Grow a Patio Vegetable Garden with 14 Crops in 2 Square Feet - The Garden Stick

[vitorio4924]

i just got an idea using my 5 galon buckets that im going to stack on top of eachother, using the lid and cut a big hole so they will not go to far down on eachother and stack about 3 or 4 of them together.

[519mdot]

Hey exiagundant you scared me for a second. I googled it they use the same material for waater pipes in houses.Im not worried. Ill let you know once I eat my tomatoes

[DJMovit]

@519mdot PVC is usually Drains and now PEX is being used for water. California claims that even PEX leach chemicals.... But with the majority of nutcases in this world you'll die from something else other than the chemicals

[exiagundamit]

Isn't PVC toxic?

[519mdot]

I went to website it was working fine. I bought one online today I can't wait Im so excited to start. I even called and they answered all my questions. This is such a cool product.

[LaoSoftware]

where do we buy these things?

[mocatz187]

They must have gone out of business, account suspended.

[MrMcMillan1985]

I got to get me some garden sticks and try this in my backyard.

[Catfisheyeballs]

This is soo helpful. THE BEST!

[TheBibledefender]

Dude, you seriously need stop talking with your hands!

[SMprepnNancy]

lol.. yum yum.. matters! Thanks man these sticks rock!

[thehelpfulcashew]

WHO THE HECK DISLIKES THESE VIDEOS? :P

[atomrocketcar]

dear john you give us more info in 12 mins than tv does in 5 hours, why are u not on tv

[dianemummvideos]

John gotta have flowers too.:D garden stick is a great concept I can see that working for certain type of plants..

[shilltheshillXXX]

are these pvc?

[shilltheshillXXX]

ok they are pvc. :)

[Becoming0ne]

I agree this would be easy to make. In the past, with these sorts of methods, I have heard people say they had a hard time getting the water down to the bottom of the tube. But now I'm thinking you could run a drip system down the inside of the stick and then fill the soil in around it. Thanks for the inspiration John, I might put it on my experiment list and try it out sometime.

[aspire1more]

Put a couple of elbows at the pipe ends and run another along the top... do a bunch for a shade arbor.

[Socksee]

I love these! So clever! Thank you : )

[rubbernecker13]

When I was a kid I always thought it would be funny if watermelons grew on trees. This just might simulate that...

[Gehenna71]

Please delete your account! (NOT) I must get everything ready for seedlings and I keep getting stuck on your video's :) :) :)

[greensings]

John

Love your videos

Question please on garden stick and growing veggies in general.

I loved the garden stick growing cauliflower but could mix the vegetables I grow in one stick? Grow cauliflower, kale,lettuce, pansies

For instance?

[growingyourgreens]

absolutely. Actually, I recommend growing a diversity of vegetables. You will get to see which ones grow best in your area and in the garden stick, and then adjust accordingly.

[tribalwind]

this seems well suited for balconies....could also be made more natural/rustic with wood.(or terracotta pipe).i may try that..if going over ground hte pvc could be sunken in to eliminate the pot...great for tight spaces ,like along a sidewalk or driveway..hmm...

[joygrant27]

i tried going to the website and it dont work.

[TheRunningarden]

This look like a great ideal to play with. I would def buld one. 

[123milkbone]

neat idea, have wanted something like that for several years,,,,,, to add to this one,, instead of dirt or rock ballast, why not have base to hold your water and let it soak it up instead of soaking down, but might really have to try something like this, thanks for your work

[63viet]

Do you use potting soil are special mixed soil?

[gdmadam]

When will they have non-PVC version?

[martenfisher1]

PVC sewer pipe and a door knob drill bit. Much cheaper.

[markelious]

How does one stop the soil from compacting toward the bottom? Is there a mesh system under each hole? or should I use a soil mixture of 25% compost, 25% peat and 50% packing peanuts?

Ideal but not practical.....Love your post any how keep them coming! ☺

[getsmartnow2011]

I Love this idea. We grow a garden every year, but last year the Deer totally tore the garden up. Definately going to do a few of these this year :) By the way, thanks for the sizes and such.....Going to be making my own. Gotta love youtube, alot of great ppl showing great ideas.

[qualqui]

Many thanx for the great info' John,....i'll definitely be checkin' this website out,..thumbs up good buddy!! =D

[Irineosgirl123]

I really would love some of these! ♥♥♥  They look very convenient. Thank you!

[superbecky79]

Great idea! I may have to make my own, my local hardware store has 6" X10' for a great price.

Thank you for sharing!

[catfish222banjo]

hahahaha!!! the advertisement before the video (for me) was for some shitty pizza from some chain! that is the opposite of the messages in your videos. haha they don't get it;)

[TheBeautyOfReal]

Thanks for the video John. Great idea for the garden!

[FreidasGarden]

I think they should be painted red with little Lady Bugs on them! lol

[crystellastringer]

the growing stick is awesome the problem is people do something once and that why they end up in the trash but if people are anything like me there going to use this all year around to provide cheap food. thank u john for posting this and im using the same kind of idea with five gallon buckets and lids if u ask around u can even get buckets and lids for free.

