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A Self Watering Container is a bit of a misnomer as it does not water itself, however, the SWC does help the plants growing in the container by providing a constant supply of water so long as you do your job of replenishing that supply on a regular basis. This was the first instructional page that I found on how to make one using locally made materials. It is based on an Earthbox which is a commercially available SWC.


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philplasma What to plant? 0 Mar 13 2008, 4:58 PM EDT by philplasma
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I have started to give thought to what I will attempt to plant in my SWCs this spring. Here is the list so far: tomatoes, strawberries, peas, green beans, kidney beans, two types of lettuce, carrots, cucumbers and one or two containers of flowers to help attract the right kind of insects and help repel the ones we don't want. I have to figure out what do I want to try and grow by seed (and how do I set myself up to do it, or do I just start right in the container after the last frost) and what do I want to buy pre-grown by garden centers. Once I have finalized the list of plants I'll create a new sub-page for each one so that I can start adding information that will help me through the planning, planting, growing, harvesting and winter prep phases.
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