Do You Change Soil In The Wicking Tubs? Ep 52

For more information call Leon at 580-564-5909. We are making plans for spring planting. Hope you are also. Thanks for watching and happy gardening. Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

[@JolleanSmith]

What a humble admission of learning on the pesticides. Surprisingly, many still love them. Keep making video's Leon, thank you.

[@theroostergardenandcityhom9323]

Morning Mr. Leon. I have always learned more from men like you. I trust true wisdom. Sometimes older is better. Thanks for your time bringing us your videos. have a super day.

[@trulylynn9941]

I love your hymnal on the piano behind ya. God bless 🙏😇 you Leon. We are in the last days!

[@wakeywakey8603]

I've been hearing other channels say they learned how to Garden from Leon. And I was like, "who's Leon?" So I finally found his channel. And he's a man of God? And reads his Bible? SUBBED ❤

[@ritcheymt]

Regarding that one question on the video from Leon's community, a bad smell coming from a wicking tub indicates anaerobic bacteria in the tub. That may mean that adequate airflow isn't getting to the reservoir. Some growers say it works better to use sand in the reservoir instead of organic material because sand doesn't give bacteria the nutrients they need to thrive.

[@akavery]

Thank you for preaching truth Mr. Leon! We need to hear it! It’s so true, the Lord is coming back soon and we are seeing the birth pangs. Great video!

[@jaredpeterson2202]

Refreshing to hear a little bit of your testimony of Christ! Thanks for the videos! I'm at 5400 feet in Northeast Arizona and I think I can make this work!

[@mistiewilliams1334]

It's so nice watching godly people on TV. Don't know if you seen I posted on one of your videos. I am always on the go. I love the beauty of plants, but don't have time to stop and smell the roses all the time. I got smaller pvc pipe put caps on them, put them down in the PVC pipe of my wicking tubs ,marked where the lowest point of water I want on the smaller one then filled the tub up as directed now I can just look out on my patio and tell if they need watered or not.

[@scarlettehydes25]

I love hearing you say what is coming soon because our time is so short. It is truly time to look up !!!!

[@lavondacarter7228]

I so agree, we are living in the last days !

[@delindahess-sump4388]

Leon, I enjoy your talks and instructions. Appreciate your years of experience. Don't know if you have seen any youtube videos that put grow bags on top kiddie pools filled with sand. Then add water to the sand. The grow bags wick up the water from the sand in the kiddie pool. The sand prevents misquote. Putting a plastic around the grow bags on top of the sand prevents cats using the sand for a potty. Hope you are well and continuing to serve 🙏🏼

[@mariesplace9547]

Good bless you. Thanks for sharing your wisdom 🤗

[@clajlov]

Hi.. Mr. Leon You surely are a blessing.. ☺ With so much in the Know.. 👍 Have a great gardening week..

[@moonbeamer4468]

Leon, I’m in Florida and I’m just starting my garden using wicking tubs. Our growing season here is reversed from up north. You are so right about the return of Jesus. Thank you for the reminder! 🙏💕

[@Scorp1036]

Hi if you will text your telephone number to my phone [phone], when we come to Florida we will let you know when we are in the area. Maybe sometime within the next year

[@carolyn9090]

Leon, I sure enjoy your video's, thank you, I have learned a lot about gardening. I now have 12 raised garden beds waist high so no knees on the ground.

[@saved2save7]

Make a better gardener outta ya! Ya got my attention! Happy and blessed 2022 to you and yours. I’m so relieved to hear you address the reality of the weather and plagues the earth will face as we wait on the Lord Jesus Christ’s return. Gardening or trying to be a little more self sufficient is proving challenging that’s why we loved finding you on here! I made some wicking tubs with the recycled bottles and in Austr heat they perform well! This summer I grew Spinach Zucchini Cherry Tomatoes cucumber and beans and some herbs-in a suburban backyard ! THANKYOU for giving me confidence🤓

[@charliewilliams8794]

