Do These FIVE Things For Vertical Gardening Success!
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I would highly recommend buying the spinner base for the Greenstalk. Makes life very easy.
Ditto, esp if you don't have a helper, have mobility issues or grow lots of things that get leggy and or require rotation for access to light/shade.
Thank you! I didn’t know it was sold separately.
We picked up a dolly from Harbor Freight, put a small board over them and places our greenstalk on it. It works great as I'm able to move them around by myself.
@@dirttodreamsVery cool!
Agreed 💯 🎉
You forgot to show the water discs in between the tiers.
Tips: it has to be 100% level to work. Buy the lids to keep dirt out of the drainage/watering system. Use good soil. I use garden straw as a mulch to keep them from drying out. I use liquid fertilizer regularly. Best results are with flowers, bush green beans, strawberries, bok choy, kale and lettuce, dwarf tomatoes and herbs. I have grown cucumbers using the support system. The spinner base is awesome.
Love mine. You can clip a section of window screen over the top if you don't have the cover.
Yes mine fell on me bc it wasn't level!
Yes, level is some thing that is repeated and repeated by people who own them and by the brochure itself level level level so we used a level
I have 3 GreenStalks: 1 of strawberries, 1 of greens, and 1 of herbs. Don't be afraid to mulch them a bit in each pocket at least until the plants fill out. Over-wintering the strawberries is so easy. I took the tiers apart and lined them up next to my house and covered them with leaves. They LOVED that. I'm really excited about everything growing this year.
Do you mulch your GreenStalk strawberries and if so when ?
@@rebeccacanzoneri7862 I put a cocoa mulch around the plants in the fall to protect them during winter. I have also used a leaf mulch that I made with my mulcher. In put them in a protected area as well so they make it through the winter. The green stalk raised beds are great! I have it on my deck with wheels on the bottom.
What zone are you in?
@@carrieberrykix I live on the Olympic Penninsula. My town is in zone 8.
What do you do with your strawberry runners in a Greenstalk? Last year, I pruned most off but planted a few runners into sparse pockets.
What's the best way for producing more strawberries? 🍓
“My aversion to risk is low! “ ~Luke 🤣🤣😍
The same could be said about me 😂
@@PorchGardeningWithPassion it depends on the day! 🤣
Need this on a tshirt 🤣
@@CobraMelissThat is a good point! 😂😂😂
Technically, your risk aversion is high - you avoid risk at all cost. Low risk aversion means you take a lot of chances. But obv we knew what you meant 😂
LOL. I JUST realized how tall Luke is. I can barely see the top of my 5 tier GreenStalks LOL! hahahaah..
Lol
Also, line up the holes in the reservoirs for each level with the plants. Love my Green Stalks, too. Thank you for all your great information.
Yes, and don't forget to put those reservoirs on each level.
What do you mean by this? How do you line up the holes in the reservoirs for each level with the plants? I must have missed something.
@@rebeccanatal1435 There are white water reservoirs between each of the lower levels he did not show that have holes to water each plant slowly. I didn't realize the first time I put mine together it was more efficient to make sure those holes faced each plant.
@@cathyc1806 oh my goodness, the watering holes. Didn't even think of that. Thank you for taking the time to answer! I'm putting mine together today.
@@cathyc1806that just saved me a headache today
I love so much how enthusiastic and positive you are! Thank you for planting this idea in my mind today! 🙏💜🙏
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Those holes in the center when you fill to keep
It clear!
Yes! I use foil to cover those center holes while I fill each tier.
I just love my Green Stalks. Love that everything stays clean and is easily accessible 😊
Luke, you didn't show adding the water tray between each pocket layers. I love my green stalk.
Aren’t you missing the gray water pan for each level?
Love my Greenstalk’s. I had planned to put in more raised bed. Had back surgery. Won’t be 100% until Aug. I had gotten additional Greenstalk’s over the winter. Those are going where the raised beds would have been.
Another important thing is, make sure your GreenStalk is 'balanced"/even. It makes sure that it's less tippy and the water flows evenly thru the GreenStalk
Nice info. When did you put in the gray watering disks between the tiers? You snapped the first two together without the gray disk between them. One problem I've read is the soil being too compacted under that gray disk. Showing how to accurately space, or fill, for that would be nice to see. 😁 I'll be putting together my Leaf stalk soon.
