@@Growyourheirlooms Thanks !! I put mine in the ground. It prevents UV breakdown, keeps the potting mix from drying out as quickly, allows me to trellis from the ground up, and looks a lot nicer too.
glad i found your page, thank you! finally getting a house & been balcony growing veggies the past year. CANT WAIT, i'll be scouring your page. Thank you brotha
@@Growyourheirlooms It's just like the fact that I have a Marion Berry bush whose berries are already turning ripe now. It belongs on the moist Oregon Coast and not in my back yard.
We went from growing our tomatoes in ground and in raised beds to 5 gal. buckets ten years ago. Then 8 years ago we went to 7 gal. grow bags and couldn't be happier with our yields and plant health. It gets expensive and takes alot of room to plant one plant in a 10 or 20 gallon container especially for a new gardener or one who has limited space. As for galvanized beds I think they are beautiful and not a health risk imho. There seems to be many on you tube that miss the valuable information you and others put out because they are too busy looking for the negative... sad! Great content... thank you!
I have found that peppers like their roots touching so I always plant my peppers in containers with up to 3 in 10 gallon bags and 2 in 5 gallon bags an have had bumper crops doing it that way. Love the Idea of Garbage cans. Do you put holes in the bottom of the cans?
I love the idea of using the galvanized garbage cans as planters for tomatoes! Several years ago, a friend gave me a small old galvanized stock tank that leaked. It measures 2' wide x 4' long x 2' tall, the ends are rounded. I actually chopped long slits, for drainage, in the bottom of it, using an axe. It makes a great raised bed for growing veggies and flowers. This spring I purchased two more galvanized stock tanks, same size, and a metal 1-1/4" hole saw assembly for my drill to cut the drain holes. I'll put drain holes about an inch up from the bottom of each tank, spaced approximately a foot apart. I also bought six black 85-gallon poly stock tanks to use as raised garden beds. I picked up the last 2 about 7 hours ago. Now all I have to do is, cut the drainage holes, fill them with some good raised-bed/container mix, and get them planted. Wish me luck! ~Margie
@@greenthumbelina7331 Yes, I drilled about 4 holes on each end of the bottom with a 1/2" drill bit. I elevated the tub on cement blocks so I can catch the water underneath and reuse it as compost tea.
Yeah i want to know to do you drill holes in the 30 and 20 gallon cans ? How many holes in the bottom or sides do you have for drainage? Thank you hopefully you'll get back to us on that. Larry
Yes, I forgot to mention that I did put 5 or 6 1/2" drainage holes in the bottom. Also, I filled them to the top with soil to allow a little settling. They settled about 2"
I have vintage galvanized tubs for growing throughout my garden. The best and don't care if they leach out anything ... it probably makes the veg taste even better! Lol Trying to find galvanized troughs to start raspberries in. For sure I'd drill holes but it's to keep crab grass out.
You had the best explanation of determinate and indeterminate tomatoes. Thank you. Just found your channel. Great inspiration.
Good video. I use Walmart plastic tote containers (20 gallons/ $5.00 each).
Great idea!! I have used plastic in the past but the UV breaks them down
@@Growyourheirlooms Thanks !! I put mine in the ground. It prevents UV breakdown, keeps the potting mix from drying out as quickly, allows me to trellis from the ground up, and looks a lot nicer too.
@@michaelvittori8525 Oh, that's a good idea burying it
glad i found your page, thank you! finally getting a house & been balcony growing veggies the past year. CANT WAIT, i'll be scouring your page. Thank you brotha
I can't use those cans because I live in a 9B climate in N. California it would make the soil to hot!
I should have addressed that. For some reason here, they don't get that hot
@@Growyourheirlooms It's just like the fact that I have a Marion Berry bush whose berries are already turning ripe now. It belongs on the moist Oregon Coast and not in my back yard.
I live southern Oregon too and you have inspired me to build a similar shed/greenhouse!
Good luck with the build
Really good video I looked at the twenty gallon cans and the price is all over the place
Here too. I just went with the cheapest ones made in the US
That so cool..
Wow this is really great!
Thank you!
We went from growing our tomatoes in ground and in raised beds to 5 gal. buckets ten years ago. Then 8 years ago we went to 7 gal. grow bags and couldn't be happier with our yields and plant health. It gets expensive and takes alot of room to plant one plant in a 10 or 20 gallon container especially for a new gardener or one who has limited space. As for galvanized beds I think they are beautiful and not a health risk imho. There seems to be many on you tube that miss the valuable information you and others put out because they are too busy looking for the negative... sad! Great content... thank you!
We’re the negative comments removed? I don’t see anything negative here
Thanks for the kind words.
I haven't gotten any on this video yet, but give them time :-)
Thank you great info
Very welcome
I have found that peppers like their roots touching so I always plant my peppers in containers with up to 3 in 10 gallon bags and 2 in 5 gallon bags an have had bumper crops doing it that way. Love the Idea of Garbage cans. Do you put holes in the bottom of the cans?
Yes, I put 5 or 6 - 1/2" holes in the bottom for drainage
I love the idea of using the galvanized garbage cans as planters for tomatoes!
Several years ago, a friend gave me a small old galvanized stock tank that leaked. It measures 2' wide x 4' long x 2' tall, the ends are rounded. I actually chopped long slits, for drainage, in the bottom of it, using an axe. It makes a great raised bed for growing veggies and flowers. This spring I purchased two more galvanized stock tanks, same size, and a metal 1-1/4" hole saw assembly for my drill to cut the drain holes. I'll put drain holes about an inch up from the bottom of each tank, spaced approximately a foot apart.
I also bought six black 85-gallon poly stock tanks to use as raised garden beds. I picked up the last 2 about 7 hours ago. Now all I have to do is, cut the drainage holes, fill them with some good raised-bed/container mix, and get them planted. Wish me luck! ~Margie
I have raspberries growing in stock tanks that I planted this year. I think they'll do great
@@Growyourheirlooms Did you add drain holes? If the answer is yes, how or what did you do to accomplish this?
@@greenthumbelina7331 Yes, I drilled about 4 holes on each end of the bottom with a 1/2" drill bit. I elevated the tub on cement blocks so I can catch the water underneath and reuse it as compost tea.
@@Growyourheirlooms Great idea!
Yeah i want to know to do you drill holes in the 30 and 20 gallon cans ?
How many holes in the bottom or sides do you have for drainage?
Thank you hopefully you'll get back to us on that. Larry
Yes sorry. I forgot to mention I drilled about 6 1/4" holes in the bottom for drainage
Great content, can you tell me how much soil you put in those 25 and 30 gallon galvanized trash cans? Do you put holes in the bottom of the cans?
Yes, I forgot to mention that I did put 5 or 6 1/2" drainage holes in the bottom. Also, I filled them to the top with soil to allow a little settling. They settled about 2"
I have vintage galvanized tubs for growing throughout my garden. The best and don't care if they leach out anything ... it probably makes the veg taste even better! Lol
Trying to find galvanized troughs to start raspberries in. For sure I'd drill holes but it's to keep crab grass out.
Sounds great! I know tractor supply has every size water troughs. I bought one for my worms
Are you still using grow pots ?
Yes, I use them in the south garden and orchard