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@glassbackdiy3949 6 дней назад

I got hit with herbicide contaminated horse manure in 2011, 20 tons of it, hung around for 4 yrs, never again, I hear biochar and seeding with oyster and turkey tail mycelium on straw can speed up the decomposition of that persistant sh@%&! it should be banned. Good luck Nate

@julianadelion5497 8 дней назад

When the gardener is ready to do a thing, it's time. You already got a lot of produce. Work while the weather is nice

@gardenlikeaviking 7 дней назад

so true my friend thank you!

@stuckinthemudgarden7726 8 дней назад

My suggestion is definitely not going to go over well. I garden in upstate Ny on clay soil. I started my garden with raised beds . Then I ran into the same situation you are in . I ripped all the raised beds out and started over . Set you garden up like a market garden. 30 inch beds with 18 inch path ways. Wood chips the pathway compost as you can afford it on the beds cover crop every time a bed is empty. I eventually expanded my garden into a small market garden sell some produce to pay my crazy taxes. Raised beds require way more water and work. If you spread all that compost u all ready have into some 30 inch wide beds plant it in rye and vetch soon next spring knock it down cover with a silage tarp . You will be happy. If I want to direct seed into a bed I put a one inch of compost over the dead cover crop and seed carrots radishes arugula ext . The compost I use is nothing more than aged wood chips sifted through a 1/4 inch screen. I started watching you because I was interested in jadam but my experience actually showed no difference in growth. My irrigation system is nothing special I have a 3/4 pex pipe running from my house with some T and valves that I can screw a garden hose on to . I then have another piece of pex with 2 T and a 90 on the end with the risers being 30 inches and a wobbler on each one . I can cover 4 50 foot beds with this set up . I have a few of them . I put a timer cheep battery timer on each one and walk away. I market garden and drive a truck 50 hours a week. Low maintenance intensive garden. Learned most of my gardening from watching you . Good luck

@erinjohnson8140 10 дней назад

Ide love to see your process or ripping out and how you redo it! Loved your look at my neighbors garden at the end 😂!

@adamwisz 10 дней назад

I think you'll provide max value to the tribe if you just go for it! Harvest what you can and make next year's garden absolutely EPIC

@gardenlikeaviking 10 дней назад

I'm liking this advice my friend thank you and yes its all about sharing the process for me!!

@busker153 9 дней назад

I am pausing at the 40 second mark to say I love the idea. I just took my Urban Food Forest down (after 3+ years) to relocate it all, and it is totally therapeutic.

@klew5988 10 дней назад

Ah yes, us men love a good excuse to tear something out and make it better. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with my friend.

@Nick-b7b9s 10 дней назад

It's usually easier than fixing up existing crap be it construction or gardening

@gardenlikeaviking 10 дней назад

Exactly!!!

@bluewolf5925 11 дней назад

Time to start anew. Rip it up and get everything done in time for garlic planting.

@AllConsumingJAWS 11 дней назад

Agreed, my friend.

@gardenlikeaviking 11 дней назад

Garlic planting is really my biggest concern with the timing!!... I'm going to have a huge garlic patch this year!

@chadwick8107 11 дней назад

The quicker you apply your tactics to your garden the quicker we can learn the knowledge and apply to ours. Thank you for all you do 🙏

@joannmcculley8253 10 дней назад

Do it now...otherwise the rain will delay you as it does in my climate. We live in hot wind and triple digits for months and then the rain comes and the clay never dries again enough to work it before it rains again. Gets very frustrating and you miss windows of opportunity. If you're ready, don't delay. Cast your bread upon the waters.

@nabathi7535 11 дней назад

Love your honesty. Gardening is not easy.

@kezzaobee1462 11 дней назад

Yes! Tell my husband this please 😊

@Spawn-viking_grow 11 дней назад

I would also appreciate as much of the teardown and planning process as possible for the thought of what to do with my garden for next year

@edifying 10 дней назад

I agree. Very interested in how the moisture problem is solved, i.e., the watering system.

@andrejpuskas1007 11 дней назад

Thanks for the garden tour! Everything is just like my garden - bone dry, with no rain for over a month now. As for ripping out the garden, in my opinion, it's much better to wait for the fall harvest first.

@bobbyanderson8230 11 дней назад

Same here bro. Im totally tearing down my 50x50 and starting guilds this fall. Permaculture is the way to go.

@colebesaw5225 10 дней назад

I would love to see all of it. The planning and reasoning behind how you’re going to set it up so I can apply the logic when we do our new garden. It’s been crazy dry here as well so we need all the help we can get.

