$7 Kiddie Pool Raised Garden Bed | CHEAP Container Garden Ideas | Roots and Refuge
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Let’s talk about plastic. This always comes up with videos like this so I wanted to cover some things for those of you who may have concerns about using plastic in growing food.
Plastic isn’t great. That’s true. We personally have been making strides in our household to eliminate as much waste as possible. Not only are studies showing that plastic can be unhealthy over time for those using it (especially consuming food and drink from it), there is the glaring truth that humanity cannot hope to carry on filling landfills at the breakneck speed we have been.
So, if that’s my take, why would I suggest something like a plastic pool to grow food in? Because, I genuinely think the gain outweighs the risk. Here’s why:First, lets talk about health. I DO NOT suggest you use one of the floppy inflatable pools to grow food in. Those are largely made of PVC and are the highest off gassing plastic currently on the market. When exposed to heat (which obviously, pools are), they can release endocrine disrupting phthalates, and they really aren’t a great choice at all, even to let your kids swim in.
The cheapo hard plastic pools like the one I used in this video are typically made of low density polyethelyne (LDPE), also called #4 plastic. If you have a recycling facility that will process plastics, this is one that is more commonly recycled. It is also one that is considered lower risk and safe to use. It’s the same plastic milk cartons and water bottles are often made of, as well as the little hard shell containers baby salad greens and disappointing store tomatoes are sold in.
Could there still be risk of leeching? Maybe.
But my humble opinion is that if I grow tomatoes, peppers, herbs and radishes in a plastic pool in my yard, and those plants make a 50 foot journey to my kitchen, where they will be consumed by my family NEVER having come in contact with processing facility, equipment, or packaging and NEVER having used a drop of fuel to transport or grow and NEVER having come in contact with any chemical pesticide or fertilizers…..isn’t that better in the big picture?
This is why I choose to use reclaimed materials like metal in my garden beds and things like cheap plastic containers to grow. Because honestly, it’s what I can afford to do and I have to believe that, in the long run, its better to grow resourcefully than to throw my hands up and not grow at all. Thanks for listening to this little spill. I hope it gives you peace if you weren’t sure about this decision.
Jess, I'm wondering if weed cloth, cardboard, or a thick layer of hay in the bottom before adding the soil might cut down on any possible leaching? Not that it really bothers me. Just a possibility for those that might have a problem with it.
Thank you! Yes, I did have concerns about the plastic containers - thank you for laying them to rest! Much love to you all.
This explaination is perfection!!! Plastic is only the devil if it’s not reusable and not used correctly. Thanks for this video
@@tonyawiley9575 I think that's a good idea worth trying.
I couldn't agree with you more on your thought process of growing in this plastic pool. I have several that will need to be replaced - this is a great idea but I will have to raise it a bit so that the "free ranging" rabbits do not enjoy a big dinner.
I'm thinking PIZZA GARDEN! Divide it up in slices, each slice growing a different pizza ingredient--bell peppers, dwarf tomatoes, basil, onions, etc.
That's a phenomenal idea!!!!
Fun idea!
That would be a cute project garden for kids too! Great idea!
Make sure to post pics would love to see how you designed it and as it starts growing.
ok this is so cute. thank you for the idea!
Jess, my son has picked me up several of these kid pools over the years free by people throwing them away. We've grown strawberries, dill, parsley, radishes, spinach, and asparagus in them so far. I also have my kids old turtle sand box and we grow cucumbers in it every year on a trellis. We just amend the soil each year. I'm a disabled widow on a low income so I just use whatever we can find. We also garden in an old tractor tire, old car tire, cattle feed containers, totes, lots of five gallon buckets, a broken Rubbermaid mop bucket, an old trash can, & 55 gallon barrels cut in half. We may not get garden/yard of the year but at least we have fresh veggies.
This sounds so freaking awesome! I just wanted to tell you that!
@@thehoodgarden287 I have to agree, and I bet it is the most fun Garden to explore in as well. Love it when a garden area is modged podged. I think it just makes gardening more fun
I 2 am a disabled widow on a fixed income. I was plan'n on get'n a kiddy pool but I have a turtle sandbox in my back yard that I'd 4got about. THANK YOU 4 the GR8 idea. I'm gonna put it on an outdoor round table 2 make it the perfect height. 😉
@@thehoodgarden287 , thank you so very much!!!
@@deanarogers9848 , thank you so very much! I sure do appreciate it!
I headed a research project in college which had the goal of bringing affordable produce to urban food deserts through gardening and we tested all kinds of container gardens (I even grew onions on a blanket with no soil using a wicking system!) but these kiddie pools as raised beds as well as as a hydroponic system (using gravel and a five gallon buckets drip feeding the system) was by far our most successful! One tip though, especially if you live in dryer climates, don’t drill holes in the bottom of the pool, drill them in the sides about 1.5 inches from the bottom. This will create a reservoir in the bottom and allow for less frequent watering and will keep the bed from getting too wet.
