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Today’s video shares the magic of putting weeds in water for a productive and healthy vegetable garden! It also covers other uses for weeds, what is a weed anyway, and how to deal with weeds that have gone to seed. Happy gardening! How to clear a garden full of weeds blog: https://huwsgarden.com/en-gb/blogs/blog/how-to-clear-a-garden-full-of-weeds The Vegetable Growers…
Cultivate and wait is an old farmer trick to reducing weed pressure, but it is one that not only really works but it helps to stop future weeds from germinating.
Today is all about weeds and how they seem to overrun the garden if we look the wrong way. Fortunately no dig presents a fantastic way to mitigate and reduce weed pressure in the vegetable garden, which is what I explain in this video. I also go on to explain how to deal with the…
In my garden, weeds like bermuda grass can quickly take over a newly formed bed, ruining my harvests and starving out my plants. Here’s a three month experiment on a few different organic, low-cost strategies to reduce weed pressure in your garden. I find a HEAVY layer of woodchip mulch to be one of the…
We’ve talked a lot about the benefits of the Ruth Stout method on this channel. But just because it does most things really well, doesn’t mean it does everything perfectly. And while it can sometimes seem like a magic bullet, as it turns out, it’s not completely without it’s flaws. So in this video, I…
Consider supporting our channel on Patreon, to help us create more frequent videos. https://www.patreon.com/backtoreality — Paula and I were tied up for much of June and July, meaning that we were often away from home and entirely away from our garden. So in this video, we’d like to quickly show you how our deep mulch…
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Learn about native pollinators, beyond honeybees, as we explore the large variety of native bees, predatory wasps, beetles, flies, butterflies, and moths that are vital to healthy farm and garden ecosystems. Discover farmscaping practices to support healthy insect populations. Nancy Lee Adamson, Ph.D. is a native pollinator specialist with the Xerces Society. Glean insights to…
If there’s one thing you can be sure of, it’s that I can produce a very average video and this is no exception. There’s a bit about digging, there’s also a late potato reveal and then there’s my very bad haircut to consider. Anyhow, if you’re having trouble sleeping then this is the video for…
I haven’t weeded my garden at all this summer, and now I have a big mess on my hands. So before I tackle removing 2 months of weeds cleared, I bought myself some fancy new tools. And I think they might be the best hoe ever. I purchased my hoe at Lee Valley Tools, but…
In this video, I show you how, with 4 simple household ingredients, to make your own safe, effective, and cheap herbicide to finally get control of those weeds in your organic garden. If you are striving to be safe in your garden, then organic weed control is a must. Homemade Organic Fertilizer: https://youtu.be/NdXW-MHkfMs
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Weeds are an inevitable part of gardening. Their often persistent nature can make for a truly frustrating experience! But you don’t have to let them get the better of you. From puny annual weeds that can be dispatched with a hoe to more troublesome perennials that need…
In this episode we start the big clear up on the plot ready for the winter. We dig out some stubborn weeds and show you how to cover the beds/garden. Please like, share, comment and SUBSCRIBE xx #winterprep #pullingweeds #diggingtheplot
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This video is about how I combated unwanted weeds and grasses in and around our vegetable garden pathways. Personally, I do find that if your garden is dominated by excessive weeds requiring too much manual work the whole gardening experience can be tainted. Yes, most people understand that pulling weeds is part of gardening but…
A Secret Gardening Tip that may just change your whole perspective on Weeds! When most gardeners think of weeds typically nothing good comes to mind, but with a few a different outlook you can learn to work with nature rather then against it. The food forest is a perfect example of working with nature, rather…
For my returning video I really wanted to talk more about our use of grass and hay as mulch, and answer a couple of common questions to do with grass seeds. In this video I cover the benefits of using grass as a mulch, and how to maximize it for the best results as well…
As a beginning gardener, I have to admit, I did plenty of Internet searches trying to find out if little green shoots were weeds or the beginnings of crops I planted. In this video, I take beginning gardeners into my garden and show the difference between sprouts of arugula, carrots, lettuce, spinach, and a few…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Organic mulches are essential for a healthy, productive vegetable garden, locking in soil moisture, suppressing weeds and feeding plants as they rot down. There are lots of different materials that work well as organic mulch. Mulching is a great way to use up garden trimmings such as…
In every garden there are weeds. A wed is seen as an uwanted plant, however maybe they should just be moved since they SHOULD be wanted! They are heat tolerant, drought tolerant, free, perennial, and super nutrient dense. You don’t even have to forage for these! Check out our blog post “5 weeds that are…
After a weeks worth of rain… the weeds have grown on the plot. I need to deal with them If you liked this video then please do SUBSCRIBE as it’s FREE and really helps with the channels growth. #weeding #gardening
Hairy Vetch as a cover crop for permaculture herb garden
Today on Allotment Grow How I pick my first French Climbing Beans of the year and I also try to stay on top of the weeds. “Porch Blues” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Plants want to live, they are not weak or babies once the make it a year or two. Plants like being with other plants and there is no reason to go crazy worrying about every weed. Permaculture shows to plant guilds, much better than mulch only
A better demo of the wood chipper and testing seed viability and a bit more.
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Weeding your garden is important to give your veggies and herbs the best possible chance to grow well – but did you know that some of the most common garden weeds are edible? Weeding need never be a chore again if you use it as an opportunity…
A walk up to my allotment plot through the woods “Porch Blues” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
http://organichomegrown.blogspot.co.uk/ There is a simple rule to adding weeds to the compost but you need to make sure that you get it right as one years seeding makes 7 years weeding. One tip I missed out is with things like dandelions leave the roots to bake in the sun so it shrivels up to avoid…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Weeding can take up the majority of your time in the garden. However, it is possible to reduce the time spent weeding AND increase the amount you harvest from your vegetable garden. This video demonstrates simple weeding techniques which can help you to rid your garden of…
