You’ll need a hefty list of materials, but it’s worth it to keep veggie gardens happy and watered for up to 10 days – even in the heat Hotter summers make for harder growing soil conditions, and the ...

Clinker cinders, also called scoria or lava rock, is great for the base layer of a wicking bed. I have been interested in aquaponics and hydroponics for a long time, and they are the reasons I built ...

Discover the innovative world of sustainable gardening with our step-by-step guide to creating a self-watering wicking garden bed using an IBC container. This video is perfect for both novice and ...

How far south can I grow starfruit? JERRY: Starfruit comes from Indonesia, so it's a truly tropical plant. The furthest south Jerry has seen one successfully fruiting is Sydney. To succeed growing it ...

A raised-bed garden that begins much like a pond, with a sturdy liner, and a layer of river rocks, is designed to deliver water to plants' roots. A demonstration wicking bed planted at Rainbow Gardens ...

One effective method of gardening in a spot with subpar soil is to build a raised bed, and as these videos show, they can also be built from scraps, and in a way that allows the garden beds to water ...

Basically, they’re a garden bed constructed with a water reservoir below the soil that provides a steady supply of water to plants, drawn upwards through “wicking” (technically known as “capillary ...

JANE: Biochar is charcoal that’s been pulverised and like compost, it makes a great soil amender. It’s porous and yet it retains moisture and nutrients and best of all, it adds carbon into the soil ...