My husband wasn’t on board with the totes but I got some of those tower planters from the dollar tree and didn’t like them very much. So I am doing your buried pot method all throughout the garden and let me tell you what. That stuff breaks down so quickly underneath the top pot 😍😍 I’ve probably already made a buckets worth of fresh soil in the last WEEK! (I threw in some red wigglers in each of my composting pots to speed things along). Works so well! I now look forward to all your videos!! 😍 Keep em coming! Much love from Texas!
Monster Mash ; we have a six acre campus which supplies tons of leaves , branches , clean non sprayed lawn clippings for mulching in our community garden , Growing food for the neighborhood !!!! Here in zone 9 b in Sacramento County California USA !!!! We get coffee grounds from Starbucks ; we have a truck load full of wood chips ; we have a huge pile of compost ; we're building soil in our 10 raised beds , exactly "like" Robbie and Gary teach !!!! So far , the garden has given food to three people in the past 10 days , people who come to the food locker to get groceries !!!!! It's a combined effort, food locker and organic garden !!!! Food for the people !!!!
Stopped by thrift store today. A week or so ago they had lots of totes at $1.50 each. I got 7 that day. Went today and they had only 2 I was willing to buy that had no cracks. Got to check out. Lady says today those are free!! What a deal!!!
Robbie there are some u tube videos I watch awhile and then I get bored with the same content. But I have been watching you a couple of years and I never get bored with your videos. Thank you I have learned a lot.
Hey Robbie! So it's been two or three years since I began following you and in the same time it took this long to get my partner to come on board. Today was the day I finally sent this video to him so he could view it. Thank you so very much!!!
You are the best!!! I always wondered why so many gardeners shun putting meat and bones in your compost… they all don’t really have a reason, they just say don’t do it. Some have said that it will attract rodents, but the gardeners who have used fish say to cover it in limestone powder. You have really been a great mentor for me in this gardening arena! You think outside the box and aren’t afraid to try new things. I’m getting the rest of my garden set up now… I’m super excited for this growing season! I hope everyone is successful in their gardens this year!
I watched one of your videos last year and I have started collecting my kitchen and garden wastes in buckets. Once they fill up, I move them to large grow bags and top them with soil and some castings from my worm bin. After a few weeks, I transplant seedlings into them. The plants I have in those grow bags are the most productive plants I have. I used to buy soil in big bags but have stopped since I started doing your method. I just filled a tower planter last week and I'm now waiting for my herb seedlings to be ready for transplant. So grateful I stumbled upon your channel. :)
Thank you so much for this video. I'm teaching my students how to preserve our environment by starting out with composting. They throw away parts of fresh fruit and vegetables everyday in the dumpster. I'm going to teach them how the be resourceful and your video is epic for me. Great job!😍😃
Oh my goodness I love it the kids will learn to grow and how to make their own best soil from what they don’t eat, no real waste, perfect thanks for sharing this with me 😊❤️💕🌱🪴🙏
I have absolutely loved you and your channel since I found u last week. I now have 5 totes all free and curbside trash, free city disposal of yard waste and 2 chairs!! Seriously a great BIG thank you!!
I get 3 and 5 gallon buckets FREE from the grocery store bakery. Just ask, they usually just throw them away. Also, if you can get them with the lid, they're great for storing food.
One day , about nine months ago , our Saint Vincent thrift store had totes on sale for 25 cents a tote ; so , I got about twenty five of the totes !!!! All different colors and some of them are see through ( opaque ) !!!!
Ma'am! I just want to say that if u could send you pics of my garden you would be bursting with pride! All because of you. My new motto is "it will break down!". Love you very much thank you for all if your knowledge! I appreciate you! Have a great day from Eastern NC
Robbie your tips on making soil has saved me so much $$.The only reason I'm buying a small bag of potting soil this year is to start my seeds n the tulle cup method you showed. Thank you! 🧤
I like your ideas you lighten my mind for more options and I promise to keep your methods easier and working for me. Thanks for all you shared. Be blessed
When I bought my house in Baltimore, the people before us had a big dog. There was at least 6-8 of dog feces. The real estate company sent folks to clean up the feces BUT… everything we planted in the ground grew FAST and HUGE!!!
