Why Fabric Pots Are Superior to All Other Options

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If you are into container gardening you will have heard of fabric pots, or you will at some point. They are our favorite option and in today's episode we will hopefully change your mind on them as well!
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@conniedavidson1807 Жыл бұрын

If you put the pots inside a shallow container they work much better. A small kiddie pool works great to set them in. It gets too dry in TX without a way for better watering.

@WagwanHappyPappyHapPap Жыл бұрын

Although the kiddie pool can leach hazardous chemicals as they're not food grade.

@mdubore Жыл бұрын

absolutely. I added some plastic saucers under my fabric pots. keeps them from drying out too fast.

@diannevaldez8670 Жыл бұрын

@@mdubore thank you. Great idea.

@tammy707 Жыл бұрын

Oooo I have two kiddie pools not being used. I bet I can fill both of them. TY for sharing that.

@BethLarsenSedona Жыл бұрын

@@WagwanHappyPappyHapPap I’m in AZ and planning on trying some fabric pots this year because I want to grow more but since I don’t have a really ideal spot for another raised bed think I need to be able to move them around. I was thinking of a kiddie pool for bottom watering but don’t want to chance leaching chemicals into our food. I’ve picked up some large platters at thrift shops for my deck plants. Anybody have a food safe idea for larger options?

@alorastewart7091 Жыл бұрын

I love my fabric pots! Our outdoor faucet leaks when I'm watering the rest of the garden or lawn so I surrounded it with my fabric pots and they soak up what leaks out so I don't have to think about watering them and the leaking water doesn't go to waste

@stellaz2595 Жыл бұрын

That's a good idea - but try replacing the gasket on your hose. I did that last year, and eliminated leaking.

@alorastewart7091 Жыл бұрын

@Stella Z it's not the gasket that's leaking. It's leaking out of the handle I'm not really sure how to describe it. I just haven't found a replacement top for it because it's really old and I didn't want to have to put in a whole new pipe just yet.

@TheColorblindGardener Жыл бұрын

@@alorastewart7091 look up replace hose bib packing, there are a good number of youtube videos, really cheap and easy, takes a screwdriver and some pliers

@kylekoenig4730 Жыл бұрын

@@alorastewart7091 Sometimes all you need to do is tighten the nut on the handle Stephen. Give it a quarter turn and see what happens

@Floraltherapyfe Жыл бұрын

I have the same issues and plumbers cost so much!! Such a great tip

@nininoona Жыл бұрын

I've been using fabric pots for about three years now. My favorite vegetable to grow in them? Definitely Potatoes! When they are ready to harvest I literally just flip them out over a screen set on my wheelbarrow, sift out the dirt and pick up the potatoes. Works great! And I don't have to spend hours digging them out of the ground and trying my best to get them all!

@Saoirse.n.Murphy Жыл бұрын

I had great success with potatoes and 20 gallon grow bags, but I put layers of leaves debris from the forest and straw. Potatoes were huge! Did not do so well with the sweet potatoes and just soil 30 gallon bags. Tiny.

@outbackbreathing361 Жыл бұрын

What size of pot do you use for the potatoes?

@nininoona Жыл бұрын

@@outbackbreathing361 So that they are easier to pick up, I use 10 gallon

@clarissamiles Жыл бұрын

IKR

@xaviercruz4763 Жыл бұрын

@@Saoirse.n.Murphy but did sweet potatoes 🍠 do any great with leaves and straw?

@paulajal4954 Жыл бұрын

I live in a hot dry place, but lost the war to crab grass in the ground, and in raised beds. Enter fabric pots sitting in a container. I only have to water twice a week (they sit in water on day on day 2, but it's gone by day 3). I plant a full garden in those fabric pots- everything! I now have the lushest, most high-producing garden ever! (also they are on pallets, at waist level- no bending over, and no weeds.)

@TheDillio187 Жыл бұрын

ok, you got me. Even though it won't quit snowing here, I decided I'd better start getting some stuff together to hopefully garden this year once spring decides to grace us with it's presence.

@kristinamurphy4847 Жыл бұрын

This is my very first garden and fabric pots blew my mind. They are so much more affordable at larger sizes than anything else out there. I got my 40 gallon ones for around $10 each.

@priscillashaw5715 Жыл бұрын

What do you grow in 40 gallons

@kristinamurphy4847 Жыл бұрын

@@priscillashaw5715 Anything I want 🤣 Jokes aside they are like small raised beds so I have a variety of things all in the same bag. Some are flowers but I have tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, potatoes. They are deep enough to grow carrots next year and I even have some homemade trellises in a couple for stuff that climbs or needs staking. I love them!

@priscillashaw5715 Жыл бұрын

@@kristinamurphy4847 thanks lol. I'm hoping to do tomatos and cucumbers.

@mlynnw7831 Жыл бұрын

@@priscillashaw5715 You can grow cucumbers in a 5 gallon and tomatoes in a 7 gallon or larger grow bag.

