Watering Tube For Trees, Shrubs

Watering Tube For Trees, Shrubs IRRIGATION Miscellaneous 32-3-30 "My homemade plastic waterer is designed with small weep holes, allowing water to seep slowly into the ground around my trees and shrubs," says J.M. Reddmann, Cherry Valley, Arkansas. The U-shaped waterer is made from 3/4-in. dia. schedule 40 pvc pipe and is open at one end, allowing Reddmann to easily slide it around trees and shrubs. It uses a garden hose to provide a continuous supply of water. The hose is hooked up to a threaded adapter that's connected to a pvc "T" fitting. Pipes lead from both sides of the fitting to 90 degree elbows that support 24-in. lengths of pipe with end caps on them. Reddmann drilled 1/8-in. dia. holes 3 in. apart into all the pipes. A plastic ball valve, located between the swivel and hose thread adapter, is used to control the water pressure. "The water comes out in streams anywhere from 2 to 12 in. long, depending on where I set the valve. The water is delivered slowly so it doesn't run off like a garden hose does. "The photo shows my waterer with the end partially closed, but I had trouble getting in under bushes so now I leave the end entirely open." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, J. M. Reddmann, 387 County Road 219, Cherry Valley, Arkansas 72324 (ph 870 588-3746).

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