What Is Air Pruning? Can It Really Improve My Container Gardening? You May Be Surprised!

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  • @amythinks
    @amythinks Před 3 lety +11

    Clicked on this without paying attention. Got me nostalgic. RIP Larry. You've given the gardening world a lot.

    • @AngelinAfrica
      @AngelinAfrica Před rokem +1

      This is the second RIP comment I’ve see. 😢😢 is it true? I just came across his channel today. 😢

    • @erickimmel9108
      @erickimmel9108 Před rokem

      Thank u for your information. Am from Texas

    • @stacyclark5910
      @stacyclark5910 Před 5 měsíci

      Just found this channel myself, RIP Larry! Excellent worm farmer & gardener 🙏🏼

  • @Hawkeye-ef4xf
    @Hawkeye-ef4xf Před 4 lety +59

    Buddy you hit the nail on the head, my grandfather grew everything in burlap sacks. He explained this to me 20 years ago. He also said Ruts lol he would tell ya, he farmed all his life and when he couldn't run the equipment to plow and disk his garden he went to burlap sacks. Had he known how good it worked and how much less maintenance he needed when he got "dialed in" he would have done it that way from the start. Miss that guy he taught me so many great things lol Thanks for sparking those memories.

    • @ridwannoor6049
      @ridwannoor6049 Před 3 lety +3

      that's great, would like to hear some more of your grandfather's techniques.

  • @lilangel0776
    @lilangel0776 Před 8 lety +9

    OMG!! I can't have a garden where I am because of a shared yard with dogs, no digging up etc, I am on a limited budget too. The Walmart bags and kiddie pool are AWESOME! I am so excited now for even just a small "garden". Some tomatoes and cucumbers, butter crisp lettuce, I wonder what else I'll plant now lol. THANK YOU!!

  • @jameswoodsjr1576
    @jameswoodsjr1576 Před 4 lety +6

    Started gardening last year and have learned much since I started. One thing I have learned is the non woven grow bags definitely work better than solid pots or buckets. My potatoes, beans, and peas have done much better. I now am planting everything I can in grow bags.

  • @b0bbytrucktricks
    @b0bbytrucktricks Před 10 lety +400

    RUTS
    look at these RUTS!

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 10 lety +15

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    • @b0bbytrucktricks
      @b0bbytrucktricks Před 10 lety +9

      *****
      Do you cut the bottom of the grow bag or do you just let it soak in the water without cutting any holes in the bottom?

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 10 lety +9

      No holes in the bags they breath!

    • @b0bbytrucktricks
      @b0bbytrucktricks Před 10 lety +3

      *****
      thank you

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 10 lety

      Come join us on our Rain Gutter Grow System Group Page! Then I can really help you! facebook.com/groups/144745362329424/

  • @gonicjon
    @gonicjon Před 7 lety +115

    laundry basket would be good also...with the fabric

    • @abiabi521
      @abiabi521 Před 7 lety +10

      An absolutely fab idea....I'm gonna try it!

    • @mychannelgoaway2833
      @mychannelgoaway2833 Před 6 lety +1

      hmmm... UV will destroy them pretty quick. In NZ thats the case for sure. How did your ones go?

    • @mohammadpourheydarian5877
      @mohammadpourheydarian5877 Před 5 lety +1

      a great suggestion thank you

    • @mayasun6131
      @mayasun6131 Před 4 lety

      @CaptainEO420 Hi can you tell me what kind of fabric did she use

    • @mayasun6131
      @mayasun6131 Před 4 lety

      @CaptainEO420 Thank you

  • @janeirvine8391
    @janeirvine8391 Před 4 lety +10

    Just when I thought I'd seen all the trends in gardening I came across your channel & subscribed. I'm just starting out with almost no budget and a real need to grow our own food, as we live in a "food desert". What money I can save on wood planters can now be rerouted to soil amendments, mulch, organic fertilizer, fencing, netting and shade fabric. Thank you for posting this! Blessings to you and yours and all who read this!

    • @hellna6980
      @hellna6980 Před 4 lety +1

      Hope all is well and your garden is flourishing.