@GodsChild145 Жыл бұрын

@@mlynnw7831 I grow 2 cucumbers per 5 gallon bag and as far as tomatoes 🍅 you can grow them in a 5 gallon perfectly and they do just fine! In fact the roots no matter what size of a grow bag or a vegetable you have will always start growing through the bottom of the bag and root themselves deeply in the ground which actually helps to strengthen any plants and helps it grow better, you just don’t want to be moving the grow bags around and ripping those roots. But honestly I grow 20 different varieties of tomatoes and every single one of them is in a 5 gallon bag and does perfectly 🍅

@libbyvalley Жыл бұрын

We have raised beds, but have also used fabric pots for over a decade. It was nice to learn all the pros & cons of each type of container. You ROCK! 👍💥😊♥️ Giving thanks for years of excellent work.

@renebrown995 Жыл бұрын

I'm 69 and love my grow pots. I use 1 gal. , 3 gal. And 5 gal. I suffer a bad back and arthritis real bad so these are greatfor me. Happy 😊 gardening everyone! 🌱

@luvastandardbred8270 5 ай бұрын

I'm 62 and in Missouri. Looking forward to starting stuff from seed shortly, with grow lights.

@USS_Liberty_never_forget 3 ай бұрын

Great age! Happy gardening!

@tthappyrock368 Жыл бұрын

Last year was the first time I used fabric pots! They were fantastic! I could move them to take advantage of changing sunlight conditions. The 20 gallon ones were a bit more difficult to move so ones that size and above either need to stay put or have support under them. Most of mine have handles which are super helpful! I over wintered leeks, onions, garlic, celery, kale and Swiss chard in them. All growing beautifully!

@cherylrussell4023 Жыл бұрын

Where are you located?

@tthappyrock368 Жыл бұрын

@@cherylrussell4023 Portland Oregon metro area. We do get hard frosts, occasional snow, and ice storms but mostly rain from October through May.

@ht6684 Жыл бұрын

I've never used them, maybe some day. But last year I used old feed bags, I have rabbits and chickens and those single use bags drive me nuts. I rolled them down, put in some homemade compost a potato and instant bag, worked good, even with me neglecting them and using store bought potatoes. Oh and a guy on youtube has videos on how to sew your own fabric pots if anyone is interested, I'm sure you can just run a search.

@lexkek5625 Жыл бұрын

My garden mostly consistent of fabric pots. They are super cheap yet durable plus it helps with over-watering

@GodsChild145 Жыл бұрын

Exactly!!! Most people are exactly like me and their favorite part of gardening is the daily watering so you can check them out and see how beautiful they are and how much they have grown! Watering is literally the number one reason why both new and old gardeners (killing them with love ❤️)kill their plants but with grow bags it’s literally impossible to overwater them so it’s a win-win situation ♥️♥️♥️

@lexkek5625 Жыл бұрын

@@GodsChild145 I overestimate the amount of water a plant needs. It gets hot and dry in SoCal so it's always better to over water than under water during peak season. I'm prepared this time with shade cloth and my irrigation system

@radolfkalis4041 Жыл бұрын

I use 7 gallon fabric pots and have diy Ollas in the center of each one. They work great.

@calf6349 18 сағат бұрын

I have used both air pruning plastic pots and fiber pots. What Luke says is right on mark for garden and most other planets. The exception, for me, is trees. With trees, the tap root hits the bottom of the fabric pot turns at a right angle and creates that dreaded "J" root. All this to say, I do use fabric pots a lot, but will only propagate trees for short time in them and then transplant the trees into the plastic air pruning pots. Luke, If I am doing something wrong I would enjoy the education. you are a great communicator and videographer. well done!

@Wellbaby94 Жыл бұрын

Began gardening on my Dallas, Texas, deck last summer with fabric pots and drip irrigation. Excellent results! I’m adding more this year.

@RePetesBees Жыл бұрын

Great comparisons! Every pot has its pros and cons for sure! Over the past several years I have largely transitioned to plastic hydroponic 5 gallon bags. I use them for almost all my veggie planting with my 50/50 reused potting soil from the year before and compost. Their many side holes help limit the root wrapping effect and being plastic bags, they take up almost no space when not in use, much like a fabric pot but even less. Being plastic they tend to require a lot less watering, and they are dirt cheap so if you ever accidently ruin one or need to rip a bag to get out them pesky carrots or sweet potatoes, your not feeling it in your wallet. I use large fabric pots for things like fruit trees, rhubarb, horseradish, and things of that nature.

@firequeen2194 Жыл бұрын

I like the idea of the hydroponic pots, where did you get them? Amazon?

@RePetesBees Жыл бұрын

@@firequeen2194 mostly yup, norm where I find them the cheapest with shipping. I buy Hydrofarm grow bags. Can buy a box with 16 packages, 25 grow bags per package they just durable enough to last a few years but cheap enough to throw away after a single use if needed.

