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Originally Posted by Balr14

I have a question. Do you just let the wicks lay on the bottom, or do you hold them up and put dirt around them?

The wicks go from the bottom of the reservoir, to within 3-4" from the top of the media. This is were the plants need the moisture to start growing the fastest.

The wick is secured to the underside of the coroplast reservoir top with a 2" stainless steel screw, threaded thru the wick, and screwed into the flutes of the coroplast.

Fill the continer with 6" of media, reach down and pull up the wick. Repeat till the wick is at the proper height, don't worry about pulling the wick out since its secured with the screw.

A 5/8" diam. wick will keep it nice and moist for an area 12" in diameter. So figure 1 wick per sq/ft. Also when filling you need to wet the media to get proper wicking started.

Terry