In this video, I show how to grow organic food in containers or pots.
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Speaking of pecans…. the last year I lived in Texas where I picked up bushels of them in my yard, I boxed them to bring to Colorado where I now live and pecans don't grow. I put some out for the squirrels who had never had pecans before. VERY happy squirrels!
I know that Bunnings shown at the end lol, I get all my seeds/plants and stuff from there
That shovel is mighty bright
You should do a video explaining cover crops
Great video thanks mate!
You're a great guy for putting the work into these videos. It must take so much time and I've learnt so much already. Thankyou so much and please keep up the amazing work!
You talk about fertilizing your potted plants more often than your in ground plants, which begs the question – do you keep some kind of fertilization schedule? Or do you keep it simple? For example, fertilize everything in containers at the same time, every 3 weeks and fertilize everything in the ground at the same time every 6 weeks. Do you actually keep track, or just estimate when the proper time is?
Ideally, this video should be translated into every language and updated with new people, places, every year!
Gday Mark, im porbably bit late to the party on this (only just found your channel), was just wondering if there was a follow up video on this one ? How it started / How its going / and How they finshed up. Great channel Mark, soooo many vids to watch. Cheers Dane
Hello Mark! I love watching your videos I learned so much not to mention you're a handsome bloke 🙂
Hi Mark. First thanks for the awesome information and lessons. Curious as to what you think of rabbit for food and composting the waste products?
I’m fairly new to growing my own food and really appreciate your tips. I clearly see the mistakes I’ve been making.
Love your videos. Hope you are not in the flood zone!
Hello, late question: Isn't it necessary to have a hole in the container so water can escape to avoid stagnant moisture?
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Thanks for the tips, take care
Would love to see you take a crack at growing mushrooms.
Love the tips about using garden soil!!
Good day Mark, Thank you for all your advice I've decided to start to grow my own food but in containers. All your clips have been really useful and I've learnt alot. Keep it going i like the tips and your doing great for your live streams too. From the uk
Love your videos, I learned a lot! Started with gardening last spring, when lockdown was in place, and I'm loving it! Luckily, I have a yard, but since I live in the hills, the soil was pretty rough, a lots of clay! What I did was, I took the similar black container you used for tomatoes, and I went into woods, looking for old stumps! All around them, is pure humus, I just removed the leaves, ad packed the blackest soil I saw in my life! I made MANY trips, so I had enough for the whole garden! It worked great, the soil is now in between, not clay, but also not humus, and that's perfect, cause more clay-ish soil keep the water longer! And one more thing, I use a concretation of home-made fertilizer, I put nettle plant in the large container with water, and I left it there for 2 weeks.. The end result smells like hell, but I think that is a good sign 🙂 I don't use it pure, I mixed it with water before watering, and I don't water leaves with that
Is the sifter available in Aus?
Lost one garden plot to concrete now need to use pots. Help me !!!!
I like the sieve, did you make it? Good video mate, very helpful
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box but seems fine now roger that.