You can get a simple drip system going with a pump, some 1/4 poly tubing, irrigation manifold, and some irrigation drip emitters. I used 4x 1/2gal per hour drip emitters per pot. That means if I ran the pump for an hour the plant would receive 1/2 gal x 4= 2 gallons in an hr. You break down the math and that’s 1 gal in a half hour and a half gallon in 15 mins. You figure out the math on the type of emitters you get and then set the timer to give how ever much water you desire. It takes some dialing in but soooo worth it! I’ve also used the hydro lock drip irrigation system which is really nice too. That’s the basics of it anyway. Hope that helped some?