Drip Spikes Mark 2
Well I have mixed feelings about the drip spikes now. Seems they get clogged very easily with the normal grit in the pots and this prevents the water from being applied to the plants. I am going to persist with them as I feel that when they work they work well. However, this is an intrinsic design flaw worth sharing with everyone.
My mind is contemplating strategies to overcome this problem, and one that immediately comes to mind is to get some PVC piping the width, and length, of the spike and sit the spike inside the tube. This will keep the soil away from the spike, thus it should not become clogged as easily as appears to occur now. Further, it still delivers the H2O directly to the plants root zone. Sounds like a trip to the The Big Kids Toy Shop is on the cards.
Actually, it will be a bit of an adventure visiting Bunnings Warehouse down here. All the ones I have seen look absolutely huge and I have not set foot in any of them. Definately time to correct that over the weekend me thinks. I need some more RichGro Pro Mix at any rate.
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February 22nd, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Or you could just wrap them in a piece of window screening.
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February 22nd, 2008 at 10:51 pm
ooooh bunnings… that big green scary place where my husband always manages to get ‘lost’ leaving me with the kids!
have fun!
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February 25th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Hmmmm Bunnings love that place!
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February 25th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
1 bonus for ShadowKnight is that his sister Duff works there!
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March 5th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Strange, I have never seen a drip spike. I use drippers but these work above the plant and as they never clog I may stick with these, even though the spikes may deliver directly to the roots I find that the water from normal drippers permeates through potting mixture quite easily anyway.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Our drip spikes - 2 diff brands- always clog with dirt, we’re forever bashing them to get the soil out every couple of days. Will be interested to see if the pipe idea works !
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March 19th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Sire - I’ve never seen a drip spike either! I’m really glad you said that, there was me feeling like the only one!
March 26th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
I have to confess I have never seen a drip spike either. I would be interested in checking them out, and from what you all are saying they need some design modifications. Listen up all inventors out there!
March 26th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
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April 2nd, 2008 at 8:21 am
ever used the glass water globule spikes? those are my favorite. not sure what the real name is
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April 13th, 2008 at 2:58 am
Just found your blog and wanted to let you know how much I look forward to reading more. My greenhouse is in a terrible state of disrepair, but reading all your tips here gets me inspired to tackle it!
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April 18th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Thanks for the info on the drip spikes. I’ve been thinking about using them but wondered how effective they are. But a problem like the clogging wouldn’t deter me if all it takes is a little ingenuity in modification. I’ll have to give them a try and see for myself I suppose.
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:09 pm
I will admit that my curiosity has been peaked. Were you able to resolve your issue with the drip spikes? How did it go? Did the PVC pipe work or did you find you needed to go another direction?
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April 28th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
I haven’t been around for awhile but stopped in today - looks like it’s been pretty quiet around here, I hope everything is OK.
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May 13th, 2008 at 6:27 am
The Big Kids Toy Shop !
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