This weekend's planter projects

[Troy]

I was inspired by @pbe gummi bear and his pepper growing efforts.
I still procrastinated, but I finally got SOMETHING planted, and I made another 'self watering' planter.

Don't worry, all grills used were black and crappy.


Strawberries in the jumbo joe




cherry tomatoes in the 22"



Lets see if i can keep them alive...

[pbe gummi bear]

That's pretty cool keep us updated on their growth.

[Troy]

OH! I didn't want to buy PVC for the waterering pipe, so I walked across the street and chopped down some of the wild bamboo. I felt like surviverman or something. (didn't drink my own piss though)

[Idahawk]

Bamboo is tough stuff , but how cool to use something natural like that !


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[Travis]

You're not a survivor unless you drink it, dude... All while wearing some kind of loin cloth.


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[Travis]

That's right, I said it, and I don't even know if I spelled loin right.

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[Idahawk]

 @Troy did you line the bowls with anything ?


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[Troy]

@Troy did you line the bowls with anything ?


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Not really. I used some weed block fabric to cover the vents (and top)

There's a tray about halfway down that holds the soil, below that is water reservoir.

[swamprb]

more to come! OL isn't too keen on them though!

[Troy]

Oh nice, are those just cut down legs? I have a few 22s that I've been wanting to use but I don't want them full height.

[swamprb]

Oh nice, are those just cut down legs? I have a few 22s that I've been wanting to use but I don't want them full height.

Yes they are!

[Josh G]

Looks Great.  You are going to have a ton of cherry tomatoes!

[Troy]

Looks Great.  You are going to have a ton of cherry tomatoes!

I hope so!!
It's one of the few healthy snacks that everyone in the house actually enjoys.

[apt323]

This is a nice project but for those of us (me - challenged) need pics of the guts to understand how to build something like this.  Hopefully on the future builds someone can take a few to understand the actual setting up of the planter.

[Red Kettle Rich]

I was inspired by @pbe gummi bear and his pepper growing efforts.
I still procrastinated, but I finally got SOMETHING planted, and I made another 'self watering' planter.

Don't worry, all grills used were black and crappy.


Strawberries in the jumbo joe

One of us must be blind, but that looks neither black nor crappy.  Unless there is a big m/f hole in the other side I want it!

rich