If you're going to be picking the flowers off your squash plants to hand pollinate, be sure to save the flowers for eating. They're pretty good fried.

Leaning into your carpenters paper… I save packing paper when I get Amazon packages, roll them up and use them for the same purpose. Love your vids!

Rather than using a q-tip for hand pollinating , I use a cheap watercolor- set paintbrush after it gets frayed by being used to clean the hard -to-reach innards of my electric toaster . Happy belated Birthday to Tuck!🎉❤😊

@myurbangarden7695

Жыл бұрын

Yes. I use a cheap makeup brush 🖌️

@igleamingrace

Жыл бұрын

I use a fine tip paint brush from Dollar Tree.

@cheesekake1841

Жыл бұрын

I guess we can use an old tooth brush too. 😁

I’m a quilter and I use my leftover skinny stripa to tie up plants. Easy enough n the stens and prwtty!

I've been using yogurt containers with holes in bottom for years.

@robertevans8024

Жыл бұрын

Doesn't the yogurt leak out ? 😜😁

@florencethompson4161

Жыл бұрын

​@@robertevans8024 😂😂

@joedecristoforo5434

Жыл бұрын

2023 yogurt containers = marijuana dispensary containers :(

@julie.monette9545

Жыл бұрын

I do that as well !

@paulnipper4071

Жыл бұрын

I use small solo cups will holes drilled ii

I dry banana skins then grind them and add to tomatoes when transplanting.

@myurbangarden7695

Жыл бұрын

I will try this. Faster than compost

@tonywhite-kg7fw

2 ай бұрын

They smell lovely when you do that but like chocolate

@joanl2057

2 ай бұрын

In the last few years, I have also ground eggshells and added to winter bird feed for their egg production.

Save all toilet paper and paper towel rolls when done they can be used for seed starting as well. Cut paper towel rolls into 1/3 they should be roughly the same size as toilet paper rolls. Cut four 1 inch slits on 1 end on 4 sides then fold them in and fill with potting soil and the seeds, you can plant the whole thing in the ground when ready and it will naturally break down.

@chantelwade3299

2 ай бұрын

We do that and we fill ours with dry leaves, lint, shredded paper, etc., then use them as fire starters for the fireplace and the grill.

That introduction energy is 10/10 everytime! 🫡

Fish. I always go grab a few bluegill or other panfish and put them in the hole where my tomato will go. Cover them in the powdered eggs shells, an inch and a half of soil, then plant that mater. We pick them from the second floor every year.

@myurbangarden7695

Жыл бұрын

Good plan.

@cltinturkey

Жыл бұрын

I did the same, but my dog went berserk and wanted to dig out every single fish carcass. Big mess.

Great tips, thank you! I put crushed egg shells at the base of my plants where I tend to get slugs. They don’t like slithering over the sharp edges, so my plants stay protected.

@jeanniek1498

Жыл бұрын

Egg Shells also stop blossom end rot on tomatoes..... caused by lack of Calcium in the dirt

@deanwest5475

Жыл бұрын

Fight against snails&slugs: Use broken down egg shells around your plants plus they breakdown over time, adding calcium to soil.

I’ve been hand pollinating my squash just to be safe. There’s already at least 6 giant squash growing. I’m growing a Tahitian melon squash. It’s taking over half of my garden and I love it!

@myurbangarden7695

Жыл бұрын

That's very cool

@FrozEnbyWolf150

Жыл бұрын

Is that the same as the Tahitian butternut squash? I've grown those over the past few years. They spread out over everything, are pest resistant, and produce arm-sized gourds like crazy.

@ThirdCoastGardening

Жыл бұрын

@@FrozEnbyWolf150 yes, I grew them two years ago. I would say slightly resistant, but the squash vine borer got it in the end. I did get quite a few squashes out of it before that happens though. I’m excited for this year.

@FrozEnbyWolf150

Жыл бұрын

@@ThirdCoastGardening Sorry to hear about the borers. They've always gone after my zucchini, pumpkins, and delicata (same species) and left the butternut alone. I have Bacillus thuringiensis and I've heard that some people inject it directly into the squash vine, but I have no idea how to do this.

@ThirdCoastGardening

Жыл бұрын

@@FrozEnbyWolf150 a sprayed BT like crazy this year. Seemed to work so far, but I need to buy more. I was applying it once a week in the beginning of the season.

