AMEND Your Fall Garden Like THIS For Maximum Soil Success!

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @karenclement7903
    @karenclement7903 Месяц назад +49

    I've always grown a nice healthy garden but I noticed a difference over the last couple years using Trifecta +. I just basically wing it and use my own estimate when fertilizing with Trifecta+. It's worked out. I've been watching your videos since you started. You are very honest, passionate and informative about gardening and I have always loved that about you. Congratulations on all your sucess over the years. I can't think of a more deserving individual. Thank you, Luke.

  • @WildOrchardOasisFarm
    @WildOrchardOasisFarm Месяц назад +40

    PSA for those that need to supplement with more compost. Home Depot carries bags of mushroom compost for less than 3 bucks. It's worked great for me in NW Arizona. Our soil is very sandy and lacks organic material.

    • @pilsplease7561
      @pilsplease7561 26 дней назад

      Sandy soil will never have good organic matter no matter what you do, compost really doesnt do all that much in sandy soil.

    • @jamieromar6168
      @jamieromar6168 11 дней назад

      Oh man that is a good price… although here in central Tampa it’s not that cheap but at Home Depot we have earth grow cow manure and organic compost bags for $3. Different places have different prices and availability so that is why I am adding a comment. But that is great I hope lots of people take the op comment and benefit from it!!! God bless!!!

  • @wordwalkermomma4
    @wordwalkermomma4 Месяц назад +17

    You never take soil out of your raised beds... but you take out fruits and veg that were made from soil. What a miracle! 😃

  • @julsmei8128
    @julsmei8128 Месяц назад +18

    I'm sitting here eating cheesy garlic bread, watching this, and feeling called out

  • @porthuronhistory
    @porthuronhistory Месяц назад +11

    Would you please do a video on amending Soil in Greenstalk gardens? Thanks

  • @juliepoolie5494
    @juliepoolie5494 Месяц назад +9

    Last year I started two worm bins inside. I have lots of worm castings to add to my garden this fall. And compost from my new tumbler! I’ve never been so excited to amend my garden!

  • @wyominghome4857
    @wyominghome4857 Месяц назад +5

    I will have to try cut and drop. My compost pile failed because it is so dry here in the upper Wind River Valley. Even leaves don't decompose on their own. Last fall I was distracted by other projects and didn't amend the garden beds, and the only thing that did well were the peas and turnips. Everything else either died, produced poorly, or was eaten by deer. This fall, I have dug in lots of composted cow manure, along with peat moss and sulphur pellets. Also whatever potting soils were still leftover from summer. Top dressing with leaves, grass clippings, pine needles. Soil is naturally sandy and highly alkaline. We found no worms at all when we moved in 4 years ago. Now starting to see worms throughout the yard, so I must be doing something right. :) I expect better results next year, especially since I also built wire hoops to keep the critters at bay!

  • @mercurybard9794
    @mercurybard9794 Месяц назад +8

    For those beds that are going to sleep for the winter - I've got too much space and didn't get the winter garden in - is it better to add the compost now and then the fertilizer, worm castings, sulphur, etc. in the spring?

  • @budgetgardeningvita
    @budgetgardeningvita Месяц назад +6

    Thanks always for sharing such helpful information, Luke! 😊🌻

  • @pennisauer2121
    @pennisauer2121 Месяц назад +4

    i'll be planting that garlic this week, so seeing this came just in time. btw, thanks for all the info about planting a fall garden. i had never done that before and this year i'm so excited to have all those leafy greens. ya'll are the best!

  • @ThatBritishHomestead
    @ThatBritishHomestead Месяц назад +2

    I refresh my soild every year no matter what

  • @opraha1113
    @opraha1113 Месяц назад

    I love how you provide illustrations to your explanations that make it so easy to understand. You gave me a whole new perspective on amending soil. Thank you!

  • @tracysullivan174
    @tracysullivan174 Месяц назад +3

    Great Info! Perfect Timing! THANK YOU!!

