Tropf Blumat Maxi (Outdoor Sensor with Extension) - Free Shipping!
Take a vacation and let your plants look after themselves. The Blumats Plant Savers ensure a constant supply of water. They automatically supply just the right amount-- never too much or not enough. Your plants will love it. They won't experience the drying out that stunts growth or the over-watering that squeezes the air out of the soil and keeps them from "breathing" properly. You can even add fertilizer to the water supply. This slow, continual feeding encourages prolific growth. With our Tropf Outdoor Blumat accessories, you can easily install a custom trickling installation as small or large as you wish!
HOW IT WORKS - OUTDOOR SENSORS: Each Tropf Blumat Outdoor Sensor will cover an area with a diameter of approximately 10 inches (25cm). - MAXI OUTDOOR SENSOR: This is a new product that has an extension on the end of a regular sensor which allows you to place the sensor further in the ground. - PRESSURE REDUCER: Use to connect your system to your spigot. You do not need this if using a rain barrel or other nonpressurized water source. - SUPPLY HOSE: Use to connect the outdoor sensors, but not the distributor drippers. Use drip line for those. - SHUT OFF VALVE: Use as an optional way to stop the water flow. - HOSE UNIONS: Use to connect supply hose. - ELBOWS: Use to change direction of the supply hose. - HOSE TEE AND END PIECE: Two each for creating branches in the supply hose. - DISTRIBUTOR DRIPPERS: One dripper and one end dripper for watering longer bed rows. - DRIP TUBE: Comes with the branches for connecting the drippers. - MINI BRANCHES: Three branches plus 3m of drip tube for lengthening and creating a branch from the Drip Tube.
As the soil dries, the ceramic cone delivers water gradually into the surrounding earth - thereby creating a vacuum within the cone which draws water from the nearby container of water. Once the soil is moistened the Blumat Junior will cease flowing water. It waters your plants only as needed.
You can even add fertilizer to the water supply. This slow, continual feeding encourages prolific growth.
Blumat Juniors will only draw water up 12 inches (30cm). If the surface of the water in your container is lower than this, the flow of water will be restricted and the plants gradually dry out.
Each Blumat Jr. has a limit on how fast it can deliver water. Several cones may be necessary for larger plants in order to meet the higher water needs. In this case, a larger reservoir of water must also be available.
Maintenance:
Once a year, place the hose in hot water. Clean the inside of the ceramic cone with a brush and the outside with sandpaper or a pot scrubber type pad.
Detailed Instructions:
1. Fill a bowl with water. Remove the top of the Blumat Jr. Put both the top and ceramic cone into the bowl to soak for at least 15 minutes.
2. Holding the cone and cap underwater, knock out the air bubbles in each piece and press the top on tightly.
3. Push the ceramic cone completely into the soil. Extra large plants should be provided with two or three cones.
4. Put the hose right to the bottom of a full container of water. Add a little liquid fertilizer if necessary.
5. The level of water in the container should be level with or below the green cap. Raising or lowering the water container increases or reduces the flow rate.
If you intend to be away from home for any length of time, ensure that the water container is large enough. Depending on type, size and season, a plant will require 1/4 to 1 litre (1 qt.) of water weekly.
Delivery of water to the soil in the flower pots is automatic. If you do not refill the water container the Blumat Jr. will dry out. To restore the function, the Blumat Jr. must be refilled. (Follow steps 1-5).
The perfect automatic plant watering system - deck and gardening drip watering at the lowest cost and highest ease of use!
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