I tossed coffee filters in the bottom of my buckets to save some soil leakage. Worked like a charm! By the time the filters deteriorated the soil was compacted from the weight of itself.
My former coworkers use to throw the used coffee filters and grounds in a container for me to take home. I laid the filters down on the soil as a weed barrier and spread the grounds on top to prevent the filters from blowing away.
Coffee grounds are great natural fertilizer. My great uncle had the best garden because he took food scraps and coffee grounds and threw them on his garden all throughout the winter. The packages he burned in the woodstove and then threw the ashes on the garden plot. Of course this was years ago so basically threw was no plastic involved. By the time the snow melted and the ground warmed up enough to plant the soil was black gold. The only thing that was bad about that is aminals trying to eat every. As her ran a sporting camp the would harvest whatever aminals tried to eat his garden. There's nothing like fresh vegetables and deer meat for dinner.
Just an FYI for anyone out there wanting to use buckets, I have found that my local bakery(s) will give you, or charge you very very little for their buckets that the frostings come in and most of the time they also come with the lids. So also for water or food storage these are already food grade. I have decided that I don't like paying $5 + for a bucket so I thought outside the box and found a source. The ones I get mine from clean most of the stuff off but I have found that they still need a good hot soapy cleaning to get the final stuff off so I toss em in the tub or shower and get it done. Good luck!
Walmart Bakery sells them for $1 each. That is where I buy mine. And really the large ones are like 6 gallon. Bigger than the home depot or Lowes buckets.
I started my bucket garden years ago, watching your channel while you were still in VA. I've been an avid viewer since then. I can't express how much I appreciate the value I get from your videos. And the peace. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I wish you peace, love, health, and happiness this new year, and always.
Thanks for the tip on running the drill backwards! I never would have thought of that, and can attest that when you drill forward it will wallow out the hole! Lol! Have a blessed day!
Sometimes I use newspaper or dried leaves in the bottom of my buckets and pots to keep the soil from coming out of the bottom. It decomposes well while allowing good drainage.
Originally from Ohio and moved to north Florida 7yrs ago. I been following you guys for awhile before you moved here. I learned how to container garden and to make awesome dirt for my raised beds from you guys. Your AWESOME, I LOVE Y'ALL and ty for everything my fellow Floridian friends❤🙏 Congrats on your new homestead it looks amazing❤❤have a blessed day🙏
Thanks for the great informative video. I like to drill alot of smaller holes in the bottom of the buckets and put some half crushed aluminum cans or small plastic water bottles with the caps on but I crush them a little. This takes up some room so not to have all soil because the roots usually only go down about half way. This makes for good drainage and it makes it easier to move the buckets when needed because they're much lighter.
Thanks for the tip on drilling the holes. I use 5 gallon buckets and have occasionally had some cracking in the buckets. Never occurred to me to reverse drill. Love the tip! Happy New Year!!
Spade drill bits are dangerous on thin material. Use a hole saw or a tapered drill bit. You will save yourself from sprain wrist or more serious injures.
Another great upload, thank you! You two have the nicest fans, such positive, helpful and proactive comments. A genuine inspirational community to be a very small part of. Stay safe, stay blessed and thank you for your videos and genuine passion for helping others achieve great things for themselves, their friends and family. Wholesome awesomeness at its best! 👍 🏴 😁
Don't know how I've missed this video! I started using buckets after watching some of your other videos, but seeing how you drill the holes is a gamechanger!
Thanks for the tip on drilling holes in the buckets!! Would you recommend putting rocks or styrofoam peanuts in the bottom of the containers for drainage? I grew a lot of peppers 🌶 in buckets this past season and they did great! God bless you, Nancy & Bing Bing!!
Great video, I think lots of people are benefiting from your container and small/urban gardening tips. Interest is growing even amongst those without land. Thanks!
I remember when you two were still up North. I'm so proud of your progress and success. Watching your videos are not only educational but healing. God bless you and your beautiful wife 🙏 ❤ thank you for saving the earth
Thanks for the great information. We retired and down sized from forty acres to ten so I was thinking the other day about using buckets along with our regular garden this year. MayGod continue to bless y’all in this new year.
I have been away from your channel for a couple of years. Lost my wife in 2019, had health issues in 2020-2021, and am just now getting back in the swing of things. I always loved your channel. I have looked in on you from time to time but not regularly. I look forward to regular visits to your vlog. I learn so much from you and Nancy. How's the fishing in Flordia these days? Oh and, Happy New Year!