    • @sachdevamanju6440
      @sachdevamanju6440 Před 3 lety +1

      All the best wishes for such thoughtfulness

  • @stephaniewallace2710
    @stephaniewallace2710 Před 8 lety +24

    Hi,i just watched your video & i use milk crates & vegetable crates that my local small food stores throw out after they stock there produce. i clean them with a light bleach. water mixture because no telling what could be on them anyways i line my crates with weed berrier & plant my plants in them they absolutely love it,i just tried it on potatoes & they are growing fast & well also this is the longest my potato plant's have lived lol so im very excited. I'm in zone 9a. your plants look awesome!!

    • @johanna006
      @johanna006 Před 8 lety

      What a great idea - thanks!

    • @angy2990
      @angy2990 Před 8 lety +3

      how big was the crate you grew your potatoes in? I'm in 9A zone also, I'm a beginner at gardening in this zone.

    • @Best_cricket4u
      @Best_cricket4u Před 7 lety

      Stephanie Wallace hi Stephanie, thanks for sharing a very useful info. I want to try it... Can I use the shade clothes to line up the plastic crates? Please advise. Thnx

    • @lieelieebeto8486
      @lieelieebeto8486 Před 4 lety

      Lovely and l witch l am doing it right now . preparation and ideas of growing managing farming aren't eating breadn butter .but when accomplished they become bread and.........

  • @AppletonPermaculture
    @AppletonPermaculture Před 7 lety +31

    wow your ruts are nuts

  • @Draaca
    @Draaca Před 5 lety +16

    Now I finally understand the point of these heavy fabric "grow bags". I looked at them when I first saw them and thought: Now that's just stupid, why would anyone use these, growing stuff in them will never work because it isn't watertight.
    Thank you, Mr. Larry Hall, for sharing this video and your information and experience, and greetings from all the way over in south-eastern Austria, Europe.

    • @Asiel66
      @Asiel66 Před 4 lety

      Mir ist es auch so ergangen!! ^^/

    • @Tzara86
      @Tzara86 Před 4 lety +1

      I used grow bags as a brand new gardener, and have had great results. Nothing failed me, which as a first year, I did expect some failures.

  • @cassianyhvh7220
    @cassianyhvh7220 Před 10 lety +15

    Explaining the basics like you did well in this video allows your viewers to then run with those ideas and possibly improve on what you've already done. I enjoy your videos the most when you go over the "whys" of what you do, not just the "hows". Thanks a million, fellow Minnesotan.

  • @otiliaczego8182
    @otiliaczego8182 Před 2 lety +2

    Larry, this is the best air pruning/grow bag video I've come across yet. Practical, to the point, showing stages of what you are talking about, from your own experience and what you have seen in the industry, your genuine excitement with the results with the goal of helping others. Thank you:)

  • @19Photographer76
    @19Photographer76 Před 10 lety +14

    Great job Larry! My concern, for myself, is using buckets that aren't food grade plastics or bag (Walmart etc)that can leach dies. I know you lined the buckets with landscape cloth which may contain toxic plastics. Plastics with the triangle symbol and numbers 3, 6 or 7 should never be used. Numbers 1, 2, 4 or 5 are totally safe.

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 10 lety

      Thanks for watching my video! I appreciate that! Check out all my most popular videos by category on Pinterest! www.pinterest.com/larryhall50/

    • @ulatbulu571
      @ulatbulu571 Před 5 lety

      @@larrylhall breast

  • @jamescatlover123
    @jamescatlover123 Před 4 lety +4

    I was skeptical of this at first but after I saw my plants improving I was just so thankful to you for posting it.

  • @jamesludan557
    @jamesludan557 Před 6 lety +6

    this is the most inovative thing i have seen in a long, long time. i'll do this this year. thanks !

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 6 lety

      Check out Rain Gutter Grow System Magazine by Larry Hall See Lots Od Cutting Edge Container Gardening
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  • @davidshi6861
    @davidshi6861 Před rokem +1

    This method works, I've tried it before too. But the drawback is the increased speed of moisture loss, you'd have to water more than once a day. At least at dry parts of the country.

  • @naomikesner565
    @naomikesner565 Před 8 lety +3

    My grandma uses coconut husk for air pruning. It works great and plants are happy.

  • @janicejurgensen2122
    @janicejurgensen2122 Před rokem +1

    I am trying grow bags for the first time this year. Thank you for your knowledge!

  • @lisacatkin6910
    @lisacatkin6910 Před 6 lety +17

    i saw a video about ancient brazilian farm fields - they discovered charcoal in large amounts in the soil - reportedly it increases production by over 1/3

    • @flw9633
      @flw9633 Před 4 lety +5

      I recently saw something on this too. The technical name is biochar.

