Like many people, I used to kill indoor plants.
What is a plant wall?
Plant wallsare dense wool felt pockets that hold onto water.
You wrap plant roots inthis wool, tuck them into the pockets, and then water the pockets.
The water drips through the wool, keeping the roots watered, and then drains out.
They have a plastic backing so that the water doesnt touch your wall.
How to water your plant wall
Plant walls can be installed inside and outside.
Thats when I realized I was forgetting that there was a water inlet and outlet sitting nearbymy washing machine.
As long as the plant wall was 6-10 feet away, I could use the inlet and outlet.
Behind your washing machine is a hose bib or spigot.
you might bogart the inlet and outlet for your plant walland its not hard to do.
Attach the washing machine hose to the filter, and then the timer.
The timer attaches to the reducer, and then you attach your 14 dripline to it.
Now put it aside.
Behind your washing machine, turn off the water at the hose bib or spigot.
Now disconnect the washing machine hose.
Attach the splitter to the spigot.
Screw each on tight, using plumbers tape as needed.
Its worth it to have a few extra on hand (which Ive indicated in the supply list).
Before you turn the faucet back on, check that the splitter is set to off on both sides.
bring up the faucet and look for leaks.
Run a quick cycle on the washer to double check.
If all is well, proceed to setting up the dripline.
But first, it’s crucial that you get it all lined up.
Now we need to add emitters.
If this proves really tough, heat up the dripline with a hairdryer, but you shouldnt need it.
Just wriggle the emitter in there.
you could also build one and line it with rubberized paint.
Youll need to see over time if this is too much or not enough water.
Four minutes once a day is a good start.