Thank you Robbie so much for sharing how to make our own soil 🥰🥰 Last year 2022 I started a compost tote & I'm fixing to start planting in it tomorrow 🥰🥰
My kids and I are recycling some totes we had used for other purposes and are now starting to get our soil together. We spent about $30 on soil to top off 4 totes and 2 baskets. I don't think that is too bad to get started. Thank you for all the great information! I am planning on creating more of our own soil for next year.
You are amazing! Loved this video! Thank you muchly! I am starting my first small veg garden this summer. Thank you for taking the time to make this very informative video under the circumstances of the weather.
Thanks for the inspiration. I have been able to get free buckets from my local supermarket (5 gallon). I go to the bakery department and ask them for the buckets that they have that holds their cake frosting. I have saved a lot of $$$
The peas , spinach , mustard greens , strawberries , garlic , green onions , mint , lettuce , carrot leaves are all growing great !!!! The potatoes and store bought celery tops failed !!!! In our community garden , growing food for the neighborhood people !!!! So far , the garden has given food to four people in the past 10 days , people who come to the food locker to get groceries !!!!! It's a combined effort, food locker and organic garden !!!! Food for the people !!!!
This is why I decided to start the gardening season off before a lot of us plant talking about creating our own soil so many of us are on a budget, thank you so much 😊
How should someone handle the totes when they're in an area that gets lots of snow durning the winter? Thank you for everything that you share with us! I used to dig out my garden but can't do it anymore. I really appreciate your videos!
I too leave the totes out all winter. I cover them with the original lids, which I have completely filled with small holes using the sodering iron. This allows water and air to get in.
Nice one, Robbie! I just made up two new totes today and I used your method. It has worked well for me...with a few add ins of my own...like potash...I don't have mole dirt. ( :
Hello. Robbie. Nora here, Love that you put in the links below of Everything. Love the tote ideas. My husband and i both will be doing the Totes on chairs very soon. I saw cute lil miss Kitty . I hope you got inside before the Rain came down. Take care and be well .
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. I also have been trying to compose all the kitchen scraps, grass, leaves, etc at home. The easiest way is to bury them and the soil there turned out to be so good.
I really enjoy your content and your enthusiasm and sharing your knowledge just a quick question how long does it take for those spotted wood and and wood chips take to turn into soil
Ty Robbie. I’m watching late spring, but I’m so glad I found your channel. Been composting using your suggestions lasagna in totes. Ty much ! God bless
I have now started container gardens and collecting leaves and twigs and kitchen scraps. Always look forward to your videos. Best wishes from New Zealand.
Omg! So glad I found you. Love your videos. Wish I had known this when living in L.A. I'm now in the mid-Atlantic, which can be cold and humid. I'm going to try your method and hope it helps. Every year I get disease and some of my crops fail. I'll keep you posted. God bless!
I learned to just put one kale or broccoli sprout plant in a tote, not too many. it grows so big. I also use a 1gal pot, add some kitten scraps , top soil , half burried next to the plant. I don't have cover, just add another pot on top. It fed the plant . Soil in tote is black after a year. Wow...love this way😁
Would you recommend to use a flower bed for composting? It’s the south side of my house outside, the side of my house. I don’t have ground it’s all cemented of pool. Thank you this video is excellent for someone like me but I don’t have any place but the back patio. I love watching ur videos ♥️😊👍👍
Great video as always!! Tfs!! Also check if your town has a free compost giveaway location. You have to pack it yourself and tow it away, but it’s free
Willow in water helps other plant cuttings to root -old fashioned method people used to root cuttings - now they have root hormone powder to do same thing where you dump the end of the cutting into the root powder & make a hole , put in & cover with soil to help roots grow better
I've started filling up empty food containers and when it is half or 3/4 full, I take it out and find somewhere to put it. I throw leaves or a handful of dirt in it. Then I make my holes in it to leach out the direction I want. Yesterday, hubby said, " Oh, you bought me another container of coffee." I had to tell him that it was actually scraps from the icebox and toilet paper rolls 😂. It had gotten close to time to go to the store so I just left it on the counter top. I didn't even realize it was beside the coffee pot and he thought I bought it at the grocery store yesterday. Good thing he said something or he would have opened it to make coffee and be quite confused at five a.m. 😅
I love your videos. I do have a question. I recently moved to Eastern Washington. I have oodles of pine and fir cones, needles and branches. Will they work? We did all our packing in totes, so I have plenty of those. I look forward to your answer, but in the meanwhile, I'm going to start a compost tote.
