You can tell this young man loves teaching people how to grow their own food. 👍

Leon, as a retired licenced water/waste water operator I can not tell you how proud I am of you for your water conservation additude.

Mr. Leon...I am 72 years old and a three year Florida Master Gardner. I have never in my life heard of a wicking tub until I happened to see a friends garden. They told me about your U Tube site. I was amazed at the quality of garden plants and their size. I had given up on a spring garden due to pest and weed control. Not any more. I enjoyed your video presentation and I am sold on wicking. Thanks...Wade H.

Mr. Leon your unselfishness in educating (and inspiring) thousands of gardeners - and soon to be gardeners to become a little more self sufficient while conserving resources is so encouraging. . In addition these videos are helping to provide a sense of pride at successfully growing fruits and vegetables. Thank you so very much.

For the first time in my life, I finally understand fertilizer!! Mr. Leon you are definitely a precious gem and I have learned so much. Thank you and I look forward to your videos. I watch them on repeat!! You are a wonderful educator and, as a fellow teacher, I appreciate everything you do for the human race. You remind me so much of my PawPaw ❤️

@nikkitobin8356

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@lleestimer2547

4 жыл бұрын

I am, as well. I have struggled with over or under fertilizing every year

@Handles-R-Lame

4 жыл бұрын

Just remember, with a well-balanced fert less is more, *however* as long as use dont put more than a tsp per. gallon with any kind; you should be good, learned that one from Leon.

@tracivilez6609

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. He is such a good teacher for gardening.

@jonerikmedina1662

3 жыл бұрын

@@Handles-R-Lame yep that is right here in trinidad we start tomatoes with 12 24 12 first then 12 12 17+2 when blossoming and fruiting so i am not saying he is wrong just different method that works for him

Leon...you are a precious gem! Thank you for your thorough explanation and willingness to help us grow an abundance in your wicking tubs!

A good way to determine when to add water is to make a 'Dip Stick' for your watering pipe. It can be a straight stick or piece of dowel, whatever fits in that pipe. Dip it into the bottom, pull it out and you can see how much water is in the reservoir. Also, realize that with the soil wicking up the water, if your reservoir is down to a couple of inches or so, there's water in the soil above. That's the beauty of this type of tub, if you get side-tracked, you have both the reservoir and the soil to help you. Life happens, but this is a bit of a fail-safe.

I'm so impressed with the tubs!!!! I live in ILLINOIS and have tomatoes already,not ripe,but good size. I'm 69 years old and my back and knees are in bad shape.I put tubs on front porch, now I can sit and watch my garden. WITH NO WEEDS!!!!! My neighbors are trying wicking tubs. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

@lcrread

5 жыл бұрын

I’m in Illinois too. Love it too!

@homerclese1954

5 жыл бұрын

This is my first year with a wicking tub, So far the best way to grow ever

@RobotDad

5 жыл бұрын

Love this feedback! I'm giving it a try this fall but I'm convinced the results are real!

@rosejafari8917

4 жыл бұрын

I'm in my mid 60s and I'm doing this as well as raised beds and in the ground but I'll probably end up with the wicking buckets for the future.

@dennisestes1698

4 жыл бұрын

What about potatoes, or sweet potatoes?

Mr Leon this has to be the best info on feeding your plants that I’ve found for sure. Love love the videos and your fun personality. Also, you can tell you are happy talking about gardening, feeding your family and helping others do the same. Rare person, and a great one. Have a great weekend all

@kristenmarie9248

3 жыл бұрын

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FINALLY....A gardening channel located in my part of the country, not Tennessee, not CA, not Ohio...!! I'm in north central TX, with hot summers where tomatoes stop fruiting in the summer. So glad I stumbled across this channel!!

This video was so amazing! Thank you so much! Came here from Arms Family Homestead. He sold me on your channel. I"m building a container garden on my balcony, and am getting all the materials together for the self wicking tubs. I"m super excited. Thanks again!

I spent an hour last night looking for how to stop up holes. I was thinking plastic liner. You confirmed it for me. Glad I found you! You have a lot of good info!

I love his teaching style. Home grown, roots in the soil, giving sort of person . Thank you

Leon! Wonderful...just wonderful! I’ve been gardening most of my 58 years, but what you’ve shown me is very exciting! My wife and I are planning to convert 20 of our 40 raised beds to wicking tubs. Might be a little late for Spring crops, but we can have our fall crops in there, and be ready for next Spring! Thank you so much!

