Timestamps. New garden soils can steal nitrogen from your plants and your entire garden can suffer. Here is the cure and information on why it happens.
How to Build & Plant an Entire Garden from Nothing (Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers, Fruits, & Compost) https://youtu.be/_yQLceaU2X0
0:00 Introduction
0:41 What Makes ‘Bad’ Garden Soil?
1:24 How Plants Look in Problematic Soils
1:45 The Fix is Water-Soluble Nitrogen
2:27 3 Types of Products You Can Use
3:31 A Few Examples of Low Nitrogen Impacted Plants
4:34 Other Concerns – Sandy Soil Can’t Hold N-P-K
6:08 Using Water-Soluble Fertilizer for Spot Treating Plants
8:50 Treating an Entire Bed With ‘Bad’ Soil
9:28 Using Cut Grass & Leaves to Increase Organic Matter
11:16 The Organic ‘Fix’ for ‘Bad’ or Problematic Garden Beds
12:44 Warning! Pets Like Fish Emulsion & May Eat Soil
13:21 The Mulching Example
13:41 How I Recommend Using Blood Meal
14:43 Planting Spinach & Bunching Onion Seeds in ‘Bad’ Soil
16:18 Conclusion & Using Test Plants to See if It Worked
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Question watching this something popped into my head, could you soak blood meal in water to make a liquid fertilizer? Bought a bunch of blood meal on sale this fall.
Sooo…u spent $1000 or so on raised beds for children, looks like, without considering fertility or soil health, and now ur spending even more and advertising it (afterthought, oops).
Got it.
Thanks for sharing Gary! I really appreciate your insight and teaching. 😊
Hi Gary,
Another alternative would be to use alfalfa pellets (horse feed) in the fall. Sprinkle them throughout the garden bed, maybe give them a light watering—or not, and let nature do its thing. You can buy them in bulk at a feed and seed store for about $25 for an 80 pound bag. It is a great alternative if you are lacking compost. I think its NPK is about 2-0-2 (slow release).
Watching the replay thanks for sharing Gary❤
Since its Fall, can granular nitrogen be added to a resting bed? No fall crop in the bed
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thank you mr G 🌻
I had the same issue with yellow green beans last year. I bought and used cheap potting soil that was mostly woods chips. This year I used the same mix with amendments to grow watermelon in NW Washington. The reason for the post is you are 100% right about the amendments being helpful. Agrothrive was what I used for liquid fertilizer and I LOVE IT! 👊🏻🍉👊🏻
You can also use fresh urine, dilute 1: 10 with water, high in nitrogen and free. When it’s fresh there’s little to no smell.
Can I be really cheap and stick some cheap food store fish or fish heads, if I can get them, and just stick it in a container of water with a lid and use that when it smells as fish fertilizer? I have two 32 gal trash cans with weeds and water for other fertilizing. Just wondering!
It seems like the raised bed has no mulch?
I had a similar issue with bulk soil from a local landscape company. Compacted, hydrohobic, etc. I folded in peat, compost, and topped with chopped leaf mulch … Totally reconditioned the soil.
Gary, could I apply & work in alfalfa pellets in fall (& in spring ) to improve the soil?
The problem with that soil is its holding to much moisture, that's why there is moss growing.
So timely!! Thank you, thank you Gary! My new nursery garden soil was delivered this morning and has a lot of wood in it. I’m moving my raised bed garden to a new spot with all new beds. I am waiting until Spring to plant in them except for my garlic. The information you gave will help me be more successful with the transition and know what to look out for and how to correct the issues.
That soil is horrible. Very compact, won't allow water to penetrate. I suggest that you add Agri type Aloe or Yucca to your watering can as they make will make the water wetter which will then make the water pentrate the soil better. Yucca contains natural saponins, which can help improve soil structure and enhance its ability to retain moisture. It can aid in making nutrients more available to plants, promoting healthier growth. The organic matter from yucca powder can improve soil aeration, allowing roots to access oxygen more easily.