#AcreHomestead #PuttingTheGardenToBed #WinterizingTheGarden #Garden2021
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Putting your garden to bed for winter is a very important part of gardening. Mother nature does not like to be left naked and she will cover herself one way or another. Weeds are her go-to cover crop. She does this because left uncovered the winter weather will cause erosion of her beautiful topsoil. My goal is to cover up my garden with composted horse mature and leaves in order to build healthy soil and keep her protected over winter.
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If I am not growing anything in a bed over winter (like onions or garlic) then I tend to just weed, cover with some compost and/or rotted leaf mulch (from the previous year), then cover with a single layer of cardboard weighed down with rocks or bricks. The compost and leaf mulch continue to break down, but the cardboard prevents weed growth. You can then either till in the cardboard in the spring, or lift off and compost in your bin, but the bed is ready for planting. I usually add in some chicken pellets or blood bone & fish fertilizer a couple of weeks prior to planting
Living in Singapore we have hot weather all year round. So i do enjoy watching what you do. Seeing you do the planting and composting is really interesting. I can't believe you are new to all these. Thank you for allowing us into this with you!
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I also hate going to the gym, but I love the effect. It controls my tendinitis and helps immensely with my bipolar. To reward myself, every time I go, I talke a half hour and stretch. Stretching is my meditation. I get to feel my body, to get my muscles loose and feel great. Weight training is an absolute must, but stretching is just for pleasure.
@6:30 basil seeds can be used as a spice
Or soak them in water for 15 mins and drink them to help keep u full it’s full of fiber
I know when I go work out in my garden, it calms me down and I feel lots of peace. I love the food my garden provides, but what my garden does for my mental health … priceless
The parsley look amazing. U should try making some tabooleh u will love it 🙂
Becki, you amaze and inspire me!! For real. You go girl.
Your a hard worker, don’t try and kill ya self in one day. There’s always another day
Every time i hop onto YouTube and see youve put up a new video i get super excited!
My grandparents always said to add the manure in the fall to let it compost over the winter. Be careful how much I added to much one year and made it bad for a year. Adding the leaves is a good idea
I don't know what is different with your camera, but I LOVE it!!!
I weed wack my beds then put down compost & cover with tarps. Beds ready in spring for planting. I burn my tomato plants if they had disease & add the ash to composting pile.
Love that you don't let anything go to waste!
You’re amazing, Becky! I love how organized you are with gardening.
I'm baffled how you can get all this work done! I think I work hard, but u're over d top! Cheers. When I get my own kingdom, I'll do how u do it. Much love Becky.
Someone may have suggested this but have you thought about using a weedeater, then you could just rake everything out.
Gee, you work hard. You never stop. I love watching everything you achieve, and feel a bit guilty I am not there to help! Vicki from Australia.
The channel edible acres, have a roll up tarp for their work truck, you could empty those leaves more easily I think. I would get it 'used' if at all available.
Great work! Such a machine. I enjoyed the voice over convo whilst watching you slave away. Nice change to the music (you dont do it too much but others smash the music too much). Love how your chicken follow you around lol
You're definately doing the right thing with covering the beds now in the fall. Keeps them moist and prevents washout of nutrients as well as them going hard and crusty.
Comparing a homegrown vegetable to a store-bought is like comparing one's child to an urchin. The form might be similar, the rearing is the point.
Besides, buying a vegetable is one, growing the vegetable all by oneself is another, but taking a community along while growing it is an altogether higher other. One is a meal, another is a life, the last is entire lifetimes!
I love your channel! The way you explain everything it's great. Keep up the good work and videos. Stay safe.
I enjoyed from beginning to end