I was wondering about the drippers myself, but they almost seem unnecessary in the 15 gal. I'm thinking i'll probably run 2 or 3 maxis, and have a decent mulch on to help retain moisture in the top edges of the soil. I'm sure a little dryness in the top edges is perfectly ok; the bulk of the medium is at perfect moisture content so why worry about 5% or less is what I am thinking.I am doing 15 gal fabric pots and currently am running 2x Maxis in each pot. It's working pretty well but I do notice the edges getting a bit dry at the surface. I think it's fine but maybe just 1 Maxi and 5 distribution drippers would be better?
hey stow, what strain is that, the purple one above the newspaper?I've done it all. My measuring stick is the health of the plants, and the finished product. My plants are as healthy or healthier than they've ever been. Maybe with a bigger swath of soil or a large bed with several plants in it I might notice a difference, but in my 10 gallon containers it was a waste of time.
I think these are pretty healthy..
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That's Plushberry. Got a clone in flower right now to see if I'm going to keep her around. Some strains seem to drift a bit from seed to clone so I try to run everything at least twice before I commit a bunch of soil and space to a strain.hey stow, what strain is that, the purple one above the newspaper?
It's a purdy gal..
You might want to pull it to prevent it growing from a rhizome.Yeah I think I'm going to switch but how do I go about that? I've been snipping the clover down slowly but surely each day. Will it keep growing back? It's still pretty small at this point.
Yeah...I'm pulling out so much dirt with each grab that I think I'm suck with clover for now.I rip it out by hand and lay it on top to protect the soil from drying. It just keeps growing back!
I use 33% peat, compost, and turface clay/kittie litter. The soil seriously compacts but the pots are so full of worms the plants don't seem to mind. I just think about out how compact some soils are outdoors, if I can push my finger through then it should be no problem for the plants.I have some chamomile I'm going to be trying soon per some of you all suggestions... Oan: Have anybody seen a correlation with the lighter the soil weight wise and plant growth being better? Versus the heavier mix.
what's the fruit tree next your bush?Figured i post couple pictures of my simple soil 40 percent compost 40 percent top soil , 10 percent cardboard chips , 5 percent grass clippings and 5 percent worms
in ground now for 5 months with only rain water 0 nutrients top dressed soil with fresh grass clippings 2 times thats it
presently 3rd week of flower and healthy was little worried that soil would be out of goodies appears plant is really happy plant is 10 - 11 feet tall and 12 - 14 feet wide last pic is what she looked like end of may when i planted her View attachment 3503061View attachment 3503062 View attachment 3503063
u ever make cider with them?its crab apple tree