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TRANSCRIPT: http://backtoreality.org/2020/06/22/faq-deep-mulch-vegetable-gardening-ruth-stout-method/ In this video I’d like to answer some of your most frequently asked questions about the Ruth Stout method, and about growing no-dig vegetables under mulch. Questions: 1. (1:00) Where are you located? 2. (1:34) When you say “hay”, do you actually mean “straw”? 3. (4:02) What do you mean by “spoiled hay”?…
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Consider supporting our channel on Patreon, to help us create more frequent videos. https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality — Over the past few years, we’ve been covering our entire growing area with thick layers of organic plant-based mulch. And so far, we’ve not yet had to pay for any of it. So, since we receive a lot of questions…
It was time to have a peek under the hay and harvest all of the ruth stout potatoes due to blight setting in. Take a look to see how they did considering these were planted a month later than normal and also had no rain for about 2 months! Instagram: @huws_nursery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HuwsGardenNursery Seed sponsor:…
We have an orchard of 30 fruit trees and we have found that the best way to manage the grass is using an Austrian Scythe. We used to strim the whole orchard but now opt for the scythe because of the many benefits, and in my opinion I find the scythe more efficient and beneficial.…
So you have given your garden a good mulch of a specific organic material, now the problem is how do you know if you should apply the next layer of mulch. This video explains in more detail and outlines 2 ways of knowing when your gardening or beds are in need of a top-up of…
Due to so many questions on my Growing Potatoes the Lazy Way video, I have decided to make a video to answer the most common questions: Should you use straw instead of hay because of grass seed? 0:49 Were some green due to shallow planting? 2:07 How long until harvest? 3:20 How often do you…
For my returning video I really wanted to talk more about our use of grass and hay as mulch, and answer a couple of common questions to do with grass seeds. In this video I cover the benefits of using grass as a mulch, and how to maximize it for the best results as well…
We continue our Ruth Stout permaculture experiments by companion planting carrots, radishes, and onions. The Ruth Stout Method of Permaculture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfi-n0Oq38E&t=3s Planting Garlic in a Modified Ruth Stout Permaculture Garden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1TXfeq9wdc&t=34s Winter Ruth Stout Permaculture Update and a Bit of Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-A1gNNjen0&t=1s Spring Garden Update: Hugelkultur, Ruth Stout, and Garlic Sprouts! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t1FCsF-iAI Planting Potatoes…
I’ve been trying to grow okra for the past 2 years in a northern climate. The first year was a disaster. Last year I got healthy plants but not much produce. This year looks like I may have better success. For the most part I do not try to grow plants that are not native…
UPDATE – Here’s a video of our results: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhpvMg5d1OM Fall is garlic planting season in Canada, so we took what we learned about the Ruth Stout method and customized it for a 260 plant garlic garden!
After spending our summer building labor-intensive hugelkultur mounds, we decided to try our hands at a MUCH simpler form of permaculture, using the Ruth Stout Method: Simply growing our food in hay!
In this video I show you from start to finish the process of growing squash in a bale. It is very simple and we were really pleased with the results even though we were growing on a west facing bank. It is cheap, easy to do and a fun project for anyone growing food. Become…
A short video of me making our 2nd hay tripod in the orchard
A quick an easy way to make a hay tripod. Takes about 10 mins from start to finish. Very usefull if you have long grass