Melissa Lowe, thank you for the tip about drilling holes in the sides for dryer climates. Living in SoCal, where it is hot and water is expensive, I realized that the holes in the bottom of containers just allows the water to run out too quickly. I am going to find/buy a kiddie pool tomorrow and make a raised bed with holes in the sides. Cheers.
Great tip! Thank you for adding that 👍
I thank you for the side hole tip too!
Thanks for that helpful tip.💜
Yep. Living in the drier SW US, a 'water reservoir' is so important! I learned the hard way - ;-) Additionally, I found some of the pools at $$ store at the end of the season for $1 each (got 4 of them) to use until I decide the best layout for my gardens ...
Can you imagine a few pools in different colors, flower pots in different colors and all kinds of plants. It would be an exquisite blast of visual happiness!
Love that idea!
Totally beautiful and springish 🤩
As a senior citizen I have a kiddie pool on top of a large discarded spool from local electric company. No bending. Great option for me. At end of season these pools are much cheaper which is also an option.
I have some shallow storage bins which I was looking to rehome. Now, thanks to you, I'll be planting in them. I already had an industrial plastic shelving unit which I was thinking of putting plants on but the uneven shelves were a concern for small pots. The 1 1/2' by 3' bins will make the whole concept work. The lids will sit under them to be a catchment for water drainage. Yea Spring!!!
How do you get the spools
Elvira Mack just call local electric company or tv cable company or electrician. They’re usually free. When they’ve used the cable from the spools they throw them away. I actually think my large one came from the local phone company. I’m also thinking perhaps you might stack several pallets to the height you want & put the pool on them.
TheBzybees great Idea
Great idea! Bending and squatting is getting to be a literal pain for me.
An idea to cut the cost of the soil-if you can plan ahead from the fall, fill the pool with fall leaves (maybe chopped with the lawnmower), the dirt from any potted annual plants, collect anything (even vege clippings) that will happily decompose over the winter and I'm betting you'd be able to reduce the cost of the soil in the pool. See where you are in the spring and buy soil to top off all the natural stuff you've already composted in the pool.
I follow Robbie and Gary Gardening Made Easy on you tube, Robbie has videos on where she compost right where she plants as well. I have started a small trash can version just no plants. I don't have the money right now to buy them or seeds so going to just start composting to get ahead. Check them out.
Linda Kurtz - Yup. I just got two wagon loads of the stuff from my neighbor's back yard. They throw all their leaves in the gully between our yards and when I brushed off the top layer there was beautiful compost, worms and all! I get to take all I want, too. : )
@@deanarogers9848 try using veges like carrots tops pineapple tops things with roots we cut and toss... green onions, garlic romaine lettuce celery or even basil cuttings they are not really a cost if you use the product in the first place but some are harder to grow than others and may need to be started in water just like when you grew a sweet potato plant with toothpicks...lol research veges that regrow themselves happy gardening!!!
@@deanarogers9848 MIgardener.com has inexpensive non-gmo seeds. Check them out.
@@dar6blockstravel259 Thank You I will.
“Turn your waiting room into a classroom” is such a beautiful thing. Thank you, Jess, you’re amazing!!
Turn your waiting room into a classroom. I love that.👍🙏
Yessssss
I thought that was an excellent point of view
Want it mobile? Add castor wheels!
Buy a piece of cheap, thin plywood and roughly cut it to the size of the pool's inside bottom. Drill your drainage holes through both the wood and the plastic, and flip it over. Put at least 4, maybe 5 castor wheels on the underside of the pool, using some hardware like washers to keep them anchored well to the wood. You'll want to space them out evenly around the outer edge and maybe put one in the middle if it's a larger pool. (The wood is supposed to provide support and help with the sagging!) Then flip it back upright and fill with dirt and plants! Voila! Mobile mini garden! I plan to roll mine into my garage when the first big snowfall hits, here in upper NY.
I've been growing in these for years now. I've done peppers, broccoli, salad greens, watermelon, the list goes on. It was way cheaper than buying the large raised bed smart pots. They hold up well over winter as well. My first pools is about three years old now and still going strong.
Earthly Kisses What type of watermelon did you grow? How big did it come out. Im going to grow water melon this year.
@@CandiRayne16 I'm in zone five so I haven't been successful with the larger varieties but sugar babies do well and cantaloupe
I was just thinking this would be great for watermelons this year!!!!!
@@DeeLovelyLife just remember they are shallow so don't crowd it. Family dollar sells them for $8 this time of year. They go fast.
@@EarthlyKisses how many vegetables could I plant in the kiddie pool? Onion peas and spinach? 3? Or more ?