Teaching folks how to grow there own food, your amazing and such a blessing. Thank you.

Had to go back three times..."fertilizer in water also"....got it !

God bless you, Leon, for the service you provide to the people of this world.

Mr Leon, you are a wonderful man. Hope to meet you one day here on earth if not in glory.

Love y'all Leon. Hello to the misses. Thank y'all for sharing y'all's knowledge.

Wow. I’ve learned so much from this one video that I never knew and nobody else ever explained. Thank you for your knowledge.

Leon, my wicking tubs are doing fabulous!!! I've never had such a beautiful bounty!!! Thank you!!!

First year using wicking tubs and loving it so far. Leon is a wealth of knowledge, where glad to have you Leon.

Leon it was great to meet you this past weekend at your nursery!!! I love your videos and all of your advice and knowledge! Thank you so much!!!! Keep the videos coming!

@nikkitobin8356

4 жыл бұрын

Im jealous

I just discovered your channel and I have to say, you remind me so much of my grandpa (huge compliment)! He loved gardening, God and was also a wealth of information like you. I didn't take advantage of those years and pick his brain enough. Thank you for all the information. It's my first year gardening and I'm so excited to try this year. With all your information, videos and my pages of notes, I think I'm ready!

That is the best explanation of the components and ratios of fertilizer that I have ever heard. Thank you Leon!

Thank You Sir Leon. I saw some of those tubs at Lowes this morning for $7.99. I have already cut barrels, but for some who want to plant now and dont have barrells $7.99 plus about 7 more bux of parts = $15- is cheap compared to coming food prices this fall. thanks again and God Bless You Sir.

My Pineapples are doing great in my wicking tubs. Great information, THANKS

You tell it like it is Leon! Preach! Ain’t nobody go them skills you got. Props!!!!!!

I punched the button and liked the bell. Thanks Leon. We are first timers and have are tubs ready

These are basically the same thing as Earth Boxes, but much less expensive. Believe me, they are worth their weight in gold. Thanks Leon.

This is the answer to prayers. My 94yr old mother loves to garden but cannot because of her back with walker. My back keeps me from bending over to plant. I wish I could find these tubs but will use 5 gallon or large pots.

@AC-er6vz

5 жыл бұрын

Lowes has 18 gallon tubs for $9.

Was looking for content like this. Hard to find. Glad that i find your channel Leon! A big thank you from the Netherlands.

Doing a Refresher course on fertilizer and wicking tubs thank you Leon 🤟🏼

I love all your videos! Thank you for sharing all your knowledge with the public. God bless you!

I just LOVE you Leon, listening to you puts a smile on my face. I am trying the self watering tubs for the first time this year in Michigan. I have purchased the fertilizers that you have suggested and can not wait to get started. We are a little slower up here getting warm enough. Bless you, your family and all you do!!

Your awesome Leon, I love the self wicking buckets and tubs videos, it's cheaper to grow in these buckets and tubs

i am glad u made this video so people like me could do this thanks a lot Mr.Leon

Thank you so much for all of these videos, Mr Leon! You are truly a Godsend.

This is what i am going to do to grow so many more things in my yard. Absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much Leon. You are awesome.

Ive been binge watching your videos ... And am in love 💕💕💕💕

This is 100% the best information I have seen on fertilizer!

Leon, I just wanted to send a big thanks to you. I appreciate you sharing your wisdom and knowledge. We converted our veggie garden to your system and are now proud owners of 30 pails/tubs that are self wicking. We also converted all the planters for flowers, so all of those now have a reservoir of water at the bottom. So far, everything planted and seeded is doing well. We recently went to couple of garage sales and come across two large plastic tubs, paying couple of bucks for it. Now they are full of potatoes, parsnips and beets. Thank you for explaining the fertilizers. The info is very much appreciated. Much love and light to you.

Looking forward to the process and science of this form of gardening. Thank you for educating us in wicking! You remind me of my gardening friend in NM who I used to buy my years supply of green chili from. Thank you Leon!

One of the most educational videos on fertilizer I have ever seen. Thanks so much!

