How To Make Free Potting Soil Compost for Container Gardening to Grow a Vegetable Garden Anywhere
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- Making free potting soil and setting up containers to grow tons of healthy food on a budget. Container Gardening in totes and containers to stop gophers and tree roots. Permaculture method using local resources. Growing potatoes, tomatoes, onions, strawberries, squash, melons, watermelon, turmeric, ginger, sweet potatoes, peppers, pumpkins, cannas, herbs, mint, eddoes, malanga, yams, ubi, pepinos, water chestnut and more. Growing in Kiddie pool and wicking beds. Growing with nature all around. The Simplest Easy Method to set up containers. Easy Happy and Cheap gardening method.
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Gary, thank you so much for the thorough explanation and examples of creating good planting soil. I've learned so much from you and Robbie and continue to learn more with every video. A sincere thank you.
Thank you Barbara, your welcome.
I couldn't say it better.
Amen and A M E N !!!!!!!
Hello, Gary. Good to see you .
I've been making my own soil for years in big pots until I learned from Robbie to use totes instead. I only buy soil for succulents, roses and other non-food plants.
Thanks Josie.
Love the camera angle from inside the tote.
Thanks.
Hi Robbie and Gary. It's neat to see Gary doing the soil thing.
Thank you Connie.
WOW !!! Gary your soil looks amazing, thank you so much !!
Thank you, your welcome.
Hi Gary good info. I remember when you started the woodchips lol I remember the guy came over with a bobcat and moved the chips around because you were running out of room and they didn't want to leave your place because they had a big job near by and it would have cost them money to dump the wood chips. lol I believe in places you had several feet thick I believe. lol But now it all paid off. Cheers
Thanks Antio. In places I did lay it down thick. One of the best lessons I got from watching Paul Gautschi was plan ahead and be patient. It really has paid off!
Thanks Gary !
Thanks LaRue, your welcome.
Hi Gary and Robbie! You both are so awesome! Thanks for all your great videos! I enjoy watching them so much!😊💖🌸🦋🐝
Thank you, your welcome.
Great video nice to see you
Thank you.
Howdy Gary!👋Thanks for this knowledge! Excellent video. You and Robbie do so much to help us become good gardeners without breaking the bank.
Love your garden buddy fur babies! They are cute!🐕
Thank you Valorie, your welcome. They are Australian Cattle dogs, LC "Elsie" and Ivy. LC Is the one that stays really close by.
Ooo!😬 I put stuff in my totes, but not fine and grainy like yours. I put twigs in bottom, then a layer of torn up brown paper, a whole
lot of kitchen food scraps, then a bit of certified organic soil, then some partially composted compost, grass clippings from the mower bag, and lastly more c.o. potting soil. I don’t have any available area to dig up my yard soil.
That sounds good. I believe in using whatever resources you have available.
I’m trying at least. As you say a learning process, until done right, with the results expected. Mother Nature, help me please.🥺🙏
Good evening, Gary. Just wanted to let you know my Passion Flower is still doing well in her new portable trellis home. We've at least another month before our last frost...difficult to say because we had snow again yesterday.); The good thing is, I'm receiving the knowledge you & Robbie share which will help me have an abundant garden this season. I was so depressed because my spinal impairments have gotten worse. Planting in the ground just wouldn't allow me to care for the garden in a proper & loving manner. Planting a garden in totes & bakery buckets will be a godsend. Your tips are life altering for me.(:
I just found out my doctor is ill, so I won't be seeing her for another month. I'd already planned to surprise her with a bucket filled with flowers & herbs. A few of my cherry tomato seedlings are growing well. I think she might like one of those too. Take care, ~ Covah
Thanks Covah, your welcome. Gardening on a smaller or simpler scale is becoming an important part of health and wellbeing. Thanks for sharing.
I love that you not only explained each step, but also actually showed the process of making soil. Thanks for the information. I believe this will help many first time gardeners! Do you also add worm castings?
Thank you, your welcome. I'm creating a living soil. The earthworms either migrate in or are present in the top soil. They feed and deposit castings directly in the containers. The green matter that we add composts in place to feed them.
