Here I was gettin' ready to hit the like button, then you said you suck. :p
I love your beds! You make best use out of repurposing old materials. I love that. :D Feck the Smart Pots, they go through too much water anyway.
Bulldog11 thanks for the dimensions two per box has my wheels turning.@ChalkyWhite I used smart pots last season and I have upgraded to boxes in as many places as possible. I built my boxes 5'w x 16'L x 2'Tall, which works out to about 4.25-4.5 yards of soil. I plan to have two plants per box. The cost of the boxes were more than smart pots, but they should last a long time.
Abso-fucking-lutely. In fact, going for a taller bed can allow for less water use if you use cover crops and other permie methods for water storage. I placed logs in the bottom of the bed my husband built me, soaked those well before planting.Ken or any others that have used raised beds have you found what blaze said to be true a raised box will out perform a smart pot or in my case a geopot ....if that's true I'm all in especially if it will save water. 400 geo squat pots or huge boxs?
The only real, functional difference is going to be water loss, and that's dependent on soil profile. If you're in a drought region, I think it's a good idea, myself. If, like Bulldog and myself, you're sitting on very heavy clay with damn near NO percolation, then make it bigger than 65gals, or make it deeper than you think you'll need and line the bottom with gravel.What about digging a hole about 65gal and filling it up.what's the difference doing it that way to doing it the raised beds or smart pots method?
Im not trying to knock anyone but from the sounds of alot of these answers im almost positive 90% of these yields bein givin are fake lol. I dont think some people realize how big a 5 lb plant is. Better yet a 10lb plant. Forget 10 cuz ill just say this.if you have a 9 to 5 or and job other than growing youre no way in gods green earthz growing 10lb'ers lol. Unless youre doin like 3 plants lol. Probably not even 5lb'ers. Here are some real number estimates.. 100 gallon =3lbs 200gal=5lbs 300 gal= 7lbs 400 gal=10lbs. And so on. Those estimates are about your max per pot and with some damn good execution. Your medium is very important i recommend making your own. I use a 100% greenwaste wormcastings compost thag i get for 55 a yard from a guy in redwood valley. And mix in some pearlite thats it. I know some ppl gonna say this or that but ive put this stuff up against happy frog and fox farm and it outs produces all. If youre feeding nutrients thats what matters not what a bag says. Those fancy soils are nothing but a medicine show that flushes out in a wk lol. If u want big yield feed,feed,and feed! Top the shit out of your plants and LST the shit out of it. And the key to disease and bugs is preventative maintenance treatment. Spray at intervals from beginnin to flower. Its basic stuff but ppl just dont seem to do it then wonder. Happy farmin yall n good luck
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