Beware of Container Gardening Methods as Gardener Reacts to Videos Growing a Vegetable Garden Setup 

Your video is MUCHLY needed right now because so many new gardeners are using totes. Last year I set my totes up identical to yours, except I used cement blocks for height instead of chairs. It was a fantastic garden until late mid summer. Heavy flash floods, then extreme drought, destroyed everyone's totes, raised beds, AND ground gardens here. So it's on to a new year and added totes. BTW-I bought the $Tree mild and hot microgreen seed packets. Seeded the entire mild packet in 1 tote. Hot in another tote. Instead of harvesting them as small microgreens, when they got big enough to transplant, I put 1 or 2 plants each in their own totes. I had over 30 plants for $2.50!! Plus seeds from letting some of them bolt.

Yes, yes, YES! Those videos do such a disservice to budding container gardeners. I never had more than moderate success with container gardening until I started following your methods. Now I have a beautiful, in large part all producing , delicious container garden - all in totes & 5 gallon buckets - and of course sitting proudly on resin lawn chairs I've collected from thrift stores, curbside and from friends. I make my own plant tea and water the 5 gallon buckets from the drain holes in the totes. I use tulle to keep the birds and pests out, redid all my trellises this year the same way you did using the irrigation hose & plant spikes and of course make my own soil now by composting. I've also made little shade canopies that give my pants a break from the sun during the hottest part of our New Mexico summer days. One thing I added is a drip watering system to avoid having to hand water 3 times a day. Summers can get brutally hot. Under your instruction I went from a struggling container gardener to loving my garden and really loving all the wonderful veggies & fruits I've grown. oh and your method for trellising watermelons is brilliant. I grew my 1st small crop last year and loved every one of them. Thank you for making my garden a success and source of pure enjoyment!

Robbie, besides my sister, she is not with us anymore, she started me with containers, but YOU took my gardening to levels that I can't thank you enough! I don't say much, but I follow your lead no matter what others do. I am happy😊 you are my favorite!💞💞💞🔥🔥🔥🎯🎯🎯💯💯

I, too love the flower on your wall. My eyes are drawn to it every time they move into your filming.

Robbie, I think it matters how much time and space you have, as well as how busy your life is with other things. For space, if you have a limited amount, square foot gardening makes sense. As well as how much area you have to gather composting materials. If your garden is already established, you exert less effort than a person who is starting new. For time, people who want to garden but don't have extra time to gather and store all the materials to compost, fertilizer makes sense. It gets you gardening while you live your life, instead of knowing you won't have the time and just quitting. I have a medium sized yard, but most of the space is for my kids and pet to play in. So I square foot garden. My husband wants to garden but doesn't want to go out there daily or often, so its up to me to maintain, and I'm busy. I did last year, and its rewarding, but its a commitment. I think its ok to do what you can and what fits you and your life. Composting in place is great, but not everyone can do it that way. So I'll just say I don't think the gardeners are lying, I did it last year and my plants thrived. A mix and match approach is good I think.

You are a wonderful teacher. I live on a mountain with rock and red clay. I have beautiful azeleas and other flowering plants but I haven't had any areas with sufficient sun to grow vegetables. Your techniques will allow me to have a wonderful vegetable garden this year. Thank you so much.

This is a great video. I learned these things the hard way. I think you should make a dedicated video on which plants require their own containers and which can be put in smaller ones, etc. I have yet to see anyone give a nice guide for beginners on which plants need more space due to large root systems. Maybe one that's a little shorter so more people will watch.

The reason why I love❤❤❤ your videos is they're NOT selling anything. So many gardening youtube channels border on being infomercials. 🤨

I live in the middle of pine trees. Ai yi yi. You bet most of my pots are on chairs. I still have a lot to learn.

Robbie-you have so much common sense that we all need to follow! Keep on telling it...we certainly need all the help we can get❤❤

love that pink stuff growing over the wall!!! You do great videos!!!!! Good advice! We all need to adjust to our conditions. I am liking the container thing more and more though I can grow in the ground, the containers define what is where so well. The weeds I will harvest and eat can keep growing in the ground😁

You can make very inexpensive raised beds out of Allura Cement Board 3x5 foot two boards. Cut them into 1x5 foot pieces (6 pieces total) and you have a 10x5x1 foot raised bed. Cut a 2x4x10 board for the corners. Cut it into six 1.5 foot pieces (6 pieces total) for the corners and to connect the middle. Use a cut T-Post, cut to 2 foot to support the sides in the middle. Use screws to connect the Allura board to the 2x4 pieces. Drill two holes through the middle boards and run a wire through in a U shape to connect the T-Post The Allura Board cost about $15 per sheet and you need two of them. The total cost altogether is about $45. Fill it with composted soil. The Allura Board is almost indestructible and will last for over 30 years or more. Maybe even longer. Most large lumber supply stores should have the Allura Board. I bought mine from Sutherlands. With 3 Allura Boards you can cut them in half and make a 10x5x1.5 foot raised bed. The prefab metal beds can cost $300. You can build the same thing out of the Allura Board for a fraction of the cost. And it will actually last longer.

