GreenStalk Inventor's Daughter here. Thank you for giving us a try! I love that you had a successful season with your GreenStalk Garden last year and you're back at it again! Happy Gardening, Susan! -Ashley
I’ve been considering trying one of these everyone talks about them, but I’m not sure if it would make that much of a difference. I’m interested to see how this goes, maybe I will .. I love seeing family owned USA companies
ASHLEY- I have been watching videos this week and anxiously awaiting the arrival of my first GS planter. This is the first I've seen of the cover. In Oklahoma Zone 7b we get to freezing temps. What temperature would you use it on the planter? Our temps can swing all over the place and I'm anxious to try growing greens in the winter and also to overwinter my strawberries
Thank you Susan and your charming helper for your outstanding demo on planting your Green Stalk! I was so excited to hear you are in Spokane! I was born in the Lilac City! 💞
According to the instructions that came with mine, you do not press the potting soil down and you fill each layer ALL THE WAY to the top, not an inch below the rim… I do like your tip about placing the plants leaning toward the edge of the planting pocket.
I wish I had known about these planters five years ago because I stopped growing vegetables due to a lack of space for containers. Your video is the best because it had the correct amount of soil needed for each tier and how to place the plants in each cell. I am waiting for a good sale to get a Green Stalk.🍃😊
My family bought me a Greenstalk for my birthday in March! I've got it filled up and ready to go. I'm in zone 4b and starting lettuce, spinach, radishes, short n sweet carrots, and lettuces in it today. It's been a very cool spring here. Excited to see how it goes!
Great video, thanks. I own two of the leaf version which are new this season. One is planted with herbs, lettuces and Wave Petunias. Come October I’ll be planting all strawberries in one and different varieties of lettuces in the second for Fall. I added two extra tiers to one of my towers to accommodate 50 strawberries plugs.
Thanks for your video. I recently received mine. Made Mel’s mix and started filling mine up. Trying to decide which plants to start in this and where to place in my yard. NC. I am excited!
It is a great idea and a pretty product, I hope it gives lots of joy to people with a small place. I am happy I have a small garden. Even though I have it, one must course cover the terrace with pots 🤦😄 Tomatos, peppers, flowers.. Planting up everything this week. 🤗 So excited to see how your garden turns out this year, fingers crossed 🤗Greetings, Judit 🙋
You are blessed to have your "charming assistant". I have been seeing these growing systems for a while and thought they looked great for all the reasons you mentioned in your video. I live in central Wyoming, and we deal with very strong winds (60+MPH) and I think I would have a problem with this falling over. I really would love to try it but for the cost I will have to give that some thought. Thank you for sharing the information about it.
I live in Florida about 3 miles from the coast and we get some pretty crazy winds here. I’ve had 3 of the tallest greenstalks outside for over a year (even during hurricane season) and have never had an issue (although I was paranoid at first and peeked out the window to check on them frequently when I first got them). Each tier takes nearly a bag of soil so when they are stacked the tower weighs about 150 pounds. They are surprisingly sturdy and the roller base has locks on the wheels to help with stability. If you still have reservations I would suggest shorter towers? They sell shorter towers or you can break up a taller tower into two. I stack mine with deep tiers on the bottom and leaf tiers on top. The tiers all work together and greenstalk sells extra parts al la cart. For example: you could buy the 5 tier on sale and add a single extra tier and water reservoir to have two 3 tier plants. Prior to my greenstalks I had one really large plastic pot that I paid about $25 for and planted with my favorite herbs right off the back door for easy access while cooking. For about $100 I have 6 times the planting space and have been able to add more herbs, lettuces that stay perfectly clean for eating and even some fruiting plants like peppers and tomatoes. I hope my comment might be helpful to you.
@@styleme3375 Thank you so much for your input. It really was helpful. This is what I love bout the gardening community on TH-cam, people like to help. I think I will take your suggestion on making two shorter towers because I really do want to try these myself. Thank you again. 💮🌻
Hi, Sandy. Sorry for the slow reply, for some reason, TH-cam wasn't displaying it for me. But it sounds like Styleme3375 gave you the exact info you needed. I agree, this is a great community!
@@styleme3375 i was just looking at GS the other day and washed to purchase but i don't understand the differences.. the leaf.. and so on. Can you shed light? Is one deeper over the other?
