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Gardens of New England
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Gardening has taught me what it means to be resilient, and plants have shown me how to heal, grow and thrive. Six years ago I decided I wanted to learn how to grow food but I had no land. I contacted a local urban farm and they told me about an abandoned garden they were trying to revive. In this channel, I share parts of our journey with you. Even if you do not have access to land, you can create a lot of abundance and meet great people at local community gardens. Often times, at the end of the day, it is the people with whom you share your garden who give you the greatest joy.
I use permaculture design to guide my decisions and build ecological systems that supports the main functions in my community garden. For example, pest control is primarily done by beneficial predatory insects and snakes.
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I use permaculture design to guide my decisions and build ecological systems that supports the main functions in my community garden. For example, pest control is primarily done by beneficial predatory insects and snakes.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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Managing Buckthorn and other Invasive Plant Species 2024
This video is about how to manage common and glossy buckthorn. Buckthorn is an invasive species that can form monocultures in woodlands and meadows. Managing this small tree or shrub is not easy. If cut, they can sucker or re-sprout from the root level and spread by seed easily. In this video, I share with you thoughts on managing invasive species as well as how to control buckthorn using chemical and non-chemical ways. I also cover ways that you can use buckthorn wood in your gardens.
In most cases, managing invasive species is not about total eradication i, but about learning to support native ecosystems in spite of the presence of invasive plants and animals.
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In most cases, managing invasive species is not about total eradication i, but about learning to support native ecosystems in spite of the presence of invasive plants and animals.
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They eat everything, including monarch butterflies and pollinators, so I do t want them around. I get them off the native pollinator plants with a hose.
Fantastic work❤️
Thank you, Sue!
Thank you! Lots of great information here. I didn’t know that girdling has less suckers than cutting. There is a wonderful tool, a weed wrench, that comes in several different sizes. One can remove small trees and shrubs roots and all. It’s very satisfying. You can take out 3” trunks maybe even bigger. We removed acres of Scotch Broom from our property this way without a drop of herbicide. Now we just mange the small plants that sprout up by hand.
Thank you!! What is that tool?
hi am from phil. how to order seedling ?
I usually have crowns available late October. Check etsy store. If you send me a message there, I can let you know when I have them available.
Please fungicide sugest
I don't use fungicide. Some folks spray a mixture of water, milk and baking soda. But, I have not tried that.
I bought 5 put 3 in pots to see how they did. The potting mix had more nutrients and they got huge but those in ground are catching up. I didn't know they got that big.
They grow 7 feet tall easily. Heavy feeder, do better in rich soil.
@@GardensofNewEngland Thank you
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Really useful, many thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Best video on mt mint I’ve seen. Loved hearing about the various aspects - grow habit, pollinator, medicinal, garden element. I’d love to see more videos like this about other native plants.
Thank you!! I am doing a big project on pollinator habitat! So I will be making more videos as I go. Thank you for the insight!
Has anyone tried using mealworm frass as grit?
Worth trying!! I have used crab shells before but discontinued because it still had a bit of a seafood smell. Animals will break into your system if they smell something they would want to eat. So, if your system is outside, be careful.
Nice tips
You are welcome!
I follow you from Egypt
Wow!! Thank you!!
Wonderful video
Thank you!!
I love your content, sir! Would waiting a few days to let the bokashi compost become more alkaline be a good idea?
Thank you!
hi there I have started tiger worms.and I just transferred them into a bigger bin.and I’m trying to seperate the adult worms to the small ones.I’ve them in a small bin for a starter.and gave them lots of food which will give them time to eat all of them.what type of scraps can I feed them plz ? Because I have variety of scraps but what to give them is a big question for me.
Hi there, why are you trying to separate them? That is a big job and you can hurt the younger worms very easily. You could push some mesh and create some areas without food for worms to chill. Younger worms benefit from dry leaves because that create a lot of surface for them to inhabit. I would leave them be and focus on making sure there is plenty of bedding. About what scraps to feed the worms: worms do not eat food scraps, they eat the microbes feeding on the food scraps. Microbes feed on decomposing vegetable matter and bedding. Bedding like dry leaves is a big source of food. In a small bin, I would focus on adding lots of bedding and small amount of food scraps. Too much food scraps can easily heat up or go very acidic which can hurt the worms. Things like potato, apple and banana peels are good. Any type of green leaf vegetable that you would eat, the bin microbes will eat readily. Things to avoid are high concentrations of citrus, onions, cooked foods, dairy and fresh pineapple. Bedding is the key, specially for young worms. I hope that helps!
