Hi Kevin, just preordered your Growbag book. Thanks for all your hard work, ducky! (term of endearment around here, like honey or sweetie) You are helping a lot of people through these very non-groovy times.♡♥♡♥
I recently found your channel and started to garden at 70. I purchased your seeds and book and am very excited to get into my new joy - working close to the land is a joy. Your videos are concise, to the point, very informative and easy to follow. I truly enjoy them. Thank You!
As another 70 year old, I have been gardening for a few years but now see how much easier on my back it is to move things so I am using grow bags and will plant a few more next season.
I'm working on a very low ( preferably free) gardening budget right now so I was looking for the best containers for my garden. And then my dog food company gave me a tiny bit of inspiration by suggesting using the food bags I was already buying as grow bags when they are empty! Genius! Couple holes in the bottom and a few on the sides to allow for water to drain and it seems to be working. Sure they don't look very snazzy but I'm more focused on learning to grow right now anyways. So far I've succeeded in potatoes, and and currently growing some kale, pak choy and radishes. Fingers crossed!
@@pumpkinpatchwork49 mine have! But my climate is pretty mild so it would depend. I've not seen any issues with plastic leakage. The bags I've used are foil on the inside. Seems to work well for potatoes and the like.
You have quickly become my favorite channel on youtube. I never realised how therapeutic and relaxing and fulfilling gardening is. I got into it during the pandemic and became obsessed when I saw the immense results I yielded in just a few months
I am so happy for you and your gardening success. Retiring a few months before the pandemic took over AND the pandemic have spiked my interest in container gardening. It gets me outside away from the TV for hours. Unfortunately, I have not seen a huge harvest, yet. Its very disheartening! But, I keep trying.
I have 10 gallon grow bags with okra in it, I put extra large (to fit) plastic flower pot saucers under them to wick the water up then I place them on 24 x 24 cement stepping stones to keep the weed eater from whacking a hole in the side from carelessness, very neat and organized looking. Now putting out brussel sprouts and cabbage out, same technique.
Grow bags have definitely made growing food more accessible to me. This is a fantastic tool for people who rent, have limited space, need to move plants inside during the winter without uprooting them, or have physical issues with being on the ground.
Hello from the UK Saw another Anita Also enjoying videos Will grow bags work in the UK when it comes to perennials like Alstroemerias, because I see their roots grow around the pot quickly. Also Clematis, will their roots prune in air bags? They like cool roots, but what about the winters. Is there info in your new book for cold climates. Very interesting Thanks
Was just telling my boyfriend that I understand that grow bags air prune but I don’t really understand what all of that means. You managed to answer that question so concisely before even getting through the intro. Great video!
I'm a renter and the current rental doesn't have a garden - which I don't mind as I don't have to keep it nice and tidy. However, thanks to Covid I no longer have a job so growing food is a must and seeing the grow bags here tells me they are probably a better option than the containers I am using. They look really versatile and movable - which really is a must for me.
Hi there! Sorry to hear about your job - hoping sonething comes your way. I live in a condo w/balcony - my grow bags have worked great with tomato & basil partner plants. I put lavender in a pot this year - it didn't do so well (i'm in zone 7a in a highrise, facing east - i think the roots got too hot) so I'm going to try it in a grow bag next year. They'sre definitely versatile. I put mine in pot trays on top of wooden dollys, so I can just roll them around as needed.
I tried that last season. Worked great, but despite being 18 inches high (it was a large snapset pool), what I think were toads laid tons of eggs in it. By midsummer, it was full of tadpoles. Just be prepared, and buy some mosquito granules to sprinkle in every couple of weeks or so just to be on the safe side. Won’t harm the tadpoles. Another thing I found interesting is that a couple of my tomatoes grew roots through the grow bag into the water. My bags are a couple seasons old and have been dragged around. It’s possible they’re a little weaker on the bottom. Don’t know if it would happen with new ones.
