Simple Drip System question/advice

[BevoLabs]

I am growing in 2gal buckets with Canna coco, and have/will be hand watering for most of the cycle. However, towards the end of flowering I will be out of town for Christmas break, and won't be able to be in town everyday, and would like to be able to setup a drip system with a large res for when I am gone.

I am hoping I will not be got more than 4-5 days at a time. Any help is appreciated.

I found the following, and I thought it might do the trick:
http://www.growell.co.uk/g/465/GroWell-Holiday-Watering-Kit

Any advice here?

Thanks!

 

[KermitTheHermit]

I've thought about this before myself. I would want to know how exactly that pump works with a timer, and how well you can control the water delivery. Pisser if the plants dry out, or you pump water all over the floor.

The dial-type timers usually work in minimum increments of 15 minutes or so, and repeat every 24 hours.

I've had some digital timers that can be controlled by the minute, and repeat weekly, and you can schedule specific days. They didn't work for long before the non-replaceable backup batteries died.

So you'd need to have an idea of how much water gets delivered over a period of time with that pump.

This setup here looks cool:

http://www.merrifieldgardencenter.com/products.php?pid=99012553&openparent=2007

Or maybe something simple like this:

http://www.dripdepot.com/1211.html

 

[BevoLabs]

The Claber Oasis system you linked could work, but I wonder if you could hook up a 20+ gal res to it.

 

[BevoLabs]

Bump.

Im not looking for a ton of advice, I just have no knowledge of drip systems. Any advice on a quick system to look at? Would the original product I linked work with a larger res?

 

[SuperConductor]

May be better with one of the Tropf-blumat watering systems http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/12-Plant-Tropf-Blumat-auto-watering-kit_W0QQitemZ380169970475QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item5883e5632b

there's much less chance of accidents I think as there's no pump. I'd want to moniter a pumped dripper set-up for a while first before leaving it, but I that's just me cos I know I'll mess it up first time.

 

[BevoLabs]

Def. I would like to run it for a week, with ZERO errors, before leaving that much water and electricity alone.

Do you know if you can hook up a larger res to that thing? Although, I am sure you could just by 2-3 of those systems.

 

[freeride high]

bevo check out my grow and drip system, costs 60$ complete. pond pump and drippers on a timer. very easy.

 

[BevoLabs]

bevo check out my grow and drip system, costs 60$ complete. pond pump and drippers on a timer. very easy.

I am guessing you are talking about this thread:
http://icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=139719
?

Do you have any build pictures, or anything that could help? Those pictures aren't of the highest quality, and you don't really show much of the drip setup whatsoever. It does however look like something that would work for me. If you have any more details or anything I would gladly use them! Thanks for stopping by!

 

[simple green]

My main recommendation is to make sure your main line is 1/2 or 3/4, branched off to the 1/4" lines. I think the simplest way is to take the hose from the pump, make it into a ring with one of these...

http://www.kalyx.com/store/proddetail.cfm/ItemID/824403/CategoryID/12000/SubCatID/2340/file.htm

then use $2.00 tubing hole punch

http://www.hardwareandtools.com/invt/2097467

and insert 1/4" barbs to 1/4" lines to your plants......I've done it w/ no leakage

I used to gravity feed with these type of timers...you can actually see one coming out of my old res still...Harbor Freight sells a kit that comes with one of these water timers in it....


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Others prefer hook it up to a pump on a timer.....

Oh and I love these stake drippers

http://gardendesert.com/products/?view=product&product_id=2188

 

[SuperConductor]

Def. I would like to run it for a week, with ZERO errors, before leaving that much water and electricity alone.

Do you know if you can hook up a larger res to that thing? Although, I am sure you could just by 2-3 of those systems.

Yeah if you can drill a hole the right size in the larger rez it would work fine. http://www.blumat.at/

I'd only use these in coco for simple holiday cover tho as they only give just since much as needed. For a permamanent set-up I'd do similar to what Simple Green says.

 

[Oregonic]

all you need is some 1/2" flexi black hose, a puncher thing for making the holes, barbs, and the 1/4" drip line to run to each plant. buy a heavy duty garbage can or rubbermaid container to use as a res, and buy a cheap ecoplus pump and a cheap ecoplus digital timer that can do minute intervals. if you want, buy an airstone and an even cheaper and smaller ecoplus pump to circulate and keep stuff moving in your res. i run my lines open with no dripper stakes and just use the hook stakes to keep the line in place... don't wanna deal with blockages. depending on your setup you can run a 't' right off your pump and loop your whole line, or you can build square manifolds, etc... no one can give you specific advice on how big of a res or a pump to use, or how to set up your lines, when you don't say how many plants you have or show how they are arranged. the product you linked to is fine, but you'd be much better off and save yourself some $ if you just round the stuff up yourself... drip systems are super easy to set up.

 

[*mistress*]

these may help for vacationing while flowering...

The Guerrilla irrigation thread: Automatic systems, selfwatering planters and more!
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=88022

coco+wick+gh flora nova=never dump run-off|pdg’s imaginary/enjoyable garden
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=127112

enjoy your garden!

 

[Dr.Seuscio]

Simple Green is on top of it

At Home Depot they have an electronic timer for the christmas lights (its Green and in the front with decorations) it has duration and frequency options then you could grab a medium duity pond pump they also have presure regulating drippers in 1, 2, and 3 gph with 1/4" barbs, tubing, tooling, basicaly everything you need

If gravity is not an option

-Seuscio

 

[freeride high]

I am guessing you are talking about this thread:
http://icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=139719
?

Do you have any build pictures, or anything that could help? Those pictures aren't of the highest quality, and you don't really show much of the drip setup whatsoever. It does however look like something that would work for me. If you have any more details or anything I would gladly use them! Thanks for stopping by!

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showpost.php?p=2802838&postcount=41
its extremely simple, just went to the hardware store and put together a system.
1. 140gph pond pump
2. digital timer (need the one minute resolution of digitals)
3. clear hose with an ID to match the pump
4. package of 4gph drippers
5. end cap to match ID of hose

just assemble and poke very small holes in the hose then press the drippers. this will make a no leak seal on the drippers. use the end cap to control the pressure.