Posted by Terryc on April 20, 2008, 7:26 pm
Luke wrote:
> you could also do what was on Better Homes and Gardens the other day and
> use a small post hole digger to dig 30cm holes in the ground and then
> place some AG pipe in them. You thern simply water into the pipe and it
> gets straight to the roots, you still have to go around and water the
> garden but at least the water is getting where it needs to with little
> wastage
Umm, this idea only works for transplanted established bushes and trees
where the pipe is buried beneaththe root ball. Otherwise, most of the
water goes downward and can only be collected by established big plants,
unless your soil is heavy, in which cast it has a greater chance of
spreading sideways through the soil.
Posted by Father Haskell on April 20, 2008, 9:13 pm
> X-No-Archie:
> I live in South Australia, and I was recently down at my local
> hardware store and happened to notice this "new" sort of underground
> spike watering system. I’m not sure exactly what brand it was, but it
> was the same sort of principle as this:
> http://www.wisewally.com.au/howitworks.html
> The Wise Wally™ Aqua Spike System has been developed to reduce the
> amount of water evaporation that occurs when watering your garden.
> Other deep watering spikes currently available use plastic drink or
> detergent bottles that click into the spike. The idea is great, but
> the bottles are unsightly.
> Wise Wally™ Aqua Spike Systems use a single aqua tank placed in the
> corner of a garden bed and out of sight. The spikes connect to the
> tank using standard 13mm irrigation tubing. Cover the tubing with
> mulch or soil and you have a hidden irrigation system delivering water
> directly to the root system of your plants.
> I am trying to find out if anyone has used this watering system, or
> anything similar? Any comments? In principle, it looks fantastic. What
> I especially like about it is the fact that you only need to fill one
> tank of water, rather than walking around your whole garden watering
> everything. I’m fairly sure my soil has a fairly high clay content,
> and I’m worried that the irrigation spikes might block up to the point
> where the water simply won’t drain at all. If the water drainage
> becomes slow, but doesn’t actually stop, that’s fine. I’m just
> concerned about a total blockage. I’m also not interested in spending
> mega bucks – can’t stress that enough.
> Any advice at all? Different brands better than others? Etc.
Looks maybe useful for fertigating. Most water is lost
not through evaporation from soil, but through transpiration
through leaves, however.
What is the price? Can you build it yourself for a lot less
from discards like used 5 gallon pails?
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> use a small post hole digger to dig 30cm holes in the ground and then
> place some AG pipe in them. You thern simply water into the pipe and it
> gets straight to the roots, you still have to go around and water the
> garden but at least the water is getting where it needs to with little
> wastage