Wicking beds are very water efficient. These self-contained planters have a reservoir of water at the bottom and a wicking medium that slowly pulls water up to the plant roots. The folks over at Bits Out the Back created this short tutorial on making a wicking bucket. The same technique can be applied to larger beds and can even work in-ground, as detailed over at Resilience. These beds are excellent for regions facing severe drought.
(If you’re in water conservation mode, be sure to check out my earlier post on gardening through a drought, too.)
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Is there a written version of this? I don’t do videos…prefer to read.
Right on! Just wish I had the hand tools I once had. Oh well.