Luke, thank you! That was more in-depth than other Greenstalk videos I've seen! 😊
This will be my first year of gardening in a Green Stalk vertical planter. I’m in my 70s with increasing arthritis, so I’m hopeful this will extend my ability to continue the gardening which gives me so much joy and meaning to life. Thank you Luke for all your good tips…especially about the tendency to over fertilize!
Look into the supplement boron. It helps a lot of people with arthritic pain.
Love GreenStalks! I have 3 with strawberries and 1 with herbs on the patio for easy access while cooking.
Do the strawberries overwinter in it?
@@blahblahblue55 Yes, I'm in zone 6B and using the original GreenStalks (not the leaf version). At the end of the season sometime in November, I add leaf mulch to the pockets and put burlap around the GreenStalk to protect it for winter.
@@blahblahblue55 I’m in zone 5B/6A and they have not overwintered well for me, but i only purchased strawberries from the big box store that may not be suitable for my zone. I have ordered bare root strawberries this year that are more cold hardy and i will overwinter them in an unheated garage this winter just to be safe.
@@christinelitzinger7264 mine always die or maybe they just haven’t came back this year in green stalk in zone 5b I bought the frost clothe green stalk offers to and moved it next to my house. Do you water it during the winter
Your motto reminded me to order seeds. Thank you for the shop and the years of entertainment and knowledge.
Great video, like always. Personally, I don't feel like you're pushing anything but helping make us aware of other options out there. It's then up to the individual gardener to decide if the product is a good fit for their garden.
Plus, I’ve seen other GreenStalk videos but Like has a way of explaining things so well. Glad to have his take on it.
Regarding getting the tiers to click into place - I recommend not only filling the tiers before stacking but also watering thoroughly. I realize not everyone can do this due to physical ability but if you can, the weight from the wet soil will help it click into place much easier. The first greenstalk I ever assembled had dry potting mix and I was so frustrated trying to put it together. Someone in one of my fb gardening groups said to wet down the soil and it worked perfectly!
I am short, old, and not as strong as I used to be. I found that mixing and hydrating my soil first, then placing the first empty tier on the spinner and filling it, adding the next empty tier and filling it, and so on, worked best for me. I planted when everything was all assembled. I have 6 Greenstalks, and they allow me to grow more than I would now be able, given my health and mobility.
@@maryallan453 Thank you for this tip!! 😊
❤ Love the base spinner. I have two Greenstalk and three cheaper ones. The Greenstalk is far superior. My strawberry plants are amazing.
I have 3 green stalks and just purchased 4 more. My L5 is herniated and this makes gardening possible for me. You can grwo squash or cucumbers in them, the vines just overwhelm the part of the circle they are in. One tomatoe plant literally grew the entire diameter around the greenstalk and was still producing. I don't remember whether it was a determinant. Its growth vertically was a couple feet but horizontally it never qui. I have the ultimate spinner base for the 3 on my patio, but I plan to put the new ones out in the yard spaced so turning is not necessary. The spinners work great.
I'm glad you did this video. I had just looked at these vertical planters and was interested in how they work. Great timing! ❤
I think that I you will love them. Do take his advice and get really good soil to start with. Also, there's a watering tray that comes with each layer that goes on before you stack the next layer. I imagine Luke will be doing some corrections that show that because they do seem to make a difference and how well that limited amount of water gets to each and every plant . Also, these are made in America. Shipping from Tennessee
Thanks for the video. We just started using ProMix this year. The wife will find this video very helpful and informative.
I love my Greenstalk’s. I have one with different kinds of salad greens and the other one with strawberries. Mine have survived high winds 60 and higher with no problems. Making sure it is level is key to ensuring stability.
We've planted all sorts of things in our greenstalks, we've had good luck last year with micro dwarf, mini dwarf and basket tomatoes.
Just ordered my 4th green stalk. Love those things!
Bush beans did AMAZING in my greenstalks last year, better than in my raised bed. I have the 7 tier leaf planters (shallower pockets). I will plant mine up differently this year. I planted both in a mix of things, mainly Strawberries, leafy greens, and bush beans and a few experiments. I will do one in strawberries and one in beans, or maybe beans in bottom 5 and one or two layers of greens. Mixed planting caused shading problems. I think single use will help me harvest too.
