How to reach back plants when watering?

medicaloutlaw

medicaloutlaw

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Does anyone have a good method for reaching the back plants in your tent especially when they are scrogged? Im having to crawl under the trellis netting to water the far plants and the ole back is giving me fits. I have a 5 x 5 with access on only one side. Ive tried a pressured sprayer but couldn't measure the water right and it had too much pressure and I still had to lay on the ground. I thought about a funnel and a 5 foot piece of pex pipe. Thats the only other option I can think of.

Does anyone else have this problem or any alternative methods that would make this easier?
 
Coldnasty

Coldnasty

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medicaloutlaw said:
Does anyone have a good method for reaching the back plants in your tent especially when they are scrogged? Im having to crawl under the trellis netting to water the far plants and the ole back is giving me fits. I have a 5 x 5 with access on only one side. Ive tried a pressured sprayer but couldn't measure the water right and it had too much pressure and I still had to lay on the ground. I thought about a funnel and a 5 foot piece of pex pipe. Thats the only other option I can think of.

Does anyone else have this problem or any alternative methods that would make this easier?
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I had this problem so I solved it and a few others by getting rid of the tent. If you have the space to run a room instead of a tent I would recommend that.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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That's why I don't scrog. I can pull all of my plants out of the tent in a few seconds if I need to. Or spin them around to do the weekly inspection for bugs. I also don't veg long so a scrog doesn't fit my style of growing small plants with a short veg time.

Have you thought about some kind of automated watering like Blumats or a drip system?
 
Kerowacked

Kerowacked

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Used a capped garden hose with a couple holes for each pot and a timer last summer. Just a ten minute trickle every day but worked great for a couple weeks i was away.
 
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Astral22

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Maybe something like this for your next grow? Those kits look nice to take out the plant if needed. https://scrogger.com/
And a tent with openings on all sides like this one
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And of course with the water pump or automatic watering system like others suggested.
I don't scrog but if i did, i would combine everything to make it simple and easy.
 
twentyeight.threefive

twentyeight.threefive

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medicaloutlaw said:
Does anyone have a good method for reaching the back plants in your tent especially when they are scrogged? Im having to crawl under the trellis netting to water the far plants and the ole back is giving me fits. I have a 5 x 5 with access on only one side. Ive tried a pressured sprayer but couldn't measure the water right and it had too much pressure and I still had to lay on the ground. I thought about a funnel and a 5 foot piece of pex pipe. Thats the only other option I can think of.

Does anyone else have this problem or any alternative methods that would make this easier?
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I open the back flap on the tent.
 
HibbityJibbity

HibbityJibbity

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Costs a little more money but if you're not happy with a wand you can always get a few watering rings and hook them up to a gravity or pressurized source and just pump it into the pots. The rings are like 7 or 8 bucks each and the tubing is pretty cheap as well. Fittings to a bucket or pump and maybe the pump itself is a one time purchase.
 
MICHI-CAN

MICHI-CAN

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Use a tent with three opening sides to start. And I vote PVC pipe, 20 oz pop or water bottle attached with duct tape.

Get fancy and put a hanger on a 2 liter bottle. Attach piece of garden hose with dollar store ball valve.

Feel your pain. Best wishes.
 
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