SIP thread -- (Sub-Irrigated Planter)

Hollatchaboy

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2 10 gallon totes,risers are 4" tall.8 litres of water they hold ish,over flow hole is 3/4" down. so 3.25" of water capacity.I have about 8 gallons of soil now,ill be adding more as time goes on..
Ok cool. Are you running them no till? I believe I seen pics of your Rootball so I'm guessing no?
 

myke

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Ok cool. Are you running them no till? I believe I seen pics of your Rootball so I'm guessing no?
Was gonna try one but didnt,could just dump out cut all the roots and repack the wick.Just cut out a solo cup size around old stem and plant.Ive just been taking out the big roots chopping it up a bit and re amending, let cook again for next cycle.I have 80 gallons now with two cycles on 1/2 of them. This grow is dirt from my first try at sips.
 

Hollatchaboy

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Was gonna try one but didnt,could just dump out cut all the roots and repack the wick.Just cut out a solo cup size around old stem and plant.Ive just been taking out the big roots chopping it up a bit and re amending, let cook again for next cycle.I have 80 gallons now with two cycles on 1/2 of them. This grow is dirt from my first try at sips.
Well your grow looks good! Hopefully mine turns out just as well! :bigjoint:
 

Hollatchaboy

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EB wick is different then mine,not sure how no till would work.Whats your plan?
Once I harvest, I'll add a cup of Craft Blend, throw on some cover crop and a thin layer of straw. Let it grow out a couple weeks, chop the cover crop and transplant a cut into it. :bigjoint:
 

myke

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Once I harvest, I'll add a cup of Craft Blend, throw on some cover crop and a thin layer of straw. Let it grow out a couple weeks, chop the cover crop and transplant a cut into it. :bigjoint:
If I had extra sips Id try that also,sounds like a good plan.Worries me what happens to the roots in the res though?I can remove mine then put back without disturbing it too much.
 

Hollatchaboy

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If I had extra sips Id try that also,sounds like a good plan.Worries me what happens to the roots in the res though?I can remove mine then put back without disturbing it too much.
Yea I was worried about that too, but I've been lead to believe that it's not an issue, though I've never gotten a definitive answer. Other guys are doing it though. Maybe throw some em5 in the res? Jeremy at bas is just starting his 3rd run in an eb and he says he doesn't add em5 to his res. I'm gonna have to try to ask bas directly.
 
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Xsan

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what are all the sippers doing IPM wise?

Im getting ready to give a go with bas3.0, cowoco, bus, craft blend, kashi, and em1 but gotta figure out what i am going to do for temp and humidity as well as ipm. Jeremy says between the soil and compost their should be some beneficial insects but I would like to add a few other elements to it.
 

Hollatchaboy

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what are all the sippers doing IPM wise?

Im getting ready to give a go with bas3.0, cowoco, bus, craft blend, kashi, and em1 but gotta figure out what i am going to do for temp and humidity as well as ipm. Jeremy says between the soil and compost their should be some beneficial insects but I would like to add a few other elements to it.
I just let the beneficials do the work until they can't keep up. I usually just use Dr zymes and it clears what pests I've gotten up. It did fry the leaves on my ghost train haze though, so be careful if you use it. Spray a leaf or two before the whole plant.

Edit:cowoco should have plenty of beneficials.
 

Xsan

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i used the cover that came with the earthbox and growbox until they became too busted up to use anymore, then i went to garbage bags they work the same,, i just clip them to the edge now
I just chopped down my 4 outdoor autos and hung them in my shed , next grow is October 1st in my sip , going to do two winter grows this yearView attachment 4967193

Thank you for the clarification and good to know!

As always, looks like another great endorsement from you. They should be paying you for these by now!
 

Hollatchaboy

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what are all the sippers doing IPM wise?

Im getting ready to give a go with bas3.0, cowoco, bus, craft blend, kashi, and em1 but gotta figure out what i am going to do for temp and humidity as well as ipm. Jeremy says between the soil and compost their should be some beneficial insects but I would like to add a few other elements to it.
Day 4 of flower. I'm using pretty much the same as you except I have grokashi, build a flower, build a bloom, and no em1.

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