Are you ready to come on this journey with me building a Cost of Living Crisis Garden? Gives us a thumbs up here and on my video if you think it's a good thing!
What a great idea to show us the process of building a cost-of-living garden. It is one thing to understand how hard it is these days but even better to help us find solutions. I find that growing herbs and salad leaves is great for a small garden, and growing climbing plants like peas and beans is a good way to get some sustenance. Looking forward to watching the build.
After the last video I was compelled to look at moving forward with this and see how many we can help. Please leave your thoughts below in the comments box!
Good morning Marty and fam, i always watch from start to finish, and sometimes watch again. This is a fantastic idea for everyone to see that it is really quite easy to grow at least a few different types of food instead of only growing ornamental plants. I wasn't going to mention about the foam box's, but because you brought it up, i will. Even though as you said they probably aren't the best container to use, but yes they are cheap and effective to get you fingers dirty to start off your gardening hobby. I have, like pretty much most gardeners have used these foam box's. About two years then they break down to what we all know as micro-plastic. Also it's very possible that it almost definitely breaks down into the soil and the roots would probably take this into the plant. But as this is about helping as many people as possible get into growing real food on a very low budget. Ten out of ten, again on this one Marty great work. Ps. The only gripe i have with you is, your video's stop me from doing the work that i should be doing in my own veggie garden, chooks and food forest. I'll be cheating soon im hireing a mini excavator to dig me some holes for another row of fruit trees down the mix species fruit orchard. And maybe a pond or two. My main problems i struggle with here is water then pests big and small. I have learnt over the years that if you plant something and it grows well with minimal effort in your area then grow more of those types of plants. For instance, citrus and stone fruits and mulberry trees seem to be the easiest fruit trees to grow here and in most locations around Australia that i have found over many years. Compared to say apples figs and many other types of fruits that are obviously more suited to a more humid coastal environment, or colder area. I really hope this is what you are hoping for from my comments, as I, like you, want to hopefully inspire everyone to get into it. But even if I have been of some help to just one person then that makes me happy.
Thanks mate, for sharing. Comments like this are great as it helps others with their growing journey as well. Love what your doing and your input here!
A great way to save money is using seeds instead of buying seedling punnets especially for easy-to-grow veg like beans, pumpkin, beets, carrots etc. There's a place called Boondie seeds in Queensland that sells lots of heirloom seeds for very cheap including those little pumpkins. I've bought seeds from them for years and usually have good results. Looking forward to the bed build Marty, Cheers!
Trailing the a temporary raised garden bed from the thick cardboard transport boxes they put on pallets but the lower height ones, using highter ones to make my pallet compost bins .😊
Cost of living crisis garden I love it! My husband works for a lady who has horses, many years ago we asked if we could have some horse manure. She agreed, we collect it by the trailer load. Whatever I may have in my garden we'll take to her like pumpkins, sweet peas, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes etc. Having coffee watching your video. Have a good one Marty! 👍👍👍
I get 2nd hand 20 & 15lt buckets off market place that have lids. I wash them again drill holes and plant in them. After the growing season is over I can pop the lid on and re purpose the soil for next time. I missed 1 bucket from last yr and found yesterday after watching your video that a egg plant had self seeded and is growing so all I am going to do is re fertilise water and have free food from it this yr. This show has given me my mojo back to get growing again, thank you heaps xx
How cool is that,,got your Mojo back. Thanks for taking part in the conversation here. Please keep sharing your journey and quick tips that may helps others in the comments it really inspires me and helps others.
Thank you Marty. Great idea. I try to watch all your videos. Its nice to have some Aussie ones. I'm near Mildura Vic, a little drier than your area!! Trying my novice best at veggie growing.
I also keep chickens for eggs, almost every day I'm eating things from my veg plot. No doubt it has saved me a lot of money. I used to sell excess eggs to cover their food costs, yet now my birds are old I only get enough to feed myself. The chickens eat a lot of veg I grow for them too, so smaller bills.