I live in the damp Pacific Northwest where slugs and snails are a huge problem. The absolute best remedy I've found is those copper coils you buy for scrubbing metal pots. You can get 3 for a dollar at a dollar store. They unravel like nylons and I cut circles from that and wrap them around the base of the plant like a collar. Slugs/snails won't cross copper because it creates a shock reaction with their slime. If you're curious as to what we face here, look up banana slug....! And happy belated birthday to Tuck!

@MsLookinup

Жыл бұрын

Awesome tip!

@joaniestraw5075

Ай бұрын

Wish I had known this tip when I lived in Vancouver! Banana "monster" slugs everywhere, lol. Those, along with the regular types definitely added a bit of anxiety when planting.

That little Tuck is Adorable. Your so good to him. Dirty nose means he buried something for future eating ❤❤❤ If its plant stuff.... He is helping you to Naturallly Compost.

This year I 3D printed my seed starting pots. All are reusable. We saved our clear plastic salad boxes all winter 6"w. X 12"l. and 5"d. to become mini greenhouses. They are easy to pop open in the morning and the tops don't blow away because they're hinged.

@myurbangarden7695

Жыл бұрын

Smart. I will try this

@xmobile.

Жыл бұрын

I buy big clear plastic boxes of spinach and those are tall with a snap on lid and perfect for sprouting too.

@Lizard008

Жыл бұрын

I also (re-)use the plastic salad boxes and even the shallow plastic trays with transparent cover that are used to sell sushi in :) Also 3D printed a bunch of PLA pots to put the seedlings in after - about the same price as buying them, but you can customize the colours for the different plants. And if you have a proper hot compost heap, it can be broken down :)

@mattmiller8614

9 ай бұрын

Same here, there are plenty of great designs on thingiverse for seed starting trays. Although, red solo cups are certainly cheaper, so I think I’ll be using them instead next season

I've been doing almost all of these things for years. We repurpose just about everything for use in the garden, rather than throwing it away. As such, we produce very little household garbage. A few more examples of materials you can repurpose for planting: * The polystyrene trays that come with meat or fish make for good drainage trays for seedlings. So do large aluminum food service trays, if you know someone who is throwing them out. * Toilet paper tubes and similar cardboard items, as well as cardboard egg cartons, can be turned into biodegradable planters. This lets you avoid pulling apart roots when transplanting your seedlings. * Laundry detergent jugs can be converted into watering cans if you drill a lot of small holes in the cap and a large hole in the handle to let air back in. * Plastic yogurt cups, and any kind of disposable plastic or polystyrene cup, can be used for the same purpose as plastic drinking cups. * The clear plastic lids that come with store bought pastries make for good humidity domes. So do any other clear plastic trays or lids. * Disposable plastic utensils make for good plant labels. * Old window screens, if you know someone who is throwing them away, are good for covering newly planted soil so pests don't disturb it. * Old tires are among the best raised bed material I've found. Just stack them up and fill them like you would a raised bed. I got a whole bunch from our mechanic. They're pretty impact resistant too.

@cynthiafisher9907

Жыл бұрын

Old mini blinds cut up make great labels for seedlings.

If you are in an area prone to drought, you can use the cardboard center of finished toilet rolls. Simply plant them into the ground next to the rootball of what you're planting, then when the drought comes water directly into the hole so it soaks in deep underground and doesn't just wet the top half inch of hydrophobic soil.

@evx3989

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bilalraja6745

Жыл бұрын

You can also add a bit of clay soil to hold water for much longer during spring and summer

I've got a better free tip for pollinating by hand. Lots of grasses have tons of tiny hairs on their stems that mimic the hairs on a bee, it works great to use them as pollinator swabs and are conveniently located close to your garden.

I've been saving my salad containers from work, along with the containers that have had little tomatoes in them, fresh mushrooms etc. I wash them, put holes in them and I've planted microgreens in them. I've also used McDonald's cups from when I had worked there. So far, they're working really well. Oh, I've also used the tins and plastic covers for planting things in too, along with veggie and fruit cans.

@juliemcgugan1244

Жыл бұрын

I use my used milk jugs to make little greenhouses. Seeds germinate great in them and you can open them up in stages, in order to transition your young plants to full outdoor conditions.

@ICU-mw7su

Жыл бұрын

​@juliemcgugan1244 Milk & vinegar jugs make great clotches as well!

