The Hydro gardens are containers which incorporate a water tank that will absorb the earth by capillarity. The steadily keeps Hydro garden irrigation and allows the person responsible for maintaining only have to deal with filling the tank every so often, for example, every week or every 15 or 20 days , depending on their capacity and ambient temperature . The only downside is they are usually too large for the home environment, where the decor are other criteria , and is used most often to small plants that are distributed over the furniture according to your style .
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Watering Cones are a simple , economical and effective solution , as they adapt to all kinds of pots , whatever your size . It is a porous cone provided with a thread that fits any plastic bottle is 5 liters or a quarter . The cone is driven into the potting soil and the water seeps which will have pre-filled the bottle.
They can also be used outdoors, although in this case, the most effective solution is a drip system timer , which allows you to program the frequency , duration and the exact time of irrigation. The circuit is sold as a kit that you can install yourself.
There are also semi-automated irrigation kits that have a depot departing tubes into each pot. Periodically release some water , for example , 2 times daily . They are inexpensive and do not require electricity .
Whatever system is chosen , we can become more effective if we complement these four steps:
1. Interrupting the fertilizer 15 days before .
Two . Reduce the activity of the plant cut flowers and flower buds about to open .
Three . Gather all the pots in the coolest room in the house , down the shutter until twilight and leave the window ajar .
April . For a patio or deck , it would be best to collect all the pots in the shady corner , as long as this is feasible .
May . Watering just before leaving .
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