Thanks for sharing here, as I get comments saying gardening is expensive. However, in time we know it can save you your hard-earned dollars to be used elsewhere.
I have a feeling this subject and methods will grow the channel. Feedback on the foam boxes. .i put clean cardboard or few sheets of newspaper on sides and bottomas a micrplas barrier. You're also saving them from landfill. Water based paint on outside a lot of my group in places like old age homes have really benefitted in many ways also their kitchens save costs. Mate wity this theme you may have grabbed a tiger by the tail. More people live in smaller lots and units flats etc. the biggy is if when they move the box gardens move with them cheers Phil
Best wishes for another great learning time for us. Thank you We love organic groceries from our backyard. We're in our 70's from USA zone 6b. I saved Purple Basil seeds and next season we had success starting some. Next season seeds not so great. A number of factors at play. Eaten fresh and hang to dry before they go to seed. Stronger than organic store bought so I'm using less. For people don't like Styrofoam. Cardboard boxes are free at store. Maybe double them up and wrap with twine or bungie cords or what ever to keep them together. Branches to stake them. It doesn't need to be a Homes and Garden knock out beauty. The veggies greens like chard have so many minerals . Chard and lettuce you cut and come again. Cut the outer leaves as they produce and have them eat from spring to after frost we've done successfully and still cutting them. Hopefully your videos will encourage people and take the fear of failure out of it. Seeds are cheaper and someone can build a cold frame to start them. Grow lights have a range of prices. Indoors be sure to fan them to thicken up the stems of seedlings. Potatoes are easier than people think. Food grade buckets are given away at bakeries and grocery stores that make pastries'. They just throw them away when icing was shipped in them. Gotta be washed. and sugary water can be disposed ..... away from the garden. Unless someone knows if the sugar syrup is good for something besides attracting ants.
Wow, it's so awesome the comments we are getting in here. People more and more will read these I believe as this educational story evolves around this crisis.
Brilliant idea. Im using an old bath, old buckets, old water dispenser bottles to grow in. So far its more trial and error but im having fun. Composting my kitchen scraps brough rats😮. So im going to try and just compost leaves and grass clippings?
"Hey my friend, great video! Watched it all the way through..... :) I'm excited to see how those little pumpkins grow-I've heard of them but never tried growing them myself. When I first got married, we started in a rented unit with 20 white boxes in a small garden. Man, you can grow a lot of food in those! Looking forward to your next video."
Gardening isn't cheap by any means, I have $1000's on raised beds, soil and netting, lights, heat mat, and sending trays. The only way you can save money on gardening is to start growing your veggies from seed
It depends on how you approach it and what you want your final result to be. Having your own seed is real bonus and hopefully if this content keeps getting traction we will get to that part!
I recently made this exact mix to top up raised garden beds. Happy to say seedlings doing well. X3 more compost compares to $20 for 1 bag premium brand!
The compost bags really need the cow manure added to it. I also mix blood and bone plus potash to help with nutrient uptake. I will be discussing this more in the series which starts this weekend.
Thanks for the content. "dont just bale out" i see what you did there.😀 whats the best asian greens youve found to grow in a subtropical summer? Im in brisbane.
The best Asian greens in summer Betel leaf and Kangkong are my favourites. We also eat the young sweet potato leaves and Moringa leaf which is growing in our garden.
@@martysgarden they are little pumpkins you get but the ones we have had a taste. I’m just waiting for mine to go orange atm it’s 1/3 of the way there. Only got one this year due to poor pollution and slugs eating 3 plants leaving me with 1
I used that brand of compost once and it stunted my bush beans. They did terrible, yellow leaves before even flowering. I think it contained pesticides/toxic chemicals as I've never had that issue before in my garden. I planted bush beans throughout my garden and the only area affected was where I used this cheap compost. Never again....
good stuff. we should all know about the lack of nutrition in our food and this is a way to grow healthy food at a very low cost. pay attention folks this is really important that you at least understand how to do it. starvation isn't a very good look.