Great video Susan, love the step by step approach so we could see how it works. I had wondered about this product and was hoping you’d give an update of your verdict from last year. Thanks!
Just ordered one! Thank you for your recommendation! 🙇♂️ I live in Mossyrock, WA. Our soil is clay with rocks and I hope I can grow at least my greens🥬 untill we set up our raised beds and build our soil!
Hi there. Sorry for the slow reply, I've been on vacation. It is the Garden Ease kneeler from Gardener's Supply. Here's a link: www.gardeners.com/buy/garden-kneelers/40-008.html. I absolutely love them. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video.
Great video! I purchased my first Greenstalk this year. I had planted two strawberries in my garden bed last year, and there were runners everywhere. So I pulled them up and planted them in my Greenstalk. Most of them have survived! One thing I didn't realize when I was putting it together were those five holes that need to line up with the pockets. Now I'm thinking I should take it apart and double check on my holes! Also I bought potting mix that seemed more like mulch and less like soil. Do you think that would be okay to leave in there or should I change it out for straight potting soil? I didn't realize there was a difference until this year since I had never bought potting mix before. Thank you for all your advice! And my broccoli plants are standing up straight on their own now 😂
Hi, Nicole. It's hard to know about the potting mix without seeing and touching it but I think you might be able to keep it as long as you meet the nutritional needs of your plants. If you're growing plants that need nitrogen (i.e., broccoli, salad greens, spinach, etc.), I would give the plants a high-nitrogen fertilizer such as fish emulsion (Alaska Fish Fertilizer and Dramm Organic Fertilizer are two suggestions). If you're growing something that needs to bloom and set fruit, I'd recommend a fertilizer that is higher in phosphorus (that's the middle number on the package label). No matter what you use, be sure to read and follow the label directions. If it seems like your plants are really struggling, then I would change out the potting mix, but I'm really hoping you won't have to. Take care.
Hi, Carla. We haven't had any problems with the wind, and we get some pretty strong windstorms here on occasion. By the time you fill each tier with potting soil, it's very heavy and sturdy.
Hello, Duncan. I would recommend that you contact the GreenStalk company directly. Here is their web address: greenstalkgarden.com/. And here is their contact address: support@greenstalkgarden.com.
It depends on what the weather is. Also, if it were made from clear plastic, I would definitely vent it during warm days but it's still fairly cool here right now.
I just saw this just video suggested and looked into the price of the Green Stalk (5 tier) it’s $150 plus tax on Amazon ..however the potting mix alone to fill this depending on what you buy which for me it’s MG potting mix at 2-cubic ft..so if each holds a-cubic ft the potting mix that puts the cost at over $250 and over $400 in total that’s non organic potting mix so I bet it will cost over $500 if using organic soil..I could buy 2-garden kits that are 3 each 4 by 4 beds so a total of (6) 4 by 4 bed plus the soil for the price of the GreenStalk n soil…If I had to choose even though I would love a GreenStalk I would have pick the (6)- 4 by 4 beds but I understand not everyone has the space to grow so the GreenStalk would be the better option..
Hi, Brenda. Thanks for weighing in on this. I wanted to clarify a few things since your estimates are a lot higher than what would the planter and potting soil would cost. I have an Original GreenStalk vertical planter, which has the deeper pockets. It requires 3 1/2 bags of organic potting soil. We just bought some at Costco for $10.89 per bag. So you're talking $150 + about $38 worth of organic potting mix, for a total of $188 plus applicable sales tax, NOT $400-$500! There are a lot of folks who don't have a garden plot, maybe they're in an apartment or a condo, so this is an ideal solution for them. Or maybe they have a tiny garden and want to expand their growing space a bit. Or they don't have a sunny location anywhere other than on a patio, for example. The planters are extremely well made and durable. I wouldn't recommend them if they weren't. I should also mention that GreenStalk has sales every now and then, with deep discounts to help your dollar stretch farther.
Im glad you broke it down for me.. I totally misunderstood thinking that you meant each tier as in the 6-planter shaped planters each took 1-cubic ft instead of the whole tier taking 1-cubic ft .. if that made ant sense.. so for what potting mix I buy it would cost me roughly $40 totaling a little over $200 unless there is shipping cost .. I did mention that I understand some dont have the space and this would be a solution...
