I talked to a tree company last year and was surprised to hear that they sell their wood chips by the half and full truck load and not for cheap either. The power line company on the other hand, sprays all of their chips all over the ground on the side of the road where they cut. I'm sure there are plenty of companies that have chips for free but I wonder for how long. It's best not to procrastinate and get while the getting is good.
I live in Cape Town South Africa. Wood chips cost the same as screened compost here! I bought a chipper just under a year ago and I’ve had tree fellers and garden services dropping all their waste in my driveway and painstakingly chip all the branches myself. Proud to say I’ve made over 15 cubic meters of compost and an equal amount of wood chips to mulch over the compost in my food garden. I’ve been making fruit tree islands which will ultimately reach each other as I have enough materials to create new beds over the old lawn. We’ve also made tons of biochar which I’ve been adding to my compost piles when I build them as we don’t really have access to amendments here the same way the USA seems to. I’ve been on this property 2 years and I can see the fertility building
You can also plant plants that are drought resistant that fix nitrogen into the soil to increase fertility. Next to a nitrogen fixing large shrub or small tree you can plant a food crop or fruit tree and it will benefit from the nitrogen from the neighboring nitrogen fixer. I know that leucaena leucophylla is used quite a bit in Australia and Asia to provide up to 30% of the forage for grazing animals and wood for fuel. Leucaena leucocephala has been considered for biomass production because its reported yield of foliage corresponds to a dried mass of 2,000-20,000 kg/ha/year, and that of wood 30-40 m³/ha/year, with up to twice those amounts in favorable climates. In India it is being promoted for both fodder and energy.[20] It is also efficient in nitrogen fixation, at more than 500 kg/ha/year. It has a very fast growth rate: young trees reach a height of more than 20 ft in two to three years. This is just an example. Look for native plants that can fix nitrogen and are useful in other ways.
My neighbour had some branches trimmed and I just asked the tree guy for the branches. I have a chipper. He was very happy to put the branches in my yard where I wanted them. He didn't have to pay to dump the branches. Win, win.
Hello, thanks for the comment. Now that you have a relationship with the tree guy, ask him if he can dump some chips when he gets some, or ask him if any of his business associates have any!
You are impressed by God’s work in nature. I am very impressed by what you are creating in your garden and by teaching others. I think your channel will continue to educate and inspire others way into the future! Thank you 🌱😎
Paul gautschi is the reason I started a garden in the first place, now I use the practices of @gardenlikeaviking and I am making so many natural fertilizers and soil amendments. Viking is where I learned about leaf mold and fermenting. When I found your channel I appreciated it so much because your methods are in line with the natural methods of back to eden and garden like a Viking- I now get wood chips delivered from my municipality each spring and fall. I use them to cover my walkways, mulch my flower garden and compost in piles now.
I enjoy watching your channel, you said something that really caught my ear!! You talked about how your amazed at GODS wonderful working system, i too love to watch and think about HIS Great Works!! Its so amazing that when we try and just listen HE will guide us in how we should do!! So thankyou again and for all your efforts to make videos just to help people ...
Thanks for replying Mark. I think there are two types of scientists, one that observes the works of God and tries to understand and work in harmony with them, and another that looks at the works of God and tries to manipulate them. It will not go well in the end for the latter.
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They are just so useful in so many ways. I take as much as I can! One thing though. if you want to make biochar, or heat your house with them, be sure not to let the pile get rained on!
You say that we don't have to water after we build up the soil. What's your annual rainfall? Mine is about 8-10" per year so if I were quit entirely...
I meant to say, we won't have to water as much! SOME of us won't have to water at all! Thanks for pointing that out to me! Dr. Elaine Ingham talks a lot about agricultural practices in the desert. I watched one of her videos two days ago where she talked about soybeans having roots that can extend 25 feet deep into the soil. Obviously, if you have hardpan 12 inches deep in the soil, the soybean plants will wither and die without rain. But the point is, it's the microorganisms that open up your soil so the roots can penetrate to where the moisture is. Keeping your soil covered is another thing to conserve moisture. I've come to the conclusion that your soil should never be bare. If you plant your crops close together, they can shade the soil, or you can apply a thick mulch. One thing I noticed about using wood chips as mulch is that, if I brush away the top inch, the soil is always damp underneath, even if we haven't had rain for weeks. And I use a lot of woodchips in my pathways, and it's always the case. Also, numerous studies show using biochar helps retain water and nutrients in the soil. Here is one of them: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcbb.12026 Everyone's situation will be different, but if you were to learn how to garden with the thought of, how would I do this if the power grid went down and had no way to water my garden, then your knowledge of which crops are suited for an arid environment and knowledge of moisture retention principles could save your life! That's why everyone should learn them even when you live in a climate that gets ample rain! Learn these things, and increase the permeability of soil for root penetration, before it's a life and death situation! As unlikely as it may seem, the government's own agencies are admitting that there is almost a 100% chance of a terrorist attack and the power grid would be a prize target for them! I'm not saying that WILL happen, but wouldn't you have a better garden if you learned and implemented these principles anyway? Well, that's the way I think!
