As I had mentioned in the
last update, I replaced the desk drawers on the left side of my balcony with a new sub irrigated planter box. I found a wooden box on the street corner and it happened to be the perfect size.
To make the planter sub-irrigated, I needed some 2 liter bottles and a piece of PVC pipe. I had these lying around my closet, so it was a piece of cake.
![Wooden box found on the side of the road](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNsaGehSjv8dvBymG1LcUtklg4bMGrKiyxTOuQues1S6oMbcWhyphenhyphenxnoqlPadORd0NQW0tbLOG-IiP7qPEFfr1oMA3OwKVA2LcK5cJuemN4hKhDhCDPs_LimNEJKb9_8Q2i7D7VloWe5UUQ/s400/P1000654.JPG) |
The box |
First step was the clean out the interior of the box and remove some screws attached to the side.
![Reservoir](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnsOcQqYAMJMskWVDA4qbBYgZy8tvoP3815ZqGIGSBPEO4HraHbTfAVASk7CCYVDxnIX1D9KbrnxnLZoJ_4k4myyOn9tBCP1jBeWWF3uYuwcA8DVHnCXmw08z3-i2hYLWEmugnUNXJ7M/s400/P1000655.JPG) |
The reservoir |
Using 3 two liter bottles, I created the reservoir. I poked holes on the sides and top to allow for water to exit and leave the reservoir.
![Adding dirt to SIP](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmaNQEbdNjkEhdBpLAY3_0q-BROIoZL3oy4GA5IoaPek-ARpjbjWxPm0tXrkYAtpi2nwrCOnOrIbPMNUZ1eWolkjqo0v4O9SrnqUl7QMNsDGRy9jVuz41RXb2RX7vx9bkn6vq8aTgYuk/s400/P1000656.JPG) |
Filling Part 1 |
The box was then moved to it's final location, where the reservoir was reassembled and fitted into place by soil.
![Filled planter 1](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQUYLJwfwkXPC4pW-TO-kNs8fDTLoLm97hludbkJrGYYJzWN5StFfsJp382vADVZD1-AT23SRmYeKn87Hc1rN6yhP_I_f77_6WV0HY8Dk_Xc1UF32aU7GlASYaz-a8W7c_4VjBQxEpto/s400/P1000657.JPG) |
Filling Part 2 |
The PVC pipe was reattached to the notch I cut for it and the rest of the box was filled. It's that easy to create your own sub irrigated planter.
![Filled planter 2](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZydlKtKLv3q7U4gh3Q_HuyJDvLs9q4y1ykIqsTTct__hJPT6i2TRw3wY3XGJ1suO4bbNMabEbSuRy4jJvVK7YouYpA5kxzs2twavKPvHlmnKq7Z6Ux7xZT6dNBY4_14ae50WRtq4O7K8/s1600/P1000658.JPG) |
Location in garden |
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