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Tue, Feb 21, 12 at 19:05
| A friend is setting up half-plastic-barrel containers and wants to make them self-watering. What kind of small rope or string will do the trick, run up all the way to the top of the soil?
What kind of material should it be so that it does not rot? If it DOES rot, how do you re-string it again short of dumping the entire planter? Many thanks! |
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| Years ago on a yard sale cruise I found a half roll of upholstery material used to fill a welt seam. It is a synthetic of some kind that wicks well and seems rot proof. Al |
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| The best material I've found are the woven nylon ties that used to hold mesh citrus and onion bags closed. They wick well & never rot. I have one I've been using for more than 15 years - probably something like Al's referring to. I use usually use rayon mop strands from 100% rayon mop heads. They work very well.
Al |
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