What Happens When You Use Coffee Grounds in the Garden?

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  • Опубліковано 31 сер 2019
  • This video shows what happens when you use coffee grounds in the garden.
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  • @archenema6792
    @archenema6792 4 роки тому +925

    I've found that coffee grounds increase productivity, but the plants can get really jittery, and tend to lose focus and become irritable in the late afternoon.

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  4 роки тому +100

      Hahah!! Yes I have found the same thing to be true. Sometimes you need to give them a second feeding in the late afternoon, because they can quickly become dependent on it

    • @hollykrauss5838
      @hollykrauss5838 4 роки тому +10

      😂

    • @classymom9047
      @classymom9047 4 роки тому +8

      😭😭😭😭

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 4 роки тому +89

      ArchEnema 67: I’ve experienced extremely decreased productivity because the plants stay up all night watching UA-cam videos and then sleep all day when they should be making tomatoes. I prefer to feed mine crushed melatonin tablets and gin toddies just before bedtime.

    • @annieb7919
      @annieb7919 4 роки тому +16

      How true! Same with red wigglers! ; )
      So, I'm sure you know what the elderly gentleman in the nursing home asked when someone knocked on his door.
      "Friend or enema?" ; (

  • @johnw3952
    @johnw3952 29 днів тому +3

    Tuck is the perfect dog for a gardener. Looks like you're both living the dream!

  • @pearldunn6672
    @pearldunn6672 4 роки тому +225

    James your companion Tuck eating his way through your garden makes your educational channel extremely charming!

  • @yesitssweetmamas.5300
    @yesitssweetmamas.5300 4 роки тому +184

    Love seeing Tuck pick his own veggie snack! ❤️

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  4 роки тому +8

      And he loves doing it, and appreciates the love your sending Lynn ❤️🐕❤️

    • @jhirschi57
      @jhirschi57 4 роки тому +3

      Is Tuck Vegan? Does he eat dog food too?

    • @mspat8195
      @mspat8195 4 роки тому +2

      @@jhirschi57, great question.
      Like all of us animals, if left to the natural state, our bodies will lead us to our best nutrution.

    • @godschild1670
      @godschild1670 3 роки тому +2

      that is really cool

    • @petersugar2185
      @petersugar2185 2 роки тому

      @@jamesprigioni great video man, you definitely know your stuff 👍

  • @ConstitutionalCrank708
    @ConstitutionalCrank708 4 роки тому +75

    "I am a coffee drinker". I never would have guessed.

    • @GardenofNoah
      @GardenofNoah Місяць тому

      😂😂😂 James is always so excited in his videos right? LETS GOOOOO!!!

  • @JJ-vm6lx
    @JJ-vm6lx 3 роки тому +25

    Tuck knows his stuff! That was the cutest thing ever to see how he picked his own cucumber! His coat is so shiny...😄

  • @The_True_
    @The_True_ 4 роки тому +137

    All my coffee grounds, egg shells, and veggie scraps get mixed with old newspaper and either stuffed into our compost pile or buried into a grow bed to break down for next year. Good to reuse what we can, and let nothing go to waste whenever possible! I'm starting to think that Tuck's appetite was the inspiration for expanding into another food forest! Lol, he sure can eat! 🥒🐕😁

    • @johnrobertford8049
      @johnrobertford8049 3 роки тому

      I would. like to have a compost pile in my back yard, but am afraid it would just attract cock roaches.

    • @Artix902
      @Artix902 2 роки тому

      @@johnrobertford8049 yeah mine just has roaches in it. I cant turn it because its so far away

    • @Pivotification
      @Pivotification 2 роки тому

      @@johnrobertford8049 try out Bokashi, it's fermenting instead of composting (anaerobic so with no air instead of w air) you put all ur food in a container which u can tap for juice. U fill it and wait 2 weeks while tapping until all juice is gone from ur food scraps. After 2 weeks u can add it to ur compost and I've read that animals don't like fermented food so they won't be attracted by it! Furthermore I don't think composting twigs and grass will be an issue with roaches etc?

  • @kristenjohnson5983
    @kristenjohnson5983 3 роки тому +2

    I love Tuck! He’s adorable!! Dogs are the best!

