Has been very inspirational watching you implement these strategies that have not only saved you money but have also increased the fertility & production from your patch Patrick. Have tried to follow in your footsteps but am not quite there yet. I hope that the wicking clips help folks out that need to be frugal with their water usage. Thanks mate & all the best.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Rob Bob's Backyard Farming Thank you for your kind words, Rob! What your doing in your patch is truly amazing. I'd love to see more people here in the US and elsewhere follow your lead and use wicking beds.
@terapiu
8 жыл бұрын
+Rob Bob's Backyard Farming Hello, the wiking is very useful, it's comfortable and quite efficient I would imagine.HOWEVER, I was thinking recently about aeration - when water comes from above and drains through the soil it pulls air behind it (like a seringe), when water comes from below it might not, so if the soil is not super-fluffy and aerated I would imagine there might be problems with root rot and insuficient air for the soil... Any input on that? Thank you both, you are sources of inspiration for everyone!
@RobsAquaponics
8 жыл бұрын
Hi mate. The idea with wicking beds it to let it mimic nature some what so the beds are left to dry out slightly between watering events. Colin Austin discovered while developing the concept that this allowed air to be drawn down into the soils & also up from the empty reservoir below as the moisture was removed. Hope that helps some. :)
@svetlanikolova5557
7 жыл бұрын
I agree. A time well spent
@terrybidez7732
6 жыл бұрын
Rob Bob's Aquaponics & Backyard Farm garden in zone 8b
@HuwRichards
8 жыл бұрын
Such a wealth of info Patrick! Very useful tips :)
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+HuwsNursery - Grow Organic Produce Inexpensively Thanks, Huw!
@melovescoffee
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for those great tips! I was muttering as i left the store with another expensive bag of cow manure but i felt i had no choice because of adding a new area and not enough organic matter to amend it. I came back to the garden and guess who drove up the driveway in his tractor with a half a ton of aged horse manure? The neighbour down the road! I asked him weeks ago if i could have some but i thought it wasn't aged enough so we planned it for fall. he spread the fresher stuff on his field and dropped off the aged pile at the bottom just this week! I can go plant the new area now! There are some really nice people in the world. :D So, so grateful.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+melovescoffee What a great neighbor! I know you'll appreciate not having to make so many trips to the store!
@NoName-rg3np
8 жыл бұрын
What idiots gave this video a thumb down? I've learned so much from your channel! And you're so right about native worms thriving in a bed with mulch, especially leaf and grass mulch. I turned a little bit of soil over in a bed that we used mulch on, and compared to this time last year, there's a ton more worms. I say a ton more, because you could have turned that whole bed over last year and found 2 worms, and only a year later in the same bed that's now mulched I found 10 worms with just one scoop with a shovel. Excited to see how things grow in that bed now. Thanks for your great work and sharing so much helpful info!
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Jon Kleis That's great, Jon! You'll be amazed how much difference mulch will make over time. Your soil will be transformed!
@svetlanikolova7673
5 жыл бұрын
Did you actually expect a world without idiots? That will be so boring
@chung-yingchou5160
4 жыл бұрын
nI tv you
@racebiketuner
3 жыл бұрын
Lots of great info! Thanks Patrick ;-) My tip is on buying seeds. Their unit cost goes way down on large quantities. So I typically buy several thousand more than I need and use the remainder for growing microgreens when my garden is not producing.
@MrChip123472
8 жыл бұрын
I really like the ideas that you've presented. Mulch is King!
@Zerkbern
8 жыл бұрын
I really like the way you are indexing your videos in the description. Very helpful for future reference!
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Zerkbern I'm glad you find it helpful! I'll make sure to keep doing it, especially on longer videos.
