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strawbs: min dia. pvc for nft?; max length w/o depletion?

disinmtl
14 years ago

Hi,

Thanks again for all your help in the past.

I am planning a big strawberry grow this summer, my first. Got some questions and would really appreciate some advice. My goal is to max out on number of plants, and I think that long runs of pvc setup as an nft is the way to go for output and easy of admin.

Pump issues aside, I will run two so if one goes . . . what do you think of my setup up, anything more productive and still as easy?

Whats the min. diameter pvc I can get away with (e.g., 2")?

Whats the min. I can space the plants from each other - soil seems to suggest 12", I'd like to go closer if possible. I plan to grow day neutral/everbearing?

Will I run into o2 depletion issues if I have 24ft runs - the res will be aerated?

I am ordering bareroot plants, and I have never before, can they just get put right into the pvc or do I need to plan on some kind of incubation?

Any insight is appreciated, thank you.

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