How To Create an INSTANT Garden

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  • Are you wishing you would have planted a garden this year?
    It's not too late to get one started... in today's video, Josh is showing you how to create an instant garden.
    With these tips, you can create a small garden and get quite a few vegetables growing in a very small space in just a few hours. This is also a great way to prepare a garden bed for next season.
    It doesn't require much time or many resources and can really expand your growing space.
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  • @teg31-949
    @teg31-949 4 ปีที่แล้ว +500

    JOSH, I just gotta say, this is the MOST informational, clear to understand video of beginning a garden I have ever seen! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I wrote down each step in my notebook. I am 65 and have only really gardened for a few years in 6b. I learn from your videos and from mistakes I make. I love lettuce and will look up some of that you planted. Thanks so much, again, you are a goldmine of information for me!!!!!!

    • @liorajimenez3085
      @liorajimenez3085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Hey 6b! I'm 6b, too! Agree about this being very informational!

    • @bobbiejofouts1708
      @bobbiejofouts1708 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I agree with Diane that you, Josh, are a goldmine of information. Thank you so much! This will help me garden more efficiently.

    • @cygna1237
      @cygna1237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This is really an excellent way to garden. You can get chicken manure at Home Depot I think if you can't find a farm. Peat also helps in CA in sandy soil. Just a small bag goes a long way mixed with the dirt.

    • @gretchenburton7184
      @gretchenburton7184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you! So informative. Need to grow indoors tho. If I move growing a garden is #1 priority.

    • @lisakukla459
      @lisakukla459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm in 6b, too! Hello from Tulsa!
      Well, it's been a year; How'd it go??

  • @dennism5565
    @dennism5565 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    you are a well spoken and well versed person. Your presentation was not boring and filled with "stuffer words" like some channels. And, the editing was great. New subscriber.

  • @DebiRose062
    @DebiRose062 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Instant garden.
    Grass, mulched
    Manure,
    Food scraps,
    Water.
    Cardboard (2 layers),
    Topsoil 3 to 4 inches.
    Water well.
    Compost topping; 1/2 inch to a couple.
    Water again.
    Plant seeds.

    • @marlenerodulfa4397
      @marlenerodulfa4397 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      + coffee grounds

    • @jefferyalpha803
      @jefferyalpha803 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can’t stand the smell of manure, though.

    • @dorarolfzen4132
      @dorarolfzen4132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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      It Doesn't Smell Bad.
      And I'm A Girl If I Can
      Work With It You Can Too.
      Or You Can Use Plastic
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    • @pricer39
      @pricer39 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jefferyalpha803 you probably hate the odor of manure because it's NOT your food. It is food for the plant. They LOVE animal (and our) wastes including manure, urine and CO2.

    • @dorothysalomons6136
      @dorothysalomons6136 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jefferyalpha803 try to get some old, well rotted manure

  • @mammacass5311
    @mammacass5311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Can we see an update on this bed please. Thank you

  • @annarodriguez9868
    @annarodriguez9868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Thank you! I'm a widow and everything has gotten so expensive! I have been considering turning one of my flowerbeds into a vegetable garden and didn't know where to start, but your video has been a great help.
    I've been thinking of planting squash and green beans in the back row so they can climb and carrots and lettuce in the front.
    It's March and the weather in California is not very cold so I should be able to prepare the soil and get started.
    Thanks again and God bless you!

    • @sagimomma2973
      @sagimomma2973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I feel like prices and availability are going to be horrible soon and that’s why I’m starting a garden as well

    • @HonorableBeniah-A
      @HonorableBeniah-A 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sagimomma2973 we have President Biden in Office so you don’t have to worry, he’ll take care of us, but look out if Trump gets in there 2024, it will get really bad, really quick.

