If you’re going away this summer and want things in pots to still be alive, you can take inspiration from RomanH‘s instructable on a Self Watering Mini Garden. There’s plenty of self watering pots so the principle is pretty similar. The only thing you need to bear in mind is that many plastic boxes will not be UV resistant and become brittle over time.
I'm Tim, a 28yr old ex-Allotmenteer. My wife and I used to have a small 5 rod plot in South Essex where we grew all manner of veg. I'm also involved in brewing the odd keg of beer.
Recently we bought a house with a 65ftx30ft garden, which we're converting into a mini orchard and veg beds. The entire transformation is happening at the moment and being chronicled by a timelapse camera.
The hope is to introduce chickens next year into the orchard to allow them free range.
If you want to contact me, you can do so here
