All About Greenstalk Gardens (My Honest Review after SIX Years of use)
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Hey ya'll, I'm Jess from Roots & Refuge Farm
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There was a time that all I wanted in the world was a little farm where I could raise my family and grow our food. Now, that is exactly what exists outside my door. In watching it unfold, a new dream was formed in my heart - to share this beautiful life with others and teach them the lessons we've learned along the way. Welcome to our journey, friend. I am so glad you're here.
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What a LOVELY SURPRISE! i had mentally prepared to not hang out with my fave UA-camr for a couple of weeks...what a treat to have coffee with u this morning! ;) Thanks Mrs. Sowards! ❤Happy Thursday everyone! LETS BE GRATEFUL FOR TODAY 😊
I had this recorded and scheduled before deciding I needed to take off ♥️ there’s one more than will be out early next week about refreshing containers.
@RootsandRefugeFarm enjoy your time off Jess. This prerecorded video has given me my Roots and Refuge fix. As well as your friends video too.😊
Same :)
Ditto❤️
I love that you recorded a few videos. Am I the only one who is having marathons of roots and refuge? I'm watching in my bedroom TV and a different account on my phone all the time. I'm sure that isn't how the algorithm works but I'm doing everything I can to help this wonderful woman who has helped me so much
I got my first greenstalks 3 years ago after seeing them on your channel. I realized how much I loved gardening and now I have three of them and 10 garden beds and chickens 😊
Ditto same here😂
Another ditto😂
I have 35 acres in the Rocky Mountains so I have plenty of “land” but when you factor in rocky soil, voles, rabbits, deer, and moose pressure-Green Stalks have been an amazing solution to growing stuff for us. Love them and my neighbors have now jumped on board. Thanks Jess!
I love that you recorded a few videos. Am I the only one who is having marathons of roots and refuge? I'm watching in my bedroom TV and a different account on my phone all the time. I'm sure that isn't how the algorithm works but I'm doing everything I can to help this wonderful woman who has helped me so much
You are not the only one actually.
We are a whole lot of peeps that are warching marathons❤
I started a playlist but i think ima go start again from the beggining.
I received my first Greenstalk about 4 months ago and planted it with crops I have found difficult to protect from rolypolys (sow bugs, woodlice). The lettuce and arugula have thrived and yesterday I pulled the first carrot knowing it was immature but since it was crowded I decided it was just "late thinning". OMG, it was 10" long! I've never grown a carrot longer than 6" in the ground! I'm sold. 💚
Once upon a time, dear Jess told us about her favorite tool, the Hori Hori. It has actually grown and affixed itself to my hand, extended my limb! I’m so thankful you shared.
Me, too. I got one for me and one for my husband. An amazing tool...the hori hori.
Love my greenstalk!! The owners take so much care when sending their product, down to the stickers, seeds and little card introducing you to the person who packed your order!! ❤️❤️
Good morning, and thank you so much for this wonderful surprise. Like so many, I had braced myself for a couple of weeks without new videos from my favorite channel. That being, the mother bear in me activated and hoped that this was a video you prerecorded and that you are still taking time for you and your family plus getting some much deserved rest. Thank you for all the time you share with us. Blessings.
Bought 2!! Happy Early Mother's Day to me!! From me.. 😂
At first I was not having good luck with my greenstalks. I live in dry, dry Albuquerque and it finally hit me that, in this climate, I need to water the pockets, sometimes even twice a day. Starting last year, they have been great! Last year we grew herbs and super hot peppers.
I love the Greenstalk. Last year we got hit by high winds gulf ball size hail it did 70,000 in damage to our house. Threw the greenstalks all over and I put them back together not a scratch on them. Very good quality! I will always have them worth every penny.
I LOVE my Greenstalk for strawberries!!!! I was skeptical at first, but I have no pest issues like I have in my raised beds. Great product!
Regarding containers - I have a small backyard and have 7 raised beds and Many containers. I live in Texas - HOT and windy lots of the time. Watering is crucial here. I use a moisture meter for every bed and container. I find it's a necessary tool. Sometimes I have to water containers twice a day. I really recommend one.
I love my GreenStalks! As a senior with some mobility issues they are great to provide my need, desire, to grow things!
greenstalks are so much more versatile than people realize I think. I've got blueberries in my original, one per tier with things like phlox and lemon balm in the other slots, and lots of greens and herbs in the leaf planter. I am getting a new one to make into a perennial pepper greenstalk, and I got a three tier original for my grandma to put on her table for her strawberries and green beans since she cant bend over nowadays.
greenstalks are awesome! gonna go get one of those pink ones now!
