Thanks for watching, don't forget to hit the like and subscribe for regular updates Here's my video on various liquid fertilisers - ua-cam.com/video/h9DFpLzaz6E/v-deo.html You can get the garden sieve featured here - amzn.to/39RnfUY
WoW thank you so much, my garden center is closed for the summer here in Canada due to the virus so this is saving my life! Your videos are great. You don't go on talking about your life like many youtubers or wasting our time, you are a real teacher. Thanks again. Take care!
I really like your style. You're always looking for the cheapest and easiest way. Not to be lazy, but to keep it simple and using everything. No waste. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for your channel. I am not so money rich and suddenly everything is possible. Also you explain so well. I feel deeply grateful!!! I am gardening in Finland where I have no access to shops and I am learning so much from your videos!!! Keep it up!!!
Brilliant video. Am struggling to fill all my pots and planters at the moment so this is very useful information especially using fillers and reusing old compost. Thanks 🙂
That is really good tip, how I have started was to go in the woods to get hummus and add nitrogen and carbon to feed that humus with garden waste. I have figured how many buckets I needed for the beds and repeat the process until all the beds are covered. To keep that fertility, repeat the process every winter. As a backyard gardener, we must add layers to our beds over and over.
@@MyFamilyGarden Absolutely valid concern, for us it is a principle when we take we also give in return. We plant several trees a year made from cuttings or seeds.
Good pointers here thank you, a couple of years ago I decided I wanted to ditch my bit of lawn and make deeper flower beds, I piled up the dug up lawn in a corner of the garden, upside down and forgot about it, I have recently revisited the pile and it's now a lovely mound of pure loam, this will be going in my greenhouse this year, also I find that if I leave a bag of shredded woodchips over winter, by the spring I have a nice mulch which is usually full of valuable mycelium, healthy and good for trees, shrubs etc :)
I can remember going into the woods with my grandfather around 50 years ago, and some old sacks, collecting 'leaf mould'/leaf debris for compost. I can also remember him digging a deep trench and spooning material from the septic tank into the bottom of it....
I love the idea of composting in place in my flower pots, Monty, Brilliant that will save loads on the cost of me filling a couple dozen pots, so thank you for that! "Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy,Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope
@@MyFamilyGarden Hi Monty, Yes we are fine, There is a place near me that has loads of compost in but it's the traveling bit that's the problem, Take care.
if the container soil is left spread out on the ground and left for an hour, the birds will find and eat the likes of vine weevil grubs.......................brian
I like it! 2 points: 1) careful using garden soil in pots, particularly long term pots; those worms will eat the plant roots and are not suitable for long-term potting soil solutions. even if you don’t see any there could still be eggs. 2) I *do* agree that kitchen scraps buried *can* be good; the challenge, however, will be vermin trying to dig them up to eat!
Cheers, i did this video because people were struggling to get hold of compost, hopefully people won't keep them as permanent pots, rats can be a problem hopefully the cats will sort them out :)
@@MyFamilyGarden crazy that U guys are actually running out of compost in where I am guessing is the UK? there continues to be a sheer abundance over in California...
Just stumbled upon your compost videos and I am Loving them! Thank you for being straightforward, direct, not waisting my time with trivial stuff all while making it easy and simple for an absolute beginner like myself to understand. (I also love that the whole family gets involved. Thank you for passing along this information to your family and to the world.)
I have watched lots of your videos, all are great videos, but by far, this one is my favorite, especially for folks that do not have access to buying in loads of gardening soils and compost. Thanks
I just love ur videos. They are the answers for those of us who r on a budget. These tips are applicable and easy to follow and provide me with a good yield. Keep up the good work👍🏻
Glad you and your family are feeling better. You might want to invest in some ends for your guttering ;). I'm going to do that though as I have some guttering I use for growing and its a nice idea for the peas.
