Aqua Globes

Hello fans!!! I've hoped you've enjoyed our home gardening tips. This week we'll be finishing up with

Homemade Aqua Globes

(I was making these long before they we ever AS Seen On -cough- *TV*)

Supplies needed:

• A gallon jug

•  A needle

• 1 1/2 inch pvc pipe

•  Hand saw

• Drill with tiny drill bit

• Measuring tape

First take your gallon jug and remove the cap.  With your needle poke holes in the milk cap.  Fill milk jug with water and replace cap.

 Second take your pvc pipe and measure about 6 inches.  Using your saw cut the pipe to the 6 inch length.  Now this part is optional I had it work both way.  Drill small holes all the way around up and down the 6 inch pipe you just cut.

 Hammer the pipe into the ground about 75% of the way into the ground close to the plant.  Pull the pipe out of the ground and remove the dirt inside the pipe.  Place the pipe in the hole and hammer completely into the ground.  Make sure the ground level is just slightly above the end of the pipe.

The idea of this is to create a dirt plug at the end of the pipe, which will act like a sponge and the roots will slowly remove water when its needed.

Finally,  Take your jug and invert it and place it on top of the pipe.  The cap will fit inside the hole.  Make sure its standing straight up and down, because it will create a suction and hold right there. Refill jugs every couples of days or whenever empty.

images provided by:  Stephanie Shorter