OK, who was it was using chopped coir rope? Idea!

[nicola]

Hi Bil,
I am honored to have had such a stimulating effect.
I really like your idea, in a way is the opposite of what made me think of cutting the coconut rope.
I use the rope to make mounts, I coil it at the outside of glass bottles, fixed with hot glue.
I leave a piece on top, which I insert in the bottle. (Like a wick)
When it is very hot I fill the bottle with water, this allows to keep the rope, moist for a longer time.
Looking at the remaining pieces that were too short, I figured the idea to cut them.
However, the idea of using the rope, inside the pot seems excellent.
The next time I will have to re-pot, I give it a try.
Ciao Nicola

[bil]

Originally Posted by nicola

Hi Bil,
I am honored to have had such a stimulating effect.
I really like your idea, in a way is the opposite of what made me think of cutting the coconut rope.
I use the rope to make mounts, I coil it at the outside of glass bottles, fixed with hot glue.
I leave a piece on top, which I insert in the bottle. (Like a wick)
When it is very hot I fill the bottle with water, this allows to keep the rope, moist for a longer time.
Looking at the remaining pieces that were too short, I figured the idea to cut them.
However, the idea of using the rope, inside the pot seems excellent.
The next time I will have to re-pot, I give it a try.
Ciao Nicola

Glad you spotted it. I couldn't remember who had said it. That cooling idea is quite smart too. I had the idea of having a big canvas umbrella/tent over where I sat, and running a small bore pipe to the top where it would dribble water onto it so as to keep the canvas wetted, but not dripping. Evaporation should cool the air underneath so it fell on you, keeping you cool.