what kind of jug do u use to water?

Luger187

Luger187

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i use a milk jug, but they tend to drip out of the cap when i shake it around. tryin to think of what else to use
 
kevin

kevin

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i use a 5 gal bucket when i have to mix nutrients, the rest of the time i just use the garden hose.
 
nomaninsf

nomaninsf

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Just use a big measuring cup. 1 liter is a good size. Each full cup would then be a 1/4 gallon. It makes it easy to measure how much your plants are drinking
 
Luger187

Luger187

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nomaninsf said:
Just use a big measuring cup. 1 liter is a good size. Each full cup would then be a 1/4 gallon. It makes it easy to measure how much your plants are drinking
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hmm thats a good idea. i like to mix in plastic milk cartons because theyre one gallon. maybe i should pour that nutrient solution into a big measuring cup, then pour on the girls. because right now i just know that i gave em about a half gallon or a full gallon haha
 
Luger187

Luger187

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Derple said:
how much do you water the plant anyways?
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today i did a half gallon each. but i think they may need a full gallon each. i have 2 plants, both were just put in 5 gallon buckets. im getting more soon, so im gonna need a bigger solution soon i think
 
jointed

jointed

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I use the plastic jugs cat litter comes in. They have wide mouths so they are easy to add nutes to. Also they have nice handles on them.
 
Luger187

Luger187

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jointed said:
I use the plastic jugs cat litter comes in. They have wide mouths so they are easy to add nutes to. Also they have nice handles on them.
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could i get a brand? maybe the size of the jug(1 gal?)?
the cat litter we get comes in square buckets
 
jointed

jointed

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I believe it's tidy cat scoopable. There are two sizes,1.5 gal & the larger size about 2 gal. Maybe a little more. I put a mark on them with a permanent marker @ 1 gal,2 gal. etc. Hope this helps man.
 
Luger187

Luger187

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jointed said:
I believe it's tidy cat scoopable. There are two sizes,1.5 gal & the larger size about 2 gal. Maybe a little more. I put a mark on them with a permanent marker @ 1 gal,2 gal. etc. Hope this helps man.
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jointed said:
Also the jugs are square.
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alright. maybe i can get another 5 gallon lowes bucket, and cut a hole for a valve at the bottom that i can silicone seal. then mark each gallon in the bucket. that way i can make a large amount at a time, but fill a smaller "watering cup" with the valve, to water them
 
nomaninsf

nomaninsf

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you guys are funny. talking about kitty litter. don't spend money on kitty litter when you can just get a 5 gallon bucket for cheap at any hardware store. mix yourself a 5 gallon batch and save yourself time in the end. it's harder to accurately mix up a kitty litter scoop size of nutes 20 times than it is to mix a 5 gallon batch once.
 
Dizzle Frost

Dizzle Frost

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I keep 2L soda bottles and use those. Makes it easy to measure out my nutes for what i need....i keep 4-5 bottles
 
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mihjaro

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Just so you know, milk jugs are great, but they aren't super durable. I've had several develop failure points where they dimple. Fortunately, for me, the first time it happened I was keeping them on a Rubbermaid lid, so I noticed the pool of water and no leak occurred. I still use them but have setup a cut down Rubbermaid which can hold a couple of gallons just in case.

I like them because I can haul a bunch of gallons to get ready to water. I've found that premixing nutrients and leaving them in the milk jugs for more than a few days can lead to the jugs becoming smelly.
 
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irieie

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i bought a cheap watering can from walmart it holds a gallon and has a nice long spout that i use to get to the back corners. this is extremely practical for small grows. it makes measuring easy because i always know how much water i have and i can tweek my mixtures for each plant. also to mix the solution i usually add my nutes when the jug is half full then fill the rest and stir with a wooden spoon. hope this helped.
 
Luger187

Luger187

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nomaninsf said:
you guys are funny. talking about kitty litter. don't spend money on kitty litter when you can just get a 5 gallon bucket for cheap at any hardware store. mix yourself a 5 gallon batch and save yourself time in the end. it's harder to accurately mix up a kitty litter scoop size of nutes 20 times than it is to mix a 5 gallon batch once.
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the kitty litter buckets are like 5 gallons

mihjaro said:
Just so you know, milk jugs are great, but they aren't super durable. I've had several develop failure points where they dimple. Fortunately, for me, the first time it happened I was keeping them on a Rubbermaid lid, so I noticed the pool of water and no leak occurred. I still use them but have setup a cut down Rubbermaid which can hold a couple of gallons just in case.

I like them because I can haul a bunch of gallons to get ready to water. I've found that premixing nutrients and leaving them in the milk jugs for more than a few days can lead to the jugs becoming smelly.
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the reason the water gets smelly is cuz theres no dissolved oxygen in it. if u get a small aquarium air pump and put the hose in the jug, it will last longer
 
nomaninsf

nomaninsf

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Luger187 said:
the kitty litter buckets are like 5 gallons
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So what? Buy a $15 kitty litter so you can use the container as a bucket? Why not just get a 5 gal bucket at Home Depot for $2.54 and not waste your money. So much things you pay lots of money for at a hydro store can be bought cheaper elsewhere. For instance, reservoirs. Rubbermaid Brute garbage cans are great reservoirs. I like them because they're cheaper than a res bought at a hydro store and they're tall instead of wide so they don't take up as much square footage. Just saying
 
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