Ich habe eine 3D -gedruckte Wasserspitze entworfen, um direkt zu den Wurzeln zu gelangen
Von: ebob_designs
Ich habe eine 3D -gedruckte Wasserspitze entworfen, um direkt zu den Wurzeln zu gelangen
Von: ebob_designs
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The entire soil should be saturated. This wouldn’t achieve that. I like the idea!
This was fun thing I’ve designed (albeit quite a frustrating thing to design, but that’s another story!)
It’s a device is for getting water straight down into the roots of your plant.
You can use it with indoor pot-plants, or out in the garden or greenhouse. I’ve made different sized versions, for different sized plants.
Simply push the device down into the soil, just leaving the top funnel part above the ground level so soil and debris doesn’t fall in.
Then just pour water on to it, and it will flow right down into the roots. Leave the device in place for future watering.
If you have a 3D printer (or have a friend with one), this is an ‘easy’ print. Libraries often have 3D printers you can use, and people to help.
Here’s the file you need, free download. Happy watering…
[https://makerworld.com/en/models/934245](https://makerworld.com/en/models/934245)
I think you’ve done a great job with it so far! It definitely has its use case and I only wish I had a 3D printer for it!
Hey there. Thank you for the free dl!
I think it’s a good idea and like the interior engineer. I’ll print one to try it.
Have you published this anywhere? This will be invaluable during my next inevitable gnat infestation!
Is there a purpose to the spiral action inside?
The flaring makes it safe at least.
You used to be able to buy these with adjustable drip rate, but they also screwed onto an old soda bottle to act as a reservoir – for outdoor plants. Very useful in a harsh climate like Australia. Now I just cut the bottle off the bottle, drill a weep hole in the lid and bury the top, then fill them up when watering. They can get vulnerable/young plants through some very hot dry spells.
For indoor plants, you’re better off bottom-watering by soaking the pot.
Is bottom watering an option for you? This is unnecessary if you bottom water your plants.
How do you prevent the roots from being attracted to it and clogging the hole?
I just let gravity work it out.
Mmm. Plastics. Or resin. Didn’t they recently publish how micro/nano plastics are reducing photosynthesis in our crops leading to ~10% less yield?
Bottom watering is better because it prevents gnats also. I always pot my plants on a clear pot with holes and then put said pot inside a pretty one so it doesn’t grow algae or make a mess
This is a neat idea, but plants have been around for nearly 3.5 billion years so they have adapted to good old fashioned rain and how it soaks the soil above and below the root ball. Maybe marginally useful if you are just using this to get beneath a thick layer of mulch or something?
3D printing is so bad for the environment. It’s nothing but microplastic farming. Then the cheap plastic your final product is made of will leach plastic into your soil and plant. Don’t use for anything edible and you should really avoid it all together. I’m 100% against any 3D printing, but we’re all doomed anyway so whatever.
This is hype, if you sell them for the $2 theyre worth