Duh, I knew that trick about cutting plastic, reverse the blade. Same as cutting vinal siding with your buck saw. No bur's no cracking. We are using now 20+ 3-gallon buckets on our patio for potatoes. Stagger plant 2-3 buckets a week starting in early spring, earlies and mid-season varieties, 60-75 days. By June, if we want potatoes for a meal, we just dump a bucket, wash em' off and into a pot. It doesn't get any fresher than that, and OOOHHH so good and no storage concerns. 1.5-2lb per bucket. Long season potatoes go in the ground or 10 -gallon pots and get harvested as we need them when we run out of earlies, until it looks like a freeze is forecast. TYFS Hollis, great tips and reminders Mark n Rosa
If you were starting over, would you up to 5 gal for fingerlings or small potatoes? I’m hoping to do fingerlings and some Red Vikings or similar to get small red creaming / boiling potatoes, and some Yukon gold. Any advice? TYIA.
@@mousiebrown1747 A few tips, findings, we've seen regularly. First keep in mind, a bucket has limited space and nutrients. If over planted you will grow more potatoes, but they will be smaller. We tried an experiment last year. Planted some with just 1 chit, some with 2, and some with 3. The number of main growing stems that came up equaled the number of chits. Also, the number of potatoes per plant was consistently 5-7 average size potatoes. We only plant 1 potato in 3-gallon pots, maybe 2 at staggered depths in a 5-gallon bucket. If you have a potato with numerous chits, say 4, either cut the potato in half leaving 2 chits on each or, knock 2 chits off. You'll have to let cut potatoes set aside for a few days to let the exposed flesh heal, crust over, but it does work, and you can plant 2 pots instead of just 1. Big potatoes don't grow big potatoes. Best size to plant is same as an egg or a little larger. In my opinion big potatoes take up growing space, cut them up into smaller pieces. Mulch the pots, an inch or 2 to keep potatoes from being exposed to sun light and turning green. But also, soil in buckets tend to dry out quicker. The mulch will help the soil retain moisture longer. The red potatoes you speak of are either Dark Red Norlands or Chietains. The Norlands rounder and more apt to have several marble sized along with the golf ball to peach sized ones. The Chieftains are more russet shaped, uniform sized and same size, no small ones. Yukon Gold is also an early variety. 60-75 days to maturity, or when the plants start laying over and leaves turning yellow from the bottom up. Buckets, no I wouldn't go back to 5-gallon. For our purposes the 3-gallon works best. They're easy to handle, move around, and harvesting is a breeze. Cut the tops and dump out into a wheel barrow. Pick your potatoes out, revitalize the soil and replant something else or set aside with some chop n drop. Ready to go when you need it. Stagger plant in spring, start dumping when they are mature when needed. Fresh bucket to plate potatoes all summer and into early autumn. Nothing better than that. Oh, and you're right, those golf ball sized red potatoes, taste like they're already buttered. First earlies. Norlands. Hollis has numerous great progression videos. Check them out. Nancy has a video on candy taters for all those tiny ones your bound to get. 😋😋😋Hope all this helps. Sorry to be so wordy. Best of Luck!
Hello Hollis & Miss Nancy…started watching a while ago. Today I signed up! April 22, 2023) Your onions are epic. I love seeing you both work so peacefully together and your love for Jesus shows and is comforting for my soul. Keep on working in the vineyard and I hope your back pain ease up!🫶🏽🙏🏾👩🏽🌾🙋🏽♀️
Tractor supply has the best deal on food grade buckets in my area. The Homer buckets at Home Depot use to be considered food grade but I think they stopped making them like that. Walmart, bakeries, and many other stores with bakeries will give you buckets for free or very cheap. All you have to do is ask.
I'm always suprised at how many pickle buckets my local delis go through! They usually have 2-3 sitting in the back waiting to be recycled. Wife hates the smell of them though and gotta clean them out real quick 🤣🤣🤣
Living in South Florida I had given up on vegetable gardening because the weeds are just horrible down here I love the idea of growing in 5 gallon buckets I am definitely going to give it a try
Great tip on reverse drilling. Would have never thought of that. I get all my containers from restaraunts. They beg people to take them. I just started watching your channel preparing myself for next season.I live in zone 6b so my season is rather short in MA. I'm a DAV and have been looking for table gardening tips. I like the way you built yours. In Massachusetts with snowy winters and rainy springs I plan on placing my table legs up on bricks to avoid ground contact. Will probably only build 2 tables to start with and may add to to that in time. Will see how I am able to manage that first. I've only seen 2 of your videos so far but I'm sure will get to them all. So far I love the way you explain everything for me, a clueless, never before grower. Thanks much for all you both do here, and may God Bless the 3 of you! Dogs are people too! Lol
Great advice on making holes in plastic containers. Cutting out circular portions of weed prevention cloth and putting them in bottom of containers works for me to prevent soil loss from containers.