@juliemcgugan1244

Жыл бұрын

@@ICU-mw7su They do! I used some extra-large ones for putting over my watermelon seedlings. In the time that I had some growing indoors, in the warmth, in March, I had two planted outside, under cloches and by the time that the indoor ones were ready to go outside, the ones under the cloches outside were 4 times the size! Despite the crazy weather here (hail up until just last week; very unusual for our Med region at this time of year,) I have got everything outside now and have sown outdoor crops like pumpkin and corn now. But this year, I'm going to collect more items to up-cycle into garden cloches.

@ICU-mw7su

Жыл бұрын

@@juliemcgugan1244 Awesome! Good job!! I broke my foot, but I'll be starting soon as well. SMH 🤣

I also use coffee cans or plastic jugs to keep rabbits away from young tender plants

@myurbangarden7695

Жыл бұрын

Good plan.

I love using household items to help with my gardening! So jealous of your million tomato plants! Thanks James!

I use pull-off can lids as hanging plant tags and bread bag tags to identify seedlings. I just write the varieties with a sharpie.

I've been watching your videos since last growing season and man, I learn so much from you, THANKYOU! You are the reason why I got into gardening!

For my 5 gallon buckets, I use gatorade bottles instead of water bottles for the water reservoir. The water bottles tend to crush down easy where the harder bottles do not, so the water stays constant. You can get them free at just about any tennis court trash can---check subdivision courts after weekend matches.

@cltinturkey

Жыл бұрын

Smart! I raid my neighbors' recycling bins the night before garbage pickup to collect a bunch of gallon milk jugs to do my winter sowing. When/if they ask what I'm doing, I explain. I've converted a few people to try it out, with success.

@momof4loves842

Жыл бұрын

Also can get them from baseball parks. The kids drink tons of it.

We grow some of our squashes on a trellis and use our kids' old clothes to tie up the fruit when they start to get big. We use paper egg cartons to sprout potatoes. Have used shower curtains to put over plants before cold temps.

@reneejmj

Жыл бұрын

Not a household item, but we use dried sunflower stalks as a trellis for beans and peas

Last year we started using gallon milk jugs with a couple holes in the bottom to slow release water for plants. An alternative to drip irrigation that we can't afford just yet. Perfect for our hot dry summer. Doesn't look too good but hey the plants loved them.❤

@sirvancealott

Жыл бұрын

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@juliemcgugan1244

Жыл бұрын

I do too. They are great for this purpose!

@Big-Government-Is-The-Problem

Жыл бұрын

thats basically a modern twist on the ollas unglazed terracotta pots that people have used for centuries to slow release water to plants. plastic is a cheaper option, but idk if there could be any issues from microplastics or other chems leeching into the garden from plastic jugs.

@hana.the.writer5074

Жыл бұрын

@@Big-Government-Is-The-Problem Good point. Especially with high temps.

@Big-Government-Is-The-Problem

Жыл бұрын

@@hana.the.writer5074 yeah i looked into it a bit more and certain types of plastics should not be used in the garden because they degrade quickly and leech into the soil. the Canadian permaculture legacy guy is a scientist and he has a good video on this topic. according to him most of the types of plastic bottles, red solo cups etc are all types of plastics that degrade quickly and were never intended to be in the sunlight of a garden. other than black water pipes and greenhouse type plastic covers it seems like plastic in the garden should be avoided.

Excellent video. I'd like to offer that you use cardboard rolls instead of plastic cups and bottles, just put them together in a tray or shallow box, or even just tied with a piece of string to keep them upright, fill them with soil, and you get a seed starter tray with individual cells that can be transplanted straight into the ground without removing the plant, disturbing the roots, or polluting the ground with microplastics. Thanks for sharing your gardening experience (and enthusiasm:) with the rest of us.

To keep birds/squirrels from digging and eating my peas and newly planted containers I save those red plastic mesh produce bags onions and oranges come in, to cut open and stretch across the top as bird netting. I also save any old oven shelves to attach the netting to. You can recycle old curtain sheers and use as row covers or again use as bird netting.

