With two inexpensive plastic storage containers, you can make a versatile self-watering planter to grow your own vegetables in a small space. This video shows how to do it, using just a few tools.

The system is similar to commercially sold EarthBox or GrowBox planters, which are pretty pricey but don't require you to keep watering them often. They're also similar to these self-watering tomato planters we've highlighted previously which also involved using a tube for aeration and a wicking basket. The parts used in the video above, however, are a simple PVC pipe and a planter—easier to find.

YouTube user utilitycow is growing yellow squash, zucchini, and cucumbers in this. I'm considering tomatoes. Got any gardening plans of your own?

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