  • @nylahgutzman3197
    @nylahgutzman3197 Před 3 lety

    did this with rectangular laundry basket, then used old long skir that I sewn then place it atound my house so beautiful unlimited flowering plants...

  • @nestfullofbirds
    @nestfullofbirds Před 9 lety +12

    That's a phenomenal difference! Thank you for sharing! I'm a beginner gardener and always looking for ways to do things better and more efficiently. I'm so grateful for knowledgeable people like yourself who are willing to share your wisdom.

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 9 lety +1

      Thanks! Come join us on our Rain Gutter Grow System Group Page! Then I can really help you! facebook.com/groups/144745362329424/

  • @MikhaelCohen
    @MikhaelCohen Před 3 lety +2

    Man this was the most useful gardening video I’ve watched all week. Thank you!

  • @carolelamont-moore8233
    @carolelamont-moore8233 Před 6 lety +10

    WOW, that is so cool! thank so much for your wisdom. if you in Minnesota can succeed so can this northern Illinois southern Wisconsin resident. My fear was our hardy cold weather climate. once again thank you.❤🌿

  • @missylee5
    @missylee5 Před 3 lety +2

    This is great. I've been getting into gardening & reading a lot about air pruning & how nurseries tend to have these non correctable root issues with trees & shrubs due to the plastic pots. I love the Walmart reusable bags idea, much cheaper than the fabric grow bags. Thanks!

  • @musicequalslife85
    @musicequalslife85 Před 6 lety +30

    Take a drink every time he says Rut! You'l be plastered!! Loved the video! Gonna try it out this summer! Ill try 3 in air pruning pots and 3 in my normal pots and see who whens. :)

    • @taylormaid6721
      @taylormaid6721 Před 3 lety

      Might need to put it at .5 speed or slower LOL

    • @randyman8984
      @randyman8984 Před 2 lety

      Did you ever do the side-by-side by side comparison? how did they turn out?

  • @tbillyjoeroth
    @tbillyjoeroth Před měsícem

    Never seen the wading pool idea. The bad thing about fabric pots is that the soil dries out quickly. Looks like you solved that issue 😊

  • @Katatawnic
    @Katatawnic Před 6 lety +5

    I've been using air pruning containers (both bought and homemade) for 13 years. I won't use regular containers anymore. Air pruning makes my plants very happy, which makes me very happy!

    • @RAMKUMAR-mb3hc
      @RAMKUMAR-mb3hc Před 6 lety

      Do you think clay pots does air pruning by itself ? Is it the same way you do the air pruning

    • @WickedG5150
      @WickedG5150 Před 5 lety

      RAM KUMAR no, stay away from all clay pots!

    • @jonassx100
      @jonassx100 Před 5 lety

      @@WickedG5150 why to stary way ? . What about Jute Bags

    • @WickedG5150
      @WickedG5150 Před 5 lety

      jonassx100 they are unable to prune the roots(non porous), thats why you get root bound plants. Get a Root Pouch! Look them up! They are incredibly good. Cheers:)

  • @LaMichiganR
    @LaMichiganR Před 9 lety +1

    These buckets are not only effective, but they look cool too! I am doing this for sure. Great job Larry!

  • @animamartins1102
    @animamartins1102 Před 10 lety +10

    Thank you Larry, I have a terrace garden. I have been trying different methods of gardening. Your ideas of pop bottle self watering gardening is great it will work well here in India, Rajasthan which is a desert land. Also I would be able to teach the slum dwellers how to have a chip garden since pop bottles are cheap and affordable. Thank you also for sharing about air pruning. Your ideas will greatly help improve my gardening. Anima Martins.

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 10 lety

      Thanks for watching my video! I appreciate that! Check out all my most popular videos by category on Pinterest! www.pinterest.com/larryhall50/

    • @barbibutton9619
      @barbibutton9619 Před 7 lety +2

      Anima Martins good luck with inspiring your neighbors. You sound like a wonderful humanitarian.

    • @tundrellaCat68
      @tundrellaCat68 Před 4 lety

      If you live in desert are you familiar with swales. Check it out, transform your desert to iasis over time

  • @CottageontheCorner
    @CottageontheCorner Před 6 lety +2

    You can even buy a cheap laundry hamper at walmart or some of the Dollar Tree bins that already have holes in them. I use a small laundry hamper with ready made holes for growing my strawberries too.