Another great video. A tip I've been using for years is banana peels in a jar of water, soak for a day & use it to water your plants. I also save the water when I cook vegetables to water plants also (no salt)

Some saving tips I am using/re-using to save money and environment: 1. Small containers from berries, mushrooms, and tomatoes to germinate herbs and lettuce before picking them into the individual cells. 2. Taller containers from kiwi to germinate and grow my onion seedlings. 3. Large clear plastic containers with lids (especially ones from Costco) to grow microgreens. 4. Plastic bottles with sturdier walls use as a watering can - much easier to navigate around the plant and much softer spray especially for young seedlings. 5. Smaller plastic bottles to water my plants when I am away. 6. Old sheets, stockings, and other fabric to cut the strips to tie my plants. 7. Used plastic utensils (especially spoons and forks) for plant labels. 8. Throughout the year collect plastic containers from sour cream, ice cream, cottage cheese, etc. for transplants. They are very sturdy, and you can use them for many years. Of course, you must make some holes in them. 9. Also use the milk containers to start and grow my onion seedlings.

@wendywright4397

Жыл бұрын

Lots of great tips; thank you!

Great garden tips. Tucker is adorable. I love my red solo cups :) My favourite of yours is directing the branches on your fruit trees - love it!

I’ve used #10 cans in the garden for decades. I cut both ends off and push into the ground about 2” when planting my tomatoes and peppers. Plant them first. This helps keep the high wind from harming them and when watering it puts the water to the roots and not to the weed seeds next to them in the ground. You can put mulch into the can and keep plants cooler. I cannot use drip lines and have to use a watering can or hose. So this method means less watering of weeds and gets right to roots!

I keep finding uses for jute garden string and wire. We save our takeaway cups from our occasional coffee shop visits, rinse them out and let them dry to use for up potting little seedlings. I also like using strips of old t-shirts for tying up raspberry canes and tomato plants. Thanks for all your videos!

I use the solo cups for starting tomatoes as well. I fill them initially 1/2 way up & then after the plant has its first true leaves, fill the rest of the way with soil. Roots will grow on the buried stem & it will be a stronger plant.

@isiscohen5129

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I do also. And I learned to double the solo cup. The second solo cup with NO HOLES. And put something in between de cups, like beads. This way when the roots reach the bottom of the first solo cup, they still have space to grow. Does make a lot of difference.

@jackielambert7980

Жыл бұрын

​@@isiscohen5129 I did that this year as well. What a difference! Bigger stronger and nice big roots out the bottom. Will do this from now on.

Egg shells not too finely crushed, spread around your plants, will also deter slugs. Toilet roll centres make good planters to start your seeds, then you can transfer them straight into the ground.

I take old mini blinds and cut them up for plant markers. Just as a hint, use a sharpie and a pencil to mark them. The sharpie can easily be seen, but may fade, the pencil is in case that happens. One blind can provide a ton of markers, which is great if you are giving starts away.

Quart yogurt containers are a great size if you need to move eggplant or tomatoes etc. up from 4" pots. The containers and lids also make great plant tags, just cut strips with regular scissors and write on them with a Garden Marker. I put the quart containers into sterilite totes so I can carry them in and out of the house to protect from cool snaps or to harden them off.

@captainamericaamerica8090

Жыл бұрын

Qqts, are great as a storage container too. For foods

This year I started using a grocery store sheet cake container (rectangular black plastic base with clear dome on top) as a mini-greenhouse for starting seedlings. It actually works better than the one that came with the seedling kit I bought. Good info on the dying squash not getting pollinated. I have several volunteer pumpkins that popped up this year and wondered why the fruits kept turning yellow and dying. Now I'll keep an eye out for male versus female flowers.

Happy late birthday baby boy hope your doing better 😘

Always such wonderful advice! The only thing I think it needed was to add that when you lay down cardboard and wood chips, you should wet down your cardboard thoroughly just before the wood chips go on.

One of the best recycled products I use are large cans you can get from cafeterias or restaurants. Cut off both ends and place those around your young plants. They protect them and water stays in it after you water them. Early in the season, I put a milk jug like you do over it. Fits perfectly and it is easy to slip on and off. It also makes good markers if you have small seedlings that you dont want to step on. I amalways forgetting where I plant things snd this has helped so much!

Happy belated birthday, Tuck! Glad you’re feeling ok 😘🐶🥕

I have to let you know that I love your KZread channel. I am all the way in Barbados but find your info extremely helpful. My husband laughs because sometimes I’ll just watch your introduction to cheer myself up. I love when people love what they do. Lots of love to you and Tuck. “Let’s Go”

Great content!! I use clear plastic bins inverted for taller plants as a mini greenhouse, carboard for weed bloc , shredded cardboard and paper for mulch and own Vitamix food cycler that makes hot "compost" (yea had to spend money on the foodcycler but now all of my kitchen scarps are converted for "free and quickly", garden stuff goes in my outdoor composter) EDITED to add a few more-- I use the water from boiling eggs (let it cool) and from my salad rinser/spinner to water my flowers as there is some great residual nutrients in the water, I use the metal frames from political signs as my supports for shade cloth,

@sleuthst6955

Жыл бұрын

That's great! Finally a good use for political signs!!