Sugar land Pete miracle grow makes a 10-52-10 I'm using your recipe my plants look like bodybuilders, 5 plants in 5 gal. Buckets unbelievable, also my plants in the ground are unbelievable also I'm feeding them with a water can ,next year I will have tubs found your videos to late thank you so much Mr. Leon

Thanks for your teaching Leon, love learning from you!

You my Dear Sir are a wealth of knowledge, I could sit listen and learn from you all day long. Thank you

I think you are a born teacher! One in a million are called to garden. Thank you for teaching me! 🙂

This is the video that helps me more educated. Thank you so much once again. God bless you always.

We ate out first red ripe 2019 Arkansas grown tomato today, delicious. Thanks Leon you are a pioneer!!!!

@nikkitobin8356

4 жыл бұрын

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I'm getting out of the weeds and mud, thank you Sir for the info.

Ok I started my containers about three weeks ago. I went to Lowe’s and got some tomatoes because with all the rain it killed them. So I wanted to see what would be the difference in my tased beds to the containers? If I could share pictures on here I would show you that the raised beds are only 10” tall and the containers are 24” or over.

Love these videos! Great teacher. Thank you !

Leon made an update on the NPK numbers. he was adding them wrong. they are percentages, so adding 10/10/10 and 10/55/10 will end up being 10/37/10. 4/18/38 and 10/52/38 mixed would end up 7/45/38. basically add them, then divide by 2, if yo mix 1 to 1. old way works but is technically inaccurate. Thanks Leon, im making some mistakes (not fertilizing enough) but enjoying building and using these wicking tubs.

@garyepstein8764

4 ай бұрын

when you add up N+P+K you should not get anything higher then 100 because these are percentages by weight. When the sum is less than 100 the difference refers to filler material.

Each of my 25 gallon wicking tubs is needing 3 gallons twice a week in Houston. I am growing intensively though, 2 peppers, 1 indeterminate tomatoe and a vinca flower. Another tub has cherry tomatoes trailing down over the deck with basil and a bell pepper. I am going to enlarge my deck to double my tubs by fall. It's also the perfect way to start seeds, started my kale, beets and eggplant in them. Thinned the transplants to the garden keeping 4 eggplant to kale and a handful of beets in a tub. I'm used Miricle grow originally, now compost tea. Up on my deck, no weeds. Love this idea, thanks Leon!!!!

@natashan2443

4 жыл бұрын

I’m in Houston too. Where did you get your tubs? Wanting to start this.

@truthseeker9688

4 жыл бұрын

I’m in Houston...wonder where you got your pots?

Hi Leon! Thanks for letting us come to your farm and learn about farming! Nice Channel!

Great Video Leon! Thank you for your knowledge!

Mr. Leon you are a wealth of knowledge. This has been the most useful video I have come across explaining fertilizers and when to use them. Thank you so very much! Love your videos.

Soak up the Knowledge this Grower Shares and you will have a great Yield no matter what you grow. He has a direct commonsense approach, THAT WORKS! Yes years of knowledge, listen and learn Children. Thank You Leon I appreciate your hard work and HELP.

Thanks Leon. I always find your videos helpful.

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Your common sense and know how reminds me of my dear Daddy who I miss dearly every day. Bless you and yours.

Mr. Leon, I am trying your method here in TX, and I am having great success... the only thing that I am not having a good report is my onions. I truly believe that I put to many in a tub and they are dying. My tomatoes, squash, bell peppers, purple Hull peas, even cucumbers are during great!!! Thank you for teaching us young people how to grow our own food. I appreciate you so much for these videos!!!

Thank you Leon, this was extremely helpful. My pots are doing so good, greenhouse is coming right along. Appreciate it!

Thank you for sharing your wisdom!

Thanks Leon my good friend for another great and well explained video. For those who are having trouble finding large enough tubs, all feed and Tracter supply stores have 18 gallon muck tubs.

@c-norm7441

5 жыл бұрын

My lowes had something called muck buckets... with handles on the sides. No quit as big but close..

Thank you so much on the great information. You are a great teacher. Inspiring. I am glad i added you.

Thank you so very much!!! I learned so much from your videos!! God bless you!

Your amazing Leon, thanks for sharing .

Been doing veggies for several years. Read a lot of books. This is the best what, when, why and how explanation for plant nurtients I have heard so far.

Wow ! I’ve been gardening for years and thought I was pretty good at it. Now I know why my veggies are big and green with hardly any fruit 😂

Finally I understand fertilizer 🤙🏼

Best explanation of fertilizer I've seen!!!!

