[friedgreen51]

I have a few tomatoes in straw bales mixed in with the plants in the ground in raised garden boxes. I needed a way to water and didn't want to use a a soaker hose that would end up watering the ground in between the bales and the boxes.
I came up with this idea for a water wand and my husband put it together.
For each water wand you need:
1 - 3/4 inch 4 foot piece of PVC pipe
1- End cap for the PVC
1- Irrigation screw on adapter for PVC
1- Garden hose cut-off
1- Oatey primer and glue that is water proof

Drill small holes in the PVC about 1/8 inch in diameter at 4 inch intervals. Connect the end cap and irrigation screw on adapter with the primer and glue. Let dry a few minutes.

The last photo shows how the water comes out with no splashing. I was able to water each bale in about 2 minutes. It works equally well in garden boxes.