Old curtain blinds as a label for plants

Wooden popsicle sticks as plant markers. Throw them in compost end of season.

I'm restricted to growing tomatoes in large pots in a sunny area. BER has been a problem until the past few seasons. I found that powdered lime cures all the BER problems. I add lime to prep the pots and then mix a "slurry" of lime and water and plant the tomatoes with extra lime in the hole. Once a week I add some lime water when watering. It's been a few years now w/o BER.

I LOVE that you got straight to the point and was talking fast, not wasting no my time

hi there, im in australia, i have seen a few of your vids. u have so many great ideas. love it.. and naww happy bday tuck, hes lovely. im so jelly of your garden. i dont have a great deal of success. bit here bit there.. this summer was almost none existent., silly weather changes. thanks for the vid and infos. :)

I like using strips of aluminum cans as collars to keep cutworms from my tomato seedlings. Then I save them for next year. Happy belated birthday to Tuck!

I have been wintersowing in milk jugs the past couple of years. It’s a great way to reuse the jugs! Can also use 2-liters and gallon tea jugs. Start as soon as winter hits ❤

Ever considered keeping a couple of honey bee hives to help with pollination?

@jamesprigioni

Жыл бұрын

I have thought about it but a few of my close neighbors have young kids, so I am hesitant to get a hive.

@T-BEEZY

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesprigioni there are many options to mitigate any risk. Honey bees are defensive not aggressive! Lots of urban beekeepers you could reach out to. I think you would enjoy it!

@elisabetk2595

Жыл бұрын

@@T-BEEZY I'm going to yes-but this - growing up we'd run around barefoot, and the yards had lots of clover - so someone getting stung on the bottom of their foot was a fairly regular occurrence!

Pex tubing from the plumbing section and Home Depot or Lowe’s works great form making insect barriers. It is mendable and can be contorted to making a great barrier or even a greenhouse. I appreciate all you share. You have really helped me learn. Happy belated birthday, Tuck! ❤

Tuck should get a gardening is life collar 🙂🙂🙂 guy does his gardening every day without fail lol greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬

Awwww, Tuck.❤

Happy BirthdayTuck!!!!

Remember to spray soap during evenings.... Otherwise sunlight may be a problem

Your channel and videos are so amazing and inspiring. I love Tuck (the boss, el heffe) and your energy and enthusiasm. What a huge influence on the world and on my personally. I'm gardening more because of you and Tuck. Thank you.

Happy Birthday Tuck!!💗🐾🥳

For calcium you can also use powered milk

Recycle thing - If you're a meat eater, and depending on your grocery store, the plastic trays (not styrofoam) for meat products are also great. They're not super deep but for micro-greens and other plants that don't need a ton of root-depth they work awesome. Sterilize first of course. Great vid!

@courtneyrenegar4329

Жыл бұрын

Great idea!! Thanks. 🌿💚

I live in a cold climate and put all my food waste in a pile in the snow all winter. When the spring comes I pull out all the re-used bags from the food I've used to collect the cuttings of vegetables and fruits and let the animals dig through it all winter. Then in the spring I clean it up and put it in a compost... and eventually when it breaks down put it under my bushes and trees in the spring.

Wowza, I love your line-up of seedlings ! Awesome green house and seedlings within. I planted my Tomatoes out last month as well as Zucchini , flowers including lots of Sunflowers. We are battling slugs and snails , flea-beetles on the eggplants and gophers . The weather is finally going to be Spring-like as it has been yo-yoing from optimal conditions to wind and rain. Happy belated birthday Tuck ! My dog Jack enjoys all the garden goodies that Tuck enjoys. To my surprise, he loves dinosaur Kale, curly Kale and snap peas. Happy growing time !!

Great ideas, thank you! I use cardboard egg cartons for seed starting. They don't need holes in the bottom because the paper slowly leaches out moisture.. I slip them into a lightweight plastic film bag from the produce department of a local grocery store, the free bags provided to customers to put veggies in for purchase. Also, the square containers from produce departments which have mushrooms in them. Just the right size for starting seeds. Need holes in the bottom unless using then as trays to catch water from pots inserted inside.

