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This is some thing that I am trying for the first time this year.
Take a large unglazed clay pot, (I managed to get some 12" ones for under £1) block the hole with some thing waterproof and waterproof glue. Make a lid of some sort. The pot is then burried in the ground, filled with water and the plants are planted round it. The water seeps out through the pot as it is porus and keeps the roots moist. It is only necessary to keep the pot topped up with water and I imagine it will work better with a mulch round the plants.
I have put a small one in an old bath and sown some Salad leaves round it.
Take a large unglazed clay pot, (I managed to get some 12" ones for under £1) block the hole with some thing waterproof and waterproof glue. Make a lid of some sort. The pot is then burried in the ground, filled with water and the plants are planted round it. The water seeps out through the pot as it is porus and keeps the roots moist. It is only necessary to keep the pot topped up with water and I imagine it will work better with a mulch round the plants.
I have put a small one in an old bath and sown some Salad leaves round it.
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