Hydroponics seems cool, but I have no space and I kinda like how passive ye olde soil is, so I got my current summer irrigation system running via gravity and water tension!
These Blumat classic things are great! they work pretty well and I feel like it regulates the watering nicely if the plant decides when and how much it needs! The roots do wrap around it onces the plant finds it. One of my more productive plants has an incredible grip on it.
A thing to note is submerging them in water for 15 minutes and putting on the cap underwater a few times to get the air bubbles out of the line is super super required.