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Should we be using peat moss as gardeners? What about coco coir, the ‘new’ amendment that is being used to replace it? We brought in our new grower, Chris up in Vancouver, to discuss the pros and cons of both peat moss and coconut coir. 00:00 – Intro 00:49 – Chris Intro 01:16 – Lulu…
Reuse Your Old Potting And Container Soils To Save Money! Container gardening is fun, easy and has numerous advantages. One disadvantage however, can be cost. Potting soils are not cheap and even just a modest amount of container veggies can send expenses through the roof. In this video, let’s look at two ways that we…
Potting soil gets thrown out way too often! Barring a few serious issues (soil-borne pests or disease), you can and should re-use and revitalize potting soil for use in your container gardens. The simplest way is to add back 1/3rd fresh potting soil or compost, but the EPIC way is to tackle it in 4…
In today’s episode I will go over how I made my own potting soil with just worm castings and perlite. Buy some worms from the place I got mine: https://unclejimswormfarm.com/ Buy the perlite that I bought from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Espoma-PR8-8-Quart-Organic-Perlite/dp/B002Y0AK6S/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=perlite&qid=1585343283&sr=8-4 Shop our Teespring store and support the show: https://teespring.com/stores/als-homestead Check out our website: https://maplehillfarmchann.wixsite.com/homestead Follow me…
how to make potting mix What Soil Mix Should I Use For Containers? In this video, I will be showing and explaining how to make potting soil or container soil mix The soil mix to be used on containers is a subject of hot debate with most container gardening experts having their secret favorite soil…
Make your own potting and seedling mix! In this video, I show you how to make an extremely cost effective, yet better-than-commercial potting and plug soil mixture. Using compost, coco-fiber, alfalfa meal, canola meal, epsom salts, and rock dust, you can make some of the best potting mixtures for your transplants, plugs, seedling trays, small…
In today’s video, I show you the different soil mixtures that I use here on the farm, why I use them, and how I make them! For the Ultimate Soil Mixture for all ages of plants, I use 45% Coco fiber, 45% compost, 2% Rock Dust, 2% Oyster Flakes, 2% Alfalfa Meal, 2% Canola Meal,…
Back again with Steven Cornett of Nature’s Always Right. In this video I asked him to share how me makes his potting soil and seed starting mix in bulk. We go through his entire process of making his mix from scratch along with the reasoning BEHIND why he does it the way he does it.…