I have a small backyard. And half of it floods, so i can't plant anything there. Or so i thought! As i was watching the first couple videos after i found you i thought "i can plant ALL THE THINGS in my flood zone, i just need CONTAINERS!!!!!!" So you didn't get me into gardening, but you've expanded my garden to 3x the size it was!!! TY!

Hi Robbie. I know what you mean because I watch some of these other videos also. And once again you are right. Thanks again. Happy gardening. You are wise

BRAVO!!!!! You are absolutely right about celery seed extract. I have a degree in Agricultural Science and have worked in horticulture and the food safety industry. You CANNOT produce cured meat products safely without nitrites. Celery seed extract is a source of nitrites. I think it is disgusting that marketing capitalizes on peoples lack of knowledge, giving the a false sense of security. You are also absolutely right about plant spacing. Extensive research as been done on minimizing production inputs (space/ nutrients) for maximum production . Overcrowded plants cannot maximize there water and nutrient needs for maximum growth. It is a constant source of frustration for me when people promote things that have no basis in basic biological principles and fact. Keep up the good work Robbie.

Robbie, I started doing totes last year and put so many plants in each and well, not much produce and many plants died~now i know why! thanks for all this. I thought I was doing right, but, you have explained this so so so well. thanks so much. Looking to having a much better results this year. God bless. Sherry :)

This is why you are my favorite gardener in this platform you share real gardening

I put old limbs in the bottom of my containers, then layer leaves, then garden soil, i started with plants that should be hilled like tomatoes, onions, and potatoes, and add more soil as the rain causes the layers to settle. I get a lot of rain, so water is not an issue especially the leaves and dead wood act as a sponge. My potatoes, and tomatoes are huge. I planted my cherry tomatoes in large pots. I havent planted any huge plants like squash, melon, or brassica yet. I may have to transplant some of my tomatoes 😢 as i have more than one in a tote.

You just straight up make so much sense!! Many thanks!

You have set me straight on how to create a garden using containers,and I thank you for it! Our yard is a gravel pit. When trying to dig the ground you hit gravel,it's a nightmare. So I adopted your way of container gardening, and have been successful for the four years I've been doing it! Thank you so much! And condolences about losing Kitty!

Hi Robbie, I’ve had lots of luck with my bins. Some of the things that I planted in the ground died because of the drought here in Texas. It was too hard for me to keep them wet enough, but my bins thrived. Its also easier to work on them because they’re higher. I love bins! Thank you for sharing! Julie🥰

Robbie, thank you for covering the root systems on plants & how we can try different things to garden, appreciate all the great help you & Gary give us🥰

I AM SO GLAD I CAME ACROSS YOUR VIDEO I AM ASENIOR AND TRYING TO GROW IN THE CONTAINER - THANKYOU AND WANT TO LEARN - GOD BLESS YOU

Last year was my first year gardening and I made the mistake of doing exactly this and threw whatever together. Your right it looked nice for a bit and then everything died. 😅 On the bright side I learned from you I could make free soil for this year from it and try again. Thank you I’ve learned so much from your videos.

I come from the flora culture area of gardening. You know the mixed plant arrangements frequently seen at big box stores or as funeral arrangements? They're intended to look good only a short time. They're too packed in & the plants have different requirements. The same concept works with any container effort. Are you in for the long haul or just to look at for a short time? Reseach & plan first to avoid disappointment!

I love the purple that’s on your wall in the drive those are so beautiful coming down it super nice looking on the video love your videos snd those Humming birds

Your ideas on container gardening have given me a practical and chap way to double the gardening space I have because I now am able to use the space near my trees with invasive roots. I am experimenting this year with an in ground raised bed one more time using the huglekulture approach (logs and wood on bottom layer) but I fear it is still too close to an invasive fig tree. We will see. Just to be safe I've filled empty spaces with plants in pots so I will get SOME results regardless.

