Easy2grow 2 Pot Base Tray & Lid Green Autopot – Expand Your Gravity-Fed System

Take your indoor garden to the next level with the Easy2grow 2 Pot Base Tray & Lid Green Autopot, the ultimate foundation for a hassle-free, gravity-fed watering system that feeds your plants automatically while you chill.

Setting up an automatic watering system can feel like a massive headache when you aren't sure how to piece the puzzle together or worry about flooding your grow space.

If you mess up the foundation, you end up with uneven watering, nutrient lockouts, or worse—a flooded floor that ruins your gear and stresses your plants to the max. It makes you think automated growing is a scam, when the real issue is just a clunky, improvised setup.

That’s where this replacement or expansion tray comes in. By using the Easy2grow 2 Pot Base Tray & Lid Green Autopot, you get a foolproof, phase-based path to perfect hydration, ensuring your roots get exactly what they need without pumps, timers, or stress.

Phase 1: Preparing the ground

Before you even drop this tray into your setup, you need to make sure your environment is dialed in. A gravity-fed system relies on physics, so your prep work dictates your success. Whether you are setting this up in one of your grow tents or an open room, the floor must be completely flat.

• Level the surface: Use a spirit level to ensure the floor is 100% flat so the water distributes evenly.
• Clean the area: Sweep up any dirt or stray leaves that could get under the tray and cause an imbalance.
• Check your reservoir height: Ensure your main water tank is elevated at least 15 cm above the highest tray in your system.
• Gather your gear: Make sure you have your AQUAvalve, tubing, and pots ready to go.

Phase 2: Setting up the product

Now it is time to assemble the hardware. This tray is designed to be plug-and-play, making it incredibly easy to expand your current setup or replace an old base.

1. Place the green base tray in its final position on your leveled floor.
2. Insert your AQUAvalve (sold separately) into the designated center slot of the tray, ensuring it sits flat and secure.
3. Connect your 9mm or 16mm tubing to the AQUAvalve nozzle, pushing it firmly to avoid any leaks.
4. Place the green lid over the center section to protect the valve from light and debris, preventing algae growth.
5. Set your two filled pots (8.5L or 15L) into the tray cavities.

Phase 3: Use and growing step by step

With the hardware in place, it is time to let the system do the heavy lifting. Here is how to manage your grow cycle smoothly.

1. Top water first: For the first 10 to 14 days, water your plants from the top to help the roots establish and reach the bottom of the pots.
2. Turn on the tap: Once roots are established, open the valve on your reservoir and let the water flow into the tray.
3. Monitor the first fill: Watch the tray fill up to the 20mm mark. The AQUAvalve should shut off automatically.
4. Add your nutrients: Mix your cannabis fertilizers directly into the main reservoir, ensuring they are fully dissolved and mineral-based to prevent clogging.
5. Watch them thrive: The system will allow the tray to dry out completely before refilling, giving your roots the perfect wet/dry cycle for explosive growth.
6. Avoid organic thick nutrients: Stay away from heavy, sludgy organic feeds in the reservoir, as they will clog the tubing and valve.

Phase 4: Closing, maintenance and learnings

When harvest time rolls around, keeping your gear clean is the secret to making it last forever. Unlike complex drip irrigation systems with dozens of tiny emitters, this tray is a breeze to maintain.

Simply remove the pots, take off the center lid, and pull out the AQUAvalve. Wash the green tray and lid with warm soapy water or a mild hydrogen peroxide solution to kill any lingering pathogens. Scrub away any salt buildup from your nutrients.

Always check the silicone grommets and tubing for wear and tear. The biggest learning you will take away from your first run is how much time you save—use that extra time to focus on canopy management and training!

Advantages of following this flow instead of improvising

• More consistency: Your plants get the exact same wet/dry cycle every single time.
• Fewer silly mistakes: No more forgetting to water or accidentally drowning your roots.
• More control over results: By standardizing your watering, you can easily tweak nutrients to see what works best.
• Feeling of mastering the process: You transition from a stressed-out grower to a confident cultivator who lets the system work for them.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this product include the AQUAvalve and pots?

No, this specific product is just the replacement base tray and the center lid. You will need to use your existing AQUAvalve, tubing, and pots, or purchase them separately to complete the setup.

What size pots fit in the Easy2grow tray?

This tray is perfectly molded to hold two AutoPot square pots, either the 8.5-liter or the 15-liter versions.

Can I connect this to my existing AutoPot reservoir?

Absolutely! This tray is designed to easily daisy-chain into any existing AutoPot system using standard 9mm or 16mm tubing and the appropriate T-connectors.

Do I need an air pump or water pump for this tray?

Not at all. The entire Easy2grow system is 100% gravity-fed. As long as your reservoir is elevated above the tray, physics does all the work for you.

Personal Experience of Pevgrow’s CEO (Alan)

When I first started messing around with automated watering, I thought I needed a million pumps, timers, and sensors. I ended up flooding my grow room twice because a timer failed. Then I switched to the AutoPot system and grabbed a few of these Easy2grow trays to expand my setup. It was a total game-changer.

My biggest mistake early on was not leveling the floor properly, which meant one pot got more water than the other. Once I fixed that and learned to let the tray dry out completely before the valve refilled it, my root mass exploded. I love how modular these trays are—if I want to add two more plants to my tent, I just drop another tray in, connect a T-piece, and I am good to go. It is the ultimate lazy-grower hack that actually produces professional results.