  • @bluebird9193
    @bluebird9193 4 роки тому +7

    💙💚TUCK IS A CUTIE PATOOTIE!💛❤️

  • @jonjosephsanjuan4693
    @jonjosephsanjuan4693 4 роки тому +10

    "The more we know, the more we can grow." I like your attitude!

  • @victoriaoshea4865
    @victoriaoshea4865 4 роки тому +2

    I love your little 4 legged helper!

  • @amberbumpus6174
    @amberbumpus6174 4 роки тому +2

    Tuck knows what’s good! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @VIPMusicAndSound
    @VIPMusicAndSound 4 роки тому +37

    I stopped drinking coffee and just watch this video 2 times a day.

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  4 роки тому +8

      Hahah!! Best comment of the year lol!

    • @mspat8195
      @mspat8195 4 роки тому +3

      Definitely infectious, passionate joy❣
      💞👵

  • @1Kent
    @1Kent 4 роки тому +94

    When I was a kid we used to use wet coffee grounds to draw worms to the surface before fishing it never failed.❤

    • @annieb7919
      @annieb7919 4 роки тому +5

      Quite the "artist" you were! ; )

    • @unplannedjourneys4066
      @unplannedjourneys4066 4 роки тому +3

      Poor worms!

    • @UlrichHoltzhausen
      @UlrichHoltzhausen 4 роки тому +7

      @@unplannedjourneys4066 Lucky fish! Oops! No! Lucky human... Interesting is the ecosystem :)

    • @MsPutiputi
      @MsPutiputi 4 роки тому +3

      we used soapy water

    • @joannparker3974
      @joannparker3974 4 роки тому +5

      My dad had a worm bed, and put coffee grounds on it.

  • @tarachambers7704
    @tarachambers7704 3 роки тому +1

    YEs, I love see Tuck munching on the cucumbers!

  • @anita3907
    @anita3907 4 роки тому +6

    Both you and Tuck are living the dream together, it's so lovely to see

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  4 роки тому +2

      Awe you’re too sweet Anita. We are just a couple of guys growing food in our backyard 🐕🙏😁❤️

  • @midgeb.2863
    @midgeb.2863 4 роки тому +36

    Love seeing Tuck in the garden.

  • @dmdedoes
    @dmdedoes 4 роки тому +34

    Doggo needs his own channel, he is ADORABLE !!!

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  4 роки тому +9

      Yeah he does. Or he should just take over this channel 😂

    • @gateauxq4604
      @gateauxq4604 4 роки тому +9

      Tuck’s adventures in gardenland
      It could be a kid’s channel about gardening (and eating your veggies)

    • @Denis-zb5pf
      @Denis-zb5pf 4 роки тому

      Separate the comments of the dog as the real information gets bogged and lost. Select and reduce one..pleeeeeas

  • @amandaargent5612
    @amandaargent5612 4 роки тому +1

    I love that your dog loves to eat veges out of your garden. Super cool dog

  • @tttm99
    @tttm99 3 роки тому +5

    "I myself am a coffee drinker..." I'd say many of us picked that 😂
    Great video as always! 🙂

  • @paulasnatural
    @paulasnatural 4 роки тому +5

    Love that little boy...💕💕💕🤗🙏

  • @evarene07
    @evarene07 4 роки тому +4

    Amazing how Much this sweet little Tuck loves the garden and all its goodies💜🦋

  • @stevebaker8322
    @stevebaker8322 Місяць тому +1

    Hi James, was not expecting a compost pile flip in the coffee grounds video, very cool, thank you.

  • @hippynerds
    @hippynerds Рік тому +1

    I had a Tucker too. I miss him terribly! Thank you for the gardening lessons!

  • @mechelleolson4938
    @mechelleolson4938 4 роки тому +10

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Tuck is such a cute sweetie! That was so funny him climbing the fence to get his 🥒 cucumber. I have lots of blueberry plants so I’m glad to have you confirm that I can scatter coffee grounds under them. I love my coffee ☕️ so I don’t have to go far to get it 😁. Thanks for another great video!

