Raised Bed Alternative | Preparing Totes for Growing Food | Storage Container Gardening
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Make sure your totes have a 2 or 5 on the bottom which means they are safe to grow or store foods in. Any other numbers mean the totes are made from chemical recycles that can be absorbed into the soil which will transfer into your food plants and in your produce that you eat. By the way, Your little one is absolutely adorable!
1, 2, 4, and 5 are considered food grade. You want to avoid 3 or any other container without any number at all i.e., Dollar Store buckets and plant pots. My 18-gal Sterilite totes are a 5.
These have a "5"
I still think I'd wash it first. Thanks for the plastic numbers to use.
thanks for the tip!
Yes thank you for that important suggestion!
Love seeing father teaching his babies the importance of self sufficiency! ❤
Came for tote gardening. Stayed for the little one with bear ears. 👍
😅your baby is beautiful and so precious.
I sm 70 year old womsn who will be trying this for my late start up veggie 10:34 garden. Wish me well.
I liked and subscribed
Love the little baby gardener that you are growing. She will be a great gardener when she gets a little older.
I knooow, what a doll! And so sweet and trying to help!
You are instilling respect for nature in your adorable little girl.She is a little doll!
How refreshing to see my people super self sufficient and cost effective is always appreciated 😊 I am starting a balcony grow. Good luck everyone HAPPY HARVEST
Amen
Your people meaning "humans"?
@@Liu-Kang-Xi I pray that's what they mean. We're all in this struggle together. Amen!
Amen, Sis ❤ I've started mine from store bought bell pepper and mini sweet pepper (seeds). I'm definitely trying the bin raised bed method he's using in this video. Congrats on your balcony vegetable garden! Happy Harvesting, Sis ❤🖤💚💛
A child and dirt and something to dig with. It doesn't get any better than that. 😊 Great video thanks.
The minute the baby came in I had to subscribe!
That was so precious when the baby said, "ok Daddy." ❣️❣️ Thanks for your great tip!
ahhhhhhhhhhhh tooooooooo precious...Great dad and thanks for helpin me get started
Your child is such a good helper - you must be so proud! 😊
I've gardened for many years. With the world in such a crazy state, I'm going to try 4-6 totes of veggies and share with my elderly neighbors next door. I had a dying tree taken down in the front yard before the snows came this past winter. I'm going to use some of those fresh wood chips to partially fill the totes. Last year my dogs ate tomatoes, peppers and strawberries I grew in the yard ! Now the totes can go in the sunny front yard so the harvest will be people food. 😊 Thank .you for your inexpensive ideas. Your little one is adorbs!! Peace to all from Buffalo, NY.
Community gardens would be even more useful than the grassy parks covering sections of a town or city. Maybe those with a lower income can pay less or nothing to rent a square of the community garden. I'm not sure how it works because my own small town lacks one, but I know they exist elsewhere.
@@IntrospectiveHousewife one of the best ideas I’ve ever come across. Not only low cost, but teach people self sufficiency. Government would not like that though.
This post made me laugh because our Rottweiler feasted on our garden as well 😂
Please be kind and feed your dogs proper dog food and stop being so darn cheap! They shouldn't have to live like savages. 😢
I love how your lil baby is involved, this is super meaningful activity for little ones to observe and participate in. 💕
That was a beautiful moment with your daughter. If you teach her while she is young, you will have a love of gardening together and fresh food all your life.
I like this because I want my garden to save me money not make me broke. ✌️ Will have to try this.
Use old totes
You guys are Blessed to be able to grow in a warmer state ; I'm in Chicago I grow in my pots indoors mostly or in recycled cloth bins, too much lead here, and it's cold
Thanks for sharing
When you said “Here in Florida” I had such a relief 😅
She's adorable. Helping her daddy. The totes are an awesome idea!!!
Yes but look for beat up ones at thrift stores . Use your old ugly ones n put that new one inside .😅
As of April 2024 Walmart had the totes for $8.50.
