Quote Originally Posted by canniwhatsis
How are you managing your runoff? I've had some plants in my screen that have SCREAMED for a flush! (over feeding/ PH imbalance, what have you) ,... but with no real way to manage runoff I couldn't do it My finished product has suffered for it too.
I used a very low tech solution for this Canni... I thought hard about this when I first designed my SCRog table, with the ability to flush being second in importance to the ease of access under the screen.

Therefore, I built this so that there was a 24" area under the table for equipment storage and access for run off buckets. Above that is the first table layer where the planters sit in a run off tub that sits on 1/2 plywood that is wide enough to hold the tub with a bit of overlap. This layer has been designed to have a slight forward slope for water to flow toward the front. Using shims, I can add slight slope to the right or left if necessary to drain water to either side in that run off tub, right on the right side, left on the left side. I could have also allowed a bit of a lip in front and managed the run off from there, but it is neater to drive all the water to a corner. The tubs are standard cheap (non tupperware) tubs that you can buy at Wal*Mart and they have a very handy trough around the outer edge to collect water. I drilled a 1/4" hole in the corner of that trough, dropped a 5 gal bucket in place when I water and presto, run off management, low tech and cheapskate style... just how Emmie likes it.

Here is a picture:
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Hope that helps...

Emmie