Plant watering device having user-selectable water-delivery apertures

A device for providing a liquid from a reservoir to a porous medium, comprising:

• a) a dispenser for insertion into the porous medium, said dispenser having a length;
• b) a plurality of zones located along said length of said dispenser, each zone corresponding to a particular type of porous medium and delimited from the other one or more of said plurality of zones by at least one indicia located on said dispenser;
• c) a chamber defined within said dispenser, said chamber for receiving the liquid from the reservoir;
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• d) at least one removable seal located in each of said plurality of zones, each of said removable seals being selectively removable to provide an aperture extending between the porous medium and said chamber when the dispenser is inserted at least partially into the porous medium.

A device for providing a liquid from a reservoir to a soil, comprising:

• a) a dispenser for insertion into the soil, said dispenser having an outer surface;
• b) a chamber defined within said dispenser, said chamber for receiving the liquid from the reservoir;
• c) a plurality of apertures formed in said dispenser, each of said plurality of apertures extending between said chamber and said outer surface of said dispenser;
• d) a plurality of shields each located adjacent a corresponding one of said plurality of apertures for diverting the soil away from said corresponding aperture as a user inserts said dispenser into the soil, each of said plurality of shields protruding from said outer surface of said dispenser;
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• e) a plurality of removable seals each located at a corresponding one of said plurality of apertures, each of said plurality of removable seals removable from said dispenser for allowing a user to selectively open said corresponding aperture.

A method of providing a liquid to a soil having a type, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a dispenser for inserting into the soil, said dispenser defining a chamber for receiving the liquid and having a length and a plurality of removable seals, said dispenser divided into at least two zones along said length, each of said at least two zones corresponding to a particular soil type and containing a portion of said plurality of removable seals;
• b) determining the type of the soil;
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• c) removing said portion of said plurality of removable seals in the one of said at least two zones corresponding most closely to the type of the soil determined in step b).