For anyone wathing, turn on the captions for narration. I'm personally only developing a system for watering while away from home, but couple thigns I've learned already: The optimal rate of flow depends completely on the plant in question, of course, so you will need to try stuff out to make the right decisions. Some threads dry in high heat and direct light, so take that into consideration. You will need to test for this also. One option is to make the chosen thread go through a tube, like a plastic straw or very thin pipe. This will help keep moisture from evaporating on it's way to the plant. You might want to cover as much of the jar's opening as possible without squeezing the thread, which will distub the flow of water. Kitchen foil is good option to control evaporation. I've also used old wholesale spice containers as the reservoir, the very big half a kilo ones or so, which have a lid with sprinkling holes big enough for most threads like these. One thing that is absolutely essential in my trials is to always fully soak the chosen thread for a sufficient time before adding it to the container. It is ready for use when it sinks and doesn't let out bubbles of trapped in air. A dry thread is hydrophobic (as you can see in the video especially with the clothing thread and sisal rope which float on the surface of the water for a long time) and will not draw water from the source. You will also be able to monitor the rate of flow more accurately while doing your testing when the thread itself is already fully soaked. This way while following the flow rate you don't need to factor in the water constantly soaked in the thread itself. All water lost from the container will be from the drip. You want the end that is in the water to sink as deep in the container as possible. Try connecting the end to a paperclip or tying it to a small screw or nail. This will keep the thread soaking in and drawing up water even when the water level gets lower. The other end which delivers the water to a plant might start drying out in some cases. You might be able to prevent this by sinking the end into the soil. You can take a split chopstick, tie the end of the thread to one end of the stick, roll the thread around the stick a few rounds and then stick it into the soil. If the pot is big, go a little deeper so the moisture reaches the roots of the plant and the thread doesn't dry out when the surface of the soil dries in high heat or dry weather Try marking the container with a whiteboard marker between certain periods of time, for example every morning and evening roughly 12 huors apart for three to five days. The rate of flow will evidently slow down, but this is practically unavoidable and not necessarily a bad thing, as when time moves on the flow rate will even out and your plant has reservoir for longer. Because of the drying issue I prefer my container to be above the level of the planter or pot. Some prefer the water container below the planter, so that only the capillary reaction is responsible for the watering rate. A tall bottle works well for me, but the flow will massively slow once the water level gets closer to the lewel of the planter. I've seen good results with a shallower and wider container too, for example a plastic bottle turned on it's side, cap screwed on and a small hole made to the up facing side of the bottle for the thread to go through. This is what I will try next. From what I've seen, the flow rate appears to be slower and doesn't slow down quite as drastically as with a tall container which the water can have hard time climping up from when the water level drops. A thicker thread helps in this issue, but again, a smaller plant or a plant that prfers to dry well between waterings might be shocked from too fast a drip. Just remember that your plants can in many cases take a bit of overwatering for once every now and then, and if you're away for longer time period, overwatering might be preferable to drying out completely and staying dry for too long. Depends on the plant though. You don't want to overwater succulents even for a short while, since they will rot without a doubt if left wet for days or even weeks on end. These are just some observations I've made personally in my specific conditions. My plants are small-ish houseplants and in the summer the room temperature can reach 28-30 degrees celsius (I cannot convert those numbers but google sure can) in my small studio apartment. Most of my plants are in front of a large south-west facing window that gets either direct or indirect sunlight all day from around 2 pm to near midnight around midsummer. I have no ac. These are just some details of my own situation and might help you understand how the different factors might effect which decision you will want to make when planning for your own system.
Thank you Aammak I live in the caribbean and trying to conserve water in this dry season ...my plants are outdoors in the hot sun...I have tried different fabrics...but they dry out at the plant root....so I am still experimenting...so your info was a great help...thank you
This is absolutely fascinating! I used strips of cotton clothing, one time, and I buried the end deep in the soil. It watered the plants well, but after a month, the cotton disintegrated right at the soil line.