Are you ready to come on this journey with me building a Cost of Living Crisis Garden? Gives us a thumbs up here and on my video if you think it's a good thing!
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@@aaronhopkins6697 🙏 thanks my friend
apparently inflation is 2.7%......you gotta laugh
@@jimkaye2077 i think the decimal point needs to be removed.
Great video, Marty. I always enjoy watching you. The flexibility hand is a neat and unique ending to your content. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
What a great idea to show us the process of building a cost-of-living garden. It is one thing to understand how hard it is these days but even better to help us find solutions. I find that growing herbs and salad leaves is great for a small garden, and growing climbing plants like peas and beans is a good way to get some sustenance. Looking forward to watching the build.
Thanks for your input, leafy greens, climbers ect will play a big role here. Next video I building the vertical supports!
@@martysgarden will keep a look out for it. I currently have some snow peas growing up some chicken wire.
After the last video I was compelled to look at moving forward with this and see how many we can help. Please leave your thoughts below in the comments box!
Good morning Marty and fam, i always watch from start to finish, and sometimes watch again. This is a fantastic idea for everyone to see that it is really quite easy to grow at least a few different types of food instead of only growing ornamental plants. I wasn't going to mention about the foam box's, but because you brought it up, i will. Even though as you said they probably aren't the best container to use, but yes they are cheap and effective to get you fingers dirty to start off your gardening hobby. I have, like pretty much most gardeners have used these foam box's. About two years then they break down to what we all know as micro-plastic. Also it's very possible that it almost definitely breaks down into the soil and the roots would probably take this into the plant.
But as this is about helping as many people as possible get into growing real food on a very low budget.
Ten out of ten, again on this one Marty great work.
Ps. The only gripe i have with you is, your video's stop me from doing the work that i should be doing in my own veggie garden, chooks and food forest. I'll be cheating soon im hireing a mini excavator to dig me some holes for another row of fruit trees down the mix species fruit orchard. And maybe a pond or two. My main problems i struggle with here is water then pests big and small. I have learnt over the years that if you plant something and it grows well with minimal effort in your area then grow more of those types of plants. For instance, citrus and stone fruits and mulberry trees seem to be the easiest fruit trees to grow here and in most locations around Australia that i have found over many years. Compared to say apples figs and many other types of fruits that are obviously more suited to a more humid coastal environment, or colder area.
I really hope this is what you are hoping for from my comments, as I, like you, want to hopefully inspire everyone to get into it. But even if I have been of some help to just one person then that makes me happy.
Thanks mate, for sharing. Comments like this are great as it helps others with their growing journey as well. Love what your doing and your input here!
A great way to save money is using seeds instead of buying seedling punnets especially for easy-to-grow veg like beans, pumpkin, beets, carrots etc.
There's a place called Boondie seeds in Queensland that sells lots of heirloom seeds for very cheap including those little pumpkins.
I've bought seeds from them for years and usually have good results. Looking forward to the bed build Marty, Cheers!
Good seeds from those guys, not enough time for me to start from seed with this project. But it's great dollar saver.
Thanks for sharing this info, will look them up.
Trailing the a temporary raised garden bed from the thick cardboard transport boxes they put on pallets but the lower height ones, using highter ones to make my pallet compost bins .😊
Nice one Rick, it should work for a season! Keep us posted
Great to see you at work and all your ideas, Thanks Marty
Thanks 👍so much, it's nice to be able to help others in times of need.
Cost of living crisis garden I love it!
My husband works for a lady who has horses, many years ago we asked if we could have some horse manure. She agreed, we collect it by the trailer load. Whatever I may have in my garden we'll take to her like pumpkins, sweet peas, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes etc. Having coffee watching your video. Have a good one Marty! 👍👍👍
Thanks for the support, motivates me to move forward with this project!
Thats great Marty 👍@martysgarden
This is just what I need. Im in a colder area of Australia so its just warming up now.
