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JimyTheCook

JimyTheCook

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beernutz said:
The tap mate
There's 6 drippers surrounding the plants stalk
First year I've used tap water 100% usually I've got a full tank.of rainwater to start veg with but it's empty before summer started
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Wen its 40 odd outside do you turn the drippas on for abit durin the day or late afternoon
 
bursto

bursto

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not that bright on its own, no good for anything really except cloning but allready have a good flouro set up, so f knows what i'll do with em

they not staying in me tent tho its just for the photo
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beernutz

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JimyTheCook said:
Wen its 40 odd outside do you turn the drippas on for abit durin the day or late afternoon
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When it's 30 plus they get a drink everyday
When it's 40 plus they get double the drink but always at the same time
Between 7pm-8pm at night
A big drink lately for the girls is the tap left on a full turn of the handle once and left for an hour
Its not exactly a tripper system it's free flowing
Next year I'll have a pump and 2000litre tank to start them off and will use that unless it's dry I'll use tap water
This is the first year in about 8 years I've used more than 50% tap water in my grow only cos I brought a new house
I try and use rainwater get to do my bit for the world but this season.it was unavoidable
 
bursto

bursto

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climate change is real, i been buying rain tanks one a year for the last 4/5 years, i have a good supply now finally
before i used to run outa fresh rain water in january, then truck in scheme water till it rains again,

yuk chlorine

this year is the first time i got it covered with rain water :weed:
i mean first ya got to buy em then wait for it to rain
its a year or two long process
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helps if ya roof gives ya 23000 litres x 4 = 92000l tho

id have enough to share some if ya just lived down the road
but yeah running out sucks balls
 
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JimyTheCook

JimyTheCook

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beernutz said:
When it's 30 plus they get a drink everyday
When it's 40 plus they get double the drink but always at the same time
Between 7pm-8pm at night
A big drink lately for the girls is the tap left on a full turn of the handle once and left for an hour
Its not exactly a tripper system it's free flowing
Next year I'll have a pump and 2000litre tank to start them off and will use that unless it's dry I'll use tap water
This is the first year in about 8 years I've used more than 50% tap water in my grow only cos I brought a new house
I try and use rainwater get to do my bit for the world but this season.it was unavoidable
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My tank is chockas lately only cause the dogs have chewed the piping that runs off the side an back to the house twice after replacing it so i gave up on it.

I leave watering till late afternoon aswell only asked as thought soaking the mulch an top of the soil might help in coolin down the plants roots system abit wen the temps are pushin the mid 40's.

100l sounds like a fuk load but she is a big girl on a quess i reckon my plants probs get round the 20 litre per plant but its harder to estimate as most are in long trenches think i might have to up the amount they gettin a bit.
 
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beernutz

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bursto said:
climate change is real, i been buying rain tanks one a year for the last 4/5 years, i have i good supply now finally
before i used to run outa fresh rain water in january, then truck in scheme water till it rains again,

yuk chlorine

this year is the first time i got it covered with rain water :weed:
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helps if ya roof gives ya 23000 litres x 4 = 92000l

id have enough to share some if ya just lived down the road
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I normally got plenty and am prepared
Buying the second property and having no water storage there put me behind the 8ball although now I have brought a pump n tank
 
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beernutz

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JimyTheCook said:
My tank is chockas lately only cause the dogs have chewed the piping that runs off the side an back to the house twice after replacing it so i gave up on it.

I leave watering till late afternoon aswell only asked as thought soaking the mulch an top of the soil might help in coolin down the plants roots system abit wen the temps are pushin the mid 40's.

100l sounds like a fuk load but she is a big girl on a quess i reckon my plants probs get round the 20 litre per plant but its harder to estimate as most are in long trenches think i might have to up the amount they gettin a bit.
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If the plants are straight in the ground heavy watering daily when temps above 35 they drink the lot and want more
 
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beernutz

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JimyTheCook said:
My tank is chockas lately only cause the dogs have chewed the piping that runs off the side an back to the house twice after replacing it so i gave up on it.

I leave watering till late afternoon aswell only asked as thought soaking the mulch an top of the soil might help in coolin down the plants roots system abit wen the temps are pushin the mid 40's.

100l sounds like a fuk load but she is a big girl on a quess i reckon my plants probs get round the 20 litre per plant but its harder to estimate as most are in long trenches think i might have to up the amount they gettin a bit.
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Chuck a rainwater tank out the backyard plumb it to a tap one plant scrog it with a trailer net and bobs ur uncle ....most stuff under the net will be shit or wanna go mouldy but the 2-3lb on top is way your after
Very.little work with this method
 
bursto

bursto

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wonder if alarm clock is gonna order his seeds today? :weed:

i gotta go do some shit for an hour or two, ill be back
 
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Rewerb

Rewerb

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If you want cheap rainwater storage, then IBC's are the way to go. You can often pick them up for $50-$100 apiece. Much cheaper than buying a proper water tank. Even if they've had something unpleasant in them, they can be cleaned & rinsed-out a few times to get rid of the crap. I've got a mate that works for a food manufacturer that buys their liquid ingredients in bulk, so I get them for nothing :grin: & they're food grade, so no problems at all.

They're stackable to reduce the footprint if you're short on space & can be daisy-chained with a few plumbing fittings.

The black ones are best (if you can find them - they'll be more expensive), but if all you can get are the white ones, you can get covers to protect them from UV like this: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Cover-Sun-protective-hood-for-rain-water-tank-1000-liters-IBC-container-foil-new/143342340989?hash=item215fde8b7d:g:yUsAAOSw~hpdP-HZ&frcectupt=true

The only problem for us all right now down South is having the actual rainfall to fill them....>:(
 
bursto

bursto

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there ok to have arround there not muh chop for water storage, tho 1000 ltr at $100 bucks, is the same as 2300 bucks for 23000 ltrs and no cover req but a proper rain tank

beernuts uses 100l a day on one plant, if hes got 5 plants, he'd be fucked pretty fast in like two days, what do ya want him to do buy twenty pods for two grand or just get the real thing for arround the same money
would look a bit sus haveing a tonne of water pods kicking arround going green in a week or two unless covered
 
Lucky Luke

Lucky Luke

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Mines a concrete 10,000 gallon tank. Normally full in November it wasnt. Sits at 1/2 full. I run everything off it. Might have to buy water in this year for the first time ever if we dont get a nice few days of actual rain.
 
bursto

bursto

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noice (said like the fat bitch on tv) i wanted concrete to much $$$$

if there was a fire i just gotta stand there hoseing me tanks down
 
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