SIP thread -- (Sub-Irrigated Planter)

Hollatchaboy said:
Yea it would be hard to determine its anaerobic until it's creating a problem. Odds are it might not do anything, but I'm not willing to risk it. Mine never goes more than maybe half a day empty though.
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you know..another thought I had...

Would you say having 1 large like say 1 gallon plastic pot with additional perferations filled with wicking material like peat and vermiculite be efficient at dispersing moisture or would rather 2 points of wicking that were smaller like the size of a 3 inch net pot be more efficient at moisture dispersal/coverage?
 
misterlaxx said:
you know..another thought I had...

Would you say having 1 large like say 1 gallon plastic pot with additional perferations filled with wicking material like peat and vermiculite be efficient at dispersing moisture or would rather 2 points of wicking that were smaller like the size of a 3 inch net pot be more efficient at moisture dispersal/coverage?
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It's kinda hard to say. You'd have to experiment a lil with both sizes to get it right.
 
misterlaxx said:
You sob, I CAME HERE FOR ANSWERS, NOT OBLIVIOUS REPLIES !!!


jk....yeh, I will n e way, but if there is a soul on the thread who has the knowledge...filleth my cup pleaseth
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I mean there's a few factors involved. Container dimensions, soil volume, soil consistency. It's not that cut and dry, imo. Excuse my ignorance though. I was trying to be a helpful as I could.
 
Oh I'm just fucking around, but yeah a 27 gal with 2 plants and a 4 in corrugated pipe bottom with possibly a cloth barrier and a hole in the middling pipe to wick or two wicks spaced under each plant into said pipe
 
misterlaxx said:
Oh I'm just fucking around, but yeah a 27 gal with 2 plants and a 4 in corrugated pipe bottom with possibly a cloth barrier and a hole in the middling pipe to wick or two wicks spaced under each plant into said pipe
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If it were me, I'd go with the 2 wicks, for 2 reasons. First, this way i know I'm getting water to both sides, second, if one washes out, i'd still have one at least.
I do no till, so I haven't removed the soil, yet, but I'm thinking that some of my wicks may have washed out. Not totally, but I'm sure the worms going in and out of the wicks, has loosened the soil. After this run, I think I'm going to start over.
 
I didn't top dress much this year,as you can see they ran out of food a good 6 weeks ago.
Ill dump and re amend next spring like I did this year.Gives them about a month to cook.

Maybe grow something different next yr,something with flowers perhaps.No not weed lol.
 
myke said:
I didn't top dress much this year,as you can see they ran out of food a good 6 weeks ago.
Ill dump and re amend next spring like I did this year.Gives them about a month to cook.

Maybe grow something different next yr,something with flowers perhaps.No not weed lol.
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Why, what's wrong with weed?
 
myke said:
Can you imagine the smell lol,I dont think they would finish in time.Suppose to freeze this weekend.
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I'm just kidding lol. Yea I suppose the smell would be quite..... potent. I'm pretty sure I've seen frosted car windows, and roofs of houses here already, so I'd imagine it's colder there.
 
myke said:
I didn't top dress much this year,as you can see they ran out of food a good 6 weeks ago.
Ill dump and re amend next spring like I did this year.Gives them about a month to cook.

Maybe grow something different next yr,something with flowers perhaps.No not weed lol.
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Mike when you top dress and reimmend are you thinking like more sphagnum peat moss for the acidity for the next run or are you just thinking get all those nutrients micro macro back into the soil.. Do you use pumice or lava or rice Hulls ?perlite? And if so what ratios? Fresh compost?
 
misterlaxx said:
Mike when you top dress and reimmend are you thinking like more sphagnum peat moss for the acidity for the next run or are you just thinking get all those nutrients micro macro back into the soil.. Do you use pumice or lava or rice Hulls ?perlite? And if so what ratios? Fresh compost?
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Usually some compost perlite and dry food Gaia.Dolo lime and Ewc also.
A cup of food per 5-7g soil,compost,ewc is eyeballed.Say 3-5g per 27g sip.
 
SIP stretch:

Sun, Sept. 25: Week 1, Day of Top & Flip.
Sun, Oct. 2: Week 2
Sun, Oct. 9: Week 3
Sun, Oct. 16: Week 4, Stretch Concluded
Sun, Oct. 23: Week 5
 

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