Comments for SuccessfulSelfWateringContainers's Blog http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.com What Converting Containers Can Do For You Sun, 15 May 2011 23:31:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Hello, Gardeners! by lorraineballato http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.com/2009/04/02/hello-gardeners/#comment-20 Sun, 15 May 2011 23:31:22 +0000 http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-20 Hi, Retta! You might have to make your own platform or hunt for a substitute in junk yards, plumbing supply, home warehouse stores, etc. Remember to get someting that will hold the weight of the soil and that you can drill air holes, etc. into. If you pattern the platform on the Ups-A-Daisy you should be OK. The photo toward the back of my book where I talk about hiding the well head for our water pump is of a converted whisky barrel. However, mine wasn’t as large as yours. I was able to use the largest “Daisy” to make this conversion which is still functioning today, 4 years later.

]]> Comment on Hello, Gardeners! by Retta http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.com/2009/04/02/hello-gardeners/#comment-19 Fri, 13 May 2011 13:57:41 +0000 http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-19 I have a whiskey barrell that I would love to make self watering. The Ups A Daisy shelves are not large enough. I need something about 22-24″. Any ideas what I might use?

]]> Comment on Hello, Gardeners! by lorraineballato http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.com/2009/04/02/hello-gardeners/#comment-18 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:19:43 +0000 http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-18 Hi, Retta!
Glad you read through the book. Don’t know the products where you live, however, the best glue you can use is a waterproof product that can be used in your bath tub or shower – something like a waterproof caulk or sealer. You just need a little dab so a small tube of the stuff is more than enough. A plumbing supply place or a hardware store are likely places to buy this. Home Depot, Lowe’s and stores like that also carry these products. These products are also used to seal outdoor items like leaky birdbaths. I have found that I only needed the glue when I used styrofoam for the bobber. Using corks which are very dense worked better for me — they held the skewers very tightly and negated the need for the glue.

Lorraine

]]> Comment on Hello, Gardeners! by Retta http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.com/2009/04/02/hello-gardeners/#comment-17 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:37:18 +0000 http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-17 I read your book from front to back. You said not to use Crazy Glue….what kind of glue do you use?

]]> Comment on Hello, Gardeners! by successfulselfwateringcontainers http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.com/2009/04/02/hello-gardeners/#comment-16 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:02:45 +0000 http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-16 Hi, Ruth!
Thanks for buying my book. I sent you a somewhat lengthy email in reply to your question. The answer(s) can possibly “spill the goods” for blog readers who haven’t bought my book, ergo the need to use private email versus the blog. Hope you don’t mind.
Lorraine

]]> Comment on Hello, Gardeners! by Ruth Lee http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.com/2009/04/02/hello-gardeners/#comment-15 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:42:11 +0000 http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-15 I just purchased your book from Amazon. I do not understand why the plastic sheet is needed. If there is no hole in the bottom of the pot do you need the plastic sheet?
Thanks,
Ruth

]]> Comment on Hello, Gardeners! by successfulselfwateringcontainers http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.com/2009/04/02/hello-gardeners/#comment-14 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:03:37 +0000 http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-14 Hello, John!

Thanks for buying my book.

Regarding your Ups-A-Daisy, the holes which are already drilled are sufficient for your plant’s oxygen needs. You don’t have to drill any additional holes. That’s the beauty of the device — it comes ready made for the conversion.

Lorraine

]]> Comment on Hello, Gardeners! by John Johnson http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.com/2009/04/02/hello-gardeners/#comment-11 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:37:51 +0000 http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-11 The Ups-a-daisy insert has only 9 quarter inch holes is that enough for the plant to send roots to the water source? Should I drill more?

John

]]> Comment on Hello, Gardeners! by successfulselfwateringcontainers http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.com/2009/04/02/hello-gardeners/#comment-10 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:38:10 +0000 http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-10 Hello, Patrick!
Thanks for your interest in my book. Glad you want to buy it, but the only way to do that from your part of the country is on-line via Amazon. Book stores don’t want to carry my book because it is soft-cover and spiral bound: it doesn’t stand up on a shelf. I purposely designed it that way so that when you do your conversion, the book doesn’t close up on you. Alas, not the best design for book store sales! Hope you decide to order from my website which will link you to Amazon. The book ships first class mail (not media rate) so you should get it in a matter of a few days once you get the order approved through Amazon.

]]> Comment on Hello, Gardeners! by Patrick Sheehan http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.com/2009/04/02/hello-gardeners/#comment-9 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:50:48 +0000 http://successfulselfwateringcontainers.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-9 I can’t find your book at 2 bookstores one was barnes and Noble in San Jose. She could not find it on her search.

Pat Sheehan

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