Octopot Grow System

Making my own Octogrid…

Just need to make up the fabric to finish it up.

Because Octopot makes it super easy. Wish this was around when I was growing outdoors.

My number one selling point was the “No runoff to waste”

I was running fabric bags, and I would water the plants until 20% runoff. Then I was putting that leftover water in my veggie garden. It was expensive and wasteful.

There is no runoff with the :octopus:, The plant sucks up what it needs and in 5-8 days, youll feed them again.

I’m saving money on water, nutes, and im saving my sanity of having to water plants for almost 2 hours until it was finished.

With the Octopots, I’m mixing the nutes up in a 15 gal blue barrel, takes about 30 mins, then I just pour it in the res of the Octopots, which takes about 7 mins. In one week I’m spending less than 40 mins feeding the plants, and I get to spend more time tending to the growth instead of watering.

Let’s see how the DIY mesh bag stacks up against the strapped Octobags.

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Octopot 6 gal
Octomicro 1gal

Planning for this fall.

Cobbling begins.
Fixed net pot. Might hot glue a 4inch pot to the base. Along with enlarging the lid hole.

1gal on 1gal.

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Yeah I’m going to try a 1 gal one if these days

Those damn knock off Octopots are probably making a killing off of all of us buying them up.

OCTOPOT HACK!

If you wernt following or havnt read the wealth of info above.

Use this to fill your bag.

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This thread, and that dang @Papalag thread is to blame. I usually run coco dtw in 1 and 2 gals.

I like that fill technique.

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Loving this thread…

I think this is going to be my next project.

This DYI this B!

How about adding a aeroponic bubbler / pump in the reservoir?

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That’s a no go for the octopot, unless it’s run at 5-15 mins per hour.

It also jacks up the ph

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Put it on a timer…PH can be adjusted, if needed.

Right?

I can’t give you a solid answer because I don’t run it and haven’t before.

my question is why?

octopots dont need to have airstones.

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It helps if it’s really really hot and can keep the roots happy

That’s the only time I tried it not needed

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I’ve a small fluming pump in my rezevoir. Runs twice a day for 45min.

I plan to keep the rez outside of the tent and use the existing water lines to top up my octopots.

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No airstones here… plants seem perfectly healthy. My roots are having a party…

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Found these net pots that fit the mini Octo lid with no mod.

Using a 2gal fabric here.

My single 6gal Octopot is feeling neglected. It’s ready for sept.

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cant wait to see how it goes, the biggest fear i have with that unit is the grow medium being soaked.

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For sure experimental.
Should things go wonky, my backup plan is to revert to the usual top feed.

Plan to use 50/50 coco/perlite.
Jacks nutes.

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What can go wrong bro

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Keep us in the loop

alens

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How dose his hair :joy::joy::joy::joy:

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Aliens… :rofl:

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Giorgio!

He’s being slowly abducted as evidenced by the hair… :joy:

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And if so doesn’t it follow… :alien:

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