@@kconway2263 wouldn't the tadpoles eat the mosquitos? Or at least the adults? Anyways kinda wanted to try this in my shallower summer tubs, if it doesn't harm the fish there. Maybe it'll work, amybe it won't. Just gotta wait a little..
Sorry, Son. Gmail puts these emails into a social media folder that I never check. I wondered the same thing, so I Googled it. If I remember correctly, tadpoles eat only plants, but as they get closer to becoming frogs, they do start eating bugs. I just shook a few mosquito granules in there once a week to be safe. It’s not that much water, so it doesn’t take much.
I'd never heard of grow bags until I started watching this channel. I still want to build raised beds once I have a yard, but I'm super excited about planting in grow bags now.
I live in an apartment that comes with a rented driveway for 2 cars, but i only have one, so i will start using the free space for gardening come spring ☺️
Hi, Did you start your garden? I live in an apartment and have a space that is about 4'X8' at the front of my parking space and you'd be amazed at how much stuff I have planted in that space with bags and plain brown boxes. I've got flowers, potatoes, herbs & vegies. I'm going to try to trellis watermelon and cantaloupe this year... Happy gardening..
This is my second year using grow bags and I love them. The are growing very popular in AZ, zone 9B. I have seven citrus trees, a guava, Moringa, pomegranates and a dwarf everbearing mulberry in bags. I had a mango, avocado, fig and another guava that fell victim to a rescue dog. I plan on adding more fruit trees and they will be in bags. I grow tomatoes, cucumbers, melons, artichokes, broccoli, beans, herbs, and strawberries in bags. I’ve had the best success when I water from below and the water wicks up through the bag. I do have to fertilize more frequently. I have a Greenstalk as well but use it mainly for lettuces and herbs. I’m enjoying your channel because I have similar goals of combining the best of the old and the new in an urban setting.
I'm down the road from you in Chula Vista. This will be my first year using the grow bags... this will allow me to be able to move them around as needed. Thanks for the tips
helen alderson Good tip. I had nothing but problems trying to keep strawberries alive in a strawberry grow bag. It was too hot here in Perth over spring & summer last year & they struggled even with 2x a day watering & eventually burnt to a crisp and died. I had thick mulch over the top & the side bits but it wasn’t enough. I live near the coast so we get lots of sea breeze daily and the bags dried out really badly in the wind too. If I ever used a grow bag again ( probably not ) I would line it with a garbage bag first.
Kevin did a bamboo stick trellis video. I think on Instagram. I made my first bamboo trellis yesterday and it's sooo pretty! pe you find what you are looking for! Good luck!
I had only grown using an in-ground garden, but this year I put in two raised beds and several grow bags because I saw them in your videos. My best yield this year came from the plants in the grow bags. Definitely relying on them more next year.
I've been using buckets for tomatoes for years and this year purchased grow bags for potatoes. I'm just starting a few in the basement with lights for new potatoes and found that a simple round hand basin found at Dollarama works well for the 7.5 gallon grow bags as a catch basin.. I love the idea of planting theme gardens in bags and will try that this season. Love your videos ! Although you are in zone 10 b and I am in 5b planting zone; our seasons are very different but the methods are similar. Look forward to seeing more :)
Thanks for a very informative & creative video. I h/b using 5 gal grow bags for few years now as live in the city & only have patios. I find them very portable & the handles make it easy to drag in & out of harsh weather. 👍
Hello Kevin, Thank you for taking the time to do these videos. I have a Hugh pot on my patio.that I planted potatoes because they produce under the dirt then I placed a container blackberry bush in the same pot because it grows upwards.. added some marigold to keep some pests away. First year doing my own gardening, always helped others. Now I'm 63 and doing my own from watching RU-vid vids.😊 I purchased a Condo (paid off) I've redone all the flower beds a rose of Sharon in each,they definitely attract bee's. A few vegetables tucked in and around as well in the flower beds and many vegetable containers. All kinds of peppers, squash, tomatoes, blackberries and potatoes. Sweet and regular. .I'm not getting any fruit off my squash yet only Flowers so I moved the squash pot and peppers around by the rose of Sharon where 3 nice size bee's have been having a good time. I Pray they pollinate my veggies as well. God Bless and Thank You Debbie G OKC 🙏🙋🏼♀️
You can use those kiddie wading pools to set the grow bags in and add a bit of water as well... another thing I discovered is that you can fill a grow bag up to about 2 inches below the top of the pot, or more depending on the plant and size of pot, so the plant grows upward above the top, then all of the branches grow up above the top as well. The plant will create a nice even canopy with all the tops of the branches pretty even, then, you fold the edges down and the whole plant will Bush out nice and wide. Surprisingly, the plant will not get too tall and leggy this way, because it's energy goes toward growing all branches upward, not just the main center one.