@freebirdg6873 11 дней назад

Hi Nate I love seeing your garden looking forward to the redo. I have the same problems with my logs decomposing. I have almost the same rain as you, I stand out there 2 to 3 hours everyday, looking forward to showing us how to put in a watering system. I personally would wait I can never pull up anything still growing, saying that I would suggest you do what would be easiest for you. I want to see everything from start to finish thanks my friend you rock !!! 🙏🏼❤️👍

@mwindle1390 11 дней назад

Measure your backyard. Get some grid paper and make a representation of the beds and placement with cutouts for the beds and important features like your shed. I used Miro to do this virtually, but i did start on grid paper. Ive used a drip system for years now and it is endepensible. Ive set it up for a number of family and personal gardens. Good luck and cant wait to see what you do!

@jasonbell8687 11 дней назад

Hey Viking! Thanks for the video! I see why you want to change things up. I would like to see you rip it up this year rather than next. Having said that it is purely for my own selfish needs… by you doing the work this year I will in turn have all winter to see what you’ve plan my upgrades to my own garden in the spring. But you do whatever works best for you my friend! Cheers brother!

@JohnSaldana 10 дней назад

Nate, wow. Interesting, can’t wait to see your new design. Would love to see everything, from the beginning to the end, love to see the design of the dripping system. I would let the garden produce what it needs and then start over. Thanks for the amazing tips and videos. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

@tooshieg2059 11 дней назад

From the looks of the current garden, do it now. Harvest all you can, transplant what you can but overall I can tell just by the way you talk about it that you're not happy with it. If you replace it now you'll have time to do what you want and tweak it. You'll be that much ahead for next spring. BUT I assume you've already for a plan and the materials needed to start rebuilding as soon as the tear out is done. Don't tear out until you're ready to rebuild. Keep it as productive as you can until tear out. Wish I were there to help you, it's a big job. I hope you can get some help. Keep the project joyful.

@mdamiani5952 10 дней назад

We can't always rely on Mother Nature to supply our needs, we must also implement the best technology available to achieve the desired results. BTW... love the thumbnail

@gardenlikeaviking 9 дней назад

I thought you'd like that... thanks again!

@FloridaGirl- 10 дней назад

I’d harvest everything you can salvage now. A revamp takes time. And you still have decent weather to start the work. Then you’ll be ready in spring.

@brianseybert192 9 дней назад

I would harvest and redo now. Mainly to get in some cover crops to keep roots in the soil over the winter. If I had to redo my garden I would garden without raised beds. I might use some logs as boarders but that is it. I have a heavy clay soil and my raised beds dry out so much quicker than plants planted directly in the soil. Good Luck my friend! Stay Well!!!!

@londonpickering8675 11 дней назад

Rip it out now! Get rolling on the new garden 😎 Excited to learn about your drip system.

@NoOneIsGoingToSaveYou 10 дней назад

Yep I agree

@openmind5973 10 дней назад

I would rip it out now. You'll be able to set up your beds, dripline etc then get your soil/compost in and let it sit there for a bit. Any weeds etc that sprout can be pulled or hoed over, the sun will kill the roots. You can also test your irrigation system before planting the beds and make any changes you think are necessary. Good luck, not that you need it. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress. Appreciate your honesty and work ethic.

@cathrynbeck8201 11 дней назад

I’m personally hearing you rearing to go, so I’d say call this year done and start fresh. I’m creating a raised garden myself out of pallets - so yes please, I’d love to see as much as you can share although I may be starting sooner - in a week. Good luck and thank you again for your contagious passion and endless knowledge.

@noway9991 5 часов назад

Let us start at the beginning of the new, I would like to see the plan/ I also vote to get started, maybe work around some really hopefull fall garden produce.

@radurobert1 7 дней назад

That garden is very small so it can be irigated by investing in a deep fountain and a strong electrical water pump. This way you can extract water from UNDERGROUND soil as much as you want .You want 100tons no problem you can have 100 tons in a few hours ...

@dovh49 10 дней назад

Arborist wood chips. Or hay. Even with dry summers a thick enough layer of this stuff will make it so you can cut back your watering significantly.

@debmacdonald1661 10 дней назад

If it was me 😊 I would take out everything not producing and, following the new plan, rebuild and prep those areas. Allowing lots of time to get in plants like garlic yet allowing for as much harvest as possible. Good luck with your rebuild. Would be very interested in following a step-by-step plan

@LazyChickenAcres 9 дней назад

Yikes! It looks like our high desert garden! We rely on drip irrigation to keep things alive, but nothing is predictable; every year is a surprise.

