watering multiple plants at once

[thowedoff1994]

hey guys um just curious anyone here have any inexpensive diy ideas for watering 12+ indoor plants in 3 gallon pots at once ....now i may sound dumb but just bare with me lol....i was thinking get my 5 gallon bucket ....half inch from the bottom drill 12 holes around the side...insert aquarium airline tubing in each end ...silicone that secure....then accordingly run each tube to each pot ...that way i should be able to pour water in bucket without moving every pot to water plants everytime i water ya know(tedious with back problems) do you think this would work...any help is greatly appreciated

 

[xGrimace]

Should be some interesting ideas. Some kinda drip system would work well for you.

 

[thowedoff1994]

all ideas are open now i gotta look up drip systems

 

[Dannysayo]

Connect a hose to a faucet or other water source Ghats long enuf to reach your grow. Viola! When done using, u roll it up like a garden hose

 

[xGrimace]

^^^ !!
cool idea. They also make this hose that will roll itself up, called the pocket hose, 50ft long.
I powerwash and stain decks sometimes and ive tried it a couple times works well.

 

[thowedoff1994]

Connect a hose to a faucet or other water source Ghats long enuf to reach your grow. Viola! When done using, u roll it up like a garden hose

so i take it as if a water pump is not a must??? if not lucky me cause thats what im really trying to avoid

 

[thowedoff1994]

Connect a hose to a faucet or other water source Ghats long enuf to reach your grow. Viola! When done using, u roll it up like a garden hose

what are ghats??

 

[xGrimace]

Faucet should do a good job of pumping the water. ghats = thats

 

[thowedoff1994]

Faucet should do a good job of pumping the water. ghats = thats

ok sorry about that ....but what about the problem with using tap water on plants?...the reason i was thinkong about the bucket and the tube is cause i still leave my tap water out days to get rid of chlorine...so i figured id just use my phd water to pour in buckets

 

[xGrimace]

Does your tap water have alot of chlorine and is the ph 7.0? I use tap water on my plants, and spray the leaves off with distilled if i get any on the leaves, so it doesnt leave any residue.

 

[thowedoff1994]

yes thats why we use brita faucets in our home....at times u can smell it

 

[xGrimace]

So how much did you say pumps cost nowadays? lol

 

[thowedoff1994]

lol....dam....so im gonna need one...lol

 

[thowedoff1994]

So how much did you say pumps cost nowadays? lol

so it would take a pump to get my idea to work??

 

[xGrimace]

Use some physics shit, as long as the reservoir sits higher than the plants, the water should go downward through the tubes into the pot. Very small opening on the end of the tube going into the pot.

 

[bottletoke]

pressurize the reservoir, do u have an air compressor?

 

[thowedoff1994]

pressurize the reservoir, do u have an air compressor?

no air compressor...but i def believe by this weekend im gonna come up with a macgyver ass gadget...lol

 

[BarnBuster]

so i take it as if a water pump is not a must??? if not lucky me cause thats what im really trying to avoid

Well if you're going to be lifting buckets of water up high enough to fill container, sounds like a recipe for back fuck up.

 

[thowedoff1994]

Use some physics shit, as long as the reservoir sits higher than the plants, the water should go downward through the tubes into the pot. Very small opening on the end of the tube going into the pot.

gotcha grimace

 

[thowedoff1994]

Well if you're going to be lifting buckets of water up high enough to fill container, sounds like a recipe for back fuck up.

true but ill be dammed if i hurt this fucker again...shit i love walking....lol