This is my plan this year for my squash and cucumbers. You have to water and fertilize more often. That was my lesson last year with the 5 gal pails.
Children are apprentice adults. Teach them well.
Thank you so much. I saw some totes yesterday at the store, On Sale. So I looked for your video, and learned how easy it can be. Today I will go back and get a few. Your toddler, so cute!
I have been clearing my storage unit and plan to use those totes up on old patio chairs for a raised bed garden. Just researching what layers go into it. Starting small (2 totes).
I'm a tote grower and this is AWESOME! Never thought to use the refuse to reduce soil cost. I have native soil as well but I still buy container soil and it is costly. You just saved me a bundle! Brilliant.
You can make your own also and save
Thank you I've been so undecided on how to transplant some squash and okra seedlings that sprouted so quickly. Keep on posting great content I liked it!
Love your child’s name. Beautiful little soul.
Wow, cheaper than goodwill ! As are most things nowadays as goodwill thinks they are special !! Lol
Yes - I'm using those this year. I've also added kitchen scraps to the mix before adding the potting soil. I have mine on blocks and/or bricks to help raise them up some. It's easier on my back. There are also lots of things that can be done with the lids. Your 'helper' is a real cutie!
I put my buckets abd totes on cinder blocks.
Hello I don’t know what to do with my lids I am all knew to gardening
I would love any other help thank you I didn’t know you could even use totes to grow vegetables in
@@fallmax Put them on craigslist or local FB page. Somehow, even as large as they are. tubs are just like Tupperware and lids go missing.
@@shallowphatgal Great idea. I need lids for several containers I actually use for storage. Some people throw away containers that lack a lid, so that's another idea--asking around or actually "dumpster diving."
Your daughter is precious! You have such a good helper 🥰
Thank you for the suggestions. And involving the baby...SO adorable!
The BABY!!! SO ADORABLE!! 😍😍😩😩
She thinks you’re talking to her instead of the screen! 😆
Watched it because Baby Kendall is too cute to miss. 🍎🍅🍓
💖💖💖 Oh my goodness, your baby is absolutely adorable!
So happy I found your channel, what a great idea! Can't wait make a few 🙏👍
Your daughter made my day. Family is a beautiful thing. You definitely made this look easy. You answered my question, holes on the side. I never thought of mulch in the bottom. Thank you
Bless you for this video brother. Beautiful little queen working in the garden. The video was very helpful!
Thank you for showing the ending lol we appreciate your hard efforts to help us ❤
I have used black livestock feed tubs- they work great and so does your idea! good job! (42+years a gardener here)
Can I use mulch since I have no debris for bottom?
Thank you! Im going to start collecting sticks tomorrow yay
that baby is too cute!!!
That child is adorable.
I’m glad your video popped up. I love this idea. Now I’m
not so intimidated of “gardening” because you shown me how to start small. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to more videos.
I'm a new Gardner, love it
Good Yo. It is a hek ova hobby 🎉
I do use totes but had never thought to reduce the amount of soil. Your method is a big game changer. I make a lot of my own compost and then have to buy some in. This year for whatever reason bags of compost have doubled in price in Ireland and reckoned I would have to reduce the crops I was going to grow. Now I won't have to, many thanks for the tip.
❤ Great idea Brother, thanks for sharing👏🏾👋 You got your Bonus involving your family, especially your baby👍
Great video brother keep up the back to natural/farming black representation ❤️✊🏾 I’ve subscribed 🌿🌿🌿🌿 blessings to you and your family 🌿💐🌿💐🌿💐🌿💐
My husband says he wants to do this. Thanks for this video. Your baby is so cute and sweet
The little Gardner was adorable
Thanks! Btw....you seem like a great Daddy🙏🏽💜👍🏽
I'm thinking your veggies do well because you have the cutest helper ever! 🥰. Thank you for the great tips too!
absolutley!! and they are awesome for planting!
You are fortunate to enjoy such a lovely child. My the Lord watch over your efforts. .