@OmManiPadmeHum11 11 дней назад

I let my Tulsi go unattended one year and the bees were wild about the Tulsi patch! I try to grow them each year for tea and when it's too much I let them flower and go to seed

@Cringeosaurus 11 дней назад

Seems like ripping out in fall makes more sense with the natural change of the seasons. I'm glad I will be able to see you do this. This exact issue is why there are no veg beds here in my yard yet, just trees and berry bushes. We get unbelievable amounts of rain all winter and then in the summer nothing anymore. Water loving annuals wouldn't stand a chance. Even western Oregon is starting to feel like Northern Cali in the summer. 😔 Looking forward to the ideas. Appreciate you.

@nancygee4783 3 дня назад

Cant wait to seeing your garden transformation. Placed my order for onions via paypal on Sept 2. Looking forward to them!!

@gardenlikeaviking 3 дня назад

thank you my friend yes you are #184 on our list so will ship out this coming week... plenty of time left to plant and still get lots of grow yet this season!!

@myownspiritlevel 11 дней назад

I garden in NW Florida. I had things totally nailed. Last year I had ridiculous amounts of tomatoes, squash, zucchini, beans, okra, and cucumbers, etc. I added “bloom compost” to my raised beds and big garden at the end of the season. Bloom compost is made by the county utilities authority. It’s yard waste, etc, and biosolids. It was so cheap: $35/yard. it was composted longer and hotter than required to get the highest rating. I thought I hit the jackpot. BUT, this year, all my nightshades, both store-bought hybrids and heirloom raised from seed, failed miserably. The tomatoes had all the indications of Grazon poisoning. Small, deformed fruit. My most of my peppers got 3-4’ tall, but didn’t produce a single pepper. The okra, that last year grew 8’ tall and as thick as an ax handle at the base, just failed to grow and eventually died. Even the marigolds died. We have plenty of rain here, plus i have a well that i use to irritate everything using a timer. That bloom compost seems to be poison. I’m tilling my “no till” garden and hopefully will have better luck next year.

@smas3256 11 дней назад

Sun exposure will clear up disease in soil. Don't know how long. I'd never accept candy from a stranger. Hope all is clean after one growing season.

@mizp1111 10 дней назад

If you plant sunflowers it will take up the grazon out of the soil. Unfortunately you will have to pull up and dispose of them afterwards.

@Mulljackson 10 дней назад

might be some root knot nematodes. Im also in FL and they are evil at crushing my plants. when you pull out the plant, look and see if the roots are all knotted up and deformed.

@francestaylor9156 9 дней назад

Biochar and compost tea. Use the microbes in the soil to help you heal it. Biochar gives them homes to live in and the compost tea is all the microbes being put into the soil. Roots and Refuge went through the same issue and that’s how they healed their garden that was affected.

@JLawson86 9 дней назад

Look up @rootsandrefuge she dealt with grazon poisoning and found that mushroom tea and sunflowers helped immensely

@joehoover7477 8 дней назад

I would like to see a couple of wicking beds. They are good for areas with dry weather.

@dahv3370 10 дней назад

I'd like to see the whole process lol but specifically the bed design and material, soil prep and additives, garden layout/ orientation and why, drip line setup. And I say without a doubt let the fall garden live it's life, harvest as it comes and start soil prep as soon as it's efficient to do so.

@gardenlikeaviking 10 дней назад

thank you my friend and yes all of that content topics are coming!

@elainelandry1990 11 дней назад

Nate: To say I was a little shocked to see your garden as it is now is understandable. Knowing how it was in June and early July, and seeing it like now is sad. I could hear the sadness in your voice, because I'm sure you see it like you want it. And you said that you didn't have the money to do it right before. But I "heard" that you want to start now, so you can transplant what you can after you get it done. I'm sure you have everything ready to start. The eggplants I saw can be made into the casseroles with the recipes I sent you. I'll be sending more recipes real soon. Good luck my Friend, and have fun with it!!!

@jkerns7521 10 дней назад

So sorry to see your garden suffering. The area looks more like what I remember in drought stricken California. Hope you plan a water storage system. One in California was so bad the utility company cut water to 50% of prior years usage. We were not allowed to water lawns or gardens. Had to let all of our raspberry canes die. We saved a few of the vegetable plants in Earthboxes as we watered from reclaimed water from the house. Sadly, fire risk go way up when there are succession of droughts also. Please share your plans and rebuild with us. As for all out now or wait until the season ends, how about some of both instead of either extreme? Start to gather supplies and take out what is dead now doing a progressive rebuild until winter? I know you are strong and organized, but you can have some of both worlds, enjoy some harvest and see your new garden start coming together at the same time.

@gardenlikeaviking 10 дней назад

this is great advice my friend and likely what I will be doing... a balance of both things... thank you!

