tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post686481315837258267..comments2010-08-12T13:08:27.320-04:00Bucolic Bushwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09886352800474264548noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-43711779006875332042010-08-12T13:08:27.320-04:002010-08-12T13:08:27.320-04:00Hi Bryan,<br /><br />Yes, soil contact is a must. Adding a few rocks to the bottom of the bottle and burying it in the soil a few inches helps.<br /><br />Also, I would tweak the bottle for a few days until I figured out the best setup for the situation. Keep the cap fully closed, or leave a little wiggle room, depending on the container you have it in and what plant you&#39;re using it with.Bucolic Bushwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09886352800474264548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-34182260562333191572010-08-11T08:55:41.968-04:002010-08-11T08:55:41.968-04:00- Looks like once it has soil contact it works well. I was attempting to make something that dripped into an EB reservoir, but was unsuccessful.<br /><br />Thanks for the post,<br />Bryanbookenbryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480654093790265438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-68165762920438060442010-08-11T08:28:39.676-04:002010-08-11T08:28:39.676-04:00Hello,<br />Are you keeping the top (bottle cap) closed, so that air needs to come through the holes at the bottom?<br />If I allow the bottle cap to be open, the water comes out really fast, even with a very small hole. If I close the bottle cap it does not come out at all. Maybe I need the holes to be in contact with that soil? Or maybe larger holes?<br />If you could give some idea about how large and how many holes that would be great. I am hoping to have the water not drain for a couple of hours but am unable to do so.<br /><br />Thanks<br />Bryanbookenbryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480654093790265438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-86091759851302681132009-09-02T09:25:17.431-04:002009-09-02T09:25:17.431-04:00I 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.<br /><br />The pop bottle dripper sounds like the answer to my problem. Thanks a bunch. And my flowers thank you as well.James Mannhttp://www.backyardgardeningtips.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-45364006718756498182009-08-17T22:31:17.073-04:002009-08-17T22:31:17.073-04:00Hey,<br /><br />Thanks for the link and glad you found the post useful. <br /><br />-MrBrownThumbChicago Gardenhttp://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-garden/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-44788098271235595942009-08-17T03:51:42.627-04:002009-08-17T03:51:42.627-04:00What a wonderful great idea! <br /><br />Thats for sharing this information, it really saves a lot of my sensitive plants especially during a very hot day!James Missierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01423981835876393119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-29567828531928673242009-08-12T21:56:35.160-04:002009-08-12T21:56:35.160-04:00I definitely like the idea of not having to water my plants so often, especially in the heat and humidity of July and August. I&#39;ve seen this idea of using pop bottles before, but I&#39;m really not a fan of plastic. I&#39;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.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02333382611164161266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255881587336767342.post-89651576025894176872009-08-12T10:04:53.319-04:002009-08-12T10:04:53.319-04:00thanks for the tip! i have a couple different plants that can use this actually...:)cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14998862149005133518noreply@blogger.com