Editing to add that the spinner bases are WORTH the investment. I broke down and ordered a few months after setting up my Greenstalks. They do a sale (best one I saw was in June) that includes them watch for it and jump on it! I bought 3 because I use the greenstalks in my small greenhouse in winter and have to separate them into 3 stacks instead of 2 for height.
Absolutely love my Greenstalk towers! Best solution for my tiny yard and really grow a lot of food!
How about on a 2nd floor apartment balcony? Seems like it would save a lot of space compared to my 4 foot planter box!
Yes, it would and give you more growing space. They take up a 2 foot by 2 foot square. If you buy the spinner you only need one side to face the sun and can rotate as needed.
I have a big deer problem so I use the GS on my deck. Nothing like fresh herbs & salad greens. Cherry tomatoes also did well in mine.. For grins & giggles I took a single 6 pocket layer, didn't stack it, and grew cabbage in every other pocket. By having room for the leaves to spread out I got some large heads of cabbage. I have fun planting different things in my GS just to see what I can get away with. 😉😆
I have a deer 🦌 problem as well. I have 2 GS and a lot of containers on my upper deck. Works perfect. No deer damage 🎊 🎉
Good morning Luke I have two GreenStalks and I’m gonna do my third one this summer. I love them because I can no longer get down on my knees in the garden and these allow me to garden standing up. I gave my niece a Green stock for her birthday and watched this video so that I could forward it to her to watch and see how she can put her Greenock together however, I was really disappointed that you didn’t show the watering trays. You just put it together without the watering trays - aren’t you using the trays? How does it work without the watering system?
I love my green stalk. I’m growing lettuce, chard, spinach, radishes, herbs, bush beans and flowers this year. I tried snow peas and sugar snap peas last year, not a good idea. 😊
I also recommend buying the spinner base. You are going to wear that bottom out on the concrete.
I love these. They worked out great for me last year. If you buy the base with the wheels, you can lock them so it doesn’t roll if it’s windy and you can also rotate them. The bases come with a clear drainage tube so that you can direct access water in any direction you want. I bought a lid for the top watering reservoir because I have a lot of Pineneedles that fall and I did not want them clogging it up. If you have liquid fertilizer, you can add it to the top watering reservoir and water like usual. I do not recommend Bush beans, peppers, or anything large, even though they really do very well in these planters, they shade out other plants. No matter where you put them. also, I didn’t see the gray drip down trays that every level has in your video so if that’s a different model, I recommend the one with the trays because I have no watering problems and I see some people commenting that the drip down watering system doesn’t work great. But they could also drill a few extra holes if it really isn’t working for them, I suppose.
A other amazing video !! Thanks Luke !! God bless !
Thanks for this, its perfect timing! I literally wanted to make one of these this weekend!
Love the Green Stalks. I have a breezeway I would like to try with one, two, maybe three?
So Cool because I just received mine today and in the same color, so excited to start growing
This was perfect instruction for me as we get ready to plant our gardens.
We have one Greenstalk (lots of elevated beds too) and I never knew how to make it work best - now I know! This video will really help to manage the how, what and where I plant much better.
I think having one for just flowers is a good way to go, too, if you like fresh cut flowers all summer!
I love the vertical planters. I have one but i like yours better. Going to order one. Very informative and great tips!
Isn't there a water tray for each layer that sits on the center column before you add the next tier?
I was disappointed he did not show the watering tray.
Yes, I was wondering why he didn't show those as well
Well he did show, didnt you see the video?
One watering tray will water the whole
@almy1 Yes, filling the large water Trey that sits on the very top is, or does seem to be enough to get water to all of the lower layers. But, the unit that I have also came with individual trays for each layer. They are smaller than the top one but also fit on the center post and have multiple drip holes. When you fill the large water tray at the top some of the water drips onto the top layer, but it also flows down through the center posts and fills each of the smaller trays on each of the lower layers. They seem to make a big difference on how well the watering system works
I love this idea. Thanks!
Perfect timing! I got one of these for my birthday this year that I need to put together this weekend.
Green stalk is one of the things I plan to purchase once I’m more settled in the future!
Nice tips! Loving my Greenstalks so far.
Greenstalk had a great pre-mothers-day sale I got mine from and I think it is an annual event. Get the lid to keep the watering working well all season and get a base to be able to move it safely as it is heavy when wet imo. Also I can pull it to a sheltered place for bad summer storms my garden has suffered from.
