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Posted by Brian K --Previous Message--
on 6/12/2005, 12:12 pm, in reply to "Re: hydro question"
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Would the peat moss be in high enough concentration in the root zone layer to act as a wick?
: All dependent on the amount of fines
: in the greensmix, they create water
: holding pores or capillary pores
: which cause the wicking action which
: would enable the water to reach the
: upper rootzone.
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: The only problem is the more fines
: you have the more water holding and
: the less air porosity which is the
: most important factor when
: considering the suitability of a
: sand for use as a growing medium.
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: Andrew
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: I have a green thumb, and I am going
: to undertake this putting green
: thing in my newly acquired back
: yard. I was considering adding a
: layer of pvc pipe at the bottom of
: the top rootzone layer to water the
: green from underneath; essentially,
: a hydroponic green. Some football
: fields are created this way. Will
: the sand act as a wick, or must I
: water from the top?
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