@@Fritz0616 I just wanted to make sure that you (and anyone else reading your comments) thought it would be that expensive. Have a great garden season!
The greenstalk worked great for this fall / winter. I cannot recommend the frost protection cover from greenstalk. Mine was poorly made and did not make it through the winter.
Hi, George. I don't know where you live but depending on the type of winter you get, it might be hard on the cover to be out for several months at a time. I'm looking at it as more of a temporary thing, until the danger of frost has passed and possibly in the fall if there's a frost in the forecast but I'm waiting for something to finish producing.
GreenStalk Inventor's Daughter here. Thank you for giving us a try! I love that you had a successful season with your GreenStalk Garden last year and you're back at it again! Happy Gardening, Susan! -Ashley
Thanks, Ashley!
I’ve been considering trying one of these everyone talks about them, but I’m not sure if it would make that much of a difference. I’m interested to see how this goes, maybe I will .. I love seeing family owned USA companies
ASHLEY- I have been watching videos this week and anxiously awaiting the arrival of my first GS planter. This is the first I've seen of the cover. In Oklahoma Zone 7b we get to freezing temps. What temperature would you use it on the planter? Our temps can swing all over the place and I'm anxious to try growing greens in the winter and also to overwinter my strawberries
This is the best video I’ve seen for the GreenStalk. I’m definitely wanting one of these now! Thanks, Susan!
@@JRNurse2013 Wonderful! And thank you for the very nice comment.
Best GreenStalk video I’ve seen, and I’ve seen many 👍🏻
Thank you, Lisa! I'm so glad it was helpful.
Awe. I live in Spokane too! Lucky I found you!
Here in the desert the only way for me to garden is the greenstalk. I have several of them some for flowers, some for herbs and some for veggies.
I'm so glad that gives you a way to garden.
Are you in Greenbluff? My son lives in Spokane Valley! I will mention your channel to my daughter in law! I just told her about this!
No, I live in SW Spokane County but it's very applicable to them. Thank you for the mention!
What a peaceful background the Birds make for your videos😊
I like the color of your greenstalk. They didn't have this color when I ordered.
Thank you Susan and your charming helper for your outstanding demo on planting your Green Stalk! I was so excited to hear you are in Spokane! I was born in the Lilac City! 💞
Hi, Heidi! It's great to meet you. I hope you have a wonderful garden season.
@@SusansInTheGarden Thank you too dear friend!
According to the instructions that came with mine, you do not press the potting soil down and you fill each layer ALL THE WAY to the top, not an inch below the rim… I do like your tip about placing the plants leaning toward the edge of the planting pocket.
Love learning from you, especially since we are almost neighbors. I live in Missoula, MT
Hello over there!
I wish I had known about these planters five years ago because I stopped growing vegetables due to a lack of space for containers. Your video is the best because it had the correct amount of soil needed for each tier and how to place the plants in each cell. I am waiting for a good sale to get a Green Stalk.🍃😊
Great tip to lean the plants out when burying them in the soil. This makes for less wear and tear on the plants when you stack the tiers.
My family bought me a Greenstalk for my birthday in March! I've got it filled up and ready to go. I'm in zone 4b and starting lettuce, spinach, radishes, short n sweet carrots, and lettuces in it today. It's been a very cool spring here. Excited to see how it goes!
What a great birthday present! Have fun.
Efficient way to garden. Cannot wait to see your results. Thank you Susan
Just ordered one for Mother's day. Thanks.
How exciting!
Thanks Susan. I garden on my small deck. I went the dollar store route.
Great video, thanks. I own two of the leaf version which are new this season. One is planted with herbs, lettuces and Wave Petunias. Come October I’ll be planting all strawberries in one and different varieties of lettuces in the second for Fall. I added two extra tiers to one of my towers to accommodate 50 strawberries plugs.
What zone are you in?
Thanks for your video. I recently received mine. Made Mel’s mix and started filling mine up. Trying to decide which plants to start in this and where to place in my yard. NC. I am excited!
I'm excited for you, Tracy!
It is a great idea and a pretty product, I hope it gives lots of joy to people with a small place. I am happy I have a small garden. Even though I have it, one must course cover the terrace with pots 🤦😄 Tomatos, peppers, flowers.. Planting up everything this week. 🤗 So excited to see how your garden turns out this year, fingers crossed 🤗Greetings, Judit 🙋
I just ordered one today for my strawberries.
