Watering multiple plants

ZerocoolSmith

Active Member

• Dec 14, 2014

• #1

does anyone have any suggestions on how to water multiple plants? I want to use water halos and pumps. I can't seem to find the set up online anywhere though. Is there a splitter that dispenses the water to different plants?

 

UncleBuck

Well-Known Member

• Dec 14, 2014

• #2

ZerocoolSmith said:

does anyone have any suggestions on how to water multiple plants? I want to use water halos and pumps. I can't seem to find the set up online anywhere though. Is there a splitter that dispenses the water to different plants?

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manufacturer says:

Create your own flexible irrigation kits easily and cheaply with any ½ inch I.D. tubing and ½ inch fittings (not included). Please note that adding ½ inch ball valves may be necessary to create an even flow to all water rings in large installations.

i don't know if that is helpful.

 

jijiandfarmgang

Well-Known Member

• Dec 14, 2014

• #3

I've seen a couple homebrew watering systems. It's a lot trickier than you think. For all of them you pretty much had to be there to water them, so the only way its worth it is if you have a lot of plants to water. A drip system is less complicated, but has its own set of issues.

- Jiji

 

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spek9

Well-Known Member

• Dec 14, 2014

• #4

I use Claber Oasis drip systems. I use four drippers in each of my largest pots, and less as the pots get smaller.

Because most of my plants are in soil, I manually flip the switch on the days that need watering, but if I need to go on a trip, I just fill up the res' and leave it on.

-spek

 

warble

Well-Known Member

• Dec 14, 2014

• #5

I use a small pump to half inch tube, that T-splits off to form a rectangle loop around my tray. From the half inch tubing I have quarter inch lines with sprayers and couplers punctured into the half inch tubing, that connect to the quarter inch spray lines. Since it is a loop the pressure is all the same and I cut each of my quarter inch lines the same length. I have the pump hooked up to a digital timer.

 

ZerocoolSmith

Active Member

• Dec 14, 2014

• #6

Warble is it possible to see some photos? Not sure I understand. I'll look at some drip systems. I don't mind having to be there. Right now I have a pump going into a tube, the tube inside a 3 foot piece of pvc pipe. Like a watering gun. But maneuvering around my room gets hard at times cause I'm catching run off in trays which are pumped to buckets as I'm watering.

 

jijiandfarmgang

Well-Known Member

• Dec 15, 2014

• #7

- Jiji

 

DangerDave

Member

• Dec 16, 2014

• #8

http://www.garden-galaxy.com

This is what I use and I love it! Different size halos available. I use the extra large on 10 gal pots