As I'm sitting here watching this the UPS truck just pulled up and my Greenstalks are being delivered right now! Thanks for all the great tips Jess! I'm excited to get mine planted this weekend.
I have Shishito and jalapeño peppers, herbs, strawberries leaf lettuce and spinach in mine. I love both of mine. I live in Oklahoma where we get high winds all the time and we've never had a problem with them tipping over.
I live in Kansas and was wondering if the wind would be an issue!
I love being able to bring it into the house during frost warnings there-by extending my growing season!
Sure hope GREENSTALK appreciates how many of units you’ve sold for them. I have 2 and getting 2 more thanks to your awesome reviews! 👍🏻
Hope your trip with Asher if going well and you are enjoying the break. I am so excited that e have resellers in Canada that sell greenstalk now. I am going to try and work it into my garden budget for next year!
THIS is the year I finally splurge and buy a Greenstalk for my grown daughter!
She's got 2 toddlers,
a husband,
and a full time job as a nurse.
Every year around this time she talks about how nice it would be if she had the time to grow her own garden, or even just lettuce.
Not only does she say she just doesn't have the time, but she just doesn't have any extra money for gardening either.
And I get it.
SHE'S VERY BUSY!!
I keep telling her it doesn't take that much time or money to plant some seeds.
She doesn't believe me.
But hey, we all know that if we can get a set-up that makes things easier to grow, then it's quicker too!
And THAT'S when we can find the 5 minutes (or less) to throw a gallon of water into a planter!
And Greenstalk makes it just that easy!
So THIS is the year!
She's getting a Greenstalk!!
Let the homegrown salads begin!!!
Thanks for the extra 10% Jess!!
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And Thanks Greenstalk for the sale prices!! ♥️♥️♥️
(Couldn't have done it without ya!)
You’re doing a great job, mama, giving her something useful but desired and something that will give her joy. She’s lucky to have a mom like you!!
@AnnieMissF
Awww, Thanks AnnieMiss!
What a sweet thing for you to say!
I REALLY appreciate that, Thanks! ♥️
What a wonderful mother you are!
I love this company. I have two greenstalks . The presentation of packaging and the little extras they do….just love. And the product works.
I’ve bought 7 greenstalks over a few seasons!! It’s been so helpful with my limited space for garden beds.
This is exciting. I haven't taken a lot of time to go back and watch many episodes that I missed throughout the years. I hope our support helps. Your Jessica. You inspire me.
I bought my first Greenstalk after seeing you recommend it three years ago. I have since purchased more because they work! Three family members have purchased Greenstalk after seeing how well mine worked and the amount of food that can be grown. I agree with growing strawberries and salad greens. I sowed beet seeds last year just for the greens. As always, thank you Jess for sharing great gardening content in an effort to help others. That pink one is calling my name! 😊 God bless
Thank you Jess! I bought my first Greenstalks last year after watching you (and the big discounts were helpful too!) and am so pleased with them. Of course, living in Knoxville and supporting a local company is high priority too. :)
Oh! I want a cherry blossom greenstalk for strawberries! I bet once they fruit that will be so beautiful!
Can you imagine with the pink flower strawberries??? A DREAM!!
@@lifeoutnumbered9416 I sent it to my husband! I must have it!!!
I got one of the pink ones as a gift, it is my absolute favorite color. I ordered some white Carolina pineberry bare roots to put in. ( they look like a strawberry, but are white with pink seeds) I can't wait to see them against the pink planter. I didn't have enough to fill every pocket, so I did every other and put Alexandria in the rest of the pockets.
I started my first this year, and it is filled with herbs. So far, so good. They took off
So thrilled to see you while you are taking care of yourself! Hope you are getting much needed rest and spending time with your boys. 😊
I LOVE that your not constantly trying to sell us stuff like most other youtubers do when they have a large audiance. That being said, I love to support your channel in other ways: merch, coffee, view time etc. One day ill be getting a greenstalk too when it fits in the budget! hahaha 😊
I got a couple greenstalks before Jess, fell in love with them, and have been pestering her to do reviews... :) Mind you, shipping to Canada is another greenstalk :)
Planted mine with salad greens last weekend. So well made and engineered! Thanks Jess.
