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Leggy Seedlings, It Happens Every Year. Tall, thin, and generally weak young plants that we’re trying to get going so we can have a head start on the growing season. Great way to increase our summer window, but it only works if we can build tough, resilient plants to be eventually moved out into the…
Spring is around the corner and it’s time to supercharge your soil, ready for the growing season. It’s important to top up your soil’s nutrients at this time of year, every year. but where do you start and how do you do it? All your questions are answered in this week’s episode. Want to get…
Your soil is liek a bank account. We need to make regular deposits in the account to make withdrawls. By building your soil, you can ensure a healthy garden, healthy plants, and better yields.
While you can buy seedling mix to start seeds, we find it a bit lackluster in most cases. You can and should have some fertility in a seedling mix, especially if you’re starting indoors and growing for a while before you transplant into the garden. Here are three different ways to make your own seed…
In this episode we are explaining how you could be hurting your garden and even killing you plants for years to come by simple adding 1 thing to your soil. It is something that over 90% of gardeners have used at some point and it is even organic. It isn’t a chemical, it isn’t widely…
I get asked a lot which is better for starting seeds for the vegetable garden, Seed Starting Mix or Potting Soil, and today I’m answering. Seed Starting 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV4yju06I54 Buy stickers from our shop: https://www.rootsandrefuge.com/shop Preorder my book: https://amzn.to/393lzZZ Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arootsandrefuge/ Our website: https://www.rootsandrefuge.com Our Music is by our friend Daniel…
Make Your Own Seeding Soil Mix! Potting soils can get expensive, but they pale in comparison to what Seeding Soils cost. There’s nothing special about Seeding mixes in particular, but the qualities that make a good seeding soil are necessary to really maximize your germination and early growth results. Yes, seeds will sprout in just…
Start Your Vegetable Seeds Indoor Early To Get A Jump Start On Spring! In temperate climates, the growing season is often just not long enough to get the most out of your tomato, peppers, cucumber, or other warm weather crops. For the plants to flower, fruit, and produce for you, they need a specific amount…
Starting Your Favorite Vegetables Early Indoors Is Fun and Easy! Not only that, it is often necessary. Certain summer crops need the extra time to grow, especially if you live in a temperate region with an extended winter. Join me today as I show you the basic tools and accessories that you’re going to need…
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…
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…
How to Amend Container Soil for long term growth. Which is also known as Hügelkultur. In this video, I will show you how to revitalize potting soil and prepare the soil for a container. Hügelkultur is a horticultural technique where a mound constructed from decaying wood debris and other compostable biomass plant materials is later…
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We are turning out compost into a high quality potting mix that will grow our plants well and give them the jump start to the growing season that they need to do well. We do more than, JUST, YouTube! Check more MIgardener below: Start growing! Visit our online store for .99 cent heirloom seeds, custom…
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,…
potting soil is something many gardeners (myself included) use and we all are aware of all the options out there. Many are at different prices and so I set out to compare cheap to expensive the different potting soils out there and see if you really get what you pay for. Send mail to: PO…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Seed starting mixes are essential for sowing many vegetables, herbs and flowers. But with so much to sow over the coming weeks and months, they can be expensive – unless you make your own. A few simple ingredients can be combined to make a mix that’s just…
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.…
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What happens when we take one of the best potting mixes around and fill a raised bed with it? While this is not something I recommend doing, it will be fun to see how everything grows! Send mail to: PO box 131 Marysville, MI 48040 450+ varieties of Heirloom & Non-GMO Vegetable seeds .99/pack, fertilizer,…
💛 📖 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…
So you want to grow some vegetables but you don’t have any space or just a small garden area don’t worry these life hacks growing plants will show you. Be amazed at how many vegetables can grow in small areas with this Life hacks for garden video https://youplanttube.blogspot.com/
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
From the Roper Mountain Science Center in Greenville South Carolina on Jan 18th 2014 with keynote speaker Patryk Battle of Living Web Farms. Visit our website for workshops and many free resources for growing food organically at http://www.livingwebfarms.org
Showing the location of a planned food forest/permaculture garden area and asking advice for an Apple tree. The video is cut off at the end because I began going into things that I really am not ready to publish yet.
