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Mon, Mar 19, 12 at 21:07
| Not sure where am I getting so much water in my milk containers? It has rained somewhat but that is not enough to get about 1/4" water in my containers. I have 4 drainage slits in the bottom nothing on the sides. I'm thinking could this be from condensation because I gave a soil good drink before planting seeds as suggested here by many. Has anyone seen this problem? This might rot my seeds. Right? |
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| When you say slits, are they holes or just actually slits? Did you see water draining out? |
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- Posted by ricjo22 5 (hughri1@aol.com) on Tue, Mar 20, 12 at 1:52
| I took a tip from the Creelway method and put about a dozen holes in my half gallon milk jugs this year. Not slits. they are draining fine when I watered them .It has been very dry in Iowa but we have rain predicted all this week so I am glad I did it. Also I stopped adding any local dirt to pots or w.s. containers . The clay clogs the holes |
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| Cut some vents in the sides of the jugs near the bottom - that will help them to drain better. From your description, it seems you may not have made enough drainage holes/slits. PV |
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| Yes when I say slits I mean no holes. The type of Soil I used could have plugged my slits. I will put more holes, some on the side and make sure it is able to drain. My only worry is if you put too much, the soil may run dry. |
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| You need to open the slits. Just stick something into the slit- like a knife of point of scissors, and twist. I use multiple holes about 1/4" in diameter. Little, if any, soil will come out. Not an issue. Karen |
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| Take a sharp knife and by the base stab one wall of the jug. Twist the knife a bit to allow immediate drainage. Then walk away and do something else for a while. A few hours later come back and look at the jug. If it still seems soggy then stab and twist one other wall.
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Here is a link that might be useful: Flats too soggy
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