Earth Box Diy

Fill the wicking chamber with moistened potting soil and then fill directly into the.

Earth box diy. You may notice this type of planter requires less water overall and will collect. Drill small holes in the bottom of the 14 gallon tote for drainage and then cut a wider hole in one of the corners. How to make your own earthbox for container gardening. By becky striepe august 5 2009 3 00 am 10 comments.

An earth box is basically a big tub with a water reservoir in the bottom. You ll need six pots or so the plastic kind plants come in when you buy them to be the support under the floor of the box. When i was making my purchases it looked like i could get one diffuser to kind of fit one. So let s try to avoid the whole you stole this from instructables thing alright.

Cut a hole the same size in diameter as the chinese soup container in the center of the 14 gallon tote. Also make a small circle the circumference of the pvc pipe. A step by step description of how to make an earthbox planter using materials from your local hardware store. Place the container where it is going to stay in a sunny area of 6 8 hours of sun.

I found everything i needed. Diy earth box step 1. Make your own earth box. Now let s make use of that patio or back porch s floor space with a home made earth box.

Complete instructions for planting and construction including blue prints can be found on the internet but here is the gist. Okay now before we get started let me just say that this is not my idea. Take the lid and trace around the mouth of the pots on opposite diagonal corners. Drill holes in your soup container too and place it in the 14.

I used a big rubbermaid tub i bought on clearance in january for next to nuthin at walmart. Some kind of snips diagonal oval head tin snips etc. Container gardening is a great way to grow your own veggies even in a limited space.