🤩🙏 this was great, Robbie. Love the story, your kitchen, the pup wondering who you’re talking to & best of all your natural way of being regardless of setting. Really appreciated this vid 🥰
This is like visiting a neighbor, having a chat with a cup of coffee. I like your casual style, and the story about the wood chips was interesting. I've been reading about how wood chips are great for the garden and is one of the best mulch. Very nice... thank you, Robbie! :)
Robbie I just Luv Watching your videos. I carry you around with me while I’m doing my chores throughout the day and listen to your videos lol. I learn so much from you and Gary. I wish I could find someone here in Michigan to give me wood chips. I would do the same thing here on our acre. Thank again and take care-Debbie
Just a note: Today I made my Mint Tea, the same way as here, using about 2 oz. of spearmint plant/leaves, about 6 large lemon verbena leaves and stevia leaves. Not bad, my husband loves it, I am drinking it today, nice change (chocolate mint is still my favorite)😋
Well, I have my wood chips coming. Thanks for your info. Can't wait! I told them like 20 truck loads. I'm in Lecanto Florida and we're all sand and weeds. I'm gonna have my own nightmare.
Yay you.. .I am thinking of making a Hugle mound using larger branches and leaves... We just trimmed many trees. I was going to lay them near our property line and add wood chips and soil purchased from an Organic Soil company at the landfill. They break down woodchips, I like the texture of the soil. So, I found your post inspiring. We live in sandy Florida along the coast, our soil needs replenishing.
Brazilian Pepper trees are an invasive tree in Florida.. They will take over and are fast seeders and growers. We are much more humid than your California climate. Love your channel... Thank you for sharing so freely.
Gary responding. When I first planted the Brazilian peppers their roots stayed around the trees drip line where the water was. Our water table is deep and the clay soil dries fairly quickly. Since I put the woodchips down, the soil remains moist and this has allowed the roots to travel. Today I would not plant any pepper tree species near my garden.
I bought chocolate mint at the farmers market this last weekend and it has it's own pot on my deck. Looking forward to making your mint tea. Thanks for the fun videos.
I am in Tasmania! Today I have been doing barrow loads of wood chips to my orchard. I have another truck load coming tomorrow. My soil is so sandy and leached of minerals so I am thrilled to get wood chips.
I am thrilled for you too! You will see how this will change your garden for the BETTER, take pictures, before and AFTER to compare in a year or so, Robbie
We loved your video, your style of taping while doing dishes! We laughed so hard because you described both of us - the same thing happened in our yard - mountains of it! And nothing to move it except a wheel barrel. It didn't take long for me to realize that he was right - the soil (Florida sand) became black, rich, living loam full of night crawlers! Loved your video, thanks!
This was a test video, I look so bad, it was HOT, and I was not sure how my camera would work, but it was SO funny how my Yorkie knew Gary was not in the house, and she was wondering who I was talking to....Yes, it looked so crazy, with all the mountains of woodchips he was dragging in, but WOW, how the soil here is changing. My husband watched the video so many times, and he was laughing too! Your soil now must be great to grow in now too with all the Living matter and creatures, THANK YOU, Robbie
You being hot, washing dishes, looking for your tea, and your pouch listening to you all added validity to your video, true reality. As far as our soil being great - it was. We moved a year ago to Wisconsin and are starting all over regarding the soil which is either hard as bricks or muckie because it is very clay-like. But you and your hubby, hahaha! Been there, done that and I totally understand! Looking forward to more of your videos. Thanks.
Don't apologize! You don't look bad. You look REAL! Real life is not magazine picture perfect. Part of what is wrong with today's culture is that people expect life to be like it is on TV and in the movies. I like nice, neat, pretty things as much as anyone, but your kitchen is in a HOME, not a photo op, and shows the accumulated clutter of a life that is being lived, not scripted.
