I was starting a new garden during the worst drought in our area in living memory. Cape Town almost ran out of water entirely. I found cutting the bottom off a 1 or 2 litre cooldrink bottle and burying it next to a plant, tree or shrub, (obviously without the cap screwed on, and allowing about an inch of the cut end exposed above soil level to avoid the bottle filling with dirt) is a great way to get water down to the root zone without having to get it through the layers of soil. It cuts down the frequency of watering and is amazing to see plants flourishing through extreme water restrictions
I was starting a new garden during the worst drought in our area in living memory. Cape Town almost ran out of water entirely. I found cutting the bottom off a 1 or 2 litre cooldrink bottle and burying it next to a plant, tree or shrub, (obviously without the cap screwed on, and allowing about an inch of the cut end exposed above soil level to avoid the bottle filling with dirt) is a great way to get water down to the root zone without having to get it through the layers of soil. It cuts down the frequency of watering and is amazing to see plants flourishing through extreme water restrictions