I'm going to try to grow some tomatoes for sure, I'm in Michigan and don't even buy them their so tasteless, I have to watch more of your video's,I'm so happy I found you, I want to make soil Oh my goodness I'm so excited! Thank you

I just saw a video similar to what you’re talking about. It was clear to me the zucchini were all carefully placed around the plant and they pretended to cut them off the plant. It was frustrating to see it had over. 1 million views That’s a lot of people getting duped.

Robbie you are amazing and talk so much sense , so educational, Thank you so much for this and all your amazing vids 🙏❤️

Very Informative Video. Gonna move those Squash away from my Indeterminate Tomato. Thank you for the Lesson.

I sooo appreciate you & Gary’s honesty & encouraging garden wisdom for those of us who container garden. I have learned so much from you both.💚🌱🌿🥕🥬💚

I have watched you for at least four years now and i can say wholeheartedly thank you for your wisdom, encouragement and caring and mostly inspiration. I have watched and listened to you for about 4-5 years now and am so grateful for your content, and chuckled at garys video where he stated he had over 80 totes🤣😂🤣😂 I love it❤ I have a whole different climate which we have disscussed and am still being challenged but i have not and will not give up…..❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Thank you! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!!!

Thank you so very much for all your advice. We live in a pine forest in Washington state and I totally learned that a raised bed near trees will never produce anything. Learned that a couple seasons ago. Nothing grew and when I dug up the bed there was huge roots from the surrounding trees that had not been there before. I bought a bunch of grow bags (before I watched your videos about why they aren't the best option over totes,but I already spent the money so I have to work with what I chose) last year and grew corn, squash, beans, potatoes ... they were great but I had to water like crazy in the summer months. I really appreciate your honesty and sweet personality as you share your gardening wisdom. I feel like you're my gardening big-sister. ❤😊 I grew up in San Diego, so seeing your videos always reminds me of home. That sky is absolutely beautifully blue!

I really don't do container gardening, so you brought up some issues that I haven't thought about! @20:58 when the list of plants and their respective _root systems_ begins .. we often don't think of the space that the root systems take. It is easy enough to see the growth _above_ ground, and also easy to assume that what we see above ground is going to be reflected below .. and that might be true to an extent, but different plants do have different growth habits for their roots - I try to avoid planting root vegetables near plants with shallow root systems, for example - not because of competition for root space, but because the harvesting of the vegetable would disrupt the shallow rooted plant (so no sweet potatoes or cannas alongside blueberries!). Depending on soil type and available resources, spacing for root development *does* enter the picture for gardening outside of containers, too - so this list is good for everyone. Nice job Robbie!

We noticed our peppers do better in buckets (with drainage holes drilled in bottom) than in the raised beds!

I agree. I can't see how anything will grow when putting to many in one space. They just crowd each other.

U are absolutely right ... I tried your tote gardening last yr and it was an epic fail ... I planted 20 squash plants and got only 2 squash ... I thought your method was a fraud ...but watching this video I know y it failed I had like 2 to 3 plants in the same container... Thank you for clarifying it ... I'm trying again this yr THANKS 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Been growing in buckets and toats for 3 years successfully because of this lady. She knows what she’s talking bout

This is the wide spacing single row type of growing I learned about from David the Good only for container gardening. The philosophy of giving roots room to spread out is the same. He's published a book by Steve Solomon called Water Wise Gardening that goes into the theory and practice of giving plants lots of room and the benefits of that. The difference is that in the Water Wise book it's about growing with minimal non-rainfall water inputs. So roots need to be able to spread out to search for water and nutrients so the plants cannot be too close or they all suffer. However your point about not letting plants crowd each other even if they get enough water is very important. There's only so much room in any container after all. Of course this is an ancient way of gardening/farming but the intensive gardening methods that became super-popular starting in the 70s (though it's been practiced for much longer of course) pushed the wide-spaced concept to the side.

What you say makes alot of sense! I'm gathering various containers for my new starts when they're big enough to transplant from their peat pellets. The Dollar Tree now has some nice big pots which look big enough to grow carrots in or maybe 1-3 other non-root vegetable seedlings that are $5.00 each. I checked 18 gallon plastic totes on Amazon and thy have gotten really expensive. I remember just a few years ago I could get a 105 gallon tote at Walmart for $11.00 each. Not anymore! I am going to be getting containers from the dollar store, thrift stores, and using cardboard boxes this year.

