Water bottom up -- fabric pots

Ok. Watering is a hassle. Mess everywhere. Fabric bags. Is there an easier way? Can I set the pots in some water and let it soak it up rather than top water? Hefting 15 pots into the sink seems like a bigger hassle. Help – tips, tricks.

Hey @GrnyGrows I fill a 5gallon bucket with water and let it sit for a day, then use and old cream cheese tub to hand water my plants!
My bucket has lines on the outside I just marked with a marker pen at 4liter, 8liter, 12 and 16 so I can fill to one of those lines and add my nutes. Stir and serve, just like soup!

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Think you can do an automatic setup for roughly 200 bucks and not have to worry about it. I love watering personally though

@GrnyGrows if you’re using fabric pots you can just get big saucers for them and set the pots in the saucers then bottom water from the saucer with 5-10% of the soil volume directly into the saucer and let the pot and soil wick it up.

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