{"id":719,"date":"2013-08-29T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growgoodnz.co.nz\/?p=719"},"modified":"2013-08-29T00:00:22","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T12:00:22","slug":"self-watering-planters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growgoodnz.co.nz\/interesting-articles\/self-watering-planters\/","title":{"rendered":"Self watering planters"},"content":{"rendered":"
Self watering planters.\u00a0<\/b>What are they? I get a lot of gardeners asking me to describe the workings of self watering \u00a0planters. In recent years there has been a huge resurgence of interest in home gardening and this has resulted in non-traditional gardeners exploring alternatives to traditional \u201cspade-in-the-ground\u201d gardening. Self watering planters and gardens are self- contained raised beds with built in reservoirs that supply water from the bottom upwards to the plant roots by capillary action.<\/p>\n
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Long ago when the Aztecs ruled Mexico there was a large lake in the valley where Mexico City stands. The Aztecs had a highly developed system of \u2018floating gardens\u2019 using aquatic weeds, lake mud and earth to create floating plots of land gardens for growing vegetables, herbs and fruit. This was a very productive method of self watering \u00a0gardens. These gardens are still in use now. Today there are several commercial options but some gardeners prefer to make their own. Here is a method for a self watering wicking bucket for tomato growing www.instructables.com\/id\/How-to-Build-a-5-Gallon-Self-W<\/a>… Larger gardens can be made by building timber beds 3m long x 1m wide x 0.5 m deep lined with heavy duty plastic sheet and river sand in the bottom. Here is a system demonstrated by well known Australian gardening enthusiast and broadcaster,<\/p>\n Costa www.sbs.com.au\/shows\/costa\/listings\/detail\/i\/1\/article\/.<\/p>\n Here’s another idea for a small scale DIY self watering pot.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/02\/diy-self-watering-planter-with-2-liter-bottle\/<\/p>\n Here is a method of making your own self watering planter from a 200 litre plastic barrel.\u00a0http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/lawn-garden\/build-self-watering-container-garden-55-gallon-barrel-video.html<\/a><\/p>\n What About GreenSmartTM <\/sup>\u00a0Pots?<\/a><\/b> GreenSmart pots are the leading self watering planters available \u2018down under\u2019.<\/p>\n Check out why our customers are so enthusiastic about GreenSmart pots,<\/p>\n Self watering planters\u00a0<\/b>https:\/\/growgoodnz.co.nz\/testimonials\/<\/a><\/p>\n To have your own self watering planters growing fresh herbs and veges within five days click here\u00a0https:\/\/growgoodnz.co.nz\/our-products\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self watering planters.\u00a0What are they? I get a lot of gardeners asking me to describe the workings of self watering \u00a0planters. In recent years there has been a huge resurgence of interest in home gardening and this has resulted in non-traditional gardeners exploring alternatives to traditional \u201cspade-in-the-ground\u201d gardening. … Continue reading Water efficiency. There is no water wastage as there is with regular gardening. They eliminate the guesswork in watering.<\/h3>\n
Benefits of Self Watering Planters vs regular gardens and raised bed gardens.<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n
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