Hi Lenny: This is one question I am comfortable with since I used to own greenhouses. I used an old Intra venous kit that I got from a friend that worked in a hospital. You can adjust the water flow as needed. The water capacity is 2 litres. If my memory serves me right, these plants do not like to have their roots constantly wet. I believe you can order these kits from a medical supply house.
Regards Guy Castonguay --- In [email protected], "Lenny McHugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > A few years ago I built a wishing well planter for the front porch. Karen > places a 10" pot of inpatients during the summer and yellow mums during the > fall. When we went away she had to get a neighbor to water them for her. I > had one idea but wonder if it will work. I thought about taking a six foot > piece of cotton rope and threading it through some plastic tubing. Then > coiling some of the rope in the bottom of the pot and then transplanting the > flowers. The other end of the rope and tube would be placed in a gallon jug > of water. I wonder if the water wicking would supply enough water to the > plant? > I did see some instructions using some aquarium air pump and plastic > manifolds to make a timed watering system. If the rope trick would work it > would be much easier and cheaper to build. > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous > with many resources. > http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ > Lenny > 