Oh WOW I didn't know they sold acidic stuff. Is it blueberries that need that. I can't remember. Great teaching Gary. We are still learning so much. Thank you Gary and Robbie. Love yall 💓 💗 💕
Yes it is blueberries 🫐 the ripe tomato farms uses ellimental Sulphur, for theirs to lower ph and raise acidity. 😊 Thank you ❤
Thanks Melinda. We have alkaline soil, around 8 Ph, so I use elemental Sulphur to lower it to grow blueberries and jostaberries.
Thank you Gary for your recipe for making your own soil. Very informational..thank you again
Thank you, your welcome Pat.
Thank you so much, Gary and Robbie, for showing people how to use all their organic materials on their own property. I have always done it, with very slight amendments. I was shocked when I heard people throw away soil. I mean where do they throw it, into the sun? The earth grows perfectly fine in its soil. Humans just have to copy her.
Thanks Yee Vita, your welcome.
Maybe the soil was infected with fungal spores or something?
Just started to garden. I got some great tips from this video. Than
Thank you, your welcome.
Thanks so much for making it possible for me to grow food in containers I could never afford to buy soil
Thank you Sunshine, your welcome.
If you buy compost/manure it's only around 3 dollars a bag then add some sand you have good soil. Add blood meal that's high in nitrogen. Great soil to grow any vegetables
@@darceyschultz2370 Commercial compost may contain herbicide/other contaminates, and even $3 a bag plus fertilizer adds up fast! Thats money that could be saved or spent on something else while I source my compost and fertilizer for free from my 100% organic backyard. Doesnt make sense to "buy dirt" my family had a 365 acre farm, I can hear my grandparents laughing now at the idea
Hi Gary 😊
How are you 2 doing today
G'day Robert, I'm doing well.
Super video!
Thank you.
Thank you so much Gary I'm going to try this, soil is so expensive in the store and we don't even know what is in it.
Thank you, your welcome Par.
Thank you for sharing these tips~👍
Thank you.
Good work Gary thanks for the tips
Thanks Melissa, your welcome.
Great instructions & explanations of why you did each step , Gary . That is similar to how I do mine . Very interesting how the silt settles to the lower part of the tote due to it's heaviness . THANK YOU SO MUCH ! Don't forget to eat what you grow !🥰 Sending love from central Virginia !
Thanks Ellen. The silt is the finest material in the mix so as I water it percolates down. And yes I forgot to say "Don't forget to eat what you grow".
Hi Gary! I love your way and Robbies, which are kinda similar, of filling the totes. You both have amazing gardens! Thank you for the video! 😊❤😊❤
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thank you Gary, i'm doing that tomorrow !!
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Great Video Gary. Thank You 😊
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Thanks Robbie I’ve been wanting to realize the making of better soil. To you and Robbie I’d like to say y’all always make my day seem even brighter. Keep on going I’m so sure you do this for many many people who take the time to learn from you both🦋
Thank you for your kind words.
I love your channel and my favorite video is the recipe for hummingbird sugar water ❤❤ it helped sm
Thank you.
2nd year making my own potting mix. I make my own hot compost, leaf mold and raise a bunch of worms. I really do not have to purchase any soil amendments or fertilizers. My only problem, last year I found jumping worms in my Ruth Stout potato and onion bed. I also found some jumping worms in last years leaf mold bin.
Because or the jumping worms, I completely changed my potato/onion bed, plus last fall I constructed what I hope is a jumping worm proof leaf mold bin.
I hate buying crap at the big box stores, and do not follow popular store bought organic fertilizers.
I did spend some money on a microscope so I could get better at composting and making my own fertilizers. So far it has paid off.
Stay Well!!!
Thanks Brian. So far the jumping worms haven't got here yet. Hopefully our climate and dry conditions will stop them or at least slow them down. The main amendment I purchase to lower our Ph to grow blue berries and josta berries.
Hi Gary! Thank you so much for this helpful information!
G'day Heidi, your welcome.
You guys are amazing,thank you so much for all this valuable information.I now have 8 totes set up on saw horses,filled with soil ready to plant!Couldn’t have done it without you and Robbie.Also getting set up for hummingbirds! Our tiny yard is changing for the better because of the two of you.Thank you❤️❤️❤️
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Great job, Gary! Thank you for the tips!
