Wick Irrigation for Container Growing | Northeast Organic Gardening
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- Wick irrigation uses ropes as wicks to slowly and continuously supply water to the plant's roots. Learn how to set up a wick irrigation system for your container gardens in our latest Northeast Organic Gardening video with organic farmer Ron Christie, owner of Living Earth Farm.
Instructor Ron Christie is passionate about teaching people how to grow their own nutritious organic food for better health and well-being. He is an avid four-season grower, and a former NOFA-NH Board Member and Master Gardener who loves sharing his experiences as a gardener and farmer.
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I know this is old but I wish he would've done a follow up to validate the functionally and show that the wicking system was working.
Really great video with so many good tips to save time and problems!
Thank you for the video revealed alot of info other folks dont talk about.
Thank u Ron for your excellent video best information i have ever heard ie. nylon rope! Sealing ends! Washing and more! Wanted a way to irrigate in my greenhouse. So much confusing info on utube all lraving out vital points! Enjoyef your video presented in your beautiful rural setting! ❤ hugs to your canine friend!i introduce him/her! I watched your video seasons ago but no matter timeless info! Many thanks again and best wishes from Ireland!!
Nice music too😂
WELL DONE WELLLLLL DONE EVERYONE!
Best video I've seen on the subject! Thank you!
Thank you so much . I am 72 yrs old and out of necessity I have to grow more of my food now . But am having a hard time moving around this way of growing will help me so much not having to hand water everything at the same time. ❤️❤️❤️🍅🍆🥔🥒🥕 Grandma in Texas Z 8b - 9a
Great video. Can’t wait to try this. Glad i saw it before buying cotton rope
great thank you, I'll take that poly rope back I just bought!
Thanks!
Exactly what I've been looking for. Where can I buy the wicks you mentioned? Thank you.
Great information , thanks.
Hello, after the season how deep did the roots grow?
Hey checking to see how it is working. Also, if I go deeper work the wick will it encourage the the roots to go deeper?
Great technique! Thanks for sharing, to your opinion do you think it would work with perennials?(flowers)
If the rope went deeper and up to 4" from the surface would encourage the roots to go deeper for more water?
Hello, thank you so much for this video, helped me a lot. But I have an important question. Should we do drainage holes in the main bin where the plant it? Or not required? Thanks.
Hello! Great question. We recommend connecting with Ron Christie directly to help answer your questions. You can find him via his Facebook at facebook.com/livingearthfarmer/
Great video, thanks! I love those hoops over the raised beds. Are they commercially available?
Thanks, Jill! All of the hoops are home made out of 1/2 inch galvanized steel conduit pipe. Ron made his own pipe bender from plywood and a wooden wheel.
Can this be setup to accomodate a 2/8 foot raised bed?
Hey, would you tell me the song in the beginning, awesome music? And also, what is this style of music called?
Greetings from Germany
Traditional European seller American banjo tunes
So are their drainage holes in the container that the plant is in ?
It should also be noted that soil will wick moisture until it reaches a feild capacity.
This means the mix must be correct for the intended plants use.
Over wintering plants, should be allowed to dry. It is a good idea with all plants to meet them breath by drying and wetting pulling air through the substrate.
Has anyone done this with a seep well?
Where’s the finishes product vid Ron?
how long will the rope last as a wicker? I have planters that I don't intend on switching out often..
Nylon will last thousands of years of its kept out of the light. It must be kept out of the light to stop algae anyway.
Maybe if a perennial is left in the pot forever it could become congested with roots
Ron, are there drainage holes in the container housing the tomato plant?
I would put some drainage holes into the tomato container just in case it rains. Otherwise, I don’t believe that drainage holes would be necessary.
thank you for that very useful video.why is it necessary to use such a depth of soil if the wiking system ..the rope..stays around the roots at the surface ?
What is the minimum size pot to grow a tomato plant? It seems that the pot used is a bit too big for one tomato plant. (If the plant starts to drink from the reservoir, then the rest of the potting mix is unused?)
The size of the pot needed can depend on the variety of tomato. In most cases a 14x12 inch pot to a 16x18 inch pot will be good for a tomato plant. In gallons, a 5 to15 gallon pot works for most varieties. What is important is giving them space from other tomato plants and plenty of soil space to grow strong roots.
Can this be done with two 5 gallon buckets if so what size (diameter) rope????
Hello! Great question. We recommend connecting with Ron Christie directly to help answer your questions. You can find him via his Facebook at facebook.com/livingearthfarmer/
Ive tried wick irrigation in hydroponics and it didn't work........im interested in how you do it, how do you fertilize ? I found the wick system in the 5 gallon buckets , did not pick up the hydroponic nutrition well,
He tells you in this video. Did you watch it? XD
So bummed. Im looking for the name of wicking rope and this was great but no name. 😔
Hey Cajun! You can reach Ron via his facebook for more details. facebook.com/livingearthfarmer/
Why use fossil fuel product. Why not a metal wire?
You do and talk about too many unnecessary things. Be concise, your video could have been half the length.
lol
this is not tik tok
with you tube you can possibly speed it up ,turn the sound off and the sub titles on ..😂😂😂