What to do with all your empty feed bags!

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6 жыл бұрын

Got animals? Then you also have feed bags! Tired of throwing them away? Then watch this video and turn all those feed bags into a homestead resource!
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@anna7118 6 жыл бұрын

My mil makes shopping totes from her chicken feed bags.

@ladycat661 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful love this !! It is great to use things and recycle them it keep's them out of land field ,I recycle old bathtubs that was going to land field and I use them for raise beds I grow all kind of things in them ,enjoyed video ,God Bless

@WhistleThicket 6 жыл бұрын

Ive always wanted an old tub to make into a water feature!

@sweetirisfarm 6 жыл бұрын

*You could sew them together to make the most uncomfortable quilt ever.*

@maryesthermarchi8164 4 жыл бұрын

Make a ground cover for picnics or sporting events \

@alicecowan3499 2 жыл бұрын

I am going to duck tape them together to make a tarp for my compost pile! 👍🏼❤️

@homegrowncountryhomeplace 6 жыл бұрын

Good way to turn garbage into something useful. Great idea and have a Blessed Day!

@LittleCountryCabin 6 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this!! I have so many bags and just can't bear to throw them away. I use some for weed control in flower beds but not much else. Thanks for sharing this! God bless!

@queilyyenner6399 3 жыл бұрын

Bingo!!! I was looking and looking for something like you mentioned. Do they work good?

@LittleCountryCabin 3 жыл бұрын

Queily Yenner Yes they do! I use them between raised beds under the bricks and no weeds or grass. I also put them down under new raised beds to stop the weeds from coming through our compost.

@sandraoconnor5700 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thrifty, and resourceful!! Thanks for sharing!!

@josettegiacobbi1115 3 жыл бұрын

I cut the bags going around and around to make long strips. These strips are good for tying up stuff .

@WhistleThicket 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@alicecowan3499 2 жыл бұрын

I love this!

@kayhens769 6 жыл бұрын

Oh snap I'm trying this👍🏻

@esha9000 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea. Thanks.

@frankieroberson3398 6 жыл бұрын

This is cool; thanks for sharing!!! :)

@lindajohnson2950 2 жыл бұрын

Love this!!!

@yournightmarelilith4180 3 жыл бұрын

I saw that my dog's wooden house was too thin... so i insulated it with a few of these then covered it with a pretty siding. Im not going to throw these away. I was running out of ideas until I saw this. Tysvm for sharing. 😁

@WhistleThicket 3 жыл бұрын

Reuse and recycle!

@LottieSue Жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@suzyhomesteader2454 6 жыл бұрын

I use mine in the coop incase 1 of the tarps gets a tear. I just slide it between the hog wire, and the tarp to keep the rain or wind out. Also to store the hay bale twine so I can reuse it to tie up plants. Making grow bags is a great idea.

@maneysmountainhomestead 3 ай бұрын

Great idea

@primordialmeow7249 4 жыл бұрын

Cool. Thanks!

@missourigirl4101 6 жыл бұрын

I’d love to try this.

@terilynch4175 Жыл бұрын

All I can say is AWESOME ❣️🥔🐓🥔🐔🥔❣️

@africanhomestead 6 жыл бұрын

GENIUS! Because our soil in my garden is so poor, my most successful produce was grown in old cement bags filled with 100% compost. Every once in a while, the dog food we buy will come in the plastic bag. Looks like I won’t be throwing them away anymore!

@WhistleThicket 6 жыл бұрын

You should join our pumpkin contest coming up, probably would at least win the African continent!

@michaeltorrey 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@HomesteadTessie 6 жыл бұрын

what a great idea!!!

@WhistleThicket 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I love it when I can turn trash into something useful!

@womanwomanhomesteadliasmit2118 6 жыл бұрын

Niceee Idea....Thanks for sharing

@lowespringacres7838 5 ай бұрын

I have hundreds of plain brown paper feed bags.

@marytaha2448 11 ай бұрын

You thank you thank you was wondering what can you do with the with those bags didn't through half of them all of them away but have one left ❤️

@williamwhitney4391 6 жыл бұрын

Hello Tom. Janette Neals Homestead suggested I see your video about growing potatoes. I have lots of feed bags and will try this out this year. Thank you.

@WhistleThicket 6 жыл бұрын

Janette is a great lady! Let me know how the taters do!

@williamwhitney4391 6 жыл бұрын

Will do--Thanks. I am a small homesteader without even a camera.

@MrsSoapPeddlersHomestead 6 жыл бұрын

Tom...your brilliant! I have so many bags and now I know what to do with them! Thank you!!!

@WhistleThicket 6 жыл бұрын

I might start my pumpkins in them!

@oldschoolwithamoderntwist6074 6 жыл бұрын

,,pretty cool ideal,,i like it,,i like it a lot,,,

@WhistleThicket 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I can see this being useful for folks with small spaces, even on a balcony!

@RockyBrook 6 жыл бұрын

We use them for tyvek to cover buildings before we side them.

@WhistleThicket 6 жыл бұрын

Good idea! We have used them in the chicken coop to block wind!

@HiddenFarmApalachin 5 жыл бұрын

So, is there a video showing us the results of the potato harvest?

@donh3060 8 ай бұрын

Will the toxic ink from the bags eventually leach into the soil, therefore the plant becomes toxic and you eat toxic food? Not sure if this would happen but if it does, doesn't sound like a great idea. The concept is fantastic, as long as we don't ingest toxic chemicals into our body.

@aromaofhope 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to know how this turned out. I just made a planting bag from a feed bag, but I did a lot fancier version with the sewing machine. So you did cut drainage holes. I was wondering if that was necessary.

@lunabeta3516 2 жыл бұрын

Fallowing

@CollegeRodent 5 жыл бұрын

Potatoes overwinter very well in the soil outdoor and they can tolerate a high level of nitrogen. So leave 10% potatoes in the soil after you harvest them, then dump a layer of wheat straw on the top and then another layer of horse manure. Let the rain does it job. Your potatoes will sprout automatically in spring time very quickly cause they have already rooted thoroughly in late fall. You method is good for city dwellers though. :)

@lunabeta3516 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks. Going to do this!

@wmluna381 2 жыл бұрын

Will give it a whirl, thanks!

@trollgeroasting2475 Жыл бұрын

I was using mine for taking in my recyclables but now I've been saving them and want to use them for grow bags. Here's my question, how long would say it takes from start to finish to get good sized potatoes? I grew some a couple years ago but I had them out in the sun and after 6 months, the potatoes were small. I thought the green tops needed sun.

@uhworms 4 жыл бұрын

Hello is that a corgi I saw chasing the deer?

@ebs2874 2 жыл бұрын

genius, actually

@paularamirez9385 3 жыл бұрын

Why cut it up the side?

@lunabeta3516 2 жыл бұрын

Wondering that too.

@traceyfinch2615 Жыл бұрын

I would think it is for water drainage

@chriswilliams9262 Жыл бұрын

Goofy..you cudda rolled the tops down rather than cut it

@sophiesmith-jackson4763 3 жыл бұрын

u r not supposed to use scissors like that!

@WhistleThicket 3 жыл бұрын

@sophiesmith-jackson4763 3 жыл бұрын

@@WhistleThicket u shouldn't use the scissors like that !!!!!

@donwyates Ай бұрын

It was an unconventional method, I think, but it seemed to work just fine. I mean, just think how many ways there are to tie shoes - no wrong way, if they do the job, right? At least he wasn't running with them! 😆