Will the system work for indoor plants for a 3 week vacation?
871660
It has been a year since I used them. I do not think they would last for 3 weeks. A week worked just fine for me. My indoor plants were large, and in large pots. If your plants are smaller and the pots are smaller, it may work, especially during the cooler weather.
871661
Carole, I think the longest I tested mine was 2 weeks, but I live in a very dry region. I filled fairly substantial receptacles and covered them with foil to slow evaporation. I will be using them for a couple of weeks again now, but I have a friend coming to check on plants as a back up. I know this doesn't help much. A lot depends on house temps and humidity...as Irene mentions.
871662
Yes. Follow directions carefully to make sure water if flowing before you leave. Water container must be lower then the plant and you need to make sure water is being drawn up. I also attached a small stone to the bottom of tubing to make it sink to the bottom of the empty clear plastic gallon size milk jug.
871663
Yes. However, I would set it up a week before you leave and make sure the water is getting to the plants. I live in the desert southwest and the spikes have worked for me for over a month at a time.
871664
Carole,These did not work for us in outdoor pots, and we followed the instructions carefully. For what I read, they appeared to have worked for others. Perhaps it would depend on how much humidity would be in the atmosphere.. Sorry I could not be more help.. Irene
644921
I have been using on 8 plants every week and it has been over 3 months now. I just got 2 more plants, a month ago and I have enough in the bottle to last me couple more weeks at least.
1874714
Depending on the plant, I have large indoor palms, size 6 to 7 feet tall the water sphere would last up to a week, seven days time. Hope this helps.
1332909
Yes it will. You have a couple of options for this. You can water a single station by turning the dial to that station and then press the "Water Now" button. It will start watering for 10 minutes, but you can easily adjust the time with simple up and down arrows. Or, you can simply press the "Water All Stations" button and the system will cycle through each station, watering them for 10 minutes per station. Again, you can adjust the length of time with an up/down arrow buttons. I use these features fairly often, since the weather has been anything but consistent out here.
527609
I never had the opportunity to try that as mine quit working in less than 2 months. While it worked I used it mostly for indoor training to leave plants alone, sat off furniture and that type of training.
1537243
Yes you could but you need a water source and depending on the size of the pot you may need several of the ceramic waterers. I only use them inside when we go on an extended vacation. The water sources tend to develop algae unless you clean them out regularly inside. For short term use inside, they work just fine. Outside I don't know also if you want a lot of extra containers around the pots that hold the water source.
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It will work well, thier are 2 settings Program 1 Program 2 with sunrise and sunset settings. Settings for time program. I use mine for a planted thereioum and works good on hi intensity for my moss and plants. You need to measure the hight from top of tank to reef rock to make sure you have the right amount of light. The kit has a chart onhow too, and best lighting settings depending on your requirements. Make sure you size it righr. You can also set moon light. The remote is cool to.
2041221
I would say it would. I started plants from seeds March 4th and the tomato plants I have are over a foot tall. I suggest getting a pulley system to attach the light so you can raise the light as the plants grow. I kept the light just a few inches above them when they were smaller and then raised it about 8 inches above them as they got "older". Adjust pulley for light to go higher. After they are well established you can keep it 2-3 feet. 16 hours on/8 hours off. Hope that helps.
577935
Yes it will work for plants but I'm not sure how well , may need two of them.
1349035
I'm in agreement w/ B. Forest, to a degree. He's right about selecting programed watering by days of week per sequence, however, you can tweek this by reselecting a programed watering on another sequence. So, to properly answer your question, yes you can.
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I believe 3 months guaranteed if you don't like it send it back. I actually have 2 of them mixed in with my HPS and they are keeping up. Honestly the intensity is not as powerful as the HPS but I never had an issue with a plant that was under it. But I go every other LED - HPS and its doing great...
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It will depend on the number of plants you have and how tall they are. The more leaves, the more transpiration. The surrounding humidity will also have an impact. It will need more water if it is on a windowsill over a radiator. I have mine a balcony filled with herb plants. It goes at least a week between waterings in the worst of the summer heat.
706173
Yes. However keep plants for a week or so in original container with lightly watered to withstand the shock of shipping. After that it can be planted in bigger pot. Keep plants in warm/sunny areas of the house. Potted plants don't need too much water, in winter watering every 10-12 days can be sufficient.
1162196
It should work. Plants need to drain so their roots are not sitting in water. Be sure to have them up off the bottom to avoid root rot. Also use a 12/12 hour schedule to mimic sunlight so the plants follow normal growing light. Use a timer. The bulb is not a plant light but it should work for starting plants.
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I have three of these systems now, growing all the lettuce, kale, and other greens we can eat. I have mine set up indoors next to a south window with LED grow lights. As far as the pump goes no problems yet after maybe 6 months. It is a cheap pump, on Amazon they sell for around $30.00 so replacement is not a big deal...
767820
I would use it inside. The ambient soil temp needs to be in the 70;s to sprout and grow plants such as herbs. Assuming that your sunroom is heated. If not you might try it with a seedling mat.
1296200
You can add a water drip line combined with daily timer. A little bit of effort but you will be good to go for a long long vacation.