Customer Reviews

Watering Cones - 6 Pack

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The water just runs out in about 40 seconds. I tried different bottle sizes, taping the neck of the bottles, etc. I've thrown away the cones. Now I just get a water bottle, poke a tiny hole in the bottom and balance the bottle near the plant. I could not return the item and to add insult to injury, the cones are NOT recyclable.

I am extremely disappointed in this self watering device. The water immediately runs out of the bottle...and yes, I did have the spike pushed below the level of the soil. I would not endorse this product to anyone!! Buy the terra cotta type...more money, but they work!

I also bought a set of these from Harbor Freight; at first they worked as advertixed and with the old 2 liter bottles they still do. But the new bottles seem to ne just a triffle smaller in diameter so the water leaks out from the mouth of the cone. I put electical tape around the end of the new bottles; they work better. They are not plant sitters or plant minders. They deliever water at the root level. I have clay soil so I leave all four holes open; if I had sandy soil I would cover three. I have used them for planting small trees (1-2 ft high), transplanting buffulo grass plugs and tomato and pepper plants. They work reasonably

I purchased these at Harbor Freight for around $4. There are no real instructions so I filled a 16oz, 24oz and a 32oz bottle with water and then inserted the stake onto the bottle opening by pushing the bottle into the opening. It was not a super tight fit and I even tried to put electrical tape onto the bottle threads to create a better seal. No matter what I did the bottle would drain into the plan in about 2-3 minutes. I even tried to block off 3 of the 4 small holes in the stake and it slowed the drain a bit to about 5 minutes for the bottle. I suspect I am doing something wrong - but I don't know what. I think on some of the other watering stakes you put the bottle in with the cap on and make a small hole in the cap to slow the drain. I would be interested if anyone has had luck with these.