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The UpBeet Gardener
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Приєднався 8 сер 2021
Welcome to the UpBeet Gardener. I'm Marion Owen, from Kodiak, Alaska. Now what does an Alaskan know about gardening? I don't know all the answers, but I've been playing in the dirt for 40 years. [You might enjoy watching this PBS documentary about our Alaska garden at: ua-cam.com/video/OIXYaZy3qag/v-deo.html]
This channel is not just about how to grow stuff. I share tips about your self-care, too. For example, you're encouraged to "let gardening add years to your life and life to your years."
It's the mantra for The UpBeet Gardener (TUG) community -- A welcoming place where neighbors from around the world support each other in growing gardens and lives that bring lasting contentment and happiness. Discover more at gardenerscoach.com/tug/
Sound good? Great! Hit that SUBSCRIBE button and I'll see you in the comments.
This channel is not just about how to grow stuff. I share tips about your self-care, too. For example, you're encouraged to "let gardening add years to your life and life to your years."
It's the mantra for The UpBeet Gardener (TUG) community -- A welcoming place where neighbors from around the world support each other in growing gardens and lives that bring lasting contentment and happiness. Discover more at gardenerscoach.com/tug/
Sound good? Great! Hit that SUBSCRIBE button and I'll see you in the comments.
The Dark Side of Disposable Chopsticks
Disposable chopsticks might seem small, but their impact is massive. Find out how this simple utensil is fueling deforestation in China-and why environmentalists are sounding the alarm.
PLEASE NOTE: This podcast was first broadcast in 2006. Here’s where things stand now:
China still produces about 80 billion disposable chopsticks each year, consuming nearly 20 million trees-a major driver of deforestation (China Daily). A 5% tax introduced in 2006 aimed to reduce usage, but the surge in online food delivery has reignited demand (Snopes).
In response, over 2,000 restaurants in Beijing and Guangzhou now use reusable chopsticks, cutting waste and conserving resources (Yale E360). Recycling programs also transform used chopsticks into paper and biofuel (BioResources).
Despite these efforts, disposable chopsticks remain an ongoing environmental challenge-fueling the call for stronger policies and greater public awareness.
-- LINKS & RESOURCES --
(Some links are affiliate, helping support my channel)
📕 Real gardening tips? Get Marion's FREE garden guides! 🌱: gardenerscoach.com/guides/library/
🎥 PBS documentary about our garden in Kodiak, Alaska: ua-cam.com/video/OIXYaZy3qag/v-deo.html
✅ My go-to gardening tools and resources: gardenerscoach.com/resources/
(I love sharing products and services I personally use and think you’ll find helpful. Some links are affiliate, helping support my channel)
👩🌾 Need support? Join The UpBeet Gardener (TUG) community, a friendly, global hub where gardeners support each other. Find out more at gardenerscoach.com/tug/
🎵 MUSIC:
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► DISCLOSURE: I love sharing products and services I personally use and think you’ll find helpful. Some of the links in this video or description are referral links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase-at no extra cost to you!
I’m also part of the Amazon Associates Program, which lets me earn a little by linking to products on Amazon. Thanks for supporting my channel through these links-it helps me keep creating content for you! Thank you.
PLEASE NOTE: This podcast was first broadcast in 2006. Here’s where things stand now:
China still produces about 80 billion disposable chopsticks each year, consuming nearly 20 million trees-a major driver of deforestation (China Daily). A 5% tax introduced in 2006 aimed to reduce usage, but the surge in online food delivery has reignited demand (Snopes).
In response, over 2,000 restaurants in Beijing and Guangzhou now use reusable chopsticks, cutting waste and conserving resources (Yale E360). Recycling programs also transform used chopsticks into paper and biofuel (BioResources).
Despite these efforts, disposable chopsticks remain an ongoing environmental challenge-fueling the call for stronger policies and greater public awareness.