@GodsChild145 Жыл бұрын

You should watch some videos on growing either outside or inside hydroponics using the “Kratky method” which doesn’t require any electricity a.k.a. pumps or anything like that and is sooooo fun, cheap, uses 90% less water than soil and super simple (set it and forget it)!!! Last year I tried some outside for the first time and grew eggplants and tomatoes and lettuce in 5 gallon buckets and wow they are just absolutely amazing and continue growing and growing until frost kills them off!!! Way more productive!!! Also nutrients are cheap and easy to mix up.

@calrowland9803 Жыл бұрын

I use fabric pots - 10 and 30 gallon ones - to grow young fruit trees and blueberries. I have a slightly alkaline soil, so it was very challenging to growing blueberries. The fabric pots make it much easier to get the lower ph that the blueberries need. And my raised beds filled with homemade animal manure and straw bedding compost make for the ideal ph for all my vegetables with plenty of nitrogen. I plan on moving in the next 2 -3 years and didn't want to leave my young blueberries, peach, apricot , and avocado trees behind. These are all thriving in the fabric pots.

@amyk6028 Жыл бұрын

I have ten fabric pots and adore them! So lightweight and easy to move around. I’ve had them for 2 years now and their the only pots I will use from now on!

@dalegaa4094 Жыл бұрын

Same here.

@rubysdelight-deliveredbygo1292 Жыл бұрын

I experimented this past summer. Fabric pots did the best. Be sure to place them in a container to water from the bottom. My tomatoes 🍅 loved them. Thnx Lucas.

@chrisn.6477 Жыл бұрын

Your sharing your knowledge and experience with us is so greatly appreciated. Thank you for continuing to educate and encourage all the home gardeners out there. Take care everyone

@karenbelleville291 Жыл бұрын

Perhaps the manufacturers should consider adding a Velcro strip on the side for east opening for transplanting

@acorneartharts Жыл бұрын

Feeling good about a bunch of fabric pots I ordered for this growing season! 👍 I’m encouraged to hear you like them for potatoes as that’s my plan. I don’t have in-ground space for potatoes in my best sun location, so this will be my experiment for 2023! Great video.

@stevebaker8322 Жыл бұрын

Luke, this video was like a breath of fresh air. Fabric pots are now on my radar; and radar says you got em; some tri- fecta and vermiculite and I'll be growing big! Thanks

@kathyhoot7277 Жыл бұрын

I got my first fabric pots for this year! Most of my garden is in pots, buckets, half barrels, raised beds and a 15X15 in ground square!

@AllAboutTheHarvest Жыл бұрын

I looked into getting some last year but didn't for various reasons. After watching your video I'm going to get some and put them inside a bigger plastic ppt during the hottest month to save on watering all the time.

@JRNurse2013 Жыл бұрын

I just had several come in this week. Happy Saturday planting with my 10 and 4 year old grandsons today! Thanks, Luke! I’m also loving your pallets and concrete blocks behind you…how smart!

@StorybookSteph Жыл бұрын

I tried growing potatoes, carrots, and radishes in 20 gallon fabric pots and it was an epic fail. This was me. Others may have a great success with them. They did do good at holding a few peach trees over, until I was ready to plant them. 😊

@GodsChild145 Жыл бұрын

You should try growing them again! I grew all of those things in grow bags and they do excellent!

@StorybookSteph Жыл бұрын

@@GodsChild145 what kind of soil did you use? I have already planted my potatoes and didn’t even bother with carrots or radishes.

@c.d.9035 Жыл бұрын

I've had great luck with fabric pots, and plan to use them more in the future. (A fabric raised bed ... hmmmm....) Another advantage is that the black fabric warms up well on sunny spring days, so the plants get going faster. The tendency to dry out in hot weather can be alleviated by placing them close together. The biggest problem I've had with fabric pots is moving them when growing root vegetables. Carrots, potatoes and other roots grow really well in cloth pots, as long as they're not moved. If they are moved, the soil shifts around too much for root vegetables.

@jasonwimbiscus4852 Жыл бұрын

I live in a place with extremely hot, dry summers (no rain at all from late April to late November). Fabric pots are fine for winter crops, but in the summer, it’s a real battle to keep them from drying out constantly.

@tracycrider7778 Жыл бұрын

Plastic kids pool❤

@tjduprey Жыл бұрын

I put mine in under the bed sterlite bins. Bottom watering. Grew tomatoes, potatoes, and cucumbers last year. This year using them for cabbage, garlic, onions, and cherry tomatoes.

@WagwanHappyPappyHapPap Жыл бұрын

Fabric pots usually are sold along side plastic trays that are lightweight and transparent so you can catch excess drainage and bottom water them.