  • @zackbartlett3964
    @zackbartlett3964 4 роки тому +8

    Thank you very much for the video my brother I love your energy and your dog is wonderful I’m glad to see how proactive he is in the garden. You are an inspiration for me to become more self sufficient.🖤💜💙

  • @sassyknitter5418
    @sassyknitter5418 4 роки тому +2

    Tuck is hysterical the way he just helps himself

  • @kcmgfarm2389
    @kcmgfarm2389 4 роки тому +4

    I love seeing Tuck in the garden 🐕

  • @flkadjsfklajfkl
    @flkadjsfklajfkl 4 роки тому +49

    Who else is checking if the playback speed setting isn't on 1.5x when watching this channel?

    • @courtneylee2187
      @courtneylee2187 3 роки тому +2

      I actually appreciate that about him 😅

    • @brookecorry4827
      @brookecorry4827 3 роки тому

      I always watch at 0.75% of the speed haha

    • @simongooder664
      @simongooder664 3 роки тому +2

      @@courtneylee2187 Same! The pacing is great on this channel. Because I prefer 1.25 on most of the other channels I watch...

    • @missadams4619
      @missadams4619 3 роки тому

      Just checked before I read your comment 😂. God Bless him !!

  • @neilschipper3741
    @neilschipper3741 4 роки тому +9

    Great to know info James, thanks for the great details. Nice to have a buddy like tuck helping out in the garden also.

  • @cheryllamb8831
    @cheryllamb8831 3 роки тому +1

    I love how energetic & informative you are James. I just love Tuck for obvious reasons, but hey! How cool he picks his own veggies.

  • @ahyungrocks5509
    @ahyungrocks5509 4 роки тому

    Thank you for the good information. Your fast speaking is great so I get lots of good info on a compressed time frame. More importantly, they are loud and clear.

  • @AnneTemple6175
    @AnneTemple6175 4 роки тому +13

    James, just LOVE your channel! Just moved to a house with about 1/2 acre back yard and I am using your ideas to turn it into a food forest! Just ordered one of your shirts to show mt support! Everyone should! Thanks!

  • @joeb8167
    @joeb8167 4 роки тому +23

    Kudos to brother Tuck! I'm an equal fan of homegrown sometimes also being a glutton! Go Tuck! Big fan of James as well! haha Thanks for your great teaching by example!

  • @rhondafarley8168
    @rhondafarley8168 2 роки тому

    Thankyou James for teaching me. I've learned alot this past month. I love Tuck❤️

  • @caterinaliberatore9478
    @caterinaliberatore9478 4 роки тому +2

    Love the way Tuck gardens. Very sweet. Thanks for the coffee grounds info.

  • @cloisterene
    @cloisterene 4 роки тому +4

    Those fresh veggies are giving your dog a nice, shiny coat.

  • @glenn913
    @glenn913 4 роки тому +30

    I actually ran some experiments on used coffee grounds as a soil amendment back when I studied soil science. As a fan of permaculture I got the results I expected, but the department was surprised with how good they were. Off the top of my head the best results were when the soil was 1% coffee, and the gains fell off when the levels started approaching 5% although it was still better than the control group of 0%. I even used Tomato plants for the experiment as well, which as you mentioned some speculated would be a problem, but in practice it just made the results that much more compelling.
    Love the channel, keep up the good work, and keep spreading the good word of building soil.

    • @chrisp.76
      @chrisp.76 4 роки тому

      Great channel! Love the pup in the background. I got a bit nervous when he started sniffing around the coffee grounds-coffee is poisonous for dogs.

    • @sirdewd2197
      @sirdewd2197 Рік тому +1

      What about 100%? After letting the microbes and fungi build up (after about a month or two), then planting into them

    • @gammaraymonkey
      @gammaraymonkey Рік тому

      I haven't noticed much in my own experiments, which are faulty, but I really appreciate what they do for my soil structure. They turn almost any soil into a kind of loamy humus. In the compost heap, they separate different materials and retard clumping.
      Also, rare pepo.

    • @astrosoup
      @astrosoup 9 днів тому

      Hmm id be interested in the details of your experiments. Others I’ve read have reported growth inhibition.

  • @crickette5611
    @crickette5611 2 роки тому

    I love Tuck.. he is so sweet and you never get upset when he digs or pulls on the plants. He enjoys gardening too.