Such a precious little helper! 🥰
Super idea! Thank you for this! Your little helper is so dang cute!!!! I'm a grandma, so I know cute when I see it! So glad I found your channel and look forward to more great videos from you!
Thank you for sharing. I am going to try this out. I love your beautiful baby, so adorable and precious.❤
I have 2 raised beds & my husband made a large box that sits on the ground. These are new this season. In the past planted in the ground but certain things didn't do well. I was thinking of doing my tomatoes in pots or totes. Thank you for this information. BTW...your baby is adorable
Good idea with the tote filler. I’m growing veggies in kiddie swimming pools and big flower pots. I have a lot of totes already so I will be using them also. Your baby is precious. She got me when she said “Ok daddy.”
With the composting material, something I learned doing the very same thing, is that some plants do like a deeper depth of soil for their roots. I learned the hard way that plants like pumpkins, watermelon, tomatoes, winter squash and sweet potatoes all like 24+ inches of soil to grow in. I’m in New Mexico and have found tubs a great addition to my garden.
Brilliant ,
Were in the UK, not much garden ,and my husband suggested these boxes ect for me ,as I carnt do a lot ,through illnesses ,
These are just enough for us ,so glad I came across u ,
I love any thing garden ,
And seeing ur beautiful little one made me smile ,
So so adorable
Kendall is absolutely adorable & very observant! 😁💜 Great video, tfs family. Be well.✨
New Subscriber, I have about 16 of those totes from my move & would’ve never thought to use them like this. Thanks for the tips & we will be doing us some raised gardens as I just got my seeds. Much success to your channel & look forward to more awesome content.
this is exactly what im doing now lol
Thank you Sir for a instructional video to speak to those of us that are apartment dwelling and these containers are a perfect solution. Your interaction with the baby is precious...it's a good way to get children involved so when the harvest comes...watch out 😊
I like to buy totes from the thrift stores. Usually get them for about $1.00 or so with out a lid.
What a precious little helper you have!! I live in POLK County Florida and wanted to remind you that mid summer till Fall, it is difficult to find Totes in any stores cause kids are packing up for college, schools and universities. When my daughter was headed to FSU, Tallahassee 3 years ago, we couldn't find a tote in any Walmart...so shop early!! Good luck with your beautiful garden..
I didn't know nor realize that Walmart was the only store in Florida that sold totes???
Yes!!! I found quite a few thrift stores and grew beans, asparagus, melons, etc in totes, they work.
Only issue I encountered is after sitting for a winter or so they start to become brittle, then will crack easy if moved.
Thank you, beginner here looking to grow my own food
Just have to comment on your absolutely adorable little helper..... treasure each moment, they pass quickly.... Godspeed 💕✝️🕊️
🌎 clean
Thank you for demonstrating how to make a raised garden. I will do the same with my two grandchildren. Blessings to you and your family.
great video, if you get a chance, watch Robbie & Garry's videos, they have been doing this and a lot of other things from the last many years. They are queen and king of Eco friendly, global friendly bunch. Great couple. love you too
Yes, they are !
I watch them!
First time gardener
👍👍 Robbie and Gary!!
But unfortunately plastic is not good for the environment but unfortunately some of us do you have to do that that’s true I have to go my stuff on my deck and in my mudroom because I live in a forest and too many animals.
Robbie and Gary have been using cardboard boxes also. As along as the cardboard does not have writing on it. If not planting directly in soil I use for weed control.
Keep up the good work and educating people about growing food. I used to have a half acre truck garden in Missoula, Montana. Now I'm 80, on my own, and have a tiny space at my apartment complex. I live at over 6,000 ft. elevation, in a high mountain valley... where it gets routinely 40 below zero in eight months - long winters, where the ground is frozen solid until May.
I love your baby girl participation and your bloopers crack me up!!! New subbie.
Cardboard boxes would work too. Cheaper and more organic too. Wonderful video tho.
