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Thank you - not only are these great wicking beds at a good height but the extra thought that went into the wooden exterior really makes them great. I am a beginner handyperson so I appreciate the breakdown of the steps ie marking out the screw position. Brilliant video!
Hey Roger, Thanks for the step by step vid. You mentioned that all parts would be in the description however it looks like you've only included likes to fishing gear. Where can I find more info on the materials used like outlet pipe, etc? Thanks again
The video is amazing, but I am also looking for the part list, which Roger mentioned around 4:30 in the video. The link above brings us to his fishing products.
Thank you for your video. You did two things a lot of others do not. Firstly, you showed your actual water level relative to the felt membrane. That is very helpful to me as I am at that exact stage and as a result will be elevating my drain line ever so slightly prior to adding soil. Secondly, I really appreciate the follow up segment at the end of your growing season. It’s really nice to see actual results from a wicking bed. Thanks again.
Roger, l recently became an Angler, Beach Wormer, Fish Filleta & Cook, thanks to you. Now, l'm a Builder, Gardener and Farmer. Can't wait for your next videos. Seriously, thanks for this informative great idea and video.
wow thanks! I've just finished watching a few videoes on wicking beds. Your video is fabulous. You've covered everything easily and the finished product is beautifu. 🌻🌿
Couldn't help but notice on you beach worming website that you wore a manly sea eagles hat and you are a chef for them. GO MANLY SEA EAGLES! Love all you videos mate and they are so useful
Good Onya Roger. I wish I would have seen your instruction video last year when I tried planting in bathtubs Out at my farm I only get to visit my farm once a week , its 100klm from my house. The dry weather played havoc with my gardening ambitions . I will have to make a few of these so the veggies can water themselves
What a great video! Very professional and such clear instructions. We are in the process of putting our IBC beds together using your instructions. Thanks so much 👍
Somehow I luckily found your video... I watch and live for my favorite woodworkers and craftsmen yet you built the best garden bed that I’ve seen so far 👏🏽 You came up with a brilliant way to not only properly and efficiently grow a veggi garden without wasting water, you more importantly (to me) solved a very common issue when building outdoor structures of any kind with wood and especially wood built garden beds and that is limiting the need to rebuild or repair every few years once the wood rots! I think this is brilliant and will be sharing with everyone ik who gardens because this is a huge money saver initially but also long term as well considering limited wood contact to water 👍🏼👍🏼 Thank you for sharing the full build
@@RogerOsborneFishing have to give you an update… I finally found a guy I can buy food grade and safe ibc totes and I was able to get one home. I’d love to have the same shape garden like yours, seems perfect in size and shape for a full garden but I could only fit one in the truck I was borrowing but I’m sure he’ll have more in the future for me. I paid $80 and they were used to store dog food grade salmon oil… so much fun scrubbing that thick oil out but well worth it!
Hey Roger, Been on the to so list for a while now. So it's time! Can I please get a list of equipment used. I can't seem to find it attached to the video. Thanks in advance!
Great video Roger and a great idea to create something DIY like this- i.e. when not fishing ;) Loved the video. I have seen many garden bed Diy videos, but never seen one being made from a PPE container. Kudos!
This is a great video! Sophie Thompson on Gardening Aust has info about wicking ibc beds, but I like how in your video, you explain the finer details. Thank you! 😁
Absolutely excellent what a fantastic holiday hopefully the sitting around on the farm definitely gonna have to give it a go thank you very much for sharing unfortunately I don’t do sea fishing all the best Andy UK
Great video! You could probably connect the run off pipes up to a pvc pipe & drain into a small sump tank, then reuse the water to pump back into the beds.
Hi Roger, I have watched many videos detailing various wicking bed materials and construction and yours is by far the easiest and cheapest. Thank you. Can you provide an update on how the beds have performed since you created this video? Thank you.
