Stuart McPherson @stuartmcpherson ?

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  • Stuart McPherson commented on the blog post Pumpless design   2 years, 5 months ago · View

    I’m working on them, hopefully by the end of the week!

  • Stuart McPherson commented on the blog post Pumpless design   2 years, 5 months ago · View

    There’s no drip system used. The mixture in the bottles is 50% spun rock (The brand name is Grodan) and 50% clay pellets. The plants were grown in Grodan starter kits and then buried in the mixture that fills the entire bottle, not in cups. Instead of a drip system, you water slowly and the [...]

  • Stuart McPherson commented on the blog post Pumpless design   2 years, 5 months ago · View

    50/50- That’s it exactly, the spun rock can hold water pretty well, We didn’t use any cups, just seeds grown from the start in spun rock. Just make sure to make sure what you see on the very top is mostly clay pellets.

  • Stuart McPherson wrote a new blog post: Pumpless design   2 years, 5 months ago · View

    We were having trouble finding the right pump, so we decided to water manually.If the pump makes it cost prohibitive, this could work for you, it costs less than $50. We give each column about a litre of water every 4 days. It’s only been a few weeks, but the peppers are flowering and everything [...]

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