Leon, I just found your page. Where have you been all my life? You give horticulture a whole new meaning. Thank you for sharing your tips, tricks, and examples of the wicking tubs. I absolutely love gardening! I have an outside vegetable garden, a heated greenhouse, and many, many flowerbeds within my yard. I have struggled for years with the soil on my property. My house is on an old landfill, that contains rocky clay soil. In saying this, you know how much work it takes, to amend this soil. I’m always creating new flower gardens, but it is so much work to deal with the soil. So, I’m going to give your wicking tubs a try. I love your idea. I can’t wait to see my vegetables look like yours. Happy gardening.

Thank you for sharing your expertise with us. I see many wicking tubs in my future and probably a greenhouse. First I’ll start with one of your T-shirts. Thanks so much!

Mr. Leon, Since having found your videos, I am no longer a "slave" to watering! As my Dad used to tell us growing up, "Work smarter, NOT harder!". Better yields, easier on my back, and the results (flowers and vegetables) are amazing!

Thanks Leon, my yard where I can grow things is very rocky, it will take years of tilling and adding compost to my 20'x20' garden to get the soil loose enough for good yields. for now I am usi9ng some large raised beds but it's not enough space for what I want to grow. So now I have discovered you and wicking tubs! What a great solution. My first tub will have An Artichoke plant in it! Thanks again!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.I look forward to seeing more from you

I’m addicted! I love wicking tubs!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! BUT, I used metal food cans in 2 containers and they rusted badly and ruined my tomatoes; had to redo wicking buckets with plastic. I do not recommend metal in water reservoir. Thank you for teaching us to grow food, 👍

Thank you for explaining this so thoroughly!! Very helpful. New to your channel and learning a lot. Many blessings to you!

Thank you Mr. Leon for sharing your knowledge, I love my wicked Tubs very much!

Thank you! This is very informative. Helped me understand fertilizer for the first time!!!

Great Video! Learned a lot! Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge!

thanks for paying it forward ! Your Knowledge is Vary needed today !

I am learning so much from your videos. Thank you for doing what you do.

This has a whole new revelance for 2020. Thank you for sharing Mr. Leon. I have been experimenting with these for the last 2 garden seasons and have added them to my toolbox for many many plants.

God bless Mr. Leon !

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!!!!

Thank you Leon. I am growing and eating my own food out of my tubs! And the abundance is so much so I feed others as well. You have taught me so much and I am so thankful!!!

Good info Leon. Thanks so much.

Great Video Leon. We have about 15 tubs growing now and love it.

Awesome info!! Thanks mr Leon :)

Absolutely outstanding. Thank you, sir.

Thanks Leon. I've had a place at Texoma since 2002 and have been in your Garden Center many times to get my calendar and plants. Last time I bought a big bag of vermiculite. I love this wicking tub and plan to start using it almost exclusively. Makes sense the more you study it and you explain to so well. Thanks for sharing.

0:00 Intro 1:36 Why a wicking tub? 4:50 What can’t you grow? 6:45 Convert regular pot to wicking 9:00 When and how to water 11:28 How fertilizer works 14:50 Initial fertilization 19:30 How to mix fertilizers 20:10 NPK when and why He jumps around a bit in the video so it’s a little hard to time stamp, but I would HIGHLY recommend watching the whole video first. This is mostly just for reference later on. The video is absolutely packed with good info about these tubs, and I can confidently say I have no more questions about how it all works. Thank you so much, Leon.

Thank you Leon. I have 2 tubs with watermelon and cantaloupe. I have added fertilizer but I was not sure exactly what I really needed to add. Now I know. I just ordered 2 different fertilizers from Amazon and they add up to the 14-70-48. I have also just started a cucumber in a 5 gallon bucket with water like your blue barrels. You are an invaluable source of information and I really do appreciate all you do to help gardeners like me. My gardens were always just OK, now I'm looking for a big improvement in yield. Thank you again.

@hduddy83

4 жыл бұрын

If u don't mind me asking what did u purchase

I'm going to make a 100 foot row down the middle of my greenhouse of them big tubs and put Hemp in them. they're going to be epic. thanks Leon

Sir, you are a delight. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us!

Thanks Leon going to do tubs this year !!

Thanks you for teaching about wicking tubs. I'm learning new way to grow food.