Tomato Ooze Tube Watering System

Good way to start drip irrigation in the yard. I have my tomatoes in pots -- four of them. So, I rigged up a platform from cinder blocks and cedar boards (8 ft long and it has to have lips on the sides over 6 in high, otherwise the bag would slide over the side ) -- to elevate the bag above the soil level in the pots. I fed the tubes through the opening in the platform and placed the end on the soil (I am also using a watering stake in one of the pots -- just for fun). The pots must have drainage -- no saucers under them. Now, I just fill the bag about once a week. You should not let the bag completely run out of water because the pointy ends of the drippers on the bottom can puncture the top of the bag as it slowly descends on the drippers. I do not need to worry about over- or under-watering (unless your soil is pure compost or sand). I also do not need to worry about leaving the plants with wet foliage into the night -- say, if I could not water until the evening. To prevent water in the tube from heating under the searing Texas sun, which would depress the plants -- I covered the bag with a radiant barrier (an aluminium foil would do as well). As an added bonus, this protects the bag from the destructive UV radiation so, I expect the bag to last more than two years.The drippers that come with the order give plenty of water even when tightly screwed -- so, it may be a bit wasteful but not harmful to the plants with proper drainage. So, now I can go on a week-long vacation in the middle of August (the driest month in Texas) and not worry about my tomatoes.