This is more in line as to what I'm looking for...
Tomato Crater Watering Ring (Pack of 3)
Tomato crater watering ring allows you to direct water and fertilizer directly to your roots where it needs it most. Also suppresses weeds, keeps moisture in the soil and helps prevent crawling garden pests from your plants. Suitable for peppers and otherwww.agriculturesolutions.com
What I'm looking for is something I can use to hand feed without having to wait for the water to soak into the soil. I can dump a quart of solution into the dish and the holes will meter it out where I want it.
The rings are for when I have to leave and turn on the auto irrigate. I have some DIY rings that work fine but I have to install them prior to the plant getting too big to get a ring around it. The ones with a space to pass the trunk through are what I'm looking for in that aspect.
@Tremojem - These are what you're talking about right?
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Yikes $23 USA = $35 Cdn......I like the idea of Dollar Store Soaker hoses @ $1.99Cdn better....This is more in line as to what I'm looking for...
Tomato Crater Watering Ring (Pack of 3)
Tomato crater watering ring allows you to direct water and fertilizer directly to your roots where it needs it most. Also suppresses weeds, keeps moisture in the soil and helps prevent crawling garden pests from your plants. Suitable for peppers and otherwww.agriculturesolutions.com
What I'm looking for is something I can use to hand feed without having to wait for the water to soak into the soil. I can dump a quart of solution into the dish and the holes will meter it out where I want it.
The rings are for when I have to leave and turn on the auto irrigate. I have some DIY rings that work fine but I have to install them prior to the plant getting too big to get a ring around it. The ones with a space to pass the trunk through are what I'm looking for in that aspect.
@Tremojem - These are what you're talking about right?
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I do that with the water barrel spigot and a black weeping hose for the outside garden should be fine for indoor if you can stop when watered.That’s frickin amazing. I’ve been looking for an answer, just needed to think simple.
Thanks
I intend on adding 4 gal of water/feed into my 5 gal bucket then prime the hoses so they're all full then turn them on so they're just leaking out....when the water/ feed runs out they're done. No reservoir to speak of water will only be added to the bucket when its water/feed time.I do that with the water barrel spigot and a black weeping hose for the outside garden should be fine for indoor if you can stop when watered.
Wtf, quite possibly an alien craft or something. I bet you have seen other weird ufo's living out there. Oh...and smoking more is always a good option lol
Satellite?Wtf, quite possibly an alien craft or something. I bet you have seen other weird ufo's living out there. Oh...and smoking more is always a good option lol
So a huge drip feed with gravity as the pump. Should be okay and even feeding but clogging seems a worry.I intend on adding 4 gal of water/feed into my 5 gal bucket then prime the hoses so they're all full then turn them on so they're just leaking out....when the water/ feed runs out they're done. No reservoir to speak of water will only be added to the bucket when its water/feed time.
Not with 1/2" hose and I do a water - feed- water- .feed, there's no time for a build up to occurSo a huge drip feed with gravity as the pump. Should be okay and even feeding but clogging seems a worry.
Ya I was thinking that as well, The soaker hose has an end cap so I think I can once I prime the line it should all come out at the same speed, if not I can adjust the valves to set their flow rate......I'll know tomorrow how well it'll work. I gave it a test run and it poured out pretty well but I didn't have it set up in the pots. They need feeding tomorrow am..I'll need a few parts to attach soaker hoses, I can get all I need TuesdayI would mark the bucket at 1g intervals and feed the plants 1 at a time until they get their dose.
With all 4 open you really don't know if they all get the same amount. That would require testing with buckets to catch and measure each hose and then leaving the spigot set at the proper levels for even/consistent pours in the future.
My guess is that the shortest hose drains water faster.
If you had something like one of those 6 or 8 person beer bongs that keep beers separate....except bigger...that would be ideal....even just a separate gravity reservoir for each plant...put like a gallon in each and leaveI would think the soaker hose would need pressure also.
Ones I have used were slow when hooked up to my water supply with municipal water pressure.
Again, I will say without a pump I think distribution will be very uneven.
Interested to see if this works how you want PC.
Yes this is correct, I use drip hoses outside sometimes when I want a nice thorough soaking, the far end always comes out at a much slower rate than the end closest to the spigot due to the loss of pressure as it goes down the line. I'm not sure drip hoses would work at all without pressure to be honest.I would think the soaker hose would need pressure also.
Ones I have used were slow when hooked up to my water supply with municipal water pressure.
Again, I will say without a pump I think distribution will be very uneven.
Interested to see if this works how you want PC.
Who makes those plates? That's the plate I'd like to use for the next grow. I can make a ring that feeds each section of the plate so that I get a nice even water over the entire media!!!I think without a pump the rings will be very hit and miss.
If gravity feed is what you are going to do then I like these way better.
Floraflex makes them.Who makes those plates? That's the plate I'd like to use for the next grow. I can make a ring that feeds each section of the plate so that I get a nice even water over the entire media!!!
Exactly what I've been looking for!! Thanks Steamroller!!!Floraflex makes them.
I got them at my grow supply store.
They are grouped with and most commonly used for hydro ,but I used them from grow #1 over my soil in 5g pots.
They allowed me to pour water faster and still have even distribution. I paid maybe $4 each.
They make square also for wool guys or people with square pots .FloraFlex Matrix - 12 pack
The FloraFlex® Matrix System is a patent pending first of its kind Top Feeding Wicking System that provides the most even way to deliver water and nutrients to your potted plants. It can be used with pots ranging from 7.5”-18” Diameters. You will need a Matrix unit, the same size Matrix Pad...www.bghydro.com
They really work and are easily installed removed at any stage of grow.