Looking for a gardening tool & have no idea what it is: seedling waterer? bonsai tool? It's a metal rosette like you'd see attached to a watering can, maybe 3" across, with a pencil-sized metal pipe leading to a squeezy rubber bulb on the end. [more inside]
posted by bitter-girl.com on Jun 5, 2009 - 11 answers

Automatic watering tanks/reservoirs? (not necessarily for plants) [more inside]
posted by wongcorgi on Oct 21, 2008 - 2 answers

I always assumed that plants draw all their water/nutrients from the soil, getting only CO2, etc. through their leaves. My girlfriend is adamant that 'leaves need watering because they absorb moisture too'. [more inside]
posted by woodblock100 on Aug 4, 2008 - 18 answers

What time of day should the garden be watered? [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher on Jun 22, 2008 - 16 answers

I recently planted a vegetable patch. There is no outdoor water, so water must come from the apartment. My window is around thirty feet from the ground. Would it be bad for the plants if I misted them with water out the window? [more inside]
posted by arnicae on May 21, 2008 - 23 answers

How can I revive my favorite mystery plant? [more inside]
posted by pokermonk on Feb 25, 2008 - 6 answers

Do you have a happy Ficus tree? Can you help me water mine? [more inside]
posted by taz on Dec 5, 2007 - 12 answers

Water engineering question: help me save lots of winter rainwater and use it in the summer! [more inside]
posted by molybdenum on Apr 27, 2007 - 21 answers

how do I irrigate a new lawn subterraneanly? [more inside]
posted by wilful on Mar 15, 2007 - 8 answers

SprinklerFilter: My garden watering system seems to be behaving badly. The system waters OK, but the backflow filter (a Febco 825Y) is leaking. I've turned the water supply off for the moment, but when it is on, it makes an odd kss-kss-kss sound, and there seems to be water coming out of the bottom somewhere. Any ideas? Do I need to replace the backflow valve? [more inside]
posted by baggers on Jun 1, 2005 - 1 answer