DIY Self-Watering Window Box

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[@lyndawilson4560]

I use a coffee filter over the drainage holds to keep the dirt from coming through and it also gives your plants a chance to let your plants absorb the water instead of running straight through. Your box looks amazing.great job! 👍🏻❤️

[@SheHoldsDearly]

Great tip, thank you!

[@HiddenBlessingsHomestead]

Looks beautiful! I have one of those windows, I might have to try a window box there.

[@jackieburnett6881]

Turned out beautiful! Adds a special look to the house! Loved the self draining system which was a fantastic idea! Ty for sharing

[@SheHoldsDearly]

Glad you liked it!!

[@kathryntrapman3917]

Gorgeous, just what the lil window needed.🌷🌷🌷

[@gammasBeardedBabies]

OMGeeze this window box hits it out of the park!!! Absolutely LOVE it! I've been wanting to make one on our one window out front that is perfect for one...and you gave me extra food for thought!

[@debbiewood3819]

This window box is very cute!...perfect for this odd little window...its shining now!

[@LulluBelle28]

This turned out great! The whole diy looks beautiful with all the flowers!

[@johnnacrist8715]

Lovely❣️ we add some more to that area! :)

[@johnnacrist8715]

Meant to say, it really adds a lot to that area! 🙃

[@MoMo-qn3je]

It adds so much charm! Screen wrapped around the pipe would have been a good idea. A cork for the over flow too - on super hot days.

[@gegeschannel8836]

Beautiful and thanks I have wanted to do this for years but my husband did not want the water to go on the house. This is the perfect plan

[@joymariehoch7662]

Great looking box. I don’t think you should stop there, your second floor window is perfect too. Go crazy more flowers the better!

[@womanofstill]

It's GORGEOUS! Great idea and great job!

[@annschindel3330]

I love flower boxes and this one really added something special to that window💝 Great job to you and your husband!🌷🌻🌸🌺

[@SheHoldsDearly]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@tammyleer9268]

Perfect, looks beautiful. Adds just the right touch to the window!

[@SheHoldsDearly]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@lamaisonbellevintage1476]

Beautiful!!!

[@abbyo6774]

Wow this looks so beautiful! What a great look to your home 😍. Love love love!

[@CynthiaNessel]

Such a cute project!

[@donnaketz6542]

What a great video! Love how your window box turned out!🥰💐

[@marybradley168]

Very nice Sarah and Coby! Blessings, Mary

[@marieradatsz4126]

Really love this it makes sucj a difference xx

[@lisapieper3598]

Love it!

[@anneramsey6403]

When first planted water from top. That way the water will wick up. Beautiful window box. X

[@Jo-xf4nt]

Added a nice touch to the window. I would have put a piece of weed barrier fabric over the PVC and watered from the top. Water like electricity, takes the path of least resistance. You'll find the water runs threw too fast to moisten the soil. Good videos.

[@lucyh5517]

Turned out very nice! I soak my plants in fertilized water b4 planting. Loved the Steve Martin banjo music too!

[@ruthgaver1256]

Looks great 👩🏻‍🍳🤗

[@lynnt.2583]

I think your little window used to be a door. You can tell by the siding. I just bought two window boxes! Thanks for the tips!

[@TheCelesteMorales]

You are so clever!!! I love the self watering idea!!! I’ve been looking for a cute window box DIY project that I can follow and this has to be one of the best videos I have seen on KZbin so far thank you thank you thank you!!!. Can’t wait to see your DIY shutters as I have some old ones I want to upcycle but keen to also make my own. Thank you again! X

[@SheHoldsDearly]

Glad it was helpful!

[@micheleaustin794]

Oh it turned out beautiful...instead of rocks that are heavy ....I suggest using crushed up smal( 8oz) plastic soda bottles bottles on the bottom...great as a bottom filler too so you dont need to add so much potting mix ....and it's kinda recycling in the process. I'm looking forward to making a self water box too. Thanks!

[@heatherannekennedy9368]

Sarah - it is so pretty! What a great addition to your beautiful farmhouse! In winter some little cedars or boxwood plants and pine cones would be lovely!

[@SheHoldsDearly]

Great idea!!

[@thesufics1959]

Nice window box! You’re beautiful.

[@aprylmlulu86]

I so feel for this day you were having, its the story of my life though 😕

[@sherryhudson9075]

Nice!

[@debivanravenhorst8894]

I love your DIY's. Been keeping a list of the ones I want my husband to help me with ( actually he does it) LOL..

[@SheHoldsDearly]

Love that!

