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Paula and I were tied up for much of June and July, meaning that we were often away from home and entirely away from our garden. So in this video, we’d like to quickly show you how our deep mulch garden managed its self during half a summer of complete and utter neglect. No watering or weeding, no pruning or thinning, and no staking or stringing. Just a garden left entirely up to nature, for two whole months.
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Companion Planting Asparagus and Strawberries (No-till, Ruth Stout)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc92S7UQD5k
Spring Prep in our “No-Work” Garden, and an EASIER way to Spread Mulch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkJtNJqKM34
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
Starting some Ruth Stout beds this year along side my raised beds because of your videos. Thank you for all the information – including one that shows it's okay to get distracted
Question: What happens when the wind blows? We get some pretty stiff winds where I live. I can just see all my mulch strewn into the next county.
I'm sure some feral cats would help protect your garden.
I noticed that with using hay
Too much grass n weeds
Straw blocks it
Finally a very informative and helpful gardening video!! Lol
One thing you can think about adding to your garden would be walking onions because they do very well when you ignore them. I forgot that I had planted some a couple years ago and finally went back to the place where I planted them and found them they were in excellent health even though they had been completely neglected for two years. I subdivided the crowns and ended up with 40 new bulbs to plant. Needless to say this summer I’m going to have a lot of walking onions LOL
Great post… Life happens and we make the best of of our situation.
This is how to add meat to your veggies…… Lol
Share & share alike!
The wildflowers are gorgeous and they bring in pollinators and predators. I'm so glad you didn't mow them down. 🙂
I just stumbled upon your channel and fell in love! My husband and I are beginning to garden JUST like you guys! The no till method and the thick hay/straw mulch. I was just curious how big your beds are? This is the one thing we are having a hard time deciding. Thanks in advance! Good luck with everything!
Before you guys do anything put up that fence. Its been years guys.
Just subscribed and been binge watching your videos. Lost count of how many times I've said 'finish the fence!' Thanks for the excellent lockdown entertainment and finish the ruddy fence please!
Potatoes, once you plant them like Tomatoes you never get rid of them lol
Haha yeah, turnips are gross so I would have them too. Supposedly they're really healthy though. All that is in there. Nice garden
What about all the seeds from the all that hay. I did that once and never again
Covering the strawberries was a silly idea. But the garlic looks grest.
For quackgrass I like to run my hand sickle under the mulch and slice it off. It makes more mulch and the roots soon go bankrupt and die
Just wondered about chemicals sprayed on hay and straw. Seems like there are stronger and less safe pesticides being used these days. I'd love to try the permaculture method but hate to introduce unknown chemicals into my garden.
Hi! Don't we ever water the hay in this method?
Deep mulching with hay, you still have to weed. Just not as much. You still have to water. Just not as much.
Thank you, this is so inspiring! I rented a plot next to my granparents to experiment with mulching and as you might expect they try to encourage petal perfect plots instead of 'managed wilderness'. The have been gardening for over 50 years. 2 weeks ago I tossed some cut grass on my garden while listening to predictions of slugs and doom. After heavy rains, my garden was the only one that didn't turn into a mud pool. Even grannie complimented how smart this is!
"chicken wire prison " your garden including the roof???? that will insure the little bastards wont eat your food again.
Can I use Timothy hay ?
I had mice devastate my food garden and as a vegan, killing them is out of the equation. I solved my problem at day one of using a solar powered rodent repellent sonar. It cost me 23 euros and solved my issue immediately without having to poison or hurt the rodents with traps
Thanks for sharing! Y'all keep up the GREAT work!
Beautiful garden and encouraging results! I'm going to try hugelkulture plantings on a (very) small scale in my backyard this spring. Question: How do you have NO pests on your tomatoes or squash? If I ignore my tomatoes for even a week, cutworms and/or hookworms will decimate them. Did you use any preventative measures (e.g., neem oil) or plant some form of pest deterrents nearby?
Extremely interesting ! Thank you !
In addition to a physical fence, you may also want to implement a "natural" fence, outside your physical fence.
For example:
To deter rabbits – I've heard rabbits like clover, over anything else. In addition, they are offended by the scent of strong herbs.
In the outer-layer of your natural fence; plant clover – on the inside; plant pungent perennial herbs. More often than not, the rabbits will stay in the clover area, not wanting to pass the pungent area.
Moreover, the rabbits coppice the nitrogen-fixing clovers by eating them (releasing nitrogen), as well as peeing & pooping in the general area – all increasing soil fertility.
You have a great attitude about your garden! Trying to be more chill and learn from the failures. I should have gardened as a kid- I'd be a lot less perfectionistic I think.