phunkeeboodah
Active member
hey everybody
fine tuning the wicking methods. i could never get the timing right when watering fabric pots, one day they are perfect then hours later total droop, and all the watering in general, and the planting way too high with too much soil or something
the balcony pots are 7 gallon sat on grills in saucers, with 1/4" polypropylene webbing draping over the grills and hanging into the saucer. the reflective mulch discs keep heat, light and dryness out and the capillary action moves the water steadily up from the saucers, through the fabric and into the pots
only thing is don't place the webbing close to the center of the grill because roots will try to grow out, so even near the edges at some point will have to rotate the pots while holding the grills just to shear any roots that try to grow out on them because never want the roots to go into the water/nutrient(i just use kelp for now)
soil is pre-mixed for the season, and even though only 3-4 hours sunlight these should be decent because they have hybrid vigour. i know this because i crossed pure moroccan (canuk hash passion) and nirvana papaya. was only a one time experiment with an indoor tent which i sold in frustration having learned a lot
anyway mulched all the seeds except for 5 and out of those five one grew like it was on a nuclear power plant. like a giant tropical palm tree while the others grew at a snails pace. it was super shiny light green and healthy with giant leaves right out the gate
smell is stronger than it's mother the moroccan, however not as much as the father papaya which was the stinkiest in the garden save for another one i got from a friend. this one smells like skunky parmesan, definitely savoury
nexts will talk about the wick cloning
fine tuning the wicking methods. i could never get the timing right when watering fabric pots, one day they are perfect then hours later total droop, and all the watering in general, and the planting way too high with too much soil or something
the balcony pots are 7 gallon sat on grills in saucers, with 1/4" polypropylene webbing draping over the grills and hanging into the saucer. the reflective mulch discs keep heat, light and dryness out and the capillary action moves the water steadily up from the saucers, through the fabric and into the pots
only thing is don't place the webbing close to the center of the grill because roots will try to grow out, so even near the edges at some point will have to rotate the pots while holding the grills just to shear any roots that try to grow out on them because never want the roots to go into the water/nutrient(i just use kelp for now)
soil is pre-mixed for the season, and even though only 3-4 hours sunlight these should be decent because they have hybrid vigour. i know this because i crossed pure moroccan (canuk hash passion) and nirvana papaya. was only a one time experiment with an indoor tent which i sold in frustration having learned a lot
anyway mulched all the seeds except for 5 and out of those five one grew like it was on a nuclear power plant. like a giant tropical palm tree while the others grew at a snails pace. it was super shiny light green and healthy with giant leaves right out the gate
smell is stronger than it's mother the moroccan, however not as much as the father papaya which was the stinkiest in the garden save for another one i got from a friend. this one smells like skunky parmesan, definitely savoury
nexts will talk about the wick cloning