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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 the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Kale is the undisputed king of the winter vegetable garden! Nutrient-packed and remarkably hardy, it’ll carry on cropping throughout the coldest months and on into spring. The best-looking of the brassicas, kale is a valuable addition to a potager or ornamental border as well as vegetable gardens.…
Just a quick update to what’s been going on in the Brew City Garden! It’s been a very cold and soggy couple of weeks in Brew City but we are supposed to get a break in the weather just in time for Memorial Day weekend and we are about to GET TO WORK in the…
This really is a dull video… you have been warned. BUT if you fancy losing 9 minutes of your life that you’ll never get back. Then do watch this. #seedlings #gardening Please like, share, comment and SUBSCRIBE xx
It is the May long weekend here, in Kelowna, Brititsh Columbia, Canada, and the perfect time to give you the complete spring garden tour of our zone 5 gardens and farm. Ian and Serina tour you around our entire property, and give you all the updates of what we have been growing and planning for…
Today is the second weekly garden tour of 2019! We are gardening in Central Arkansas, zone 7b. Our entire fenced garden space is 10k square feet with just over 2,000 square feet of raised bed planting space. This is the juicer we use: https://amzn.to/2HuCmJa My favorite garden tools are listed below! Some of these are…
In this episode we plant out the broccoli, swede, and french beans as well as direct sow numerous packets of seeds. We also start to tidy up the plot and stay ontop of the weeds. #Allotment #weeding #seedsowing Please like, share, comment and SUBSCRIBE xx
Check out the newest members of the Straw Bale Gardening Collaboration 2019! Hummingbird Hill Homespun Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvYeeBl9lMXqzKYFfUd67g PG Nano Farm Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDc_GF-wx6bzh8gBf1dnIA Our other participants: Brainstorm Acres Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv4AZmVDrCvkNx6aWKqw5mA Essayons Family Garden Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I86nDx8QvkKeVtxk2l9vg Be sure to follow everyone this year for our 2019 straw bale gardening collaboration to see experienced and novice bale gardeners…
Join our Facebook group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/ Please be our newest guest at the Collective! Join in the conversation and share your videos, pictures and experience ( or lack of ) with the rest of the bale gardening community! Give help, get help and enrich the community with new ideas and techniques! Check out our Facebook…
In this episode I show you how you can sow peas and other medium to large size seeds into your bales. I will also share another little tip to make sure they stay there! 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/…
In this episode I show you how to direct sow small seeds in your bale garden. There are a few important tips to successfully sowing small seeds in your bale garden. After you watch this video you will know all the ins and outs to getting great germination and growth in your bale garden. Thanks…
In this episode we cover growing onions. With so many choices it can be confusing. Grow onions from seed. Grow onions from sprouts or onion starts. Grow onion sets. Geesh! Remember to make sure you are choosing the correct variety as well. Long day onions do better in the northern half of the continental U.S.…
Today is the FIRST FULL Garden tour of the 2019 season. We have a 10k square foot garden in Central Arkansas, zone 7b. We grow with natural practices, focusing primarily on heirlooms. Some of my favorite gardening tools: Felco Trimming Pruners: https://amzn.to/2YkdclO Barebones Hori Hori (the BEST garden tool!): https://amzn.to/2LCwhym The Roo Apron Gathering Apron:…
Be patient. Video produced in partnership with Eifion Jones from http://www.torchydesign.co.uk/ Instagram: @huws_nursery Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HuwsGardenNursery Seed sponsor: https://www.organiccatalogue.com Tool sponsor: https://www.bulldogtools.co.uk Main Camera: https://amzn.to/2KCbn0k Second Camera: https://amzn.to/2KkRoUA Laptop: https://amzn.to/2KjT4hj Drone: https://amzn.to/2tUYZy6 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2KvTikz Second Microphone: https://amzn.to/2yXuRYJ Tripod: https://amzn.to/2lQ77g1 HuwsNursery is a channel which dedicates itself to teaching you how to grow an abundance of food…
Today I’m showing how to prune tomato plants to encourage health of the plant. The pruners I’m using here: https://amzn.to/2YkdclO To Send Us Something from our Amazon Wishlist: http://a.co/3LqNuiu Want More Roots & Refuge? Check Out: Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently updated blog: www.thehodgepodgedarling.blogspot.com My Articles in Do South Magazine:http://dosouthmagazine.com/?s=jessica+sowards Our Music…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Growing your own food means super-fresh, super-healthy produce. But it also opens up the opportunity to try vegetables that are truly extraordinary. There are many quirky crops just waiting to be discovered. In this short video we’ll explore our top 10 unusual vegetables to shake things up…