-- LINKS & RESOURCES --
(Some links are affiliate, helping support my channel)
📕 Real gardening tips? Get Marion's FREE garden guides! 🌱: gardenerscoach.com/guides/library/
🎥 PBS documentary about our garden in Kodiak, Alaska: ua-cam.com/video/OIXYaZy3qag/v-deo.html
✅ My go-to gardening tools and resources: gardenerscoach.com/resources/
(I love sharing products and services I personally use and think you’ll find helpful. Some links are affiliate, helping support my channel)
👩🌾 Need support? Join The UpBeet Gardener (TUG) community, a friendly, global hub where gardeners support each other. Find out more at gardenerscoach.com/tug/
🎵 MUSIC:
-- RELATED CONTENT --
► DISCLOSURE: I love sharing products and services I personally use and think you’ll find helpful. Some of the links in this video or description are referral links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase-at no extra cost to you!
I’m also part of the Amazon Associates Program, which lets me earn a little by linking to products on Amazon. Thanks for supporting my channel through these links-it helps me keep creating content for you! Thank you.
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Coquis are not invasive. They only thrive on a healthy environment. So if you don't hear them. Houston we have a problem. They are original to Puerto Rico and adjacent islands within the Puerto Rican coast. Be glad you have them in your back yard.
Beautiful sound.
Wow such a beautiful cactus, if you are into sharing cuttings let me know if like to have those flowers I only got red
@CHEVYCAMARO4GEN -- I could send you a few cuttings. If you're interested, email me at marion@gardenerscoach.com. It would have to be later so they don't freeze though,
Do you prune her?
I pruned her just a touch, to give my friend who grows a jungle I’d plants 🪴 in the dental 🦷 office she manages 😊
Very interesting how pH can address disease and pests. Thank you!
You are most welcome. Often times we turn to bottles and boxes and powders of things to fix plant 🌱 problems, when in many cases the solution is in the ground beneath our feet. 👣
My beans plant when fruiting time is died what happend give me some suggestions
So I can offer suggestions, i need a little more info-For example… Were they growing indoors or outside? Fertilizer? Light?
Love your videos your so upbeat and happy thanks for taking the time hope you and everyone you know has a great new year
Thank you very much, May you be blessed every day in 2025. And gotta love those onions, right???
Same if you start from sets?
Yes, the very same when you start from sets. Remember, check on them frequently after you transplant the seedlings or sets to make sure the roots are taking hold. It may take a couple weeks.
🎉 Happy New Year 🎊
Thank you, kindly. May your 2025 be filled with joy and true happiness.
Happy new year!!
And to you, too. A 2025 where you dreams are fulfilled and people are blessed by your presence.
beautiful video:)
Thank you... they are near and dear to my heart. I look forward to seeing them every spring. I'm doing a live presentation in February and I'll be singing the praises of bumblebees and encouraging folks to do what they can to help them.
Your soo kind❤❤
Thank you kindly.
Thank you so much for making this video ! ❤😊❤
You are so very welcome! It really does work. And I’m looking forward to starting my next crop. keep me posted on how they work for you. Have a great rest of your week, from Kodiak, Alaska!❤️🙏🏼❤️
@@TheUpBeetGardener I’m going to try 3 different varieties ( big kahuna, tender green & bush blue lake 274) I’ll keep you posted and thanks again ! Hope you also have a good rest of your week !
Sounds kinda half-baked IMHO.
Yeah, and you need to be really careful around potatoes. So many eyes, they see most everything! 🤣
The pebble tray is more for keeping the pot out of the water than for humidity. "Honey!!! What are you doing???" "I'm fertilizing the Schlumbergera". zip.
Agreed on the pebbles. Love the “Honey!!!…” thanks for your comment, and the laugh! Have a great rest of your week. Cheers from Kodiak, Alaska.
