Made it to the plant room last night. Not good. Season will be OK, but virtually everything I was planning on selling as a plant bit the dust due to lack of water. Turns out, while I was away the kids spit up the watering and my son ( bless his heart ) blew it off a couple times. He got the plug trays to water and was misting but not heavy enough. Again, its gonna hurt but not horribly. But it got me to thinking.
The plants in 3" and solo cups were in treys, bottom watered. Daughter could follow the instructions easily, let the water get to zero and then add half a gallon. I usually let them dry out more, but hard to explain how to judge. The plants in plug trays and peat pellets were hosed. So came up with a way the kids could do better but need to know what product can turn wood into a fish tank. Maybe one of those two part epoxy paints.
Here is the thought. Tobacco growers use Styrofoam plug trays called floaters. Outside, the cheap way to use them is you dig a trench, line with black plastic, fill with poop water, float your trays, and then cover with clear plastic. I guess you could line it with plastic indoors but one little poke and you have a flood.
I can get floaters from a friend and mentor who used to do tobacco. Just gotta figure out trays. Thinking making of wood and then painting with something? Have googled wood fish tanks. Everyone seems to have a different opinion on what product to use.
I figure with all the hydro people here there has gotta be someone who made their own flood table from wood.
The plants in 3" and solo cups were in treys, bottom watered. Daughter could follow the instructions easily, let the water get to zero and then add half a gallon. I usually let them dry out more, but hard to explain how to judge. The plants in plug trays and peat pellets were hosed. So came up with a way the kids could do better but need to know what product can turn wood into a fish tank. Maybe one of those two part epoxy paints.
Here is the thought. Tobacco growers use Styrofoam plug trays called floaters. Outside, the cheap way to use them is you dig a trench, line with black plastic, fill with poop water, float your trays, and then cover with clear plastic. I guess you could line it with plastic indoors but one little poke and you have a flood.
I can get floaters from a friend and mentor who used to do tobacco. Just gotta figure out trays. Thinking making of wood and then painting with something? Have googled wood fish tanks. Everyone seems to have a different opinion on what product to use.
I figure with all the hydro people here there has gotta be someone who made their own flood table from wood.
