brilliant! i love how ELEVATED the grow beds are. i am constantly looking for ways to keep the chickens out of my veggie garden...i am going to try this...they can't peck and scratch at what is too high for them to see right?!?!?!?!? :)
@ConcernedMushroom just for your info the cloth as a wick does not work for long , so make sure whatever you use as a wick it will not deteriorate ok . good luck
you know you can heat seal off of those plastic bags you get when you round up the leaves. I bet you could telescope enough of them to make your own water proof tubs to grow stuff in.
Great Video. You could cut PVC pipe lengthwise in half and use that for your allignment posts. I guess you could let the tube part run up and act as trellesses.. But even long branches could be cut lengthwise for a few feet for this..
@MarshmallowVogt well I am still experimenting with different types of plants. I found that placing a cloth as a wick , does not last for very long ,, I will try something like a rope next time .also the amount of sun is important , to much can kill some plants .. so were you place the barrel is important , bell peppers and pepper plants need shade with a little sun each day or they burn up .... whats nice is you can move the barrels around if you need to . see what works .
@Mytshirtprinting101 Rope is no good as the plants get lazy and root directly into it, increasing negative algae growth. Anyway, thats what i experienced.
@gogogodancer Thanks yes I think my original idea the plastic pipe with holes works best for now any cloth material will deteriorate , i believe the roots will follow the water so you cant stop that .. anyway keep experimenting and we will find the best way to use these great barrels they just get rid of.
This is really a cool setup you mentioned the heat where are you Texas I'm in southern California and wish I could find these barrels for free I have been growing tomatoes in five gallon buckets but need to do something to make them self watering the buckets are free but can't see
thanks I will try many different possibilities out for sure , The 55 gallon plastic drum was available to me for free and I believe that this is a good way to recycle them ,we will see thanks for your input .
well I tried putting 2 plats in one and they are killing each other for space and subsequently starving each other out . Also last year i bought 10 topsy turveys , and had no luck with them .it may be the climate ( a lot of sun and heat were i am .I was watching some channel that show at Disney world one plant produce 3500 tomatoes , so i thought if I treated each plant like i was going to get a lot from them and give them space and care to grow it would pay off .
@Mytshirtprinting101 Well, I have looked at quite a lot of DIY earthbox videos on YTube and I found that many people seemed to be having success with the 18-gallon tote method. Also, there are numerous successes using 5-gallon buckets and doing one plant.
While I have no doublt that you'll be successful with one plant in a 55-gallon drum, I think you should also try growing a tomato in a 5-gal bucket rig and it may change the way you approach the 'resource' issue a little bit.
Thank you yes I am still experimenting with it also .I now have raspberries and blueberries against the back fence and they are growing well. also i did add the black plastic over the top to help keep the moisture in . also in this extreme heat i am running some water on top at night. it is really a great project to explore . thanks i am glad you are trying it out keep me posted Bob
You've got a very large container there and it just supports one tomato plant, but I am using an 18-gallon tote box DIY earthbox and growing two tomato plants in it.
Just from what I see here, it seems like you are employing a lot more structure, dirt, water and backyard space just to grow a single tomato plant.
Now that I think of it, people are growing a tomato plant in DIY Topsy Turvy hanging rigs made out a a 2-liter soda bottle --- but you're using about 15 times the resources! Comment?
Very innovative and interesting for large scale earthbox gardening. I'm currently using the 18-gal tote method with 2 tomato plants, but I plan to try your approach. Based on what I see this year (my first) growing tomatoes, it might be a good idea to put the tomato barrels in a row and then make an external trellising system where the structure handles a set of strings for the entire row of barrels.
Good job!
MsWaxqueen 1 week ago
brilliant! i love how ELEVATED the grow beds are. i am constantly looking for ways to keep the chickens out of my veggie garden...i am going to try this...they can't peck and scratch at what is too high for them to see right?!?!?!?!? :)
ConcernedMushroom 2 weeks ago
@ConcernedMushroom just for your info the cloth as a wick does not work for long , so make sure whatever you use as a wick it will not deteriorate ok . good luck
Mytshirtprinting101 2 weeks ago
you know you can heat seal off of those plastic bags you get when you round up the leaves. I bet you could telescope enough of them to make your own water proof tubs to grow stuff in.
josephdupont 3 weeks ago
Should have turned it into a Hydro system
AnnexGroup 1 month ago
@AnnexGroup yes there is a lot that can be done to improve on this basic concept i agree
Mytshirtprinting101 1 month ago
Great Video. You could cut PVC pipe lengthwise in half and use that for your allignment posts. I guess you could let the tube part run up and act as trellesses.. But even long branches could be cut lengthwise for a few feet for this..
josephdupont 1 month ago
@josephdupont great idea ,I hope everyone takes and creates their own workable plans from this basic concept.
