How to grow a vegetable garden to produce food and be successful. Many gardening methods being shown on videos simply will not grow fruits/vegetables.
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Soldering Iron works for making holes in buckets and totes, this is an affiliated link to someone I have purchased a soldering iron from: Soldering Iron works for making holes in buckets and totes, this is an affiliated link to someone I have purchased a soldering iron from: https://www.ebay.com/itm/294882622731?hash=item44a85fbd0b:g:UTsAAOSwxH1T8nkS&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwM13yERyYo2kh6gZdwKP%2FFh93tzQgwhyz7w4oCvIlMad3U2%2BQ4cVHEAkYNO37GKuhbJkBTY1%2BUtasqIpEAq76ZTp8euEzKtLadm8PTxR9LVnfJe%2BVkAWREatpK%2BVpudjWO1EY%2FIENZw%2BL2Iy98cuTLoeiAqbhIJaES5I6nUtOop6ZBBbOrw34IBKi2zLuirRRJVad4A5f1pFnplNbossCjNISw2ZCvWntGyrwA6zpO1ExfsJzpFVl9%2FD1y0nzV9qhQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7bM39zyYQ&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5338267736&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1
Watch This Before You Make Compost to See What Can be Used to Turned into Garden Soil Container
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I find growing in 8×4 foot 1ft high worked great and I planted so many plants it did great I had at least 3 squash and tomatoes with rich gardening soil I bought in bulk from a local landscaping shop I had so much success
So you're scared of trees literally hundreds of feet away. You realize you need to till the soil right? So if you plant in the ground and till before you plant there are no roots. You usually till at least 7 inches down. Anyone that has really grown know this is more dangerous than trees. Your eating plastics that the container is leaking into the soil. That brown area on that run that's not debris from water. That's mold and a bunch of non good bacteria. That's going to cause root problems like no other. If you eat that food that's fine but telling others to do this is going to make people sick and probably end up with cancer. God made the earth for a reason and you need to use it. Not these tubs that look horrible. Honestly your backyard looks like a homeless camp. Not a garden. This is literally an insult to all those who literally grow food.
BRAVO!!!!! You are absolutely right about celery seed extract. I have a degree in Agricultural Science and have worked in horticulture and the food safety industry. You CANNOT produce cured meat products safely without nitrites. Celery seed extract is a source of nitrites. I think it is disgusting that marketing capitalizes on peoples lack of knowledge, giving the a false sense of security. You are also absolutely right about plant spacing. Extensive research as been done on minimizing production inputs (space/ nutrients) for maximum production . Overcrowded plants cannot maximize there water and nutrient needs for maximum growth. It is a constant source of frustration for me when people promote things that have no basis in basic biological principles and fact. Keep up the good work Robbie.
Yes, yes, YES! Those videos do such a disservice to budding container gardeners. I never had more than moderate success with container gardening until I started following your methods. Now I have a beautiful, in large part all producing , delicious container garden – all in totes & 5 gallon buckets – and of course sitting proudly on resin lawn chairs I've collected from thrift stores, curbside and from friends. I make my own plant tea and water the 5 gallon buckets from the drain holes in the totes. I use tulle to keep the birds and pests out, redid all my trellises this year the same way you did using the irrigation hose & plant spikes and of course make my own soil now by composting. I've also made little shade canopies that give my pants a break from the sun during the hottest part of our New Mexico summer days. One thing I added is a drip watering system to avoid having to hand water 3 times a day. Summers can get brutally hot. Under your instruction I went from a struggling container gardener to loving my garden and really loving all the wonderful veggies & fruits I've grown. oh and your method for trellising watermelons is brilliant. I grew my 1st small crop last year and loved every one of them. Thank you for making my garden a success and source of pure enjoyment!
You ALWAYS give me something to think about! I have 16 totes. 8 more this year than last year. I have learned so much from you! …what I've done wrong…but I keep on! Thank you thank you thank you!
How do you grow in totes? When you live in Texas and have 100°f plus temperature when you're totes heat up. Asking for ideas.
My sterlite 18 gallon containers did not survive in our Arkansas weather. I’m going to try HDX totes – I’m using some 27 gallon ones but they seem too large. Found hyper tough at Walmart – 12 gallon. Going to try those.
I'm going to try to grow some tomatoes for sure, I'm in Michigan and don't even buy them their so tasteless, I have to watch more of your video's,I'm so happy I found you, I want to make soil Oh my goodness I'm so excited! Thank you
Great info, Robbie. Thank you!
Thank you so much Robbie for another awesome video full of informations that will help me this summer and to prepare my totes and pots for my summer seedlings!!!