I purchased my first greenstalk this year and love it. We used to have a produce farm with acres of strawberries , sweet corn and other veggies including bee hives and honey. I miss the strawberries so I planted some in my greens stalk.
I mix the regular and the leaf together on the same tower. Works great!
Jess thank you for introducing us to this product and for arranging a discount for everyone.
When you first recommended them in 2017 I bought one because my home sits on a postage-stamp size concrete yard. Everything I grow is in pots and elevated planters.
I LOVED my GREENSTALK so much I now have 7 of them and am purchasing 2 more! They give me much more growing space in a tiny footprint.
I grow Loads of strawberries, a multitude of herbs, flowers; this year I’m trying onions and shallots.
Quality, durability, reliability in a US made product from a friendly, honest family…you can’t ask for more!
And it all started because you shared it with us, Jess. Thank you.
I'm seeing a bunch of channels touting the Greenstalks lately. I'm so glad to see it, too, because I love them! Supporting a family run business that has Made in USA products means a lot to me. I just put in an order for my 5th. I plan to order every time they offer a new color. :)
Thank you Jess for this wonderful surprise video! God bless!❤❤❤❤
I just got my first greenstalk (pinkstalk) yesterday! I'm so excited to set it up.
I found Greenstalk through Jess. I have quite a few. The company/family has excellent customer service. I have tried growing about everything Greenstalk suggests. The bunnies can't get to my green beans when they're in Greenstalks.
The mere fact you can review something like this 6 years on is a positive vote right off! I have never had a planter last more than a year or two before disinigrating! I fell down the stairs onto a 2 years on 5 gallon bucket and had to go to the ER to get shattered plastic extricated from my arms and ribs....
I received my first greenstalk a little over a week ago. Used your code because I vowed when I got my first one I'd use your code but......ITS PINK AHHHH. I got the pink one. I love it so much!
Ive been playing old videos all day long since your last one. Glad to see you and I hope your doing well.
Thanks for the Green Stalk info. Would be perfect for my son in a wheelchair so he can enjoy the gardening experience with me. Hope your time away has been enjoyable. I’ve been watching old videos of your Arkansas garden! Fun to watch how your sweet family has grown up. 👨🌾🍅❤️
We love our Greenstalk! And the only reason I knew they existed is because of you! ❤
I've overwintered Tobago peppers in mine for a couple seasons now, and I'd never be able to do that without mine. (We're in MN) I've grown everything from Moringa to cucumbers to calendula and tomatoes. Thank you for your wisdom, Jess! Love the new pink one. My 10 yr old daughter would swoon over that. 😊
NICE surprise, Sunshine! :) Didn't think we would see you for a bit. My GreenStalk story: I've followed you for a long time now, buying my GreenStalks back when you were at the other place, with your discount :) First year was a learning curve. I have 3 now - and absolutely love them. Its the only place I can successfully grow carrots here. Beet greens- out of reach from critters & dirt. I love mixing herbs, Tom Thumb peas & flowers- Alyssum, fragrant petunias, nasturtiums. My starter soil was a loose potting soil. Fertilizer: I do use worm castings but also comfrey tea has worked well. For the level surface (mine are right in the garden) I bought a patio square from Home Depot for each- works great. Here in the northland, I've discovered you have to un-layer the strawberries & cover with leaves to have them survive due to our harsh winters, or the roots freeze. This year success. Yes, love having strawberries through the season. Love that these are well made, food safe and best of all American made. Here's to a new successful growing season. PS love your t-shirt. Is that one of yours? Best.
I got one on your recommendation .i now have 6. The spinner was a game changer
I love my greenstalk! So nice of you to make sure you reminded us while you’re on a YT vacation. ❤
I hope you are having a wonderful (much needed) break! But just know....we miss ya!
Thank you Jess for your channel. My sister told me about your vlog several yrs ago. I loved your vlogs and loved that you were from Arkansas too. You helped build my confidence to try to grow. This year is my biggest veggie garden yet. Wish I could say my attempts have been awesome but that would be a lie LOL. I do deal with bipolar disorder and growing seeds and planning, planting and caring for my garden has brought so much peace and mental balance to me. You are a blessing from God. He put you into the position you are to bless and minister to an untold amount of ppl.