Love ur content! Been watching for years. Thought I would suggest to people who live in hot dry climates (NM high desert here) to put your holes about 2 inches from the bottom of the bucket as a reservoir.
I just saw your reply to Hollis' video. I had just submitted a comment to Hollis about putting holes in side of bucket. I harvest my water from roof of my home and pump it into storage tanks. I always worry I won't have enough water to keep my containers watered during dry part of summer. Makes sense to me to slow the drainage by putting holes in the side of my buckets. Glad you addressed that in your comment.
Thanks for the tips on successfully drilling holes in the buckets! I will definitely switch the type of drill bit I’ve been using and remember to go in reverse.
I’ve been watching your videos about container gardening. Since I ran out of space in my raised beds, I’ve been wanting to buy some buckets. This was perfect timing for me. Thank you
I just found your homesteading you tube video! Oh my goodness, you are such a powerhouse of gardening knowledge. First, I want to thank you because I REALLY NEEDED your smarts on bucket gardening! I have been saving my big kitty litter yellow buckets for a while but afraid to take the next step and START! I will ck out your other videos and just maybe start gardening. We have two gardening seasons here in the Tampa Bay area. I have, in the past, had good success starting veggies from seeds and also plants from Home Depot. I had a very large eggplant that just would not die and gave me good success for several years. Just blew my mind!! Anyway, thank you for you tubing such good and necessary information.
It's so great to have you back. Love learning about gardening and life from you both. God bless you and your family. Can't wait for those cooking videos.
This was soooo helpful. I get square buckets free from work. Just a bit larger than 5 gallons. I only have a 1/2 inch bit, but I think I can make it work.
I use paper in the bottom of all containers. It stops drier compost falling out, but it doesn't stop the water draining. Newspaper is just fine, but I tend to use kitchen towel because it holds together longer. One sheet will do quite a few smaller containers or one large one. You could probably use cardboard too. By the time the paper breaks down, the compost is already fairly compact and/or full of roots.
Hello, don't know if you'll ever see this message. I just found your channel yesterday. I'm hooked! Already shared the video on container gardening with my boss. I intend to watch all your gardening videos ❤ Won't be my first rodeo with container gardening however, I love your videos and certainly I'll pick up lots of new tips and tricks! Thanks from one gardener to another!!
Got your message ❤️. Thank you so much for watching and subscribing. Welcome to the family ❤️❤️🐶. As I get older (turned 70 last November) my body is feeling my age!!! The containers really help me continue to garden on a reduced level. Just can’t do what I used to do anymore. Nancy helps me as much as she can but I don’t want her working too hard either. Together we can still do a limited garden and still enjoy some good eatin. Need to save my strength for more fishing❤️🎣❤️🎣❤️🎣. Enjoy your time in your garden this spring. Peace to you❤️❤️🐶
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Nice tips, the reversing the drill is a good tip that will help people for years. I put a paper towel on the bottom of all of my pots, keeps the soil in until it settles, then it decays away. I also put worms in my mix, and they love the paper towels ; 0)
I'm setting up a bower of morning glories on my balcony, and I decided to use buckets because planters are just too expensive. Thanks for the video I'm hoping to have some good success this year
Never thought of drilling like that. Goes right through. I drill the regular way with no issues but your way seems faster. I started bucket gardening last year and will continue. Thanks for the info 😁👍🏾
Thank you for a great demonstration. I've broken a lot of buckets & planters before but will try your method this time. Your videos are so great and I love it that you and Nancy always put our Lord 1st. Thank you again!
Me too my friend. I shattered a bunch of them before I learned the reverse drill trick. It’s a game changer for folks that love container gardening. Enjoy your garden this spring❤️
A simple sheet of 2-ply cheesecloth in the bottom of your bucket will keep excess soil loss to a minimum. If course, some will always leach out with the passing water.
Great idea! Thanks for making the transitional music easy on the ears, I use ear plugs while listening sometimes and get my ear drums blasted out from "Demo sounds", even when volume is low!
