How are things growing in our 12 fall garden test plots? Let's find out!
This is the first feeding on four of the beds: DFSW, urine, Dyna-Gro and Neptune's Harvest Fish and Seaweed.
First feeding (time of filming): November 2nd
One gallon of water with 2 2/3 cups of urine (a dilution of 6 parts water to 1 part urine)
One gallon of water with 1/8 cup of Neptune's Harvest Fish and Seaweed (dilution as recommended on label)
One gallon of water with 2 teaspoons of Dyna-Gro (dilution as recommended on label for a two-week feeding period)
This video continues our side-by side test for a 2020 fall garden through our 2021 spring gardens to see how different amendments work in the garden. Does biochar work? Is 10-10-10 as good as fish emulsion? Does Dyna-Gro work? Is Urine a good fertilizer? Will Steve Solomon's fertilizer mix beat lasagna gardening? You'll have to stay tuned and find out!
Bed #1: Dave's Fetid Swamp Water
Bed #2: Worm castings
Bed #3: Biochar charged with Dyna-Gro
Bed #4: Dyna-Gro
Bed #5: Urine (diluted 6-1)
Bed #6: 10-10-10
Bed #7: Control
Bed #8: Steve Solomon's fertilizer mix
Bed #9: Neptune's Harvest Seaweed and Fish
Bed #10: Lasagna garden
Bed #11: Alfalfa
Bed #12: Rye and peas cover crop
Books and resources:
Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting: https://amzn.to/2HtNdFK
Learn Steve Solomon's amendment methods in The Intelligent Gardener: https://amzn.to/3miotiz
Steven Edholm's biochar Q and A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsvB42bhcqE
Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza: https://amzn.to/3ooub4o
Earthworm Castings: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/search/worm%20castings?
Dyna-Gro: https://dyna-gro.com/
Alaska Fish and Seaweed Fertilizer: https://www.7springsfarm.com/neptunes-harvest-liquid-fish-seaweed-fertilizer-2-3-1-1-gallon/
Totally Crazy Easy Florida Gardening: https://amzn.to/2VReBlH
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Check out this predator-proof DIY pallet chicken coop! It's simple, looks great, is well-designed and has an automatic chicken waterer. My friend Allen gives us a tour and an overview of his simple chicken coop design in this video. Build a chicken coop from pallets and BAM! You've got eggs! Keep your chickens safe without breaking the bank with this sweet design.
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Today I share a beautiful, pinterest-worthy instant herb garden made from an old fridge. This container gardening hack saves a lot of money on buying soil for the garden, as you simply stack up lots of compostable biomass in the bottom. In this case, I used coconut husks, rotten logs and chunks of palm tree trunk - but you can use almost anything to fill in the bottom. Top off with soil, then plant your herb garden! A refrigerator garden like this is easy to make and when you raise it off the ground it becomes a handicapped accessible garden or a garden for bad backs. Sure, it's a bit redneck, but it works!
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We did it - 30 days of gardening, taking a rough lot to an up and coming garden. Thank you all for joining us. Here's what I'm doing next. That is, after I set up this cool low-profile tire garden.
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The Survival Gardener website: http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com
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I am in the second week of an experiment comparing the fertilizing effectiveness of urine vs. MiracleGro.
Some beds are being fed with urine, diluted 1/2 litre per two gallons of water... other beds are being fed with MiracleGro, applied at 1 tablespoon per 2 gallons of water.
Thus far, all the plants are greening up under both treatments. I will continue feeding weekly and see which vegetables produce better.
Science!
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Leo and Sherry wanted to grow an organic garden, so we jumped in and helped them plant a Grocery Row Garden. Today you'll learn how to start a Grocery Row Garden from scratch and turn a lawn into a garden step by step in this feature-length presentation.
If you've wanted to start a food forest or make a vegetable garden or plant an orchard... why not combine all three in this exciting permaculture gardening method? Learn how to pick the right fruit tree, plant potatoes, grow herbs, mix perennials and annuals, companion plant the easy way, prune trees, create raised beds, and turn a lawn into a food production factory!
If you're stuck in your gardening and need an easy gardening method that produces a backyard food supply for your family, this video is for you. Learn how to plant a Grocery Row Garden with David The Good and you'll always have an emergency food supply and a fantastic ongoing yield of organic produce, right in your own yard. Get rid of grass and start planting fruit trees and vegetables today!
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David's gardening blog: http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com
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Sometimes you just need to throw some seeds and fertilizer around!
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Cover crops can improve the soil. Grow compost in place, till it under, then plant your gardens. Fixing bad soil doesn't have to be difficult! No compost, no problem!
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Hey... let's do a Q and A! Lots of gardening questions are rolling in this time of year - I'll answer 'em live.
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David's daily gardening blog: http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com
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Even if you don't know if you'll stay! Today I demonstrate how to plant fruit trees and explain why I am planting them, even at a rental house.
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Start composting today - get David's free booklet: http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com/simple-composting/
Compost Your Enemies t-shirts: https://www.aardvarktees.com/products/compost-your-enemies
David's daily gardening blog: http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com
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