Welcome to Jacq's Backyard. My husband Chris and I used to have a busy life, then we added a tiny human to the mix. Our home is actually more busy and noisy than it used to be, but our lives are much simpler. I am no expert, I really just want to share as I learn - * How to grow a little of our food and then the subjects that follow on from that - how to develop the soil I have, recycling everything I can, reuse and repair of gear and generally how to garden without it costing 3 times the grocery bill! * How to waste less of what I grow and buy. Once I started growing the food we were eating, I realised how much food we were wasting. I have been learning how to preserve and use up food in different ways. * I am learning to how to source our food as close to the producer as possible. I will share what I learn about implementing a more local and seasonal life. I live in Yandina on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Thank you for your support.
I always grow carrots in pots and get bumper crops. I have tried them often in the ground and no matter how I amend the soil, they are short and stubby and often buggy. So pots only now...they are so good
😅 cold and wet sounds like a UK summer in July (so they tell me), it’s finally dropped a bit here in SW Canada 🇨🇦 at a balmy 28c. Can’t wait for tomato and cucumber days here. Thank you for the great tips Jacq, have an awesome day, Ali 🌞28c 🇨🇦
There are so many invasive plants and herbs. My potatoes keep regrowing for years in beds where they have been planted. Even in spite of all efforts to dig every spud up. My pots are large. I built a bench along the side of the house for them. This uses space for growing that wouldn't work for a raised bed since the ground is rocky.
How long should an unturned compost pile (in a black compost dalek bin) take to be good to go? And when do you stop adding??? I've been adding to this pile for so long! Nice video❤
In my limited experience (not an expert) daleks need turning as the material on the sides really dries out and therefore doesn't break down very quickly. I have found that having 2 daleks is ideal because you have to stop adding in order to let all of the material break down to a point it can be put on the garden. It depends on your climate as to how long it needs to be left - in my warm climate, if I am diligent in not letting it dry out, it can take as little as 4 months. It can take longer than that if you are in a cold climate, I believe.
Great video by the way! lol I found your channel with the video about 3 plants you always grow in pots. I can relate, I am renting but,soon moving to,1/2,acre,property. Cheers!
I am new to composting so have lots of questions! I just bought six pallet boxes with open, slatted sides and bottoms which I will be using to hold leaf litter and grass clippings. (From neighbors; mine are mulched and left in place. 😊). I want to reduce my waste as much as possible. What is the problem with using glossy paper which is colored? I am in the US and get catalogs and company mailers from businesses which I don’t do business with. I don’t support any printed media, including newspapers and magazines, but I get unwanted glossy, colored mail daily! We are not allowed to burn it but I have wondered if I burn it in my evening fire (which is permitted) if the ashes could go into my compost. I make bone broth for my dogs; is there anything I can do with the leftover bones? Lastly, what is the best way to compost cardboard? Can dog fur be composted? I put it out for the birds and squirrels but no one wants it!
I actually had to look this up for you - I had assumed it did not break down as well - but apparently, the glossy paper may contain toxic heavy metals. Clearly, it's not something we want in the compost. I'm unsure if burning it would negate the toxicity. As fas bones - I don't purely from a rodent standpoint, and the bone itself would take a long time to break down. Cardboard (non glossy) is definitely compostable, just rip it up into smaller bits. Hair is definitely compostable. 😁
Don’t use anything from a dog, dog waste (💩 and 💦) is toxic, it is likened to bio hazardous materials. As far as leaving its hair out for the other animals, who will not touch it, that should tell you all you need to know, don’t subject the worms and other helpful insects, who break down the soil, to it. Dogs are full of parasites and bacteria. I wouldn’t let a dog near anything I was going to eat or growing to eat. 🤮 If anything, dogs harm our environment, they don’t add anything to it, and they harm other animals and their habitats.
I put in toilet roll centres in also, plus paper shreddings, unless I know some plastic film got in there. I also have a whole load of plant matter that I allowed to dry out (to kill the roots) that I plan to add, just not done yet. However, I don’t generally add food waste unless it’s peelings or uncooked egg shells. Snails and slugs are enough of a pest, I don’t need to attract more!