Not sure about "normal" :) But my kitchen is SO small, so instead of trying to find things everywhere, as I cook a lot, I started hanging things off walls and Yes, the counters too....it works for me....Thanks, Robbie
Love your top it is genius you made that to be comfortable in the heat. I was raised in Arizona till I was almost 18yrs. Old so I know what it’s like to live in heat and drought .. You make the best of it. And I have visited Cali several times in the past. Love it there too. Now I have lived in Michigan for the last 30+ yrs. So when I can visit the west coast I am happy . Because I HATE winter, lol. It’s been a long time I’m between visits. I hope now we are retired to try do it more often. We have kept the wood chips from neighbor trees befor and from our own trees , when we first moved to the house we are in now, but going to try get more . I have replaced the trees we took down with fruit trees and also fruit bushes. Enjoyed your video always interesting .😉
Robbie I like your Ice Cream Maker. How about a recipe for Ice Cream? I wish I could find somewhere in my area to get woodchips like you all found. Thanks for sharing. Hey where did you buy your hook in your window that you hang your hummingbird feeder on?
Hi Robbie. This is Karen who has little Daisy the white heeler from your dogs. What do you do with all the fruit and vegetables you harvest. I love your videos.
I'm a total novice.. looking at strong possibility of renting a city 9 x 15 plot in an urban garden area less than a mile away ($35/year)... Just looking at various videos to get ideas... hope it's not too late to get started.. here it is already mid-April... I'm very incomed-challenged, yet still want all my food organic.. figured it's time to start growing my own food.. They have water hoses, etc... just so easy to get 'cold feet'... 'will I really be able to do it?' 'will I take the time to really do it?' 'what about those horribly hot days?' Not expecting answers, just saying these questions/doubs that arise feed into loss of confidence about it all.. In this particular city garden, there's around 100 plots of 9 x 15, with some folks having more than one plot. Much to learn about it all,... hmmm.. wondering if wood chips will work there.
Love your videos. :) I laughed listening to you talk about your husband bringing truck after truck of wood chips. Water helps them break down, but also manure, right? But manure can have the same problems, that city compost does - if they ate hay, grown with herbicides, their manure might make a killer compost instead of a good compost.
I wonder if the Lord started waking up people around the same time cuz that's when he started telling me the garden with wood chips. Our Father in Heaven is so great!!!!😊🌱
I've been thinking that wood chips may provide a better fire barrier than simply clearing the land. Possums eat ticks, so without possums you're more likely to have a large tick population. Also, ticks feed on literally any land animal that has blood in its body, including birds and reptiles. The more you know...🌈🌠
Gary responding. Yes wood chips help with fire protection by reducing weeds and by keeping the moisture in the soil the plants are more hydrated. We have an annual fire inspection and our fire department understands the value of mulching.
Did you have a problem with termites once you put the wood chips? I just put some wood chips all over my yard, and I don’t know how to get rid of them.
i have lot of doubts about gardening. you used only wood chips on top of soil ? 2. did you use any organicfertilizers , for calcium, phosprous, nitrozen... pls tell dear.
Do you still have to water your trees that are in woodchips? I live in Vegas and I have an orchard and veggie garden in about 12 inches of woodchips since 2014 but have found that because of the heat in the summer they don’t decompose very fast. I still have to feed my trees and water of course.
If it is hot, yes we still water, but not daily. We brush away the woodchips to see what the ground looks like. If damp, we leave it alone, if looking dry we water. Woodchips do need to be damp underneath to decompose....and they do need to be KEPT damp, if it drys up, the microbes/organisms will not survive and then they have to start all over again which will slow the process down. Robbie
Just wondering how you control snails and slugs from eating your plants when using woodchips? This is a nightmare I have yet to overcome. Love your videos thank you. Hi to your husband from another Aussie _ 25 acres in Adelaide Hills 🇦🇺
Gary responding. For snails we have a predatory snail here called a Decollate snail. Skunks also eat snails so we don't mind having them around as they are active at night when snails are out. Slugs don't appear to have any predators. Manual removal is effective but time consuming. They like to hide under pots etc so leaving a few clay pots lying around concentrates them, making it easier to pick them up. Neither have been a big issue. I have trouble growing potatoes because the slater, (pill bug) population has exploded and they eat the leaves. We have a few species of predatory insects that eat them and the scorpion population has definately increased so hopefully things will balance out. Our climate is similar to Adelaide.