  • @thatsthewayitgoes9
    @thatsthewayitgoes9 15 дней назад

    Thank you

  • @PrettyAliceNight
    @PrettyAliceNight Месяц назад +3

    Great video! I commented earlier on another video that I’d love to see a video on how to source compost in your local area and how to know if it’s any good. I know for most of us it’s hard to be able to make as much copse as you need so you end up having to buy some to supplement. Bagged composts seems to be mostly wood chips and clay mud but then the bulk composts (at least around me) all smell of manure even when they are supposedly made from only local lawn clippings and food scraps.

    • @aphillips5376
      @aphillips5376 Месяц назад

      Look up Hotbin composter. Made enough compost this year to fill all my raised beds with 4-5 inches of finished compost by adding all the plants matter from my current garden, food scraps from my kitchen and shredded amazon boxes, newspaper and white, non glossy junk mail. It even compost through the winter. Zone 7a. The thing is a beast!

    • @jomcphaul1
      @jomcphaul1 Месяц назад

      You will LOVE the fertilizer!

  • @donnabrooks1173
    @donnabrooks1173 Месяц назад +1

    I love your videos. I also ordered a bunch of seeds from you and the experience was nothing but positive in every way. Value, service and great prices. Thank you Luke.

  • @terrivance8750
    @terrivance8750 Месяц назад

    Thank you, Luke. 😊

  • @sarahrussie2317
    @sarahrussie2317 Месяц назад

    This was super helpful having you walk through the process and explain with tips and facts along the way. Thank you! 😊

  • @IAMGiftbearer
    @IAMGiftbearer Месяц назад +1

    I used Bulb Plus when planting my garlic into a plot where I had added natural compost earlier from under my leaves. I'm hoping for a better result than last year when I had them in fabric pots. Thankfully the weather has really cut down on the days of rain, so things are looking up! Some more things are fruiting. Adding more bush beans soon!

  • @maryshaddox1172
    @maryshaddox1172 Месяц назад

    Learned a lot today to help vegetable garden. Thanks.

  • @joyfulparadise
    @joyfulparadise Месяц назад +1

    I really needed this information. Thanknu for explaining how to re-amend.

  • @suecorrigan1216
    @suecorrigan1216 Месяц назад +2

    Thanks for your expertise!!❤

  • @robertamead3687
    @robertamead3687 Месяц назад +1

    Thank you for todays video

  • @happyhobbit8450
    @happyhobbit8450 Месяц назад

    I am constantly adding to my soil. Yesterday I got 12 buckets of 'sand' from the Columbia River bank. It is full of all kinds of nutrients from years of deposits from the mountain streams and creeks. I am mixing it with fine wood chips and topping off the soil before putting it to bed for the winter. I need to collect more leaves to insulate before covering.
    Thank you for the reminders of soil amendments!

    • @wyominghome4857
      @wyominghome4857 Месяц назад +1

      What a good idea! I'm on the Wind River, but never thought of getting river bottom soil as an amendment.

    • @happyhobbit8450
      @happyhobbit8450 Месяц назад

      @@wyominghome4857 When I first moved here the neighbor lady told me this and where to go ... talk to the experienced gardeners in your area.

  • @tlalb9432
    @tlalb9432 Месяц назад +1

    Luke, please discuss bokashi composting for us that don’t have the space for traditional composting.

  • @ryanhessler8966
    @ryanhessler8966 Месяц назад

    Ive never had room for a dedicated compost pile, but I always turn my plants into the soil after they're done growing so they can break down where they grew. I figure it helps return some of what they took.

