Easyfeed, fabric pot, soil wicking

[twbud]

Hello

 

I’ve got my 22l pots full of light-mix soil. Is there a trick or magic word to getting the soil wicked? How long should it take? 

I was expecting it to wick up pretty quickly, but perhaps that was dumb. Maybe it wicks up quicker after getting wet once or something?

cheers

[Nervous]

Try this incantation: 
 

 

[twbud]

I have already been whispering “DJ hype, hype, gimme the funk gimme the funk” quietly to them but nothing is happening

[uBercaMeL]

If the soil has a decent level of moisture out the bag just water them in after transplant (just to settle the soil, it doesn't need or even want to be at max water/field capacity, particularly if you are potting up by a large amount). If it's bone dry and not taking up any water it's probably been stored poorly and is very old. A wetting agent might help if it's dried out and you can't get some fresh/moist stuff.

e2a - just realised I'm in hydroponics and you're on about a bottom feed wick system like autopots? Even then I would suggest watering in from above initially. If you need to full soak to set the valves up for use I'd do it a few days after the initial watering in, personally.

Edited October 29, 2020 by uBercaMeL

[Nervous]

Soap nuts diluted in water. Try to give it as much time between using the nuts and transplanting as they will have a mild negative effect on microbes if you don't dilute it enough. Yucca is also good but expensive. 

 

[twbud]

Ahh my bad. Thanks for the tips