effacy of capillary matting

[lottie lou]

Tried to grow tomatoes the self watering style last year.  They were okay I suppose but not as good as the ones I grew in the bottomless buckets.  Due to being a tight wad, I had used strips of old T shirts, cotton blouses etc.  I wondered how efficient strips of capillary matting would be in transporting water to the plant and how wide would the strips be best.  Also where would the best place be to buy it  (hate paying postage).  Thanking you for advice in advance.
May

[lottie lou]

[Hector]

Lot tie Lou, I was literally rooting out old tee shirts to try what you did last year, so will be very interested in replies.

I've made slits at bottom of pots ( with soldering iron) to thread through a capillary wick

[Vinlander]

My recent post in 'grow bag waterer' covers my experience with capillary strips

Cheers

[plotstoeat]

I find that it works very well. About 15" wide and I lead one end into a deep bowl of water if I am away for a few days.