This will work in temperate to tropical climates
I get 2nd hand 20 & 15lt buckets off market place that have lids.
I wash them again drill holes and plant in them. After the growing season is over I can pop the lid on and re purpose the soil for next time.
I missed 1 bucket from last yr and found yesterday after watching your video that a egg plant had self seeded and is growing so all I am going to do is re fertilise water and have free food from it this yr.
This show has given me my mojo back to get growing again, thank you heaps xx
How cool is that,,got your Mojo back. Thanks for taking part in the conversation here. Please keep sharing your journey and quick tips that may helps others in the comments it really inspires me and helps others.
Thanks Marty. Love these videos.
@@veronicabaker7730 thank you also
Love your work Marty, you give me inspirations to get my vegie patch happening in Central Victoria
Awesome, so stoked you're going to get your garden going! Comments like this keep me inspired also to create more content for people like yourself.
It's like the old "Victory garden" during the war.
Yes, I heard about those. Similar for sure.
Thank you Marty. Great idea.
I try to watch all your videos. Its nice to have some Aussie ones.
I'm near Mildura Vic, a little drier than your area!!
Trying my novice best at veggie growing.
Good morning, Thanks so much for watching my content. All the best with the veggie patch this grow season in Victoria.
Hey Marty, I grow the Jack be little pumpkin each year. They are awesome and very cute. Blessings from South Australia 🦘🦘🦘❤
Good to know as I keep getting mixed reports on taste.
I also keep chickens for eggs, almost every day I'm eating things from my veg plot. No doubt it has saved me a lot of money. I used to sell excess eggs to cover their food costs, yet now my birds are old I only get enough to feed myself. The chickens eat a lot of veg I grow for them too, so smaller bills.
Thanks for sharing here, as I get comments saying gardening is expensive. However, in time we know it can save you your hard-earned dollars to be used elsewhere.
What an English... Fascinating !!! 😂 Happy gardening Aussie Bros. We are reaching the end of season here in Central Europe 😢
Season is closing there and we are just getting started!
I have a feeling this subject and methods will grow the channel. Feedback on the foam boxes. .i put clean cardboard or few sheets of newspaper on sides and bottomas a micrplas barrier. You're also saving them from landfill. Water based paint on outside a lot of my group in places like old age homes have really benefitted in many ways also their kitchens save costs. Mate wity this theme you may have grabbed a tiger by the tail. More people live in smaller lots and units flats etc. the biggy is if when they move the box gardens move with them cheers Phil
Some good tips and points there Phil, I am in production and building now as we speak!
Woo hoo! I'm getting excited to try this. In Central West NSW, so figure I'm not too late to start!
Awesome mate, go for it, it’s all about just starting
Best wishes for another great learning time for us. Thank you
We love organic groceries from our backyard. We're in our 70's from USA zone 6b. I saved Purple Basil seeds and next season we had success starting some. Next season seeds not so great. A number of factors at play. Eaten fresh and hang to dry before they go to seed. Stronger than organic store bought so I'm using less.
For people don't like Styrofoam. Cardboard boxes are free at store. Maybe double them up and wrap with twine or bungie cords or what ever to keep them together. Branches to stake them. It doesn't need to be a Homes and Garden knock out beauty.
The veggies greens like chard have so many minerals . Chard and lettuce you cut and come again. Cut the outer leaves as they produce and have them eat from spring to after frost we've done successfully and still cutting them. Hopefully your videos will encourage people and take the fear of failure out of it. Seeds are cheaper and someone can build a cold frame to start them. Grow lights have a range of prices. Indoors be sure to fan them to thicken up the stems of seedlings. Potatoes are easier than people think. Food grade buckets are given away at bakeries and grocery stores that make pastries'. They just throw them away when icing was shipped in them. Gotta be washed. and sugary water can be disposed ..... away from the garden. Unless someone knows if the sugar syrup is good for something besides attracting ants.