I do container gardening in my apartment. Yes it works. You have to have container big enough and deep enough for roots, a container's to catch the drainage, as good drainage is still important to prevent root rot and mold. And you have to know how to hand pollinate the plants and when. It works, yes you need windows with southern sunlight along with full spectrum grow lights. Don't fall for less than full spectrum lights, if you want good fruit and vegetable production. Create the out door environment indoor as much as possible.

I can never tire of your enthusiasm!!!! Speaking of fertilizers, why not using the free ones: look up Red Garden, he ran some trials, plus, the method is ancient, people fertilized before big box stores were invented :)

You ALWAYS have the BEST advice Robbie!!! Thank you for all you do for us!!❤

Another video on COMPANION PLANTING would also be of benefit. That was big quite few years ago. Like peas and green beans (i think ) fixing nitrogen in the soil. I used to have a book on that.

You just popped in my feed. Really impressed with your information! Definitely a new fan! I appreciate Truth!

Always love your tips and tricks methods and explanations for how to be successful using your composting in place system. And always the WHY it works duplicating nature's way. I did find it humorous though when at 1:58-2:11 you say you're not selling anything when directly beneath your products are for sale. Please take this as constructive criticism. You might do well to mention why you have created and sell various items with your traditional sayings and photos depicted on the cups, t-shirts and the like. I'd particularly like a mug such as I saw you using once with many different hummers depicted (and I think named) which would help me identify those that visit my feeders, now in mass, as I enjoy my coffee in the bird garden I'm creating. Now, Using your reasoning and placing many more feeders certainly eliminates most of the dominance control. Such a joy to behold the dozens which now feed at each. Which is actually heartbreaking to know and understand their need. I look forward to your promised new surprises this coming year. I even just ordered some purple tree collard cuttings from E-Bay. Your enthusiasm for this vegetable plant convinced me to try its many benefits. By the way, great tote prices now at Walmart!!! 😘💕👍

Omg i put 2 or 3 plants in each bucket/tote! Moving forward I will just put 1 but I don’t have space so I’ll just pray they take off 😩

Love layering concepts but would love to see more on “acceptable” companion planting in totes. Thank you.

i agree with you 100%. i have viewed a lot of video and i go back and look through their lists to see if they had a follow up video, and they simple dont have follow up vids. I often wonder why, if you were so confident about your skills and produce. I could tell you, i have looked for many follow up videos i have viewed and almost never find them. A lot of people trying to sell products. Dont talk about fertilzers, wow, everybody has a different view and a different product to sell.

Here you go. It’s a conversion. This is to remove the trigger words but get the same end results Celery has a very high concentration of natural nitrate, and treating celery juice with a bacterial culture produces nitrite. The concentrated juice can then be used to produce “no nitrite added” processed meat

I've always wondered how these beds in videos close to evergreen trees would work. Had beautiful raised beds well outside the recommended distance from the fir trees. Three years later. .all the veggies were struggling and stunted.😢..have switched to mainly containers with holes in the bottom sides instead of bottom. Those little (thread sized!) root hairs have wormed their way into containers through drainage holes. Thank you

Thank you so much! You're very inspiring. Initially it looked at your videos for the bird fountains. I watched a little last year and I just ordered what I needed to try my first one. I definitely want to try to grow a few things, try some herbs and maybe some little cherry tomatoes and banana peppers this year. I would be using containers as I live in New Mexico and our yard is full of rocks.

Thank you!! I have much to learn, I plant in totes, how much soil needs to be put in an 18 or 21 gallon tote for squash , cucumbers

Last year I had some watermelon plants I started in pots but gave up on due to my discovery of how bad my yard conditions were (haven't been able to have a garden for decades and turns out my yard sucks between tree roots and bad soil - topsoil amendment didn't do a dang thing). They each made a little watermelon no bigger than a tennis ball before they just died or dropped the melon. Meanwhile, this year I have zucchini and tomatoes in pots too big and heavy for me to move, sitting out on my porch. Those things are flourishing. Zucchini leaves as big as my head and after a week or so of male flowers, the female flowers have just arrived. The tomato plant has dozens of flowers as well as dozens of small tomatoes on it. Can't stress enough how important adequate root space and good soil is.

I use 2 5 gal Lowe's buckets with 1 having a spigot, the other with holes in the bottom. I put the 1 with holes into the 1 with the spigot. I stuff with Tree Collard leaves and put a top on. 3 weeks later I have Tree Collard juice with barely any bad smell and use to feed all my plants. Thx Robbie!