  • @knitnpaint
    @knitnpaint Před 8 lety +51

    Have you tried using milk crates ? They already have the holes in them.

    • @greenhousefun3235
      @greenhousefun3235 Před 8 lety +7

      good thought I have several milk crates

    • @MrJaxparadize
      @MrJaxparadize Před 4 lety +1

      That’s brilliant! Thank you!!!

    • @inner-galacticfreedomkeepe8068
      @inner-galacticfreedomkeepe8068 Před 4 lety +1

      Or a tall clothes hamper

    • @MrJaxparadize
      @MrJaxparadize Před 4 lety +1

      Tessa Rabago THATS what I ended up getting! There is a hamper at Walmart that is perfect! Cost me 7 bux which is cheaper than a traditional one that size! I can’t believe how easy it is! My thumb is so black, I used to kill plants before the seed even had a chance to sprout! Lol!

    • @inner-galacticfreedomkeepe8068
      @inner-galacticfreedomkeepe8068 Před 4 lety +2

      @@MrJaxparadize that's awesome! I'm going to go to dollar tree (they sell $5 dollar ones there now), and see if I can make some food magic as well lol I have 2 black thumbs too lol

  • @wakeywakey8603
    @wakeywakey8603 Před 2 lety

    Yes, there is always rooms 4 improvement. Air pruning is the most up to date science in gardening. Thanks 4 sharing

  • @AlbertaUrbanGarden
    @AlbertaUrbanGarden Před 10 lety +19

    Great information Larry! If you are going to container garden I am sold on air pruning !

  • @feenixreyesing4432
    @feenixreyesing4432 Před 4 lety

    Brilliant!! And I’ve been gardening for 35 years!! And just last year I bought fabric bags!! And I happen to have a bunch of laundry plastic containers and have leftover landscaping fabric!!! And I have started to many seeds! So now I have the solution!! Thank you! I’ll just have to go grab s ton of potting soil!!

  • @martinfaucher
    @martinfaucher Před 10 lety +7

    I'm intrigued with your grow bag system (and air pruning). Have you tried to combine this system with mycorrhizae fungi in order to get even nutrition out of your potting mix? Man! I love your experimenting.

  • @ragazzoloro
    @ragazzoloro Před 4 lety

    It's a good idea right now for people who just started container gardening due to this pandemic. Thank you for the video.

  • @larrylhall
    @larrylhall  Před 10 lety +8

  • @antimatter13
    @antimatter13 Před 10 lety

    Larry,you are a baddass..to the bone. You have been so incredibly inspiring and I have utilized all of your teachings so far.You are a champ no BS. I have been working on my own video with my walmart bags and other ideas given so freely by you,and I really look forward to sharing with you.Thanks again Larry.

  • @ZanesFacebook
    @ZanesFacebook Před 6 lety +17

    God I love how you say ruts

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 6 lety

      Check out Rain Gutter Grow System Magazine by Larry Hall See Lots Od Cutting Edge Container Gardening
      flip.it/FzI8UK
      Check Out Our Face Book Rain Gutter Grow System group Page! Over 32,000 members from all over the world! Learn All Kinds Of Cutting Edge Container Gardening!
      facebook.com/groups/14474...
      Check out Our Web Site! We Have The Worlds Largest Selection Of Genuine Root Pouch Grow Bags, The Worlds Only Tested To Approved FDA Guidelines For Growing Food!
      Also Everything You need To Build Your Own systems Complete Kits and all the Accessories!
      www.growbaggardensystems.com/
      Ckeck out my you tube channel
      czcams.com/users/larrylhall

    • @virginiamoss7045
      @virginiamoss7045 Před 6 lety

      I find it annoying, but every other word he says is clear, concise and excellent information. So glad to come across this video.

  • @911review
    @911review Před 7 lety +1

    i use my old plastic containers
    and cut holes in them.
    i use a razor knife and make 1/2 in cuts
    best resultts, make 2 cuts 1/16in apart
    it acts like a larger hole, but keeps the soil in.
    i make about 20 double-cuts (40 in all) in each 3 gal container.

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 7 lety

      Check
      out Rain Gutter Grow System Magazine by Larry
      Hall
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  • @TheGardeningArtist
    @TheGardeningArtist Před 10 lety +6

    I think the holes look really cute too. :) Wondering if using laundry baskets would work out as well. Not sure about those plastic's for growing in though.

