Drip irrigation
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Michigan has cold winters and hot, dry summers. The dry summer is starting early this year, it's only May 25.
To water my plants I make a watering can that I set by the plant. Take a 2 liter bottle, cut off the top (save it, it can be used as a funnel for many things). Poke 2 pinholes in the bottom. Put 4-6 rocks in the bottom to keep it from blowing away. (Do not use sand, it will block the pinholes.) Now put the bottle next to a plant and fill with water. The water will slowly drip out, watering that plant only, and not spreading to areas where it's not needed.
The only issue I have is, every spring, I have to rinse out the bottle as debris collects in the bottom and blocks the pinholes.
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