@voidremoved
7 жыл бұрын
dang thanks for pointing that out... I wish more people did that. ironically, this guys vids I don't mind sitting thru... but so many other channels waste my life
@Latebloomershow
8 жыл бұрын
No autumn leaves, grass clippings or horse manure to be had around here. Unless I get some grass clippings from a gardener from another property, and that probably has Roundup sprayed on it cause it's mostly weeds to start with. I can get all the coffee grounds I want but I'll be off balance with just kitchen scraps, egg shells and coffee grounds. Though my two worms towers are breaking this down pretty well, it's nowhere near going to provide that much compost. I am really intent, as I will mention in an upcoming episode, to get to no bought amendments next year. And I will take your advice about soil test, but I would have to do several around the front yard cause they've all had slightly different treatment as the garden developed. I've noticed now that I've had my wood chips down that I'm getting more mycorrhizae are appearing in the chips. I'm hoping wood chips with a small amount of earthworm compost will do the job. I'll also use some peas and oats again this year, but probably not vetch, haha. Do you like to eat miner's lettuce? I never tried it. I'm going to go more toward polyculture next year. Take the winter off basically and plan things. Thanks for a great video and especially to the amazing Chris Towerton!
@Latebloomershow
8 жыл бұрын
And of course, Rob Bob! I'm going to watch his clip now!
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Kaye! You don't really need all the materials I mentioned. I was just giving people a number of options. You may also not need much compost. I wouldn't be surprised if your soil test results are similar to mine and your soil already has a surplus of nutrients and organic matter. In that case, the compost you generate on site and wood chip mulch should be all you need. It's up to you, but I wouldn't do several soil tests. If you created all your beds the same year, I'd only do one test (with soil from 4 or 5 beds in the sample). If you have some beds that are new and some that are old, I'd do a "new bed" test and an "old bed" test. Yes, we grow miner's lettuce and love it. It grows all winter here under protection. Best wishes with your garden and everything else!
@Scullylicious
7 жыл бұрын
Your show is my therapy! I just made a greenhouse out of an old tent and dumpster dive bubble wrap from a furniture store. Seeds started! Inspired and getting healthy. Thank you.
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
I'm happy to help. Best wishes with your garden!
@muhamedfaour3710
4 жыл бұрын
Great videos , just subscribed to your channel and excited to watch every single video. Thank you for the time and effort to share your experience.
@rosewood513
2 жыл бұрын
Patrick I love watching your videos because you don't push all kinds of products. When I started gardening all I used in my garden was grass clippings, I didn't know any better I had the best fruit and veggies for many years, Never bought fertilizers. As I added junk that I was told to my garden got worse.. I am learning to go back to where I started and use my own brain instead of listening to others.. The final straw is they just told me how terrible peat moss is when I was told to use it a lot,. I went back to grass clippings 2 years ago and that is what I will be doing from now on, and Watching your videos. Thank you for waking me up
@shoxroxice
8 жыл бұрын
Rather than buying popsicle sticks or other plant markers, cutting up some of those yogurt containers into long strips and then writing on them has save me a little bit.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+shox rox ice Great tip!
@GoodLightGoddess
7 жыл бұрын
You're in Chicagoland!!!! And here I am making excuses like...if I were in the South like them, I'd have a beautiful garden too...dayum...now I gotta get started!
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
I hope you start a garden this year! We have a great climate here for summer gardens.
@william84p
8 жыл бұрын
Hey bud like always great vid, good info. quick question what do you think is the best tomato to plant here in Chicago, out by niles,IL ?? where would take my soil for testing (for free)??
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+william84p Hi William! We like to grow a lot of cherry tomatoes, because they ripen much earlier and we get larger over all yields. Some of our favorites are Gardener's Delight, Black Cherry, and Sweet Millions. If your garden gets a lot of sun, you can grow larger varieties too, of course. This year we're growing Cherokee Purple and Big Rainbow. You probably won't find plant starts for many of these in stores. Do you already have some tomatoes started?
@LolitasGarden
8 жыл бұрын
Great video, I'll be referring back to this a couple more times. I'm intrigued to go back and watch your earlier "drivin' around" videos.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Lolita's Garden Thanks, Ian! I did quite a bit of drivin' around in the first year! ;-)
@svetlanikolova7673
5 жыл бұрын
your cute cat looks like my Tommy boy!
@HelmerandRawlins
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as usual, thanks for all the hard work on these!
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Helmer and Rawlins Thanks!
@pakyeh9
7 жыл бұрын
great tips.Keep it up God bless.
