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Old June 17, 2019   #16
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I love the photos, thank you very much for sharing.
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Old June 22, 2019   #17
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I got a great deal on used food grade buckets, two of the buckets are cut off short and are just used for spacers and a larger nutrient reservoir...just over 3 gals....the wicks are microfiber towels from Costco....cheers...
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Old June 22, 2019   #18
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Here is a pic of the 2 bucket design with 6 inch stake pieces to increase water/nutrient volume....cheers....
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Old July 14, 2019   #19
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Default More sun please....cheers....;

July in Alberta now has been wet and cool....need some hot sun to get the Red Brandywines humping....lol....cheers....
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Old August 26, 2020   #20
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Righand, I was just musing about making taller planters out of five gallon buckets in order to plant some paste tomatoes very deep... TomzHawaii pointed me to this excellent thread. I don't see that you've posted in a good while so I don't know whether you're still around here.

Some questions for you if you are willing: How do you attach your insulation wrap around the buckets? And what is the white mulch/cover on top? [EDIT: I was able to see them more zoomed in in another thread and I see it's a fabric cover, possibly white-on-black fabric cloth.)

Thanks,

Ann

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