I work at a Bakery and I save all our frosting buckets. They're all food grade n BPA free. I usually grown tomatoes in buckets and my squash in the ground. Some reason the Gophers in my area don't like the squash roots but I'd you stick tomatoes in the ground they will devour them instantly
Yes ma’am Deb. Everyone makes the same mistake. I shattered a many a bucket before I figured it out. Enjoy your container garden this spring. Have a peaceful weekend ❤️
You folks are the hardest working people I know. You produce so much of everything. Do you have a farm stand? How much of this do you can ? (Or sell). I am always so amazed when I see your accomplishments. Gisela in San Diego.
good to see videos coming from you all again. watched you for a long time and was always pleased to see how much harvest you get from the bucket garden. added several buckets to my garden last year. will be doing it again this year!
Amazing videos thanks so much. I don't have a drill and use an old soldering iron to make holes; they're smaller too do there's no soil leakage, you just need to make more of them. It's no effort though. Take care
I tossed coffee filters in the bottom of my buckets to save some soil leakage. Worked like a charm! By the time the filters deteriorated the soil was compacted from the weight of itself.
My former coworkers use to throw the used coffee filters and grounds in a container for me to take home. I laid the filters down on the soil as a weed barrier and spread the grounds on top to prevent the filters from blowing away.
Coffee grounds are great natural fertilizer.
My great uncle had the best garden because he took food scraps and coffee grounds and threw them on his garden all throughout the winter. The packages he burned in the woodstove and then threw the ashes on the garden plot. Of course this was years ago so basically threw was no plastic involved. By the time the snow melted and the ground warmed up enough to plant the soil was black gold. The only thing that was bad about that is aminals trying to eat every. As her ran a sporting camp the would harvest whatever aminals tried to eat his garden.
There's nothing like fresh vegetables and deer meat for dinner.
So do I !!!! 😆😆
I use coffee filters
Why didn't I ever think of that? Great idea! Thanks a bunch, Deedie.
Just an FYI for anyone out there wanting to use buckets, I have found that my local bakery(s) will give you, or charge you very very little for their buckets that the frostings come in and most of the time they also come with the lids. So also for water or food storage these are already food grade. I have decided that I don't like paying $5 + for a bucket so I thought outside the box and found a source. The ones I get mine from clean most of the stuff off but I have found that they still need a good hot soapy cleaning to get the final stuff off so I toss em in the tub or shower and get it done. Good luck!
Thank you!
Will their be enough frosting to lick out?
Pool companies also are a good source since the buckets they use are chemically neutral.
Thanks Scott. Great idea!
You can also source ur buckets from soap makers
Walmart Bakery sells them for $1 each. That is where I buy mine. And really the large ones are like 6 gallon. Bigger than the home depot or Lowes buckets.
I started my bucket garden years ago, watching your channel while you were still in VA. I've been an avid viewer since then. I can't express how much I appreciate the value I get from your videos. And the peace. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I wish you peace, love, health, and happiness this new year, and always.
Thank you for watching and your kind words. Have a peaceful week❤️
@Ke Le Nice comment.
Where is he now?
@@pbear7814 Florida, to be near Nancy's mother. Very very hard to garden there. His previous videos show the process. Quite admirable!
@@kele1264 Hollis has done a great job in Florida but know for sure Hollis and Nancy could grow anywhere in the country and come out great.
I heat up a steel rod in my fire pit and do the bucket in a stack Never cracks the holes . I learned this pot farming in BC
Thanks for the tip on running the drill backwards! I never would have thought of that, and can attest that when you drill forward it will wallow out the hole! Lol!
Have a blessed day!
I heat up a steel rod in my fire pit and do the buckets in a stack Never cracks the holes . I learned this pot farming in BC
really not ideal to be using a fucking spade bit on plastic in the first place..
I also drill a couple on the side at the bottom edge. Just in case the bucket to sitting on the ground and the lower holes get plugged.
Sometimes I use newspaper or dried leaves in the bottom of my buckets and pots to keep the soil from coming out of the bottom. It decomposes well while allowing good drainage.
Originally from Ohio and moved to north Florida 7yrs ago. I been following you guys for awhile before you moved here. I learned how to container garden and to make awesome dirt for my raised beds from you guys. Your AWESOME, I LOVE Y'ALL and ty for everything my fellow Floridian friends❤🙏 Congrats on your new homestead it looks amazing❤❤have a blessed day🙏
Happy New Year! So good to see you again! I’m learning so much from you. I think Nancy needs to do a cookbook 😀
I bought 5 gallon containers and did what you taught us on this UA-cam video. I’m proud of myself for getting them done right.