You are blessed to have your "charming assistant". I have been seeing these growing systems for a while and thought they looked great for all the reasons you mentioned in your video. I live in central Wyoming, and we deal with very strong winds (60+MPH) and I think I would have a problem with this falling over. I really would love to try it but for the cost I will have to give that some thought. Thank you for sharing the information about it.
I live in Florida about 3 miles from the coast and we get some pretty crazy winds here. I’ve had 3 of the tallest greenstalks outside for over a year (even during hurricane season) and have never had an issue (although I was paranoid at first and peeked out the window to check on them frequently when I first got them). Each tier takes nearly a bag of soil so when they are stacked the tower weighs about 150 pounds. They are surprisingly sturdy and the roller base has locks on the wheels to help with stability. If you still have reservations I would suggest shorter towers? They sell shorter towers or you can break up a taller tower into two. I stack mine with deep tiers on the bottom and leaf tiers on top. The tiers all work together and greenstalk sells extra parts al la cart. For example: you could buy the 5 tier on sale and add a single extra tier and water reservoir to have two 3 tier plants. Prior to my greenstalks I had one really large plastic pot that I paid about $25 for and planted with my favorite herbs right off the back door for easy access while cooking. For about $100 I have 6 times the planting space and have been able to add more herbs, lettuces that stay perfectly clean for eating and even some fruiting plants like peppers and tomatoes. I hope my comment might be helpful to you.
@@styleme3375 Thank you so much for your input. It really was helpful. This is what I love bout the gardening community on TH-cam, people like to help. I think I will take your suggestion on making two shorter towers because I really do want to try these myself. Thank you again. 💮🌻
Thanks so much for sharing your expertise with Sandy! Very helpful.
Hi, Sandy. Sorry for the slow reply, for some reason, TH-cam wasn't displaying it for me. But it sounds like Styleme3375 gave you the exact info you needed. I agree, this is a great community!
@@styleme3375 i was just looking at GS the other day and washed to purchase but i don't understand the differences.. the leaf.. and so on. Can you shed light? Is one deeper over the other?
I had no idea about the frost protection cover. I live by Colville, so I will be getting me one of those! Thank you Susan 👍🏼😉🌸
love this
Great video Susan, love the step by step approach so we could see how it works. I had wondered about this product and was hoping you’d give an update of your verdict from last year. Thanks!
So glad it was helpful, DG!
Thank you, Susan! I just got one yesterday and I'm curious as to how it will work.
I wish we had this in the U.K.
We do. I have one which I planted up today.
Just ordered one! Thank you for your recommendation! 🙇♂️
I live in Mossyrock, WA. Our soil is clay with rocks and I hope I can grow at least my greens🥬 untill we set up our raised beds and build our soil!
Hi, Marianna. That sounds like a perfect solution! Enjoy!
What is the name of the purple tool that you have to kneel down on??? Great video 👍🏼
Hi there. Sorry for the slow reply, I've been on vacation. It is the Garden Ease kneeler from Gardener's Supply. Here's a link: www.gardeners.com/buy/garden-kneelers/40-008.html. I absolutely love them. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video.
@@SusansInTheGarden thanks friend wonderful plants 💕💕💕
What does everyone do with strawberry plants in the Fall? I wanted to do this but do we have to toss perennial strawberry plants after the season?
I transplant mine into a nearby bed for the fall and winter since it gets so cold here in Spokane.
Great video! I purchased my first Greenstalk this year. I had planted two strawberries in my garden bed last year, and there were runners everywhere. So I pulled them up and planted them in my Greenstalk. Most of them have survived! One thing I didn't realize when I was putting it together were those five holes that need to line up with the pockets. Now I'm thinking I should take it apart and double check on my holes! Also I bought potting mix that seemed more like mulch and less like soil. Do you think that would be okay to leave in there or should I change it out for straight potting soil? I didn't realize there was a difference until this year since I had never bought potting mix before. Thank you for all your advice! And my broccoli plants are standing up straight on their own now 😂
Hi, Nicole. It's hard to know about the potting mix without seeing and touching it but I think you might be able to keep it as long as you meet the nutritional needs of your plants. If you're growing plants that need nitrogen (i.e., broccoli, salad greens, spinach, etc.), I would give the plants a high-nitrogen fertilizer such as fish emulsion (Alaska Fish Fertilizer and Dramm Organic Fertilizer are two suggestions). If you're growing something that needs to bloom and set fruit, I'd recommend a fertilizer that is higher in phosphorus (that's the middle number on the package label). No matter what you use, be sure to read and follow the label directions. If it seems like your plants are really struggling, then I would change out the potting mix, but I'm really hoping you won't have to. Take care.
so cutieeeee
I am curious if you have had any issues with wind blowing the greenstalk over? We get such high winds here sometimes.