@Randy_Smith Жыл бұрын

@@ljgerken thanks for sharing that info! I just checked them out on Amazon and they look great. I found another youtuber doing a review on the Grassroots pots (don't want to promote another channel on here so I'm not posting a link) and went ahead and placed an order. Thanks again

@GodsChild145 Жыл бұрын

I live in Florida and literally all I grow in is GROW BAGS, I’ve NEVER had any issue with them drying out! I water them once per day, which is my favorite thing to do in the garden and I enjoy the daily watering and then of course as with ANY method you want to mulch the top of them to keep moisture in. They work absolutely perfect!!! I’ve seen lots of different channels that have watering drip system set up in them as well.

@mrcain6894 Жыл бұрын

Luke your content is exceptional for the Midwest gardener. Can't speak for those unlucky enough not to be in the Midwest. 😂😂 Keep up the good work. I'm supporting your retail business in appreciation.

@marilynparmelee Жыл бұрын

I didn't realize there were so many advantages, I just knew I love them. Thanks for the info!

@laurahiggins4712 Жыл бұрын

Great info! Last year I grew green beans, carrots, cilantro and lettuce in my fabric pots. Last fall I planted garlic in the fabric pots and also in ground for comparison.

@AllAboutTheHarvest Жыл бұрын

How did your comparison turn out?

@laurahiggins4712 Жыл бұрын

@@AllAboutTheHarvest I don't know yet. They are growing, looking good and will harvest probably around the 4th of July.

@boulderdamcottage4926 Жыл бұрын

I use a lot of these myself, especially for my fruit trees the big big ones! Love them

@jaytoney3007 Жыл бұрын

This is my third year of using growbags. I have 26 in my garden. I grow spring through fall. I leave the grow bags outside, covering the soil with leaves when they are dormant. My biggest problem is grubs getting into a few bags per season, attracting possums. I had to replace two growbags from last year because of possums clawing through them to get to the grubs.

@Amanda-cn3pk Жыл бұрын

Sprinkle a tiny bit of milky spore in the soil

@debbietabor3493 Жыл бұрын

Luke- your prices are great on fabric pots! I just bought mine. 🤞 I will love them too ❣️

@DeeB17 Жыл бұрын

I really like using the fabric pots for trees and large plants I plan on transplanting. Super simple to slice open with a razor blade instead of trying to dump a tree from a large plastic pot and possibly damaging the tree

@xaviercruz4763 Жыл бұрын

Do you see a way not to damage the pot for transplants like trees a certain size ?

@gisellefrias2686 Жыл бұрын

@Xavier Cruz take it out as a normal pot, I think

@xaviercruz4763 Жыл бұрын

@@gisellefrias2686 mm do you have those fabric bags too?

@stephanygates6491 Жыл бұрын

I did potatoes in fabric pots last year, with all the rain we had in SE Michigan, I actually lost some to rot. But, they mostly did well, and (reassured by this post) I'll keep growing my potatoes this way. It's hard to beat harvesting from fabric pots!

@rosebayer114 Жыл бұрын

I'll be trying out unglazed terra cotta pots this summer as an "Olla watering system " for my raised beds. We will definitely be removing them for the following winter season. We use the fabric pots for potatoes. They grow awesome in them. Love your videos Luke. 🙂

@radolfkalis4041 Жыл бұрын

I use them in Phoenix Arizona, they work great. In the hottest part of our summers, 117 out, I only need to fill them every other day.

@gdavischick7004 Жыл бұрын

I love my fabric pots! I made mine out of landscape fabric. They hold up well.

@kbjerke Жыл бұрын

I tried fabric pots last season for the first time. I'm definitely getting more this year! Thanks for the video!

@jeffhurst4744 Жыл бұрын

Got turned onto fabric pots some time ago. Have been using them to grow potatoes mostly. Have grown carrots in them, but with not spectacular grow. For past two years growing herbs and spices, going gang busters. Love that they come in sizes varying from 1 gallon up to 25 + gallon.

@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener Жыл бұрын

As one who has limited in ground space, containers in general are a go-to in my gardening. Fabric pots are fabulous. Yes - more watering and fert, but the ROI is well worth it. Great vid.

@priscillashaw5715 Жыл бұрын

What do you grow in them

@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener Жыл бұрын

@priscilla shaw I've grown a lot in them. Dwarf tomatoes, eggplant, squash, herbs, potatoes, flowers ... I've even tried cucumbers. 🙃

@priscillashaw5715 Жыл бұрын

@@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener what kind of squash did you do in what size? What size did you use for your cukes

@AliciaMcIntire Жыл бұрын

This will be my first year growing in fabric pots. They seemed like a good option, since I will have to move my cold loving veggies to another part of the yard when it starts getting hot. Fabric makes that so much easier

@diannevaldez8670 Жыл бұрын

Well Luke, great episode. Thank you so much for all this valuable information! I'm sold!!! I love this option!

@GrandmasGardenofHope Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Intel on fabric pots. I bet they'd be easy to make if I can find the fabric.

