Are you INSPIRED to grow FOOD but you have NO ROOM for a garden? No problem! Sarah teaches about growing in containers and flower pots.
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My wife and I both love watching the videos on the ROKU and would love to be able to like the videos but in the mean time thank you for what you all do
HOA rules restrict me to only pots. I have a general blend of half chicken manure and half potting soil for vegetables (like tomato, carrot, sweet potato, onion, etc.) because they thrive in that mix. Flowers seem to like 1/3 each manure, compost and potting soil. Grapes, rosemary and lavender like a bit of sandy loam and potting soil. Tomatoes and zucchini need a big area for roots. Onions, carrots, raddish, and garlic don't spread much in the roots, but need a foot of depth. I grew sweet potatoes in a 5-gallon bucket stashed in a jade bush right by the front steps! The gorgeous vines cover the bucket and are lush…any sweet potatoes will be a bonus; I'd grow it more just for those beautiful vines and leaves! Strawberry only needs about 3/4 foot depth, but its roots spread as far as its leaves; they definitely like compost. And this year I built a 3x3x3 planter box for a 12-foot plum tree. It was totally worth it! I definitely would plant fruit trees in big containers like that again. If you need a lighter substitute for rocks at the bottom, styrofoam bits work great! Just put compost and potting soil on top. My 4x2x3 planter box I made would have required a ton of soil. So I chopped 3 milk jugs in half and turned them upside-down on the bottom, then put the manure/compost/soil mix in. Saved money! 3 tall tomato plants have thrived with basil in there this summer. Basically, you can grow many plants and trees in containers. Just not ones that like "cold feet" – cool root loving plants need the ground.
How do you use the calendula for your skin? The leaves, flowers, or both? I’m super interested!
Would a landscape cloth work in the bottom in your containers follow the containers at the bottom for the cloth.
You would be surprised, but polystyrene is great as in the bottom of containers.
You are a great teacher!😁
Love your videos! Sara, you would make a wonderful best friend!😊❤️
You are so much fun to watch!! I’m 70 so I don’t do much but love watching you and your hubby!!! Thx 😊
Could you use rabbit manure if planting potatoes? I only have rabbit manure and need to get potatoes in soon.
Never put gravel at the bottom of your pots. Water pools at the bottom of the soil level. Adding rocks/gravel will raise the water level and encourage root rot.
Where do you get your compost from? What is the supplier?
The nasturtium seeds will germinate faster if you clip the seed with scissors or a file on the side. The seed is very hard and doing the above, it will help the seed to germinate.
Thank you for tips!
I’m in my seventh decade. I’m going to grow some containers in an unused (and relocated) dog kennel.I’m going to put them on chairs or supports to get them up higher to be kind to my back.
The deer on our property have prevented us from gardening the last few years. I’m excited to try “containers in a cage” gardening.
The way you guys teach us how to plant and how to cook I love it, you cooking sections are awesome don't know which one I like more the planting or the cooking videos ,I think the cooking because I'm a 70-year-old cuban lady not easy for me to follow people but I can follow you both I love it thank you and God bless you
Thank you for this video. I am trying to grow in containers for more growing space. Found this very useful!
is there a follow up on this video? i see the plant and would love to see the harvest
I love to use a sprayer when doing seeds. It lets the top stay wet without waterlogging the soil
Im so jelly lol no that isn't a good word bc that would mean I want what you have lol I would just love to live the way both of you and your family live. I love to grow but have no place to grow and would have to start very small. What would you recommend starting with? ty in advance =) I heard a gunshot! ok Will try Calendula, Lavender, and Cascading Thyme. Not all in the same pot!
Great job with this video. Hope your sister is growing something!
Wow you are such a good teacher! I feel so much more prepared to get started on this hobby after seeing this video! Thank you so much!