Thanks for this, have grown bag potatoes for 1st time this year, and don't have garden space, and regardless of harvest was thinking I'd like to reuse the compost for the next thing, and wanting to see uk gardeners for things like timings and whst grows well here. Your videos have been really helpful, and I mostly commented, liked and subscribed for the youtube algorithm because I appreciate your help. Thanks
I've been doing the lawnmower trick and it works like a charm. I find that I can always salvage enough greens and browns around the garden to make a batch and it breaks down so quick it's almost unbelievable.
Thanks for sharing smashed the like great tips I'm finding it hard getting compost managed to get two bags today need to make a compost bin and get some on the go
This has been so useful, I've got some raised beds and containers to fill, and bagged compost is shooting up in price. I'm going to use several of these ideas! Thankyou 😊👍
Well done, another excellent video. Fortunately I bought sufficient compost from my allotment trading hut before the shutters came down so I will be fine this growing season. However, I adapt your method when growing potatoes in 30 litre tubs as I mix my own garden soil with my home made compost, add some slow release fertiliser and then fill the top couple of inches of the tub with multi purpose compost to keep weeds down. By the way, I have just planted out in my propagator the first piece of ginger I cut off from the mother, following your advice and there are at least three more plants sprouting.
hi Mike, that was good timing. I've seen loads of professional gergerners on tv suggesting adding polistyrene to the soil, i think there are better options. Congratulations on the ginger, would love to see pictures if your on facebook we have a little group facebook.com/groups/590679798065794/
Watch your video last night and was surprised. You are amazing! I've battled with making compost. Mainly because it took so long to get results. Thank you I will get to it and make lots of compost. :)
Loveing your video mate, from Australia , always learning new thing no matter how old we grow , love composting myself and being resourceful, I can see you love what your doing friend, great job keep the videos coming, liked all your videos and subscribed , thank you for sharing brother. 🙏
great video man. I've learned alot from here already and some things i already did myself. Im trying to make my own container soil out of hummus, sand, kitchen scraps (not composted) and a little bit of moss
@@MyFamilyGarden me too.. as much as possible for free is a bonus! looking forward to learning some cool stuff on your channel to apply in my own garden
Thank you i did mention in the video a couple of times that these dilutions will cause a loss of nutrients and will need to be fed, there will be afollow up on making feed from ordinary things growing in the garden
JazzakAllah khairan for sharing brother. Very useful information. I have been mixing my old & new compost. Hoping & praying that I dont murder my plants. This video gave me little bit of ease. Look forward to watching your next video. I have ran out of plant feeds too...
I’m the same .. it’s took a good couple of years to get a good flow of free compost .. but so glad with these strange times :.. makes you relize how much growing your own make a difference to the plate and soul 🤗
i have a video on the liquid feeds i use, i will be making a follow up to this that shows you the steps in a shorter video ua-cam.com/video/h9DFpLzaz6E/v-deo.html
Very good question, the aim is not to make it a regular thing or on a large scale, but use it in case of an emergency, because as you say there will be nutrient deficiencies cause if done regularly but also damage to insect habitat.
hello i really enjoy your tutorials but my problem is my dirt is very sandy my zone is 9b please help as i want to learn to make compost and have amazing garden. all my plants are slowly dying. PLEASE HELP, theresa
the key is adding lots of organic matter, the easiest way is laying kitchen scraps or manure on the surface and allowing worms to work it in like in this video ua-cam.com/video/DJpUVZyy06Q/v-deo.html
Lots and lots of organic matter and the worms will arrive the work it all in. You can plant sacrificial crops with long roots like radishes that break the cleat then leave them in the ground to rot.
Thanks for watching, don't forget to hit the like and subscribe for regular updates
Here's my video on various liquid fertilisers - ua-cam.com/video/h9DFpLzaz6E/v-deo.html
You can get the garden sieve featured here - amzn.to/39RnfUY
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Criminally underrated gardening channel. Thank you for the vid I was just thinking this morning how to ration my compost.
Stay safe 😘
I really appreciate your support, thank you
WoW thank you so much, my garden center is closed for the summer here in Canada due to the virus so this is saving my life! Your videos are great. You don't go on talking about your life like many youtubers or wasting our time, you are a real teacher. Thanks again. Take care!
thank you so much, that's a really nice thing to say. I hope some of the tips work fr you good luck. Stay safe
I really like your style. You're always looking for the cheapest and easiest way. Not to be lazy, but to keep it simple and using everything. No waste. Thanks again.
