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Yes they are actually in the area that has incredible support from all the small rooms and closets underneath. Soon i will be switching to hydroponic garden towers as my next experiment. These drums have been outstanding and will continue a long service life in our community gardens.

Thank you for your reply. I mentioned in previously what part and that the plumbing supplies were purchased at Home Depot. The drums I got used from a local supplier. I believe these are already good grade products. You can get new drum at uline.ca if you are in Canada. Good luck with your project. My next adventure this year will be solar powered tower gardens

I got these at Home Depot in the plumbing section. Any decent hardware store should carry these

@@CreativeIntegrity ok thank you but can you tell me what they are called?

@@jasonnoel6548 a flange I believe

Really that’s horrible. Sorry that happened to you. I have paid for UA-cam premium so many years I forgot this happens to people. Thank you for watching my videos we appreciate it.

This is an outdoor system, so let us growth will be dependent on how much sunlight and daylight you get in your region. That being said, the quality and nutrition in your soil will also be a factor. Sorry I can’t give you a direct answer.

Thank you so much! I am working on new projects that hopefully will be well received. Did not get a chance to do very much this year and looking forward to new content for you all.

I think yes they would and actually recommend painting white to solve this issue and to create light reflection to help plants and not cook them in the heat. That being said I am thinking as the plants grown they will shade a dark metal barrel system. I think metal would be harder to form into planters though and look forward to someone doing it that way and post a comment here.

We are in Victoria BC and the worms are fine all winter even in my worm composting bins. Great question thank you.

I built a HEAVY DUTY cart for mine that I rotate every other day. I added a spigot at the bottom of mine that catches the drainage water into a bucket, and use that the next day!

It’s actually ok as I usually plant shade happy plants on the other side. You could also like the other reply you got put it on a wheel cart. I did not find it necessary. Also if you have a white background it helps a lot!

Its important to source out the right used barrels. I was fortunate to get mine that had been used for detergents and or washer fluid. The person I got them from also power washes them before selling. As far as contamination I appreciate the concern as it is very real. That being said I do think contamination comes in many forms including the food we buy at the stores that are loaded with pesticides and ingested directly. its a matter of picking the better of the 2 scenarios. In my opinion keep looking for barrels that suite your goals. Hope this helps

You can find good grade barrels. Most food plants get there ingredients in the plastic 55 gallon drums.

I found that roots actually made it into the composting area which I found pretty cool. The screw on cap had very little to no dirt issues and honestly I would just use a hose to clean the area to avoid any concerns. As for the parts I made this video in the same playlist and hope this helps. ua-cam.com/video/pxd1Ltvedm8/v-deo.html

Good question. The barrels are black to avoid UV breakdown and protect the soil inside. So very little can leach out and would take a very longtime. Also this is much better plastic than most planters we buy in stores. Keeping your soul acidity down is also good. Hope this helps. Also let’s consider we have so much pesticides in the atmosphere already and raining down on us all the time it could be considered that is a greater health risk.

That makes sense, Thank you very much for taking the time to reply, i will mimic your model to build my own 👍👍👍

@@humbertoa8019 that’s great to hear. I would love to see the results when you get one done.

Glad you like the videos and thank you for your question and made this video as a reply to your question. ua-cam.com/video/9McjBL0VMCw/v-deo.html

Your right It was much easier to build staggered and made a nice pattern once all was said and done. I like the way the water if sprayed onto them each pocket catches the water nicely.

Hi for five gallon bucket how wide the pvc pipe?

@@collowood 2 inch should do, I believe that the rules is to have enough ventilation that will cover every other ft. For a 1 gal bucket a 2 inch should be more than adequate.

@@collowood for example I do have a 6' in diameter and 4' tall gardening area, so instead of using 1 6' conduit, I will rather use 4ea by 4" in diameter conduits, keep in mind that all we want to create is ventilation and also give the worms easier access to the left over food etc.

I just posted 2 short videos this morning. I will post more once they finish renovations of our roof.

I've been thinking of making or purchasing one like this. Great job! I was wondering about bottom for collecting compost and water from barrels.

@@ortenciahill513 happy you like the design. It is working out very cell this year. As for the composting you unscrew the bottom cap to pull out the compost. I have a a few videos that cover this topic

@@CreativeIntegrity thank you! I will subscribe to get all your videos.

Great job. Would this be ideal for hot composting chickens manure, like just dumping it in as it fills up and watering through the middle pipe???? If so this could be my break from carrying bucket fulls of manure to my composting bin. Just dolly it out when it's ready to let sit. No turning required. Your thoughts?

Thank you for your input. These are great for growing food anywhere you can grow plants In regards to sunshine it is important to consider the sun rises in the East and sets in the West and in that time frame will cover most of that area of the drum. My preference is to put shade liking plants on the North side.

I built a HEAVY DUTY cart for mine that I rotate every other day. I added a spigot at the bottom to catch the water from my drip hose at the top. I catch the water in a bucket, and use it the next day!

Thank you. I will be doing a sorting video in the near future. The flange was purchased at Home Depot along with the the black pipe.

Wine bottles are 3 1/4 inches in diameter. I used a sparkling soda bottle that cost 1.89 and that is less than most wine bottles.

@@DenvyLarson excellent! We just love wine so we had plenty lol.

You might check your local restore, they get alot of large and small pipes that can be used. I found a 6 inch heavy tube, drilled holes and it works great.

I just posted a short video of the parts I used and the Home Depot parts tag. Hope this helps

Hey there! How are your harvests? What are the pros and cons?

@@gianni.santi. I have been using mine every year. I built a HEAVY DUTY cart so I can rotate different sides to the sun. I've had to empty the barrels a couple of times to clear out root structures, and amend the soil. I made 4 gallons of sauce from ONE Roma tomato plant that was plugged in at the top, surrounded by onions and basil...plus peppers and lettuces that I had growing in the lower holes. 30 plants in a 4 foot square footprint? NOT BAD!

After 5 years they are working and holding up perfectly. It was a great project

STÉPHANE DIONNE your right it’s time for some update. I will post one tonight. So far been amazing.

That is not my barrel, I used a 6 inch tube, from restore for 2 dollars, had to cut off 18 inches and drill holes. Under the tube, I used a plastic nut jar from costco, cut the bottom off and put it in upside down so the lid screws off to release the worm casting, kitchen scraps when they are decomposed. You can use whatever you can find. Buying an RV cap can be spendy.