Tag: garden
VIDEO: Confusing Signs of Nature
Some people plant by the signs of nature. This year, for me at least, the signs of nature are a bit confusing. We have items coming up that are normal for this time of year but there are fewer than normal. Other items are early yet would be normal for the higher temperature ranges we’ve…
VIDEO: Gardening Disasters and How to Avoid Them
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Growing your own food can be a frustrating experience when crops fail, so a little planning can help you produce a healthy and productive garden. It’s easy to get caught up in planning how successful your garden will be this year, but spending some time considering potential…
VIDEO: Seedlings and ROI of purchases
Taking a chance on the weather and setting out seedlings. Speaking about Return on Investment of purchases.
VIDEO: Burning, Fixing, Digging
This week I repair two of the sheds that suffered storm damage.
VIDEO: How to Grow Parsley from Seed – Organic Vegetable Gardening
In this video I am starting the growing season with a quick video on how to grow parsley from seed inspired by a little discovery. Thanks for watching and please subscribe so you can stay up to date with what to do in the garden, tips, advice and how to’s including delicious recipes. You can…
VIDEO: Ladies and Gentlemen start your engines Biochar trials
Setting up for the biochar trials. Soil mix and seed selection with additional info on PH levels Home Garden Field Trials https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108753252436907951136/communities/112003872175936735513 Indoor Biochar Trial Guidelines https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HNlwKiDVSQigEI-qxTHfN3m-HhqoBZnxxHazaN-YWBk/edit
VIDEO: Storm Damage at the Allotment
My first visit to the allotment for about 6 weeks. Looks like it took a battering in the recent stormy weather.
VIDEO: How often do you have to clean a Worm Farm? And more Gardening Q & A's Ep2
In today’s video I will be answering the following questions: 1)How long can you store fresh apple cider? 0:53 2)Where can I get a cider press like yours? 2:03 3)How often do you have to clean the whole worm farm out and start over? 2:43 4)Can I apply any of the ‘7 cheap ways to…
VIDEO: How to Start Onions Indoors – Growing from seed
Come with me and lets get 2014 garden underway! We are starting onions because that is the first thing that needs to be planted, up next is the Peppers! MIgardener Store: https://www.facebook.com/MIgardener/app_251458316228 Join the fun on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener +1 me on Google+ @ http://www.google.com/+MIgardener Pin me on Pinterest @ http://www.pinterest.com/MIgardenerYT Follow the fun on…
VIDEO: Grow station and worm castings
My grow station is being built a little at a time. I expect in the next two weeks to have it fully operational and full. My worm farm has produced an unbelievable amount of worms in the last few days.
VIDEO: Growing Enough Food to Feed a Family – How Much Do You Need to Plant?
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. It seems like a simple question, but there are many factors to consider when working out whether you can grow all the fruit, herbs and vegetables your family eats in a year. In this video, we show how you can work out the amount of fresh food…
VIDEO: Making the Ultimate Seed Starting Mix
MORE STUFF LIKE THIS @ http://www.MIgardener.com The ultimate seed starting mix has arrived! it is fairly simple to make, and your plants will appreciate it! I go over the reasons to use this versus other plant mixes, and I also I discuss the reasons behind traditional methods and why they are inferior for starting plants.…
VIDEO: Wicking beds out of the mouths of babes
Children are wonderful. Adults would do well to listen to them more often.
VIDEO: Soil Composition Testing
Testing my soils composition of clay, sand and silt to help determine what what I need to use as amendments. The mixture of Sand Silt and clay is called Loam. It appears from the testing that I have a very high silt (organic material) content. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/loam.html
VIDEO: Get Your Composting Worms to Digest Faster
MORE TIPS LIKE THIS @ http://www.MIgardener.com Worms need a few basic necessities to compost food scraps, if they are given these few basic things, your worms will compost faster, and be more productive in general. Worms have gizzards, much like chickens. and they need something to move the soft food through their gizzard, and in…
VIDEO: Weather, fence, tree cutting and garden design
A little update on the property. Weather has been unusually good. Threw me off actually as I had planned on rebuilding several things in the house during the time that we normally have heavy snows. So…. instead, the last few months have been filled with reorganization on a daily basis.
