by Ian Collins | Feb 8, 2020 | School & ELC Projects, School Gardens, WaterUps
Wicking beds for Schools and Early Learning Centres Posted on: 8 February 2020 by Ian Collins The perfect companions? In this month’s blog, we will look at why wicking beds are ideal for school veggie gardens and Early Learning Centres and how they are different from...
by Ian Collins | Jan 13, 2020 | Garden Wicking, Landscape Projects, Residential Projects, WaterUps
Wicking beds and Aquaponics Posted on: 13 January 2020 by Ian Collins At WaterUps® we are often asked about aquaponics, both whether aquaponics is similar to wicking bed technology and whether some features of aquaponics can be incorporated into our wicking beds....
by Ian Collins | Nov 18, 2019 | Community Projects, Garden Wicking, Residential Projects, WaterUps
Food security and wicking beds Posted on: 18 November 2019 by Ian Collins Last month I went to a ‘Farm Chats’ evening at Pocket City Farms in inner city Sydney to listen to a panel of experts discussing the challenges of food security. I was actually quite surprised...
by Ian Collins | Oct 15, 2019 | Garden Wicking, Landscape Projects, Residential Projects, School & ELC Projects, WaterUps
Insulating your wicking bed from the summer heat Posted on: 15 October 2019 by Ian Collins We are often asked “how do wicking beds handle extreme summer heat?” Can they withstand a succession of 40°C plus days. Well, the short answer is yes, and they do much better...
by Ian Collins | Sep 14, 2019 | Garden Wicking, Horticulture Projects, Residential Projects, School & ELC Projects, WaterUps
Blueberries, Hydrology and Wicking Beds Posted on: 14 September 2019 by Ian Collins This month we look at growing blueberries, some basic concepts in hydrology and the use of wicking systems for small scale blueberry growing. I had planned to write in a bit more...