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Potting Mix Trick: Save Money NOW!

60K views · Mar 20, 2026 · Howto & Style

Comments · 184

  • @Selfsufficientme · 6 months ago · pinned

    G&apos;day Everyone, I hope you are all &quot;getting into it&quot; and thanks for your ongoing support! Cheers :) <a href="https://selfsufficientme.com/support-me/">https://selfsufficientme.com/support-me/</a>

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  • @SomeYouTubeTraveler · 6 months ago

    Mark, I really like how you go through and narrate all the steps of your process in your videos. Even if not watching, just listening to your videos is like having Bob Ross on in the background... very relaxing and peaceful 😌

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  • @GrowArt21 · 6 months ago

    I love learning from your videos, Mark! &nbsp;Your sense of humor and easy going demeanor is exactly what this chaotic cluster of a World needs! &nbsp;Thank you for all your efforts and for being willing to teach me/us your handy skills. &nbsp;You&apos;ve made gardening very enjoyable. &nbsp;Cheers!

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  • @buckaroobonsaitree7488 · 6 months ago

    You have one of the best gardening channels on the internet man. I&apos;ve been piling up wood for years now, just starting to pull it apart and incorporate into the sand we call soil in Florida.😂 I&apos;m planning to have good soil by 2030. Made a deep and tall hugelkultur as well, we&apos;ll be piling up the aged composted woodchip piles onto that and covering with the finer compost before planting. It should be 6 feet tall by the time we&apos;re done. Using what you have is time consuming and back breaking but so worth it for all the benefits. Cheers!

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  • @sjaron23 · 6 months ago

    I enjoyed looking at the green of this video in addition to the tips about how to stretch out store-bought potting mix. Thanks!

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  • @bushgirl-z3z · 6 months ago

    That&apos;s a pretty sic looking wheelbarrow you got there Mark !👍🏻

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  • @KerbyDaFrog · 6 months ago

    Good day Mark!

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  • @anniecochrane3359 · 6 months ago

    thanks Mark. &nbsp;I&apos;ve been experimenting with making my own seed raising mix, and came to the decision that I&apos;d rather just add stuff to a bag of sifted potting mix. &nbsp;And here is your video showing me how to best do this. &nbsp;Great timing!

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  • @FarleyMan151 · 6 months ago

    I work the soil with bare hands too, plus I like the smell. I&apos;m sorry for the people that don&apos;t do any gardening, they are missing an important part of being human. <br>I&apos;ve been a gardener since I was a kid. I was raised by parents that gave self sufficiency a high priority. Dad taught me mechanics, carpentry, and being a MacGyver. Mom taught cooking, and house keeping.<br>I&apos;m 72 and still @ it every day.

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  • @mallerieswain2507 · 6 months ago

    I love your channel! I made my own compost bin with a plastic swimming pool over the winter. It came out great this spring and I basically just left it to do its own thing.

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  • @kerrynwright · 6 months ago

    I always get awesome simple tips from you when I watch your vids. Great to have a good Aussie gardening channel to refer to &amp; yours is the best! I&apos;m gradually turning from a brown thumb that killed everything into a green thumb! YAY! 🥰Blessings from South Australia💕🐨

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  • @mcdowelltyler3 · 6 months ago

    I just love how he just walks through this amazing sod

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