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VFTs will soak up all the water within the day, I have been filling them up daily and about 1/4" to 1/2" of rainwater

I have a feeling that I may be overwatering my vfts?

optique wrote:take into account

i do keep them outside, currently acclimating them to the sun 1 hr daily rn
as for the ones in terracotta color pot, is fully exposed to sun for about 8hrs a day

Ah i noticed i made a mistake on my original post "drain all the water in the tray" what i meant is the VFTs will soak up all the water within the day

Sounds fine as long as they are outdoors in the direct sun and breeze. During cooler, cloudy spells in NY you should give them a few days of no water in the trays. As long as the media is still damp under the surface you are good.

I've kept dentate a sandy mic that is wet most of the time as part of one of my mini bog experiments, and it's done fine. I almost lost it when I didn't have a working ro filter and opted not to water for a month (stupid I know) and I did lose some very small b52s because it got too dry. I'd say if the top of the soil is damp you're OK, if it even gets a little dry fill the tray to ¼ of the hight of the pot and let it do its thing. After a while you'll get a feel for when it's time to water. Honestly anything Matt says is good, likewise for the savage garden as a guide. I grow Indoors so take my advice with a healthy heaping of salt.

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if its the growing season where you are, then no, you are not.
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Steve