how do you water?

[Stress_test]

I mix my nutrients as a concentrate and store it in a quart jar in the fridge.
When it's time to water, which is established by pot size/and dry weight w/soil, I set the pots on a rack that drains into another reservoir. Each plant gets 1/4 the volume of the pot. It almost always drains out the bottom, about 10 minutes later they get another 1/4 pot volume, some drains but most is retained in the pot.

 

[HymroD]

You guys and all your little watering tricks...I use a PUR Water bottle/filter and hand water out of the San Diego Tap. Other cities put enough garbage in the water to make my plants radioactive with Colorado River slime. This gets me really high.

 

[one Q]

hammerhead... no runoff. Unless its an accident I dont "do" runoff.

one gallon pitcher and cns17 for veg
two gallon IGLOO WATER COOLER with the little spout for flower. Each pot gets about a quart of water. So I spout out into a quart pitcher and feed from that.

 

[qbert]

I use one of these Dolphin pumps on a 5 gal jug with about 6 feet of clear hose coming off it to reach the back corners of the tent.

Maybe the best $20 spent so far. My methods are too schizophrenic to benefit from a drip system.

I bubble tap water and mix prior to watering. I try not to keep any leftover water for long, nutes in water = shit growing in it (algae or something I suppose) and some sewer stink.

 

[tube dude]

I use a one quart watering can that has a long spout. I try not to have runoff but i usually get a little.

 

[habeeb]

I use a R/O system attached to a bucket with a shut off valve ( float valve )

I then get the water by lifting the bucket higher so gravity helps me. I use a ball valve attached to tubing to fill the water or turn it off

i have many different jugs / bottles and watering cans as to what I'm watering that day. I fill then add nutes, measure EC or pH if I want to or what I'm using ( organic or chem ) and off to water my plants

 

[habeeb]

i am looking for something that provides a more consitent but still low stream. something better than a mason jar. any suggestions that might include links?!

get yourself one of those really old design watering can's. they hold about 1/2 gallon and come in classic colors like yellow, green, purple.. they have I think some odd flower shape imprinted on the side of the can.. it is plastic and has a small small spout .. perfect for slow watering clones / babies / peat


just have to do some running around and check all your garden stores / ace hardware.. I found mine at ace, the last one they had, and I remember my grandma had the same one when I was very young..

 

[supersmallgiant]

My E&F tables do it for me...

 

[HymroD]

My own post above made me laugh.

I now sit it out in a 5-gal for 48hrs min, hit it with the bubler for 10 min (doh) and add my nutes. Might add my nutes first now prior?

Thanks all,

Roage

 

[FunTimesIndeed]

I bubble a gallon of tap water for 24 hours, add a 1/4 teaspoon of ProTeKt, and pour it into the bases of my three gallon SIPs. Using a one gallon jug on 6 SIPs makes this an almost daily routine.

 

[messn'n'gommin']

An empty gallon milk jug, tap water (pH is ~8) and K.I.S.S. (makes pH ~6). Dollar store 2L plastic watering can. Hempy's ftw.

 

[jatasyoll]

how do i put a pic up have major problems