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| Author: | robc [ Dec 19th, '08, 01:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Is it bad to ave water left over in grow beds? |
Hi, Is it bad to have water left over in the bottom of a grow bed? I'm using half-barrel grow beds, filled with gravel, but I have the drainage hole about 4cm off the bottom. Is it a problem? thanks rob |
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| Author: | Dave Donley [ Dec 19th, '08, 01:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is it bad to ave water left over in grow beds? |
Hi Rob: This isn't a problem as long as the system is cycling over regularly, that the water doesn't sit for hours/days. The stale water will be flushed out the next time the barrel floods. As long as a large amount of water (half the barrel?) is not stagnant for a good while (hours?) it should be OK. |
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| Author: | TCLynx [ Dec 19th, '08, 01:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is it bad to ave water left over in grow beds? |
It is nice to get a grow bed to drain as much as possible but an inch or so of water left in the bottom of a grow bed after it drains is pretty normal. As Dave said, if it isn't sitting there for too long you are ok. Water usually doesn't become stagnant in less than a day so if the bed gets flooded and drained at least a few times a day you are golden. |
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| Author: | robc [ Dec 19th, '08, 03:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Is it bad to ave water left over in grow beds? |
Ok, cool. Thanks for the replies. It floods about every 15minutes so it should be cool. Cheers |
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