In this episode I go over my “tomato buckets” and why I have decided to sanitize them for the growing season. Coupled with some small talk makes this a casual chat with the best youtube community ever! Have a wonderful day, everyone. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group…
Here are the links for all items mentioned today! Some of these are Amazon affiliate links. If you use these links to purchase these items, you will be supporting our channel at no additional cost to you! Thank you for using our links! Grow Bags for Seed Starting: https://amzn.to/2GBzCrE Bootstrap Farmers Website: https://www.bootstrapfarmer.com/ The Roo…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Squashes and pumpkins are among the most thrilling vegetables you can grow. Speed, vitality and generous harvests – they’ve got it all! Whether you’re growing summer or winter squash, get your crop off to the best possible start with our sowing-to-harvest guide to these first-rate performers. In…
Grow Bags on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2XEhDHV The Vertical Planters behind me are from Greenstalk: Greenstalk Planter: This is an affiliate link, use the code ROOTS10 to receive $10 off: http://lddy.no/6xhd The Kiddie Pool I used in this video was from Walmart Want More Roots & Refuge? Check Out: Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/roots_and_refuge Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsandrefuge/ My Infrequently…
In this episode I show you how to set up your bale garden. I show you how to properly position your bales, how to position your entire garden to get the most sun and how to keep weeds out of your bales. I also discuss soaking your bales with water for a few days to…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Growing crops in containers offers flexibility and the chance to grow more too. While it’s possible to grow almost any vegetable, herb or fruit in pots, some are more suited than others. So what are the best crops to grow in containers? In this short video we’ll…
In the episode of Brew City Gardener I show you how to grow your potatoes in straw using the lasagna garden method. Some may refer to this as the “Ruth Stout” gardening method. Whatever you call it; it yields amazing results so make sure you subscribe to see what we harvest in late summer! Check…
In this video I give an brief introduction to bale gardening, the pros and cons and how it works! For more information and resources see the links I have provided: “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/240078123387778/?source_id=269305373627042 The Brew City Gardener Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ For our friends in Australia and U.K. (metric) https://www.facebook.com/strawbalegardeningaustralia/…
Here is a quick video to outline 9 little ways you can boost your production this year in your garden, even if you have a small growing area. Much of the points in the video will be further elaborated in later videos to look into in more detail. I really hope this video inspires you…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Bees and butterflies are loved by us gardeners for the incredible work they do pollinating our crops. But with native wildflower meadows becoming scarce, pollinators need our help. Planting wildflowers is the perfect way to provide these amazing insects with the pollen, nectar and habitat they need…
Signed copies of my book are now available: https://huwsnursery.shop/home/8-veg-in-one-bed.html In this video, I walk you through my entire propagating setup for starting annual vegetable seed indoors. This helps give a head start to the season and reduces wasting space if germination from direct sowing is poor. Hopefully you will get some ideas to apply in…
So once you have made your first raised bed – how do you ensure fantastic harvests? I have broken this down into 7 steps for you to use to enjoy successful and delicious harvests. Grab a copy of Veg in One Bed here: https://amzn.to/2BDJiQz Raised beds made out of recycled plastic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJZZMlDclE4 Raised beds made…
So once you have made your first raised bed – how do you ensure fantastic harvests? I have broken this down into 7 steps for you to use to enjoy successful and delicious harvests. Grab a copy of Veg in One Bed here: https://amzn.to/2BDJiQz Raised beds made out of recycled plastic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJZZMlDclE4 Raised beds made…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. As the soil begins to warm up, it’s time to turn your attention to that tastiest of tubers: potatoes! Digging up those precious potato tubers is like unearthing buried treasure, and you can’t beat home-grown for quality and taste. In this short video we’ll show you how…
