using wicks to water plants
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Uploaded by pleabargain on Sep 27, 2008
In an effort to minimize watering time I'm testing various wicking systems.
Let me know what you think.
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just to let you know spider plants will grow happily in total water. I hve had mine growing in a large bottle of water for over 3 years, I sometimes forget and the water level goes down to zero! God it's a tuff plant!!
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I have a thought if you use five gallon buckets,use some rock and packing peanuts and fill 1 eights way then put in some window screen on top of that and put an old shirt in a hole in the screen down through the rock and put water down there and add the soil little at a time and bring the shirt up through the middle for a wick?
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I love your re-use of materials. Ingenious.
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Doesn't it get moldy quite quickly? I've been trying to use this wicking system to water plants in a bucket. So far I'm still unsure which material would be best for the capillary effect, whilst preserving the plant and material used indefinitely. Perhaps clay poles would be a desirable replacement?
WilliamEGD 5 months ago
@WilliamEGD You have a good point and it's not mold as it is stale water... I'm not using water wicks any more, just FYI. It was an experiment and I learned a lot!
pleabargain 5 months ago
What kind of material is best suitable for wicking? I am referring to the string.
momoz88 6 months ago
@momoz88 I use old rags/ tshirts/ towels/ etc. I have not experimented with the fabrics for efficiency. You DO want to make sure the fabric absorbs water! :)
pleabargain 6 months ago
The bad thing with this one is that you dont see when its empty. So you dont know how much you need to refill each time...
LeonMyTube 1 year ago
@LeonMyTube The reservoir at the bottom is clear plastic. I can see in a glance if the plant needs more water.
pleabargain 6 months ago