DIY Self Watering Planter for Container Vegetable Gardens (Wicking Pot)

How to make a simple DIY self-watering planter using a plastic bucket and a few other materials. Using self-watering planters can not only help keep your fruit and vegetables watered in the heat of summer but also reduce the amount of water you use. Less watering from the top = less evaporation!

These containers are designed to hold a reservoir of water at the bottom, which can wick up to the potting mix below. It's a simple idea and you could use alternate materials based on what you already have in your garden store.

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For this project, I used the following materials:
- 40L (10.5 gallon) bucket
- 5" plant pot
- Perforated twin wall drainage pipe
- 1" PVC pipe
- Landscaping fabric
- Multi-purpose potting mix

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00:00 Introduction to the project
01:07 Materials and Tools
01:16 Cutting the pipes and perforating the plant pot
02:51: Make a DIY Self-Watering Planter
05:35 Planting tomatoes in the planter
06:46 Filling the self-watering planter with water
07:09 Final advice on using the planter

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