    • @AdamandI
      @AdamandI 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@HonorableBeniah-A lol exactly why we are all here learning how to start a garden now .. Never did I think I needed to start a garden when Trump was in office, and now, here I am
      smdh
      Jesus take the wheel
      LETS GO BRANDON
      Jesus saves

    • @AdamandI
      @AdamandI 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@HonorableBeniah-A idiot

    • @sagimomma2973
      @sagimomma2973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@HonorableBeniah-A you’re an idiot. Lol

  • @lorirolison2502
    @lorirolison2502 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Just recently found your videos; so very inspiring. This INSTANT garden video is just what I needed. I became a widow 5 years ago; my husband was an intense organic gardener. Over the years he built several deep beds in our yard and MADE the soil himself. Suffice to say that since he's been gone those beds, other gardening types and projects have been sorely neglected. I have retained some of what I learned from him but don't have the time and deep passion for it that he did. Really feeling guilty about my lack of effort; because I know how important self sustainability is. Planning to use your methods and tips to help me carry on my husbands legacy; even if in a smaller way. GOD works in mysterious ways!!

  • @TheLhendrick
    @TheLhendrick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Geese are awesome gardeners. My parents had 20 acres of strawberries and we used geese for slugs and bug management.

  • @linak7155
    @linak7155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Wow! Just today my husband's son was telling him about how he's decided to grow a small garden and putting down cardboard .as one of the layers. I thought it was a crazy idea...until I hear about the practicality of doing so. It makes me want to do the same!🌱🌿

    • @BevK1941Kreutzer
      @BevK1941Kreutzer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Cardboard works pure magic.

    • @janninah2o
      @janninah2o 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You seen the video Paul Gauchi? Garden of Eden so amazing also same technique

    • @valvanorden5843
      @valvanorden5843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How will you keep rabbits out? My husband urinated in a bottle in garage then pours the urine around periphery of garden. Never had deer or racoons or opossum. We live in SW Michigan so there's an abundance of wildlife.

    • @valvanorden5843
      @valvanorden5843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My hubby and I don't compost our eggshells or coffee grounds...he doesn't like compost fixings hanging around and getting on our floor. I need to be more persuasive proactive on that one. Our cats get into stuff on kitchen counters.

    • @valvanorden5843
      @valvanorden5843 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chicken manure is magic

  • @donnap587
    @donnap587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    I enjoyed this episode and gardening, but what I really liked when's that background scenery, those mountains are beautiful.

    • @brightstarr57
      @brightstarr57 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I agree!

    • @brightstarr57
      @brightstarr57 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Great video...looks so easy! Thanks!

    • @kristinatidwell6563
      @kristinatidwell6563 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      If you have a single Goose, put it into the chicken pens. It will defend the chickens against predators.
      If you get a 2nd goose it will bond to an opposite sex for life so then it won't defend the chickens. FYI.

    • @mariagarcia-lm8wl
      @mariagarcia-lm8wl 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brightstarr57 ppp0

    • @loradietmeyer4416
      @loradietmeyer4416 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Where is this farm located in the country? Looks like our area in the northwest.

  • @dahisano
    @dahisano 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Best gardening video I’ve watched in a long time. Never thought of NOT DIGGING my garden beds. I’ve always dug in 3-6 inches out of fear of grass re-growth. So easy! Thank you!

  • @bradfordpalmer2298
    @bradfordpalmer2298 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    You showed several characteristics families need to return : mainly asking your family for help! Parenting is in dire straits. Thanks Josh, looks like you have it going on!

  • @happyheartgardening
    @happyheartgardening 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    I came across your channel as i was watching other homesteaders and i am astounded by how you could put a garden in in SO little time and at low cost. Thank you for sharing... Going to try this in the fall and let it over winter like you said.

  • @singalottasongs
    @singalottasongs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    It's so weird, but I started throwing my coffee grounds and scrap directly into my garden bed last fall. I even just left my pumpkins that I had on the porch from fall in there.. 😂 Now I have a Bed Full of pumpkins and I didn't have to do anything but rake the materials around this spring and add a little soil on top. before they started to grow. I have zero gardening experience except for planting flowers.

    • @lorrainemacneill9687
      @lorrainemacneill9687 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      M look o

    • @colleencurato3110
      @colleencurato3110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It is AMAZING what will just grow without much effort!!

    • @colleencurato3110
      @colleencurato3110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I have had old tomatoes; from plants; fall off and come up in the spring .. They were covered with leaves over the winter...and grow into beautiful 🍅 tomato plants! I would think scraps from tomatoes would work..as long as there is seed....no guarantees...but ya just never know!!