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@nicbitting3399
8 жыл бұрын
Great video Patrick. Thanks for the always insightful tips. I've been watching your videos for months now and truly appreciate the thought and effort you put into them. Thank you for sharing your experience. Quick question on chop -and-drop, what are your guidelines? Any plants you avoid choppin-n-droppin? Do you leave plants whole and lay on the ground or chop further to speed decomposition? Cheers. Nic.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Nic Bitting Thanks, Nic! I don't chop and drop diseased plant material. For example, I would remove leaves infected with powdery mildew or blight instead of chopping and dropping them. As a rule, I don't chop them up into small pieces.
@ariesred777
8 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of green.Thanks Patrick, Oscar too, and the links.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+ariesred777 Thank you!
@MrPilcher01
7 жыл бұрын
You've change my thinking completely on soils,
@almostcompost2285
8 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video! Thank you Patrick and Chris! Great information and very concise presentation.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+phytolove Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.
@markluke8447
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Patrick for your very informative videos. I've learned much from you and enjoy your thought provoking material.
@OneYardRevolution
5 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Mark!
@knowledgeworld9458
7 жыл бұрын
Very well explained. Thanks for sharing these helpful tips.
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Nitika!
@MorganBrown
7 жыл бұрын
I love that cat!
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoy little Oscar.
@marinethgonzales
3 жыл бұрын
I started making compost last month. And untintentionally my father used it directly pure on pots to plant his ornamentals. I notice that it has high water retention and our climate has very humid seasons that rains everyday. Now, most of the transplanted on my compost are not doing well. The soil is clayish and wet. The succulent kind like aloe vera is dying. Should I make a cover to shelter the plants from too much rain?
@tracycrider7778
2 жыл бұрын
Yes definitely! Succulent don’t need a lot of water
@casadeoracion9471
5 жыл бұрын
I'm in Lansing Illinois area, I'm just working on my back yard, trying to find the best way to plant all kind vegetables. Thanks for your videos.
@HealthyLifeFarm
8 жыл бұрын
Great money saving tips! I'll be making my own worm castings this season for the first time. I love the fact that you don't buy any soil ~ so awesome! Tfs, Peaches
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+lovers4healthylife Thanks! I'm convinced worm castings make a big difference in our garden. They're also a very important part of our potting mix.
@NobleHomestead
8 жыл бұрын
I love your fields of green! Great tips :) I use my guinea pig "beans!" We are finally getting our garden going in here in NY. Thanks for the video.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Noble Homestead Thanks! Glad to hear you're getting your garden started too.
@punkyroo
8 жыл бұрын
Love your thrifty approach. Keep up the great work!
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Cleavage&Crops Thank you! I will.
@TheSamba37
3 жыл бұрын
I miss you!
@canadiangardener6855
8 жыл бұрын
Another great video Patrick! Thanks for uploading, your videos are so informative and very well done!
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Canadian Gardener Thank you!
@sheilaregister4128
5 жыл бұрын
Love your cat!
@Madredante
7 жыл бұрын
How do you manage to get seeds from your kale? Mine never goes to seed before winter.
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
Great point! We overwinter them in in our hoop house and they go to seed the following spring. They wouldn't usually survive winter without the protection.
@stormsmyst
6 жыл бұрын
Great tips! The gray water is something I am very interested in now that we have our own property. The water bill is a bit higher than I am used to and the garden season hasn't even begun. =( Oh how I hate to see all that good gray water go into my septic tank. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us!
@OneYardRevolution
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Debi!
@greenfingersclubmalta
6 жыл бұрын
Hi there, I'm a newbie and I have really enjoyed watching all your videos - thanks for sharing your knowledge! One question please - does your cute kitty ever mess with sowed seeds / plants? Does s/he ever dig where your seeds /plants are, or maybe eat them? If yes, please how do you manage the issue? I'm really fond of cats, but I'm wary of any garden mishaps - some advice will be much appreciated. Thanks again once more :)
@OneYardRevolution
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Nadia! Oscar doesn't cause any problems at all in the garden. He sometimes chews on garlic and onion greens, but that's okay. Some people tell me their cats go to the bathroom in the garden, but this is never been a problem for us. I think it's because the soil is always heavily mulched and/or intensively planted. I hope this helps!
