Hello all of you cool cats from the DGC.
I have to go out of town for a week. I am worried that will be to long between watering. I an running in sip containers, but one of the plants needs water every two or three days. Do you think if I water right before I leave they will be ok for a week? I know people like to let them have a dry time and think the stress is good for them. they are in veg now and I will flip them tp flower when I come back.
I plan on turning the exhaust fan down to slow evaporation, but I fear that my vivosun tent dehumidifier will fill up with the added indoor humidity. I just put the dehumidifier in there about 4 days ago. it has kept my humidity under 60% (it was up to 70+% at lights out) and has collected less than a 1/2 cup of water in that time. I don’t have anyone that I can (am willing) have come and water one time.
I think it will be ok Just paranoid I will come home to death. These plants are for seed production so all they have to do is survive and produce some seeds. If it wasn’t prohibition land for home grow here I could easily have someone come and water, but I am fucked. Anyway I think they will be ok for 4-5 days I just hope the extra 3 days don’t kill them, I am attached to them now.
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Thanks for any advice you guys rock,
Jinxcat
Can you put them in bigger pots?
Can you put them in bigger pots?i
I would probably kill them if I attempted that. LOL
If you are watering every couple days they will die being left for a week for sure. The amount of water you would have to input to keep them wet for a week may suffocate the roots but it may be your only option if you don’t have a automated system. You could maybe leave some water in the bottom of the tray for it to wick up but that also can create issues. If you can’t get a friend to handle it. Maybe you could go get a small pump and put it on a timer in a five gallon bucket with just PH’d water. If you add nutes before you go it will become anaerobic. Those digital timers can dial in day and down to one minute of operation. You can get very specific. Just pop a little 3-way gang valve and run some tests to see how much water comes out in one minute of pump time. A good pump will have an adjustable flow valve. Good luck!🤙🏼
Thanks RASUFA,
That sounds like my only option. I think I can manage to do that with a timer and small pump.
Thanks again for the proper direction.
Jinxcat
You are most welcome sir. Just remember to only ph that water. Without an air stone or some way to oxygenating the water in that bucket, nutrients will become anaerobic. That’s just bad mkay? Shout out Mr. Mackey!✊🏼
Damn RASUFA!!! I was listening to the episode just now and I had the exact same idea!! Logged into the website to find you beat me to it… respect!
Great minds… and all that jazz..
For sure man!🤙🏼
Will do.
I have a pump from a small outside fountain that should do the trick.
Thanks again,
Jinxcat
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Thanks to everyone for all of the great advice!