Am in the process. Watched MANY videos. Yours is the best. I live on a hill, to put it mildly. Would need a lot of soil to level. So I put 2 pallets down. Leveled them. Then put the containers and frames on the pallets. Am now moving on to the wood trim. I bought used fencing panels for this (5 feet of 6 foot panels for $5 each). Will get two rows of pickets from each panel, even after I trim off the dog eared tops and rotted bottoms. Thanks for your video!!
Hi Rodger Thank you for your video on wicking beds, it's the best. But do you actually have a list of equipment/supplies needed to makeyour wicking beds., And what part of the wicking bed each supply/piece of equipment is for?
You said all the details were in the description box but all I see are links to fishing stuff. That's great and all, but I want to know about wicking bed stuff.
you need a column of soil that goes to the bottom of the reservoir otherwise you loose the wicking effect after the water drops below the soil contact. Also the roots do not wick the water up it is the medium just like a piece of T shirt will wick up water. Please look at other that are doing this. If you do this way you will be disappointed
Hi Jay, thanks for the tips. My gardens are doing really well, we have been enjoying some great harvests. I agree with what you say, you obviously have some experience in this area. I will make some adjustments the next time I change a bed.
nice video.....I am going to build a very similar bed, however I am in Wisconsin, USA so will install a drain as we freeze in the winter. Thank you, bob
Probably the most down to earth wicking video ive seen so far, welldone mate. Question - I assume that hand watering is required until plant roots take depth to reach the water level/geomesh?
I am developing a sandponics system, which is superior permaculture growing method and could possibly use an IBC to contain my grow bed and also the fish pond..
@@RogerOsborneFishing I did manage everything. In Restrictions it was bit difficult to judge what exactly you need from Bunnings. I have built the wicking bed with one slight issue. My wicking bed leaks even though I put sealant in. And to make matter worse all my veggies are in, so bit of dilemma as to how to manage my water management issue. Is there any stronger sealant you can suggest that can do the trick.
Hi Roger , just found your channel and really like it. As a complete amateur fishermen just curious about your Pilchards as bait. So when you buy a frozen pack from the local servo of fish shop what do you do next be frost some? Do you treat the pilchards in any way such as salt them. Do you break off a chunk to go fishing with and leave the rest of the block frozen and in the freezer. Have learn heaps Roger and thanks for the great tips.
Hi Steven, just saw your comment. If you drop a block of pilchards several times on to a concrete floor or driveway they will begin to break apart. I generally don't take a whole block with me but just what I think that I need for that particular fishing trip. That way your bait is kept in best condition. Cheers.
Hi Chris, No the bottom layer is to work as a water reservoir and needs to stay that way with the geodesic cloth separating the soil from the bottom layer.
Great video Rodger, just starting to construct my beds and would like to know if the lids are water tight or do they need to be sealed. Cheers Chris A “Tin Can Bay”
I've built several wicking beds but I don't understand how yours will be able to wick water when the water level drops below the top of your gravel layer. You need a finer medium, such as sand in contact with the soil layer and bottom of your reservoir. Gravel will not wick moisture.
Do you have a section of the soil going fairly low down into the sump? Just so when the section of water gets lower than the top of rocks wont wicking stop?
Hi Roger - as you don’t have wicking towers as such how does the water get transferred from amongst the pebbles through the echo cloth into the soil, especially when the water level drops a few inches? 2nd question: as the water resides amongst the pebbles is the coiled drainage piping at the bottom not superfluous? Many thanks!
Hey mate quick question im about to start building my wicking beds one problem ive noticed is the drain pipe not handling a large downpour of rain and flooding the bed I was thinking of making the drain pipe out of 100mm pipe and having the lower bit of the 100mm pipe set at the correct height for overflow and using small amount of rock wrapped in geo fab around the pipe and using sand as the wicking material do you think this would work cheers
This was so helful thankyou for this video. We have built a planter box on our new deck and were wanting to set it up as a herb garden. Do you think we shoukd set it up as a wicking bed or is it not necessary for herbs?