@MerwinARTist 11 дней назад

Hi Nate .. I always enjoy your presentations. As gardeners we are always experimenting with things because food it'self is cheap .. it's the infrastructure that can be expensive. One of the things I have been doing is looking at the use of 55 gal. barrels cut in half lengthwise .. and then supported with some structure to raise it off the ground. You can also line the top edge with treated decking lumber which can hold in a thick layer of mulching material. If you cut the barrel around the middle so that you have two round pots .. your surface area for a 2 ft diameter circle is 3.1416 sq ft. (x 2 = 6.2832) .. if you are growing something with long roots maybe that's a good space .. but if you take the same 55 gal. barrel and cut it lengthwise (following the bunghole line) .. now you have 2 x 3 ft. = 6 sq ft. ( x 2 = 12 sq ft) of growing surface space. There are options as to how to raise it up in the air. You can put into the bottom of the 1/2 barrel 2 - 33 in. perforated drain pipes for water collection(wicking) .. with an overflow hole in one side just above the drain pipes. With 1/2 barrels long ways as raised beds .. there is room below .. tucked under a bit .. for some other plants to be in large pots. Also in checking your neighbor's garden .. I notice there is some guttering .. and wondering if you could connect his gutters to run into a water holding tank on your lot .. could be an easy disconnect if there is a change of plans later. Keep trucking man! It's been a hot dry time in southwestern ARK also .. thankfully I have a pond I can pump out of and holding barrels on high ground.

@Crashbangable 10 дней назад

I feel your pain. I have Drippers for all my gardens and landscaping, but Have maxed out the amount of Drippers I can have on one zone. Not sure if you’ll have that problem. I have low pressure but figured it’s worth mentioning. Hand watering sucks when you have other things to do.

@sharonhoffer3599 7 дней назад

I’d definitely go wicking beds, they’re a game changer. I have 4 wicking beds, and you really only need to water once a week, unless you get rain. A bit of work to set up, but worth it!

@gardenlikeaviking 7 дней назад

thank you my friend can you please post some pictures of your design to the Viking Discord Chat under "garden picture" section??... I'd love to see this!!... link to discord is in the description

@nickthegardener.1120 9 дней назад

Hi Nate you should have tested the manure first😮, I hope you get it sorted. You can grow brassicas in the contaminated soil.👍👌

@gardenlikeaviking 9 дней назад

I know my man you would think I knew better but I trusted the source of the manure completely but didn't realize they were obviously mistaken and just wanted me to remove the manure from the stalls!! lol

@2BitRanch 10 дней назад

Check out the venturi fertilizer injector when you have time. It is so much more efficient than the sump pump and it works on drip.

@gardengirl66 11 дней назад

I can’t wait to see how you set up your drip

@BattleAx342 10 дней назад

I use a drip system in my back yard. There is no need to up everything raised beds. If your soil is good just till and add a drip system to your garden. I have one raised bed and it is a pain in the Ass. The garden in the ground grows great with a drip system. Good luck

@douadhere 10 дней назад

Just wanted to give thanks once again for sharing your knowledge 🤙🏽 I’ve taken on gardening/farming for the first time in a late stage of my life so I appreciate any useful info I can get. Recently brewed some compost tea with success and have been applying it to the soil in my field. I have a blank canvas so I would love (and pay!) to see your videos of how you start at the beginning of the process and end up with a successful garden. I live in southern California in a mountain area that has very dry and hot summers. I get heavy frost and snow late into the spring. Do I have hope?? Lol

@Lovegoesalongway 10 дней назад

From what you have shown… I would harvest all herbs, squashes, and peppers; then pull them up. I would start transitioning now before winter and put some dried grass to cover the areas you dig or take up. Definitely would start ridding the rotten wood now before the winter. The more you get done now and the more you are able to get dried grass layed; will help prepare your ground and easier transition to start your spring crops.

@gardenlikeaviking 10 дней назад

very sound advice my friend and this is likely what I'll be doing... thank you!

@andrewlittlefield3425 10 дней назад

Great channel 😊, I’m a new subscriber and I’m impressed with your knowledge 🙏🏻

@rickthelian2215 10 дней назад

I’d suggest you grow out what will survive this heat, what doesn’t start ripping out as harvest are done. Sorry about the weather…😢🌻

