telstra
08-04-2003, 08:20 AM
Great idea -simple but I think roots would grow to the holes and block them
unless pipe is on top of the gound-paint green and you won't see the
pipes.alternatively put stocking or fine mesh over outside before burying
but will prob rot.
stan
"Yau-ming Chiam" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> One of my apartment blocks has a small garden bed (12 feet long) that, due
> to its location, would make it too expensive to install a conventional
> watering system. One quote was for $800.
>
> The caretaker only comes once a week to perform his duties which includes
> watering the garden with a hose for 15 minutes. Its not enough and by
> mid-week the soil has dried and the plants suffer. (The garden's plants
are
> mainly the peace lily variety.) - btw, I don't live at the apartment.
>
> I thought a simple, almost invisible, and cost-effective solution was to
> make a watering system made out of old PVC pipes (10cm diameter).
>
> You drill holes into the PVC pipes then plant them into the soil and cover
> it up. All the ends are sealed except for one - a T joint or elbow joint -
> which slightly protrudes out of the ground. All is needed is for the
> caretaker to fill the pipe up with water which will slowly leak into the
> soil, keep it moist, and water the plants.
>
> The total cost is about $100.
>
> What do you think?
>
>
> Cheers!
>
> Yau-ming
>
> (PS. The rest of the people living there don't care about the garden and
> don't touch it. I live an hrs drive away from the place so I can't take
care
> of it)
>
>
>
>
>
>
unless pipe is on top of the gound-paint green and you won't see the
pipes.alternatively put stocking or fine mesh over outside before burying
but will prob rot.
stan
"Yau-ming Chiam" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> One of my apartment blocks has a small garden bed (12 feet long) that, due
> to its location, would make it too expensive to install a conventional
> watering system. One quote was for $800.
>
> The caretaker only comes once a week to perform his duties which includes
> watering the garden with a hose for 15 minutes. Its not enough and by
> mid-week the soil has dried and the plants suffer. (The garden's plants
are
> mainly the peace lily variety.) - btw, I don't live at the apartment.
>
> I thought a simple, almost invisible, and cost-effective solution was to
> make a watering system made out of old PVC pipes (10cm diameter).
>
> You drill holes into the PVC pipes then plant them into the soil and cover
> it up. All the ends are sealed except for one - a T joint or elbow joint -
> which slightly protrudes out of the ground. All is needed is for the
> caretaker to fill the pipe up with water which will slowly leak into the
> soil, keep it moist, and water the plants.
>
> The total cost is about $100.
>
> What do you think?
>
>
> Cheers!
>
> Yau-ming
>
> (PS. The rest of the people living there don't care about the garden and
> don't touch it. I live an hrs drive away from the place so I can't take
care
> of it)
>
>
>
>
>
>