Could you wrap with a landscape fabric or something easily changed to help block the UV or do you think the weather would still crack them?

I have the same problem, likely UV related, with 5 gallon wicking buckets used for vegetables. Solutions, paint, wrap with panda fabric, replace every 4 -5 years, buy Earth Boxes, or bury the bucket in the ground to protect the plastic.

Just put it in the freezer without shucking, the corn shucks with protect the corn from freezer burn better than anything.

I love being wrong and getting corrected...'cuz the next guy that disagrees with me is in trouble...LOL! 😂

What about growing blueberries too? I grow in fabric pots 20 to 25 gallon. Should last longer.

Popping them out of the blue and putting them in the red ones seems easiest to me. You inspired me all the way in CA to grow mine in tubs, so far so good. I’m all about ease and the saying if it ain’t broke…

My concern would be sufficient root depth. The runners are fairly shallow, less than a foot perhaps but the main root likes a couple of feet, as I understand it. I think the shallow depth plus the black color may give you a combo of vertical crowding, hotter roots in the summer, colder in winter and higher moisture requirements but that's all a guess. I think Earth boxes were designed for annual veg that don't need much room. How deep is the actual soil in an Earth box? Plus it's my sense the bottom platform of an Earth box would be no match for the blackberry roots. I see the roots growing through and causing all sorts of mischief. What I would do is double up the cheap tubs if you have enough. I'd put the plants in new blue tubs and drop them back into the cracked ones, unless you have enough to double up with new tubs. It's my sense that UV light is degrading the plastic so a better tub inside would be protected and would last longer. Then just replace the one exposed to the light when the cracking gets too bad. I also think that if the tubs are nested there'd be less pressure against the outer tub since the inner one is bearing the force from the roots, so that may make them last longer. Maybe paint the rims of the inner pots to protect from UV light. Or source a replacement of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). It's a nicely UV resistant plastic. It's used in playground equipment. Blue 55gal drums used for rainwater collection are made for continuous outdoor use and hold up well. Cut one in half, secure a lid to the top half and you've got two. Or if you can get used/free just use the bottoms. Of course you can cut them shorter if you don't want them that high but if you can spare the planting media that's not a bad idea to give them a little more wiggle room.

I plan on putting some blackberry plants in tubs this spring .I do have some in the ground; I have thought about 55 gal food grade barrels cut in half .I like your idea changing the tubs.I like your videos .

I'm growing Ponca and Prime Arc Freedom based on your suggestions in 20 gallon barrels as an experiment. I documented the build on my channel

do both the orange and the earth boxes

The black tubs last a lot longer. I have dozens of them that have been out in full sun for over 20 years and no cracks.

One Green World has a huge selection of blackberry varieties and many other selections of fruits

I'm using the 27 gallon heavy storage totes. I set mine up on concrete blocks cause of flooding in that area. But they r black and I'm thinking of painting blue or white to cool down or possibly using a heavy white tarp spread along the sun side.

You could try the metal beds like a long run or individual raised beds use hardware cloth at the bottom to keep out gophers. Just a thought you have options.

Great idea. Great video. I am switching over to cutting plastic drums in half and using that system as a wicking tub. All my drums come from a machine shop that uses massive amounts of De-Ionized water in their operation, super clean drums.

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Texfarm6 doesn’t like these temps neither 😁

Try Grow Bags. They are fabric and won't crack.

Are you doing anything for the berries with this bad cold front coming in im in tn and they saying we are post to get 4 to 7 ins of snow fri

But if you grow them in your earth boxes, where are you going to grow your onions? And those orange buckets look very similar to the red and black buckets I purchased from TSC a couple years ago. Mine are 17 Gal. Excellent for growing pepper plants in.

55 gallon plastic drums cut in half. They are uv resistant decently thick they do take some work cutting in half but thats what I used and works perfectly

yes they start splitting. The heavy black ones are much better. They will last a lot longer. Paint it white if you're worried about the heat. I have used the yellow, blue, and red ones and they all get brittle, but the black ones will last a long long time

I think you have enough roots and enough growth to put them in the ground and they would probably do OK

TP2 this is the season of planning and dreaming big. Don’t cut back. Plants must multiply. ❤

I've used 55 gallon barrels cut in half their thicker, I'm hoping they'll last longer than the lickings tubs. And I also cover the tops with used bedding from my chicken coop. Seems to be working so far. I live in Ohio and this will be the 3rd year. Good luck.

