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How to Make a Cheaper & More Effective Auto Plant-Feeding System

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How to Make a Cheaper & More Effective Auto Plant-Feeding System

This system will take care of your plants . So you can enjoy your vacation without fretting over your favorite houseplants, when you are in a long time vacation . Enjoy!

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What we need

What we need

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Put two cans into the box

Put two cans into the box

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Use beer can as a template to draw holes

Use beer can as a template to draw holes

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Use a soldering iron to cut a hole

Use a soldering iron to cut a hole

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Thats what we have

Thats what we have

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Make a lot of little holes in the bottom of the box

Make a lot of little holes in the bottom of the box

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Many little holes ;)

Many little holes ;)

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Carefully cut off the top of can

Carefully cut off the top of can

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Cut and fold the edges

Cut and fold the edges

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Make many holes all over the can

Make many holes all over the can

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Including bottom

Including bottom

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Cans are sticking out of the box

Cans are sticking out of the box

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Spread glue a wooden srick

Spread glue a wooden srick

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Put wooden sticks with glue in the bottom of the second box corners

Put wooden sticks with glue in the bottom of the second box corners

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Take 15 inch plastic pipe

Take 15 inch plastic pipe

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Cut like this in one side

Cut like this in one side

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Make a hole for the plastic pipe

Make a hole for the plastic pipe

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Measure bottom of the first box and make a hole in the second box for overflow

Measure bottom of the first box and make a hole in the second box for overflow

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Thats a hole for overflow

Thats a hole for overflow

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Put newspaper into the box

Put newspaper into the box

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soil mix

soil mix

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Very important! Sprinkle the soil in the box ( cans should be tightly covered with soil

Very important! Sprinkle the soil in the box ( cans should be tightly covered with soil

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Mix some universal fertilizer, then put more soil

Mix some universal fertilizer, then put more soil

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Plant your houseplants and pour water through the pipe, enjoy :)

Plant your houseplants and pour water through the pipe, enjoy :)

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For the fact, that half of the reservoir is filled with water, it is enough for more than two weeks! Thanks for watching! This is my first guide , so please put like & make comments ))

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After three weeks !

After three weeks !

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Results make me so happy ))

Results make me so happy ))

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5 gallon Boxes 2 ( from Ikea)

Plastic pipe .1 (15inch)

2 beer can (half littre)

soil, universal fertilizer

4 pieces of wood for support

Colby Gordon

Amazingly efficient and easy

Colby Gordon 4 months ago

Steve McInally

Nice guide. I do something similar for my chilli plants. Great for my greenhouse here in Scotland!

Steve McInally last year

Shahid Islam

Inna, thanks )

(author) last year

Inna Inna

Wow!!! well done you. Thanks very useful guide!!!!

Inna Inna last year

Virginia Jones

Very ingenious!

Virginia Jones last year

Shahid Islam

This is very easy , 1-2-3 & done! )

(author) last year

Ian M.

I can't wait to try this out

Ian M. last year

Shahid Islam

Thanks!

(author) last year

Danial Islam

WoW!

Danial Islam last year

Danial Islam

Awesome guide, it helps me in my countryside

Danial Islam last year

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Sarah F

Awesome!

Sarah F 5 months ago

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