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  • @gardenforbirds
    @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    New store - thank you for your support!!
    www.bonfire.com/store/a-garden-for-birds/
    Check out these beautiful dead wood installments!
    harmonyinthegarden.com/2020/08/garden-inspiration-using-dead-trees-branches/
    www.boredpanda.com/creative-wood-pile-stacking-art/
    Some fungi are in need of conservation!
    www.cbd.int/idb/activities/22items-threatened-fungi.pdf
    The value of dead trees!
    cavityconservation.com/value-of-dead-trees-2/
    www.nwf.org/Native-Plant-Habitats/Plant-Native/Habitat-Essentials
    Recent discovery of a “nitroplast” made headlines!
    asm.org/articles/2024/june/beyond-endosymbiosis-discovering-first-nitroplast
    Identifying fungal infections that may require intervention:
    s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2054/2014/04/FungalPlantPathogens_002.pdf
    All about mycelium:
    www.nps.gov/mora/learn/nature/mycorrhizal-fungi.htm#:~:text=While%20the%20majority%20of%20mycorrhizal,form%20these%20connections%20with%20plants.
    www.kew.org/read-and-watch/fungi-hidden-dimension
    www.nature.com/articles/ismej201757
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4497361/
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10244285/
    Moss and Lichens:
    www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00150/full
    www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/beauty/lichens/about.shtml#:~:text=Because%20lichens%20enable%20algae%20to,we%20all%20need%20to%20survive.
    www.fs.usda.gov/air/lichens.htm#:~:text=In%20many%20forests%2C%20lichens%20play,materials%20for%20birds%20and%20squirrels.
    Ants and termites are actually pretty cool!
    asknature.org/strategy/nitrogen-fixed-for-termites/
    besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.12672
    www.frontiersin.org/journals/fungal-biology/articles/10.3389/ffunb.2023.1241916/full

  • @joeljones4080
    @joeljones4080 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Your channel is the best. You’re helping me rethink my yard.
    Thanks.

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much - means a lot! I'm so glad it might be useful!!

  • @teddeonarine6281
    @teddeonarine6281 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This is probably the only channel that I actually look out for new videos air. (And finding myself looking at previous videos because I really like them) Looking at this one, I realized how much time and effort you put into these videos, all because of your love for nature. I have learnt so much and incorporated some of your ideas and substituted when it was not feasible for my particular area. On the one hand I wish I could just let my yard grow wild, because so much more birds visit, but on the other hand I live in a residential area and have to maintain the "status quo". I'm still working on getting a balance and like all gardens, they are always a work in progress. ( I like how you speak, it's kinda abrupt and to the point and you don't stretch a couple sentences into a 10 minute ramble) Happy gardening :)

    • @joeshow099
      @joeshow099 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much, that's incredibly kind! Truly means a lot! I think for most of us, going totally wild isn't a realistic option for the reasons you mention, and because for many regions the "wild" plants that would move into our gardens would be a high-percentage invasive species. I think there's definitely a place for a habitat garden even in the most manicured residential areas - that's a big part of my goal as a channel, to show that a habitat garden can not only fit into the conventional garden but can even add value to our homes and neighborhoods. I'm guessing you might be aware of Flock Finger Lakes - their channel is doing a beautiful job of showcasing this idea!

    • @cipherklosenuf9242
      @cipherklosenuf9242 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry …not sorry…curb appeal needs an upgrade.
      Rip out all your grass and bring in termite invested dead trees …Yea that’s crazy.
      Expand a flower bed and put in a few native bushes and ground covers…no problem.

    • @ZZ_Trop
      @ZZ_Trop 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Big same. I think I know everything but I learned something from every video. I'm very sick of the same video getting posted by 13 different "gardening channels" so your content is very refreshing.

  • @johnny4ever5
    @johnny4ever5 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    May the spores be with you!

  • @loganberry30
    @loganberry30 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Not me crying at the end of this when you were talking about the tree
    LOVE all the fun bugs!

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Originally that end bit was much longer, and I was definitely crying when I wrote it 😭 I know, I couldn’t believe all the cool bugs I started noticing once we were looking! Earth is a wacky place!

