Planting a Bag Garden for Quick Temporary Production

Sometimes you have a situation were you don't have time to dig a bed. Sometimes the spring passes before you can't get planting. In our situation we have all that and more.

We didn't get our moved accomplished until June, then I had to leave for two weeks to enjoy a promised vacaiton with the most supportive and understanding wife in the world. So I found myself in late June with nothing planted, the solution a bag garden.

Basically I took the absolute worst spot on my land soil wise and laid out some bags of top soil, built a trellis with some existing pines and planted some fast growing summer crops.

The goal is simply to provide us with some production while we spend the rest of the summer doing soil improvements for fall gardening. The video below is the results after about 4-5 weeks of growth.

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[JohnMarstonRDD]

Great Video Jack. Any updates on the garden?

[woodturningjohn]

Very nice, I did something like that this year. I bought plastic trash cans from Lowes for $2.25 each then got a truck load of compost from the nursery for $20.00 a yard, instant no dig raised garden, worked out very well, kept the rabbits out as well.

[cheesestr4wz]

Clever idea for having as much produce, (bag garden ) as possible this yr. then having time for more established garden next yr.

[mhpgardener]

Good idea. Where there's a will, there's a way. Nice job

[ConcernedMushroom]

@survivalpodcasting Not looking for sterilization (though one would hope YOU might look into it) or censorship, just intelligent discourse...OBVIOUSLY not to be found here.

[ConcernedMushroom]

@survivalpodcasting Never claimed to be a "purist"...simply someone attempting to do their best whether it is convenient and cheap or not. And, "Mr. Realism", if someone pointed out a GMO product in my pantry, I would promptly remove said product and probably return it to the store from which it was purchased; I would not launch into a sad, profane and ultimately IMPOTENT rationalization of my actions. The reality is you got called on your behavior and didn't like it.

[SuperGeek65]

@survivalpodcasting Let me just step in here and say you are sorely lacking in economics. So why did all the advertisers leave Michael Vick? You get my point? If not- google economics. Saying you are not a fan of Scotts (why if they are so good and you are defending them now?) and yet buying products from them when they were on sale shows that your ethics can be bought (for only $4 a bag!). And then to get all preachy about it and start cussing when all else fails just makes it comical.

[survivalpodcasting]

@ConcernedMushroom - and screw off about the foul language, if you don't like what I do and how I do it GO ELSEWHERE. There are many choices out there for sterilized and censored speech.

[survivalpodcasting]

@ConcernedMushroom - Like I said I am not in love with Scotts but your statement that Monsanto owns Scotts is total bullshit. Further if you buy something from Scotts that is not something produced by Monsanto (like this soil) it doesn't do anything to help Monsanto. I am also a realist, you claim to be a purist but I bet if we inventoried your home I would find GMO corn in your pantry.

[ConcernedMushroom]

"Scotts is Monsanto's exclusive agent for the marketing and distribution of consumer Roundup®. " This from Scotts website. I choose NOT to knowingly allow one single dime of my families money to support what I consider to be truly evil companies. You obviously have the "Facts" and your choices are your own. Also, I do not appreciate the foul language. Please try to have a nice day.

[survivalpodcasting]

@ConcernedMushroom - No Scott's is not owned by Monsanto and no amount of saying it is true will change that.

Both are public companies owned by their shareholders

Scotts is on the NYSE under symbol SMG

Monsanto is also on the NYSE under symbol MON

Independent companies that have some licensing agreements with each other.

Facts are a BITCH to argue with!

[survivalpodcasting]

@SuperGeek65 - Actually no you don't have a fricken clue, sorry man. Scott's is NOT owned by Monsanto. I personally am not in love with Scott's myself but there is nothing wrong with this particular product and as it was on clearance at 4 bucks a bag it made sense. You opinion thought that Scott's is owned by Monsanto is simply completely in conflict with fact. In other words you are simply wrong.