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Showing posts with label kiddie pool wicking bed. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Kiddie pool wicking bed..

All done. I will be posting pictures as to how it's doing in the coming months.

Kiddie pool wicking bed.

Drainage hole is working.. Time to stop filling the cavity.

Kiddie pool wicking bed.

Filling the cavity, and planting. Yep.. Those are 'taters.

Kiddie pool wicking bed

A layer of burlap, to aid the wicking action. I packed it in well.

Kiddie pool wicking bed

Rayon blend mop strings added into additional holes. Just in case.

Kiddle pool wicking bed

This is what that huge hole is for.

Kiddie pool wicking bed..

Assembled. Mostly.

Kiddie pool wicking bed..

Drainage hole, placed just at the top of the bricks.

Kiddie pool wicking bed

Testing both for level(total fail) and for water tightness (pass). Now to get out the hoe and to find that dang level bar to fix this problem.

Kiddie pool wicking bed..

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Future wick planters--biggish pond area

These are the defunct grow beds from the biggish pond.. I do believe that they'll make some rather nice wick beds now. There's a gray water drainage pipe right below them, and I will be working on this project as soon as spring arrives.