Watering Bags for Trees
Effective Way to Water Trees
New Automatic Tree Watering Device
Saves Water
Eco Bag, the award winning automatic watering system in a bag invented six years ago in Queensland, Australia, is now back on the market. This water saving device will be useful to both the home gardener and commercial enterprises as well as local councils to assist in the establishment of young trees during this time of water restrictions.
New Product Report from "Queensland Fruit & Vegetable News"
The Eco Bag water saving device is an automatic watering system consisting of a plastic container which drips water into the roots of a shrub or tree over a long period. The bag holds 20 litres of water and its capillary wick will drip one litre of water every 24 hours. Made from special heavy duty UV-treated plastic, the bag gives coverage of half a square meter around the base of the plant. Its ability to reduce soil moisture evaporation losses and prevention of weeds from competing for water at the base of the plant is a big plus for the Eco Bag.
The bag also provides a home for earthworms - considered to be the best cultivars of soil in the world. Naturally, Eco Bags do not overheat, even on the hottest days you will find earth-worms under the bag on the moist soil. However, trees get the hydroponic benefit of warm water and insulation. This enables trees and shrubs to be planted at any time of the year and grow through summer. Another benefit offered by the Eco Bag is its ability to feed the tree with soluble fertilizer added to the water for a slow release boost.
The bags were originally meant solely for the irrigation of trees and in reforestation projects but they have subsequently proved very popular for the ongoing irrigation of fruit trees and shrubs. In a domestic garden or landscape situation, they will blend in perfectly with the surroundings simply by making a shallow depression for the bag and covering it with light mulch, sawdust, wood chips etc.
The Eco Bag received Queensland Country Life's Farm Invention of the Year award, as well as an award from the Australian Industry Development Corporation.
The Eco Bag is supplied by Eco Bag Industries Pty. Ltd., Victoria Point, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
As well as supplying the domestic market, the company is exporting the product, particularly to the United States and the Middle East countries where the reforestation of land has become a priority.