Thank Jeannette, i really believe gardening shouldn't be comlicated or expensive because that just puts so many obstacles in the way for people
Brilliant, I think BBCs gardeners world needs you. Thanks for your advice
that would be a dream come true, thank you
Definately, you'll have to contact Monty D
How can I grow a BBC, asking for a friend
@@suzukisylv I think it's time we had some fresh new ideas on Gardeners World and new faces, imagine having two Monty's going for the full Monty :)
Thank you so much for your channel. I am not so money rich and suddenly everything is possible. Also you explain so well. I feel deeply grateful!!! I am gardening in Finland where I have no access to shops and I am learning so much from your videos!!! Keep it up!!!
Thank you Caroline for your lovely feedback, very pleased it was helpful
I walk daily on leaf litter in our local ancient woodland, and yet at home, never thought of the supply under hedges. Like the use of wood chips👍
Love the Hugelkulture in a pot idea.
Thank you, i've had some good results with it over the years
Well done Monty. Stay safe. Best wishes Bob.
Thanks Bob I hope you and the family bare safe and well
Brilliant video. Am struggling to fill all my pots and planters at the moment so this is very useful information especially using fillers and reusing old compost. Thanks 🙂
Jazakallah, still use the fillers in a lot of my pots and even in the ground, fruiting plants like aubergines and squash love it
That is really good tip, how I have started was to go in the woods to get hummus and add nitrogen and carbon to feed that humus with garden waste. I have figured how many buckets I needed for the beds and repeat the process until all the beds are covered. To keep that fertility, repeat the process every winter. As a backyard gardener, we must add layers to our beds over and over.
It's a good way of bringing in humus and biodiversity, the worry is if everyone did that we'd decimate the woods in no time
@@MyFamilyGarden Absolutely valid concern, for us it is a principle when we take we also give in return. We plant several trees a year made from cuttings or seeds.
Good pointers here thank you, a couple of years ago I decided I wanted to ditch my bit of lawn and make deeper flower beds, I piled up the dug up lawn in a corner of the garden, upside down and forgot about it, I have recently revisited the pile and it's now a lovely mound of pure loam, this will be going in my greenhouse this year, also I find that if I leave a bag of shredded woodchips over winter, by the spring I have a nice mulch which is usually full of valuable mycelium, healthy and good for trees, shrubs etc :)
Just discovered your channel, I love your 'get on with it' attitude and your 'take care of the world' message. Thank you and keep up the great work!
Thanks and welcome
I can remember going into the woods with my grandfather around 50 years ago, and some old sacks, collecting 'leaf mould'/leaf debris for compost. I can also remember him digging a deep trench and spooning material from the septic tank into the bottom of it....
The material from the woods has so much biodiversity it's really beneficial, You're grandfather is a very clever man
I love the idea of composting in place in my flower pots, Monty, Brilliant that will save loads on the cost of me filling a couple dozen pots, so thank you for that! "Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy,Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope
I love that thank you ❤️
جزاك الله خير اخي from Melbourne Australia
Thanks for your time man you deserve half a million subscribers at least
Hi Monty, Some really great tips there, Well done and thank you for doing this video it will help a lot of gardeners, Take care.
Hi Ronald I really do hope it helps I've seen quite a few people struggling. I hope you're safe and well
@@MyFamilyGarden Hi Monty, Yes we are fine, There is a place near me that has loads of compost in but it's the traveling bit that's the problem, Take care.
I really like it , I sometimes struggle for buying compost so now I know what to do next time in shaa Allah.
Jazak Allah khair.
It wasn't so long ago I couldn't afford to buy a bag of compost so had to learn to use whatever I have
if the container soil is left spread out on the ground and left for an hour, the birds will find and eat the likes of vine weevil grubs.......................brian
i love that, you always have some quality advice
I like it!
