Hello Margie. Just came across your video. I am a first time gardener here in zone 7b. I've always loved gardening since I was a kid, but that was from a consumer’s perspective. 😋Growing up I remember my grandfather creating gardens on about 2 acres of land. Having done it myself this year on a much smaller scale, I can only imagine the attention all of that required. I'm retired now and decided to give it a go, learning a lot as I go along. I'm growing in containers - grow bags and buckets. Tomatoes are challenging! It’s like having children! I'm loving it though. Thanks for sharing the tip on wrapping the grow bags to retain moisture. I’ve subscribed to your channel to receive more tips and watch your journey. Blessings to you and yours.
Welcome! Happy to have you; please share your comments to help our gardens grow. I love using my grow Oya’s in my containers that I cannot move in the backyard.
I put recycled cardboard evenly in the bottom and on the sides inside the grow bags before adding the soil, plant, or seeds. I also add cedar wood chips to the top soil after the plants have established a strong root system. It keeps everything well hydrated throughout the hot southern summers. The cedar wood chips will also help with keeping bugs off your soil and prevent the soil from getting on your plant leaves when it rains which can cause diseases to spread. And I also cover my plants that are exposed to direct sun with 40% shade cloth when exposed to temperatures 90 degrees and above. Everything lives and looks great! 😊👍👍
Thank you for sharing, that sounds like a great idea; using cedar wood chips. I too use shade cloth for the containers that I cannot move in my backyard.🦋
Hello Margie. Just came across your video. I am a first time gardener here in zone 7b. I've always loved gardening since I was a kid, but that was from a consumer’s perspective. 😋Growing up I remember my grandfather creating gardens on about 2 acres of land. Having done it myself this year on a much smaller scale, I can only imagine the attention all of that required. I'm retired now and decided to give it a go, learning a lot as I go along. I'm growing in containers - grow bags and buckets. Tomatoes are challenging! It’s like having children! I'm loving it though. Thanks for sharing the tip on wrapping the grow bags to retain moisture. I’ve subscribed to your channel to receive more tips and watch your journey. Blessings to you and yours.
Welcome! Happy to have you; please share your comments to help our gardens grow. I love using my grow Oya’s in my containers that I cannot move in the backyard.
needed this right now for my plants too. All of mine are in grow bags. Thanks for this!!
Good luck in your gardening. I’m already seeing results with my tomato plants.🦋
I put recycled cardboard evenly in the bottom and on the sides inside the grow bags before adding the soil, plant, or seeds.
I also add cedar wood chips to the top soil after the plants have established a strong root system. It keeps everything well hydrated throughout the hot southern summers.
The cedar wood chips will also help with keeping bugs off your soil and prevent the soil from getting on your plant leaves when it rains which can cause diseases to spread.
And I also cover my plants that are exposed to direct sun with 40% shade cloth when exposed to temperatures 90 degrees and above. Everything lives and looks great! 😊👍👍
Thank you for sharing, that sounds like a great idea; using cedar wood chips. I too use shade cloth for the containers that I cannot move in my backyard.🦋
We managing here in southern AZ🥲monsoon season 🙌🏽
Great to hear. What zone are you in?
or maybe put up a shade cloth? I imagine if youre trying to keep the bottom hydrated, the above portion might need coverage as well.