Although i posted looking for options on automatic watering and nobody could find the time to respond, I'll post my findings below Setup... 1. 170gph pump from amazon. 2. 1/2" black pipe (plastic). 3. Manifolds that punch into black pipe. 4. 4 way splitters that attach to plastic watering stakes. The whole setup took me about an hour to put together as I flipped my next cycle putting in the plants. Another hour or so to plumb in the pump to my holding tank and connect to the black pipe. Two stakes in each 10gal pot, which will drip 1 gallon an hour. It seems to be working perfectly, no leaks, everything as advertised from the greenhouse supply wholesaler that put together the parts for me. About $320 in cost to set it up for 36 plants. I could not be happier. I can either water like I did before, just automatically every 2 or 3 days, or put on a timer and water based on a schedule with more frequency using less amounts of water each time. I'll post some pics next time I go down. Next step is I'm now going from 1 gals directly to the final pot of 10's. I'm going to setup the same system and drip water in vegge as well thus allowing me to pretty much not water manually at all. The only exception would be if some plants are uptaking slightly more, hand watering would allow them to 'catch up' so to speak. This is going to save me a shitload of time over the course of a month. Thoughts? w0034
Hmm. Upon searching, it doesn't seem like my post a few weeks ago about 'automatic watering' and I didn't find it searching on my username. I guess there was nothing for you folks to respond to, sorry.
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Sarcasm lost... Sounds like you are sorted! They have a place for thoughts. http://forum.grasscity.com/general/1190775-post-your-thoughts.html
I suppose this is a thread to re-invent and rename drip irrigation. FYI, they make different size drippers for different sized pots/water volumes. They already have whole sites about drip irrigation, but thanks for posting YOUR findings.