Watering question

[gr865]

I will be going out of town for a few days. I need some advice on how to water the plants while I am gone.

I grow in a cabinet, three 3 gallon Smart Pots in FFOF soil/vermiculite. Plants are just going under 12/12. Temp in cabinet stays fairly constant at 76 degrees.

I hand water almost daily now. I will be gone for three days and am looking for some advice on how can I water the plants while I am gone? I have look into the passive hydroponics but really don't understand it.

I really need some help on this one folks!

Peace out,

GR

 

[canabinerd]

How many days will you be gone and what stage of growth are you in? I grow in 3gal smart pots with FFOF amended with 20% perlite and I only water once a week until late veg and flower and then usually only once every 2-3 days.

 

[JJ Bones]

You could water before you leave, then setup a pump in a res on a timer. Timer kicks on, pump kicks on, hose directed to your soil.

 

[Spimp]

Vermiculite retains water. So a good watering before you leave should be more than adequate for 3 days. Underwatering can be fixed in 20 mins sir.

 

[gr865]

At early veg I only had to water 1 every 5 to 7 days.
Very late vegging, early flower by the time I leave.

At present I am watering at least every two days. The ladies as of late have been growing leaps and bounds.

 

[canabinerd]

Just water them good and slow until you get 10-20% run off and you'll be fine. Doesn't hurt to let em' dry out a bit and get some oxygen to the roots once before flower.

 

[Halfbreed]

If you have a bottle of booze laying around the house, wine, whiskey, whatever, look online how to pop the bottom off using a string. Water before you leave, press the bottle neck a ways down in the soil, and pour your ph balanced water in the wine bottle. The soil will be saturated at a low level, (however deep your bottle neck is), and will only allow water to be taken as the water is used by the plant and evaporation.