Thanks for the upload, i tried this with 6 seedlings whilst away for 3 weeks ,all survived,stunted growth but all healthy ,for,larger plants use 2 or 3 thin ropes into 1 pot,fill the bucket with water 3/4 way up and use a clothes peg to clip the twine to the bucket to secure,then put at least 3 inches submerged in water,run it to the plant pot and bury 2 inches in the soil,it work's great.
All of these commenters saying to put the water source above the soil line apparently never been to the Lowes planting section where they have wicking trays full of water with plants placed on TOP of the trays.
Are you sure ? When I set these up my plants seem to always drink the water in my jars the same level that the wick ends inside my plants ... I just don't want to end up over watering on accident .
A cup of water equals a week? Bruh this dude doesn’t know shit. I use wicks to water my plants when I’m away I have about 100 plants on my terrace, out of those 50 are connected to the wicks. I have a huge 100 gallon water container and that goes for about 1.5 - 2 weeks in the heat of summer. Also if the water container is higher than the plants you will get a quicker feed.
The first example is a mess!! Water WILL GO UP into the pots but only if the rope is in a tube otherwise it will just drip water at the ropes lowest point on the table and on your electrical outlet :))
Would this work for plants like Bromeliad or Orchid or the Easter or Christmas cactus (The Easter and Christmas cactus is not succulent) and would it work for succulent plants as well?
FYI Water don't run or drip UP hill Water container need to be about the plants rope need to be wet able for water run down or dip down to the house plant
the rope doesnt work by dripping it works by capillary action, its not that the water is running up the rope is that the water is soaking up through the rope and then into the soil, you can see this in effect easily by getting a piece of tissue paper and dipping one end in water, after awhile if not immediately youll see the water shoot up it (not sure if this is what you meant but just incase it would be useful)
Self watering - What is the point if it only last about a week? Most house plant can live without water for 1.5 week without water. Most of the time when i go away for about a week i just water them before i leave. I need a technique that can last over 1 month😅
