Basic Gardening Tips : How to Create Good Growing Soil

[davis1105]

So, she's telling us she's going to put weed seeds in her compost pile??? And then use THAT to amend her new bed to avoid the very weeds she's just cleared? This is ridiculously bad advice and would cause unnecessary work for a new gardener, and could ruin a newbie's compost pile. .

[capricechild92]

Pour soil ammender - super soil- orange bag, on top and turn it in with spade. Water, Done. Wait till spring, add seeds..learn more by visiting your local library- ask the old ladies..

[piehole19]

Double digging is an unnecessary amount of labor. If you are starting a new ground bed, cover the soil with a thick layer of newspaper and/or cardboard, dump the compost on top. If you prep in the fall you can plant in the spring.

Also DO NOT add sand to clay soil, ever. Clay and sand make what? Bricks.

[LightSwitchNation]

i would only use this for weed

[attilaclark]

A raised bed garden is some work up front but it pays you big time. Most people will quit gardening because they are sick of fighting off the weeds that will come in from the sides and all the rows have to be weeded. With a raised bed design you get rid of the weeding on the sides and eliminate the rows. Just add compost and plant it thick. 80% reduction in the amount of work you will do to maintain the garden.

[WIL50N1]

Great vid!!!!

[MrHummingbirdgeek]

There's some really great new products for the garden nowadays including Mycorrhizal fungi to improve the soil. You can even buy live bumblebee nests off the internet called Beepol hives!

[leitchdebra]

super helpful! thanks for posting

[SlothiesBuds]

thx, u really helped me!

[TFSTrader]

double digging has been found to destroy the natural soil structure, necessary to a native ecosystem, and the bottom layer you are bringing up is devoid of the microorganisms that live in the top 4 inches of soil, better to leave the soil structure alone and add organic materials on top of the soil, allowing the native organisms in the soil to work it.

[benearle33]

Great video. In fact, the best video on soil I've seen so far. I am a beginner gardner and I appreciate your knowledge. I like how you get right to the point.

[hexum4201]

Anything else we can use besides your compost?

[GardenToolCaddy]

Great video! Thanks for the advice.

[chest002]

I can answer that question. NO. While the compost is warm and being broken down into microbes, it is too hot for the worms. The worms go in after the compost has worked. The processed compost should go into a seperate bin or location to be stored for use. This is the time worms can be added. The processed compost is now broken down small enough for worms to eat. do not add colored paper, citrus peels, onions, or greasy garbage to compost.

[battlefieldtalk]

Is it good to put worms in your composter? To help break it down to dirt?

[chest002]

for 1000 sq feet of garden apply 40 lbs of gypsum. along with the organic material. Gypsum will break down the clay.

[ShawnZaflo]

i like how the description says that it's a "free" gardening video. hahaha

[WarcraftAddicts]

i thought this was a man

[MIgardener]

this is a very good and informative video! thank you, ill have to try this in some of my videos!

[MrEnergyCzar]

I made an organic raised planter garden so you don't have to bend over as much....

[vividDC]

@MrEnergyCzar I use this product in my garden, which also significantly reduces bending over, helps my back a lot. It is for killing weeds, thought I'd pass it on to fellow gardeners - weedcaneDOTcom

[GregTanzerSprinklers]

Greg Tanzer Sprinklers and Outdoor Design can ensure that this garden never suffers from the winter blahs!

[Monkeyboymanperson]

6 people didnt click dat green thumb... Get it ? XD

[RepublicanDumbAss]

Be sure to ask your plant supply retailer if they sell anything made/created/genetically modified by Monsanto! If they do please shop elsewhere.

[ofcelticblood]

Thank you for sharing. Very good information. Very nice presentation.

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[aus2045]

what is 'come powste'

[MrSybertek]

For one thing you do not need to dig 12 to 18 inches. All you have to dig is 6 inches down and you will be amazed. Ever here of Square Foot Gardening? He has grown veggies on farms for decades in only 6" of turned soil and that is all you need. Don't let people insist that you break your neck and back digging 18" when all you have to do is go 6" and water it every other day and you will get the same results. Even carrots will grow just fine.

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[stopgunviolence]

She's great. She makes gardening seem possible for a city slicker gal like me. 

[1too3fore]

bad advice, peat moss is not an environmentally sustainable product.

[0987654321libra]

Very good.

[Thegardenwolf]

cool

[xiotati]

whats up with the captions? for the hearing impared?

