![]() ![]() 8x $1 $ 8įeedline: $11 for 50', can also be bought in 10' for less than $5. OUCH! That might be the reason for the decline of the batos in the community. You might have seen the bato buckets in a system called "Eve's Garden", which is a "Brand" product and therefore costs about $350 for a 6 pot and up to $600 for a 12 bucket system. ![]() Batos have been around for years with proven results but lately haven't been seen that much. The other big advantage over other drip systems like tube, tubbler or slab set-ups is that the plants are in individual containers that can be moved around, plus the (almost) 3 gallon container provides enough space for the root-mass. No more fear of power outage, the bato buckets have a 2l (about 1/2 Gallon) reservoir built in, that works as a wick system if nothing comes from above. It is a very efficient top-drip set-up, easy to use and very safe. Here is my photo-report on building a Bato-Bucket, also called Dutch-pots, system. The Dutch Buckets have worked well in my initial trials.How do I Build a Bato-Bucket/Dutch-Pot System? My system is in bits at moment ( viewtopic.php?f=18&t=23874 ) but as area is long and thin I need to use things like Dutch Buckets and small sumps with additional liquid fertiliser dosing to offset limited FT volume. Massive improvement over microjets and small black poly fittings that clog easily. Use it in Constant Flood, Flood and Drain (intermittent) and few times per day systems. I found that 15mm is much better than black poly and since you can easily pull it apart is very easy to keep clean. You can change hole size over small amounts around 5-8mm and make quite a bit of difference. You can put a ball valve at the head of the line / section of line / below T and then just use holes to control feed to say 5-10 buckets depending on flow pressure.īit of trial and error but 15mm pipe is only $7 per 6m so very cheap to experiment with. Not really - because 15mm can be a subset pipe in a larger feed system or even run parallel to a main pipe just using T's. Slightly more work with hard plumbing too, its very easy to cut a length of spaghetti tube plug it in and your away sort of deal, but once they are in one spot they hardly get moved. I didnt think of doing 15mm pipe like that, each one would have to have valves? could be a bit pricier seeing pvc ball valves are about $6 a bunnings for 20mm, but at our sort of scales thats only an extra $30 or so. Guess depends on how many buckets you want to feed - but my AP experience is that 15mm PVC with 5-8mm holes does a very good job on everything so far and has much less hassles than any other delivery system ![]() Only a few buckets as a bit of trial until I expand the growing area for DB's and a DWC. Pumping from and running back to a separate sump return at present that I top up with AP water every now and again. I also tend to separately fertilise them every now and again Just water DB's a few minutes every hour. I used clear drainage tube (6mm I think) out of a hole 6-7 centimetres up from the bottomįor drainage (out to a return pipe with holes in it - no connectors).Īt present I only have these on a low cycle compared to my AP beds (which are timer flood & drain), (PVC basically lays along back of line of DB's) Very easy to clean out as the 15mm is not glued. I basically use 15mm PVC pipe same as my AP setups and drilling 2-3 small holes I am playing with variants of Dutch Buckets. Even when they are blocking up and just dripping the plants grow fine, its only when they completely block you start to see the plants wilt and wonder whats going on. I dont know how often the water in the bottom is cycled, i dont really know how much sits down there, but at a guess id say every hour. The filter seems to work well, but i reckon would need cleaning every week or so, but that beats having a dripper nozzle clog up and your tomatoe plant all wilted which has happened twice.Īll depends on your system, mine is quite mucky. 2_p3120097 but i took the pressure reg part off it.Īnd then it screws into a 6 way manifold, which i cant find on the bunnings website on its own but they do have them on their own for around $7, can see it in action as part of this kit. but i reckon you could just drill a hole and jam them in with some glue aswell. 3_p3120436 is by far the cheapest option assuming you already have a tap and die set. I directly tapped a thread into the pvc of my main pressure line from pump and put these in. I think the only real solution is to filter the water beforehand. I think a restriction point such as a ball valve will only serve as another block up point. ![]()
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