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Really like the idea of running drill in reverse...that thought has never occurred to me.
Thanks for the great informative video. I like to drill alot of smaller holes in the bottom of the buckets and put some half crushed aluminum cans or small plastic water bottles with the caps on but I crush them a little. This takes up some room so not to have all soil because the roots usually only go down about half way. This makes for good drainage and it makes it easier to move the buckets when needed because they're much lighter.
Thanks for the tip on drilling the holes. I use 5 gallon buckets and have occasionally had some cracking in the buckets. Never occurred to me to reverse drill. Love the tip! Happy New Year!!
I heat up a steel rod in my fire pit and do the buckets in a stack Never cracks the holes . I learned this pot farming in BC
@@chrisdeal9945 Thanks for the tip 👍🏿
The reverse setting on the drill for the holes was exactly what I needed to do! I could never get a good cut before. Thank you 🙌🏻
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Spade drill bits are dangerous on thin material. Use a hole saw or a tapered drill bit. You will save yourself from sprain wrist or more serious injures.
Glad to see you back on here ... GOD BLESS
Woohoo can't wait for the spring
SO HAPPY to see your videos again! Happy New Years! Blessings of health and prosperity to you both!!! ❤
Another great upload, thank you! You two have the nicest fans, such positive, helpful and proactive comments. A genuine inspirational community to be a very small part of. Stay safe, stay blessed and thank you for your videos and genuine passion for helping others achieve great things for themselves, their friends and family. Wholesome awesomeness at its best! 👍 🏴 😁
Don't know how I've missed this video! I started using buckets after watching some of your other videos, but seeing how you drill the holes is a gamechanger!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the tip on drilling holes in the buckets!! Would you recommend putting rocks or styrofoam peanuts in the bottom of the containers for drainage? I grew a lot of peppers 🌶 in buckets this past season and they did great! God bless you, Nancy & Bing Bing!!
Great video, I think lots of people are benefiting from your container and small/urban gardening tips. Interest is growing even amongst those without land. Thanks!
I remember when you two were still up North. I'm so proud of your progress and success. Watching your videos are not only educational but healing. God bless you and your beautiful wife 🙏 ❤ thank you for saving the earth
The drill in reverse IS the tip of the day.
Restaurants have those buckets as well.
..or dont be a moron and drill 3/4 in. holes in plastic buckets with a spade bit.
My mom always used a coffee filter on the bottom of her containers to keep the soil in and let the water through.
Thank you. Very much needed but many still do not realize how needed it is for themselves yet
Thanks for the great information. We retired and down sized from forty acres to ten so I was thinking the other day about using buckets along with our regular garden this year. MayGod continue to bless y’all in this new year.
I have been away from your channel for a couple of years. Lost my wife in 2019, had health issues in 2020-2021, and am just now getting back in the swing of things. I always loved your channel. I have looked in on you from time to time but not regularly. I look forward to regular visits to your vlog. I learn so much from you and Nancy. How's the fishing in Flordia these days? Oh and, Happy New Year!
Duh, I knew that trick about cutting plastic, reverse the blade. Same as cutting
vinal siding with your buck saw. No bur's no cracking. We are using now 20+
3-gallon buckets on our patio for potatoes. Stagger plant 2-3 buckets a week
starting in early spring, earlies and mid-season varieties, 60-75 days. By June,
if we want potatoes for a meal, we just dump a bucket, wash em' off and into
a pot. It doesn't get any fresher than that, and OOOHHH so good and no
storage concerns. 1.5-2lb per bucket. Long season potatoes go in the ground
or 10 -gallon pots and get harvested as we need them when we run out of earlies,
until it looks like a freeze is forecast.
TYFS Hollis, great tips and reminders Mark n Rosa
If you were starting over, would you up to 5 gal for fingerlings or small potatoes? I’m hoping to do fingerlings and some Red Vikings or similar to get small red creaming / boiling potatoes, and some Yukon gold. Any advice? TYIA.