Loved it friend! Great way to inspire gardeners. Love the Mickey Mouse clock, my favorite is Minnie Mouse. One of the little hummingbirds stopped to hear the conversation. The fur baby is adorable. Stay hydrated friend! Hugs to you and the Mr. 😊
This is a GREAT story!! I'm afraid to use wood chips for fear of termites (I'm in NC). I compost... but it's not nearly as fast as wood chips would be. Would love to have your avocado trees here!! Do you grow artichokes?
Will they eat termites? I've got 13 chickens. They're having a great time in my veggie beds. Won't touch worms, but ate a caterpillar off a tomato plant today. Maybe I'll start small and put some around fruit trees that are still doing nothing after 15 years, as see how it goes. Thanks for your suggestion. :)
onemomsdrm chickens will eat termites. But whether chickens alone can wipe out a termite colony - I doubt it. They could help prevent one from getting established maybe but nature is unpredictable.
You know onemomsdrm you can get the same results by using Ruth Stouts method of deep mulch covering with old hay or straw. I don't think those materials attract termites and it will build up the soil just like wood chips do.
Wayne, don't know your situation but did you sign up at ChipDrop? I had the same problem for the longest time but then two different companies came by and dropped 3 loads.
Yes I have been signed up with them for many years and not a single call or load. I have offered to pay for it as well. I'm in Canada and that's mostly a service for the U.S. It's not used enough yet. I have begged the only local tree trimmer that chips, and he prefers to drop them on his way home and never go out of his way. He's rarely in my area. He drops at local farmers, etc. that have asked for it. I offered to pay him for his extra gas to bring it here and he won't. If I buy from local sawmill or dump, it'll cost me over $1000 for the amount I need. And I have no transport for it. This is beyond frustrating.
Oh wow, what a crappy deal. It totally sucks to get excited about something and not be able to implement it. But maybe a better solution will present itself. Paul G started out in frustration too and ended up with an awesome garden.
I have heard of mounds of ants and grubs and bores being in wood chips. Have you experienced this. I don't want to garden I just want flowers. But my soil is hard clay and chirt.
Gary responding. If wood chips came with a disclaimer it would read " results may vary". We haven't had an issue with ants or borers. The grubs that we get are the larvae of green fruit beetles that feed on the wood chips, breaking it down. Our main pest insects are called pill bugs,(sometimes called rolly pollies or slaters) and they will feed on wood chips but also have a taste for seedling plants and pototoes. Sometimes you have to weigh the positive against the negative. A mulch or covering on your soil will improve it tremendously no mater what types of plants you want to grow. Wood chips should work for flower beds.
🤩🙏 this was great, Robbie. Love the story, your kitchen, the pup wondering who you’re talking to & best of all your natural way of being regardless of setting. Really appreciated this vid 🥰
This is like visiting a neighbor, having a chat with a cup of coffee. I like your casual style, and the story about the wood chips was interesting. I've been reading about how wood chips are great for the garden and is one of the best mulch. Very nice... thank you, Robbie! :)
I am cracking up! The woodchip journey is so much fun and it is full of laughter & tenacity for sure! Thanks a zillion for this video for sure!
I giggled so much at this story! Thanks for sharing hahahaha
Glad you enjoyed it!
The wood chip nightmare turned into woodchip miracle. Thanks for sharing the story. You look great ! Keep on educating us.
Robbie I just Luv Watching your videos. I carry you around with me while I’m doing my chores throughout the day and listen to your videos lol. I learn so much from you and Gary. I wish I could find someone here in Michigan to give me wood chips. I would do the same thing here on our acre. Thank again and take care-Debbie
Just a note: Today I made my Mint Tea, the same way as here, using about 2 oz. of spearmint plant/leaves, about 6 large lemon verbena leaves and stevia leaves. Not bad, my husband loves it, I am drinking it today, nice change (chocolate mint is still my favorite)😋
Does the stevia leaves give it a little sweetness? Or is there another reason you add it?
