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Gardens of New England
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 9 พ.ย. 2009
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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Gardening in the presence of invasive plants in one of the biggest challenges in urban and sub-urban communities. In this video, I give you a tour of a community garden plot entirely surrounded by Japanese knotweed yet still thriving. This is the garden where I taught myself how to grow food and 8 years later, the garden continues to produce a lot of food with minimum work.
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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!
Like brewing kombucha that why it good to buy local you get the casting + worm
What to do about pill bugs in my bin?
This is tough if you have an outdoor bin. What is your set up?
Informative. Thanks for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
I love how you explain this subject, you opened my mind. So fascinating thanks
Awww!! Thank you for sharing!
I want to use it in compost tea (just to be completely sure not sprouting) anyone ever done that?
Yes, you can put it in water and it will break down. That is a sure way to make sure it does not sprout. However, it likely to smell very bad. But, it is all good!
Just got a start. Excited to try this.
Good luck! It is a great crop!!
How we prepare them for eating? Boil, sautéed, it can be eaten uncooked? Thank you
Think jicama. You don't cook it unless you are trying to make syrup. It does not have starch. It is like an asian pear type of texture. Lots of water. Best to eat raw or juice.
What pests are those in the video? I have seen 2 of them and can’t find out what they are exactly and how to get rid
The ones on the cover are Colorado Potato Beetles
❤ thanks
you are welcome!!
Very interesting my friend. I actually got a good start seriously with worms about 24 years ago. I paid about $20.00 for 200 red wigglers. From there they have accumulated to utterly thousands that I gave to different people. There is only a few rules of do's and don'ts that you have to follow. I live in Southern Ontario and can have some pretty cold weeks down to -28 and lower. I have about 15 citrus trees that I have had from little clones that are near 15-23 years old. I feed my worms food that I have gathered and frozen such as large pumpkins that will last for months. Every 5 years or so i have to trim the roots of my trees or up size them. They love to stick their roots to the bio-char that I always leave them on. The rich soil ends up going into my worm bins and the cycle of life continues. My trees only get vermicompost for fertilizer (that I don't like to use that word), Being 70 years old I have been asked to head up an Environmental Department on a 1st.Nations Reserve. I can't wait to get those youth exposed to a microscope and have it displayed on a larger screen.For the most part the microbes are translucent and it is like Star Wars in there.
is it worth adding humic and fulvic acid to worm bedding? some are advising this.
I do not think so. The point of worm castings is that they are rich in humic and fulvic acid. It would be like adding fertilizer to your fertilizer. The question to ask is what would you want to accomplish or what are you trying to remedy?
I Love Yacon from philippines❤❤❤
Thank you!!
How do you store rhizones through the winter for spring?
I store them in wood chips and keep a close eye on them. You want to plant asap to prevent rot. I start mine in December if they start to go bad, for late April planting.
Can u share with us step by step after we collect spent mushroom base until feedable to worm
Once you see the cardboard is covered in white mycelium you can start adding to the bin as a top layer or mix it with the best of the bedding. The worms will do the rest. I might not be answering your question, so please let me know if you have specific concerns.
I grew these one year and fell in love with them!
They are the best!! Keep better than a potato.
g'day mate, with what does one ferment food scraps for the worms?, & for how long must it be fermented before adding all the food scraps to the worm bin?, where does one purchase's it either online or make it myself?, i do make my own bone meal, also can i line the bin's holes with extra fine screen mesh?, that way i can avoid roaches as well as flies getting into my worms bin, thank you kindly this video of yours is an excellent example for everyone
Julian, I ferment with Bokashi brand. It’s something you can buy online. A little bit goes a long way! Here’s my process. Takes 2 weeks but be very careful with adding too much food. Always keep that carbon to nitrogen ratio. The good thing is that once fermented, you can bury the excess food into your garden. It’s already composted. th-cam.com/video/omuxBonQUnk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=v6GlD-sf2icCYx3e Either make very small holes or use mesh. The key is to keep the bin from smelling bad and have exposed food. That’s what attracts insects. What’s your set up? Indoors or outdoors?
