Planting Fruit Trees in Wicking Tubs Ep 38
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True advise from elderly
Folks. This man is a genius.
Experience speaking for sure!
the KISS method hasn't failed us, I dont suppose it will any time soon.
Great design Leon, thanks for sharing. However I found by adding 2" of stones at the bottom of the plastic containers, it helps the soil to dry out every month or so, which keeps the soil from getting sour. I use this idea on my concrete roof where I have trees growing in large plastic containers which I then put into larger concrete containers. The trees provide shade and make for a beautiful garden setting on my roof. I live in the tropics in an area that doesn't rain that often but when it does it pours. I needed away to capture the rain in a low maintenance and mosquito proof way. Now if there is a big rain the water is stored in the plant containers instead of washing away or going into under pot platters that would allow for mosquitoes to breed. I also use a piece of clear plastic tubing to stick in the pvc pipe to check the water level by covering the top with my finger like a straw and pulling it up. God bless...
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That's what I needed to hear and see. Going to grow some fruit trees this spring. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Thank you Leon.
Thank you very much I am slowly converting all my plants even house plants into this system. Being a 58yr old single income family your system allows me to keep working and prepare for retierment in a manner that even in a wheel chair food is avalible without transportation issues to the store (🙋hi Hank) plus allowing more funds into the cost of utilities and medicle needs. I'm grateful for your willingness to freely share your life saving knowledge on you tube so both the poverty and disabled can enjoy there struggle to servive = a true blessing from above deliverd to all man kind THANK YOU for being a good steward
Stay strong Dazie, me me-maw wheeled herself up to the stove to cook our Thanksgiving Dressing every Thanksgiving, Christmas until she passed away at 91.
Blessings from Ireland to you and your family
I am a recent addition to the group of admirers of this gentleman and very much appreciate his wisdom and advice. His low key but no-nonsense approach is what has endeared him to me me. Gardening enthusiasts like me who are still learning, and he is teaching us without making us feel like dummies. Thank you, Sir.
I always learn something new when I watch your videos.
we need to listen to are Elders. There experience is valuable when it comes to growing food. Tricks of the trade. 1/4 acre with a house can feed a family of 4 to 6 with only containers and cheap
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You sir are AWESOME ! THANK YOU for making the time to break it down so that even a blind man could learn from you. Many wouldn’t make the extra effort to educate but you did !!!
Any idea at what point in the growth where they must be transplanted due to becoming root bound ?
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I've been using method number two for 20 years now and it works wonderfully I've started lots of apple trees and actually been growing pineapples in Southwestern Colorado pineapples take about four years though before they start producing and I only have five one that's produced and the other four from plantings from the mother plant mother looks like she's about to produce again . I always use the standpipe but I use wash stone instead of laying pipe in the bottom . I used the yard cloth only because I was given a few free rolls before that I use cardboard with no print and or straw works very well . I use clay and concrete pots , plastic and Metal watering troughs . The pot or trough I am growing in I make sure is well-ventilated from the sides as well as the bottom but has good support . 2 to 6 holes on the sides depending on the size of the pot and one good hole in the bottom in the middle is enough . My property is pretty much all clay so outside I dig a hole to set my trough or pot in leaving a good trench all the way around it . then the trench gets filled with cedar mulch . if I were in Porous ground I would definitely use a liner . inside everything's in a pot in a shallow trough or tub . I put the pot in the tub put the stone in the pot . then around it in the tub , doesn't need but two inches thick and inside the pot 3 to 4 . The very first time I actually did this with a raised bed over a bed of stone 4 in deep 8 in in the ground . It was 10 ft long 4 ft wide 3 ft tall with two and a half feet of my composted soil .
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Henry, you said you "started many fruit trees this way". Did you leave in pots/tubs, or end up putting in ground (or bigger tubs?!?) after trees got too big?
Just wondering ~
Thank you God, I could listen to a country accent all day long, as luscious as any Irish/Scottish sing song.
Blessings to you SIR, JUST Found this video/ site , learning so Much.. THANK YOU FOR Knowledge , Way of Farming in America today.
I bet ole Leon could grow some badass MARIJUANA
I’ve grown some in the tubs and it’s amazing.
Super idea and wonderfully illustrated, Thanks I look forward for more updates.
Most comprehensive self watering bucket video you have done. Very nice. Hope everyone watches it.
Now that is thej explanation that I now understand. You dont need to answer my questions left on other videos because this one explains it exactly.
I love watching this guy I feel like my neighborhood grampa is schoolin' us in the best way
Great video Mr. Leon. Thank you so much. I am going to grow some plumb trees now in a few wicking containers
Great video. Answered a few of my questions. Thank you for being so generous with your knowledge. May the Lord bless you and yours.
This is so great. Your time was NOT wasted thank you.
Great idea Mr. Leon on the fruit trees. How about fertilizer schedule for them?
Brilliant video very good job guy
Thank you Leon
I have always enjoyed your videos I can always learn something
Thank you for the video!