We cut up old clothes or torn sheets as long as they are 100% cotton. We cut off anything that is a tag or elastic. Cut them up into about 2 inch squares. Surprising how fast they disappear.
I grow lots of veggies in pots. Potatoes, tomatoes, okra, zukes, figs blackberries, and my favorite strawberries. I use the SIP system for my pots, it gets beauty hot here in west Texas. OH! Sunflowers. I enjoyed the accent. I'm an Okie by birth here in the US and our accent sometimes confuses others around the world.
Oh sunflowers 🌻 that's a lovely idea. I've actually found okra do amazingly well in pots. The plants don't get as big, but they are just as productive!
Wrong on all accounts. Potatoes need soil and lots of root space and room for the tubers. Potatoes dobt do well in pots at all. If you don't have more room than that don't grow them at all . Strawberries also need more soil in a pot and room for the vines to spread. Raspberries are deep rooted in parts do not get that in pots. Please learn better gardening and stop giving bad advice.
@kevinhipps1236 l wasn't talking about whether or not things will grow in pots or containers. I was talking about good production. No vegetable or berry flourishes as much in a pot as in a hill or bed. They need ROOM.
@kevinhipps1236 Yep, you probably did have some success with those, Kevin, but the articles' title is "best to grow in pots". No, not best. Just somehow works but not best. I was raised on professional potato farms, I know the best way to do it. I've been gardening every year for 65 years.
@joeboudreault4351 I think the vast majority of us do not have potato farms. So obviously these home gardening videos are meant for people who are limited by space, money and time.
I've been putting pretty much everything in apart from what squirts out of my dog and cat's gas pipes but meat goes in and gets covered with greens or more cardboard. It works absolutely fine. As you say, dairy, etc. Play dough sounds organic so why not. And of course, the old (in my case) human liquid activator as long as you're healthy. Adds so much nitrogen. Ash, weeds, seaweed, meat carcasses (something will eat the marrowbone). Everything that rots.
I love growing my potatoes in a pot, makes harvesting so much easier. I just flip the pot over into a kiddy pool, and search through the soil for the potatoes (kinda like a treasure hunt 😂) Also Marjoram, planted it in the garden once, now half of my yard is Marjoram, great smelling ground cover though. Just found your channel today, best wishes from Quebec Canada 🇨🇦
Hi Jacqui, A few observations from a viewer in Sydney. I'm no expert, but...I thought the soil in the original pots looked very wet. You're correct, more sun will be great. More sun, more photosynthesis. That said, when re-potting the green part of the potato can be covered, like really covered in soil or compost. Hope you get it sorted, and I'm sure you will.
Since re-potting, moving, and putting more hay on them, the plants look so much better!! Yes, you might be right actually, maybe they just weren't getting enough sun where they were.... Thank you! 🙂
Just this past year I started adding all the things you mentioned (except for the playdough...), and for the exact same reason - I do not have enough browns. I also throw in used paper towels IF they don't have grease on them. I just have a wire bin, and never turn it, because I am physically unable to. Everything composts anyway. In one of my raised beds, I did not have anything to use as a mulch, so I used shredded paper. It worked very well, and clumped together enough that I did not have to worry about it blowing away.
Hi Debbie. Not it's an actual water tank. Quite small - maybe 1000 litres. It is filled from our house roof. We want to get some more larger ones to make use of more water as we do get large downpours in our area.
New sub here and great video, I grow potatoes in pots as I tend to,stab them and it’s a better way to harvest what I need without leaving some behind 😅. I grow strawberries 🍓 and raspberries in pots too 👍. Have an awesome week, happy 4th of July, Ali 🌞🇨🇦
Look into Sunchoke, Ginger and turmeric as well. I find these do better for me in pot's than in the ground. If you haven't tried Amaranth either yet, I suggest you do. It's a Spinach type use case but also produces a wonderful pseudo-grain that is delish.
Hi Christopher. Yes I have grown ginger and turmeric in pots previously and they did very well. I have had a couple of goes at Amaranth but I think it was too much in the throes of summer for it. Thank you for the reminder - now might be a good time to try again!
@@jacqsbackyard1562 I find planting them slightly early, in 6a-mid june is when I planted mine. I grow Burgundy variety but wish I would of gotten the gold with alot of seeds. :D Gl hope they do well.
