Wicking buckets

Wes and his self-watering bucket garden Two years ago, I was in Maryland and when I visited friends Wes and Tammy for a gathering at their house, I was intrigued with the self-watering bucket garden that Wes had set up. Advantages to a self-watering bucket garden This self-watering bucket garden has a number of important advantages; - Protects crops from damage by animals such as rabbits, chickens, ground hogs, armadillos, and pets. - Because of the water storage in the lower bucket, your…

Allow your plants to water themselves with these DIY wicking bucket containers! Learn how to make them here.

How to Build a 5 Gallon Self Wicking Tomato Watering Container: This self wicking tomato watering container is designed to be easily built by anyone. The watering system will manage your tomatoes for 2-3 days without being refilled. The cost of supplies, minus soil and tomatoes, is under $10. It can be bui…

The first video showed you how to make this 5 gallon self watering system. It is easy to make and costs under $10 for materials.This video shows you how to f...

This post is going to be a little out of the ordinary since it's not technically school related. It's not even paper related either. Can you imagine that? But it still comes under "learning", as in real life learning. This weekend hubby and I - mostly hubby, built a couple of 'rain gutter' gardens. We didn't end up using rain gutters, but the concept was there. We ended up with something much better. Something that will minimise water loss. We made a SELF WATERING garden. Imagine having a…

If you’ve been looking for another way to water your thirsty garden, you might like to try wicking beds.

If you have any nooks and crannies on your patio or in your garden, and would love to utilize that space, you might consider making a self-watering, or "Earth Bucket." PIN IT HERE Making and using an Earth Bucket is a wonderful way to conserve water and to plant things where you might not be able to otherwise, like on your patio or driveway. While the buckets are not truly self-watering, (you do have to add water), they regulate the water you keep in their reservoir. So what exactly is a…

A sub-irrigating container design based on 2 5-gallon buckets.

Five gallon buckets add up fast when you consider how many a homestead will need. However, you can stop spending money on them. They are actually very easy to find for free! Learn how in this first frugal homesteading article. #fivegallonbuckets #frugal #homesteading

A 5 gallon self-watering planter is perfect for people with limited space or have bad soil to begin with. Grow tomatoes right on your patio!