Topic: DIY Drip feed

[kenkew]

OK! I've got one working at the plot but I'll have to play with it quite a bit to get it just right. Feed is a 30 gall container which will be topped up with rainwater. Feed will be to my DIY greenhouse for tom's and melons. Still working on improving this, but has anyone set-up a drip feed system that relies on gravity alone?

[tim]

Same as for 'glug bottles'? With the outlet just touching the feed water level, it should work the same??

Oh, that probably assumes a sealed supply tank?

But remember the consumption rate! How long is your holiday? = Tim

[kenkew]

(Holiday? What's one of them? )It's not length of time away that concerns me, Tim. It's keeping the soil moist for my under-cover Tom's and possibly melons. Even two days away in hot weather could be a disaster. I'll have to have a look at an engineering place for connectors that will take me from 5/8ths bore to 3/8ths. Maybe a fish tank air tap at juctions will suffice as a drip feed. I'll play and report!