I just ordered me some bags last week. We usually have a huge garden but health reasons I’m downsizing. I can’t wait to get started. Thank you. I love your videos!
I’ve always wanted to grow vegetables but I didn’t have room for a raised bed - this seems like the perfect solution! I definitely want to give this a try
I've been using grocery tote bags as grow bags. I like to put a few extra holes in the bottom to make sure they drain properly. The only downside I've found is the totes begin to break down in direct sun after about 5-7 months. I might try wrapping them in garden bed lining to see if that helps prevent this. I'm also experimenting with these fabric closet storage containers I bought at the Dollar Tree. I wasn't expecting much from them being they are basically a bit of fabric and cardboard, but over a week in using them and so far they seem to be holding up well. I plan to get some actual grow bags at some point to compare.
My dad uses that method even with growing in plastic totes. He and I both grew sweet potatoes this year and he had a massive haul whereas I had only a small handful. Same variety - in fact, I had purchased slips from Burpees and divided them between us. I used a tote, too. The only difference was the watering method.
@@epicgardening I'm not very handy. Is it possible to use one of those plastic kiddie pools? And, if so, would I need to line it, or is it good to go as is?
I just moved and do have the space to make the garden of my dreams, but I don't have time to do a full garden build right now. So I started a container produce garden for this season. I have all sorts of containers in there. Old buckets and Rubbermaid tubs that have cracked, extra small plastic garbage bins that I didn't need, AND grow bags. It's fun to see how everything grows in the eclectic assortment I have.
About half of my garden is grow bags and I just love them! I mean,at the end of the season I just dump them out into my compost and mix the soil together with my compost,leave it all together over the winter. In spring I get the compost cooking fast and then refill my grow bags and keep going. I should be specific,I refill with the aged compost and “then” I start more compost going....to add on top of the grow bags. Love your channel, it’s so great to see your success and your dedication to educating gardeners! 👍
I just started most of my fall crops in grow bags because my summer crops in my raised bed are still producing (central TX over here!) So far, I am LOVING them! I had no idea they were better for root systems, either. Glad I made this purchase. I am still planning to add more raised beds to my yard but these are so awesome in the meantime!
As a disabled person, I'm super interested in this type of growing. Also, I think it would be great to keep my 2 dogs out of the beds! I can't wait for your book, perfect timing for spring. Thanks for sharing this and for all your videos, love the info you provide 😊
LOL....yep...roots do get dense with the air pruning grow bag. Had a bit of trouble getting some of them empty for the fall planting, the roots were full and enjoying their time.
My own dear brother lives in San Diego. I miss him. I love that you love grow bags too. I'm growing in grow bags in an apartment and literally everything I'm growing in grow bags are doing better in the grow bags than they have in the containers. I have seen that in the grow bags too. I've even used a woven basket and planted beets. They came up fast. Woven baskets use to be used in ancient times because you could move them around and I live in town. In an apartment. I am inspiring I guess because I have a neighbor who says she loves our garden. I like Doller Tree having at least at the beginning of the season they offered 10 lb grow bags. You can roll down the sides.
I started using grow bags for the portability so plants can get more or less sun but I found that once a given bag was in a happy spot, the plants roots would start to grow through the bottom into ground! It’s not a big deal but definitely makes me move them around at least a little so they don’t get stuck somewhere.
