Haven't even heard of whatever channel people are talking about. I had thought of ysing totes, but never realized I could protect my stuff from bugs this way! Love it!
Yep it works great. Another Friend recommended using screen instead of tile for more durability. I’m not sure what the price difference or sunlight diffusion would be, but I love all the extra ideas I never thought of. 💕.
@@elizabethjean3953I really love the way you've done this I have problems with my lower back and getting around having the plant boxes up on old plastic and metal chairs is a great idea! Also love your filler in your planters, it makes more sense not to have dirt all the way down to the bottom this way your recycling and interacting with the plants needs! Love the netting on the lids!!!
Great idea! Thank you for showing us the details. I bought a house with a large yard, thinking that I was going to put in a huge in ground vegetable garden. Then I found out that back in the 1950’s and 1960’s my neighborhood had been surrounded by factories that produced tons carcinogenic chemicals and heavy metals that blanketed everything in the neighborhood. I knew that the original owners had died which was why I had gotten a good price on the house. What I later learned was that every house has at least one person with cancer. The EPA knew about the contamination but said nothing and let hundreds of people die. The city removed all of the fruit and nut trees but never told the people why. So basically everyone has been living in what should have been a superfund site. As I started to hear stories from the old timers in the area, I got suspicious and did some research online. Turns out my area has the worst overall cancer rates in the country. Now that I know about the contamination, I can’t sell the house without disclosing the information. So I am stuck with it. Since I am already old, and in poor health, I will take my chances, but I am definitely not going to grow food on poisoned soil. So this is just what I need. Have you considered using a superglue type thing that works on plastic, instead of the staples? Seems like it might be easier for putting on the netting. You had a good idea using tulle for the netting. Much less expensive than the bird netting that the nurseries sell.
That's horrible. I'm so sorry that happened to you. I'm thankful you found out before starting a ground vegetable garden. Be sure to check for food grade materials for whatever containers you use for your raised garden. I was not sure if a glue would hold up in the hot sun over time. I felt the staples would last longer which they have lasted a very long time. I've had the red totes for at least ten years now with no problems with the staples. The totes are finally beginning to fall apart which is another reason why I probably shouldn't try to move them anymore. The tulle has lasted better than I thought it would as well. I have not needed to replace the tulle until now due holes in a couple of the lids. This will be my first time replacing the tulle since I've had the totes so we'll see how that goes with the staples. Take care my Friend.
I love your channel young lady 😊 I am currently composting, but out doors, and in totes! ...I'm preparing for planting a summer crop...I love the lids with the tulle idea. I will be using this. Thank you very much! I love your calming spirit. Thank you for sharing....oh one more thing. Where did you get that heat cutter tool?
@@BeautifulHairProducts The heat tool is a soldering iron, and can be found in any hardware store. It's typically used to melt soft metals for wiring. I think you could also use a wood burner--which is very similar. That would be found in hardware stores as well, but also crafting stores. The wood burner comes with nibs, that can be changed. They're used for wood projects, like decorating wood with letters or designs.
Well done! I'm running down to Walmart to get some totes. I haven't gardened in 2yrs because of squirrels, chipmunks, birds, ravens, sunflower pests, crows and my dog. This is giving me hope.
I can definitely relate to that. I do have to warn you though depending on the plant inside the top might have to be replaced with some taller netting contraption thingy at some point :)
Be very careful using plastic totes or plastic products to grow vegetables in. Make sure they are made of good plastic that doesn't cause health issues. 😢😢
Same here. I'm sick to death of the squirrels especially. I cannot grow ANYTHING because of them; & of course, birds, bugs, etc. Can't afford a greenhouse & not 'handy' enough to build one. So, I gave up. It was so disheartening to go to all the work planting just to go out & find things destroyed daily.
Please tell us at the start of your videos which country / area and climate(s) that you are in - as some of us are in much different climates and are looking for similar settings / gardens to know. thanks :-) @@bestgardeninggoals
@@oliviastar3812 oh yeah that’s an excellent idea! Thank you. I’m in the U.S. zone 8b previously 8a before USDA updated the system. 😊. I’ll add that to the videos.
New sub! I absolutely love your positive personality and calming tone. Please don't let negativity from others dim your light. Every garden video is unique because everyone doesn't say the same things in the same way. I enjoyed your style.❤ P.S. I've never heard of the other people either, so you are definitely not alone with being bewildered by the venom.
I do follow Robbie and Gary and this video did remind me of what they have done on their Channel but I will not comment about that I do like how relaxing your video seemed just like Robbie and Gary's so I will subscribe and watch you as well
Well Robbie Is the main Gardner shes the wife i love her videos Gary is her husband which he has some video's too and i believe his own channel I think. But i watch her mainly i think you'll enjoy her too
@@lennapelayo3252 Thank you for being so kind. I've decided I don't want to watch or look them up, or any other gardeners. I just want to stay in my own head and do my own thing and if it reminds people of someone else on RUclips so be it. I'm flattered especially if they are nice and fun like you described.
@@bestgardeninggoals Don't let this squabble among your viewers dissuade you from learning or forcing you to close your eyes/mind. Robbie and Gary Gardening Easy is a great channel and very much worth checking out for anyone interested in learning about gardening, among other things. Keep up the good work!
This is genius. I'm already using these and I have all the lids chilling on against my fence. Smacking myself lol!! Thank you for sharing!! So glad I found you!!
This is absolutely amazing! So cost effective. You created a 4 in 1 greenhouse with humidity, bug, frost, and drainage protection. I love it Queen! I am going out this weekend and purchasing totes for my garden. I love DIY gardening and this is right up my alley. Thank you so much for sharing.❤ Very informative video, you are a gardening gem!
I find full totes at my recycling center. I use one smaller tote inside a larger one for my worm farm. I fill the area between totes with peat moss to insulate from temperature extremes. Love your tote idea.
I thought of a similar idea. I am digging the boxes into a compost pile that I made in a tractor tyre and am using it to start tree and vine seeds in Autumn (Australia, so Southern Hemisphere), for transplanting in early Spring. They are being started in damp sand, in forestry tubes, with about an inch of water in the bottom of the tote to maintain humidity. I don't modify the actual tote at all, so if I want to use it for something else in the future, I can do that. 80 tubes will fit comfortably in a 55-litre tote and 2 totes will fit in an old rear-tractor tyre, with lots of room for compost. As a bonus, in the Spring I also get some nice, well-aged compost to get them all started! Also, I use the completely clear totes and leave the lid intact. I take the lid off once a day, check the tubes, then put it back on, and I do this at about Noon, when it's nice and warm. I hope this idea helps someone out there. God Bless!
