Tomato Rockwool Support Gutter Drain

Ground support for tomato growing gutter type.

Tomato rockwool support gutter drain. Sign up for the hortimat newsletter. End cap with drain code. The drainage reached directly the reservoir tank where it was mixed with the new solution. Each gutter had one reservoir tank.

Nutrient solution elements in drain water. Maintaining the proper nutrient level is crop dependent. Put out cart for rockwool blocks 1 soil blocking machines 2. Table 1 shows the nutrient levels by element or molecule recommended for tomato nutrient solutions measured at the drain.

Rockwool is the fastest and easiest substrate for this but this principle applies to all media. It just makes the situation worse by adding more water near my garage. It must be sturdy enough to hold up your plants or be placed atop additional support and placed higher than your reservoir to allow excess water to drain down into it. Reuse and recycle rockwool.

In winter period a 2 3 cm vertical drain hole can be cut at the lowest point of the slab at the side of the drain gutter just before planting. The nutrient solution was applied through a drip average flow rate of 1 5 l h 1 irrigation system with one dipper per plant. Drainage ratio was maintained within 20 50 at each irrigation event. Do this careful without damage of the ground cover foil.

After this period the plants can be placed at the planting hole to root in into the rockwool slab. Allow 15 30 of the volume of liquid going in to drain out the bottom of the medium to maintain optimal nutritional conditions in the root zone. This ebb and flow tray will support your tomato plants and will be periodically flooded with nutrients and water that the tomato roots will absorb. Ground support for tomato growing gutter type.