This is a brilliant idea.
I have some Aloe plants I am going to set this up with.
I either make them die of thirst or I drown them. THis seems like the answer.
I will let them know this was your idea so it you see @Aloe following you in the future, that's my plants thanking you.
By the way I found this post on @jerrybanfield's #resteem-request channel on discord
Thanks for visiting. I'm not really sure it will work for Aloe Vera plants. I have one, and I just let it unattended for a week. They don't need a lot of water, do they? This system is set up to transfer the water to the soil whenever the soil is dry, but I think the soil of Aloe plants is dry most of the time. I'm not sure, but you might be drowning them with this system.
(I just water mine whenever I think of it, which means it sometimes doesn't get a drink for two or three weeks, and sometimes 2 days in a row. So far, it is still alive - lol. I think they can handle thirst pretty good, being a desert plant...)
my problem is during the winter I have to bring these inside and they are put in a back bedroom and almost forgotten about. It may be two months... in the past it has been... before they get a drink. They don't tend to do real well lie that. But outdoors during the summer they get lots of rain and seem to do pretty well. I had one in my kitchen window and drowned it though. But your idea just seems like the perfect babysitter.
Perhaps I can try different types of cloth or widths to try and determine what one carries more or less water. I have about six of these so I may have to turn the whole thing into a lab experiment.
lol
I did some searching and it may work if you use some cotton string. According to the pictures in this article they seem to be using this system for succulents, so I guess it might work.
I also found this article on watering Aloe Vera plants. Although they are in hibernation during winter, they still suggest watering every 2 weeks, so I assume it's worth a try...