I used a nice sharp razor knife and a block of wood when I connected mine.Is a straightforward system,like the geico commercial use to say “so easy a caveman could do it”
Total noob here but would a 50 gallon rain barrel at 24" above the plants give more PSI than the 2 gallon bucket at 24"? I figure the weight of 50 gallons pushing out would be way more 2 gallons of water. Would this create an unusable amount of PSI?
Lets say a 50 gallon is 3' tall. If you have it 24" above the soil level at the bottom of the barrel, your water level is actually going to be 60" and give you just barely above 2 psi. That's still within the realm of usable for our system. A bucket at 24" would be just above 1 psi since the buckets themselves are 10" - 15" tall. We recommend 0.5 to 2 psi as optimal depending on your environment, with 28" being 1 psi. 3 psi is the ABSOLUTE max our system can take, which is 7' above soil level.
I’m worried I won’t get enough water for my plants. I have a 5x5 fabric bed and I hand water 3.5-5 gallons of water every day. Will a 5 cup system keep up with my demand?
You'll find that our system is more efficient than hand watering and can keep up with plants needs while outputting less water due to it being delivered directly to the roots. I'm guessing you have a living soil bed and grow some... very thirsty plants. You may want to raise the reservoir up to between 28" - 56" height above the soil to increase water output. That should keep up with that output.
@@thethirstyearth5387 yes I am in living soil bed and growing cannabis plants. I’m assuming for my 4x4 bed I would need like 5 pots to cover my area. I’m very interested in trying this method if it will work in my setup.
@@adamvinson8991 it will. We have other growers using nearly that exact setup. During the flowering stage they will likely get extremely thirsty and you may need to fill the reservoir more frequently than once a week. You're probably best setting it up to auto fill
@@thethirstyearth5387 thank you. I will need to measure the depth of some of my beds that I have had quite a few years. I do not know if there is enough depth. Will it still work if I mound the soil up to cover the pots even if that is taller than the sides of the beds?
@@NancyVandemark it will still work, but not as effectively. Mounding/mulching will make a difference. The clay above soil level will evaporate water into the air if uncovered, so it'll just be less efficient that way.
My Hoya top screw was pre-assembled and I cannot get it to unscrew and am worried I will break it if I keep trying. Just want to make sure I air flush my set! Any suggestions?
We understand! It can be a bit of an up front investment, we believe the water, time and effort savings are worth it. Check out the frequent sales we run for discounts as well as our option for "pay in 4" to make it more accessible.
Just ordered mine today the videos are very simple and easy when you can visualize yourself setting up
I used a ratcheting PVC pipe cutter for a straight, non-pinched cut that worked perfectly with zero leaks.
Brilliant. Taking notes!
I wish I had looked at the comments before I did my cuts! lol
Cause I have that tool. Good to know for the future! Thanks for the information.
@@mattriley2532 We'll work that into our Q&A as that's a really good tip more people should have!
Another great video! Thanks!
I used a nice sharp razor knife and a block of wood when I connected mine.Is a straightforward system,like the geico commercial use to say “so easy a caveman could do it”
Total noob here but would a 50 gallon rain barrel at 24" above the plants give more PSI than the 2 gallon bucket at 24"? I figure the weight of 50 gallons pushing out would be way more 2 gallons of water. Would this create an unusable amount of PSI?
Lets say a 50 gallon is 3' tall. If you have it 24" above the soil level at the bottom of the barrel, your water level is actually going to be 60" and give you just barely above 2 psi. That's still within the realm of usable for our system. A bucket at 24" would be just above 1 psi since the buckets themselves are 10" - 15" tall.
We recommend 0.5 to 2 psi as optimal depending on your environment, with 28" being 1 psi. 3 psi is the ABSOLUTE max our system can take, which is 7' above soil level.
can you use this product in a bottom watering flower pot, like an earthbox or city picker box?
You can. Go for it
I’m worried I won’t get enough water for my plants. I have a 5x5 fabric bed and I hand water 3.5-5 gallons of water every day. Will a 5 cup system keep up with my demand?
You'll find that our system is more efficient than hand watering and can keep up with plants needs while outputting less water due to it being delivered directly to the roots.
I'm guessing you have a living soil bed and grow some... very thirsty plants. You may want to raise the reservoir up to between 28" - 56" height above the soil to increase water output. That should keep up with that output.
@@thethirstyearth5387 yes I am in living soil bed and growing cannabis plants. I’m assuming for my 4x4 bed I would need like 5 pots to cover my area. I’m very interested in trying this method if it will work in my setup.
@@adamvinson8991 it will. We have other growers using nearly that exact setup. During the flowering stage they will likely get extremely thirsty and you may need to fill the reservoir more frequently than once a week. You're probably best setting it up to auto fill
what are the size of the pots themselves? My beds may not be deep enough and there is metal hard cloth on the bottom of them to keep out varmits.
The pots themselves are 7" deep and 3" in diameter.
@@thethirstyearth5387 thank you. I will need to measure the depth of some of my beds that I have had quite a few years. I do not know if there is enough depth. Will it still work if I mound the soil up to cover the pots even if that is taller than the sides of the beds?
@@NancyVandemark it will still work, but not as effectively. Mounding/mulching will make a difference. The clay above soil level will evaporate water into the air if uncovered, so it'll just be less efficient that way.
Do you rec a olla per 5 gallon fabric pots for tomatoes?
Yes
My Hoya top screw was pre-assembled and I cannot get it to unscrew and am worried I will break it if I keep trying. Just want to make sure I air flush my set! Any suggestions?
Try using a crescent wrench carefully to unscrew the cap nut. You'll get past the initial resistance and then it will unscrew.
Wonderful item but way more expensive than I can afford.
We understand! It can be a bit of an up front investment, we believe the water, time and effort savings are worth it. Check out the frequent sales we run for discounts as well as our option for "pay in 4" to make it more accessible.
11:15 very interesting height to psi relationships
Indeed
14" = 0.5 psi
28" = 1 psi
56" = 2 psi