The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
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Resilience Daily is a channel offering daily content to help you live more resiliently in these times of the pandemic. We will feature content from a variety of contributors related to Living Web Farms and the Organic Growers School as well as our regional network of people in western North Carolina and the world. For longer educational workshop videos, please visit our partner channel Living Web Farms. For more information, please see the links below.
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Collards bloom and set seed over the course of several weeks, starting in late winter and going well into spring. This presents the opportunity to select several strains from the Utopian Seed project’s Ultra Cross Collard Mix, but to achieve this requires the daily removal of the flower buds of undesirable strains of collards. Once…
Today we are celebrating our excitement with and the promise of the raucous diversity found in the Utopian Seed Project’s Ultra Cross Collard Mix. If you are already enamored of the forms, habits, colors and flavors that are usually the result of crossing two or more distinct vegetable varieties this little video is sure to…
In this video we look at a medicinal bed that also serves as a farmscaping bed. We observe pollinators and consider the dangers of in-ground yellowjacket nests, how to spot them, and what to do if you get stung.
Walla Wallas and other onions capable of being overwintered fill an important niche in our onion harvest schedule.
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We love blueberries and so do birds! However, if we don’t make an effort to head the birds off then there won’t be any blueberries for us. It’s pretty easy to net them but beware the netting can be deadly to snakes.
Tips for starting a container garden for those short on space and a sure-fire recipe for strong soil. The Jon Nilsson referenced is co-founder of CharGrow, a fantastic resource for all growers looking to enhance their soil with bio-char. Register for our upcoming container gardening workshop here: https://livingwebfarms.org/workshops/beginning-gardening-container-gardening/
What they do to your crop and what to do about them. Kaolin clay can be attained from a variety of retailers, sometimes marketed under the product name ‘surround.’
An update on elderberry cuttings and last-ditch sweet potato propagation. It’s never too late to try.
Just checking on some oregano and savory from an earlier video.
While transplanting Egyptian spinach into beds where it had previously failed, Pat noticed incredible soil aggregation and an abundance of earth worms as well as sow bugs. However, the latter–also known as roly-polys–though mostly beneficial, can in some cases go rogue and prove enormously destructive. But fear not: we’ve got a solution for you!
As much as it pains us to admit it, it’s time to start laying the groundwork for fall crops. In this video, Pat breaks the terrifying news that it’s time to take action by starting long-season brassicas–cauliflower, brussel sprouts, broccoli, and cabbage–which take eighty days or more while also sharing our recipe for potting soil.
Rocco Sinicrope demonstrates how to quickly and easily create the kind of tomato trellis infrastructure favored by larger-scale growers. This kind of trellising can also be used to support beans or cucumbers.
Tim Pries demonstrates the Florida weave in our Grandview green house. The Florida weave is the fastest way to tie up large amounts of tomatoes and is preferred by small scale growers.
In this video we demonstrate how to use concrete reinforcing wire and bamboo to make a quick and easy trellis system that can be used to support seven tomatoes at a time. This set-up makes for the ultimate tomatillo trellis because it prevents them from becoming too jammed in together as is the case when…
In this video, Pat offers tips on ensuring the longevity of bamboo as building material.
Richard from Living Web Farms shows how to build a simple support for cucumbers, beans etc. with bamboo and a low-cost, easy-to-use rebar tie tool.
Title about sums it up! As always, stay healthy and follow us on instagram @livingwebfarms for further updates!
See our earlier Resilience Daily segments on elderberry for tips on identifying and growing your own! As always, stay healthy and follow us on instagram @livingwebfarms!
Garlic scapes are becoming more revered in the culinary consciousness but it’s important to harvest them at the right time for maximum yield and flavor. Follow us on instagram @livingwebfarms and stay healthy!
In this video, we check in on some of the new growths at North Farm which were started from cuttings and divisions in an earlier video. The clary sage has prospered particularly and the lavender is playing host to lady bug pupa. Follow us on instagram @livingwebfarms for more updates!
Known as ‘pigweed’ colloquially and ‘callaloo’ in Jamaican cuisine, amaranth is a protein-packed weed found all over WNC. In salad or sautéed, amaranth is wonderful addition to any meal and fun to forage. Follow us on instagram @livingwebfarms for more content!
In this video, Patryk espouses the merits of lovage, a perennial plant with a strong, celery-like taste that certainly isn’t for everyone. This lovage is inside our Grand View greenhouse but you have a decent chance of finding it in the wild or your own garden. Follow @livingwebfarms on instagram for more updates and details…
Did you miss out on getting your own tomatoes in the ground for this year? Well, fear not: we’ve got tips to propagate from the suckers–new growths between leaf and stem–growing off of your neighbor’s plants as well as from volunteers you might find in your garden. As noted, hybrid types frequently only produce cherry-sized…
Rocco gives a step-by-step tutorial on growing your own sweet potatoes–from identifying eyes to sprout to rooting growths. Remember to keep your starters in shade initially to avoid shocking them. Stay healthy and follow us on instagram @livingwebfarms!
Learn how to take advantage of the wild greens that will be blooming in the coming weeks! Ours are a little ahead of schedule thanks to the green house climate so you might not be seeing either of these in your vicinity yet but give them time. Stay healthy and give us a follow on…
In his channel debut, grower Rocco Sinicrope presents tips for best utilizing small spaces in your garden. Plant placement and staggering of different plants is beneficial not only to your harvest but also towards improving the overall soil quality. Follow us on instagram for updates and additional content @livingwebfarms!
As Patryk says in the video, it’s important to only harvest wild plants a minimum of 25 feet away from any roadway to avoid lead contamination. Stay tuned for our next installment and follow us on instagram @livingwebfarms for more content!
