The concept is that the box has a water reservoir that wicks up through a high quality potting mix and fertilizer, ensuring that the plants can't be over or under watered. The cover keeps weeds out and moisture in. The pipe in the corner is used to fill the reservoir and the indent in the bottom is the overflow slot. When water dribbles out there I know the box has enough.
This box holds three bell peppers with a pea fence around for extra support.
Now that the gardening season is well advanced I can offer some opinions. The only things that didn't thrive were the peas. It's best to plant seedlings instead of seeds which limits the usefulness to plants that can be transplanted. Lettuce and broccoli grew like crazy and drank a lot of water every day. Overall, I'm very happy with the performance and look forward to trying different crops next year.
2 comments:
This sounds very interesting!
These sound great...especially if you have to go away for a couple of days as you son't have to worry too much about things getting watered. I really like the concept of the little indentation which tells you when the water reservoir is full.
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