I found this in the garden today

[booearing]

I was digging in the garden today and found this
I haven't got a clue what it is
Anybody know ?

[sunshinestanley]

Isn't it one of those decorative glass balls that sticks in pots?

[HollowTalk]

It's not a solar light, is it?

[Cao77]

Looks like a Christmas bauble 🎄

[Lynda07]

A Christmas decoration?

[Taddda]

No idea! Looks like fragile glass so surprised you dug it up!? Is it glass...?

[sunshinestanley]

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[Selfsettling3]

You will then with water and put them into pot plants so the water slowly releases into them so you don’t need to water them as often.

[booearing]

Yes its glass

[Taddda]

Oooo a gazing ball!? Nice...

[iklboo]

Where did the genie go?

[MashedPotatoBrainz]

It's one of teose watering thingies isn't it. The ones that you fill with water and then stick in a plantpot.

[Taddda]

Rub it!

[Eeeeek2]

It's for watering a pot

[booearing]

Thankyou I think Selfsettling3 is right I've looked it up and it looks like it
Can tell I'm not into gardening

[BestZebbie]

It goes the other way up, you stick the spike in the ground near a plants roots and fill the ball with water, then it self waters in summer or if you go away.

[Time40]

Slow-release watering system for plants?

[Taddda]

Never fails to impress me how good (and fast!) MNers are at this....

[mumwon]

looks like its stalk is broken so it wont work as well quite common for this to happen plastic bottles work as well but not as pretty (on bottle block a bit with tissue paper & bury the end in damp soil
(been out in the garden planting seeds -for feeding the wildlife especially snails no doubt - aha - I can order beer you little blighters)