I need a two week water'er Ideas

[TNHermit]

Most of our jobs are about 7 days. So plants in the greenhouse can survive in a starter tray of water. but I have a 14 day job in april. anybody got any ideas to keep 200 starts alive. . They will be two weeks to four weeks old when I leave.
WOuld peat pots setting on wet cushion foam work.?
Might stick some in the ground if it long term weather looks good.


Been looking for those water wick thing-a ma-bobs.

[Farmerwilly2]

How about a mister on a timer?

[Windy in Kansas]

Originally Posted by TNHermit

Been looking for those water wick thing-a ma-bobs.

Home Depot has Burpee seed starter kits that have the wicking mat in them. Here each kit for one standard sized flat was $19.99.

A small pump turned on via timer might be the cheapest solution.

Depending upon your view of chemical substances you might get by with using polyacrylamides in your planting mix next time. Some are sold under the trade name of Soil Moist, and some mixes comes with them already mixed in.

[Rocky Fields]

Hey.

Trying to regulate water intake and greenhouse temperature when you're gone for two weeks is gonna be tough. You should use some sort of drip system...

RF

[DoubleD]

Get a friend (who is somewhat garden knowledgeable) to stop by and water them for you. It's the cheapest solution for a one time situation.

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Originally Posted by DoubleD

Get a friend (who is somewhat garden knowledgeable) to stop by and water them for you. It's the cheapest solution for a one time situation.

This is my thought, also. You could do the mister on a timer, or a pump on a timer (wicking up from a mat won't be sufficient for two weeks, I don't think), but if something malfunctions you could still lose everything. Any mechanized system needs some oversight in case of problems.

Kathleen