Drip watering system for birds?

We had those at in our last conservatory display at work. they were neat. I will try to remember to post a pic tomorrow. Remembering is the key. lol

You're not old enough to have memory recall issues gosh darnitall. Post the conservatory display woman!

I literally have an entire file on my computer just on hypertufa. I need to just do it like pepper said. I've been thinking about it long enough.

Wrightie-
Not to change the subject back too quickly, but just getting back on here...

I envision your dispenser on top of a decorative plant stand.

Keep in mind before you do anything, that the drips need to be *just the right height* for making a nice sound.

I experimented with just an upside down 2liter bottle (that I'd screwed a sport top on the end of, so I'd have greater control of drip speed/amount) and found that when I first hung it, it didn't make a sound. I then raised it and lowered it, until it made just the right sound.

You may want to play a bit with yours, first, to figure out how tall you need it before you make or buy something for it...just a thought.
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Eq, you EVER get around to doing any of the hyperturfa stuff? I'm dying to make a leaf one and yesterday I saw a family with a HUGE ruburb plant... I think I'm getting closer to "lift off" on this project!!

Wrightie, did you ever get your bird waterer (is THAT right?? lol) made with that cool find of yours? Post a pic, I'd love to see it!

There are some great threads on the hypertufa and concrete forum about working with hypertufa and specifically about casting leaves that you would enjoy. Wrightie, that pottery thing is way cool!

the drip systems are very simple to put together. they come in a kit or you can buy ala carte, the pieces you need. If you need a timer, there are simple ones to ones that have many programs. the programmable operate on 4 aa batteries. they supposedly last about 6 mo.the timer screws onto the faucet first. then you have 1/2" black tube that you put through fitting that screws into timer or directly into faucet. you take the end of the tube and place it through a 2 circle plastic fixture that essentially folds it like you would a hose to stop the water. to branch off with water lines from the mainline black 1/2" is a small 1/4" flexible hose. you use this little plastic tool that looks like a sharp pencil. it pokes a hole into black 1/2" mainline. A small plastic fitting goes into the 1/4" tube with the other end that snaps into your hole on the 1/2"mainline. the other end of the 1/4" flexible tube has the "emitter" of your choice. spray, drip, 1 gal per hr, 2gph, 180 deg spray, 1/4 turn spray, etc. whatever you choose. they also have "goof" plugs to patch holes in 1/2" mainline if you say go from 10, 1/4" lines to 5. u plug 5 unused holes. very simple.There are other optional items like pressure regulators, filters etc. but they all just screw in like you would screw in a hose to a faucett.
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LOL - I have had a disasterous year, so that project is still in waiting -- sorry to dissapoint!

Oh SURE... easy for you say Len!!! I think based on your description that it is one of those projects that I enlist the help of the hubby if I ever get that far! But thanks for trying to educate me on the simplicity of the job!

I had to buy one cause i bought 45 bands of roses that i had to pot and water. I was dreading it. I'm getting to the age that i don't want to have to concentrate and study instructions to assemble something. But it did surprise me how easy it was. I generally don't buy anything anymore that you have to assemble. I bought a garden wagon only because they had a display model already assembled and let me buy that one, so i bought it. lol I have to tear out the foreign language instructions before i even get started because i will study them for 5 min before i decide it's the wrong language, and keep refering to the wrong language ones.

" i will study them for 5 min before i decide it's the wrong language, and keep refering to the wrong language ones." OK, NOW I feel better Len!! Thanks, I was beginning to feel very inadequate for NOT being able/willing to follow your instructions.

Don't you hate that when they include so many other languages that the directions end up being 10x as thick as what they should be. I definitely don't like to concentrate and study directions either and I long ago learned to ask if the display model was available for sale. Most are if its toward the end of the season.

I can see I have been missing out on a GREAT opportunity here.. note to self, ASK for display model!!

what language do you speak psyche??lol!!

LOL.. English normally... or psycho-babble when necessary!!!

if you get the display model you don't have to dispose of all the trash and boxes that comes with the product either!

aha a psychologist!!lol yes that is a different language.

Actually, a classmate and I were critized for NOT using the "proper technical language". We content that since we need to communicate with the public a WHOLE lot more than other professionals, why not use the language the public can understand??? That did not win us points with the professors/professionals!

you mean like "crazy" for obsessive-compulsive? lol!

Yes, kinda!! Of course I KNOW a lot of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) people hanging out in this DG crowd!! Personally if your obsession is plants and flowers, I think you are "normal" and have a healthy does of "interests". How is that for denial and rationalization??

lol what did you buy?

Another concrete birdbath. A big one. They delivered it here and put the base down then set the basin on top of the base. Didn't have to do a thing other than to tell them where I wanted it.

One of these days I'll get around to a drip something or other.

EQ, my cement molds have been found so now I can "go get them" and begin the enjoyable task of making more benches, bird baths and stepping stones!! Yahooooo...
I have missed that little hobby!

Oh baby! I am so glad they found those. You had the expensive professional type that were a couple hundred dollars a piece right? How long until you set up shop?

Hey wait a minute. I thought you were going with flagstone for your path not stepping stones?

Mine are not "professional" but I do have about $300 total wrapped up in all the molds. They are back in Walla Walla, WA, about 260 miles from here. I will make arrangements to pick them up the next time I'm headed "home" to visit family in Tri-Cities (about 300 miles). I generally go about once a month. I won't set up shop per se, I will just make some benches, etc for enjoyment and sharing.

And yes, I would still like to make a flagstone path at some point. The stepping stones are still fun to make, they make great thank you gifts for me to share with other gardeners and I might "make due" with them until I have the money to do flagstone.

I broke down in the spring and purchased one of the water dripper hose kits. Not only have the birds enjoyed it, but I've used it to water my pots by moving it around during the day while it slowly mists water on to the dirt. So much easier than the hose, and no plants were harmed by the force of water. Earlier this month when the hummingbirds were very active here, they would fly back and forth through the mist. Now that was worth the cost! I found it online cheaper than at the store, and put it together myself, so it isn't hard! It is very light weight, so I've had the added benefit of not lugging around and rolling the hose. Cathy

I know this is an old thread, but wanted to revisit it.

I've never been able to find something as cool as Wrightie did, but have been looking for just the right thing.

I got the Sam club catalog in the mail yesterday,and voila! I think I found my dripper!

If you go onto this page, you can zoom in on "A". It is a glass beverage dispenser, and has the right kind of spigot, to regulate to a drip...may be going to Sams today!

http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?catg=11499#1%20NOHREF