    • @cygna1237
      @cygna1237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I had a stopped drain and threw my dishwater out, and it had tomato seeds in it that I didn't know. I also tossed a few scraps out. Now I have 10 wild tomato plants. Plus another came up, but it will have to be taken elsewhere as it came up in my walking path. I suspect birds on that one. haha I didn't get any tomatoes off of them yet. There has been a lot of ash in the valley sky from fires. The sky is clearing now, and they are blooming again. My okra gave me 10 lbs off two plants put in an old galvanized tub. The birds planted me a mulberry tree years ago.

    • @MatneyResells
      @MatneyResells 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Great tips

  • @BlackMamaSuperHero
    @BlackMamaSuperHero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I started my garden this way as well as by using brown paper bags.

  • @tessbennett3796
    @tessbennett3796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I love these videos. I bought a smidge over 2 acres of raw land and I'm a little overwhelmed about where to start as we're heading into winter. Thanks for the bed prepping guidance for spring planting.

    • @loopified000
      @loopified000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You can do this Tess!! Baby steps Sis!

    • @LashusJourney
      @LashusJourney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Awesome, just start slow. Baby steps.

    • @lorirode-off
      @lorirode-off 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Congratulations!!

    • @mariannedudley2141
      @mariannedudley2141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What do you use to prevent 'bad bugs' from destroying your crop?

    • @clarezajac3276
      @clarezajac3276 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mariannedudley2141 diatamatious earth, sprinkling on the plants when they're dry. If it's wet it won't work but it's really wet so you can just do it again when it's dry

  • @robotics4kids
    @robotics4kids 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I followed your directions a year ago and my garden was great! I tripled my garden doing the very same thing this last fall. Thanks so much, it has made such a difference.

  • @accessories9390
    @accessories9390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Thank you for blessing us with your knowledge. I’ve learned a lot from this video. May God bless you and your family abundantly.

  • @cbvickers4044
    @cbvickers4044 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Great video Josh! I'm going to share your video for all the suburban beginner gardeners to watch and realize ITS NOT THAT HARD to produce your own food. Also, wow, what a great place to live. Love the video backdrop. Your family is so lucky!

  • @epiphanydivine3828
    @epiphanydivine3828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I really enjoyed watching this video. I love gardening, but I am not able to at this time. As soon as I am able, I will do a quick garden like this one. Thank you so much for doing this video.

    • @Grabfma040508
      @Grabfma040508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I too am late on saving scraps and don’t drink coffee . I am 66 and on my own . Never done this before in this back yard . I will have to do the store bought fertilizer. Going to do a small bed of veggies and some flowers . Mr. Thomas thank you for your Inspiration to start this garden

    • @peterlyons8793
      @peterlyons8793 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Grabfma040508 You never planted a vegetable garden?

  • @ayisha1978
    @ayisha1978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Great video, I've never actually heard these detailed instructions for watering seeds and seedlings before, thank you for the thoroughness of this important information, I tried to grow a garden a few years back and it didn't do so well, I think largely because there was a problem with watering.

  • @sherrilynnnelson7050
    @sherrilynnnelson7050 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The gosling was the cutest little helper ever!

  • @Crazy_Garden_Lady
    @Crazy_Garden_Lady 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I had a goose, he died age 25. He was part of the family. He was the best alert system we had. He was a very special goose. We were very sad when a stray dog killed him.

  • @Leanansidhe777
    @Leanansidhe777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Good work, good video. Thank you for the step by step. Many people don't know where to begin. My father used to do things in the gardens like you just did. He always had top notch gardens and landscapes.

  • @jenniferrice5877
    @jenniferrice5877 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Kitchen goose is there in his managerial capacity; a visit by quality control. Small, but, mighty.

  • @jovoorheescollinsmphbsnbch6245
    @jovoorheescollinsmphbsnbch6245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What an excellent tutorial!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the world 🙏
    I have never made a garden bed before, but you showed how really super easy it is to do 💯 so now I feel confident that I can do this, quickly, and without actually even having to ask my husband for help 👌💯
    I'm excited 😊

  • @judithkopchak2291
    @judithkopchak2291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thank you for demonstrating soil layers needed for growing food! Excellent explanation for newbies!