Today i grow onion seedlings by your methods now will excited to see the results 🎉😊
My prayers🙏🏼 of success go with your seedlings and your efforts to help them grow healthy and strong ❤️
@@TheUpBeetGardener aww tysm dear 🥰
Thought this was gunna be a joke about dumping coolant into the ocean…
Oh how funny 😆. But no, living on the ocean here in Kodiak, Alaska, home to puffins, salmon and bears, I’m pretty sensitive to that. ❤️
G’day from Sydney. I’m so glad I find your channel . ❤ your eggsperiment 😄😘
G’day from Alaska! From my winter ❄️ to your summer ☀️. We visited friends in Taz and south of Melbourne. Loved the hospitality and as a photographer, too, the amazing landscapes, gardens, birds… Glad you enjoyed the eggsperiment. 💕Do you make compost for your garden?🌱
Merry Christmas!
And a blessing-filled New Year🙏🏼
Hello Marion, just discovered your channel and love it. Now just started growing holiday cactus, and just so I understand, you fertilize during the growing season, but not when the plant is blooming? Thanks
Hello back to you from Kodiak. Beautiful crescent 🌙 moon this morning. Good question! I sometimes feed during blooming but not much. I don’t fuss too much over it. Rather, I try to emulate their original home which is in tropical jungles - which provides organic year round. Make sense?
Thank you for such a positive, uplifting message. I will be hosting brunch tomorrow so that our family can come together like our parents did every year. Happy Holidays everyone from Hawaii!🌲🌺❤️
Ah fun. Kodiak Island, Alaska is just a little due north of Hawaii 🥰
Merry Christmas to you!
And very berry happy New Year. 🎊
❤❤❤
Thank you, and may your 2025 be filled with blessings.
Cool
Yup, literally cool. Gotta respect what plants can do. 🤣
Merry Christmas!
… and to a joy-filled New Year. 😊❤️
Merry Christmas 🌲
Thank you, Sharon. Here’s to happy gardening in 2025 and beyond 🦋🪴❤️
Beautiful. Same to your family and you.
Thank you, Deidre. Be healthy and happy.
Happy Holidays
And a wheelbarrow of blessings to you❤️
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 a Happy New Year 🎊🎆
Merry Christmas 🎄 with blessings of ever-new joy ❤️🙏🏼❤️
Thank you!
You are most welcome and yes, it’s the real deal. It’s a lesson and I learned a long time ago so I’m sharing it with you. Have a great rest of your week.😊
Merry Christmas. Blessings from the Kenai Peninsula
With wheelbarrows overflowing with ever-new joy (and compost!) ❤️😊🙏🏼
Merry Christmas 🎅
Thank you Kassidy. And happy gardening in 2025. 🌱🌱🌱
Merry Christmas!🎉
And happy gardening in 2025!!!
Can you give lemon juice to cactus
You mean to water it or_____? Just curious… I’ve never been asked that one 😊
I'm so excited! My Sister-in-law just gave me a beautiful pink one. It was In a box just like this. So This was excellent. You just showed me how to plant it. Thank You So Very Much. ❤
I’m excited for you, too. Since growing Amaryllis flowers I’ve come to really appreciate them. Now my collection pretty much blooms when they want which is most of the year!
@@TheUpBeetGardener Oh no! I put the dirt in the pot and it never has broken up. I think the dirt is no good.
@@girlygirlwoman Can you give me a little more info? Not sure what you mean by putting the dirt in the pot and it has never broken up. It would help me understand...
She has a Thanksgiving cactus the tip looks spiky. Not a Christmas cactus. Doesn't have a spiky They look similar.
Thanks, I learn something new every day. I have an Easter cactus with rounded tips. The plant is doing really well, but after a couple years, I still don’t have blooms.
