Garden Plans > 2019: driveway self watering tub

About this Garden Plan

Wicking Container gardening, on a narrow strip of driveway. South and West exposure. Rubbermaid tubs used for vining fruits and and veg. 17 gallon round tubs for other plantings. Consult "Gardening With Leon" on YouTube for wicking method used. Tomato garden is using the Kiddie Pool method also using a wicking premis with cloth shopping bags as the containerw. Consult rain gutter growing for Larry Hall's kiddie pool system. Larry's mix for RGGS is used in all plantings.

Plan Type, Soil and Location

Garden Location: Southern Ontario
Garden Size: 9.14m x 5.82m
Garden Type: Home garden
Garden Layout: Container / Patio garden
Sun or Shade: Sunny
Garden Soil Type: -

Plan Notes

trellis cucumbers and melons walmart bags kiddie pool system blue totes 22.3 x 22.3 round with rope handles , self irrigation 14 each crates, 3 strawberry tower rubbermaid totes bamboo pole totes landscape fabric 6" sub irrigation pipe 2 x 1' lengths per container = 24" x 19 containers = 456" or 38' 1-3/4" 10' length cut to 18" 30'' (3 lengths) 19 caps peat compost perlite epsom salts lime

Garden Plan

Plant List

 PlantNumberPlants per Square FootNotes
Beans (Bush Snap) 29 
Beans (Pole) 28 
Beet 69 
Calendula 44 
Cantaloupe 10 
Carrot 1216 
Celery 64 
Chili Pepper 21 
Cucumber 22 
Dill 14 
Leek 69 
Lettuce (Leaf) 239 
Marigold 94 
Melon 10 
Nasturtium 34 
Onions (Green) 1816 
Pepper 21 
Radish 816 
Rosemary 21 
Strawberry 14 
Sunflower 21 
Tomato (Large)
 Brandywine
11 
Tomato (Large)
 San Marzano
11 
Tomato (Large)
 Beefsteak
21 
Tomato (Small)
 Tiny Tim
11 
Watermelon 10 

Planting Times

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