How To Make A “Self-Watering” Wicking Pot For Your Container Garden - Using A 5 Gallon Bucket.

Wicking pot growing systems are a great way to grow vegetables in containers, but most store-bought self-watering style planters are a bit expensive. It’s much cheaper to make your own self-watering pots, and in this video I show you the method I use to make my own diy wicking containers. This is my preferred type of container for growing my cucumbers and peppers since it helps them to get a more steady supply of water. I learned this method by watching this video on a YouTube channel called Gardening With Leon:    • Using 5 gallon wick buckets  Ep. 15   Also, here are links to my other videos that were mentioned: This is my video about how I make my potting mix:    • How To Make Potting Soil Mix For Container...   This is my video about growing tomatoes in grow bags:    • Growing Tomatoes In Grow Bags - My Process...   Here are links for many of the products I use in my vegetable garden. Jobe’s Organic Fertilizer (4-4-4): https://amzn.to/3EdxeV2 or Espoma Organic Fertilizer (3-4-4): https://amzn.to/3EbvJ9P or Sustane Organic Fertilizer (4-6-4) 20 lb Bag: https://amzn.to/3lztPHJ For Berries: Espoma Berry-tone Organic Fertilizer (4-3-4): https://amzn.to/3jlD8dA In addition to the above fertilizers I occasionally use these seaweed and fish fertilizers to give my plants a boost of nutrients. I also use some of the seaweed fertilizer (half-strength) on my seedlings right after I transplant them (Note: I don’t use fertilizers with fish in them for seedlings): Maxicrop Seaweed Fertilizer (Powder): https://amzn.to/3uWO9ak Maxicrop Seaweed Fertilizer (Liquid): https://amzn.to/37uA0JJ Neptune's Harvest Tomato & Veg Fertilizer 2-4-2 (Note: this formula is best for first few weeks of plant growth, as it encourages lots of green leafy growth. For fruiting/flowering plants, I switch to the Rose & Flowering formula after the first few weeks. Also, this contains fish and the smell attracts animals, which will dig up the plants trying to find the source of the fish smell, so I use it early in day and water it in just before dark to minimize the smell). https://amzn.to/3r8OJ40 Neptune's Harvest Rose & Flowering Formula 2-6-4 (Note: This formula also contains fish so everything I said above about attracting animals applies to this formula too). https://amzn.to/3KqBino The Following Organic Soil Amendments Add Trace Minerals To The Soil. Green Sand (Organic Soil Amendment Adds Trace Minerals): https://amzn.to/3z5uG7B Kelp Meal (Organic Soil Amendment Adds Trace Minerals): https://amzn.to/3tz2lFH Dolomite Lime: https://amzn.to/3CbclIl Self-Watering Grow Boxes: Patio Pickers: https://amzn.to/3vrhHhW Drip Irrigation: https://amzn.to/3uzbhuV 7 Gallon Grow Bags: https://amzn.to/2XaJ1mp 5 Gallon Grow Bags: https://amzn.to/3ht2wNP 10 Gallon Grow Bags: https://amzn.to/3k4WpkB 14 Inch Diameter Grow Bag Trays/Saucers: https://amzn.to/3tAkzqc 16 Inch Diameter Grow Bag Trays/Saucers: https://amzn.to/3AiP724