LUKE, THAMK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION NOW I FEEL I CAN SET UP MY GREENSTALK AND PLANT IT OUT.
How about doing a video on vertical hydroponic garden? i.e. without soil. Thanks.
I have not heard if him interested in hydroponics. If he is I missed it. I heard it is an expensive setup to do it correctly.
Got 2 green stalks, first time planting them up
Perfect timing Luke. I’m doing mine soon.
May suggest throwing in some worms ? Soil looks so rich and retains moisture far better than before I started adding worms.
Hi Luke,
That is a beautiful vertical planter!. Promix is awesome. Excellent demo. Thank you!.
I grew your bare root strawberries in these greenstalk planters last year, and they were so proflific that I had to transplant plants to a native soil spot in my yard this year. I am looking forward to planting various leafy greens and bush beans in them this year.
Wow, amazing clip! Thanks.
I’m gonna buy one from ur website this weekend after pay day I like this idea. Never tried it b4
Greenstalk has become very popular. IÇM in the process of setting up mine. Looking forward to watching it all grow. Lots of veg to harvest! Thanks for the vid.🎉
I just got mine and plant to fill it with strawberries. I am excited now that I watched your video.
Thank you Luke for mentioning that it’s best to grow all the same type of plants in each tower. GreenStalk shows and advertises you can grow several plants from peppers to tomatoes to broccoli and flowers all in the same tower, which you can but it’s extremely frustrating to manage all those varieties in one tower!! Blocks your view, different watering requirements, etc for a new gardener. I speak from experience. The hat is as an EXCELLENT típ you gave again. Thank you!!
I plant a mix of herbs, brassicas, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, squash, garlic, onions, radishes and chili in mine. All thrive or die with the same watering system. I have only had trouble with lettuces and that's because God made it rain and rain for weeks in Florida. I do pay attention to plant heights so as not to shade others and not much else when I plant them. I do not have their trellis system. I prefer other options for most tomatoes and peppers, squash and cucumbers that need trellises. MOst of the time I water from the top on the same schedule and fill the basin in all 3 greenstalks. My greenstalks are not the same height and are a mix of original and leaf tiers. It has not made a difference.
I follow your guide for container potatoes and only add trifecta at the base layer and they do great!
Thank you, Luke. This info will make using this planter so much easier. I appreciate your not being pushy with products, but like here, you give us info that helps us succeed and avoid disasters. ❤
Thank you for your videos I learned a lot from you, but can I ask you if you please make a video about the cilantro seeds on MIgardener shop , there are many different varieties and I want to know the difference between them like ( leisure cilantro)
I really enjoy watching your videos. One day I will get over to visit your store and pick up some more products! Great job!
I have 4 GreenStalks and want more! Love them 🥰
Great video. I got a Greenstalk planter last fall when they were on sale; I need to get it filled soon. We've still had a few frosty mornings last week in the PNW so maybe a couple more weeks
Thanks! This is just what I was looking for ❤
I have one but really haven't done anything with it. But I have in ground garden too, thanks for showing how to set it up
I have 5 greenstalks (so far) and I just love them! My newest will be a strawberry, vertical garden. Cucumbers (I plant pickling cucumbers) work great in them! I do use their plant supports. And yes - Bush beans are fabulous in them! I've even done carrots! I've also gifted Greenstalks to my daughters-in-law. They love them, too ♡
I just finished planting my strawberries and herbs in my Greenstalk, I'm excited. The one thing I don't see on yours though, is the grey water dishes between each layer? Do you not use them for a reason? I just found your channel (my son referred me to you) and, I am loving all your content, I am also a new sub, TY TY for your time! Awesome videos!
Thanks for the vertical gardening tip. Gonna go and buy one at your shop. Thanks Luke
I have two GreenStalks and love them!
I definitely want one of these!
Love this. I just got married and my husband’s place has a smaller yard so I’m doing a greenstalk this year. Thank you for some very helpful tips. Got to go get some fertilizer. Keep up the great work with all you do!
I love my greenstalks, I get a ton of my greens from them. Romaine and leaf lettuce currently, next Swiss chard.
A couple other things about Green Stalk is the plastic is resistant to becoming brittle in the sun and won't fade. Not sure if they are made from recycled material or not. Also family-owned made in the U.S.A.
