a diagram or website would be helpful:)
Ceramic Fiber Blanket from okorder
Cut a sponge into small pieces and mix it into the soil. It absorb water and release it as the plant dries. Also if your container plants are drying out to quickly you should check to make sure they are not root bound. Too much root and not enough dirt.
put a bottle of waterthat you have put small holes in the bottom of and the water will slowly drip out and keep the plant watered,not holes that are too big,use a push pin or thumb tack, put 2-3 holes that should do it and unscrew the top not all the way, so the bottle can breathe and the water can flow,just watch the water,if its comming out too fast tighten the top a little
fiberglass rock wool (exploded rock) shredded newspaper (treated for fire resistance) plastic foam boards or sprayed on vermiculite (heat expanded micacious volcanic rock) ceramic fiber blanket (in limited quantities around heaters)
