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Planting a Window Box & How to Make any Container Self-Watering | Hooks and Lattice

Bring the front of your home to life with a window box or window planter from Hooks & Lattice. Window boxes improve curb appeal and add pizzazz to any window! They can also transform any dull or flat surface such as a deck, fence or bare wall. Self-watering window boxes save time conserve water and safeguard your plants. Making a self-watering when the box easy. Start with the flower box if your choice and add a Planterwell reservoir. What size reservoir do you need? Each Planterwell will irrigate 9 inches of soil beyond each edge so take the length of your window box and subtract 18 inches to get the minimum size you need. It's okay if you use a larger reservoir than necessary. This cedar flower box measures 36 inches and this reservoir is 21 inches long. Adding a reservoir to the window box is simple. They're easy to place, space, remove, drain, store and clean. After you place the reservoir the window box, fill it with soil almost to the top and start planting. Be sure to leave the necessary amount of space between plans to give them room to grow. Once you finish planting moisten the soil & fill the reservoir with water. The reservoir allows plans to drink as much as they need as capillary action draws water up to the roots - No need to worry about overwatering or under watering. A flower box with the reservoir can usually go 1-2 weeks without watering so relax and admire the new self-watering window box you've created. Hooks & Lattice, a Garden Market http://www.hooksandlattice.com 800-896-0978