2 points:
1) careful using garden soil in pots, particularly long term pots; those worms will eat the plant roots and are not suitable for long-term potting soil solutions. even if you don’t see any there could still be eggs.
2) I *do* agree that kitchen scraps buried *can* be good; the challenge, however, will be vermin trying to dig them up to eat!
Cheers, i did this video because people were struggling to get hold of compost, hopefully people won't keep them as permanent pots, rats can be a problem hopefully the cats will sort them out :)
@@MyFamilyGarden crazy that U guys are actually running out of compost in where I am guessing is the UK? there continues to be a sheer abundance over in California...
It was because of the covid crisis, supply broke down and people panicked
Thank you for this information. I need to start a compost pile.🌺🏵🌸🌻
Thank you for watching. I'll have a video out in the next couple of weeks on how to make really fast compost
I'm planning to make a super simple video about how to make your own compost and fertilizer. Your advice is very useful.
this will come in handy to you, don't forget to credit the source !!! ua-cam.com/video/MDNkeVg-i2M/v-deo.html
@@MyFamilyGarden Thanks
Really good tips thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching
I like this guy breaking barriers
Thanks
Just stumbled upon your compost videos and I am Loving them! Thank you for being straightforward, direct, not waisting my time with trivial stuff all while making it easy and simple for an absolute beginner like myself to understand.
(I also love that the whole family gets involved. Thank you for passing along this information to your family and to the world.)
I have watched lots of your videos, all are great videos, but by far, this one is my favorite, especially for folks that do not have access to buying in loads of gardening soils and compost. Thanks
Hi Kathy, not so long ago I couldn't afford compost so had to improvise using little tricks mum taught me
@@MyFamilyGarden Good teacher, thanks so much for the reply.
اسلام وعلیکم محسن برادر ماشااللہ ماشااللہ ویری گڈ
I just love ur videos. They are the answers for those of us who r on a budget.
These tips are applicable and easy to follow and provide me with a good yield.
Keep up the good work👍🏻
Thanks Debbie, I lived on a really tight budget for a long time even now i wouldn't be able to afford tons of compost as some suggested is needed
Glad you and your family are feeling better. You might want to invest in some ends for your guttering ;). I'm going to do that though as I have some guttering I use for growing and its a nice idea for the peas.
I always leave the ends open for drainage because I don't like holes, the roots grow through and is really difficult to slide out.
Thanks for this, have grown bag potatoes for 1st time this year, and don't have garden space, and regardless of harvest was thinking I'd like to reuse the compost for the next thing, and wanting to see uk gardeners for things like timings and whst grows well here. Your videos have been really helpful, and I mostly commented, liked and subscribed for the youtube algorithm because I appreciate your help. Thanks
I've been doing the lawnmower trick and it works like a charm. I find that I can always salvage enough greens and browns around the garden to make a batch and it breaks down so quick it's almost unbelievable.
👍👍👍 a great watch again but this time I am an allotment holder 💪💪
All of these tricks I've used and most still do
Wonderfull what a great source under hedges 👍👍
lol, it's amazing where we can get free resources
I use tip number 2 to fill my container gardens. It really works. Within a few weeks I have nice black soil and lots of earthworms. 👍🏻
Brilliant, I use the same process to make self feeding planters
ua-cam.com/video/y0DuvPavjIY/v-deo.html
Lots of good info, thanks. Time to fire up the cordless mower now!
Really good advice. I'm going to try making my own compost.
Good luck
Fantastic tips there. A lot of us are struggling with compost
I hope they help, I've used all these little tricks for a long time.
Finaly i had garden soil by buckets but was scared to plant in that thanks for the tips.
Garden soil is fine if you don't have anything else
Amazing. Video. Thanks so much for this. I trench compost all the time in my garden. I'm. New to it this year but the worms are coming in abundance
Your tips are so useful, every step explained so well. Never enough compost! Thank you so much
You are so welcome!
Thanks for sharing smashed the like great tips I'm finding it hard getting compost managed to get two bags today need to make a compost bin and get some on the go
Thanks mate. It really helps if you can make your own.
