gallon jugs next to plants

guruofgardens · January 4, 2010

I thought I'd like to try something new since we're going to be away for 2 weeks and I don't know if I can depend on another person to water 'the way I do'. I've been collecting heavy plastic juice jugs, will poke holes in the bottom, and am planning on using them to help with watering/fertilizing throughout the summer.

My question is this - I'm planning on filling the jugs with shredded leaves and year old llama poop, and fill the jugs with water, but don't know how much of each to add. Does this sound feasible or am I dreaming? Or is there any other material I should add without spending too much money?

January 4, 2010	#1
guruofgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: zone 5 Colorado Posts: 942	gallon jugs next to plants I thought I'd like to try something new since we're going to be away for 2 weeks and I don't know if I can depend on another person to water 'the way I do'. I've been collecting heavy plastic juice jugs, will poke holes in the bottom, and am planning on using them to help with watering/fertilizing throughout the summer. My question is this - I'm planning on filling the jugs with shredded leaves and year old llama poop, and fill the jugs with water, but don't know how much of each to add. Does this sound feasible or am I dreaming? Or is there any other material I should add without spending too much money?