This video dropped LITERALLY as I was turning and dumping compost into my vermicompost in place container gardens..I do it all the time and it doesnt kill my seedlings or plants..I thank you for all you have taught me..

Oh gosh Robbie, go look at some of the balcony gardens. Now most are legit but, I came across one who had a smallish window box (it was set on the floor of the balcony) that had 5 large tomatoes plants covered in baseball sized tomatoes red, ripe and ready to pick. I have some troubles when I don't have a large enough pot for 1 tomato, it grows and does well as long as I'm on top of it watering and feeding. I stated such and they were quick to respond they give constant plant food. I just couldn't buy that. Not with 5 tomato plants in a 2 1/2 foot long maybe 6/8 inch depth window box.

LOVE this bit of sage honesty. I am sick of the videos in which *all the good stuff* but there's no continuation of "progress."

So glad you said this. When I see those perfect beautiful raised beds planted with EVERYTHING, it makes me sad to know what it's going to do later on. Sad because it will make people never to want to garden again. Even though I have all the land I need to garden in, I'm going to try a few totes. Weeds in the garden over took it last year. I have to admit to myself that these senior knees can't keep up and I need to out smart the garden to make life easier. Thanks for helping new gardeners and old ones too.

Thank you for your honesty

You are great i am consider gardening and you gave me hope i can do it with containers

Hey Robbie, what about getting those cheap clip-on umbrellas to put on the totes to protect and shade them where the plants like that one zucchini is being bombarded by the hot sun. Then, the umbrella can be moved when the sun moves away and is hitting another plant/tote.

Great video! I live in Ohio. Started tote gardening a couple years ago. I'm able, due to weather conditions here, to grow 2 tomatoes (Roma), 2 peppers, 2 cucumber in my 18 gallon totes...but I agree, if weather conditions were different it wouldn't work, and last year was rough with a dry, hot summer. Thank you for the info!

Common sense and pay attention to nature. Let it be your guide. Thank you for your advice.

🎯Great video Robbie. I will DFNTLY make that ADJUSTMENT in my totes 🌾👍. TQ 4 the hotdog warning ⚠️! Never kneW about CELERY EXTRACT, VERY SNEAKY🤬

Oh yes...I have seen SO MANY gardening thumbnails that are OBVIOUSLY photoshopped. 😡😡😡😡

Love you nature themed thinking ! Great video! ❤

It’s a simple matter of allowing a plant to have room to feed, so it can feed you!🥰your 🥦🥕🧄!🙏

I can't believe the price of plastic chairs these days. I remember ten bucks a piece.. it's way more than that for kids chairs these days. I'm trying celeriac this year.. but in the ground. I seeded them next to the jicama. *crossing fingers eyes and toes that they come up*

Great video as always 😊 Thank you for sharing. I have several raised beds that are 4x8 and 24 inches high. I use them for okra and tomatoes. I have used tires and totes that I'm using for other plants. I also believe in giving plants their own space . Have a great day and happy gardening 🌿🌱😊🤗

Thank you Robbie for being so so so wonderful and teaching people about what is right for actually having a successful garden that produces! God bless you in all things! I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND TEACHINGS AND SHARING! Sherry :)

Hey Robbie! Watching RU-vid and came across your channel!! So glad I did . I want to get into gardening and don’t know where to start. After watching your videos I do want to try container gardening what is the best thing to start with and what time of year should I start to plant seedlings?

Hola Robbie ~ i just want to say i watch your videos all the time and i love them ...i don't know how this jem slipped passed me ...but i found it and i must say this is invaluable advice and i Thank you so much i store this info in my head for future use. God Bless sweet friend you & yours ~🥰

Yes 18 gal container is the best! I grew only one big cabbage in one 18 container.

I saw a random video earlier today ( 6-11-2023 ) of a lady who said “you can plant in compost as long as it’s fully finished compost”. I was thinking 🤔 Hummm that’s not true

I am waiting for your video on preparing, filling and growing in the stock tank. Did I miss it? Thank you for all your videos.

It can frustrate people, waste their money, and make people want to give up entirely. Awful thing to do to people.

If I've learned anything about those plastic totes, it's that one summer in the Sun and they are going to become brittle. Also, it's not very attractive.

Love your videos !

So informative. Thanks for all your information. I've had great success with all your tips. You have also saved me lots of money. You're the best!!!