@greenfingersclubmalta
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your kind reply! I am currently planning a garden and wondering where to place what. Kindly may I ask where you keep your cat litter, if Oscar is happily using it, and maybe what kind it is? Or does he simply dig into corner passageways as a bathroom? Thanks again :)
@amberreid3349
6 жыл бұрын
we have many outdoor cats and love them all. We learned the hard way that we cannot set up a backyard tent fort the kids, for the cats climb it and poke claw holes all over it. That being said, do you ever have any issues with Oscar and your gardening plastics?
@maryelizabethcalais9180
2 жыл бұрын
Hi OYR...... what does that stand for? Plz inform.......What are you referring to as: "chop and drop garden waste" ? Tks bunches for your Channel. Very interesting and informative. I'm 80 yrs and still doing lots of veg and herb gardening since I was 5 yrs helping my Mom in her garden. Gardening is my love and my salvation (after God :) besides my several children and grans. Many Blessings to you in all your endeavors :):):)
@McDowallManor
8 жыл бұрын
Love ya work Patrick.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+McDowall Manor Thanks, Andy!
@trish3580
6 жыл бұрын
Love your videos - so helpful! But I must admit that I sometimes get frustrated. I live surrounded by conifers and no leaves, and virtually no grass. Most people in the area garden and most are able to get to the few trees that do have leaves long before I do. One leaf falls and someone is already raking! I've had to buy straw at $10-13 per bale which really adds up. I know mulch is the best but having so few options has really been frustrating. I'm going to try as many of your suggestions as possible-thanks for such amazing videos!
@OneYardRevolution
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Trish! You can include pine needles in your mulch layer too.
@morelmaster
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Patrick! I honestly never thought about using polyculture before to keep pests under control, I can see why this could really help, and will try it out myself soon. Keep up the great work turning out new, informative and inspirational videos! Oh, one last thing, planted mache for the first time for me about a week and a half ago outdoors unprotected, and checking this morning I see it is just starting to poke through the soil. Can't wait to try it!
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
I hope you enjoy the mache, John! We've had great results growing in polycultures. We have fewer pest problems every year.
@sunnyseacat6857
6 жыл бұрын
Outstanding. Great explanations. Works and more worms! Do worms survit the cold during winter? Do you add more mulch prior to winter? Thank you.
@OneYardRevolution
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yes, worms survive winters. We add leaf mulch to the beds in the fall for more protection from the cold.
@VladTheImpalerTepesIII
8 жыл бұрын
A good place to find trays, 4 inch and 6 inch pots is the cemetery. Find a cemetery in your area that provides garbage cans throughout the cemetery. On Memorial Day weekend you can find loads of these posts in & around the garbage cans. The garbage cans don't stink because all that's in there is dried up plant matter, empty soil bags, and pots/trays.
@featherspy
6 жыл бұрын
I wanted to ask a question about sourcing free resources for compost: do you worry about antibiotics or other things in manure or fertilizers in grass clippings you get from other places? Is that something worth being concerned with for organic compost? Thank you for your time & your wonderful videos!
@OneYardRevolution
6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Christine! Just make sure you know where the resources are coming from. For example, we only use grass clippings from a neighbor who doesn't use herbicides.
@maimclean7493
4 жыл бұрын
ILOVED your video.but I'm always looking for the 🐱.
@travwilson281
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent as always. Reminded me about polycultures. Only two of my four keyhole beds might be loosely described as polycultured. Will work on that next year.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Trav Wilson Thanks, Trav! We grow some crops like potatoes and sweet potatoes in small monocultures, but try to mix up everything else.
@Jefferdaughter
7 жыл бұрын
Interesting bit about swales. The use of that word, at least in America, for intentionally made contours that collect moisture goes back about a hundred years. Not so much a 'ditch and berm', but low areas with gently sloping sides that will not be prone to crumbling and collapsing or washing out, as can happen with ditches.
