I started feeding liquid nutrients this week. Although Iâm using Natureâs Living Soil Super Soil Autoflower Concentrate mixed with Fox Farm Ocean Forestâso technically I could water only until harvestâI decided to begin liquid feeding in Week 3 at half the recommended dose.
I also have a Tray2Grow Autopot system for automatic bottom feeding, but I havenât activated it yet. When using liquid nutrients via top feeding, Iâd need to turn the Autopot system off and wait until the plants absorb all the water in the tray before feeding from the top. Afterward, Iâd have to manually turn the system back on. That seems like a hassle compared to just hand-watering and feeding.
I could technically add the liquid nutrients to the Autopot reservoir, but that somewhat defeats the purpose of the system. The tank holds 25 gallonsâenough to last a few weeksâbut if I want to change or rotate nutrients weekly, Iâd have to dump the remaining water and remix the solution each time. If I wanted to feed nutrients every other watering, Iâd be changing out the tank every 3 days. Plus, liquid nutrients can cause buildup, so Iâd need to clean the reservoir and all the tubing regularly.
For now, Iâll stick with hand-watering and top feeding. Iâll only switch to the Autopot system if I need to leave town.