Great vid. Can you use the tap that comes on the IBC as the drainage outlet? One half will have the tap, so just wondering why you'd need to install a new drainage outlet. Couldn't you attach an elbow to the IBC's tap, and use that instead?
Hi Tanya, The tap in the center of one half of the IBC would be at the base which is on the ground and not accessible once filled. The tap needs to be at the height of water level that you want to maintain. It needs to be on the side.
The soil gradually compacts down and the plants use the nutrients. After each crop I add more organic material as necessary, like compost, seaweed, manure etc. You also need to rotate crops depending on what you are growing.
Hello there. I am in the processing of building a wicking bed. I am wondering what material is the best for the water reservoir? Sand or rock? I looked at getting lava rock and it is hard to find or verrrry expense. Please advise as I want to make the bed correct the first time. The bed is 8x4
Hi Roger. I'm Struggling to understand the purpose of the ag line. Water will fill the blue metal reservoir without it, so it is not for filling. But I can't see what else it could be for
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This is the best video on wicking beds..
Thank you very much 👍
Awesome set of instructions for the less Handiman. Types…
This is the best and most straightforward video I have found on wicking beds, thank you. ☺️
You are so welcome!
Oh i love that mustang behind you love those cars wish I had one
Jediah it certainly is fun to drive
@@RogerOsborneFishing I would have to say that is one of my favourites, my most favourite is a Chevrolet Camaro SS
These would be superb to grow tomatoes in as they love consistently moist soil.
Thank you - not only are these great wicking beds at a good height but the extra thought that went into the wooden exterior really makes them great. I am a beginner handyperson so I appreciate the breakdown of the steps ie marking out the screw position. Brilliant video!
Thanks Michelle. I have a number of wicking beds that my wife and I have made. We are enjoying many great vegetables from them.
Most hellful, you gave measurements. 👍
Hey Roger,
Thanks for the step by step vid. You mentioned that all parts would be in the description however it looks like you've only included likes to fishing gear.
Where can I find more info on the materials used like outlet pipe, etc?
Thanks again
The video is amazing, but I am also looking for the part list, which Roger mentioned around 4:30 in the video. The link above brings us to his fishing products.
love the mustang
Humble and handy, and always a gentleman. Love your videos mate.
Thanks Karl, Roger
Roger, mate you are a legend. That's such a simple and practical video. Thanks
Very welcome
I've been wanting to do IBC veggie garden for a long time. This is exactly what I want.thanks for showing me how
You are so welcome!
Thank you for your video. You did two things a lot of others do not. Firstly, you showed your actual water level relative to the felt membrane. That is very helpful to me as I am at that exact stage and as a result will be elevating my drain line ever so slightly prior to adding soil. Secondly, I really appreciate the follow up segment at the end of your growing season. It’s really nice to see actual results from a wicking bed. Thanks again.
Right Roger, great garden!
I commented on my garden in your following garden video.
Also, put this video with it in your playlist section.
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Thanks Roger , now you have completed the winking beds your now ready for aquaponics with IBC , cheers from Wagga Wagga
Yes, thanks Ren.
The best way that I’ve found by far, great idea mate (that’s going straight in the pool room)👍🏾
Roger, l recently became an Angler, Beach Wormer, Fish Filleta & Cook, thanks to you. Now, l'm a Builder, Gardener and Farmer. Can't wait for your next videos. Seriously, thanks for this informative great idea and video.
That is awesome!
wow thanks! I've just finished watching a few videoes on wicking beds. Your video is fabulous. You've covered everything easily and the finished product is beautifu. 🌻🌿
You are so welcome!
WOW! You are something else!👍🔥
Thanks 🔥
Great tutorial! Very detailed and I should be able to make one myself now thanks to this video! 😊
So well presented, Thank you !
You're very welcome!
Fishing and gardening. Life doesn’t get any better!! Got a subscription out of me as soon as you said that haha
Awesome! Thank you!
