Greenstalk Executive Shared The Secret To Success
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- čas přidán 18. 01. 2024
- In this video, I'm sharing a conversation I had with two Greenstalk executive about the secret to success.
I was really impressed by the level of success this Greenstalk executive has achieved in their garden. In this conversation, she shared with me the secret to watering and growing success, and it was really insightful. If you're looking to achieve success in your garden, then I recommend you watch this video!
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I used FF to fill my Original GeenStalk and my plants grew slower and I too had damping off as well. I know it winter but this review made me realized the problems I had. I loss all my carrots except 2. At $38 dollars 2 cubic feet a bag, when you need 6 or 7 bags, I won’t be purchasing it again for my second GS. I do love their fertilizer but it’s to expensive to use per the instructions from what I remember.
That’s why I love experimenting. You never know until you try. And now I found my new favorite soil.
When I lived in New Hampshire all the nurseries & garden centers used ProMix .. I used it for all my seed starting & would also add it to my garden in spring .. I've been looking for it here in Central Fl (Inverness) my local Walmart doesn't carry it .. The Rural King in Spring Hill had the Fox Farm they usually run sales on it .. Thank You 🙂 Happy Gardening 👩🌾
If you happen to be up in Spring Hill, the Walmart on commercial way keeps Promix in stock.
Oh great Thank You !!@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a
I have been using fox farms soil in my greenstalk for 2 years and I ‘thought’ it was great. This year I was thinking of trying pro mix to save some money when filling my newest greenstalk. Your video came at the perfect time! I will definitely be trying pro mix in my newest greenstalks this year!!
Nice! I’d love to hear how it does for you.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a will I need to rehydrate the compressed soil? Can I rehydrate it in the greenstalk unit or should I rehydrate it in a bucket?
I would mix it in a bucket because it’s hard to mix it once it’s in the GS
I do see a lot of people that seem to really like the fox Farms. I’ve never tried it myself. I have used Pro Mix before and it worked well. And it is easy to find it and not very expensive. When I go for a really premium soil the one that I like is from Cost of Maine. It’s kind of expensive. They have many many many different mixes for many different types of plants and situation. But it does seem to work really really well. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried it or not, but it might be worth giving it a test with one bag or something. Thank you for your video. God bless you and your family. Duane.
I haven’t seen that brand. Where do you normally get it?
That was an excellent video. I'm going to give the pro mix a try! 🌻🍆🌞
Hope you like it!
Appreciate your lightening fast response!
Always!
What a great video! I’m expecting my third GS to arrive any day now and will def try the pro mix this time around (live in FL zone 9a/b) I have used the FF previously because of all the rave reviews but like you, I haven’t seen amazing results. I can find it locally but still the price is quite high. And I excited tot try the pro mix as a seed starter - I’ve used your recipe in the past but if I can skip that step of making my own I’m happy to take a short cut . thanks!!!
I love this new short cut!
This was a great video. I love the comparison with the soils. I love the idea of the Pro-Mix, not only because it grew well but because of the weight. It's hard for me, 67 yrs old, to carry around those large bags of soil. Glad to know it passed the test. I just checked online & the Ace Hardware near me has it. Going to give it a try. Thanks again ❣
Glad it was helpful! The weight is a big deal for me too.
I bought my first GS in the fall and used pro mix amended with bloodmeal and garden tone. Everything from tomatoes...jalapenos....herbs ...flowers grew like crazy!! Its all I plan to use because of the great results and being able to carry the compressed blocks.
Same here! I’ve been using it as seed starting mix and it’s been awesome. Can’t get enough of the stuff.
Ooops not bloodmeal...worm castings....😂
Great video I’m waiting on my greens talk to arrive and will be new at everything. This weekend I will go hunting for soil and supplies so thanks for the timely video. I’m in Miami so I’m hoping I have some success at growing g my favorites like fake sweet potatoes broccoli Swiss chard and berries. Any tips are appreciated and I’m also planning to watch some of your other videos .
I have another Greenstalk video about dealing with problems. The link should be in the description of this one. I go through some of the issues I faced and how I solved them. Feel free to reach out with any questions 💚
I gree sweet potatoes in a greenstalk here in Florida. It was a success
Now I’m really excited to try it!
Thank you for a great video. Not terribly surprised that Miracle Gro did well in your comparison. Despite the zealous anti-MG bias out here, I've seen similar results in experiments conducted by others. They almost begrudgingly had to acknowledge the superior performance of MG products despite overt bias against the brand. I don't have any evidence to support this, but I think MG changed their mix over the last few years from mostly peat to increasing content of wood-based products. Bags used to be much lighter and fluffier than they are now. I refused to pay the outrageous prices for Pro-Mix but have recently found it at Walmart, priced reasonably and I like how it performs as well. Gary Matsuoka at Laguna Hills Nursery calls Fox Farm the Cadillac of potting mixes so I figure there must be something good about it. I will say that Gary believes that any mix with ground up tree/wood products is ultimately bad for growing plants.
