Re: Irrigation by leaky pipe
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Irrigation by leaky pipe
- From: m* l*
- Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 16:07:48 -0700
At 03:22 PM 1/31/99 EST, you wrote:
>
>What about so-called "leaky pipe", the rough-surfaced hose from recycled
>tires. I have read good things about it, but not tried it. It is said to leak
>out just as much water as the plants need, and no more, working on the
>principle of capillary attraction. Which I understand to mean that as the
>plants suck the water out of the ground, the then dry ground sucks the water
>out of the leaky pipe to become wet again.
>
>Does any one know about this, and have good or bad things to say about it?
>
>Regards,
>Bob Stelloh
Plants don't suck the water from the soaker hose (made of recycled tires),
and the hose doesn't know or care how much water plants need. the gardener
has to supervise. Margaret L
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