Love the drip pipe idea
Now I have to start saving me some milk juggs..thanks for this super informative video!!
God Bless you Leon, and thank you for sharing your amazing knowledge with us. You are truly brilliant. THAK YOU From Melbourne, Australia 😊
Thank you Mr.Leon I enjoyed the video God Bless
I’ve never learned so much about gardening love this guy
LEON!!! YOU ARE A GENIUS!!! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS.👍🌻 I FIRST SAW YOU ON ( ARMS FAMIL HOMESTEAD ). 👍🤗🌱
same here. The has a lot of knowledge!
Truly appreciate these great videos. Thank you!
I guess this is the best video !:)clearly I understand now how to do this proces -evean English is not my first language 👍I will be try this method in my small garden ,Thank you very much,all the best wishes
Thanks Leon, i bought 4 fruit trees and will use this method to plant them. Keep making these great videos you are helping lots of people.
Leon Your self-watering containers rock! I made some this summer. They are great!! I have made many others made differently but won’t come close to yours! Thanks Leon!
Love them!!
I’ve been using your tubs for certain plants and my pepper plants love em. Grape maters as well. But Mr Leon what about blueberries?
Although I am English and so was my Dad, you remind me of him, accent slightly different tho. Thank you Leon.
I am new to your videos. I am wanting to do container gardening and I am going to try to do what you are teaching. I live in Tulsa and am going to visit your place when I can. Thank you so much for all of your good information.
Thank you Leon
for your knowledge..
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for all us blind folks like hank =manythxs-leon-blessings cool share
dang now i gotta start saving them gallon milk jugs maybe check recycling area in town-what you need when you need it- wow leon lots of cool insight and useful teachings-check out your vids want to learn more-manythxs
Very interesting mr. Leon
This is perfect. I found some little fruit trees on clearance and had no idea how I was going to pot them 😂 thank you!
Thank you so much for explaining about the size of the holes in the milk jugs. Also, thank you for sharing your knowledge. It is much appreciated!
Shout out to blind Frank down in Texas , peace brother..... shame you won't see this Frank but you might be able feel the british love son
Thanks Leon your amazing I learned so much
Thanks, I was really confused about that. Appreciate the time put into these videos.
I am so glad i found out about this channel! I heard about you from Arms family Homestead!
So did I
That is a great way to plant fruit trees ❤️👍nice
I love your videos Leon! Thanks so much-
A question about the milk jug-soda bottle tub: the water filling tube is connected to just 1 milk jug -- how long does it take to fill the system up with water, given that the water has to diffuse from the single jug to all 7 other milk jugs + soda bottles? It seems that it would take hours to diffuse to all the bottles-jugs, does the system need to be checked and topped off several times each fill-up? And how can you tell if the overflow hole is spilling because the water has not diffused to into all the jugs-bottles or if the system is really full?
You remind me of my dad. He was head strong when it came to growing fruits and veg.
I have been using wicking method in my pots for Year's. I like the refreshing course that I have been getting from your site. It really does work, my part of Kentucky has been in a drought. Thank goodness for the wicking planters. I enjoy your videos Leon
Thank you sir, a great demonstration video!
I swear I think you have to be related to my grandfather who was from Okla., too! You look a whole lot like him~he was such a good man, too!!
Hello first saw you on Arms Family Homestead's Utube channel.These tubs are a great idea thanks for showing the different ways of making them.Keep up the good works.Blessing's to you and your Family.Pia&Honey kitty in California.
Thats Genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You!!!
I love your videos! Thank you so much.
so happy to learn this I am ready to plant my trees but I guess I have to wait for the spring.
Thank you for all your information and a very good video.
Ring the bell, punch the button, and subscribe, and we'll make ye some more videos! 😄 It's so cool to see someone from his generation using technology to get the wisdom out to the younger generations. God bless him! ♥️
Great idea! It might be better to put the fill pipe (white plumbing), on the other side of the container as your drain hole. That will make sure the whole bottom is full of water.
Thank you for this explanation. I was one of the ones wondering why no fabric. Totally understand this now. Appreciate your explaining this. Great video!
Love this video! So much useful information. Leon I hope you know how thankful to God we are for you. You're helping so many folks with your knowledge to succeed in growing food where they have had failures. We pray for continued blesses on you. ❤🙏😊
these videos are great and I really appreciate the knowledge and experience you share. thanks for taking the time to make these, I have really learned a lot from your channel.
Thanks Mr Leon, after watching your videos I went and brought 2 fig trees.
Great video! I wanted a few fruit trees on my deck. This will be a great spring project. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the explanation, especially about the fill pipes, really need it, thanks again from Perth western Australia.
I just wanted to say thankyou so much for sharing this in important information.
My green thumb is aching to get started doing this in hot barren nevada.
I think this is the only way things will grow in nevada.
I really appreciate your educating me.
Daniel Arms and you inspired me to try the self wicking containers. I've got 2 apple seedlings in 5 gallon buckets that I started this summer. I would greatly appreciate a video on pruning fruit trees, looking forward to it. Thank you, take care of yourself and best wishes
Awesome! Glad you made this, I had no idea I could have trees on my porch!! I’ll be calling you for tubs!! Thanks Leon!
