EarthlyPassions
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I just thought I'd post the ending to my desperate situation. It was free and it looks like it. Just posting pics for entertainment purposes. I hope you all get a good laugh. I did.
I put my plants in a circle in my shower, and put a gallon jug in the center. I took strips of aluminum, folded them into troughs, and hooked them over the lip of the jug, so that they were suspended over each plants' container. Then I put a circular piece of aluminum foil over the lid and the troughs to hold them all in place.
I found some hose in a dumpster, cleaned it out a few days before, and duck-taped it to my sink. After testing it thoroughly for potential leaks under varying amounts of water pressure I found that a slow drip for a two week period would be no problem. The hose was led over the wall of my shower, and the tip was rested lightly on the circular piece of aluminum foil holding the troughs in place.
At first the water flowed only to the troughs to the right. I took strips of toilet paper and rested one end on the center of the circular piece of aluminum foil and down the length of each trough. The toilet paper acted as a wick and led the water down each trough equally. Providing each plant with a steady drip of water.
Then I suspended a wire basket I found in the garage over my plants, using duct-tape to tie it to my shower's knob, and then the doorway of the shower itself. I also placed duct-tape on both sides of the walls of my shower, connecting them to the unoccupied sides of the basket, for stabilization. Finally plugging the timer and lightbulb into the outlet near my bathroom cabinet, and ensuring that it worked, I paced the lightbulb into the basket. Relieving the wire of the strain simply being hung over the wall as the hose had been. As well as avoiding a potential safety hazard and providing my darling vegetation with better light placement.
Afterward I raced to get dressed and packed, ready begin my journey to my families house.
All I can do is hope that I've covered all the bases.
I put my plants in a circle in my shower, and put a gallon jug in the center. I took strips of aluminum, folded them into troughs, and hooked them over the lip of the jug, so that they were suspended over each plants' container. Then I put a circular piece of aluminum foil over the lid and the troughs to hold them all in place.
I found some hose in a dumpster, cleaned it out a few days before, and duck-taped it to my sink. After testing it thoroughly for potential leaks under varying amounts of water pressure I found that a slow drip for a two week period would be no problem. The hose was led over the wall of my shower, and the tip was rested lightly on the circular piece of aluminum foil holding the troughs in place.
At first the water flowed only to the troughs to the right. I took strips of toilet paper and rested one end on the center of the circular piece of aluminum foil and down the length of each trough. The toilet paper acted as a wick and led the water down each trough equally. Providing each plant with a steady drip of water.
Then I suspended a wire basket I found in the garage over my plants, using duct-tape to tie it to my shower's knob, and then the doorway of the shower itself. I also placed duct-tape on both sides of the walls of my shower, connecting them to the unoccupied sides of the basket, for stabilization. Finally plugging the timer and lightbulb into the outlet near my bathroom cabinet, and ensuring that it worked, I paced the lightbulb into the basket. Relieving the wire of the strain simply being hung over the wall as the hose had been. As well as avoiding a potential safety hazard and providing my darling vegetation with better light placement.
Afterward I raced to get dressed and packed, ready begin my journey to my families house.
All I can do is hope that I've covered all the bases.
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