  • @BreezyByTheSea63
    @BreezyByTheSea63 Месяц назад

    I have a small ‘compost’ bucket ( about 20 gallons)- I started with a little dirt from my yard, added pine needles and leaves from my oak tree. Since then I’ve only added kitchen scraps) fruits and veggies). I now have about half the bucket full. I don’t do anything but mix it up every so often. It’s an experiment…

  • @caroldragon7545
    @caroldragon7545 23 дня назад

    I've noticed that none of the gardening you tubers mention the use of mushroom soil. I have found that mushroom compost is so rich that everything I have planted in it thrives. I just had three cubic yards of mushroom soil delivered for $25 a yard. It is unfinished, but I have layered it with other compost, grass clippings, shredded leaves, coffee grounds and a thick layer on top of leaves. I'm hoping that it will mature by next spring. The mushroom soil I used three years ago is still very fertile in spite of growing tomatoes, lima beans peppers , zucchini and melons in it. This yea's crops were the lima beans, (King of the Garden pole limas) zucchini and melons. Some volunteer tomatoes have been growing nicely. Any thoughts?

  • @TheCornishCottageGarden-bs5lf
    @TheCornishCottageGarden-bs5lf Месяц назад

    You're a wise man Luke 😊

  • @Schnookable
    @Schnookable Месяц назад

    Great video! Thank you!

  • @ramonareese1664
    @ramonareese1664 Месяц назад

    Thanks

  • @imeldacantu2437
    @imeldacantu2437 Месяц назад

    Great info, glad I found your channel

  • @cleightcleight3623
    @cleightcleight3623 Месяц назад +1

    Should probably remember that the 'soil' is also in the stuff making up the WHOLE of the plants we are looking at too! So that is a big part fo the soil drop :)

  • @cateyesmd
    @cateyesmd Месяц назад

    Perfect timing as I'm about to plant my garlic today. I recently received my order of Trifecta+ and looking forward to trying it out. Thanks!

    • @reliefwithoils
      @reliefwithoils Месяц назад

      How many seasons have you planted garlic? This fall will be my 3rd planting.

    • @cateyesmd
      @cateyesmd Месяц назад

      @@reliefwithoils this will be my 2nd time
      Planting.

    • @reliefwithoils
      @reliefwithoils Месяц назад +1

      @@cateyesmd right on, its about time I get out there and plant mine. Tick Tock says the weather clock. Haha. Best wishes on your 2nd crop!

  • @victoriasfire
    @victoriasfire Месяц назад +2

    Rabbit manure is a great source of nitrogen for soil

  • @chermonfils
    @chermonfils Месяц назад +4

    Thanks Luke! What do you recommend for those of us who don’t have ANY extra space for a compost pile or bin? Our city does provide composted yard waste, but I don’t want the pesticide/herbicide residues from that. Is there a good organic compost one can buy?

    • @freeatlast1423
      @freeatlast1423 Месяц назад +2

      Same here

    • @susanxoxo5825
      @susanxoxo5825 Месяц назад +1

      Mr too!

    • @ml.5377
      @ml.5377 Месяц назад

      Perhaps a worm bin or a bokashi bin? They are small models that can fit under a sink or in a a little corner.

    • @susanxoxo5825
      @susanxoxo5825 Месяц назад

      @ml.5377 I'll look into those. Thank you.

    • @mnjweber
      @mnjweber Месяц назад +4

      How about composting in your beds? Composting in place.

  • @JustSumGuy
    @JustSumGuy Месяц назад +7

    How do you reamend a full strawberry bed? How do I add more soil/compost ect if I can't cover the crowns?

    • @tmontero8492
      @tmontero8492 Месяц назад +1

      Great question!

    • @ramonasurprenant2122
      @ramonasurprenant2122 Месяц назад +3

      Check out the Curtis Stone (Urban Gardener, not the chef) video on RUclips about strawberries. He’s in Canada. In March, he RIPS out his strawberries and then replants them. The theory is: they come back stronger after the stress of replanting. Sounds crazy, but I’ve now done it for four years in CT and it works like a charm! Point is, I amend the soil after I’ve dug them up and before I replant. Highly recommend 😎

    • @sarahbehler5437
      @sarahbehler5437 Месяц назад

      @@ramonasurprenant2122Do you have any kind of strawberries that you recommend? I am in Ct, too. Have had meager results with them, hahaa, mostly because of chipmunks & birds though, maybe!

