watering can

[Poink88]

I am going auto this year again after the fence is installed and weather permits. Dario, you might just want to replace the head on that wand with one of these. Have one the works well. Also nobody has mentioned that fine spouts/heads can and do clog as do auto misters so at least for me a inline pair of substrate filters and a single charcoal canister seems to eliminate that hassle.

http://www.amazon.com/Dramm-12344-Heavy-Duty-Fogg-It-Nozzle/dp/B000VYGDL0/ref=pd_bxgy_lg_text_y

Grimmy

Grim,

That would be too slow for me, again due to too many pots to water. I am using a cheap Dramm wand and the failure is between the wand's pipe and the hose connector (near where you hold it)...it is wiggling now and leaking water.

My rose is clogging due to calcium deposit. Need to soak it in vinegar soon.

 

[Poink88]

I have one of those too.... been meaning to get that undug from where ever it is in the blackhole I call my garage. lol Fortunately the garage is getting attended to soon, cuz Kathy Shaner's coming. lol Nothing like a little motivation to help a girl get something done. lol

V

Lucky you.

Re: Hozon, I tried to install it after the faucet...didn't work because I have a 150 foot hose. Mine is installed between the wand and hose. I use a 2 gallon container I lug along as I water for the fertilizer mix. It usually is enough to feed all my trees in one filling. If memory serves me right it dilutes at 1:16 ratio

 

[GrimLore]

I would not drag around the hozon if I had the Haws just sitting there

Grimmy

 

[Jason_mazzy]

Haws!!!!!!!!!

 

[Vance Wood]

I would not drag around the hozon if I had the Haws just sitting there

Grimmy

The value of intimacy in using a can cannot be diminished unless you have, at some point, had shoulder surgery, carpal tunnel surgery and diabetic nerve damage. Combine that with a couple of hundred trees to care for watering becomes a daunting task that can become easy to ignore or not do well, especially if the weather becomes really hot. Unless you can maneuver a very large watering can you will need to refill numerous times in the process. It becomes un-fun very quickly.

I am not saying don't use a watering can but no matter how fancy and cool your Japanese watering can is and no matter what revered and ancient maker produced it, it is still just a watering can. Unless you have help or just a few trees, using a manual watering can is not only impractical it's counter productive.

I remember from my early days learning bonsai, some of the instruction and pictures from Yoshimura's book left an impression. I remember this lovely long necked watering can resting on it's side over a large cistern containing water for bonsai. The impression was "magical" I just had to have one of these watering cans. What I did not have, or even realize, this particular watering can was probably operated by a young apprentice or two that did all of the menial and labor intensive work around the bonsai nursery.

You would be best served by discovering the best methods for doing the tasks before you that go beyond the watering can. I think I mentioned it earlier a hose wand with the red nozzle works really well. These things are color coded, the red being the finest, and works really well.

 

[fourteener]

I love my Haws watering can and use it on days I fertilize only. The rest of the time I use a dramm sprayer with the red nozzle. For me it works better than some bonsai makers because the wand is longer and allows better reach for some of my trees.

The watering can would be too much work on a daily basis for me.

 

[Poink88]

I would not drag around the hozon if I had the Haws just sitting there

Grimmy

To each his own. If I can fertilize with one watering can full... I agree and that is what I'll do. Mixing several times, refiling the can, etc...is slow and tedious. It is the reason why I looked for a more convenient & faster way, that is when Hozon came in the picture and I loved it.

 

[fourteener]

I use a 50 gallon trash can to mix up my fertilizer, then use the watering can to dip and go. I did try mixing a watering can at a time. That got old fast!!

 

[Vance Wood]

Here is another thing to think about. It has only been brushed on in passing and that is fertilizer. Here is the problem, most of the watering cans you can purchase today fertilizer will eventually rust or corrode its was through the bottoms. That's how I lost my prized large Japanese watering can with the three roses. My father used it to administer fertilizer while I was in the army. When I got out the bottom of my watering can was better as a sieve.

 

[fourteener]

Here is another thing to think about. It has only been brushed on in passing and that is fertilizer. Here is the problem, most of the watering cans you can purchase today fertilizer will eventually rust or corrode its was through the bottoms. That's how I lost my prized large Japanese watering can with the three roses. My father used it to administer fertilizer while I was in the army. When I got out the bottom of my watering can was better as a sieve.

Note to self...rinse-repeat

 

[fourteener]

Also concerning my wife and backyard purchases...my wife will never notice a new tree purchase, bring home a bright red watering can, multi-colored porcelain gecko, my wife will spot it a mile away.

Buy more trees I guess!!

 

[Vance Wood]

Also concerning my wife and backyard purchases...my wife will never notice a new tree purchase, bring home a bright red watering can, multi-colored porcelain gecko, my wife will spot it a mile away.

Buy more trees I guess!!

How important is this stuff to you? That's the question you need to ask because it will only get worse if you don't figure it out.

 

[fourteener]

How important is this stuff to you? That's the question you need to ask because it will only get worse if you don't figure it out.

Stuff is never too important.

 

[Skinnygoomba]

The manufacturer mentions not to let water, and especially fertilizer, sit in the watering can. Some make stainless cans, but copper sterlizes water and a cistern can collect rainwater which does not have chemicals introduced to it that tap water has.

 

[Lewiscarnes]

What attachment do I need to buy to make the masakini watering wand work on a us garden hose?

 

[Bunjeh]

I use a hose. Works great.

 

[Cypress187]

If you just start bonsai, u better first invest in soil in my opinion. You can give water with anything but you cant put anything in the soil.

 

[GrimLore]

What attachment do I need to buy to make the masakini watering wand work on a us garden hose?

The California Bonsai Outlet recommends the Dram Shut off and Teflon tape at the wand connection. The thread varies a bit but the Dram has a heavy threading making it easier to make up the difference.
http://frostproof.com/dramm-heavy-duty-brass-shut-off-valve-300c/?gclid=CN-TgoPmpskCFYIfHwod9aIEvg

Grimmy

 

[Random Usr]

Plastic Kakuichi: Cheap, effective, long-lasting. No seams/soldering to burst like the expensive brass water can I had before this one. My bonsai can be complicated, intricate, and sensitive - my watering can is simple and trouble-free.

 

[GrimLore]

Plastic Kakuichi:

Yes indeed, there was advice by another member lordy that stated the plastic Haws was resilient and a lot lighter then the Galvanized I have. Also the coating one that gets stained by fertilizer and the plastic seems ok. If I startup again in Spring I will be getting a plastic Haws for fertilizer and use the heavy can out front watering on landscape plants.

Grimmy