Self watering containers

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Lettuce, herbs or flowers will stay hydrated all summer long in this self-watering container garden. Words & photos: Julie Legg Wicking garden beds are ideal for small gardens or where irrigation is not possible as the built-in water reservoir allows plants to access moisture as required. HOW IT WORKS Water is drawn by a wicking process through the soil from a water reservoir beneath. The reservoir is filled either by rainfall or intentional watering and if there’s too much water, an…

There are lots of tutorials showing how to make a self-watering planter, but most methods make pretty ugly pots from 5-gallon buckets. So we figured out how to turn ANY pretty pot into a self-watering planter.

An easy step by step tutorial how to make any flower pot or planter into self watering and wicking patio planter and containment garden

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Turn Any Flower Pot Into a Self-wicking Planter: Hi All, I’m sure we’ve all seen the Self Watering / Self Wicking pots and planters made using 5 gallon pails and other containers on YouTube and other sites. I like the convenience, but if you want to use it for decorative flowers they don’t look ve…

A DIY Wick Watering System is a simple, effective and quick to set up. It works via a phenomenon called capillary action.

I bought this "Earthbox" when we lived in our tiny apartment. I was dying to grow something, ANYTHING! It's a self watering container......

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