  • @ursinidaho
    @ursinidaho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Thank you! I learned so much from watching you go through the steps. I am inspired to get my soil ready and turn my compost. Now I will keep the coffee grounds separate and use only organic coffee. I didn't think about chemicals in my coffee! What a beautiful setting you live in! Truly God's country! My favourite time of year is the spring here in North Idaho.
    Thank you for all of these super informative videos! You guys are great teachers!!!!

    • @hotartesian4163
      @hotartesian4163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I use organic coffee when I can, but sometimes the conventional or flavored grounds make their way into the system. So far no apparent harm and usually the free ranging chickens eat them up. Chickens LOVE their coffee! I never would have thought to let the poultry have at the grounds except several veterinarian friends feed them to their turkeys or hens.

  • @ladytiedi
    @ladytiedi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I greatly appreciate your videos for so many reasons: all things I'm interesting in, your explanations are concise with many tips (how do you know so very much?!), you voice is kind and reassuring, your take on life makes sense to me AND your property and the scenery around you is spectacular! Thank you for sharing all this! Including your li'l goose hahahaha

  • @carmiejones8289
    @carmiejones8289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Loved this. Sure hoping you will do follow up videos through the different stages of growth and harvesting.

  • @reneespring834
    @reneespring834 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I follow Charles Dowding from the UK, great info about no dig gardening. He simplifies your method, cardboard right over the grass, compost on top and plant right into compost. I have used this method with great success this year.

  • @itahayes6165
    @itahayes6165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thanks for a great video Josh, growing micro greens for the first year until the cardboard breaks down is such a great plan. Isn’t this the cut and come again method, when you harvest with a scissors, the plant will keeps growing, when you don’t disturb the roots. Awesome.

  • @plantbasedmamamcmillan1449
    @plantbasedmamamcmillan1449 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I love this method. I'll be so glad when I can start a real garden and not just the little containers on our balcony.

  • @-kepha8828
    @-kepha8828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for this video, I learned alot! The funniest part of the video was around the 17:40 mark. Where he probably ment to say "we are trying to grow as much food as possible", but he accidently said "were trying to grow as much food and POT as possible".
    Lol, growing pot. Now we know.

  • @simplyraisingarrows7369
    @simplyraisingarrows7369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Thanks for this I had a very small raised bed this season now I’m going to expand it !

    • @simplyraisingarrows7369
      @simplyraisingarrows7369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I made the mistake of putting in vines with my garden and it took over

    • @colleencurato3110
      @colleencurato3110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@simplyraisingarrows7369 .. I spent WEEKS digging vines out by the roots...sooo much work to get rid of them...

    • @sdl5731
      @sdl5731 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@simplyraisingarrows7369 what do you mean vines?

  • @AndreasCreations
    @AndreasCreations 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Excellent video! Straightforward and easy to understand. Thank you.

  • @thebluebutterfly5177
    @thebluebutterfly5177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love how much you love your wife. God bless. And the landscape is like heaven, well I don’t know but absolutely beautiful. This is brilliant.

  • @cygna1237
    @cygna1237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is an excellent garden vid. These are techniques my grandfather taught me.

  • @melinda6024
    @melinda6024 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your homestead is my kind of paradise

  • @pamelaandrade6930
    @pamelaandrade6930 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, love all the family videos.

  • @lmarie3834
    @lmarie3834 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The baby goose was my favorite part. Darling!

  • @tional5266
    @tional5266 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    That was amazing! Thank you so much for the instruction, now to pick a spot

  • @sharonlynch3506
    @sharonlynch3506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love y'all I have learned a lot of awesome things I think the mist thing I love about you and your family is that awesome area where y'all live that's the most beautiful place I've ever seen it just makes everything more awesomer

  • @mikerockwood4475
    @mikerockwood4475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What a wonderful way to educate people. Thank you, Sir .

  • @rebeccadees2300
    @rebeccadees2300 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing... You've given me hope that I at 70+years can do this.

  • @Crazy_Garden_Lady
    @Crazy_Garden_Lady 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you! I'm late, because we're moving in August, but with this method I can grow food even this year on my completly unprepared and overgrown land!

  • @lindamorgan6734
    @lindamorgan6734 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg...you are so inspiring...I have just found you and I rejoice in your knowledge...thank-you... I have so many questions...but I pray God will bless you and yours..

