Sour Crack Sub-Irrigated (Soilless/Hydro

Sub-Irrigation with OctoPots, as soon as I had started the Sour Stomper I stumbled upon these contraptions and realized shit this is fucking exactly what I need. It is a combination of soil and hydro techniques. Using a grow sleeve that has a wick in the bottom to absorb moisture from the water reservoir it allows a plant to create two root zones and will allow me more ease of growing. No pumps or air stones required because the soil/soilless substrate acts as a buffer for ph and oxygen to maintain nutrient solution. No water chiller either because the substrate handles that. There is NO TOP WATERING involved after initial planting, this is because the initial watering creates capillaries that lead down to the water reservoir through the moisture gradient created by the hydrowick absorbing water. This moister gradient means that near the bottom of the fabric sleeve will be damp and the middle will be less damp while the top layer will be dry. Think of it like trees, water deep in the earth so the trees roots spread chasing the path of moisture expanding where it needs. With the OctoPots we will be able to imitate this on a small scale and hopefully reap the benifits of soil and hydro! The only concern I have is that the Sour Crack will be such a fast flowering strain that the 6gal sleeve will be to large. But, in theory, the capilaary action and drought in the top layer should cause an increase in root expansion in order to reach a viable water source. If I remember this is Hydrotposim which means the plant essentialy senses the water so will work harder to go towards it. This is why top watering is not recommended with the Octopot systems because it confuses the plant making it expand its roots inefficiently. Once the plants roots reach the hydro reservoir the roots will change to hydroponic roots, the whiter less dense roots, this allows the plant to absorb nutrients as needed without the risk of total plant loss due to root rot or burn....or haha in my case ph fluctation. And so far they are off to a good start. The 4 Sour Crack are all alive and growing. Will start foliar feeding during week two to try to encourage root expansion with a Kelp/Fulvic mix.