My first of many wicking bed SFG or Square Meter Garden pictures

kimbo63 10/19/2018, 2:25 am

not the best picture but having trouble uploading better quality ones any how tomatoes sugar snap peas and radish sowed

My first of many wicking bed SFG or Square Meter Garden pictures Kimbo_10

**sanderson** 10/19/2018, 2:28 am

TenderFoot 10/23/2018, 12:09 pm

I have a problem with tree roots also. Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is a 'wicking bed'?

**sanderson** 10/24/2018, 2:53 am

Just type in wicking bed in the Search box

kimbo63 11/1/2018, 4:58 am

My first of many wicking bed SFG or Square Meter Garden pictures Kims_w11

Sought I would just keep this post going if it has to be moved to somewhere else let me know
Photo 1: This is the bed 1.6M long x 1M wide x .4M high

My first of many wicking bed SFG or Square Meter Garden pictures Kims_w10

Photo 2: The drain with measurements approx 6inches to bottom of drain

My first of many wicking bed SFG or Square Meter Garden pictures Kims_w12

Photo 3: Liner installed I used pond liner for its strength you can use black plastic as a cheaper option but it wont last as long

My first of many wicking bed SFG or Square Meter Garden pictures Kims_w13

Photo 4: Slotted drain pipe installed fill pipe top L/h of photo

My first of many wicking bed SFG or Square Meter Garden pictures Kims_w14

Photo 5: Here I have covered the pipe with weed cloth you can use shade cloth or any thing that will stop the sand filling up the pipe and water reservoir after the weed mat i filled the middle with corse river sand to form the wick

My first of many wicking bed SFG or Square Meter Garden pictures Kims_w15

Photo 6: Filled the void with small rocks after folding the weed mat back to the center

My first of many wicking bed SFG or Square Meter Garden pictures Kims_w16

Photo 7: I then fill to the bottom of the drain pipe after folding the weed mat back out over the rocks and pipe

My first of many wicking bed SFG or Square Meter Garden pictures Kims_w17

Photo 8: I now fill the tank with water till it starts running out the drain before I fill the rest of the sand in to check for leaks then top up with sand to just over the drain

My first of many wicking bed SFG or Square Meter Garden pictures Kims_w18

Photo 9:A thin layer of Lupin mulch or leaves and the bed is ready for the SFG mix then plant out
To be continued

kimbo63 11/1/2018, 7:34 am

sanderson wrote:Just type in wicking bed in the Search box

Hi there not sure I have started this post in the correct topic if not can you guide me as to where and how to move it
Cheers Kimbo

kimbo63 11/1/2018, 7:54 pm

TenderFoot wrote:I have a problem with tree roots also. Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is a 'wicking bed'?

Hi tenderfoot yes roots can ruin your patch without you knowing hope the pictures can give you some ideas
Cheers Kimbo

kimbo63 11/1/2018, 10:41 pm

Here is a shot when planted out on the 19/10-2018

My first of many wicking bed SFG or Square Meter Garden pictures Wickin10

14 days after planting

**sanderson** 11/3/2018, 2:13 am

Thank you for posting the DIY photos. thanks

I merged your 2 topics on wicking beds to keep the photos in one thread.

Hip2B 4/13/2022, 7:34 am

Hi Kimbo, are you still SFGing-? How are your wicking beds going? I have recently installed 2 wicking beds and plan to follow the SFG method.

**sanderson** 4/13/2022, 8:19 pm

You may have better luck trying their email address. They haven't posted since 2018.

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