Smells like just like Sourdough bread. Not a bad smell.
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I humbly think they won’t, in DWC you have to leave a short space of air between the netpot and water. Roots in the netpot smell the water and then just go down. As long as it is dark (as in your case) they won’t suffer and enjoy that extra oxygen. Similar case with the aeroponic cloners, roots live in the air and are sprinkled with water, just my 2 cents … 
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Awww very true 
We will see how things work out. This size of SIP is also new to me. Last time I used this method was in 5gal buckets 
In theory the roots will search and grow towards the water, but I’m aiming to have the soil evenly moist at all times. So NO real need for the roots to search. But in real life, plants do what they want lol
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That was other of my concerns 
, (sorry for the remarks), soil always humid and no ventilation because of the lead could bring mould or root rot, maybe adding some extra holes here and there and letting dry it once the res is emptied would help …
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I always welcome all comments, suggestions and banter my friend. This is how we all learn…
I’m no expert, just crazy and try crazy things lol
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Me too! I ran microfiber wicks, Kept the inner bucket up 8" from the from the bottom of the lower bucket, which had a drain hole 7" from the bottom. I lined the bottom of the bucket with the medium with foundation drain root blocking fabric. The roots still grew into the the rez via the wicks.
It wasn’t a bad thing, but there was no recirculating pump.
Coco can stay moist all the time, lol!
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Ok good stuff. Was gonna say if it smells off to just pitch it and start fresh. I’ll probably have to make a fresh batch in springtime, it’s great stuff.
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Took 1ml of LABS and added it to 500ml bottle to feed the baby seedlings via feeding from the bottom.
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THEY’RE ALIVE!!
Haha
Welcome to the world little babies!
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Soon… 
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LOL, Said the guy who was digging a hole in his backyard before he found a ‘wet spot’ behind his TV… 
No, you are going to get razzed… so there… 
Cheers
G
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You can put out the fire that was thawing the ground .
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Plz excuse the messyness .
5x BOG SS F3s are mutants of some type lol
2x BOG SS F2s are growing normally
3x Poison Daddys are just growing up from the soil.
3x Evil Pineapple has 2 large & 1 small plant growing.
All the BOG plants already starting to smell like Cannabis 
Feed all plants 1ml of LABS in 500ml bottled water, divided by 13 plants. When I water again in a day or two I’ll start them on a low dose of MegaCrop 2 Part A + B
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It’s been 18 days since I setup the 1st DIY Earth Box/Octopot…
It was filled with HP Promix Mycorrhizae & plain water in the rez, The soil sucked up all the water in 24hrs & its been sitting in the tent exposed to same conditions as the growing seedlings.
So 18 days later and I checked it out for anything weird or strange like mold… and I’m happy to report, 100% Nothing is growing in, on or around the soil, container or rez or plastic sheet…
Here are some photos from today ( just 5mins ago) The soil is still 100% mosit with water…
I’ll probably be up potting today as the roots are growing out the bottom of the solo cups.
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AWWWW YEAAH!!! 
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Very nice! It’s great how clean the wick is staying.
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That is great news. It is amazing how long the soil will stay moist this way. I am looking forward to seeing plants in there. You have definitely made it more space saving and affordable.
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