Watering
A drip irrigation system delivers water in small, exact doses straight to the roots. Set the dose and schedule once, and the system waters your plants automatically, even when you’re away.
Drip Systems – Drip Irrigation Systems, Automatic Watering Systems & Drip Irrigation Kits
Shop drip irrigation systems and automatic watering for your grow. A compact drip system or drip irrigation kit runs every watering on schedule through its three hoses, with the dose set in milliliters. Use it as an automatic plant watering system for daily feeds, or as a self watering system for cannabis plants that will water plants while away. It also works as an automatic watering system for indoor plants, an automatic watering system for potted plants, and an indoor plant watering system; drip irrigation for potted plants needs nothing more than a filled reservoir.
FAQ - Questions about Watering:
A drip irrigation system delivers water in slow, small doses straight to the base of each plant through thin hoses. Water sits in a reservoir like a jerry can and a small pump pushes water through the hoses; a timer or the unit's own settings control when water flows and how much each plant gets.
Drip irrigation means watering drop by drop at the roots instead of pouring from above. Each plant gets a slow, steady supply it can absorb.
Yes, if you want consistent watering without daily effort. You trade the daily watering routine for an occasional check of reservoir, batteries, and dose. Great for growers with busy or irregular schedules.
Soil-grown cannabis typically needs watering every 2 to 3 days; coco needs one or more cycles per day. With the Gro-bot you set waterings per day and millilitres per watering. Check the soil and fine-tune depending on what the plant needs.
Pump systems commonly run 5 to 10 minutes per cycle but the right length depends on dripper flow rate and pot size. You’d have to work out litres needed per plant divided by flow per minute. Gro Bot is a millilitre-dosed drip system; you set the exact volume instead of a run time.
Place the water reservoir, put the pump in, and lead one hose to each pot. Set the dose and the watering times, then run a one-day test to check the pots.
Yes. A compact battery dripper needs no mains power or plumbing. Keep the reservoir in or outside the tent, whatever is convenient. The hoses need to reach the pots.
Using an automatic watering system. A battery powered dripper like the Gro-bot waters up to three plants for days from a jerrycan or bottle.
That depends on the reservoir size and flow of water. Calculate based on your reservoir volume divided by millilitres water per day.
With drip irrigation, 80 to 90% or more of your water reaches the plant compared to sprinklers that manage 60 to 70% while the rest evaporates or runs off. In pots, millilitre dosing means you give exactly the amount of water the plant needs, nothing more.
A soaker hose sweats water along its whole length. Soaker hoses suit long garden beds. With drip irrigation each drop lands at the root zone, and you control the dose.