I used a plastic shoe organizer for herbs. Hang it in the fence. Punched holes in each pocket
Wow, now why didn’t I think of this. Great idea.
I just did this, too! I thought I was being creative!
E S that’s such a clever idea! Wowzers!
Wow, everyones being so resourceful and im over here crying cuz i dont have $37 to buy the pool or the soil 😣. Plus however much the plants will be because i dont have any of those either. I could try growing things from seed, but idk how that'll go.
SAMMIsLIFE it will go fine. You can get seeds from the dollar store and the shoe boxes too....good luck 😃
My husband almost brought my sons' kiddie pool to the dump yesterday because it has some holes in it. Glad I told him to wait! I'm going to give it a second life now =)
The kiddie pool is bloody brilliant. I've got an idea. I feed feral cats and noticed the bags are like woven plastic. I've got 16 lb and 32 lb. Another thing to keep in mind is that you can get free pallets everywhere (Craigslist too) and putting them under your container will improve air flow, drainage, and most importantly ---->>> your back.
When I was a kid, my mom took our old kiddie pool and cut the entire bottom off, scalped the grass with the weed eater and added compost/soil to the pool and grew strawberries in it for several years.
I picked up some “raised bed garden soil” open bags at Lowe’s for $1 each last week. You gave me the perfect idea 💡 thank you being a great human. And your thoughts on the plastic is so accurate.
Same! I found some at foodlion
The kiddie pool is a great idea. Just a tip. Walmart had a "end of the season" sale on these little pools. I was able to pick up 2 at $3.00 each. I used them as a pool for my dogs to enjoy. They ended up being small ponds with hyacinths. :-)
Could I use this for watermelon.
Thank you .
Jan Beck can you plz provide link for buying these... Thank you
I was just gonna say the same thing. Picked my kiddie pool up at Walmart when it was on clearance & BOOOOM! Beautiful garden & delicious. Haha. Great Video btw. 🥰♥️
Oh my word. How are these older videos showing up? I'm happy though. Keep sharing. I love it and I learn reguardless. I'm an old lady... but good grief enjoying all of this. Love hugs and prayers
Being a sr. living on ssi aka uncle sam crumbs 😆, but also being a country girl & wanting to garden & give my grandkids that knowledge along with fresh food, I have to do it on the cheap.
Since I'm starting my first garden with them this yr. it's quite costly. I can put sooo many more plants in a $7 pool than I can in one $5-6 5 gallon bucket.
Thanks so much for this $ saving idea.
Oh yeah, my grandson said to thank you for cutting down on his lawn mowing duties. 😆
Blessings! I pray it grows you tons of food and you eat like royalty!
@@RootsandRefugeFarm your amazing
Also Walmart sells the larger bins that she showed for $4.50.
This was my first video about gardening. It is the one that started me on to a wonderful adventure. In 2014, I became disable, i am 58 now but I find 10, 15, 30 minutes here and there to grow in container. Kiddie pools, yay! Also, use fabric shopping bags. I can not believe this city gal, who doesn't like getting hot or dirty is growing food. I live on ssi so money comes up short and some days I cant move. But I am moving, loosing weight one step at a time. Thank you for your videos. God bless you and yours.
Great information Jess. You can also make bags out of dog food bags! A layer of straw in the bottom of the pool will save on the amount of soil you need. It will compost.
When my nana hurt her back and could no longer get into her big garden, I bought her three big plastic totes and put them on her deck. We poked holes in then filled them with soil. We planted peas and salad greens in one and tomatoes and herbs in one and green beans and potatoes in the last. She loved it and kept them going for almost five years. Changing them with the seasons and never having to hurt herself. It was perfect lawn chair height.
I did the kid pool last year to grow beans. I was amazed how well it worked. And off the beaten path, I grew lettuce in milk jugs.
Did you grow bush beans or pole beans?
@@robynaxani6035 I grew the bush beans. But you can probably grow pole beans as well, just make sure they have something to climb up.
I grew lettuce in an old rain gutter hung from my deck. Worked like a charm. It was at chest level...
@@eileenbrooks-laitinen9778 yes, I did the rain gutters 2 years ago with lettuce as well. It works great.
I took a small plastic pool last fall and made my 81 year old dad a pansy garden. It is beyond beautiful!! Dad and I enjoy it so much. When it warms up we will plant something else.
Hehe you wouldn’t believe it but now with the pandemic on, I had earmarked a raised bed to get, the next day sold out ... so I bought 2 kids pools 4ft x 4ft 🙌 ... you my friend are a superstar! Thank you for the great suggestion
I love her! This girl owned the early 2000's the bad extensions, layered clothes, flip phone, and abysmal color matching with the foundation!
Turn your waiting room into a classroom. I just love that.
