Shae has been deciding what she wants to plant and already has a few ideas.
Diy self watering raised garden bed.
We should only have to water once a week even during the hottest days of summer.
Lay 2 pieces of 200um builder s plastic in the bottom of.
You want something with strong wicking capability while also allowing for healthy aeration.
The materials used for this diy wicking raised garden bed project include old shipping pallets a common urban waste resource corrugated plastic political signs probably the best use of these.
How to build a self watering raised bed part 1.
Build the end frames.
Using 200mm x 75mm sleepers cut 6 lengths 2700mm long and 6.
Dig down to the bottom of the wall and rake the soil to remove any sharp objects.
Then you need to decide on the irrigating system and the best idea here is watering piping or tube cut to the size of your garden bed.
Make sure the spot you choose for your bed gets the light you need for what you re planting.
Leave a comment with what you would plant.
Make the bed with copper treated timber sleepers.
I decided to build a 4 x 8 frame.
You can build several of them easily and solve the problem of watering once for all.
Hopefully the self watering system will work by wicking moisture from the reservoir to the root systems.
Constructing the frame step 1.
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Dig all the soil out of the bed.
Use things like peat moss coir coco vermiculite perlite or even a little pine bark mulch.
The bulk of the mix should be peat moss coir.