@randyq3955 10 дней назад

I would say harvest what you can. If you have something that has a lot of flowers or small fruit that you can water to get more out keep those and clean the rest. You can not do the whole garden in 1 day. I have had raised bed gardens for about 18 years. Love them! They are cement block 2 rows high. I have 2 sizes, 2.5' x 8' and 2.5' x 2.5'. Where I am at in Nebraska we have very high quality soil. I put homemade compose in the mix along with some bio char. Automated drip system watered at 11, 3, and 7 for 10 to 15 minutes a day depending on the temperature and the winds. The drippers are underneath the mulch. Always had excellent harvests. I have always put on compost and turned it in with a shovel at the start of the season. The last couple of years i just put the compost on top due to a lack of time. This year I lost most of my first planting. Had to replant in mid July. I thought some one, the neighbor or the county had sprayed 24D. But the wind was blowing the wrong direction the whole time., it would have never drifted onto my plants, and no one had sprayed anything. so I started dumping on water, I save my sweet potatoes, onion chives,1 tomato plant and the swiss chard.. When I replanted the bed that had the tomatoes in, I started turning it over with a shove. The bed was filled with tree roots, a couple the size of my finger. I have ground cloth under the beds but that did not stop the tree roots. I can water enough to cover for the roots in the other beds, but have to water each day. I will be tearing out and redoing my beds.

@gardenlikeaviking 10 дней назад

yes those tree roots are what's causing us to redo the garden at my moms place... 150 gallon grow bags on top of landscape fabric and the tree roots have colonized then entire bag and sucked out all the nutrients!!

@busker153 9 дней назад

Considering all you said, I would rip it out so you can enjoy the remodeling project when you will most enjoy it.

@TerryA_Gudde 10 дней назад

I'd go ahead and rip it out now, harvest what you can and plant a nice cover crop. Start building the beds and planning. Either way you do it I'll be watching intently because here in zone 7 South East Kansas, it gets super dry, especially my mineral tubs... Can't wait to watch this play out ...

@roo-dog3484 10 дней назад

Yoink it out now! Show us the yoink, the redesign and the new build! We want to see it all!!

@RustyBobbins 10 дней назад

I would pull and salvage what crop you can and sow the cover crop. The benefit to next years garden is worth loosing and little bit more produced in this garden.

@rjfriz5159 10 дней назад

Great video Nate, my current garden is partly under black walnut trees, which is getting worse every year. There was a noticeable difference this year with several tomatoes and squash plants dying. So I will be moving my garden this fall as well, already started clearing grass area with my flame torch. I would be interested in seeing how you are installing your drip line. I am considering to do the same. Thanks for all your great work!!

@gardenlikeaviking 10 дней назад

man I feel for you with the black walnut... at the viking north garden we have loads of BW's and they seriously affect anything in the nightshade family... squash actually are not so effected by the Juglone

@monicali2608 10 дней назад

Spray a little water on the plants in the evening keep them alive when the lawn is not wet in the morning, indicator.

@lenaweisman861 10 дней назад

Man I hate the cold, I personally would do it in fall. But I'm thinking you don't mind the cold as much, being a Viking. Although the ground freezing may be an issue...not sure. Excited for the revamp!

@kezzaobee1462 11 дней назад

I am surprised to see your garden so dry, considering usually everything is lush and green and producing. Yes definitely a face lift, I get it, it’s like you make do with what you have when starting out, and eventually you can better it as time passes. Good for you for taking this next step to making life easier for yourself and mainly for the life of your garden plants. A big job but will be so worth it. Grow like a Viking! 🌻🌻

@testitester244 10 дней назад

1st thing that came to my mind were shade and mulch. Some fruit trees like apple could be helpful to give a slight shade. And consider going the terra preta way... That being said, you're potential harvest looks much better than mine. All eaten and teared down by thousands of slugs...

@mizp1111 10 дней назад

Perhaps if it’s in the budget you might consider a greenhouse, hoop house or other shade setup because of the steep increase in UVB radiation which is frying ppls gardens. Also PawPaw Ridge had an interesting irrigation setup using “fake ollas” of PVC pipe fed by movable water lines which looked like a cheap, versatile and water thrifty method.

@robertkester1570 10 дней назад

I’m prepping for next year after letting the garden rest after a year rest and comparing the following year a area of 2 year rest

@jasonheaddy5122 11 дней назад

👍👍👍 Did you ship my Viking onions yet haven't got them. I'm ready to plant them. Thanks my bearded brother.

@hanzketchup859 10 дней назад

Great idea Nate, I would like to see as much of the process as possible because its all so interesting and the details or ‘the little things’ often are the icing on the cake that makes it perfect, Cheers!

@Outlaw.angler 6 дней назад

Let it go till fall harvest! Waste not want not! Use the down time of winter too build more boxes then fill an plant in the new year

@angelinaaleman6002 9 дней назад

This is our problem in Florida - too hot, not enough water. I’m doing grocery row gardening set up now - by David the Good, to make some much needed shade.

@kevindavis3841 6 дней назад

Ditto brother; I moved in here 8 years ago without much capitol. Began swapping out failing beds with metal raised beds 3 years ago. Ready to install some drip lines next spring. Life is funny tho; let’s not be surprised If after our upgrades the “cycle” goes back to rainy grow seasons. But, you being a Viking that loves the cold- you could grow out whatever, start the demolition and put it all together after the first freeze?

