Comments on: Vacation watering http://buddygarden.com/blog/2008/07/30/vacation-watering/ Container Gardening photos, tips, highlights, recipes, tools review. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:32:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Vacation watering checklist | Buddy Garden http://buddygarden.com/blog/2008/07/30/vacation-watering/comment-page-1/#comment-4789 Vacation watering checklist | Buddy Garden Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:49:57 +0000 http://buddygarden.com/blog/?p=121#comment-4789 [...] Pro Watering System - I don’t have much luck with these but it’s better than nothing.  Last time I used them the water level was the same after several days and I couldn’t figure out how to [...] [...] Pro Watering System – I don’t have much luck with these but it’s better than nothing.  Last time I used them the water level was the same after several days and I couldn’t figure out how to [...]

]]> By: Cinj http://buddygarden.com/blog/2008/07/30/vacation-watering/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Cinj Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:58:29 +0000 http://buddygarden.com/blog/?p=121#comment-44 I agree with Fern, since it is pretty humid maybe the soil hasn't dried out too much and hasn't needed any water. At any rate, don't worry about it too much. If they're in pots you could move them to shadier areas and give them a through soaking right before you leave, 4 days isn't horribly long.... I agree with Fern, since it is pretty humid maybe the soil hasn’t dried out too much and hasn’t needed any water.

At any rate, don’t worry about it too much. If they’re in pots you could move them to shadier areas and give them a through soaking right before you leave, 4 days isn’t horribly long….

]]> By: Fern http://buddygarden.com/blog/2008/07/30/vacation-watering/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Fern Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:07:24 +0000 http://buddygarden.com/blog/?p=121#comment-43 Are you sure it's not working? It make be that water is only stimulated to come out of the bottle when the soil is dry (osmosis). If the contraption is definitely not working, what about replacing the mechanism covering the opening of the bottle with a bit of fabric, rubberbanded to opening? The fabric might allow more water to come out than the mechanism, but still release it over a longer period of time. Are you sure it’s not working? It make be that water is only stimulated to come out of the bottle when the soil is dry (osmosis). If the contraption is definitely not working, what about replacing the mechanism covering the opening of the bottle with a bit of fabric, rubberbanded to opening? The fabric might allow more water to come out than the mechanism, but still release it over a longer period of time.

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