Wicking garden bed

The wicking bed, or self-watering garden, is not that mirage of water in the desert. Rather, it is one of the most user-friendly growing infrastructures for all the lifestyle, time-poor, lazy gardeners out there. Using the age-old idea of capillary action, water in a reservoir below is drawn up and into the soil, to be used by the plants as required. Ever dipped a tissue in a glass of water and watched the moisture climb up the fibres, defying gravity? A wicking bed works in the same way.

Part 1: wicking raised bed with composting worms Living in a drought state I feel a need to do my part to help the environment- but I also love gardening. How can I water with wasting too much water… and when my plants need me the most during summer. I’m usually out on road trips and forget to water. In Casa Castillo (aka my parents’ home) I decided to experiment with a wicking raised bed. I pick tall galvanized tubs so that they don’t need to bed over too much when gardening. The height…

Wicking Bed 2.0 By Raymond Jess Editor’s note: Check out our podcast interview with Raymond here, and read his first wicking bed article here. The influence behind the ingenuity… Two…

No time to water your garden - no problem! Sophie shows us how to make a wicking bed 🥕🍓🌱

Michael - Veggie Garden Specialist on Instagram: "Wicking beds are a great option for growing fruit and veg. They allow the plants to draw up water from a reservoir in the bottom of the beds as they need it. @water_ups offer a whole range of beds from raised planters to individual pots. You can grab some just in time for spring from their website. Use my code michael10 and you’ll score 10% off. How good!! 🙌🏽 *Does not include their Artesian range."

DIY Wicking Bed Container Garden Tutorial

We did a design for Ken and Jenny in Rosanna a few years back now (view larger version of design here): […]

Raised Bed Wicking Garden : I wanted a raised bed planter, but the best location in my yard is not close to a spigot for watering. I live in a hot climate and I wanted to find a way to avoid dragging out a long length of garden hose 3-4 times a week to water my garden. I fi…

gardeningfram on Instagram: "Wicking bed build - These are very simple to make and are a very sensible water saving solution in the Australian il Nino context! These beds will be used to grow an abundance of herbs and salad greens, and a ton of strawberries 🍓 Once the archway is overtaken by pumpkin vines and full sun cannot be achieved, we will swap out some of the full sun herbs for shade lovers! It's an ingenious system that is easily adapted with very little effort! Credit…

One of the questions that many people have when constructing wicking beds is what are the best rocks to use in the water reservoir section underneath. Coarse scoria is the recommended material, but…