She looks like real person but video is like corporate giant. From a guy who’s in 5B and has never grown an onion larger than golf ball like a fool I clicked So the secret is transplant seedlings… So what’s secret to growing seedlings as large as yours? My onions don’t have roots anywhere near as good as those seedlings Signed GRUMPY NOT TO MENTION FRUSTRATED IN OMAHA NEBRASKA
Hi, from the very person in the video. To make this video, I set up my phone on a tripod, and then kneeled next to one of my raised beds in Kodiak Alaska. Home to coastal brown bears, eagles,🦅 and whales that pass by next to my seaside garden. The secret is to to grow healthy seedlings, in soil that is rich and well draining. Onions are big feeders, and root growth is extremely important, actually for all plants. Here in Kodiak, because we’re a high latitude location, we grow long day on onions. During the summer, it begins to get light at 3 AM, and doesn’t really get dark until 1 AM. So onions have a lot of light. If I bury the seedling too deep, all I end up with are onions that look like leeks, no bulbs, just a little white and big tops. Does that make sense?
Love it ❤ Does it smell? If so anyway to reduced it? I curious
I turn it often so there’s little to no smell. And I’ve found it’s important to have lots of leaves to fluff up the food scraps so they do t get slimey and stinky. 😊👍
My grandma also has a compost
Tell your grandma I love her!!!
I was told to water from the bottom. Is that not correct? I take medications. Will that be a problem for the plants if i use my urine?
Yes, watering from the bottom is best for mature plants; at the top for seedlings 🌱, cuttings and other young plants. As for your urine, by the time you dilute it, the meds aren’t an issue. 😊
Thank you
Merry Christmas 🎄 Rebecca! ❤️🙏🏼🦋
I have two Winter cacti ... One is about 50+ yrs old and the other maybe 10-15 +...I have them in a south facing windowmand they'll bloom late November thru part of December, and maybe again in Jan/Feb(I think once then older one bloomed again in March)...I'll be needing to transplant them soon since they haven't been since I've gotten them from the previous owners.
Hi... it's Marion and I finally found the video I wanted to share with you so you can be confident when you transplant your special Christmas cactus plants. Here is the link which describes the process. I hope it helps. Merry Christmas! ua-cam.com/video/x6LGXH8MdLw/v-deo.htmlsi=dFAvrVuQFY4Q8gjw
Thank you ma’am
From my garden and home in Kodiak, Alaska... I hope it was helpful.
Do you compost the seaweed before placing in your garden? Also, are all seaweeds useable?
If the seaweed is finely shredded (thanks to nature's Cuisinart!), I add it directly to the garden. But I also compost it, too. Where I do NOT add it directly is in the hoophouse/high tunnel. That's because I don't remove the plastic cover every winter. And so, the salts from the seaweed would build up over time. And yes, all seaweeds are useable... but the bigger fronds (leaves) can take longer to break down. Does that help?
Doing a great job there, fro Edinburgh Scotland
Thank you! I really want to visit the gardens in Edinburgh, which, by the way, is nearly the same latitude as Kodiak, Alaska where I live. Do you have a garden by the sea, or at least access to seaweed?
Absolutely true and there are many healthy alternatives for how we garden and grow vegetables. Heathy soil, water and air should be primary issues for politicians but there are not enough opportunities for corruption in it for them so irs largely ignored.
Agree! It's tough, yes, with a strong, continuous lobbying effort from chemical companies. In addition to this channel, I write a weekly garden column. For almost 30 years now, and I'm sure my readers tire of me preaching organic. But it doesn't bother me. Keep up the good work!
@@TheUpBeetGardener I"l never tire of your wisdom. It's much appreciated
Hello, I did not knew you can adjust the PH of soil! Nature is incredible. thank you for this wonderful video. I hope you have a good one.😊
Oh, my... yes! I wish I'd known about how important pH was when I first started gardening some 40 years ago. I would have saved a lot of time trying to figure out which plants needed what. We're so sucked in to N P and K that pH is often overlooked. Have a one-derful week! 😊
Thank you!
You are MOST welcome 🙏🏼. My highest goal is to be of service. 😊