I am using soil block for the first time and quite a nice device. Unfortunately, I have a problem with choosing the right stands, because I could use smaller ones for max. 20 blocks, but everywhere there are only large planting trays, and I will use them only for tomatoes, because I plan to grow more of them. Other than that, I am satisfied.
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I saw some people using large lunch trays. What is your watering process? I keep thinking I’d let them dry out or melt them during watering.
Yes and those larga lunch trays are alil bit too big for me. Pepper I placed in a smaller one with holes in the floor so when I watered them I would put the tray with the blocks in a bigger tray and pour water on it. The problem with the big tray is that there are no holes in the bottom and you pour about 2 cm of water in the tray and they absorb it, but you have to spray from the top, otherwise they dry out and fall apart.
I see. Sounds like a pain in the ass lol. I may build one and try it though.
It is really cool, I just started so maybe I did not find "right" way to do it. But Iit really reduces the number of plastic pots. Ahh and remember one think you have to use mix of soil, perlit and coconut, otherwise it will be difficult to form the blocks.
That’s good. I have lots of coco and perlite. Your pepper plants look like they are loving it.
I have to say that they have a lot of roots, so maybe that actually favours them, because they can weave around the block, without restriction. As my celeriac grows up, I'll try quilting them into these cubes. We'll see what comes out of that.