Aussie Growers Thread

[jzs147]

Close call... do u know who narked on ya?

Yeah mate I know who it is Haus they tipped me off

 

[OzCocoLoco]

Over a dozen used needles found today...

Big Friday night hey

 

[bobqp]

Big Friday night hey

Hahahaha

 

[OzCocoLoco]

 

[Rigman]

Hey OzCocoLoco, got the Blumats on order but would like a little more info around dialling them in as in roughly how dry to let the soil get before setting them to drip of you don't mind?

 

[OzCocoLoco]

Hey OzCocoLoco, got the Blumats on order but would like a little more info around dialling them in as in roughly how dry to let the soil get before setting them to drip of you don't mind?

I give them a heavy watering then wait till the following day and dial them in to that moisture level.
Start of with them closed then slowly open them up till a drop will hang on to the end of the drip line,then I tighten it so that drop gets sucked back into the line.
This thread at icmag is like the Blumat Bible the guy @rives posts are the ones to pay attention to
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=111046

 

[Rigman]

Thanks mate, much appreciated

 

[OzCocoLoco]

Thanks mate, much appreciated

You going to go with gravity feed or pressurized ?

 

[Rigman]

Gravity feed mate, I was trying to get away from relying on power/pressure and less moving parts the better.

 

[OzCocoLoco]

Gravity feed mate, I was trying to get away from relying on power/pressure and less moving parts the better.

That's one of the benefits of them,they are a versatile system

 

[Rigman]

Hell yeah, your original post got me looking into them, love the way they can babysit for me basically. I was thinking (before I asked you) of giving a good watering and then setting them to drip around day 3 or 4 after the drenching so the plants still had to work a little.

 

[OzCocoLoco]

Hell yeah, your original post got me looking into them, love the way they can babysit for me basically. I was thinking (before I asked you) of giving a good watering and then setting them to drip around day 3 or 4 after the drenching so the plants still had to work a little.

I'm in Coco so that might be a better idea if you are in soil

 

[Bongsmoke420]

That's one of the benefits of them,they are a versatile system

I’m getting some.... I’m going to need them for this next big run I reckon I’ll break my back gettin in the back lol

 

[Rigman]

Yep, going full organic soil so will take your advice and move it out another day and then I can dial it to fine tune from there

 

[OzCocoLoco]

I’m getting some.... I’m going to need them for this next big run I reckon I’ll break my back gettin in the back lol

Before you order let us know and I'll find the details for the place I got them from,he's got the best prices I could find.

 

[OzCocoLoco]

Yep, going full organic soil so will take your advice and move it out another day and then I can dial it to fine tune from there

They have a really cool moisture meter you can buy aswell not cheap but it's trade quality

 

[OzCocoLoco]

I’m getting some.... I’m going to need them for this next big run I reckon I’ll break my back gettin in the back lol

I used to use a bit of 20mm conduit with a Coke bottle taped to the end like a funnel for watering the hard to get ones,was ghetto as but did a sweet job lol

 

[Rigman]

They have a really cool moisture meter you can buy aswell not cheap but it's trade quality

This I need to find, also a roll of tubing going by the first few pages in that link you put up before.edit:
Just checked it out, would be a little costly for a few of them, wonder if the old cheap moisture Meyers would be worth it (the 10$ ones on the bay)

nother edit
https://m.ebay.com.au/itm/3-in1-Soil-PH-Tester-Moisture-Sunlight-Light-Test-Meter-for-Garden-Plant-Lawns/222907396299?epid=10018388604&hash=item33e650f0cb:g:bv4AAOSwg31aTuHO

 

[Bongsmoke420]

I used to use a bit of 20mm conduit with a Coke bottle taped to the end like a funnel for watering the hard to get ones,was ghetto as but did a sweet job lol

Yeah nice I did the whole garden hose into a watering with a hose clamp good for a while til the seal starts to leak and if hold the hose wrong it would fuck out lol 20mm conduit way sturdier

 

[OzCocoLoco]

This I need to find, also a roll of tubing going by the first few pages in that link you put up before.edit:
Just checked it out, would be a little costly for a few of them, wonder if the old cheap moisture Meyers would be worth it (the 10$ ones on the bay)

nother edit
https://m.ebay.com.au/itm/3-in1-Soil-PH-Tester-Moisture-Sunlight-Light-Test-Meter-for-Garden-Plant-Lawns/222907396299?epid=10018388604&hash=item33e650f0cb:g:bv4AAOSwg31aTuHO

Those moisture meters are useless,I just go by how heavy the pot feels