camelips

im leaving for spring break for a week. I have 5 plants that are about 4-5 inches tall. anybody got any ideas for what i can build to water these plants for that about of time. the light is 150watthps if that matters
-Camelips

smokinrav

I just left for 11 days, camelips, and a week will be no problem.
First, transplant to at least a 3 gallon container at least a week before you leave.
Plan your waterings out so you cna hit a dry plant with a really good saturation the day you leave.
I was gone so long I cut my 12/12 back two hours to 10/14. Im guessing that bought me a couple of days by itself in delayed growth/water uptake.
There are other ways, like drip systems, perlite beds, wick systems.

Smokin

adderpuff

Hi
i saw a handy little gadget around it was a battery operated
pump with a inbuilt timer
and a pickup tube 8 ins long and 3 or so feeds comin of it
the guy involved with seeds direct had it in his shop an he was lookin at importin it to the uk
so it is out on the web somewere
Adder

camelips

thanx, well like i said they arent that big yet, but I got 3 weeks till i leave.. they are curently on 24/0 lighting... if i can find picks i know i can rig something up, im pretty crafty ;-) well thanx for the ideas

smokinrav

Yeah, vegetative stage. Got it. Sorry. Cut your lights back to 18/6. Many recommend that lighting cycle anyway for vegetative growth. That combined with a transplant to a larger planter (assuming theyre in a small one)will do you fine for a week

Smokin

tokemonkey

I was gone for a week with great results!

I had 2 plants, about 6-7 inches high. I transplanted them into 8" pots(soilless mix) and flushed them(I was having nute/water problems). I cut the lights to 19/5. When I got back, they had doubled in height and more than doubled in bulk. I also had a stupid drip system setup using some tubing and a water jug that I siliconed the tube to. It didn't work very well, though, so I wouldn't recommend it.