Hi, Carla. We haven't had any problems with the wind, and we get some pretty strong windstorms here on occasion. By the time you fill each tier with potting soil, it's very heavy and sturdy.
@@SusansInTheGarden thanks for responding. I figured you have similar winds as I get here in Pullman.
Do you need to regularly rotate so plants on the north side get enough sun?
I turned the GreenStalk planter every now and then. I figured it couldn't hurt!
I am in Kenya and i would really like to get this planter. How much does one cost and how can i order for them?
Hello, Duncan. I would recommend that you contact the GreenStalk company directly. Here is their web address: greenstalkgarden.com/. And here is their contact address: support@greenstalkgarden.com.
what soil did you use?
I used an organic potting soil.
Thank you Susan!!! This is the coolest planter ever!
Hi, Karen! I think so, too.
Does anyone know if strawberries can overwinter in a green stalk? Will the crowns freeze and die in zone 5b?
Mine do zone 6b!
Mine overwinter in 5b
But I would only put the frost cover on at night. Plants would cook on the sun!
It depends on what the weather is. Also, if it were made from clear plastic, I would definitely vent it during warm days but it's still fairly cool here right now.
I just saw this just video suggested and looked into the price of the Green Stalk (5 tier) it’s $150 plus tax on Amazon ..however the potting mix alone to fill this depending on what you buy which for me it’s MG potting mix at 2-cubic ft..so if each holds a-cubic ft the potting mix that puts the cost at over $250 and over $400 in total that’s non organic potting mix so I bet it will cost over $500 if using organic soil..I could buy 2-garden kits that are 3 each 4 by 4 beds so a total of (6) 4 by 4 bed plus the soil for the price of the GreenStalk n soil…If I had to choose even though I would love a GreenStalk I would have pick the (6)- 4 by 4 beds but I understand not everyone has the space to grow so the GreenStalk would be the better option..
Hi, Brenda. Thanks for weighing in on this. I wanted to clarify a few things since your estimates are a lot higher than what would the planter and potting soil would cost. I have an Original GreenStalk vertical planter, which has the deeper pockets. It requires 3 1/2 bags of organic potting soil. We just bought some at Costco for $10.89 per bag. So you're talking $150 + about $38 worth of organic potting mix, for a total of $188 plus applicable sales tax, NOT $400-$500! There are a lot of folks who don't have a garden plot, maybe they're in an apartment or a condo, so this is an ideal solution for them. Or maybe they have a tiny garden and want to expand their growing space a bit. Or they don't have a sunny location anywhere other than on a patio, for example. The planters are extremely well made and durable. I wouldn't recommend them if they weren't. I should also mention that GreenStalk has sales every now and then, with deep discounts to help your dollar stretch farther.
Im glad you broke it down for me.. I totally misunderstood thinking that you meant each tier as in the 6-planter shaped planters each took 1-cubic ft instead of the whole tier taking 1-cubic ft .. if that made ant sense.. so for what potting mix I buy it would cost me roughly $40 totaling a little over $200 unless there is shipping cost .. I did mention that I understand some dont have the space and this would be a solution...
@@Fritz0616 I just wanted to make sure that you (and anyone else reading your comments) thought it would be that expensive. Have a great garden season!
for us in Canada would cost way more for shipping and exchange to US $ but I really like the watering system of this planter
You can make your own potting for MUCH less!!! I'm doing that this year
The greenstalk worked great for this fall / winter. I cannot recommend the frost protection cover from greenstalk. Mine was poorly made and did not make it through the winter.
Hi, George. I don't know where you live but depending on the type of winter you get, it might be hard on the cover to be out for several months at a time. I'm looking at it as more of a temporary thing, until the danger of frost has passed and possibly in the fall if there's a frost in the forecast but I'm waiting for something to finish producing.