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    #26395218 - 12/22/19 09:10 AM (4 years, 1 month ago)

I've become a big fan of wicking as a way to auto-water potted plants. Because a wick delivers constant moisture to the soil, you must amend it with materials such as perlite that hold less water than peat moss. You need a super light soil mix that will hold some air and not be soggy. Unless you are growing bog plants, LOL. Below is a new idea and set up I've tried with micro miniature Sinningia "Bright Eyes". This a very young plant blooming for the first time. The mature plant will be about the size of a half dollar. Penny included in shot for reference. I found these baby bottle party favors in the party section at Walmart. They're for baby showers - you fill them with stuff. They make a great reservoir for wick watering my 1.5 inch pots. My soil mix for wicking is 1 part peat moss, 1 part vermiculite, 2 parts perlite. Soil components sifted with hardware cloth to get big pieces out. Wick is 1/16 inch polyester cord I got at the craft store. I grow my plants under a shop light in my living room. 8-10 inches away from a single 48 inch fluorescent tube. 



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Re: wicking [Re: RJ Tubs 202] * 1
    #26417102 - 01/05/20 07:07 AM (4 years, 24 days ago)

Cool. I hope your plants do well.

Another passive way to water bigger plants in the garden is pitcher irrigation.

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In its simplest form, pitcher irrigation entails burying an unglazed, porous clay pot next to a seedling. Water poured into pot seeps slowly into the soil, feeding the seedling's roots with a steady supply of moisture. 




From http://www.pakissan.com/english/newtech/pitcher.irrigation.a.water.shtml


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    #26417126 - 01/05/20 07:38 AM (4 years, 24 days ago)

That's an interesting link and a cool watering method! I like it. I want to try this on some of my 1 gallon potted plants on my balcony. I have some small porous clay pots that should work well. It might be a good idea to use a very light soil mix also, so it holds some air and doesn't stay soggy.


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    #26417349 - 01/05/20 10:52 AM (4 years, 24 days ago)

Do you use pots with holes in the bottom?

Getting back to your original idea, I remember reading about wicking in a book called The Organic Gardener By The Vermonter Catherine Osgood Foster a few years ago. It was written in 1972 and it covers really basic ideas but that is where problems often come from. Just thought I would mention it for anyone who might be interested in reading a gardening book. You can find it online for a dollar plus shipping.


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    #26418516 - 01/05/20 10:35 PM (4 years, 24 days ago)

Yes, I use plastic pots with drainage holes in the bottom.


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    #26419480 - 01/06/20 03:01 PM (4 years, 23 days ago)

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Do you use pots with holes in the bottom?




..not for the pitcher pot method, or the water would drain to fast..

a similar experiment i did a while back...




..this one uses lava rocks, and a strip of cloth to connect water to pot, and watered with rain water..
i took two equal size rooted cuttings, one was planted in ordinary soil, the other with the lava rocks..
as you can see the semi-hydroponic pot grows better, also it pretty much never has to be watered.
..i used this method several times with just plain potting soil/paper towel wick, with similar results.


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