@IronDruids День назад

I switched to fabric from mulch this year and living in Indiana also I've realized how little rain we're getting. It's just not enough. I've only been gardening in this period you say is dry, but I've always been mulching so I thought it was fine. Not anymore. Originally I thought warmer soil temps earlier in the year would make it worth using fabric but this is my worst year so far. Giant cracks in the ground. It's rock hard. Everrything dying and the bad watering situation made my tomatoes more disease prone so most of them are gone 🤷‍♂

@jimmyriggin 11 дней назад

reset everything now to have time to set fall crop seeds and starts

@theColdFramer 11 дней назад

Really interested in watching this rebuild- I have a couple beds myself where I’ve put so much organic matter and manure over the years I’m now in a high phosphorus situation locking up my soil - and scratching my head on solutions

@aaronhopkins6697 10 дней назад

With chilli peppers that are too hot are good for your chickens they don't feel or taste hot chillis. Wow, that puts it into a better perspective, with your fence line comparison to next door. I can't wait to see the upgrades in the future. Green love from Australia 💚🌲🌏🙏

@sarahj2743 10 дней назад

Get some ollas! They make it so much easier in those conditions

@kimberlybontrager3436 9 дней назад

This is what I battle in KS with so many days over 100 and high 80s to 90s the better part of summer. I have seen that the plants that have mulch do better and beds that have buried wood and cardboard and compostable materials do much better The material in the soil absorbs and holds water like a sponge, releasing to the plants as needed but preventing the water from just draining away or evaporating away. Kansas has been in a desperate drought for the last couple years this year we got a lot more rain but still not enough to pull us out of of the drought. I think you should pick the worst condition places and work on a bed at a time or a section at a time. And take care of the other beds till you get the replacement rebuild on whichever site you choose to work first. On the places where the soil is chemically compromised, sunflowers have been used to clean out the contaminates our of the soil the do not deposit it in the seeds either. Grass clippings have been a Godsend for mulch they work much better they contain nitrogen you just need to layer them on a half inch at a time and they dry instead of fermenting. They don't get hot when they are not put green into a large pile but spread out even when they get hot if you can't spread them out that fast they do fine once they are spread out a 1/2 inch layer at a time they wilt down and dry softer and protect the soil from losing moisture too. The clippings can be used working into the soil as the compost. The exception to this is bermuda grass which creates a new plant for every fibrous root that gets chopped up by tilling ot digging or cutting. The wood beds that are falling apart could be the buried wood that composts and holds water. I am slowly building concrete block beds as they do not deteriorate. It is helping my stubborn clay soil to breakup with all the humus it builds almost like hugelkulture I also add egg crushed shells, gypsum, biochar from burned wood, Peat, old potting soil, to mix in with the soil as well. You will have the plant material from anything you choose to tear out that you could throw at the bottom of the beds along with the wood, which will help supply the wood with the nitrogen it needs to breakdown. I left the farm and moved to another house and left the garden unwatched an entire summer when I came back I expected everything to be gone. Some of the strawberry plants survived in the hugelkultur bed. These water loving plants were able to pull enough water from the buried wood to survive. I have to soak my clary soil first to able to dig out burmuda grass to start a new bed the clay compacts so hard. This has allowed me to incorporate so much more humus into the soil so much deeper and it really helps break up the clay. With mulch applied on top it is a completely new soil that doesn't act like the old clay

@kathytittle 10 дней назад

Yes! All of it, please.. and the watering system. I bought one last year, but too intimidated to try it.. Thanks Nate!

@pamanderson1417 11 дней назад

It seems it would be more in harmony with the natural cycles of seasonal changes to wait until after fall harvest. In our garden, we have eight 50ft soaker hoses which stay in place through the entire growing season. We have a feeder hose with a timer and quick connect which attaches to each soaker hose when that area needs water. We can set the timer and leave, and the soaker hoses will provide the equivalent of 1 inches water per foot per hour. Not needing hand watering makes gardening so much lower maintainence. I look forward to seeing your new garden setup!

@Argles_Organics 10 дней назад

I'm a bit the opposite. I'm moving more to "lower" ground level beds. The raised beds need more water than the ground beds.

@redbeard7094 9 дней назад

I'm on the desert SW and black fabric would cook my plants. I have to use several inches of straw and still water every other day during June/July/August, but fortunately those are our monsoon months so sometimes can get a break with a good soaking rain.

