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How To Make A Self Watering Bucket | Grow Vegetables | Today's Harvest
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2024
- In this video, I'll show you how to make a simple self watering bucket. It is perfect for those who do not have time to constantly water, or those who just forget to water. It is also great for places with hot weather and can help your plants survive. You can also reuse this bucket many times when your plant dies from frost or disease. Fertilizers may be added through the reservoir tube as well.
0:00 Intro/About Self Watering Bucket
1:04 Steps On How To Build It
11:14 Putting Soil Into Bucket/Planting Seedling
14:28 How To Fill Watering Bucket
16:22 Examples Of Plants In Buckets
17:59 BONUS Harvest
19:15 Conclusion
I participated in the original design of these about 12 years ago. You did a great tutorial!
A few suggestions:
1. Cut a 45° angle on the bottom of the fill tube so it doesn't sit flush on the bottom of the bucket. It'll allow for the water to flow into the Bucket.
2. Be certain that whatever you use as the platform to hold that lid cut out will not collapse under the weight of the damp soil, otherwise your soil will end up in constant contact with the water and could become anaerobic.
The overflow hole is cut an inch below the soil platform to create an AIR GAP between the soil and the water. It is very necessary that the gap doesn't dissappear under the weight of the wet soil collapsing into the reservoir.
Finally, you can use a 2nd lid with a smaller hole cutout to allow your seedling to grow through it. This will protect the unit from becoming too saturated if it rains. Or, stretch a garbage bag over the top, and cut an "X" in the plastic. Set your seedling then affix the lid rim in place over the plastic. Trim off the excess plastic.
I know these work!
Our original design was based on the patented Earthbox, so we called these "eBuckets."
Thanks for resurrecting this much-needed answer to promoting food security.
"Feeding the world, one eBucket at a time!"
Wow thank you for the amazing and detailed tips, especially being part of the original design. Appreciate it!
That is great information! 👍
Awesome additional information Thanks
Thank you for sharing those ideas, very helpful
I have 2 Earth Boxes, they work great, their pipes are cut straight across at the bottom. Good idea to angle the lower end. Thanks!
there are two things you may want to do to keep mosquitos from getting to the water and laying eggs. I put screen material in the drain hole. Window screening also works. Put a cap on the pvc pipe that you use to refill with. I place coffee filters over the holes to hold the dirt from falling into the water area. A place a cut piece of screen cloth over the lid. Remember that the roots take a while to get its roots that deep, you will need to water from the surface.
Thanks for the great tips. I don't have a problem with mosquitoes, but great for those who do.
Good add. Thanks. In Washington State that would be a good idea. We get lots of mosquitoes.
Pantyhose work very well.
A bit of Lemon in the water keeps mosquitoes away too
Thanks for taking the time to do this video. Some helpful hacks: Cut top off a plastic bottle for a funnel that can be left in place. Put a piece of window screen on the pipe first to keep out mosquitos. If no pipe available, piece of old garden hose works too. I had access to lots of buckets so just dropped one into another. Quick, easy, and doesn’t require cutting the lid or providing support in the reservoir. Just drill holes like you did. Microfiber cloths make great long-lasting wicks. Split end that goes into dirt into 3-4 strips to spread out in soil. Positioning overflow hole to allow about 1” of air space is vital, and do check that bucket is set on level ground to maintain that air space all the way around.
Love these buckets for our hot Hawaiian summers!
When you grow your own food it gives you a sense of pride and you know what you are eating.Thanks for the video.God bless you.
Thank you. Working gardener, mom mother in law., military mom, grandmother and domestic violence Advocare. You are giving me peace with this watering option. I subscribed to thx again love the step by step
Thank you for this great tutorial. I appreciate all the comments that give tips, also. A great place to find lided buckets for free would be construction sites (like home communities) where you can ask for any empty paint buckets with lids. Just let the paint dry entirely then peel the dried latex paint off the buckets. And, the buckets are somewhat thicker than the Lowe's or Home Depot buckets. So, more muscle power, please. Thank you, Ms Hawaii for resurrecting this idea. Loving it. 🌺
I'm assuming the bucket's should be good grade. Wouldn't a paint bucket continue chemicals from the paint. Just wondering
You had me at "lazy" (or as I prefer, why work harder, just work smarter), Misty. Thanks for providing another informative & fun video. Your compact garden is producing/yielding great!
Thank you! Yes producing well. 😊
You explained how to do this in a nice articulate way. I am definitely going to use this self watering bucket! Thank you for showing us.
Came across your post, I'm from Hawaii too and as everyone knows real estate prices here are off the roof, literally and most of us have very limited space to garden, if any. Have been watching other videos but yours have inspired me to "you can do it" too. Look at that cabbage and wonbok!
Thanks so much.