[ashesinyourmouth]

those garden sticks are amazing, they were great for indoor aeroponic systems too. Nice video John.

[jenn8613]

I am not against using these kinds of products to get more during your growing season I just wish that they were more environmentally friendly.



[jenn8613]

I like that these can grow more in less space but I would not like them in an area that you are able to grow in the ground, the soils need to be enriched with lots of plant life. Hopefully these plastic products do not end up in a landfill. People need to think about renewable systems not systems that you have to take resources like water and nutrients or potting mixes because you are taking from the environment and not adding anything back. Perfection may be unrealistic but think before doing.

[mjkmojofool]

Hey John, do you know what's going on with the garden stick website? I keep getting a "This account has been suspended message- and I have double checked the spelling.

[CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

Hey John this is a Good episode, not just by showing it, but giving the Idea to many on building one, and Hey you should build one in one episode, also You Should make a Video on making Compost Tea.

[TheRastaRick]

wow thats right next to my house!

[dramey03]

the garden stick is just vertical gardening

theres many styles available especially with aquaponics and hydroponics

[cjg0815]

TheGardenStick (dot) com says account suspended

[Thaneii]

@cjg0815 Maybe you mispelled it. I just pulled it up.

[Tommyr]

It's just another garden novelty. If you were to buy all the crap he always shows you'd go broke. I like John's learning vids, hate the commercial hawking vids.

[DanielManahan]

How much are they charging per pound of produce from this type of gardening? if it is more expensive, then we can't say it is more efficient.

but if it is less expensive, then this has some credibilty as an efficient method for gardeing.

[Rheygand]

"Unless you are hispanic our something...".wow...really John?

[tribalwind]

@Rheygand

hah! that did sound funny/off-color right. i dont think he meant anything by it personally, but it totally reminded me of this dude from recent news. watch?v=uBZg3kdyWlg

[Rheygand]

@tribalwind -- oh i know it was harmless... it just made me blink twice....

[swissmiss2584]

That is so awesome!!

[Thaneii]

50 bucks for just the 4 inch by 6 foot stick, and an extra 20 for the pot! Are they high?! And I don't mean high priced, I mean high on drugs. A 4 inch by 10 foot pvc pipe sells for 18 bucks at Home Depot. Cut it in half to have two 5 footers, drill your own holes, and save to bunch of money.

[pesto12601]

how about they share some coupons for your loyal viewers? I think I'll join the rest and just make one out of PVC! ;)

[Thaneii]

This is friggin’ ingenious! Thanks for sharing. I'm gonna make one of these for sure.

[62rome]

fantastic...

[AnitaGofradump2008]

Fantastic Idea, shame they don't sell these in the UK cos I would certainly get some.

[DIYHydro]

you could easily build this yourself.

[phoggee]

@DIYHydro life is too short

[J3TPILOT1991]

@phoggee what for 20 mins of putting uv treated pvc together and cut some holes then bury the bottom in the ground. Why garden if you don't want to spend time on it. Plus then you can say that your garden was built by you.

[Illchangeitlater]

@DIYHydro Yeah, I'm making plans right now :p I want it!

[dianemummvideos]

@DIYHydro you sure could..

[Tarynnwahl1]

Love it!

[lotusblossomed]

I use pvc tubing (about 3 feet) as a composter in my raised bed..brings tons of worms

[tribalwind]

@lotusblossomed

the worm towers are good i hear'. i may go with 5gal.buckets and put a couple holes in em, do you notice any problems, tons of flies etc

[chrisnox1]

Can root vegetables be grown in these? They are a GREAT idea. Thanks so much for doing this video.

[growingyourgreens]

Sure, something like small radishes. I wouldn't grow any other roots in here.. its a bit small..

[kemicutie]

This is really cool! I'll have to tell my mother about this. She wants to have a garden, but I don't know if she's up for the weeding and stuff that comes with it. Thanks, John!!!

[growitvertical]

Vertical growing has many benefits. For more ideas and other ways to do it, check out Vertical Gardening Systems dot com.

[sethzky77]

I'm just going to make one, screw buying one.

[RandomDumbBlonde]

Is the tubes safe?It looks like PVC pipes. Can they leech into the dirt and fruit/veggies?

[fumanshu888]

vertical is the way to go!

[jimginnyohio]

This is awesome stuff. Thanks for posting. You always post the greatest and most useful information. Can't wait until you have a show on Planet Green or DIY channel! ;-)



[jcjjianheng]

150x24=3600



[leapingfroglady]

Funny you should post something about vertical gardening. I found a Wall Tower at a thrift store yesterday. I'm excited to try it out. This segment came in handy.

[makeupklutz]

John you are amazing! Coast to Coast! Where are you?! Check out the The Urban Farmer

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[ThirdLittlePiggy]

Awesome ideas, another great vid, thanks for posting!