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#StrawbaleGardeing #BackyardGardening #GrowFood #Homesteading #Homestead #GrowWhatYouEat #EatWhatYouGrow #SweetPotatoes #GrowingSweetPotatoes #OrganicGarden I ordered 50 sweet potato slips from John’s Seeds. When they arrived at my house they were looking a little sad and limp! I needed to get them into the grow as soon as possible to give them the best chance at surviving and producing…
Here are my five gardening tips in five minutes! Thanks to Josh at The Citystead for tagging me in the five tips series. You can find his video here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcHffllPtNVdBqQHLTxEWSg You can also find the channels I tagged here: Brainstorm Acres https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv4AZmVDrCvkNx6aWKqw5mA Prairie Plant Girl https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFodKNzWU-NXZCsGhHE51jg Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful new…
I miss summer already. As I look out at the snow falling I day dream back to mid summer when I threw together a wonderful batch of fresh garden salsa. Oh, what a beautiful day it was! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale…
Losing the main Brew City Garden isn’t going to slow me down one bit! Today we are building a brand new straw bale lasagna garden on a piece of property donated by a fan of the Brew City Gardener channel! Watch as I haul composted straw half way across Milwaukee to provide the foundation for…
Now the growing season is coming to an end we spotlight the results we had for our northern grown okra and our tomatoes this year. Overall, it was an odd weather season but we still pulled off some great results! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The…
As the straw bale garden season comes to an end it’s time for the final pepper harvest! Join us as we harvest the last of our sweet and hot peppers! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/ Sign up for Rakuten…
Can you grow carrots in a straw bale garden? See for yourself! We have been harvesting carrots as needed all season long but since we have to break the garden down we went ahead and harvested all the carrots we had left. Check out our MASSIVE end of season carrot harvest from the straw bale…
As the Brew City Garden comes down we have to harvest the rest of our hard work! Check out the final squash harvest as we harvest all of our fruits and begin to clean up the straw bale garden. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global…
Let’s take a look around the Brew City Garden for the final update of our collaboration series. It’s been a heck of a year for the Brew City Garden as well as for all the other channels who participated in the bale gardening collaboration this year. Everyone has varied degrees of success and failure but…
It’s finally time to harvest our corn grown in straw. The anticipation has been killing me but we now get to see the sweet corn harvest and results for this growing method. I will not hesitate to grow corn in straw again! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group…
Hello everyone! Thanks for watching part two of my summer straw bale garden tour. It’s early August and the garden is in full blown production mode! Nature’s bounty is coming in full force! The straw bale garden is doing great and producing a ton of food for our family. Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/…
It’s early August and the garden is in full blown production mode! Nature’s bounty is coming in full force! The straw bale garden is doing great and producing a ton of food for our family. Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/ Sign up…
In this video I discuss how to combat and defeat common corn pests. Corn Ear Worms and Earwigs can be devastating to corn crop. I show you how I manage these common corn pests to ensure a successful crop of sweet corn this growing season. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join…
It’s been a crazy weather growing season full of successes and failures. It appears that one of my greatest successes is growing sweet corn. The sweet corn has grown amazingly well in the straw bed and tassels are beginning to bloom! If this outstanding growth continues we are going to have an amazing corn harvest…
There comes a time in your garden when no words can convey the beauty and miracle that it is. In this garden tour we let the garden tell us what it wants to. This is the garden’s story. Thanks for watching. Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw…
This has been a very strange growing season in the Brew City Garden. However, we finally get a decent harvest out of our bale garden. Some things are maturing faster then usual and some things are maturing much slower. I’m just happy to be harvesting my own home grown produce from the bale garden! Thanks…
In this video we take a look at the hybrid in ground garden at the rear of the property. This garden is made up of mostly used straw bales from the Brew City Straw Bale Garden. This garden is the most fertile garden on the property and it’s the easiest to maintain. So far everything…
In this video I discuss why I love gardening at night. Gardening after dark has many advantages and I think it should be on your priority list to maintain the health of your garden and for your sanity. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw…
In this video I discuss growing in hay or straw without conditioning the bales. Does bale gardening without conditioning work? Why? Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/ Sign up for Rakuten (Ebates) here and earn cash back on your online…
In this video I give some general guidelines for fertilizing your bale garden. Bale gardening is very forgiving but tend to require a bit more fertilization and supplementation. With this general guide you should be set for a great bale gardening season! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group…
Do you have problems with the local wildlife damaging your garden? In this video I cover some tips and trick to help deter rabbits and other wildlife in your garden. If you have any additional tricks up your sleeve be sure to leave them in the comments below. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook…
It’s time to take another look at the “Jose The Neighbor Garden”! This is a brand new “lasagna” style garden where we are growing this year’s potato crop “Ruth Stout” style. As you can see these potatoes are growing like crazy! I get the feeling that our potato harvest is going to be monumental! You…
In this episode we take a look at results for some of the seeds we sowed in the straw bale garden. Let’s take a look at the squash and the cucumbers then we will sow our main crop of pole beans for the season. The garden primed and ready to take off!! Thanks for watching!…
It looks like our bok choi started bolting right after transplanting! There’s nothing worse than a plant going to flower before I even get my first harvest. Now I have to come to terms with getting it out of the garden to make room for something new. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!:…
In this episode we try our hand at learning how to grow corn. More notably, we learn how to grow sweet corn in straw! I have scoured the internet and have not been able to find anyone else’s experience or results of growing corn in straw. Does it work? Let’s find out together!! Thanks for…
Let’s take a look around the Brew City Garden for a quick update for our collaboration series. We also discuss the other channels involved with our bale gardening collaboration for the 2019 season. Check out all the channels participating this season!: PG Nano Farm: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDc_GF-wx6bzh8gBf1dnIA Brainstorm Acres: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv4AZmVDrCvkNx6aWKqw5mA Essayons Family Garden: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I86nDx8QvkKeVtxk2l9vg Hummingbird Hill Homespun:…
In this video we cover how to direct sow squash, cucumber and any other large seeds into the bales. Direct sowing into the bales is so simple. Just mind your spacing and get the seed down into the moisture level of the bale and you’re good to go!! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook…
In this episode we cover how to plant your peppers into your bale garden. Planting peppers in your bale garden is as simple as spreading the straw a little and plugging your pepper plants right in. Easy peasy! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw…
With Time-lapse In this video we discuss mushrooms in our bale garden and concerns you may have. When mushrooms grow in your bale garden you may be worried that something is wrong or your garden has been taken over. I discuss how mushrooms are nothing to worry about and may be a good sign about…
See how I plant my tomatoes in my straw bale garden! Planting tomatoes in straw couldn’t be more simple than this. I show you exactly how I do it and how easy it really is. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective”…