Sarah & I have 2 things in common – gardening without gloves & using your finger as a moisture meter
Pi (3.14…) x r²
Or…
3.14 x the radius (1/2 the diameter) x the radius
A 12" diameter pot that's 10" high would go like this…
12x5x5=
60×5=
300 cubic inches
Paddle bit
sweet
check out our self wicking watering fertilized feed items
Potatoes seemed like a winner in Pots
Thank you so much Sarah for his video, I think I can do this and will give it a try…I have stray cats outside so not sure how to keep them out of the pots, but I'd so enjoy planting some herbs, or flowers, or green beans, I know you don't have a lot of time to answer everyone's posts, but wanted to say, I'm learning so many very helpful tips from you. Thank-you!!!!! God guide you and your family.
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Thank you SARA, Great video, say hi to KEVIN and the GIRLS. GOD BLESS.
It’s called Companion planting.
Thank you so much for the information and encouragement. This is my first year gardening veggies from kitchen scraps (store bought and regrowing) and seeds.. I currently have about 15 different fruit, veg and herbs on the go.
I have chicken poo from a few years ago in buckets. Can I use it and how much?
The kindness you express . A purpose of helping others is admirable.
Enjoyed your pot container suggestion and drainage specific which hoed along with average common sense. Most all of us have a window plant.
We are needing to produce food!!!
Being an Apt dweller at this time; I was waiting for you to emphasize and suggest. Best plants to grow inside.
Most Apts. Do not have balconies and the majority are 2nd and 3rd floors etc
Also suggestions of indoor growth lights
To me all that you shared was general common sense; but did not address the needed issues; to have an indoor ; inside and apt. Container garden;; ( inside ; indoors is the norm for most apt dwellers that do not have ideal growing environment.( limited SUN)( no mention of suggested plants ( least 1) that require s. ;;little sunlight from a window; sometimes one might get a lot of sun; it is usually random.
So ; this video falls short; almost waste of time for what was first i insinuated !!!
Thankyou for caring and your endeavors.
I expected some real resolve. ;; INDOOR GROWING. FOOD; NOT JUST HERBS AND SEASONING
Sarah, I’ve started seeds for cabbage (8b) but I’m worried about pests. I grew my first Brussels Sprouts this summer and was at war with aphids. I seriously have PTSD from it! 😬
How can I cover my container plants? Thanks for your channel. It’s a blessing. XOjennyinseattle
…????…. I have a domesticated rabbit as a pet that lives n our home…. My ?? Is how do u store the rabbit droppings?? Container with or without a lid…. Can it b saved for later use or do u need to use it right away??? I'm really enjoying y'all's videos as I am new to the gardening but even newer at the canning & preserving which I am learning a lot about just watching y'all ❣️❣️. Thank y'all so much for all the information ❣️❣️
Thank you for the watering lesson; I needed to hear that again. I have several of those black mineral tubs but they are stuck together and I CAN NOT get them apart…any suggestions?
hi to both of you thanks for sharing you got the green thumb Sara so do I haha well done have a nothing like gardening take care God Bless love all on this the old fashion way the best
Could you use goat manure or does that have to be composted like chicken or cow manure?
Does the calendula roots need that deep a container? How do you know how deep roots grow?
I'm so late watching this video from you. I absolutely love watching and learning from your family. You folks are so informative and casual like talking to your neighbor with some tips while sitting on porch. Thank you so much
I have been container gardening for years; since I broke my back. I don't put holes in the bottom of my container. If you drill on the side a couple inches from the bottom, it will hold a bit. I've never had a problem with root rot.
Mmm, nasturtium in a spinach salad.
*jan152022, starving for real food
You are amazing teacher and instructor….I learn a lot… thanks
I have a container garden and a raised bed garden, on an acre plot, and mostly raised up because I have bermuda grass! ugh! and BINDWEED! Oh My Gosh! BOTH? UUGGHH! Yeah, I started building raised beds two years ago with 2×4's and sheets of tin, and they went on top of used signs. I contacted a guy that owns a sign company, basically thick tarps with advertising on one side. Great way to stop the climbing weeds and grass. Thank you for the info! Love your channel, praying for many blessings upon you and your farm!
Do you use the fish fertilizer for potatoes too??
How can you make composted mulch?
Why wood chips will it not suck the nitrogen from the plant?
What about squirrel manual can you use it
Trying to find your English muffin receipt