On Apr 19, 10:50 pm, Gas Bag <shazl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 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=92m 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=99 Aqua Spike System has been developed to reduce the
> amount of water eva****ation 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=99 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=92m fairly sure my soil has a fairly high clay content,
> and I=92m worried that the irrigation spikes might block up to the point
> where the water simply won=92t drain at all. If the water drainage
> becomes slow, but doesn=92t actually stop, that=92s fine. I=92m just
> concerned about a total blockage. I=92m also not interested in spending
> mega bucks =96 can=92t stress that enough.
> Any advice at all? Different brands better than others? Etc.
Looks maybe useful for fertigating. Most water is lost
not through eva****ation 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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