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Really enjoyed how you planted those potatoes. Be sure to let us know how they go through their growing process. Thank you.
Love seeing Gary, too! Great info!
Thank you.
I'm having pink tote envy.
The Pink totes actually have a purpose. I like things to blend in, my garden can be a jungle. They're used to collect greens for my compost. I can spot them anywhere with Zero effort.
@@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy That's such a good pink too.. I looked around this area.. either sold out or a more mauve sort of pink.. sigh
Great information and very helpful. Thanks!
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Gotta love Gary! 👍
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Thank you for a very good explanation on soil making. Blessings from South Africa
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Good information ! Thanks !
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I thank you and Robbie so much!
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Thank you Gary!
Thanks Sue, your welcome.
Great video Gary ✨ It's a full guide for making our free soil! The good soil is so expensive and it's one of the reasons why many people don't garden. Cause if you don't have good soil you'll not be able to grow your food with success! And that soil tha you're making is the most organic soil with it's fertilizer! 👏 Thank you so much for the super video Gary ✨🌻
Thank you Maria absolutely true.
Thank you Gary! This was awesome!
Great video, Gary! I moved to so California a year and a half ago from Washington state, where I had a large garden. Am in an apartment, now, looking to buy a home. I can hardly wait to get a home with room to start a container garden and put all I’ve learned from you and Robbie into practice! Thanks for all your informative and fun videos, Gary and Robbie! ❤
Great concise video! Thank you
Thank you, your welcome.
Great How-To video! Will be referring back to this as I prepare totes 😊
Good lesson on making my own soil.Thank you Gary am getting my containers ready and reusing my old soil.
Thank you.
Both you and Robbie are excellent for giving great advice. Gray this was amazing I sure hope you do more videos. Tell Robbie hi and I hope you guys have a great weekend.
Thank you Karen.
Love Love. Ya program !
Thanks Patty.
This is awesome, Gary! Thank you very much.
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great sharing gardening
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Thank you so very much, Gary!!! I always love yall's videos!! I'm going to share this one with my daughter!!
Thank you.
Gary, your dog was so happy thinking you called her over and she even smiled but you ignored her :(. Anyway excited to watch your video.
Yes LC (elsie) is very expressive. Thanks.
Thank you for sharing such valuable information with us Gary
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I love Gary's garden ~
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Excellent information without any fluff! Thanks so much Gary! I love your and Robbie’s gardening enthusiasm. I appreciate and enjoy all your videos. Cheers from FL😺
Thank you.
Gary, you are great! You make things so clear, offer so much advice, and at the end of the video, we know exactly what we are supposed to do. This is the first time I've seen one of your videos, and I promise it will not be the last! I have subscribed, and I look forward to learning more from you, and Robbie, who I have not yet had the pleasure to watch. Thanks so much for doing what you do. You're helping all of us.❤
Thank you for your kind words, welcome to our channel.
Thank you Gray for your information on how to make our own soil🥰
Thanks, your welcome Mona
Tks for sharing these golden nuggets for the garden😊
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Excellent video! Instead of scraps I plan to use hay with chicken and rabbit poop. It's what I have available.
Thanks. I'm a firm believer in utilizing whatever resources you have available.
I like your NO TALK/LECTURE and Just do it style! I have saved a lot of cardboard over the winter also shredded plain mail and egg cartons that can go in the bottom with the twigs/wood.
Thank you.
Great video. I’m working on setting things up now. So, very helpful. ❤️👍🌸
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It good to hear Gary, I hope Bobby ok, learned so much from you two
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Some great tips. Thanks
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Great information ❤
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thanks for your knowledge
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Thank you Gary. Nice video. I would never think to add the greens under the very top layer.
Thank you.
Im glad you share your knowledge, i have worked on many different farm types, and i like picking the brains of the people who did the learning the hard way. Atleast you are passing on what you have learned for the next ones.
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I am.just a novice gardener but I have long thought your approach is right. I also don't waste weeds...they have nutrients too that can be put back in soil. I use sticks too at the bottom to retain moisture and add food and it is always so rewarding to see the rich stuff at the bottom when I redo pots. Excellent video with great camera skill. Thanks!!!
