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"Rick Eggleston" wrote:

My system already wets "some" of the roots! Might work with patio plants,
but tomatoes, cucumbers etc need to be able to take in large amounts of food
and water and therefore the whole root system needs to work, not just the
tips.


I have had success with a cucumber standing on a brick in a bowl of water
with an old T shirt as a wick. With a demijon of water upside down it needs
no attention for two weeks at a time. The top of the compost looks very dry
but the plant thrives.
Regards

Paul



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