Storage tub gardening tip: They are usually pretty deep and will use quite a bit of soil to fill. I have a lifetime supply of leaves at my house. I also could have a 3 acre garden if I wanted to but but my land holds water and doesn't drain efficiently, so you can wait quite a while for it dry up. So I container garden. Fill the storage tubs with leaves first...all the way to the top. Then put you soil on top of the leaves. The solid will weigh it down and you're looking for about a 50/50 leaf/soil ratio. Don't mix them..just leaves on the bottom and soil on top! The leaves will naturally start to compost down during the growing season and when growing season is over, I dump all the contents of the tubs into my compost pile and start over. I have 2 piles, one currently composting and one that is ready to use. So I basically reuse everything year after year! This method really cuts down on the amount of planting soil you have to buy. I usually buy a bag of good potting soil (preferably one that's made for container gardening but it's not necessary), a bag of garden soil and a bag of manure fertilizer soil and mix it all together! Do this mixture until you get all your containers filled. If you start composting, even on a small scale, you will only need to invest in the store bought soil 1 time. After that you will will be reusing and making your own soil from that point forward!
Thank you so much for taking your time to share. I love gardening and as a preschool teacher want to give my students that experience. I accidentally stumbled upon your video and I am so grateful. The kiddie pool is accessible from all sides for the little ones and pretty much at their height...and best of all...I can afford that. Brilliant!
*OMG, THANK YOU!!! You just saved me a $@!+ ton of money and hard labor this season!*
My daughter is itching to grow a garden... I've been promising to grow a garden with her for about 4 years, now. At this rate, SHE'LL be grown before we ever grow any veggies.
I've been researching the cheapest, least back breaking ways to just at least get SOMETHING started. And THIS IS IT!!!
🙌
Now I can slowly aquire the cynder block & rebar to build nicer raised beds, and the t-posts, and cattle panel to build pretty canopes (other great ideas I got from you). Even these cheap materials are a bit steep for us right now.
Right now, kiddy pool is just our speed! 👌
Adorable!! I'm gonna do this but also put a fairy garden in it. Too cute!!
I really love that you made this video and acknowledged that not everyone is fortunate to had a lot of space that want a garden. I was certainly feeling extremely stuck and hopeless that I couldn’t garden.. you gave some GREAT ideas. Thank you! 💕
I've lived in a yard where the landlord had put all rocks on one side and mulch on the other side of the lawn. I got multiple plastic storage totes for free on Craigslist over time. Some with cracks already in them which was perfect for me! I've grown plants in them for about 5 years. Knowing that our house was an old tear down, I was quite happy that I was able to move most of those containers to my new place and incorporate some of the lively plants/soil and friendly insects that I had encouraged in the last home into the currently poor-quality lawn environment for my new place.
After 5 years, some of the older ones with cracks in them didn't do well in the move (and goodness were they heavy to transport!) but I was able to get the plants out of the broken containers once they were at my new place. I saved the still sturdy containers for plants such as raspberries that would spread too much outside containers and keep my favourite perennials like a 1 year old rose bush in their container without damaging their root systems and soil environment.
I love these ideas. So many people live in places where they don't habe a yard to set up traditional garden. This can be done anywhere for cheap.
I picked up a kiddie pool from the neighbor's trash and have it sown in salad greens right now. Great minds think alike! And mine is hot pink, too!!!
I feel so stuck so stupid 😪 I want you to know that you have encouraged me and I will" turn my waiting ✋ room into my classroom !!" I loved this one ❤
I tryed grow'n my own veggies last yr 4 the 1st time and was pretty successful. I'm a widow on a fixed income so when I can save durn'n the grow'n season I'm truly THANKFUL... and I'm truly THANKFUL that GOD has given ppl like u the ability 2 teach ppl like me. I desperately need 2 do a raised garden bcuz I've had 7 back surgeries so I'm gonna use the kiddy pool but put it on an outdoor table. It should bee the right sizel THANKS againí
As a kid my grandma turned an old kiddie pool of mine into a raised flower bed, and the flowers did great for years!
I literally just did this a week ago in the kiddie pool. I’m growing peppers 🌶 in them! I was so excited to see that this is actually a good option! Thank you for always catering to everyone on the financial spectrum!!!
I have been using the pools for about 16 years now for my flowers. I have voles and moles underground in my yard, and the first year I moved here I found out the hardway that they love eating the roots of my flowers. I usually put brick around my pools to try and disguise them. I have a lot of shade area so my Hostas do really good in the pools. I have had people to come up in my yard and ask if they could go swimming...lol. A small pool here cost $8 and takes about $40 in potting mix. A little expensive but works and looks great. I usually tier mine by setting a 2ft 4x4 in the middle and putting a big flower pot on top with flowers. Have one with pedestal bird bath in center. You can decorate them so pretty and they will keep for years. Tfs! Love your videos!
