Hi Everyone,
Before and during my holiday I did lots of research and watched many videos on Sub irrigated planters. The most popular is the Earthbox but I couldn't find anyone that stocks them in the UK or Ireland. Well I did find 1 website that would ship me 2 but at a cost of £500 I thought I'd be better makingmy own.
Firstly I want to preface this by saying this is not my own work, I found the guide on reddit by the user u/Mindless-Exam1661 so if you search there you'll see the guide I used and items I purchased which consisted of:
2 60l totes from Ebay
Diamond cut filter grid (think it's for ponds etc)
Fiberglass mesh screen
44mm waste pipe
Basically the idea is to fill the tote with the amount you want the res to hold, 10L/2.6gallon in my case and drill a drain hole so the bottom of the hole is just about at the water level. I then cut 6 sections of pipe that turned out to be 95mm long and placed them in the tote. This will suspend the grate about 0.5-0.75" from the water below. Spend some time cutting the grate to size and then place on top of the pipe sections. I then cut some rectangular notches in 2 plant pots which also happen to be about the same height as my grate level (i had checked this beforehand so it kinda helped determine my reservoir size). Place one in each corner. I then cut some more wastepipe to be the water fill tube and cut a hole in the grate to let the pipe through. I cut the bottom end at a 45º angle to make sure it doesnt sit flat on the bottom and stop the water flowing. Trim the mesh to size to fit the grate. I also used a 6mm hole punch to make some holes in the mesh but unsure if this is required. I'm unsure of the general safety of the fiberglass mesh I used so let me know if this is a no no?
From here I added the soil as per the videos on the build-a-soil youtube channel...packing the corners to help wicking etc.
I know I'm not allowed links here or I'd list everything but message me if you're interested and I'll let you know what items I purchased.
Stay high...
Irishgrower420
It looks like theyll work well the way you designed them.
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In hindsight I think the holes I made in the pots were too big after going back to look at the actual earthbox but time will tell. I wasn't able to spend as much time in the garden as I'd have liked for my last few grows so I'm hoping these will help with the next one.
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