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Arckivio Funiciello	26/03/2019 23:11:52
26 forum posts 1 photos	I don't even have a garden but I could use some of these ideas for my indoor bonsai's as watering 20 trees every 3 days is proper pain! Capillary matting sounds good.
Paul Lousick	27/03/2019 01:39:37
2276 forum posts 801 photos	Most of the hardware stores in Autralia sell timers for controlling irrigation systems in the garden. They have multiple programs which allow you to set the time and day of the week that you want to water. Some have sensors to detect rainy days that do not require waterring (could probably be adapted to sence soil moisture). The timers have a 12v output for controlling solenoids and pumps. If not available where you live there is always the internet. You will need the type that electrically controls solenoids, not the type that is connected directly to the water tap. Small garden pond pumps could be used to distribute the water. Example: LINK Paul.
Frances IoM	27/03/2019 09:02:31
1395 forum posts 30 photos	I once built such a simple scheme using a small pond fountain pump activated by a mechanical time switch fed from a large water bottle into a drip feed system, the plant tubs were in a plastic tray that had a drain tube to an equivalent sized waste water bottle - the plan was to grow herbs on my indoor window ledge and keep them watered whilst I was away for abt 2 weeks a time from my flat (those days I was an enthusiastic cook) - worked well until a pregnant whitefly found it (probably imported on a plant from a garden centre ) - impossible to eradicate once they had two weeks to establish them selves!

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