Very good and clear demonstrations. Thanks
Thank you Norman I hope it helps
This is so interesting. I will certainly reuse my grow bags from last year.
Brilliant, it just needs a bit of refreshing and it's good to go
This has been so useful, I've got some raised beds and containers to fill, and bagged compost is shooting up in price. I'm going to use several of these ideas! Thankyou 😊👍
Thank you I'm so glad that you found it useful 😊
You are making really nice informativ video's.
Regards from Oslo
Well done, another excellent video. Fortunately I bought sufficient compost from my allotment trading hut before the shutters came down so I will be fine this growing season. However, I adapt your method when growing potatoes in 30 litre tubs as I mix my own garden soil with my home made compost, add some slow release fertiliser and then fill the top couple of inches of the tub with multi purpose compost to keep weeds down.
By the way, I have just planted out in my propagator the first piece of ginger I cut off from the mother, following your advice and there are at least three more plants sprouting.
hi Mike, that was good timing. I've seen loads of professional gergerners on tv suggesting adding polistyrene to the soil, i think there are better options. Congratulations on the ginger, would love to see pictures if your on facebook we have a little group facebook.com/groups/590679798065794/
i scrape the leaves off the shed roof, lawn clippings, ivy etc.
Thank you I have learnt a lot from that video. We have clay soil here so the tips will help :)
Really happy to hear it helped, i still use a lot of these techniqes now
This is another great vid. about composting.
Thank you!😊 I'll be saving this one as well👍👊🙂
Watch your video last night and was surprised. You are amazing! I've battled with making compost. Mainly because it took so long to get results. Thank you I will get to it and make lots of compost. :)
The best compost will take time to make but the quick composts work and fill the gap waiting gap
Thank you. Really informative
Glad it was helpful!
Great tips there Monty
Cheers Ian
@@MyFamilyGarden, a little shout out for you in tonights vid , " a shitload" lol ps in first 3 mins as its a long vid
@@Man-in-da-shed nice one Ian much appreciated
Salamu Alaykum, Ma Sha Allah, I like gardening too. :) Greetings from Tunisia
Walaikum salaam jazakallah khair
Loveing your video mate, from Australia , always learning new thing no matter how old we grow , love composting myself and being resourceful, I can see you love what your doing friend, great job keep the videos coming, liked all your videos and subscribed , thank you for sharing brother. 🙏
thank you so much, i think it's reall important to try and use what we have to make our little hobby more affordable
My Family Garden ... Absolutely I agree , being resourceful using what we have is very important. Have a great day. 👍
Very useful, straightforward instructions! JazakAllah
Glad it was helpful! Barakallah Feek
My Family Garden I’m literally watching your Growing tomatoes video,bro.
@@DenisLlagami hope you like it
kitchen waste will keep the roots nice and moist during the drier weather......................brian
Thanks for this info. I will try this.
Some really great tips,love you're channel it's so useful
Mashallah I use tip no 2 most of the time.
After the harvest everything is broken down.
End of the day it's the organic matter that matters .
Absolutely, it's so important to building fertility, water holding capacity and soil carbon
Thanks, just what I was looking fore👍
Great video bro thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching 👍
Nice work Buddy👍✌
Thanks mate
Really great advice Monty, full of useful information as usual. Take care 😊
thanks Bethan
Asalaamualikum that is amazing very good idea.
Walaikum salaam, jazakallah khair glad you like it
great video man. I've learned alot from here already and some things i already did myself. Im trying to make my own container soil out of hummus, sand, kitchen scraps (not composted) and a little bit of moss
It's a good idea just to add the kitchen scraps whole and let them break down over time, it doesn't always work with root crops though
Thanks for a commendable video..Very easy to watch and great tips .Thanks so much for your down to earth approach.