This is a great referance tool as i am going away for a week, and have some peppers growing in small seedling pots. I am really worried about leaving them, and was worrying how to keep them alive. Looking at your video i think that the twine would be my best bet. Thank you
Thank you! You will make a good teacher ( if you aren’t one already)😍😍…. Telling people to look for themselves and decide what they want, without unnecessary instructions! I am going to try rope for three weeks. Hope it works! 😍😍
I use old cotton t shirt. Place the jug between two pots and run two strings from one jug. Nice video, good to see the different materials and drip rates.
I think the rope is the best as it drips slower. I have tried the knitting thread and shoelace which I would not recommend. The soil in the pot got soaked and the pot catcher was filled with water in a short time. The water in the container will last longer if the drip is slow.
Tysm! My 1st tkme gardeing was no success due to being too busy to water. I searched self wicking tubs but i need something long term. They seem to build up algae, the fabric as wick in the soil deconpose, or roots grow into the container of water so u need to redig it out. This seems to be the best method!
Algae doesn't harm plants or diminishes water quality and actually increases the microbial diversity of your soil. To avoid algae in your reservoir block out light or use a container that is opaque. Black aquarium air tubing paired with an airvalve is also great if you were using transparent tubing before. It also looks neat and tidy and the tubing is easy to clean at the end of a season. Just let it soak in a weak bleach solution, run it with hot water, air dry and store.
I am growing herbs in a 3x4 vertical hanging planter and I'm using the string method as well. After 3 days all of the pockets are dripping! I'm using string that is about 1/4" thick. THANK YOU so much for this vid!!! I'm going to try that brown twine bcuz it seems to water the slowest.
Wicking works best when used as "extended roots". Meaning the reservoir is UNDERNEATH the pot. With this siphon method, it just keeps dropping water till the res. is empty. It don't care how saturated your soil is or if your catch underneath has enough capacity.
Just place the string IN the pot or soil and it will draw water as needed by capillary action. This particular method in the video is prone to overwatering which no one wants with any plant/veg.
Just to clarify, you're suggesting placing the string directly onto the soil surface rather than propping it up with a toothpick or something similar? Doing so will result in the soil drawing water as needed rather than creating a constant drip? If that's the case, thank you for the tip!
@sherizuech6562 bruhhhh... do you not understand what he said? It doesn't matter which drips more water cause of all them will overwater your plants. The vid shows nothing except which of these will kill your plants quicker
That was Awesome! Very first time seeing your technique and I think that was the very first time someone had me watch a full video on water dripping. lol... The only bad thing I would say is I wish I would of seen your video first, prior to me drilling a bunch of holes in my water bottles and trying to stuff a sponge in a very small hole.
The twine is slow releasing but put 2 pieces in a 25 litre barrel then that should last quite a while, I will be doing this experiment this weekend. I found this out the other day as I’m going away for 5 days in July and don’t want to come back to dead tomato plants. Genius this is.
I use a 4 mm polyestersilk rope. I place the water container a few cm below the plant, then push the rope into the soil. This way the slow wicking works only by the capillary effect. This system uses much less Water and will not overwater the plants. You can also slow down the release of water by lowering the watercontainer compared to the plant, or increase it by raising it. A wide water container works best and remaines stable for a longer time, as the system is sensitive to the waterlevel.
Just curious, has anyone used this outside in a vegetable garden? I want an easy low tech watering solution but don’t want to use plastics. Many thanks for your video!
Thank you for this. I will try the the cloth method seems quite quick and very easy to get. If I may ask after how long do u refill the water in the cloth jug?