Good morning Yolanda ❤ I am so glad you are using food grade safe totes for your garden! I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and we are in a winter weather advisory right now. it is currently 22 degrees and snowing. We are suppose to get 1-3 inches today and 3-5 inches tonight. But I'm all stocked up and cooking a turkey today to snack on so today I am going to do some RUclips viewing! We just moved here almost 6 months ago and are looking forward to growing a big garden but it will be interesting due to hardy zone 4 and the deer that poop in our yard. I have been seeing a lot of people using totes for there gardens and the house we bought has at least a dozen food grade totes in it! Thank you for sharing!
Good morning! Wow that's cold! I saw the blizzard conditions for your area on the news this morning. I'm glad you're staying warm and well fed. I wonder if the previous dwellers used the totes to keep their plants away from the deer and the cold? Hmmmm Have fun planning your garden. I'm sure it will be amazing despite the cold and deer. Happy Gardening!
@@bestgardeninggoals It is actually not that cold we wonder if it is due to the humidity but aren't sure. It is still snowing but we have only got about an inch maybe so far. We are always well feed lol. I made homemade biscuits this money before I put the turkey in the oven. So we had breakfast biscuits with eggs cheese and sausage patties. Nice hot and fresh out of the oven! The two previous owners left a lot of things here! Including a 30 foot fifth wheel with the title on the counter and everything in it works as far as we can tell! As far as gardening goes it appears the only thing that may have been grown was indoors with some special lights. The property looks a bit neglected and we have to figure out where the most sun we be so making a tote garden makes more sense because it can be moved . Right now there are no leaves blocking the sun when it comes out so we have a while before we will know the best place to plant. We have purchased a greenhouse though. We just bought this house almost 6 months ago site unseen except for a video and pictures online. We paid $23,000 cash so we could remain debt free. It is a livable fixer upper!
@@rachaelsupadventures Wow! That’s really awesome! OM goodness your food sounds so delicious! 😋 It’s a job trying to figure out the best locations for certain plants based on the sun, but that’s all in the beauty of gardening.
I've been following Robbie and Gary for years but it's nice to see other perspectives! I'm interested in how you do indoor composting. I'm curious what state you're in and what you plant in your totes 😊 Happy gardening!!
That's awesome. I'm in Alabama. It varies, but over the years I've grown spinach, squash, strawberries, bush beans, and even horseradish in them to name a few.
Got a tip - Maybe place container top on container then use the hot iron to remove center of container top. Would be possibly more stable and would not have to worry about melting or causing damage where you are working removing center of top. Great idea for gardening. Thank you so much for sharing idea. Appreciate from Ky.
Hello Yolanda, it's so nice to meet you! It looks like you may also be a fan of Robbie and Gary Gardening Easy YT channel! Robbie's the first person I've ever seen creating and using a "Chair Garden" with the 18gal Totes, and now I get to see YOU rockin' them as well! I love your chair garden and your safety tops, GREAT IDEAS! I'm going to use these ideas for my own garden! I am so glad your channel came into my feed. I'm now a New Subscriber! Take care, Yolanda, and God bless you ✝🙏.
Happy to have found your videos. Have no idea of the other youtubers they are talking about, if it wasnt for you i would have never learnef tjis method. Who cares if its like someones elses, everyone has their own style and adds their own tips and tricks! Thanks so much!
Thank you! I made one new blue tote on a channel that I recently started and they didn't notice in the video that my red totes in the background are quite old and beginning to fall apart. They could be older than the ones in the channel they mentioned, but who knows for sure. The pictures of the red totes in my intro video are old photos I had taken when the red totes were new. Also, I did recognize in that introductory RUclips video that I saw someone growing food in a tote on RUclips, but I guess they didn't watch that video. LOL! I wasn't able to quote the source because it was around 2006-07. I didn't know back then that I would have my own RUclips channel in 2024 to even be able to give that specific person credit. Double LOL! That's why I'm not flustered by their assumptions and comments because like you said "who cares." Let's just garden and have fun! I'm glad you found my channel. Thank you so much for watching and for your support. Happy Gardening! :)
We live in an older neighborhood and I have gardened in plastic pots and last year added fiber pots. My husband built some raised beds which, though raised, aren't raised enough to keep me off my knees or sqatting. I never thought of using lawn chairs or the totes for planting. Thanks for sharing your creativity
My pleasure. It's so much easier for me when it comes to the knees/squatting, keeping pests out, etc. My raised beds struggle with the pests much less than my totes. Happy Gardening Friend!
Very nice, Miss Yolanda. I'm condensing to more containers too. We're down here in Houston Texas and heavy clay. Thank you for sharing your space, skills and I'm definitely looking forward to your harvest season 🎉
Thank you please call me Yolanda :). Yep I have that red clay soil. It's terrible. We have to work around it and that we shall :) Happy Gardening my Houston Texas friend!
You just brought back a really good memory for me. My Granny used to say, "Ooo child," when I was a kid acting silly. Thank you! I miss her so much, she helped raise me while my parents were being immature & irresponsible. Thanks for the beautiful memory I like your tote with lid idea.
This really is a good method. I’m in zone 3 so anything I can do to extend my growing season, even by a week or two, is helpful. I could also pick these up with a dolly and roll them into my garage if there was going to be a hard freeze.
I put leaves after the tree branches. Then I mix manure, soil and worm castings together. I put my holes in the front bittom side. Works great in Texas.
The soldering iron is a FABULOUS tool for so many outdoor projects! Another great tool for removing the insert is a box cutter. For the tulle, wouldn’t it be better to do it on the outside of the lid and staple over the rim of the lid? That way of something falls on it, it’s less likely to damage the tulle. And mama, you need a small handsaw to cut those branches and such. It’ll be easier for you and allow you to cut more in shorter time. 💖 I think I might try this method for when I start my seedlings next year with more shallow containers. That way, they’ll be small enough to sit on heating mats and under grow lights but I’ll be able to plant more starters at a time in less space. When I do my container gardening, I mix my own potting mix. It’s a blend of vermiculite, garden soil, coconut coir, peat moss, oyster shell calcium powder and lobster compost. This makes it nice and loamy and light while still giving it a lot of nutrients.
@@bestgardeninggoals thanks! I’ve been gardening since I was a kid with my mom. She’s Vietnamese and taught me all kinds of tricks and techniques to make a garden successful. Even now, we compare our gardens to see which of us is growing what each year. 💖
We can have frost here in zone 3-4 until the middle of june! I can't tell you how many times I've been out there scrabbling to get my baby plants covered..... I was going to go with containers this year and this idea was the complete frosting on the cake!!!!!!!!!💖😊
Wow! Sounds like you have a longer cold season. The containers for me definitely make it easier and quicker to get them covered than my raised beds. It took me a minute to realize I could start my small seedling plants in the containers earlier so that I can give them a chance to grow while protecting them and then transferring them to the raised beds after the soil has warmed up enough. Happy Gardening Friend!
You have done exactly everything that Robbie from Robbie and Gary's Gardening on RUclips has done for at least the last 7+ years. Glad people are following her advice. I learned a lot from her, as well.
