If it's not wilting or looking sickly (yellow) - don't worry about the water. ;o)

Al

ragtimegal,

The plant is still small and doesn't need much moisture. If you built the earthtainer per instructions and soaked the wicking element, it has no choice except to wick. To do otherwise would go against the law of physics concerning molecular attraction. When the plant is larger and you have a lot of sunlight and heat, it will need an occasional drink.

Ted

Hi ragtimegal,

Like tedln mentioned, a small plant won't need much moisture. I have 6 containers which are a similar to Raybo's earthtainer design. One which had 16 corn in it was barely drinking at first (few seconds of hose water down the fill tube) but later needed about 1.5 to 2 minutes of hose water when the corn were almost ready.

Each container will have different watering requirements based on what is planted in them and how big the plants are. If you water them yourself, you'll get a pretty good idea of how much water each will need each day.

It is possible for a container to develop a wicking problem but you will know if it happens. Your plant will be stressed / wilting / dying and a check of the soil under the cover will be dry. In this rare case, you'll need to water from the top and get everything moist until the wicking from the bottom can work again.

Brian