global buckets

[Taz Baby]

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

[Katrina]

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

[Sniper-T]

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!

[LUNCHBOX]

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.

[Taz Baby]

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

[msomnipotent]

I bookmarked the site. Thanks.

[Sniper-T]

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:

[Sniper-T]

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

[Sniper-T]

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

[bacpacker]

Nice covers. Bet the wife loves them.