Yes it is sweet to taste 😊
@@UndoKarma yes it is sweet to taste 😊
Well, I have my wood chips coming. Thanks for your info. Can't wait! I told them like 20 truck loads. I'm in Lecanto Florida and we're all sand and weeds. I'm gonna have my own nightmare.
Yay you.. .I am thinking of making a Hugle mound using larger branches and leaves... We just trimmed many trees. I was going to lay them near our property line and add wood chips and soil purchased from an Organic Soil company at the landfill. They break down woodchips, I like the texture of the soil. So, I found your post inspiring. We live in sandy Florida along the coast, our soil needs replenishing.
Brazilian Pepper trees are an invasive tree in Florida.. They will take over and are fast seeders and growers. We are much more humid than your California climate. Love your channel... Thank you for sharing so freely.
Gary responding. When I first planted the Brazilian peppers their roots stayed around the trees drip line where the water was. Our water table is deep and the clay soil dries fairly quickly. Since I put the woodchips down, the soil remains moist and this has allowed the roots to travel. Today I would not plant any pepper tree species near my garden.
I bought chocolate mint at the farmers market this last weekend and it has it's own pot on my deck. Looking forward to making your mint tea. Thanks for the fun videos.
i love this lady she is so real and down to earth!!! I have just found her videos :) Jackie from England
I am in Tasmania!
Today I have been doing barrow loads of wood chips to my orchard. I have another truck load coming tomorrow. My soil is so sandy and leached of minerals so I am thrilled to get wood chips.
I am thrilled for you too! You will see how this will change your garden for the BETTER, take pictures, before and AFTER to compare in a year or so, Robbie
We loved your video, your style of taping while doing dishes! We laughed so hard because you described both of us - the same thing happened in our yard - mountains of it! And nothing to move it except a wheel barrel. It didn't take long for me to realize that he was right - the soil (Florida sand) became black, rich, living loam full of night crawlers! Loved your video, thanks!
This was a test video, I look so bad, it was HOT, and I was not sure how my camera would work, but it was SO funny how my Yorkie knew Gary was not in the house, and she was wondering who I was talking to....Yes, it looked so crazy, with all the mountains of woodchips he was dragging in, but WOW, how the soil here is changing. My husband watched the video so many times, and he was laughing too! Your soil now must be great to grow in now too with all the Living matter and creatures, THANK YOU, Robbie
You being hot, washing dishes, looking for your tea, and your pouch listening to you all added validity to your video, true reality. As far as our soil being great - it was. We moved a year ago to Wisconsin and are starting all over regarding the soil which is either hard as bricks or muckie because it is very clay-like. But you and your hubby, hahaha! Been there, done that and I totally understand! Looking forward to more of your videos. Thanks.
Don't apologize! You don't look bad. You look REAL! Real life is not magazine picture perfect. Part of what is wrong with today's culture is that people expect life to be like it is on TV and in the movies. I like nice, neat, pretty things as much as anyone, but your kitchen is in a HOME, not a photo op, and shows the accumulated clutter of a life that is being lived, not scripted.
And her kitchen looks like mine. I get down on myself because I have stuff on my counters, but then I see this, and I feel normal. :-)
Not sure about "normal" :) But my kitchen is SO small, so instead of trying to find things everywhere, as I cook a lot, I started hanging things off walls and Yes, the counters too....it works for me....Thanks, Robbie
Thanks for sharing! I LOVE your kitchen because let me feel in home! & very beautiful photography!
Love your top it is genius you made that to be comfortable in the heat. I was raised in Arizona till I was almost 18yrs. Old so I know what it’s like to live in heat and drought .. You make the best of it. And I have visited Cali several times in the past. Love it there too. Now I have lived in Michigan for the last 30+ yrs. So when I can visit the west coast I am happy . Because I HATE winter, lol. It’s been a long time I’m between visits. I hope now we are retired to try do it more often. We have kept the wood chips from neighbor trees befor and from our own trees , when we first moved to the house we are in now, but going to try get more . I have replaced the trees we took down with fruit trees and also fruit bushes. Enjoyed your video always interesting .😉
Thanks for sharing! Love the hummingbirds outside your kitchen window!
