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For the last 15 years, I have been growing food in my family’s vegetable garden following organic and sustainable principles. I am now on a mission to help as many people as possible to grow their own food inexpensively. It is such a fun and rewarding process which I hope everyone can experience. Growing food involves so many fun activities which can be as easy as you want. There is nothing better than harvesting some of your own homegrown produce. #AvantLink #930609
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Should I pick my soft fruit by hand or buy a tool to help? Watch this video to find out the winner when picking redcurrants. Note: You will be surprised by the results! You can use one of these affiliate link to get your own berry picker: Berry Picker UK: http://amzn.to/1TxVxzg Berry Picker US: http://amzn.to/1UVccyB…
Don’t know when to harvest your potatoes? Well very soon you will! Take a look at my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HuwsGardenNursery
Today’s Tuesday Tip video is a quick step-by-step guide to planting out your squashes using a very easy method however will ensure your plants get the best possible chance of healthy growth and high productivity. My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HuwsGardenNursery
Welcome to HuwsNursery. This channel shows you how you can grow your own food at home whilst saving money. Growing fruit and vegetables is easy and you will learn all the steps you need to know to grow food in abundance. Please subscribe to my channel and take a look at my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HuwsGardenNursery
Beans are one of the highest yielding plants to have in a garden and in this video I demonstrate how we transplant the bean seedlings to ensure healthy growth. For building a bean structure use this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U31vg2I5K8E Important measurements: Trenches 1 foot apart (30cm) Trenches 6 inches deep (15cm) 2-3 inches of compost (5-7.5cm)…
Bean structures are essential if you’re growing climbing beans like runner beans. This video shows you how simple it is to create one. Thanks for watching! Here are some extra links you might want to check out: Take a look at my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HuwsGardenNursery Get your questions answered in 15 minutes: http://goo.gl/tkTY0e
If you use root trainers like us you know how useful they are for growing vegetables especially beans. This tip shows you a very easy way to clean them so they are ready for the next batch or growing season within a few seconds. If you would like to get one use these links: UK:…
Hey everyone! I thought I should take another update video to keep you updated with what is growing on and also want to share some announcements at the end. Please take a look at Alan’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrr45DWEt6Z-sNTSTrLA6A Thanks for watching! Here are some extra links you might want to check out: Take a look…
Plastic bottles and soda bottles accumulate quickly in many homes however they are an excellent resource for growing vegetables and in particular small-space gardens. And no these aren’t simply 7 different shaped pots, these 7 hacks range from seedling guards to slug traps and seed storage to water reservoirs. Use these hacks to make your…
Jerusalem artichokes, aka sunchokes and earth apples, are a sunflower species native to Eastern North America and cultivated for it’s tuber which is used as a root vegetable. This video will show you how to grow it at home. They’re a perennial plant which can grow above 7 feet in height. Uses include soups, liquors…
Seed swaps are an excellent way to save money and in this video we go to my local market where a seed swap was held and I talk about how it will save you money. Thanks for watching! Here are some extra links you might want to check out: Take a look at my Facebook…
Decoy planting has been around for many years to reduce pests and disease problems on crops. Trap crops are used on a larger scale however can also be negative so in this video I will tell you how decoy plants work and when you should use them. Also I will tell you the best way…
I always think that setting goals and targets will make me more motivated to complete what I want to do and in today’s video I share the target which I will be attempting this year and why you should do the same. This target will help you plan about saving money, time and increasing yields…
When planning or evaluating a small-space vegetable garden you should make some important notes/considerations to make sure it works for what purposes it is for. I hope this will help you out and the next video in the playlist will be looking at the most productive fruit and vegetables to grow in small spaces. High-value…
Great to see you again. Today’s video is a brief look at our unique way to fill our raised-beds with soil. I haven’t seen this before on YouTube so I thought I’d put a video together on it. I hope you enjoy and have a great day! Thanks for watching and please subscribe so you…