  • @LadyMiner100
    @LadyMiner100 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Here in the desert, logs tend to oxidize away because of the lack of water. No water, not much fungus. I started half burying logs and branches in the garden, then run drip lines in the vicinity; it keeps the soil just moist enough for natives and for the logs to break down eventually. I put down a dozen bags of bark most years to refresh the beds-not for the look, but to help maintain soil moisture and give the fungus something to work with. Watching you pull non natives inspired me to start researching replacements for the 25% of my yard that doesn't get much action. I was watching the birds flocking to the berries on a desert hackberry yesterday, which got me thinking it would be a great addition. Love your videos!

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I just looked up desert hackberry - what a beauty! Love the orange color of the fruits, and sounds like you’d have lots of bird company if you included it in your garden!

  • @rainbowconnected
    @rainbowconnected 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for making such information rich and entertaining videos! I always learn something new!
    I'm sorry for the loss of your beautiful tree friend. She was glorious. I think you've honored her in the best way possible by letting her continue to nourish the life where she lived.

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      She was glorious, indeed! Thank you for the kind words!

  • @rorkgoose1774
    @rorkgoose1774 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Mycorrhizal fungi do not produce mushrooms. Also, if you see those white strands in your soil, pull gently on what they are attached to. If it comes away, breaking the strands, you likely have a pathogenic fugus there. But if it all pulls together, you likely have a terrific and beneficial fugus. (Pathogenic fungi tend to have very thin hyphae, whereas the more beneficial fungi have wider hyphae, and tend to have some color to them)

    • @rorkgoose1774
      @rorkgoose1774 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Also, if you add a nitrogen fertilizer to you plant's soil, you will cause the plant to cease interacting with the soil microbes, including the fungi. (and I think you meant ammonium, not ammonia, NH4 not NH3)

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Very interesting, thanks for the comment! I found an interesting resource that states: "While the majority of mycorrhizal fungi do not produce mushrooms at all, many well-known mushrooms do form these connections with plants." - it's a resource geared toward helping mushroom hunters make correct IDs! www.nps.gov/mora/learn/nature/mycorrhizal-fungi.htm#:~:text=While%20the%20majority%20of%20mycorrhizal,form%20these%20connections%20with%20plants.
      I've add this and another resource on identification of pathogenic fungi to the pinned comment - thanks much!

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Interesting about the idea of human interference via fertilizers being a hinderance to fostering the soil ecology - I hadn't considered that aspect of it, so fascinating! (From what I can find, diazotrophs generally produce NH3, but some can also produce NH4. Cool little creatures!)

  • @awildapproach
    @awildapproach 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    ❤a fantastic video! So much information and delightful to watch. What a wonderful dogwood, and you laid her to rest well. The moss and lichens are beautiful! I love dead wood. It just makes a garden more natural and dimensional…my neighbors gave me their old dead boxelder tree stump. Love that thing and the cool things growing on it.🎉

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you so much! Boxelder seems like it might be especially rewarding since it breaks down so readily - I can only imagine all the magic happening on your stump! 💓

  • @tanyaritchie1499
    @tanyaritchie1499 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Your videos are becoming my favourites. Thank you.

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you, that’s incredibly kind!

  • @Annehaapala-t1l
    @Annehaapala-t1l 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You are amazing! So much great info!!!❤

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much!! 💓

  • @makingfreely6336
    @makingfreely6336 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I've been getting dead wood from a local tree service and using it to line my garden paths. I also got a couple 8' log/large limbs dug holes and stood them up to act like snags. 8' was the biggest I could haul and maneuver on my own. Lol.

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s awesome! I don’t know how you’re maneuvering 8’ segments, but good on you! 😅

  • @jinbeam1501
    @jinbeam1501 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was in as soon as I saw those funky Caterpillars and the bug carrying the dead bodies of its prey as camouflage🤘

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      A fellow bug lover! 😅

  • @denisewall9516
    @denisewall9516 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I like to bring wild soil into my garden. I live in a place with many forests and I bring small containers when I hike and take a scoop back to my garden.

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A little fungi+microbe-starter mix, love it!

  • @thevector
    @thevector 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Your simple on screen persona is very lucky to have your wise narrator persona to help her make good choices.
    Thank you for the video!

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haha! She means well! 😂 Thanks for watching!

