tie a little twine or string around the lip of the bucket. Earthbox has a fancy elastic plastic cover but this method works just fine.
Trip to Wisconsin - Farm pics
9 years ago
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Covers
In order to stop the water at the bottom of the bucket from evaporating through the top of the soil, you need to cover the top of the soil with plastic. The easiest thing to do is to buy a large black garden tarp and cut it into squares that fit over the bucket. Then you cut an "X" in the middle for your plant and make another slice for the filling tube. Then you gently pull the plant and filling tube through their holes and 
tie a little twine or string around the lip of the bucket. Earthbox has a fancy elastic plastic cover but this method works just fine.
tie a little twine or string around the lip of the bucket. Earthbox has a fancy elastic plastic cover but this method works just fine.
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Nice to see more people making these SIPs. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI want to know two things:
ReplyDelete1- while you skip town during 2 of the hottest weeks of chicago summer, will someone feed them?
2- will care packages of the bounty of your hard work be making their way to Seattle?
mrbrownthumb: thanks for the encouragement!
ReplyDeleteannika:
1) i am currently concocting an automated watering system that theoretically should take care of the watering while i'm away. its success is tbd :)
2) most definitely