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Okay, cool. So you mix the aloe and coconut water together as a foliar? I've heard a bit about the aloe. What does it do... is it simply a surfactant/ wetting agent to transfer the coco water to the leaves?

I actually haven't purchased the powder yet. But, I have been looking at the BAS product. It sounds like BAS makes sure their powder doesn't have any funky preservatives. I'm wondering if there might be another place to get it from, but I think a lot of the powders are geared more towards the...

Good point... so the coconut water can get frothy? I suppose any sugars might make a mess in the res. I might rethink that one.

Well, maybe... not completely sure on it. Supposedly it has some natural growth hormones and calcium. I'm thinking using as a supplement to the dolomite rather than using bottled Cal-Mag in the res. I'll use the shelf stable coconut water powder... mix with water to reconstitute.

I popped a few seeds and my plan is try the organic route for my indoor SIPs. I think this is what I'll try: Medium: Sunshine Mix #4 with additional course perlite Dolomite Lime Down to Earth Starter Mix 3-3-3 - mixed into the soil around the transplanted root ball Down to Earth Bio Live 5-4-2...

Couldn't you just drill holes in the pvc end caps and bolt the caps to the lid edge and then the legs could slide into the caps? I wouldn't use hot glue... that could make a mess.

Doesn't the Inntainer have a fill indicator tube and not a drain hole? If you're just doing a drain hole then you want it about an inch below the soils container bottom so that it maintains a 1" air gap between the water and the bottom of the soil. It could maybe be 1/4" hole and be okay.

I dig the green... very appropriate.

Yeah, I guess I didn't really explain my rationale. I'm only happy if I'm constantly tinkering with stuff. Well, that's only half the reason. Actually, what interested me in the Autopot system was the automated gravity fed sub-irrigation system and not so much the idea of moving to a full hydro...

I was wondering if maybe top dress with a flowering dry nutes might work after the flip? Scratch it in a bit and maybe water it in a little... or try and open up the original dry nute troughs and add the flower nutes? You could maybe top dress and then cover it with a thin layer of compost/ worm...

What nutrients are you going to use? I was looking at EB Stone and Espoma, but I'm not totally sure about which NPK mix. I've read some growers using one mix in veg and then top dressing with another mix more suited to flowering after the flip.

So, I found out a couple things with this modification. The two layers of weed fabric prevented proper wicking of moisture up into the pot. My outdoor SIPs don't seem to have a problem with the weed fabric, but this setup didn't like it. I also noticed the Inntainer doesn't have a weed fabric in...

Ah, the last couple of years I have started to add some worm castings to my soil.

On a side note... I have a nice colony of earthworms in my outdoor SIPs and I did not put them there. I have noticed this the last few years. They figure out how to crawl in.

I think my goal with the large 6.6 gallon Autopots is to first try and run a side by side with the modified SIP Autopot and the regular Autopot using coco and the Jacks 321 that I'm using now and see how they compare. If the SIP Autopot works better than the regular Autopot, then I think I may...

Throw a bomb and walk away? You're welcome to add to the conversation. I read a lot... I wouldn't be on a social grow forum if I didn't. I'm sure at least half the stuff I do isn't the "best" or "right" way... just trying stuff out.

Yeah, I gave it a drink. But, I used 1/2 strength nutes, just to dampen the medium and provide some food while the plant settles in.

Yeah, I will give it chance. And I could maybe get a few good clones off it if it doesn't work out... instead of having to start from seeds again. Actually, I might try that anyway as a backup plan.

Thanks. The strain is Barney's Blue Cheese. The plant had a nice growth pattern. But, I think I pushed my luck in veg trying to max out the plant and should have gone to flower a long time ago. Waiting for the larger pot set me back a couple weeks and the plant is really starting to suffer with...

Unfortunately the plant doesn't seem to like the transplant. I suspect the Autopots are not a system conducive to an emergency transplant. I think maybe the roots at the bottom of the pot are too sensitive to the shock and I probably damaged them a bit with the move. I'm going to give this plant...