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Planning

Completing the Self Watering Containers at My Parents

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After getting the news yesterday that the vegetable gardening season already started and some plants should already be out, I need to get moving quicker.

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It’s the Season for Vegetable Gardening

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I took a trip to the Farmers Market at Union Square today to find out when it’s ok to start putting the containers out and how many plants go in each bucket.

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Video: Getting Soda Bottles from my Basement

Instead of buying one of them fancy upside hanging planters, I decided to reuse 2 liter soda bottles. Finding them was actually much easier and cleaner than expected.

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Recycling and Making a Cheap Vegetable Garden

After securing the land in Staten Island and sleeping on the past few days, I came up with a plan to make this more affordable and environmentally friendly.

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Building My First Self Watering Container Insert

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I took my first crack at making the insert for the self watering container today. The hardest part was cutting a square into circles that would fit snuggly into the bucket. Yes, I just said snuggly.

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Starting a Vegetable Garden in Staten Island

So in a matter of two days I’ve greatly expanded this project from three buckets on my fire escape in Manhattan to two more boroughs and a lot of gardening.

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Recycling Buckets to Build My Containers

As you can see, by this time I am expert at getting buckets. Once I get my Flip Video camera I’ll have to record and educate you on my ways. For now just be in awe of my splendor.

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Reading More on Self Watering Container Gardens

First off, I scored my first bucket last night. On the way back from the movies (I checked out Anvil and highly recommend to any 80s metalheads out there). I saw one laying out next to a dumpster, so I snagged it. Soaked it over night in some baking soda and vinegar. Like new.

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