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Everyone Loves A Bonus! Two for the price of one…..buy one, get one free….nothing like getting a great deal and us gardeners are the best at sniffing them out! But in our world, even better than saving money, is double harvesting our favorite crops! And I don’t mean multi-harvesting like when you cut fresh herbs…
If you can grow only one crop, make it tomatoes because only by growing your own can you enjoy the very best-tasting varieties and be certain to pick fruits at their most delicious. 🍅 Tomatoes are incredibly rewarding to grow and it’s easy sail through to harvest – but only if you know how! Watch…
We’ve all seen them – and I’ve even ROASTED some. The “viral hacks” about regrowing common plants from kitchen scraps. In today’s video, our resident horticulturist Chris actually regrew ALL of the common scraps to see what ACTUALLY happens and what that means for your garden. 00:00 – Intro 01:00 – Plant Morphology 01:24 -…
Everyone Wants To Be More Self Sufficient. One of the best ways to do that is to grow your own food. But within our commonly cultivated food crops, there are specific plants that rise above the others in terms of self propagation. In today’s video, we’ll look at the top 5 crops to grow this…
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…
Everybody loves sweet corn! 💛 Which is why it’s so disheartening when there are gaps left gaping in our cobs’ kernels, like unfulfilled hopes and dreams. It’s sad. It’s frustrating. Thankfully, Ben is here to tell us what to do about it, so that we can have the corn of our dreams; full, juicy and…
Unfortunately, the T50 staples we used to fasten our fencing onto our posts have just not held up as well as we’d hoped they would. So in this video, we’ll0 test and rank the best replacements. Table of Contents: 0:00 – Introduction 1:20 – The problem with T50 staples 4:35 – Alternatives to T50 staples…
Get your trowel at the ready. It’s TIME to PLANT! What started out as a few hopeful seeds have now turned into a forest of triffids, raring to get out their pots and into the ground. Help! Never fear! Ben our backyard gardener is here to guide us through his tips, tricks and tasty tid-bits…
In this video, I show the before and after of a vegetable garden makeover and we see how many pumpkins I can find. Go here to get Birdies Raised Garden beds (featured in the video) 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…
Want to put the ZOOSH in your zucchini? Put some COOOR in your courgettes? Well there are a few tricks of the trade you need to know first. Luckily, Ben, your friendly backyard gardener is here to the rescue with his top tips for growing Perfect Zukes every time! 💚 You’ll need good quality soil…
if you’ve been gardening for the last couple of years and have a few beds that you’ve forgotten about, this video will help you get them back in shape in time for the season! Join @Jacques in the Garden and I as we reset a few garden beds and discuss planting / crop strategies. 00:00…
How nice is it to grow your own food? In this video, you will be shown many of the easy vegetables I am currently growing, a garden tour for beginners, and a garden tour for enthusiasts, come and see my beautiful strawberries growing and many other veggies such as easy vegetables, asparagus, spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes,…
No space? No problem! This week, Ben takes us step by step through the process of making a BIG impact in a small space. Grow an abundant container garden and have fun repurposing old objects. Fear not! You’ll have tasty pickings in no time! Binge watch these videos! Swat up and get more bang for…
Stores running out of food, prices soaring…gardening can come to the rescue! Take charge of your food security and grow your own delicious veggies! But how do you know what to choose? Here are Ben’s Top 10 inflation-beating crops. It’s the final countdown! Binge watch these videos! Swat up and get more bang for your…
In this video, I give you my five top tips for beginner food gardeners to grow vegetables at home. Go here to get Birdies Raised Garden beds (featured in the video) 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.…
Free shipping on GardenStraw Mini 4-Packs: https://bit.ly/3wH9V11 Alliums are one of our favorite crops to grow here at EG, as evidenced by the fact that Kevin planted 250+ cloves of garlic this year 😉 – they can be a somewhat challenging crop though, so these tips should help you get a better yield out out…