  • @carolschlosser2716
    @carolschlosser2716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you 😊
    You make it so simple to understand. I have put off gardening for years because of some people's complicated procedures. Have a nice day.

    • @lorirode-off
      @lorirode-off 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have seen some people just scatter the seeds and harvest. They don't seem to have weed issues.

  • @MidWayPiper
    @MidWayPiper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    That was a fantastic step by step. I be sure to suggest this a resource for people interested in starting a garden. I give all of my food scraps to my chickens in their run along with all yard waste and then every once in a while screen out some of the material and spread that in my garden like in the back to eden film. My garden veggies love it!!

  • @DailyLifeandNature
    @DailyLifeandNature 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Beautiful garden and home stead video, thanks for sharing to us such amazing informative and educational

  • @smas3256
    @smas3256 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is so simple. Hope many try it at least. In our 70's 6b no dig a few years now. Tilling weeding was a turnoff and almost quit. No till. The way to go in back yards

  • @Zizzyyzz
    @Zizzyyzz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The 🐣 was the cutest li'l thing!

  • @laurachastain7116
    @laurachastain7116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    THANKS JOSH, we look forward to seeing this as it grows!!!

  • @felineth56
    @felineth56 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love people like you, I like your vibes! Your land is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us, time for me to get started in my little yard, I want to grow some purple sweet potatoes!

  • @sandrahair3625
    @sandrahair3625 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m highly impressed with this method of creating a new bed without hours of major backbreaking work. So much easier and efficient than the old fashioned way of doing a garden. I’ve never been one for tillers in my mind you’re adding bad things when tilling from the oil and fuel that people spill or use for lubrication of the tines. Yes I’ve been doing the old shoveling and hand cleaning. Thank you very much for saving me my back as I’m getting up in age.
    Many blessings to you and your family.

  • @hotartesian4163
    @hotartesian4163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nice vid. Love the little fuzzy helper! This is my favorite way to garden, too. Except I am blessed with quack grass, which is very high in nitrogen and other nutrients. I don't cut it down, but place cardboard or multiple layers of paper over the top of deeply watered grass, and water that in, as there will always be a strong wind blowing as soon as I bring out the paper! I top the carbon barrier with old hay to a foot thick, and saturate that as well. The hay is a mix of quack before going to seed, of course, and alfalfa and fescues, etc. Next I go out to the hen house outdoor run and dig the top 3 or 4 inches off to one side, and remove the soil underneath that area down to a depth of 1 foot. This soil is a rich compost and is placed onto the hay mulch of the new bed to a depth of between 8 inches to a little over a foot, depending on what I will seed into it. Greens are great for that first season of growth, but I find that squashes and even corn can develop deep roots right through the cardboard or paper because of the earthworm activity going on below. In my situation things decompose very quickly from the bottom up. Any grasses or weeds that come through, or that blew onto the bed and then took root is so easy to pull and leave on the bed to dry up and then go back into the soil. I am always looking for more grass clippings or old hay to throw down on top of the bed. This method gives my family and friends quick and easy access to a great supply of fat worms for fishing, too!

  • @50ishsue
    @50ishsue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi, I'm in South Wales UK. Really enjoyed this vid,especially the baby goose🐥I'm following . What a beautiful home you guys have . Thanks 🙋

  • @Calmedseas
    @Calmedseas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Love watching your videos....y'all are living my dream life! ❤ God bless!

  • @phoenixrising323susanburnl8
    @phoenixrising323susanburnl8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We all need to start learning how to do all this without electricity or any fuel based equipment or purchased items...just in case all those things aren't available.
    Great video Josh !!! TY so much 💓

  • @pamsco49
    @pamsco49 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    So informative! I live in Texas and the heat can have a huge impact on my gardening success. I am currently using 5 gal buckets for my container garden as the ground is a rock quarry. I am so pleased to see your technique! I am excited to try it. I see you posted this 1 yr ago. Is there a video showing how your lettuce bed turned out? Thank you both for the wonderful videos!