I love my Hummingbirds, thank you
Robbie I like your Ice Cream Maker. How about a recipe for Ice Cream? I wish I could find somewhere in my area to get woodchips like you all found. Thanks for sharing. Hey where did you buy your hook in your window that you hang your hummingbird feeder on?
Hi Robbie. This is Karen who has little Daisy the white heeler from your dogs.
What do you do with all the fruit and vegetables you harvest.
I love your videos.
Talk about a happy ending!! Thank you for this testimonial and the tip about water to break down the chips!
Ah .. another wife SILENCED by the power of the woodchip! ;-)
Good story. Pls. tell how to speed up process..
Looks good .... You could easily sell compost at this point. I only got 2 piles. Have you heard of garden giant mushrooms? They grow on wood chips.
I'm a total novice.. looking at strong possibility of renting a city 9 x 15 plot in an urban garden area less than a mile away ($35/year)... Just looking at various videos to get ideas... hope it's not too late to get started.. here it is already mid-April... I'm very incomed-challenged, yet still want all my food organic.. figured it's time to start growing my own food.. They have water hoses, etc... just so easy to get 'cold feet'... 'will I really be able to do it?' 'will I take the time to really do it?' 'what about those horribly hot days?' Not expecting answers, just saying these questions/doubs that arise feed into loss of confidence about it all.. In this particular city garden, there's around 100 plots of 9 x 15, with some folks having more than one plot. Much to learn about it all,... hmmm.. wondering if wood chips will work there.
Great information, we enjoy your insight. thank you. PS the little dog is cute.
Very informative. Woodchips can bring magic to the garden.
We have ticks here anyway so it wouldn’t be any different lol. Here our ticks are from the wild deer in the woods.
Love your videos. :) I laughed listening to you talk about your husband bringing truck after truck of wood chips. Water helps them break down, but also manure, right? But manure can have the same problems, that city compost does - if they ate hay, grown with herbicides, their manure might make a killer compost instead of a good compost.
Do you plant directly in the wood chips?
I wonder if the Lord started waking up people around the same time cuz that's when he started telling me the garden with wood chips. Our Father in Heaven is so great!!!!😊🌱
I've been thinking that wood chips may provide a better fire barrier than simply clearing the land.
Possums eat ticks, so without possums you're more likely to have a large tick population. Also, ticks feed on literally any land animal that has blood in its body, including birds and reptiles. The more you know...🌈🌠
Gary responding. Yes wood chips help with fire protection by reducing weeds and by keeping the moisture in the soil the plants are more hydrated. We have an annual fire inspection and our fire department understands the value of mulching.
Did you have a problem with termites once you put the wood chips? I just put some wood chips all over my yard, and I don’t know how to get rid of them.
Mother Natures way
Great story :)
Ha...mountains, We just got 3rd truck load. But We didn't get them at same time. A lot of people, gardeners use woodchips now.
Love this...loved listening to your story
i have lot of doubts about gardening. you used only wood chips on top of soil ?
2. did you use any organicfertilizers , for calcium, phosprous, nitrozen...
pls tell dear.
Do you still have to water your trees that are in woodchips? I live in Vegas and I have an orchard and veggie garden in about 12 inches of woodchips since 2014 but have found that because of the heat in the summer they don’t decompose very fast. I still have to feed my trees and water of course.
If it is hot, yes we still water, but not daily. We brush away the woodchips to see what the ground looks like. If damp, we leave it alone, if looking dry we water. Woodchips do need to be damp underneath to decompose....and they do need to be KEPT damp, if it drys up, the microbes/organisms will not survive and then they have to start all over again which will slow the process down. Robbie
Just wondering how you control snails and slugs from eating your plants when using woodchips? This is a nightmare I have yet to overcome. Love your videos thank you. Hi to your husband from another Aussie _ 25 acres in Adelaide Hills 🇦🇺
Gary responding. For snails we have a predatory snail here called a Decollate snail. Skunks also eat snails so we don't mind having them around as they are active at night when snails are out. Slugs don't appear to have any predators. Manual removal is effective but time consuming. They like to hide under pots etc so leaving a few clay pots lying around concentrates them, making it easier to pick them up. Neither have been a big issue. I have trouble growing potatoes because the slater, (pill bug) population has exploded and they eat the leaves. We have a few species of predatory insects that eat them and the scorpion population has definately increased so hopefully things will balance out. Our climate is similar to Adelaide.