Enjoyed watching your video. I container garden and I would love to use the fallen leaves from my area into my compost bins but I’m worried about introducing bad bugs into my garden. Do you have any suggestions 🤷🏽♀️
I have always liked the idea of making my own soil. I get tired of putting out good money for dirt even though it’s good soil. I have a question. How long does it take, normally, for the twigs, leaves and kitchen scraps to break down under that layer of soil? How do I know when it’s a good time to start growing in that tote?
May I ask do you redo the soil process all over again after harvesting your veggies and fruits? Or can you just keep planting in the same soil all year? Thank you
I think she rejuvenates it by adding green and dried leaves, food leftovers, dirt, and potting soil. Oh, and don't forget to water it to keep the micro organisms alive.
A few yrs ago i drilled a bunch of simple holes in a garbage pale on wheels, and layered leafs and scrap leaves and scrap and watered it not sure why i didnt get hardly anything. Any advice?
How much is the temperature at your home?? You said it’s cold! Right now in Montreal, it’s around 15-18’F!! So, can we change homes?? Lol! Have a good day, my friend!
I am sorry to ask another question. I started a compost garbage can last year, I was not aware to put holes in it. It has sat, gotten wet and when I opened it today, the soil is like mud, does that mean its no good? I have branches, worms etc in there
You can drill holes in there to drain out water but you will have to dump everything out & layer it back in correctly...otherwise it will be anaerobic which will not compost correctly
Believe me I truly feel for you, my body just does not do well with cold. Maybe because my Mom always kept me all bundled in coats…so I did the opposite with my kids and it worked they do not mind the cold, LOL 😆 stay warm and thank you so much 😊
Hi Robbie! Love your videos! I noticed that my grass clippings from a few months ago have turned black...I put them in a bin...is that ok to use along with soil for my veggie containers?
Hi Robbie, just found your channel recently and love your videos! So, I have started 1 tote as a very newbie gardener, and wasn't sure...Am I supposed to keep the lid on the finished tote? And can I keep adding to it, by burying food scraps under my soil layer? Thanks so much, your "sage" 😂🌱🍂🪱🐦 advice is invaluable, Lord bless you for sharing!❤
My husband wasn’t on board with the totes but I got some of those tower planters from the dollar tree and didn’t like them very much. So I am doing your buried pot method all throughout the garden and let me tell you what. That stuff breaks down so quickly underneath the top pot 😍😍 I’ve probably already made a buckets worth of fresh soil in the last WEEK! (I threw in some red wigglers in each of my composting pots to speed things along). Works so well! I now look forward to all your videos!! 😍 Keep em coming! Much love from Texas!
Sounds great! Isn’t that wonderful, it breaks done fantastic and fast and perfect for all these vegetable plants that are raring the grow 😊❤️🌱🍅
@@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy it most certainly does 😍 looking forward to a successful year! Good luck with your garden ☺️
Monster Mash ; we have a six acre campus which supplies tons of leaves , branches , clean non sprayed lawn clippings for mulching in our community garden , Growing food for the neighborhood !!!! Here in zone 9 b in Sacramento County California USA !!!!
We get coffee grounds from Starbucks ; we have a truck load full of wood chips ; we have a huge pile of compost ; we're building soil in our 10 raised beds , exactly "like" Robbie and Gary teach !!!!
So far , the garden has given food to three people in the past 10 days , people who come to the food locker to get groceries !!!!! It's a combined effort, food locker and organic garden !!!! Food for the people !!!!
