Before watering the drain hole in the
tray is plugged. Water is added to
the two and one half inch level, then
the plug is pulled allowing the water
to drain into the holding tank. The
grower watered two to three times a
day.After each flooding additional water is
added to the reservoir to replace the liquid
absorbed by the containers.
Ebb and flow tables are commercially
available. These work like the flood system,
but only partially submerge the growing
container with 2 or 3 inches of water.
Step By Step
- Gardeners choose the system that they