The squeaking wheel gets the grease. People change hobbies/interests all the time. It has to do with priorities. Or as neighbor said to me, 'we are who we are'. Your fortitude with your horticulture will be rewarded!

Color matters. If you can find black ones they will last a lot longer. Something about UV

Quick fix: Drop one blue tub that's cracked into one that's not. Longer Fix: Paint the new blue tubs with exterior latex paint that's made for plastic. Not a spray can, yep a gallon or two of Lowes paint. You'll have to prep the plastic. I painted mine 10 years ago. It's the UV that's killing your containers especially when thin.

Earth Boxes sounds great. How expensive are they? I have a neighbor who has lots of the heavy thick plastic cattle tubs (black) that I can get for about $3 each. I was planning to get those for garden and berries. What do you think?

As much success as you are having growing them in tubs, just do the ole switcheroo with the other tubs you already have. As easy as it was to swap barrels, I'm fairly certain that's what you're thinking anyway. Now, prove me right or that I'm totally wrong!! lol

Been following your blackberry grows for good tips and advice - much thanks for that. I got a blackberry grow going on and also in containers about same size as yours. Maybe the plastic in my containers is first use and not as weak as recycled plastic for end of use purpose. Your animal feed containers for the blackberry grow might not have been made from virgin polymers and splitting of the plastic was inevitable. I'm new to this, and starting off with doing Chester on a trellis along with a local wild variety that puts out a lot of fruit. Up in the north, blackberry wine is to my taste more pleasant than grape wine.

I come to YOU for the expert advice!! But are the earth boxes not too shallow for the blackberries even if the cf of soil they hold is same (longer and more shallow than the tubs)? I like best using God's ground but I understand the less work mentality of the tubs and feeling our own body's slowing. It just seems the blackberries are created to just go do their thing and a tub restricts it's drive to be a rambln' bramble! Hope this made you smile.

I don`t mind of they spread a little here in Louisiana and if they do I`ll dig them up and make a straight row with them. I mow the wild ones that try to spread into the yard and turn them into garden soil. My PrimeArk Freedoms have unopened blooms on them here in Louisiana but the cold hasn`t seemed to affect them. When I eat frozen wild blackberries in little one-serving mini ziplock bags I sprinkle just a tad of raw sugar on them. I`m gonna get a Ponca plant like you mentioned too.

Mr. Leon had the red tubs a couple of years ago.

My blackberries are planted in food grade 55 gallon blue barrels that are cut in half. The material is more flexible than the mineral tubs.

Black ones last longer think you be better off to plant them back in ground

Yeah, I have tubs i need to replace after this year, I wonder how much u.v. inhibitor they put in the tubs?

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Fire ants love my raised beds.

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How do you get them to stop pecking on there eggs?!?

You said something about grease on those slide arms . I dont know how good an idea that is. It can hold dirt and stuff and can cause a real problem. I have dealt with seized parts because of grease and oil in that area and it aint no fun .Dry is better

Man please be careful that one of those tree tops don’t break off and come through the roof of your skid steer. I’ve been lucky a couple of times

06 worked like a charm

I have a wild variety that tastes good a little bit red. Still sweet but tart.

My two Prime Ark Freedom plants are in the ground and small enough to cover before the freeze hits Louisiana. I`ve been piling leaves and pine straw on my figs to save the big lower branches. Gonna wrap the small ones with tarps too. Tarps come in handy for late frosts too.

What is that tree plant called in the background with the bird houses made of I’ve been trying to remember since I was a child. Thanks. Great video too.

I have been contemplating the upgrade from 36v to 48v, but am concerned about the Solenoid and Controller which are both labeled as 36v. I am operating a TXTPDS 36v with 3 12v 100AH LiFePO4 batteries in series, so was thinking of just adding another 12v battery in series. The controller I have is 1206MX-1120 with a 36v Solenoid which is already wired for the rocker fwd and reverse switch. I am struggling to know if I need to spend mega money for a new controller.

Watching this after chasing a massive red-tail out of my yard from my 8 bitties, barefoot in my robe waiving a stick haha. Not my babies! Thanks for the tips.