Gutter Grow System
You can use plastic buckets barrels or grow bags for containers.
Gutter grow system. I mentioned this system in a recent post about ways to conserve water in drought conditions since plants take as much water as they need as water wicks up through the containers. 2x 10 foot long treated 2x4s 1x 10 foot long vinyl rain gutter 2x end caps for the gutter 5 gallon food buckets 3 inch net cups inch or inch float valve power drill and hole saw scissors or knife. Check out rain gutter grow system magazine by larry hall see lots od cutting edge container gardening http flip it fzi8uk also our face book rain gutter gr. 5 coupon applied at checkout save 5 with coupon.
The containers soak up water from the rain gutter using a net cup on the bottom of each container. This system is relatively inexpensive and easy to build.