guitarguy10
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So I bought this cheap drip irrigation kit a few weeks back, probably knowing what I was getting (cheap):
And I guess it works, but the pressure to the last plant in the line is way less then the first, so much so that well it takes forever to feed, but also the first few plants in the line are already overflowing well before the last few plants are watered. I have been unable to find good info on what size pump would be necessary to provide the necessary pressure to 5 plants, mine is admittedly small at 210GPH but I still am unsure how to provide each line with equal pressure? Or should I just scrap this cheap kit and go buy some hard PVC piping? Right now 5 plants but future only one or 2 massive plants are planned.
I will be growing my next crop in an 18" barrel pot, for which these little lines and halos just aren't big enough. Does anyone have any ideas how to drip feed such a large surface area equally?
Lastly what are your guys feeding schedules like? Like how many times a day to you turn on the pump and how much runoff do you allow during each of these feedings?
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And I guess it works, but the pressure to the last plant in the line is way less then the first, so much so that well it takes forever to feed, but also the first few plants in the line are already overflowing well before the last few plants are watered. I have been unable to find good info on what size pump would be necessary to provide the necessary pressure to 5 plants, mine is admittedly small at 210GPH but I still am unsure how to provide each line with equal pressure? Or should I just scrap this cheap kit and go buy some hard PVC piping? Right now 5 plants but future only one or 2 massive plants are planned.
I will be growing my next crop in an 18" barrel pot, for which these little lines and halos just aren't big enough. Does anyone have any ideas how to drip feed such a large surface area equally?
Lastly what are your guys feeding schedules like? Like how many times a day to you turn on the pump and how much runoff do you allow during each of these feedings?