Thank you Luke! This was a great video as I am setting up my second GreenStalk which is a six tier. My first one was only a four tier. I'm going to get the potting mix you suggested also and save myself some time.
Wow, tried this planter-a bust-if I knew what you just said it would have had a better chance to be a success. Thank you so much for all of your tips. I learn more from your channel than anyplace else.
Thanks Luke
My greenstalk fell over last week, heartbreaking and very alarming to say the least 💔 luckily it was a fixable problem. My bottom tier had expanded from last year. I didn’t know until after I planted it up for this season. Fell over the following day. Decapitated my beautiful pepper plants. And killed a few flowers. Greenstalk was amazing they replaced the faulty tier. Now I just have to transfer the seedlings that survived.
I have professional towers from a farm auction. Love the idea of a reservoir on top. Mine were originally set up with an automated piped irrigation system with emitters for top tier.
I typically grow strawberries in my Greenstalk and it is great for that. The first year I used regular raised bed mix and that was a mistake as it compacted and held too much water. I switched to Fox Farms Strawberry Fields potting soil and it made a huge difference. I also highly recommend the spinner base for averaging out the light for the plants. I rotate my Greenstalk 1/4 turn each day and that seems to work quite well.
Good idea Luke thank you😁! I'll eventually move strawberries to a Greenstalk once I buy one, or two I didn't think I needed them until now. In 2020 I built 6 raised beds identical to yours by watching you build them in a video {again, Thank you! }, I've given up 1 bed entirely to strawberry's. I often wish I had that strawberry bed space back to use for other crops because strawberries I planted are June bearing. A Greenstalk or two will solve this issue!
Great Video, I have the exact same vertical planter and it’s great!🎉
Great info !❤ thx 😇
Did Greenstalk do away with the gray disc that goes in between layers?
No. I think someone forgot to pick those up for the demo.
No, they made it in. Just in-between shots.
Thanks for posting! My green stalk just arrived today! I’m going to try cherry tomatoes, parsley and purple basil. I think after watching the assembly tips, things should go smoother! lol.
This was very informative! I am interested in learning more about the GreenStalk Planters. Could you do more videos on different ways to use them?
Those are a great way to incorporate some flowers for pollinators when you forget to plan on saving space for them in the garden
ive got beans planted in mine and also lettuce and onions and garlic.
Greenstalks no 3 & 4 are arriving today🎉🎉🎉
Watering discs need to be between the layers.
They are in there
I love greenstalk
Tfs, great tips
Luke thank you for all the videos you do I learn a lot. I'm getting ready to plant my GreenStalk that I've had but have never used. I'm thinking about strawberries too. My question is I live in northern Indiana by Lake Michigan, can I leave it set up through the winter or will the strawberries die and not come back? Thank you!
I would love to get a greenstalk! They seem really cool.
I plant mine with bush beans. Works great!
Thanks for the tips. I bought a couple of green stalk planters, but I admit...don't know what I am doing. So I didn't really fertilize , and definitely not regularly. Secondly, I didn't think about planting the heavier water drinkers near the bottom. All good tips, so I hope I will have a better crop output this year👍👍
Thank you for your tip about planting basil/thyme in the higher pockets and cilantro/green onions lower. Any other tips like that would really be appreciated!
I wish I could express to you how much you've helped me branch out (pun intended) -- and start to garden! My husband and I bought a little townhome at the beginning of 2021 and I found your channel after I read your book -- I've gotten more and more confident in the garden ever since! Thank you for all your sage advice (pun *not* intended there...but this is a gardening channel so maybe the dad jokes just flow ;)).
I know there are a lot of ways to grow vertically and GreenStalk looks amazing! For those on a budget, I'd love to hear your take on which DIY ideas would work best. I've heard of getting planters from the dollar store similar to GreenStalk (but obviously not as big or deep) and stacking them, or stacking planters on top of each other with the biggest at the bottom and smallest at top, or just stacking the plastic 5-gal nursery pots or buckets.
On their Mother's day sale they are $100 for 30 pockets in 5 tiers. The plastic stands up to Florida's sun and rain for years.
Hi Luke, thanks so much for your help, I love your videos. I’m in my second year of GreenStalk strawberries, but the soil is compacted in the pockets. What should I do, add more soil or let them be?
Could you talk about what is normal fertilizing for different scenarios?