We store about 25 Wall of Water individual plant greenhouses in a single 5 gallon bucket – that’s enough to shelter hundreds of pounds of tomatoes.
Tag Archives: Garden
Bird House
We’ve already covered houses for Chickens made from 5 gallon buckets on this site, but what if your favorite feathered creatures are smaller and capable of flight?
Then lucky for you that Mimi from Blue Roof Cabin has put together this 8-unit bird condo and published her entire building process.
Mini Greenhouse
Every notice that English has too many words? Take greenhouse for example – A greenhouse is just a fancy term for a box, made of glass or plastic, that allows sunlight through, and keeps heat in and wind out.
Once you boil it down like that, you’ll realize that you’ve got all kinds of thing kicking around that can be rigged into greenhouses.
And it’s high time that we discuss bucket greenhouses. These bucket greenhouses are sheltering seedlings through those delicate first few weeks of plant growth.
Hanging Basket
In our Gardening with 5 Gallon Buckets video, we show off these amazing hanging buckets strung between laundry posts. They were invented by a clever renter who wasn’t allowed to dig up her back yard for a garden, so hung one above it instead.
Beekeeping Equipment
Keeping honeybees is turning into a popular cottage industry. And what’s the beekeepers best friend?
Here’s a hint: it’s also the pig and chicken keeper’s best friend, it’s plastic, and it’s 5 gallons in size.