home made drip system?

[glennon111]

Hey just wondering if there's a simple drip system i can make with common hous hold items, like ideas, tips, inrustions. Anything. That be st8

Thanks
Glennon

glennon111 Reviewed by glennon111 on 07-22-2008. home made drip system? Hey just wondering if there's a simple drip system i can make with common hous hold items, like ideas, tips, inrustions. Anything. That be st8 Thanks Glennon Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

Probably nothing you already own, but you need:
-Pump ('pond pump' from a garden store or home dePOT)
-1/2" tubing, 1/4" tubing, both from home depot
-Small barbed fittings to put it all together (hydro shop)
-Drip stakes- I like the blue stake ones because they are SO easy to unclog and clog so rarely- .25 USD each at the hydr shop
-Timer
-res- can be a 5 gallon pail for a small garden

Pics shown are the system without the timer, which turns it into a constant-flow delivery for vertical NFT. WITH a timer, it's just a drip system, and I STRONGLY recommend using it as drip-to-waste rather than recirc unless you are in a true hydroponic medium.

[glennon111]

Thanks think i got a water pump for small aqua tanks and i have some tubes to fit it, i forget what its called i also have one of those things, for a pump so spread the air flow out so it isn't just blasting out one area. I been thinking about growing indoors, how easy is it and how easy is it to hide?

[stinkyattic]

It's hard to hide a grow large enough to require a drip system
I'd seriously hand-water indoors for better control, and to allow the soil to dry out between waterings.
The link in my signature has a tutorial for indoor startup- it's easy to grow!