Once upon a time on usenet songbird wrote:
Leon Fisk wrote:
"~misfit~" wrote:

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I have chronic back pain and can't
bend forward for long (and there's not always room to crouch near a
potted tree).

Well, I understand. Some other ideas for you...

Aquarium pump.

often these must be submerged to work very well,
but they can be very inexpensive. i have one that
i've used here for years to drain the pond and some
other low head sump pumping from holes we've done
for footings. i think it cost me all of $7 at
the pet store. take it apart once in a while to
clean and inspect it, but otherwise it's done fine.
magnetic impeller.

Yep. As I said to Leon I have a few of these around the place but they don't
fit into the space around the pots (also I'd need to run around when there's
a break in the rain not only with a pump and bucket but also with an
extension cord).

Cheers.
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long, way when religious belief has a
cozy little classification in the DSM*."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)
(*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)