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 10 lety +2

      Yes lots of people have used the laundry buckets with great success! Thanks for watching my video! I appreciate that! Check out all my most popular videos by category on Pinterest! www.pinterest.com/larryhall50/

    • @THESKYPILOT777
      @THESKYPILOT777 Před 10 lety

      BeckieGetsCrafty Just try to make sure that the sides are not to flimsy, cause they have to deal with the weight but they should work great. Great Gardening to You...........Namaste...............................

    • @luzgonzalez6776
      @luzgonzalez6776 Před 7 lety

      Larry Hall

    • @LM-lq2kh
      @LM-lq2kh Před 7 lety

      I have used the laundry baskets for strawberry plants,they have grown great

  • @lis59827
    @lis59827 Před 4 lety

    Im so glad i came across this video. Im trying grow bags for the first time. Im gardening for the first time because of grow bags. I didnt want to dig up the dirt around my home to plant.

  • @CaliKim29
    @CaliKim29 Před 10 lety +30

    Great concept - I am going to consider growing a tomato or two in those Wal Mart bags just to see how it does! Thanks for the idea!

    • @WormcastingsNet
      @WormcastingsNet Před 10 lety +1

      Nice Larry... also great rain gutter system...

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 10 lety +2

      Thanks So Much For Watching The Video! See All My Most Popular Video's By Category On Pinterest! www.pinterest.com/larryhall50/boards/

    • @WormcastingsNet
      @WormcastingsNet Před 10 lety +2

      Hey buddy I must say you have a knack for making interesting videos, those tobacco plants really are extraordinary not the same old same old... I would love to do some fishing up there ...

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 10 lety +2

      Come on up!

  • @acadienunlimitedsubliinmx1969

    Ill try this with canabis yeahh !

  • @TWBlack
    @TWBlack Před 5 lety +4

    Doggone it, wish I'd found this before I planted everything 😒 but at least I'll have it next year!!

  • @uperbee
    @uperbee Před 6 lety

    I ‘m was planing on doing some cutting of a few of our patio plant. You just gave me another reason to do it. I’m going to do it both ways, reg. pot and same size air bag made of planter fabric. New to gardening. Always willing to give new ideas ago. Thank You for a great video

  • @CliseruGabriel
    @CliseruGabriel Před 6 lety +3

    Hello Larry, I understand that this is an older video but recently I have watched czcams.com/video/47qiwqKRef0/video.html (yes, it is in French but it has English subtitles which are very well written). The cell from that video sends it's "roots" to search the surroundings for the available food sources and later thickens the connections which bring "food". The plants have multiple types of roots. The thin ones develop first and search for food. I think that the air pruning works because in contact with air the thin roots discover the boundaries of the container due to the difference in humidity and after the mapping is complete the plant goes into "reproduction mode" (flowers/fruits) with the available resources. If this supposition is correct your technique makes a lot of sense because that's what we do as humans as well. As soon as we find what we need, even if it is not much, we try to settle and make it work with what we have the best we can.

  • @Laurenavan
    @Laurenavan Před 9 lety

    Wow, Larry there is more to you than meets the eye.The air pruning pots are great! I do that with all my pots.

  • @paullasmith4975
    @paullasmith4975 Před 4 lety

    Viewing this in 2020. My spruce tree transplants absolutely needed this information. Thank You.

  • @CaliforniaGardening
    @CaliforniaGardening Před 9 lety +7

    Fantastic video, lots of great tips. Question: After making holes in the bucket, what kind of material do you use to contain the soil? How do you make it or is it readily available. Thanks!

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 9 lety

      Come join us on our Rain Gutter Grow System Group Page! Then I can really help you! facebook.com/groups/144745362329424/

  • @Bright-It
    @Bright-It Před rokem +2

    Lovely polka dots pots ...

  • @mongolioose
    @mongolioose Před 7 lety +12

    Thanks for the video, very nice. Did you have any concern in growing in the walmart bags, like chemicals leeching in to the soil? Might be a paranoid thought, but I do not know what they are made from, or the dye.

    • @user-22-
      @user-22- Před 5 lety +3

      @ mongolioose-Not paranoid at all, spot on! Those bags are loaded with toxic chemicals. Also, all plastic used should be ‘food grade’ (no BPA..) unless it’s just for flowers of course.

