Drip Irrigation - Self Watering System for Plants | Self Watering Spikes | Budget Friendly

[@gregkisinger4183]

I work in a pharmacy and deal a lot with mls, drops, and the like. I saw some questions concerning speed of drops and concerning time and what not. There are generally 20 drops (gtt) in 1 ml (milliliter). The unknown here is how much water do you generally give to your individual plants? A tomato plant outside will be very thirsty whereas an indoor plant not so much. So what you do is when you water your plant, figure out how many cups you use to water it. Let's say you water a certain plant with 2 cups of water or very close to 500mls. If you have a drop every 3 seconds (the rate), then that would be about 20 drops=1 ml over 1 minute. So, if you are water a certain plant with 2 cups (~500ml) then it would take 500 minutes or a bit over 8 hours to water that certain plant. Now if you were going to be away for 24 hours, then you can't turn off the dripper after 8 hours since you won't be home, right? So you'd have to decrease the rate (or make it drip slower) where it would have 1 drop every 9 seconds which is equivalent to 20 drops (equals 1 ml) every 3 minutes and if your plant takes about ~500 mls then that would be 1500 min/25 hrs (3 min=20 drops=1ml because it's 1 drop every 9 sec) x 500 mls = 1500 min/25hrs) Too much math?? Long story short, this plant would take about 1 day (close to 25 hrs) to water (2 cups of water) if you had 1 drop every 9 seconds. So a 1 liter bottle could water this plant for about 2 days; a 2 liter bottle could water this plant for four days. So, I guess somewhere along the line somebody would have to add a new bottle?

[@nataneebarrett3180]

Does the size of the bottle matter

[@syedfaisal3495]

wonderful ❤

[@hugonegrete6325]

I have a peacock plant & will be leaving town for a week, would it work for it?

[@mindpower2824]

Oh now I see why mine didn't work well. I didn't cut the base of the bottle off.

[@japan6649]

2:33 Going for 1 month vacations Will this method work for my Money Plants ?

[@MyLittleGreenSpace]

No, this method wouldn't work for a span of 1 month.

[@rockbala]

I have a similar one in India. It does not fit the standard bottles we have. May I know a list of bottles which worked directly?

[@MyLittleGreenSpace]

Hi! I used 1 ltr sprite bottle.

[@balajisrinivasaiah3799]

@@MyLittleGreenSpace Thanks

[@KPuji]

Is it works for 5 day’s vacation?

[@MyLittleGreenSpace]

No. We will not be able to manage for 5 days.

[@harshitaharshita8980]

Then for how much time will it work 😢 in 1 litre water bottle??????

[@1992pushpendra]

Any idea how many days 1 ltr bottle will last at the slowest speed?

[@annmeacham5643]

I suspect it would depend on the drainage of the soil, size of the pot, temperature, sun versus shade, etc. This calls for extensive scientific experimentation, in other words, some good old fashioned trial and error. 🧐🤨🤔

[@Ineedahandle75]

Mine will not drip. I'm turning the adjustment but it won't drip.

[@MyLittleGreenSpace]

Hi! Check if nozzle has hole. Could be a defective piece.

[@TruthMatters357]

Thank you

[@annmeacham5643]

How much does each one cost?

[@MyLittleGreenSpace]

Hi! I purchased it at Rs.25 each...

[@annmeacham5643]

@@MyLittleGreenSpace Thank you for getting back to me so promptly. I’m sorry but I’m not sure I understand your response. Were they 0.25 each, 4 for $1.00, 12 for $3.00?

[@MyLittleGreenSpace]

@@annmeacham5643 Hi! I reside at India. Single piece was purchased for Indian Rupees (INR) 25.

[@KJDiva-gs1vt]

Muze ye drip irrigation karna he kaha se controler millega

[@MyLittleGreenSpace]

Hi brother! The spikes are available in Amazon. You can also get it in local nursery. Happy Gardening!! ☘️🌿

[@ianleevlog]

Do you need to cut open the water bottle?

[@MyLittleGreenSpace]

Hi ! It is not mandatory. If you cut open the bottle, it will be easy to refill. Else, you will have to remove, fill water and place it back. Hope this helps!! Happy Gardening!! 🌿☘️

[@praveenkapuria4502]

Why to cut 1/4 bottle ? Can it not possible if we cut little of bottle from top to poure water in bottle ? Please reply.

[@MyLittleGreenSpace]

Yes, it will be fine.

[@justaguyp1707]

How much should i keep the speed?

[@MyLittleGreenSpace]

Hi! It depends on the nature of the plant. Few plants would be heavy drinkers while others are not. Please adjust the speed accordingly.