[jennielowe]

she's direct...a woman of few choice words! Very helpful!

[JamEdwards]

Great video what you have shown me has helped alot.

[pepperjoe12]

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[coltrane122]

If you add sand to clay, you will end up with concrete.

[BackYardGardeningTip]

Thanks I enjoyed this video. I put it on one of my garden sites and kinda wrote what you are saying.

We had such a tough time getting the soil prepared for our first garden that I thought it would be nice for others to see the video and do the job right the first time. :)

[chrishowe234]

very edcational...

[chrisdietlmeier]

2:04 kids running around in the background lol

[donze52]

be sure to grow wild gourds, the leaves make a perfect bug repellent for your garden plants.

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[Swammich]

Excellent video. . .very straightforward and easy to understand. Thanks

[MasterOutdoors]

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[TheDDRob]

i grow tomatoes in a old hothouse with canada muck and cow poo and dont use eny thing for bugs

[Animalkisser]

Thanks for all the useful information!!!

[ElleWils98]

great video. very helpful to me, a novice

[chiongki06]

watch?v=3C4J1WiTs-c

[teasmaid33]

I like her no-nonesense style

[TonganSoIja63]

if her breathing is distractive then you need more vitamins & exercise to improve your sense of focus.

[TonganSoIja63]

Thats a very ugly yard. All you should do is determine what area you want to be garden, make a barrier around it, dig 10 inches in the area, take out the weeds & grass, poor any soil (i use organic) then put your plants down in a organize pattern with reasonable space. Cover in dirt & your done. Water day & night

[kaleidoscope222]

I liked her. She was informative, straight to the point and matter of fact. I huff and puff when I'm working out in my garden too. This was more enjoyable and dynamic to me than the usual expert village videos

[Shlaxer]

ExpertVillage should find some people that are less nervous infront of the camera. It took me a couple times of watching this video to actually learn something. She was to distracting, herself.

[RoadRashBurn]

So in other words, your comprehension skills suck...gotcha.

[jeishun]

did anyone else notice her loud panting, very distracting...

[binboyuk]

yeah

[LaminatedGardenGuide]

Creating good soil is essential for any garden. In order for plants to grow, the soil must have a good balance of all the crucial components. Each area has a different kind of soil, which must be taken into account when creating good gardening soil. Different plants need different kinds of soil as well, which you must know before you create your garden soil.

[atri11ion]

What about rocks? I've been searching high and low for a video on what to do with these big rocks I'm finding in the bed I made. What's the tool for that?

[emforty2]

be very careful with where you get your potted soil and seeds

the evil corporation is up to something that you don't know

[josephyb33]

What??

O.o

[KARStarla]

I know about the seeds but what about the soil, what are they doing to the potting soil? Know what companys to avoid or where I can find more info on what they are doing to the potting soil?

[BlasphemousPothead]

@emforty2

What is it?

[hitachi088]

@emforty2 explain...

[DjKehmist]

@emforty2 Agreed, Fuck Monsanto!

[selfmadeboys88]

@emforty2 Its a crime what they are trying to do, but im new to gardening, only 22, and im wondering where is a good place to get non gmo seeds, or the privatized ones that monsanto is producing?

I saw a website called "seedsnow.com" Is it trustworthy?

Thanks for any help guys.

[mrdreadeye808]

@emforty2 illuminati

[RP4REVO]

@emforty2 Please explain which seeds would be good in this world economic crisis. I dont want to buy worthless seeds

[ss396rip]

What happened to the plants in the background?

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

They probably have reached the end of their lifecycle. Looks like corn, which usually dries up after seeding.

[BloxieKidNation]

very elpfull, thanks

[CalverWeems]

Fake!

[shortattentionspan1]

This lady is no couch potato!

[wildflowerwoman1]

please people give the woman a break! she's doing it the hard way -without machinery like tractors and such most of you probably don't have. good info about soil too

[robcogliani]

that was a girl right?

[stevestimulation1]

so what your saying is roots around your plants are totally bad right?

[rarerhizome]

it's not the root per se it's more like the weeds that will grow up from them. And weeds near your plants compete for moisture, nutrients, minerals and light with your cultivated plants.

[DocGreen15]

Thanks, sounds like she's due a heart attack with her breathing! :S

[brandybruiser]

I like this video. Great for beginners. It is short, straight to the point, and very descriptive for different soil types.