    • @ramonasurprenant2122
      @ramonasurprenant2122 Месяц назад

      @@sarahbehler5437 I planted them so long ago that I have forgotten the variety. But they produce once per year in June.

    • @ramonasurprenant2122
      @ramonasurprenant2122 Месяц назад

      @@sarahbehler5437 we grow in raised beds. We made PVC “frames” to cover the berry beds, and cover the frames with bird netting. No birds, no rodents. Light and easy to lift off to pick berries.

  • @pedsnursekare
    @pedsnursekare Месяц назад +6

    I’m in Illinois so it gets very cold. Does all the good bacteria stick around or does the bitter cold wipe them out?

    • @classicrocklover5615
      @classicrocklover5615 Месяц назад +2

      Remember, the soil biome is several inches in ground. These bacteria are alive and can move. The top ground freezes, but the deeper you go, the warmer the natural geothermal of the soil. Also: if the winter weather kills the entire soil biome every single year, how would life survive on the planet?

    • @aphillips5376
      @aphillips5376 Месяц назад

      I would think the bacteria would be adapted to your zone but not sure. Maybe a Google search can answer your question?

    • @naurekk
      @naurekk Месяц назад

      You're good! The environment had adapted and snow is a good insulator. I'm in Canada and some plants stay green in -20 temps, and all the worms and bugs and all that survive down below. My collard greens don't even die from the cold, and the mosquitos sure live haha.

  • @brandywineblue
    @brandywineblue Месяц назад +4

    HAA😂 my first year sucked too. No matter what I do it just sucks in a different way

    • @freeatlast1423
      @freeatlast1423 Месяц назад

      @@brandywineblue lol. Every year a different issue pops up to try (usually successfully) to diminish the harvest. Every year is a new experiment.

    • @aphillips5376
      @aphillips5376 Месяц назад +1

      Look into Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew. I am a 2nd year gardener this year and added 180 square feet of raised garden beds last year filling them with Mel's Mix from his book. This year harvested over 600 pounds of food! It's a little bit of an investment but totally worth it! His book explains so much!

    • @brandywineblue
      @brandywineblue Месяц назад

      @@aphillips5376 uh yeah that's the book I am following

  • @sanjanaarora6407
    @sanjanaarora6407 Месяц назад

    Hello, how would you refresh soil in raised beds that have perennial herbs growing in them like thyme and tarragon?

  • @doricranmore4457
    @doricranmore4457 Месяц назад

    Great video! I’m in rainy Washington state and I’m confused as to when to amend. Will the rain wash the amendments thru if I add now?

  • @barbaramesloh7739
    @barbaramesloh7739 Месяц назад

    Is mushroom compost good for the garden soil

  • @suecunningham1084
    @suecunningham1084 26 дней назад

    🙏🏻❤️

  • @marsimyers706
    @marsimyers706 19 дней назад

    How do you keep weeds out of your compost.

  • @janice8569
    @janice8569 Месяц назад +1

    Hi, I really enjoy your posts and have learned a lot. I've had a no-till vegetable garden for many years. The last 3 years I've been getting my soil tested and I always have a very high phosphate and low nitrogen and potassium. I've been adding blood meal and alfalfa pellets with no effect. this past season I only planted green bean and fava bean in hopes that the nitrogen would rise, but it hasn't helped much. What do you suggest? I live on Long Island and we seem to have weather typical to your's. Thanks for the help.

    • @bethkaiser9288
      @bethkaiser9288 Месяц назад +1

      I don’t know about the potassium, but my understanding is that nitrogen is very unstable thus difficult to accurately test. Some companies don’t even test nitrogen because the value is so unreliable. If the number you are getting is low, but you have nice green lush plants, I suspect your nitrogen is fine. Now if your plants are yellow and sad, that’s another story!!

    • @greggraves6437
      @greggraves6437 28 дней назад +1

      Plant cover crops in the fall and plant right in them in spring it will create a living soil and living mulch and will fix your nitrogen i love cover crops

    • @pilsplease7561
      @pilsplease7561 26 дней назад

      @@bethkaiser9288 sort of

    • @pilsplease7561
      @pilsplease7561 26 дней назад

      @@greggraves6437 Not necessarily true, cover crops really only work if you have a clay soil as anything added in the case of a sandy soil just leaches right out.

