December 23, 2024

VIDEO: Spring Prep in our "No-Work" Garden, and an EASIER way to Spread Mulch


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It’s finally starting to look and feel like Spring, so we headed outside to check out how our garden fared through the long frozen winter. Then we chopped and dropped last year’s plants and laid out some mulch. Or in other words, EVERYTHING we do to to clean up after our final harvest in Fall and prepare for our first planting in Spring.

Preparing our Hugelkultur Garden for Winter: Chop and Drop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VIpTac1NiA

The Ruth Stout Method of Permaculture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfi-n0Oq38E

337 lbs of Potatoes! NO digging, NO watering, and VERY LITTLE work!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlratwBT5OI

Planting Potatoes in a Ruth Stout Permaculture Garden (QUICK and EASY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dexx9kKVWeo

Results from our NO DIG and NO WATER potato experiment (Ruth Stout Method)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf0Q2YlQOUU

Companion Planting Carrots, Radishes and Onions in a Ruth Stout (HAY-ONLY) Garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMkn5b0jHhE

Results and Lessons Learned from our Carrot, Onion, and Radish Experiment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO2tNfgW8Ug

Plant Hardiness Zone, Rainfall, and Other Important Information
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrAJbE0ZTA8

Winter Ruth Stout Permaculture Update and HAY vs STRAW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-A1gNNjen0

26 thoughts on “VIDEO: Spring Prep in our "No-Work" Garden, and an EASIER way to Spread Mulch

  1. Your garden is very similar to mine, although I live in Norway and have never met anyone with a similar garden! Recently I watched Ruth Stouts garden video, it's also very similar. I guess it's something that happens instinctively.

  2. Hello 😀 ! Fellow Canadian here, but on the Quebec side. I'm enjoying your channel tremendously, and learning LOADS !! I am won over by your gardening philosophy, and your channel 😉 Given how you guys are located in Eastern Ontario, we probably share similar climate conditions, and that makes me hopeful that I could replicate your incredible results. May I ask a question? I see that you are planting in a field, which entails that the 'base' soil was probably ideal for cultivating. Do you know whether the Ruth Stout method can be applied to a regular urban lawn? Since the method creates rich soil, I am thinking of trying it on land that is either of poor soil, or as mentioned earlier, an urban backyard. >> I definitely need to read and watch more on the Ruth Stout method ^_^ Any resources you'd recommend? Thank you for uploading such great videos. You've got me hooked and thrilled !

  3. But what if you're just starting your first garden? Would you remove the top layer of grass first and then lay hay down or just put it down right over the grass? And if so how are the roots of your veggies getting any soil and its nutrients?

  4. Hello there, we have lots and lots of slugs here in Switzerland… Do you have many slugs at all? Because my concern is, that this method will be a perfect habitat for slugs then eating away all vegetables…

  5. I used hay to cover the bed when I planted strawberry last year. But it was not 8" thick, more like 1' to 2". Then, I had to keep pulling weeds and new hay sprouts all summer long. If I put 8" thickness hay, it wouldn't happen?

  6. I can't stop laughing at your delight in finding that round bales simply roll out. Something that seems simple to someone who grows up with it is a process of discovery for those new to the lifestyle. Its the only way we truly ever learn… by doing. Enjoy watching your journey. And yes… spoiled hay should be free for the asking… just ride some back roads and you are sure to come across some sitting beside the road. Just track down the owner and ask… its almost always yes… and many are happy to help you load it with their tractor if its not too big an inconvenience for them at the time.

  7. Actually the 'no work' concept is bull. What it is is a 'less work' system that allows you to get other work done. So actually is is a 'same work' but more productive system……(!)

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