Feeding low, bushy plants without splashing??

[GreenBalls]

Hello!
This may be the dumbest question ever asked on the forum, but I'm prepared for any judgement

I have autos that have been LST‎d such that they are now very low and bushy - you can't see the coco beneath.
My trouble is that I can't water the plants without splashing all over the tops of the plants, and subsequently spending ages dabbing water droplets off them afterwards.
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I bought a long spout watering can‎, hoping to fit the spout in gaps of the plant, but it's not happening how I imagined it.. the water rushes out as soon as I lower it towards the plants. ‎

Is this happening because you aren't supposed to have a plant so short and bushy, that blocks the medium and main stem?
Or am I being an idiot in some other way?‎

[Bethmeg]

Attach a length of hose to the watering can if possible.

pop the hose in the pot and lift the watering can.

Still a bit fiddley like.

Thats why I dont water by hand bloody hard work

[GreenBalls]

Thanks for the reply.
I'm half way through my first grow and already totally fed up with feeding. Can you by any chance, recommend a reliable, and somewhat noob friendly auto Feed system?

I looked at blumats when I first planned my setup, but it seemed too good to be true (on paper) and also I saw a video or thread where some guy went away for a week and came back to dead plants.

Any affordable and reliable suggestions? Would a £50 blumat system be a wise purchase?

Thanks again

[Chimpboy]

Alright mate
You could use one of these:SEALEY OIL FLUID SUCTION SUCKER GEAR BOX DIFF FILLER DISPENCER 500ML AK47 off ebay

[WhIpLaSh]

Thanks for the reply.
I'm half way through my first grow and already totally fed up with feeding. Can you by any chance, recommend a reliable, and somewhat noob friendly auto Feed system?

I looked at blumats when I first planned my setup, but it seemed too good to be true (on paper) and also I saw a video or thread where some guy went away for a week and came back to dead plants.

Any affordable and reliable suggestions? Would a £50 blumat system be a wise purchase?

Thanks again

Look up the Wilma system, mate. Takes all the ball ache out of hand watering!

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[nom]

Look up the Wilma system, mate. Takes all the ball ache out of hand watering!

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That's what I did! Best decision ever! I get to leave my house for.a whole day now!

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[GreenBalls]

Thank you v much for this advice.

I think my concern with Wilma is that it will reduce my options, and pot-wise it seems a bit of a downgrade, unless I look into modding.
I.e. I currently have 5 x 15l air pots in my space, with a Wilma system I will be limited to using 4 x standard square pots in the same space.
However there's lots of food for thought here, and I'm seriously looking into auto-feed alternatives now.
Much appreciate the suggestions given!

[nom]

I had 20L pots before and now in a Wilma I'm using 9L airpots. Does feel like a downgrade but with the hassle of hand feeding removed, and also only having to check/top up the feed once a week, it's worth it for me.

I leave the feed on 24/7 because I don't have space for a timer on my 8 socket extension cable that is powering my grow and it lasts a week. On a timer it lasted 2 weeks in veg. Plants are loving it too.

[Peanut butter]

What medium are you using with the auto feed system nom? Iv just done a quick google search there and them systems sound great! Got me thinking lol

[nom]

I'm in coco peanut but its equipped for pebbles and soil they just have different ends on the drip tubes that feed into the medium