On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:59:34 -0700, loonyhiker wrote:
This sounds pretty cool! Does the water just seep through the sides of
the unglazed pot into the sand? I may try that because it sounds like
fun and I'm pretty absent minded!

Yup, that's how it works. You can also do the same sort of thing with
an unglazed pot or cylinder (I used to make them in pottery class)
stuck into a big potted plant for a water reservoir.

Kay