@Daniel-nf8pp
5 жыл бұрын
Learned a lot. Thanks. ✌
@unconventionalsuburbian9758
4 жыл бұрын
jumping worms? all the info about these worms is about avoiding them and how plants don't grow if you have them. This seems to prove otherwise! thanks for sharing! hopeful for my new garden after seeing this
@RafsKitchenGardenChannel
8 жыл бұрын
Hi Patrick, I like the tip about soil testing and own compost I wish we had som free soil testing in here it would be great to test my own compost each year to see what nutrients and minerals it has, and if it changes from year to year. What I'm using as mulch this year is sheep wool used by organic box scheme we buying from to insulate the boxes, already covered my strawberry bed with it :)
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Rafs Kitchen Garden Very interesting! I had never heard of sheep's wool as a mulch. Should work great!
@LomilomiHealing
7 жыл бұрын
Mahalo 4 the excellent info in your vids. I look forward 2 putting into play here in the islands...
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@josephstrattard4068
8 жыл бұрын
Patrick what did you add to the planting hole for that kale plant at 1:10?
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Joseph Strattard A handful of vermicompost.
@PermacultureHomestead
8 жыл бұрын
nice job Chris love your work as always. wish you would come back to YT video land Chris ! we miss you.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Permaculture Homestead I agree. Chris makes great videos.
@michaelwalker5269
4 жыл бұрын
Great videos. How do you make those little greenhouse things. You put a frame around the bed and then drape some material over it.
@palmtreeleebythesea
6 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your gardening videos for the urban environment and overall. Thanks for all your great information. Best
@OneYardRevolution
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Kindafu
4 жыл бұрын
How do you all keep the leaves from blowing away and/or piling up on one side of the raised bed after modest wind?
@RLP7786
7 жыл бұрын
You grow such an enormous amount of plants together! Do you ever have issues with any of the taller, bush or vine types shading out the shorter ground level stuff? I'm looking to polyculture this year in my own garden (I'm in zone 5, like you.) but I'm having trouble figuring out what will grow well together in terms of greens and root crops surrounding tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, and strawberries. I don't want to plant things together that might compete too aggressively for resources. Any tips?
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
In our polyculture beds, we selectively harvest to keep a good balance going. For example, last spring claytonia wanted to completely take over a bed, so we harvested it very aggressively both to keep it in check and to prevent too much of it from self-sowing. We use more of a square foot gardening approach with tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, and strawberries. They need enough space to flourish, so we don't those areas grow wild.
@RLP7786
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tips!
@charlesingram
6 жыл бұрын
Not everyone has or wants a garden. Any thoughts on landscaping or lawn soil improvement?
@OneYardRevolution
6 жыл бұрын
Mulch and compost work great. For lawns, I'd add small amounts of fine finished compost a couple times per year (not enough to cover the grass).
@begingardener275
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Patrick for your videos. IT is great that you provide an index. Is it possible to provide a link for a pdf file of your talk along with more examples of the plants you have suggested for various purposes? It is somewhat difficult to grasp all the good info just by listening.
@BrettPender
4 жыл бұрын
Woah, Temperance? E-Town, what's up?!?
@MB-zg1sk
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. Do you do crop rotation? I don’t have enough space in my garden.
@OneYardRevolution
5 жыл бұрын
With smaller gardens, I recommend growing a wide variety of unrelated crops in the same area. This approach eliminates the need for crop rotation.
@nappynew
7 жыл бұрын
I have a rain barrel but I don't know what to do when it fills up. The water has nowhere to go and ends overflowing in the foundation area of our home. Any suggestions? Thanks.
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
You can install an overflow hose that drains into the yard as shown in this picture: www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiX3-GRr4_SAhVl7IMKHfWFCpYQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjensign.com%2Fscience%2Ffluidmechanics%2Frainbarrel%2F&psig=AFQjCNGAG73EPxVbHY7WC-Y_HArFjXYayA&ust=1487154160289577
@nappynew
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm sure my husband can figure how to make a hole for this. I sure didn't want to get rid of it. Thanks again!!!
@newnegritude1550
7 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness! the soil in South Africa is brown. Your soil looks awesome!
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Compost and mulch have totally transformed our soil.
@marianamunoz6075
4 жыл бұрын
only add “compost, worm castings & mulch”!!!! Nice!!! 😊 Thank you sharing this with us!
