Self-Watering Containers

The Missing Manual

This eBook provides the backyard gardener with first-hand information on the individual components needed when building your own self-watering containers. This publication does not focus on any one type of self-watering planter, just what is common to all models. There is an enormous amount of information found on the internet for building various types self-watering pots. However, not all of this information provides the details of the individual components. This eBook provides you with those self-watering container eco-friendly tips and green-thumb practical experience you can use throughout the growing season. If you are looking for some "been-there, done-that" information based on personal experience, then this eBook is for you!

Backyard gardens and urban farms provide tasty and nutritional products that are not found in your local megamart. As consumers, we have options! We can have our organic garden produce! More and more families are exploring these options and returning to their gardens as a means of supplementing the dinner table. These choices provide healthier alternatives to the factory farmed, nutrient deficient and pesticide-saturated offerings found in the local megamarket.



For a complete table of contents, click the “Look Inside” button at the top left of the page. Just some of what you will find inside:

• Self-watering container components


• Fertilizing techniques for self-watering containers


• Soil building ideas for the container garden


• Year-around tips for self-watering containers

About the Author:

Bill Bradley works in the field of Information Technology by day. However, after that long day at the office, he enjoys being outdoors and tending to the garden. As an organic gardener, Bill prefers the all-natural chemical free and sustainable approach for his container gardens and raised beds. Besides being an avid organic garden practitioner, he enjoys and writes about other outdoor activities, including fly-fishing, kayak fishing, hiking, and camping. His articles have appeared in Urban Farm, The Backwoodsman, and Field and Stream magazines.