Hi, sorry it took so long to answer. I replied to you yesterday and when I looked today my reply was gone. Anyway, because I don't put a thick layer of woodchips in the growing areas, I just put the compost right on top and never mix it into the soil. I made a video this week that shows exactly how I did it for planting my second crop of corn: ruclips.net/video/U-NYbWBR8oU/видео.html Look on part two of the video.
Thanks for posting. I never know what kind of chips the landscapers are giving me, but I have done quite a bit of study on juglone, the compound the walnut tree is known to produce. From what I gather, the juglone completely breaks down after about 4 weeks and I never use it when it's that fresh. Here's one article that talks quite a bit about it: www.gardenmyths.com/walnuts-juglone-allelopathy/
We watched David The Good and told us about your channel, we will definitely be watching!
Awesome! Thank you!
That’s how I got here too! Great channel!
I talked to a tree company last year and was surprised to hear that they sell their wood chips by the half and full truck load and not for cheap either. The power line company on the other hand, sprays all of their chips all over the ground on the side of the road where they cut. I'm sure there are plenty of companies that have chips for free but I wonder for how long. It's best not to procrastinate and get while the getting is good.
I live in Cape Town South Africa. Wood chips cost the same as screened compost here!
I bought a chipper just under a year ago and I’ve had tree fellers and garden services dropping all their waste in my driveway and painstakingly chip all the branches myself. Proud to say I’ve made over 15 cubic meters of compost and an equal amount of wood chips to mulch over the compost in my food garden. I’ve been making fruit tree islands which will ultimately reach each other as I have enough materials to create new beds over the old lawn. We’ve also made tons of biochar which I’ve been adding to my compost piles when I build them as we don’t really have access to amendments here the same way the USA seems to. I’ve been on this property 2 years and I can see the fertility building
Fantastic, keep us updated!
You can also plant plants that are drought resistant that fix nitrogen into the soil to increase fertility. Next to a nitrogen fixing large shrub or small tree you can plant a food crop or fruit tree and it will benefit from the nitrogen from the neighboring nitrogen fixer. I know that leucaena leucophylla is used quite a bit in Australia and Asia to provide up to 30% of the forage for grazing animals and wood for fuel.
Leucaena leucocephala has been considered for biomass production because its reported yield of foliage corresponds to a dried mass of 2,000-20,000 kg/ha/year, and that of wood 30-40 m³/ha/year, with up to twice those amounts in favorable climates. In India it is being promoted for both fodder and energy.[20]
It is also efficient in nitrogen fixation, at more than 500 kg/ha/year.
It has a very fast growth rate: young trees reach a height of more than 20 ft in two to three years.
This is just an example. Look for native plants that can fix nitrogen and are useful in other ways.
@@tanyawales5445 Thanks
Your recognition of God's plan in it all and realizing that you are working with the majesty of His Holy design. God Bless.
David the Good sent me here, great channel I found with a little help
Welcome!
My neighbour had some branches trimmed and I just asked the tree guy for the branches. I have a chipper. He was very happy to put the branches in my yard where I wanted them. He didn't have to pay to dump the branches. Win, win.
Hello, thanks for the comment. Now that you have a relationship with the tree guy, ask him if he can dump some chips when he gets some, or ask him if any of his business associates have any!
@@LiveOnWhatYouGrow Good point. He is our tree guy as well. I should do that. 🙂
I can get all the wood chips I want, my neighbor is a tree trimmer.
This channel is brilliant
I love purslane, it's such a manageable ground cover.
I really loved the Back to Eden video, the way Paul talks to God is so inspiring
I totally agree!
You are impressed by God’s work in nature.
I am very impressed by what you are creating in your garden and by teaching others.
I think your channel will continue to educate and inspire others way into the future!
Thank you 🌱😎
Thank you very much!
Paul gautschi is the reason I started a garden in the first place, now I use the practices of @gardenlikeaviking and I am making so many natural fertilizers and soil amendments. Viking is where I learned about leaf mold and fermenting. When I found your channel I appreciated it so much because your methods are in line with the natural methods of back to eden and garden like a Viking- I now get wood chips delivered from my municipality each spring and fall. I use them to cover my walkways, mulch my flower garden and compost in piles now.