I know this is a couple years old but this is exactly what I’ve been doing I’m on my 3rd tote now love Robbie and Gary’s videos
Stopped by thrift store today. A week or so ago they had lots of totes at $1.50 each. I got 7 that day. Went today and they had only 2 I was willing to buy that had no cracks. Got to check out. Lady says today those are free!! What a deal!!!
I think mother nature appreciates you spreading the word 😉!
What a beautiful way to teach lots of people how to make good soil ❤
I LOVE your enthusiasm!!!!!
Thanks so much
Robbie there are some u tube videos I watch awhile and then I get bored with the same content. But I have been watching you a couple of years and I never get bored with your videos. Thank you I have learned a lot.
Thank you so much 😊
That's because not only are her plants full of life, She exuberates full of life!
Hey Robbie! So it's been two or three years since I began following you and in the same time it took this long to get my partner to come on board. Today was the day I finally sent this video to him so he could view it. Thank you so very much!!!
You are the best!!! I always wondered why so many gardeners shun putting meat and bones in your compost… they all don’t really have a reason, they just say don’t do it. Some have said that it will attract rodents, but the gardeners who have used fish say to cover it in limestone powder. You have really been a great mentor for me in this gardening arena! You think outside the box and aren’t afraid to try new things. I’m getting the rest of my garden set up now… I’m super excited for this growing season! I hope everyone is successful in their gardens this year!
I watched one of your videos last year and I have started collecting my kitchen and garden wastes in buckets. Once they fill up, I move them to large grow bags and top them with soil and some castings from my worm bin. After a few weeks, I transplant seedlings into them. The plants I have in those grow bags are the most productive plants I have.
I used to buy soil in big bags but have stopped since I started doing your method. I just filled a tower planter last week and I'm now waiting for my herb seedlings to be ready for transplant.
So grateful I stumbled upon your channel. :)
Thank you so much for this video. I'm teaching my students how to preserve our environment by starting out with composting. They throw away parts of fresh fruit and vegetables everyday in the dumpster. I'm going to teach them how the be resourceful and your video is epic for me. Great job!😍😃
Oh my goodness I love it the kids will learn to grow and how to make their own best soil from what they don’t eat, no real waste, perfect thanks for sharing this with me 😊❤️💕🌱🪴🙏
@@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy I'll show them your video for sure.😃
I’m in NJ. You’ve read my mind. I’ve set up four buckets and started the twigs in the bottom. Fun!
Great 😊 thanks
You Told The Real TRUTH in This Video! Thanks, Robbie
I have absolutely loved you and your channel since I found u last week. I now have 5 totes all free and curbside trash, free city disposal of yard waste and 2 chairs!! Seriously a great BIG thank you!!
I get 3 and 5 gallon buckets FREE from the grocery store bakery. Just ask, they usually just throw them away. Also, if you can get them with the lid, they're great for storing food.
Thanks for Sharing!!!
@Nitchelle-marquese :Thanks for the update ; I'm going to try this ; I didn't know this ; I'm going to find out if our bakery had buckets !!!!
Love your information. My garden thriving due to your content. Thanks for going out in the cold. Your rocking the hat and scarf girl:)
Thanks Robbie. Getting ready to set up totes and grow bags.
Have fun 😀 thanks
One day , about nine months ago , our Saint Vincent thrift store had totes on sale for 25 cents a tote ; so , I got about twenty five of the totes !!!! All different colors and some of them are see through ( opaque ) !!!!
Ma'am! I just want to say that if u could send you pics of my garden you would be bursting with pride! All because of you. My new motto is "it will break down!". Love you very much thank you for all if your knowledge! I appreciate you! Have a great day from Eastern NC
Robbie your tips on making soil has saved me so much $$.The only reason I'm buying a small bag of potting soil this year is to start my seeds n the tulle cup method you showed. Thank you! 🧤
I'll definitely be doing this. I bought 4 totes today, and I'll only use my soil on the top layer. I'll start with one tote and see how it goes.
I’ve really been struggling with making compost but you just made it so simple and so easy! I will be making my own soil this week!! Thank you!!
So easy, after all it is nature’s way 😊
I love love love watching you and your gardening hints. I live in a mobile home park. Little space and not much sun.. but this sure works for me!