  • @jennygirl8849
    @jennygirl8849 4 роки тому

    I have always added our spent coffee grounds to our compost.... happy to see others doing the same. Love it!

  • @kaylakristine1290
    @kaylakristine1290 4 роки тому +46

  • @rayswoodshop4467
    @rayswoodshop4467 4 роки тому +7

    Great info!
    I do add coffee grounds to my compost. I just dug up my compost pile recently. I used lots of grass and leaves, sticks, kitchen scraps and such last year. I got two wheelbrarrows full of real nice black compost ! Smelled really nice and earthy. The garden will do well this year.

  • @anapaulacrawford5837
    @anapaulacrawford5837 4 роки тому

    Exactly! I am so glad I am already doing this.. Thank for what you do!be blessed!

  • @bridgetcoffey8961
    @bridgetcoffey8961 4 роки тому +2

    I just get the best vibes from you and Tuck. You two brighten my day!

  • @heidim7870
    @heidim7870 4 роки тому +6

    💙 Tuck ! He's a beautiful soul~

  • @TommyFamous
    @TommyFamous 4 роки тому +54

    Today we learned... Modify your garden soil with used coffee grounds that will increase fruit and vegetable yields resulting in a more productive gardening experience. Thx

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  4 роки тому +3

      Yup! You're welcome my friend. Thanks for watching :)

    • @annieb7919
      @annieb7919 4 роки тому +5

      @@jamesprigioni
      Do you dry your coffee ground before applying them or use them wet?
      By the way, I had neighbors surnamed Coffee. The sign on their acreage read, "Coffee Grounds"! Of course ~ what else???
      I used to have an old table in my patio where I dried coffee grounds for over-wintering. The sign on it said, "Coffee table"!
      Again, what else?

    • @vickiburt2676
      @vickiburt2676 4 роки тому +2

      @@annieb7919 I think it probably doesn't matter either way...

    • @CSSUMATERA
      @CSSUMATERA 4 роки тому

      Oke my friend

  • @theerox1
    @theerox1 4 роки тому +2

    That little fella is soooo cute!Keep him around....Doggies always add so much to your kind of programming.

  • @wendyjohnson6483
    @wendyjohnson6483 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the info! I enjoy seeing Tuck enjoying the garden too

  • @marysurbanchickengarden
    @marysurbanchickengarden 4 роки тому +5

    I lost my fur baby a month ago and I miss her so much. I do enjoy watching Tuck snack on the vegetables. He's a beautiful little guy. I'd like to have another little fur baby when I get over losing Mandy. She was 15 years old and had a good life, but I wasn't ready to give her up.
    I use coffee grounds around my blueberries, they really like it and put on a lot of berries every year.

  • @deenies266
    @deenies266 4 роки тому +4

    Love your handsome Yorkie.
    Tuck you look like my furbaby Rocky and remind me of Joy my other Yorkie that used to pick cherry tomatoes and enjoy them.
    Great video!
    I like seeing young people garden.

  • @SnapesPrincess4
    @SnapesPrincess4 3 роки тому +1

    OH MY GOSH, sweet little Tuck getting his own cucumber was so freaking cute!! I might die of a cuteness overload!! 😍😍
    I am loving watching your videos so much!! There's just so much really great information in every video. Thanks for sharing with us!!

  • @anamilenahincapie2992
    @anamilenahincapie2992 3 роки тому +1

    I absolutely adore seeing Tuck digging in the garden! One of the reasons I watch 😊

  • @johnnelligan4091
    @johnnelligan4091 4 роки тому +4

    My Dogs ate cabbage leafs, Strawberries , Rasberries , and Corn ! I love Tuck !!!

  • @carminepetracca7518
    @carminepetracca7518 4 роки тому +3

    thanks, james and a big shout out to tuck.

  • @iowagreen8932
    @iowagreen8932 4 роки тому +2

    aww Tuck picking his own chew toy! Love it. My grandmother used to take her coffee grounds each morning and bury them around various plants out her back door. She had an amazing green thumb, everything she touched grew beautifully. Thanks for your composting information!

