@hittitezombie @crispius @wdormann @witchescauldron when I first started in this industry, decades ago now, I apologized for taking up so much of a senior engineer's time helping me solve a problem. His response has stuck with me ever since: "my most important deliverable to the company is more senior engineers".

The short sighted murdering of that pipeline in many modern orgs is *shocking* to me

@helenclayton I would, instead, drill a couple of those small holes in the base, maybe one per each of the little bumps, then bury it until just the top is open, fill it and then put the cap on. The goal is to only allow a small amount of air in to replace the water, such that it wicks out the bottom. Look up ollas for the general idea.