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Posted by hdladyblu_2007 7bGa. (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 08 at 11:36
| i just saw this ad on tv for a product called"aquaglobe."they look like a real good way to water and they are cool looking.has anyone seen them?what do you think?if they work,why hasn't somebody thought of this before? |
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| There are various versions of these and aren't new. The acqua globe just happens to be the one that is most asthetically pleasing. The other versions range from a spike that screws on the opening of a water bottle to an old-school plastic, restaurant ketchup container with a hole in the bottom to pour in liquid. I have the latter and it's ugly, but it seems to work fine. It only cost $5-$6 at HD. It essentially just drips water at a very slow rate. |
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| i know the old concept with the ugly water bottle,but with the popularity of gazing balls and such,i wonder why no one has thought of these eye pleasing water bottles before now. |
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| Why didn't anyone think of it before? I am sure many did, they just didn't market successfully. Maybe it's just me, but every time I see a gazing ball I think 'what a lemming'. They were trendy 10 years ago and today those selling them are largely not moving many. They are kind of stupid looking and no longer original in any way. To each their own I guess. |
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| Those 'aquaglobes' have been around for many years. I suspect that people decided that they didn't like how they worked. That was certainly my experience when I was gifted a pretty hand blown piece about ten years ago or so. I still see them in garden centers, though rarely, now. They don't deliver enough water at a time to do much good, and certainly cannot saturate a container with oxygenated water. It takes less time to water plants with a hose or watering can than to fiddle with those things. I agree that they are pretty, though. ;-) |
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| I ordered the globes off the tv. I got 4 of them. I hate them, they don't give enough water to the plants plus if you get any dirt in the neck you have to push it down with something long. And you can't knock the dirt loose because you will break the glass stem. They are very thin and brittle. I sure wish I had my money back.. But if you decide to get them. GOOD LUCK |
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| Ravennic,thanks so much for posting your experience with them. I was thinking in concept what a great idea it would be "IF" it worked and was hoping to find someone that has tried them first hand. Thanks so much, you saved me some money and disappointment. Hope you can send yours back for some refund? |
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| For whatever it is worth, I also don't like aquaglobes, but do like the plant nanny for a couple of plants that require a LOT of water. They are only good for plants that really suck water tho. The plant nanny is easier to fill than the aquabglobe and the spike stays put so you don't worry about breaking it or clogging anything. the water seeps out thru terracotta, whereas aquaglobes can just end up dumping the water into the pot if the soil is very dry or if you use rocks for draining at the bottom. You can't have that problem with the plant nanny. they're not as pretty as aquaglobes, but not as unattractive as a plastic bottle, either... Oh, and only for larger plants. They don't make them for plants in say, 8" pots, or smaller... |
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- Posted by tapla z5b-6a MI (My Page) on
Fri, Oct 30, 09 at 17:36
| This is an old post and I haven't bothered adding my 2 cents worth, but I think the application of the concept is a seriously flawed decision. While they might be ok for the occasional long weekend or useful as a stopgap measure to get plants through a week's vacation, anything or anyone who adds water to a planting a sip at a time is denying the planting (potential) vitality, and the longer the duration of the practice - the greater the negative effects of the compromise. Al |
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