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Mulch Thickness. Its not a question of whether we need to mulch or not, but rather how much we should be mulching with. The thickness of your mulch is based on the time of year, the climate you’re growing in, the crops to be mulch, and the material of the mulch itself. Join me today…
Plants Need Water. But so does your soil! And in these days of increasing heat and more frequent heat waves the ability of your soil to grab and hang onto moisture is more important than ever. In Quickie style, I got you covered. Today, we’ll focus in on your soil’s water retention with 3 ways…
Someone or something is stealing all our mulch from around our fruit trees! Long version of this video is here: https://youtu.be/yQFB9M2UdK0 Go here to get Birdies Raised Garden beds in the USA: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ and use SSME2020 for a 5% discount. In Australia, go to https://birdiesgardenproducts.com.au/ and use Code SSMEbird for a 5% discount. In New…
Mulching Makes All The Difference! In our backyard gardens, just like in nature, bare and exposed soils are just no good. Walk through a forest or any natural greenscape and you’ll won’t see the naked dirt. Nature has designed seasonal systems and processes to eliminate exposed soils for protection and to keep the plant-soil interaction…
Winter Mulch Your Vegetable Gardens For Maximum Results! The best way to protect your garden beds, plants, and soil, is to use a thick, organic layer of mulch in the fall, before winter comes. Soil is not designed to ever be exposed, at any time of year, but especially in winter! Cover those garden plots,…
Mulching VS Cover Crops in the Backyard garden | Which is Better Mycorrhizal list : http://www.rootnaturally.com/PlantListMycorrhizal.pdf FACEBOOK Page : https://www.facebook.com/iamorganicgardening Subscribe to My CHANNEL : https://www.youtube.com/user/iamnjorganic Back to Eden Organic Gardening 101 Method with Wood Chips VS Leaves Composting Garden Soil #2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAXrKFjs77o . How to Build a Raised Wood Chip Organic Gardening Bed…
Fall mulching is very important. You simply must do it to ensure healthy fall crops and a productive following spring.. Your plants and garden need it! In this video, I explain the importance of fall mulching, how it differs from summer mulching, and the method to applying your mulch to your garden beds. If you’re…
No till seeding, easy and quick! In the third video in the No Till Farming series, I show you how to weed a raised garden bed and then plant the bed with seeds, lettuce and snow peas, using the no till method of gardening. The no till method of gardening involves the conscious effort to…
No till farming is easy! In fact, easier than conventional gardening and agriculture! Welcome to the second video in the no till farming series. In this video we discuss how to properly remove an existing plant (a large Collard Green) and plant two tomato plants in its place. But we do this without disturbing a…
In this video, I show you how I weed a severely overgrown bed using the no till style of weeding. Essentially, leaving the soil untouched and unscathed, preserving that soil profile like any good permaculture farmer would! The method relies heavily on mulching layers upon layers of organic matter through the season(s) to ensure that…
In this video, I show not only how I mulch my plants, but also why mulching is literally the key to any successful organic farm or garden