Exactly? Well dang. I thought I was just posting me doing my own thing in my own small space garden. Let me know if you see any other gardeners on RUclips doing the same gardening stuff in their gardens.
@@susankoster5644 in a world of nearly 8 *BILLION* people, do you honestly not believe it possible for 2 people, or 200 people, or even 2000 people to have the same idea?? Have you really never, ever run across someone on RUclips doing something that you have been doing for years, but they are posting it as though it is somehow “unique”? 😒
Lol you are so real (we all make mistakes, move slow and don't have that much strength). I did not receive my moms green thumb This technique look easy enough for me to try lol thanks
That's wonderful! Each tote is almost 2 square feet of gardening space. That's equal to 30 carrots, or 18 beets, or 6 corn stalks, or 8 bush bean plants, to name just a few. LOL! :) Happy Gardening!
Cool! I'll have to check them out. Thanks for sharing! There are so many gardeners on RUclips I'm sure it's probably hard to not have some repetition in gardening.
R u kin? No need to be nasty, chill. I don't know who they are and won't br tuning in to them given how rude their followers seem to be....gardening and the land is for everyone
It might have been new to you through R & G but they didn't create this process, it's been around for decades we were doing this before You Tube came about.
I love your gardening ideas! I do all my gardening in containers because I don't have a yard at all. I grow in plastic boxes along the side of my outside steps. I plan to try something like what you did to catch rain falling off the roof. I suggest you go to the dollar store of a thrift store for a large pet food scoop. That's what I use to move compost and other soil amendments. I works faster and easier than a trowel. Thank you for sharing your practical ideas. I've subscribed and look forward to watching more of your videos.
I guess my totes do look pink. I hadn't paid that any attention until you mentioned it. LOL! They were red when I purchased them years ago. I've been using them for years even though I just started making videos about my garden after retirement. My totes have become old and worn out with time. Several of them also have holes and need to be replaced that's what made me buy the new blue one and make a video of me doing it. I have hummingbirds that visit my backyard as well. They are so beautiful! I also have eight raised beds, about 12 grow bags, and I lost count of the number of 5-gallon buckets. LOL! Oh well, Happy Gardening!
Hi Friend! Do you love it? It makes it so much easier for me to start seeds in a covered tote protected from the birds and then transplant them to the raised beds if I want.
Love this Idea!!! Thanks so much for sharing! We live in an area that has a lot of bugs, can get very windy and rainy at times. I am also kinda new to gardening. So I think this will be a good and easy start for us!✌🏽❤️🙏🏽💐
New subscriber here! Loved your video. I am an older woman and have been trying to convert over to raised containers. I loved this idea…I plan on making some using your idea as soon as I get some totes. I enjoy your soothing voice 🥰
Welcome Friend and thank you for subscribing! I certainly do like gardening in my totes much better than my raised beds, but we'll see what happens this year. Thank you and Happy Gardening!
You are amazing!!❤️ I love your videos I'm excited to start on my garden!! And I'm retired so this is going to be the cheapest way to have a garden I love it! ❤️🎉 Thank you I'm subscribing and I'm liking 🤣 bless you! 🙏🤗🥰
Thank you much! That's how I started with my little red totes years ago. I've been in love with gardening ever since. I hope you will enjoy it just as much! I'm excited for you. Happy Gardening Friend!
Honey, I love you! I have never noticed R & G! My fav parts are when you picked tulle instead of metal or fiber glass screen (I've done that) and when you leaned over and 'bleeped' it out. LMAO! I giggled uncontrollably! I would not share those parts either like some of the 'ladies' on youtube do. I adore you! I too prefer dry bags to wet bags! Myself personally, I would have used a little silicone or caulk (which is cheaper) on a strip around the inside of the tub lid to stop the net from sagging. I would have patted the tulle into the caulk with a wet finger. Because of the giggles, I subscribed!
Thank you. We're going to be the best of Friends! You have such great ideas. I never thought about metal, fiber glass screens, silicone, or caulk. I actually have some waterproof silicone I used in the bathroom and some fiber glass screen and didn't think to try them on the containers. Thank you for subscribing and sharing! Happy Gardening!
@@bestgardeninggoals I loved the tulle idea because it is low cost! you can buy it by the yard! The screen is probably easier to cut straight. Wet your finger with soapy water before tapping the screen or tulle into the silicone. It is harder to remove from your skin than caulk.
Makes complete sense !! How clever of you. The protection from bugs and crawling insects is fantastic. I've been to school for horticulture, when attending we were told that mushroom compost is the very best one can use. I also make my own from all that can be added from one's household. When you do this do you ever leave your lid on to help increase the warmth for your seeds until they sprout and then take it off?
This is such a great idea. I will be going to get me some tubs. I love to garden but hate when the bugs start eating what I planted. This will save the day. Thank you!
This is Best Gardening Goals be respectful R & G learned from others also they were not the creators of this or they would have patented it . Please stop with the comparisons. This has been happening for decades.
If anyone really looks at my red totes and not the blue one that I just made they can see that they are old, faded, broken, and have been in use for some time. I may have just created this new blue tote and channel, but I've been gardening this way for years probably way before R & G. Who knows? I just didn't have a channel. Plus I do small space gardening because my yard really is small in size, NOT because I put stuff in containers and call it small space gardening. So like you I wish everyone would just be respectful and kind.
Nice job. I have problems with 40 lb bags too. I leave the bag in the car and bring the pot to it. After filling several pots, it's light enough to carry.
Your so right to say Fifield out where Giuliani want it and great idea with the chairs ez raised garden. Ps didn't think the stapler could go thru the bin. Ps all this was so smart.
3:02 I feel like an exact knife would be soooooo much quicker and easier. The plastic is pretty thin. But this is an awesome idea and I’m definitely making one!
I've heard of using totes as a cold frame (zone 6a here 🇨🇦) and I might do that next year to harden off my veggies. When I go to Lowes (now Rona here) or Home Depot I look for the torn or open bags of soil etc because they've marked them down to 99 cents and the store has put them in to large clear plastic bags which I use in the garden in the fall to protect my plants from frost.
I have done this for my box turtles for the indoor winter pens. Great idea no matter who did it first. Great job. I used hot glue on mine. Staplers would hold better
I just found your channel and I love your idea. Nice to meet you Yolanda. More power and success to your gardening. Thank you for sharing!! Subscribed 👍🏼
This was an AWESOME IDEA!!! The squirrels or something ate my basil seeds. I will be looking for a soderering thing and possibly a glue fun for the nets. Thank u for sharing!!!
Hello and welcome Friend! Thank you for subscribing. Don’t forget to check the bottom of your totes for the classification. My totes have 5. Happy Gardening!
