Leaving town...

samanthadanger · #1 10-02-2007, 02:26 PM

I'm gonna be going out of town for a week, and I was wondering what to do about watering and such. Where I'm living its not going to be possible to have a friend come over and do it for me. So what can be done so I don't come home to dead plants?

Shocka · #2 10-02-2007, 02:35 PM

I left town to find a plant with buds all over it that had died and dried prematurely...unless you want a bunch of leaves and airy unmature buds, find a friend, and a real good one at that.

D3adH3ad · #3 10-02-2007, 02:43 PM

Rigging up a dripper is the only thing i could think of.

like with a 10 gallon jug that drips very slowly?

biggflintmi · #4 10-02-2007, 02:43 PM

Are they inside or outside? Are they in the ground or in pots?

samanthadanger · #5 10-02-2007, 02:48 PM

In pots outside, But they come in at night.
I figured I'd leave 'em inside though when I leave cause I'm in a back house and I don't want the people in the front to know.

spliffy777 · #6 10-02-2007, 03:00 PM

i gravity feed my disc cutter at work with a 5 gallon drum .just threw syphoning it out .the drip idea sounds cool and i bet it be easy 2 do 2

D3adH3ad · #7 10-02-2007, 06:40 PM

yeah just get some of that small clear aquarium hose and have it coming from the bottom out of a small hole with a small ventilator hole at the top.

if it seems like its dripping slow thats good. it adds up after dripping for hours on end.

FilthyFletch · #8 10-02-2007, 06:46 PM

Or go buy a real small watre pump at a pet shop or pond store about 15 bucks get some 1/4 hose and a couple drip rings from lowes or homedepot and a 5 buck timer. run the hose from the pump in a small 4 buck 20 gallon rubbermaid tub bewteen 2 rows of plant use a T barb at each plant and connect the soaker ring around each planst pot.Set the timers for like 5 minutes or whatever you like every 2 days with the timer.automatic watering system