Send us an email at: liveonwhatyougrow@gmail.com Anne and I would love to talk with you!
I enjoy watching your channel, you said something that really caught my ear!! You talked about how your amazed at GODS wonderful working system, i too love to watch and think about HIS Great Works!! Its so amazing that when we try and just listen HE will guide us in how we should do!! So thankyou again and for all your efforts to make videos just to help people ...
Thanks for replying Mark. I think there are two types of scientists, one that observes the works of God and tries to understand and work in harmony with them, and another that looks at the works of God and tries to manipulate them. It will not go well in the end for the latter.
Yes. Mother nature has been doing this for a million years.
Thank you
You're welcome
Thank you very much for the knowledge that you convey through your RUclips videos. Just chanced upon one a few days back, and I am so glad I did😊
Glad to help!
love it ! absolutely priceless PLEASE keep up the good work
More to come!
This is so great. I love your videos! So inspiring.
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Your hardware cloth plant cage is super neat! You 2 are teaching me a lot! 😊
I sure would like to meet you in person! I like you a lot. You've got some pretty good insight based on all your comments!
I wish we were neighbors! ❤
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Excellent video. Thank you. 👍
You're welcome!
My local gas/elec company trims lines, local chipper comes and they offer free up to 10 cu ft. My pile composting until spring.
They are just so useful in so many ways. I take as much as I can! One thing though. if you want to make biochar, or heat your house with them, be sure not to let the pile get rained on!
What happened to the video you said about biochar water filter making
You say that we don't have to water after we build up the soil. What's your annual rainfall? Mine is about 8-10" per year so if I were quit entirely...
I meant to say, we won't have to water as much! SOME of us won't have to water at all! Thanks for pointing that out to me!
Dr. Elaine Ingham talks a lot about agricultural practices in the desert. I watched one of her videos two days ago where she talked about soybeans having roots that can extend 25 feet deep into the soil.
Obviously, if you have hardpan 12 inches deep in the soil, the soybean plants will wither and die without rain. But the point is, it's the microorganisms that open up your soil so the roots can penetrate to where the moisture is.
Keeping your soil covered is another thing to conserve moisture. I've come to the conclusion that your soil should never be bare. If you plant your crops close together, they can shade the soil, or you can apply a thick mulch. One thing I noticed about using wood chips as mulch is that, if I brush away the top inch, the soil is always damp underneath, even if we haven't had rain for weeks. And I use a lot of woodchips in my pathways, and it's always the case.
Also, numerous studies show using biochar helps retain water and nutrients in the soil. Here is one of them: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcbb.12026
Everyone's situation will be different, but if you were to learn how to garden with the thought of, how would I do this if the power grid went down and had no way to water my garden, then your knowledge of which crops are suited for an arid environment and knowledge of moisture retention principles could save your life! That's why everyone should learn them even when you live in a climate that gets ample rain!
Learn these things, and increase the permeability of soil for root penetration, before it's a life and death situation! As unlikely as it may seem, the government's own agencies are admitting that there is almost a 100% chance of a terrorist attack and the power grid would be a prize target for them! I'm not saying that WILL happen, but wouldn't you have a better garden if you learned and implemented these principles anyway? Well, that's the way I think!
Would it be helpful to mix coffee ground with woodchips?
Yes, if you want them to decompose faster when turning them to compost, but for the walkways, I wouldn't add them.
Do you scrape the wood chips back each year, when you add new compost or just do a new layer over old?
Hi, sorry it took so long to answer. I replied to you yesterday and when I looked today my reply was gone. Anyway, because I don't put a thick layer of woodchips in the growing areas, I just put the compost right on top and never mix it into the soil. I made a video this week that shows exactly how I did it for planting my second crop of corn: ruclips.net/video/U-NYbWBR8oU/видео.html Look on part two of the video.
I top dressed my wood chips with lots of used coffee grounds.
FYI, the Charles Dowding link in the description isn't working.
Thanks for letting me know. I got it fixed now!
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Make sure you know where the wood chips come from...if they have walnut in them not good for certain garden plants
Thanks for posting. I never know what kind of chips the landscapers are giving me, but I have done quite a bit of study on juglone, the compound the walnut tree is known to produce.
From what I gather, the juglone completely breaks down after about 4 weeks and I never use it when it's that fresh. Here's one article that talks quite a bit about it: www.gardenmyths.com/walnuts-juglone-allelopathy/
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Thank you for your videos. I really enjoy them , 😎🇺🇸😎
Thanks for watching!