Smart pot watering

jmhammRN · April 25, 2014

What would be the best, most efficient, and easiest way to setup watering for smart pots? - outside of manual.

I was thinking of tree ring soaker hoses? This seems like it would give uniform water delivery around a tomato plant.

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lefolly · April 25, 2014

If you're water is as hard as mine soaker hoses have a lifespan of about a week before they're clogged.
I had much better luck on large smart pots by making rings out of 1/4 inch drip line and staking them in the middle of the smart pot. For smaller pots I just used a 1 gallon per hour or adjustable drip emitter.

AKmark · April 25, 2014

You can also put two drip emitters in each container, 2gph emitters will give you a gallon in 15 minutes.

jmhammRN · April 25, 2014

Thanks for the input guys. My initial though with drip emitters is there wouldn't be uniform watering in the pots. But if the 'king' of smart pots AKmark says so then it must work!!! I'm always impressed, and jealous, to see your pics of the astounding quantities of tomatoes you grow way up north. And it would probably be a cheaper way to go than the tree rings, which aren't very cheap.

Thanks again guys, I had figured that some drip type of irrigation was probably the best but was just seeing if anybody ever used the soaker tree rings. Now I'll just have to figure out how often to water them based on how quickly they dry out here in OK weather.

Justin

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April 25, 2014	#1
jmhammRN Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Edmond,OK Posts: 100	Smart pot watering What would be the best, most efficient, and easiest way to setup watering for smart pots? - outside of manual. I was thinking of tree ring soaker hoses? This seems like it would give uniform water delivery around a tomato plant. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD __________________ Justin

April 25, 2014	#4
jmhammRN Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Edmond,OK Posts: 100	Thanks for the input guys. My initial though with drip emitters is there wouldn't be uniform watering in the pots. But if the 'king' of smart pots AKmark says so then it must work!!! I'm always impressed, and jealous, to see your pics of the astounding quantities of tomatoes you grow way up north. And it would probably be a cheaper way to go than the tree rings, which aren't very cheap. Thanks again guys, I had figured that some drip type of irrigation was probably the best but was just seeing if anybody ever used the soaker tree rings. Now I'll just have to figure out how often to water them based on how quickly they dry out here in OK weather. Justin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Justin

April 25, 2014	#2
lefolly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Washington, Z8b Posts: 25	If you're water is as hard as mine soaker hoses have a lifespan of about a week before they're clogged. I had much better luck on large smart pots by making rings out of 1/4 inch drip line and staking them in the middle of the smart pot. For smaller pots I just used a 1 gallon per hour or adjustable drip emitter.

April 25, 2014	#3
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	You can also put two drip emitters in each container, 2gph emitters will give you a gallon in 15 minutes.