    • @maecarpenter8052
      @maecarpenter8052 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your video is the best I have seen as far as giving directions. You actually do a show and tail at the same time. And you did it so quickly. You made things plain and understandable For an elderly person like me who has never done Gardenning before. You are a heaven set - God bless you and thank you for your incredible video. I have seen many at least 50 within 2 to 3 weeks and I’m just understanding now what exactly I need to do.

  • @LifeWithMrsB
    @LifeWithMrsB 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This was so interesting!! And what beautiful views you guys have! So relaxing!

  • @universallove3673
    @universallove3673 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great information and easy to understand! This video was very therapeutic for me, as I watched you garden. I know I will enjoy doing this 💚👍

  • @judigrumm7190
    @judigrumm7190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic. Remember there are symbiotic plants to plant together. Radishes/ carrots... corn/ beans... look them up for best garden use.

  • @joannpuckett2060
    @joannpuckett2060 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    We crush the egg shells and them back to the chicken. It helps the chickens lay a harder shell. Therefore harder the shell the less likely not to get cracked in the nesting box.

  • @lkywyfable
    @lkywyfable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thanks, well done! Clear, concise, well photographed, easily understood. 😊❤️🤗
    Very useful 🌱🌿🍃 Thanks

  • @desire4liberation
    @desire4liberation 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    That is so wonderful... you are so helpful to so many people and I want to thank you!! I will start a new bed this fall in this method GREAT!!!

  • @faustinaadams5170
    @faustinaadams5170 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Have learnt so much from this video as a beginner . The bed measurements, the layers, location, water, etc. Thanks a lot.

  • @tinaspears6769
    @tinaspears6769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’m so grateful I stumbled across this video! Super loaded with tons of very helpful info! Just what I needed to see! Thanks for sharing! ✌🏻💚🙏🏻😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @mildredwilkins5781
    @mildredwilkins5781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I now call the worms "" my employees"". They do an excellent job. With leaf mulch from the city's recycling place and then layers and layers of all these options as my Millie's bed I created a 10" bed for sweet potatoes, on TOP of the clay. HUGE sweet potato crop with lots giant potatos as well as smaller ones.
    I did EVERYTHING he said EXCEPT I started on clay, with the sheet cardboard NEXT. Then all the layers. Planted immediately. Great results!!!!
    I'M 71, first year garden in 2021. Awesome results

  • @notmyfault6835
    @notmyfault6835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Those furrows are beautifully done. Blessings from San Diego.

  • @aromaofhope
    @aromaofhope 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What a good simple way to get started. Thank you! I'm going to be looking for an update!

  • @vickismallwood2082
    @vickismallwood2082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just got this and was delighted thank you for showing this. I will be doing this method this year and with this video just now showing up it gives me time to save up scraps and cardboard. Thank you so much for this information Josh. You and Carolyn are the best.

  • @donnaf2666
    @donnaf2666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Suggestions....Can't you dump the wheelbarrow or move it closer? Never work wet soil, it causes clumps that stay for a year or two. The food looked like leftovers, which usually contains salt. Also the uncomposted grass, can and often does cause nematodes to attack the roots of the plants or the green grass causes nitrogen burn. Compost it first. Former farmer here, growing tobacco, strawberries, blackberries, mums and a truck garden.
    A fast garden, mow close, rototill, let sit a day, rake out the sod, add fertilizer and till in, it helps the grass decompose. Wait a week and till again. If grass is all gone, plant. If not, wait another week. Then till and plant. Throw out any clumps of weeds or grass. Dig a plant hole, add water to fill hole, set the plant in. Let the roots soak a minute. Pull in dry dirt around it. Never smash, till or step on wet soil. It creates a clod.

  • @bethym3269onmywayhome
    @bethym3269onmywayhome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Wish I had this video 40 days ago I would've saved myself lots of aggravated muscles tilling by hand

    • @r.h.3084
      @r.h.3084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah... around the beginning of April I started my first garden. I had no fancy tools and things. Soooo, I used a hoe to tear away the weed/grass on top of a 16ft x 16ft area, then I broke the ground with a pickaxe and the back of a roofing hammer. That was work.