@@mousiebrown1747 A few tips, findings, we've seen regularly. First
keep in mind, a bucket has limited space and nutrients. If over
planted you will grow more potatoes, but they will be smaller. We
tried an experiment last year. Planted some with just 1 chit, some
with 2, and some with 3. The number of main growing stems that
came up equaled the number of chits. Also, the number of potatoes
per plant was consistently 5-7 average size potatoes. We only plant
1 potato in 3-gallon pots, maybe 2 at staggered depths in a 5-gallon
bucket. If you have a potato with numerous chits, say 4, either cut the
potato in half leaving 2 chits on each or, knock 2 chits off. You'll have
to let cut potatoes set aside for a few days to let the exposed flesh
heal, crust over, but it does work, and you can plant 2 pots instead of
just 1. Big potatoes don't grow big potatoes. Best size to plant is same
as an egg or a little larger. In my opinion big potatoes take up growing
space, cut them up into smaller pieces. Mulch the pots, an inch or 2
to keep potatoes from being exposed to sun light and turning green.
But also, soil in buckets tend to dry out quicker. The mulch will help
the soil retain moisture longer. The red potatoes you speak of are either
Dark Red Norlands or Chietains. The Norlands rounder and more apt
to have several marble sized along with the golf ball to peach sized
ones. The Chieftains are more russet shaped, uniform sized and same
size, no small ones. Yukon Gold is also an early variety. 60-75 days to
maturity, or when the plants start laying over and leaves turning yellow
from the bottom up. Buckets, no I wouldn't go back to 5-gallon. For our purposes the 3-gallon works best. They're easy to handle, move around,
and harvesting is a breeze. Cut the tops and dump out into a wheel
barrow. Pick your potatoes out, revitalize the soil and replant something
else or set aside with some chop n drop. Ready to go when you need
it. Stagger plant in spring, start dumping when they are mature when
needed. Fresh bucket to plate potatoes all summer and into early autumn.
Nothing better than that. Oh, and you're right, those golf ball sized red potatoes, taste like they're already buttered. First earlies. Norlands.
Hollis has numerous great progression videos. Check them out.
Nancy has a video on candy taters for all those tiny ones your bound
to get. 😋😋😋Hope all this helps. Sorry to be so wordy. Best of Luck!
Hello Hollis & Miss Nancy…started watching a while ago. Today I signed up! April 22, 2023) Your onions are epic.
I love seeing you both work so peacefully together and your love for Jesus shows and is comforting for my soul. Keep on working in the vineyard and I hope your back pain ease up!🫶🏽🙏🏾👩🏽🌾🙋🏽♀️
Thank you for honoring God with the prayer of thanksgiving and the Bible verse. May He continue to bless you and Nancy in Jesus blessed name. Amen.
Tractor supply has the best deal on food grade buckets in my area. The Homer buckets at Home Depot use to be considered food grade but I think they stopped making them like that. Walmart, bakeries, and many other stores with bakeries will give you buckets for free or very cheap. All you have to do is ask.
HD has white 5gal food grade buckets
I'm always suprised at how many pickle buckets my local delis go through! They usually have 2-3 sitting in the back waiting to be recycled. Wife hates the smell of them though and gotta clean them out real quick 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you. I like your presentation. It grows on me!
Living in South Florida I had given up on vegetable gardening because the weeds are just horrible down here
I love the idea of growing in 5 gallon buckets I am definitely going to give it a try
My favorite verse..glad to see you back.
Thank You Nancy and Hollis . Very good tips and very well explained . God Bless You 🙏🕊️🇨🇵💗🇺🇲
Thank you so much for this video. I've often wondered how big of a drill to use in combination with the number of holes were best to use!
Great tip on reverse drilling. Would have never thought of that. I get all my containers from restaraunts. They beg people to take them. I just started watching your channel preparing myself for next season.I live in zone 6b so my season is rather short in MA. I'm a DAV and have been looking for table gardening tips. I like the way you built yours. In Massachusetts with snowy winters and rainy springs I plan on placing my table legs up on bricks to avoid ground contact. Will probably only build 2 tables to start with and may add to to that in time. Will see how I am able to manage that first. I've only seen 2 of your videos so far but I'm sure will get to them all. So far I love the way you explain everything for me, a clueless, never before grower. Thanks much for all you both do here, and may God Bless the 3 of you! Dogs are people too! Lol
It’s good to see you again, I can’t believe that the southern states are going to be planting soon, I can hardly wait! Happy New Year 🥳 🎆
Glad to see you back on the channel. Have missed you guys and am excited for the future. Jim and Judy in Texas.
Great advice on making holes in plastic containers.
Cutting out circular portions of weed prevention cloth and putting them
in bottom of containers works for me to prevent soil loss from containers.
