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

Put two cans into the box

Use beer can as a template to draw holes

Use a soldering iron to cut a hole

Thats what we have

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

Many little holes ;)

Carefully cut off the top of can

Cut and fold the edges

Make many holes all over the can

Including bottom

Cans are sticking out of the box

Spread glue a wooden srick

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

Take 15 inch plastic pipe

Cut like this in one side

Make a hole for the plastic pipe


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

Thats a hole for overflow


Put newspaper into the box

soil mix

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

Mix some universal fertilizer, then put more soil

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

After three weeks !

Results make me so happy ))
- 5 gallon Boxes 2 ( from Ikea)
- Plastic pipe .1 (15inch)
- 2 beer can (half littre)
- soil, universal fertilizer
- 4 pieces of wood for support