DIY Flood and Drain table

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I've got a spare wardrobe left over so I've decided to make into into a vegging/nursery for my younger plants before they go into the IWS system.



I plan on making my own flood and drain table which will hold 6 plants, maybe more if needed. The only question I have is about the pots I plan to use. I was thinking of just using using normal pots but then I had the idea of using air pots.



Can anybody think of why I shouldn't use them? My thinking behind it was...



-They will flood quicker and more efficiently



-They will get a better/bigger root ball, ready for the transplant



Only downside I think of is...



-The roots would probably dangle out the bottom a bit more.....But I was gonna lift them a bit so they didn't sit in the left over nutes so they would prune them selfs anyway



Can anyone else offer any suggestions and tips maybe?

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Little cheeky bump

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It would work smokey so it would no prob
But yeh roots would come out in search of water a reckon and prob dry up but
Why no use a dripper on a timer ? It would hold the root ball in a d it would still build it up nice
A veg in 6 litres a d water once a day one flood
A got a bit if great white in the coco at the root ball when transplant it works a treat

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It would work smokey so it would no prob
But yeh roots would come out in search of water a reckon and prob dry up but
Why no use a dripper on a timer ? It would hold the root ball in a d it would still build it up nice
A veg in 6 litres a d water once a day one flood
A got a bit if great white in the coco at the root ball when transplant it works a treat

Ah nice to see a reply

I'm not really into drippers dude, I'd rather use a flood and drain, I know how to work them. Surely you'd have the same problem with the roots out the bottom with dripper system anyway? It's not a big problem anyway is it.

I'm thinking of starting them in either 1L or 3L airpots in coco. Then once they've been vegged under a 250w cfl for a couple week they'll be going in the IWS

I haven't got no great white matey but I use these granules from plant magic which are the bollocks if you ask me.

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All sounds good smokey the granules are same thing am sure
Yeh man a get u on the flood n drain a never used one if them or drippers a use a small pump n hose with 4 way adaptor to flood them for a couple min
A get the odd root comin out mate but if the soaced apart it just stops a d they can't get under the next pot
250 perfect for veg to get them ready fir the big system

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All sounds good smokey the granules are same thing am sure
Yeh man a get u on the flood n drain a never used one if them or drippers a use a small pump n hose with 4 way adaptor to flood them for a couple min
A get the odd root comin out mate but if the soaced apart it just stops a d they can't get under the next pot
250 perfect for veg to get them ready fir the big system

Yeah the granules are amazing. I was very impressed with the difference they made

Yeah the 250w cfl is a power plant one and it's quite powerful for a cfl