Watering Plants with Truefruits Bottles and a string

prusaprinters

<p>I like the bottles of truefruits drinks, so i use them quite often. In this case i water my plants via the string method while i am gone.</p><p>I did not want to punch a hole in the cap, as I would like to use it for something else sometimes. So i made a cap with a hole for a 3mm Sting, I used some garden twine (?) I bought for holding my tomatos up. Just make sure to soak of fully in the beginning, then the water flows better (or at all).</p><p>The bottle has to be above the end of the string to work really good. So i added a hook to hang it on the balcony.&nbsp;</p><p>There are 3 versions:</p><ul><li>No Hold: Just a cap with a hole for about 3mm diameter String</li><li>With Support: With a holder for a 35mm round bar, with included Support, you have to cut it once it is printed.</li><li>No Support: Same as above, but without the support beam, so you have to figure out how to print it yourself.&nbsp;</li><li>PrusaSlicer prepared: The no Support Hook with PS support and modifiers for contures. But the standard support is pretty flimsy at that height, so take the supported file, and cut it off</li></ul><p>To strengthen the hook I increased the number of contures to 5 for the hook. Printed on the Prusa Mini+ with 0.4mm nozzle and in Prusameter PETG Prusament Jet Black.&nbsp;</p><p>First tests are promising. The water should hold several days. Depending on the heat of course. Water the plant directly to prolong the duration.&nbsp;</p>