Those male squash flowers are so yummy when they have been dipped in batter and deep fried. You don't do this with the female flowers, for obvious reasons (no fertilized female flowers left on the plant = no fruit,) but when you've done all of your hand-pollinating, you can put those male flowers to good use.

I have always used crushed egg shells in the hole before i put my tomatoes in and always have a huge harvest till late fall, but this year I’m going to make a calcium spray which is 1 part egg shells to 10 parts white vinegar let set for a few days till all bubbling stops. I’ll let you know if I see a difference good or bad. I hope your 2023 garden is abundant and tucker has more delicious carrots then he can eat !!! I have a terrier who could be tuckers cousin he’s name is Harley he loves being in the garden with me but he doesn’t like carrots but he loves cucumbers. Much love to you and Tucker from zone 5B 👍🌱🫶🏼

@MsLookinup

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you shared this cuz I have just heard that eggshells need to be soaked in an acid to make the calcium more available. I had never heard that before.

@sncddb

Жыл бұрын

I would like to test the egg shell & vinegar solution. Do you crush the egg shells before adding the vinegar and if so, how small do you crush them? Does the container, with the egg vinegar mixture, need to have a lid or not?

@captainamericaamerica8090

Жыл бұрын

@@MsLookinup not true. It's a,lie

@barbarasimoes9463

Жыл бұрын

@@sncddb Canadian Permaculture Legacy (Keith) does a whole video on this. It's more of a 1:1 ratio and then you only use like a tsp. per gallon of water! kzread.info/dash/bejne/dpyXxJWscZbal7w.html

Nobody is cooler than Tuck!

Hi James & Tuck I use clear plastic containers from, Strawberries, Larger Tomatoes and Frozen dinner trays to start seeds.

@zarahsgarden2097

Жыл бұрын

Yes! these work really well for winter sowing as well 👍

Happy Belated birthday Tuck!

I wish I would have come across your video’s before I planted my garden! You share so much information in a easy to understand way. I’m soooo new at growing vegetables that I don’t even recognize what I planted unless I put a marker by it. I need to get a notebook and look up all your videos to make notes. At least next year I’ll start out right!

It makes me happy to know my intuition lead me to do some of these on my own! Thanks for the tips James!

First ❤ love what u do so I started a food forest too ❤

I use the carboard roll from toilet rolls as potting pots no need to transplant when ready just pot the whole thing out and you dont disturb the roots and the roll breaks down

The best part about your channel is that you are happy and sharing good information. You are a wonderful .................... (fill in the blank).

Clear sushi boxes as a little greenhouse to start invisibly tiny seeds like oregano. If the bottom is clear too, you can see when roots are forming and it's time to slide the whole thing out and plant. Love you, James!

Use the deep clear plastic bottoms of berry containers as little mini greenhouse lids for seed starting (strawberry ones are particularly deep). They even have small holes for a bit of aeration. Use the shallower tops as trays for mass seed starting that you can then prick out into larger cells. Also, cut up old t-shirts (or t-shirt string!) as plant ties. Very soft and stretchy, but strong!

Dziękujemy.

@jamesprigioni

Жыл бұрын

Let's Gooo!! Thank you for the generous contribution Malgorzata Dabrowska! Your kindness means a lot to me and the little boss 😁🐕❤️

Freebies and reusing stuff is wonderful! We have a coffee roasting company near us and they're more than happy to give us burlap sacks from the raw beans as they have to dump them anyway. They're excellent for under mulch!

I love using recycled products in my garden. I wish I thought of the gallon trick over top of already planted seedlings. I buy a lot of stuff at the dollar store too. You’ll pay upwards of 5x the amount at the hardware store for a lot of things.

Aww I missed saying happy birthday to Tucky. Happy belated sweet pup!

I didn't know about the clothes pin hack! It's going to be so useful as I get more young fruit trees! The milk jug usage is something I learned about last fall for winter sowing. It works very well in my PNW 8b zone! Great tips all!

Brilliant ideas James. Thanks ❤ “Thumbs up if you ❤ gardening”

Reused our gallon water jugs for mini greenhouses when the temps kept swinging earlier this Spring, and I use a fine tip paint brush from Dollar Tree for pollinating. 😊

Look at that good boy! You go Tuck! Dirt nose. Hearts Tuck!