Thanks for going over preparation for next growing season. ❤️
Love ur content! Been watching for years. Thought I would suggest to people who live in hot dry climates (NM high desert here) to put your holes about 2 inches from the bottom of the bucket as a reservoir.
I just saw your reply to Hollis' video. I had just submitted a comment to Hollis about putting holes in side of bucket. I harvest my water from roof of my home and pump it into storage tanks. I always worry I won't have enough water to keep my containers watered during dry part of summer. Makes sense to me to slow the drainage by putting holes in the side of my buckets. Glad you addressed that in your comment.
Hollis, Nancy and Bing Bing 💗 Great way to start 2022 💗 God Bless and TY 🤟🏼
Was so awesome to see you guy's again! What a great information. Thank you so much for what you do! God bless!
Thanks for the tips on successfully drilling holes in the buckets! I will definitely switch the type of drill bit I’ve been using and remember to go in reverse.
I’ve been watching your videos about container gardening. Since I ran out of space in my raised beds, I’ve been wanting to buy some buckets. This was perfect timing for me. Thank you
I just found your homesteading you tube video! Oh my goodness, you are such a powerhouse of gardening knowledge. First, I want to thank you because I REALLY NEEDED your smarts on bucket gardening! I have been saving my big kitty litter yellow buckets for a while but afraid to take the next step and START! I will ck out your other videos and just maybe start gardening. We have two gardening seasons here in the Tampa Bay area. I have, in the past, had good success starting veggies from seeds and also plants from Home Depot. I had a very large eggplant that just would not die and gave me good success for several years. Just blew my mind!! Anyway, thank you for you tubing such good and necessary information.
Started growing in containers last year and you are correct little to no soil lose it has been an informative video thanks BA Antrim N Ireland
I love you guys!!! Thanks for the info.
It's so great to have you back. Love learning about gardening and life from you both. God bless you and your family. Can't wait for those cooking videos.
Yes, please! More cooking videos.
New year new beginning 🙏🏾
This was soooo helpful. I get square buckets free from work. Just a bit larger than 5 gallons. I only have a 1/2 inch bit, but I think I can make it work.
food grade plastic is recyclable, as noted by the "2" in the triangle. love the reverse-drill tip!
Never had any luck container gardening. Gonna give this another try.
Thanks for the tips about putting the drill in reverse!
I use paper in the bottom of all containers. It stops drier compost falling out, but it doesn't stop the water draining. Newspaper is just fine, but I tend to use kitchen towel because it holds together longer. One sheet will do quite a few smaller containers or one large one. You could probably use cardboard too. By the time the paper breaks down, the compost is already fairly compact and/or full of roots.
Happy New Year! Hope you all have a healthy and happy 2022!.... that reverse drill tip is pro level, thanks!
I just went down to Firehouse subs for my $3 food grade bucket! I’m looking to make a vertical hydro lettuce garden. Can’t wait! Yay
Woo hoo I feel spoiled two videos in one week! Praying for the new year to bring y’all peaceful blessings.
I thank you for the tip to use the drill backwards for the holes
Hello, don't know if you'll ever see this message. I just found your channel yesterday. I'm hooked! Already shared the video on container gardening with my boss. I intend to watch all your gardening videos ❤ Won't be my first rodeo with container gardening however, I love your videos and certainly I'll pick up lots of new tips and tricks! Thanks from one gardener to another!!
Got your message ❤️. Thank you so much for watching and subscribing. Welcome to the family ❤️❤️🐶. As I get older (turned 70 last November) my body is feeling my age!!! The containers really help me continue to garden on a reduced level. Just can’t do what I used to do anymore. Nancy helps me as much as she can but I don’t want her working too hard either. Together we can still do a limited garden and still enjoy some good eatin. Need to save my strength for more fishing❤️🎣❤️🎣❤️🎣.
Enjoy your time in your garden this spring. Peace to you❤️❤️🐶
Reverse! Brilliant- thank you. It’s Spring in So Calif and I’m prepping for my first container garden. Exciting! Appreciate all the info you share.
Good to see you all again!
I just discovered your AWESOME Channel today!!
I have binged watched all your videos and I'm a NEW SUBBIE! Keep them coming & I love your Personality & Spirit 🫑🌶️🍅🥒🥔🥬❤️❤️❤️💚
Welcome to the family Jacqueline❤️❤️🐶
Cut a disc of underlayment fabric to go in the bottom of the bucket, keeps sand, gravel, soil and roots inside and lets the excess moisture drain...
