by admin | Oct 21, 2021 | Community Gardens, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Posted: 29th September 2021 by Eric Sturman 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...
by admin | Sep 30, 2021 | Community Gardens, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Posted: 29th September 2021 by Eric Sturman Time for spring planting 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...
by admin | Aug 31, 2021 | Community Gardens, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Raised beds, Residential Projects, School & ELC Projects, School Gardens
Posted: 31August 2021 by Ian Collins 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. For more details on our Oasis 1680...
by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Community Gardens, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Posted: 20th August 2021 by Eric Sturman 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...
by admin | Jul 20, 2021 | Community Gardens, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Posted: 17th July 2021 by Eric Sturman and Ian Collins 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...
by admin | Jun 7, 2021 | Community Gardens, Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps Featured
Posted: 7th June 2021 by Eric Sturman 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...