Thank you for watching! And yes, most of us have no to little yard space but I try to show that everyone can do this!
Wow. I'm doing container gardening this year for the first time. This was hugely helpful. Thank you and God bless you.
God bless you! Good luck with your container garden.
Improvement: for plants that need stakes, cages to support plant (tomatoes) drill hole for fill pipe in center of lid. Then run fill pipe wild too any length you need then use fill pipe to attach plant to pipe. This will work with any wicking bucket design. I glue a pipe fitting to bottom of bucket for extra support. If you use her design you can drill a hole in bottom of support container and run pipe thru it Don't glue pipe to fitting so you can remove pipe to change dirt. Dooesn't matter where wick hole is. I use a metal garden stake instead of plastic pipe, especially with indeterminate tomatoes. I think the "stake" is 1/2" by 8 or ten feet long. You can use a pipe cutter ($3- 5.00) or saw like she has or hacksaw. Well worth a little extra time! If your fill pipe is long, you can use a T fitting and elbow to create a fill point any where along fill point
Perfect for patio garden, thanks.
I think this is the best system I’ve seen! Not using extra items… just the bucket (pipe & towel) THANK YOU!!
Helpful tutorial video. Thanks for getting straight to the point and also pointing out the "why" on some of those created features.
I'm really impressed with your method, don't have electric tools but I do have a soldering tool and can make holes easy with it use scissors also, I live in the Mojave desert so this would be perfect, because it's soo hot I don't like to go out much in the day time & am semi disabled & am ready to do container or tote on chairs gardening, making it easier for me as not to have to bend. Oh and also I was born in Hawaii (Oahu) during wwII My Dad was a Marine & met my Mom who was also raised in Hawaii. Thank you so much for your sharing. God bless & stay well!!!
I'm glad that this will be helpful! Thanks for sharing your story about you mom and dad and you being born in Hawaii. What a small world.
you can use an ice pick that you heat over a flame in a pinch too.
@@jnetteshepherd6146 yes great idea. Or a soldering iron would work too.
Very nice video, even if you are not sensitive wear a mask to keep yourself healthy as we don't want plastic dust in our lungs. I use a small solder tool and melt holes but like that graduated bit.
I have most of my container garden complete for this year here in Indiana but I am going to start on my self watering buckets for next year thank you so much at 65 and disabled this is going to be a game changer for me.
Awesome! Happy gardening and hoping your harvest will be bountiful.
Looking forward to seeing all the information pertaining to Oahu Hawaii 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks for watching!
You are fantastic! Thanks for sharing this information with us!
Om Ah Houm
Thank you for this educational episode!
May we find food security for all, equally...
Food forests! Here we come!
Many blessings and blissful moments for all!
Many blessings to you!
Aloha Misty, I enjoy watching these videos, very informative, keep them coming!
Thanks for your support Paula. 🤙
I’m so very jealous of the people that are able to grow anything anywhere I’m jealous wish I had a house so I could garden anything I want thanks for sharing
Great presentation. Thank you!
Thank you for this informative video. It is hard to find information on growing vegetables on Oahu. Your tips will really help me with my first year gardening.
I hope you have a successful year in your garden, Lori!
Hi 👋 from California. Thank you for this awesome tip for watering plants. I don't know how to plant but I want to try to plant this summer. Blessings.
This was so helpful and simple, I’m surprised I haven’t come across something like this sooner! Living in sunny Southern California with drought conditions and working full-time, this method of growing makes the most sense to me! Liked, shared and subscribed!
Thanks so much Heather! I hope it works for you as it does for me.
you had me at steak knife 🤣🤣 subscribed
watching here friend
Thank you. 😊
I would put a nylon hose over the top of the PVC pipe and use a rubber band to keep out mosquito and other bugs/debris. It does help with plants that should not get leaves wet often.
I see your Rosemary is so nice and tall, pretty good video for wicking bucket info, will do this in 4 maybe cuz I like to have it in my backyard with the cemented big pool I never use 🙄😬 all my vegetables are in pots cuz of that 😔 so can you imagine how I’m so tired the whole day watering, thanks for sharing. 😊👍👍👩🌾
Putting the lid rim back on the bucket also will reinforce the rim of the bucket, so good idea.
Thank you for this wonderful video. I live in the Southern California desert and I can surely use this method because there are days I don’t get out to water my pots. 🙏🏼❤️
Glad it was helpful!
I'm glad I wandered into your channel. Finally, someone from Hawaii who has experience, common sense, and does not over-talk.
So many of the websites mention frost date and starting seedlings indoors. I live in Kealakekua, elevation 1,700 ft.