I use a kiddy pool well modified kiddy pool do a 2x4 boards put it together like you would a raised bed a hole 2 inches up line with pond liner or plastic put my grow bags in and all I got to do it put 1 in of water in it and when it's really hot I'll fill it to the drain hole I learned this from Larry Hall who is now resting with the Lord but he has two systems you can use but I was telling you this so when you do grow bags there's a way where you can keep them watered and get your air pruning you can use the kiddie pool but for the women who like looks you build you a kiddy pool that'll look like a regular raised bed. Also buckets in gutters is another way. I'm definitely gonna use this wicking bed because I love gardening and I've found that certain ways work better on different vegetables. You have a blessed week and your right he's coming back and we need to be ready. Sorry so long.

[@larrycroft470]

Thank you Mr. Leon another video that helps me with my gardening.

[@meredithpool3162]

Thank you Leon, you’re the man!! I need to learn more!!! God bless you brother!

[@tedbeverly6052]

I cut a 5gal bucket bottom off, set grow bag in side, use your pvc pipe inside of you grow bag to water. Works great. Make my own grow bag like you show years ago. Thanks.

[@brianbilyeu8095]

Really enjoying this series, and the Bible teaching, too. Just made two tubs and ready to make more. Keep em coming!

[@SrSrk98]

Love your attitude Sir...confident,wise,kind,always ready with tips and guidance to help all of us... God bless great souls like you:) Thank you!

[@patvaughn9987]

Thank you for your educational videos. It would be very helpful as a viewer watching you if you would repeat the questions you are being asked before you answer the question. They are not wearing a microphone, you are, and we cannot always hear the question clearly. Thanks! Keep up the great work!

[@deedeeinwi]

Thanks enjoyed. spot on.

[@1Gibson]

Mr. Leon, your on to something! I thinkni will do just that to mine, add vinyl to the bottom 3in and plant!

[@pepecocomax]

Thanks for another great video.

[@shandishandi2735]

Thank you so much Leon for the excellent gardening information and especially thank you so much for sharing the Word of God. God bless!

[@davidlefleor8372]

glad to see the doctors have turned you loose enjoy your thanksgiving

[@davidbolin8195]

Good wisdom on gardening and theology ♥️👍

[@KidCity1985]

Thanks leon!

[@johnbutler307]

Another great video thanks

[@BackyardGardenFlo]

Yes Sir agree Amen

[@johnreginahenderson7032]

Thanks Mr. Leon! Great info! Regina 😊

[@treyglascohorseservices4130]

Amen 🙏

[@SoCalGardenerGreg]

You are a beautiful person!

[@johnmcginnis5201]

Learn something new every time I listen to Leon.

[@beckytaul4355]

Happy Easter

[@wafabawazir1426]

Thankfully i stated today applying your methods, lets see how it will work.. thanks again

[@ddttrrb72]

Funny. I was going through your videos yesterday for the answer to the reusing soil question.

[@buckshottv3420]

thank you ....

[@billiethekid60]

Thank you Leon for bring the Lord into your videos. Come Lord Jesus Come

[@ridebeaver1]

Please make a video to show how we know if our wicking tubs are wicking . You are great love all your videos .

[@phillully4472]

Good tips Leon.. i missed some parts so I'm glad it's recorded and i will watch again. Thanks For all your experience and sharing suggestions with your Subscribers.

[@theflowpowa42oshow]

DIY soil all day everyday baby!!

[@kaittemurry4740]

Hi Leon, I'm a Master Gardner always thinking. I had an idea yesterday when I was in Dollar Tree. I have VICIOUS Bermuda grass that after 4 years took over again in my raised beds😶I'm in Rocky Ford, CO. So I have access to feeder tubs at the recycle center. I have several of the 1, 2 gallon plant pots I kept after I planted the pots. I was thinking of putting a fabric liner in an open trash can from dollar tree, about 12" high. Put that in a rubber, plastic vynal plant pot a bit bigger, which would provide air around the plant and provide a sturdier support.