  • @IamwhoIam333
    @IamwhoIam333 Месяц назад +2

    Soil is very expensive
    I live in nevada and I don't have access to the things you have access to
    Which makes gardening very challenging

    • @WildOrchardOasisFarm
      @WildOrchardOasisFarm Месяц назад +1

      Are you close to a Home Depot? They have bags if mushroom compost for less than 3 bucks. I probably should buy it by the pallet 😂 It's really improved our high desert soil here in NW Arizona.

    • @WildOrchardOasisFarm
      @WildOrchardOasisFarm Месяц назад +1

      Are you close to a Home Depot? They have bags if mushroom compost for less than 3 bucks. I probably should buy it by the pallet 😂 It's really improved our high desert soil here in NW Arizona.

    • @IamwhoIam333
      @IamwhoIam333 Месяц назад

      @@WildOrchardOasisFarm i will check it out
      Thank you

    • @jmkupihea7630
      @jmkupihea7630 Месяц назад +1

      If you’re anywhere near a petting zoo or stable run and grab the used bedding and manure to compost down. You can also compost your food waste, newspaper, and cardboard.

    • @IamwhoIam333
      @IamwhoIam333 Месяц назад +1

      @jmkupihea7630 thank you

  • @dianebeach2117
    @dianebeach2117 Месяц назад +3

    So if my cauliflower grew great leaves, but no heads, what nutrient is my soil missing??

    • @skytacos1441
      @skytacos1441 Месяц назад +3

      Same here in KY

    • @susanxoxo5825
      @susanxoxo5825 Месяц назад +2

      ​@@skytacos1441I thought I was the only one.

    • @WildOrchardOasisFarm
      @WildOrchardOasisFarm Месяц назад +2

      That happens here in zone 8b NW Arizona for me. I think it was the early summer heat. I have better luck growing it in the fall/winter or winter/spring. I use a lot of mushroom compost. 🤷‍♀️

    • @classicrocklover5615
      @classicrocklover5615 Месяц назад +3

      I am guessing you are heavy on nitrogen, but lacking in phosphorus and potassium. First number on a fertilizer bag indicates nitrogen, which promotes leafy green foliage. Middle number is phosphorus, which supports the plant fertility, both setting flower and developing fruit. Last number is potassium, which supports a strong root system. If possible, do a quality soil test, which should direct you to fixing the imbalance.

    • @ursamajor1936
      @ursamajor1936 Месяц назад

      I find that if you bury the naked stem of any brassica, they form heads. Start piling on the soil when it first starts getting hot. Supposedly you can bury the entire head in late fall and they will set seed the following year but I've never tried it yet.

  • @reliefwithoils
    @reliefwithoils Месяц назад

    I am curious if your raised beds were placed obertop the soil level that wee see there or did you dig down into the soil to make them deeper? My raised beds are on top of clay so I dug down a good bit to remove clay to make my beds deeper with good growing soil. So far so good.

    • @aphillips5376
      @aphillips5376 Месяц назад

      I think he has said in other videos that he suggested down about 6 - 12 inches.

    • @reliefwithoils
      @reliefwithoils Месяц назад

      Okay so I am on the right track. My plants do well so that is the main thing.

  • @nicholasdemarest4254
    @nicholasdemarest4254 Месяц назад

    Do you cut the plants at the base or pull the plants with the roots? I cut the plants at the base and my bed level declines maybe 1-2 inches a year.

    • @valerietromble
      @valerietromble Месяц назад

      Cut and drop or what you cut off putting compost but you can compost it right there in place

  • @wendytushak6980
    @wendytushak6980 Месяц назад +2

    I have 66 raised beds i can't make enough compost.

