Yes that was exactly what they recommended at the bonsai meeting, a strand from a mop head refill. Thanks for the recollection Mike. Rimmer > On Oct 20, 2015, at 5:07 PM, Michael Homick <michaelhomick@gmail.com> wrote: > > not sure the length you need but could you use a sponge mop refill. Not > sure if landscape fabric rolled up would wick water or not. Even purchasing > a regular mop head (some are cotton some synthetic) cutting it up and > braiding the strands to make a thicker longer wick may work. > All the best, MIchael > >> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 1:02 PM, Robin Graham Bell <rgb2@cornell.edu> wrote: >> >> Rimmer, I was just today trying to figure out how to drain a low spot in a >> raised bed I built. The base of the box has chicken wire to keep out the >> rodents & the ground has landscape cloth then 2 layers of black plastic to >> keep out the mulberry tree roots. Mulberry tree providing essential shade >> but roots are terribly invasive, so I don't want to put a hole in the >> plastic. Now I can try to put in some wicks to do the job! Thank you, >> sometimes the obvious is everything but. Any suggestions for large scale >> wicks would be appreciated.....my 'box' is 8' x 4' x 8". >> Robin Bell, Medford OR. >>> On Oct 20, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Rimmer deVries wrote: >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> i heard at a bonsai show lecture, (method also used by Streptocarpus >> growers ) >>> >>> that if you put a piece of yarn in the pot extending down you not only >> keep the pot media moist by adding a wick to soak up water from below, but >> it also lowers the water table in the pot. >>> >>> think- hydro communication with the media below. >>> >>> they recommend a yarn that does not rot, so not cotton but Orlon or some >> other synthetic yard. >>> >>> Rimmer >>> SE Mich >>> USA Zone 4-5-6 depending on the winter. >>> >>> >>>> On Oct 20, 2015, at 3:10 PM, penstemon <penstemon@Q.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Putting screen in the bottom, which is, of course, the only way to >> prevent the growing medium (in my case, perlite) from falling out, will >> still create a perched water table, but hopefully far enough down in the >> deep pots to prevent root rot. >>>> Bob Nold >>>> Denver, Colorado, USA >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> pbs mailing list >>>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/