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Yodaweed

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giggles26 said:
Any of you guys run a small layer of rock/perlite at the bottom of your pots?
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Works well to clog drainage holes, I use fabric pots so I don't fill bottom with rocks but in plastic pots it works well so mud don't come out of the bottom of the pots.
 
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Flaming Pie said:
I believe I read something recently about water preferring to travel through large particles to small particles and that the reverse could cause problems.

I don't personally see a reason to do it. As long as you don't leave water on your floors or in your trays the plant is fine.
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Yea always clean them trays letting them drink the run off isn't a good thing :)
 
natro.hydro

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giggles26 said:
Haha guys I was asking cause I do it. Was curious to see if anyone else did. It prevents the dead zone in the bottom and the plants love it.

But thanks for the responses :)
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Dead zone? Feel free to drop some knowledge on me cus its the first time I have heard of that term. I have made it a point to tear apart my rootball at harvest often to see how the roots did and I always have a nice solid rootmass
 
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frosty carpenter said:
Sorry... forget your a tester. Kinda taken back being able to talk to you guys. If its anything as close to yours ill be most happy !!
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Ha, I'm just a mom/grower/wife and midnight mischief maker.

I'm happy to share pictures people want to see. Makes me feel useful.

Genuity and Mad are gonna have way more strain info than me. I have only grown grapestomper bx, one pack of aloha grape, and half a pack of cherry jo.
 
Mad Hamish

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giggles26 said:
Chunky perlite for the win :)
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I have a LOT of hydroton to still recycle... Going off perlite a little, I want to try something organic like rice hulls but they are damn hard to find here. Pumice is too damn heavy for soil mixes IMO. Never tried perlite at the bottom of the pot but it will work same as hydroton. I really dislike skippimg out on the aggregate layer. Much prefer the bright healthy white roots you get with a little dry layer at the bottom. Just looks great.
 
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Mad Hamish said:
I have a LOT of hydroton to still recycle... Going off perlite a little, I want to try something organic like rice hulls but they are damn hard to find here. Pumice is too damn heavy for soil mixes IMO. Never tried perlite at the bottom of the pot but it will work same as hydroton. I really dislike skippimg out on the aggregate layer. Much prefer the bright healthy white roots you get with a little dry layer at the bottom. Just looks great.
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Yep they love diving through those rocks and pruning down there , plus the drainage is much better at the bottom instead of having problems down there with soaking through the top layer (I use some very thick soil).
 
giggles26

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natro.hydro said:
Dead zone? Feel free to drop some knowledge on me cus its the first time I have heard of that term. I have made it a point to tear apart my rootball at harvest often to see how the roots did and I always have a nice solid rootmass
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Maybe I shouldn't call it dead zone, bad wording on my part. But essentially over time when growing in pots after each water no matter what you do it will start to compact down and at the bottom it will always retain moisture, ie. a perfect breeding ground for gnats and anything else. I've found it also helps promote proper drainage. It's only a very small layer. Like 1" of chunky perlite. I've noticed a much bigger root mass on the girls I've done it with and also gives me a nice even dry/water.

99% of the time by time harvest comes it's all been pushed into the medium anyways so it helps aerate that bottom section for me.

My grandma taught me this many many years ago and it just stuck and now I use it with good results so I keep doing it.

I'm not trying to convince anyone to do it or saying it's right or their way is wrong. Just curiosity, cause how will you ever learn without asking questions :)
 
natro.hydro

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giggles26 said:
Maybe I shouldn't call it dead zone, bad wording on my part. But essentially over time when growing in pots after each water no matter what you do it will start to compact down and at the bottom it will always retain moisture, ie. a perfect breeding ground for gnats and anything else. I've found it also helps promote proper drainage. It's only a very small layer. Like 1" of chunky perlite. I've noticed a much bigger root mass on the girls I've done it with and also gives me a nice even dry/water.

99% of the time by time harvest comes it's all been pushed into the medium anyways so it helps aerate that bottom section for me.

My grandma taught me this many many years ago and it just stuck and now I use it with good results so I keep doing it.

I'm not trying to convince anyone to do it or saying it's right or their way is wrong. Just curiosity, cause how will you ever learn without asking questions :)
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Right on, that makes sense. Like I said I did notice less gnats when I did it. What medium do you use if you dont mind me asking? I have noticed I really dont get much compaction since I switched to roots organic, even with a long veg. Atleast not like when I was using ffof, that stuff would get downright hard.
 
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