Do you like flowers, but they have continually die? Most likely, the fact is that you either forget them watered regularly or very often do it. Plants do not like neither one nor the other. They are living beings that require care and attention. But what if you do not have time? Living with the dead plastic fakes? In no case! There is an interesting option that you can try in your house: it is a clever pot, which will itself be watered your pet, even if you left for a long vacation or business trip. And this is not fiction, but a very simple device which can be done by hand in just a few minutes. In practice, this has proven channel author "Tatiana", which regularly uses this design for growing seedlings.
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- 1 Vase out of the bottle
- 2 Secret automatic watering system
- 3 Filling the system with water and soil
- 4 How it works
Vase out of the bottle
Make a smart flowerpot can be of any plastic container. For small plants can do polutoralitrovye bottle, for plants larger - capacity larger volume.
If we combine these parts of the bottle, the lower part of the pallet will be, and the top instead of the ground with your plant. So do not make the top part is too small, there should be enough space for the root system. Tatiana made her smaller size, because only going to grow seedlings, and her small roots.
Secret automatic watering system
By itself, the bottle - it's just pot, but that will ensure there automatic irrigation?
Filling the system with water and soil
soil device for the plant is practically no different from the usual, which is used in all the flower pots.
the metal ions kill bacteria that breed in stagnant water, and at the same time, this "silver" water is completely safe for humans, and for houseplants. Still better to change water at least once every couple of months, even if the plant it is not completely "drank"
How it works
The operating principle of a clever flowerpot is very simple: when the soil begins to dry out, it draws moisture through the fabric cord from the pallet. The system will work as long as there is water in the pan.
You can put the bottle in a non-transparent pots or wrap it with a cloth. Thus under the influence of ultraviolet radiation in the water poured into the pan, will not develop algae. Decorate a flowerpot as possible and in any other way: okleit film or pebbles, jute rope wrap and even coat with gypsum or clay. The most important thing - you can not worry about their green friends a long time, since they will govern your watering, picking up moisture as much as they need for development.
Such pots have in the finished form. If you're wondering how they work, here's a quick overview video on the subject:
As you can see, not all of these pots will be effective, and self-made design that introduced Tatiana, like going to work. In such pots can be planted virtually any plant from orchids to the tomato seedlings. Only in each case it is necessary to take into account the specific grade requirements and select suitable primer.
How do you like the idea of the author? Maybe you still use some automated methods of watering houseplants? This is a very interesting experience, share it in the comments. And even better - send us your photo with the description under the heading "not a woman's business", we will publish them!