Humm, I have a broken one in my chicken coop... might just have to turn it into a wildflower garden in front of my veggie garden for the bees :)
oooo i like that idea... chamomile!
That's a great idea! I have a box of wild flower mix I didn't know what to do with!
I have a broken one in my chicken coop too! Hahaha!
I have one out with my chickens too! And I plant my wildflowers each year in an old wheelbarrow I drilled holes in
I am a newbie so can I ask why did you plant the one flower in with all the veggies...? Is it so that something will land on it and then it will help with pollination?
I was always taught to keep your crops together by my grandmother. Mixing plants was never good. But watching your videos I now understand that crops Can mix once you learn their growing process. Gardening is work in itself, I've learned so much going through the process. It's amazing how 1 little seed, can feed, humanity.
Okay.. The kiddie pool idea is LITERALLY the cutest thing I've ever seen!!
Totally going to do that this year!! 😍🙌🏼🌿
Old school idea. You'll see a lot of that just over the Mason Dixon line. Grandparents use to do this back in the day to keep kids in garden and interested.
@@venicemitchell1407 That makes perfect sense!! I was just thinking how much my daughter would love this!! I can't wait to give it a try!! :)
Kait Nichole we did this when we traveled down south for the summer. We were made responsible for what we wanted to grow. I’m still scared of worms but hey, it’s still cool when ur a little kid.
We grew a salad and herb garden in one this past winter!
@@AllPurposeMom That's such a good idea!! I can't wait to try this! :)
im going to use my daughters old plastic turtle sand box that is just sitting in my yard. im glad i watched this video. thank you!
old filing cabinets with the drawers removed make great planters too
I am renting & the very first "patio garden" I planted, (which was 5 years ago,) I used a kiddie pool for lemon cucumbers, storage bins for tomatoes, 5-gallon buckets for peppers. And whatever else I could gather for flowers and herbs. I've been hooked ever since!!! #NOEXCUSES #IMUSTGROW ... thanks for bringing back great memories!!
I've been growing in kiddie wading pools since 2009! Over time I've decided that they are really ideal for growing sunflowers, zinnias, and strawberries, but I like the idea of growing greens or herbs in them. Last year I made a presentation on growing strawberries in wading pools for two Master Gardener events. I have used bags of potting soil and compost to fill the pools in the past, but now I make my own "Mel's Mix" to fill the pools. The cost for a potting soil and compost mix is just over $3.50 per cubic foot and for homemade Mel's Mix is about $4.75 per cubic foot.
The good thing is that "Perlite is Forever". Once you buy Perlite or vermiculite and use it in a mix, you do not have to replenish it. Peat only needs to be replenished every few years. Add a bag or two of compost every time you replant the bed, or add a few handfuls of compost when you add a new plant.
Here are my cost calculations for Mel's Mix in various sizes of wading pools:
Volume:
Diameter Area Soil Depth Volume Mix Cost
(in.) (sq ft) (in.) (cu ft)
45 11.0 7 6.4 $30
39 8.3 7 4.8 $23
32 5.6 6 2.8 $13
Mel’s Mix to make 12 cu ft:
Component Supplier Cost calculation Volume Cost
(cu ft)
Peat moss Lowe’s 1.333x($10.98 / 3 cu ft) 4.0 $14.65
Compost Lowe’s 4x($1.77 / 1 cu ft) 4.0 $7.08
Perlite* Amazon-PVP $34.90 / 4 cu ft 4.0 $34.90
TOTAL: 12.0 $56.62
*Use Perlite or Vermiculite
Cost = $4.71/cu ft
Use 6.4*$4.71 = $30.20 to fill 45” wading pool
Use 4.8*$4.71 = $22.65 to fill 39” wading pool
Use 2.8*$4.71 = $13.21 to fill 32” wading pool
Enjoy!
You are wise beyond your years and have such a good heart.
I got a TON of these kiddie pools for like a dollar when Toys R Us closed. Some have gone to the chickens, my nephew, my friends' kids..... now I know how to use the rest of them lol
I have grown herbs in my child's old kiddie pool for two years now. It's great.
We are planting in pallets this year, talk about ready made square foot gardening!!! We found a carpet company that practically begged is to take every pallet they had, also there where carpet reminants that could be put under planters to suppress weeds as well!
FYI some pallets have been treated with toxic substances. Look at the markings on the ones you are considering using to plant food in.
@@pnwgardenergal1325 my MIL is a wood worker so she knows her way around wood, though she said the general rule is unless it looks green, or you can smell it it should be fine outside, the problem is when people make furniture and bring it in to a closed environment, or burn it especially in a fireplace inside because you can't vent it well enough. But yes thank you for bringing it up.
