The system runs on gravity through a reservoir/rain barrel or connects to a hose spigot with a Blumat Pressure Reducer.

An 8 mm supply tube runs from your water source past each plant in the system. At every plant, a sensor taps into the line — ready to release water only when its plant calls for it.

The ceramic tip sits in the soil at root level. As the soil dries, it draws on the water sealed inside the ceramic — creating suction tension that pulls a diaphragm down inside the sensor.

The diaphragm opens a tiny valve in the 3 mm drip tube. Water flows from the pressurized supply line, through the sensor, straight to the plant — only the amount the soil is currently asking for.

Once the soil is moist again, suction tension releases. The diaphragm rises, pinching the drip tube shut. The plant waters itself again only when it dries out — without you ever lifting a finger.

Between waterings, the soil around the cone slowly loses moisture — just like it does for any potted plant.

As the soil dries, it creates a gentle vacuum on the moisture inside the porous clay. The cone feels the thirst.

That vacuum travels up the drip tube and draws fresh water out of your container — exactly when the plant needs it.

Water seeps slowly through the cone into the surrounding soil, then into the roots. Watering your plant perfectly.

When the soil is moist again, the vacuum releases. Watering pauses on its own until the plant is thirsty again.

Between waterings, the soil around the spike loses moisture and the clay tip starts to dry along with it.

As the clay dries, water from the upside-down bottle seeps through the spike and into the soil — slowly, steadily, only as needed.

Roots take up the moisture as it arrives. When the soil is wet again, the clay slows the flow back down on its own.