watering a plant while gone

[klup]

i have one female plant, early weeks of flowering, around 3ft tall with the pot. i have been giving her around 2 liters every other day with some petersons mixed in.

i have to go away for 5-7 days. i wanted to know if i could use a tray to water her for that long. ive watered from the bottom before with smaller plants, but only to experiment. would it be possible to put 5+ liters in a tub underneath and have it safely water the plant. would i need to maybe add a layer of rocks/pebbles to the bottom to better separate the excess water from the roots?

klup Reviewed by klup on 01-04-2008. watering a plant while gone i have one female plant, early weeks of flowering, around 3ft tall with the pot. i have been giving her around 2 liters every other day with some petersons mixed in. i have to go away for 5-7 days. i wanted to know if i could use a tray to water her for that long. ive watered from the bottom before with smaller plants, but only to experiment. would it be possible to put 5+ liters in a tub underneath and have it safely water the plant. would i need to maybe add a layer of rocks/pebbles to Rating: 5

[turtle420]

Maybe you can setup a "wick" system.

Don't know about making a bottom out of water.

I guess somebody watering the plant for you is out fo the question?

[klup]

definitely cant have someone water her for me, so i guess a wick is my only hope. thanks

[NorCal Grown]

Cannabis does not like to be watered from the bottom of the plant.....

[stickyichy]

yeah thats one way. Or you can put her in a tub of water while your gone. I did this for 14 days came back and all of my 3 plants were healthy and nice. All the water was gone too but thats besides the point.

The best possible option would be to set up a hydroponic system where it drops set up on a timer.

[50ul }{4ck3r]

yeah thats one way. Or you can put her in a tub of water while your gone. I did this for 14 days came back and all of my 3 plants were healthy and nice. All the water was gone too but thats besides the point.

The best possible option would be to set up a hydroponic system where it drops set up on a timer.

lol...i dont think so....you leave your roots in water and the soil....Overwatering!!!!!

come on get real.....i would say if u have the money...auto watering kit with a timer !!!!

but please don't let your roots sit in water!!!!
if you do that you might as well kick yourself in the azz!

[NorCal Grown]

I guess I should have explained the you don't want your roots under water for that long. Hell, it would be better NOT to water them for a few days then drown them. My :twocents:

[50ul }{4ck3r]

your right Norcal....klup get a cheap water pump and a timer for daily watering...and set the timer to only water for like 3 min each day!!!

Good Idea There!!!!!

[stickyichy]

Just telling you my personal experience.

College student strapped for cash with no time. i bought 2 tubs put about 2 gallons of water in them and let my plants sit in them for 2 week. Horrible, lots can go wrong such as root rot, over watering. But if you don't have any other options 2 weeks without water is death. id rather over water and have them live so i can nurse them when i get back then come back to brown plants. having my plants alive is much better then not watering and that my friend is why putting them into a bucket with water is much better then kicking my own ass.

having said that, if you do have the time and money invest in a drip system. you can even make your own using a pump bought from any fish store or home gardening place for around 10$ plus 7-10$ tubing. the timer should run about 15$ putting you in about 35+ or so.

[stickyichy]

just an after thought but there are some cool things that when i was trying to figure this out people suggested to me.

Automatic Plant Waterers - Lee Valley Tools

Plants Can Survive Your Holiday

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