Homemade air rings

Indoor Growing
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I grow in a room with wood floors and like to use cloth pots which makes things difficult.

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I plan to remove the floor in the near future(when the wife ain’t lookin) so in the mean time I came up with this solution and hope it works.
Note: I always carry my plants outside to water them and then let them sit a couple hours and carry them back inside.
I took and cut the top rings off of 3 gallon plastic pots, drilled holes in them. They fit perfectly under 4 gallon cloth pots. I tested it by watering a plant and setting it in there on the ring and waited a while, checked the carpet underneath and it was dry. I just did 10 plants and will check the floor tonight and see

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Good thinking. Where there’s a need - there’s a solution. Glad to see you found something that works for you. :+1:

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Interesting.

I drain in a boot tray. Sometimes in the tub.

I cut big squares out of recycling bags and use them as a plant diaper/drop cloth. It’s cheap insurance.

All the best.

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It’s great to have a place to share ideas and learn from each other. OG :green_heart:

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I used my oven grill, sitting on top of 4 little jars, on an oven tray for my first couple of grows, was only two pots.

I’d still lay down a cheap waterproof tarp though, even if the carpet doesn’t get wet, mold doesn’t need much to take off. When your plants get bigger you’ll likely get condensation inside the rings as humidity rises along with the size of the plants.

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Try a roll of pond liner, pinch the corners and staple together, for make shift area saucer, if you will.

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