NO TILL B2E Organic Vegetable Gardening Method for beginners 101 Soil Improvement with Mulch Garden Series Part 5. A great no till deep mulch vegetable garden for beginners. Back to Eden gardening method with wood chips.
VIDEO: NO TILL B2E Organic Vegetable Gardening Method for beginners 101 Soil Improvement with Mulch Part 5
NO TILL B2E Organic Vegetable Gardening Method for beginners 101 Soil Improvement with Mulch Garden Series Part 5. A great no till deep mulch vegetable garden for beginners. Back to Eden gardening method with wood chips.
After seeing this, part of me wants to make a gear-powered hedge trimmer attached to a high-wheel plow. Nice video, bud.
Paul, THANK YOU for explaining things, especially the first part about Paul's reasons for success and how we can get the same results…today I'm struggling trying to say what I mean!!
I've also wanted to ask you your thoughts on something I've heard about–hugelkulture, or however it's spelled? I trust your take on things because you have understanding that a lot of gardeners don't. Thanks for responding (if you can!).
Very interesting! Looking forward to the next one!
Thank you Mark!
I love this series. I've learned a lot from you.
Learn something in each of your videos. Really starting to understand the need to plant crops for over the winter. Thanks!
Hi Mark, great video as always. I'll definitely be using a hedge trimmer next season. Looks so much easier than what I did.
My question is about cucumbers. I'm growing green beans and snap peas on my trellis now and currently have no room for my cucumbers. I should have planned better. Anyway, when is the latest I can seed my cucs? Is it too late? Should I seed immediately and have them grow into the snap peas? I'm in Toms River, NJ, zone 7A. Thank you
Thanks for more great info.
Hi Mark, For those of us who do urban backyard gardening in small lots, things like winter rye does not work. What can we do/grow to keep living roots in in ground throughout the year?. I'm in zone 6B, CT. Thanks so much in advance.
we <3 soil
like the video – all the best
Looks forward to the planting!
hi i love the videos.. i have a question. why not use a hand mower. do you think it will hurt the soil?
Great video Mark.
https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/403/2015/03/mycorrhizae.pdf is a article you might want to read, especially the last page.
Keep it up.
When you talk about zucchini please mention how you are going to handle the vine borers please
Another gr8 video
We have mature pine trees on the north and west sides of our garden…. do you still suggest a cover crop for next year? If so, could you please suggest the best cover crop in zone 3/4 in Minnesota, that I could also use to feed mini goats in the future when we get them? Thanks so much ! You have the best BtE videos!
Hi Mark. So are you no longer going to use fall leaves to help put organic matter and nutrients in the ground, and just relying 0n the cover crops to do the job? Great job on your gardening skills. And thank you so much for helping the rest of us.
I chop and drop weeds it works.
How do you plant your cover crops when you have the wood chips and leaves already in place.
Wow, Mark. Just…..wow. All my life I have pursued success in the garden without the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers. I have been convinced for most of my adult life that no-till was a better approach to gardening, and I research, study, read, and experiment as much as I can. I've been fortunate to have a local newspaper gardening editor who is an "out of the box" thinker, as he has taught me a lot about some of the peculiarities of gardening in my area. He is quick to point out the value of organic matter in the garden, and argues against the ever popular off-site composting techniques so often espoused these days. He is also a proponent of planting tomatoes in leaf mold.
I have enjoyed some success, and more failure, over the years. But it has been fun! the only frustration I've had is that I can't always put my finger on why something didn't work, and more importantly, I'm often equally unable to identify why something DID work. I was terribly excited when I discovered the Back To Eden video. I really believed that some dots had been connected for me, and that I had found another piece of the puzzle that would lead to increased success.
So….when I recently discovered your channel, I was at first frustrated to see problems with some of your crops that were planted in the chips as opposed to the leaf mold. I was at first disappointed to learn that just having organic matter always present on top of the soil was not the "magic bullet". But as I learn from you about the value and importance of cover crops and live roots in the soil, I find myself getting very excited! I am looking forward to incorporating your techniques into a few of my projects.
You do a really great job of teaching this information. Your passion for what you do, and for helping others, comes through loud and clear in each of your videos. Thanks very much for sharing your hard won knowledge with the rest of us.
I'd like to ask a question about planting tomatoes in the leaf mold. It seems that both you and Paul emphasize that it is important not to plant in the mulch, but rather in the soil. If I understand correctly, you plant your tomatoes (and maybe peppers?) in the leaf mold, and not in the soil. My local newspaper gardening editor does the same thing. The results speak for themselves, so I don't doubt that this method works! But I'm curious, why is it different for tomatoes? Or have I misunderstood something somehow?
Hi Mark. Going through all your playlists and learning as I go. Great work, you're a good soul. One question about your beds ? Why are your wood-chip paths so wide ? Could it work with 30-36" beds with a walk path of say 14" ? Thanks for all that you do.