$7 Dollar Self Watering Bucket - DIY How-To make Each 5 Gallon Planter Container Garden $1 - $7

$7 Dollar Self Watering Bucket - DIY How-To make Each 5 Gallon Planter Container Garden $1 - $7
Cheap Easy & Quick durable self watering container bucket planter system. Step by Step with Home Depot part #'s so you can replicate anywhere your very own self wicking bucket planter system.
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3 inch deep plastic container ( sour cream, cottage cheese ect )
five rubber bands tied together or string or a bungie cord
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1/4 inch drill bit
1 inch hole-saw or jig saw
scissors or knife
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We love self watering container gardening because the self watering bucket make producing happy plants and bountiful harvest of fruits and veggies so effortless. This self watering system for plants is inexpensive easy to implement and takes very little time to maintain. In this video we demonstrate a self watering planter diy for your new bucket garden. 5 gallon bucket gardening allows you to plant even if you have rocky soil in your yard or have no yard to speak of. We walk you thru an easy self watering system for plants diy that will have all your friends excited about how big and lush your plants grow. I have found that the wicking bucket self watering system provides maximum plant growth and maintains moisture right where the plant needs it. My self wicking 5 gallon bucket performs much better than most other growing types in both moisture retention but also plant and fruit abundance. Lets get started so you can have your own self watering planter today!
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[@tigerlady4191]

This is the BEST DIY self watering container that I have found online yet! Believe me, I have spent a lot of time reading & watching videos on different ways to do this. For a woman, I'm pretty good at find DIM (doing it myself) lol...I don't need to ask my husband for help on this at all. Home Depot is less than 1/2 a mile from my home. THANKS SOOOOO MUCH!!!

[@Inajasap]

I totally agree with you - this is definitely the best instructions for the self watering method that I've seen too!

[@71160000]

I would make one suggestion. Over the years I've found that some potting mixes are very dry and won't wick water until you wet them first so I'd water the soil in the upper bucket at the start and that should get the wicking action started faster. Most of the food places in my area don't give the buckets away but tend to charge for them, often at higher prices than the lumber yard but those at the yard may not be food safe and anything you grown in should be if you're raising something you intend to eat.

[@josephrodriguez3938]

71160000 Walmart sells food grade 5 gallon buckets for $2.96

[@mrpoole404]

If the bucket has the number 2 under the bottom it’s safe to plant in.

[@TheNuyorker]

This was by far the BEST video I've come across on how to make this. Bravo and thank you. I'm grateful for everyone who provides information but you always have to look at multiple videos to get the full picture. After watching your video, I don't need to watch another on this subject. Thank you.

[@larrysvision7084]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video, and concentrate on how we of finite means can beat the system and grow stuff without spending a fortune!

[@mathewhunt81]

power to the people !!

[@Old_stuff285]

I have a lot of buckets I garden in, and this year I'm trying "air pruning" gardening, but I'll make one of these like you showed just to see how it does, and check the root structure at the end of season, and compare fruit production compared to another way, just for giggles... Thanks... good video not full of garbage... well done.

[@magoobee1]

Excellent video that you give the sku numbers. Here are a couple of things I do differently or in addition to. 1. Instead of cutting the pipe on an angle, I make 4 cross cuts (2 north/south and 2 east/west and then just pull back 4 of the tabs leaving 4 tabs flush with the bucket). This makes the pipe stand straight. 2. I use a funnel to put the water in the pipe. Makes it a lot easier. 3. I put the bucket on bricks so I can put a small cup under the drain hole. My buckets are on my porch so I do not water staining the floor.

[@THEGREENCABBY]

Keith Howard great tip on the funnel!! What many people do is link all the buckets together with tubing & have a float mechanism set up with a reservoir to automatically water with no waste

[@yes350yes]

Or just use a dipstick such as those green tomato stakes you see everywhere.

[@billyclemons4210]

Keith Howard

[@angserran]

You have instructions for setting up float mechanism with reservoir?

[@migueletheridge4544]

Great idea and good video. My buckets still have the lids for them so I cut a three inch hole in the center and the one on the side for the PVC pipe and that way I don't have to use the plastic bags and it seems to be working great. I planted to tomato plants at the same time to see how they would grow and the one in the bucket is about three times the size of the one in the regular planter.Thanks for posting

[@angelasheppard7197]

Miguel Etheridge thanks for sharing

[@stettan1754]

Seven bucks!...SEVEN Bucks!!...SEVEN BUCKS!!! Great video. I will definitely make several of these. Thank you.

[@janetludvik9889]

AWESOME!!! I've watched a few videos looking for something I would like to try. Found It! This is the most clever of all! Thanks for sharing your knowledge !