MY NEW BOOK IS OUT! https://geni.us/Veg-Grower-Handbook The Vegetable Grower’s Handbook is finally out and I am beyond excited to share it with you – so excited in fact that I decided to make a video packed with hacks and tips to help your garden be as productive as possible! This is to match the format…
In this video, I give an update on the current flood conditions here in South East Queensland Australia specifically our own acreage homestead that has been inundated by constant rain. Go here to get Birdies Raised Garden beds (featured in the video) in the USA: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ and use SSME2020 for a 5% discount. In Australia,…
We all learn from our mistakes. 😧 But you don’t have to! 😍 Learn from the advice of a gardening expert instead. Find out what the pitfalls are so that you know exactly what to avoid. Your garden will thank you for it! 🙏 In this week’s episode, Ben talks us through the 5 most…
In this video I will demonstrate and explain how I’m pruning my backyard fruit trees one year after planting them. I be pruning peach, nectiplum, aprium, apple, fig and more. I’ll also show some examples of last years pruning and the results of those pruning cuts. For more information about this backyard orchard, please see…
In this video, I am going to take you on a vegetable garden tour to show you what’s growing now in our raised garden beds. Go here to get Birdies Raised Garden beds (featured in the video) in the USA: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ and use SSME2020 for a 5% discount. In Australia & New Zealand go to…
7월중순에 당근씨앗을 농협에서 구입하여 봉지에 심어 보았습니다. 90일동안 당근 성장과정과 수확영상입니다. 별거없지만 좋게 봐주셨으면 좋겠네요 🙂 This is a video of the Carrot growth process for 90 days. How To Grow Carrots From Seed +음악(Youtube free music) English_Country_Garden.mp3 Just Dance – Patrick Patrikios.mp3 Seasons – roljui.mp3 Take Your Time – Dan Lebowitz.mp3 +카메라(camera) 갤럭시S9+ (Galaxy…
Have you got heaps of coffee grounds, wood ash and egg shells piling up? Most of us have, especially in winter! But fear not- All of these work wonders in your garden! In this week’s episode, Ben shows us the best ways to use this common household waste as Soil Superfood! If you love growing…
7월중순에 당근씨앗을 농협에서 구입하여 페트병에 심어 보았습니다. 90일동안 당근 성장과정과 수확영상입니다. 별거없지만 좋게 봐주셨으면 좋겠네요 🙂 This is a video of the Carrot growth process for 90 days. How To Grow Carrots From Seed +음악(Youtube free music) English_Country_Garden.mp3 Just Dance – Patrick Patrikios.mp3 Hulu Ukulele – Chris Haugen.mp3 Sleepless Aloha – Reed Mathis.mp3 Who Can…
Wish you could plant once and harvest the same plant year after year? Well you can! …if you plant perennial vegetables. 🥬 🥬 🥬 Try some of these beautiful, unusual and surprisingly tasty options! Why not experiment with some new varieties and discover new favorites that will keep on producing year in year out?! Ben…
In this video I’ll explain what to look for when sourcing your seed garlic, then I’ll take you to my original urban farmstead where I’ll walk you through the most important considerations for planting location, soil preparation, planting, maintenance and more. I’ll share my tried and true process as well as some tips and information…
I am so excited to share something with you that I have just discovered and will become a huge part of my autumn and winter gardening strategy and I felt that I had to share as soon as possible so you too can give this a vegetable gardening hack a go. I can see this…
Within the next week, the garden will be completely transformed as I double down on getting it ready for winter and then spring. To mark the end of the incredible 2021 growing season before this big transition, I decided to create a little video to highlight some of the things that are currently in the…
This video is full of autumn/fall gardening tips that are going to really help make your vegetable garden super productive next spring! When it comes to organic gardening it is crucial that we only use 100% natural ingredients and amendments, and one of the most impactful tasks we can carry out in autumn is making…
Cover crop mix I used: https://bit.ly/3DCvP9o I am a HUGE fan of practical, efficient gardening practices, and cover cropping is an under-utilized one for the home gardener. It’s a fantastic way to prevent erosion, build nutrients, loosen soil, provide habitat, and more. Best of all, it’s DEAD SIMPLE. 0:00 – Intro 0:38 – Benefits of…