Mytshirtprinting101 1 month ago
Awesome idea,
This way if you go away for a while the garden won't suffer.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
EarthElla 1 month ago
just the info i was looking for thankyou so much!
rawbrutaltruth 3 months ago
I just subbed hopefully you will post some more gardening videos I would like to see how my chili plants grow in these barrels
MarshmallowVogt 4 months ago
@MarshmallowVogt well I am still experimenting with different types of plants. I found that placing a cloth as a wick , does not last for very long ,, I will try something like a rope next time .also the amount of sun is important , to much can kill some plants .. so were you place the barrel is important , bell peppers and pepper plants need shade with a little sun each day or they burn up .... whats nice is you can move the barrels around if you need to . see what works .
Mytshirtprinting101 4 months ago
@Mytshirtprinting101 Rope is no good as the plants get lazy and root directly into it, increasing negative algae growth. Anyway, thats what i experienced.
gogogodancer 2 months ago
@gogogodancer Thanks yes I think my original idea the plastic pipe with holes works best for now any cloth material will deteriorate , i believe the roots will follow the water so you cant stop that .. anyway keep experimenting and we will find the best way to use these great barrels they just get rid of.
Mytshirtprinting101 2 months ago
I'm in Whittier near la mirada
MarshmallowVogt 4 months ago
I'm still looking for the big barrels
MarshmallowVogt 4 months ago
@MarshmallowVogt check Craig lists I found some for $5.00 each in red-lands ca where are you located ? .. Bob
Mytshirtprinting101 4 months ago
This is really a cool setup you mentioned the heat where are you Texas I'm in southern California and wish I could find these barrels for free I have been growing tomatoes in five gallon buckets but need to do something to make them self watering the buckets are free but can't see
MarshmallowVogt 4 months ago
Thanks Its working so far ,I will post my progress on these boxes
Mytshirtprinting101 6 months ago
Brilliant! Esp using the cloth wick:)
publikos 6 months ago
thanks I will try many different possibilities out for sure , The 55 gallon plastic drum was available to me for free and I believe that this is a good way to recycle them ,we will see thanks for your input .
Bob
Mytshirtprinting101 7 months ago
I am not an expert but give me some time and i will have it figured out , any tips you have i would like to hear Bob
Mytshirtprinting101 7 months ago
well I tried putting 2 plats in one and they are killing each other for space and subsequently starving each other out . Also last year i bought 10 topsy turveys , and had no luck with them .it may be the climate ( a lot of sun and heat were i am .I was watching some channel that show at Disney world one plant produce 3500 tomatoes , so i thought if I treated each plant like i was going to get a lot from them and give them space and care to grow it would pay off .
Mytshirtprinting101 7 months ago
@Mytshirtprinting101 Well, I have looked at quite a lot of DIY earthbox videos on YTube and I found that many people seemed to be having success with the 18-gallon tote method. Also, there are numerous successes using 5-gallon buckets and doing one plant.
While I have no doublt that you'll be successful with one plant in a 55-gallon drum, I think you should also try growing a tomato in a 5-gal bucket rig and it may change the way you approach the 'resource' issue a little bit.
Leutchik 7 months ago
Thank you yes I am still experimenting with it also .I now have raspberries and blueberries against the back fence and they are growing well. also i did add the black plastic over the top to help keep the moisture in . also in this extreme heat i am running some water on top at night. it is really a great project to explore . thanks i am glad you are trying it out keep me posted Bob
Mytshirtprinting101 7 months ago
You've got a very large container there and it just supports one tomato plant, but I am using an 18-gallon tote box DIY earthbox and growing two tomato plants in it.
Just from what I see here, it seems like you are employing a lot more structure, dirt, water and backyard space just to grow a single tomato plant.
Now that I think of it, people are growing a tomato plant in DIY Topsy Turvy hanging rigs made out a a 2-liter soda bottle --- but you're using about 15 times the resources! Comment?
Leutchik 7 months ago
Very innovative and interesting for large scale earthbox gardening. I'm currently using the 18-gal tote method with 2 tomato plants, but I plan to try your approach. Based on what I see this year (my first) growing tomatoes, it might be a good idea to put the tomato barrels in a row and then make an external trellising system where the structure handles a set of strings for the entire row of barrels.
Leutchik 7 months ago
well just use the same idea but a smaller container , like small keg . can you use the roof top ?
Bob
Mytshirtprinting101 8 months ago
any suggestions for a fire escape garden? im dealing with a extremely urban situation.
urbankettlebell 8 months ago