    • @bethym3269onmywayhome
      @bethym3269onmywayhome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@r.h.3084 exaactly....imagine working for your food haha...well...learn and live 😉. I'm going to use this method in my next bed. I've got very rocky soil and at 50 I'm not so sure I could wield a pickaxe

    • @evelyndill5688
      @evelyndill5688 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have very sandy soil and there were a lot of chunks of concrete and even broken glass in some places, I'm not sure where the builders sources the top soil. I used a spade to dig everything out in a grid, separating out the big rocks for later landscaping and weeds for the compost pile. Soil in urban areas can be kind of low quality or even contaminated so be careful. Growing food in sandy soil has been an amazing learning experience. There's a lot of drainage but using thick mulch to retain moisture on top and bring in microorganisms has helped a lot.

    • @tanarehbein7768
      @tanarehbein7768 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My best decision has been to go all no dig. It's not too late for you, there's always next year! Just layer organics on top of what you have this fall and in spring only disturb what is necessary for planting. You'll be surprised...and more rested😁

    • @bethym3269onmywayhome
      @bethym3269onmywayhome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@tanarehbein7768 Yes! Learn and live a little better next season 🌿

  • @SereneVoice1
    @SereneVoice1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just adore that part of the country and I want to come live with ya'll!

  • @kimwalders8781
    @kimwalders8781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video. Thanks for you knowledge. Loved the Baby Goose. Happy Mother’s Day to Caroline! Enjoy your day with your family. 💕

  • @dinacasey7034
    @dinacasey7034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm not sure where you are located, beautiful country!! Great video!! and God bless.

  • @chopis531
    @chopis531 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Always great content. I love waking up to Homesteading Family videos on the weekend. Thanks and good luck with harvest this year!

    • @bobbiejofouts1708
      @bobbiejofouts1708 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably as long as there's not a natural disaster, Josh doesn't need luck. He knows well what the soil needs.

  • @deanablythe9394
    @deanablythe9394 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for sharing, this is most helpful, seeing the whole process, is much appreciated.

  • @chillnriverview7153
    @chillnriverview7153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love it...and that baby goose, AWESOME!🐥

  • @louisecook6483
    @louisecook6483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just found your channel, I'm in the UK and our weather is very different but I found this a wonderful way to start new beds easily to feed the family. Thank you ❤️

  • @BeyondInvestigation
    @BeyondInvestigation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Well done. Quick question... When you are spreading the coffee grounds you mention to use organic coffee due to the chemicals used in processing non-organic coffee, yet you place cardboard as a layer and the the chemicals used to make cardboard would be questionable. Have you looked into the chemicals for cardboard vs non-organic coffee?

  • @kennethhopson7087
    @kennethhopson7087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you raise more cabbage than you can use, you can pull them up by the roots. Then you dig a hole and put the cabbage head in the hole. Cover the cabbage leaving the roots sticking up. Then you can go out anytime the weather is above freezing and pull the cabbage out of the ground and shake the dirt off and pull the outer leaves off.
    It's like going out in the summer and getting fresh cabbage.

  • @kariec3197
    @kariec3197 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This was very inspiring to watch. Lovely scenery. I'd forgotten we can use cardboard in the garden....any thought on growing a garden in the forests of the Pacific Northwest? So many pine needles!

    • @SuperLovetolisten
      @SuperLovetolisten 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Karie C ... blueberries love pine needles!

    • @childofgod3675
      @childofgod3675 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@SuperLovetolisten thank you. I have blueberry bushes that need a little help.

    • @nadinerogers6958
      @nadinerogers6958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Blueberries and Tomatoes are acid loving plants and the pine mulch is acidic and does great!

    • @hotartesian4163
      @hotartesian4163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can tell you that the ponderosa pine needles take a long time to decompose, and the soil is a fantastic black and rich feel to it in about 6 years. The pine scent stays for years also, especially when the sun hits it after a rain shower. Nice.

    • @FineFeatheredHomestead
      @FineFeatheredHomestead 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Add compost to areas you need a more neutral soil in, or put those things in a raised bed to separate the soil better. Then you have more options.

  • @southerngrits
    @southerngrits 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank for having this video out sharing as many are growing there first time garden this year 2022 .

  • @wildabezet860
    @wildabezet860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a lot of great information. I am amazed at how neat it turned out!

