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Originally Posted by GpsFrontier
How exactly are they being self watered (are you talking about a wick system), and what growing medium are you planing to use for them? |
I'm using generic planters that function similar to
Earthboxes. 4 are 24"L x 12"W x 12"H and the other 2 are 2-gallon round containers. They all have a water reservoir in the bottom separated from the medium by a mesh/screen. The soil/medium is the wick.
Check out the link above for further info but I planned on using the hydro
nutrients for the container garden. It worked out fairly well last year if I alternated hydro nutes with Earth Juice Catalyst in weekly feedings. I started that after the rain nearly killed everything and it all bounced back almost imediately. By way of comparison, the plants I kept on soil fertilizer never came back and I ended up chopping them off at the roots.
Coco coir will be the medium in those as well.