{"id":1078,"date":"2013-09-17T06:44:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T13:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2013-09-18T11:53:47","modified_gmt":"2013-09-18T18:53:47","slug":"watering-with-capillary-matting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/watering-with-capillary-matting\/","title":{"rendered":"Watering Using Capillary Matting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Capillary action or &#8216;wicking&#8217; is the upward movement of a liquid via a surface such as from one bit of compost to another.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/capilliary-mat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1082 aligncenter\" title=\"capilliary-mat\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/capilliary-mat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/capilliary-mat.jpg 448w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/capilliary-mat-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These Poinsettias have been placed on a micro perforated matting that allows water to be taken up by the plants in a capilliary action. From the mat the water is slowly drawn up to the pot and soil in the pot to water your plant.<\/p>\n<p>It is a simple process to water the matting, set up a dripfeed system or syphon and the plant will then take up what it needs.<\/p>\n<h3>Benefits and Tips on Capillary Mats<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Water is taken up at the temperature of the matting so you avoid the shock of cold water.<\/li>\n<li>Plants shouldn&#8217;t become water logged as the capillary process slows as soil become wet.<\/li>\n<li>A bed of wet sand can be used as your own <strong>home made capillary watering<\/strong> system<\/li>\n<li>Advantages of capillary action include plants with delicate leaves not being damaged by the overhead watering and an even supply of water being consistently available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tips for &#8216;Wicking&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<li>Matting works best when <strong>laid on a flat surface<\/strong>. My greenhouse bench has a large tray with a capillary mat inside.<\/li>\n<li>Do not expect totally dry plants to take up moisture. If they are bone dry give them a soaking first.<\/li>\n<p>Buy matting like this <a href=\" http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0042X8S64\/richardpettin-21\">from amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0042X8S64\/richardpettin-21\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/B0042X8S64.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capillary action or &#8216;wicking&#8217; is the upward movement of a liquid via a surface such as from one bit of compost to another. These Poinsettias have been placed on a micro perforated matting that allows water to be taken up by the plants in a capilliary action. From the mat the water is slowly drawn up to the pot and soil in the pot to water your plant. It is a simple process to water the matting, set up a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/watering-with-capillary-matting\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[64],"class_list":["post-1078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gardening","tag-greenhouse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1078\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}