[@jeremyjessmer699]

Just put the grow bags in the tub 6 in up from the bottom of the tub if you want to use grow bags.

[@vickijacksonmcgaugh6629]

I kept mine in a child size swimming pool. Worked wonderful!

[@lizdugaro1748]

I've used the soap with peppermint oil. The grasshoppers were so bad this past year! They ate the big o heads right off my sunflowers, I'm talking pikes in less than an hour! Do you know of anything that'll help with the grasshoppers? They still covered my yard and climbed my screens after I sprayed my homemade insect repellent. I looked way too many in the eyeballs for comfort that's all I've gotta say. 😂 Come to my yard and it sounded like midnight during midday with all them hoppers and crickets! Tons! 😆🌳❤

[@johnhsu1140]

Amen. Jesus Christ is coming back!!!

[@adventureswithjimandkaren2032]

love watching and learning from your videos. Question: I grew two tomato plants in my wicking tub this year. They did GREAT! But, the entire thing is rootbound now. Will those roots decompose over the winder or do I have to sift the soil before planting next spring?

[@pamelaroden4381]

I have always thought about that with my granddad he used all of that stuff when he gardened and thats probably why our generation is having cancer issues so bad. We used to play out while he was spraying.

[@tater357]

Little bit late Mr. Leon,but it is spring. You mentioned grow bags at 2:52 for someone to remind ya abut growing in a grow bag filled with a vynyl liners. Anyway you can use about a 3" or so tub to lay the Growbag into so it can wick from the tub instead? Look forward to hearing your answer sir.

[@Breaktheduopoly]

My tubs smell but I put manure in with my potting mix. I use any runoff water on my ground plants.

[@gmaster716]

Hey Leon, How about taking a 2 inch hole saw to your tubs putting maybe 50-60 holes in there and then lining the inside with similar fabric to grow bags? Best of both worlds i have experimented with this idea but not with your style of self watering tub. I appreciate all your informative videos

[@daleval2182]

I like it, too bad Leon's not seeing this, or offering a reply, feed back

[@jamescammack2690]

I put a grow bag in the tubs.

[@Julsran]

@@jamescammack2690 do you put the grow bag in and let it rest on the bottom of the tub or do you elevate it.

[@jamescammack2690]

@@Julsran I sit it on the black drain hose like he does.

[@bloodwolf2685]

Mr. Leon, instead of putting a liner in the grow backs maybe some sort of spray/paint on rubber coating could be applied to the inside/outside of the bag? Apply the coating to the desired height for water retention?

[@rickcote9428]

Hi Leon, you said you use a little fertilizer to start your tubs the next growing season, after the initial startup, how much of the sustain, sea mineral, lime, etc to you use to start the next growing season in the tubs soil?

[@flyfishing4me]

When you first do the wicking tub do you water the plants as the seeds just are getting started

[@berryanderson5529]

Can I use the Masterblend solution for hydroponics in the wicking tub? Thanks for sharing. You are an inspiration.

[@jamescammack2690]

That's what I use.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Placing those grow bags into a shallow container that can hold 2 inches of water solves some of the problems. Look up 'Kiddie Pool Grow Bag'. Only worry is mosquitoes. But that too might be remedied.

[@OklahomaBeekeeper]

God bless you for telling the truth about our saviors soon return

[@timcarroll3040]

Will it matter if you cap the fill tube on wicking pots. Thank You

[@rickeycarter1413]

Can you put a 3in.high pan under planting bags and see the water when it gets low.

[@blondeguy08]

How do you keep mold/fungus from growing in these tubs?

[@beckytaul4355]

How much fertilizer do I put in my barrels for a water melon? Thank you for your help.

[@jackiecox3440]

Will mushroom compost work in a self wicking tub

[@carolb8073]

Can I plant in a 5 gallon buckets ? Or do I need the bigger buckets

[@JimmieMcCullough]

So for watermelons, can you move the drain hole up to say 10" instead of 5" and water less since it will hold more water? Or would that drown the roots?

