Cheap and simple watering system

Jmy137900

Active Member
Hey guys can anybody recommend me a cheap and simple watering system? Every couple days I take them out and water in the bathtub, which I think is stressing them. All advice appreciated.

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Huckster79

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If its just a pain to get to back ones get a watering can and afix some semi rigid pipe like 1/2" pex making a long spout... doesnt look like urvset up is big enough to build an automated system for, mine is of similiar size.

One thing i do in flower room is i have 2 gallon square jugs affixed to wall in my work area outside the room and some 5/8" flexible line to a watering halo on each, with a stop valve. I mix em up turn valve on, job done. Closest i see to automated i need. The hoses to halos works nice in flower when it gets a bit full in the room.... i dont like wasting light lighting up a bare floor ;)
 

Indacouch

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^^^^^agreed

Get a bucket/container that will hold enough water to water your girls ...buy a cheap harbor freight fish pond pump 8$ then buy a length of cheap irrigation hose that can reach into your furthest plant ......attatch that hose to the pump and the other end onto a 4 ft piece of bamboo or a stick with tape ......use the wood as a handle/wand to hold while you water each plant .....that will save on your back .......nice thing is, you can mix nutes in your bucket/container in feed days .....and just water on your regular watering days .....very cheap and easy ......GL
 

Jmy137900

Active Member
thanks for the suggestions guys. the back watering IS what was becoming a problem. also i raised the pots to avoid waterlogging the bottom, but it was a pain trying to collect all the runoff water.
 

Huckster79

Well-Known Member
I like indicouches suggestion, its similiar to my set up. Only difference is if you can mount it right u can use gravity not a pump... both would work, i like the simplicity of gravity fed...
 

Matty22g

Member
You can just get saucers for the underneath about a foot in diameter cost $0.86 at my hydro store so just put those under and when runoff collected pick em up a tad take em out n pour it into a bucket and you can tet the water or do whatever with it or to avoid water logging it go to the dollar store and pick up a small platic bin with holes in it that sits ur plants about 2" off the saucer
 
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