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Welcome to the Brew City Garden!
We are located in beautiful “Brew City” Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Zone 5b.
Follow us as we cover all the in’s and out’s of straw bale and traditional gardening in an urban setting.
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Welcome back to the Brew City Gardener channel where this week we are taking a look at organic weed control. Weed torches are one of the most effective and permanent organic weed control methods available. I just ordered a new weed torch so lets take a close look at it and see how it works!…
It’s August and the tomatoes I have growing in buckets are doing amazingly well! See the results of my bucket grown tomatoes now that we are starting to harvest our tomatoes! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/ Sign up for…
Hello everyone! Thanks for watching part two of my summer straw bale garden tour. It’s early August and the garden is in full blown production mode! Nature’s bounty is coming in full force! The straw bale garden is doing great and producing a ton of food for our family. Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/…
It’s early August and the garden is in full blown production mode! Nature’s bounty is coming in full force! The straw bale garden is doing great and producing a ton of food for our family. Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/ Sign up…
I recently discovered a new holiday. “International Sneak Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day” is a holiday I think we can all get behind! By this time in the growing season you are drowning in summer squash. Friends, family and neighbors refuse to accept any more giveaways so it’s time to get crafty. Dawn your…
In this video I discuss how to combat and defeat common corn pests. Corn Ear Worms and Earwigs can be devastating to corn crop. I show you how I manage these common corn pests to ensure a successful crop of sweet corn this growing season. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join…
It’s been a crazy weather growing season full of successes and failures. It appears that one of my greatest successes is growing sweet corn. The sweet corn has grown amazingly well in the straw bed and tassels are beginning to bloom! If this outstanding growth continues we are going to have an amazing corn harvest…
There comes a time in your garden when no words can convey the beauty and miracle that it is. In this garden tour we let the garden tell us what it wants to. This is the garden’s story. Thanks for watching. Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw…
The time has finally come! Today we are harvesting the potatoes that I planted in straw. I have always had such great luck growing in straw so I planted potatoes in the newest garden (The Jose the Neighbor Garden). The garden is a first year lasagna style garden where we incorporate straw bale gardening and…
We finally get the definitive results of growing garlic in straw! I have had such good luck growing everything else in straw that thought I would try growing garlic in straw using the no dig, Ruth Stout method. The results of the straw grown garlic is nothing less than incredible. The garlic harvest this year…
This has been a very strange growing season in the Brew City Garden. However, we finally get a decent harvest out of our bale garden. Some things are maturing faster then usual and some things are maturing much slower. I’m just happy to be harvesting my own home grown produce from the bale garden! Thanks…
In this video we discuss the Japanese Beetle and how to prevent them from taking over your garden and how to control them when they arrive. Japanese Beetles have become a serious epidemic over the last century and cause hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage to turf grass, orchards, farms and gardens alike.…
In this video we take a look at the hybrid in ground garden at the rear of the property. This garden is made up of mostly used straw bales from the Brew City Straw Bale Garden. This garden is the most fertile garden on the property and it’s the easiest to maintain. So far everything…
In this video I discuss why I love gardening at night. Gardening after dark has many advantages and I think it should be on your priority list to maintain the health of your garden and for your sanity. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw…
In this video I discuss growing in hay or straw without conditioning the bales. Does bale gardening without conditioning work? Why? Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/ Sign up for Rakuten (Ebates) here and earn cash back on your online…
In this episode I take you through a tour of the entire Brew City Garden in early July. The summer has just begun and the garden is beginning ignite with incredible growth! This is the point where it really starts getting good and I want to show you where we are at this point. Thanks…
In this video I show you a low budget alternative for root pruning grow bags. Smart pots work great but can be expensive. The grow bags I show you are a fraction of the cost and work exactly the same as the brand name grow bags! Give them a try in your garden! Thanks for…
In this video I show you how I set up the drip irrigation in the tomato bucket garden. Irrigation setup really is a simple process when you do a little homework. It’s really worth the effort and saves time and water and really provides peace of mind. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!:…
In this video I give some general guidelines for fertilizing your bale garden. Bale gardening is very forgiving but tend to require a bit more fertilization and supplementation. With this general guide you should be set for a great bale gardening season! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group…
Do you have problems with the local wildlife damaging your garden? In this video I cover some tips and trick to help deter rabbits and other wildlife in your garden. If you have any additional tricks up your sleeve be sure to leave them in the comments below. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook…
It’s time to take another look at the “Jose The Neighbor Garden”! This is a brand new “lasagna” style garden where we are growing this year’s potato crop “Ruth Stout” style. As you can see these potatoes are growing like crazy! I get the feeling that our potato harvest is going to be monumental! You…
Just as the title says; I’m about to find out if I can grow a successful crop of sweet potatoes in Milwaukee WI zone 5b. This is the first time I have ever tried to grow sweet potatoes! Stick around so together we can find out if it’s possible. Thanks for watching! Check out our…
Let’s take a look at the BEST tomato cages I’ve ever used. If you plan on growing some monster tomato plants, you need to build some monster tomato cages to hold them up. I show you my homemade cages and what I used to make them. We are one step closer having the tomato bucket…
When you think of Wisconsin, you typically don’t think “okra”. However, all things are possible in the Brew City Garden. Let’s take a look at what I’m doing to help my chances of getting a successful okra harvest this year. Thanks for watching!! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The…
In this episode we take a look at results for some of the seeds we sowed in the straw bale garden. Let’s take a look at the squash and the cucumbers then we will sow our main crop of pole beans for the season. The garden primed and ready to take off!! Thanks for watching!…
It looks like our bok choi started bolting right after transplanting! There’s nothing worse than a plant going to flower before I even get my first harvest. Now I have to come to terms with getting it out of the garden to make room for something new. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!:…
It’s time to get the tomato bucket system set up! I have some very large tomato starts that are begging for a new home so we transplant the tomatoes into 5 gallon buckets and get them ready for the growing season. Follow along with the series and see how I do it! Thanks for watching!…
In this episode we try our hand at learning how to grow corn. More notably, we learn how to grow sweet corn in straw! I have scoured the internet and have not been able to find anyone else’s experience or results of growing corn in straw. Does it work? Let’s find out together!! Thanks for…
Let’s take a look around the Brew City Garden for a quick update for our collaboration series. We also discuss the other channels involved with our bale gardening collaboration for the 2019 season. Check out all the channels participating this season!: PG Nano Farm: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDc_GF-wx6bzh8gBf1dnIA Brainstorm Acres: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv4AZmVDrCvkNx6aWKqw5mA Essayons Family Garden: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I86nDx8QvkKeVtxk2l9vg Hummingbird Hill Homespun:…
In this video we cover how to direct sow squash, cucumber and any other large seeds into the bales. Direct sowing into the bales is so simple. Just mind your spacing and get the seed down into the moisture level of the bale and you’re good to go!! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook…