In my area there are a lot of neem trees. Can i use dry neem tree leaves as worms bedding? Can i use the leaves alone as a bedding? They seem to not absorb moisture, not the same like cardboard But in my area, the neem leaves they are the easiest source of carbon
I would decompose first. Neem has oils that are irritating--used for pest control. So, you want to make sure they are broken down and no oils are intact by the time you expose your worms to them.
Very interesting. First time that I am hearing about this . Thank you.
It is a fun crop! Like a sunflower plant that gives you asian pears as roots.
very helpful!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for the comment!
I grind up oyster shells to add chitin to the bins, also crab and lobster shells. A few things I am no longer adding to my bins are thick skinned fruits, unless I grew them. Pineapples, bananas, melons, citrus, sure I am forgetting a few. The reason being is the load of pesticides these skins may or may not have. I do hot compost, so these materials are delegated to 150F temperatures to hopefully break down any harmful residues. Stay Well!!!!
Thank you!!! Yeah, pineapples specially have a very thick skin. The food supply is become more and more compromised because of pesticides, antibiotics....etc... one more reason to create your own fertilizer. I have used crab sells too. Great stuff!!
I believe the single most important component to high quality worm castings is diversity. I am talking about bedding and the foods they recieve. For the past several years I have gone to all natural carbon sources for bedding. Partially finished compost, leaves, leaf mold, dried plant debris. As for the nitrogen, 75% of the food they get are from my yard and garden. By adding a lot of diverse materials into the vermicomposting system, you are also adding the diverse biology and nutrients specific to those materials. You can raise worms in shredded paper and feed them banana peels, they will survive, but the biology and nutrient levels will not be there. Stay Well!!!
100% agree!!! Diversity of inputs determines the output. I specially like dry leaves because different trees have different minerals and that adds trace minerals. I also add a little bit of sand once a year to get some of the silica that is important for plant structure. Thanks for the comment and insights! Much appreciated.
Can I have one
yes!!
Can I use wood shavings instead of wood chips?
You can but they are more likely to compact under the weight of the top bin. You can use a mix with shavings and large bark. The key is airflow btw particles and resistance to compaction.
About how many squash do you get out of one plant on average? This is my first year growing and I’m going to use this method.
Depends on spacing, 4-6. You don’t get as many as if you let the plants run wild. But you can get bigger size if you keep to 2-3 main vines and cut the new vines that emerge- just like you would manage tomatoes.
where to buy Yacon seedlings
Etsy. Usually fall and winter is the best time. We are sold out by now.
where to buy seedlings of Yacon
Etsy has some good sellers. We are sold out.
can you pls mention altitude for planting yacon
I have not come across altitude in the literature. In South America , growing conditions are determined by altitude because being closer to the equator, temperature is highly influenced by altitude. In North America, growing conditions (and temperature) are primarily driven by seasons. I do not think altitude would be a big factor for yacon --unless it is extreme--as long as you have reasonable temperatures. I hope that helps!
@@GardensofNewEngland Thank you
5:11 Can't tell from the video, but Dude, maybe you need a plum stick on that chimney, it doesn't look as healthy as your worms.
This was a brilliant analogy! Thank you so much. I didn’t understand the role of particle size in HUMIC / FULVIC function. Somewhat would optimal placement of these soil conditioners look like in a container? Mixed throughout growing medium? Concentrated at rootball? Or possibly both? What role does silica play with humates? I could use another analogy… so if HUMICs are the highways, and Fulvics the trucks, what are silica’s? Lol. Thx!
Thank you! Glad you got value of it!! Silica is a non-necessary nutrient for plants, so I would not worry about it so long as you have good soil. Sand has silica and most soils have sand. Silica is good for plant tissue but you do not need big amounts of it. Just sprinkle some sand--if you are concerned of not having enough--or do a soil test. The key to unlock minerals is soil biology, so focus on the soil! Humic and Fulvic are chemical compounds so when we talk about size, we are referring to molecular size, not something you would see. The best way to add it is to add compost or vermi-compost. You can add it as a soil amend as vermicomost tea or just add the castings to the soil like you would do with manure. Worm castings do not burn plants so you do not have to worry about adding too much.
