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Actually "those bushy weeds" are old bean plants. These potatoes should have been planted in February not May as we suggested in the video we were super late. We continue to use this process with great results when adhering to a correct planting schedule :)
Not medically trained at all. Just know and have been taught by herbal individuals that if there is an infection in an open wound and you use comfree to heal it first without treating the infection first, the infection will not be healed. No need to be defensive. Geez
I'm happy I found your channel. I live in the the greeneville TN area, just east of you. We have some pretty heavy clay soil over here, but it is fertile. I've had about 5 or 6 Loads of wood chips delivered here from the utility arborist. I started my garden this year, so it's gonna be a little rough this first year. No chickens yet. I was thinking about spraying diluted urea on the wood chip pile to get them to break down quicker, what are your thoughts on that?
Hey neighbor! To clarify your thought process, you will be planting in the clay soil not in the woodchips therefore even though this is your first year and have fresh chips definitely doesn't mean it will be rough...you just don't have the added benefit of COMPOSTED chips :) Our clay is nutritious, it just lacks organic matter and moisture holding capacity and that is where the chip covering helps as well as the compost created as the chips are breaking down. Our first year was great and it just keeps getting better and better ;-) As to spraying on the "wood chip pile"...it doesn't have to be diluted as the wood chips are dense and will absorb and use in the breaking down process. You could put blood meal, 10-10-10 or really any nitrogen source on the pile to inoculate it. My guidance would be different if you are side dressing plants but you said on the "pile" and there is lots of room for error if it will sit for a bit.
@Subterraorganics thanks for the quick and thorough response. I come from Connecticut, been here 9 yrs now. Love it here. We had nice loam in CT but the trade-off was glacial till boulders everywhere. My first yr here I planted a garden and really struggled with the persistent weeds. No wood chips or mulch, it was terrible. This yr, I rottilled, and covered with cardboard and 6inches of relatively fresh wood chips from last fall. It seems to be working well to keep most of the weeds down except some of the rhizome weeds. I just try to stay on top of pulling the weeds, so far it's been pretty easy to stay on top of it. The wood chips are breaking down pretty quickly in the garden with all the rain we've gotten. I'm gonna start a separate compost pile with wood chips and kitchen and garden scraps to see if I can get some good compost for next season. I'm also gonna try another compost pile with just urea to see how that works out. Thanks again.
@@marcellemay7721 Food for thought...."roots in the soil" will make your chips break down faster. Soil life increases around the base of plants, i'm sure you've seen all the activity when you uproot a plant. So if you can live with some weeds they are only helping the system as a whole. We have a tendency to just let things grow and clean up when restart beds or feel things are being encroached on. Some common 'weeds" here also have value such as plantain, dock, mullein, lactuca etc and beneficial to have around you once you learn how to use them. Sounds like you prepped well and likely the last time for the tiller :) In the early stages of no til wood chip covering just watch for the plants looking chlorotic and don't hesitate to fertilize...fish emulsion is our choice. You can use it often and it's non burning. Also can use comfrey water of which we have plants available. You can always message me through facebook our page is also SubTerra Organics there is a link in the description :)
I have all those same weeds... plantain likes to grow in my gravel drives. Those don't bother me so much. What I don't have is comfrey... I've been looking around on my 3 acres and haven't even found one. I'm gonna try to contact you for some roots.
I didn’t know that it spread like that. Now it makes sense how my cute little fern that turned into yarrow the following year has turned into 3 yarrow the next. And I pulled a bunch out of a field today but didn’t realize each little plant was connected.
Man, this turned out really nice. How do you think this would hold up through some heavy wind? Any thing you would add or change knowing it'd face monsoon winds in AZ?
@@Subterraorganics Nope Only thing i do different with my peppers, is? OVER WINTER THEM in my house. This give me a big head start or growing peppers. My pepper plants are now pepper trees. There 5 yrs old. Now. The tomatoes vines i make a roof like, and let the tomatoes hang down > i don't top them.. The pepper plants and tomatoes i will strip off a bunch of leaves, Branches ect.
Shade cloth does let some wind through...plastic would be a sail. Maybe a metal structure is better for your location these PVC structures make a good quick fix but not perfect for all applications :)
Wood chips will break down over time by themselves. You can speed the process with nitrogen and moisture. You can simply spread nitrogen fertilizer over them to speed the breakdown process up :)
To create a right angle then you measure from one edge three meters (or feet or yards) then on the opposite side of this edge you measure four meters (or feet or yards) and if between this opening you have five meters (or feet or yards) then you have a right angle 90" degrees and that means that on the other side all the angles are the same, that is 90" degrees! Pythagoras....
From fresh bulblets they may not produce the first year. Additionally if you are cutting them for green onions it is also possible you cut the flower stalks.
Awesome build! Is it still holding up after years of use? Also what is the height at the center of arch? I need to do a similar project to protect young citrus trees from winter cold. Yes the Fl Panhandle does get occasional frosts.
You never get them all up in an area as they seek out different levels in the soil. Those left behind will get bigger. Let us know your favorite way to eat them! Happy Holidays :)
I learned that if you want to grow things right out,adding about three inches of compost and your woodchips on top is a great option How about mixing the woodchips with horse manure instead of putting the manure on top? Will it be the same output?
How fast do they sell? $142/kg sounds like the primary market is other smallholders...? I might see if I can get me some of these. I've just been growing regular slicing onions from scraps.
