How to make a Wicking Bed

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@Alicia652
@Alicia652 2 жыл бұрын
I have watched numerous videos on how to make a wicking bed but this is ABSOLUTELY the best I’ve watched by far! I loved the diagram you showed of the cross section of a wicking bed. Very informative and helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video and for your detailed information!! ❤
@ritcheymt
@ritcheymt Жыл бұрын
I'd recommend reading Chris Curtis' bachelors' thesis detailing rigorous experiments he did to compare the wicking capacity of scoria, gravel, crusher dust, wood chips, perlite, cocopeat, washed sand, river sand, and a 6:3:1 cocopeat-compost-sand mix. Spoiler: gravel and scoria were the worst. Crusher dust and sand were the best.
@Think-dont-believe
@Think-dont-believe Жыл бұрын
2:15 the fabric or plastic confuses me… if it blocks doesn’t it block wicking. and if the wicking medium is not isolated to a small area isn’t it the same as soil staying wet?
@cmbooks2000
@cmbooks2000 Жыл бұрын
Loved the diagram. Great video. Thank you
@lolitabonita08
@lolitabonita08 Жыл бұрын
excellent explanation, but please kill the annoying background music...this one of the best videos i watched in regards how to make a wicking bed.
@SlackerU
@SlackerU 4 жыл бұрын
You may get more capillary action with sand instead of rocks. To avoid excessive stagnant water a 4in pipe holds about .65 gallons of water per foot. I'll be using a pond liner & aerating the water. I may even use 6in pipe in case roots enjoy the aerated-circulating water too much. Monitoring subsurface PH might speed up growth as well.
@1voluntaryist
@1voluntaryist 2 жыл бұрын
I don't believe roots of various species compete as much as cooperate. All roots build soil fertility. This was shown (proven) by Masanobu Fukuoka on his farm where he grew the world's highest producing rice with clovers, a little temporary flooding to weaken the legumes, after sowing the rice, rejecting the tradition of submersion. Also, he grew his veggies in a heavy jungle of greenery, so dense they were hard to see. His methodology was to never do something that was not found in nature, to mimic nature with long, thoughtful observation. He called this: "Do nothing growing", i.e., don't get in nature's way, don't act out of ignorance, do no harm, ask yourself, "Is this found in nature?" For example, he used birds to fertilize his farm, left the straw scattered, and always had a cover crop coming up before harvest, usually winter rye. He didn't plow, use chemicals of any kind, or heavy farm machinery that depressed the ground. See: "The One Straw Revolution".
@Layby2k
@Layby2k Жыл бұрын
can you grow palms (bangalow/kentia/golden cane), bamboo and small shrubs in these successfully?
@MariaJoseQA11
@MariaJoseQA11 Жыл бұрын
Hola! Ojala pongas subtitulos en español.
@kennethsmith8844
@kennethsmith8844 2 жыл бұрын
I saw on another posting that the container needs to be painted any color except black
@joeyoliver579
@joeyoliver579 7 ай бұрын
"How To Make a Wicking Bed" doesn't start until @6:40
@stevenmcgonigal7755
@stevenmcgonigal7755 Жыл бұрын
How much you are going to cost to Michael with me
@fanaticforager6610
@fanaticforager6610 2 жыл бұрын
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