Bird netting is versatile. You can cut it in smaller pieces to cover smaller sections. It's easy to take off to work on the plants. You can sow through it. You can even stretch it on top of a pot like the skin on the top of a drum and let the plants grow through it, blocking access to the dirt.

@@Le_Mef awesome tip as well! We will have to try that. Thank you🙏

yes I am curious about this aswell

Drill a hole in the bottom of a large plastic barrel or any large plastic container. Stick a spiggot in there. If you hook it up to a gutter of some kind, dont forger to make an overflow system. On the spiggot, hook up a 1/4 inch drip irrigation system. It may help with water flow to give the barrel some elevation. No need for pumps, just let gravity do the work. Also, when preparing your larger pots or containers, put medium pieces of wood on the bottom (small logs, thicker pieces of branches). They will help you save on dirt and will act as a sponge to retain more water. Also mulching. Mucho mulching. You can also try to densify your containers by putting them colser to each other so the plants can benefit from the shade provided by the other plants.

@@Le_Mef Wow! thanks so much for these awesome tips. We will have to try the plastic barrel method. And what do you usually use for mulch? I was going to use wood shavings this year.

@@yearofplentyvideo wood shavings are perfect.

@@yearofplentyvideo The plastic barrel only has limited effects if it's not connected to a rain gutter but it can still provide moisture while you're gone. You can even have a neighbor or a friend come over to turn it on and off by simply turning the spiggot. If they are nice enough, they may even fill the barrel if ever it is emptied.