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- How to irrigate balcony plants - Tips & Tricks
- Just give balcony plants the bottle - that's how it works
- Integrated water storage - more flexibility in casting
- Tips
Plastic bottles can be used for automatic irrigation on the balcony
How to irrigate balcony plants - Tips & Tricks
For working balcony gardeners, the summer is a tricky time. In bright sunshine and sweaty temperatures petunias, geraniums and Co. suffer daily from drought stress. Instead of enjoying a quiet after-work on the balcony, hauling heavy watering cans is on the program. This guide puts an end to it and explains how the irrigation of balcony plants automatically succeeds.
Just give balcony plants the bottle - that's how it works
For the installation of sophisticated irrigation systems, the balcony usually lacks the necessary water and electricity supply or the tight budget does not make the investment. This does not mean that balcony plants need to be thirsty during the day when the gardener dedicates his or her livelihood. From a thick-walled plastic bottle and a simple attachment, you simply build an automatic water supply yourself. How to do it:
The IRISO drip system has further developed the water bottle idea. An additional plastic tip, which is connected via a hose with the water bottle cone regulates the flow at the touch of a button. The tip can be individually adjusted to 11 flow rates, adjusted to the water requirements of the respective balcony plant.
Integrated water storage - more flexibility in casting
Inverted plastic bottles for the irrigation of balcony plants are a thorn in the side of creative balcony gardeners. For an invisible automatic water supply, flower boxes and tubs with integrated water storage are therefore very popular.
Most models feature a double bottom cistern, earth-filled suction poppets, overflow openings and a filler neck with water level indicator. Thanks to this construction, you take care of the water supply, if it allows your time and not because it presses. It is advantageous that also liquid fertilizer can be administered easily on the way of the filler neck.
Tips
In order to automatically pour balcony plants on vacation, investing in a technically advanced irrigation system is not mandatory. A self-made pipeline of rolled kitchen paper, which reaches into a water bucket, provides the plants themselves with moisture for a short time.