By Peggy on September 24, 2014
I reside in Arizona and maintain a yard filled with many desert plants and trees but a limited watering system. For this reason, I was seeking a mobile water supplementation tool. I tried a tree bag but found it problematic. Therefore, I was excited to learn about the Drip Irrigation Rock – per the description it appeared to be a better match for my watering needs. I decided to try the five gallon rock. I was immediately impressed with their customer service because I received it just shortly after placing my order. I am so pleased with the Drip Irrigation Rock that I ordered two more. It does everything as described – the water trickles out, slowly, beneficially, and completely. It is also very easy to use – just fill and go (no batteries, electricity, or hose hook-up needed). I also appreciate its mobility ease – I use mine for several different plants – front and back as well as my trees.
If you are in need of a water supplementation tool, I highly recommend the Drip Irrigation Rock. I rate it five stars for its beneficial design and use as well as the company’s responsive customer service.
By John C on August 26, 2015
I recently hung a couple hanging flower planters from my back deck. It was a little awkward reaching up to water them everyday. I found the Watering Rock and that solved the problem! The Rock sits on top of my deck with the tubing running down to the planters. Much easier!
By Denise on July 22, 2015
This rock is a great drip irrigation tool. I use it to water my vegetable garden with acceptable water. I like several features that it comes with and have had few issues, all of which are preventable and easily fixable.
I have found that everything grows better and tastes better when I use water that is not straight from the city pipes. I have tried using collected rain water, but that system is too unreliable and even if we do get a large rainfall, Its not good to keep water sitting around too long in containers; it grows slimy green stuff. Solar: I let city water sit in the sun 24-48 hrs then it is good to add to this system and use for my garden.
This system comes with just enough tubing to reach my 3 pot raised garden bed. IT is easy enough to get more tubing if I need more. The tubing is nice and flexible, easy for placing it where its needed.
The drip heads that come with the kit are adjustable (for dripping speed) and the caps come off to let out debris that might have gotten into the lines. If the lines clog up, its because I put water with debris in my system.
I find that I have to raise this rock up above the garden level to get enough pressure for it to run to the end.
IF I were to make suggestions, I would add a larger fill port, a stop cock, a few more drip heads and possibly heads with colors for easy id to make sure the system is dripping
The Western Gardener article:
Watering Rocks Solve Key Gardening Problem
Posted by Jodi TorpeyFebruary 13, 2012My “Best Of” gardening selection at the 2012 ProGreen industry tradeshow is a new portable drip irrigation system called Watering Rocks.
There were a lot of new gardening products featured at ProGreen last week, but one of my favorites is a low-tech portable watering system called Watering Rocks.
Each Watering Rock is a self-contained drip irrigation system. Just place the rock in a part of the garden that’s difficult to water and fill the container with water.
Water will slowly seep from the rock into drip lines and adjustable drippers to water plants deeply. Watering Rocks are available in one-gallon, two-gallon and five-gallon sizes.
Gardeners fill the Watering Rocks by placing a hose in the holes at the top of the rock or they can connect an existing drip irrigation system for automatic filling. The amount of water can be adjusted to match plant needs.
Another handy feature is that liquid or soluble plant food can be added to the water for automatic fertilizing, too.
Watering Rocks have a natural rock-like appearance so they’ll blend right into the garden. When empty, they weigh less than real rocks.
I think this is a great watering system for any gardener who has a low-water xeriscape and wants to conserve water in the garden (like me). I plan on trying Watering Rocks in several hard-to-water parts of my perennial garden this summer and may add one to my vegetable garden, too.
Watering Rocks would be helpful to keep newly-planted trees and shrubs watered. Gardeners could also these drip systems to help with watering chores while on vacation.
Jim Whitis told me he’s been experimenting with ways to get water to hard-to-reach parts of his landscape for the last four years. He said he tried a number of inventions before he perfected both the looks and action of the Watering Rocks system.
He also designed a spin-off product called Rock Pots, a watering system for container gardens.
Jim said he’s unable to ship Watering Rocks at this time, but there are Denver metro area garden centers that will stock a limited supply during the gardening season, such as Creekside Gardens, Nick’s Garden Center, O’Toole’s, Elliott Gardens, Pine Lane Garden Center (Parker) and Gulley Greenhouse (Fort Collins).
For more information about Watering Rocks and Rock Pots contact Jim at 720-840-4093, email jcpjenterprises@gmail.com or visit the JCPJ Enterprises website.
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