Super sweet! I was hanging with Chad at Irrigation Equipment Co. and he showed me this cool new doo-hickey that can possibly be a new alternative for the irrigation of native plants! It's a perforated tube that is buried into the ground near your plant and capped off with only the black top showing on the surface of the soil. The tube is filled with gelled water, which permeates into the soil according to evapotranspiration! It gives the soil moisture only when it needs it.For native gardens that are usually planted with the goal in mind of becoming irrigation independent, this offers a low-waste alternative to using yards of drip tubes for two years only to discover they're riddled with leaks. Also, unlike a drip system, these puppies can be reused. And... no run-off, no evaporation, no water running up your meter! Apparently, the water needs to be replenished every 30 days or so, but in a native garden it would only apply in the summer and early fall. Sounds like a good alternative to me!
What do you think? Hot or not?