@craigbentz1953 10 дней назад

Do half and keep the other till harvest unless it needs to happen all at once. If so rip it out now. You will want all the time you can get to get them done for next year

@myfitstoreuk5608 8 дней назад

Great video,as always, thanks

@mdamiani5952 10 дней назад

Crazy technical issues over here Nate. Sorry I've been absent. But I'm back online just in time for this. I think starting now will leave you the most prepared. If I've learned anything from this year, it's all about the future...

@MedusasHairDo 10 дней назад

My collard greens are sad. Yours look glorious next to mine. My ground is so hard and it is mostly sand. My next purchase is a broadfork. Yes your garden has seen better days and it will again. It is almost as if we have had a climate shift, among other things. Just in the last 2 weeks have had cicadas and tons of the white butterflies that ruin your brassicas. I will be reassessing the placement of plants to extend the growing season. Where I am you can grow very little unless you have shade for part of the day. The sand gets extremely hot. I have to do some major soil amending and thinking of using shading materials.

@bigonprivacy2708 11 дней назад

Yes, planning a new set up is always a great strategy and you should always review as you are doing. RIP IT OUT NOW because you can set the soil up.

@Successfulgardendesign 7 дней назад

It's been a struggle here in the UK too and we have way more rain than you! Mind you, I was away for 3 months which didn't help things! I'll be very interested to hear why you're ditching manures... and your redesign!

@gardenlikeaviking 4 дня назад

I've been wondering where you're at my friend haven't seen any garden updates come across my feed!... hope you are well and healthy

@tammiedyer3225 10 дней назад

Dang. Looks like Texas!!!! July our garden is done. Had a little okra in August and a few tomatoes.

@garthwunsch7320 10 дней назад

I'd probably take it out now because rebuilding always costs twics as much and takes twice as long as planned. BTW, may I suggest treating your soil with powdered gypsum to help break up (floculate) the clay. This process allows water to penetrate and roots to follow. Have you had a chance to explore the benefits of pulse watering?

@gardenlikeaviking 10 дней назад

spoken from experience I can tell! lol... twice as long!... yes I definitely will be taking this opportunity to add gypsum and several other beneficial things... Pulse watering is wonderful and is how I had the California garden set up... three times a day for 20 minutes produced astonishing growth and thats what I wish I could do here right now!

@stonecreek1929 11 дней назад

Better go for it now … that is a huuuuge project … it will take tons of planning for the drip and somewhat of a permanent set up … with the conditions as dry as they are and that soil being like a rock … well have a gooood workhorse tiller … you could do a test section to see if you are satisfied with tilling right now … where we grew up we would to a second light till to overturn the soil in a cold month … if your plants are suffering now … it might be tough to get a cover crop going … it might be best to get a billboard tarp to cover it all for winter … a thick mulch may just harbor bad insects throughout the winter … sorry for the ramble … just some thoughts since you asked ;)

@stonecreek1929 11 дней назад

ps you could use the billboard cover to mark out your new bed placements 👍

@JoshDanloor 11 дней назад

Just a few tips: use ollas, apply core gardening by Migardener (I guess this is his nickname on RU-vid), and probably replace raised beds with shallow beds

@sarahj2743 10 дней назад

Ollas are better than drip tubes in my experience- plants get exactly what they need and no leaks!

@calvincollison9182 10 дней назад

Hey Nate! First of all I've been checking out your channel for a while now, love your methods of gardening and fertilizers. I'm not a subscriber "yet", but as soon as I'm done this comment I will be clicking that subscribe button. I'm from ontario canada and I'm having just the opposite problem here, 3-4 days of rain followed by 3 or 4 days of sun and cloud our summer isn't near as hot as it was 5 years ago either so there's been a lot of water that just doesn't get a chance to dry up really and I worry more about root rot and fungal infections. If you have any suggestions it would be much appreciated! I personally would go with tearing out now while it's warm and getting your microbes happy again for the next grow season. I would find content of the re-build of your garden interesting if you decide to upload it. God bless and happy gardening man!

@gardenlikeaviking 10 дней назад

thank you my friend and yes soon I'll be doing a video about the bed options and the pros and cons of each and honestly the best bet for all around resilience is going to be the style I'm implementing... it can take heavy rains no problem but also makes extended droughts manageable...

@Dave-zc6mx 10 дней назад

When you put this video out about redoing your garden and not relying on the rain and all can you please put it out early enough in the season so I can try to do the same as you? I have had such a hard time with my garden this year. Its just too dry and even watering every other day wasnt enough. So next year I would Love to know how to build a garden so I as well do not have to rely on the rain. Love all of your videos, you are great and I have learned so much from you its unreal. Thank you very much.

