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Self-watering planters combine sustainability and self-sufficiency


One of WMU s self watering planters sits in the Deither H. Haenicke Memorial Garden outside the chemistry building. 
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Landscape Services at WMU have taken the ‘teach a man to fish’ idiom to a new level with self-watering planters. Crafted from recycled plastic and carpet, the planters work to retain water and fertilizer, reducing the need to be watered from thrice weekly to once every three weeks.
The new planters were manufactured by EarthPlanters and were purchased with help from a grant from the Office of Sustainability. David Prellwitz, a groundskeeper for Landscape Services, and Rhonda Cosby, master gardener, co-authored the grant in 2020. ....

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Self-watering planters sow seeds of sustainability across campus


May 24, 2021
KALAMAZOO, Mich. A planting project with roots in sustainability is blossoming at Western Michigan University. Crews from Landscape Services have potted and placed 66 self-watering planters across campus to not only make Western more beautiful but also more eco-friendly.
Funded by a Student Sustainability Grant from Western s Office for Sustainability, the project will dramatically reduce labor, fuel and maintenance costs for Landscape Services as well as water usage. The planters are made of recycled plastic and carpet and include a reservoir to hold water as well as a moisture-wicking system.
David Prellwitz carries one of the self-watering planters.
The carpet helps bring the water up from the bottom to the soil, says ....

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