I am old This is perfect for me BUT I am going to cut maybe 1" strips scrap cardboard or plastic to go around to staple help hold sheer in place on lid Thank you
I keep meaning to do the little screen for the baby greenhouse With Staples, but I'm lazy.So I just put the tulle and snap the lid on over it. I compost in the tote with the branches in the bottom, and then some soil and them some paper or yorn cardboard ,more dirt, fresh trimming from the gaden, and veggie trimmings from the kitchen, maybe some compost, then rinse repeat with 8 or so inches of the good stuff on the top.i cant put eggshels or anything yummy smellin in there or will attract critters but burying greens etc works good and that is where the breaking down happens fast and feeds your veggies. Throw in a handful if worm casting if you have it and a few worms. They need the grren leaves and veggie stuff to eat and will aerate the soil and make amazing soil. Been doing this for several years now.Yes, i Learned it on Robbies channel, was the only place i saw it being done at the beginning of the pandemic. I see this being done at community gardens now. At the time,hadnt gardened for years, bad back and wanted something easier than 5 gallon buckets. I put my totes on milk crates. That fence garden is awesome.
Thanks. I have wild rabbits. That's one of the reasons why I took my totes off the ground and put them in the chairs, plus my space is extremely narrow with the fence and the house that I had to raise the totes off the ground to reach better sunlight. I never thought about milk crates, but of course I didn't plan on anything specific to put them in. They ended up in chairs because I was just lucky enough to spot the chairs in my thrift store that I frequent regularly. LOL! I haven't had any problems with the rabbits reaching the totes after that. I do like the idea of the crates for drainage (no mosquitos). I've never used worm castings either. I should try it. Thanks again!
Hiya , your video popped up so i decided to watch , i just subscribed , thank you for your calm personality its very soothing , i love doing gardening too , and i prefer container gardening for the same reasons ❤🇬🇧
if you don't have several chairs, buy some masonry cinder blocks and run 10 or 12' (2 x 4) boards through the cinder block top opening of double spaced cinder blocks about 18" apart then set the garden tubs on top of the rail boards.
I can't wait to try that!!! Question: I live in the woods and I get raccoons, groundhogs, skunks and possums. My yard is their yard. Nothing but pests!! Do you think your technique will work for me?? Oh, don't forget squirrels. Great idea 💡 👍 🤞🙏
Great idea! I'm going to try this. After moving, i have some totes I was going to donate, but looks like I'll re-purpose them instead. Thanks! Only adaptation I'll need, lol, have to place a good size rock on top of the protective plastic lid insert, or it would quickly blow away with our consistent winds. Again, thanks!
I've been in the growing community for 10+ years, had never seen, heard of, or thought of this idea and I think its amazing. Honesty
Excellent advice!
Haven't even heard of whatever channel people are talking about. I had thought of ysing totes, but never realized I could protect my stuff from bugs this way! Love it!
Yep it works great. Another Friend recommended using screen instead of tile for more durability. I’m not sure what the price difference or sunlight diffusion would be, but I love all the extra ideas I never thought of. 💕.
Thanks! Love this idea..will nowww be on the hunt fir the tops for the many bins I have!
@@elizabethjean3953I really love the way you've done this I have problems with my lower back and getting around having the plant boxes up on old plastic and metal chairs is a great idea! Also love your filler in your planters, it makes more sense not to have dirt all the way down to the bottom this way your recycling and interacting with the plants needs! Love the netting on the lids!!!
I love the fact how you cover the lids. Smart ideal.
Are these totes BPA free? All plastics aren't food grade. That's what i would be afraid of. Other than that, its a good idea.
Great idea! Thank you for showing us the details. I bought a house with a large yard, thinking that I was going to put in a huge in ground vegetable garden. Then I found out that back in the 1950’s and 1960’s my neighborhood had been surrounded by factories that produced tons carcinogenic chemicals and heavy metals that blanketed everything in the neighborhood. I knew that the original owners had died which was why I had gotten a good price on the house. What I later learned was that every house has at least one person with cancer. The EPA knew about the contamination but said nothing and let hundreds of people die. The city removed all of the fruit and nut trees but never told the people why. So basically everyone has been living in what should have been a superfund site. As I started to hear stories from the old timers in the area, I got suspicious and did some research online. Turns out my area has the worst overall cancer rates in the country. Now that I know about the contamination, I can’t sell the house without disclosing the information. So I am stuck with it. Since I am already old, and in poor health, I will take my chances, but I am definitely not going to grow food on poisoned soil.
So this is just what I need.
Have you considered using a superglue type thing that works on plastic, instead of the staples? Seems like it might be easier for putting on the netting. You had a good idea using tulle for the netting. Much less expensive than the bird netting that the nurseries sell.
That's horrible. I'm so sorry that happened to you. I'm thankful you found out before starting a ground vegetable garden. Be sure to check for food grade materials for whatever containers you use for your raised garden. I was not sure if a glue would hold up in the hot sun over time. I felt the staples would last longer which they have lasted a very long time. I've had the red totes for at least ten years now with no problems with the staples. The totes are finally beginning to fall apart which is another reason why I probably shouldn't try to move them anymore. The tulle has lasted better than I thought it would as well. I have not needed to replace the tulle until now due holes in a couple of the lids. This will be my first time replacing the tulle since I've had the totes so we'll see how that goes with the staples. Take care my Friend.
Another idea: Sew the tulle into the shape of a pillowcase and slip it over the lid. The double thickness will work even better to keep the bugs out.
@@laurelpeterson1307great idea!
I love your channel young lady 😊
I am currently composting, but out doors, and in totes! ...I'm preparing for planting a summer crop...I love the lids with the tulle idea. I will be using this. Thank you very much!
I love your calming spirit. Thank you for sharing....oh one more thing. Where did you get that heat cutter tool?
@@BeautifulHairProducts The heat tool is a soldering iron, and can be found in any hardware store. It's typically used to melt soft metals for wiring. I think you could also use a wood burner--which is very similar. That would be found in hardware stores as well, but also crafting stores. The wood burner comes with nibs, that can be changed. They're used for wood projects, like decorating wood with letters or designs.
Well done! I'm running down to Walmart to get some totes. I haven't gardened in 2yrs because of squirrels, chipmunks, birds, ravens, sunflower pests, crows and my dog. This is giving me hope.
I can definitely relate to that. I do have to warn you though depending on the plant inside the top might have to be replaced with some taller netting contraption thingy at some point :)
Be very careful using plastic totes or plastic products to grow vegetables in. Make sure they are made of good plastic that doesn't cause health issues. 😢😢
Same here. I'm sick to death of the squirrels especially. I cannot grow ANYTHING because of them; & of course, birds, bugs, etc. Can't afford a greenhouse & not 'handy' enough to build one. So, I gave up. It was so disheartening to go to all the work planting just to go out & find things destroyed daily.
@@chria7247 I feel ya on that one. I can’t wait to show you my “special” critter problem 🤪
Make sure the totes are food grade.
She said whew chile! Wholesome. 🎉🎉🎉thank you Auntie.