Years ago my mom and I were blessed with tons of carpet remnents so what we did is put them down along the walk ways threw the garden. It looked really good, some areas were big enough form to lay them out in a 4 patch quilt pattern. Everyone loved it that came over. And it saved on cleaning up any mud/ dirt that accidently made it inside.
Would never use pallets unless you bought them new from the pallet maker. Pallets get reused over and over and have seen all sorts of chemical spills on them working in the back stockrooms. Also pay attention to what color the ends are spray painted those are not safe and are marked like that to be used for chemical products
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I cannot stop looking at your background! Those green GreenStalk Vertical Gardens! Also, clever use for an extra IKEA bag! We go to IKEA when we see family and we're always stuck with extra bags. -Ashley @ GreenStalk Garden
All my starts died:( I think I didn’t harden them enough. Going to try direct sowing Friday afternoon. Y’all wish me luck! Love this channel!! So humble and honest❤️
Thanks for your personal share at the beginning. Feeling really discouraged from personal circumstances and anxiety and turning to the earth.
Hi Jess! Thanks so much for taking the time to make this great video! I am one of those folks who has to live with limited yard space, but I have huge dreams for a homestead one day. It is videos like this that really help to make us think outside the box for those who have limited space.
I just moved a year ago to my smallest yard yet. But I must grow fresh food! I spoke with my landlord and he agreed I could use the black grow bags much like what you have shown here to create a garden space that goes around all sides of my house.
I purchased x36 15 gallon grow bags and x30 25 gallon grow bags from Amazon. Purchasing the bags was about $250, not bad! The soil though.... to get good yet fairly priced soil (compost, sweet peat, vermiculite) to fill these bags cost me $900 plus I have to mix the dirt myself. But in my eyes, absolutely worth it to see beautiful plants and be able to grow fresh food year round.
These grow bags are great for small spaces and truly affordable! For those who rent, when you need to move you can take them with you, or dump out the dirt and fold up the bags (though you should really try to keep the dirt too due to expense).
Biggest downside to cloth bags is they do need more water than your normal growing container. If anyone plans to use these, make sure to keep them close to a water source because you will water once or twice daily depending on weather. Also make sure to put them in weed free areas or on top of landscape fabric. Do not use a weed whacker near them!
Thanks again Roots & Refuge team for the inspiration and positivity. Jess, you have a beautiful soul and your joy inspires so many who have struggled in the garden. Watching your videos is a lovely reminder to always keep your chin up and just grow on! ♡
This just gave me the most wonderful memory. My brother and I dug a hole together at our mom’s house to set the pool into. He passed away about 4 months later. I had forgotten about all that hard work we did together. ❤️
Great idea, I have a froggie sandpit that my grandsons have grown out of, now I have a new use for it :)
I'm not sure how this video came to be on my feed since it's 11 months old, but I'm SO glad it did! Today I ventured in public (something I addimently avoid right now) to purchase pools and soil. I desperately want to grow a garden but lack equipment to make it feasible in ground in my back yard. The pools will be perfect! This is only my 2nd year gardening and last year all I did was 2 tomato plants that didn't have enough sun to be prosperous. Thank you for sharing this idea!!
I was won over with this idea when I saw that the pool was pink! Pink makes me smile.
I have chicken feed and dog food bags that I use for several things. Grow bags and shelter for my animals. They last about a year. I've used kiddie pools for years and aluminum boats boats, I've used every container you can think of, even sinks and coffee containers. Where there is a will, there is a way💕 It's something I learned from my Daddy💕💕💕 Flowers in the garden help with pest control😍
I've been growing my garden in pools for the last six years . Love it 😍
This is the first time I came upon your channel. I must compliment you on the use of cheap items . This is being very resourceful and innovative where people of lesser income can be as productive as anybody else. I like your philosophy on gardening. Keep planting.
I have 6 gutted boxfan frames in my yard. Just had to look in the garage!
I just love to watch you. Your external beauty is only surpassed by your sweet, sweet soul that shines through every video you make. Thank you for sharing your beautiful self with us!
Okay seriously I am mind blown..once again!!! Clearly, I am not creative. After watching you could create a flower fountain! Put a plastic tall bucket in the center with a whole in it and the pool and put soil in it, then soil in the pool area nad wala!!!! Such awesome stuff Jess!
I LOVE the Kiddie Pool idea! It's light weight, affordable, doesn't require tools or building skills, plus the bright color makes it lots of much fun to look at. Thank you so much!
Love, love, love this idea. I was just commenting to someone yesterday I needs to get a garden started but wanted raised beds but the cost of lumber and labor was outside my budget. You just helped me start my garden, yeah. Hope to be planting this weekend. Thank you. :)
America, you,we should keep it simple,an well have our food!!!God bless🥰💯
I love these! I have 3 in my backyard. I set them on top of pallets because over time the pool gets brittle and one wrong move with a weed eater and we had a bit too much drainage. 🤣 I am always looking for inspiration on how I can create something amazing while spending little to no money at all! Thanks Jess for sharing this video!
