Improvised emergency SIP? time sensitive.

NanoGadget

Well-Known Member

• Nov 13, 2021

• #1

Long story short.. 4 plants in square vivosun 3 gallon fabric pots. Promix HP with extra perlite. right now they are being watered to slight runoff twice a day. I have to be gone for about 36 hours for family emergency.
I have some rectangular containers that I can set the fabric pots in. My thinking is water the plants as normal right before I leave (in 2 hours) and put a couple inches of nutrient water into the containers and let the bag/promix suck it up. Sound reasonable or am I asking for root problem?

 

NanoGadget

Well-Known Member

• Nov 13, 2021

• #2

additional detail, the fabric pots in question are on the thick side which is part of what has me uncertain about this method.

 

NanoGadget

Well-Known Member

• Nov 13, 2021

• #3

Thanks everybody. The input was overwhelming and helpful.

 

twentyeight.threefive

Well-Known Member

• Nov 14, 2021

• #4

I'd just feed them and leave them alone. You're welcome.

 

NanoGadget

Well-Known Member

• Nov 14, 2021

• #5

twentyeight.threefive said:

I'd just feed them and leave them alone. You're welcome.

Click to expand...

The plants in question will go from fully saturated to bone dry in 10 to 12 hours. 24+ hours of bone dry under a lot of light would not do anything good for them. I just ended up going ahead with my improvised solution. I guess we'll find out how we'll it worked late tonight when I get home. If I'd have had more notice I'd just have set my blumats up. Thanks for the input though!

 

S

Star Dog

Well-Known Member

• Nov 14, 2021

• #6

I've only just seen your post.
I would set up some sort of capillary feeding... A quick fix, a basin/tray with a plank across it, drape capillary mat over the plank into a tray of nutrients then sit your plant on it and it will be fed until the tray empties.

 

NanoGadget

Well-Known Member

• Nov 15, 2021

• #7

Star Dog said:

I've only just seen your post.
I would set up some sort of capillary feeding... A quick fix, a basin/tray with a plank across it, drape capillary mat over the plank into a tray of nutrients then sit your plant on it and it will be fed until the tray empties.

Click to expand...

Definitely a more refined version of what I did! I've been very curious about capillary mats and I think I will definitely have to experiment with them. Thanks!

 

NanoGadget

Well-Known Member

• Nov 15, 2021

• #8

Update/conclusion.... It worked perfectly. The end.