How To Make A Self Watering Raised Garden Bed
A wicking bed is a self watering raised garden bed and even though the design is a relatively new innovation that is catching the attention of many produce gardeners worldwide it is essentially nothing more than a large scale version of a self watering pot.
How to make a self watering raised garden bed. I ve grown tired of incomplete or even faulty tutorials. So much in fact that we built a second matching bed to increase our gardening space. With the newer simpler shaped bed the self watering does seem to work. To ensure your garden doesn t drown in moisture add an overflow.
We have really enjoyed the raised garden bed. In this video i show you how to make a self watering planter wicking raised garden bed. After years of testing i m ready to share the most important elements that every self watering wicking bed needs to have in it. These types of self watering beds help to save on water and give you.
Building sip raised beds. Measure about halfway up from the bottom of the bed in a visible but out of the way location and drill a 1 1 8 hole. Self watering wicking bed design principles. Use a light fluffy soilless blend that will retain moisture without compacting or becoming waterlogged.
This diy tutorial explains how to build an s i p. Derek markham is a green living expert who started writing for treehugger in 2012. But going further it also teaches the fundamental mechanics of a self watering system. On the first l shaped bed i do not think we got the liner just right because it never seems to fill up properly with water.
Don t use garden soil or a heavy potting soil in your raised garden. The hole should go through the cladding the frame and the pond liner. How to build a self watering raised garden bed from scavenged materials by. I can t keep silent any longer.