[@Pigearvet]

We had a horrible wet summer that destroyed our peppers. I am growing in the buckets like I did in the past. Tomatoes got hit by blight,so they are going in buckets too. The only issue I face is water while I.m away on vacation. Need to have a self watering system. I giving that study. Great video and great advice. Thank You Rob from Ontario..

[@redwhitentrue]

All that wind from the drill and your hair never went out of place. LOL Nice video. Thanks.

[@Sandra-nx3pl]

Thank you for the tip,and is very true if you ask to any store or restaurant they will give it for free,i get it front the place i work and i used for plants..i am growing my food , also is fun and is nice to see how your food grow from the seeds.

[@yes350yes]

Nice vid= Some people might like to make a bucket box, but want to put a rather large plant already grown in the bucket . Might be a little difficult to get a cover around it.

[@melodycornacchioli4827]

Loved this on my deck last year!!! Going to prepare them again, worked great!!!!!! THANK YOU

[@user-wf9hy6cs5r]

Very nicely done. Thanks a lot. Consistent moisture is key to healthy plants, which this system does so cheaply. As an aside, I saw someone on KZbin do a side-by-side test of popular potting mixes. Miracle Grow potting mix was the worst. I like to use plain Sunshine Mix #4 with compost, worm poo, epsom salt, and slow release veggie fert. mixed in.

[@shennagraham8598]

My favorite video on this subject so far. Thanks

[@THEGREENCABBY]

Hi Shenna Graham thanks for the support, if this video was helpful PLEASE SHARE it so others can get some help too!

[@S0anonymous]

Thanks for the cool video. Calling local restaurants is a good idea, because not only are the buckets free, they are food grade. I don't know if Home Depot buckets are, but you can check the recycle symbol to be sure.

[@staceycannon7664]

I am new at gardening. I have watched a lot of videos. I am just learning how to use tools. I think even I could make this using your video. Thanks.

[@tereorru]

Completely amazing! I'll definitely do my own. Thanks for sharing!

[@KainoaBlackeagle]

Dude you are hilarious and entertaining! I hope you're still making these great educational videos. You're awesome. 7 Bucks 7 Bucks 7 Bucks! 😄😆✌️😀👏

[@debraking8933]

I get my buckets from work thanks for showing me how to water my plants. They usely do not thrive.

[@someguynotnutz]

Absolutely brilliant, just what I need in Florida. Thank you very much!

[@salvationbordercountry3800]

You have Nailed it my friend. I've looked up and down KZbin and you have got it down pat. May I throw in one small improvement? Line the lower feeder cup with a paper towel or even a cloth. Does that make any sense? I hope so. Excellent Video!

[@crystalray2907]

sounds like a salesman and just sold me this project!

[@walterhynson2898]

This is real nice for people who live in the city.

[@corellitube]

great project, I'll try this with a couple of pepper plants this year! with any luck I should be able to overwinter them in the garage

[@DannyNQH]

You can also get large plastic from the garden area of Home Depot or Lowes that people use to keep their cars clean while transplanting plants.

[@dizzieallday]

im a firm believer in espoma...thats the 5-3-3 been using for 7 years solid good vid yo

[@barbaralange3040]

LOVE your smart idea of re-using what you have . Good for the MOTHER EARTH and our pocket book. Huge thanks!

[@mikesuto4706]

7 BUCKS, 7 BUCKS, 7 BUCKS! hahaha...Great video...Thanks!

[@adre5969]

Wow... you are amazing! I'm a flat earther and I just figured out how how the earth works by your self watering example. Thanks:)

[@laospot]

Nice sir! I am going to try this out in the spring for cilantro.

[@cindyclark8998]

Great info + humour ~ I love it! More, please!

[@billfish9417]

GREAT LOVE IT, IT IS JUST I NEED..JUST MOVED TO TOWNHOUSE..

[@prestigelawncare9389]

Nice video!!! sku# awesome. firehouse subs has buckets for $2.

[@melindaoa8668]

Love this tutorial! Tfs

[@RPawarAGRIMAX]

Very practical. Nice idea. Thanks!

[@pkxpanz3r241]

no mold problems using the clear plastic bags?

[@bessiedyer5159]

Very interesting I must try that project.

[@THEGREENCABBY]

+bessie dyer its almost planting season

[@rodneyjackson622]

This is the super of superior of ideals, thank you for sharing.

[@juriggs]

this... was... AWESOME. Thanks for sharing!

[@MannyRosa]

So the pipe is used for pouring water in or to be attached at some point to a garden hose or simply collect rain water? Here in Florida summer time we get a lot of rain, can I add a funnel to the pipe to collect rain?

[@angelasheppard7197]

Manny Rosa good idea

[@بداياتيوليو]

Excellent! Good idea and thanks for a video

[@robertkat]

Use the lids that come with the buckets, cut the lid in halve and use that for cover.

[@saraha6401]

I think it's those magic words that do it.