  • @jadedeyes5286
    @jadedeyes5286 Месяц назад

    I am Sure they are BFFs

  • @mtnlindama8146
    @mtnlindama8146 Месяц назад +1

    11:48…SQUIRELL!

  • @tylerheslet5812
    @tylerheslet5812 Месяц назад +2

    My raised bed soil has compacted, I believe, due to the dry summer and lack of consistent watering on my part. Should I then work in the compost I've produced for this after fall harvest and maybe cover the beds for winter to prevent excessive leaching?

    • @jmkupihea7630
      @jmkupihea7630 Месяц назад +2

      Pile in all of your lawn clippings and leaves, then a good layer of newspaper and cardboard, then compost, then straw, and keep it moist. You’ll have a Mega Worm Party and renew the soil with barely any effort or cost.

  • @lindseyjezek3423
    @lindseyjezek3423 27 дней назад

    Stop attacking folks who would prefer to live off cheese bread! haha

  • @kytreefarmer
    @kytreefarmer Месяц назад

    Okay this is already the 4th video I've seen today of garden soil being a bank literally one guy did it two weeks ago and four people have copied him in the past 10:12 days

  • @CB-fm5gc
    @CB-fm5gc Месяц назад +1

    Luke, please don't store your cell phone in your pocket!! Or on your body!

    • @carolhesterberg7526
      @carolhesterberg7526 Месяц назад

      So correct! Wearing a cell phone on your body is a cancer risk!

  • @lisapop5219
    @lisapop5219 Месяц назад

    You can live off of cheese spread. Thriving is a different story

  • @travisjakearbues2527
    @travisjakearbues2527 Месяц назад

    firsttt

  • @infoimolaza
    @infoimolaza 26 дней назад

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  • @raineeredman6874
    @raineeredman6874 Месяц назад +3

    How do i get rid of blight in my soil?

    • @bobbiemerrell4119
      @bobbiemerrell4119 Месяц назад +2

      Calcium cures blight.

    • @tamiflanagan7038
      @tamiflanagan7038 Месяц назад

      I don't think you can get rid of it because blight is soil born. There are a bunch of things you can do to lessen exposure & slow it down. Luke has a few earlier videos about it & I got a bunch of great information from Gary (I can't remember his last name), The Rustic Gardener on RUclips. I use his blight spray recipes. Now I rotate where I plant each year, mulch heavily, water with soaker hoses, use prevention & treatment blight sprays, then throw away or burn anything I prune off of affected plants and getting rid of the plants at the end of the growing season. Never leave them in the garden bed or compost them. Now it's cold weather in fall and winter that kills them instead of blight mid season.

    • @classicrocklover5615
      @classicrocklover5615 Месяц назад

      A certain amount may always be in the soil. Try to get a quality soil test, which should also show pH. I've heard solerizing the soil might kill blight, but it also kills the microbiome

    • @brandywineblue
      @brandywineblue Месяц назад

      ​@classicrocklover5615 everyone says test the soil but no one tells you where to get one. The local agricultural extension is a scam the "information" they send you tells you the homeowner absolutely nothing

  • @TheBiocycle
    @TheBiocycle 9 дней назад

    This is America, the populous doesn’t understand personal finance. 😂

  • @MrSeney1
    @MrSeney1 Месяц назад

    Your jean’s will be very fertile 😜

  • @michelearmstrong4060
    @michelearmstrong4060 20 дней назад

    I wish MIgardner would answer questions from his videos. It just seems rude to expect people to watch the channel and not give back to them.

  • @CristianSpitz
    @CristianSpitz Месяц назад

    Slow release and fast acting.... Only for Amerikans.

  • @hopemorrison2367
    @hopemorrison2367 Месяц назад +1

    Luke you are very smart I love the idea of the land and shipping to custo.ers that is a brilliant idea a lot of us struggle with trying to grow and would apreciate quality produce

  • @DuyenSoloCamping
    @DuyenSoloCamping Месяц назад

    👍❤❤🎉

  • @imeldacantu2437
    @imeldacantu2437 Месяц назад

    Great info, glad I found your channel