I want to try the rope for some plants I must leave behind for a week. My only problem is, I am worried that the water will start flowing out from the bottom of the pot and will overflow the plate below the pot too and create a mess.. So it kinda defeat the whole point of having a self watering system for when you're away
Merci infiniment pour cette démo, elle m'a confirmé mon choix pour le fil de laine et le lacet car j'étais hésitant en les deux.. Ils ont presque le même débit.. MERCI
Really cool, except, you should have put glass gems in the bottom of the containers or better yet have them all in one main container up with holes so they are well draining :)
Je suggère de mettre dans un bocal un mélange de coquilles d'œufs, de peaux de banane et de café turc, puis il y aura aussi de l'engrais pour la plante
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For anyone wathing, turn on the captions for narration. I'm personally only developing a system for watering while away from home, but couple thigns I've learned already:
The optimal rate of flow depends completely on the plant in question, of course, so you will need to try stuff out to make the right decisions. Some threads dry in high heat and direct light, so take that into consideration. You will need to test for this also. One option is to make the chosen thread go through a tube, like a plastic straw or very thin pipe. This will help keep moisture from evaporating on it's way to the plant.
You might want to cover as much of the jar's opening as possible without squeezing the thread, which will distub the flow of water. Kitchen foil is good option to control evaporation. I've also used old wholesale spice containers as the reservoir, the very big half a kilo ones or so, which have a lid with sprinkling holes big enough for most threads like these.
One thing that is absolutely essential in my trials is to always fully soak the chosen thread for a sufficient time before adding it to the container. It is ready for use when it sinks and doesn't let out bubbles of trapped in air. A dry thread is hydrophobic (as you can see in the video especially with the clothing thread and sisal rope which float on the surface of the water for a long time) and will not draw water from the source. You will also be able to monitor the rate of flow more accurately while doing your testing when the thread itself is already fully soaked. This way while following the flow rate you don't need to factor in the water constantly soaked in the thread itself. All water lost from the container will be from the drip.
You want the end that is in the water to sink as deep in the container as possible. Try connecting the end to a paperclip or tying it to a small screw or nail. This will keep the thread soaking in and drawing up water even when the water level gets lower.
The other end which delivers the water to a plant might start drying out in some cases. You might be able to prevent this by sinking the end into the soil. You can take a split chopstick, tie the end of the thread to one end of the stick, roll the thread around the stick a few rounds and then stick it into the soil. If the pot is big, go a little deeper so the moisture reaches the roots of the plant and the thread doesn't dry out when the surface of the soil dries in high heat or dry weather
Try marking the container with a whiteboard marker between certain periods of time, for example every morning and evening roughly 12 huors apart for three to five days. The rate of flow will evidently slow down, but this is practically unavoidable and not necessarily a bad thing, as when time moves on the flow rate will even out and your plant has reservoir for longer.
Because of the drying issue I prefer my container to be above the level of the planter or pot. Some prefer the water container below the planter, so that only the capillary reaction is responsible for the watering rate. A tall bottle works well for me, but the flow will massively slow once the water level gets closer to the lewel of the planter. I've seen good results with a shallower and wider container too, for example a plastic bottle turned on it's side, cap screwed on and a small hole made to the up facing side of the bottle for the thread to go through. This is what I will try next. From what I've seen, the flow rate appears to be slower and doesn't slow down quite as drastically as with a tall container which the water can have hard time climping up from when the water level drops. A thicker thread helps in this issue, but again, a smaller plant or a plant that prfers to dry well between waterings might be shocked from too fast a drip. Just remember that your plants can in many cases take a bit of overwatering for once every now and then, and if you're away for longer time period, overwatering might be preferable to drying out completely and staying dry for too long. Depends on the plant though. You don't want to overwater succulents even for a short while, since they will rot without a doubt if left wet for days or even weeks on end.
These are just some observations I've made personally in my specific conditions. My plants are small-ish houseplants and in the summer the room temperature can reach 28-30 degrees celsius (I cannot convert those numbers but google sure can) in my small studio apartment. Most of my plants are in front of a large south-west facing window that gets either direct or indirect sunlight all day from around 2 pm to near midnight around midsummer. I have no ac. These are just some details of my own situation and might help you understand how the different factors might effect which decision you will want to make when planning for your own system.
Thank you so much! These informations help me so much! 💚👌🙂
Brilliant info, thank you
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Thank you Aammak I live in the caribbean and trying to conserve water in this dry season ...my plants are outdoors in the hot sun...I have tried different fabrics...but they dry out at the plant root....so I am still experimenting...so your info was a great help...thank you
The best demo ever!
