Runner beans planted out in grow bag using tray and wicks to water them from the bottom up.
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David J Chilvers / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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5616 x 3744 px | 47.5 x 31.7 cm | 18.7 x 12.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2009Location:
Norfolk, UKMore information:
Unlike the way most people plant vegetables and tomatoes into grow bags or directly into the ground, I always push several wicks made from capillary matting material into the bottom of the grow bag. I then place the grow bags into a plastic tray on top of cut lengths of small plastic tube or rabbit guards that keep the bags clear of the tray. I tuck the wicks under the tubes and then fill the tray with water. That way, the wicks feed the water up from the tray as the soil dries out thus keeping the grow bag free from flooding and to encourage the roots to grow down looking for the water. During times of possible heavy rain storms in the summer it can be a good idea to use the same capillary matting to make wicks bent over the side of the tray that will gradually draw the excess water away and into the ground thus preventing the grow bags from becoming water logged. You can also use ordinary kithen rolls/towels to remove the excess water because they also act as wicks.
