Welcome to week 4 For Enigma in this Seedsman Tiny & Rare pot contest.
After a bad start to week 3 she recovered well.
Today I have added an air hose into her pot. It's run by a 5v 1w usb pump, connected to a 5v 2w solar usb panel. Using this I have been able to test the effectiveness of the light at different angles and ranges. The pump runs at full power within 30cm of the light. From there it slows rapidly down to 70 where it stops completely. I need a better light.
Day 23: I have reconfigured the tent. I replaced the solar panel with a plug as I need the air to run when light is off too. My idea here is that if you can DWC with airstones, maybe if I blow air to her roots she can handle being in a saturated medium, thus allowing me to ensure she always has nutrition available. If it works as I hope, I may be able to have her exceed the size she might otherwise achieve in this pot.
I have refilled the pot with fertigate every time the bubbles stop. There is no way its evaporating this fast. She has now been totally saturated for at least the last 6 hours and no drooping.
Day 24: Been a bit lazy topping up her liquid but I'm confident the air pump is working as intended.
Day 25: Enigma is on day 2 of a little dry-out experiment.
Day 25.5 Enigma was wilting, so I fertigated her until the pot was full and then topped her up again twice.
Day 26: Drowned her. Whoops.
Day 27: Let her get too dry. Whoops. This is not easy.
Day 28: End of week 4. Enigma suffering. It's difficult to get a balance between sufficient nutes and moisture levels.