[@munchkin5674]

Do you continue to reuse that soil if the plant grown it is has had disease or insect issues?

[@savelinafilemoni8656]

Can you grow trees in these tubs? Such as citrus, mango, avocado...

[@johnnydavenport2015]

I'm using a float valve to keep a constant level in my wicking ibc totes. One float for ten inches totes

[@johnnydavenport2015]

@@stacyeandrew2 I bought the micro- float valves from ww Grainger's. They have a warehouse in corpus Christi but they will ship to your location.

[@daleval2182]

@@johnnydavenport2015 interesting, do they prevent level or back flow?

[@charlottesmart750]

I live in Louisiana been using the wicking tubs for 7mos now I have no odor coming from them. But I have a question I'm growing lettuce in some of mine ,will the roots go down and get the water or do I just need to keep the top watered

[@Scorp1036]

Leon says you need to water the lettuce from the top every three days for about two weeks, then the water from the bottom will continue to keep them wet.

[@ltcajh]

I'm wondering if having two green bean plants, or two squash plants in a five gallon wicking bucket is okay, or counterproductive?

[@jimmiller8389]

Perhaps smell mentioned at 7:38 is due to the application of blood meal?

[@carldozier7001]

Amen Is there a organic fertilizer that doesn't have animal products in it that you would recommend? (For my wic tube) God bless

[@tianastayton7989]

I cannot find sea mineral in the DFW area. Is there something else I can use ?? Or if you know a retailer down here that sells it, I would appreciate it. Thank you.

[@helenhill1270]

Leon can you help me I have some containers that I have bought over the years but they're sort of slanted at the bottom they don't go straight down and they're smaller at the bottom which I put holes in them of course but too small of holes can you tell me how to fix those to be a a wicking container please answer I need your help

[@cathytaylor5437]

Amen

[@donnanelson9181]

How deep can the soil be in a wicking tub? I want to use a 2 foot deep trough. Is that too deep for wicking?

[@jim25991]

I use 25 gal bags in kiddie pools with 5 inches of fertilized water in them. Heirloom tomatoes and

[@jackiecox3440]

Will Mushroom mulch work in a wicking tub

[@lonniep44]

COULD you spray vinyl paint on them inside and out 5 inches around & on bottom???? on the bags

[@debbieblakley9761]

I live in Oklahoma City and a creek backs up against our back yard. We have our share of grasshoppers in the summer that eat my plants up. HOW do I get rid of these bad boys? Many Thanks!

[@walterpatten5422]

Can I grow a citrus tree in a wicking tub ?

[@keithcollins4271]

What do you use for an insect at the college

[@theflowpowa42oshow]

Can someone teach these damn plants the definition of conservation.

[@jerrydavis1888]

Great tips Leon! Can I buy the tubs from you? Or can you direct me to where I can find them. Thank you

[@gardeningwithleon2816]

JERRY DAVIS you can buy tubs from me or you can get them either at Walmart or Lowe’s. I bought a oblong tub at Sam’s for 7.98 brown with a lid. They will work well

[@bonniewilliams9171]

@@gardeningwithleon2816 thank you brother Leon! Blessing on you!

[@carolparrish194]

I asked you before and i will ask you again "Will I be able to grow potatoes in a wicking tub?" I am considering doing this in the spring. I thought I would get an earlier start using the wicking tub instead of the ground. Thanks !

[@Scorp1036]

Yes we do that starting in January or February in a high tunnel but if outside in cold temperature they could still rot the potatoes. Depending on your location , you need to wait til the extreme weather is past. You didn't say where you are so this is best I could tell you

[@carolparrish194]

@@Scorp1036 Thanks ! Kentucky I was going to plant in the early spring when the weather is is still cold but not freezing. Hoping to get an early start.

