DaveCoulier
Well-Known Member
not about hydrotron? I got the idea from Big Mike (hate to mention him here) from his PH Manifesto plus he has a video of plants being grown in the sunshine mix #4 with hydrotron, I also (having read it) did a lot of research on calcined clay, it has many benefits, why I do it (my ditty on it is in my Riddleme's Nuggets) hell I'm transplantin em now into it
And not argueing, as I have no research on putting 2 inches of hydrotron in the bottom of the pot, I just do it and since I have had no problems I keep doing it, I think that is the X = Y for me???
If you have read Taplas Container soils and water in containers, then you would know why putting the balls there wouldn't help any, and I do think X=Y is true for you in this case. We've all falsely attributed results to an action, and sometimes it can take awhile to see around that big elephant to the truth.
Besides, why use hydroton at the bottom, when there are better setups available? Fabric bags are great for increasing root mass, and your missing out on a lot of space for them to be root pruned by blocking off the bottom of the container.