PS.... I'm having some super big GREENHOUSE ENVY! So happy for you guys! Its stunning!!
Thank you so much jess. I hear the passion in your voice & i appreciate all you are doing. 💚🌱💚☮
Jess, I think it's a great idea! I highly doubt it's any more leeching than the plastic flower pots....saving money is always good! I made a little pond in my garden from a kiddie pool too for about $150 cheaper than getting a real pond liner! It not only looks nice but the frogs, birds and other critters love it too. In turn the toads eat the bad bugs in my garden...nature's pesticide! :)
I'm glad that there are other people in the world who are passionate about feeding other people and teaching them to feed themselves..how much better would the world be if people knew how easy it was to grow their own food..thank you for teaching me something knew..
My town's Yard a Waste facility provides free compost and mulch. Or for $10. A pickup load !!!
Shoot what state/city is this??
I like the fact that you tell people how to do cheap container gardening !!! Lots of people don't have the property thats big enough for a garden !! I myself do have ! So thanks for telling people !! Really like your videos !!! And tell your JEDI hello !!!!!!
Thank you, thank you and thank you. It was just the other day my husband and I were thinking about a little garden project for our nine years old son. We thought about a little spot in our yard to put a raised bed because there's no more space in the garden. But now that I've watched this video I'm wondering why container gardening or grow bags didn't crossed our minds. God bless you another awesome video.
I was reminded of my father in law. He lives in the city of chicago and I think that man would grow a garden in cracks in the pavement. Its awesome. I'm about 9 hrs south and get to have a garden so when he comes down he spends time just looking at it.
I've used alot of different things for growing but after seeing my boy dogs hiking their legs on to my veggies I try and put my containers up on tables as I have several different kinds of animals
So, my mom texted me this video over the summer when I started to get into gardening and that is how I discovered your channel. I think the kiddie pool is a very clever and economical idea.
OMG I just went to the dollar store and bought a tub to container garden today and you are posting a video about container gardening today!!! It’s a sign 😂🤣
Teehee it's so much fun too. Easy to cover too with tulle and shade cloth when needed
Hi Jess. New subscriber won over with your down to earth common sense. I was ready to tell my negative experience with kiddy pools, but you covered the problem I encountered perfectly. First, I had to learn about indeterminate tomatoes..... Learning from successful experienced gardeners is my goal. Success in gardening comes from learning and improving. I appreciate your journey. Thank you for sharing from your heart.
Your videos are so satisfying to watch. The next best thing to being in the garden is watching someone else in their garden! I live down in Hope, will be moving closer to Little Rock at the end of the year, and it's really helpful to see how someone in my climate does things.
I have a retired kiddie pool that I am going to plant rice in this year :)
Great to see another Arkansan following R&R. (Mabelvale)
Made my kiddie pool garden tonite! Was SO very proud; a purple elephant head on one side, repurposed it found on the curb. May have overplanted..lol. Will let you know how it goes; planning on entries from it in our Veg & flower show in mid-Aug. Sending you affection from beautiful Niagara Falls; love your videos! For your Cdn fans (sure I'm not the only one...haha) it took 175L (litres) soil, about 75L potting soil, maybe 1-1/2 cu ft peat moss, and about 5L sheep manure. Will learn how to post pics on Fb one of these days. Hugs!
PS Killer humid day, blue skies while working then about 1030pm a sudden downpour of rain; hope all survives. Made lots of drainage holes, but lined with landscape fabric as is on a terraced interlocking brick patio (not MY choice..lol)
I actually made a raised herb garden using an old wooden picnic table . Added wooden sides all around and landscaping cloth stapled inside to help hold the soil. Still working great after 10 years !
This is a really cool idea. The pool is really practical and it is a great idea to overwinter with the clear plastic bin as a mini green house. Thanks for sharing.
I probably would have layered the bottom with kitchen scraps to encourage the worms to come in and leave their golden poop for richer soil 😎
Yesssss girl
Wow! I'm 53 & you have truly inspired me! Thank you .
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Yup, gonna have to buy a blue one and pink one for my two kids. They will love this. Thanks for the cool ideas. Ed, 4BlessingsFarm
4Blessings Farm check Facebook market place or Craigslist
@@familybroich3073, I search those daily on my lunch break, especially the free stuff lol, Ed
You know what's funny. Up until a few months ago (when I decided I was going to have my first garden this year), I saw things for only their purpose. It's amazing to me how much more resourceful, less wasteful & creative I have become simply in trying to save money for my garden. I threw away plastic & glass containers. Now I see my broke bins, empty yogurt containers, etc for the potential they have. And honestly I'm ashamed for being such a wasteful louse for so many years. Luckily, once this mindset of repurposing & reusing digs in, it becomes impossible not to think "what can I do with this now?". Rambling Rose here lol. Thank you for your channel.
