Newbie to the site here..... Last summer was the first time I had ever grown.... I set everything up myself without consulting any growers.... I basically did it the exact way that Orange describes, with a few differences.....
First off I only used a 30 gallon rubbermaid garbage can, same thing though with a spigit at the bottom. I then connected a 2 way splitter, two battery operated timers, and had two drip hoses running to 15 plants each. Now to fill the 30 gallon container I may have had an advantage. In the hills where I was doing it there was a spring that supplied a year round creek. Not alot of water but enough. I put a 5 gallon bucket to catch the water at a higher elevation that the 30 gallon container. Bottom of the 5 gallon also had a spigit with a hose running downhill to the top of the 30 gallon. So this creek would constantly feed into the 30 gallon. Couple of 1/2" holes dilled toward the top of the 30 gallon helped with the overflow. So basically I never had to visit the site for water from start to finish. I did visit it about twice a week though for the nutrients.
End story was an early rain came and I was unable to get out there for a week or so. Mold overtook most of everything and it was almost a complete loss.
Anybody grow in Sonoma County or Mendocino County close to the coast that could give me some pointers? This year I would like to do something that can be harvested a little early with a high yield.... any ideas?
... or get one of those water guns where u suck water and squirt it... ill get some pics of it when its done.
it will be too easy for helicopters to find your plants.