Me 2 , most of my driveway is lined with pots though because I don't want to get a letter from the office about an eyesore .
I like your ideas you lighten my mind for more options and I promise to keep your methods easier and working for me. Thanks for all you shared. Be blessed
Thanks
You are sooo smart!!!
Love all your videos Robbie 💖 youve helped me so much ~ bless you beautiful kind hearted soul 🙏💐💕🇨🇦
When I bought my house in Baltimore, the people before us had a big dog. There was at least 6-8 of dog feces. The real estate company sent folks to clean up the feces BUT… everything we planted in the ground grew FAST and HUGE!!!
Brilliant video.Just starting my garden in very wet Wales 😍
Happy Gardening ❤️😊🌱 thanks
Love it! Do this and it is delightfully true! Aussie Lady
LOVE THIS!!! ROBBIE, YOU ROCK! I'm gonna share this EVERYWHERE! THANKS FOR SHARING. :-)
Thank you Robbie so much for sharing how to make our own soil 🥰🥰 Last year 2022 I started a compost tote & I'm fixing to start planting in it tomorrow 🥰🥰
My kids and I are recycling some totes we had used for other purposes and are now starting to get our soil together. We spent about $30 on soil to top off 4 totes and 2 baskets. I don't think that is too bad to get started. Thank you for all the great information! I am planning on creating more of our own soil for next year.
I love it here☺️ You have taught me so much already and I just found your channel last week. God Bless you friend!♥️🙏🏼
Thank you so much 😊 ❤️💕
You are amazing! Loved this video! Thank you muchly! I am starting my first small veg garden this summer. Thank you for taking the time to make this very informative video under the circumstances of the weather.
Thanks for the inspiration. I have been able to get free buckets from my local supermarket (5 gallon). I go to the bakery department and ask them for the buckets that they have that holds their cake frosting. I have saved a lot of $$$
So so cute….! ❤️You have amazing energy & spirit 😺😺😻😻Meo meow meow from Vegas 😻❤️🥰
WISHING YOU ALL♥️A BEAUTIFUL SPRING!
I ADORE YOUR VIDEOS AND GARY'S AS WELL! AND YOUR ENTHUSIASM ROBBIE!🌻YOU ARE A TREASURE!🌻
♥️ FROM DALLAS TEXAS
You're a genius!
Thank you ❤️😊
Not sure there is anyone else out there with your grand enthusiasm! Gotta love it!!!😍 Thank you!
On the CHEAP! That's where I am. The bird tip. ;-)🐓
Robbie, you are sounding much better. I know you are probably still getting over C, but you look better, too. Take care ❤
Thanks so much still a bit of a struggle with my voice, but each day it gets better usually 😊 again thanks
I wanna live a life and grow old like you😊I really love your positive attitude
The peas , spinach , mustard greens , strawberries , garlic , green onions , mint , lettuce , carrot leaves are all growing great !!!! The potatoes and store bought celery tops failed !!!!
In our community garden , growing food for the neighborhood people !!!!
So far , the garden has given food to four people in the past 10 days , people who come to the food locker to get groceries !!!!! It's a combined effort, food locker and organic garden !!!! Food for the people !!!!
I love your ideas Robbie! I usually look for containers in dollar store. Buckets at Walmart have the best price and the totes you have.
Great video. I enjoy watching your videos. The bag soil is so expensive. Thank you for sharing
This is why I decided to start the gardening season off before a lot of us plant talking about creating our own soil so many of us are on a budget, thank you so much 😊
How should someone handle the totes when they're in an area that gets lots of snow durning the winter? Thank you for everything that you share with us! I used to dig out my garden but can't do it anymore. I really appreciate your videos!
I had my totes outside all winter covered in snow and no issues. They will compost slower than hers in southern California.
I too leave the totes out all winter. I cover them with the original lids, which I have completely filled with small holes using the sodering iron. This allows water and air to get in.
Your exuberance is infectious! I think I'm going to try this!
Nice one, Robbie! I just made up two new totes today and I used your method. It has worked well for me...with a few add ins of my own...like potash...I don't have mole dirt. ( :
Sure great information Robbie, I collect all the neighbors leaves for my compost bin.
