| 摘要 |
A plant watering system and method including a container for providing a reservoir of fluid, which may include liquid nutrients as well as water, the container being attachable to a plant receptacle adjacent the upper end thereof. A first absorbent wick member communicates with the fluid within the reservoir, and exits the upper end of the container and angularly downwardly into a control trough where it terminates at a point above the soil or other potting material. The control receptacle is provided, at the opposite side thereof, with a generally vertically extending plate-shaped wick retention member pivotally connected to the trough housing at the lower end thereof, the upper portion being provided with a member detentably engaging side edges of the receptacle. A spring member beneath the absorbent member biases the absorbent member toward the plate-shaped member. A second absorbent wick member has one end thereof interposed between the first absorbent member and the plate-shaped member, with a major portion end thereof embedded slightly beneath the soil. Angular pivoting of the plate-shaped member controls the amount of surface area of contact between the first and second absorbent members for controlling fluid flow by capillary action from the reservoir through the first and second absorbent members to the soil.
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