It was a fun experiment. I had some expectations of how it was going to turn out but was pleasantly surprised that the more reasonably priced souls did the best. I got my Promix from Walmart and it was also pretty good, price wise.
Hi Petrine, I love your videos, lots of information 🤗
I filled my 3 GS by your soil creation and you can imagine it took me a lot of time mixing it all together.
It sounds like you really enjoy the ProMix by improving it a little bit. Does that mean from now on you will use Pro Mix even in your raised beds and not spend the time of creating your own soil?
Thank you for sharing ❣️
I definitely plan on using the Promix in all of my container gardens. As far as my raised beds I’m probably gonna mix it in with the compost that I make and the current soil I already have. Raised beds take a lot of soil so it probably wouldn’t be cost-effective to use Promix for something like that.
I have been using pro mix for a few years now, and I love it. I use it in my raised beds. I use this because it is easier to carry. I have had great success with it and yes you can use it as seed starting mix.
Thanks for sharing! It’s a new favorite for me
Very good to know! I had never heard of it before this video. Where do you buy Pro Mix?
@@kathleenmurray7423I got it at Walmart
Thank you for this experiment. I will start using pro mix as well
Good luck!
I definitely want to give the pro mix a try to also use for my seed starts. Thank you for the recommendation. 😊
Absolutely!
I've been using the same ProMix Organic soil for the last couple of years and I've had good results; I use it exclusively for my pineapples. I do prefer to use it because it's so light and dry but I don't like the price 😢
I’ve found that it’s cheaper when you buy it at Walmart (in store). At least at the store by my house.
I think you might have had problems with HappyFarm because it already contained perlite and you added more perlite to it. Out of the three soils you tested, it was the only one that came premixed with perlite. I personally have never used HappyFarm, but I have used Coast of Main soil with great success. But because it is expensive, I "stretch" it by adding more cococoir, vermiculite and compost to it.
You're one of the few garden CZcamsrs I follow regularly, since you are just north of me. I am in Hudson. I really enjoy your videos.
Did you ever do a follow up on your peanut harvest? I am thinking of trying peanuts this year and any tips would be helpful.
That’s totally possible. I’ve heard that the Coast of Maine soil is really good.
Thank you! I will be trying promix as a seed starting soil this year.
Wonderful!
Speaking of containers might you or your subscribers recommend pollinator plants that will grow well in hanging baskets or a green stalk. FL native plants are preferable but not limited to them. Thanks
A lot of native plants have pretty deep roots but a few that I have in containers is Corkystem passion vine, coral honeysuckle. Some others I like are starry rosenweed, blanket flowers, black eyed Susan and stokes aster. For a larger container, salt and pepper.
I’m moving to west central Florida next month and can’t wait to purchase a Greenstalk and get my garden started. Thanks for sharing these tips!
That’s awesome. Welcome neighbor
I'm in west central Florida and purchasing a GS too. Got my Pro Mix today. I'll definitely be following this channel to learn. So glad I found you!
@@katezink3496welcome neighbor 👋 Can’t wait to hear how your GS does
WHAT IS THE BUILDING BEHIND YOU? It looks great, do you love it?
Thanks for the video!
It’s a lifetime shed and we adore it. Such a great addition
Maybe just a simple piece of screen cloth in the water pan, or sponge.
Good idea 👍
Great video as i have been buying Pro Mix for about 3 years now. I also think it is very similar to peat moss and i was always curious if anyone else was using it and what they thought. I usually buy a few of them in the spring. I have regular raised bed soil by kelloggs (talk sbout lifting something heavy). I think they're about 40 lbs. Anyway kelloggs also has the sticks in it. So i use the pro mix with it and i use other amendments into the mix i.e
Bone and blood meal and earthworm castings, black kow and perlite. It gets really nice and fluffy. I top all of my beds off with this mixture and i love it. I usually do this once a year and in between i just usually do something simpler. The pro mix has been about $11.84 each which is a really good price. I'm hoping it hasn't gone up like everything else. I was really glad you did that experiment. Good to know you liked it too. Fox Farm is too expensive for me.
The freeze is coming Sunday morning. We are a little colder here than you are so good luck.
Your neighbor in Citrus County.
Florida Gardener
Zone 9a
It was a very eye opening experiment. I’m glad I did it. I like the Kellogg raised bed to top off my beds but I like the idea of mixing it with Promix to lighten things up
I also drilled extra holes in the bottom of the tiers because the water seems to be stuck
It definitely can pool up
My strawberries were looking bad after the first beautiful crop in November but they seem to be coming back as of today 🤞🏻. Hi Daisy!
Oh no! I’m glad they are getting better
Which type of fox farm soil did you use? I know there's several different kinds of fox farm. I was told not to plant seeds into a specific type of Fox farm, It's more of an amendment type soil.
It was Happy Frog. That was the one Susie recommended. Is that the one you were referring to?
Mine are soaked & they're covered for tonight's freeze. I have no luck. 9a😢
How cold is it supposed to get by you? My bad night isn’t supposed to be till tomorrow night
Tonight & tomorrow night, low 30s.
