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    global buckets

    Saw this cool webpage and thought it was interesting. I can't watch the video but thought maybe someone might have seen this? Has anyone tried this before? If so does it work?

    Benefits of the 2-bucket system:
    1) 50% to 80% reduction in water usage.
    2) 100% reduction in weeds...never pull a weed or use herbicides.
    3) Once planted, very little attention is required.
    4) Foolproof: People with very little training (like us!) can reap bountiful harvests.
    5) All you need are a few square meters of space...even rooftops, industrial wastelands, etc

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    Taz,
    I got to watch the video, it was really good.

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    don't know if this is the page you were at:

    Global Buckets

    Good site, great idea, and some awesome how-to videos.

    Thanks for Sharing Taz!
    Last edited by Sniper-T; 03-14-2012 at 12:24 PM.

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    Just checked the site. It's a good concept and if we didn't have room for a full blown garden this would work nicely.
    Be ready now, you won't have that chance later.

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    yep that's the one. Thanks for putting the link up, I did but this stupid phone missed it I guess.

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    I bookmarked the site. Thanks.

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    So has anyone tried it?

    I set up 9 this weekend, with 3 more on the way. I have another week or so before I can get things like this outside, but since I had to pot some seedlings anyways, I decided to pot them directly into the buckets

    Assembly line:





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    Finally got mine planted and out. A couple of peas and the rest are tomatoes.



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    necro post for some new members.

    I've been using these 9 buckets plus another 11 for a couple/few years now, and love them; but the ones pictured above are in my yard and my wife is tired of looking at them, so I made some boxes to cover them, and added a vertical frame that I will hang ropes down to tie the plants to.

    Additionally, I added a smaller planter on the front either for flowers to attract bees, or for things like lettuce/spinach... or both.

    Each box will hold three buckets



    So each large hole is for the plant to grow through, and the small holes will facilitate the watering pipe.

    An inside view:



    I don't have all the uprights on yet, as the boxes store better without until I get them treated and put outside

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    I'll most likely shit myself



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    Nice covers. Bet the wife loves them.

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