Greetings from Chicago in the dead of winter. All of my stuff is frozen outside, but I’m trying to get ready for spring! I currently have Rainpoint setup in my backyard to water the flowers and plants and it works great, especially the soil monitor! I have one for the front but I need to redo it as a squirrel ate through my soaker hose last year. The one I haven’t figured out is my deck. I bring out a bunch of our indoor plants outside and if I don’t water them almost every day in the summer they don’t do very well. Any suggestions on a setup to use on a deck with a bunch of different plants about 10-15 different sized pots? I included a picture for how they “were” setup last year. Thanks all!
When going on vacation I’ve tried a wide variety of hacks to keep my plants alive but this is messy. Also I can be lazy and forget about my plants and they suffer, so I’m happy to pass this job off to automation.
In my experience, it waters very evenly — each emitter puts out the same flow, so every plant gets the same amount as long as the tubing is laid flat. Much better than sprayers for pots since it soaks straight into the soil without splashing.
A few real-use notes:
Comes with 10 emitters (enough for about 10 pots unless you double up like I did on bigger ones)
Has a “water & soak” mode that pauses between cycles so water absorbs better
You can schedule it or water on demand, though the on-demand button combo is a little fussy
Tubing had a smell at first but faded after a day outside
So far it’s kept all my plants evenly hydrated without over or under-watering any. If you’re thinking about switching from sprayers to drippers for pots, I’d say it’s worth trying.
Get rid of the squirrels by putting mouse trap upside down. It won’t hurt them but if they step on the trap, it will trigger it and scare the hell out of your squirrels. If you happens to see when they step on it, you will see the squirrels jump about 5 feet and run away without being hurt.
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