Growing vegetables in containers allows you to grow even if you do not have the space.
Containers allow you to grow vegetables indoors if you do not have adequate space to grow outdoors or have poor soil quality. The problem with container vegetables is that they require a lot of water to grow, and if you are not particularly attentive, you may find your vegetables wilting when you forget to add water to the pot. Making a self-watering container takes the hard work of watering out of your hands, letting you worry about the vegetable growing process. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Cut the lid of a 5-gallon container with a saber saw so it fits inside a 5-gallon bucket.
2. Drill 15 holes into the lid using a 5/16-inch diameter drill bit.
3. Cut four pieces of 4-inch diameter black perforated drain tile that are 2-1/2 inches long.
4. Drill a 3/4-inch hole 2 inches from the bottom of the bucket.
5. Cut a piece of 1/2-inch clear plastic tubing with a pair of scissors 6 inches in length. Insert the plastic tubing into the 5-gallon bucket through the hole at the bottom. Insert a nail 1-inch from the end of the tubing on the inside the bucket.
6. Cut an X shape hole into the shoulder of a milk jug. Fill the milk jug with water and set it on a brick to raise it 8 inches from the floor. Insert the other end of the clear plastic tube into the milk jug.
7. Moisten growing medium suitable for the vegetables you purchased. Fill the bucket nearly to the top.
8. Set vegetable transplants on top of the soil and bury them at the same depth they were planted in their previous pot. Give the vegetables the spacing recommended on the packaging.
9. Pour the water from the gallon jug back into the 5-gallon bucket to recycle water.
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