I needed the excuse to get the pink basket weave planter for the kids' strawberries in their garden. THANK YOU and I hope you are enjoying your rest. ♥
Hey Jess! Love me some Green Stalk planters. Because of you I found a great product in a place in my sunny yard that allows me to expand my garden capacity. Bought three 7 tier units and now grow all my salad greens and strawberries there as well have wild rabbit’s galore and this stops them eating all my stuff! Thank you for supporting Greenstalk - a worthy product. Much love Nana Kelli
Hi Jess! Hope you are enjoying your time away from blogging! Hope everything runs smoothly and you enjoy all the festivities 🤠
Oh how happy seeing those stone frogs made my heart this morning 🥰
This is our first year for our garden and we bought 3 greenstalks to add to the garden for leafy greens, herbs and strawberries and so far I really love them! Soooo many plants in such a small space haha
I definitely didn’t even think about fertilizing 🤦🏽♀️ glad I saw this early in the season lol thanks for the tips ! 💚
It has only been 8 days and I miss you already.
You introduced me to greenstalks. I'm on year 4 with mine. I became disabled, and if it weren't for these I wouldn't be able to grow. I grow bush beans, carrots, turnips, herbs, salad greens and many other things in mine. I've referred so many other people to them, 3 of my close friends and relatives are now using them. I learned from you the best way to set them up, the soil, and how to manage them. Thanks Jess!
Just went and ordered the Cherry Blossom!!! Take care of yourself and recharge Jess, we're all here for you and this channel!!
I have three greenstalks. Strawberries are my favorite thing to plant in them. I hope you are getting your rest and enjoying your family time. I bless you.
We have fresh lettuce with our green stalk for salad, so clean! In Nevada!
I have 5 greenstalks, love, love them! The base spinner is a wonderful game changer. I am growing onions, green beans, tons of herbs and medicinal herbs and of course strawberries ❤❤❤❤
I bought my first GreenStalk 5 years ago. It has lasted 5 years in full Las Vegas sun and still looks brand new. I love it so much I bought 3 more. Well worth the money!
These make the best Mothers Day gifts💖💖
Great video. Just what I needed.. I haven’t been particularly successful with my green stalk, so now I know I wasn’t fertilizing enough.
I've been impatiently waiting for this sale! Thank you for all of the useful information. ❤
My Great aunt showed me back in the early 80's how she made a tea to water and feed her plants inside and put.
She used our composted and fresh rabbit droppings. We had open bottom cages.
I do A shovel or forkful in a 5 gal. bucket with water stir daily.
This was a nice surprise Jess ❤️
I’m attempting to buy 2 of the 5 tier. When I go to check out I get a blank screen. I think you’ve done such an excellent job of sharing Greenstalk that their website has exploded 🤯. I will attempt to checkout a little later.
Enjoy your well deserved rest❤️
Omg Yay!!! Ive been wanting to have one to grow greens over the summer on my screened in porch!!
Love mine :) This year I bought the "Tree Rings" and planted 2 Blueberries, a Lemon and a Satsuma :)
*GOD BLESS YOU ALL GOOD AFTERNOON JÉSSICA 🇧🇷🇺🇸*
Ordered my first green stalk today! LOVE the pink 🩷 Thanks for the heads up on the sale and the code!
Thank you! New gardener here. I bought 4 of them. So thanks for the extra tips you have given.❤
What a cool surprise! Thank you Jess for blessing us today!
I ordered one for my sister in law who got me started gardening a year and a half ago. I then ordered myself two more and will now have a total of 5. Wooohoooo so excited to get them.
Good Morning! Yay!! Its so good to see you, although I have to be honest...I'm one of MANY who have been binge watching your past videos. So its not like I miss you or anything😂 But in a totally good way 😂❤ I cant wait to see the refresh video but more than that my hope for you is that you are soaking in these precious days without pressure or stress! See you soon🌻
The Greenstalk is my favorite Mother's Day gift I have ever gotten! SO worth the money. Made me finally feel like a real gardener :)
I hope you are having some great/relaxing time off.
We just ordered our first greenstalk and setting it up this weekend!! Thank you so much for the wonderful tips using it!! God bless you and your family always!! Your garden is amazing and beautiful!! We are doing all container gardening this year! Much love from SC❤️🙏🙌
Hi Jess~Retired nose ring homesteader here🤠 Hope you are enjoying your break! Just wanted you to know I ordered another Greenstalk using your link again☺️That makes 3 ~ 1 for my sister, 1 for my niece and 1 for me! Bless you and your family
I have my first green stalks from all the times I've seen you use them and love them.
