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Starting a Serrano, a Hungarian cheese pepper, and a cherry tomato in my backyard! (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Beegzoidberg to c/greenspace

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I've mentioned it in the weekly thread but these are sitting an inch deep in nutrients and water. They drink it down, and I refill it when they need it. Its a hydroponic method called kratky. I don't have a hose or a lot of room so this might be a good solution for me. Excited to see how it goes!

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[–] LallyLuckFarm 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is there a certain pot depth you'd recommend? I imagine part of the reason is to prevent excess water wicking into the substrate in the pot, but would be concerned somewhat about accidentally air pruning roots in a gap.

[–] AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 months ago

2/3 of the container height is generally a good ballpark. You can also check where the air roots start and just stick to height lower than that.