by Ian Collins | Nov 20, 2021 | Community Gardens, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Wicking bed gardening in November How long can I go between filling my reservoir in my WaterUps wicking planters? It all depends on what’s in it. I have been growing two tomatoes in a Square Planter that I planted on Sept 1 2021. I wrote this on Oct 25 2021, so for...
by Ian Collins | Oct 21, 2021 | Community Gardens, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Wicking bed gardening – October It’s been a few weeks since planting your tomatoes in your Square Planter and they are starting to show their true leaves and get a bit of height. The stem has thickened up and there are side shoots starting to emerge from above...
by Ian Collins | Sep 30, 2021 | Community Gardens, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Wicking bed gardening in September A not too wise man once said, “Last month of lockdown, first month of spring, if you’re not planting now, you are running late.” Wise words. Stop being sentimental about that ragged old celery, It’s given more than a bunch. And that...
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...
