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This wasn’t why we bought the trough, but as a happy coincidence it arrived at our house just before a Big Birthday. Post-Prosecco we put it (and another just like it) to work in another wa
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This year’s crop included lettuce, beans, cherry tomatoes and loads of basil |
We made what’s often called a “self-watering” planter. Sadly, it doesn’t actually water itself – humans (that’s us) need to have a hand in it. How ours worked is that we added a circular water reservoir attached to a vertical tube extending above the soil level. That makes it easy to water, while the large volume of soil retains moisture and gives plenty of room for plants to develop extensive root systems.
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Our galvanized water troughs measure 2′ x 2′ x 4′. We bought ours from The Incredible Country Hardware Store (to find one, c
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ughs fit into our rented minivan. The online catalog lists them under “Animal & Equine” as “stock tanks.” The white plug at the bottom is designed to fit a water hose, but also makes a good drainage hole. We used eight hockey pucks each to raise the troughs off the ground. |
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Here’s a closeup of our finished contraption. Picture a Big O of the covered tubing around the trough base and the vertical watering tube going straight up. Wormscrews hold the pieces together. |
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And here’s the T-connector used to link the circle of weeping
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Even in part shade we’ve been able to produce a decent supply of veggies in the troughs. |
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Last winter, we also grew an excellent crop of snow! |
2 comments
I love it! I've been thinking of doing something similar myself but had no idea how to get the watering/reservoir system set up. I may borrow your idea next spring.
Oh, so happy to have inspired you. Please come back and tell us how you fared!