I will use the old clothes one thank you for sharing
You're welcome! 😉
This is absolutely fascinating! I used strips of cotton clothing, one time, and I buried the end deep in the soil. It watered the plants well, but after a month, the cotton disintegrated right at the soil line.
Merci pour la vidéo
Laine : 1 goutte/5 secondes = 0,86 litre/jour
Lacet : 1 goutte/6,5 secondes = 0,66 litre/jour
Corde : 1goutte/17 secondes = 0,25 litre/jour
Torchon : 1 goutte/2,5 secondes = 1,72 litre/jour
86 400 secondes/jour; 20 000 gouttes/litre ...
I don't think any plant needs 1 liter of water per day. Unless it's a big tree!
@Steph de Gous
Calculs précis, merci beaucoup! 👌
Skvělé, to je jednoduchý výpočet.
What a brilliant idea 💡 to compare different timing for drops with different materials. It's really very interesting and novel approach.
Thanks for the appreciation and watching!❤️
Really appreciate this video. I think I am going for the brown cord. Thanks a lot!!♥
This is a great referance tool as i am going away for a week, and have some peppers growing in small seedling pots. I am really worried about leaving them, and was worrying how to keep them alive. Looking at your video i think that the twine would be my best bet. Thank you
Thank you! You will make a good teacher ( if you aren’t one already)😍😍…. Telling people to look for themselves and decide what they want, without unnecessary instructions! I am going to try rope for three weeks. Hope it works! 😍😍
Did the rope work for 3 weeks, I need to find something that will work for 3 months.
@A A Thank you for your appreciations! ❤️
I use old cotton t shirt. Place the jug between two pots and run two strings from one jug. Nice video, good to see the different materials and drip rates.
Thank you!
I think the rope is the best as it drips slower. I have tried the knitting thread and shoelace which I would not recommend. The soil in the pot got soaked and the pot catcher was filled with water in a short time. The water in the container will last longer if the drip is slow.
True! It depends on what kind of drip we want to get!
What plant was it and how big?
a very useful video for anyone who wishes to install self watering system..
Thank you! :)
Thank you God bless you and your family 👏🌹
Muted and played Last in Line by Dio. Made this video much more palpable. Great experiment using the scientific method.
The third one is Jute twine
Tysm! My 1st tkme gardeing was no success due to being too busy to water.
I searched self wicking tubs but i need something long term. They seem to build up algae, the fabric as wick in the soil deconpose, or roots grow into the container of water so u need to redig it out.
This seems to be the best method!
Algae doesn't harm plants or diminishes water quality and actually increases the microbial diversity of your soil. To avoid algae in your reservoir block out light or use a container that is opaque. Black aquarium air tubing paired with an airvalve is also great if you were using transparent tubing before. It also looks neat and tidy and the tubing is easy to clean at the end of a season. Just let it soak in a weak bleach solution, run it with hot water, air dry and store.
Thanks. I also like the background music
I am growing herbs in a 3x4 vertical hanging planter and I'm using the string method as well. After 3 days all of the pockets are dripping! I'm using string that is about 1/4" thick. THANK YOU so much for this vid!!! I'm going to try that brown twine bcuz it seems to water the slowest.
I'm glad it's useful! That's hemp twine! Thanks for watching!🙂
مشاء الله Good idea I will try
Thanks so much
Thank you!
I smoke weed alot and be forgetting to water plants. Ima try this and see how it goes. Thanks pimp
Cuidado te olvides quién eres y riegues tus plantas con tus orines 😄😄
For small pots brown rope is the best
1 liter water lasts about a week
Me encanto la idea es muy practico y secillo de hacer gracias por compartir
Saludos!
Gracias! Saludos!
Very nice ... its simple with less effort and without any cost
Thank you for your very charming, informative and inspiring video.
Thank you for watching! :)
Wicking works best when used as "extended roots". Meaning the reservoir is UNDERNEATH the pot. With this siphon method, it just keeps dropping water till the res. is empty. It don't care how saturated your soil is or if your catch underneath has enough capacity.
