Alternatives to Kaneshin watering cans?

[Potawatomi13]

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Aah! Have always known as a barrel.

 

[leatherback]

Aah! Have always known as a barrel.

Yeah, guess it is a UK english term

 

[Vance Wood]

And then again.. If you have to start watering with acidified water because all your trees get chlorosis at the end of the summer due to calcium rich bore water there just might be some reason for watering specific plants from rainbarrels.

Then this would be a reason for not using a hose. However; A can requires that it be filled ------- where does that water come from???

 

[leatherback]

where does that water come from?

I am installing a few rain barrels as the new dry summers we are getting are causing too much scale buildup from my bore hole in the pots. So I plan on doing more handwatering.

 

[ConorDash]

I wish I could use my garden hose more... I can if at a height and "sprinkled" otherwise its too heavy, and I do not water foliage, at least during spring. I dont wish to increase chances of fungus, so.. need to get down at the substrate. + I fertilise at every watering, so watering can is my only choice :/.

 

[leatherback]

+ I fertilise at every watering

Not wanting to change how you work, but this can be resolved with a fertilizer attachment to the hose.

 

[defra]

Not wanting to change how you work, but this can be resolved with a fertilizer attachment to the hose.

I'm curious about that can you provide me a example?
@ConorDash just a few more days and you can try out using the hose

 

[leatherback]

I'm curious about that can you provide me a example?

 

[Vance Wood]

Where does one find a siphon these days?

 

[MrWunderful]

Where does one find a siphon these days?

Amazon is where I bought my Hozon (the brass one shown above) 16.99

 

[Vance Wood]

Amazon is where I bought my Hozon (the brass one shown above) 16.99

Thank You very much, I have been looking for a new one for years.

 

[MrWunderful]

Thank You very much, I have been looking for a new one for years.

The venturi on mine gets clogged once a year from our hard water so I have recently come up with a more “permanent” solution similar to this (not my pic)


I think the brass in the hozon is causing oxidation/ mineral deposits in The tiny Venturi hole so I am moving to a plastic “mazzei” style.

i use it to lower my ph, as well as fertilize and used it for fungus gnat nematodes this year.

 

[Vance Wood]

The venturi on mine gets clogged once a year from our hard water so I have recently come up with a more “permanent” solution similar to this (not my pic)
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I think the brass in the hozon is causing oxidation/ mineral deposits in The tiny Venturi hole so I am moving to a plastic “mazzei” style.

i use it to lower my ph, as well as fertilize and used it for fungus gnat nematodes this year.

Thank You very much, I like the design but I doubt my ability to make one.

 

[leatherback]

Where does one find a siphon these days?

Good question. I do not even know what to search for in stores here

 

[elroy]

Where does one find a siphon these days?

Lee Valley Tools

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/garden/water-and-irrigation/siphons/69656-brass-siphon-mixer