@MidwestGardener
8 жыл бұрын
Great tips! Numbers two and three are big ones for us.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Midwest Gardener Thanks!
@annestudley8235
6 жыл бұрын
Great information - thank you very much. Question: does polyculture growing replace crop rotation? If not, that could be very complicated to impossible in an urban back yard.
That's great to know - thanks a lot. This seems like the best option for the small urban/suburban gardener.
@sadaqataliminhas
4 жыл бұрын
Wow
@Jefferdaughter
7 жыл бұрын
Great tips! BTW, plants that are healthy, getting all the nutrients and sunlight they need, and growing in healthy, living soil are naturally resistant to disease and insect pests. Noe 'immune', but resistant. The soil food web - the millions of organisms that live in every spoonful of healthy soil - also inhibit plant pathogens, according to experts like Dr. Elaine Ingham, soil microbiologist. Have you heard her talks on KZitem?
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yes, I'm familiar with Dr. Ingham.
@wendyeames5758
5 жыл бұрын
I find rewatching ur videos helpful as I am going from southern to northern growing this year. I tried to find Chris towertons channel & even googled him & his media presence seems to have disappeared. I hope he's ok.
@bookending
8 жыл бұрын
Something I am just realising after years of neglect, particulary of my roses, is that if you leave the aphids etc the good bugs WILL come......food for all lol :-)
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Ken Merrick That's great! We leave aphids alone too. Predators always arrive to take care of them for us.
@NoName-mb7iw
4 жыл бұрын
Like the video, would be helpful if you spoke a tad slower.
@CWsooner
8 жыл бұрын
I see you have been busy with videos this year and I haven't been keeping up. Looks like I've been missing a lot of good info. This was another good one. I see you have a hoop house now. I haven't put my plastic back on mine for the last two years because I keep wanting to redesign them but haven't got there yet. You said you are in Chicago? I thought you were in Canada for some reason. This year I got hold of a lot of rabbit manure so I put that on top of last years horse manure and covering with grass. Things seem to be taking off so far. We have had mycorrhizae growing in the soil on it's own as well. A friend was telling me that tomatoes and strawberries need myco to produce it's best. Probably more as well.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+CW Thanks! Yes, the hoop house was a great success. We grew greens all winter long and got a big jump on the spring. I'm glad to here your garden is taking off. You're right. Mycorrhizal fungi are very helpful, but they're naturally occurring in the soil, so we don't buy any myco amendments.
@AlbertaUrbanGarden
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent video my friend ! I quite enjoy trying to save money in the garden !
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Alberta Urban Garden Simple Organic and Sustainable Thanks, Stephen!
@tombraun4277
8 жыл бұрын
very nice video, as usual. I'm interested in incorporating the nitrogen-fixing cover crops this autumn. When do you plant them in zone 5?
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Tom Braun Thanks, Tom! We plant ours near the end of August. They're usually dead from the cold by December/January.
@giggiwidit5638
5 жыл бұрын
Also, might I suggest 'Core Gardening' as a way to easily save watering/water, as it only requires a bit of digging, and a supply of Old Straw to do, and will often cut your need to water down by half, saving both water, and time =D
@thongamsanjoy1203
6 жыл бұрын
Made step bed of frp container for more plant of different shapes and sizes I m trying with cement and fiber container just starting 2 make
@finitefarms6073
6 жыл бұрын
I get free straw from people that use it as bedding so it has poop to which is perfect.
@OneYardRevolution
6 жыл бұрын
That's a great free resource!
@fire7side
8 жыл бұрын
I use the very old fashion five gallon bucket collection for waste water, which I use on the garden in the summer. I also use my urine and the wood ash from heating the last winter. The advantage of carrying out my own waste water is that I conserve how much I use in the first place. My mulch comes from a bagging lawnmower. Another savings, which not many people can do, is to have a south facing exposure with a lot of windows that can be insulated at night. It saves heat and starts my plants in the spring without any grow lights.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+fire7side Great money/resource saving ideas! We had a drought in 2012 and used 5 gallon buckets for the same purpose. It helped a lot.
@vegeroot1711
6 жыл бұрын
great videos!! um, hey, how do you block rats?