The Mighty Hemp twine does it best I think, slow and steady>
Just place the string IN the pot or soil and it will draw water as needed by capillary action. This particular method in the video is prone to overwatering which no one wants with any plant/veg.
The purpose of this video is so you can SEE which wick works best.
@@sherizuech6562 that would be visible by the emptying water jars.
Just to clarify, you're suggesting placing the string directly onto the soil surface rather than propping it up with a toothpick or something similar? Doing so will result in the soil drawing water as needed rather than creating a constant drip? If that's the case, thank you for the tip!
Did you use cotton yarn and cotton shoelaces?
@sherizuech6562 bruhhhh... do you not understand what he said? It doesn't matter which drips more water cause of all them will overwater your plants. The vid shows nothing except which of these will kill your plants quicker
That was Awesome! Very first time seeing your technique and I think that was the very first time someone had me watch a full video on water dripping. lol... The only bad thing I would say is I wish I would of seen your video first, prior to me drilling a bunch of holes in my water bottles and trying to stuff a sponge in a very small hole.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your appreciation! 💚
that shoe lace is the best one!
It is the fastest one, but that's not always what you might want.
Por aquí apoyandote un saludo familia desde la HUERTITA de GUILLE buen vídeo
¡Gracias! ❤️
Thanks for this, I've been looking for this comparison
Very useful tip I will use old clothes for dripping that's better one
Thank you 😊for sharing ❤😊
Thanks for watching! 💚
At a rate of 20 drops per ml you could figure out how long your water would last. I love this idea.
Thank you! 🙂
So how long did it last? LOL
@@thethiefonthecross9092 You have to determine how fast those 20 drops are coming out…
The twine is slow releasing but put 2 pieces in a 25 litre barrel then that should last quite a while, I will be doing this experiment this weekend. I found this out the other day as I’m going away for 5 days in July and don’t want to come back to dead tomato plants. Genius this is.
I use a 4 mm polyestersilk rope. I place the water container a few cm below the plant, then push the rope into the soil. This way the slow wicking works only by the capillary effect. This system uses much less Water and will not overwater the plants.
You can also slow down the release of water by lowering the watercontainer compared to the plant, or increase it by raising it. A wide water container works best and remaines stable for a longer time, as the system is sensitive to the waterlevel.
But it will not empty the bottle. Only still water surface reachrs same level then the soil.
The rope is the best one.
The flow is the slowest.
This is going to be my choice.
For my maidenhair fern, the jute is perfect too.
I think the drops are not at the same size 🤔
Doesn't the string need to be in the soil? To avoid over watering? That's what they advise in multiple other videos.
There needs to be drainage. Or you're gonna get water logged moldy plants
1st and 3rd works best for the plant you are growing, it will not over water.
Simple ❤️❤️and effective.
OK, and as the water level decreases the flow decreases and at some point the height is too great and the flow stops. Right?
THIS was very helpful, thanks
Super! je dois avouer qu'on doit cacher les récipients ou bocaux afin d’éviter une forte évaporation. Merci tout de même c génial.
De très bonnes idées génial merci
Merci beaucoup!
Thanks. Very useful trick 😘
Thanks also for the appreciation!
I wish you a wonderful day! 😘
Nice project thanks
I'm amazed watching this
Selalu ada ide ide yang brilian
Mantap bos ku
Terima kasih!
How long did the water last? That would have been nice to see which string lasted longer and which one run out faster
Hey there I tried this string drip irrigation i had 20 lites of water can, it lasted only 10 days. 20 liters per plant pot.
Just curious, has anyone used this outside in a vegetable garden? I want an easy low tech watering solution but don’t want to use plastics. Many thanks for your video!
I tried it but I found my string drying up when left alone and my gallon still half full
@@susana9912 wrap the string with aluminum foil
Thank you for the lovely video.
Thank you for watching! 🙂
Terima kasih ilmunya, ditunggu vidionya selanjutnya.