@CampbellMC90 Жыл бұрын

7 Gallon grow bags have been my go to for "movable" plants for a few years now. I have 32 of them for this year that I will scatter around the property with peppers in them. Also use them for growing weed indoors in the winters, highly reusable and machine washable.

@kele1264 Жыл бұрын

I'll be trying fabric pots for the first time this year. Thanks for the information, Luke! And the humor! 😂🤣

@hollyjasinski7207 Жыл бұрын

Hey!!! Hi Ke Le!!!!

@kele1264 Жыл бұрын

@@hollyjasinski7207 Hi Holly! How ya doing?

@hollyjasinski7207 Жыл бұрын

I’m doing great! Furiously seeding and potting up bare roots for spring- lol! Hope to see you on the live chat later today!

@Tee_Dawg1 11 ай бұрын

Nice! I have been transitioning to fabric pots as my plastic buckets and totes fall apart. This was my first summer in fabric, and I had great results.

@Infiniti25 Жыл бұрын

Acquired a large number of 25L and a few 30L fabric pots with coco coir and perlite from a police raided grow site over the weekend. My uncle and his allotment buddy must have got over 250 between them, I managed to get one run of 57 in my car, I have kept around 30 to try this year. My main concern is that I’m bad with watering already, I ain’t gonna be much better at it this year 🙈

@sevendeadlychins Жыл бұрын

LUCKY 🥳🥳🥳

@BettyBoopBarnes Жыл бұрын

Yeah you're gonna need to water those pots at least twice a day in July and August. Even 3 or 4. Get yourself a kiddie pool to sit them in and let them sit in an inch of water on the hottest days. Once they dry out, the plants good as dead

@Infiniti25 Жыл бұрын

@@BettyBoopBarnes I figured as much, thanks! Almost seems like it’s worth putting these fabric pots into larger plastic/ceramic pots which leave an inch or so gap at the sides to get the best of both worlds...

@Fred.pSonic Жыл бұрын

@@Infiniti25 I couldn't manage my garden without a drip system and timers, huge timesaver and peace of mind. Betty's got it right, get a rigid kiddie pool to place your fabric pots in along with the drip. Surround your pots with lava rock or similar to keep water level below rock level so there's no standing mosquito lake. Lots of vids on this.

@xaviercruz4763 Жыл бұрын

Do you sell?

@j.b.6855 Жыл бұрын

I tried 10 seven gallon root pouch fabric pots last year and was very impressed. I ordered another 10 this year.

@firequeen2194 Жыл бұрын

I got 25 gallon fabric pots last year, amazing!

@patsybulkley Жыл бұрын

I live in New Mexico, where the temperatures get quite high in the nineties so I have to be concerned about over-heated beds. I've found I can grow successfully in fabric pots, but I've always picked light grey colored pots. I'm tempted to purchase a black pot this year so I can experiment and compare the temperature of the soil.

@joycemiller7908 Жыл бұрын

Lol, 😂that first line in your intro took me totally by surprise and made me laugh. Now, I'll go listen to the rest of your lesson for today.

@shawneeroberts4592 Жыл бұрын

You have answered all my concerns on Fabric Pots. My husband and I have been debating on the use or not. You have locked in our decision to move forward with the purchase of Fabric Pots. Thank you for what you do and your time sharing your knowledge of gardening.

@clarissamiles Жыл бұрын

They're wonderful I have so many.

@richardplass8453 Жыл бұрын

A con for high desert environments such as NM is that higher UV levels will destroy the direct sun facing side of a fabric pot faster than a plastic pot. Hence would need some sort of sun shield if placed outdoors in the direct sun.

@melissaward1812 Жыл бұрын

Just tried fabric pots last season and really like them. Got more this season PLUS a drip system to help with watering. Totally recommend!

@ev4657 Ай бұрын

Wow! I recently discovered these fabric pots and I’m definitely going to start using them!

@TheHawkeyeQuilter Жыл бұрын

Tried some last year from other source, squirrels tore them up and used in their nests; so I cut the torn ones up and left by the trees as a resource for them. :) The remaining good ones I have offered to a neighbor. I did purchase two difference brands; I believe one was more breathable than the other. Also, I did not like how the roots at the bottom wove through the fibers of the cloth pots. My root veggies seemed to do better in them than my tomatoes, but it was a very humid year last year and many here did not have success with tomatoes. Will continue to use my two 25 gallon bags for potatoes this year, but going back to raised beds and clay pots for everything else.

@ichliebedichbaby1043 Ай бұрын

Air Pots are my first choice. It has all the benefits which fabric pots have and above, except one thing. You cant store it so well like the fabric pots and it costs a bit more. But in any other case Air Pots from Superoots wins.