Great video 👏👏👏✨❣️
Leaves aren't the best option. Depending on the health of the plant, it could transmit disease(s) or pests. Also, leaves change the ph of rhe soil. Leaves are known to cause blight in pumpkin plants
Oh goodness! Like we would turn you off. 🤣 I love that you are not selling us and that it is ALL gardening. Can’t wait to see what you do with your water trough.
Found cucumbers in my pitcher, and they look good, better than what I grow.😅
Do you worry about the rock you put next to the plant getting too hot and killing the roots? I had a small tomato plant growing in a spot where my cat digs in, and I put 2 bricks next to it to protect it from cat. My husband convinced me that the bricks would heat up and kill my plant. I did stick a cage around it, but I wondered if it were true or not. Then I saw you with the rock and I thought maybe what he said was a bunch o hooey! Let me know what you think!
Ty so much
Robbie you are amazing and talk so much sense , so educational,
Thank you so much for this and all your amazing vids 🙏❤️
Great info from a master gardener. Always good to share the overall info not just cute little snippets and then get really disappointed. 👍
LOL you just mentioned your own t-shirt and here's one idea. Something like, "Robbie says …"
Why? Because I betcha everyone I know, especially my boyfriend, hears me say "Robbie in California says …" at least 20 times or more a month. I really respect your opinions and advice because what you say and show us works.
Common sense and pay attention to nature. Let it be your guide. Thank you for your advice.
It doesn't help listening to this at all when you say people on youtube it won't work but refuse to say who it is.
Thank you so much ❤️
I totally agree. You are completely right about what you said. The roots need lots of space, especially big plants, look at the tops that grow out and thats a judgment of whats going on underneath, and plants will compete to the death or they all die due to a stressful environment they have to endure. Good video, we all need to hear this because we may tend to forget, or just get greedy with the leftover space. To succeed, we have to remember what plants need and I love what you said, "they need their own room" to be happy, then they will grow and produce.
Robbie I think you did a great job explaining. I was told "natural" ingredients means they started with natural, but they are allowed to use other unnatural things to make that ingredient. I hope I wrote that correctly and did not confuse anyone.
I Have wait on gardening
Tell it get warmer has winter wont go way it still early I know and it MI
Robbie, thank you for your insights. My garden journey started 3 years ago when I stumbled on your channel. I have not looked back. I have watched other sites and I absolutely agree with everything you are saying. Be encouraged. Please continue to share your thoughts and your wisdom.
I once tried a drawer that i had for tomatoes…it was my first. I didnt even put holes in it..bcus i didnt think it needed it…omg, got the best cherry tomatoes!!!!!
Why do you have your totes only about half full of soil?
For layering, what size pots?
Can asparagus grow in containers?
I'm so somewhat new to gardening, can you supply a list of which plants to keep separate in their own containers. I do have plants in containers. But didn't have much success with cucumbers……Thank you! for sharing your wisdom with us.
You both be bless 🙏🏼
Tina….from Texas
I love your chair garden setup. I “inherited” a chair when we bought our house and didn’t see how handy it would be and I have tons of totes.
Roots & Refuge talked about letting bugs get on some of the plants as sacrificial plants so they won’t go to the others. I found it works! You earned my sub.
So glad you said this. When I see those perfect beautiful raised beds planted with EVERYTHING, it makes me sad to know what it's going to do later on. Sad because it will make people never to want to garden again.
Even though I have all the land I need to garden in, I'm going to try a few totes. Weeds in the garden over took it last year. I have to admit to myself that these senior knees can't keep up and I need to out smart the garden to make life easier.
Thanks for helping new gardeners and old ones too.
This kinda reminds me of deep mulch in a bucket. I am about to drill holes in a bucket. I built a garbage can mulcher and it’s working well. People spend to much $$$ on fancy stuff. I just want things to work.
Robbie, you are so true about too many plants in the same container (having stunted growth
My Swiss chard took off after I separated 3 plants that were in the same container last season.
Great advice, I have experienced this many times over when I plant too many things in one container.
Thanks for the reminder that less can equal more. I’ve always known that over crowding a bed of plants/veggies can result in a small yield, (as my Mom had told me more times that I can call 😊), but sometimes I do and have regretted it.
But last year I planted peppers and tomatoes in their own containers and got plenty at harvest.
Just need to not let the excitement of planting outweigh my desire to grow a lot.
I’ve been experimenting with the 3 tier greenstalk-style containers and there is not enough soil for realistic growing. The YouTube videos try to make it look fantastic but based on my experiments the lower plants don’t get enough sun either. I will say I highly enjoy the Dollar Tree knock off MINi tiers for growing seedlings. Those are good. No promos here just telling what works for me.