I just can’t help myself 😂. Have fun, be yourself and enjoy life. That’s my motto.
Like the personality of the presenter not that others are doing similar contents. Keep doing your videos with love.❤
Thank you so much! I really do enjoy gardening and making videos.
Please tell us at the start of your videos which country / area and climate(s) that you are in - as some of us are in much different climates and are looking for similar settings / gardens to know. thanks :-) @@bestgardeninggoals
@@oliviastar3812 oh yeah that’s an excellent idea! Thank you. I’m in the U.S. zone 8b previously 8a before USDA updated the system. 😊. I’ll add that to the videos.
New sub! I absolutely love your positive personality and calming tone.
Please don't let negativity from others dim your light. Every garden video is unique because everyone doesn't say the same things in the same way. I enjoyed your style.❤
P.S. I've never heard of the other people either, so you are definitely not alone with being bewildered by the venom.
Welcome and thank you! You are so right! Best Gardening Goals stay positive, give good vibes, and have fun! Happy Gardening Indeed 💕
🎉ikr I like her
I do follow Robbie and Gary and this video did remind me of what they have done on their Channel but I will not comment about that I do like how relaxing your video seemed just like Robbie and Gary's so I will subscribe and watch you as well
Thank you so much! I'd like to look him up since I've heard so much about him. He seems really cool like my kind of gardener!
Well Robbie Is the main Gardner shes the wife i love her videos Gary is her husband which he has some video's too and i believe his own channel I think. But i watch her mainly i think you'll enjoy her too
@@lennapelayo3252 Thank you for being so kind. I've decided I don't want to watch or look them up, or any other gardeners. I just want to stay in my own head and do my own thing and if it reminds people of someone else on RUclips so be it. I'm flattered especially if they are nice and fun like you described.
@@bestgardeninggoalsThat's right do you ❤
@@bestgardeninggoals Don't let this squabble among your viewers dissuade you from learning or forcing you to close your eyes/mind. Robbie and Gary Gardening Easy is a great channel and very much worth checking out for anyone interested in learning about gardening, among other things. Keep up the good work!
I like this too, you are doing wonderful, please don't stop doing your videos, thank you for sharing your ideas and tips.
Awwww thank you Friend! This means a lot.
This is genius. I'm already using these and I have all the lids chilling on against my fence. Smacking myself lol!! Thank you for sharing!! So glad I found you!!
LOL! No more lid chilling now. Thank you for watching. Happy Gardening!
This is absolutely amazing! So cost effective. You created a 4 in 1 greenhouse with humidity, bug, frost, and drainage protection. I love it Queen! I am going out this weekend and purchasing totes for my garden. I love DIY gardening and this is right up my alley. Thank you so much for sharing.❤ Very informative video, you are a gardening gem!
Awwww Thank you so very very much! Happy Gardening!
Plastic containers, not the "totes".
I find full totes at my recycling center. I use one smaller tote inside a larger one for my worm farm. I fill the area between totes with peat moss to insulate from temperature extremes. Love your tote idea.
Great tip!
You are brilliant and adorable. You should get some patents, make these and sell them.
I had never heard of this before and I am excited to try it in my garden. I think it will help to keep voles away from my plants. Thank you.
I thought of a similar idea. I am digging the boxes into a compost pile that I made in a tractor tyre and am using it to start tree and vine seeds in Autumn (Australia, so Southern Hemisphere), for transplanting in early Spring. They are being started in damp sand, in forestry tubes, with about an inch of water in the bottom of the tote to maintain humidity.
I don't modify the actual tote at all, so if I want to use it for something else in the future, I can do that.
80 tubes will fit comfortably in a 55-litre tote and 2 totes will fit in an old rear-tractor tyre, with lots of room for compost.
As a bonus, in the Spring I also get some nice, well-aged compost to get them all started!
Also, I use the completely clear totes and leave the lid intact. I take the lid off once a day, check the tubes, then put it back on, and I do this at about Noon, when it's nice and warm.
I hope this idea helps someone out there. God Bless!
Good morning Yolanda ❤ I am so glad you are using food grade safe totes for your garden! I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and we are in a winter weather advisory right now. it is currently 22 degrees and snowing. We are suppose to get 1-3 inches today and 3-5 inches tonight. But I'm all stocked up and cooking a turkey today to snack on so today I am going to do some RUclips viewing! We just moved here almost 6 months ago and are looking forward to growing a big garden but it will be interesting due to hardy zone 4 and the deer that poop in our yard. I have been seeing a lot of people using totes for there gardens and the house we bought has at least a dozen food grade totes in it! Thank you for sharing!
Good morning! Wow that's cold! I saw the blizzard conditions for your area on the news this morning. I'm glad you're staying warm and well fed. I wonder if the previous dwellers used the totes to keep their plants away from the deer and the cold? Hmmmm Have fun planning your garden. I'm sure it will be amazing despite the cold and deer. Happy Gardening!
@@bestgardeninggoals It is actually not that cold we wonder if it is due to the humidity but aren't sure. It is still snowing but we have only got about an inch maybe so far. We are always well feed lol. I made homemade biscuits this money before I put the turkey in the oven. So we had breakfast biscuits with eggs cheese and sausage patties. Nice hot and fresh out of the oven! The two previous owners left a lot of things here! Including a 30 foot fifth wheel with the title on the counter and everything in it works as far as we can tell! As far as gardening goes it appears the only thing that may have been grown was indoors with some special lights. The property looks a bit neglected and we have to figure out where the most sun we be so making a tote garden makes more sense because it can be moved . Right now there are no leaves blocking the sun when it comes out so we have a while before we will know the best place to plant. We have purchased a greenhouse though. We just bought this house almost 6 months ago site unseen except for a video and pictures online. We paid $23,000 cash so we could remain debt free. It is a livable fixer upper!
@@rachaelsupadventures Wow! That’s really awesome! OM goodness your food sounds so delicious! 😋 It’s a job trying to figure out the best locations for certain plants based on the sun, but that’s all in the beauty of gardening.
Girl you are beautiful FUNNY and so smart!!! Love the idea of drilling holes in the chairs👍🏼💙😌
I'm going to do this with elastic band over my kiddie pool raised beds❤
That's a good idea! Happy Gardening Friend!
1:16 Thank you so much! God bless you for creating a champagne solution for Kool-Aid money. You have given my tote garden a massive upgrade!
I never thought of it that way. That's so cool. Thank you Friend!
I've been following Robbie and Gary for years but it's nice to see other perspectives! I'm interested in how you do indoor composting. I'm curious what state you're in and what you plant in your totes 😊 Happy gardening!!
That's awesome. I'm in Alabama. It varies, but over the years I've grown spinach, squash, strawberries, bush beans, and even horseradish in them to name a few.
