Do you love gardening but don’t have much space? With the help of this tutorial by Balcony Garden Ideas, you will learn how to make a DIY vertical garden for vegetables with an automatic watering system in your small yard. It’s a simple project and most of the materials you need are scraps that you can easily find at home. This just proves that you don’t really need a big backyard to cultivate veggies! Read on or watch the video below for full instructions.
Materials:
- big water gallon bottle
- round wire mesh (almost the same diameter as the water bottle)
- zip ties
- plastic bottles
- cloth
- metal tube
- trash bag
- soil
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Instructions:
Step 1:
Cut the bottom part of the gallon bottle, then remove the faucet if there are any. Create 6 holes on the bottom edge, then 4 pairs of holes on the top edge.
Step 2:
Place the wire mesh and secure them by inserting the zip ties through the holes.
Step 3:
Create four holes on the top part of a plastic bottle.
Step 4:
Cut four strips of cloth and insert them halfway through the holes.
Step 5:
Create several holes in the metal tube, then hot glue the end to the mouth of the bottle. Glue the bottom of the plastic bottle inside the water bottle.
Step 6:
Get another plastic bottle and cut the top and bottom parts. Glue the top part on the end of the metal tube, then use the bottom to cover it.
Step 7:
Cover the inside with a trash bag, then fold the ends outward of the metal mesh.
Step 8:
Fill the inside with soil. Make holes in the sides of the trash bag, then plant your vegetables. Fill the bottle inside through the tube with just enough water and let the plants grow.
DIY Vertical Garden for Vegetables With Automatic Watering System
