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stephanietx Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Jan 31, 2016

I was thinking of trying a couple of these to expand my garden. Has anyone used them and what do you think of them?

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1lisac Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a) Jan 31, 2016

I have root pouches. Are you thinking of using them in your garden or in another area?

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weeding Peachtree City, GA(Zone 8a) Jan 31, 2016

I actually make my grow bags, out of weed cloth, and I have had good success with them.

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DonShirer Westbrook, CT(Zone 6a) Feb 01, 2016

I had a couple of homemade earth boxes that sprang leaks. Instead of discarding them, I put the soil in 5 gallon grow bags and put two of the grow bags in each HEB and planted dwarf tomatoes. Things went well for two months, then some of them succumbed to blight. Most did fine.

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stephanietx Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Feb 01, 2016

I was thinking of using them to grow squash or pumpkins. Just don't have enough space in my garden and was thinking I could "expand"' the garden that way. What size is best?

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DonShirer Westbrook, CT(Zone 6a) Feb 02, 2016

I've never tried squash in grow bags, but would guess 5gallon at the very least. Remember that squash vines tend to sprawl. You might try to trellis them, but I've never done that either.

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drthor Irving, TX(Zone 8a) Feb 02, 2016

I did try those grow bags ... but I just couldn't keep up with them.
They just dried out so quickly ... I gave up.

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tommyr2006 Poughkeepsie, NY(Zone 6a) Feb 02, 2016

I use those $2.98 home depot buckets with some holes drilled in the bottom.

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bariolio Houston, TX(Zone 9a) Feb 07, 2016

I used them but I've cut down my gardening space. They worked well. But they were no better than the huge plastic "toy tubs" I bought at Target. I'd go with a large plastic option with holes drilled in the bottom, especially if we have dry weather. Like drthor said, they dry out fast. Good luck! Janet

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