Missed Tuck's birthday. Best wishes to the little boss. Lynn Cox

Save that brown shipping paper that comes in the Amazon boxes! I use it to line the bottom of my containers. The water drains right through it, but prevents the soil from eroding out through the drainage holes.

I save all my campari tomato or strawberry plastic containers. We have a lot of squirrels and raccoons that love our peaches and other fruit trees. I clamp them around each fruit stem and duct tape them They do snap closed but as an extra precaution I add duct tape around the container. They have holes in them so the fruit can still breathe. It looks like i am growing plastic containers rather than peaches. I also use the crepe paper around the stem of the tree and add tanglefoot to it. Between the containers and the tanglefoot i get to keep all my peaches. Thanks for all you and Tuck do. I have enjoyed watching your videos for a very long time. Ellen Florida Gardenet Zone 9a

Cardboard Paper towel rolls and old news papers can be made into seed starting pots and the can be planted directly into the ground 👍🏼

Any time I buy plant starts, I save the little cups they come in…reuse them to start seeds!

I use the plastic trays that hold my frozen pierogis as trays for my seedling pots

@miriamgrutz2132

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Thanks for great tips 👍 I love watching you. Never boring 😊

Cleaned out used yogurt containers make great temporary planters for tomatoes and peppers, too! And I hear you can use gallon milk jugs for winter sowing. I plan on trying that out next year!

@cltinturkey

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They work great for winter sowing. Ideal containers are transparent or translucent, and the gallon size is terrific. Don't forget to remove the jug top and discard it. Mother Nature does much of your work by letting seeds break dormancy at exactly the right time. Use good quality, well-moistened POTTING SOIL as your medium. Cut drainage holes in the bottom and label your seeds INSIDE and OUT on the container. I've never found a real "permanent" marker. It's smart to walk around your WS every two weeks with a pen and rewrite the names of the plants. Otherwise, your inner label should save you when the outer one fades. Good luck!

@elisabetk2595

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I do this too! They outgrow the 4 inch pots pretty quick and if you can't get them in the ground due to weather or life, this is the perfect size to keep them going.

I use fish water even when I don’t have a tank I will mix sardines in water and put that in my plants or in the ground depending on planting stage. I have used the fish oil capsules on really poor dirt. As calcium sub I’ve gotten shells from my local water source and pounded them to put on the ground. A friend uses a whole egg planted at the roots of her plants. There are many things here are just a few.

James, you are my favorite gardener! Here are some household items i used in my garden: I use chopsticks to make small holes when sowing seeds. I use a meat thermometer to check the temp of my compost pile. I cut up plastic containers to use as plant ID tags.

Love being resourceful in the garden with household items! Thank you James! 💕💚🍅

Using solo cups, I double them up. The cup with the holes is used for the seedling, and the second cup has no holes. It enables me to water from the bottom, or catches excess water when watered from the top.

Your energy and enthusiasm remind me of my son (also named James). Love you channel and your little gardening buddy. I had to fence my garden off from my fur babies as they are compulsive diggers.

I love your enthusiasm!

I have been using those big cheese ball containers as cloches for years. I drill holes in the bottoms for ventilation and turn them upside down over the plant. I put a brick on top to keep the wind from blowing it over.

I recently had a substitution at walmart that gave me plstic egg cartons and I saw it..turned on my soldering iron and made drainage in them to start seedlings..I usually use the biodegradable cartons to start seedling..I use all of my juice and milk jugs to make covers and winter sowing as well as just growing smaller plants. Thank you for all you and Tuck do and teach!

Egg cartons made of paper can be transplanted directly into the dirt. Leftover fencing makes great tomato cages or plant protectors. I have free range chickens and they will destroy young plants, even trees, not to mention my dogs think they're tasty chew sticks. For lack of a layer of wood chips like you have, I make a three foot diameter circle of 24 inch chicken wire around my tree bases. It would take literally a ton or more of wood chips or other stuff to cover 1/2 acre of land, which is the size of my forest I'm building.

Cut milk jug half way up but not all the way around and you have a mini greenhouse...also, creamer or coffee containers are great raised beds - flip upside down, cut out inner portion of bottom, fill container and seed it - great for focused watering and melon vines - bottom edge is rounded to protect vine unlike sharp top edge...the reason for flip