I am wondering what potential problems we might have here...
Might be a stupid question, but not as stupid as not asking and wasting a summer, so here goes. With hydration being such an issue, sometimes requiring watering every other day, why is immediate drainage so necessary?
What I'm thinking is, 3/5 gall buckets with drainage holes drilled 2 inches up the side. This would create a reservoir for water which could be "wicked" up to the early root zone, or, accessed immediately by the roots.
I understand pots have bottom holes for a reason, roots need oxygen, but what will happen if only most of the roots get oxygen through the soil, while a small part remains submerged.
If it rains every day for a week, roots under the 2 inch level will remain under water that long. I could imagine that in that area there could be enough rain some months to keep th bottom full for a month straight, while other months there maybe no rain at all.
I understand that "gimping" plants in any way will restrict their production somewhat, but it might increase my own productivity greatly, which could be more than worth it.
Might be a stupid question, but not as stupid as not asking and wasting a summer, so here goes. With hydration being such an issue, sometimes requiring watering every other day, why is immediate drainage so necessary?
What I'm thinking is, 3/5 gall buckets with drainage holes drilled 2 inches up the side. This would create a reservoir for water which could be "wicked" up to the early root zone, or, accessed immediately by the roots.
I understand pots have bottom holes for a reason, roots need oxygen, but what will happen if only most of the roots get oxygen through the soil, while a small part remains submerged.
If it rains every day for a week, roots under the 2 inch level will remain under water that long. I could imagine that in that area there could be enough rain some months to keep th bottom full for a month straight, while other months there maybe no rain at all.
I understand that "gimping" plants in any way will restrict their production somewhat, but it might increase my own productivity greatly, which could be more than worth it.