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Quick and Easy Self-Watering Garden Planters
Sunday, 14th May 2006 (by J.D.)This article is about Frugality, House and Home
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The Make Blog has a quick-and-easy tip for all of you frugal home gardeners: how to make self-watering planters from old milk jugs.
Awesome in its simplicity and utility.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to get back outside to plant my watermelon and to water my peas, peppers, and corn…
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May 15th, 2006 at 1:37 pm
Remember to rotate your pots frequently if they are set on the ground. My husband used this method one year and it worked wonderfully except that he didn’t move the pots around. When he went to transplant the lil’ sprouts to the garden and discovered that all his seedling had happily sent their roots right into the soil underneath the pots. No wonder they looked so vigorous!