In today’s episode we will be showing you 5 different things that you should be doing RIGHT NOW in your garden for fall!
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Goodness y'all overcomplicating everything.. black cow is $3 at the store.. this will amend a full bed for most ppl. Eggshells take years or decades to break down.. you will not have enough eggshells to make a difference
I used to use wood chip mulch for all my plants but about 6 months ago I switched to extra fine pine shavings for my mulch and from what Ive noticed my plants seem to be a lot happier 👍
Great compost! Ours is taking awhile to break down, but by spring should be great.
Dehydrated egg shells and grinding works great!
I have been putting off making a compost pile container for the longest time. I think it is finally time to do it.
I didn't use compost this fall cause, well I didn't know. I did some egg shells, but I wash them to get the slimy inner lining out of them. I planted garlic earlier in the fall and spread some clover seed for over wintering. Then I used about 1/2 inch of leaves from elsewhere on the property.
For egg shells, I use a dehydrator then a coffee grinder to make into powder.
Question: do you keep the compost on top of the soil or mix it in?
I put egg shells, coffee, tea in the blender grinds those down nicely covers a larger area than one spot, sprinkle those in the garden through out the year and the compost bin
So many folks don't know that TARO grows well in USA and is very easy. And here is a video I made about making mashed TARO taters and gravy. Delicious.
https://youtu.be/MtIKcqKtB18
Thank you. When we use eggs we save the shells – wash them – when a good supply – I crunch them – put them on a cookie sheet – pop into the oven for 45 minutes – let cool – put them in the blender to break them down more but not into powder – save & put into garden when planting.
What if my tomato plants got blighted at the end of the season? Any treatments I did to apply going into the winter?
I sometimes grind up eggshells in a magic bullet to make powder. This also seems to help make loamy soil.
I have just come out and finding gardening is wonderful and you have wonderful info. I have not got a lot of land, so I need to try to plant in pots, hanging pots etc, any handy hints that may help me. Thank you for your time, very helpful.
Yah Egg shells are s;low to break down You can rescue tomatoes that are showing blossom end rot by mixing water with your old left over Sheet Rock Mud and pouring it on the e soil around the tomatoes. Lime works well too but it's slower.
Did anyone else ooo and ahhh when Luke was showing us his steaming compost?
I got some of my peach trees in today for the new orchard. They will be in the ground tomorrow! Whoo Hoo!
salmonella bacterias are already in the soil, they end up on egg shels exactly because chickens walk on this planet
I’ve been eating raw egg based mayonnaise all my life and I have never had salmonella
The eggs she'll are transforme very fast in compost in garden.
Add the egg shells to compost, plus some dolomitic limestone, pelletized
I put my dried egg shells into a chop-chop and turn them into a coarse powder.
This may seem like a silly question, but how do you keep your beds from running over if adding compost and things to ammend soil every season? Do you remove some soil and place in compost bin so there is room to add new compost?
Eggshells add calcium. It takes longer than 2 years for them to breakdown. If you want to use eggshells, grind them into a powder first. A food processor works great (I never bake them or anything else. Thats too much work and not necessary). Rinse, let sit overnight and they’re ready to go.
Another way I like is to boil about 20 eggshells (I save them until I have enough), let sit overnight in the water, then discard the shells and use the water. A cup every couple of weeks on each plant is sufficient. Each eggshell provides approx 4mg calcium. I like to use the powder to mix with my chicken feed, it’s beneficial to your chickens and the eggs they lay.
I tend to collect eggshells throughout the year, break them down to very small pieces (even powder) which is quite easy once they are very dry.
Then a couple handfulls per bed, lightly spread… THEN the layer of compost.
Animals aren't interested in non-fresh eggshells.
if i put my egg shell iand turn them into powder does that help the to be absorbed better?
I bury every other day kitchen waist, except citrus, or potatoes peels[ never ever potatoes peels!], then cover with compost
I put leaves on top, grass was already in the soil throughout the summer, i add also seaweeds, found on clean beaches
I just composed my raised beds with elephant manure. Yep… circus museum here has mounds of composted elephant manure
thanks for this video Luke. Appreciate
I make my compost in the fall with leaves and cut up garden plants so I put it down in the spring once it is done cooking.
Brown eggshells then add with brown rice vinegar 1:10 drain after a week then add those spent shells to garden. The liquid is a plant available calcium input
Does it matter if the alfalfa pellets are organic or not?
Planting winter rye and putting lime on garden
Thanks, I threw my garlic in last weekend and woke up to frost on the ground the next morning and thought I killed it. I feel better now.
You can extract the calcium from eggshells with vinegar – it's available right away. Run them through the oven, then pour vinegar over a few after lightly crushing them. If I remember correctly, it takes just a few days.
Enjoyed your video.
I was just wanting to point something out to you this is totally of topic. The Power line poll behind you that I saw in your video at the very end is tilting. I could of sworn another time I watched your video it wasn’t leaning. If it is please call
your local power company to check on it. Especially with winter around the corner. 😊
Toss eggshells in the microwave for 1 minute if you're concerned…
I just grind my shells to speed it up.
Thank you ❤
Very helpful video, thank you! I may need to move my asparagus patch so it’s good to know fall is a good time. ☺️