I grow in buckets from the dollar store ! 1 dollar for each bucket ! Dah, it’s a no brainer ! Just put enough holes in the bottom to let it drain ! Then, twigs and the like, then some potting soil from miracle grow and you will be amazed !❤ all the best to all,of you ! Never give up, keep improving and feeling good about what you are trying to grow ❤!

HI ROBBIE LOVE YOU ❤

Hi Robbie! What a beautiful day there! Here in Corpus Christi Texas mega heavy rain and flooding storming today. Over now. Backyard is a lake. Looking forward to this beautiful weather your having. Thank you for the video. ❤😊💯📌🌞

Awesome~👍 Thank you for sharing these~🤗

But of course plants compete with limited resources. The first lesson they teach in container gardening is, put simply, "The smaller the container, the less you get." and "The bigger the container, the more you get." So naturally adding MORE plants in a small container would mean smaller plants, or total failure all around. Most people are not fooled by the clickbait photos. Your use of Miracle Grow was surprising to hear in the same video you mentioned seeds growing in rotted fruit, and explained why it works and implied, nature gives what you need. This is true, nature gives you what you need. So you do not need to buy anything. Chop and drop plants like comfrey and mexican sunflower are mulch and nutrition to add on top and you can very very easily make your own compost. Your rock that keeps moisture under. Is suppose to be mulch. Nature does not like uncovered soil it fries the soil, leading to compact soil, and severe erosion and washing away nutrients. And it cooks the microbes and kills the fungi (as does tilling). I recommend you study soil health, microbes, and fungi like mycorrhizae. You do not ever need to buy them. Fungi likes water and old wood (AKA dead leftover roots) and work with live roots. Old leaves for mulch. Microbes like sugar, AKA functional roots. Plants provide carbohydrates (sugars). Cover all soil, nearly 100% of the time. Replicate nature. You are not replicating nature, you sound frustrated and I can see why. You're missing very large pieces of the puzzle and they're right in front of you. Also look up "Wicking buckets" and "wicking beds". This solves your complaint of things drying out, roots growing down through the holes of the container and escaping, and needing to water as often. Worms and other useful bugs can still get in and out if you choose to modify them to allow for that. Research "Capillary action" and "No Till Gardening" these are the starting keywords to the solutions to the problems I can very easily see within your garden by watching your video. Thank you for your video. Good luck!

Thank you, for the very informative tutorial.

Hey Robbie 🥰

Thank you so much! I'm trying totes and containers this year since I fell and can no longer do the huge garden plot. So, do you have any tips for this plan I have. I have an old T clothesline (can't carry the laundry now) that I put a row of potting soil bags under. I plan to put strings or net from the clothesline strings to the ground around the bags. Cut bags open, plant tons of pole beans, and make a bean wall with the six horizontal clothesline strings. Any tips?

You've done a great service, thank you.

You can grow seeds in moist paper towels

I’m basically a beginner even though I grew tomatoes successfully years ago. Last year before I planned on planting vegetables, I had a massive earwig invasion that destroyed all my roses. Used “safe” granules and the next morning spray to finally get rid of them. Never planted after that just in case. So far I see no earwigs but I’m worried if I do pots, veggies etc. (lots of time/labor and money) the earwigs may return.

I live in a metropolitan city and learn the hard way about my neighbor’s big old trees. Well, the owner does not live in the house. It is a property management company handling the rental. Last year I was frustrated that all my veggie plants died one by one; even tomato plants that grew like weeds in my area. I tried everything to mediate until one day….I decided to find out what was going on down there in the soil. The whole raised beds were full of air roots😱

❤ Love your show Robbie & Gary - have you done a video on the best sized container for each plant? Re root system size ??

Thanks for the info on planting one plant with a big root ssytem in one tote. This is my first year using totes. Husband does the big garden. No raised beds. He's so old fashion. He built me a raised bed using cememnnt blocks. I only had three cucmber plants. Two black eye peas plants in that bed. They did okay. This year going to maybe put (only) three okra plants in that raised bed. Thanks for the info. I found it to be helpful to my container gardening. This is my second year.

Robbie, thank you for your insights. My garden journey started 3 years ago when I stumbled on your channel. I have not looked back. I have watched other sites and I absolutely agree with everything you are saying. Be encouraged. Please continue to share your thoughts and your wisdom.

Thank you.

Robbie you and Gary are wonderful!!! Thank you guys for teaching all of us how to garden. ❤😊.

Hi Robbie, love your honest and organic conversations! Wait a minute what is that purplish pink flowering vine on your wall.