November 23, 2024

VIDEO: Healing Our Soils, Compost & Compost Tea Part 3

Soils are the basis of all terrestrial life. A teaspoon of healthy soil contains close to a billion bacteria, many yards of fungi, and thousands of protozoa and nematodes. Through decades of poor management techniques such as ongoing tillage, chemical inputs, and compaction, soil has become degraded the world over. This results in a massive…

VIDEO: Healing Our Soils, Compost & Compost Tea Part 2

Soils are the basis of all terrestrial life. A teaspoon of healthy soil contains close to a billion bacteria, many yards of fungi, and thousands of protozoa and nematodes. Through decades of poor management techniques such as ongoing tillage, chemical inputs, and compaction, soil has become degraded the world over. This results in a massive…

VIDEO: Supercharge Your Compost Heap

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Compost is the foundation to a thriving vegetable garden. In fact, compost heaps are nothing short of horticultural alchemy, turning garden waste and kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich goodness. If you’re not yet composting, now’s as good a time as any to get started. If you are, then…

VIDEO: Making Compost Fertiliser with Chickens

In this video, I show you my new idea for using our chicken to make compost via a compost ring made from recycled plastic. I also give an update on our mobile duck run. Plastic Forests website: https://plasticforests.com.au/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/selfsufficientme (the top tier $25 AU enables mentoring from yours truly via an…

VIDEO: 5 Hot Composting Mistakes to Avoid

Hot composting is one of the fastest ways to break down food scraps and garden trimmings into an amazing fertilizer for your garden…but managing a compost pile can be tricky if you’re a beginner. Here are the 5 “composting 101” mistakes I see most newbies make! 0:00 – Intro 0:48 – 1. Not Turning 2:02…

VIDEO: The TRUTH About Composting, Will It Really Turn Your Waste Into Perfect Garden Soil?

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VIDEO: How to Make a Compost Bin from Pallets

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Composting is the gardener’s way of recycling old plant material into rich, soil-nourishing compost. Plants love it! Wooden pallets are often free to source and are the perfect size for making a large compost bin. In this short video we demonstrate how to make a simple but…

VIDEO: Compost Techniques: Composting in Situ

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. We all know that composting is essential in the garden, but compost piles can soon overflow at this time of year when you’re cutting back perennials and pulling up spent vegetables. If you’re wondering what to do with all that extra organic matter, it’s worth considering in-situ…

VIDEO: Seed Starting Part 4 Cell Packs & Sowing

Learn all about starting seeds and the most efficient ways to get your garden growing even in colder temperatures. Pat Battle instructs this class in the greenhouse at the Mills River Educational Farm where a variety of seedlings are already off to a great start. Get helpful tips on seed varieties, products, techniques and when…

VIDEO: 7 Ways to Use Leaves in Your Garden

💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Would you like to save time, effort and money spent on your garden while also improving your harvest? Clearing up fallen leaves is hard work, but those leaves can protect and feed your plants, as well as reducing the amount of watering, weeding and digging you need…

VIDEO: Fertility Systems I, Part 13

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Soil scientist Jon Nilsson is joined by Pat Battle for a hands on workshop at the Mills River Educational Farm teaching about the soil food web and ways to increase fertility from the rich beginnings of well made compost and…

VIDEO: Fertility Systems I, Part 10

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Soil scientist Jon Nilsson is joined by Pat Battle for a hands on workshop at the Mills River Educational Farm teaching about the soil food web and ways to increase fertility from the rich beginnings of well made compost and…

VIDEO: Fertility Systems I, Part 6

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Soil scientist Jon Nilsson is joined by Pat Battle for a hands on workshop at the Mills River Educational Farm teaching about the soil food web and ways to increase fertility from the rich beginnings of well made compost and…

VIDEO: Fertility Systems I, Part 2

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Soil scientist Jon Nilsson is joined by Pat Battle for a hands on workshop at the Mills River Educational Farm teaching about the soil food web and ways to increase fertility from the rich beginnings of well made compost and…

VIDEO: Fertility Systems I, Part 1

Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org Soil scientist Jon Nilsson is joined by Pat Battle for a hands on workshop at the Mills River Educational Farm teaching about the soil food web and ways to increase fertility from the rich beginnings of well made compost and…