Re: Underground watering spikes?

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.