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Raised and Wicking Beds

  1. TN #95 100-Fold Vegetable Gardens with Low-Cost Wicking Beds

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    2019-07-23 I discovered 100-fold gardens while researching ways to irrigate plants directly in the root zone. I wanted to know how to practically and affordably control some of the variables that influence plant growth, such as water availability and soil fertility. I read about “wicking beds,” which are...
    Dryland Farming Wick Irrigation Low Maintenance ga... Garden structures ...

  2. Technical Details of Above-Ground Gardens

    1996-10-19 The Shallow Bed Garden The Shallow Pool Garden Wick Gardens Tire Gardens

  3. 100-Fold Gardens in Honduras

    2020-04-14 This article is an update about 100-fold gardens being built in Honduras. Dan Sikkink gives perspective and photos of contextualizing the technique to fit the local context.
    100-Fold Gardens

  4. Bilanga pona libota: ba plate-bandes ya ko tombuama na Lingala (accent ya RD Congo)HHI

    Kolona na ba plate-bande ya kotombuana ezala lolenge ya malamu yako batela bilanga na yo na sécurité pe ko matisa production. Technique yango ezali ko longola ko kangama ya mabele pe ko bongisa qualité ya mabele. Ezali ko batela ba plantes na yo pendant periodes ya ba mbula ya makasi. Vidéo oyo...
    Gardening Raised Beds SAWBO

  5. Wicking Beds

    As a part of the "Agriculture Strategies" series, this talk provides an overview and technical information related to wicking beds, a technique often used in urban agriculture.
    Asia

  6. Permanent Raised Bed Gardening: Vol II: Advanced Cultural Techniques for Home and Market Gardens

    1997-01-01 This volume is about using your raised bed garden. In the pages to follow, you will discover novel ways to plant, irrigate, feed, and protect your garden. All of the techniques and procedures described have been evaluated and are effective.
    Raised Bed Gardening Vegetable gardening

  7. How to Use Wicks to Water Plants Saving water through 'wick irrigation'

    The Centre for Water Resources Development Management (CWRDM) here has developed wick irrigation technique, a hydroponic system, to facilitate farming of potted vegetables and ornamental plants in the homesteads and on the terrace. Dr Kamalam Joseph, a senior scientist at CWRDM who led the team...
    Wick Irrigation

  8. From the Bottom Up - A DIY guide for wicking beds

    Wicking beds are a unique and increasingly popular way to grow vegetables. They are self-contained raised beds with built-in reservoirs that supply water from the bottom up – changing how, and how much, you water your beds. In this article, we’ll talk about how wicking beds work and why we love...
    Wick Irrigation

  9. Building Raised Beds

    2015-12-29 Frame your garden's beauty and bounty with raised bed that are manageably sized, easy to expand, and full of loose, rich soil for your flowers, herbs, and vegetables. Whether you make your beds with boards, logs, cinderblocks, or just piled-up soil, expert gardener Fern Marshall Bradley will lead...
    Raised Beds

  10. Evaluating the Efficiency of Wicking Bed Irrigation Systems for Small-Scale Urban Agriculture

    Abstract, Horticulturae, 2016 A wicking bed (WB) is a plant driven system where plants receive water through capillary rise from a self-contained coarse material-filled subsoil reservoir. WBs have been widely promoted as a water-efficient irrigation solution for small-scale and urban food...
    Wick Irrigation

  11. Stronger plants with raised beds - video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Raised beds must be 20 to 30 centimetres high, 80 to 100 centimeters wide and the furrows 30 to 40 centimeters wide. The beds can be 50 to 100 meters long depending on the slope of the field. Because the beds are wide, water is channelled faster through the land,...
    AccessAgriculture Raised Beds Water Efficiency