hey jsn,

I am not sure why your planning on using self watering pots or boxes, but you might want to consider just planting directly in the ground and apply mulch around them. Ir takes a bit more work to get started (digging the hole, removing, roots, adding admentments, etc.) However it needs less tending once they get going. If you can't get into visit the pots for a few days, and they go dry, you will likely lose everything. Not so in the ground.

good luck
unclebob Reviewed by unclebob on . Self Watering Pot Outside Setup... whadya think? I found this pot at SH Hydroponics > Outdoor Self Watering Wick Planter Basically it has a water reservoir underneath and some cotton wicks that poke up from it into the pot through holes in the bottom. I've heard these setups work great for household plants. The plant just sucks up water as it needs it. I'm thinking this will help reduce the frequency with which I've got to visit my plants to water. What do you think of this setup? I found a 15'x15' brier/thornbush patch in the Rating: 5