Wool: Your Seed Starting Secret Weapon! (wool pellet soil block recipe)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video, discover a sustainable solution to seed starting that's both eco-friendly and effective! Join us in the regenerative garden as we delve into the innovative world of plastic-free gardening, where we'll demonstrate how to create soil blocks using wool pellets. Say goodbye to plastic trays and hello to a greener, more environmentally-conscious approach to nurturing your seedlings. Watch as we guide you through the step-by-step process, highlighting the benefits of using wool and showcasing the simplicity of this method. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a newcomer to sustainable practices, this video is packed with valuable insights and practical tips to help you grow your own food while minimizing your environmental footprint.
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This is hands down, the best soil block recipe I have ever used! Especially when you use the food processor to shred the pellets! It really distributes the wool evenly. Bri, I will have to try wetting the pellets slightly before I process next time. Overall, this soil block recipe is great for germination! Celery is notorious for being difficult to germinate and I got mine to start growing after 8 days, when the packet says it should take up to 30! Thank you for sharing your recipe, Bri!! It is definitely changing my gardening game for the better ❤️
Yay, I’m so glad to hear it!!
Oddly enough, I've discovered pet fur can also be used. I wish I'd thought to look it up sooner. I own a dog that sheds alot and another very fluffy one that I have to trim every 2 weeks. Now I will be adding lots of fur to my garden😂
Came here from them promoting this on Facebook and that was what I was wondering. Do you process the fur at all?
@kimberlydrennon4982 no. I just brush one and shave the other after bath time and it all goes into a bucket. Seedlings are doing very well
Good to know! I have a large German Shepherd that I will be brushing a lot while he loses his winter coat!
My #CorgiGlitter would be readily available to use, too!!
Hmmm... I'm curious. I wonder if LAUNDRY LINT could be used here and not just in my fire pit??
I was here wondering just this, so thank you! I have two Great Pyrenees… TONS of fur!
Thank you for the work you do 😊
great informative video! Thank you!
Thank you kindly for all your help woth the soil blocking method.
Absolutely fabulous! Thank you for sharing this information. I learn so much from you and truly appreciate the work you do. 🐑
Thank you, I was looking forward to this video.
You are so welcome!
Before this came out I just tossed the pellets in a bowl of water and by the time I sifted my soil they were all puffed and loose just dumped the wool & wool water into soil & mixed. Works Great!! No processor needed. 👍🏼
Excellent!!
I tried this and my blocks are doing great! I’m converted!
Great to hear! ❤️☺️
First year growing lisianthus, first year soil blocking, fist year using wool pellets a la You, and I'm not sure what everyone is talking about when they say "lisanthus test" mine have grown effortlessly. Thank you. I actually just retrieved my second pack of Wild Valley Farms wool pellets from the mailbox this morning and came here for that recipe again. Perfect timing! Thanks so much. My second sucession of flowers and veggies is going to be a healthy and vigorous as my first.
I ended up mixing this recipe with the recipe that had green sand and coco coir at a 1:1 ratio of the two recipes with everything but my Lisanthus (mostly because I ran out of wool pellets), and I had great success.
There are pellet machines available, and my daughter wants to raise angora rabbits for a 4H project, so that’s something I’m definitely going to try!!
Saving some belly wool next shearing🎉🎉🎉
Always love and learn from your great and motivating instructional videos. You thoroughly cover your subject while keeping it real with charm and grace. Thank you Bri! 💕
I appreciate that! Thank you!
I used wool pellets and coco loco (just these two things together) for my blocks. Rosemary seeds germinated in SEVEN DAYS at 70 F. Incredible!!!
Yay!!
Have you tried this with just straight wool? I'm wondering what the pelleting adds to the process other than perhaps consistency in measuring.
I have been doing some reading/watching, and I have come across one or two who use sheep wool as a mulch.
Anyway, I'd love your take one whether it's necessary to turn it into pellets before use.
I also have this question!
I third this question? Why bother with the extra step?
Loose wool is very stringy. I just put some down in my garden as mulch. I’ve you’ve ever used synthetic batting for stuffing a craft project that’s exactly how raw wool is. The wool pellets have shredded the wool prior to pelletizing. You could take scissors and cut your raw wool into the little pieces and then not have to to use the pellets.
What a great idea. . . I will keep my poodles hair and try this out. :).
I was just thinking about giving it a try. Curious if it will work.
MiGardner offers really nice coco coir this year if anyone is looking for another non peat option to add to their wool pellets.
Great video! What kind of soil do you use after the seedling stage? Or once you transplant? Can we use the same mix for a garden raised bed? Im a beginner!
I love your videos! What lights are you using??? I need a few new ones and there are just sooooo many.