Wow, it's so awesome the comments we are getting in here. People more and more will read these I believe as this educational story evolves around this crisis.
Brilliant idea. Im using an old bath, old buckets, old water dispenser bottles to grow in. So far its more trial and error but im having fun. Composting my kitchen scraps brough rats😮. So im going to try and just compost leaves and grass clippings?
"Hey my friend, great video! Watched it all the way through..... :) I'm excited to see how those little pumpkins grow-I've heard of them but never tried growing them myself. When I first got married, we started in a rented unit with 20 white boxes in a small garden. Man, you can grow a lot of food in those! Looking forward to your next video."
Wow, all the way through! Thanks so much. I started filming the vertical section today. It will be out this weekend.
@@martysgarden awesome marty :)
another banger!
Thanks, the plan is to help as many as possible.
Gardening isn't cheap by any means, I have $1000's on raised beds, soil and netting, lights, heat mat, and sending trays.
The only way you can save money on gardening is to start growing your veggies from seed
It depends on how you approach it and what you want your final result to be. Having your own seed is real bonus and hopefully if this content keeps getting traction we will get to that part!
subscribed......keep the videos coming
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I recently made this exact mix to top up raised garden beds. Happy to say seedlings doing well. X3 more compost compares to $20 for 1 bag premium brand!
The compost bags really need the cow manure added to it. I also mix blood and bone plus potash to help with nutrient uptake. I will be discussing this more in the series which starts this weekend.
@@martysgarden yup, cow manure bags bought also👍
Great video. Thank you ❤
Thanks for watching. I started filming the series today!
Thanks for the content. "dont just bale out" i see what you did there.😀 whats the best asian greens youve found to grow in a subtropical summer? Im in brisbane.
The best Asian greens in summer Betel leaf and Kangkong are my favourites. We also eat the young sweet potato leaves and Moringa leaf which is growing in our garden.
Thanks Marty for this contents love your videos just started my worm farm and want to start small veggie garden will have to find the foam boxes
Hi, stoked your enjoying the content. More educational, fun on the way!
Jack be little is lovely I grow it in the uk
Nice, so looking forward to growing these this season.
@@martysgarden they are little pumpkins you get but the ones we have had a taste. I’m just waiting for mine to go orange atm it’s 1/3 of the way there. Only got one this year due to poor pollution and slugs eating 3 plants leaving me with 1
@@cherylhowker1792 I hope they taste okay?
I used that brand of compost once and it stunted my bush beans. They did terrible, yellow leaves before even flowering. I think it contained pesticides/toxic chemicals as I've never had that issue before in my garden. I planted bush beans throughout my garden and the only area affected was where I used this cheap compost. Never again....
Ah I see. Sorry to hear that. I have used it before and added blood and bone with Potash. I got through, wish me luck!
Ive tried them too, with little success, If you can afford it pay a few dollars more and you'll have much more success
I think they use sawdust made from treated wood
@@Alan-bi7dm no it's not sawdust, it is mulchy though
MARTY THE CHARLES DOWDING AND ELON MUSK OF GARDENING OF AUSTRALIA. THE GUY WHO DOES NOT STICK TO CONVENTIONAL DIG2X.
Hhehe, yes I wonder if I will disrupt thing a little with the series thats coming up. Starts this weekend.
My garden has always been a cost of living crisis garden. DSP is not generous
Thanks 🙏 sharing here, if you have any tips to share in the next vids coming up please do so. It’s been amazing so far the contributions from others
@@martysgarden sure will
I hear ya, blue! It's a lifesaver to get out on the plot, in the sun, and get your hands dirty.
good stuff. we should all know about the lack of nutrition in our food and this is a way to grow healthy food at a very low cost. pay attention folks this is really important that you at least understand how to do it. starvation isn't a very good look.
If it gets to help the right people I will be stoked. It's so concerning this issue
I grew those exact pumpkins they looked amazing but tasted horrible 😂
Ever tried who flung dung?
Oh man, hope you had a bad batch haha!