Sub-irrigated planter

Sub-irrigated planter (SIP) is a generic name for a special type of planting box used in container gardening and commercial landscaping. A SIP is any method of watering plants where the water is introduced from the bottom, allowing the water to soak upwards to the plant through capillary action.[1] It is possible to automate the watering and thus SIPs are popular with professional landscapers in buildings or urban settings. The Dewplanter distributed by AMLK Home Collection is one of many commercialized versions of a Sub-irrigated planter that condenses humidity from the environment and feeds it directly into the plants' roots [2]. SIPs are available as commercial products or as do-it-yourself projects made from plastic buckets,[3] boxes or storage totes.[4] One of the disadvantages of such closed systems is that soluble salts cannot be flushed into the lower soil profile and build up over time. [5]

Sub-irrigated planter
Diagram of a Two-liter bottle recycled into a sub-irrigated planter

See also

Notes
  1. Sub-irrigated planter FAQ Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, from Planter Technology
  2. AMLK Home Collection Dewplanter
  3. How To Make a Two Bucket Sub-Irrigated Planter
  4. [https://albopepper.com/30-gallon-tote.php Creating a Sub-irrigated Tote Garden Planter]
  5. Csizinszky, A.A. (1998). "The Potential For The Sequential Production Of Vegetables In The Field With The 'Earth Box' System". Acta Hortic. 513: 137–144. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.513.16. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
How to make a DIY Two Bucket Sub-Irrigated Planter


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