I want to water two large plants and one medium size plants for 10 days. How do you determine how long and often to water? I have a 5 gal bucket.
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You can set the frequency and duration of the watering cycle. For the larger plants you would place more watering lines to than the medium sized one. I would suggest doing an experimental run first and make adjustments accordingly before you actually need to be gone for 10 days. Also keep in mind humidity and temperature in the area where the plants are being kept because these can affect the water usage.
1720781
Device timer have 2 sets one is frequency, second one is watering time. Frequency of watering you can install from 2.4 hours ( set day to 0.1) thru 720 hours (set day to 30) Watering time may be set from 1 second to 99 seconds I'm watering weekly for 90 second 3 big plants and 2 small Timer set: day =7 , sec =90 Correspondingly timer will powering pump every 168 hours for 1 min 30 sec But you need different volume of water to different plant. You can resolve it by different way: - use 2 nozzles for every big plant and 1 nozzle for medium - split one pipe(nozzle) to two plant (you need create splitter for this) - make long pipe for small plants (read table in instruction) - or/and put them more higher then big one. In any case measure volume of water delivered by every pipe into jar by pushing test button and adjust to desired using methods above In my case used 1 nozzle for every big plant and one splitted nozzle for small plants that also stay one foot higher and have longer pipe
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All the answer seem reasonable. One thing I did not see was the length of the tubing as well as to the hight the output opening is with respect to the pump. These affect the output and hence trial and error is required to get the best result. If you use 32 oz for the large plant and 16 oz for med plant every 2 days, then you will be using 32+32+ 16 = 80 oz ( ~ 2365 ml ) every 2 days . 5 gal = 5x 128 oz = 640 oz hence about 16 days (8 cycles). Hope this helps.
1720783
My advise is make some tests before you leave. You need to make sure you dont run out of water too quickly and also to keep cycles in such a way that you dont run out of batteries. If you flush the plants with water, plants will have enough already then do perhaps 2 short cycles 12 sec or so per day or perhaps one daily 16 20 sec
685129
you put about 1 ounce into each gallon of water, so about 1/4 bottle per 5 gallon bucket. the plants like it.
1248302
According to the instructions, the limit per watering session is 240 minutes. You could water for 150 minutes, four times per day, for a total of ten hours, but I expect that is not what you had in mind.
1972077
I have a 10X20 raised bed tomato and cucumber garden and I run two emitter lines lengthwise equally spaced from the sides. That waters the tomatoes perfectly and then I run a spot emitter to each of the two cucumber hills as they really need a little extra soaking. I run the system twice a day for 45 minutes each time on a timer (shut off on rainy days) and the garden is perfectly watered.
1710493
It depends on how much water you originally put in the actual plant. You should water the plant every well first, then add the globe and it can last up to 2 weeks.If the plant is dry.... the globe will empty almost immediately.
1077832
I replanted in a 10" diameter ceramic planter. Took it to work where there's great indirect light (about 6 hours a day). Water about 1/2 a cup to 1 cup once a week. It's doing great. :)
392691
The shortest watering time is one minute. But if you adjust the budget selector down to ten percent it will only be on for ten percent of that minute. Pretty short. It also has 3 programs. They each can have 4 start times. You can run all 3 of the programs stacked and get 4 start times per program. You should be able to flood what ever you want when you do that.
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this is made for 1 plant ........but a large plant the 10inch basket allows u to grow heavier plants u can grow anything.........just keep the feed right and the ph right........may i say look at hydrofarm drip ring i combined the 2 had better results then with the DWC alone.......use the drip ring untill the roots get deep in the water then i stoppped....sped up growth by 10 days compaired to alone
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I confess I found Bayer's instructions on single plant vs bedding plant use mind-boggling. I simply put about an oz to oz & half in the bottom of a gallon milk jug, add lukewarm water, shake vigorously, and fill to top, slowly as it nears the top as it foams. I then use on all my plants, followed by some more clear water, and the foliage is lush and the flowering is maximum. I use a little oftener than 6 weeks between applications.
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i have several plants with pots between 6 to 15 inches. In smaller ones, I put one in small pots, and two stakes in larger pots. I had bought it very early before the vacation, so i can test how it will work - i have over 15 large plants, some of them 25 yrs old.. (inheritance from a friend) wanted to make sure they are not taken care while i was away.... I grouped the plants, used a water container shared by 3 or 4 pots. The water container needs to positioned correctly, otherwise they just pull too much water too fast. read the instructions come with, keep experimenting.. happy flowering..
915020
You turn the dial to the desired watering length and day interval AT THE TIME YOU WANT IT TO WATER. The timer will then operate at that time. For example, if you want to water at 4:00 AM, you'll have to get up at 4:00 AM and turn it on the first time.
745404
Smaller pots. Saturate your plant first, then insert filled globe. It will water your plant for about a week in 4" pots.
548972
Hi Patrick, I put a pump and return lines on my 4 bucket system. This way the water gets flushed back into the main bucket and keeps plants very happy. I used the system without the pump and had good results as long as you changed the solution every week. Now with the pump I can go 10-12 days before changing it. THe plants grow really good either way.MUDFLAT
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If your question is about CONTINUOUS watering for a week, you don't need a timer -- you will either run out of water or have a massive water bill! If it's about INTERMITTENT watering for specific durations daily (once, every 6 hours or every 12 hours daily), this timer works well -- you just set it (time and duration) and it's done.
1708570
There are a total of 4 watering cycles. You can run up to 4 times a zone within one day and for each watering cycle you can set up to 4 diff start time. The duration can be set differently on each watering cycle.
1012807
I don't think the hose came with directions on how long to soak, because it depends on the soil and what you are soaking and how often. I have two of these watering a vegetable garden that is 50 feet by 5 feet, with well amended soil, in the high desert, once a day for 20 minutes, but I do supplemental watering by hand once a week. With sandier soil, the water spreads less but goes deeper. When I water a tree in the local sand, I place these hoses in multiple circles around the tree for an hour. Incidentally, a two-hose timer allows you to set it and forget it in many applications.
1728255
Like the previous comment, I watered the bag (sides) more than anything. The center stayed moist most the time, it was the outer area that needed watering mostly. And it wasn't a daily thing, 2 - 3 days. It depends on your climate. I live in Oklahoma where it is typically very dry.