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.
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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May 20th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Pleased to find the drip spike was not some reference to winning at World of Warcraft - a fair suspicion, given this blog is devoted to “geekdom” as well as gardening. I am reading around gardening-keen blogs to get ideas for how to cultivate some life on my inner-city balcony. Our host Shadowknight has plenty of persistence and practical ideas to share. Ta.
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May 27th, 2008 at 11:20 am
The big stores really try to help if you find someone who is helpful seek them out next visit.
May 31st, 2008 at 4:55 am
Good read. Keep up the good work.
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June 4th, 2008 at 4:53 am
I think you should modify it and then show us how incase we would like to get some and modify them. That would be a great post.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
thank you…
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:13 pm
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July 9th, 2008 at 4:14 am
I’ve been seeing glass globe drip spikes advertised on television recently. Have you tried these, or even heard of ‘em?
Here is a version from Target.com… the ones on t.v. look similar but slightly different shaped with brighter colors to chose from.
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/602-0943335-9674261?asin=B000FHAJ90&AFID=Nextag&LNM=B000FHAJ90|Set_of_2_Glass_Plant_Watering_Balls&ref=tgt_adv_XSN10001
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July 11th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
thank you wery much
July 15th, 2008 at 4:49 am
Thank’s a lot! keep it up!
July 21st, 2008 at 9:45 pm
its great article thanks for the post
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:49 am
Thank’s a lot for the priceless information.
August 2nd, 2008 at 6:22 am
Very interesting post. I’m always looking for gardening tips. I’m currently sprucing up my lawn with a liriope groundcover. What do you think of liriope ?
August 6th, 2008 at 7:18 am
I have never had any luck with drip spikes. Everytime I try to use them they just get clogged which keeps them from doing their job. So frustrating.
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August 8th, 2008 at 8:24 am
I am gonna have to try these drip spikes. Thanks for the info.
August 12th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Drip spikes have saved my garden a time or two. I love em.
August 14th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
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August 17th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
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August 18th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
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August 19th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
thank you for sharing
August 30th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
I think I will have to try this!! Sounds Good!
September 4th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
thank you for sharing
September 6th, 2008 at 6:33 am
I actually have encountered this problem as well. When I called the 800 number I was on hold for ages. I guess it wasn’t a unique problem. Thanks for sharing this!
September 11th, 2008 at 4:09 am
Sounds interesting.. I will surely try this. I have same problem and glad that I found your site.
September 11th, 2008 at 5:54 am
Thanks for sharing this. I will keep this in mind when I am at Home Depot!
September 22nd, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Thanks you so much.for that
Thanks
September 23rd, 2008 at 1:33 am
Thanks, that’s a very interesting read for me, I’ve been really enjoying checking up your posts from time to time.
September 25th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
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September 27th, 2008 at 4:55 am
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September 28th, 2008 at 3:50 am
Thanks, it was certainly a great read for me, I’ll be looking forward for more of your articles.
October 8th, 2008 at 1:37 am
Personally, I have not seen a drip spike before. What is that? Anyway, thanks for the tip!
October 8th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
awesome info..
thanx
October 14th, 2008 at 5:42 am
Great information. Thanks a lot!
October 14th, 2008 at 6:20 am
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October 20th, 2008 at 2:30 am
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October 22nd, 2008 at 12:14 pm
There is a NEW single regulated watering spike out there which doesn’t clogged. From Wise Wally products.
It has a tip to regulate the flow, which means you can turn spike into a drip feed via twist action.
To clean all you need to do is unscrew tip and wash away.
I find them great to reduce water consumption and evaporation, great to use with liquid fertiliser. I also find it reduces weed growth.
K-mart along with M10 sell the product. Not sure about Bunnings.
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:35 pm
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October 24th, 2008 at 8:32 am
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