[@bazingamage]

I read about this exact same process via Wikipedia's page on sub-irrigated planter using the exact same materials you have outlined here, however they instruct you to drill your drain hole 1/4" up from the bottom instead of the 3" mark you show. Can you please explain why you are using 3" instead of 1/4"?

[@robertalfano5289]

More water in resevoir means less filling the resevoir.

[@yololol]

Duh

[@michaelanderson8464]

right a sandwich shop in my town has those buckets they give away for the asking

[@davecrookham2903]

Great idea

[@TheRAMBOhimself]

If I buy a pipe that is longer with a wider diameter would that help give me more days without watering?

[@THEGREENCABBY]

TheRAMBOhimself nope. if you had a larger reservoir, that would give you more days, or if you hooked it up to an automatic waering system with a float valve that would also give you more days without watering, hope this helps

[@SnoDrops]

This is a great idea. The one thing I would add to it is to lay a piece of weed mesh material between the dirt and the holes in the first bucket or use a blue Walmart bag. This way the dirt won't filter through or fall through to the water Good Job! Thanks!

[@faithrada]

I know there are numerous variables but (approximately) ... if I am watering tomato plant conventionally every day... how long might this method extend my watering? Could it extend the watering out to every 3 or 4 days?

[@THEGREENCABBY]

Hi Faith Rada thanks for the support, if this video was helpful PLEASE SHARE it so others can get some help too! If you have the clear plastic on top as suggested 1-2 weeks. Because the evaporating water gets continuously recycled into the plant minimizing the amount of water needed and the reservoir holds about 2 gallons

[@jeaninecousin8916]

What a great idea !! I can't wait to try this out !!

[@THEGREENCABBY]

Hi Jeanine Cousin thanks for the support, if this video was helpful PLEASE SHARE it so others can get some help too!

[@TippyMueller]

How often do you have to add water to the bucket? In otherwords, how long can my vacaation be before things get too dry?

[@TippyMueller]

This is Arizona where things dry out fast during the summer.

[@JonathanCr0ss]

1-2 weeks is what he wrote in comment below.

[@samsonbenyahyahudah5731]

simply amazing

[@cactusbaboon321]

Was the rubber band free and reusable?

[@crm75c]

How often do you have to fill it? How do you know when it needs water?

[@THEGREENCABBY]

Usually every three days or so, your leaves will start to wilt or the soil will not be damp 1 inch down Just fill till the water comes out of the drain hole

[@crm75c]

Thanks. I was typing that and thought it's probably the same way you know a potted plant needs it like you say wilted leaves dry soil, etc. Thanks.

[@ThisWomansBrain]

Do you still use this method and have you made any tweaks to it? I love this concept. Thanks.

[@Ron-hb1zg]

Hey, maybe I missed the answer tothis, but I couldn't tell exactly where you were putting the pipe inside the bucket. Was it directly straight down in the cup? Or was it in that hole you cup earlier in the top bucket? And does it go straight down to the bottom of the bottom bucket. Also, do you have an overflow hole cut out on the bottom bucket?

[@TheLeadEagle]

Thank you so much for this.

[@THEGREENCABBY]

TheLeadEagle glad it was helpful, these are awesome

[@thienho6373]

Thank you for the good video. However, this is good to plant something like tomato or cucumber or something like those. But what happen if I like to plant something like spinach, onion, etc... which need to grow on the entire surface of the bucket? Do we have to take off the plastic sheet? If so, the water would be evaporated faster, right? Any better way for this case. Again, thank you for sharing the idea.

[@taniagomez3834]

great teaching video. Now I feel I can do this. Thank you!!! =)

[@gameupwitaj7333]

excellent idea

[@mdastur3338]

hi very well made and precise video..

[@dgale1023]

I notices you used Miracle Gro planting mix as I do but you are using fertilizer also isn't that too much?

[@THEGREENCABBY]

dave gale nope it is slow release over the growing season and makes your plants eplode with growth and blolms, you can also use epsom salt & coffee grounds if you dont have granulated fertilizer. Hope this helps

[@1311182244]

Can this sit in full sun, or will the water get too heated?

[@chan108dra]

+Karla Nava --good question ---hmm

[@yuphinwhitley6266]

Karla Nava ตตื

[@joycetatsch4183]

Don't think water will get to hot as it will have plant bucket on top of it to keep it cool.

[@janea5898]

I can hear the quail cooing at you 😁

[@elongatedmusket7430]

cool beans co co cooo coocoool beans

[@AMcK-zn7jt]

Thanks for the video! :D I'm german - maybe the explanation was already mentioned in the video and I did overhear. But what is the plastic-sheet for?

[@THEGREENCABBY]

A.McK It allows the evaporating water to fall back down to the soil & slowly seep the granulated fertilizer into the soil the have rapid growth throughout the whole season. Hope this helps

[@AMcK-zn7jt]

THEGREENCABBY Thanks! :D

[@lopaka5150]

Cool Knife! What kind is it?

