Watering Can Alternatives

[kwikness]

I run a lot of small plants in coco (20-30) in a 2x4 tent and currently hand water 1-2 times a day. Needless to say, it's time consuming, but it allows me to keep a variety of strains/ages going at the same time and still get really decent yields (>1g/watt).

I'm thinking of putting together a small battery-operated pump connected to a long spout that will allow me to reach far into the back corners of the tent.

Does anyone have any ideas for putting together such a contraption? I'm very open to just buying something already built.

Please keep in mind I'm only trying to deliver 1-3 cups of water to each plant, each watering. No solutions involving 1000GPH pumps please!

 

[PondeLftHndSide]

I use a 2 gallon pump sprayer with the spray nozzle removed for hand watering. $14 at the local hardware store.

 

[corky1968]

Right now, I have a pole with a small flask attached to it that I weave
between the plants at ground level and can water the plants at the far
end of my tent. I only use it when the plants get too big to lean over.
Keeping the lower reaches of each plant clean of branches makes it a
lot easier to water this way.

 

[coldcanna]

I think if you utilize a well balanced food source you can put all plants on the same reservoir and feed multiple times per day with conventional irrigation

 

[kwikness]

I use a 2 gallon pump sprayer with the spray nozzle removed for hand watering. $14 at the local hardware store.

Incredibly simple and effective. This is what I'm going with.

I think if you utilize a well balanced food source you can put all plants on the same reservoir and feed multiple times per day with conventional irrigation

I run canna coco and small plants (12" starting height) so the nutrient strength definitely varies: 7ml/gal at first to as much as 17ml/gal around weeks 5-6 (I don't use PK 13/14). I could probably get away with finding a happy medium for all of the plants, but I really wanna juice them up in those critical mid-flower weeks without burning the younger girls.

Believe me though. A flood/drain table build is in the near future. For sure.

 

[PondeLftHndSide]

Incredibly simple and effective. This is what I'm going with.