Tomatoes are very water intensive. They must be watered often and without wetting the leaves.

So how do you keep tomatoes moist without wasting water? Fortunately, there is a simple trick to making automatic watering for tomato plants.

The trick is to bury a leaky bottle and fill it with water. Look :

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How to do

Take an old plastic water bottle.
Poke small holes everywhere with a sharp knife.

Bury it, leaving the neck protruding from the earth.

Fill it with water.

Result:

And There you go ! Have you made an automatic tomato waterer with a plastic bottle?

Watering tomatoes couldn’t be easier.

No more wasting water for watering the vegetable garden! With this homemade water tank system, the plant helps itself from the bottle.

Especially since tomatoes love drip watering at the roots. Cheap and ingenious, right?

Additional advice The bottle must be placed in the ground at the same time as the tomato plant so as not to damage the roots.

It’s very easy to do and it allows the tomatoes to never suffer from drought, because they are constantly moistened.

And what’s more, there is no risk of watering the leaves.

This tip can be even more eco-friendly with a terracotta pot. Terracotta is porous and will have the same effect.