Kirk found me these terracotta carrot watering spikes as a gift to help with the hot days here in West Virginia. He wanted to see if they would actually work.
One came with a crack, but we can fix it with glue. Terracotta is fragile in some ways. The others were fine.
I added them to my large container pots. Gently twist so they sink into the soil.
I added water to fill them.
Put the carrot top on. I checked them 12 hours later, after a warm day, and about 20% had leeched out. According to the listing, you can put a pottle on top for extra water. I could see a 16.9-ounce water bottle working.
The terracotta slowly weeps out the water, is how it works.
Cute too! I put the first three in our blueberry bushes and olive tree.
I could see picking up more of these (and they come in many styles on Amazon) to buy me time on the hot days. They are functional and cute, which works well in our garden for me.
~Sarah
