The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
Bob Wells and Jon Nilsson of CharGrow, LLC give us an overview of biochar production at the Grandview Living Web Farm and talk about adapting farm scale biochar to various sized operations and applications. Discover why biochar is such a great carrier for soil microbiology and find out about how that affects the long term…
This week on Allotment Grow How I visit my dads allotment and see what he’s growing. #aubergines #eggplants “Porch Blues” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Shot this video a week ago. We are now getting some much needed rain and it is coming down nice and easy. Has been going on for more than 24 hours now. Should soak in well and has already filled our empty rain barrels. Has cooled us off as well. A big relief after almost…
A sustainable, self replicating, perennial dominated garden.Showing the progression of the forest from a dominantly annual system, to a perennial based system.
Lot’s of changes and reorganizing going on here. Death in the family, information finally coming out that changes a lot of things and a new job has shaken our plans and focus. The garden has suffered during this time and the movement towards self sufficiency by my definition has become even more important than ever…
Conservation Agronomist, Ray Archuleta with the National Resources Conservation Service joins David Brandt of Walnut Creek Seeds for a workshop on soil and the use of diverse cover crops to build life and fertility in the soil. Produce abundant yields while implementing the best organic and sustainable methods of establishing and maintaining maximum biology. Build…
Today on Allotment Grow How we discuss potato blight and how I cope with it.
An update on the progression of the food forest, and some information regarding growing one.
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Sowing salads now for fresh, young leaves in a matter of weeks is a great way to make the most of what’s left of the growing season. Cut-and-come-again salad leaves are quick and easy to grow and small enough to fit into almost any container, making them…
On Allotment Grow How this week I start picking some of the vegetables.
The Food Forest has progressed well this summer, especially the trees.
A summer stroll through the fields and along a stream
Thinned my beets and collect seeds from the peas. A little on the carrots for seed saving and other things. Lots of major changes about to take place here.
Plants are 60-70% water. This is why watering your plants is important to having a successful garden. Too much water however is not a good thing either and can lead to about as many problems as underwatering can. In this video i explain how to tell when your plants need water, and when they need…
Soil can make or break a garden. The best soil is pure compost since it contains all the essential things or success. The other type of soil is potting mix or bagged soil, and the very last type of soil is mother earth native soil. Pick one, or mix them. Either way the soil is…
The location and direction of a garden is very important when determining how much sun it will recieve. By planning ahead, mapping the sun, and doing a little homework before putting the beds in, you can optomize your chances of having a successful garden. Send mail to: PO box 131 Marysville, MI 48040 450+ varieties…
Walk through at the garden at the house. Yacon update and a little lesson learned about my peas.
Testing the Vaccucork. Gotta say thanks to Dirtpatchheaven. I’ve been seeing these for a couple of years in the store and wondered what they were for. I probably never would have known If I had not seen her video.
Join ethnobotanist, Marc Williams and forager extraordinaire, Natalie Bogwalker on this adventure as we discover the wild foods around us in the fields and forest edge. Learn an architecture of understanding plants based on their families and common traits to help expedite a working knowledge of the plant diversity around us. Marc is carrying on…
Comparing two types of steam juicers and giving my opinion as what I consider advantages and disadvantages of each.
Trellis is installed and a quick look around. Talking a bit about my priority of work this summer and fall. 1. Get existing beds planted and improved to a point that is satisfactory for the next two years. 2. Divide the property into sections, determine what improvements or builds will be done and do them.…
Ever feel like your beating your head against the wall…. or window? Well, stop it!
If you are in a high rise building, apartment, renting, or just want to grow more food in a small space, this is for you! This raised bed costs just $2 to build. Grow more food for less with less space. You have GOT to check this out! Send mail to: PO box 131 Marysville,…
A close up video of a praying mantis in the garden.
We finally have a harvest, and it is from our brand new raised beds. We enjoy having fresh vegetables, but fresh organic cherry belle redihes are a treat since they are so seasonal. Come enjoy the first radish harvest with me. Send mail to: PO box 131 Marysville, MI 48040 450+ varieties of Heirloom &…
As we conclude the Black Soldier Fly Production series, organic recycling specialist Brian Rosa, owner and consultant at BE New Organic World, LLC talks to us about waste management and compost sites for urban farms, organic farms and community gardens. Brian’s years of experience working with the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Carolina Farm…
I consider taking care of equipment to be a huge part of self sufficiency. Rolling up cords haphazardly can greatly reduce the life and efficiency. Here is how I roll them. There is just a little “twist” to the method. There is a very easy way to verify everything I claim in this video about…
A turtle showed up in the food forest today, not sure how he got it, but I’m happy he is here. 🙂
Website I found a few years ago. Feel it’s worth sharing.
