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Plants will die without air to the soil/roots. Many plants require wet/dry cycles. You should start seeing fungus gnats in a week or so.
by cornchips 10y ago
Plants will die without air to the soil/roots. Many plants require wet/dry cycles.
You should start seeing fungus gnats in a week or so.
- mabbo 10y agoHrm. Interesting. I based this system off a large number of videos showing the double-bucket wicking system. Folks in those said they had lots of success using them. Does that only affect certain plant types? Edit: some material I found suggests that because the surface soil stays dry, the fungus gnats have a hard time getting into the roots, propagating. http://www.insideurbangreen.org/2010/07/subirrigated-planters-no-more-fungus-gnats-.html http://www.insideurbangreen.org/2010/07/subirrigated-planter...
- cornchips 10y agoAs the plant kingdom is diverse, there is no yes/no. Though you can say this is a general problem in common soil. You can imagine jungle/pond plants are more tolerant of wetness, but not of the possible pests... The ecosystem of any given soil is quite complex [0]; the environment, symbiotics, pests and predators keep things in balance. 0 http://www.osoils.com/wp-content/uploads/compost-tea-41.jpg http://www.osoils.com/wp-content/uploads/compost-tea-41.jpg