  • @MegaTcullen
    @MegaTcullen 4 роки тому

    Love seeing the dog in the garden. He is so sweet. Our golden use to pick off raspberries from our raspberry bushes and eat them. He was so gentle doing it.

  • @debbie2029
    @debbie2029 4 роки тому +30

    I ADORE Tuck! My pup picks veggies off the vine also. It’s so healthy for dogs to eat fresh foods, they def live longer

    • @luciatheron1621
      @luciatheron1621 3 роки тому

      I discovered hanepoot vine in my olive grove because I saw the dogs eating the grapes. I had to fight the dogs off to get a taste, seriously. This year Im waiting patiently for ripening...no dogs allowed near this rambling bush vine. Ok I will share some...☺ greetings from Cape Town.

  • @pholliez
    @pholliez 4 роки тому +9

    💚💚💚 Tuck picking his own cucumber 😍😍😍

  • @wendywolfe8684
    @wendywolfe8684 3 роки тому

    Thank you for showing the steps you use to make your compost pile. This is still new to me and your videos really help me learn!

  • @RdaleJude
    @RdaleJude 3 роки тому

    💗💗💗 Love seeing Tuck in the garden! I also love your enthusiasm.

  • @aquilaclark814
    @aquilaclark814 4 роки тому +3

    Hi ..like your video..I hv used coffee grounds in my rosebushes..I had to stop feeding them for while because my roses got almost as tall as my roof line..I also use them in my composter..your dog is so cute..I did not know they could eat cucumbers..he is so smart....

    • @highstandards6226
      @highstandards6226 4 роки тому

      You *can* use, leftover coffee to water your plants too,(I'd water it down, myself, but straight, (cooled to at least room temperature) is fine. They do ADORE the caffeine, so just don't use it *every* time. They also need some slow growth to get sturdy stems to support their own weight too! Soda is something they'll also appreciate, (very occassionally.) Again, due, it seems, to the caffeine. Experiment for yourself, if you dare. Two equal plants, side by side, all else same, one getting cold, flat soda or coffee, or tea, one getting rainwater, one getting regular water. Take a picture of each or the two every day, every other day... Compare over time. Thought mothing of composters until I went to empty ours one autumn and had to FIGHT my way through the jungle to get to it, and then was pulling out 15 pound potatoes! They'd grown from some rotten ones I'd found in the back of my cupboards and just tossed, bag and all into the composter!

  • @thegibbgrove1990
    @thegibbgrove1990 4 роки тому +7

    Organic coffee is great for avocados over mulch too and loose leaf tea works in the same way. Thanks for the video

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  4 роки тому

      Ohhhhh avocados, those must be fun to grow Catherine ❤️

    • @thegibbgrove1990
      @thegibbgrove1990 4 роки тому +1

      @@jamesprigioni You can grow bananas and avocado in metal drum with straw and soil the extra thermal mass helps warmth as matter breaks down

    • @conniewallace7529
      @conniewallace7529 4 роки тому

      Thx. I'm in FL and planted a grafted avocado tree in March. After putting a shade cloth over it, it's doing well. But, anything extra I can do will be awesome. I'm anxious to get it well established and reap the benefits of babying this cute, little tree.

  • @mspat8195
    @mspat8195 4 роки тому

    First video, which I enjoyed & learned a bit but Tuck climbing the fence to eat the cucumber, had me subscribing & hitting the 'all' bell.
    Yep, gotta share it, too 😘
    💞👵

  • @scottslinger1003
    @scottslinger1003 4 роки тому +1

    I have noticed Tuck guarding your flank while you work. That is a good buddy to have! Thanks for your videos.

  • @OurHighestGood
    @OurHighestGood 4 роки тому +3

    Tuck is a similar in size to my old dog so I really get sentimental when I see Tuck

  • @TKSMobley
    @TKSMobley 4 роки тому +3

    💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕love sweet Tuck

  • @katievdbshsh757
    @katievdbshsh757 4 роки тому +2

    Thanks for info on coffee grounds. I really needed that. Your dog is sweet- our dog helps himself to cherry tomatoes off vine. He never touches any other tomatoes. We grow more for him to eat as much as he wants from those low enough for him to reach. It's fun to watch him gently pull them off vine. Thanks again & God Bless you from grandma Katie in Oregon

  • @vmcshannon
    @vmcshannon 4 роки тому +1

    Good to see you and Tuck too 😁. I add a gallon bucket at a time of coffee grounds to my compost. Usually takes me about 2-3 weeks to get that much. I have added it to potted plants and it seems to help them. Thanks for the video.