[@magad419]

I have better plants in the tubs compared to the grow bags! The tubs rule in Texas

[@sharonprice3697]

I’m glad you don’t use poison. I’m a bee keeper and pesticides are lethal to bees…

[@dougcombs6712]

Hey sir i work at a vet office we have lots of compost from the stalls hay woodchips horse and cow droppings some of it has been there for 3-5 years do i need to add other soil types to that or just put my sea mineral and fertilizer in that

[@Scorp1036]

Hi this is Leon's wife, he says if it has been there that long then it safe to use as is.

[@dougcombs6712]

@@Scorp1036 thank you mamm i really appreciate all yalls help i am so excited to grow vegetables

[@Scorp1036]

@@dougcombs6712 Hello again, Leon said his Mother's maiden name was Combs, maybe distant kinfolk in past times!

[@sandy-rr1by]

wont the soil sour if deprived of the air layer between water and soil above?

[@Scorp1036]

This is Leon's wife and he says it would if the soil stands in water but when you put the hole five inches up from the bottom on the side and a six inch pipe in there then most of the soil doe's not touch the water

[@bonniewilliams9171]

@@Scorp1036 Thank you, I was wondering that! Bless you all!

[@wacoharder]

He briefly said he makes his own “soil”. Anyone know what he uses and the percentages of each?

[@jim25991]

Jesus will save us.

[@NinjaIsDrunk]

Hi Mr. Leon. I was trying to find out how to build the soil for the self wicking tubs. I have potting soil and garden soil I bought in bags from the garden store but I don’t think they are idea for wicking. Do I add peat moss, perlite, and lime to the mix and what are the proportions? Please help.

[@stevenjames1951]

Can I order soil and fertilizers from you?

[@jarnold8803]

Have you ever had a problem with the soil breaking down and filling the tube space? 🐝

[@LisadeKramer]

Cut your tubs down to fit inside the grow bag.

[@Sagir32]

I can’t find the tubs online. Anyone know how I can find them?

[@daleval2182]

Cut 50 Gallon barrel into 2, like Leon said, problem is, you need to use yer brain a little, most peoe can't lol

[@Sagir32]

Dale Val Well smart ass. Considering I have severe arthritis and can’t use a power saw like I used to that would be kind of hard. I know its difficult for some people , but try to be nice. So far you are just a personality failure.

[@Sagir32]

stacyeandrew2 thank you 😊 actually Lowe’s is carry some now really cheap.

[@stacyeandrew2]

Sagir32 oh wow really?? I’ll have to check that out I need some more!

[@bonniewilliams9171]

@@Sagir32 Amen!

[@karenberry7143]

We have alot of chlorine in the public water supply that just drawing a bath tub of water you can smell it clear out into the hallway. I set my water at least 24 hours in open containers before using. If really in need of water for my house plants I use my reverse osmosis water to hopefully cut the clorine. Am I hurting my plants doing that. On dumping my potting soil it always seemed weird since mother nature doesn't kick all the plants, animals and everything of the earth toss all the dirt lay down new and put everything back. So it makes since to add compost and nature fertilizers just as she does. Whole lot cheaper too. What do you suggest to get rid of spidermites? They really ate after my 18 month old sweet pepper plants I have raised inside totally. Really wish I lived close enough to come volunteer physical help in exchange for the opportunity to learn more about growing plants. Thank you very much for your videos/volgs/blogs? Whatever they are called. I'll add to my prayers that you do live to be over 100. We need the wisdom you have been given to survive. May God continue to Bless you.

[@maranscandy9350]

A teaspoon of Vitamin C in the bathwater in the form of ascorbic acid or sodium ascorbate 3 minutes before bathing should neutralize most of the chlorine and chloramine.

[@karenberry7143]

@@maranscandy9350 thank you. Wasn't aware of that. Will give it a try.

[@langstonrowe8243]

And there's our problem, you need to use your brain a little...😂😂😂

[@barbaravanerp4598]

Can grow bags sit in a water source?

[@Scorp1036]

This is Leon's wife, he says we are going to make a video soon showing what to do with growing in grow bags with a water reservoir underneath it. It can be done but not over two inches deep

[@vickijacksonmcgaugh6629]

Yes I set mine in a child's swimming pool.