Perfect 👍
Where in the 50s and mid 40s I'm in zone 6b in RI and I am getting excited to start I've composting in place thanks to you!!!!
Oh you’re gonna love it when the time comes to plant, but for now stay warm take care 😊❤️🌱
Hello. Robbie. Nora here, Love that you put in the links below of Everything. Love the tote ideas. My husband and i both will be doing the Totes on chairs very soon. I saw cute lil miss Kitty . I hope you got inside before the Rain came down. Take care and be well .
I ordered my fountain pumps I can't wait to get them. Thank you Robbie for the link.
I started totes and picking up chairs, I will start planting next week.
Perfect 😊❤️
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. I also have been trying to compose all the kitchen scraps, grass, leaves, etc at home. The easiest way is to bury them and the soil there turned out to be so good.
Perfect 😊
I'm so looking forward to getting back into my garden it's freezing here at the moment but spring is coming 😀
I did this method from your previous videos this morning ... thank u so much I feel so confident now 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Hello there, I love this idea of making your own soil. Making your own fertilizer is good too. I got this idea from you as well.
Thanks so much 😊❤️
I simply love your posts💕💕💕😘 Thank you!
I really enjoy your content and your enthusiasm and sharing your knowledge just a quick question how long does it take for those spotted wood and and wood chips take to turn into soil
Ty Robbie. I’m watching late spring, but I’m so glad I found your channel. Been composting using your suggestions lasagna in totes. Ty much ! God bless
I love watching your video. Am from Cambodia
I have now started container gardens and collecting leaves and twigs and kitchen scraps. Always look forward to your videos. Best wishes from New Zealand.
ThanQ Robbie...I luv ur enthusiasm 💚💚💚 I've been transferring my garden to ur method👍👍👍Going to bait store 4 night crawlers🦠🦠🦠
Cool 😊
Omg! So glad I found you. Love your videos. Wish I had known this when living in L.A. I'm now in the mid-Atlantic, which can be cold and humid. I'm going to try your method and hope it helps. Every year I get disease and some of my crops fail. I'll keep you posted. God bless!
Please do keep me posted, hope this year works perfect for you there using this method 😊❤️🌱
I learned to just put one kale or broccoli sprout plant in a tote, not too many. it grows so big. I also use a 1gal pot, add some kitten scraps , top soil , half burried next to the plant. I don't have cover, just add another pot on top. It fed the plant . Soil in tote is black after a year. Wow...love this way😁
bury the kitten scraps elsewhere and let mother nature filter it out first a season or two.
@@CVenza You mean it's safer that way?
Would you recommend to use a flower bed for composting? It’s the south side of my house outside, the side of my house. I don’t have ground it’s all cemented of pool. Thank you this video is excellent for someone like me but I don’t have any place but the back patio. I love watching ur videos ♥️😊👍👍
just lovely - lovely video - thanks
what direction is that wall facing? south ,
Thank you! 💚
Great video as always!! Tfs!! Also check if your town has a free compost giveaway location. You have to pack it yourself and tow it away, but it’s free
Coffee grounds. I cut up cereal boxes & all household cardboard. I collect leaves in fall, they are full of minerals.
2 parts browns to 1 part greens.
Goodwill....$1.99 got three of them yesterday. No lid though.
Willow in water helps other plant cuttings to root -old fashioned method people used to root cuttings - now they have root hormone powder to do same thing where you dump the end of the cutting into the root powder & make a hole , put in & cover with soil to help roots grow better
I've started filling up empty food containers and when it is half or 3/4 full, I take it out and find somewhere to put it. I throw leaves or a handful of dirt in it. Then I make my holes in it to leach out the direction I want.
Yesterday, hubby said, " Oh, you bought me another container of coffee."