I love little Bing Bing, such a fine boy.
Nice tips, the reversing the drill is a good tip that will help people for years. I put a paper towel on the bottom of all of my pots, keeps the soil in until it settles, then it decays away. I also put worms in my mix, and they love the paper towels ; 0)
You do such a great job with all of your videos, thanks for teaching us so patiently. 🙂
I'm setting up a bower of morning glories on my balcony, and I decided to use buckets because planters are just too expensive. Thanks for the video I'm hoping to have some good success this year
Hollis you are the best...
God bless you and nancy
I have learned so much from you
Never thought of drilling like that. Goes right through. I drill the regular way with no issues but your way seems faster. I started bucket gardening last year and will continue.
Thanks for the info 😁👍🏾
Thank you for a great demonstration. I've broken a lot of buckets & planters before but will try your method this time. Your videos are so great and I love it that you and Nancy always put our Lord 1st. Thank you again!
What a great tip for putting the holes in the buckets, I've split many a plastic pot trying to put in the drainage. Thank you
Me too my friend. I shattered a bunch of them before I learned the reverse drill trick. It’s a game changer for folks that love container gardening. Enjoy your garden this spring❤️
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and Nancy.
A simple sheet of 2-ply cheesecloth in the bottom of your bucket will keep excess soil loss to a minimum. If course, some will always leach out with the passing water.
You are awesome! I'm so glad I found your site!!!
Container gardening is awesome ❣️🥒🍎🍇🥗☀️
The reverse drilling of the holes makes perfect sense. Too smart. Thanks, you saved me damaging my buckets.
Cheers from MB.
You are very welcome sir. I have shattered several buckets before until I figured it out. Don’t want others to make the same mistake I made. 👍
God bless you all love your videos watching you all from New Brunswick Canada .
Thank you for this very helpful video. Trying to grow tomatoes in the 5 gallon buckets for the first time.
Thank you for sharing God bless you
Great idea! Thanks for making the transitional music easy on the ears, I use ear plugs while listening sometimes and get my ear drums blasted out from "Demo sounds", even when volume is low!
Volume adjustment on video editing is extremely difficult. Many UA-camrs have a struggle with this including myself. Thanks for watching. ❤️
Yes another video! I feel spoiled this weekend with 2 videos!!! 👍
Why do you not drill on the sides an inch up from the bottom or 1/2 inch? Would leave room for some bottom water in summer.
I work at a Bakery and I save all our frosting buckets. They're all food grade n BPA free. I usually grown tomatoes in buckets and my squash in the ground. Some reason the Gophers in my area don't like the squash roots but I'd you stick tomatoes in the ground they will devour them instantly
HAPPY! NEW YEAR 2022🎉Hollis, Nancy, Bing, Bing and Nancy's Mom.✝️🙏
I have made that mistake in drilling holes in the buckets and am so thankful for the tip on going in reverse!! Many blessings to you, Texas Deb 😁
Yes ma’am Deb. Everyone makes the same mistake. I shattered a many a bucket before I figured it out. Enjoy your container garden this spring. Have a peaceful weekend ❤️
Your content is consistently helpful, inspiring, and fun! God bless! ❤️✝️
Mission accomplished ❤️
This was awesome tnx. I live in a city,Johannesburg, South Africa and I'm definately going to start with a few buckets of winter growing vegetables.
Best of luck to you with your bucket gardening ❤️❤️❤️. Thanks for watching
Thank you from a total newbie
You're very welcome!
You folks are the hardest working people I know. You produce so much of everything. Do you have a farm stand? How much of this do you can ? (Or sell). I am always so amazed when I see your accomplishments. Gisela in San Diego.
good to see videos coming from you all again. watched you for a long time and was always pleased to see how much harvest you get from the bucket garden. added several buckets to my garden last year. will be doing it again this year!
We love our buckets too! ❤️❤️❤️
Amen. Thank you so much. Fathers blessings
Thank you Hollis, much appreciated.
You're most welcome!
So happy to see y’all again. Missed seeing your videos.
Amazing videos thanks so much. I don't have a drill and use an old soldering iron to make holes; they're smaller too do there's no soil leakage, you just need to make more of them. It's no effort though. Take care
Many Thanks for your information. I always learn something from you. Keep the Faith. Carolyn
You are so welcome
Thank you for showing how to drill the holes!!
GREAT idea on the reverse drilling. White does hold up better and keeps the roots cooler.