  • @ZZ_Trop
    @ZZ_Trop 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You rock 🤘😎. I think I've learned something from every video of yours that I've seen. The dead tree was a real gem that's going to save me tons of 💰. I have 2 maples that I guesstimate are 80+ years old and very much in decline. I will eventually knock the sketchy branches down and leave most of it for critters. Both of these maples already have huge cavities of soft/sponge wood, I call them "elf doors" but they have a technical term. Thanks for the knowledge transfer🤘😎.

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m so glad it might be useful! Awesome to hear you might be able to conserve some snags! I hope you get some cool creatures using them that you can enjoy watching! Haha, “elf doors” is about as good a name as any! 😅

  • @georgiaflynt
    @georgiaflynt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    OMG You are so Precious 🧡
    Thank You for Speaking for
    Our ❤Mother Earth 🌎

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s mighty kind of you to say! 💓

  • @KJ7Tillymann
    @KJ7Tillymann 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    6:31 Don’t make tooo many jokes at your own expense. Lately I’ve been having trouble with keeping my attention on stuff. But you hold my attention really nicely.

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for the very kind words! Truly means a lot!!

    • @KJ7Tillymann
      @KJ7Tillymann 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gardenforbirds no problemo

  • @ramonsita625
    @ramonsita625 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent source of information! I’ll definitely have to incorporate dead wood into my garden!

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome, so glad it might be useful! Thank you for watching!

  • @makingfreely6336
    @makingfreely6336 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Forgot to mention, another great video I really enjoy your video style!

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much!!

  • @sannaericditsler4034
    @sannaericditsler4034 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for the video. Very interesting i sure didn't know all that. Your videos are fun and interesting.

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much! I didn't know most of it either - was pretty cool learning about soil ecosystems, had to stop myself and just make the episode but I think there's probably a lot more cool stuff to learn!

  • @karensprings4237
    @karensprings4237 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just harvested 2 lbs of meadow mushrooms from our pasture. An added benefit of cultivation of mycelium forms on our steading.

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Love it!!

    • @karensprings4237
      @karensprings4237 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gardenforbirds they were very good ❤️❤️❤️

  • @meglange3595
    @meglange3595 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellant!!
    🍂🍁🌾🍁🍂
    "Happy Autumn"
    🍂🍁🌾🍁🍂

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Happy autumn!

  • @limitlessends
    @limitlessends 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved all your fungus references. Made me smile :D (there I used an emoji as old as your shirt ;)

  • @21214GlobalArchitect
    @21214GlobalArchitect 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love love your video 😊

  • @emkn1479
    @emkn1479 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Happy to be part of the fungal network 😆 (ps I need a “got milkweed” shirt…you know the font 😉)

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you're here! Haha, love it! And I absolutely know the font! 😅

  • @danielbossert7632
    @danielbossert7632 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing

  • @jsmith6863
    @jsmith6863 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Dead Stuff for the win. Love the term "ecosystem dream team"!

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Dead stuff for the win!

  • @cece_marie
    @cece_marie 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I didn't realize just how helpful ants could be! Ty for all the great info in here, loved this video! (Fire ants are the exception, they need to find another home😡)

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me either! I had to kind of cut myself off of the research for this episode - it's a pretty magical rabbit hole I found myself in! Haha, I don't blame you if you decide not to encourage the fire ants 😅

  • @LadyMiner100
    @LadyMiner100 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks!

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you much, that’s incredibly kind! 💓

  • @roseycoloredglasses
    @roseycoloredglasses 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    💕💕💕💕💕

  • @Hayley-sl9lm
    @Hayley-sl9lm 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome! 🤩

  • @ZZ_Trop
    @ZZ_Trop 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Should I not worry about termites in my compost bins? I have been trippin' about them for 2 seasons because I don't want to spray anything.

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t know that it’s necessarily a problem (and they may even speed up the process a bit), unless the compost bin is wood and they’re damaging it, the bin is close to the house and they could transfer to it, or if you’re concerned about spreading termites to wooden structures when you use your compost in the garden. This article has some natural remedies that you might find helpful! - e.g. working to get your pile going hotter or encouraging predation: www.weekand.com/home-garden/article/rid-termites-compost-pile-18022184.php

  • @susymurillo5758
    @susymurillo5758 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great information!

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching!

