Posted on November 20, 2015 December 30, 2015 by Grace Utting — 2 CommentsWicking Wheelbarrow | Re-Use Wheelbarrow + pipes + carpet + shadecloth + pea gravel | Home DIY Fill with soil and compost and plant your plants and water from the top for 2 weeks until the plants can wick the water on their own.NOTE: the wicking action will only work up to 300mm of the soil layer. Clear and level out the spot where the wheelbarrow is going to be located Place the wheelbarrow in the spot and level it off.We decided to add bricks under as we wanted the legs not direct contact with the soil. Re-using old carpet to provide padding for the black plastic For the reservoir layer, use strong builder black plasticand cut slits into the pvc pipe as seen Place the pvc pipe into place Fill with pea gravel slightly covering the pvc pipe Drill a hole the size of the overflow pipe where the pea gravel layer will meet the soil layer zip tie some shade cloth to the inside of the overflow pipe.cut an “X” slit where the hole was cut and push through the overflow pipe as seen. Use waterproof duct tape to secure the black plastic to the overflow pipe so no water can leak out the sides The overflow pipe angled down wards put in shade cloth to separate the reservoir layer from the soil layer. Fill with soil and compost and plant your plants and water from the top for 2 weeks until the plants can wick the water on their own.NOTE: the wicking action will only work up to 300mm of the soil layer. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Post navigationPrevious post: Store Bought Re-Grown Ginger 1Bi | Home Grown | Re-Use Milk BottlesNext post: Peas Grown From Seed | Home Grown 2 thoughts on “Wicking Wheelbarrow | Re-Use Wheelbarrow + pipes + carpet + shadecloth + pea gravel | Home DIY” Peg November 25, 2015 That’s great Grace. I also use old planter pots stuff with old T shirts as a wicking layer. Lucky to find a wheelbarrow, deep and solid!! Reply Grace Utting December 5, 2015 Thank you Peg:) That sounds like a great idea:) You can usually find them on the verge:) Reply Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website
That’s great Grace. I also use old planter pots stuff with old T shirts as a wicking layer. Lucky to find a wheelbarrow, deep and solid!!
Thank you Peg:) That sounds like a great idea:) You can usually find them on the verge:)