Wicking Garden Beds
A Self-Watering Garden Bed.
Low maintenance gardening.
Provides gardening freedom.
Available in a Circle range and Oval range- options and prices on Garden Beds & Products Page
A water proof reservoir holds water and the water rises up into the soil and keeps the soil damp at all times for optimal growing conditions.
Top up the down pipe with water as required (checking on the water level via the over flow pipe)
Still providing you a rustic experience with reclaimed corrugated iron.
Set Up Information
In your kit, you will receive from Henley’s Rustics
· The down pipe and elbow pipe attached
· Down pipe cap (keeps bugs out)
· Extra small cap for overflow pipe
· GO cloth - one corner is cut to go around the down pipe
What you need:
· Scoria (10-12mm). or blue metal (5-7mm)
· High Quality Soil
· Mulch
Set up process:
· Place down pipe in garden bed, along the side.
· Fill up reservoir with rock, 30cm high (level of top of overflow pipe)
· Place the GO fabric over the down pipe and spread over the rock (there will be a split to go over the pipe)
· Place your soil on top of the GO fabric
· Plant your veggies seedlings
· Cover will mulch 5cm high.
· Fill with water down the pipe until it comes out the over flow pipe
· Place caps on down pipe and lightly in the overflow pipe
· Happy gardening
Volumes of materials
Circle Wicking Garden Beds
80cm Diameter- 0.15 cubic meters of rock. 0.15 cubic metres of soil
90cm Diameter- 0.2 cubic meters of rock. 0.2 cubic metres of soil
1m Diameter- 0.25 cubic meters of rock. 0.25 cubic metres of soil
Oval Wicking Garden Bed
1.2m x 70cm- 0.2 cubic meters of rock. 0.2 cubic metres of soil
1.8m x 70xm- 0.33 cubic meters of rock. 0.33 cubic metres of soil
2m x 80cm- 0.44 cubic meters of rock. 0.44 cubic metres of soilSupport:
· Reach out with any question to Jo Henley 0404 632 452