@donnayoung5942 Жыл бұрын

I learned a lot today from this video! Thanks

@Randy_Smith Жыл бұрын

Great video, Luke! I wish I had seen a video like this two years ago when I first started growing in grow bags. Your mention of setting the grow bags in a tray to catch runoff is something I started doing last year and it made a big difference in how often I had to water. From my experience I find that with more shallow rooted plants (lettuce, spinach and such) I can water and let the bags sit in the tray for several hours if needed until the excess water has been wicked back up. With plants with deeper root systems (peppers and tomatoes) and with carrots and parsnips I found it best to only let the bags sit in the water filled trays for a few hours or so because as the roots got deeper they seemed to getting more waterlogged. I'm going to try potatoes and sweet potatoes in containers for the first time this year and I'm looking forward to seeing how the grow bags compare to plastic pots. Thanks again for sharing such useful info! Oh, forgot to mention how much a thick layer of mulch can help too!

@raizelschectman932 Жыл бұрын

What kind of trays would you get for 20 gallon. pots

@Randy_Smith Жыл бұрын

@@raizelschectman932 For large grow bags you'll probably have to get creative and look for something that might not be garden related. Before I started using plastic saucer type trays for my 5 gallon bags I used a couple of drywall mud pans from lowes. I was able to put a couple of 5 gallon grow bags in each one. If you go with something similar that is deeper than you need make sure to drill a couple of holes a couple of inches up from the bottom for overflow drainage. I've also seen people use a kiddie pool to hold several grow bags. Good luck!

@JuxstLer Жыл бұрын

Your getting some good videos out this year man. Been watching a long time. Your getting better at every aspect. Keep those fun lil camera tricks in there. Your gonna get a lot more subscribers soon I bet. Ya Growing Big man.

@jamiescountryliving 6 ай бұрын

Alot of helpful information.. Thank you. Happy New Year

@Nancy-zk9dj Жыл бұрын

I have a lot of fabric bags. I've had 8 blueberry plants in 8 bags for 6 years. I might replant in newer bags this year, but I think they'll last another Wisconsin winter. Since I've had them awhile, they might not make them the same now, but I've been very happy with them!

@Haedrix Жыл бұрын

I love my fabric pots too! The ones I have are felt, not sure if that makes much of a difference. The other thing I would caution is that if you place them directly onto the ground the roots will grow through the bottom but this can also be a pro if you want to use it as a more permanent container.

@cjtzioumis686 Жыл бұрын

A con you didn't mention is microplastics in the environment from the fabric pots. All options have some environmental downsides, even terracotta, but microplastics are pretty much forever.

@lindaborn2336 Жыл бұрын

I had great success growing in fabric bags last year, I plan to use them again this year.

@Amanda-cn3pk Жыл бұрын

I sit mine in a garbage bag to retain moisture

@letstalkgardeningwithrobin Жыл бұрын

I love planting in these fabric pots. They are also great if you need to move plants from one location to another and need a temporary home for them.

@clarissamiles Жыл бұрын

Yup. I have over 100 of them in my garden

@calrowland9803 Жыл бұрын

ps: I use 1/4 " drip lines connected to the garden drip system to irrigate the fabric pots. This works very well in the 95+ degree dry summer northern Ca climate.

@Havok_1964 Жыл бұрын

Used fabric pots/grow bags last year. They worked well but were too easy to Dry out., especially the sides. This year I am lining each with a grocery plastic bag with a bunch of holes punched in bottom. All My potatoes came up in less than 10 days after planting.

@MushroomMagpie Жыл бұрын

Since they tried banning plastic bags in my city stores have been handing out fabric but still nonetheless plastic bags. They are cheap and weak but should still do a decent job as fabric pots. I will try this out, but the dryness of our Saskatchewan climate gives me concern about going away for a weekend even.

@belieftransformation Жыл бұрын

Great review; thanks for sharing! I’m in Canada so I’ll try to get some fabric pots here. Blessings to all🤗💜🇨🇦

@-leo596 Жыл бұрын

The intro is pure gold 😂😂

@sheliaheverin8822 Жыл бұрын

Was just looking at grow bags this past weekend.

@jaylewis8789 Жыл бұрын

Here in the South you really need to keep up with moisture in the summer. I've used the fabric for a few years now. I actually like 20 gallon growers pots for most vegetables I grow. The summer heat here is relentless. Here's an idea; white plastic pots for the summer here in the south. I've actually painted the outside of plastic pots white. It helps.

@GodsChild145 Жыл бұрын

Grow bags do just fine here in the south! I am in Florida and use nothing but grow bags and haven’t had any problems at all! I do daily watering and of course just as with any method you mulch the top which keeps the moisture in!!!

@jaylewis8789 Жыл бұрын

@@GodsChild145 absolutely.

@Shay0777 3 ай бұрын

@@GodsChild145are you north, central, or south Florida?

@ethanjennings6442 Жыл бұрын

I love fabric pots! One con though is they're not good for hot or dry climates because they dry out so fast and don't retain moisture as well. But they're great for other climates.