Couldn't help but notice on you beach worming website that you wore a manly sea eagles hat and you are a chef for them. GO MANLY SEA EAGLES! Love all you videos mate and they are so useful
🦅 Thanks Mate, yes was Sea Eagles chef for 3 years, while Trent Barret was coach.
VICTORY GARDEN. Cheers 🎉
These look superb, but I could never manage this level of production!
Absolutely tops, excellent video
Glad you enjoyed it
You make it look easy mate. Great job 👏
Thank you! Cheers!
Fantastic thanks
Most welcome
Good Onya Roger.
I wish I would have seen your instruction video last year when I tried planting in bathtubs
Out at my farm
I only get to visit my farm once a week , its 100klm from my house.
The dry weather played havoc with my gardening ambitions .
I will have to make a few of these so the veggies can water themselves
Hi Burn Dog, thanks for your feedback.
What a great video! Very professional and such clear instructions. We are in the process of putting our IBC beds together using your instructions. Thanks so much 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Somehow I luckily found your video... I watch and live for my favorite woodworkers and craftsmen yet you built the best garden bed that I’ve seen so far 👏🏽 You came up with a brilliant way to not only properly and efficiently grow a veggi garden without wasting water, you more importantly (to me) solved a very common issue when building outdoor structures of any kind with wood and especially wood built garden beds and that is limiting the need to rebuild or repair every few years once the wood rots! I think this is brilliant and will be sharing with everyone ik who gardens because this is a huge money saver initially but also long term as well considering limited wood contact to water 👍🏼👍🏼 Thank you for sharing the full build
Thank you I appreciate your feedback.
@@RogerOsborneFishing have to give you an update… I finally found a guy I can buy food grade and safe ibc totes and I was able to get one home. I’d love to have the same shape garden like yours, seems perfect in size and shape for a full garden but I could only fit one in the truck I was borrowing but I’m sure he’ll have more in the future for me. I paid $80 and they were used to store dog food grade salmon oil… so much fun scrubbing that thick oil out but well worth it!
Hey Roger,
Been on the to so list for a while now. So it's time! Can I please get a list of equipment used. I can't seem to find it attached to the video. Thanks in advance!
Just found your channel a few days ago. Absolute gold. Learning a lot. Thank you.
Great to hear! Thanks
Great video Roger and a great idea to create something DIY like this- i.e. when not fishing ;)
Loved the video. I have seen many garden bed Diy videos, but never seen one being made from a PPE container. Kudos!
Thanks Kay, I appreciate your feedback, Roger
You are rocking in both land and sea 😉
Thank you. That’s was super helpful
You're welcome!
This is a great video! Sophie Thompson on Gardening Aust has info about wicking ibc beds, but I like how in your video, you explain the finer details. Thank you! 😁
This is amazing. Thank you for making this video. I will be making these this spring.
You are so welcome!
Hi Roger, love your video, super helpful! But I'm having trouble finding the description of all of the items you have used?
Great video, clear instructions, congratulations on your hard work. I'm sure you will enjoy your produce because you did it yourself. 😊👍🏾
Thank you very much!
Hey Roger good to see your keeping yourself busy looking forward to catching up in Jan throwing some plastics and catching some fish. DEN
Sounds good
Absolutely excellent what a fantastic holiday hopefully the sitting around on the farm definitely gonna have to give it a go thank you very much for sharing unfortunately I don’t do sea fishing all the best Andy UK
Amazing ❤
Awesome work, very well laid out info - thumbs up 👍🏾
Thank you! Cheers!
Great idea. Thank you for the useful tutorial. I will construct several in my garden.
Great video! You could probably connect the run off pipes up to a pvc pipe & drain into a small sump tank, then reuse the water to pump back into the beds.
Great idea
Great to watch
Hi Roger, I have watched many videos detailing various wicking bed materials and construction and yours is by far the easiest and cheapest. Thank you. Can you provide an update on how the beds have performed since you created this video? Thank you.