Got a tip - Maybe place container top on container then use the hot iron to remove center of container top. Would be possibly more stable and would not have to worry about melting or causing damage where you are working removing center of top. Great idea for gardening. Thank you so much for sharing idea. Appreciate from Ky.
Hello Yolanda, it's so nice to meet you! It looks like you may also be a fan of Robbie and Gary Gardening Easy YT channel! Robbie's the first person I've ever seen creating and using a "Chair Garden" with the 18gal Totes, and now I get to see YOU rockin' them as well! I love your chair garden and your safety tops, GREAT IDEAS! I'm going to use these ideas for my own garden! I am so glad your channel came into my feed. I'm now a New Subscriber! Take care, Yolanda, and God bless you ✝🙏.
Welcome. Happy Gardening!
Holes in the chairs!! Brilliant
Just trying to limit mosquito breeding spots as much as possible. :)
Happy to have found your videos. Have no idea of the other youtubers they are talking about, if it wasnt for you i would have never learnef tjis method. Who cares if its like someones elses, everyone has their own style and adds their own tips and tricks! Thanks so much!
Thank you! I made one new blue tote on a channel that I recently started and they didn't notice in the video that my red totes in the background are quite old and beginning to fall apart. They could be older than the ones in the channel they mentioned, but who knows for sure. The pictures of the red totes in my intro video are old photos I had taken when the red totes were new. Also, I did recognize in that introductory RUclips video that I saw someone growing food in a tote on RUclips, but I guess they didn't watch that video. LOL! I wasn't able to quote the source because it was around 2006-07. I didn't know back then that I would have my own RUclips channel in 2024 to even be able to give that specific person credit. Double LOL! That's why I'm not flustered by their assumptions and comments because like you said "who cares." Let's just garden and have fun! I'm glad you found my channel. Thank you so much for watching and for your support. Happy Gardening! :)
We live in an older neighborhood and I have gardened in plastic pots and last year added fiber pots. My husband built some raised beds which, though raised, aren't raised enough to keep me off my knees or sqatting. I never thought of using lawn chairs or the totes for planting. Thanks for sharing your creativity
My pleasure. It's so much easier for me when it comes to the knees/squatting, keeping pests out, etc. My raised beds struggle with the pests much less than my totes. Happy Gardening Friend!
You are so sweet. I’m so glad I found this idea about using the net/lids.
Thank you. Happy Gardening!
Very nice, Miss Yolanda. I'm condensing to more containers too. We're down here in Houston Texas and heavy clay. Thank you for sharing your space, skills and I'm definitely looking forward to your harvest season 🎉
Thank you please call me Yolanda :). Yep I have that red clay soil. It's terrible. We have to work around it and that we shall :) Happy Gardening my Houston Texas friend!
Very nice sharing 👍👍
GREAT video! Love your easy going manner. Such a pleasure to watch! And I learned a lot!
Thank you so much! At my age you try to focus on the positive, have fun, and just enjoy life.
You just brought back a really good memory for me. My Granny used to say, "Ooo child," when I was a kid acting silly. Thank you! I miss her so much, she helped raise me while my parents were being immature & irresponsible. Thanks for the beautiful memory I like your tote with lid idea.
Awwww much love to you Friend!
This really is a good method. I’m in zone 3 so anything I can do to extend my growing season, even by a week or two, is helpful. I could also pick these up with a dolly and roll them into my garage if there was going to be a hard freeze.
Moving them into the garage with a dolly?! My word! Why haven't I thought to do that?! I love it! Thanks so much for sharing. Happy Gardening!
You are one smart cookie. Thinking out of the box and how well and easier to manage. Good going and thanks for sharing.
Hi friend! I'm not the only one gardening in containers. I just keep trying different things to see what works in my small space. :)
I put leaves after the tree branches. Then I mix manure, soil and worm castings together. I put my holes in the front bittom side. Works great in Texas.
Great tips! Thank you for sharing. I’m going to have to try worm castings.
The soldering iron is a FABULOUS tool for so many outdoor projects!
Another great tool for removing the insert is a box cutter.
For the tulle, wouldn’t it be better to do it on the outside of the lid and staple over the rim of the lid? That way of something falls on it, it’s less likely to damage the tulle.
And mama, you need a small handsaw to cut those branches and such. It’ll be easier for you and allow you to cut more in shorter time. 💖
I think I might try this method for when I start my seedlings next year with more shallow containers. That way, they’ll be small enough to sit on heating mats and under grow lights but I’ll be able to plant more starters at a time in less space.
When I do my container gardening, I mix my own potting mix. It’s a blend of vermiculite, garden soil, coconut coir, peat moss, oyster shell calcium powder and lobster compost. This makes it nice and loamy and light while still giving it a lot of nutrients.
Love the tips. Thank you so much for sharing. You're full of great ideas. Happy Gardening!
@@bestgardeninggoals thanks! I’ve been gardening since I was a kid with my mom. She’s Vietnamese and taught me all kinds of tricks and techniques to make a garden successful. Even now, we compare our gardens to see which of us is growing what each year. 💖
Thanks for sharing this brilliant idea! Blessings and greetings from Chicago. 🙋🏽♀️
We can have frost here in zone 3-4 until the middle of june! I can't tell you how many times I've been out there scrabbling to get my baby plants covered..... I was going to go with containers this year and this idea was the complete frosting on the cake!!!!!!!!!💖😊
Wow! Sounds like you have a longer cold season. The containers for me definitely make it easier and quicker to get them covered than my raised beds. It took me a minute to realize I could start my small seedling plants in the containers earlier so that I can give them a chance to grow while protecting them and then transferring them to the raised beds after the soil has warmed up enough. Happy Gardening Friend!
Awesome use for the totes. I'm going to try using the same concept with old laundry baskets, lining with a thin cardboard
You have done exactly everything that Robbie from Robbie and Gary's Gardening on RUclips has done for at least the last 7+ years. Glad people are following her advice. I learned a lot from her, as well.
Yes , I love their channel !
Yip, Robbie and Gary has been doing this for years. Would be nice if you can give them credit
I just read that in another comment. I guess I'm not as unique in my gardening small space techniques as I thought I was. Dang :(
Exactly? Well dang. I thought I was just posting me doing my own thing in my own small space garden. Let me know if you see any other gardeners on RUclips doing the same gardening stuff in their gardens.
@@susankoster5644 in a world of nearly 8 *BILLION* people, do you honestly not believe it possible for 2 people, or 200 people, or even 2000 people to have the same idea?? Have you really never, ever run across someone on RUclips doing something that you have been doing for years, but they are posting it as though it is somehow “unique”? 😒
Lol you are so real (we all make mistakes, move slow and don't have that much strength). I did not receive my moms green thumb This technique look easy enough for me to try lol thanks
Thank you. I live by “tuck and roll”. Try something. If it works cool, if it doesn’t, next! 😂
I'm glad I came across your video! I'm starting a balcony garden and this is perfect!