Thank you Jess! Have been wanting one of these and I just ordered one using your code. It will house my strawberries :) Have a beautiful day.
Thanks Jess! I have one and I need to get better with it. I struggle a little but maybe it’s because I start from seed. Definitely need to feed it more. I also bought two basket weave when they came out for in front of our future green house. Hope you are getting some respite!
I love mine and it’s amazing how many different things you can grow!
Miss seeing your videos, hopefully your not gone to long. Love all your videos ❤. Know we all need a break from things in our lives. God Bless you Jess
I just ordered the pink one! I'm sooo excited! I really wanted this. Thank you.
Excellent! Great information! Thank you for taking the time to show us these Green Stalks!
I just planted out one of my original Greenstalks with strawberries! I decided I needed more strawberries in my life. 😄 Going to get another one because I love growing green beans in the original (2 per pocket) and I want TWO Greenstalks full of beans this year! My Leaf is for greens, herbs, and random things I decide on last minute. I will be honest and say that I've NEVER gotten the watering system to work flawlessly and need to water the pockets individually to be sure everything is getting enough. The holes always get clogged. (I mean, really, it only takes one small piece of wood or perlite! lol) But I still love the product and only buy them on sale like this!
Yes! Me too! I was thinking of widening those holes in the gray disks. I found my bottom tier dry as a bone and standing water in the disk above. I have 4 or 5 green stalks at this point so it seems a worthwhile problem to solve.
My first year with Greenstalks was last year. I just used some decent potting soil but had a hard time keeping it moist, so....I took all the soil out and amended it with coconut coir, along with other soil amendments ie minerals, fish meal etc. So we will see how I do this year. I have noticed that water can gush out the bottom pretty good even when the top is not completely filled like they recommend. Great to hear a recap on this beautiful garden accessory. Thanks Jess!
That pink one with strawberries in it ❤️❤️❤️.
I got mine a couple of years ago, at your recommendation. I love it 🥰
YOU ALWAYS SHARE THANKS A LOT #NOT A DAY WITHOUT JESUS 🙏
Thanks for the timed video. Made us miss you less.
I already have 12 GreenStalks, but I was on their site ordering 3 more (in pink!) by 8:30 am. when the sale started!! I probably will go back for a 4th by this afternoon! I planted all of them in bare root strawberries this year. All of my planters are holding up longer than my entire 50'×70' raised bed garden.
12! What do you grow in them?
@Kte154 This year, I planted 350 new bare root strawberries in the 12 towers. Last year, I used 1 for peppers and the rest of them for strawberries, herbs, and lettuces. (Unfortunately, only a few of the strawberries survived our last winter.) I'll either plant herbs or even more strawberries in the 4 newest planters I just ordered. I'd like to get a few new planters next year to dedicate to flowers. Happy gardening!!
I love, love, love my greenstalk gardens. They have served is very well for many years.
Hope all is OK. You normally don't break this long without letting us know. Thinking of you. ❤
I absolutely love my Greenstalks and never would have known about them if it weren’t for R & R! ❤ Fellow gardeners scoffed at me, but are now coming around when they see how many years they’ve given me produce year round (yes overwintered herbs, greens and strawberries in 6a NJ). 😊
Thanks for reminding me this was a thing! I got my Mom a Greenstalk for Christmas, and she just decided to grow some mini tomatoes in it. So, for Mothers Day I got her the plant support accessory!
We love you Jess 🥰💕 take as much time off as you need. 🙏🏻We all need a break sometimes.
I have struggled for the last three years growing well in Greenstalks. This year, I am starting again this year with new soil and tried to follow the directions exactly and so I am hopeful.
Just remember to fertilize it. I just used Miracle Gro on mine and the stalk that got the most attention did great. I did end up getting a watering can with a small nozzle to water the individual pockets
The only time my Greenstalk fell over was when my husband backed into it with the riding lawnmower. 😅
My GreenStalks are the most prolific growers. I absolutely love them. Right now, one is filled with peas, the other with a variety of greens including the most beautiful cabbages!!!! I'll turn them over with bush beans and all the "leftover" seedlings that didn't make it into containers or the ground. It's a wonderful resource for gardeners of all ages and experience. Thanks Jess!
Ordered! Thank you for the tutorial and discount code. Hope your enjoying your time with the boys 💙
Next time you visit your mom I would love to see what she’s growing in her container garden now . She has a superior green thumb and has a wealth of secrets to make container life look amazing!!!