I was thinking about those kind of blown glass balls with a spike you see sometimes. I would never have occasion to actually use one but was curious about how they work

Gina1960 said:I was thinking about those kind of blown glass balls with a spike you see sometimes. I would never have occasion to actually use one but was curious about how they work

Me too! I would think all the water would pour out the second you turned it over.

Apparently they're known as aqua globes.

Those are EXACTLY what I was thinking of! They are pretty but how do they work?

My MIL has a few, but I never inquired.

Sorry, I overlooked those water globes. They provide a constant slow steady drip of water into the soil. They are not very precise and tend to overwater plants that need to dry out some. They can be useful for plants that have to be left unattended for a longer period of time. Otherwise, they are best used only with plants that need to stay in constantly damp soil.

Well at least they are pretty LOL

They are pretty, and they helped me grow one plant. I planted a Salvia greggii, and it was off to a slow start due to our hot, dry weather. We had to go away for 2 weeks so I used them to help keep it watered. They worked very well.