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How to Make Aqua Spikes for Gardens
How to Make Aqua Spikes for Gardens. Water your plants slowly over time using aqua spikes, which are inserted into the ground near the plant's root system. If you have trouble remembering to water your plants, or if you'll be out of town for a few days, use aqua spikes to ensure your plants get adequate water. Although you can purchase ready-made...
Water your plants slowly over time using aqua spikes, which are inserted into the ground near the plant's root system. If you have trouble remembering to water your plants, or if you'll be out of town for a few days, use aqua spikes to ensure your plants get adequate water. Although you can purchase ready-made aqua spikes in garden centers, consider making your own.
Things You'll Need
Plastic bottle, 2-liter
Drill
Knife
Drill between four and eight small holes in the cap of the 2-liter bottle cap. Drill fewer holes if you want the water to drip slowly and drill more holes if you would prefer the water to drip more quickly.
Cut the bottom off of the 2-liter bottle using a sharp knife. Make an even slice from one side of the bottle's bottom to the other, removing the part of the bottle on which it would typically sit. Be careful when you do this. Always cut with the knife pointing away from your body so that if the knife slips, it will not cut you.
Dig a small hole next to a plant, or in the center of a grouping of plants. Place the bottle cap-side-down inside the hole so that about 1/3 of it is buried. You are placing the bottle into the ground upside down because the water will drip into the soil through the holes you drilled in its cap.
Pour water into the base of the bottle to fill the aqua spike. The water will begin dripping out of the bottle's cap. Leave the aqua spike as it is and refill it when the water has all dripped into the soil.
Keep the bottle filled with water so that the plants continue to get the nutrition they need.
