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    I am going on vacation for a week or so. My 2 plants are in about week 3 of flower and are using about 1/2 gal. each every 3 days. How can I get them water while away? Having someone else do it is not an option.

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    This works great for me. You might be able to find it cheaper elsewhere....

    http://www.amazon.com/Claber-8053-4-.../dp/B000U5YFR4

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    Water/feed your plants, then set the containers into trays of water/solution and the soil will wick the water into the container as needed.

    Water/feed and use a couple of those glass globes that stick above the topsoil, they're only like $2 dollars each.

    Transplant to a larger container and water them into it thoroughly. They will take a week at least to grow into the new medium.

    Have fun on vacation, make sure your timer is good to go!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nitegazer View Post
    This works great for me. You might be able to find it cheaper elsewhere....

    http://www.amazon.com/Claber-8053-4-.../dp/B000U5YFR4

    Do as Nite says but look for cheaper all you need is a cheap tank and dripping system
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    Quote Originally Posted by az99 View Post
    I am going on vacation for a week or so. My 2 plants are in about week 3 of flower and are using about 1/2 gal. each every 3 days. How can I get them water while away? Having someone else do it is not an option.

    Thanx

    just water them heavily right before you leave. they'll be fine. i've done it.

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    Here is what I did and it worked great -

    I dropped a 460 gph pump into a 35 gallon trash can and hooked up a manifold with drip lines and drip sprinklers. The pump was plugged into a $20 digital timer than could turn on/off in increments of 1 minute. The real task is adjusting the individual sprinkler heads and adjusting the minutes per day and days per week to run the pump - once completed it works great.





    At first I tried running loops around the plants with perforated drip line but found it much more difficult to control the rate (and they tended to clog). The sprinklers however are easily adjustable and really just drip - 4xx gph pump isn't enough to spray water.

    I think this is the key component you're looking for - hydrofarm dual outlet digital timer. Can have up to I think 12 settings, you can choose single days of the week, every other day..., increments of 1 minute on/off.

    http://www.google.com/products/catal...ed=0CDQQ8wIwAQ

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