Presentation of Cistern Garden Construction

The 4' x 8' Cistern Garden model is displayed mid-construction to show its design features.
The concept is similar for the 2' x 2' size, 4' x 4' size or any similar dimensions using the Cistern Garden construction.

Transcript:

OK. We have got these, the gardens going right now and getting them put together. This one over here I have finished. It has got some strawberries growing in there and a few blossoms on the strawberries. So we will see how those turn out. I put some mushroom underneath so we hope those can grow.

0:22
Well this is the one that I am just now going to finish today. I got the base put together just like I showed before. This is going to be the reservoir box. I've got everything put together. I put gray tape on these brackets. I have got one to do still. That way hopefully this liner will not be worn out. It is eight mils so I doubt if it is even really necessary to the gray tape on but it is...why not? Then I just got the eight mil black plastic from the do it yourself store. The home improvement businesses.

0:59
This is the top box which will be the bed. I have got it all prepared. I put black the plastic liner on just regular plywood to help keep it from getting too much moisture in it. Although I am sure it would be quite moist anyway. Same construction on the box really. Just brackets and screws to hold it all together. Do not forget these corner screws. You got to have those.

1:26
Now these holes here are for the wicking wells. You might recognize that it is just a two-liter bottle. Inside the two-liter bottle I have a hole in the bottom. I put this little landscaping cloth in there to hold the soil into the wicking well so it does not leach out into the reservoir.

1:50
Which I will now put together and show you the results. I will just staple this liner in and we should be ready to put the bed on top of that.

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Tags:

• square foot garden
• bed garden
• water reservoir
• cistern garden
• wicking well