Brainstorming a gravity-fed feeding/watering system.

What’s up, everyone?

My back is pretty jacked… I can carefully lift and move heavy things when needed, but for some reason repetitive standing and squatting tasks like feeding my plants really hurt after a while. My garden is small, so right now feeding it involves prepping a couple/few five gallon buckets of organic solution. Once it’s mixed up, I use a plastic measuring cup to ladle the solution somewhat evenly among my plants.

I’d like to set up a system where I can mix up a batch of nutrients (or dump a load of AACT from my brewer) then simply open a valve to gravity feed it roughly evenly to each of my plants (just 6 plants now, but up to, say, 12 in the future).

I’m talking about unfiltered organic goodness, so I assume drip emitters are out of the question (they would clog up immediately).

I’m picturing a ~30 gallon drum/tank sitting on an elevated platform with a manifold and tubing run to each plant

Has anyone set up a system like this?

Thanks!

~SS

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Took his post down after I said something about his system being the same as auto pots.

Right now I'm watering like you but wanting to change and wondering the same thing.

Have you checked out SIP containers? I haven't used them yet but sounds like watering is easier and less frequent--and with faster bud growth.

You can just simply mix your AACT in a trash can and use a submersible pump connected to a garden hose to water your plants without having to bend over and ladle it by hand.

I wouldnt recommend a gravity fed system for compost tea unless you plan on flushing your lines after every feed. Otherwise, you will end up with stagnant AACT in your lines that will start growing bad bacteria and potentially causing problems.