Drip irrigation.

[Rutong]

I m new at growing and most of the time away from my agricultural land my question is can we use drip irrigation for cannabis plant growing in outdoors.

 

[theJointedOne]

yes you can, it is a great way to conserve water.

here is the best site to get any irrigation needs Http://www.dripworks.com

 

[supermanlives]

I hate drip per say. fucking clogs. use filter if possible. I don't like drip I like open lines with micro valve for adjusting. soaker hose can work ok too. but your answer is yes

 

[ProvisionSeeds]

If your new to growing try something easy like soil
Drip and feed will drive u nuts.

 

[Koondense]

Good soil + Drip system can be very easy; you just need a tank, some hoses, a programmable water timer and the drip hoses(can be just regular hose with small holes).

Program the timer for 1-3x per week(careful not to let it overwater) and you're good.

I did it this season and it saved my plants from drought.

 

[jackel]

I run on drip system every yr for 10 yrs and love it. Never have issues. And I yield 3-4 lbs per plant

 

[w2008]

hi there, is it better for drip systems be used daily for a short time, or let my pots dry out a bit, then water every few days with a longer time? thanks oz

 

[jackel]

I like to water every other day but water them really well. They might b damp still from the last watering but they love it.

 

[Sunfire]

The amount of and frequency of water will change as the plants get bigger and depends also on the size of your pots and soil mix. I've tried pretty much every kind of irrigation there is over the years. The sprayers as superman mentioned work good if you like to top dress but yeas you need filters on those too and the filters rob half your pressure and volume I've noticed.

I like to heavily amend the soil with my secret mix which also include 90 day organic time release pellets. I never mix a feed tank anymore. I use flat soaker hoses coiled with 5 inch spacing inbetwern coils. Flat soaker hoses last longer, are much less volume to roll up and store and handle high pressures better and need no filter. The key is to let the soil wick the moisture. Each row is a different zone, there's six rows. I run one for ten minutes then the next and so on until I return to the first and repeat. So each row is 10 minutes on and 50 off. I di this until there is ample runoff. If you just leave it on for an hour straight it drains straight down and you don't get an even soak and waste water. Allowing the 50 minute break let's the soil wick instead of draining. I discovered this technique watering my 20'x40' greenhouse which is all one big bed (approx. 100+ yards).