[@preciadoc]

Awesome, very well done!

[@glennwoolum9457]

Great idea! I love it.

[@gattamom]

Compared to an Eartg Box, you buckets appear to have a greater capillary volume to root zone volume. Do you have any problems with excess moisture in the root zone or crops that are not happy?

[@Fish5919]

How much will it cost me to build one of these?

[@THEGREENCABBY]

$7 or less!!

[@BrendaC-cf7td]

Great Job Thanks for sharing!

[@THEGREENCABBY]

Hi Brenda Cowell thanks for the support, if this video was helpful PLEASE SHARE it so others can get some help too!

[@runtime_engineer]

"Make friends and take their cup" lmao

[@gladysmaddin2268]

thanks for the video - do you think i could paint the bucket? how long can you leave plant in this?

[@veronicahickey8633]

Thanks so much for the video. I can't wait to get started. What are some good veggies to start with, other than tomatoes?

[@THEGREENCABBY]

Veronica Hickey zucchini, peppers, cucumbers, squash, hut in the soil!!erbs, you can grow almost anything you can p

[@krish.5823]

Is this a hanging planter?

[@chrisb8573]

Does the plastic container push up once the buckets are stacked? Don't you have to measure the space and have the clear plastic container the exact size in height to prevent leaking? Or am I missing something? Thanks

[@elizabethshank8956]

great am going to do that, thank you very much!

[@arthurhunter5575]

fantastic i love it

[@simbas20mom]

We made this on Sunday night and now my poor cucumber plant is wilting in the northeast's first heat wave. Will it be okay in a day or two, or should I try to rescue it?

[@THEGREENCABBY]

this is the best growing system we have found thus far just keep it watered. We have done raised beds aquaponics and indoor gardening this is by far the best way to garden in my opinion

[@kayleighsilor2920]

Thanks for posting the video on the 5 gl self watering container bucket. Very informative. I can't wait to get started. Good presentation.

[@danvogel5220]

That is a great video..Thank you...

[@Mikie0607]

damn you'd make a good salesman

[@teddaffin8509]

Thanks Buddy

[@denisehuey3039]

thanks

[@leaperrins8373]

Once you have seen poverty either first hand or within documentaries it is easy to realise how some people would even struggle just to pay for soil. My idea (as please anyone chime in if you could improve upon this) would be to use a 2 litre bottle instead of a pipe. You can easily cut off the top at the shoulders and the bottom, put to one side. Then cut all the way down one side side and re taped/hot glued to make a thinner 'pipe'. The top can be turned upside down and used as a funnel to sit in the top of the pipe. If for any reason it isn't long enough then another bottle can be added. Or if too long, it can be cut. If poor people can invest in potting soil (even cheap dollar store) or mix their own etc, then they can benefit from growing food for sure.It doesn't need to be expensive. Dig through recycling bins or skips, ask friend and neighbours to save for you, ask in shops for buckets, coffee grounds, newspapers etc. borrow tools or use a nail, hammer and sharp knife. I would recommend borrowing tools though (if you do not already have them) if possible. Using inadequate tools will often get the job done but they are far more likely to cause injury.

[@mikeoset3193]

lea perrins

[@kevinstewart3816]

lea

[@cinderyelawishes1771]

lea perrins in

[@loycemarch9603]

You can buy pipe for what the tape might cost. I have used old vacuum cleaner pipes, irrigation pipes dug up (use funnel if necessary to add water in pipes). I even used Christmas old candy cane decos, breaking off hoop.

[@dgale1023]

should I get the soil wet before I put it in like an earthbox?

[@THEGREENCABBY]

dave gale No need, just fill up as shown in video, then fill pipe until it overflows out of drainage hole, then lightly water on top. The water from the bottom will wick up !! what a glorious invention we love them !!

[@robertkat]

where can i get green buckets?

[@denisehuey3039]

where can i get the self watering reservoir kits like yours, the middle piece

[@michele695]

Thanks for the info

[@turktekin]

I see make friends get their cups instruction subscribed immdtly!

[@FishOnIsMyHandle]

Good job. Is that a Pathfinder T-shirt?

[@bubayou]

What drainage hole ?

[@deric916]

These buckets might leach chemicals into your soil and food. Food grade 5 gallon buckets are like $15 each.

[@lorlorashlee3262]

Make friends.... Then take their cups. ON IT BOSS!

[@WhiteLily777]

What is the cost of the tools?)) Just kidding)

[@jarniotes]

Why don't you produce a video using a storage contain made by sterile sold at home depot and Wal-Mart , which you could plant many more vegetables. Your video was done well and succinctly, straight to the point.

[@amberk2124]

Great no saw...lol