That's wonderful! Each tote is almost 2 square feet of gardening space. That's equal to 30 carrots, or 18 beets, or 6 corn stalks, or 8 bush bean plants, to name just a few. LOL! :) Happy Gardening!
I like your upbeat ways. Thanks for sharing money saving ideas for containers. Happy Gardening!
Thank you. Happy Gardening!
Most Everything you show …. has been throughout the years --on Robbie and Garry RUclips channel. Good job
Cool! I'll have to check them out. Thanks for sharing! There are so many gardeners on RUclips I'm sure it's probably hard to not have some repetition in gardening.
R u kin? No need to be nasty, chill. I don't know who they are and won't br tuning in to them given how rude their followers seem to be....gardening and the land is for everyone
It might have been new to you through R & G but they didn't create this process, it's been around for decades we were doing this before You Tube came about.
I love that you have the totes on chairs lol a non expensive way of a raised garden glad I found your channel new subscriber💙💙💙👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I love your gardening ideas! I do all my gardening in containers because I don't have a yard at all. I grow in plastic boxes along the side of my outside steps. I plan to try something like what you did to catch rain falling off the roof. I suggest you go to the dollar store of a thrift store for a large pet food scoop. That's what I use to move compost and other soil amendments. I works faster and easier than a trowel. Thank you for sharing your practical ideas. I've subscribed and look forward to watching more of your videos.
Thank you and thank you for the tips! Got to get to the dollar store before the prices go up. :)
I also have a Pink Container Garden... Like Hummingbird Robbie. 💕 I Love It!
I guess my totes do look pink. I hadn't paid that any attention until you mentioned it. LOL! They were red when I purchased them years ago. I've been using them for years even though I just started making videos about my garden after retirement. My totes have become old and worn out with time. Several of them also have holes and need to be replaced that's what made me buy the new blue one and make a video of me doing it. I have hummingbirds that visit my backyard as well. They are so beautiful! I also have eight raised beds, about 12 grow bags, and I lost count of the number of 5-gallon buckets. LOL! Oh well, Happy Gardening!
Nice video! I have been doing this for 3 years now ! Nice job !❤
Hi Friend! Do you love it? It makes it so much easier for me to start seeds in a covered tote protected from the birds and then transplant them to the raised beds if I want.
Your smart, sweetheart. Me + daughter dragging stuff in and out. Wow! Brilliant! Go Girl!
Awwww. Thanks so much.
What a wonderful idea! Those chairs have to save your back a lot of work too from bending to the ground to work with your plants
Yes Indeed!
Love this Idea!!! Thanks so much for sharing! We live in an area that has a lot of bugs, can get very windy and rainy at times. I am also kinda new to gardening. So I think this will be a good and easy start for us!✌🏽❤️🙏🏽💐
Mushroom compost cool idea!!
It was the price. LOL! We'll see how it works out.
Enjoyed your video. I watch "Robbie and Gary" in CA on youtube. She does gardening like this. Good tutorial. Thank you. ❤
So nice of you
New subscriber here! Loved your video. I am an older woman and have been trying to convert over to raised containers. I loved this idea…I plan on making some using your idea as soon as I get some totes. I enjoy your soothing voice 🥰
Welcome Friend and thank you for subscribing! I certainly do like gardening in my totes much better than my raised beds, but we'll see what happens this year. Thank you and Happy Gardening!
I just love your presentation, so far the best container planting I've seen😂❤
WoW! Thank you so much! I'm still learning how to do this video thing LOL!
You are amazing!!❤️ I love your videos I'm excited to start on my garden!! And I'm retired so this is going to be the cheapest way to have a garden I love it! ❤️🎉 Thank you I'm subscribing and I'm liking 🤣 bless you! 🙏🤗🥰
Thank you much! That's how I started with my little red totes years ago. I've been in love with gardening ever since. I hope you will enjoy it just as much! I'm excited for you. Happy Gardening Friend!
Honey, I love you! I have never noticed R & G! My fav parts are when you picked tulle instead of metal or fiber glass screen (I've done that) and when you leaned over and 'bleeped' it out. LMAO! I giggled uncontrollably! I would not share those parts either like some of the 'ladies' on youtube do. I adore you! I too prefer dry bags to wet bags! Myself personally, I would have used a little silicone or caulk (which is cheaper) on a strip around the inside of the tub lid to stop the net from sagging. I would have patted the tulle into the caulk with a wet finger. Because of the giggles, I subscribed!
Thank you. We're going to be the best of Friends! You have such great ideas. I never thought about metal, fiber glass screens, silicone, or caulk. I actually have some waterproof silicone I used in the bathroom and some fiber glass screen and didn't think to try them on the containers. Thank you for subscribing and sharing! Happy Gardening!
@@bestgardeninggoals I loved the tulle idea because it is low cost! you can buy it by the yard! The screen is probably easier to cut straight. Wet your finger with soapy water before tapping the screen or tulle into the silicone. It is harder to remove from your skin than caulk.
@@texasgemtree Good tips! Keep ‘em coming. I love it! 🥰. It’s so much more fun gardening with Friends!
Makes complete sense !! How clever of you. The protection from bugs and crawling insects is fantastic. I've been to school for horticulture, when attending we were told that mushroom compost is the very best one can use. I also make my own from all that can be added from one's household. When you do this do you ever leave your lid on to help increase the warmth for your seeds until they sprout and then take it off?
No, I have not tried leaving the lid on for seed sprouting. What an excellent idea! Thank you so much for sharing that with us. Happy Gardening!
This is such a great idea. I will be going to get me some tubs. I love to garden but hate when the bugs start eating what I planted. This will save the day. Thank you!
My pleasure. Happy Gardening!
Great idea!
I did this and used window screen. I glue gunned the screen to the cut out lid.
Thank you for sharing this tip.
This is Best Gardening Goals be respectful R & G learned from others also they were not the creators of this or they would have patented it . Please stop with the comparisons. This has been happening for decades.
If anyone really looks at my red totes and not the blue one that I just made they can see that they are old, faded, broken, and have been in use for some time. I may have just created this new blue tote and channel, but I've been gardening this way for years probably way before R & G. Who knows? I just didn't have a channel. Plus I do small space gardening because my yard really is small in size, NOT because I put stuff in containers and call it small space gardening. So like you I wish everyone would just be respectful and kind.
Nice job. I have problems with 40 lb bags too. I leave the bag in the car and bring the pot to it. After filling several pots, it's light enough to carry.
That's a great idea!
Clicked on your video because your face is so beutiful and friendly. Stayed for the helpful advice!!
That's so sweet. Thank you!
Your so right to say Fifield out where Giuliani want it and great idea with the chairs ez raised garden. Ps didn't think the stapler could go thru the bin. Ps all this was so smart.
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I keep one of the plastic pots about a qt size, in my potting soil, that way I can get more out at a time, thanks for the good information, ❤
I love your wits and personality! Subscribed!