Thank you. Weeds are a resource. You just have to change your mindset.
Great video!!
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Good Job ! Thank You !
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Good on ya Gary 👍
Thanks Sofia.
Thanks Garry that’s a great video I’ve just been experimenting with doing this very same thing. Mine’s been a bit different but I’ll go with your suggestions. Thanks again mate. Also this is the first of your posts I’ve seen, so I’m subscribing for more of your content. 👌
Thanks Kev. Welcome to our channel.
EXCELLENT video.
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Great tutorial!!🫚🫛🪴🌸🍀🌻🪶
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Great video, very helpful!
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Information for us ,thanks
Thanks so much, you're welcome 😊
Hello from NE Canada 😊 absolutely Fabulous instructional video!! I will be sharing this with many people I know new to gardening. Even as a seasoned gardener I appreciate the level of detail and personal experience you've shared that shows this to be a good mix for vegies in containers. I've always been hesitant with vegies in pots, likely because I've had land...lol but I'm sure as any good gardner knows you can never have enough land for gardens, I've flat out run out of space 😅 Thank you!!!
Btw I've only just discovered your site, and pleasantly surprised that you have many more on your channel, I'll be serial watching them for certain. Thank you for going to all the work to share your experience 😊
Thank you very much, and welcome to our channel.
What a great video, thanks for sharing 😊
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Thanks great video
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I do this on a larger scale, but those totes are an awesome idea for smaller crops for me.
I have a lot of leftovers from all my guinea pig cages. The used hay and bedding, along with the poops make great compost additions. The used wood shavings also make a great mulch with a built in fertilizer. Its a great way to reuse all the leftovers instead of putting it in the garbage. I figured since I didn't have chickens, the guinea pig waste is valuable as well since they love the veggies from all my gardens.
Thanks. I grow both inground and in containers. Containers give me extra options for different crops and different sites to grow in. If I had guinea pigs I'd certainly be using that valuable resource.
I didn't know you guys were growing artichokes! Would love to see a video on growing them. Yum
Thanks. I'll put that on my to do list.
Excelente trabajo!!👍
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Great advise. Thanks for showing how to do it. The soil you made came out to look fluffy. I’m sure any plant would grow well when planted.
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great info! thnks.
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Great video ❤❤❤
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That's some pretty soil Gary🥰
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Great video
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❤ thanks
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ok got it thanks!😄
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By the time Everyone else comes to realize, just how important y'all videos are. Your subscribers will climb to millions in a short period of time. Not only are you giving much needed information. You're giving proof of how it works. I'm in my second year and growing more healthy food using less space. And with less back breaking work. Yes, I said healthy food. Not all soil have the makeup to grow healthy food. I'm so glad I got started. Thank you both so very much.
Thanks very much Wanda, and your welcome.
❤/Yes I like that video, it is helpful.
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Your audio in this is great Gary, you and Robbie always have amazing audio. Thank you for this we are all shocked with the prices we are seeing for bagged soil in the big box store. Clay soils sounds a bit better than our native sandy soil, so much flushes through it.
Thanks. At my families home in Australia we had sandy soil. My father is a keen gardener and he added a lot of organic material. I remember someone visiting from the garden club commenting that his soil looked like chocolate. Adding organic matter helps to hold water and nutrients.
@@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy Thank you, yes, time for me to figure out a way to get more organic mater down, living in an HOA my yard is small, so may need to use more bins. Sadly, the snails love my raised beds that are vinyl like our fence, so going to make the snails and slugs a couple little beer swimming pools. 😂
Thx
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Do these plastics add microplastics to your soil and food?
Thanks. In life there's no way to avoid plastic. If anything it would be minimal. The molecules of microplastics are too large to pass through a plants cell membrane. Here's a link to a video Robbie did on plastic th-cam.com/video/oACuZNDXMWs/w-d-xo.html
@@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy Thank you for the information. That's the one concern my husband and I had, as our homestead is running organic, and was organic from the previous owners.
Hey Gary🥰
G'day Mona
Do you grow corn? Can it be done in a tote?
I would like to know how to grow corn as well. Thank you
Robbie has grown corn in totes. To get better wind pollination 2 or more can be sat together to create a cube.