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Going away for a week, will 2l of watering before I go and 2l bottle drip spikes be enough?

MrGreen92
MrGreen92started grow question 5 months ago
I'm going away for a week and after failing twice at a custom wick irrigation system I've just given up and got some idris water spikes that give 2l over 13 days.If I water 2l each which keeps them going for 3 days, and add 2l bottles to the spikes, will that keep them alive?
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 5 months ago
It all depends how much they drink, I don't see a big problem with your plan, but if they are drinking more then you are providing you may need 2x 2L drippers per pot. Or better yet, get someone to water while your gone. roommate, close friend or something. Good Luck!
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Polyphemus
Polyphemusanswered grow question 5 months ago
how much water do you use in a week? that'll tell you.. size of pots, size of plants, expected growth all make this an ever-changing need. you can raise VPD in that time as best you can to reduce plant transpiration, which will reduce drinking, but you need data from your garden to guesstimate how much water they need. If worried, set humidity a bit higher (if controlled) and avoid higher heat, if you can. This will also slow down growth over these 2 weeks too. Last week i was giving a bout .5 gallons a day to achieve 10% runoff waste. This week i'm around .7gallons per pot. This changes more rapidly with larger plants as their growth rate up to a point is exponential in nature. A plant will double in size every 10-14 days (maybe faster?), if allowed to do so or doesn't hit it's own genetic limitations.
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AutoflowersSucK
AutoflowersSucKanswered grow question 5 months ago
No one can give you the reassurance you are looking for because we don't know the rate at which your plants transpire. Don't know your VPD either. Don't know the size of your plants.....don't know shit lol Go away and find out. If they die them you know for next time.
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