Today’s Tuesday Tips looks at how you can very quickly work out what sort of soil you have within 5 seconds with this quick tip. I hope you enjoy the video and let me know what soil type you have. Is it sand, clay or loam? Thanks for watching and please subscribe so you can…
Today I will be sharing with you 3 ways to make your compost pile warmer for a faster rate of decomposition. Compost is high in nutrients due to recycling dead waste into a rich and airy textured growing amendment which improves soil fertility. Check out Stephen Legaree’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/stephenlegaree14 References: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/how-encourage-hot-compost-pile http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/three-solutions-common-compost-problems http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1784e/eb1784e.pdf Organic growing…
Today we are looking at how it is possible to grow a community by growing food. This is both through an individual and as a group and I also discuss the benefits of having community gardens: http://www.gardendallas.org/benefits.htm https://www.popularresistance.org/hidden-benefits-of-community-gardens/ Ron Finley TedTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZzZ_qpZ4w Alberta Urban Garden video on the importance of urban honey bees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFi6yF299bM Thumbnail:…
Welcome back to HuwsNursery. Today’s video is about saving money through growing high-value crops which are crops that cost a lot in the shop. This video will be focused on the easy high-value crops to grow and I will be using Swiss Chard as an example. I hope you enjoy this video and please expand…
Welcome to the first main video of the Small Space Vegetable Gardening Series. Today’s video gives you the minimum amount of kit that you need to get started with growing your own food. From the main essentials at the first part of the video to 3 other optional pieces of equipment you will know the…
Small space vegetable gardening is growing in popularity across the world. People are interested that they can grow their own vegetables in small spaces with many limited to only balconies or even windowsills. However for someone who has never grown a plant before it can be a little scary at first. I decided to start…
Earthworms are the workers of the soil and are sometimes called nature’s plow. Their job is very important for the quality of soil and also decomposition. Many of you will think the more earthworms there are the healthier the soil however this isn’t always the case. But as organic vegetable gardeners we encourage an abundance…
Welcome back to HuwsNursery. Today’s video is a look at how does soil pH actually affect plant growth? We know for most vegetables we should aim for a pH of 6-7.5 for the best growth but I wanted to find out why it is so important? From the research I did I found 5 reasons…
Happy new year to you all:) Today’s upload is a short reflection of the past year and a look to the future for 2015. I’ve had a wonderful year and I hope you all have too both in and out of the garden. Thank you very much for supporting my channel and I hope you…
Sometimes clearing up the garden in the winter isn’t needed depending what it is. If you have loads of dead plant material watch this video to find out why you should leave it be. Happy new year to everyone and hope you all had a great Christmas Thanks for watching and please subscribe so you…
Today’s edition of Tuesday tips will be all about how you can grow your own vegetables for hardly any expenses. In today’s episode I’m going to show you how you can start cutting down the money you spend in your garden and end up saving money. Patrick’s Frugal Garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75KXESxcYb8 Free eBook on growing food…
Get the Square Foot Gardening book here – http://amzn.to/1VzCyEJ Today’s video is all about spacing plants and how working with square feet can save you time and maximize your harvests. You will learn the correct spacing for all vegetables for example 9 beets in a square foot and 16 radishes in the same space. Mel’s…
In this video we will be answering the question by a viewer ‘Can you grow vegetables in plastic drink bottles?’ For urban growers in particular, plastic cartons are a great choice to grow vegetables in small spaces for example herbs in an empty bottles to tomato plants in gallon water storage. There has been a…
Welcome to a new episode where today we have a good friend from British Columbia who enjoys growing fresh food in hydroponic systems. Thanks to Brock Hughes for joining us today and I hope you enjoy our interview:) Questions range from his favorite vegetable or fruit to if hydroponics is worth the effort to set…
In today’s video you will learn or be refreshed about the top ways to growing healthier vegetables in your organic garden. Organic gardening faces more challenges than conventional gardening methods due to a zero-tolerance to harmful chemical use. But, it is very possible to get a higher-yielding harvest because other gardening methods overlook fundamental points…
