Diy Self Watering Raised Garden Bed

Lay 2 pieces of 200um builder s plastic in the bottom of.

Diy self watering raised garden bed.

Using 200mm x 75mm sleepers cut 6 lengths 2700mm long and 6. You can build several of them easily and solve the problem of watering once for all. Making a garden bed isn t a difficult task we ve already rounded up several garden bed tutorials but if you are making a garden bed from wood it should be waterproof. There s an amazing and smart solution self watering garden beds.

The scale of those dimensions fit my yard. We should only have to water once a week even during the hottest days of summer. Leave a comment with what you would plant. Hopefully the self watering system will work by wicking moisture from the reservoir to the root systems.

Then you need to decide on the irrigating system and the best idea here is watering piping or tube cut to the size of your garden bed. How to build a self watering raised bed part 1. I decided to build a 4 x 8 frame. Shae has been deciding what she wants to plant and already has a few ideas.

The materials used for this diy wicking raised garden bed project include old shipping pallets a common urban waste resource corrugated plastic political signs probably the best use of these. Make the bed with copper treated timber sleepers. Dig all the soil out of the bed. Dig down to the bottom of the wall and rake the soil to remove any sharp objects.

Constructing the frame step 1. You want something with strong wicking capability while also allowing for healthy aeration. Make sure the spot you choose for your bed gets the light you need for what you re planting. The bulk of the mix should be peat moss coir.