I have been making biochar for some years. I have had worm farms since 1988. In December 2023 I harvested one of my farms and split it into 2 farms. The first farm had about 4 litres of the casting and worms from the old farm. The second farm was the same except I decided to add a double handful of charcoal. This was freshly made so not yet biochar. On the 8 June 2024 I harvest both of these farms. Both had a similar number of worms in them but the farm with the char in it (I'm pretty sure this is now biochar) exhibited a significantly higher presence of egg sacs and young worms compared to Farm 1.
Thanks for sharing Cliff!! That's a great observation and supports the science behind biochar and microorganism--which feed the worms.
very helpful, Ive just harvested mine and wondered what to do with the crowns. Thanks.
Save them to plant next year!!
What about the sun burning the fruit
Gary, you leave the top of the plants pretty much intact. What you ant to remove are the bottom leaves that are shadowed by the top leaves anyways.
Hi, great idea. I've been toying with the idea of adding some fish, blood and bone fertilizer to my worm bin. What do you think of this idea? Have fun, Mark : )
I think that would work so long as the material is stable. For example, I wouldn’t add fresh blood or unprocessed bone to my bins. The other question is what is the goal? What would you want your accomplish with each amend.
@@GardensofNewEngland Hi, thank you for the speedy reply, much appreciated. I bought a VITAX Blood, Fish & Bone fertilizer 20KG bag. I imagine this would be stable. It is going to last me many many years, too many really, so plenty spare. As in your video using bone meal to increase Phosphorus seems a very good idea and rather than buying some bone meal I was hoping to be able to use some of the large bag of fertilizer mentioned above to achieve the same result, but with the added benefit of the other ingredients. Also I thought that the nutrients may be useable by the plants sooner as it has gone through the vernicompost process. Any feedback is very welcome. Have fun, Mark : )
@@madhat127 Got it!! Blood and fish are amazing and powerful for plants. They are readily available when you add them. Bone is mostly carbon and if you add it to the garden it needs to break down further. Bone is also a source of grit for the worms because it breaks down slowly. With blood, I would be more concerned about smells and the fact is that you can use it directly into the garden and see results quickly. Most people use blood as nitrogen fertilizer--If I am not mistaken. You can use some with the worms and see how it breaks down and whether or not it causes smells. But, I would not use a lot because it might start to smell really bad. Same for fish. These two materials are amazing fertilizers that can be readily used in the garden so I would not be too concerned about their bio-availability in the same way than you do with something like bone or another mineral fertilizer.
@@GardensofNewEngland thanks again for the speedy reply. Now you mention the possibility of smells puts me off using it indoors, and it would probably attract some unwanted critters outside. Oh well, it was just an idea that was sparked by yourself and what I have readily available. Thinking outside the box how to improve inside the box. I use ground egg shells and/or ground oyster shells for grit, calcium and ph buffer. Really enjoyed all your worm vids, lots of information. Keep up the great work. Have fun, Mark : )
@@madhat127 thank you, Mark!!
Price of plant
Depends where you buy.
Thank you for this content!! Very excited to grow this!
You are welcome!! Great crop!
I did this it works! Thanks for the tip.
yeah!!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Спасибо за экскурсию.Радуюсь вместе с вами.
Пожалуйста!! Я научился садоводству у русского друга. Она научила меня сочетать разные растения и цветы и делать сад немного диким!
Здравствуйте.Подскажите как избавиться от сверчков.Съедают много рассады.Возможно у вас есть личный опыт.
Ах! У меня в саду есть сверчки, но они не доставляют проблем. Главное - привлечь хищников. Узнайте, что их ест там, где вы находитесь, и постарайтесь привлечь их. Я очень люблю держать в своем саду змей и жаб, потому что они являются восточными вредителями. Я тоже люблю пауков! Они едят клещей, которые представляют собой большую проблему для человека.
@@GardensofNewEngland Я стараюсь перехитрить сверчков.После посадки семян в грунт не трогаю сорняки.Всё растёт вместе , потом немного прорываю сорняки.Но сверчки не спят .А травить их жалко , надеюсь что какие нибудь хищники появятся
Попробуйте узнать об их жизненном цикле и найти способ его разорвать. Перед посадкой запустите цыплят (если они у вас есть). Удачи!
На моём участке растут томаты вместе с сорняками и томаты не повреждаются.Все грядки покрыты мульчёй.Температура воздуха под мульчёй 35с.днём. Все томаты посадил семенами в грунт в конце апреля.Сейчас растения очень крепкие и не болеют.Завязь только сейчас появляется.Урожай будет меньше,но и затрат меньше.У меня не хватает времени для работы в огороде,поэтому выращиваю растения по мере сил.