@lunalou3489 Жыл бұрын

I add some soil moist to the bottom half of the pot for most all my grow bags except potatoes.

@cherylhowker1792 Жыл бұрын

I love these pots have them in many different sizes from 1gallon I thing-15cm pot equivalent… right up to 20gallons. And they are great, I did all my growing in them last year. This year I’m changing it up as put in some raised beds and gonna grow things differently. Still using these pots tho. And I do have sauces under the ones that I can get to fit as it does work for the water and nutrients leaving and being in the tray and then going back up into the pot. Which is great.

@cherylhowker1792 Жыл бұрын

@migardener01 don’t believe this lol

@Gordie1450 Жыл бұрын

I’m growing my potatoes in grow bags this year, was shocked at the price on Amazon, found them for $4.50 at the dollar store yesterday.

@firequeen2194 Жыл бұрын

😮. Off to the dollar store! 😉

@johnorem1915 Жыл бұрын

My second year with 7gallon grow bags. Novice gardener. Tomatoes, potatoes, vining squash and edible gourds,onions. The onions were a flop and everything else was just fair nothing great. Learned a lot about watering and feeding plants. This year in40+bags incredible success! Big beautiful tomatoes, much larger and more potatoes and the vining veggies are filling the cattle panels. Got my bags off Amazon at $12 a dozen. I did get some colored ones fromBootstrap in Texas just for pretty and they were quite a bit more. I mixed my own soil and reused it, with amendments, this year. This week I’m planting Zucchini, summer squash and green beans just to see what comes of it. I’m retired and it makes me feel productive to garden a bit. The younger grandkids like to help when they visit and the two great grandkids might like to get their hand dirty in a couple years.

@deborahortwine5283 Жыл бұрын

The only eye problem I have with the fabric pots if they are all very large. It’s hard to find smaller ones. saw fabric pots, come on the market, I scoop them up because I know how good they are even before most people knew about them.

@lunalou3489 Жыл бұрын

I got a 20 pack on Amazon that are only 3 gallons. I started blackberries in them two years ago and they worked great and we're super cheap but have held up well.

@meshab6049 Жыл бұрын

Amazon carries all sizes

@TJ-zn4et Жыл бұрын

Also easy to make out of weed cloth. Look on line for instructions.

@umiluv Жыл бұрын

I sew smaller ones out of landscape fabric (don’t use the ultra heavy duty ones - they’re not breathable). And you can also do mini hugelculture in them by putting small sticks and wood chips to make the bag a little lighter and not have to fill it with too much soil.

@ddgardner5671 Жыл бұрын

You can get them as small as one gallon now. Then, there are the pots that are made out of what looks like the same material as row cover fabric. Those go down to about 3 inches. They're not reusable, but they're a good (and much cheaper) alternative to peat pots.

@debrascott8775 Жыл бұрын

I just got my fabric pots today! Perfect timing. You missed low cost as a big pro for fabric! High quality 10 gal I got 5 for $40 including shipping.

@Firevine Жыл бұрын

That's an incredibly high price. I can usually get five for under $20

@shandysgarden Жыл бұрын

Completely agree! I love my fabric pots too 🙂

@sandrallewellyn3570 Жыл бұрын

Great presentation on a topic that doesn’t get enough attention 🎉

@michaelholowati7437 Жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thanks for the details.

@jackiehorsley9263 Жыл бұрын

Luke everything you mentioned Is so true I love the fabric pots even If there Is a down fall

@colleenrose3041 Жыл бұрын

Would love to hear more, what kind of soil to use, actual set ups for different vegetables and what you do different with a pot. Please follow up with some specifics. Thanks!!

@decibellx2194 4 ай бұрын

I live in Las Vegas, I've tried both. The big problem with fabric containers is water. Compared to my Loews 5 gal buckets, I'm using a lot more water. With no noticeable difference with the plants in either container, I mostly grow peppers and can get 3 to 5 years from 1 plant, for me anyway the plastic buckets are the better choice.

@pintsizestories196 Жыл бұрын

I also grew potatoes in fabric pots and had good sized potatoes. I put the pots together, touching so that they were almost one big pot in terms of watering. This year I am going to place a number of them snuggly in a large plastic bin that will catch rainwater and help with the watering.

@QuantumHealer Жыл бұрын

Hey there! I love your channel & seeds, & want to thank you for a great solution to helping me salvage my greenhouse! I “inherited” a garden & greenhouse from my Dad, who would rather golf than grow these days, my gain. The greenhouse was built years ago using clear plastic sheeting. Over time some rips & tears have occurred, & we were about to rip it all off & start fresh… MI Gardener merch to the rescue! We re-stapled the plastic tightly over the frame, then I used your darling stickers to patch the holes. Thanks so much for a cute product that solved my problem, saved me money, & “radiates positive energy !” 💛✨ PS - years ago I read about Martha Stewart creating a hedge from basil- can you explain how one would do this or what type of Basil I would use for that? Thanks!