  • @joansantiago7733
    @joansantiago7733 4 роки тому +11

    your such a good teacher😘😘😘

  • @suzannegilliam7035
    @suzannegilliam7035 4 роки тому +3

    Love Tuck!♥️♥️

  • @levintry8812
    @levintry8812 4 роки тому

    Finally! Something I'm already doing right! Great information for folks not already doing this! I love your videos! Keep 'em coming!

  • @rhonmarquess3146
    @rhonmarquess3146 4 роки тому

    So good for you 2 to share your garden 😊 Going to save & use some of my coffee grounds. Thanks

  • @gardenoforigins30
    @gardenoforigins30 4 роки тому +48

    Love you guys :). We are moving into a tiny home in the woods and are digging up all our fruit trees and moving them into the new soil!

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 4 роки тому +6

      Garden Of Origins: Best of success to you! Unless the trees are very young you’ll probably need to cut them back quite drastically to compensate for root loss, and will likely lose production for a year or two. Happy gardening in your new home!!

    • @gardenoforigins30
      @gardenoforigins30 4 роки тому +4

      @@rayray8687 Thank you! They are all under 2 years old and have not produced anything yet :).

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 4 роки тому +4

      Garden Of Origins: I once transplanted 4 plum trees that were about two years old and got mediocre production for the next few years. Apparently the year I moved from the house they produced a bumper crop, lol.

    • @gardenoforigins30
      @gardenoforigins30 4 роки тому +5

      @@rayray8687 We are not focusing on production right now. All we are focusing on is relocation and building amazing soil and the production will follow :).

    • @rayray8687
      @rayray8687 4 роки тому +3

      Garden Of Origins: Sounds like you know what you’re doing. The soil could be your biggest challenge if it has never previously been gardened or farmed. As forest land it will likely be too acidic to support garden vegetable plants and might need a bag or two of lime to tone it down a bit. But then, here I am offering opinions on a piece of land I know nothing about, lol. At less than 2 years old I’m sure your fruit trees will be perfectly happy campers in their new home!

  • @laurachastain7116
    @laurachastain7116 4 роки тому +5

    YES, WE LOVE TUCKER ❣❣❣
    AMAZED EVERY TIME HE GETS VEGETABLES OUT OF YOUR GARDEN!!

  • @ginaryan4957
    @ginaryan4957 4 роки тому +1

    Tuck is adorable! Love your videos , I learn so much from you. Thank you! You’re a great teacher. :)

  • @Cenepk101
    @Cenepk101 4 роки тому +20

    I save my espresso grounds up in a bowl and dump them on my blueberries--- in a big blob Doesn't hurt them a bit. I don't gingerly broadcast. I just plop it down and smush it in with my shoe.

    • @Cenepk101
      @Cenepk101 3 роки тому

      @@juanitadoe4057 AHAHAHA

    • @annieb7919
      @annieb7919 3 роки тому +1

      @Cenepk101
      Just curious ~ then does your shoe keep you up all night with all that caffeine on it, or do you keep "that" shoe outside?

    • @annieb7919
      @annieb7919 3 роки тому

      @@juanitadoe4057
      Glad you don't use your shoe like Cenepk101 does!

  • @dereka3341
    @dereka3341 4 роки тому +19

    A new coffee and donut shop just opened, about a mile from my house. I've been thinking about stopping by there and asking for their bagged coffee grounds.

  • @englishcoach7772
    @englishcoach7772 4 роки тому

    You have the right enthusiasm for gardening and some nice knowledge.

  • @jondriesen2189
    @jondriesen2189 4 роки тому

    Wow Great energy. Thanks. My son and I learn so much. Yay Tuck!

  • @thathobbitlife
    @thathobbitlife 4 роки тому +6

    I wish my dog would eat vegetables like Tuck ❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  4 роки тому

      Haha!! Tuck is definitely a rare little guy lol 😂🐕

  • @tannenbaum3444
    @tannenbaum3444 4 роки тому +4

    James, your compost pile would finish quicker if you cut up the larger pieces and lanky material

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 4 роки тому +1

      So long as air can still get in there.