Will my strawberries, cherry tomatoes, and sweet potatoes keep on growing because we don't have distinct seasons? I don't have the specifics about the plants. They were all given to me by friends. Mahalo
Mahalo for stumbling upon my channel! I don't know much about the Big Island but I know you are near Kona. I think your plants will be fine. Sweet potatoes and tomatoes love sun and warm weather. I think even here on Oahu if you start seeds in "winter" when the night time temperature dips near the low 60s they will take a while to grow but they won't die. But if they're already mature they will be fine. If you start tomato seeds in summer they grow faster. Your strawberries will be most productive in our cooler weather in winter and spring but may die in the heat of summer. Happy gardening!
Mahalo for your quick response. I've already subscribed and shared your channel with my friends. Will be following you
Changes I'd make.... Screening or a cap over the intake, and a piece of screen over the overflow to keep bugs out. I'd also treat it more like an Earthbox, in that I'd mound the soil above the bucket's rim and cover the soil with a plastic sheet with X cut for the plant to stick through. This keeps weeds from growing, keeps rain from flooding and overflowing your fertilizers away through the overflow hole, and the cover also keeps moisture inside your bucket instead of letting it evaporate out the top.
That rosemary in the background is growing crazy.😂😂😂😂 That Cabbage looks great.
I made some of these, but I used an empty potting soil bag as “mulch”.
1. After setting up bucket, cut a big circle of the plastic bag to fit over over bucket, leaving 4-5 “ to spare.
2. Lay plastic circle on top of bucket soil.
3. Snap on the leftover circle you cut off of lid (to hold plastic bag circle in place).
4. Cut X in plastic bag “mulch” where you want to plant your seedling. (You can also direct sow seeds too)
5. Water transplant like in your video
6. To hide plastic, cover with regular mulch or shredded paper, etc.
This method works great in hot climates in Texas. Also, it makes removing regular mulch much easier because after harvest, simply roll up plastic and shake mulch into compost bin. If you’re carful, you can reuse the plastic mulch again.
Perfect to keep the moisture in. Thanks!
Can you make a video please. I live in OK and its hot. I am new to gardening and struggling a little and its not even as hot yet as it will be.
Great idea! Stopping evaporation on soil surface is a must in our Australian heat.😎
Inspired!!!! I’ve been doing some experimentation with growing veggies in buckets on my apartment balcony. Been trying to figure out with my plethora of bucket lids…and now I have a project!!!! Thank you for this tutorial!
Yay! Have fun with your project and thanks for watching.
Great video.
Eye protection is also a safety requirement. 😊
I like your video 😍😍, your sharing is good 👍 💕💕
Amazing DIY Of self watering bucket.
Well done dear. Stay safe and have a fantastic week!
Thank you! You too!
So well explained from start to finish! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful knowledge with us! Great Cabbage! 😊
Thank you for watching!
Wooooooowww!!!! That’s the biggest wonbok I’ve ever seen. So healthy looking.
Great video. Mahalo Misty 🤙🏼🤙🏼💕🤙🏼🤙🏼
Thanks so much! Yes I was surprised how big it got. 😊
Thank you for sharing with us.
No problem 😊
This was so cool to learn! Bet it’s a lot more affordable than buying these. The little drainage/overflow hole on the side…what do you use to gauge its placement? Is the goal to have it as close to the big lid down in the bucket as possible but making sure it’s below that lid line, not above it? Love how the lid piece you cut off can be snapped back on so it doesn’t end up in a trash heap too!
Sorry it was a little hard to explain, but for the drainage hole placement, I lift the bucket up into the light/sunlight and you will be able to see the shadow of the lid inside. I place my mark to drill the hole right below the lid line. You could make it right above the lid line if you live somewhere really hot. But if you don't then you may risk mold or root rot if it sits in moist soil too long. Thanks for the comment!
I absolutely love this!🤗 I've killed sooo many plants because where I live and I can't seem to keep up. Thank you so much.
I've saved it in case I miss a step or 2
Thanks so much for watching and I hope it will be helpful to your plants. 😊
Great impressive demonstration
I loved it.
Thank you. Well explained. Sharing.
The lid rim going back on the bucket rim stabilizes the bucket. Especially if you tend to move buckets around. Which i have to as i rent and the management requires i move them when they mow.
Some buckets can start to deteriorate after time. I get food grade ones from some bakeries. They get food for baking i clean them and use them.
Yes it's nice to move them and great to get then free from bakeries.
This is brilliant! ...and because I like pretty things I'd paint or Mod-Podge fabric around the bucket.
Wonderful video! Very informative and beautiful cabbage! Thank you so much.
Thank you! 🙏
Awesome idea. Thanks for sharing!
KY USA I am 81 been gardening all my life. No operations and no meds needed. Will try more container gardening with water system. My soil is not very good here and gets
worse every year. Heat, and chemtrails ruining all gardens . A tunnel house would be a solution. Stay healthy and safe!
