Water wise root and foliage irrigation solution

One of the better ways to deliver water and nutrients to plants is directly to the roots.  It encourages strong root growth which in turn leads to stronger plants.  Not only is it a good idea for the plant, it also reduces water loss due to evaporation.
That being said watering the leaves, flowers and fruit of a plant also has its advantages.
But can we do both?
Well the answer is yes, and following these few simple steps will have you irrigating, saving water, recycling and growing happier healthier plants in a jiffy.
How can you refuse?
Read on.

Step 1 What you will need

You will need.

An existing sprayer irrigation system.

1 x Empty plastic 2 liter bottle

1 x rigid piping, used in most irrigation systems to elevate the sprayer head

1 x sprayer head

1 x threaded pipe joiner

1 x dress pin

1 x awl (I have one on my Swiss army knife)

Comments

[diy_bloke]

great. I would not recommend this for tomatoes though coz you wabnt to keep their leaves as dry as possible to avoid mold/funghi

[gemtree]

Excellent! I need to put in a drip system now.

[Lylec]

Glad to have given some ideas.

[Ridgewnd]

Good idea, that will work in my irrigation setup.
How do you keep dirt from possibly clogging up the micro-sprayer?

[Lylec]

I have had endless trouble with posting replies, so apologies for this super overdue response.
Clogging is a fact of life with this system. one just needs to check them monthly, I keep a large pin handy to clear out anything that gets stuck in the sprayer.

[dorfski39]

Great idea, however where does one find these sprayer parts ? company name , product numbers, etc etc. As I would like to build this idea of yours as well.

[Lylec]

Hi, That is actually a good question.  I dont have a clear answer for you, they are widely available at most hardware and garden care shops.  They should not be that hard to find.