Do you sell the empty tubs I am in north carolina and can you ship them thank you
@@berlwright7029 ask local ranchers to give you their leftover mineral tubs.
Offer $3 to $5 for them. That's ehat Leon does.
Leon strives to do this as cheap as possible.
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@@windmillacres679 we don't have any ranchers in north carolina but thank you for the thought t was very nice of you god bless
@@berlwright7029 they are used for other animal besides cattle. Check in at a local feed store.
Another option is to use 55 gallon barrels. You can cut them in half and make 2 tubs. Just make sure when you get the barrels you get the To seal the holes. I actually use 2 barrels that are 2/3 tall. I cut off the top of 1/3. That's when I grow my potatoes in.
With barrels new just want to make sure it's a food grade plastic and hasn't been filled with the anything toxic.
A fine old choice would be these tubs I have gotten at my local hardware store. They look kind of like big clothes baskets with to rope handles. They work great but they cost me nearly $10 each.
But that's what I have on the front porch because my wife thought the other tubs were kind of ugly.
Very good to watch. Suggestion: I would use gaffer tape to secure the white pipe to the inside of the pot.
I have about 20. Never secured the pipe and have had no issues. I recently moved them all 4 miles.
But by all means secure them. It will not hurt a thing. Honestly, I thought about a zip tie at the top but was just to lazy. 😄
Thank you Leon for sharing your vast knowledge of gardening and growing of our own fresh produce. One question, what types and varieties of fruit trees do the best in the wicking tubs? Keep up the awesome work you do!!!!
You are so wonderful to share all this valuable information. Thank you,.
Sweet! I absolutely love my self-wicking buckets. All of my tomatoes and kale and herbs are doing great! My carrots are still pretty small but are doing well too. These are great for urban living!
Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
If you want grow your trees larger and Fuller, you need very heavy buckets,
For this you will fill the buckets halfway with large gravel top with 3" sand, top this with dead matter like fish and chicken gut scraps, chicken poop horse manure ect. Add some enzymes and mis well with sand. Now bury your tree in soil to the top.
Now drill one pencil size hole we're you want the water table in the bucket to maintain. Drill 2 - 2" holes 6 " apart across from each other 4" down from the rim.
Get some 2" rope, cut in 1' lengths, put ends of rope in hole, splay ends of rope over itself and tightly wrap with bailing wire to form your knots on the inside of the buckets.
Now you have self moisturising pots with good base material for tape root growth good spread root propagation and proper weight to keep it from blowing over.
Handles to move it around or draft g it.
all plants and trees need a ground connection, for this you will need to put a copper pipe in with the plant from bottom to surface of container and a solid copper wire running to a copper pipe 3' in the ground beside the bucket.
Do one this way
And one with no ground connection to see the difference it really makes in growth and health of the fruit.
Water, nutrients and sunshine are fine and good, but with out connection to the mother's source of energy all things suffer to grow and strive.
Bath naked in the morning glow and walk bare footed some times.
You'll feel better than you do already.
If my advice helps you. Keep your dollar I don't need COMPINSATION for helping you.
I am confused about adding the 'copper wire for grounding'. Is this to keep plant 'connected to the earth's energy'? Cuz l have noticed some potted plants dont seem to like it in the pot. Is this true even if the potted plant is sitting on the ground (not raised up)?
Thanks in advance~ Any more info on the subject is appreciated!
This is a great way to re-use that damn plastic, gonna do a couple thanks Leo!
If Mr. Leon was ADAM...this world would not have done gone so bad.
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Great video, gonna try this...
Thanks, going to make me some I appreciate the videos
Great video great information please continue to post thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you for the info and patience showing us how to do this and with great detail, I might add! From here I can go straight into the nursery and get everything I need...
If someone with Hank sees this, please say hi from Abilene, TX
Very Interesting Video. I'm going to try this. Thanks so much. I shared your video, and I'm a new Subscriber.
Leon, you're my favorite
Thank You Leon for sharing.
God bless you.
I love this idea. Thank you.
so, now I know what to do with my mango tree!! thank you!
I did a calamansi tree in one this spring. Thriving!
I found you today I'm going to create a bucket garden.
Thank you for taking time to do this.
Sending love to you Leon! Thank you
another great video Leon. Thanks From NH .Bill
Good video thanks for sharing
When I was a child in the 1940s in Oklahoma I also wore those Striped Overalls. The Chest Pocket which he uses for pencils was Great for CELL PHONES (if you had one).
How long can a tree remain in the original bucket ?
What a genius system! 👍 This is going to fix everything that's wrong with my container plants except the grasshoppers! 😊 Thank you so much! 💜💛💚💙💜💛💚💙
There is an organic pesticide recipe with neem oil,baking soda and organic liquid soap that runs pests, but doesn't keep the pollinating bees away. It's on TH-cam.