Found this video on wicking beds, soil moisture, and wicking medium fascinating: https://youtu.be/O4aRMh_yRQk

Given the cost of perlite, we are going to use half plastic crates in each of our IBC totes to create a reservoir, surrounded by “sand burritos” sand wrapped in fabric around the edges. Once that is level, we will put down weed blocker and a layer of sand before our soil. I did get some perlite today to mix with the soil. Just not enough to put in a 2 inch layer in 14 beds.

reservoir

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