I had to tell him that it was actually scraps from the icebox and toilet paper rolls 😂. It had gotten close to time to go to the store so I just left it on the counter top. I didn't even realize it was beside the coffee pot and he thought I bought it at the grocery store yesterday. Good thing he said something or he would have opened it to make coffee and be quite confused at five a.m. 😅
Is it ok if snails get in there? Do they help or harm the process? My backyard had too many snails
....."who's paying her?" ...."maybe it's him"
Love it.... LOL 🤭 enjoy your videos a lot Robbie
I love your videos. I do have a question. I recently moved to Eastern Washington. I have oodles of pine and fir cones, needles and branches. Will they work? We did all our packing in totes, so I have plenty of those. I look forward to your answer, but in the meanwhile, I'm going to start a compost tote.
th-cam.com/video/n9LGVcVO9uk/w-d-xo.html I Think this video may answer your question, thanks
Anybody know van you use pine straw from the yard in your totes. I have lots of it !
Awesome! 👍🏽 Can you use wood chip mulch instead of twigs?
As long as it doesn't have any colored dye it should be fine.
@@maydaygarden thank you!
Do i need to put a lid on it?
Enjoyed watching your video. I container garden and I would love to use the fallen leaves from my area into my compost bins but I’m worried about introducing bad bugs into my garden. Do you have any suggestions 🤷🏽♀️
Hi. Do you turn the mixture in the totes at any time? New York
Can you use pine needles?
Will this work with pine needles?
In 40 Minnesota people think it is spring ! Cold is -10 🤣all over is a foot of snow and ground is total ice ! So alI I have is my kitchen scraps 🤷🏼♀️
I have always liked the idea of making my own soil. I get tired of putting out good money for dirt even though it’s good soil. I have a question. How long does it take, normally, for the twigs, leaves and kitchen scraps to break down under that layer of soil? How do I know when it’s a good time to start growing in that tote?
Robbie says plant right away.😊
Do you continuously add more branches, kitchen scraps, etc? Or just the one time you are filling it up
Can I use coffee grounds?
Yes you sure can!!!
May I ask do you redo the soil process all over again after harvesting your veggies and fruits? Or can you just keep planting in the same soil all year? Thank you
I think she rejuvenates it by adding green and dried leaves, food leftovers, dirt, and potting soil. Oh, and don't forget to water it to keep the micro organisms alive.
Can this be done in a temperate climate?
What about planting corn in a container
A few yrs ago i drilled a bunch of simple holes in a garbage pale on wheels, and layered leafs and scrap leaves and scrap and watered it not sure why i didnt get hardly anything. Any advice?
Hey robie how are u doing my name is lisa I'm wondering do you still have pomegranate trees that you don't want
FYI- The useful information starts at 5:10. You're welcome.
How much is the temperature at your home?? You said it’s cold! Right now in Montreal, it’s around 15-18’F!! So, can we change homes?? Lol! Have a good day, my friend!
I am sorry to ask another question. I started a compost garbage can last year, I was not aware to put holes in it. It has sat, gotten wet and when I opened it today, the soil is like mud, does that mean its no good? I have branches, worms etc in there
You can drill holes in there to drain out water but you will have to dump everything out & layer it back in correctly...otherwise it will be anaerobic which will not compost correctly
Omg.... I live in chicago....try shoveling snow n dealing with a polar vortex...n below freezing Temps for months.....🙄
Believe me I truly feel for you, my body just does not do well with cold. Maybe because my Mom always kept me all bundled in coats…so I did the opposite with my kids and it worked they do not mind the cold, LOL 😆 stay warm and thank you so much 😊
Hi Robbie! Love your videos! I noticed that my grass clippings from a few months ago have turned black...I put them in a bin...is that ok to use along with soil for my veggie containers?
I'm not Robbie, but I think that will be some great soil.
Hi Robbie, just found your channel recently and love your videos! So, I have started 1 tote as a very newbie gardener, and wasn't sure...Am I supposed to keep the lid on the finished tote? And can I keep adding to it, by burying food scraps under my soil layer? Thanks so much, your "sage" 😂🌱🍂🪱🐦 advice is invaluable, Lord bless you for sharing!❤
I was wondering the same things!
I'm in the woods with pine straw everywhere somebody told me pinestraw shouldn't be in the compost is this true
I hope this question is ok. Do you just add worms from your garden into those plants ?