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Jaysan · August 3, 2013

HAd to pull my Diva vines today. The leaves were in rough shape and they had just about stopped production but they gave us plenty of great cukes since mid June.

Had them in a SWC and noted something strange.

I watered then every couple days and they drank plenty. They never seemed to be in need of water.

But the mix, 321, was not what I would call moist and the corners were what I might call dry. Some roots had gotten into the bottom through two layers of good landscape cloth. I even felt down next to the chamber and it wasn't what I would call moist there either. Maybe my definition of moist is off?

I was wondering if they weren't wicking well enough but other SWCs built similarly look fine.

Do you see this often, the dryness when you pull your plants?

August 3, 2013	#1
Jaysan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 167	Divas gave up the ghost. SWC strangeness? HAd to pull my Diva vines today. The leaves were in rough shape and they had just about stopped production but they gave us plenty of great cukes since mid June. Had them in a SWC and noted something strange. I watered then every couple days and they drank plenty. They never seemed to be in need of water. But the mix, 321, was not what I would call moist and the corners were what I might call dry. Some roots had gotten into the bottom through two layers of good landscape cloth. I even felt down next to the chamber and it wasn't what I would call moist there either. Maybe my definition of moist is off? I was wondering if they weren't wicking well enough but other SWCs built similarly look fine. Do you see this often, the dryness when you pull your plants?