[@limeykl]

So pretty it’s like a little dab of lipstick :)💄

[@pumps_ndpatron9461]

So cool! I actually just made my own garden box. LMK how I did 😬 I saw this in a magazine & your video was very helpful... I will be trying this next

[@martymaloney1032]

Love window boxes! There is a variegated ivy you may want to try next year instead of the vinca which will want to take over eventually. When I plant I try to wait for a cool day and if that’s not happening any time soon I plant in the evening. I water planter box and potted plants earlier in the day and then again after planting. I’ve even been known to use an umbrella over the planting the next day to temper any sun it would get. I like to keep the plants from being shocked if I can.

[@SheHoldsDearly]

Those are great ideas for protecting the transplants from shock!

[@SageLilleyman]

Just found your channel! Loved this little DIY video, thanks for sharing :) It is interesting to see if you look closely on the wall, that the window used to be full length but it has been covered to match the exterior. Same goes for the window to the left near the little porch! xx

[@SheHoldsDearly]

Yes, we actually think there was a door there!

[@maryba3274]

I have a window box full of English flowers and your heading suggested that you will show how to make it self watering

[@SheHoldsDearly]

Hi Mary! So it's self-watering in that you can water in one spot and it will spread through the box to water all the contents!

[@Journal2Awakening]

Beautiful!! I know you get tons of suggestions but using weed cloth stapled inside the box also helps with keeping the dirt off the house when watering...

[@pastelpalace1932]

when you are using dry potting soil, put the amount of soil you think you will need to use in another container (like a bucket or a wheel burrow). Add water and mix until you get your soil to desired wet consistency. then add to your container and it will be ready to pot your plants. The window box is great, I plan to make one for inside my house to sit under a farmhouse window I put a stained glass mosaic onto. with a few modifications, this will be perfect for my plan, thanks!

[@kristink.d.decker445]

This looks so beautiful thank you for the inspiration! Being a home owner for many years and property manager, I have a book where I keep all the paint information for each house and part of the house - it takes the guess work out of finding paint to match your preexisting colours and quickly helps the restoration process!

[@austenpoet]

What about adding a trellis with white climbing roses? Might help fill that space too :)

[@DoloresJRush]

Love your gingham dress! Sounds like you had one of those days. smile! Does it get warm enough where you are at that you are going to have to water this planter everyday? Is there a way to open the window to water from inside the house? I had a window box outside my kitchen window and learned that I didn't have enough sun, for it was on the north side of the house and three pots of silk flowers/bunches were best -- I didn't have to water them! I changed the pots out seasonally. When our house was painted, they removed the window box and I didn't have them put it back up.

[@elizabeththequeen943]

Those little stair windows always used to be stained glass in some sort of configuration. The previous owners must have wanted more light on the stairs, which I totally understand. Being stained glass, though, gave them the character they needed to stand on their own.

[@SheHoldsDearly]

Oh my gosh, I love that! Thank you for sharing that!

[@judygriggs8118]

VERY CUTE!!!!

[@donnfl]

USe some landscaping fabric to filter the dirt out.

[@karendoran6148]

Looks lovely! What did you do at the end of the season? Didn't you find cleaning it out to be difficult? I would also think there would be old dirt stuck in there for the next season. I may try to make one using one of those removable plastic window box inserts (drilling the proper hole, of course).

[@julierinehart1323]

What kind of wood did you use? I want to make sure the boxes I make will withstand the weather elements and not rot :)

[@TyinAlaska]

Next time you can use PVC house siding instead of wood. It'll look like painted wood and it'll last forever.

[@mysterymccarthy6851]

Cute window box! Your expanse of wall is just begging for some tall shrubs. Try 'Hicks' Yew (Taxus media 'Hicksii') and Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) to clothe the wall in greenery all year long.

[@kirpt2530]

Where did you get that beautiful white chair with a wood frame in the beginning of the video???

[@SheHoldsDearly]

Do you mean the one in my introduction snippet? I got it years ago at a garage sale and reupholstered it! sheholdsdearly.com/reupholstering-antique-chair/

[@donna7338]

Here's a watering hack to think about: Water the soil first and squeeze out the excess water before adding to the flower box and before adding the plants to ensure the watering is evenly disbursed. Here's another hack tip: Fasten a piece of hard cloth over the drainage to keep the soil from running down the side of your house.

[@jbtpa895]

I thought the idea was to not climb the ladder,huh?

[@gerigame2995]

I did t see the oart for the self watering..only saw a plasgic tube thag lookied like it was coing out of the box but then i dont see see it .nor did i see a watering tray like self watering poys

[@SheHoldsDearly]

We meant self watering in that you could pour in the water in one specific spot and it would spread throughout the planter to water all of the individual plants from that one location!

[@sarahkeith9392]

This lacked quite a bit of information that would be pertinent to the construction and the application of the window box. Learned little

[@SheHoldsDearly]

I'm sorry you felt like the video wasn't informative enough. You might prefer the written version? sheholdsdearly.com/diy-self-watering-window-box/

[@elenapolenichkina6460]

Beautiful!

[@janicegardner9458]

Nice!