Thank you and welcome!
Thanks for sharing this too. I'm about to transplant lettuce and this will be a humongous help. I APPRECIATE YOU.
My pleasure. Best of luck! Happy Gardening!
plastic bowl for scooping dirt, love your ideas.
Great video thank you for your time uploading 🌹🌹🌹👋👋
The pleasure is all mine. Thank you for watching! 🥰
U R SOOO INTERTAINING .. & INFORMATIVE 😂 & Funny ❤😂❤😂❤
Thank you!
Love your down to earth attitude/approach. ❤
Thank you so much :)
3:02 I feel like an exact knife would be soooooo much quicker and easier. The plastic is pretty thin. But this is an awesome idea and I’m definitely making one!
We've had so many good ideas! I love it when a community comes together. Happy Gardening!
The modified totes is a good idea. Thanks
My pleasure.
Thank you for sharing your video with us 👍
I've heard of using totes as a cold frame (zone 6a here 🇨🇦) and I might do that next year to harden off my veggies. When I go to Lowes (now Rona here) or Home Depot I look for the torn or open bags of soil etc because they've marked them down to 99 cents and the store has put them in to large clear plastic bags which I use in the garden in the fall to protect my plants from frost.
Very interesting and nice sharing...wish you success and stay healthy... 😍😍😍
Thank you. I shall try 😊
@@bestgardeninggoals you're welcome my friend ❤️❤️❤️
I have done this for my box turtles for the indoor winter pens. Great idea no matter who did it first. Great job. I used hot glue on mine. Staplers would hold better
Box turtles. How cool!
Thanks for the information. I did not want to deal with pest and insects.
My pleasure. I struggle with pests and insects in my raised beds way more. Ugh LOL!
I just found your channel and I love your idea. Nice to meet you Yolanda. More power and success to your gardening. Thank you for sharing!! Subscribed 👍🏼
Thank you! Thanks for subscribing and welcome Friend!
This was an AWESOME IDEA!!! The squirrels or something ate my basil seeds. I will be looking for a soderering thing and possibly a glue fun for the nets. Thank u for sharing!!!
Critters! Always eating something up. Good luck and Happy Gardening!
Great ideas here for plastic totes! I have a bunch of them that I have had no use for until now. 😊. Thanks for sharing and I am subscribed!!!!!!
Hello and welcome Friend! Thank you for subscribing. Don’t forget to check the bottom of your totes for the classification. My totes have 5. Happy Gardening!
That's very cleaver! Thank your for the idea and great video! I may do this for my garden in the UK! Happy gardening 🪴
Hello my UK Friend! Thank you so much. Happy Gardening!
THANKS MY DEAR FOR THE GREAT INFO MANY BLESSINGS ❤❤❤❤
I love this idea. The netting on top takes planting in a tote to another level, 💚💚💚
That is a nice idea. New friend here. Showing you support. Thanks for sharing this video. Happy gardening
Thank you so much for the love! It's encouraging for me. Happy Gardening to you to Friend!
I love this, thanks girl I’m patio gardening in containers 💙💙👍🏼
I am old This is perfect for me BUT I am going to cut maybe 1" strips scrap cardboard or plastic to go around to staple help hold sheer in place on lid
Thank you
As my 96 year old grandma says, "Age ain't nothing but a number." LOL! Thanks for the tip. Happy Gardening!
Hello! Such a great idea & love the idea of dry soil bags too! Great video & nice to meet you.
Hello! Thank you. Nice to meet you and welcome.
That plastic inside as a cover would give you a nice green house affect to start seeds.
This means no need to worry about late frosts. Thank you Friend! Happy Gardening!
I keep meaning to do the little screen for the baby greenhouse With Staples, but I'm lazy.So I just put the tulle and snap the lid on over it. I compost in the tote with the branches in the bottom, and then some soil and them some paper or yorn cardboard ,more dirt, fresh trimming from the gaden, and veggie trimmings from the kitchen, maybe some compost, then rinse repeat with 8 or so inches of the good stuff on the top.i cant put eggshels or anything yummy smellin in there or will attract critters but burying greens etc works good and that is where the breaking down happens fast and feeds your veggies. Throw in a handful if worm casting if you have it and a few worms. They need the grren leaves and veggie stuff to eat and will aerate the soil and make amazing soil. Been doing this for several years now.Yes, i Learned it on Robbies channel, was the only place i saw it being done at the beginning of the pandemic. I see this being done at community gardens now. At the time,hadnt gardened for years, bad back and wanted something easier than 5 gallon buckets. I put my totes on milk crates. That fence garden is awesome.
Thanks. I have wild rabbits. That's one of the reasons why I took my totes off the ground and put them in the chairs, plus my space is extremely narrow with the fence and the house that I had to raise the totes off the ground to reach better sunlight. I never thought about milk crates, but of course I didn't plan on anything specific to put them in. They ended up in chairs because I was just lucky enough to spot the chairs in my thrift store that I frequent regularly. LOL! I haven't had any problems with the rabbits reaching the totes after that. I do like the idea of the crates for drainage (no mosquitos). I've never used worm castings either. I should try it. Thanks again!
Hiya , your video popped up so i decided to watch , i just subscribed , thank you for your calm personality its very soothing , i love doing gardening too , and i prefer container gardening for the same reasons ❤🇬🇧
Hi Friend! Thank you so much for watching and subscribing. Happy Gardening to us!
Thank you for this idea i have been planning 9n how to start a garden in totes while avoiding potential chicken attacks😅
Chicken attacks. Oh dear! LOL! Happy Gardening!
if you don't have several chairs, buy some masonry cinder blocks and run 10 or 12' (2 x 4) boards through the cinder block top opening of double spaced cinder blocks about 18" apart then set the garden tubs on top of the rail boards.
Good idea. Thanks for sharing! 🥰
That is soo cool, mama!👍🏽😁💕☀️🙏🏽
great presentation that I need to save my poor back!! the skinny sticks and branches will compost faster. Layering is also a plus
Thanks for the tips!
I can't wait to try that!!! Question: I live in the woods and I get raccoons, groundhogs, skunks and possums. My yard is their yard. Nothing but pests!! Do you think your technique will work for me?? Oh, don't forget squirrels. Great idea 💡 👍 🤞🙏
Such a great idea!! 👍
Thank you! 😊 I can't take credit for the idea, but it certainly works for me.
Thank you!
Great idea! I'm going to try this. After moving, i have some totes I was going to donate, but looks like I'll re-purpose them instead. Thanks! Only adaptation I'll need, lol, have to place a good size rock on top of the protective plastic lid insert, or it would quickly blow away with our consistent winds. Again, thanks!
Awesome! Happy Gardening!
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing!💚
You're welcome. Happy Gardening!
I enjoyed the video, Thank you for sharing and I will definitely be trying this
The pleasure was all mine. Happy Gardening!