@@eigleenalegri2664 First year for me, got them in a small wood raised bed. got 5 bulbs and all of them seem to have grown. Hoping to multiply and grow even more. :D
If you pot plant potatoes also try onions. Like potatoes you can never get all the seed stock out of an in ground garden if you want to grow something else in their place. If you live in a hot climate it’s best to make sure the pots have something that absorbs the heat to block direct sunlight and prevent the soil from getting too hot. Straw works fairly well.
Good Day ! My blueberries are all grown in pots because of the lower ph. Soil . I’ve tried a few times to grow potatoes in big pots in Melbourne , Australia It did not work to hot , they dry out to fast . Only in the ground
Cabbage in 3 gal. pots, peppers 5 gal. celery 1 gal. tomatoes 5 or 6 gal. cucumbers 5 or 6 gal. sweet potatoes 10 gal. bags. I love containers, easy to weed, easy to water.
I always grow mint and basil in a pot as they seem to spread and take over the garden. I also grow my strawberries and peppers in pots as well as sweet potatoes and regular potatoes
@lynevans4855 I have bush basil that has taken over the garden, but don't find the same with sweet basil. I'm learning so many more things that can easily be grow in pots!
Thanks But I Had A Hard Time Understanding What Your Saying. Please Speak Up And Clearly. Your Voice Fades Out And With Your Accent I'm Not Sure I Understood You.
Oh now this is a great idea! I really want to plant bamboo as I find it super handy in the garden, but I don't want it taking over. I had never thought of growing it in a pot. Thanks!
I rent and I'm disabled.my landlord lets me plant in pots around my apt house.i have tomato.jaholpino.rasberry.strawberrys.in pots.and I planted lettuce and carrots in the flower bed behind the house.
Nice quick informative stuff, love it. I'm a 1st year grower, all containers. +1 on the potatoes, I'm going to start a two-bucket rotation every month in the food safe paint buckets, not the black "5 gallon" ones. I haven't harvested mine yet, but can already tell it's better than television. Tower gardening is something I've gotten into and it looks surprisingly promising. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. I'm grateful for the feedback! Could you explain the 2 bucket rotation with the potatoes? I'm not sure what you mean and it sounds interesting. With the tower gardening, is that a purchased product or something you've DIY'd?
@@jacqsbackyard1562 Hi there, most welcome. For two-buckets, I just meant a schedule to keep my potatoes staggered so I have 2 buckets harvested for as many month for as many as possible. That's my initial gardening goal. I purchased the tower from GreenStalk for herbs and leafy veggies to save space. I built my own grow tables (courtesy of Willis and Nancy's Homestead), but not this one. It looks promising.
Hi, you are so right. I’m in Perth & I grow chillies, Swiss chard, strawberries, blueberries & oregano -( or it will spread everywhere ) all in pots so I can also move them once summer starts. It hit 46 here in our suburb of Clarkson this year. 🥵 Even though chillies like the sun, mine started getting burn marks so they only get morning sun in summer.
Yes, I've found my chillies only like the heat to a point, too. The bed they were in copped afternoon sun PLUS radiant heat from the metal fence behind them last summer. They were pretty worse for wear by the end of summer. 🥵
Thank you for this video. Years ago, I saw a similar video and made a self-watering pot using coconut fibers instead of scoria (much lighter!). Have you ever tried using them? (I bought the fiber in block form that breaks apart and absorbs water. Before putting it into the pot, I soaked the fibers in a bucket with water.) Your setup looks quite durable! Probably more durable than what I made.
No, I haven't used coconut fibre. I would be a bit concerned with a bigger pot that the weight of the soil would end up compacting down the coconut fibre, therefore reducing your water holding capacity. However, a mix of coconut fibre and scoria might be quite good!
Hey Jack you are such an inspiration to me , I just have here a Moringa ,Siling Labuyo Upland Kangkong and eggplant in our backyard and I was inspired by you to plant more specifically vegetables that can grow grow in the pot like brocolli ,okra , tomato and spinach soon
Hello Nan. I had to look up a lot of the things you grow - they sound very interesting! Where in the world do you live? I have grown a lot of okra, spinach and tomatoes in pots - I hope they go well for you too!