I just found this guy. I would thank him. His little handsome man should have had just a little box beside him to help mix. Daddy took the fun out. Lol. Love, peace to all.
I like your side kick, the cute little gardner
Good tip about knowing your area. I'm in AZ, so it's already too late to do some things, but maybe in containers so I can move them around, I can keep moving my plants to a cooler partially shady spot in the afternoon. That means getting up early which isn't my thing, but if I want a garden, this girl has to change her ways. Hey, like your video, especially the music. That is what kept me around. That music woke my me up. Thanks.
thankyou for your time given me so many ideas steve and nam thailand
This is very inventive brotha!
hahahahahahaha....the last part though! That was great! Thank you for NOT editing that out...was funny. Baby, then Mommy...then your reactions....hilarious and so sweet.
I...literally just bought a whole bunch of clear totes that I haven't put to use yet. This is an awesome idea!! I'd also love to use the clear ones to see the roots growing if possible..... Do the totes and garden supplies you buy come with the baby? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 She is so cute!
Thanks for showing the preparation for totes are used totes quite a bit in my garden person. Your little helper is so cute. Just adorable.😂
Hi today is the first time seeing your beautiful video. So far I love the idea..using the totes.. I love the way your first layer consisted of twigs..ochre branches etc..
Thank you so much..This is my second year planting a garden.. I have learnt lot from other gardening shows..Thanks.. God Bless!🙏🥰🇨🇦
In your
R mix of plant materials add some green plant material. Can be grass clippings or weeds. Will make better compost, quicker.
I never thought about using a drill. Thx😊🇺🇸
Thank you for this I have a small space so this works for my porch area
~This is a fantastic idea!~
Fantastic idea
I am just beginning to grow gardens in the community, and I was sold on just raised beds. This is such a great idea. Bless up to you and wife. Pls continue to teach.
when are you all gonna post another video?? im searching and we need yall to keep uploading for sure! we miss you and your family!
Put tote flat on ground worms come up through holes to help fertilize the tubs also stagger (tower) stack and worms will go to top of tub and down, kitchen scraps are good compost.
Great video! Thank you for explaining layering the medium and mixing the different mediums together.
Good day all!!
I'm a New Subsciber to your channel and I'm happy you came across my feed!☺️
Was looking to purchase a raise garden bed, but your idea of totes falls within my budget, Great idea and Thanks a bunch and for sharing these tips!
Btw that lil Kendall, she is such a beauty, with those lil kissable cheeks!❣️
I'm also in S. Florida so I'm definitely listening 😊
hello i just found your channel but i wanted to tell you one thing. thank you i work with children and i see so often fathers absent frim a child's life. it us encouraging to see a daughter that loves her dad and the father includes his daughter in his life.
New to your channel ~ greetings from central Virginia ! That sure is a precious little gardener you have !
I did Home Depot buckets a few years ago and after watching several videos using totes I am using them this year. We moved from Virginia to Central Fl into a senior citizen community and they have very very strick rules about gardening and every thing else. A bit of advice. Use a much larger drill bit for drainage.l placed about 8 totes on the cement patio and tomatoes,peas and sweet potatoes but the squash, zuchinni and cucumbers did'nt seem to like the poor drainage after several days of rain. I"m not sure but I think larger drainage holes would have helped
Cute kid! ❤️
Great ideas. I love container gardening since I no longer own a home. It lets me still grow the things I like & it's a relaxing pastime. I like your video as you explain things well & don't go to fast to be able to understand what you're doing. Also you have good tips for things to check on when starting & growing a garden.
You’re son is adorable so nice to teach him
When you talked about how useful this method is for letting you move your crop around to a shady place it hit me that it would also be good for dodging the spring storms and the hail that comes with them! I could just carry the tubs to the garage! Brilliant. I am using this idea. Thank you!
Getting back into gardening. This is so inspiring. Thank you! 🙏🏻💚
What a great idea!! And you are such a great father with your precious daughter