The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
This is one of the most exciting bits of kit that I’ve used in the garden. Now a Brix Tester/Refractometer is used to measure quality of produce, the riper and more nutrient dense they are the higher the brix gets. A great video to learn more about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXRNHGJK1bY If you’re in the UK you…
In the past 3 years of gardening and video making I realized how much more I have learnt whilst enjoying it at the same time, and I am listing a few channels where you, if you don’t watch them already should have a look at them and subscribe to learn a whole lot more. The…
Hello:) A very quick video to thank you for watching my videos and for passing over 2,000,000 views and 10,000 subscribers recently! So again another thank you for everything and I list the views for each year to compare the growth. Happy gardening! Thanks for watching and please subscribe so you can stay up to…
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 subscribe here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=HuwsNursery Also find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HuwsGardenNursery See us on Blogger http://organichomegrown.blogspot.co.uk/
Beneficial insects are great to have in your garden, from Lacewings to Ladybugs, Hover flies to Butterflies each do important jobs for example eradicating pests or pollinating flowers. And in this video I will be giving you the flowers you should grow to attract them but also look nice and a few even can be…
My name is Huw Richards and welcome to my channel on growing organic food that I have been working on for over 3 years. I have over 250 videos showing you the steps to achieve the best quality vegetables on your doorstep from how to sow them to tips on maximizing your harvest. Please consider…
Apple trees require a bit of care throughout the year to get the best possible crop from them. Thinning is really important because it gets rid of large clumps of small apples to make way for a few apples to grow to full size instead of having a lot of small ones. If you want…
All of our currants are suddenly ready for harvesting and there is a limit to what you can make and do with so many at any point so a great thing to do is to preserve them for longer by freezing them. It can take a but of time to harvest but worth it for…
It has been a really busy month but at last I’m back home to make some more videos again. Just saying hello to everyone and I’ll be answering to as many comments as possible and checking out all the action from the other great channels out there! Plus a HUGE thank you for passing 10,000…
This video is simply to inspire you and show how easy and cheap it is to make organic fertilizers from stuff you have in your home and around your community, just make sure you ask permission first. It is so simple to make and a great way to feed your vegetables in your garden. To…
Hilling/earthing up potatoes is an easy way to get a larger harvest from your plants, this is because there is a larger area for growing the tubers which means more potatoes, I also discuss the importance and little known tip of mulching the rows. Thanks for watching and please subscribe so you can stay up…
Welcome to the start of summer, another really busy time in the gardening season, today I am showing you a really neat, clever and simple way you can transplant your Cucurbits into your raised beds and have zero weeds, great way of catching water and finally absorbing the heat from the sun which will help…
*Please read* This is a must on your to-do list! Now this Strawberry planter is also feeding itself at the same time, how? Well watch the video to find out and learn a clever way. You don’t need to fill the whole barrel up with compost. This design is also very cheap and doesn’t take…
These tips are to help new gardeners but may also teach others some stuff you didn’t know. These are just for a bit of fun and will definitely help you out. If any of you have a good tip please share them in the comment section 🙂 5 easy to grow vegetables: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTTcMXun3dw Take a…
Welcome to an exciting interview with Patrick Dolan from the channel OneYardRevolution. One Yard Revolution is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost, mulch, and compost tea. I asked him…
I struggle to get 5 a day and many of you feel the same, so I had to look at some great simple steps you can take in order to help you get your 7 required portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Not all the data I share may be correct but it came…
It is time to plant out the young pea shoots that I grew in an earlier video. Watch how simple it is to plant them out using this method. Don’t forget to check out Vegitate:https://www.youtube.com/user/lukywest Thanks for watching and please subscribe so you can stay up to date with what to do in the garden,…
Nasturtiums are one of the most useful, edible flowers you can grow. They are a great companion plant as they attract beneficial insects and also it’s leaves and flowers can be eaten with a slightly hot yet sweet taste. Today I’m going to show you how easy it is to grow them. Thumbnail: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wheatfields/2670725765/in/photolist-551aHX-82BWDA-7d2v95-79Jn7F-4VUgRy-8gc4SL-pVHkys-7qG6re-agcSkW-6Ed3Pk-GGkYb-8JD2K3-jvpUX-jwbBo-oNKn6Y-3VQwQ3-po7oFW-7VMscL-9Ya8bp-2WMcGa-bu6pyv-68QuZM-E1S6W-5LHDti-8gJJi8-fnqJw-4XfdoX-pxAJbc-E1ScE-3MUR37-6XqmJk-d7tqNU-8yiea2-F2xMF-7d1H9R-7d1Heg-5tS6y-6XXED2-7d1Nnk-7d5Ff1-4AiBRA-7d1Nf6-7d5FkW-85mF5V-p7epga-oysbiA-3abyUg-oy2tB2-6wdS3T-cB6kk5 Thanks…
Today’s video is discussing the ideal size of raised beds. How deep should they be? The maximum width? And how long? I have a great channel I think you will all be interested in, check it out! https://www.youtube.com/user/lukywest Thanks for watching and please subscribe so you can stay up to date with what to do…
Today is a quick video about companion planting and why you should use it. I include some examples and 4 reasons why you have to give it a go! Here is a link to a companion planting chart:http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk/Companion_Planting/companiontables.asp And one from Mother Earth News: http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/companion-planting-guide-zmaz81mjzraw.aspx#axzz2yDc7orGA Thanks for watching and please subscribe so you can stay…
Today I have a very special video. We have a great guest all the way from Alberta in Canada. I highly recommend you subscribe to him: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7XYsCA4dn2z57JwAJYv-Ww Please watch to learn about the challenges through growing in an extremely cold climate. Don’t forget to like his Facebook Page too! https://www.facebook.com/AlbertaUrbanGarden Thanks for watching and please…
Watch this video to learn a simple method to grow potatoes followed by 5 cool facts! 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 subscribe here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=HuwsNursery Also find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HuwsGardenNursery…
A fun video of what a rhubarb plant does in 2 weeks. It is really interesting about half way through the video to watch what happens when we have a frost. Stay tuned for a video on how to grow potatoes soon! Thanks for watching and please subscribe so you can stay up to date…
Hello and today I am going to show you a special way to grow peas from seed because it protects the seed from vermin and also an easy way to plant the whole thing out which will be in a video coming soon. Here is the follow up video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha7FKFFkEfk I have spent the last week…
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…
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…
I find that not all the time I can afford products like Rockdust to help my vegetables grow healthy so I put together my list of methods I use to help you save money but still give your plants a healthy nutrient boost! Thumbnail: https://www.flickr.com/photos/suavehouse113/536902862 MIgardener’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muS8eKwoZVQ How to make leaf mold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN2htdBy3e8 Thanks…
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.…
Merry Christmas or happy holidays! This is a quick stuffing you can make using up all sorts of ingredients. Today make your own breadcrumbs, grind your own apples and add a little secret ingredient so you can make my recipe perfectly just for special occasions! Here are all of the ingredients: 1) 2-3 apples sliced…
Welcome to a lovely heart-warming recipe to make in the cold weather. Very simple to do and is full of flavor. This recipe serves 4 hungry mouths. New gardening video will be up either tomorrow or Wednesday and if you haven’t subscribed already please do as you will help save a Koala. More information further…