  • @jackieo8693
    @jackieo8693 4 роки тому +1

    I love your enthusiasm! And I love Tuck, too💚

  • @lisakukla459
    @lisakukla459 4 роки тому

    Oh, Tuck! I could just snuggle and snack with him all day! What a good companion. You have such a dreamy life, James.

  • @f3wbs
    @f3wbs 4 роки тому +4

    I tried to make hot compost this year and failed, probably because it wasn't 3 cubic feet. I think mine was 3x1x2 so it was too small. Its harder for myself to get green material rather than brown material but then again most of our brown material is available in the fall.
    Coffee grounds do mat when they dry out which I found out when I put some to the side. Turning the compost pile does help though.

    • @colinragush8831
      @colinragush8831 4 роки тому +1

      It takes some practice - insufficient mass makes it more difficult to get it to heat but it depends what the temperature is outside. I have tumblers that are smaller (40 gallons each) and they are much harder to get to heat up and it means you have to be more particular regarding your mix and when it starts to get cold (hitting below 0 C here now) the heat will be lost.
      The balance is moisture, nitrogen and carbon.
      Smaller the pile the more critical it is to get this all right.
      Moisture - wet enough to stick together but not too wet as to drip with a squish
      nitrogen - enough greens (kitchen scraps, coffee etc)
      carbon - your browns (dried up dead material like leaves)
      This fall a mix of dead leaves (chopped up with a lawn mower) layered with coffee grounds gets it going. pretty good and very quick. 2 buckets of chopped leaves to 1 bucket of coffee (and other mish mash) got it going
      Finally, make sure you get a good microbial seed from healthy soil or some other compost source.
      Keep trying! you'll get it It took me a few tries to figure out how to get a balance and "feel" for the process

  • @venomsailor
    @venomsailor 4 роки тому +29

    My local Starbucks saves me coffee grounds and I run by about every other day to pick them up. I compost them before I add them to my garden.

    • @truests9859
      @truests9859 4 роки тому +1

      Probably not a good idea to use Starbucks coffee. It's not going to be organic and as healthy as a local and honest coffee company.

    • @tomtrask_YT
      @tomtrask_YT 4 роки тому

      I want to echo this. The SBUX I go to sometimes will put out bags of them in a common area and sometimes I have to ask. I've never been there that I asked and didn't get grounds. They produce prodigious amounts of grounds. I'm never sure if, on the days I didn't ask, they had grounds and simply threw them in the solid waste stream and that's an abomination, in this composters opinion.

    • @truests9859
      @truests9859 4 роки тому

      STARBUCK GROWS THEIR COFFEE WITH HEAVY CHEMICALS. NOT ORGANIC AND HEALHTY. HELLO!

    • @venomsailor
      @venomsailor 4 роки тому +8

      @@truests9859 Not to start a huge debate, but do you have a list of what all these "heavy chemicals" are? As a Horticulturalist myself and I have had a "mostly" organic garden for over 20 years and have my soil tested all the time, and honestly the worst thing I test for is actually toxins from the rain and air. I live in the DC area, so LOTS of cars, industry and pollutants in the air. No one ever addresses this when they are talking "organic Gardening" which I am sorry, if you live in an area with more than a million people in a 100 mile radius you are screwed. Starbucks may use "heavy chemicals" I have not heard that and in years of research I have not seen that, but also not sure what these "heavy chemicals" you are referring to are called. Yes they use pesticide/fungicides and fertilizers, but nothing that i have not seen that is in general use by the public. Another part of this conversation though should be the cooking/heating process of the grounds. Honestly the majority of chemical residues are washed away during this, and the only person being hurt is the consumer for drinking it. If you are seeing other test results for coffee grounds from commercial roasters i would love to see that research, so if you could point us to a link where that is being done, that would be great. I know in our research you gain way more good, than harm. The grounds consist of a mainly a touch Nitrogen and many macro/micro minerals. But yeah, if you could point us to your research on what your test results are showing along with a list and sources of the "heavy Chemicals" that would be awesome!

