Osmosis watering?
 

Can anyone advise me on a way to make an osmosis watering system for
when
I'm away from home please?

http://science-stuff.tripod.com/watering.jpg

Look at this diagram of my setup. The position of the basin of water
also
the plantpot is fixed, so I can't drop the pot to ground level for
instance.

Firstly, will this "wick" system work?
If so, then how can I construct the wick etc.?
First thought is hollow plastic tube stuffed with sponge rubber....
.....What do you think?

Thank you.

Osmosis watering?
 

"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:46:21 -0700 (PDT), sensible
wrote:

If so, then how can I construct the wick etc.?
First thought is hollow plastic tube stuffed with sponge rubber....
....What do you think?

I find that aquarium air line tube with a length of knitting wool
threaded through it works OK. It also works in reverse!

That sounds a good idea, I suppose the more strands you can get into it the
higher it will lift? What is the approx height of water lift you can
achieve?
Don

Osmosis watering?
 

"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
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On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:19:52 -0000, "Donwill" popple @diddle .dot
wrote:


"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:46:21 -0700 (PDT), sensible
wrote:

If so, then how can I construct the wick etc.?
First thought is hollow plastic tube stuffed with sponge rubber....
....What do you think?

I find that aquarium air line tube with a length of knitting wool
threaded through it works OK. It also works in reverse!

That sounds a good idea, I suppose the more strands you can get into it
the
higher it will lift? What is the approx height of water lift you can
achieve?
Don


I suppose it would be possible to thread a fine line first and then
use it to pull more strands through.

I didn't measure the height but, from memory, it was about six inch.
It would be interesting to try a few feet!

Yes, a loop of fishing line pushed through the tube so that the loop
projects out the other end, then thread a length (or multiple lengths) of
wool through the loop and pull it (them)through the tube. Cut a bit off each
end of the tube and you there you have it.
I must go down to our local Halfords to buy some tube.
Cheers
Don