Automatic watering

[warjunkey]

I’m going on vacation and need a good automatic watering system. Anyone have one? if so what brand or set up?

[Spiney_norman]

How long are you going to be gone?

[warjunkey]

lol seriously I need a reliable watering system (or send Scott to NJ)

[Allinherhead]

I just tagged you on a thread you can see how i did it and maybe get an idea

[warjunkey]

Thanks , that was very helpful. does it have to be a digital timer?

[Allinherhead]

There are mechanical timers and even wifi controllers you can use but i prefer these i get them at harbor freight ( if your inthe u.s.) for about 10bucks anything you trust is good.

[warjunkey]

OK cool. also in one of the picture of the reservoir there is a green tube. what is that there for? aeration

[Allinherhead]

Can you go there and tag me so i know exactly what your looking at. I have several systems

[Syndrix]

I had that issue my first soil grow,

I bought a bucket to hold water, put a pump on a timer, hooked pump up to some drip irrigation emitters… It isn’t ideal but works in a bind.

[warjunkey]

My latest auto watering system

[16427695427587600093237490154381] Start with reservoir. I’m using 27 gallon tote with aquarium pump that is electrically plugged into a digital timer like this [16427697116271356970912453347017] I set it for a minute to start and adjust on time as necessary Here is a pic of the model info on the pump and a pic of the tubing or vent I stuck in tubing on discharge line of pump just under the lid of the reservoir but above the highest water level to act as a vaccum break and prevent siphoning…

[Allinherhead]

Its to stop any chance of siphoning when pump stops

[warjunkey]

I get it. It drains any water left in the tube

[BudzMS]

@MidwestGuy

My vacation watering system is a nephew named Scott.

is he busy at the end of April for 3 days? lol

[2GreenThumbs]

I like mine better, she’s tall with big boobs and brown hair. She can tote 2 five gallon buckets full of water, she can reach those top buds to bend them down where I can smell em. She’s what I call a professional waterer with fringe benefits.

But I have found leaving her behind to water plants while I go to the beach for some strange reason seems to upset her. So I could use your nephew Scott a week this summer.

But seriously

A drip emitter system is cheap to order online, it comes with the timer, tubing, emitters etc. These can be used indoors or outdoors.

I’ve seen some use a two liter coke bottle turned upside down and stuck into the soil, but not I, so I can’t explain how to do it.

[Allinherhead]

No matter which auto watering you use ya have to make plans for the runoff. How to get rid of it.

[ashhhh]

How long are you gone for?

I invested in an Autopot system hooked up to a 25 gallon reservoir. Depending whether you’re in veg or flower, 10 gallons can last you from a week to 10 days. You wont have to worry about runoff and you wont have to worry about setting it up to a timer. Its an unplugged system that runs on gravity. Let me know if this is what you’re looking for

[Mwsubway]

I’m interested in it, if you could pass on. I’m gone for 5-6 days at a time! Thanks

[ashhhh]

Look up autopot system