@janzebuski3559 Жыл бұрын

Most everything that I grow especially the veggies I grow in fabric pots. I can't dig in my yard due to the field bindweed. Their roots are such a thick tangle and have spread under the entire yard it makes digging impossible for me. So, I have had success growing the veggies and flowers that I want by using the fabric pots and that makes me happy. 🌱

@janicemoyer854 Жыл бұрын

Cover it with cardboard and try lasagna gardening. It works great but i do also us a lot of fabric pots as I prepare my small portions of my garden.

@janzebuski3559 Жыл бұрын

@@janicemoyer854 thanks for the advice and I have considered that. However, as a 68 yo single woman with limited mobility, I'm trying to find a middle ground with my ambitions to have a garden and recognizing my decreased physical abilities. I very often think I can still do more than I can actually do. So I'm going to stick with a thick layering of the cardboard and I have many large bags of different types of Espoma organic composts to cover the cardboard and even some mulch to cover. Hopefully it'll suppress the bindweed and I can get some native flowers to grow among the grow bags. At least that's the plan.....🤞

@janicemoyer854 Жыл бұрын

@@janzebuski3559 gardening keeps us young! Don’t be fooled by this old picture cuz I’m old too! I’ll need a calculator to do the math cuz i can never remember 😜

@vickieadams6648 7 ай бұрын

I was just looking at some other grow bags. It appears they come in various types of material (plastics too). I was wondering if the fabric ones get moldy too. I purchased some pots from you guys. The 3 gallon are a bit too small, so 10 gallon are best. Great information and points. You answered ALL of my questions. I don't have a green thumb, so I'm looking for ways to be successful.

@BettyBoopBarnes Жыл бұрын

I had peppers in them last year. They dried out in July. I tried to rehydrate by soaking them repeatedly. There were still large pockets of dust when I pulled them in October. You're gonna have to water them at least 3 times a day in the summer heat. At least! The water escapes out the sides of the pots instead of going into the soil. I'm sticking with plastic.

@8arrows Жыл бұрын

It was so hot last year here in Texas. Everyone was struggling to get peppers. Anything over 85 degrees makes plants stop producing fruit. I tried misters, fans etc. to cool them off enough to fruit, nothing worked. But once things cooled back off in September they started fruiting. I was harvesting peppers up until January this past winter. After trying to cool them off and that not working. I knew the heat would stop fruiting. No matter how much water. So to keep them from drying out, until it cooled back off. I just moved them to the shade. I heard about your kiddie pool idea. But that brings mosquitos, birds, snakes, frogs etc. and the kiddie pool also kills the area of grass underneath. And algae will grow making the water all. Ashy. I also don’t think they look very attractive as lawn art.

@debbiekeyes6644 Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. Extra watering, extra fertilizing, to me, the benefits do not outweigh these cons. The water leaching out the sides when you’re trying to water them is so annoying. I use the bags for gathering up weeding and pruning, carrying mulch where I can’t use a wheelbarrow. You have to be careful about the pots you get too, as some of them have recycled plastic in the fabric, and these fabric pots are breaking down into micro plastics in your yard. Yuck. Terra cotta👍

@sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517 Жыл бұрын

The only way for me to grow in fabric is adding coco coir, at least 30%. Coco is hydrophilic so it immediately sucks all the water without problems with leaking. Always add coco coir in your potting soil no matter if you grow organically or hydro. Peat is a PITA to water if it dries out.

@pickmeisha Жыл бұрын

Terra cotta is unmatched for my roses, houseplants and herbs, always. Even outdoors.

@JohnWood-tk1ge Жыл бұрын

I’ll have to try them as I never have enough pots.

@lostpony4885 5 ай бұрын

Im buying 10 one gallons tomorrow. Cant wait to see.

@crazysquirrel9425 3 ай бұрын

I use several different pots. One is a double laundry basket with screening or weed block between the two layers. They also fit nicely in oil change pans for subirrigation.

@teresashoot999 Жыл бұрын

I used some of these last year. My cherry Tom did great in them, but everything else struggled. Doesn’t retain enough water, and needs to be set in a tub so it can wick up from bottom. This , over the season destroys the bottom. As for moving them once filled, impossible. They are way to heavy and ripped out handles. Heard you say you only have to water twice as much. Not where I’m from. During hot summer, we had to water these pots 3-4 times a day. As for fertilizing, a lot more than you say, due to fact that when you water, it runs out, again putting them in a tray to soak up fertilized water, rots bottoms even faster than straight water

@fezwhy Жыл бұрын

I am on my 3rd year with Fabric pots. They are fantastic to grow things in. I have apple trees, blueberries, raspberries, lettuce, and honeyberries growing in mine. The only downside is they will require a little more water. But they are fantastic because they are light and can be easily moved.