Which do you prefer?

[Flower]

Do you prefer a plant that is a heavy feeder, or a light feeder?
I have a plant right now that goes through twice as much water as anything else in the flower tent, and it really looks to be packing on the weight.
I appreciate the weight, but I would be worried if I had to leave it alone more than 3 days in a row.

 

[pute]

Join the club...,3 days is the limit. Welcome to jail.

 

[SubmarineGirl]

Do you prefer a plant that is a heavy feeder, or a light feeder?
I have a plant right now that goes through twice as much water as anything else in the flower tent, and it really looks to be packing on the weight.
I appreciate the weight, but I would be worried if I had to leave it alone more than 3 days in a row.

I love a heavy drinker

 

[SubmarineGirl]

You can always give a heavy drinker a bit more before you leave for three days. She will drink it up

 

[CrashMagnet]

Heavy drinker, definitely. I still haven't shed my newbie tendency to over water everything.

 

[Flower]

You can always give a heavy drinker a bit more before you leave for three days. She will drink it up

I water this plant pretty much every day.
I don’t know if I would get much more than 3 days out of a good soaking.

 

[pute]

I have put a inch of water in my overflow tray. I don't like doing this and wouldn't make a habit of it but it could give you an extra day in a pinch.

 

[user 60570]

Join the club...,3 days is the limit. Welcome to jail.

i finally broke loose from the green tether after a 13 year run

 

[pute]

i finally broke loose from the green tether after a 13 year run

I have dreams of that some day.

 

[pute]

Just about time to see how long I can sleep before having to pee and tossing and turning the rest of the night.

 

[SubmarineGirl]

Yep me too. Y’all sleep good sweet dreams

 

[CrashMagnet]

I water this plant pretty much every day.
I don’t know if I would get much more than 3 days out of a good soaking.

A $20 pump and $10 timer will get you up to several weeks.

 

[Flower]

A $20 pump and $10 timer will get you up to several weeks.

Yeah, I am going to be looking into that in the very near future.

 

[CrashMagnet]

Yeah, I am going to be looking into that in the very near future.

Last time I did it I used a 16 port manifold with individual valves to control how much water went to each plant. It worked well enough for a two week vacation, and probably would have worked until the 20 gallon reservoir was dry. I used a seven day timer, so I was able to set it to pump 3 times a week for something like five minutes. Then I adjusted the valves for the right amount of water over that five minute period. I also set a rock or a piece of foil where the water hit the dirt to keep it from making a root exposing hole.

 

[SubmarineGirl]

Last time I did it I used a 16 port manifold with individual valves to control how much water went to each plant. It worked well enough for a two week vacation, and probably would have worked until the 20 gallon reservoir was dry. I used a seven day timer, so I was able to set it to pump 3 times a week for something like five minutes. Then I adjusted the valves for the right amount of water over that five minute period. I also set a rock or a piece of foil where the water hit the dirt to keep it from making a root exposing hole.

This is a great idea crash. I need to come up with something simple to just last a week so the next time mr Subbie talks about a Vacay for a week, I don’t worry.

 

[WeedHopper]

 

[WeedHopper]

 

[CrashMagnet]

I was paranoid about running a hose into my shop. The risk has a low probability, but the damage should it happen would be extreme.

 

[T_Dub]

I’m hoping to be able to get away this summer for a few days, so here is another option that I’m planning to try. Sub irrigated planters that hold 6 gallons of nutrients. They last for several days once you fill the reservoir. This is the Octopot.

 

[SubmarineGirl]

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This would work for me if I could draw from a container