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For my birthday on June 19th I received a 0 voucher from my other half, Christopher. With it I decided to buy myself a REAL worm farm and some more worms. In this video I show the contents, construction and setup of the new worm farm. It looks fantastic and I think it will out perform my little home made one by a mile.. Let’s see..

Things definitely seem to be growing in the raised bed garden. Warm weather and rain over the last few weeks has helped. Pretty much have the beds filled with only a few things left to plant.

Allium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo Dating back over 6000 years, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent seasoning in Asia, Africa, and Europe. It was known to Ancient Egyptians, and has been used throughout its history for both culinary and medicinal purposes…Garlic is easy to grow and can be grown year-round in mild climates. While sexual propagation of garlic is indeed possible, nearly all of the garlic in cultivation is propagated asexually, by planting individual cloves in the ground. In cold climates, cloves are planted in the fall, about six weeks before the soil freezes, and harvested in late spring. Garlic plants are usually very hardy, and are not attacked by many pests or diseases. Garlic plants are said to repel rabbits and moles. Two of the major pathogens that attack garlic are nematodes and white rot disease, which remain in the soil indefinitely once the ground has become infected. Garlic also can suffer from pink root, a typically nonfatal disease that stunts the roots and turns them pink or red. Garlic plants can be grown close together, leaving enough room for the bulbs to mature, and are easily grown in containers of sufficient depth. When selecting garlic for planting, it is important to pick large heads from which to separate cloves. Large cloves, along with …

A quick look around at my seedlings and the other items I planted in my garden already. An experiment between seed raising mixtures shows very different results. Also, the chickens are being naughty again Music: “Laid Back Guitars” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org

This video discusses general building considerations. Other considerations ~ Ceramic coated screws were used to avoid staining of the Redwood. Hedge row between the road and garden to minimize pollution. The spot can always be converted into an enclosure for goats or chickens.

*If you like the video please subscribe and hit that thumbs up! Hey folks, thanks for stopping in again. Here’s another quick tip to help you along with your balcony garden. We’re going to talk about creating a soil mix for your container garden. However this can also work for raised beds. There are many soil mix recipes out there, but after much research this is what I came up with. The mix seems to have a good combination of aeration and moisture holding properties while also being readily available in most big box stores. Here’s the recipe: 2 parts Potting soil 2 parts Sphagum Peat Moss 1 part Perlite Don’t settle for dumping a bag of potting soil in your containers! This little bit of work is well worth the reward. Your plants will thank you for it! Hope that helps you all out. Get out there and take steps toward preparedness and self sufficiency! Remember guys and gals…Plan for Tomorrow so you can Live for Today! Scott “TheXGrasshopper”

Busted my back digging over the unused garden beds, gave the chooks something to munch on. Checked my compost bin was ready and started to plant out some french beans and green onions or spring onions as we call them here in Oz. As I’ve had a few questions on green onions, I thought I should do a close up look at how I plant them out. Hopefully you don’t fall asleep during it.. hit the fast forward button if needed I’ve got a heap more stuff to show you all but 3 videos in one day is probably enough for now Stay tuned for the other half of the garden and my seedling update. Thanks for watching!

So this is a crate I picked up before it was trashed. Can you believe it someone was actually going to send that to the landfill! Well lucky me to have saw it, I didn’t get the right soil for it but what i have wont go to waste just means another run to Homedepot. The evergreen i cut down when the new growth starts to fill in I will begin the shaping to a bonsai style evergreen…Cool right? Good way to keep your snips sharp.

This year I decided to mix a blend of manure’s and soil together to enhance the garden beds. I have Cow, Horse and Alpaca manure, mixed with some garden soil purchased from the garden center. It takes some time to mix it and blend it all together… gives your legs and back a work out, let me tell you… but the hard work at the beginning of the season should pay back with great results. We all need food, as do our plants… I hope that this blend, along with plenty of water and TLC will give me a bumper crop this year.

I live in Wisconsin and planted three plants in early spring after frost threat gone. I have very hearty plants that have began to climb a wire fence and spread out quite a bit. I have never grown this plant before and didn’t research much, just read seed pack directions. There are many many blooms on each vine with four to five vines per plant. So far I have one very large melon which I put on a plate so it wouldn’t rot in wet soil, I have a smaller one growing and will put on a plate soon and a few tiny buds that resemble the beginning of the two melons already there. I read only four melons come from one plant but it seems I have many more starting. I want to be sure they are getting the nutrients needed to be great melons and didn’t know if there was a top of vine I should clip since I know with tomatoes you do so you have better yield. I water three times per week and have well drained soil as it is in a raised bed with rocks lining the bed instead of wood. I also wondered how I tell if the melon is ready for harvest since I thought it would be later near fall. Also is it normal to have so many melons in varying stages of growth? I don’t know the type of canteloupe but it is green and white striped smooth skin so far. Sorry for all the questions its just frustrating I couldn’t find this info readily online and find people who know of these things are better resources. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. I am new to organic planting .