DIY Water Reservoir Planter [Gardening]

If you're considering a container garden you can design a planter with a built-in water reservoir to continually water the soil while you're away or to help sustain your plants through hot weather. All you need is a plastic soda bottle around the same height as your planter.

DIY weblog Dabbletree shares a design for the reservoir noting that you just need to cut the bottom from the plastic bottle and remove the cap. Partially fill the planter with soil and add the bottle. Continue to add soil to the outside of the bottle until you reach an inch or two below the top of the planter and add new plants in the round shape surrounding the bottle.

Since we're now in Fall you won't need to add much water to the reservoir but when hot weather comes again you fill the bottle and water will slowly trickle down into the plant roots.

Planter DIY Water Reservoir | Dabbletree

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/8bA_Fysoc-8/diy-water-reservoir-planter

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