    • @truests9859
      @truests9859 4 роки тому +1

      @@venomsailor If you are not aware of the difference in foods between small, local and organic farms(Starbucks is not organic at all) and those giants that do not care about anything but money than I could never even have a conversation with someone as naive as you. They do not have to tell you all the bad things they are doing to the food. Camille on the youtube channel 'Please stop the ride' might open your eyes a little..

  • @soniatello4556
    @soniatello4556 3 роки тому

    ❤️❤️❤️what a healthy boy is Tucker, thank you for the information James as always

  • @annlyder8657
    @annlyder8657 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the tips on composting James. Love tuck too x

  • @angelaanderson5360
    @angelaanderson5360 4 роки тому +3

    love tuck ❤

  • @BonnieBlue2A
    @BonnieBlue2A 4 роки тому +6

    Are you doing the Berkeley method (hot composting)? IIRC, Geoff Lawton recommends 4’ x 4’ for the Berkeley Method. Love the pup out grazin in the garden. It reminds me of Paul Gautche’s dog pulling up his own carrots to eat.

  • @foziahramli3001
    @foziahramli3001 4 роки тому

    Every now and then i learn something new about gardening and tips ...thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us ...love you both James , Tuck....from Malaysia..🇲🇾

  • @amywithay
    @amywithay 4 роки тому +1

    ❤❤❤ Tuck is too cute! He just climbed up that fence for that cucumber! Hahahaa! I love using coffee grounds in my compost. Great info!!

  • @daveyraydaveyray4180
    @daveyraydaveyray4180 4 роки тому +4

    @ 7:00 ,the star takes his lunch.

  • @timer664
    @timer664 4 роки тому +3

    great info,i use coffee ground for worms, 👍😜👍😜👍

  • @tazziegee8479
    @tazziegee8479 3 роки тому

    I wish my dogs would enjoy their home grown veggies like Tuck does. You are awesome and so inspiring. Thank You

  • @reneemoncrief559
    @reneemoncrief559 4 роки тому

    I love that Tuck loves the garden. Good for his tummy too. Sweetie Pup!

  • @jackieback6172
    @jackieback6172 4 роки тому +6

    Well, you’ve got me! I had my first load of wood chips delivered yesterday and plan to start my own “food forest” this fall. I have a question for you. Should I wait until the fall leaves have covered the lawn before I start applying wood chips, or put down the chips and let the fall leaves cover them? Thanks for all your valuable information. I have been bingeing your videos for several weeks now. In your early vids, you seem very serious and academic, but as time has gone by, your true personality has surfaced- outgoing and lighthearted, and a lot more comfortable on camera. Tuck was a natural, the camera loves him, and I think the feeling is mutual. Greetings from SW Ohio!

    • @jamesprigioni
      @jamesprigioni  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks Jackie, you’re to sweet!
      I would put the chips down before the leaves, you don’t want the leaves getting to thick and forming a mat on the ground. They are different then wood chips, they will prevent air and water from getting to the soil if they are big leaves like an oak. Best to put dish chips first, and cut the leaves up with something like a lawnmower then put them over top, or you can layer. Wood chips, leaves, wood chips. 👍🏻😁❤️🐕

    • @MarkLada
      @MarkLada 4 роки тому

      Wood chips will rob the nitrogen from your soil.. The microbes that break them down need 30 parts of nitrogen to break down one part of carbon.. Wood mulch is ok for flower beds but trust me Keep them out of your vegetable garden unless they have been composted for 16 months..

  • @victorwadsworth821
    @victorwadsworth821 4 роки тому +7

    I understand Starbucks gives away there used coffee grounds.

  • @chaplainand1
    @chaplainand1 3 роки тому

    Your Yorkie is the best. We had one, Scooter, for 14 years - looked just like yours. I miss that guy a lot. He was our traveling buddy. Right on my lap and head out the window if we were traveling slowly. Thanks for having him with you. Our dog friends are precious people.

  • @1phloxy
    @1phloxy 2 роки тому

    I love watching Tuck grabbing and eating lol.

  • @myberryownhomestead764
    @myberryownhomestead764 4 роки тому +3

    ❤️