Tomatoes are very water hungry.
They must be watered often and without wetting the leaves.
So how do you keep tomatoes moist without wasting water?
Fortunately, there is a very simple trick to make automatic watering of tomato plants.
The trick is to bury a leaky bottle and fill it with water. Watch:
1. Grab an old plastic water bottle.
2. Poke small holes all over with a sharp knife.
3. Bury it leaving the neck sticking out of the ground.
4. Fill it with water.
And There you go ! You made an automatic tomato waterer out of a plastic bottle :-)
It couldn't be easier to water the tomatoes. No more wasting water for watering in the vegetable garden!
With this homemade water reservoir system, the plant serves itself in the bottle.
Especially since tomatoes love drip irrigation at the root level. Cheap and ingenious, isn't it?
The bottle must be planted at the same time as the tomato plant so as not to damage the roots.
It's very easy to do and it allows the tomatoes never to suffer from drought, because this way they are constantly moistened.
And in addition, no risk of watering the leaves.
This trick can be even greener with a terracotta pot. Terracotta is porous and will have the same effect.
Plus, there's no need to drill holes. You can also find terra cotta humidors for your indoor plants, like this one.
