itchybromusic Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 (edited) this is the earthbox sip setup https://youtu.be/UbwN1MN2sjs probiotics & the garden https://youtu.be/y_fOs0lcmuY light dep earthbox https://youtu.be/hGaKwAd3Mbw kevin jodrey on earthbox https://youtu.be/xpopShfmyrY Edited October 2, 2017 by itchybromusic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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greenqueen2 Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Thanks itchy,you always give me heaps to think about in the garden,at this time off year when plants are young i water over head with the hose but come November or when the temps rise or when plants start to get some size about them thats when my watering regime will change and thats when i start to flood irrigate 24hr of flooding then il leave them for sometimes weeks before repeating the process,i dont water them again till i can see at night the plants are drooping thats when i know there ready for a drink,its an old technique and they seem to thrive from having those dry spells followed by an abundance of water its its probably not the best way of managing how much water your useing but geez the plants love it Posted from the OZ Stoners mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 so many ways to do stuff usually driven by our own environment most of the time yep that was my indoor regime pretty much , i could put a seedling in a F'ing big pot , water her in & the longest i went without wilting & another watering was 7 weeksthis was indoor in winter (small plant , big pot) , & yeah didn't they bolt when they got that watering at 7 weeks i always thought , why can't i get that bolt earlier & regular without over watering , of cause i didn't need to wait 7 weeks & if i had understood the plant a lill better i would have picked up on leaf angle change to help let me know with some other criteria , i can water now the other part about lots of water is the flushing out of microorganisms , if i'm in a pot i water real slow , takes foreveryou can almost double the weight of the pot & have no run off by watering slowly , watering systems like blumats do this really well with sips , traditional plant feeding is out of your hands , your job is to keep the res topped up with water & microorganisms& top dress the food , compost / castings that you can make & have control over = closed loop 1 thing you have to buy , EM-1 around $22ltr , this stuff can be extended so 1 liter can be made into many liters of the same thing the other thing you have to make or buy is grokashi , a souped up bokashi as the guy who came up with the system says The Truth Is In The Smoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inthewoods Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Very interesting. I'm wondering how oxygen gets to the roots with all that plastic. Is it produced by the microbes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Very interesting. I'm wondering how oxygen gets to the roots with all that plastic. Is it produced by the microbes?hey mate the main part of the media is peat , perlite & vermiculite which is fairly airy mixthere is a small air gap between the media & main body of water with an over flow hole on one sideso there is a constant air gap above the res / below the media , with only 2 corner points filled & sittingin water with media for wicking main prob would be the methane build up under the plastic cover , but the use of dolomite seems tosort that prob with the microorganisms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieBogan Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 hey mate the main part of the media is peat , perlite & vermiculite which is fairly airy mixthere is a small air gap between the media & main body of water with an over flow hole on one sideso there is a constant air gap above the res / below the media , with only 2 corner points filled & sittingin water with media for wicking main prob would be the methane build up under the plastic cover , but the use of dolomite seems tosort that prob with the microorganismsCheck ya inbox my friend! Last time you replied 3 months later [emoji16] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchybromusic Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Check ya inbox my friend! Last time you replied 3 months later [emoji16]maybe a tad quicker this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardrona Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Nice itchy Posted from the OZ Stoners mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenqueen2 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Cant sleep so thought id do an update on some of my greenery,these plants in pots were starting to get a little over crowded so i thinned them out this arvo to just a single plant per pot,all the plants that were removed from the pots were transplanted to the ground and i shuffled the remains ones around a bit just to centre them up a bit after thinning them, i always give everything a good drink of water immediately after transplanting any plants but especially canna it just helps reduce any shock the roots and foliage,they were a little droopy for about an hour but they perked up after that and looked pretty good Posted from the OZ Stoners mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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