So nice of you to say
Nice video Mothin
Thanks mate
Nice your gaden beautiful
So nice of you
Fantastic well done 👍
Thank you 😊
great channel man... especially for those of us growing at home without spending a fortune in the process :)
I'm glad you like it, I try to keep things simple and affordable
@@MyFamilyGarden me too.. as much as possible for free is a bonus! looking forward to learning some cool stuff on your channel to apply in my own garden
Great video... 👏👏👏 Liked 👍 and Subscribed
Shout out from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪 👍
Great video 👏
Thank you for watching ❤️
Thanks for sharing.. I love this compost
I'm glad you like it, hope it helps
Good man. Keep going buddy. Great tips as usual. Thank you!
Thanks very much 😀
amazing knowledge
Thanks
Good tips there 👌👌
Thanks Ashley, I hope it helps 👍
Absolutly fabulous 👍
thank you so much
Brilliant and very timely video Monty. 🌼🌺🌸🌻
Thanks Mags, I thought I'd try and share some ideas on what to do if you can't get hold of compost
Thanks really good idea's!
Glad you like them!
Thanks this is super useful info 🌱😊👍
thanks Katherine, i hope it helps anyone that is struggleing to get hold of compost at the moment
that is some hedge!!
This is great, thankyou very much for sharing :)
I'm glad you like it, hope it helps
Should be noted you might need to feed nitrogen mix more heavily to the compost substitutes with more brown ingredients
Thank you i did mention in the video a couple of times that these dilutions will cause a loss of nutrients and will need to be fed, there will be afollow up on making feed from ordinary things growing in the garden
Good video. May I know the importance of sand..
sand helps with drainage and makes the growing medium more penetrable by the roots
thankyou, helpful tips, great channel!
thanks Izzy, i saw a lot of people saying they couldn't get hold of compost so i tried to help
Salam brother! Love all these videos
Walaikum Salaam, Glad you like them!
Good job 👍👏 keep it up
thank you
JazzakAllah khairan for sharing brother. Very useful information. I have been mixing my old & new compost. Hoping & praying that I dont murder my plants. This video gave me little bit of ease. Look forward to watching your next video. I have ran out of plant feeds too...
Barakallah feek, there's absolutely nothing wrong with mixing compost. I'll have the fertiliser video out asap
Assalamualaykum, I would really wish if you could make a video on growing Malabar spinach
walaikum salam, inshallah i'll add it to my list
Nothing better than making your own ...something for nothing 🥬🥦🥕
absolutely, i'm lucky enough to make all the compost i need
I’m the same .. it’s took a good couple of years to get a good flow of free compost .. but so glad with these strange times :.. makes you relize how much growing your own make a difference to the plate and soul 🤗
Really helpful! Do you have any tips on making a plant feed?
i have a video on the liquid feeds i use, i will be making a follow up to this that shows you the steps in a shorter video
ua-cam.com/video/h9DFpLzaz6E/v-deo.html
👍👍👍
By collecting the leaves from under the hedge, aren't you depriving the plants of nutrients they need, so you'll have to add compost to them?🤔
Very good question, the aim is not to make it a regular thing or on a large scale, but use it in case of an emergency, because as you say there will be nutrient deficiencies cause if done regularly but also damage to insect habitat.
Assalamu Alaikum we. MashaAllah. So helpful. Where you leave brother.
Walaikum salaam, i'm in the UK
OMG! Thanks!!!! XD
hello i really enjoy your tutorials but my problem is my dirt is very sandy my zone is 9b please help as i want to learn to make compost and have amazing garden. all my plants are slowly dying. PLEASE HELP, theresa
the key is adding lots of organic matter, the easiest way is laying kitchen scraps or manure on the surface and allowing worms to work it in like in this video ua-cam.com/video/DJpUVZyy06Q/v-deo.html
Nice tips 🌿
Thank you
Do you know how I can break down clay soil? Thanks or the advice
Lots and lots of organic matter and the worms will arrive the work it all in. You can plant sacrificial crops with long roots like radishes that break the cleat then leave them in the ground to rot.
Plant potatoes
Here in Germany the government will ban peat moss in the future.
the type of sand you use is important, monty, i always stick to river washed sand . not the yellow builders sand. .................brian
Absolutely agree. It's the only one I had access to, had a couple of buckets spare, I normally used sharp sand.