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Grow Questionssuggestions for best automatic watering/feeding schedule for whole coco/perlite tent without drainage

suggestions for best automatic watering/feeding schedule for whole coco/perlite tent without drainage

whenindoubtsmokeitoutstarted grow question 9 months ago

Growing in a 8x8 tent, all coco/perlite, 5gal pots, all tent on week 1/2 of flower. I DONT WANT TO empty full trays regularly and dehumidifier collects 20l per day. what is the best watering schedule for automatic watering systems? can I drip feed constantly even without runoff?

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FarmZOGanswered grow question 9 months ago

Disclaimer: I don't speak english Hey bro You can and should treat coco/perlite as a hydroponic system I feed mine every hour in veg with a certain amount of nutrient solution (I don't and never feed them just water) I see ur issue with hard work labor aka "ahh my fuckin back" haha I reckon 2 options for ur setup, first one require some labor on ur room for drainage, I'd go with a growing table u have a lot of sizes with a hole for attach a hose or put a reservoir bellow it under the table for ur run off, water pump and timer so you can move that run off to a big bucket or home drainage/bathroom or window lol etc, you'd need a nutrient solution reservoir water pump timer a lot of hose and some dripping systems I love the hydrohalo ones. Second option with a third of the labor are autopots, here u just need a reservoir and the number of pot u want it's a walk in the park lol and most likely won't need that amount of flowering plants cause cause this pots grow tree Plants look great bro you do a hell of a hand job 😂😂💪

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Sit_Ubu_Sit_Good_Doganswered grow question 9 months ago

well, if you don't have runoff, better treat it like a soil grow with possible water-only irrigations between fertigations every so often (less than a soil context) or reduce concetration of feed from what you can if there is runoff. You will get buildup of minerals with no runoff. There's no scheule you can follow as this is a very esoteric context... you will need to work out how fast thingsn are going to buildup and adjust procedure -- water only irrigations mixed in or reduce concentration of your formula 25-33% etc.. get a pump with a float switch... take care of the drainage water automatically. what you want to do is in direct contradiction to who you "should" use coco... might as well use soil. you want a miniumum 25-33% loss of weight before irrigating again... this depends on how fast your plants drink and how large your pots are.. wanting to do frequent irrigation andn being set up to do so with success are two wildly different things. constant drips? again no way to tell you without knowing water capacity of your pots and how fast your plants are drinking and flow of emitters. i would rethink what you want to do... it's going to cause you problems. Can you work something out over time that is functions - sure can... but nobody can give you specific instructions.. you will have to see problems, react and adjust next time.

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