What to do with all your empty feed bags!

[@lowespringacres7838]

I have hundreds of plain brown paper feed bags.

[@LittleCountryCabin]

I LOVE this!! I have so many bags and just can't bear to throw them away. I use some for weed control in flower beds but not much else. Thanks for sharing this! God bless!

[@queilyyenner6399]

Bingo!!! I was looking and looking for something like you mentioned. Do they work good?

[@LittleCountryCabin]

Queily Yenner Yes they do! I use them between raised beds under the bricks and no weeds or grass. I also put them down under new raised beds to stop the weeds from coming through our compost.

[@ladycat661]

Wonderful love this !! It is great to use things and recycle them it keep's them out of land field ,I recycle old bathtubs that was going to land field and I use them for raise beds I grow all kind of things in them ,enjoyed video ,God Bless

[@WhistleThicket]

Ive always wanted an old tub to make into a water feature!

[@homegrowncountryhomeplace]

Good way to turn garbage into something useful. Great idea and have a Blessed Day!

[@sandraoconnor5700]

Awesome, thrifty, and resourceful!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@josettegiacobbi1115]

I cut the bags going around and around to make long strips. These strips are good for tying up stuff .

[@WhistleThicket]

Great idea!

[@africanhomestead]

GENIUS! Because our soil in my garden is so poor, my most successful produce was grown in old cement bags filled with 100% compost. Every once in a while, the dog food we buy will come in the plastic bag. Looks like I won’t be throwing them away anymore!

[@WhistleThicket]

You should join our pumpkin contest coming up, probably would at least win the African continent!

[@yournightmarelilith4180]

I saw that my dog's wooden house was too thin... so i insulated it with a few of these then covered it with a pretty siding. Im not going to throw these away. I was running out of ideas until I saw this. Tysvm for sharing. 😁

[@WhistleThicket]

Reuse and recycle!

[@anna7118]

My mil makes shopping totes from her chicken feed bags.

[@terilynch4175]

All I can say is AWESOME ❣️🥔🐓🥔🐔🥔❣️

[@williamwhitney4391]

Hello Tom. Janette Neals Homestead suggested I see your video about growing potatoes. I have lots of feed bags and will try this out this year. Thank you.

[@WhistleThicket]

Janette is a great lady! Let me know how the taters do!

[@williamwhitney4391]

Will do--Thanks. I am a small homesteader without even a camera.

[@suzyhomesteader2454]

I use mine in the coop incase 1 of the tarps gets a tear. I just slide it between the hog wire, and the tarp to keep the rain or wind out. Also to store the hay bale twine so I can reuse it to tie up plants. Making grow bags is a great idea.

[@alicecowan3499]

I love this!

[@Camp8-f8w]

Oh snap I'm trying this👍🏻

[@HomesteadTessie]

what a great idea!!!

[@WhistleThicket]

Thanks! I love it when I can turn trash into something useful!

[@marytaha2448]

You thank you thank you was wondering what can you do with the with those bags didn't through half of them all of them away but have one left ❤️

[@sweetirisfarm]

*You could sew them together to make the most uncomfortable quilt ever.*

[@maryesthermarchi8164]

Make a ground cover for picnics or sporting events \

[@alicecowan3499]

I am going to duck tape them together to make a tarp for my compost pile! 👍🏼❤️

[@lindajohnson2950]

Love this!!!

[@missourigirl4101]

I’d love to try this.

[@frankieroberson3398]

This is cool; thanks for sharing!!! :)

[@LottieSue]

Brilliant!

[@primordialmeow7249]

Cool. Thanks!

[@dixieh5555]

Great idea

[@RockyBrook]

We use them for tyvek to cover buildings before we side them.

[@WhistleThicket]

Good idea! We have used them in the chicken coop to block wind!

[@MrsSoapPeddlersHomestead]

Tom...your brilliant! I have so many bags and now I know what to do with them! Thank you!!!

[@WhistleThicket]

I might start my pumpkins in them!

[@donh3060]

Will the toxic ink from the bags eventually leach into the soil, therefore the plant becomes toxic and you eat toxic food? Not sure if this would happen but if it does, doesn't sound like a great idea. The concept is fantastic, as long as we don't ingest toxic chemicals into our body.

[@HiddenFarmApalachin]

So, is there a video showing us the results of the potato harvest?

[@nancyfahey7518]

Great idea, thanks

[@WhistleThicket]

But of course !

[@CollegeRodent]

Potatoes overwinter very well in the soil outdoor and they can tolerate a high level of nitrogen. So leave 10% potatoes in the soil after you harvest them, then dump a layer of wheat straw on the top and then another layer of horse manure. Let the rain does it job. Your potatoes will sprout automatically in spring time very quickly cause they have already rooted thoroughly in late fall. You method is good for city dwellers though. :)

[@lunabeta3516]

Wow. Thanks. Going to do this!

[@wmluna381]

Will give it a whirl, thanks!

[@oldschoolwithamoderntwist6074]

,,pretty cool ideal,,i like it,,i like it a lot,,,

[@WhistleThicket]

Thanks, I can see this being useful for folks with small spaces, even on a balcony!

[@Bobslapbattlesss]

I was using mine for taking in my recyclables but now I've been saving them and want to use them for grow bags. Here's my question, how long would say it takes from start to finish to get good sized potatoes? I grew some a couple years ago but I had them out in the sun and after 6 months, the potatoes were small. I thought the green tops needed sun.

[@michaeltorrey]

Thank you!

[@womanwomanhomesteadliasmit2118]

Niceee Idea....Thanks for sharing

[@uhworms]

Hello is that a corgi I saw chasing the deer?

[@aromaofhope]

Would love to know how this turned out. I just made a planting bag from a feed bag, but I did a lot fancier version with the sewing machine. So you did cut drainage holes. I was wondering if that was necessary.

[@lunabeta3516]

Fallowing

[@paularamirez9385]

Why cut it up the side?

[@lunabeta3516]

Wondering that too.

[@traceyfinch2615]

I would think it is for water drainage

[@ebs2874]

genius, actually

[@chriswilliams9262]

Goofy..you cudda rolled the tops down rather than cut it

[@sophiesmith-jackson4763]

u r not supposed to use scissors like that!

[@WhistleThicket]

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[@sophiesmith-jackson4763]

@@WhistleThicket u shouldn't use the scissors like that !!!!!

[@donwyates]

It was an unconventional method, I think, but it seemed to work just fine. I mean, just think how many ways there are to tie shoes - no wrong way, if they do the job, right? At least he wasn't running with them! 😆

[@dreamstorealityhomestead4647]

Great idea

[@esha9000]

Great idea. Thanks.

[@maneysmountain]

Great idea