WHY THIS after 2 years Later Growing in WOOD CHIPS Mulch Gardening with Vegetables to help reduce weeds in nature PLUS growing & building soil. Using Oil Seed Radish
VIDEO: WHY This 2 years Later in WOOD CHIPS Mulch Gardening with Vegetables.
WHY THIS after 2 years Later Growing in WOOD CHIPS Mulch Gardening with Vegetables to help reduce weeds in nature PLUS growing & building soil. Using Oil Seed Radish
My piles of woodchips took 4 years to break down with NO turning. They took 2.5 years when I DID turn them. Apparently, they need aeration to break down faster.
April Cross Radish from Kitazawa Seed Company is what you have there.
I could see this would be great for soil not draining correctly. As the root rots water pools in the cavity and soaks down through wormholes and everything. Good stuff. I'm trying mine next fall, thank you.
I am still new to gardening… I began four seasons ago after my youngest son Shonn, passed away.. My oldest son… bless him built me a few garden boxes… We planted two cherry tomato, six strawberries; two squash and a few onions. I think I was able to harvest about 15 tomatoes at best…lol.. and lost everything else… however that tiny garden gave me what a needed … a reason to get out of the house…and so my self-education began.. the garden was planted under my youngest sons fav. tree… so while it brought me comfort it did little to help my tiny garden grow… We have a large Mexican Avacodo tree..( big enough to have built a treehouse with a balcony on two sides for my grandchildren…( the treehouse was also a family project…to help us deal better without grief…( many thanks to my oldest son Jeremy, he was able to see what we all so need at the time..) so because I have a large yard I have a lot of lawn debris …tons and tons of leaves… I started a mulch/compost pile.. and then began another… I used the soil after three years…I also have some small warm farms and add that soil as well.. I couldn't believe I was able to create such a rich soil…and was so proud of my work… btw my garden has grown.. and this year I am growing started to grow grapes from clippings, apple nectarine mango, lemon and fig trees from either the seeds of the fruit my grandchildren eat or from branches some hardwood clippings and some new growth… I have found something that I love..and my garden this year is so full of life…It is so rewarding…My question is "do you have any advice for me.. in getting my mulch to break down any faster… It takes so long to get the leaves to break down..Btw we have a large field behind our house and it was my youngest sons dream to turn it into a garden paradise… which is where we will be adding everything we grow.. I am hoping that I will be able to plant as much as possible without having to spend much money… I want my grandchildren to know that the apples they eat are from the fruit the ate when they were seven… ty for your time and sharing your knowledge…all my best…
Off topic, but my husband and I agree, your voice sounds just like Dick Van Dyke!
if you get wood chips ground down to a saw dust it will decompose faster well water it & pack down just like a normal compost it will heat up & break down much faster
We are in the back to eden club on our channel too. I think we want to do just about exactly what you are doing. Great video!
I would think that daikon radish greens would make good boiled greens. I know regular radish greens are fantastic.
From what I've heard the depth the radish goes down, combined with seeing the white thick radish above ground is indicative of the depth to compaction hard enough to impede root penetration.
I see you have fallen victim to comfrey growing in your rows. Worst damn weed you can get in a good garden. Like you, I have created a modified raised bed beds garden using wood chips for the perimeter. As with all raised beds it is good; in that it allows for good drainage but when the summer comes and the rains stop the bed gets very dry. Most system are a double edged sword. With regards to tillage radish. I have never heard of it being used to break down wood chips. Its agricultural use is to scavenge excess nitrogen in the fall and release it along with humus for the next year. There is no excess nitrogen in a wood chip mulch. That along with smothering is the reason nothing grows in wood chips. The radish will break up soil to some degree. If one expects anything to grow in chips it needs to keep it moist and provided it with plenty of fertilizer especially nitrogen. Just as a compost heap needs the green stuff (nitrogen) to break down, wood chips are the same. There is some use for radish in breaking soil but should be good soil to begin with. I fell into the trap of believing tillage radish would break up heavy low nutrient clay soil. I found out it struggled just to barely survive. The use of leaves is the best way I've found out side of manure to loosen soil. It does require a year to rot before tilling and using the land again. Bush beans grown in a strip of land fortified with leaves the year before produce wonderfully. The beans produce nitrogen to keep the un-decayed leaves fed with nitrogen and the decaying leaves hold moisture when the summer drought comes.
great video! your explanation is very clear! you have a scientific approach!
Microbiology is not dense enough to break down wood chips.
Making lactobacillius and applying to chips will greatly enhance break down time and increase nitrogen.
what is the name of the redish and where can I buy the seeds?
Great video
Im stating a garden on 2 acreas next years
Keep up the ideas
You want your wood chips to brake down faster? Pee or coffee grounds
How did you figure out how to charge the township?
A few weeks ago I made daikon pickle by halving it lengthwise and then cutting the halves into thin slices. I also cut about a tablespoon of ginger root into fine slivers. Mixed in a tablespoon of sea salt, packed very tightly into a wide mouthed Mason jar, topped with a bit of well water if needed to keep the radish submerged. Weight down with a 4 oz Mason jar and put on the lid. After a few days on the counter the sour develops. Refrigerate after a couple of weeks max, if you haven’t eaten them all by then.
I think the reason the roots in the raised bed did not spread into the wood chips is air pruning. The looser bed of wood chips is more porous and contains more air and possibly less water than the soil. That would cause the roots to change direction and seek more hospitable conditions. No?
The daikons also make great pickles. I cut them into matchstick-sized pieces and pickle them with carrots prepared in the same manner.
Great ideas..save energy's! Thanks!
Thanks for the informative video. I am not a gardener but I enjoyed it.
Diakon radish is also wonderful pickled and/or added to KimChee
Daikons are lovely to eat. You can use them for slaws and salads, as well as in lots of cooked dishes.
Mark thank you …. Question – $1,500 bucks dump fees – How much do you charge per truckload and how big are the trucks?
Would burying woodchips 8-12 inches into the soil and then covering it back up with the original Florida sandy soil and a little topsoil be also a effective way to help break the woodchips down and help build a substantial area to grow
Thanks a lot for the informative video. However, in an answer to a question I had about growing cover crops, you said to exclude brassicas, but daikons are brassicas, so I'm confused…They're a great inclusion in homemade sauerkraut in addition to being stir-fried, as you prepare them.
Have you ever planted them in the spring for the purpose of saving seed for the fall?
great videos, daikon is a wonderful radish to ferment and/or add to Kim Chi. I also eat them raw. One of my favorites. I've been deep mulch (mostly woodchip with leaves, straw etc but more than 12 inches of chips) over the course of 4 years I now have healthy compost (broken down chips) on top of my hard pan clay soil. For the last few years I have had to bring in soil to plant my starts in, when planting in the chip area. I'm really hoping at some point I don't have to continue to do this but I'm not sure that will ever happen.
is there a way to use the daikons for spring crops to help break up the clay? Or should I wait till the fall to use them? I'm trying to break up some heavy clay soil in a lower spot that has been holding water during the winter at times
Such great info on using Daikon radishes in the garden and in the kitchen! I had just bought the seeds and we have hot weather due this week already (late April in Southern California zone 8b), so I guess I will wait to plant in the fall. And try them in a stir-fry!