  • @bill8985
    @bill8985 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent presentation! I have some dead soil but not much dead wood lying around... Can I buy some wood chips to spread on the surface? Should I shovel it in a little?
    One counterpoint: I have no idea how you can still have a 35-year-old t-shirt. Just not possible. I had this blue t-shirt for many years. Wore it during summers especially when I was working in the yard. After years of wear and washes, it became soft as silk and super comfortable. But eventually it got so ratty my wife said no more. As it was cotton (cellulose) I gave it a funeral in my fireplace one winter. ;o)

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you! Absolutely! Mulch or wood chips will promote all the same soil activity! Haha, the trick is to never ever wear it 😂

    • @rainbowconnected
      @rainbowconnected 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You can also leave the leaves in fall. Or you can take it a step further and go collect other people's leaves to add to your yard. Just check to make sure their lawn has weeds in it so you know they don't spray poison on it. I'm not sure why people bag up all their soil fertility and put it at the curb like trash and it does make me sad, but it does make it easy for people like us who want to feed soil and life.

    • @dankeener3307
      @dankeener3307 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Don’t shovel it in. That can use up nitrogen from the soil that the plants need. Use it as a mulch only. Great stuff!

  • @wildhealth5030
    @wildhealth5030 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for this very interesting, scientific and useful informations and your easy going and funny way to share them! Have you read Melvin Sheldrakes book "Entangled Life"? For your tree you like so much I would recommend to trim and cut it to stimulate new growth. Best wishes, WH

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thank you! I’ve not read that one but I adore the title! Will definitely check it out, sounds like a lovely read! I noticed a baby dogwood on our property line - I’m wondering now if that might be her baby!

    • @wildhealth5030
      @wildhealth5030 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gardenforbirds Well... If nobody was cheating on your property it will be HER baby.... Yes, check the book out it is faszinating. You might be to young to know him, Melvin Sheldrake is the son of Rupert Sheldrake who developed in the seventies the theory of Morphogenetic Fields, what meant that somehow every living thing is connected, depending on each other, communicates maybe even over species boundaries... but Rupert Sheldrake never could prove scientifically his thoughts. Melvin Sheldrake shows in his research, that there would be no live at all on earth without Lichens and Mosses and than fungi. Melvin proves, that fungi and plants are depending on each other, are symbiotic, feed each other, communicate and so on, in a way Melvin proved his dad right. You must read for yourself. And tell me, what you think of it, if you like.

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Excited to check it out!

  • @Maffro-lb3mr
    @Maffro-lb3mr 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can you add a link to your store?

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Added! (You can also navigate to it from my channel - there should be a “Store” tab with links to the store and products)

  • @cipherklosenuf9242
    @cipherklosenuf9242 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was expecting “Fun-gal” 😺.

  • @Cobbmtngirl
    @Cobbmtngirl 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I really appreciate the deadwood being left but living in Northern California in a wildfire prone area, I’m met with lots of opposition & ire. 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Ack, definitely makes it harder! If you have a wildlife pond, that might be a safer place to include larger wood elements!

    • @awildapproach
      @awildapproach 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@gardenforbirds What a great idea!

    • @cipherklosenuf9242
      @cipherklosenuf9242 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Untreated deadwood and bark (soaked in water would be smart)
      and tucked in under a little sand and pea gravel
      will permit our fungal friends to thrive without fire danger.
      Very Zen on the surface…
      But a rouges carnival of grasping debauchery lurking beneath😱.
      Our little friends want cool, deep and dark anyway - not baked.
      (Well…except for brownies …those are fine🤔 Just Not Burning Man Baked 🙄)
      The right plants will thrive there eventually.

    • @edcat6587
      @edcat6587 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just bury it a bit......

    • @karensprings4237
      @karensprings4237 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@edcat6587hugelculture is an awesome way to add dead wood to your gardenscape.

  • @cipherklosenuf9242
    @cipherklosenuf9242 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m Lichen the script!🤦🏼‍♂️🤷‍♂️
    Deliberate use of scientific language with brief captions and beautiful imagery…
    credible research in a conversational tone accessible to a general audience.
    That takes carefully editing.
    (Fun Fact! Wikipedia has a “Simple English” language option which can be a useful resource to when researching complex topics (or trying to write about them).
    I have used it for both myself and students.
    Worth a look if you haven’t used it before.

    • @gardenforbirds
      @gardenforbirds  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for the lovely comment! I didn’t know that about Wikipedia - will check it out!

  • @myrnaloy3731
    @myrnaloy3731 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    🐜🍄‍🟫🪵