Âkingduckling said:How about putting perlite on the bottom 2-3 inches/7 cm of the container? Would that soak better with water? you can drill small holes to prevent them dropping down.
Looks good. I built those last year. They performed better then any other container I used. I experimented with a few different containers. I didn't use the plastic covers as well. When it rained for a week at a time, the rain water would just drain through the bucket and out the drain holes. My theory is more air to the roots. Plus I make compost tea and like to had it to the top. I use basic of the shelf nutes to add to the reservoir. The reservoir stayed clean all Summer long. Im using the same buckets this year as well as the same soil. Here's some pics from my Glog last year.View attachment 23471View attachment 23472View attachment 23473View attachment 23474ColdSmoke said:I have it all set up now. I'm not a DIY guy at all but this only took me an hour...I didn't start with a huge hydro root system like in the video (everything was started in soil) but the plant is healthy and should be fine. The roots are very far from the reservoir right now but that'll change I suspect?
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No rain in the forecast so hopefully no cover will help pull the solution up
Holy hell those plants are insane!! I wish I had more light!!OCD Chilehead said:Looks good. I built those last year. They performed better then any other container I used. I experimented with a few different containers. I didn't use the plastic covers as well. When it rained for a week at a time, the rain water would just drain through the bucket and out the drain holes. My theory is more air to the roots. Plus I make compost tea and like to had it to the top. I use basic of the shelf nutes to add to the reservoir. The reservoir stayed clean all Summer long. Im using the same buckets this year as well as the same soil. Here's some pics from my Glog last year. image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg
I wish I had more pics toward the end of the season. Some of them were huge. This year they should be better. Trial and error.
Good luck to you all.
Chuck
Holy hell those plants are insane!! I wish I had more light!!OCD Chilehead said:Looks good. I built those last year. They performed better then any other container I used. I experimented with a few different containers. I didn't use the plastic covers as well. When it rained for a week at a time, the rain water would just drain through the bucket and out the drain holes. My theory is more air to the roots. Plus I make compost tea and like to had it to the top. I use basic of the shelf nutes to add to the reservoir. The reservoir stayed clean all Summer long. Im using the same buckets this year as well as the same soil. Here's some pics from my Glog last year. image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg
I wish I had more pics toward the end of the season. Some of them were huge. This year they should be better. Trial and error.
Good luck to you all.
Chuck