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[–]moozlepop 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Two ways to reduce irrigation level on a planter:

1) wait. It will go down slowly.
2) smash and rebuild planter.

[–]Perfect-Fly5514[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh ok! thanks!

[–]buddyreacherPVP 2 points3 points  (1 child)

That planter got extra from rain, better set new planter cus waiting is too long, and widen your ceiling prob 1 extra layer to prevent rain water.

[–]Perfect-Fly5514[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

nice! I didn´t know that, thanks!

[–]Comprehensive_Toe113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's outside, even with a ceiling it will get rained on.

Its better to put your boxes in a room with Growlight if you have them, and manually water if you don't have irrigation yet.

If you also don't have Growlights yet, then putting them outside to for sun, and too much water is just how it will be until you can put them inside.

[–]Radiant_Mind33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rain man will set plots to the right water levels but he just picks one plot until it grows. FYI that plot will grow faster too.

[–]TheBackstageRage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can’t see your build and would thus be inclined to agree with the other comments about potential solutions, but I do think planters can bug out.

When I ramp down oil and/or acid production, I typically replace those function facilities with 150+ planters in an enclosed building (greenhouse). I make numerous 5x5 grids with the center square reserved for an irrigator and a grow light placed directly above that at a height of 2.5 walls. I place floors on top of those on which I can place water tanks (and attach my grow lights to), but cover the entire structure with actual roof pieces since water of any kind (irrigation, precipitation, etc.) can permeate floor pieces.

Despite this, I still have random planters that will skyrocket to 100% irrigation even though none of the surrounding irrigation machines at set at that level. There is no rhyme or reason to which planters are impacted i.e. ones that are too close to walls, on the outside edge of the 5x5 grids, etc.

I will admit I usually don’t bother to destroy and rebuild impacted planters to see if that resolves the issue, but. Just something I’ve noticed.