by Ian Collins | Aug 31, 2021 | Community Gardens, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Raised beds, Residential Projects, School & ELC Projects, School Gardens
WaterUps Oasis bed with a Flexi Garden Frames cover perfect for food growing Angus has completed a trial of the Flexi Frame protective cover for our Oasis 1680 bed. He compared its performance to a similarly planted adjacent bed that used a chicken wire cover. ...
by Ian Collins | Aug 20, 2021 | Community Gardens, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Wicking bed gardening in August Preparing your wicking bed for spring planting Spring has definitely come early this year so, wanting to get a head start, I have defied the seed packet scripture and gone out early. Last week I sowed all my spring seeds. I put in a few...
by WaterUps | Jul 1, 2021 | Community Gardens, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Winter gardening and wicking beds This month, I thought we would look at the challenges of winter gardening and whether having a wicking bed makes the challenges any different. With Winter upon us and the joy of a frost covered ground to wake up to, you might find...
by Ian Collins | Jun 20, 2021 | Commercial Projects, Community Gardens, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Horticulture Projects, Raised beds, WaterUps Featured
A few years ago disability services provider, Kurrajong Waratah, was gifted a parcel of land on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga NSW by the late Dick Nash and his wife Maisie to create a place for the whole community to enjoy. Hildasid Farm, which was named in honour of...
by Ian Collins | Jun 7, 2021 | Community Gardens, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Wicking bed gardening in June Feeding yourself from balcony planters This month, I thought I would continue on the small planter theme, but back in relation to growing edible plants. Six weeks ago I started a vegetable garden in nine (9) WaterUps Square Planters that...
by Ian Collins | May 22, 2021 | Community Gardens, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Horticulture Projects, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Wicking bed gardening in May Wicking beds for indoor plants This blog will focus on how wicking systems can be used to water your indoor plants With the WaterUps square planter on the market for a few months now, I thought I would try something a little different and...