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00:00 Introduction
BOOKS
The First-Time Gardener: Raised Bed Gardening: https://bit.ly/TheFirstTimeGardenerRaisedBedGardening
Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy: https://bit.ly/OrganicGardeningForEveryone
SEEDS
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CONTAINERS
CaliKim 1, 5, 10 gallon Smart Pots, Little Shorty 3′ fabric raised bed: https://calikimgardenandhome.com/collections/smart-pots
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PEST & DISEASE CONTROL:
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SOIL AMENDMENTS & FERTILIZER
Vermisterra: https://vermisterra.com
Worm castings, Vitality, Worm tea
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Great video from Australia
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You are an excellent teacher
This the first year (AND LAST) that I had a garden. Spent about $100 in supplies and 5 MONTHS caring for 30 plants. I planted them in wire baskets which kept the gophers out. Disease got about a third, animals got a third and birds got the remaining tomatoes and peppers. Never got a single usable one. Stopped watering them today. I now appreciate the vegetables in the store.
Small hemp twine is very tough and rot resistant and works great in the garden.
I brought a cutting from a great cherry tomato plant inside for the winter and it`s back in the garden and loaded with tomatoes now. My micro dwarf tomatoes have been growing for over two years. Ground Cherry cuttings are easy to root and produce a whole lot faster than waiting on seeds to sprout then decide to grow. The plants produce plenty of branches to use.
We`re supposed to get some odd cool weather soon in Louisiana. I hope it makes my Cape Gooseberries bloom. The plants are massive and have barely produced any fruits since April. I will likely stick with regular Ground Cherries going forward. I`m gonna try to overwinter some and see if that makes any difference.
I do all of these things. Everything from making homemade trellises to seed saving. And I've learned them all because of you! You are such an inspiration to us gardeners out here thank you always! This was an awesome video!
Oh! As far as stick saving – yes!! We will save sticks as we have to trim our backyard tree and shrubs. Constantly using them to prop up our transplanted starts. And when on a dog walk I can't resist picking up a good stick when I see it lol. I'm even thinking about cutting some of the bamboo that is growing by our neighborhood and trying to propagate it. Sticks like bamboo are invaluable in any garden. And so costly if you have to go out and buy them.
again your spot on
i don't waste any of my soil it all get's reused all you have to do is amend it with your own compost and it minimizes the nutrients you have to buy as well as building a more beautiful soil over time
i like how you used the soil from yard projects for a base soil i do the same thing this summer as i'm digging out for a deck i'm building using the dirt for filling in the bottoms of new raised beds!
its all free when you think
I have followed lots of your tips, from creative trellis, composting and saving seeds, wow that Domingo looks so yummy ❤
I’ve always appreciated how you don’t make gardening crazy expensive. I’m curious if it’s possible to actually break even with gardening? Or am I paying for a hobby I love very much?
I've been saving soil from containers the last couple years. It seems I have to add soil to raised beds every year. So I add that used container soil to them. Then make some new for the containers.
Yes! I love the CG inspired under deck storage! Independent. Growing our own from seed! Let us emphasize that saving seed season to season aclimates to our own microclimates. 🌱Compost = free fertilizer, less waste!
i do have sticks pile in my yard
wow one of your best videos ever – how to save the lettuce seeds amazing! I got a ton now that are going to seed! Also I was going to throw away 4 cubic yards of potting soil this fall but now, I think I'll save it, as you recommend! Yes soil gets expensive!! Many thanks. Also I'm ordering more of your microgreen seeds this fall, it's a fantastic package you guys are experts thanks and thanks ❤
BTW, I love CameraGuy's critter cam he's taking the fight to 24/7 do those animals think they can defeat humans and EAT their garden veggies??? LOL 🤨
I have two worm farms, a compost bin, 2 bokashi bins and I’ve made some diy inground composting bins that become mini worm farms. My Swiss chard next to one of these is massive. It’s all free and I love that I’m not adding to landfill but building my own soil for my gardens and containers 😊. Greetings from South Australia, our growing season is nearly upon us and I am so excited
I too reuse soil from year to year, but sometimes a container will go Ave and ant colony in it. Have you ever ran across such things and what did you do to get rid of them?
That’s the one time I don’t use that soil.
Always love your videos because you hit REAL problems.
But I want to add that the filming is so high quality. The compost footage was so clear and defined especially — it was easy to see all the details. ❤❤
That soil system you have going on there is awesome. That is a lot of planning out and storing for most people, but you make it look so simple.