News

Category_Community Gardens

August 17, 2020

A recent collaboration with PlantingSeeds’ B & B Highway has resulted in a new application of our wicking beds in...

Category_Garden Wicking

May 27, 2020

Building wicking beds may require a couple of extra tools, such as a drill and a spirit level - we...

Category_Garden Wicking

April 20, 2020

Rather than drain away all of the water accumulating behind the wall, it make ssense to retain some of the...

Category_Project Groups>Commercial Projects

February 26, 2020

We are pleased to be able to announce that we have just shipped a container of 4,500 wicking cells to...

aquaponics

January 13, 2020

At WaterUps® we are often asked about aquaponics, both whether aquaponics is similar to wicking bed technology and whether some...

Category_Garden Wicking

November 17, 2019

Last month I went to a ‘Farm Chats’ evening at Pocket City Farms in Sydney to listen to a panel...

Category_Project Groups>Commercial Projects

June 28, 2019

In this trial conducted in Sydney a WaterUps® 1.2m x 2.4m raised wicking bed used 347.6 litres less water -...

Category_Project Groups>Residential Projects

May 26, 2019

Should you use scoria for your wicking beds or riversand or gravel? What are the environmental impacts? How does perlite...

Category_Garden Wicking

April 9, 2019

Avid gardeners would more than likely be aware of Perlite, and probably have used it in their soil. They may...