@OneYardRevolution
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! We're fortunate that they haven't been a problem. Our cat probably helps.
@petsdinner
8 жыл бұрын
Always great to see Chris in action! Thanks for getting him on Patrick.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Piers Singer I couldn't agree more! I wish Chris would get back to making videos. He's so good at it!
@harryrarmer
8 жыл бұрын
Nice one Patrick! This last week I've sowed some seakale, good king henry, miner's lettuce and burnet in seed trays in the greenhouse but have done little else in the garden as my sleep disturbance is playing havoc again, I cannot sleep at night and am sleeping during the day instead. Spare me a thought will you please! I'm hoping, once my sleep pattern is back on track, that I will be intersperse some different activities in with the gardening. There's a lad who teachers Qi Gong round here and I may as well pop along to a meditation class or two.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Ball Thanks, Michael! Those are some good perennials and self-sowers! I hope your sleep pattern is back to normal soon. Exercise during the day helps me sleep at night.
@harryrarmer
8 жыл бұрын
OneYardRevolution | Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening Thanks Patrick! On the positive side, I think that, when my sleep pattern gets screwed up it's an opportunity for me to reflect on why it has does so and contemplate new things to do and people to meet. It seems a good idea to start to attend these Lishi classes. I forgot to mention that two actinidia kolomikta (summer kiwi) climbers arrived from a nursery in Switzerland a good week ago, I've yet to plant them in their containers as I've been arguing with the landlord as to which containers to use but I'm looking forward to seeing them scramble up the house and fruit!
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Ball I'd love to find some room for cold hardy kiwis!
@RevolutionGardens
8 жыл бұрын
+oneyardrevolution Your comment about permaculture/monoculture made complete since! Im guilty of planting all my squash, toms etc.. in the same beds. I fight pests and fungus all year. Im going to follow your lead next year. Since i started following your no till method and mulch i have tons of earth worms, and a better soil. Great video!
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Sabine RiverAuthority Thanks! I hope growing in polycultures makes those issues more manageable.
@exeterbeekeeper
5 жыл бұрын
Very useful reminder of what I need to be doing already use 5 year old horse muck, hops and wood reused as raised beds
@MarinaWilson1958
8 жыл бұрын
Great gardening tips as always. And sun! We've had hail, rain, snow, cold winds and only8* C at day and minus at night last week and expected to be like this for a few more days. Can't plant or sow much yet. Thanks Patrick.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Marina Wilson Thanks, Marina! We're back to cool, cloudy, rainy here too. It looks like it will warm up again late next week. I hope you get sunshine soon!
@jayvanwyck4717
2 жыл бұрын
The sub soil microscope to show your soil health
@Shinintendo
8 жыл бұрын
A little off topic. any good idea how to keep off feral cats from your garden beds? they dig up the soil and even eat some plants.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Shinintendo In my experience, cats like bare soil and stay out of beds that are intensively planted and/or mulched. We're fortunate that Oscar rarely ventures into a garden bed.
@elysejoseph
8 жыл бұрын
Wait, did you just say that we don't have buy composting worms??? And that well feed native worms do has well LOL Nice to see Chris as well Hooroo :-D
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Elyse Joseph I finally let you off the hook, Elyse!
@alicepettit164
2 жыл бұрын
Great amount of wisdom here. A must see.
@seedaholicgardens9085
8 жыл бұрын
Hello, Patrick! Super informative well made video as always. I need a garden consult if you'd be willing, I have a couple plants growing on I don't recognize, thusly am afraid to ingest, can or would you help if Mark sent you photos?
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+hope crews Thanks, Hope! Sure, post the pics on my FB page and I'll see if I recognize them.
@seedaholicgardens9085
8 жыл бұрын
+OneYardRevolution | Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening will do, and ty
@mjk9388
8 жыл бұрын
Great tips! The more experienced I get at Organic Gardening the more I realize that money is not really needed to garden well. Here in San Antonio, TX we get 100+ degree weather in the Summer, but i rarely have to water since I have 4 inches of oak leaves and 2 inches of native mulch over the garden bed. Two years ago I started off with dry, cracked earth that even weeds had a hard time growing in. With the mulching I described above, I now I have rich, black soil forming that retains water all summer long and my plants do awesome with almost no maintenance...all thanks to Patrick's awesome advice!
