Since the fiasco with the house buying and being the impatient bugger I am I wanted to start a garden, but be able to take it with me when we finally get the house we want.
I remember my grandmother using 5 gal buckets for some of her gardening needs and I did some research and found that it's a very popular method. After much time spent on the interwebs I decided to go with the self-watering setup.
The self-watering setup actually requires two buckets. One bucket on the bottom will be the reservoir and the top bucket will be the actual container the plant would grow in. I would also have wick for the water and fill tube to fill the reservoir.
First I had to gather needed tools and materials:
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3/4" Bit:
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2" Hole Saw
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Hacksaw:
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1.5" PVC:
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Buckets & Potting Mix:
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