Original UpBloom 32oz (1000 ml) Made in The USA Plant Water Bottle for Hanging Plants, Succulents and Multipurpose Watering with Adjustable Long Reach Neck Design | Indoor or Outdoor

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Container plants have a limited amount of nutrients available to plants, so feeding them is essential. Frequent feeding, however, can result in buildup of salts from fertilizer. Leaching the soil or overwatering until water pours through the drainage soils can help drain the salts. This should be done at least once per month during the growing season. Overall, after 9 weeks since planting, and surviving the hottest July day on record (36.7 oC at RHS Garden Wisley) every one of the baskets used less than 25 litres, 4 watering cans full (7.5 litres each) of water over the 9 weeks in total, with most baskets maintaining a floral display. An average over the whole trial of 142-380ml per day. This confirms Tijana Blanusa’s earlier work that demonstrated thathangingbaskets could survive on 160ml per day. The soil moisture content has an influence on the amount of water that is lost by drainage. So when the compost was really dry, (SMFC and SUB), as much as 42% of the water applied ran through or off the surface of the media. Conversely, when the compost is kept wetter (SOL and TD Hi), 30-70% of the applied water was lost.

The second surprise result is that irrigation applied 5cm (2in) below the soil surface, through porous hose systems, increased plant quality even though the upper soil was dust-dry. Perennial hanging baskets need to be repotted once per year in early spring or before major growth occurs. This will loosen compacted soil and roots, giving better growth and moisture management, as well as introducing nutrients to the plant. Rather than overwatering, just because you can only water at certain times of the day, (which will encourage your plants to use more water), you can fill the reservoir anytime and know that you haven't saturated the compost. Baskets and containers are notoriously thirsty, but careful watering will save water and allow plants to flourish. Water high, water low, water anywhere you want water to go, with the handy Crew Squeeze Watering Bottle in this bigger size to save constant refills. Super accurate watering for everything from babies and succulents, to watering moss poles, and for careful watering to avoid leaves you can't risk getting wet, or substrate you don't want to disturb. Total height (including spout) is 25cms with a big 1 litre capacity.

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Tube stays put in any direction or angle you choose; Allows you to direct water right where you want it - between the leaves and to the root base

Automated drip irrigation systems can stop wastage because the slow drips have time to soak in before the water runs away, and on a larger scale can be set up to match the rate that the plants are using the water. Gardeners should aim to achieve a soil moisture deficit or to ‘keep the glass half full’, so that there is sufficient moisture for the plants to grow but also sufficient air space for roots to respire and to capture rain, rather than allowing it to drain away. Remember when you are planting a basket or pot to try to find three types of plants with contrasting form and texture. This creates a thrill, fill and spill effect that will make your basket look awesome.

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Most of all… get creative. There are no hard-fast rules about planting your hanging baskets. Make them as simple or as over-the-top as you’d like. And, since they are self-watering you don’t have to stress over the everyday watering regiment! More Great Gardening Posts I love these for watering baby plants and succulents, keeping moss poles moist, and cleaning dust off leaves. I keep mine on handy for refilling all my propagation vases too. It gives you a steady, fine, thin stream of water for very accurate watering for plants that don't like their leaves or crown getting wet, and watering delicate jungle members. The stem on the spout means you can direct water in between leaves down to soil level easily too without spilling water everywhere. This change of mind return policy is in addition to, and does not affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law including any rights you may have in respect of faulty items. To return faulty items see our Returning Faulty Items policy. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT and so do my plants, perfect for small plants because it’s easy to get into the small tight spaces" Every week or so, fill your soda/water bottle with water. The water should slowly drain out of the holes you made and keep your plants healthy. Instead of watering my hanging baskets every single day, I’ve found I can get away with nearly once a week. When it’s really hot and humid it may need more water. But overall it’s a great and FREE solution to the frequent watering needs that hanging baskets require. One month later Isn’t that gorgeous?