VIDEO: Week 4 Hybrid Aquaponic Update
Week 4 of the hybrid aquaponics setup. things are looking great, an things are really growing! I can’t wait to see how it looks in 2 more weeks! MIgardener Store: https://www.facebook.com/MIgardener/app_251458316228 Join the fun on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener +1 me on Google+ @ http://www.google.com/+MIgardener Pin me on Pinterest @ http://www.pinterest.com/MIgardenerYT Follow the fun on twitter…
VIDEO: Something VERY Exciting Coming To MIgardener
This news is bound to excite you, but if it doesn’t then it will not affect you in the least! enjoy! MIgardener Store: https://www.facebook.com/MIgardener/app_251458316228 Join the fun on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener +1 me on Google+ @ http://www.google.com/+MIgardener Pin me on Pinterest @ http://www.pinterest.com/MIgardenerYT Follow the fun on twitter @ http://www.twitter.com/MI_Gardener Send mail to: PO box…
VIDEO: PH testing for Biochar trials
Testing the three elements I plan to use for the potting mix for the biochar trials. Peat, compost/potting soil and worm castings mixed with biochar. I am also testing the worm castings without biochar as well.
VIDEO: How to Grow Healthier Seedlings Using Grow Lights
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Starting plants indoors can help you get a head-start on the growing season but it can be hard to give seedlings the light they would normally get during later months. If you want to ensure rapid, healthy growth of your seedlings after germination then using grow lights…
VIDEO: Preparing biochar for the trials
Preparing bio char for the trials being conducted by OneYardRevolution. If you’re interested in following along or participating check out his channel. OneYardRevolution channel http://www.youtube.com/user/OneYardRevolution Home garden field trials https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108753252436907951136/communities/112003872175936735513
VIDEO: Yacon update starting onion seed
Starting the 2014 season. Here I am showing the growth of the Yacon over the past week and what appears to be positive results of my attempt to root some wild rose cuttings. I’ve started some onion seed and made an indoor seed starting station. Still needs a bit of work. Link to Thumperlane Homestead’s…
VIDEO: Yacon rose hips self sufficient mentality part 3
The Yacon is beginning to show itself. Trying to root some wild rose cuttings for rose hips and discussing my view of contentment as part of the self sufficient mentality.
VIDEO: Worm update and biochar trials
Update on my experimental worm farm and a mention of the Bio-char trials being conducted by OneYardRevolution. The worms appear quite happy but I am concerned that it may be to wet. The worms have increased more than six fold since the beginning. As it is my first time attempting this I am not sure…
VIDEO: How to Prune Established Apple Trees
Happy new year to everyone! What has your highlight in the garden been so far? Mine was probably harvesting the pounds upon pounds of beans, it was a great year! So today you are going to learn just the simple basics and simple steps to take to prune apple trees presented by a special guest.…
VIDEO: Cheap and Easy $35 Aquaponics / Hydroponics Setup
MORE STUFF LIKE THIS @ http://www.MIgardener.com How to build the cheapest and easiest setup for aquaponics and hydroponics! If this works, this setup could just be the cheapest aquaponics setup ever. But it ALSO will relook at the way we see aquaponics setups in the future. No longer will you need multiple pumps and reservoirs,…
VIDEO: Bundle of Surprises & Great Addition to MIgardener
The wait is OVER! The ultimate surprise is here! I open up a few boxes that came in the mail from a couple companies, and I want to bring you all along for this great day! Gaia Green Products – http://www.gaiagreen.com/products.html I hope you all don’t mind the video length, and WATCH IN HD. Keep…
