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Drippers or Hand feeding?
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Drippers or Hand feeding?
Good morning Growroom420. Lately I've been having huge issue with drippers. They keep getting blocked. I've tried 3 different types and nothing changes. I've been hand feeding and kind of feel that plants are developing better?
Has anyone actually seen if the entire coco is getting moistured when using drippers? Wonder if makes a difference.
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What is better? And how do you stop your drippers from getting blocked?
Has anyone actually seen if the entire coco is getting moistured when using drippers? Wonder if makes a difference.
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What is better? And how do you stop your drippers from getting blocked?
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Re: Drippers or Hand feeding?
I had so many issues the last 2 grows it was unreal, bloody drippers. Hand feeding would be a nightmare for the way i grow. I'm debating taking the drippers off completely so its just the pipe trickling water in.
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Re: Drippers or Hand feeding?
That's what I've done last night mate... I had enough of blocked drippers, all day every day!
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Re: Drippers or Hand feeding?
Though there was gonna be some mad science explanations ongoing but no lol
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Re: Drippers or Hand feeding?
Hah. I hand feed simply because I don't want to put any type of reservoir into my loft and I like getting up there nightly with the plants. I get home from work, smoke a joint, lift some weoghts and then chill out and feed the plants for 20 mins. I give them 2 litres each a night and they all have around 10%ish run off although it is going down on flower so may try 15 rather than 10 litres from tonight.
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Re: Drippers or Hand feeding?
I've been using a line cleaner/ph adjuster (plant magic pure clean) and made my own drip rings by using a soldering iron to make a few holes in the pipe as per Josh's drip halo vid. Never had any problems with blocking yet
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Re: Drippers or Hand feeding?
This would be the route I would go if using drippers. Always been put off drippers due to the various reports of them blocking which is why I like the look of that Alien Rain so much.
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Re: Drippers or Hand feeding?
If i had the time and patience i would hand feed but ease and no hassle feeding i use the Wilma with the blue drippers. I am annal about keeping it clean though def no slime in my res lol.
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I also have to add i have 0 kids and my only real responsibility after work is getting on the sofa for 9pm so I can watch some shit with the missus.
@marcus thats the old wives stuff I like. Might try that for now on.
@marcus thats the old wives stuff I like. Might try that for now on.
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Re: Drippers or Hand feeding?
in my head theres fuk all out there on the market when growing in coco in pots......... like good old fashion hand watering IMHO... drippers in my head i`d incline to think that they would soon play fuk with my medium within weeks of planting a sprout !! now then the main key factor growing soiless is to keep the medium well flushed with ferts daily is it not ? i cant see any dripper system on the market ATM than will do this !!!!!!!!!
so as of this I`M OUT. good luck but give me a bucket and spade any day over a dripper
so as of this I`M OUT. good luck but give me a bucket and spade any day over a dripper