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Reviewed in France on January 17, 2025
Super efficace je recommande
Natasha Woenarso
Reviewed in Australia on April 16, 2024
dont waste your money and time on this product. very hard to use. need to adjust the height and position of the hose otherwise, it won't work OR can drown the entire pot by pulling too much water from the bucket into the pot. the hose is also too coiled to use.
RLM picky buyer
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2023
I am leaving for vacation for 26 days. I was so worried about my plants and am so happy I found this system. I have 32 plants which I have invested a lot of time and money on and I do not want to lose them. First, I made sure my plants were completely dry and almost wilted to test if it worked. I followed the instructions but modified a little. I separated the tops and bottoms and soaked everything in about two teaspoons of baking soda for more than 15 minutes (helps to disinfect). Afterword, I rinsed everything off really good, blew the air out of the hoses so I would not have air bubbles in the lines, and then reassembled everything under clean water and left them to soak in water until I was ready to install in the plant. I setup the lines and then rubber banded some glass beads to the bottom to hold the hoses to the lowest level in the container. It was amazing because the next day, I saw that the plants had drank a lot of water. I am going to re-arrange some because some plants need more water and should probably need to be on their own container. I absolutely love this product. I've included some pictures. All water bottles were topped off when I set them up last night and you can see how much then drank in just about eight hours. Oh and I was able to setup the entire system in about three hours. That's pretty good considering I live in a jungle. WOW, is all I can say. Now my friend will only need to check the plants once a week while I am gone. Anyway, I highly recommend this for all plant lovers.
ReversedGenius
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2023
I was torn about going with a cheaper option compared to the name brand. I first used one of these carrots to water an indoor plant that needed water every day. If I missed a day or 2 the flowers would end up dying. I put one carrot in the pot and a week went by and I didn't know if it was working. After that week water started being sucked from the pot. I found that the root system wrapped itself around the carrot and is basically using it as a straw. Seriously cool.. I went from watering everyday to filling a reservoir once a week. I'm now using it in a medicinal garden to hopefully achieve a perfect watering system. Fingers crossed
AnnerBernerner
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2023
These watering stakes work well if you know how to troubleshoot them when they're not working. I used these for a 2 week vacation and my plants were healthier than ever when I came home. It does take some trial and error and patience before you can set it and forget it, but it's worth it! If you're planning to use these while vacationing, I recommend buying these about a month in advance so that you can experiment with them and know exactly how much water you'll need in the reservoir for the amount of days you'll be gone.I did quite a bit of research before deciding to purchase these. The pricier name brand ones likely work just as well as they all function the same way, through capillary action.There are various methods to prime these stakes, so that they work well. Here's my method:- Remove the cap from the stake- Unravel and stretch out the tubing so that it's as straight as you can get it, you don't want a pinched tube- Soak everything in warm to hot water for 15-30 min- I would stretch out the tubing again to ensure there aren't any pinched areas- Get rid of any air bubbles in the stake cup (With the stake cup still submerged under the bowl of water, I tap it under against the wall of the bowl). Keep the stake cup under water.Here's the trickiest part (you'll have to find your own method of doing this properly):- Fill the tube with water (make sure there are no air bubbles in the tubing) and cap it onto the stake cup while it is still submerged. You should see a squirt of water coming out the other end of the tube.- Your stake is ready to use. Try and prevent any air bubbles getting into the tube by quickly submerging the end of the tube in your water reservoir. Stick the stake end into your soil, ideally near the center of the plant. Keep it upright and not angled.Keep the water line of your water reservoir ideally 3-5 inches below the stake. You'll have to experiment. If your water level is higher than the stake, you will drown your plant. If it's too low, then the capillary action won't work.I typically draw with a dry-erase marker where the water line is on the reservoir and check back in an hour or two to see if the plant is drawing water in. If the reservoir water line increases or stays the same, then it's likely the water line is too high and you'll need to lower the reservoir and/or pour out some water OR it's likely your reservoir is too low. Always check that there is still water inside the stake cup (it can be tough to see).You can also combine multiple stakes into one water reservoir. I was able to combine 7 small to medium pots to use 1 water reservoir.This is just a basic version of my method. There are a few sites online that will guide you on how to use these. Methods are slightly different but the principle is the same. It requires a bit of effort and can be frustrating but I swear it's worth it once you get it working! Hope this helps!
thuka Abdullah momenah
Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on November 23, 2022
طلبت ١٦ قطعة ووصلني ٨ فقط
santafesarah
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2022
I'm thinking I will upgrade to the fancier version. These.were.a little more testy than I was expecting. But some did work for a while. Definitely needed to place water well below bottom level of pot and it would quit working if I decided to water plant from the top as well.
Henninsa
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2021
After reading reviews I was worried that this product wouldn’t meet the needs I had for it. I had ordered about 4 years ago and they worked great. When i re-ordered more recently, I could see that the materials used to make the product had changed and as similar reviews said to my eye it seemed the materials were cheaper. However, I didn’t have the issue with water flow other reviews mentioned and after using on my plants for a month I have zero complaints for product effectiveness. The only disappointment is that they also slightly shortened the small hose that goes from water source to the clay stakes, so that somewhat limits the use. I’m hoping that despite the change in materials that these will still be as durable and last as long as the version I purchased several years ago which are still in use!
Suhail
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on January 8, 2021
توفير الماء
Roberto
Reviewed in Italy on October 28, 2020
non funziona, sono partito per 7 giorni ho perso 12 piantine di fragole, l'acqua era ancora nella bacinella.
Heather A. Fay
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019
Will be returning these. They work ok for about two days before the “pressurized vacuum seal” gives out and the spike is dry and the rubber tube is no longer sucking water from the irrigation water bottle. I even attempted to sand the rough edges smooth and used silicone grease in an attempt to help maintain a vacuum seal. So far it only kinda worked on three of the 16 spikes I bought. The other issue is the tubes are incredible tiny and are prone to air bubbles and clogs from even the tiniest bit if dirt or debris. I really did want these to work but your better off buying terra cotta spikes and using wine bottles.
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