those glass ball things that feed plants...

Smootchy

is there a special way to put them in the dirt?

Because I just bought some for our office, filled em and stuck them in dirt only to have the hole plug up with dirt.

ginamcp

Not that I know of.  My H just uses a straw to clear out the holes before refilling.

RondackHiker

chapski:

is there a special way to put them in the dirt?
Because I just bought some for our office, filled em and stuck them in dirt only to have the hole plug up with dirt.

I made a hole with a pen first. It seemed to help!

weberm05

i know my tax accountant said they are a pain but she loves them....she said they have to be put in a certain way or it clogs. that's all i know ha ha

Wine O Mite

Isn't used to slowly water plants?  So if it clogs, it would just eventually saturate the clog and then slowly saturate the water around it.

But I haven't used one, so I don't know for sure. 

Smootchy

Wine O Mite:

Isn't used to slowly water plants?  So if it clogs, it would just eventually saturate the clog and then slowly saturate the water around it.

But I haven't used one, so I don't know for sure. 

I wasn't sure, but it was a thought. There was so much dirt in the tube thing, I was worried it would take forever (like plants would be dead by then) to work its way out.

Maybe I'll try the pen trick so there is less dirt for the water to work its way through.