Actually, ducks are a great predator for slugs. Just make sure you have large bowls of water for the ducks to rinse the slug juice from their bills.
I like your kitchen. It has personality.
My Kitchen is SO SMALL, but it worked out good to do a video, so I guess it ended up good for something. Thank you! Robbie
Loved it friend! Great way to inspire gardeners. Love the Mickey Mouse clock, my favorite is Minnie Mouse. One of the little hummingbirds stopped to hear the conversation. The fur baby is adorable. Stay hydrated friend! Hugs to you and the Mr. 😊
How do u make ice 🍦 and your 🍵 could you do a how to make the videos thank u.
This is a GREAT story!! I'm afraid to use wood chips for fear of termites (I'm in NC). I compost... but it's not nearly as fast as wood chips would be. Would love to have your avocado trees here!! Do you grow artichokes?
if you keep a few chickens they'll eat all of those bugs and chicken poop will add much-needed nitrogen to the wood chips
Will they eat termites? I've got 13 chickens. They're having a great time in my veggie beds. Won't touch worms, but ate a caterpillar off a tomato plant today. Maybe I'll start small and put some around fruit trees that are still doing nothing after 15 years, as see how it goes. Thanks for your suggestion. :)
onemomsdrm chickens will eat termites. But whether chickens alone can wipe out a termite colony - I doubt it. They could help prevent one from getting established maybe but nature is unpredictable.
You know onemomsdrm you can get the same results by using Ruth Stouts method of deep mulch covering with old hay or straw. I don't think those materials attract termites and it will build up the soil just like wood chips do.
thanks. :)
what kind of ice cream maker do you use?
Would what you call wood chips be the same as what we call mulch here in E. Tennessee?
Gary responding. The tree trimming service that brings our woodchips calls it mulch. I think the term woodchips is mainly used by gardeners.
Thank you Gary, I appreciate your answer, lol, don't reckon I am a gardener. Maybe someday.
I wish I could get wood chips in my area. I've tried so hard. But I can't.
Wayne, don't know your situation but did you sign up at ChipDrop? I had the same problem for the longest time but then two different companies came by and dropped 3 loads.
Yes I have been signed up with them for many years and not a single call or load. I have offered to pay for it as well. I'm in Canada and that's mostly a service for the U.S. It's not used enough yet. I have begged the only local tree trimmer that chips, and he prefers to drop them on his way home and never go out of his way. He's rarely in my area. He drops at local farmers, etc. that have asked for it. I offered to pay him for his extra gas to bring it here and he won't. If I buy from local sawmill or dump, it'll cost me over $1000 for the amount I need. And I have no transport for it. This is beyond frustrating.
Oh wow, what a crappy deal. It totally sucks to get excited about something and not be able to implement it. But maybe a better solution will present itself. Paul G started out in frustration too and ended up with an awesome garden.
Wayne what state or city are you in?
Robbie and Gary I'm in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada.
I have heard of mounds of ants and grubs and bores being in wood chips. Have you experienced this. I don't want to garden I just want flowers. But my soil is hard clay and chirt.
Gary responding. If wood chips came with a disclaimer it would read " results may vary". We haven't had an issue with ants or borers. The grubs that we get are the larvae of green fruit beetles that feed on the wood chips, breaking it down. Our main pest insects are called pill bugs,(sometimes called rolly pollies or slaters) and they will feed on wood chips but also have a taste for seedling plants and pototoes. Sometimes you have to weigh the positive against the negative. A mulch or covering on your soil will improve it tremendously no mater what types of plants you want to grow. Wood chips should work for flower beds.
That was an attention getter, and a very good story that has a good end
I just subbed ya thanks for sharing. :)
I agree with u. Woodchip help my soil.
Ha ha Great video...
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are you in florida?
No, Southern California
my wife feels your pain.
:) can we meet your husband
ROFL
your husband is a smart man,,, get over yourself