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Mj K Wow, what a great success story! Congratulations on transforming your soil and saving water. I'm really glad to hear this from someone living in Texas, where it gets very hot and dry. Thanks so much for letting me know!
@whatsthedealoneill1
8 жыл бұрын
Great video! Knowledge from all over the world. I just built my first swale last week. Looking forward to another great growing season on my little slope garden on Cape Cod.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Brian Thanks, Brian! I'm glad to hear you're using swales to hold more water on your property. That's great!
@GeauxGrow
6 жыл бұрын
Great info! Thanks for sharing.
@OneYardRevolution
6 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@tylerk.7947
8 жыл бұрын
I have watched a crap load of youtube gardening videos. It's just what I do haha. I think you have the most comprehensive, sensible, realistic videos and advice out of any other gardening channel. Thanks for doing this bother. =]
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Tyler K. Thanks, Tyler! I appreciate you saying that. It means a lot to me.
@jimkinson4975
8 жыл бұрын
Great tips Patrick. I an so excited to get back to working in the garden. We have been having mid 20 degree nights and temps only 48 to 52 during the day, but supposed to warm up this next week. Blessings.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Jim Kinson Thanks, Jim! Enjoy the warmer weather next week!
@joelegrand5903
4 жыл бұрын
Wine cap mushrooms that you can eat.
@doncooper7007
8 жыл бұрын
Very good video Patrick. Great to see you got a guest appearance from Chris. You are two of my favourite You tube channels and RobBob is another top channel. Thanks for all the time and effort you're putting in to these videos.
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Don Cooper Thanks, Don! I'm glad you enjoyed Chris' clip!
@dibalowen7074
7 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and informative!
@OneYardRevolution
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@BenjasUberHobby
8 жыл бұрын
Great video and tips! Thank you for sharing!
@thesimpleaussie7811
8 жыл бұрын
Yay it's Chris! Always good to see the aussie permies getting onto youtube- there's not nearly enough of us. :) Great vid as always, Patrick. :D My town is being inundated with autumn leaves- as soon as I'm over my chest infection, I'll be out there stealing them. ;D I'd really love to add them straight to the beds for winter mulch- with all the rain, they break down real quick. But I have a HUGE slug problem during winter, and mulch just gives them cozy digs right next to the food. >_< I've trained my chooks to eat slugs with gusto, but they kinda suck at hunting them down. :P Got any tips for dealing with slugs? Beer traps don't cut it, seeing as my whole flipping yard gets overrun. >_< Keep up yhe great videos, dude!
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+The Simple Aussie I'm glad you enjoyed seeing your fellow Aussie Chris! You're right. Leaf mulch makes a great habitat for slugs as well as earthworms. For us the trade off is worth it, but our winters are cold enough to set back the slugs. The pros/cons might be different in your climate. Have you tried other mulches like straw or wood chips?
@thesimpleaussie7811
8 жыл бұрын
Leaves, straw, wood chips, dead plants... the slugs seem to love it all. They even congregate under the pvc pipe frames for my winter hoop houses. They're insane! I'll probably take the mulch off the beds as much as possible during winter, and just plant extra greens to make up for what gets gobbled up. I need to see what native critters in my area eat slugs and see if I can encourage them to take up residence in my yard. :D
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+The Simple Aussie Hopefully, you can get some ducks to visit!
@BradScottPhotographer
8 жыл бұрын
Great to see a couple of familiar KZitem faces together in one clip and a mention of another favourite Rob Bob, as well as having Australia represented... Great information too, cheers!
@OneYardRevolution
8 жыл бұрын
+Brad Scott Thanks, Brad!
@AcornHillHomestead
6 жыл бұрын
Two years ago our huge maple tree had to be taken down. We had the tree crew chip it up and dump two of the truck loads of the chips in our driveway. What a great decision that ended up being for us. We use a lot of mulch in our yard. Since it is a hardwood, it has taken longer for those chips to break down saving us from having to buy them for two years. Another free resource to consider.
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