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DIY Veg Irrigation

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I'm going to be trying my hand at veg for the first time this year and will be using containers. I'm slightly worried about water evaporation during the hot weather as my patio is a south facing excruciating sun trap. I want to go with the empty bottle irrigation hack, i.e. making holes in the bottle, cutting the bottom off of it and burying it in the soil/compost so the water will get to where it's needed with no loss. The only thing is, I don't know whether or not this is suitable for what I'm going to be growing.
The things I'm going to be growing are:
Potatoes Swift/Orla
Broccoli Green Sprouting
Dwarf French beans Caledonia
Sugar Snap Peas Delikett
Carrots Flyaway
Strawberries Just Add Cream
Tomato Tumbling Tom (to be grown in hanging basket)
Cucumber Mini Munch (to be grown in hanging basket)
Would the bottle irrigation method work with these veg?
The things I'm going to be growing are:
Potatoes Swift/Orla
Broccoli Green Sprouting
Dwarf French beans Caledonia
Sugar Snap Peas Delikett
Carrots Flyaway
Strawberries Just Add Cream
Tomato Tumbling Tom (to be grown in hanging basket)
Cucumber Mini Munch (to be grown in hanging basket)
Would the bottle irrigation method work with these veg?
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