HOW TO GARDEN IN A TINY SPACE - GREENSTALK VERTICAL PLANTER
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- Traditional Skills Summit - Come watch Josh set up our GreenStalk Vertical Garden! You, too, can grow food in a tiny space.
In today's video, Josh is demonstrating how we set up our GreenStalk Vertical Garden. It's by far the best vertical garden system we've seen (not all are created equal!).
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What we love about the GreenStalk system:
- It's a mobile system. Meaning it's on casters (wheels) so the tower can be moved or spun around so all sides have equal access to the sun. You can also move it to different locations throughout the day to "chase" the sun.
- Perfect size tiers. Each tier is perfectly sized to hold exactly one cubic foot of soil which is usually the size bags of soil are sold in at the garden store.
- Multiple tier options. You can grow anywhere from one tier to five tiers depending on your needs/desires. In this video, we demonstrate using all five tiers.
- Patented watering system. Oftentimes when using a vertical garden system, the top tiers tend to take up the majority of the water whereas the bottom tiers don't get enough. GreenStalk has a fully patented watering system that waters every tier at the same time.
- USA designed and built! GreenStalk is made entirely in Tennessee (NOT China!). That's always important to us and we try to shop in-country as often as is possible.
- Family-owned. GreenStalk is a family-owned company!
- 5-Year Warranty. As far as a planting system goes, that's a LONG warranty, they really stand behind their product.
- They've given Homesteading Family followers a discount! (see DISCOUNT CODE above!)!
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Ours is great. Would suggest filling one, stacking empty 2nd one, then filling it, stacking empty 3rd one, then filling it, etc. Next plant after Greenstalk is stacked. It's much easier to connect together and each tier is fairly heavy even without all the watering you've done. When completely finished with stacking and planting, then water thoroughly.
I was going to ask if it could be assembled like you described. There is no way I could lift a full tier onto another.
It seems it would be easier to plant each tier while stacked on top of one another saving on the back. Do one , dirt, plants, plastic reservoir then next tier put on and repeat for each level. Old ladies can then do it!
Josh, I've seen a lot of people with this system but you have the best video on it! You should get a bonus from that company lol. That sweet little assistant that was helping looks just like her Momma! Great job. Can't wait to see how it does! Happy 4th!
Plug the hole in your containers as you fill with soil, works great.loved your video, beautiful family! Thank you!
I have two three tier green stalks and love them. After filling mine with soil I stacked before watering. They get real heavy. There was no problem getting the soil wet. I started seeds in all mine and doing fantastic. After planting the seeds I did water each section with seeds to keep moist until roots developed. I even have squash in bottom tier sections.
Great video! Very helpful for a new Gardner. Did you film an updated video? I would love to know what worked well and what could have done better
This was the most helpful video about the Greenstalk planter that I've seen. Most videos include too much chatter about what you can grow and how the planter works, or just show the person setting it up for the first time without enough advice. This answered all of my questions.
I'm a big fan of the Green Stalk Tower Planter. But at 75 years old I'm not able to fill, water and life the tiers (due to the weight) to their various levels. I fill each one in place and plant and water. It works well for me, and we get top notch bush beans.
Roots and Refuge did a video on this that was a little bit easier if you were not as strong as Josh. Great Video here though but I feel that lifting the already full containers would hurt a lot of people who are using this with mobility issues. Also your water trays did you make sure the little holes were facing the tier spaces? Makes the watering more direct to the plants.
Brilliant! I love this idea, I'm going to have to see about getting at least one if not 2 or 3 because I live in a mobile home park. (just moved here from a small apartment) I have a patio & a small yard. We are allowed to put in gardens & I've been thinking about a couple of raised beds but this little idea will give me more of a yard left to enjoy without it being taken all up by a garden. Thanks for advertising & demonstrating this product.
When you do this don't put the tomato or basil on the top. They are water hogs and sometimes the plants below them don't do very well.
Thanks for the tip.
Have been wanting to try these! Love seeing your videos, Josh - but can't help but worry about Carolyn ... Hope all is well. Thanks for all of the great content!
What is wrong with Carolyn?
Thank you for your video 👍
Patio tomatoes are determinant not indeterminate. Indeterminate varieties grow big. Determinant tomatoes grow to a certain size then stop. They are shorter and bushier. 🍅
Thank you! I thought I heard him incorrectly as I had just watched a special on Ind. Versus Det. Tomatoes. There is a critical difference and ppl are going to make mistakes!
Just ordered ours, and came to see what info I could find on the Tube. Of course, you guys have them! 😄 Thank you for the info! So excited to fill up ours and add it to our raised bed section of the garden. 💗
I just ran across this video and so glad I did! Have everything in the cart and will be ordering in the next day or two. Love it!!!
Great video!
The water system on the GREENSTALK is amazing!
I love to lean in and listen as it goes down! I love that you can still move the trays if around if you decide you want to plant something that needs to be lower. I got to use mine last year. Alas it's still in Minn & I'm not! Disappointed the choc brown wasn't available when I last looked.
Oh I also had the other orangy one - couldn't move it. Watering was definitely a royal pain ...
Can’t wait to buy some of these. I’m from Australia so hopefully they deliver here 😃
Foods becoming so expensive here it’s ridiculous, growing your own food now has never been more important imo.
I set up my first one this week and so far I love it. Already making plans for another one this fall.
This is just the coolest thing ever!!
You spelled MOST EXPENSIVE wrong.
Oddly satisfying! Thanks for posting.
THIS LOOKS AMAZING!!!
Wow! So impressive! I want this.
