[permaculture] waterboxx
Marjory
forestgarden at gvtc.com
Fri Sep 3 17:40:00 EDT 2010
Hi Lawrence,
That is a useful take on a design. Now to see if the thing works or not.
Marjory
Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
> On 9/3/2010 2:16 PM, Rain Tenaqiya wrote:
>> Hey Marjory,
>>
>> I have a friend who was very excited about using these in southern
>> California, so I did a little research. As usual, a lot of new
>> technologies are overpromoted, with wild claims. This device would
>> definitely help if you have the right climate. In other words, if
>> you have any Summer rain or dew, this box would help collect and
>> release the water over time, plus shade the seedling and conserve the
>> water, acting like a mulch.
>
> Maybe used small diameter vehicle tires (also wheelbarrow and hand
> truck -sized ones - they are around $4-5 or less new!) and used tin
> cans (with a hole in the bottom; many types and sizes, soda and beer
> cans of aluminum would be rust-resistant, possibly aiding collection
> of dew and providing longer service) could be recycled to make one of
> these devices. Using a hole cutter cut a ring of holes into one side
> of the tire, insert cans in holes, put around seedling; total cost,
> around $5, emminently reusable, durable, UV resistant. The bottom half
> of the tire would become a reservoir; the height of the tire above
> grade would
> provide shade for the plant in addition to conserving water and
> providing cooling in soil under the tire. You could adapt many
> different sizes of tires to serve this purpose; the larger diameter
> ones could be left in place permanently.
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