How To Build A Self Watering Container

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Annie, Houston, TX
Posted: 9/8/2012 7:43:19 AM

Leachables can leach without hot water, though to a lesser degree. It's difficult to say how much damage that amount of synthetic chemical would or would not have over time, but if you can find a sturdier bottle, why not?

Jarrod, Chapel Hill, NC
Posted: 9/2/2011 5:54:22 AM

If you're putting boiling-hot water into the bucket, yes, there's a great chance of BPAs leaking into the soil. According to "Scientific American," there are many other estrogen-mimicking chemicals we consume every day that cause just as bad of damage. Just make sure you're pots don't get hot water.

MO, Long Beach, CA
Posted: 6/9/2011 8:20:28 AM

What about the plastic leaching into the soil and then into the veggies? Aren't those types of plastic bottles and jugs not reusable? It seems practical, but I would only dare to grow flowers in these--not food for my toddler.

Rosalba, Los Angeles, CA
Posted: 6/3/2011 10:00:58 AM

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