Collecting Run-off and re-using

twentyeight.threefive

twentyeight.threefive

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Bz Deep said:
Thanks for the reply. I am wondering about leaving my plants in a puddle. That question actually sparked the question of this thread. My temps are 75F at the hottest. If I water all four of my 5gal plants then I have quite a puddle. Figured it'd be a vector for mold, so i started collecting the run off in a bucket. Measured the Ph and checked for 20% and its all about right.

SO you have never had a problem with leaving your plants in a 1 inch puddle of water?

Thanks to all who replied.
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I don't leave my plants in run off. With salt based nutrients that'd be a bad idea.

Continue collecting and removing your runoff. No need to test it.
 
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Markshomegrown

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Bz Deep said:
Thanks for the reply. I am wondering about leaving my plants in a puddle. That question actually sparked the question of this thread. My temps are 75F at the hottest. If I water all four of my 5gal plants then I have quite a puddle. Figured it'd be a vector for mold, so i started collecting the run off in a bucket. Measured the Ph and checked for 20% and its all about right.

SO you have never had a problem with leaving your plants in a 1 inch puddle of water?

Thanks to all who replied.
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Never been a problem with that but at the same time, I do add 2-3 ltrs of perlite and sand into each container.
My current 29ltr pot has 3 raised drainage holes in the pot(2-3" high).
Water till harvest, sometimes I will top dress my plants so there never a build up in the root mass, using the run-off may not be good if your feeding you plants every time you water.
 
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