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Why have I not thought of this before???

I just thought, I have a load of old pots ready to be washed and sterilised for another grow. I thought for the price, I may as well chop them up and use them as a mat to keep my moisture in.

I can even water over the top!

All I need is a cheap option to raise all my pots off the ground.
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Re: Mulch Idea 💡 Ahaaaaahhhh

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Elijahgrowz wrote:
Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:23 pm
I like it mate :clap: similar to my polystyrene idea both work 👍🏽
I give you credit you gave me the inspiration :thanks:

I have some poly bits but I use every bit I can find to insulate my room, being in an outhouse isn't ideal.
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Nice one DIY rik
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Just need to find some blocks to chock them up off the floor now, get as much air around the pot as possible.
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For risers, slices of plastic drain pipes worked for me. Depending on pot and pipe size, had arrange a few together at times. I have rings from 1" thick up to 7" for SIPs. I drilled holes in the sides of the rings so a bit of air would get under the bag.

I think @Marcus just stuck lengths of pipe under his, but I can make things up rather handily!

Finally ditched the fabric pots for hard airpots and knockoffs. The bags were just a pain to add stakes, and the bottoms just wouldn't sit flat, at least for me! Airpots, you can raise the bottoms and zip tie stakes to the outside, and the pimples keep them sort of upright!

I don't use "mulch" anymore, but when I did, Tyvek scraps from jobs did the trick.

I also used to wash fabric pots in the clothes washer. Worked great as long as I did it while Mrs. H was out
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Much better than buying ready made much mats! Good idea!
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Love the diy spirit


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Momma bear wrote:
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Love the diy spirit


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Thanks momma

Thats the idea :lol:

Up cycling too :rock:

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Horse Badorties wrote:
Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:18 am
For risers, slices of plastic drain pipes worked for me. Depending on pot and pipe size, had arrange a few together at times. I have rings from 1" thick up to 7" for SIPs. I drilled holes in the sides of the rings so a bit of air would get under the bag.

I think @Marcus just stuck lengths of pipe under his, but I can make things up rather handily!

Finally ditched the fabric pots for hard airpots and knockoffs. The bags were just a pain to add stakes, and the bottoms just wouldn't sit flat, at least for me! Airpots, you can raise the bottoms and zip tie stakes to the outside, and the pimples keep them sort of upright!

I don't use "mulch" anymore, but when I did, Tyvek scraps from jobs did the trick.

I also used to wash fabric pots in the clothes washer. Worked great as long as I did it while Mrs. H was out
Ooooooh now there's an idea, I have some spare 50mm from my last DIY project in the shower room. Plus the extra holes in the side are perfect, thanks 😊

Haha yes I have considered putting them in the washer. I have started to buy new though as they become less hydrophobic as they get used more. I need to invest in some nicer pots next time I think. Watering is a little of a pain. Not so bad a little leakage when you need to raise the humidity, but not if its already too high.

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:lol: Got my DIY skills cut out again today :lol:
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