Generic said:

It looks like there are holes drilled in the sides of the trash cans too, right?

and when you say 'clamp some plastic sheeting over the trash can'...
do you mean clear plastic that would make a greenhouse effect, or plastic that wont let light through.  why not use the trash can lid?

Thank you yoshi,
very inspiring.

I'm sure there's a significant seasonality to fruiting outdoors.

How long have you kept some of these alive?

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vicepope said:

You every add other things to the trash can like corncob bedding

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PsychedelicGator said:

Such a cool, simple tek! Yoshi can you elaborate more on the drip lines and sprinklers. How often are you watering the cans? If you live in a place that gets a lot of seasonal rain, think that would suffice?

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Drip lines are just 1/4" black plastic irrigation lines with an end closed and holes poked in them. They are also leftovers from plants. They are on a timer and run twice a day for about 2 minutes each time. The sprinklers are mostly for the surrounding plants but help to keep the area cooler and moist, they are also twice a day. I'm going to try using doubled up shade cloth instead of plastic sheeting in hopes of getting more from the sprinklers,  at least on the deep pots. I also give the cans and pots a heavy soak every couple of weeks.

I'd guess in a place that gets lots of rain you'd be OK but you'll have to try it out.

Trashcan and deep pot drip lines