Claud,
I'm sorry, but I'm still a bit confused about that overflow tube. I see it coming out one side. Does it go all the way thru the other side or is it just angled up from the bottom of the tub on that other side?
Also, you didn't cut the entire tube in half vertically, right? Only about 12" from one end.
Yeah, tell me about saturation! I'm held up right now cause the potting mix in my eBuckets was saturated at the bottom and the only way to empty the bucket entirely was to tip it and drain as much water as I could from the reservoir and dump the rest. Mud! I spread it out on a tarp Tuesday to let it dry out.
I have this thing about completely breaking down, cleaning, and rebuilding my EBs and eBuckets before I plant the next seedling (unless the seedling croaked relatively quickly and my potting mix was still fresh). Even if I just turn the potting mix over a coupla times, I feel this refreshes it for the next seedling going in.
Most folks tell me to just dig another hole and sink a seedling in, but I've encountered enough matted root systems below to know that vessel and the potting mix could be entirely plugged up...
P.S. At least 2 of my eBuckets had some funky smelling potting mix. I'm sure due to the fact that the overflow straws got plugged up, the mix went anaerobic 'cause of no air circulation. Will drying it out in the fresh air, and adding some fresh MG potting mix do the trick, you think?
And, please, if you have any pics of that pipe, they'd sure help!
Thanks!
Linda
