Making wicking soil

Easy recipe for making your own wicking soil. The BEST soil for wicking buckets and tubs. keep your soil moist for days while you working your job or are gone for the weekend.

[@MrsGator7]

Those birds are really loving their day

[@johnreginahenderson7032]

Great instructions! Thank you! Regina😊

[@getyerwellies6651]

Thank you Regina. I hope you’re have a good season and enjoying your garden. Best wishes 😀

[@MaggiePhigeland]

Thank you for this great information about the fertilizer and how to mix the soil. I know now not potting soil, but potting mix.

[@getyerwellies6651]

Thank you for watching and I hope it helps you to make your garden beautiful. 🌻🌼

[@MaggiePhigeland]

Thank you so much

[@jeffdestes]

Great instructional video. Just what I was needing as a guide to mix soil for my GroBuckets. Thanks!

[@getyerwellies6651]

You are welcome. I wish you much success in your garden 😀

[@notoioudmanboy]

Lots of good information about wicking beds, not a huge amount about making soil specifically for it.

[@gerrymorcom5001]

It’s easier to saturate the peat moss first, then mix everything else.

[@getyerwellies6651]

Thank you. Yes that’s a good tip. The peat moss is pretty hydrophobic most of the time and it can hold a lot of water.

[@patricsswenzky3523]

Great instructional video for a newbie like myself. Would you be kind enough to share what fertilizer(s) you use in this mixture and the frequency of use?

[@getyerwellies6651]

I use a variety of fertilizers. I like to use fish emulsion and I always add blood meal and bone meal when planting. The bone and blood meal I put in the hole before the plant goes in ( about a fistful of each in each hole. The fish emulsion I do about every 6 to 8 weeks. ( smells bad , works good ) I am not opposed to using 10 10 10 sprinkled around under the mulch on occasion I will use liquid miracle grow if something needs a quick feed. Thanks for watching and I wish you all the best for your garden 😀

[@sevendeadlychins]

For me, I have much better luck with worm castings than manure in wicking tubs. Manure is too contaminated and variable in quality. The castings are more expensive but I think it’s worth it.

[@getyerwellies6651]

I like worm castings but you are right they are pretty expensive. Hope you have a great gardening year 😀

[@jmc9455]

Hi, great information. what size/how many ounces are the solo cups?

[@getyerwellies6651]

Thank you for checking out the video. Those are 16 oz solo cups. You can always use more than that but I wouldn’t use less. I use this soil mix all the time in my rain gutter grow system and my wicking tubs and get great results with my peppers and tomatoes. I wish you success with your 2023 garden 😀