@gardenlikeaviking 10 дней назад

yes my friend those videos will be coming out in perfect time for you to implement!... many of them this fall

@MostHighGuy 9 дней назад

Just put the drip to it, tearing it out without seeing how to adjust the drip amount on each plant or bed will be trial and error for new plants. Do this with existing plants and see if it matters. Shade cloth is only way to go to beat some of this heat. Good luck. 🙏🏻

@gardenlikeaviking 9 дней назад

thank you my friend... I'm going to implement the system I was already using with great success in Northern California and it will treat each bed as a single unit and each bed will receive the same amount of water regardless of the plant inside the bed

@ripbbl5053 10 дней назад

Yep, need to rearrange things myself, - 3 months no rain! 💔 Would appreciate some zero cost ideas

@ltuerk 11 дней назад

Nate, thank you for your content❤ Great info👍 We are starting a new garden bed for spring! Plan is to double de-thach it, then fork up the soil to loosen. Cover crop w daikon, crimson clover and buckwheat. Chop it for mulch ( and pickled daikon). Sound OK by you?

@laurac7450 8 дней назад

We have the same problem here on Long Island. I just ripped out plants that were dying off or not producing and left what was producing alone. As the produce comes maturity and I know its production is over I ripped them out. I am not sure if the garden will last to the frost.. At least the Zinnias I planted are thriving, The most difficult gardening year to date.

@betterstill100 10 дней назад

this time of year in Ls Cruces the groceries sell cases of Hatch chili peppers and set up a roaster out front where they roast them free. The odor is amazing.

@kylenmaple4668 11 дней назад

Personally I would tear out anything that is dead/dying and that you don’t plan to save. Just tearing the plants out will make things feel less overwhelming. Creates some mental space. Worry about restructuring and tilling and setting up irrigation later. For now, just tear out any plants that need to go. I think I’m most interested in how you decide to set up your irrigated fertilization. Most curious to see how you integrate the plant ferments and compost teas into that system. Is using crude homemade fertility compatible with irrigation? Which type works best and is cost effective (tape, droppers, sprayers etc). What filtration is adequate? Cleaning/Maintenance? Pressure? Etc. Thinking about setting up a larger plot with in-line fertigation, fed using larger-scale compost teas and maybe some JADAM ferments, but I have limited experience with in-line fertilizing

@ShootingtheSoil 11 дней назад

I'm thinking of doing a revamp as well. I'm going wait till after harvest. I think I can still get a hard winter wheat(from true leaf) to take here, zone 7b in mid October. It did great last year and was green almost all winter feeding those microbes and bouncing back after the snows! Think it makes a huge difference having a plant in the ground over winter and will get that soil reestablished after I till(unfortunately its necessary sometimes). Winter cover crop is a head start for next year but protecting with mulch suffices. Anyone have a hearty winter legume recommendation I could add to that? For me clovers and vetch have not done well after a snow. I have a hard time removing the old logs and old bed wood, its just starting to break down and probably starting to house a lot of good biology! I would keep it unless you really have to change the layout. Can always add new wood covering, repairing and revitalize the structure without removing it.

@shawneegrows 10 дней назад

This clay soil dried ball you had, I have that. It turns to mud when wet and hard as rock when dry. Top layer dries out quickly. Im in Minnesota. Please share along your journey what you do to the soil. I have discovered the garden i inherited is not in full sun. I now have started a new plot in full sun after watching the land. I just seeded a cover crop of oats, buckwheat, and clover. Becuase this is offsite for me i need help with watering. I think you need to rip it all out now. Shop the farmers you trust for the fall harvest.

@hogue3666 11 дней назад

You could do half this fall and half next spring. Lots of video content that way. 😀

@Grow-all-year 10 дней назад

Can you do it in halves? If the warm season crops are about done rip out those now get rid of the more cold hardy stuff later in the year.? Interested to see the whole process. Don't know much about drip lines so that will be interesting, but I only had to water once or twice this year. Doing it in halves would also allow a comparison in the spring🤷‍♂️

@jonison6847 11 дней назад

Ahh man, I feel your pain. Here in Cambridge, UK it's also often very dry. I like your scruffy, organic layout as it is. Drip lines are a lot of infrastructure and kinda tie you to a permanent arrangement. You could try using a sprinkler in different parts of your garden as needed, and run it for something like 3 hours each evening. That - and pick drought-resistant, reliable varieties. A watering can is no substitute for a cloud, and takes ages. You've got a tonne of good produce, I'd harvest it before making any changes. Good luck and god bless!

@elusive323 11 дней назад

Get into it now man,Start with clearing out all that dead stuff and old logs,keep selected foods to eat.

@bryanarie258 11 дней назад

Thanks for the walk around. I don't know the answer about pulling up everything. One is getting started a new would be nice but you still have stuff producing in the garden I don't know what the answer is. Would like to see plant placement and design and bed lay out with the new water design. Thank you for sharing as always.