Forum area for discussing hybridizing tomatoes in technical terms and information pertinent to trait/variety specific long-term (1+ years) growout projects.
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
February 23, 2014
|
#11 | |
|
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 1,448
|
Ah, right, meant to mention what those are. They are watering spikes. Work great for vacations.
They are basically a tube connected to a porous ceramic probe. The green tube is placed in a reservoir (1 gallon jug in this case). As the water seeps out of the ceramic probe into the potting mix a vacuum is formed which draws water out of the reservoir. You have to make sure the green cap on the spike is on tight or a vacuum doesn't form and the spike dries out. The water must be below the plants, it's not a siphon. One works fine for 4-6" pots. Larger probably require two spikes/pot. These are the brand I bought: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1  I've also used strips of fabric pushed down into the soil to wick water to the pots...the wife likes these much better!  Quote:
__________________
Blog: chriskafer.wordpress.com Ignorance more frequently begets knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. --Charles Darwin |
|
|
|
|
|
View Public Profile
Visit ChrisK's homepage!
Find More Posts by ChrisK
Threaded Mode