I’ve been using them for my Potatoes, I’m in VT mountains and temps change drastically. I love they I’m able to move them in the garage when it’s too cold! I usually kept them on my driveway but after seeing your potato video and the first hot & sunny summer here in the 22 years here I moved them into the shade. And a few weeks ago moved them back to the driveway. 🙏 I get a decent crop. The little rain we did get I found out wasn’t enough but I keep adding to the pot pieces if potatoes eyes, water & soil in hopes for make up for what may have died off. The growth I have is doing good on top! After seeing this video, I’m hoping to be able to make some small pots with ground cover to be able to grow a few items in my house.
The timing of this video is perfect. I just got my hands on 5 grow bags for my pepper plants I'm growing this season. Will definitely apply your tips. Thanks for this and keep up the great content!
@@anntoyia1728 it depends how big you want your peppers to grow and how much you want them to carry. If you have a long growing season I would suggest 1 per bag. It will take the plant some time to fill out its roots before it will focus more on stem growth. You may even want to start them off in smaller pots and pot them up gradually. It saves a bit of time. You could also start it indoors during the colder months to get the most out of it. I wouldn't recommend more than 2 per 5 gallon bag as they may starve one another out for nutrients and water, so you may end up with slightly stunted growth and less yield. I have my peppers in 3-4 gallon bags and I had plenty of peppers.
Kevin I love grow bags! I had a lot of success with zucchini and cucumber this year. Thanks for the great tip about the "bath tub" Definitely have to try it out.
@@The_Bakers_Loft awesome, thanks for replying. I was looking into some 5 gal and 7 gal bags to do zucchini and maybe tomatoes. Do you think those would be too small?
I always wondered what the difference was between a hard surface pot (terra cotta or plastic) and a grow bag. I thought the roots go though the bottom of the bag and go into the ground, which I don't want where I currently. "Mahalo" for the info Kevin. Love it!
Wow that huge grow bag is great, I’ve never seen them before, I wonder if they come in a rectangular shape, with a slightly less capacity. As someone who lives in rental houses and ends up moving every 5 years or so this would be great. I have a good selection of pots, but it would be nice to plant some things together and use as a border on the patio or lawn for flowers or veg, then it could easily be moved to the greenhouse over winter or covered. Thanks for the great videos
What i like abot the grow bag thing is that they help with water drainage. Mangoes like well drained soil and I have a few and im thinking in the future of planting one or 2 of them in a 50 or 100 gallon grow bag. Ive even seen 200 gallon grow bags, that might be a bit much for one tree, haha. But great for a big raised bed. I really like grow bags too i just got some 30 gallon ones theyre great, so roomy!
i have been wanting to buy grow bags for my tomatoes who didn't do so well in plastic pots, and i think u just convinced me! i live in a small space so i need something practical like this!!
I grew up on farm in Ireland, but didn't have to water our vegetables or flowers because it rained alot. I live in San Diego and have been gardening for a long time. I'm very innterested in grow bags.
Great idea about the grow bag 'bath''. I've made my own grow bags this year from different types of weed suppressant material to see which works best - and to cram as much extra veg into my flower beds as possible.
Yes!! Grow Bag Gardening! That's the book I need! Bought 20 multi coloured bags from Bootstrap. Just beautiful, they are. My little hobby garden is going into overdrive next year, doubling the size plus a growbag garden. Will do a little experimenting. Lost a huge old shade tree in a microburst this summer......silver lining is more sun so more garden!!!! Sheet mulching this fall to smother the lawn as per Charles Dowding method. Already have a bunch of seeds harvested. Putting in 200 garlic cloves this week. By some miracle and frost blankets, I still have beans, borage, carrots, green onions, swiss chard, basil, cilantro, daikon radish and kale growing....and 2 growbags of cherry tomatoes cozied up next to the house. In zone 4 Canada, where we had our first frost August 31.
