VIDEO: 2017 Seed starting
Getting a bit of an early start this year. Had hoped to get Eggplant/aubergine but am out of seeds. Must order. Have many new ideas this year to try out.
Tag: mulch
VIDEO: Happy New Year, High hopes for 2017
2016 was not so good for us. Dreadful, Furchtbar, awful, Schwerig! Good riddance! Things are evening out in our lives and hopefully will be looking up soon. I have finally recovered well enough from my long illness that I can go back to work at least part time. More on that later. We have a…
VIDEO: 10 Ways to Make your Vegetable Garden More Productive in 2017…and Beyond!
Our awesome sponsor: https://www.firsttunnels.co.uk – This video is packed with 10 ways for you to have a more productive vegetable garden not only in 2017 but beyond. I hope that this video will arm you with more ideas to help increase productivity so you can grow more fruit and vegetables at home and save money.…
VIDEO: GGC – 73 – Preparing our Hugelkultur Garden for Winter: Chop and Drop
Though Hugelkultur is a very low maintenance method of permaculture gardening, there are a few things you have to do throughout the year. So right now, as autumn draws to an end, it’s about time we prepared our garden for the winter, using a simple technique called: Chop and Drop!
VIDEO: Cold frame, grow station and an apology
I had many appointments last week and did not get much accomplished. Hopefully more to come.
VIDEO: Mulching Around the Broccoli and Fertilizing with Rabbit Manure
I use the pine shaving bedding from our rabbit cage to mulch around the broccoli plants and fertilize them.
VIDEO: Cold Frame Build
First cold frame build. Next one should be a bit easier now that I know how I want them. The video starts out a bit slow.
VIDEO: What Makes Good Mulch & The Importance of Mulching
Covering soil is one of the most widely talked about topics in gardening, but there are many people who see mulch as exclusively wood chips. This couldn’t be further from the truth! In this episode we will talk about the importance of covering your soil, what makes a good mulch, and some common misconceptions of…
VIDEO: Winter bed prep and important lesson re learned
Old beds re-made and garden terraced. Realized I had re-learned an old lesson.
VIDEO: How to Make Leaf Mold: Turn Fallen leaves into gardener's gold
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Leaf mold is made from decomposed leaves and is one of the best soil improvers you can treat your garden to. In this short video we’ll show you how to make your own leaf mold and use it to produce an abundant supply of soil improver, mulch,…
VIDEO: GGC – 69 – Attempting to Build and Use a Cheap Homemade Leaf Bagger (For Garden Mulch)
We’ve got a lot of leaves, so why not collect them for mulch in our vegetable gardens. But leaf baggers are expensive, so I decided to try to build one. Follow me through my thought-process and trial and error, while I attempt to collect leaves on the cheap.
VIDEO: WHY is the real question
WHY have you decided to vote for the person you are voting for?
VIDEO: Permaculture scythe for chop and drop
My favorite hand tool on The Farmer’s Grove
VIDEO: Paw paw trees building soil after the mess.
From the last comments it was clear some were shocked with what it looked like. Few hours work and happy with results.
VIDEO: Cleanup, winter prep, seed saving
Extremely overworked during the early part of the year. Mainly due to an inability to organize by the boss. Middle part of the year very ill due to the overwork…etc. Garden and self sufficiency efforts suffered greatly this year. Will not happen again! In spite of this I still managed some things. Preparing now for…
VIDEO: Youtube income? A slightly different view
Finally chiming in on this longtime argument of people making money on Youtube.
VIDEO: My view of self sufficiency and book recommendation
A video long time in coming. It is longer that I wanted and I am sorry. If I continue with the self sufficiency theme I must clarify and reveal some things about me first. There will be other videos coming in the next several days that will clarify my stance on self sufficiency. This first…
VIDEO: Protection and preservation of wood products at home
Talking about the product I used to protect windows, privacy fencing and other wood products at home with out paying the extravagant costs of paying someone else to do it.
VIDEO: A little more done despite a few difficulties
I have manged to recuperate enough to get a little done. It is not much but it is something. At the end are a few pictures from our recent trip the the Black Forest.
VIDEO: 22 for 22 Day 10
Raising awareness for the average of 22 veterans with PTSD who take their own lives each day. http://teamrubiconusa.org/story-of-team-rubicon/
VIDEO: Q & A #1, Back to Eden Organic Gardening Method 101 with Wood Chips for Building Healthy Soil
Q & A #1, Back to Eden Organic Gardening Method 101 with Wood Chips for building healthy soil,. What is the name of this Fungi? What does it do? And is it ( AMF )Mycorrhizal Fungi. How do you tell?
VIDEO: 22 for 22 day 2 for me
Please share to help raise awareness for the 22 veterans that take their lives each day due to PTSD. Doesn’t have to be my video. Plenty of them out there. If you don’t like me then choose another one and share that one.
VIDEO: Farmers markets and marketing
Farmers markets seem to be on the rise yet some are getting a bit discouraged in their efforts as vendors. This is a 2 part series. In this part I address the difficulty of sales and a few suggestions as to how to improve. An American Homestead Podcast: Are farmers markets worth the effort? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQThFS82pJM…
VIDEO: Something turns into a little bit more
Following my “lessons learned” from the last few years has enabled me to have more than I thought I would have this year.
VIDEO: Bucket O' Beans and Mosaic virus
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VIDEO: Use Mulch to Reduce Weeds, Save Water & Feed Your Plants
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Organic mulches are essential for a healthy, productive vegetable garden, locking in soil moisture, suppressing weeds and feeding plants as they rot down. There are lots of different materials that work well as organic mulch. Mulching is a great way to use up garden trimmings such as…
VIDEO: First time Sauerkraut fermentation
First time sauerkraut fermentation. If you wish to skip the intro the preparation begins at 8:15.