Thank you so much for taking the time to break down the information on worm casting. I am a 76-year-old gardener in Bridgeport Connecticut. This is my second year of gardening with a huge yard. I need this information worm castings are so expensive. I now have the information to correct my worm bin before I kill my worms.
Thank you! Happy to help in any way I can!
My worms love the dirt from my bokashi soil factory. It always brings balance back to my worms. They love ❤!
Bokashi rocks!!!
This is just an idea, but what if you used biochar instead of woodchips?
Yeah, that would work, specially if you have large pieces of biochar, similar to wood chips. I add biochar to the wood chips too. It is a great filtration system on its own.
If you leave the bokashi to become ph neutral will it also become a sort of bedding ?
If you let it decompose completely it will break down to a more neutral ph. However, I would add dry leaves and process it as traditional compost to get more volume and carbon. You can also just add the bokashi to your garden by burying into the soil.
Thank you so much for this info. I live in Oregon, but grew up in SC. Oregon has a drought season like California and I have had to greatly adjust my gardening habits! The tip about mold was especially appreciated! Cheers!
Glad it was helpful!! Happy to help in any other way I can.
@@GardensofNewEngland 💕
Cool & easy idea! I've seen people put it in a cheese cloth and letting it soak for about 24 hours. Now my question is does it need an air stone pump or no? 🤔
I do not use an air pump because I am going to use it right away. That's why I like making tea this way. No air-pump!
Em1 bacteria should help you that no anaerobe bad bacteria occurs. EM1 has facultative bacteria who thrive in low oxidative environment (like in natural soil on our earth) Therefore EM1 is used in agriculture to neutralize animal poop and even dioxine. So it doesn't even small bad. You can put them even in your sink so the EM1-bacteria arr eating away the bad stuff in the pipe. Pls do your own research because I only freshly started with this topic. I can recommend on TH-cam: Matt Powers for composting and so on and John Kempf for agriculture. Thanks for your hard work bro 👍🏻
Great insight!! Isn't Bokashi EM bacteria? I think it is. So, this would make sense. I will do a bit of research. Thank you!
@@GardensofNewEngland Yes I think bokashi is from EM1 bacteria as I heard. :)
@@erbauungstutztaufgnade1875 Thank you!! Good stuff!
How do you know when they are ready for harvest? Can your take them out of the ground in late autumn, pot them up and them plant them back out over spring? I live in zone 10a
I harvest right before the first killing frost. They could stay in longer by the cold weather will cause them to rot--if they freeze. I am in zone 6. If you are in zone 10 you can probable harvest them much later. If you pull them out and potted them, you will have tremendous amounts of new shoots and very small tubers. You need to break the crowns apart.
@@GardensofNewEngland thanks
😊
Thank you!!
just harvested my first ever plant 😅. actually left it all winter i am ashamed to say but at least you know they remain healthy on a NO DIG plot throughout winter and just into spring. Just roasted some...we are all hooked. will check later if the rhizones are ok but accept that end of march is too late in UK to expect a harvest.
Andrew, if the tubers do not freeze they will stay good in the garden. I am in USDA Zone 6 so if I leave them outside they will freeze solid and rot soon after. Well done!! How was it roasted??? I juice mine.
I am at UK, accidentally finde it about this tube, and ordered no. Still expecting and will try
@@ritaalaga1 Best of luck! Ask any questions you might have.
Thank you. this helped a lot.
Glad it helped! ask any questions you might have!
Great info 👍
Thank you David!!!
How are you fermenting the food waste you are using?
I am using bokashi fermentation. Super easy! Here is video where I go more in depth. I need to make another one soon to update, but it is all there. th-cam.com/video/omuxBonQUnk/w-d-xo.html
What about the mushroom inoculation you use?
I use king stropharia--a small amount goes a long way. Do not use all your material at once. Better to keep some spawn in wood chips to add directly to your garden. I also use it to feed the worms by adding it to cardboard and having the mushroom mycelium spread. Worms love mushrooms, high protein without the risk of using grains. th-cam.com/video/mLRjnT47iUQ/w-d-xo.html
Good video
Thank you!!!
Solid down to earthworm information..!
Thank you Randal! I try to share things I wish I knew when I started. I appreciate it!