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HiddenMessagestarted grow question 4 years ago
With an automatic watering system what would be a good place to start with a timer? , sam time everyday in smaller amounts? every other day, or 3 days? imagine it being hard to properly set a timer as I have never had a really reliable schedule structured . jus when she needs
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kijani
kijanianswered grow question 4 years ago
i would turn on my pump manually and time how long it takes to saturate my plants (depending on media) ... then time how long it takes to let them ~ dry out as wanted this will give you an idea for how long your timer should be on for as well as how long to wait in between watering ... then i would just shorten both times .. how long to pump for and how often to pump observe and fine-tune ..
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CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 4 years ago
automatic watering is a bit finnicky, so much goes into it and it's effect on the environment itself cant be discounted, so there are as many ways as there are growers i'm afraid! my best practical advice to you is to use the Autopot system which is a bottom feeding , gravity based thing that will "automatically" water your plants when the weight of the pot drops below a certain weight (dryness basically) . Otherways are different , like top down watering in coco , i prefer to use watering rings, just so simple, twice a day for anywhere between 3 to 15 minutes depending on the size of the pot. Does that make sense ? for soil, you do want to have flexibility, water retention is high, sometimes it's three days, sometimes it's four days , sometimes it's two days, and risk of overwatering is so high, i think that's why folks might want to hand water more in soil. also that's the good thing about autopots.
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Godsgrower316
Godsgrower316answered grow question 4 years ago
If your useing soil it can be every three days it all you temps are right. If it’s coco not mixed with anything can go one or twice a day Or Hydroton you they have the system running every 1 0r twice per hour again all sending on stage of plant and how hot and humid your Environment is
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