@@ellenorbjornsdottir1166 I'm not sure what kind of yield you are expecting by growing onions from scraps the the walking onions produce a good amount and multiply over time.
Yes mostly small holders but marketing is up to you...you could sell cut green onions to the stores around you.....you could start a crop and use the bulblets for sprouting.....they are prolific
Whenever we consider obtaining manure we discuss animal diet, meds and if offsite hay is used we talk to the hay producer to find out if chemicals are used in the field the hay is produced. We accept less than 5% of what is offered to us. I recommend anyone using sourced manure go through the same protocols.
We mainly have mixed hardwoods and some pine in our chips...whatever the tree service brings us. Chicken manure would work yes. We deep litter our chickens...12 inches of chips under the roost. Sift that every 6 weeks or so and add that into the beds
I'm seeing this like 6 years to late, but this year was my first time planting Black eyed peas and I'm very excited. Seeing those long pods. I can't wait for them to dry out to pick and shell. I have another 11x4 raised bed that hasn't really been a good provider. I will mulch the greens into it and let it work it's magic over the winter.
I top pruned my red bell pepper plant. It's had slightly curled leaves praying to the sky ever sense. Not growing, no flowers for a month now. I've tried re-potting, eggshells, potash, Weed fertilizer, rock fertilizer, in full sun, straw mulch in a huge pot. Even yeast activation. I'm done with that pos...😂The greens and oranges are doing alright...
Nitrogen is the nutrient for growth. None of what you mentioned is a form of nitrogen other than potentially your "weed fertilizer" of which I am not sure what that means. You also mentioned "re-potting" so the only nutrients available are in your potting soil depending on what you are using and whatever else you give the plant.
@@Subterraorganics I started off with a 6-6-6 fertilizer. We had a 3 day rain spell maybe a week after planting, but the red pepper plant just seems stuck. Compost, potting soil and some black soil for potting mix. I give it pretty much what I give the other peppers. I don't want to over fertilize. The weed fertilizer is just grass and weed cuttings left in water to break down, and diluted for watering.
Just a point of irritation...Peppers and chili's are not the same thing. Pepper plants are "Piper" genus. (spices) Chili plants are "Capsicum". (actually nightshades) Combining the names is common, yet incorrect. Kind of like calling a tomato a vegetable, yet it is a fruit. You are growing chili's.
Hey thanks for your input! Pepper's, Chilis, Chili peppers, Hot Peppers, Bell peppers feel free to call them what you wish but the general public, who this applies to, understands the reference. I hope you feel better since you got that off your chest lol
I topped 2 of my 5 jalafuego plants this year, and doing so caused all the dormant growth nodes (suckers) to kick into high gear after a few days, so the forthcoming plant will definitely become much bushier. One quirk I noticed however is the tendency ot the topmost tier of leaves to turn upside down, and slowly begin drooping ... I assume its to avoid starving the new growth of the light it needs. Anyway, I had to trim off half of the upside down leaves so far.
I have been told I'm old because I talk about dirt, "look at this beautiful dark / rich soil" seeing you dig through the manure layer & talking about the beautiful soil takes it to a different level 😅❤ I had my first load of wood chips dumped in the yard (from tree service) so been looking to see how to speed the process. Thx for the info. Happy spring 🙂
Red wigglers will double their population about every 2+ months or so. While you could feed worms to chickens you will need more than a 5 gal bucket to raise enough ...which will ultimately depend on how many chickens you have. A much larger compost pile could be your solution...check out Karl Hammer and NW Redworms for furthering that idea
Oh man I know you’re from Chicago!! You got right to the point, explained it quick and simple, and broke it down to what I’ve been saying! Just use a bucket! Lol. Actually I’m getting a little fancy pants. I have an older unused 5 gallon Igloo water jug with a spigot on it already. Also had this chicken batter pro Cajun double sided Tupperware looking thing, said to myself, one clear side is my bottom inside the jug. The red ring fits perfectly on top. Other end keeps moisture in. Then I drilled some small air holes to keep some air flow but retain a lot of moisture. The clear lid keep worms away from light and surface or wanted to crawl out. Jug would keep them relatively moist and it’s insulated so no drastic temperature changes. I get a tea from the spigot and I’ll sift out the castings by hand or by cup as I use them or until it fills up. Came out really awesome I’ve learned so much from various people and you really gave it the simplest ways I was thinking of it already. So thanks Brother for being a true Chicago Native as I am and speaking my language. I got the hell outta that City and I’m in Colorado now! Hahaha but I do miss me a good Beef Sammich and Pizza!! And some Mexican Food Favorites! I just need a good handful of red wiggles to get me started. Bait shop you say huh? Hmmm….I already had a plan to go to one. Hope the Red Wigglers are common. And I do go fishing so I can always have a fresh supply! Thanks again for your video!
Right on brother...food sucks here in Tennessee too....they don't even know what sport peppers or giardinera even is. Pizza shamed here. As to worms...yeah they live in the ground yo! Only needs to be as fancy as one wants...I use tupperware bins too....more surface area and less depth...bait shop, walmart has them too...don't need much to get started. Glad I could help. Be safe bro!
@@Subterraorganicsu sell worms locally or anything I’m in northeast tn looking for a lb of wigglers but cannot afford 50-60 bucks people sell for online for some worms lol…
