Plants, how to water them for a month at no cost: the method used by farmers

With this method, you can water plants for almost a month without spending money. Many farmers use this method: we’ll show you how to do it below.

Potted plants in the garden need water. When summer comes and the rains fail, you must never forget them otherwise they will die. If you are planting vegetables, water is really essential for growing the plant but also for having tasty fruits.

It is precisely for this reason that we want to show you the farmer’s method to water the vegetable plants in your garden effortlessly and without cost for about a month . You won’t have to go every day to water them but just go from time to time to check that everything is working properly.

Water the plants — Below in the next paragraph we will show you everything in detail about how to implement this method. **You won’t have to buy anything** because we are going to use a very common item around the house. Here are all the details you need to know.

How to Water Plants for a Month

As we said, this method can be useful when you spend a few days away from home. You will need a large plastic bottle . The bigger the bottle, the longer you won’t water your plants for days. Now, with a felt-tip pen, make a mark about 15 cm from the bottom and 10 cm from the neck.

Join and it will be an internal line that will serve as a guide for the position in which to place the bottle on the plant. Slightly below the line, about 3 inches from the bottom, make a small dot that you will need to pierce. You can do this with an awl or a heated iron.

Watering with a plastic bottle - the peasant method — **The hole should be small and not too big** . At this point, go fill the water bottle. Not all but up to the start of the line drawn previously. Now close the bottle with the cap tightly. It’s time to place the bottle near the plant.

Place the bottle in the ground

You can use this method in the garden and you must approach the plant and lightly dig some soil to place the bottle. The bottle must be buried up to the starting point of the line drawn previously . Remember to face the side of the bottle with the hole toward the plant.

Water the plants for a month — Now cover with soil again. Then open the cap and fill the bottle completely. Now close the cap. As soon as the bottle is closed, the water level will stop dropping and **will only come out when requested by the plant or when the soil is dry** . This will happen drop by drop.

This way you are sure that your plants will always be watered and you will not have to have the thought of going every day to water the plants. This method is mainly for vegetables planted in the garden. But there are also other methods for potted plants like the bottle and string method.