How to use less potting soil when planting flower pots!

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Large flower pots can require lots of potting soil and costing extra money. In this video I show you the steps I take to use less potting soil and saving money, but yet still having beautiful flowers.
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@rosehunter7788

I use soil from my largest pot with soil from last year at the bottom of containers I add peat moss and worm castings to the old soil. Then I use the new container soil on the top half of the container.

@noraalvarado8178

I use mulched grass and leaves every year. It breaks down and feeds the plants.

@bevjensen2278

Instead of putting empty plastic bottles, add weight by filling the bottles with water and capping them.

@phyllisdavis3403

Actually, you could have used the plant pot to fill in the larger pot.

@anneard1674

put a coffee filter over the drain holes to prevent any soil from leaking out... if worried pot might be turned over just fill some water bottles with water ... cover plastic filler with an old bath rug or piece of carpet which will help hold moisture as well as the soil. set pot you are removing the current flowets in into the new planter and fill around with your soil then just set new flower mass into the displaced spot... easy

@WalkingbytheSpiritAlways

Hi, I have done this for a couple of years, but I am wondering why you used the newspaper layer? I have found that the plant roots will grow down through the cracks between the bottles with soil (I use aluminum cans and pieces of Styrofoam with a dryer sheet or coffee filter over the holes and yes, like you, I believe more holes are better than two) and wouldn't they not go through the newspaper? Thanks.

@user-mf7dy1sp4e

I never though you could use plastics thank you for showing.

@andreer-k6136

I’ve just tried using sticks and small bits and pieces from the garden and compost in the bottom, it’s kind of mini-permaculture. I’ll see if it works?!

@user-xq7ym2qy4h

How do you water the plant? It seems the plants roots will not be deep enough to draw up the water from under the plastic bottles.

@levenscott645

Recipe for failure.

@sherkasabian3178

I used small branches and sticks that dropped off our maple and oak trees during recent storms.

@NoNameRequired9999

Thank you for sharing! I’ve used this trick for years! Instead of plastic bottles, which I don’t use, I fill the planter base with the empty plastic containers of the individual annuals I purchase for each planter. The goal