  • @dinkledankle
    @dinkledankle Před 8 lety +1

    Thanks for this, Larry! My spouse and I recently got into indoor gardening(mostly flowers, and last night we planted over a dozen different kinds of beans). We have a chestnut tree we planted from a seed a couple weeks ago that has already sprouted and is about a foot tall now, and we've been worried about having a big enough pot. The air pruning seems like it will be a really good system until it is ready to be moved outside. This will also help with everything else we are growing. Again, thanks a lot!

  • @DavyDoo69
    @DavyDoo69 Před 5 lety +15

    Your half right and half wrong..... Fabric bags allow more oxygen to the root structure, good for the plant. However the air does not prune the roots, it's the uv light that trims the roots, when the roots get near of poking threw the bag the uv light kills the tips of the roots before it can poke all the way threw, so it's light pruning...…..

    • @erikvanvelzen
      @erikvanvelzen Před 4 lety +1

      Nonsense. It works under grow lights too, and those have no UV.

    • @parkerbirch1475
      @parkerbirch1475 Před 4 lety

      Both light and air would prune roots make sense too.

  • @organiccraftworks3153
    @organiccraftworks3153 Před 3 lety

    YOU read my mind sir, down to the kiddy pool ! Brilliant minds think Organically!

  • @JustLouIt
    @JustLouIt Před 9 lety +6

    Great video. Good info. You say 'root' funny :D

    • @rafaelramos441
      @rafaelramos441 Před 3 lety

      He rhymes it with foot, rather than boot. Not sure what accent this is.

  • @ms.goodiebones1969
    @ms.goodiebones1969 Před 6 lety +1

    If that's the case all you need is the small latticed baskets and cloth lining

  • @BigMacBook1300
    @BigMacBook1300 Před 6 lety +3

    This method is true but you have to water them everyday sometimes multiple waterings daily.

    • @larrylhall
      @larrylhall  Před 6 lety

      BigMacBook1300 no you don’t it is totally automatic

    • @robertkat
      @robertkat Před 5 lety

      How is it automatic?

  • @billporter846
    @billporter846 Před 9 lety

    I see you have your pots sitting on a self watering system and that's why your inviting people to the Facebook page so they can see how it works......well done...... And love those ruts, big fibrous ones.

  • @RainbowGardens
    @RainbowGardens Před 10 lety +5

    This is good information. I have great success growing in containers but I think developing another system where the roots can be exposed to air would be great. The only problem I have it the clay pots I have (which are very porous, but allow air into the root system) crack easily. I would like something attractive, economical, while allowing air to the roots. This video has inspired me! :))

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    • @THESKYPILOT777
      @THESKYPILOT777 Před 10 lety +3

      Rainbow Gardens You didn't say how big you pot is. Clay pot that is. If you want to try the air system, before filling the clay pot with your favorite soil, take some landscape fabric and cut a piece that will go around the inside of the clay pot, and overlap it. Then, in relation to the pot, get some thick sticks that will go from top to bottom, maybe 1" or 2" thick and put them in between the landscape fabric and the pot. When putting the soil in try not to pack it around it to tight so the air will go to the bottom of the pot. You might have to put 2 or 3 sticks in to keep the soil from packing around it and cutting off the air. Give it a shot and see if that works for you and keep an eye on it and you just might think of a better fix than that but that might get you started. Good Luck, and Gardening............Namaste.............................

  • @abiabi521
    @abiabi521 Před 7 lety

    ....Whoa!...and I've been trying to figure out what to do with my old shopping bags! I knew about "pot bound" but now I understand the "why" and "how" concerning it. Cool!

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  • @mininaturalfarm
    @mininaturalfarm Před 8 lety +15

    I believe it is more about aeration than root pruning. Roots need oxygen for respiration, period. But your bags will leak moisture too, so you end up using more water. A better solution is to use a bigger pot.

    • @thomasmoorhead42
      @thomasmoorhead42 Před 7 lety +11

      I think the point is you can use a 5 gallon bucket instead of a 20 gallon bucket or whatever the plants max root size would demand. If you want to plant your tomatoes in a bunch of comically large pots go ahead.

    • @madhavwalvekar5426
      @madhavwalvekar5426 Před 5 lety +1

      8

  • @originaLkomatoast
    @originaLkomatoast Před 10 lety

    I tried this with tomato and pepper plants this year and they are growing like crazy and look really nice and healthy.