Hi Cassie, I have a second video on CZcams with the update
Am in the process. Watched MANY videos. Yours is the best. I live on a hill, to put it mildly. Would need a lot of soil to level. So I put 2 pallets down. Leveled them. Then put the containers and frames on the pallets. Am now moving on to the wood trim. I bought used fencing panels for this (5 feet of 6 foot panels for $5 each). Will get two rows of pickets from each panel, even after I trim off the dog eared tops and rotted bottoms. Thanks for your video!!
Hi Barbara, Thanks. All the best with your garden :)
Great video! This is exactly how i will want to make mine soon! Greetings from the other side of the world. (Netherlands)
Awesome! Thank you!
Hi Rodger
Thank you for your video on wicking beds, it's the best. But do you actually have a list of equipment/supplies needed to makeyour wicking beds., And what part of the wicking bed each supply/piece of equipment is for?
Good on ya Roger 👍
Great Job ! ill give this ago, cheers
You said all the details were in the description box but all I see are links to fishing stuff. That's great and all, but I want to know about wicking bed stuff.
Enjoyed the video I think it is a great way to recycle and get some great vegies for your trouble. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Mate I keep on telling people that I know a legend called Roger.
you need a column of soil that goes to the bottom of the reservoir otherwise you loose the wicking effect after the water drops below the soil contact. Also the roots do not wick the water up it is the medium just like a piece of T shirt will wick up water. Please look at other that are doing this. If you do this way you will be disappointed
Hi Jay, thanks for the tips. My gardens are doing really well, we have been enjoying some great harvests. I agree with what you say, you obviously have some experience in this area. I will make some adjustments the next time I change a bed.
Where you live roger looks awesome
Good instructions and information. Clear and precise. Thanks ❤️
You are so welcome!
Nice beds
nice video.....I am going to build a very similar bed, however I am in Wisconsin, USA so will install a drain as we freeze in the winter. Thank you, bob
Sounds great!
You said in the video that you would put the parts list in the description but all that's there is fishing gear...
Such a great idea and since its aluminium frame it wont rust. Ur worth more money 👍
Thanks Disco Flamingo:)
These look amazing 🥳
Probably the most down to earth wicking video ive seen so far, welldone mate. Question - I assume that hand watering is required until plant roots take depth to reach the water level/geomesh?
Great video Roger👍🏻
Thanks Adam
You need wicks into the blue metal for it to be fully efficient
Nicely done
Thank you! Cheers!
Great way to do it👍
Many thanks
Thank you too
I am developing a sandponics system, which is superior permaculture growing method and could possibly use an IBC to contain my grow bed and also the fish pond..
Hi Roger - I'm wondering if you have a list of equipment, with sizes eg of ag pipe and drainage pipe and so forth for the wicking beds.
Yes that would be great - thanks ahead of time
Hi. Finally a detailed step by step. Just wondering if there is any description of the elbow etc used.
Hi Romeo, I bought the elbow at Bunnings to match the 25mm pipe that I was using. It was in the garden irrigation section.
@@RogerOsborneFishing I did manage everything. In Restrictions it was bit difficult to judge what exactly you need from Bunnings. I have built the wicking bed with one slight issue. My wicking bed leaks even though I put sealant in. And to make matter worse all my veggies are in, so bit of dilemma as to how to manage my water management issue. Is there any stronger sealant you can suggest that can do the trick.
Can you please give a detailed list of all components required for overflow valve? Thanks
Hi Roger , just found your channel and really like it. As a complete amateur fishermen just curious about your Pilchards as bait.
So when you buy a frozen pack from the local servo of fish shop what do you do next be frost some? Do you treat the pilchards in any way such as salt them. Do you break off a chunk to go fishing with and leave the rest of the block frozen and in the freezer.
Have learn heaps Roger and thanks for the great tips.
Hi Steven, just saw your comment. If you drop a block of pilchards several times on to a concrete floor or driveway they will begin to break apart. I generally don't take a whole block with me but just what I think that I need for that particular fishing trip. That way your bait is kept in best condition. Cheers.
Nice job. 🙂👍
Thank you! Cheers!