Thanks for this! I’ve been small space gardening going into year two and am still learning soo much! I’ve recently started looking into Grow Bags as I’m living a more life conscious lifestyle. I have a few different plants (about 15-20) indoor and on my patio and really need more experience on knowing the size pots to choose when repotting. I’ve been having my current plants for almost a year now and have changed the soil once since and will be repotting this week for the year. I love my plants and want them to flourish. 😩🪴💚 will be purchasing your book ! You’ve already honed a subscriber. Thanks!
Thank you for doing this topic! Looking forward to your grow bag book. When I feel “over it” about gardening, I watch your videos to get re-inspired and motivated!
Just harvested some poblanos I have been growing for a bit and they turned out awesome! Thank you for all your tips and insight, truly appreciate it and enjoy your channel.
Thank you... I just saw a 100lb grow bag at a Hydroponic Store... Amazing.. Im growing Microgreens / Sprouts this Fall ... I bought a kit to practice and see if I like it.. You inspired me.
I use pvc pipes with holes drilled in them usually around 4 of them placed inside the soil of my grow bags so I can water into the pipes and the roots will chase the pipes, also a good method for feeding your plants.
Yes please for the video about the racks made of bamboo and twine! I need some for my beans next year and tomatoes too and have a lot of bamboo sticks left, so it’d be great if i didn’t have to buy them but diy some☺️
I just purchased the digital book. I love it. I’m growing 90% of my crop this year on my balcony garden. I fell in love with the grow bags last year. Your book is right on time because I was winging it and didn’t have a clue. Thanks Kevin 💙
All of your videos give something that apply to my gardening situation. Love all you put together on this channel and how what I need shows up at the right time. Awesome! Have a great day!!
Great video! I bought some grow bags for next years tomatoes. I planted them in my raised beds this year and they took up so much space. Next year's garden will be much better!
I used fabric pots last year. I had a 20 gallon Smart Pot in which I grew an Early Girl tomato, some marigolds and a couple of cucumber plant. I had a couple of bag beds in which I grew other things. The cilantro didn't do well because it got too hot too fast. The peppers produced about 4 small bell peppers. I got a lot of cucumbers and the green onions did pretty good too. I wish I would have gotten more of them. The thing with the fabric pots is that more plants can be put into them than what can be put into similar sized plastic containers. They are going to bee doing the landscaping within the next month or so and we will no longer be permitted to grow anything in the ground. Also, they are going to be limiting the number of containers that we can have. I have 4 fabric pots. It would be nice to be able to use all 4 of them in the coming years; but, I won't know anything for a while.
Thank you for making this video! I am a huge fan of grow bags, they are so easy to ship and store. My strawberries are in one of those circular raised bed ones until I can prepare an in ground bed for them to live in next year. I also have two lemons and an orange tree in grow bags and they love it.
lol. I have 2 100 Gal grow bag's .I use for Squash plants. They do dry out faster so that is a good tip about making a bath tub for the bag's to get water. I have had to water my grow bag's twice a day when hot out side. This year I put some Soil Most Granules in my plating hole to help keep water at the root's and I add a little more co co coir to help out. Live and learn.
this is brilliant! I just (finally) moved to a new apartment that has a huge balcony with direct sunlight. I went to home depot and spent some cash in supplies after binge-watching your channel :D
I live in Arizona I've been using grow bags for my raspberry that i top it with wood chip mulch under 30 precent shade cloth and my raspberry plant is loving it lol
I just ordered 25 grow bags, 20/2gl. And 5/10gl. I ordered 2 of those vertical green stalk type planters. 5 tiers each. 🙏🤞 this is the first time we grow and potatoes are on my list. Hence the 5/10gl bags. 🙃
my garden gets lots of afternoon shade, so if i have somthing i want to get full sun i move it until i get sun all day long, maybe you already said that but that’s a reason i grow in them lol
Thank you so much for this video! I have always been curious about grow bags but didn't know anything about how to use them or what to use them for. I am gonna order some and am excited about trying them out!!