Planter or pot irrigation system and use thereof

A system comprising:

• a planter or pot (13) configured to receive at least one plant (15) with a root base (39) embedded in plant bedding material (14);
• a fluid tank arrangement (100;
• 100′;
• 100″) comprising at least one tank (1;
• 2) configured to be embedded in the plant bedding material (14), and the at least one tank being configured to contain irrigation fluid (8);
• at least one irrigation pipe (30) with a continuous wick (10);
• at least one irrigation stake (28) comprising a tipped end (19) configured to be embedded in the bedding material (14) in proximity to the root base (39) of the at least one plant (15), said at least one irrigation stake (28) being coupled to the fluid tank arrangement (100;
• 100′;
• 100″) by the at least one irrigation pipe (30);
• and wherein
• the continuous wick (10) of the at least one irrigation pipe (30) is configured to originate from inside the fluid tank arrangement (100;
• 100′;
• 100″) and to extend through the at least one irrigation stake (28) to a fluid outlet (20) in proximity to the tipped end (19) of the at least one irrigation stake (28), whereby fluid (8) inside the fluid tank arrangement (100;
• 100′;
• 100″) is configured to be conveyed by the continuous wick (10) through a fluid outlet (20) to the plant root base (39) by capillary action.