Drip Irrigation
The micro climate on the roof is very desert-like; hot, dry and windy. The plants go through water much faster than if they were at ground level. I water the plants everyday, but the cherry tomato plant and the eggplants exhaust their water supply before I make it home. By the time I get back from work their 1 gallon reservoirs are empty and their soil almost bone dry. I really, really don't want to water twice a day, so I had think of a way of extending their water supply.
I was on the verge of buying one of those plant sitters with the ceramic cones, but I decided to try Mr. Brown Thumb's pop bottle drip irrigation system first. I'm happy to say it's working wonderfully. With them in place I can go a whopping 24 hours without watering! As a bonus I had all the required items on hand so it cost zero dollars. Anyone looking for a low cost, slow release watering system for their garden can't do better than this, give it a try.
5 comments:
thanks for the tip! i have a couple different plants that can use this actually...:)
I definitely like the idea of not having to water my plants so often, especially in the heat and humidity of July and August. I've seen this idea of using pop bottles before, but I'm really not a fan of plastic. I'm wondering if something like a Klean Kanteen bottle would work the same way, with the added plus of not being made of plastic. I may try it next year.
What a wonderful great idea!
Thats for sharing this information, it really saves a lot of my sensitive plants especially during a very hot day!
Hey,
Thanks for the link and glad you found the post useful.
-MrBrownThumb
I have a few hanging planters that dry out so fast I usually end up planting the plants in part of the garden but I really like hanging plants around our doors.
The pop bottle dripper sounds like the answer to my problem. Thanks a bunch. And my flowers thank you as well.
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