9 Clever Ways To Save On Potting Soil For Your Containers

9 Free Things you can use to fill large containers and use less potting soil! Using potting to fill up your large containers can get pretty pricey. In this video I will give you 9 examples of free materials you can collect around your home and yard to fill your containers and use less potting soil. Welcome to the Saskatchewan Prairies, Growing Zone 3 - Canada! On my channel you will learn about cold climate growing techniques, indoor gardening during long cold winters and see what's cooking in the Little Garden Kitchen!
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0:00 Introduction
1:01 LOGS, BRANCHES TWIGS
1:39 HAY OR STRAW
2:11 LEAVES OR GRASS CLIPPINGS
2:44 NATIVE SOIL, CLAY, SAND, ROCKS
3:17 KITCHEN SCRAPS, COFFEE GRINDS, EGGSHELLS
3:54 NON-COMPOSTABLE RECYCLING
4:34 PACKING MATERIALS
5:06 COMPOSTABLE RECYCLABLE ITEMS
5:35 TOWELS, RAGS

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[rebeccazody]

I never thought about torn cloth items. But it is genius, especially using cotton. Thank you. I use mostly log/sticks/branches, leaves, grass clippings, kitchen scrapes, paper/cardboard.

[saltlifegull]

Oh heck yeah! She has it figured out!

[lis]

im so glad I found this video. it's just what I was looking for. I've been saving paper towel and toilet paper rolls. to put in my grow bags.

[Lotus-Subliminals-Shorts]

WOW! Who would have thought you could use all this stuff for the bottom of containers?
I will now value more of my "trash" as treasure! (you've also relieved me of a lot of guilt from just throwing things away...)
I'm now a responsible citizen! 😃😃😃

[HomeNorth]

Great ideas and making your own compost in the meantime. Wow you can really keep a lot of things out of the landfill this way.

[TheWickerShireProject]

Mineral containers are awesome! Love the reuse! Hügelkultur log fill is awesome idea! Long lasting. Sometimes you'll get Mushrooms popping out too!

[mbonney]

Such unique and brilliant ideas! Thank you for sharing!

[missymm]

Love your video, I have been doing the same thing. I was looking to see if anyone uses feather pillows to take up space in big containers, I wondered if it should go in the bottom or middle layer. I hear they break down slowly. As I write I am watching you compost clothing!! How cool! We wear our stuff until its too awful to donate, I'm going to raid my husband's closet right now. Thank you!!

[MFV]

Logs, branches, twigs; hay or straw; leaves or grass clippings; native soil, rocks, sand, bricks, clay; kitchen scraps, coffee grounds, compostable; noncompostable recycling; packing material, packing peanuts, even plastic; paper towel rolls, cardboard; towels, rags, clothing

[WalkingbytheSpiritAlways]

Thank you. I use aluminum cans and pine cones most often, but the old clothing idea really surprised me. What about drainage? I have problems with overwatered annuals most years (in Atlanta and just had two inches of rain in 24 hours. Many plants want their soil to dry out between waterings.

[barbarahague]

Brilliant idea. Many thanks for this info.🤗🤗🥰🥰💕💕

[donnakerr]

wow! great ideas 😊 can barely wait to try some out! thanks

[helenthorne]

Awesome
I do most of this with all my containers and beds .... so many

[belindamclaughlin]

I've used logs, sticks and leaves as a hugelkultur container garden with great success, but I've never thought about old clothing. That's genius! (I need to do some cleaning out anyway, and I know a lot is too outdated for donation. Oops! This will make good use of it.) Thanks for the idea.

[crystalroberts]

A use for my boyfriend of 10 years work clothes. He sounds alot like your husband with his dress code 🤭😂 great video! Thanks 😊 To anyone looking for these bins, I suggest making nice with your local farmers. I hunt coyote on my local farmers land because they have no need for them and they torment their livestock but I tan and sew furs. I did start out with pies and banana bread and that broke the ice. Happy gardening y'all 😊

[juanisgarden]

This is great advice, thank you!!!❤❤❤

[goatgal]

Wow, great ideas!Never thought about a lot of what you showed.Thanks for sharing 🧡.

[byronchandler]

Thank you, great ideas. Ive got 5 pots to fill this year.

[mylittlecoloradocottage]

Great ideas for filling space in pots.

[debraanderson]

Wow! Great ideas, I use a few but definitely going to use all these ideas. Thank you!