Это потрясающе! Общение с природой - это правильный путь. Я люблю выращивать помидоры среди цветов и других многолетних растений. Таким образом, они более устойчивы и имеют меньше вредителей. Спасибо, что поделились!
@@GardensofNewEngland Вам тоже спасибо что ответили.У меня мало единомышленников.На меня смотрят и улыбаются.
пожалуйста!
Huh. I have a 80 gallon composting drum (on its side, rotating). I dump in whatever vegetable/fruit scraps that come out of the kitchen except citrus, spin it every once in a while, and otherwise ignore it. I don't add any brown material, and I don't use any additives. The worms love it. After five years I don't even bother sifting the worms from the casting as I have too many to worry about. In the summer time it gets up to 90 degrees for months on end as well. The worms don't like that but they manage. I also have lots of other life in there. I seem to be breaking a lot of rules with my laissez faire approach, but so far, so good.
That's awesome! thanks for sharing!
Just getting ready to start vermicomposting and this info is sooo helpful. Thank you!
Awww! thank you!! Ask any questions! Happy to help!
Belum pernah melihat yakon
It is a wonderful plant!
It's my favorite 😍 for 2024. And it's already reseeding.
Me too!! Deer are eating it!! So I have had to fence to keep the seed back thriving!
If you eat too much yacon you will get diarrhoea
good to know!
I farm yacon here in kenya
how is the weather there? I always wonder how hot can it get for it to grow.
@@GardensofNewEngland our weather is cool our area is on highlands
I love your videos. They're not only full of wonderful information, but they are also based much more on natural components for worm bins. I wish I had access to enough leaves to use them as you do. I always share as many of your videos as are appropriate to the topic, but in general with people starting out, I also advise that they will not find better video's than on your site. I really like that you do not encourage the use of DE powder. I recently read a post encouraging the use of DE for grit! Yet if I understand correctly the powder - it turns hard when wet. Can you please give your opinion on whether this would even work? Like you I use powdered eggshell. To me DE should only ever be used as a 'last resort' in the bin. I certainly do not believe worms could use it as a grit. But I would very much like your opinion please. I have watched and seen your video on grit, but this is a more specific question. Thanks so much for giving us all your wonderful knowledge ☺️ Sue.
Thank you, Sue!! I do not use DE at all. For grit, I like eggshells, biochar, bone meal, and even a tinny bit of sand once a year. I avoid DE because it is too fine and can form clumps. It is also something you have to buy, and not something worms naturally find in the wild.
I may have missed this, but, what type of medium for my cocoon bed?
I use leaves! You can shred them. I would not use peat or coco coir for cocoon because one can be acidic and the other one high in sodium. I do not separate the cocoons.
Very interesting, thank you. It's growing in my garden from seeds, can't wait to harvest and enjoy them❤
It is a wonderful crop!!! Save the crowns to plant next year.
Thank you😊
You're welcome 😊
can i live next to you? pleasee
lol!
Why should I set up a nursery why not just leave everything alone Mother Nature will take care of everything right?
Morgan, you are absolutely right! Usually large farms do breeding beds to bring the worms together, but for a small system you do not need a nursery or a breeding bin.
Doesn't that depend on where you live and what components of "mother earth" you have access to?
Is there a too high nitrate level if i live in a cool location and want to use nitrate to warm up my compost?
I do not have experience trying to warm a bed with nitrate. Are you referring to nitrogen concentration? Too much nitrogen in the form of fresh food will cause acidity to go high and that will hurt the worms. You could try to surround the bin with something like horse manure to generate heat, but that can get too hot or not hot enough if it is very cold. So you would have to monitor closely. If you live in a climate where water freezes solid in winter, the best thing is to bring the worms indoors.
This garden is beautiful. I enjoy your walk-through and hearing about what you planted and the reasoning behind why you planted it. Fascinating.
Thank you so much!!!!
Thanks for the ice pack tip. I have a bunch lying around, but never thought to use them for my worms during hot weather!
You are welcome! It is a great tip that saved my worms in many heat waves in Southern California!
Looks wonderful! I especially love the Pycnanthemums. 😊
They are wonderful plants!!
Can you do this with any pepper?
Yes!
I planted already and am going to let the main vine go toward the fence so I can then grow vertically and have more room in front to plant something else! Thank you for this video would love to see more!!
Sounds great! Good luck!
Philippines
Thank you for saying hello!
I just bought my first plant and this video helped a lot, thanks for sharing with us.
You are so welcome!! Great plant!