You are the man
Thanks Peter.
It's really nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
Wooow nice and enjoyable job!!
Enjoyed the video. Where did you purchase the IBCs
Awesome video, just can't fine list of items to purchase from bunnings that u said was at bottom of the video??
Can you so composting with this method? Meaning put bottom layer of stuff that will decompose.
Hi Chris, No the bottom layer is to work as a water reservoir and needs to stay that way with the geodesic cloth separating the soil from the bottom layer.
Great video! well done and thanks :)
Thank you too!
Awesome vid - thanks. I wonder who the two muppets were who disliked it?
Probs Oscar the Grouch and Miss Piggy 🐷
Probably Rogers neighbours envying his skills:))
Kay Rider 🤔 but his neighbour lent him the drop saw.... or maybe it was the other neighbours... because of all the noise from the drop saw...........
@@editsweet101 haha! True
Great video Rodger, just starting to construct my beds and would like to know if the lids are water tight or do they need to be sealed. Cheers Chris A “Tin Can Bay”
I've built several wicking beds but I don't understand how yours will be able to wick water when the water level drops below the top of your gravel layer. You need a finer medium, such as sand in contact with the soil layer and bottom of your reservoir. Gravel will not wick moisture.
Very glad you made this comment!! Gravel is useless!
Do you have a section of the soil going fairly low down into the sump? Just so when the section of water gets lower than the top of rocks wont wicking stop?
Hi Roger - as you don’t have wicking towers as such how does the water get transferred from amongst the pebbles through the echo cloth into the soil, especially when the water level drops a few inches? 2nd question: as the water resides amongst the pebbles is the coiled drainage piping at the bottom not superfluous? Many thanks!
Hey mate quick question im about to start building my wicking beds one problem ive noticed is the drain pipe not handling a large downpour of rain and flooding the bed I was thinking of making the drain pipe out of 100mm pipe and having the lower bit of the 100mm pipe set at the correct height for overflow and using small amount of rock wrapped in geo fab around the pipe and using sand as the wicking material do you think this would work cheers
This was so helful thankyou for this video. We have built a planter box on our new deck and were wanting to set it up as a herb garden. Do you think we shoukd set it up as a wicking bed or is it not necessary for herbs?
Hi GMacc, it is probably not necessary for herbs but we have certainly grown herbs in our ones
What’s the cost benefit analysis?
Man, I so badly want to go fish with you and talk gardening. Do you have a website where we can book you?
Hi Paul, you can book me at www.beachworming.com.au
Roger, once filled with water how long would they last before you have to refill them mate
Great vid. Can you use the tap that comes on the IBC as the drainage outlet? One half will have the tap, so just wondering why you'd need to install a new drainage outlet. Couldn't you attach an elbow to the IBC's tap, and use that instead?
Hi Tanya, The tap in the center of one half of the IBC would be at the base which is on the ground and not accessible once filled. The tap needs to be at the height of water level that you want to maintain. It needs to be on the side.
I don't believe gravel is necessary, but careful placement of pipes and the overflow is.
How long does the soil last? Do you change it yearly or just add nutrients every year?
The soil gradually compacts down and the plants use the nutrients. After each crop I add more organic material as necessary, like compost, seaweed, manure etc. You also need to rotate crops depending on what you are growing.
Hello there. I am in the processing of building a wicking bed. I am wondering what material is the best for the water reservoir? Sand or rock? I looked at getting lava rock and it is hard to find or verrrry expense. Please advise as I want to make the bed correct the first time. The bed is 8x4
Hi Roger. I'm Struggling to understand the purpose of the ag line. Water will fill the blue metal reservoir without it, so it is not for filling. But I can't see what else it could be for
Hi Orbodman, fair comment. I learned it from another gardener. It appears that the water would fill the area a bit faster.
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How does the water keep wicking once the water level drops below the soil level? Does water wick up blue metal?
No, it doesn't!
What size IBC are these? the 275 gallon or the 330 gallon?