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Old June 5, 2012   #1
willyb
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Location: Sherwood Park Alberta Canada
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Default Cedar self-watering planter

Built from re-cycled 1"x 6" cedar boards
The water reservoir is a 5 gal plastic pail cut to 10" high
Volume of the grow area is just under 10 Gal
Overall dimensions are about 20"x 20"x 21" high
Wick is 3' x 3' landscape burlap rolled to a tube 30" long
Fill tube is 1 1/2" abs pipe 22" long. Bottom end cut on angle.
Bottom of grow area is removable for clean up
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