All of the videos lately are amazing. You're spoiling us! I live in zone 5b (I have garden envy). We might get another snow over the weekend.
Zone 3b over here. We have another 4-6 weeks before we start putting plants in the ground. I'm dying watching these videos haha
@@naomimoore6694 eventually!
I in 5 b also and haveing a blast getting everything ready and drawing my plan out ,what a wonderful time of year !
Another check in from 5b! Boulder County. Spent the day prepping and starting more seeds!
Maggie Benton Zone 8 here! Not doing so good on the planting.. lol
Love this! I did this 20 or so years ago when my puppy didn't take to the kiddy pool. So instead of giving it away, I just set it in a convenient spot and planted flowers in it. I used it for several years before it disintegrated into pieces. Just used a jumbo nail and a hammer to make my holes. So yes, rescue those pools and upcycle them!
I think the pink pool is very cute as well.
I enjoy your videos. Had to laugh when I saw your pink kiddie pool. You might want to look at Larry Halls & raingutter grow systems. They use Walmart bags (.50) as grow bags and kiddie pools for watering. One of his followers even grew corn using these 2 items. I'm brand new to gardening & been watching many different systems. I'm also 67, so higher raised boxes are my aim, though I'm also going to do wood chip no dig method. I'm planning to use pallets to raise my raingutter or I'm using PVC pipe, up off ground. Many of Larry's followers have come up with different ideas within the original idea, so choices are there, but mostly inexpensive. I just brought up my pools from last year, not used yet, to set up my garden starts. I don't having running water yet, so catching rain water & bottled water has been my delimma. I started my seeds in water jug mini greenhouses, so exciting & no watering since planting. I have Many jugs since waiting for water pump, so I endeavour to recycle many things. Going to warm my green house, once built, with jugs also, at least see how it works. May try coke can solar heater too. Anyway, it's an adventure & so exciting when seeds emerge!
I would love to see a series for how to grow a garden in an apartment or rental
Hi Jess, It is possible to set.up this kiddie pool in combination with the black grow bags and have a subirrigated garden. You leave the pool empty and drill a set of holes only around the sides at 1/4-1/2" from the bottom. Fill and plant the grow bags and place the in the pool. Buy pea gravel and cover.any exposed bottom of the pool with a light layer just higher than the holes and fill the pool to just until you see a bit of water leaking out of the holes. There should be no standing water above the gravel. The self wicking grow.bags will take up the water needed and you will have no mosquitoes since there is no standing water. A float valve and water source can ne used to make it maintainence free if wanted, otherwise just ensure the small bit of water is replenished daily. This is a method created by Larry Hall from MN and has worked well for many of us. It saves.on total soil cost as.well, however you will need an intact kiddie pool.
Wow what a good idea!! I bet that would be fantastic In our heat.
I've recently bought the black grow bags. 5 for $15 on Amazon. I've already got pole beans & potatoes sprouting and nice healthy butter crunch Lettuce! I'm so excited!
Great video!!
Several years ago, the owner of our indi toy store salvaged a bunch of damaged pools, and offered them to the community for donations (which she passed on to a charity) i immediately thought of grow beds, and got a couple!
I filled the bottom with clippings, then soil from that area, and potting soil on topof that, and have grown tomatoes and various greens, peas ... in the second I've put some things in pots on top of the soil as well
I garden in front of my townhouse this I can definitely do this with my children I love gardening on budget
This is my first year, as such i didnt want to waste money in case I suck at it. I bought seeds from the dollar tree. 4 packs for a buck. I now have tomato, eggplant,bell pepper, cucumber, peas, basil, thyme, kale and carrots. Seems to be working they are thriving so far.
I rescued mine from the county dump.Drilled a single 2in hole about 1 1/2 in from the bottom.Then I filled the pool up to that drain hole with wood chips,followed by potting soil & compost.The chips retain the rain water as a reserve without drowning the roots.{}{}{}{} With large (ten gallon) flower pots I have had luck using Styrofoam packing peanuts,courtesy UPS mailing store,instead of the wood chips.That makes it waaaaaaaaay easier to drag across the porch/patio floor :)
Single use water bottles crumpled up make great soil displacers as well.
Thanks for this idea and formula. I will try this.
Last year I repurposed my kids old plastic pool like this. I build a stand for it so it was off the ground from my dogs. We drilled a few holes for drainage. Added some gravel & filled with dirt. Was out 1st garden in our new hom. We had tomatoes squash cucumbers peppers watermelon and blueberries grow in it well.