Here are my wicking tubs for some of my newest fruit trees. I have black clay soil (gumbo when wet), and when it rains hard or for several days, water just stands and drowns out my trees. So I have added to my fruit trees by using wicking tubs. I got the idea from an older man named Leon in OK on YouTube. He uses squares of cloth but I found they were too bulky so I went to strips. My steps are shown in the pictures. Besides the ones shown here, I’ve planted peaches, figs, blueberries, tomatoes, and mint in these types of tubs. I have all sorts of gardening bed types, but this is my newest one. So I’m also self sustaining for citrus and trees that I can take with me if I move.

Here are my wicking tubs for some of my newest fruit trees. I have black clay soil (gumbo when wet), and when it rains hard or for several days, water just stands and drowns out my trees. So I have added to my fruit trees by using wicking tubs. I got the idea from an older man named Leon in OK on YouTube. He uses squares of cloth but I found they were too bulky so I went to strips. My steps are shown in the pictures. Besides the ones shown here, I’ve planted peaches, figs, blueberries, tomatoes, and mint in these types of tubs. I have all sorts of gardening bed types, but this is my newest one. So I’m also self sustaining for citrus and trees that I can take with me if I move. (Looks like pictures load up in any order they want, so start from the other end! I'll post the planted trees in comments.)

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Most people recommend joining a local beekeeper group, others recommend getting a hands-on mentor. I just read online info and then bought a few books and then just went for it. If you want bees in the spring, you HAVE to pre-order them now. Then you can pick them up in the spring. I suggest you buy a package which includes a queen and the workers. That’s what I got in the pictures above. It's a box with screens that you shake into your hive box. If only getting one package to start with, you only need to buy one hive box as they need to grow into a second box. Otherwise the bees won’t be able to protect the entire hive. After you research, you will choose which type of hive set up you want. I went with traditional. These days you can buy hives and supplies from local stores like some Tractor Supply stores or Atwoods. You can also order them online. Also buy a basic tool kit and a suit. It’s expensive to start up, but well worth it for me for my gardens, fruit trees, and of course the honey.

Most people recommend joining a local beekeeper group, others recommend getting a hands-on mentor. I just read online info and then bought a few books and then just went for it. If you want bees in the spring, you HAVE to pre-order them now. Then you can pick them up in the spring. I suggest you buy a package which includes a queen and the workers. That’s what I got in the pictures above. It's a box with screens that you shake into your hive box. If only getting one package to start with, you only need to buy one hive box as they need to grow into a second box. Otherwise the bees won’t be able to protect the entire hive. After you research, you will choose which type of hive set up you want. I went with traditional. These days you can buy hives and supplies from local stores like some Tractor Supply stores or Atwoods. You can also order them online. Also buy a basic tool kit and a suit. It’s expensive to start up, but well worth it for me for my gardens, fruit trees, and of course the honey.

Most people recommend joining a local beekeeper group, others recommend getting a hands-on mentor. I just read online info and then bought a few books and then just went for it. If you want bees in the spring, you HAVE to pre-order them now. Then you can pick them up in the spring. I suggest you buy a package which includes a queen and the workers. That’s what I got in the pictures above. It's a box with screens that you shake into your hive box. If only getting one package to start with, you only need to buy one hive box as they need to grow into a second box. Otherwise the bees won’t be able to protect the entire hive. After you research, you will choose which type of hive set up you want. I went with traditional. These days you can buy hives and supplies from local stores like some Tractor Supply stores or Atwoods. You can also order them online. Also buy a basic tool kit and a suit. It’s expensive to start up, but well worth it for me for my gardens, fruit trees, and of course the honey.

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