Nicely done! I've used washrags as wicks too. I've got fabric pots that can air prune roots and had used Dollar Tree items as the water container, but 3 season's later they are not holding up well against the elements so I think your buckets would be a great replacement for them.
Gosh I wish we had a Dollar Tree store here in Hawaii! I love fabric pots and I agree about the air pruning. You're smart to use washings! Thanks for watching!
Very clever! Thank you for sharing! Worth trying. God bless you!😄❤️🙏💐
God bless!
Thank you so much for this. I have
Been looking for this type of video on how to make one yourself without a lot of complicated drain pipes and so forth. I have done a modified version of this in the past that did not work for some vegetables as well as I would like I will try this one this year
You're very welcome! Thanks so much for watching!
Can you use empty can instead of plastic container inside the pot.
Also can this be done for Rose plant
@@pushpamitha430 honestly as a rose plant lover I would not risk it. With veggies the eventually die and it gives you time to replenish the soil and clean out the water reservoir. After a season the water will get dirty and you will have to clean the bucket. It is reusable after cleaning. You may use cans or other items to hold the lid. I'd stick to veggies. Roses live a long time and are precious.
Very good great idea. Thanks for sharing. I've done this when there was a long dry season and there was water restrictions.
Awesome!
I love that idea, I'm going to try it in my garden. Thank you for sharing
You're very welcome!
Mahalo❤ I love your video because you show everything I'm old and it seems like all the new videos everybody just like speeds through them I like that you show everything😊 good job❤🎉😅🥳 when I lived in Hawaii.. since I wasn't Hawaiian.. in the early 60s I went to school in a quonset hut on hickam Air Force Base.. all my friends were native Hawaiians so they had their own School😂🎉❤ thank you for sharing your awesome talent! ❤️🌞🤙🏄🪂
New friend watching here in Australia
Great idea! Would love to see if you could make a self watering grow bag. I’m really into the grow bags right now as my plants this year in the grow bags are doing very well.
"Garding With Leon", will show you how to use a grow bag. I think it is "year ago".
Aloha and Mahalo from Oregon! Thank you! Great video, liked and subscribed for you!
Thank you!
Excellent tutorial. Thanks so much. I subscribed as I need all the help I can get!
Thanks for sharing thos video great help for those who stay at gardener new friend here.
Thank you my friend!
Good morning from Wisconsin new subscriber..just love your garden.
Good morning! Thank you!
Very interesting and GOOD
Thanks for sharing this!💯❣️
Very good idea, can save water and time while you enjoy the plants growing healthy.
Great video explained very well. Will be back..
Thank you for this video !❤
Awesome video.
Excellent excellent excellent video. Really really good. Do you work easy to understand you demonstration was good your explanations were great Thank you very very much
Thank you very much for the compliment. I hope it will be helpful for you in your gardening. God bless.
Great demonstration! I learned a lot!
Thanks. I'm glad it was helpful.
Thank you, C an do attitude ❤❤❤
Great Shari yan Miga, very informative. Sending my full support.
Awesome information
thanks for sharing. will try it.from south africa 🇿🇦
Thank you for sharing with us. Ill do exactly as you showed it.
Awesome instructions, thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Very insightful
thank you so much
Nice helpful gardening video.
I did some last year, but your are made better. I think ill try it, especially for my korean melon I spent to much time watering those last month
Love this!
Great video you made it so simple. Thank you
Thanks for watching. 😊
Awesome thank you so much for sharing
This Aunty is cute. I like her.
Good video, great advice! Thank you. God bless you.
I'm going to the Goodwill and get me some bowls and make a few. I Live in Phoenix Az.🌵and it gets hot 🔥.Very interesting and helpful video.🤗⚘
Awesome! Have fun making them and much success to your garden!
@@HawaiiUrbanGardener
Thank you😀⚘🌵
This video is very interesting
Perfect job❤❤❤
Thanks for sharing, awesome 😊
Me encantó! Vale la pena
Mil gracias, y bendiciones a si trabajo
Great-thanks very much!!
Thanks for sharing
AND.....THANK YOU FOR THIS IDEA!!!
Great video and you explained it so very well.
Thanks so much!
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Thank you for this video this will come in very handy can’t wait to try it
perfect thank you
👍❤️ good idea , thanks for sharing
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Great video with such clear instructions. It’s amazing how big your veggies get in a 5 gallon bucket. I didn’t catch how tall your Tupperware is and wanted to know how many inches of soil mix you can have per bucket.
The Tupperware was maybe about 6 or 7 inches tall. But there's no rules. Just remember the shorter things you use the less water in your reservoir and more soil you have to put in the bucket. The less water means more refilling. If you don't mind refilling then it's not a problem. Doesn't matter how much soil you put as long as there is a good amount for the plants roots to grow and spread. I'd say my water reservoir is 1/4 of the bucket and the rest is soil.