Terima kasih atas apresiasinya!
Thank you for sharing. 😇😇
Thank you for watching :)
Vielen Dank. Sehr hilfreich.
Danke auch!
ive been looking for this
have you tried to put a lid on them with a hole drilled for the string?
I like using glass jars. Isn't it healthier for plants and earth to avoid using plastics for anything?
Irrigate the plant with the string Do I immerse the whole string in water
Very good....a sure shot way to try n chk if it is working or not.....n also the speed of the drip....thanks so much
Thank you!
I work away from home 2 weeks out, 2 home.. lm going to try this for some herbs on my balcony
Good luck! 👌
did it work?
Ich habe die Variante mit dem Seil versucht. Am nächsten Morgen tropfte nichts mehr,weil der Faden ab Flaschenhals ausgetrocknet war.
Super... thank you for sharing
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شكرا جزيلا!
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Hello
Muito bom ,vou fzr p minhas plantas.obrigada pels dica
Com prazer!
New friend here from philippines
Can it be done outdoor in summer?
Thank you for this. I will try the the cloth method seems quite quick and very easy to get. If I may ask after how long do u refill the water in the cloth jug?
Thank you! It depends on the thread used.
Good luck! I wish you a beautiful day!
The cloth. She is asking about the cloth.
Another idea: cotton clothesline.
Thank you. I will try this
Great idea but I'm worried about the mosquitos because the like to be around water.
We're trapping mosquitoes!
great ideas
Muito obrigada! ❤🌷👏
I want to try the rope for some plants I must leave behind for a week. My only problem is, I am worried that the water will start flowing out from the bottom of the pot and will overflow the plate below the pot too and create a mess.. So it kinda defeat the whole point of having a self watering system for when you're away
Why wouldn't you just put everything on a tray
Cuando hace mucho calor yo creo que el cordon puede secarse
tienes rayon eso es porque se pone el cordon en aluminium
Great idea
Thank you!🙂
Good idea
I shall try
Yes, you have to try! Thank you for watching! 💚
Merci infiniment pour cette démo, elle m'a confirmé mon choix pour le fil de laine et le lacet car j'étais hésitant en les deux.. Ils ont presque le même débit.. MERCI
Avec plaisir! Merci d'avoir regardé! 💚
Avez vous essayé en serre avec présence de forte chaleur ou au soleil ?
Wow wonderful
Thank you for watching! 🙂
Very very nice
Thank you
Good really will try soon
Good luck!
Very nice video
Thank you!
fantastic idea
Thank you!
@@CoolStuff7 awaiting more of your idea
Good idea👍
Super idea
Thank you!💚
solo falta medir el tiempo que dura en vaciar el envase , para tener un estimado para recargar de agua ,,, gracias,,,,,,
Con amor! Gracias a te!
Is it work in summer season for big plants ...
Lovely 👍😊😇
Thank you! 🙂
Great idea for when you travel.
Can nutrients mixed reach the plant from jar??
Of course! :)
Ok thanks
Really cool, except, you should have put glass gems in the bottom of the containers or better yet have them all in one main container up with holes so they are well draining :)
Thank you!
Buena comparativa.
Knitting thread Lol. That could be anything.
She meant yarn.
macrame
I thought you would continue shooting until the water in the jars are fully emptied 😜
Tu hablas español a y por cierto lo voy a probar muchas gracias😉😉
Buena suerte! Gracias!😘
¿Es necesario que el agua caiga desde arriba o el agua alcanza a subir?
Je suggère de mettre dans un bocal un mélange de coquilles d'œufs, de peaux de banane et de café turc, puis il y aura aussi de l'engrais pour la plante
Super idée, merci !
Its really very nice idea......I loved it ............but I had a question that why do you put toothpick in it and put a cloth on it
To see how the drop falls. Thank you! :)
I think you can submerge rope end in dirt.
Thanks dear
Thank you! :)
Exactement je part 2 mois je vais utiliser la corde 😅
Does the water level have to be higher than the soil level?
Yes
Nice
Thank you!💚
Merci !