Brrr 🥶
Sometimes what is more expensive is worse.
Very true
I started my greenstalks with promix originally because of the price and the recommended foxfarm was not in my price range at all. The promix worked for me, in the heat of summer in SC, it is easy for it to get really dried out if not watered for a while ( it almost returns to the dehydrated state it came as in the package. In the fall I emptied each tier and mixed with fresh compost and replanted. The plants in my greenstall are doing the best, compared to my pots and raised bed. I going to continue this as my greenstalk soil and maybe seedlings this coming season. I've never used fox farm but I did research in the past to see what all the hype was about. It could be that it has everything already and adding perlite may have kept it too wet for the seedlings since perlite holds moisture 🤷🏾♀️. Unless I get foxfarm on a deep discount though,it may never make it to my house lol
I like your idea of adding compost. I’ll have to try that.
Question: If they were all on the same tower, and foxfarm's being closer to the top - which it tends to have more drainage than others, and having the others towards/at the bottom, wouldn't the bottom have an advantage here since all of the nutrients from the upper tiers are also draining down to them? I recall on the Epic Gardening channel, they did an experiment and showed that plants towards the top tended not to do AS well as those towards the bottom for that reason.
I only say that because I have a couple tiers of strawberry plants that are in Strawberry Fields soil w/ added perlite, and they are doing fantastic, and I live in Pinellas County, FL :D I had such a hard time initially with strawberries in the greenstalk, I had 2 rounds of bare roots all die in a matter of days/weeks, and I couldn't get the soil to dry for some reason. I went 2 weeks without watering, and it was still wet, even with all the added perlite -granted, we had quite a bit of rain after I planted. But I sort of just left them alone, and one day some of them just started doing great, and then I used their runners to fill other pockets lol. Sad story with happy ending, they just started flowering and producing baby berries :D
Love your videos!
That’s a good point. It is possible especially since we have had so much rain but I would expect the very bottom to do the best which it didn’t but it was close. I struggled with strawberries too and I finally got them growing. I ended up using the Promix for them. It is all about trying to get good drainage down here.
Thank you for the video. But, I'm curious as to which type of Fox Farm you used. They have alot of varieties. Thank you.
It was the Happy Frog variety. That’s the one Susie at GS suggested.
Hi, where did you find the pro mix and the fox farm soil?
Promix I got at Walmart and Fox Farm I got from Amazon
Walmart and home depot also puts the promix on $3. Clearance at the end of the season so stock up then
I’m in 9a and have had issues with watering & growing in the summer. I’ve been super bummed, I only got it 2 years ago
I have another video about GS problems you might want to check out. It might help. It’s tough to grow anything during the summer in 9a so I move mine so they get a lot of shade and that helps
Love the experiment, Petrina❤.
What kind of blue tape did you use for labeling it?🤔
BTW, I grow my strawberries in those Dollar Tree planters, and they do great!!😉👍🍀
It was painters tape, lol. Thanks for the tip!
What did Susy say about sweet potatoes? I am getting ready to my slips in my greenstalk. Do you plant them every other pocket? I would love some tips. Thank you!
I believe she planted 1 slip per pocket in a video she did last year. I’m probably going to do the same.
Did you ever do the Greenstalk giveaway?
Yes I did. I announced it on 12-15. Cher was the winner
I seed started in my GS last week. I’ve really only been misting the pockets at this point to keep the seeds moist. When should I start only watering from the reservoir? Or should I be doing both from the start of planting the seeds?
I would do both so the soil in the center stays moist to encourage the seedling roots to reach for the deeper water. I usually switch once the plants are about 4 inches tall.
Hi, Petrina, I used the Pro Mix Potting Mix in my GS. Do you think that the Pro Mix Garden Mix is a better option? Thank you.
I think the potting mix would be better but I could only find the garden mix which was why I used it. If I could get my hands on the potting mix, I totally would 💯
How many of the Pro Mix bags do you need for the 5- tier Original GreenStalk?
3 should be good.
Great video, thank you. Totally off subject, do you have a grain mill and if so do you find you use it and is worthwhile? Just debating if I can justify it. Thanks as always.
I don’t but I have considered it. I never ended up doing it because I just don’t think I’ll use it enough
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I probably need to try azure std to get a better quality flour. I haven't tried azure yet. I know we have a spring hill location.
@@cindywoods4645 we do. It’s near Mariner and Spring Hill drive. They have really high quality flours.
Do you thin your seedlings down to one plant per sleeve?
It depends on the veggie. Most are 1 but small plants like lettuce, beets, and radishes I’ll do 3.
Trying to purchase greenstalk thru the link and I don’t see the discount. Is there a code I need to use? Thanks
Usually it does a pop up when you click the link but I’ve heard they are making adjustments to their site so I wonder if it’s down right now. I’m sorry I don’t have a code. I’ve requested one but they are adjusting their discount program so I won’t get an update until sometime in February.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a ok, thanks for the reply