# Upward trend with Auto Pots **URL:** \ **Category:** Grow Support\ **Created:** [February 2, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474 "2025-02-02T12:59:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/1 "2025-02-02T12:59:03Z")
I’ve recently noticed an upward trend with auto pots or bottom wicking style vessels. This method has worked best for me over the last 4 years and thought I would share my process. Coco and perlite is the preferred medium but some soil mixes like FF coco loco work as well. I use both the older 2 or 3.8 gallon plastic and 3 gallon fabric vessels and use the same procedure for setting these up 🤟 2 gallon plastic pot with approximately 1” of Hydroton covering the root disk ![IMG_4619](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/c/1/a/c1acbe3fc27ca3e16706e42a933e93803967b642.jpeg) Medium is coco loco and works well. I prefer the larger course perlite and mix around 30% in addition to the included perlite in the medium. ![IMG_4622](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/3/7/8/378fe9f3550183cefe96bdd993b7c6cb9f4198c1.jpeg) ![IMG_4621](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/9/b/5/9b5d5c989c6b74365152853fef536edec326c461.jpeg) When I transplant (day 14-21) I try to spread the roots out in the medium and dampen this layer fairly well. Then top the vessel off. ![IMG_4626](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/6/a/5/6a5e2d45b3cfe4eb865fa91fa867654211ba1ffa.jpeg)t Top feed after the transplant until I see that the transplant took and the roots are established before turning the reservoir on( 10-12 days) ![IMG_4624](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/a/2/a/a2a1fcd87fafbcd24baa10ed785042d175425d3a.jpeg) ![IMG_4627](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/f/2/3/f238fa730ff493447d8008ee4ad9c7d3a1a84124.jpeg) Some helpful tips I’ve picked up: -Coco and perlite is the preferred medium. I’ve been using FF coco loco due to my work schedule that can take me away from home for weeks at a time. This medium works perfectly if your res empties and the mediums ability to take the dry back period without issues from the medium getting hydrophobic. -Reservoir PH drift, I do an initial tray fill at the optimum PH. I’ll fill the res with enough to top the tray of at 5.9-6.0 for coco and 6.5 for coco loco or soil. After this I add approximately 6-8 gallons to the reservoir at the bottom of the PH range and let it drift through the week. My normal fill for coco is 5.7 and by weeks end the drift will take it to 6.2. For the coco loco or soil 6.3 and drifts to 6.8. \*\*\* I actually prefer the drift, uptake is experienced from all the micro and macro nutrients optimum/sweet spot. ---
**Author:** ![Oldguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldguy/32/389947_2.png) [@Oldguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Oldguy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/2 "2025-02-02T13:03:10Z")
Great info Dell. Should alleviate many questions folks have. Happy Sunday funday to ya 🙏 ✌ ---
**Author:** ![Bentstick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/bentstick/32/1132231_2.png) [@Bentstick](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Bentstick)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/3 "2025-02-02T13:03:48Z")
Very nice write up, they work well and grow nice plants once you learn the curve, I am sold on the autopots. ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/4 "2025-02-02T13:05:25Z")
Good Sunday morning Barry, appreciate that Brother. It was a short and sweet intro but should open the floor for more set up questions. Mixing up 4 reservoirs this morning and thought I would toss this out there 🤟 ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/5 "2025-02-02T13:05:59Z")
> [@Bentstick](#): > > they work well and grow nice plants once you learn the curve Nicely put and 100% 🤟 ---
**Author:** ![MidwestGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/midwestguy/32/914277_2.png) [@MidwestGuy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MidwestGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/6 "2025-02-02T13:07:58Z")
Good stuff, @OGIncognito. Helpful. I’ll probably do a grow this summer and have heard great things from experienced growers re: autopots. I’ll probably do coco this time as well. ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/7 "2025-02-02T13:13:29Z")
Appreciate you that Grow Bro, stoked for you on trying coco and my preferred medium other than hydro. The auto pots work amazingly with a good 70/30 or 60/40 coco/perlite. It’s definitely a hands off set up 🤟 ---
**Author:** ![Retiredoldguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/retiredoldguy/32/1094346_2.png) [@Retiredoldguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Retiredoldguy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/8 "2025-02-02T13:16:24Z")
morning OG… hope your day in the grow room is a good one…nice info on how you grow in your auto pots…enjoying some KR this morning… still have the tickle cough from the one…both are curing very well… ---