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  • @picantel
    @picantel Před 9 lety

    I tried a few of your methods including walmart bags, walmart bags stuck in a 5 gallon lowes bucket with giant holes drilled in it, and lowes buckets with holes in it. So far the walmart bags by themselves are better. The bags in the lowes container are growing okay but the stems are thinner and they seem to dry out even faster i.e. the plants are wilted more. The lowes buckets by themselves did not work well at all. A couple months ago I put a sweet 100 tomato plant in a walmart bag and put that bag in a smaller half barrel like container(was $6 at lowes) to help keep it sturdier. The barrel only covers the bottom half of the bag so the bag gets more air circulation and the plant is growing great. Finally, I ordered those smart pots and plant a better bush in a 15 gallon smart pot and another better bush in a 15 gallon wide plastic container with holes. The smart pot tomato plant is now 3 times the size of the other. Thanks for your videos as the air pruning you taught has been incredible. My plants are growing to the top of 10 foot poles where I have to pinch them off so who knows how high they could really get.

  • @soleneisconbi7302
    @soleneisconbi7302 Před 6 lety +3

    I wear buts on my feet!

  • @crazysquirrel9425
    @crazysquirrel9425 Před 3 lety

    I made 4 of those. They were not as spectacular as one would think.
    Switching to a commercial Air Pruning Pot and Happy Frog and toss in water crystals.
    See if that works better.

  • @helenstreetman
    @helenstreetman Před 4 lety

    Wow, thank you for the idea! I know grow bags are better than containers but never thought of using reusable shopping bags for it.

  • @Baltikev
    @Baltikev Před 4 lety

    excellent video. it is very concise and informative. it does not distract with back ground music like some videos and it does not talk about personal things like cat doing something in the background. It has different images that matches to the words at the right point and time. great video.

  • @timmythepenguin3416
    @timmythepenguin3416 Před 5 lety +2

    A clear and fascinating video on the topic, I’m absolutely sold on the idea now. Great stuff sir 👍

  • @cheekysaver
    @cheekysaver Před 10 lety

    I have been really looking into this with potato towers... i researched harvest vids... those that had wooden 4 foot tall potato towers with no holes all had very very very poor harvests... found a lady on youtube growing them in tall plastic trash bins with lots of holes in them... she had amazing harvests. She filled 1.5 X 5 gallon buckets with potatoes per garbage can. Harvest time speaks volumes.

  • @DJPOD21
    @DJPOD21 Před 2 lety +1

    Great idea I'm going to try this with milk creates

  • @behavioraldesign
    @behavioraldesign Před rokem

    Thanks so much. Your shared experiments are brilliant. I'm going to run the same test.

  • @debbieexcell5088
    @debbieexcell5088 Před 4 lety

    Your explanation is concise and I loved the way u simplified this process and the use of the demo

  • @michaeljlangford
    @michaeljlangford Před 9 lety

    Thanks Larry, Used to live in Big Lake. Appreciate this discussion that solidified my understanding of air pruning. Especially thanks for the root inspection of the corn -- I finally get!

  • @havad3938
    @havad3938 Před 6 lety +1

    Revolutionary yet obvious. Thanks a ton!!

  • @bhaveekasmith3975
    @bhaveekasmith3975 Před 5 lety

    Subscribed so I could view Larry’s other content. One commenter stated Larry passed. RIP & condolences to family.
    Using laundry baskets while I figure out how to make holes in existing pots with my drill attachment. Need something firm inside the plastic container otherwise the plastic will crack. Maybe I’ll do a FB search on how to make side holes in plastic containers.

    • @mamakoepp
      @mamakoepp Před 5 lety +1

      Maybe if you stack multiple buckets at a time?

    • @bhaveekasmith3975
      @bhaveekasmith3975 Před 5 lety

      Marie Koepp thanks for replying. This mite work if all containers were the same size similar to buckets Larry displayed. But I have some of the black 2-3 gallon plastic (and somewhat flimsy) containers that plants come in when purchased. Others I already have are different sizes I purchased over the years.

  • @tennelles6775
    @tennelles6775 Před 6 lety +1

    I am definitely trying this

  • @charlesritz1
    @charlesritz1 Před 4 lety

    Yup. I live in So. Cali. a mile high and I've tried everything.... OG5280 ... pure air and pure water here. I these Bags work great!

  • @TheEarthCreature
    @TheEarthCreature Před 10 lety

    Next year I am going to be starting some of my plants like this for a comparison. It seems logical, and results definitely speak for themselves.

