Thank you so much for these videos! So helpful. We just bought our first barrels to plant xeric shrubs for our patio. One question - can we use a water sealant with transparent stain on the wood before we plant?

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I have used this amazing mix for six years now and the very first pot I ever did is still growing strong. I think the best piece of advice though was using a cement mixer. Bought one on e-bay for $100 and it's been worth every cent.

I have a young a ocado tree under a coconut tree not talk about 3 ft can I take it out about it ina container it's to close to the coconut tree flowers once an neveragsin

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How much zeolite do I add to the potting mix? I understand that the base potting mix and the clean sand is 1:1 by volume but how much zeolite do I add to the soil mix. I've watched and rewatched the soil mix KZbin. Finally found the zeolite nearby my home in the USA. I'm just not sure how much to add. Can you or someone familiar with the mix tell me how much zeolite to add to the potting mix?

How would your process differ if the wine barrel has no bottom? Thank you!

Very helpful! I learned so much from this series.

Thanks for sharing - it helped immensely

Thank you Peter for the best 3 part series that I have ever seen.

It is impossible to have a video without a cat photobombing you. I hope to see more of the cat. Thanks for a great video.

if your tree grows too much u dont need a replacement, just read something about root pruning, then try to prune the tree as much as you can

What area are you from? The dwarf pear, what is the name of it?

Lovely video, thanks

Thanks Peter, getting our trees ready now. You were very helpful with your video

Hello again Peter, question when you bring you tree home from store do you knock off all the dirt that was orig in pot then just put rooted tree in pot then fill your mixure ???? have a good day Gary

Hello , How much kitty litter did YOU put in you mix clumping right what does that do thanks Gary

OK...where is the kitten?

Thank you so much Peter for these three videos I am about to make a potted orchard and this really gives me the information I needed (lucky I found your videos before I just dumped soil into my pots). Love the little kitten mews in the background too haha. Brilliant!

Hi Peter I just saw ya wine barrel where do u put the holes u state u put holeson.the outside or inside I trying figure that out

This is fantastic help. - Can i use diatomaceous earth for the clay component? Thanks

Would this be a good mix for an avocado tree?

Why not use that screen type mesh as a bottom base? It’ll hold the soil and keep the dirt in right? Also considering you drilled holes first

Awesome series and thanks so much for detailing every nitty gritty Peter. I am thinking to add 2 handles on both ends of the pot for the sake of mobility. Also wondering if you are moving houses can you take them as it is or need further pruning? Greetings from Perth, Australia!

Have purchased 5 fruit tress and thanks to your knowledgeable videos and advise ... am hoping I can successfully grow them in pots and eventually get fruit from them ...thanks very much ... easy to follow info .. fantastic 👍

Thank you Peter for making this video. It is really informative. Appreciate you spending your time to make this free resource. You are a true expert.

Thank you so much for making these videos. I have just acquired a few half wine barrels and now feel confident I can successfully grow healthy fruit trees. I have be watching quite a few videos with bits and pieces of information and then finally found these. They cover everything needed to know and explain why you are doing it. Thank you so much.

Hi Peter, will this technique using the expanded clay that creates a reservoir be harmful for Avocado trees grown in pots and make them have root rot?

Hi Peter, love the videos. Question in regard to fertiliser, ongoing for lemon trees, dynamic lifter manures or citrus food. What’s best? Cheers from Canberra.

Hi Peter, thanks for the videos. Just a quick question, would this mix also be suitable for Blackberries, Raspberries and any other berries? Cheers.

Do you water your tree pots every 2 a week or everyday 🤔

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Peter, what wonderful help your videos have been. I have started on 27 barrels, most of which will go in an old and ugly lap-pool, which has been filled in but due to the storm water drains being damaged, it won’t drain properly. I wouldn’t have had the courage to even start without your help. Now I’ll have the orchard I always wanted - in the Melbourne suburbs. Sue

What about planting small flowers or ground cover?

What is that spray can please? Thanks

I’m putting these in my yard and plan on using stones to level up. It should give me room to place a dolly underneath if I ever want to move them. Are the casters necessary? I think they would get mucked up in the yard. Comments appreciated.

I live near central Florida USA, we have a hot humid climate for much of the year. Would this potting technique be appropriate for my trees?

Would you get rot from not having drainage holes in the base?

Hi peter the best doc I have seen yet on growing fruit trees in pots I have just put a dwarf mandarin and strawberry guava in large ceramic pots using my own code of mix not sure but will see haw they go. Am really takin by your mix though. Common sense easy and covers all bases, I will experiment with yours Thanks heaps Mate

Kitty litter will not be added to anything I grow. That’s when I stopped the video. Thank you.

Great video thanks for sharing. I have heard a lot about Macro Pots you can build for potting fruit trees in. A video about that would be great also :-)

Hi Peter, Great video series. If I didn’t want to use kitty litter, what else could I use that’s readily available. Cheers.

Hi Pete would you suggest drilling holes in the sides of the halved blue drums to promote air pruning & more productove fiberous roots & also decrease the possiblity of root girdling

Hi I just missed the name of first bag which u emptied on the surface of barrel..could u name the thing in writing pl

I the US look into using Azomite for the "rockdust" fertilizer.

How long do they last? Do they rot?

I think your kitty wants some pomegranate 😂

theres not a whole lot off diffence between this and plain old soil if u think about it

hi peter i just wanted to ask you this one simple question, i found a potting mix ,by a GARDNER&BLOOM WHICH has sand lime pine bark and other natural componets, its made here in CALIFORNIA NEAR ME ,BY KELLOGGS COMPANY, ITS FOR CITRUS AND TROPICALS, I WONDER IF I SHOULD REDUCE THE SAND INPUT IN MY WINE BARRELS,could you tske a look at the product and tell me what you think. thanks

Vey nice series Peter. My wife and I are following your instructions to the letter. Thanks for taking the time to create this tool to share your knowledge. Well done and thank-you!