Can anyone help? watering issue...
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bigbagdylan
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I was also looking into this and would like to know
BobMarleySpliffs
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Yeah they look like a glass bubbler, you could turn it into a nice bong afterwards, lol. I was thinking the same thing, but they are prbably pricy, anyone got a DIY on those, you could probably make some cheap ones with little effort but I don't have one to go by.
growerruney
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panhead
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Here's what you need.
1. 5 galon bucket = $3
20 lft 1/4 inch utility hose from home depot,like th stuff you use to hook up an icemaker on a refrigerator =$10
1. Barbed brass nipple with male end = $3
1. Dual male end flow regulator valve = $3
1. Large plastic tumbler drinking glass,like a big gulp cup .
You drill a hole in the base of the bucket then insert the brass valve in the bucket,attach the hose & seal off with a high quality caulking other than silicone,use a polyurethane caulk as silicone does not stick very well long term,the caulk lasts forever but refuses to bond long term.
Cut the hose a few feet away from the bucket & insert the flow valve to regulate the drip times.
Dig a small hole at the base of the plant about 1ft deep & wide enough to accomodate the plastic drinking glass,drill a hole in the drinking glass then insert the other end of the hose through the glass an inch or two then seal off with caulk around the top.
Now you place the cup with hose attached in the hole at the base of the plant & cover the cup with soil,now all you need do is to hang the bucket of water in a tree & regulate the water flow,by putting the cup under the soil less water will evaporate on hot days & more will reach the root mass,plus the hose will be protected from clogs because it's not exposed.
Here's a few pics of my bucket system.
1. 5 galon bucket = $3
20 lft 1/4 inch utility hose from home depot,like th stuff you use to hook up an icemaker on a refrigerator =$10
1. Barbed brass nipple with male end = $3
1. Dual male end flow regulator valve = $3
1. Large plastic tumbler drinking glass,like a big gulp cup .
You drill a hole in the base of the bucket then insert the brass valve in the bucket,attach the hose & seal off with a high quality caulking other than silicone,use a polyurethane caulk as silicone does not stick very well long term,the caulk lasts forever but refuses to bond long term.
Cut the hose a few feet away from the bucket & insert the flow valve to regulate the drip times.
Dig a small hole at the base of the plant about 1ft deep & wide enough to accomodate the plastic drinking glass,drill a hole in the drinking glass then insert the other end of the hose through the glass an inch or two then seal off with caulk around the top.
Now you place the cup with hose attached in the hole at the base of the plant & cover the cup with soil,now all you need do is to hang the bucket of water in a tree & regulate the water flow,by putting the cup under the soil less water will evaporate on hot days & more will reach the root mass,plus the hose will be protected from clogs because it's not exposed.
Here's a few pics of my bucket system.
growerruney
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thank you. rep+Here's what you need.
1. 5 galon bucket = $3
20 lft 1/4 inch utility hose from home depot,like th stuff you use to hook up an icemaker on a refrigerator =$10
1. Barbed brass nipple with male end = $3
1. Dual male end flow regulator valve = $3
1. Large plastic tumbler drinking glass,like a big gulp cup .
You drill a hole in the base of the bucket then insert the brass valve in the bucket,attach the hose & seal off with a high quality caulking other than silicone,use a polyurethane caulk as silicone does not stick very well long term,the caulk lasts forever but refuses to bond long term.
Cut the hose a few feet away from the bucket & insert the flow valve to regulate the drip times.
Dig a small hole at the base of the plant about 1ft deep & wide enough to accomodate the plastic drinking glass,drill a hole in the drinking glass then insert the other end of the hose through the glass an inch or two then seal off with caulk around the top.
Now you place the cup with hose attached in the hole at the base of the plant & cover the cup with soil,now all you need do is to hang the bucket of water in a tree & regulate the water flow,by putting the cup under the soil less water will evaporate on hot days & more will reach the root mass,plus the hose will be protected from clogs because it's not exposed.
Here's a few pics of my bucket system.
kkday
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I used a battery operated water timer that hooks up to a water faucet and made a setup just like the bucket one showed accept for the tank was a 15 gal. Barrow and had a water faucet thing siliconed instead of a brass fitting. The timer hooked up to that and a mane line ran from there down the hill and was caped at the end smaller drip lines ran off of the mane line about 15 the presure is stronger on the lines on the bottom so put the larger planted pots or the bigger pots on the bottom end. Those drip line systems work grate from lowes and the batterys for the timer last about a year. And I wild set it to water at 11pm for 5 min every other day and just use water sulable fertalizer. Make sure to paint the tank black and keep all light from tuching the water or Alge will grow if that happens just throw a few drops of clorox in the tank as soon as see any sign.
By far was my best gorila grow setup payed for its self x1000
By far was my best gorila grow setup payed for its self x1000
bigbagdylan
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Thats a smart idea and i'm going to use it!!! I was thinking if you got a 55 gallon bucket could you put multiple hoses on it and would it still work just as good?Here's what you need.
1. 5 galon bucket = $3
20 lft 1/4 inch utility hose from home depot,like th stuff you use to hook up an icemaker on a refrigerator =$10
1. Barbed brass nipple with male end = $3
1. Dual male end flow regulator valve = $3
1. Large plastic tumbler drinking glass,like a big gulp cup .
You drill a hole in the base of the bucket then insert the brass valve in the bucket,attach the hose & seal off with a high quality caulking other than silicone,use a polyurethane caulk as silicone does not stick very well long term,the caulk lasts forever but refuses to bond long term.
Cut the hose a few feet away from the bucket & insert the flow valve to regulate the drip times.
Dig a small hole at the base of the plant about 1ft deep & wide enough to accomodate the plastic drinking glass,drill a hole in the drinking glass then insert the other end of the hose through the glass an inch or two then seal off with caulk around the top.
Now you place the cup with hose attached in the hole at the base of the plant & cover the cup with soil,now all you need do is to hang the bucket of water in a tree & regulate the water flow,by putting the cup under the soil less water will evaporate on hot days & more will reach the root mass,plus the hose will be protected from clogs because it's not exposed.
Here's a few pics of my bucket system.
cadillacjack81
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https://www.buyaquaglobes.com my mom bought some the other day at wall greens for her house plants