**Author:** ![Boogy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Boogy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Boogy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/9 "2025-02-02T13:21:11Z")
I purchased 4 / i believe they are 3.9 gallon autopots a few grows ago but have been nervous to use them, skeptical on whether or not that size pot will handle a photoperiod plant. ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/10 "2025-02-02T13:36:03Z")
Morning Michael, grow room and plant maintenance today my friend. Hopefully that harshness goes away from the cure 🔥🔥🤟 ---
**Author:** ![Truetopath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/truetopath/32/1015080_2.png) [@Truetopath](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Truetopath)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/11 "2025-02-02T13:38:34Z")
Dude this is awesome! Thank you! 🤙🏻 ---
**Author:** ![Retiredoldguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/retiredoldguy/32/1094346_2.png) [@Retiredoldguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Retiredoldguy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/12 "2025-02-02T13:39:21Z")
> [@OGIncognito](#): > > Hopefully that harshness goes away from the cure it is not bad… a tickle really … only need a couple puffs anyway … I have noticed the happy smoke/tickle one is now moving to a more lost in space like the other one…smoking tickle this morning and keep forgetting what I am doing…both are just a pleasure to smoke… 🤠 ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/13 "2025-02-02T13:43:25Z")
Here a few pics of photos and autos in 2 and 3.8 gallon plastic and 3 gallon fab bags. You can grow some nice plants in 3 gallon or less 🤟 2 and 3 gallon gallon pots ![IMG_2918](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/c/0/7/c0774299bedc6c5c873532d5673d8f25d89aefd5.jpeg) ![IMG_2937](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/6/2/8/6283c43f108b04c722ded4daf0dd82ac164e72e1.jpeg) ![IMG_3764](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/6/5/7/657aafa67b0f95f06e38cfb736cc5f03678baf7c.jpeg) ![IMG_4049](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/2/e/7/2e78a62fdde24c113c1ac0a1927a3be96010c36a.jpeg) [/grid] Photos in 1 gallon ![IMG_0717](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/b/9/d/b9d2cb305a012a1ca71f6fb1dd21dec3e8eaf7d1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/14 "2025-02-02T13:45:26Z")
My pleasure Grow Bro, I figured this would open the floor for techniques, styles, experiences and questions 🤟 ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/15 "2025-02-02T13:46:56Z")
> [@Retiredoldguy](#): > > keep forgetting what I am doing…both are just a pleasure to smoke 😆😆 good to hear you’re enjoying the smoke Brother. It was that old school buzz experience plus the taste and smell that does it for me 🤟 ---
**Author:** ![SausageMahoney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/sausagemahoney/32/1075204_2.png) [@SausageMahoney](https://ilgmforum.com/u/SausageMahoney)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/16 "2025-02-02T13:51:03Z")
Thanks brother. Good lesson this morning. ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/17 "2025-02-02T13:55:53Z")
My pleasure Grow Bro 🤟 ---
**Author:** ![Growdoc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/growdoc/32/1109917_2.png) [@Growdoc](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Growdoc)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/18 "2025-02-02T16:32:28Z")
You’re gonna talk me into this yet…… where is your runoff collected? Damn, that would be a lot of pots for me, but should save a shit ton of time… ---
**Author:** ![OGIncognito](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ogincognito/32/475294_2.png) [@OGIncognito](https://ilgmforum.com/u/OGIncognito)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/19 "2025-02-02T17:11:14Z")
No run off Brother, the trays are gravity fed from a reservoir , the pots or bags sit in the trays which have about 1” of nutrient solution and refills from a float in the trays. Just add to the res weekly 🤟 ![IMG_7189](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/b/2/e/b2e5bfe95dae02d16b6a739b5d23c6b10f46c179.jpeg) ![IMG_7188](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/3/b/3/3b3dac297422ff86eca7905898ab2f9e69f2f254.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Growdoc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/growdoc/32/1109917_2.png) [@Growdoc](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Growdoc)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474/20 "2025-02-02T17:33:20Z")
Ok cool, I heard they didn’t work with nutes, but obviously you are feeding. Ill look a bit deeper, any particular brand or is thee only one like this, I think I am thinking of the wicking pots that are water only. [Next page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/upward-trend-with-auto-pots/117474.md?page=2)