Best planter raised beds according to redditors

https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Pots-12100-Fabric-Raised/dp/B007BVKDZI?th=1

I just found these. I haven't heard of them before. I wish it wasn't already mid-April. I wonder if it's too late to get some...

How long have you had yours? How long do they last?

E: https://www.amazon.com/iPower-GLGROWBAG15X5-Plant-Bag-15-Gallon/dp/B01LW87YZ7/ref=sr_1_11?keywords=cloth%2Braised%2Bbed&qid=1555697040&s=gateway&sr=8-11&th=1

I think that is closer to what you meant.

> The awesome part is by the time the box is rotted out

Those boxes he got are cedar. They're not likely to rot out any time soon.

I know they're cedar because I recognize the brand. They're from Greenes. I have a few. They pop together in literally less than five minutes.

I have some cedar beds just like them (not from Greenes) that are over a decade old and still going strong. They even survived multiple floods. Like, literal floods where they were fully under flood waters.

I've been using Big Bag Beds with great results. They are on their second season and have survived one flood.
http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Pots-Big-Fabric-Raised/dp/B007BVKDZI/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1427347315&sr=1-1&keywords=Big+bag+bed

Thanks!

Yes, I'm definitely lacking in table space. It's top of the list for next summer!

Link to the bags for anyone interested

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007BVKDZI/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013JFHMNK

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008TVEVGG/ref=sr_ph_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502725762&sr=sr-1&keywords=geopots

I agree with other posters. More low stress training to take advantage of the floor space given your very limited height, and given that many autos can successfully fill a 2-3gal pot she is more than likely already rootbound! But I’m sure she will bud and flower just fine.

I would definitely look into a flat fabric pot like THIS But you can probably find an even smaller flat pot somewhere online.

Extensive low stress training throughout her life cycle and a larger flat pot would benefit you greatly given the space you are working with👍🏻

EDIT: changed link to one I found that would probably fit better.

I have two sugar pumpkin seedlings, about 5 inches apart, in a six-inch-deep mound. They're doing well and I'd like to keep them both, but do they need more space to make it work? They're in a Big Bag Bed filled with Black Gold organic potting mix. I have two cowpea plants and a zucchini plant in the same bed, all of which are doing well also. It seems like there's room to maneuver.

All of the above were grown from seed. I'm really, really new at this, so any tips/advice/snark will be appreciated.

Upvote for the Ozarks! My gf and I just got back from a camping trip on the Jacks Fork River in the Missouri Ozarks. We go down there multiple times every year for floats and fishing. Simply breathtaking.

I used smart pots last year. I learned it's hard (read: impossible) to over-water them if your soil drains well. It's great when we get too much rain but a chore when you have to remember daily supplemental watering during dry spells. I'm currently still using smart pot's big bag bed. It's pretty nifty if you want a raised bed that is removable.

Someone else mentioned it in your other post, but using your roof as a small garden would help take some of the heat load and provide you with some veggies if you're into that type of labor.

A few of these or something similar would probably suffice for the project.

I have a bunch of these:

Smart Pots Big Bag Bed Fabric Raised Bed https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007BVKDZI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_BsDPybRZ43WFQ

I also have many 25 gallon containers.

I might do raised beds next year, however for now I want to stick to large containers.

1. Not entirely sure, but I'd buy spring water over RO. Consider an inline chloramine filter and fill some sort of reservoir. Buying water gets expensive real fast..
   
   
2. You could just keep it simple and loosen soil with a gardening fork, compost, and amend with natural fertilizers (kelp, neem, crustacean, alfalfa meal, etc.) and rock dust. Then cover, wait a couple weeks and then get back to growing. If you really feel the need to use cover crops, this site has more good advice than I can give. cover crop site
   
3. A handful or two of Red wigglers would be great. Nematodes will be present in compost, so start with good fresh compost, add compost teas during grows and top off compost between grows to provide all of the beneficial organisms needed. Making your own vermicompost is a good way to go. microbe organics is a great read. As far as beneficial bugs, it depends on what you're growing and if you're having any problems to begin with. No sense in swinging at what isn't there.
   
4. One plant of what? A tree? How big is it going to get? 25 gallons seems a bit excessive for one of anything indoors. 5-7 gallons is what I'd consider minimal. I'd choose [raised planter beds](Geopot PL72X36X20 Raised Planter Bed, 72-Inch by 36-Inch by 14-Inch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008TVEVGG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_4aGezbQ85YYWB) if I were going that big/long term/no till/indoors. More stable than smart pots.
   
   
   

Yep, you've got it. That would be one way to do it (multi-output Orbit device), and so would making (or buying) a pipe manifold that splits the water flow into several zones.

Check out this page --> http://www.amazon.com/Raised-Bed-Snip-n-Drip-Soaker-System/dp/B00EOW78TQ/ref=sr_1_16?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1407646451&sr=1-16&keywords=raised+bed+garden+kits

...and imagine that scaled up and going to a few different areas. That's pretty close to what I'm visualizing.

The only thing I find hard to get my head around is that that Orbit unit, being made of plastic—and containing microcircuitry, no less—is supposed to be able to hold the full pressure of a water spigot. I'm slightly skeptical about that. I know it's made in China like everything else is...