I just put together a Garden Tower (different vertical garden) and it has a compost area in the middle which you can also raise worms in for worm castings. My suggestion for putting together the vertical gardens is to put each section on and then add the soil, watering as you go. An older person would not be able to lift one of those sections filled with soil and water, especially as it gets nearer the top. Once it is all together then you add the plants or seeds.
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, this looks like a great system.
Thank you! I just got 1 in the mail and wasn't real comfortable getting started with it.
Cool system! Thanks for sharing!
Looks great.
Love this, have been wanting one! I will be saving up, thank you!!
This is a great idea and one that can be used year after year with little expense, once the system is purchased. I’m curious to see how these look after a few months.
It has been several months, almost a year now, are you happy with the results from the Greenstalk vertical planter? Do you have a follow-up video? I am expecting one soon and look forward to my own vertical garden experience.
Morning all. I just purchased a GreenStalk and my question is have you grown any produce in the GreenStalk all winter with any success? I lost a bunch of my garden this year from deer, squirrels and early freeze and I would LOVE to be able to make up my losses with growing inside with the GreenStalk this winter. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and wisdom with us all. I've learned SO much from you. I so greatly appreciate it.
Looks and sounds great. I have a question though : how do you fertilise it during the season?
Hi Elena, I have one. It is growing beautifully. (peppers,tomatoes, strawberries, watermelon, stringbeans, carrots, parsley, basil, lemongrass, and spinach). You can fertilize it any way you want to. I use 511 mix with water in bucket and pour it in or you can use the grain and sprinkle it in each pocket. Not a lot though. I hope this helps. Grow grow grow!
Hi! GreenStalk Inventor's daughter here. Liquid fertilizer is the easiest way mid-season because you just put it in the water reservoir when you water. So easy!
@@antoinettiagreen3247 How does watermelon fit?
Good Aussie you have.
It would be very helpful if you told us the exact varieties of all the plants your planting
I just bought 2
I think planting after construction would be easier lol they look awesome
would love to see an update
Thank you so much for sharing this! I ordered one and it is on the way. My husband and I are in the process of starting an off the grid wellness farm on Oahu, HI! We are looking for land right now. I am going to start growing herbs and veggies in this on our back lani (porch). What organic potting soil do you recommend to use? I love your channel. You've inspired me to start a channel documenting the process of building our farm soon! Thanks again for all of your videos. Lisa Orig
When planting the cucumbers why not separate the three stalks and only buy two containers?
Curious to know how it worked loading up the tiers like you did. I’ve had great luck with cukes and patio tomatoes but only max three per tier. Did you have issues with watering or feeding with so many plants in a small space? Thanks!
Thanks for the video!! Can you share the name of your garden hose nozzle?
So, could you have just bought two starts of the cucumbers and separated them out? There were three plants in each pot.
i like the brown color of planter, but it isn't an option now. great video of the useage. thank you
i bought a smaller version hope it works.mine was from mr stackey
Hello Josh
Great video. Do you have any follow up videos showing the results of your hard work? Blessings, Orofino Backwoods Gardeners
Hello
Can you do an update
Such a great system but not available in my country so must use other options
You could Stack round pots with the pots being a little smaller as you go higher. Make extra drainage holes in the bottom evenly spaced. Put a rebar up the middle holes and some pvc piping between the pots to hold them up. I've done this for strawberries and it was easy enough. It's not as secure as this though, so I wouldn't put it out in a place where wind would knock it over.
I'm wondering how your plants did in the green greenstalk Tower? Thanks
Hell yes
fun
I have a question about one of your videos done some years ago. It’s about your egg 🥚 pickling.Can you use a fresh hot pepper from the garden Instead of a dry one?
How many types of plants can on grow in the Greenstalk.
Nice the 1st year then become hard to connect them at least or 2 beco.e wider ...now have 1 out of the tower...n no water evenly...have to water 1 by one😶
Aren’t the tomatoes determinate?
Yes
Okay... What is up with that floating pine cone?
How does this look now?
That is great! How much do you estimate each tier weighs fully planted? I am a senior living alone so I need something I can handle.
I have seen a demo of this system elsewhere and you could put on 1st level, add soil, 2nd, add soil, etc. Then install plants, then water. So no heavy lifting
I wish I had one bc it is really user friendly whichever way you load her up 🙂
Inventor's daughter here! Once planted and watered, 120-150lbs. Pretty heavy. This helps it stack well and easily.
So in the house? It doesn’t leak?
Patio tomatoes are determinate, not indeterminate, lol.
Those are expensive prices of junk plastic that are just going to end up polluting a landfill real quick.
AMEN!
An indeterminate tomato is one that keeps on growing.
I can't grow lettuce and tomatoes at the same time.....let alone cukes. :(
I like the mr stacky. Half the price of greenstalk
👍👍👍👌♥️
The link to Greenstalk doesn't work
Dawn try again. I just went up.
General rule does not apply to lettuce seeding.
Hi, the links do not work. Can anyone provide the link to this planter? I’m seeing other ones, but they are not the same style as the one in this video.
Consider yourself LUCKY!
Over a hundred bucks for a small one is a RIP OFF!
or you can get this greenhouse from amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084M2V98L/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=murph1018-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B084M2V98L&linkId=62bdac3d623bc95778b85776ccc66c32
Sorry, but... Tomatoes that grow to a specific height are DETERMINATE. And... It is advised to never water on the leaves of any of those particular plants as that invites higher destructive diseases.
WHAT A RIP OFF! (gee! I wonder why he wants you to buy in bulk?)
Why pay this guy over a hundred dollars? (just for the smallest one)???
Use your head and you can save the majority of that. Clipping together plastic pots is NOT hard.