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  • @stephenschmunk3331
    @stephenschmunk3331 Před 6 lety

    I used your idea this year up here in B C Can. it's a great success... am planning improvements for next year ... thanks

  • @AreHan1991
    @AreHan1991 Před 3 měsíci

    Great, thanx. I bought some Air-Pots and they seem to work fine. But will try tomates in bags also

  • @jomorkenstrseth3526
    @jomorkenstrseth3526 Před 5 lety

    I use fabric pots, they really surprised me, they are so good, Super healthy roots.

  • @southerncomfort971
    @southerncomfort971 Před 6 měsíci

    Wow This is honestly one of the best video's on the subject I have seen. I have found myself caught on the self watering 5 gallon pots because of time constraints, But maybe? Watering could give way to air pruning if it would improve my results. Strangely I wonder why my ground growing which doesn't have the air pruning ability grows so well?

  • @sgaray87933
    @sgaray87933 Před 5 lety

    This makes complete sense.

  • @menikmati3187
    @menikmati3187 Před 5 lety +1

    Drill 3mm holes all around your plastic pots 8-10mm spacing they don't bend then when you move them , works just as well if not better and they last forever.

  • @theafricanblogger
    @theafricanblogger Před 11 měsíci

    I just started doing this. Great idea. Thanks man. ❤❤❤😊😊

  • @chevyferret
    @chevyferret Před 4 lety

    All you really need is about 3 or 4 inches of lava rock at the bottom of your containers. And holes near the top of the rocks. Aeration for the roots ,acidification and loaded with minerals.

  • @zebunishahajiani9092
    @zebunishahajiani9092 Před 5 lety +1

    Hallo Larry. Thankyou 🙏 for sharing your experince.
    Be Blessed with Posperity Hapiness and a long Healthy Life.
    Greetings from Austria 💐💋

  • @palletcrusher
    @palletcrusher Před 10 lety

    Hi Larry. I have been following you and others for a LONG time now, and thank you for your efforts. I have not been able to post comments for some reason until last week with all the changes. I am going to take the grow bag to the nest level and hope to post some photos using skids to make containers lined with cheap material (think flexible wooden buckets). It is a shame to ruin good plastic buckets if you don't have to. Skids are generally free everywhere and it would not take long to create a container. Again, thank you for the inspiration and rock on. Rob

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  • @darthvader5300
    @darthvader5300 Před 4 lety

    Galvanized steel mesh or expanded metal or chainlink fence mesh basket, and then line with polypropylene filter geotextile.

  • @joannekramirez
    @joannekramirez Před 8 lety

    I tell ya people this system works darn good love it did it and holey grows crazy

  • @runann26
    @runann26 Před 10 lety

    Hello, Larry. I'm a novice gardener and I just want to let you know how excited I am to have found your videos. I just joined your Facebook Rain Gutter Grow System Group Page a few minutes ago. I can't wait to learn things from you. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and ideas! (Ann N.)

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  • @curtiskurtzweil7949
    @curtiskurtzweil7949 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for the idea's thank you didn't want to grow in my tainted soil so needed idea's like this to grow everything I wanted.

  • @Modifiedtaco
    @Modifiedtaco Před 4 lety

    I grow in fabric it works great sprinkle some mycorrhiza on the roots and you’ll have the best roots.

  • @prakashghule2849
    @prakashghule2849 Před 3 lety

    Great job. Now I shall try in my garden.Thanks.

  • @rabwoody264
    @rabwoody264 Před 7 lety

    Very interesting, I use ex coffee sacks, burlap, works GREAT, natural so no chance of toxic problems... Thanks.

  • @oswalddas
    @oswalddas Před 4 lety

    Thank you for the information about "Air Pruning" heard about this for the first time.

  • @gillianwinzinger9558
    @gillianwinzinger9558 Před 7 lety

    INTERESTING. Now I want to play around with this idea to see how it would affect my houseplants.
    (Side note: I like how the buckets look polka-dotty with the holes in them.)

  • @pnutsmith384
    @pnutsmith384 Před 6 lety +2

    Great stuff no doubt... I even have raised beds for my gardening and I've been watching video after video about this that and the other thing but it just hit me what ever happened to grow in a garden into the ground I get it it's easier Les weed story about practically no weeds but still... When I was young I love to get my tiller and dig up the ground with it smell the Earth God's beautiful Earth

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