Testing out the Oasis watering system

14 years ago

Alright, haven't been on the forum in a while, but I thought I'd post about this. I am going on a roughly 17 day trip this Saturday and my gravity fed drip irrigation system did not cut it last time - in that it wanted to drip out all the water all at once (within two days max) and then nothing. That was marginally ok for a week long trip but will probably be really bad for a 17 day trip. I remember Mike mentioning the Oasis system in the past, so I decided to give it a try. It was either that, or trust the roommates to water them properly. I am a little OCD about it, so I'd rather I try this out instead. That way I have only myself to blame :)

So, I will be setting this up in the next day or so. I'll let you know what I think! I need to give it a trial run before I try and actually depend on it.

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squidy
14 years ago
I'd love to hear all about it, and see pics too if it's not too much trouble!
Ament
14 years ago
Yeah, I'd love to see pics and hear a review about it. *coughs* my daughter got a Fail! on her job of watering. LoL I was gone a week and half. LoL Can't take a trip again, until I find a reliable way of taking care of my lovelies. :)

~Tina
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mdahms1979
14 years ago
Quinn I usually have a friend or family member come over after about a week and refill the reservoir. Most of my plants are good for about a week and the ones that want to stay moist I set on self watering tray made with a plastic tote and some capillary matting.
Could you get your roommate to fill the reservoir?

Here are some photos of my system set up to care for the plants for a two week period. It's interesting to see the plants at this size because they are so much larger now.

Mike
Ament
14 years ago
Nice set-up Mike. I'll have to show DH this and let him know he's going to have to rig up something before we're going -anywhere- else again. I am -not- losing any of my lovelies simply because my daughter cannot listen! lol

~Tina
RainforestGuy
14 years ago
Mike your collection seems surreal. I would have imagine everything to be a tangled mass of vines leaves and flowers.

Get some tangled mess in there so it can look like a real hoya!
mdahms1979
14 years ago
Those are old photos and the plants are not four or five feet tall and it looks like one big mess of lovely weeds. Lol
I should take a comparison photo.

Mike
mdahms1979
14 years ago
In the first photo you can see Hoya meliflua in the yellow pot, just a wee little thing. Now here is a photo of the plant blooming a little while ago, it's about to bloom again in a couple weeks.

The rest of the plants are of similar size or larger although some have not bloomed yet. I am seeing some improved growth and vigor after I started using MSU fertilizer as well as a high P fertilizer. I had been using a fish based organic fertilizer but did not notice near the growth I am now.

Mike