In this video, I show you how to fix light sandy garden soil in the vegetable patch so that it grows better and more productive crops of food in the backyard home garden.
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I love you videos. Why do you not have your own TV show. I garden in a very similar way to you and I love picking up tips from other gardeners, but I was wondering why do you use a raised garden beds rather than digging directly into the ground? I've noticed a lot of people particularly those growing veges, gardening this way. Is there a reason for it other than not bending as much?
Moving to an area with light sandy soil in a couple weeks. Perfect timing on the videos as always!
did your flooding stop?
I've used one of those spades, it was always much harder to dig where we were.
Thanks for the great tips Mark. I live on the coast in Northern NSW where the soil is naturally very sandy . With all this wind and rain my gardens are all but ruined . 3 trees fell down, fruit all on the ground, tomato stakes snapped off, pots blown over and even my beloved passionfruit vine and trellis wound up on my neigbours driveway.
hey , i can hear some crazy birds laughing at you bro,,,yeah when ever i go welll some times ,,,they all line up on power line and start laughing at me , very cheeky bird i must say …
Hi Mark enjoyed this video, Do you change your mulch type each year? I have heard that it is a good idea to vary your mulch type each year. is this so, or doesn't it matter that much?
So you expect to add material to the beds begun with hugelkultur, right? That's normal I think. We're doing that with home compost to our 'garden' area in the sandy desert- using kitchen scraps. It's so dry here that I no longer bother with the compost barrel but just plant a bucket a week about 8-12 inches deep and it's working = the sand is turning into actual soil. Slowly but last year I planted very late in the season – a melons worth of seeds. I got about 18 melons and they were delicious. They didn't grow big but it was over 100F (38C) during the entire period. My problem is that our garden beds need a bottom. Both the jackrabbits and the ground squirrels are able to dig deeply under fences and hard sided planting beds. I'm working on locating a supplier of rabbit cloth – a welded fencing material attached about every 2.5cm with strong, rust free welds. I figure to put that about a foot down and then back fill. Fingers crossed. Thanks for all the tips. When we get a little further along, I'll try both those amendments.
Thanks! I really needed this. My soil in my pots has turned a little light and sandy.
In the USA, we have a similar fish fertilizer available at many garden centers called "Alaska Fish" and it generally comes either liquid or pelletized. Got a bit of smell, but VERY effective.
The best method for not having sandy soil, is to not use soil. I only plant in compost and manure. Plants have no use for sand.
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A beacon of healthy (mental) programing. I love the vibe of your videos. Tired of all the crap politics and hate on youtube and T.V.
Been watching a couple years now and this year I am really getting ready for grow season like never before. Unfortunately I live in Colorado and we really can't put any plants out until mothers day but my seeds are getting a jump start in my house and all my planters and pots have been prepped. Tomorrow I'm going to prep the garden soil.
Thanks for the inspiration, knowledge and entertainment. Seriously.
Hello Mark, what do you think about using powdered or ground seaweed to add to the soil? See you. Greetings from the south of Chile
Bologna. Boloney. Stop the panic. There is no food shortage in USA. Unpatriotic ads like this are destructive to America.
Awesome idea to use fish carcasses as nutrient enhancement.
@ 9:19, it would be a "patty cake", Haha
A big thumbs up from Sijsele, Flanders – Belgium. I enjoy your videos so much. Spreading the word on the other side of the globe.
Thank you
Thanks for hte head's up with the Ocean2Earth product. I appreciated this video, as I've been working on augmenting the soil that I have inherited in our yard. It was really sandy when we moved here, but is slowly getting better. I've been getting cow manure at Bunnings, but I wouldn't mind knowing where you get yours (I believe I live around 25 mins from your place), as I'd prefer to know what goes in it (bagged, you have no idea). I'd also love it Mark, if you'd do another seed starting video with what you are currently starting – much like Epic Gardening does, (Wrong hemisphere for me – but I love the channel).
Happy GrowinG!!!