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Bush tomatoes romping away in these wicking containers again.
Celery and patty pan squash in the big, green recycling boxes, are also doing really well. Same principle, but these boxes have holes in the bottom so I cut some plastic sheeting to loosely line the bottom and 10 cm up the sides, creating a reservoir which can hold about 12 litres of water. These ones don't need a drainage hole drilled in the side because when the reservoir is full, any extra water just goes flows down the gap between the plastic sheeting and the bin walls. At the bottom of these boxes to create the 1 inch air space are a mixture of 2 L pots, 1 kg yoghurt pots and 1 L dishwasher powder containers. There are pipes in there to feed the water down in to the reservoir, hiding amongst the foliage.
Celery and patty pan squash in the big, green recycling boxes, are also doing really well. Same principle, but these boxes have holes in the bottom so I cut some plastic sheeting to loosely line the bottom and 10 cm up the sides, creating a reservoir which can hold about 12 litres of water. These ones don't need a drainage hole drilled in the side because when the reservoir is full, any extra water just goes flows down the gap between the plastic sheeting and the bin walls. At the bottom of these boxes to create the 1 inch air space are a mixture of 2 L pots, 1 kg yoghurt pots and 1 L dishwasher powder containers. There are pipes in there to feed the water down in to the reservoir, hiding amongst the foliage.
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