[yesum]

^^ Thanks for posting. I do not have any flood and drain I would just let the water set there. No ropes either, do not want to get into anything tricky like that.

 

[thesloppy]

As long as your reservoir isn't too deep, and the plants suck up the standing water in around a day, you shouldn't have to worry about bugs or algae. I don't use soil, so I can't speak of the effectiveness, but the link in my sig is a long-ish thread about bottom-feeding in coco that might be of interest.

 

[supermanlives]

bottom feeding works great. i pack them in trays and add a gal per tray. works great