  • @thompsonla77
    @thompsonla77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank You soooo Much !!! I love this Instant Garden Approach made easy!
    Rectangled shaped bed 30 inches wide
    1. CUT Grass, Save grass for next step
    2. use cut grass as 1st layer
    3. 2nd layers food scraps
    4. Only ORGANIC coffee grounds
    5. Cow manure
    6. Water it Real Good soaked... very wet
    7. smooth it, make it flat
    8.Cardboard need to be soaked,non glossy,no plastic (2 layers),
    9.Topsoil 3 to 4 inches.
    10.Water well.
    11.Compost topping; 1/2 inch to a couple.
    12.Water again.
    13.Plant seeds.

  • @joannahikes1337
    @joannahikes1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    as I was watching I was wondering you seemed concerned about organic coffee grounds then you add cardboard that can contain all kinds of chemicals… glue also cardboard is treated with retardant chemicals: termite retardant, moisture retardant, flame retardant, roach retardant, food spoilage retardant, water retardant, heat retardant, fire retardant and ant and other insect retardant…?

  • @HomeandHearthHomestead
    @HomeandHearthHomestead 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such fantastic information! Thank you so much.
    But can we take a moment and talk about the little gosling?
    So, so sweet!
    "I hep you dad, I hep you!"
    So precious...takes me back to when we raised ducks. We didn't use them for food, just occasional eggs, mostly pets.
    I miss those little buggers.😇💕

  • @janebishop5885
    @janebishop5885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good practical gardening, thank you, and duckie apparently is checking it all out and picking up pointers too.

  • @superman-rp5fu
    @superman-rp5fu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this family! It does my heart good to see them blessed! I know we are commanded not to covet thy neighbor's stuff/life but if I were ever going to..... I'D PICK YOU JOSH!:) May God continue to Bless you and yours!:)

  • @95646od
    @95646od 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome to see the step by step process!! Very helpful! Thank you!!

  • @bethcatt7919
    @bethcatt7919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My mom, aunts, used to blend egg shells in a blender with water and used it to water our plants

  • @cookiesplitter1776
    @cookiesplitter1776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for saying that about the coffee.....I didn't even think about the fact that mine isn't organic ...ughhh. I learn new things everyday...or I am reminded to be more continuous rather,... Thank you for that reminder!.💖🤗
    The sound of the liquid in the foodscraps....😵😧

  • @bjulianaleo3025
    @bjulianaleo3025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    THE Baby GOOSE stole the SHOW!!! LOL

    • @1nicenurse
      @1nicenurse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Patents preference

    • @1nicenurse
      @1nicenurse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Parents preference

    • @1nicenurse
      @1nicenurse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Undecited preferents

    • @1nicenurse
      @1nicenurse 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Home stead Tessies chicken cookbooks

    • @Anonymous-km5pj
      @Anonymous-km5pj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      baby goose....., praise God

  • @billrementer3330
    @billrementer3330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Good afternoon. I gotta admit I’m a little confused. You were concerned about organic coffee grounds, but not about the glues they use for coordinated cardboard. As a beekeeper, I was trained never to use cardboard for that reason.
    Please take this as an informational question and not an attack. TY in advance.

    • @elizabethjansen2684
      @elizabethjansen2684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I suspect bee's are far more sensitive, and natural processes can deal with glues. Of course non corrugated would have less contaminants. Very good point

  • @sonialeecoleman-callinder3742
    @sonialeecoleman-callinder3742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This is my first time watching you, i am enjoying your video. I don’t have a lot of space but I do use containers and it’s working out nice. I think I get more from the containers than the space I have. You should give that baby Goose a name he/she is very cute.

    • @elizabethjansen2684
      @elizabethjansen2684 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not a good idea to name something you will be eating in the future. Can't say that is what they plan but something to keep in mind.

  • @HoH
    @HoH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The baby goose is adorable! And great video, thanks!

  • @Dylstardelux
    @Dylstardelux 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like you guys have a gorgeous spot there! Thank you for cheering up my day.

  • @frang.5913
    @frang.5913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for making it simplified. I have always seen cardboard used under all the compost and soil etc being directly next to ground. Is there a reason the manure was under the cardboard? To break it down faster?
    I enjoyed the landscaping, gorgeous!

  • @calmheart1782
    @calmheart1782 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wish I could give this two thumbs up! Thank you. And the goose was precious!