Just regular fluorescents from Costco ❤️😂 keep them close to tops of seedlings and they do just fine
Ok I did it!!! Got my mini blocker. My first concern was did I overprocess my pellets? But they blended with soil and I made my first 100 blocks in a matter of minutes. My next question is this- do you have any kind of heater in your greenhouse? I have a Palram greenhouse. Not fancy but it’s 50 plus inside and 42 outside. I don’t have electricity but I did manage to run an outdoor cord to it and set up a heat mat. What else can I do?
Does the wool improve the cohesion of your mix too?
What if you just have raw wool and angora and not pellets? I have a friend with sheep and angora goats and can get all the tag wool I want for the garden. LoL it encourages the scavenger beetles ;-) when used for mulch
So are you using raw fleece to make these pellets? I’m assuming you are. Looking at working with a local farmer to get some wool for making the pellets and not really sure about what I’m needing to buy. Brand new to using any sort of wool or fleece or anything and So I’m unsure. 😅 thank you so much for passing this wonderful information along.
Think this would be able to work with hair sheep?
Hi Bri 👋 used your recipe yesterday (first time blocking) and it was a huge success. Question about watering though… I went out to check the blocks today in our greenhouse and they’re still quite moist. I’m guessing it’s due to the wool… how often do you water while waiting for germination vs during the seedling stage?
They’ll be quite wet during germination stage right after making, so should be no need to water for the first week or so if they’re under a cover for humidity! Keep them moist until you see true leaves, then you can let them dry out a bit more between watering
Having a hard time finding wool pellets by sheep and not alpaca is there a difference? Also does plastic tray work as well as fiberglass?
Off subject. Have you ever used beneficial nematodes in your garden? You can save lots of time and effort by letting nature take care of pest problems. I use worm compost in the garden and have great luck with that. Keep up the great job with you and yours.
I don’t like importing any insects, there are potential unknown effects. It’s under researched. Empress of dirt explains it well empressofdirt.net/beneficial-nematodes/
@@Blossomandbranch Thanks for the link. I read the info on that page. The article has lots of good info. I lived in Florida and now in Wisconsin. I use the beneficial nematodes that destroy the most pests in the garden. Our dogs have been free of ticks and flee when all the next-door friends and family are being infested with them. The pond on the property would have these donut-shaped nematode blocks and would get rid of the mosquitoes. I have had good luck with the company that we chose. May God Bless you and yours with your life's journey.
Hi Bri! :) I have a question about the peat-free potting mix portion of the soil blocking recipe! In my area, the only peat-free potting soil/mix available at a reasonable price uses aged forest products/wood fines (for some reason, coco loco is very expensive here, not sure why!). Do you think this would still work for soil blocking or would I be better off ordering a block of coco coir online?
I’d give the peat free option a try, maybe consider adding some worm castings-do you know what brand it is?
Thanks, Brianna! Could you tell me how much Mykos mycorrhizae you use in your recipe without wool? I watched the video, but couldn’t find the amount listed! Thank you!
1 tsp per quart of soil!
Hmm, I have hair sheep… wonder if it would work to use their shed coat..?
Give it a shot! Last year it wasn’t well incorporated and it still worked great!
Do you think you might be able to eliminate pearlite or vermiculite from your mix using the wool?
We don't add perlite or vermiculite. It's present in the potting soil
I have a friend who has some wool from her sheep...can you just chop that up somehow and use that way? Wasn't sure what goes into making wool pellets.
You could try! Needs to be chopped up pretty small. I’ll run it through the processor and see 😂
@@Blossomandbranch awesome...that would be great to know. Thank you!
We have alpacas and have plenty of “scraps” from shearing. I wonder if we can use the fleece without pelletizing it?
@@evalynnkuehner, same here! Just a guess, but I think it would have to be cut in very small pieces and used sparsely. The fiber is water wicking. I tried using the 3rds to mulch around in my garden last year and literally held a hose over it and couldn't make it wet. As soon as the water was removed, it fluffed back up and blew with the wind! I'm sure there is a good way to use it in the garden, I just haven't found it yet. 😂
QUESTION? I'm wondering if I could use human hair for soil blocking?
Human hair can contain product and dyes that I wouldn’t want in my blocks myself, but maybe untreated children hair haha
If you don’t like your plants sitting in plastic, why are you using a plastic container to mix with sharp edges that’s probably getting plastic in your soil?
Because I use what I have. Moist soil sitting in warm conditions for extended periods of time like when starting in a seed tray is what leads to plastic leaching. I’m not too concerned about a few minutes of mixing but if you are then use an alternative. ✌🏻
@@Blossomandbranch I was meaning because the scraper and soil blocker are scratching the plastic container and the shreds are staying in your soil.
I use plastic. I was just curious if it was such a concern why you wouldn’t use a simple wooden box.
That said, I DO love the idea of the wooden trays and it’s something I’m totally going to make.
not me shaving my cat...
This has me cracking up 😄
I might pass on using human hair, just because of the many products people use! I think a lot of shampoo/conditioner/hairspray can stay in hair for a long time
Good point!!!
thank you for being so inspiring while sharing your wisdom. so so thankful that I found your channel💚🪴