Going out of town. how much water should I have for my plants?

[Atriax]

I'm going out of town for 6 days. I have two plants. The plants are in the early stages of flowering. I have watering spikes and some empty gallon jugs.

 

[crucialbunny]

A length of cotton cord with one end in a bucket of water and the other in your plant container will cause wicking that should help keep the soil moist.. I've done this with strawberries and it worked pretty well,

 

[OldManGrower]

It depends upon the size of your plants. I usually provide about 3 gallons for my six plants for a week. I also use a Blumat watering system. Works great as long as you keep it clean.

 

[90Gizmo]

Six times what you give them on a daily basis.

 

[OldManGrower]

90Gizmo​ is logically correct. However, I have found that they never seem to consume that much. Do not add molasses to this mix so as not to clog water channels in whatever watering device you use as well as to avoid scummy mold in your bucket or tank.

 

[Atriax]

90Gizmo​ is logically correct. However, I have found that they never seem to consume that much. Do not add molasses to this mix so as not to clog water channels in whatever watering device you use as well as to avoid scummy mold in your bucket or tank.

ok so i usually give them a half gallon each watering so going of the watering every 2-3 days rule I figure giving them a gallon each should be sufficient for 6 days

 

[Atriax]

And dude unless you're hydroing it I would seriously advise not watering every day.. that little theory was quit

I'm not hydroing and I'm not watering every day. I'm watering every couple of days. I got water spikes I'm just trying to get an idea of how much water I should set my plants up with before I leave

 

[OldManGrower]

The last time I left was for seven days. My approach is to do the following.
1. The day before I left I gave the girls a good soaking.
2. I then filled one large watering globe per plant with my solution and inserted it deep into the base of each plant.
3. The plants were in bloom and drinking a lot so I made up a five gallon bucket of watering solution and placed it in the tent.
4. I came home and my plants were not only thriving but there was about a gallon left over.
I had five relatively small plants going in a 30"x30" tent. There is no magic formula, you just look at all of the factors and make a decision. If your watering systems dries up before you return, It will be just prior to returning home. MJ can be quite forgiving of a minor transgression.