How to Grow a Vegetable Garden without Fertilizer & Soil Amendments
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- John from www.growingyour... goes on a field trip to the home of Tino in Houston, Texas who grows the Big Fat Greek Vegetable Garden. You will discover how Tino grows food without adding any fertilizer or Soil Amendments.
In this episode, John will take you on a tour of Tino's front yard garden and show you may of Tino's techniques that allow him to grow on the free and cheap. Tino is a unique gardener that does not believe in many commonly accepted practices in the garden, and instead, comes up with his own gardening style.
You will learn the two ways that Tino starts his seeds to grow into full-size vegetable plants. You will discover how Tino grows the most food in the least amount of space. You will learn how Tino makes sure his plants are strong and seek out their own water and nutrients. You will discover one of the best time-saving tips for transplanting seedlings that can save you time. You will also discover how you can use 100% straight compost to grow your seedlings instead of a sterile seed-starting mixture. You will also learn how some common vegetables at the store can be used to grow your garden. You will discover how to best start seedlings in trays. You will learn how Tino is re-using an old ice machine to make a one-of-a-kind composter. You are sure to learn many other gardening tips and tricks that can save you time and ensure you have a healthier and more productive garden.
Finally, John will interview Tino at the end of this episode and ask him a few questions:
0:44:44 Why are you growing all this food here?
0:45:29 Why is it so important to communicate to your plants?
0:48:23 Why do you only minimally water and let plants fend for themselves?
0:50:42 What don't you add compost and worm castings to your garden?
0:54:30 Why don't you believe in using rock dust in your garden?
0:57:37 What are your thoughts on chemical fertilizers?
1:00:15 How can someone get ahold of you to buy vegetables or plant starts?
After watching this episode, you will learn more about how to garden without soil amendments and fertilizer. You will also learn many helpful gardening tips including how to start seeds.
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Tino reminds me of my dad's father. He was first generation Italian with a thick accent. Worked his butt off everyday to feed his 7 children. He had all his sons planting all summer long. Every inch of his yard front and back had potatoes, tomatoes, black seeded Simpson lettuce among other veggies. I always grow black seeded Simpson to honor him. Plus, they all hand spaded my cousins property every planting season. It's funny, I bought his old house off my dad's sister son my cousin. I make sure every spring my whole back yard is pumping out produce in his memory. Same ground he used and it's still great soil. He was a great man. He Taught my father how to grow. My father taught me and I'm grateful for both of them.
There was a book published many years ago and the title was "Quit Talking To Your Plants and Listen". It is a very good book. I took many suggestions from the book and put them into practice. I am 81 years old and I still use the items i learned.
OMG... I just spoke to Tino and this man is AMAZING!! He is like the Godfather of gardening and gave me such good advice concerning starting my own garden because I DO NOT have a green thumb. He has bee hives now and is growing Honey!! I hope he gets his own UA-cam channel because we can all learn from this gardening master. If anyone reads this message, I hope they see he is very personable and is a master at his trade.
I talked to Tino , too !!!!
Don't understand why you needed to announce that you were in a 'not so nice' neighborhood. Tino speaks very clear.
My Granny was a lot like him. The only thing she ever added to her garden was Cow, Goat, and Rabbit Manure. When we would go fishing, we would just get a shovel full of garden dirt and put it a bucket. It would always have enough worms to fish with all day! She Never plowed her garden, she just made a mound of dirt about a foot around and four inches tall and planted four seeds in every mound. Then she skipped and foot a did another one. She allowed two feet between rows. She did this ALL with just as hoe. Her garden was about 75' long by 50' wide. She made her last garden when she was 97 years old. She passed after that last garden was harvested and canned. She was Cherokee and 4'-6" tall.
Awesome Video Jon, Thanks Much!
James White Wow, I bet she was an absolute wealth of knowledge!
James White Inspirational!
Wow 97years old woman gardening. That’s my future🙏😘👍
James White love your grandma 👍😘🙏💗💗
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I wish you had shown Tino more. You didn’t even let him say hi in the beginning. He is inspiring and amazing and I understood his thick accent just fine without your “interpretation”! The man deserves a lot more respect than you gave him (and his neighborhood) in this video. He let you spend hours in his garden and explained all of his amazing techniques and you gave him 7min out of your babbling philosophical, “you guys”-ing hour long video. Wow.
Yeah. Sure was condescending 😞
Righhhhht? Rude comments about his neighborhood and 45 min we get to meet Tino.....ughhhh
stop with the PC nonsense whilst trying to mould someone to suit you.his channel,his style.feel free to click away,bud..
@@elephantsong7782 What aimerz123 said has nothing to do with PC.
As soon as I heard "doesn't look like the best of neighbohoods" I was completely turned off. Not cool. Glad you called it out.
Summer update! Summer update! Summer update!
John, please go back and visit Tino again! What a great guy, and a great grassroots business model. I wish small-scale urban farming was more popular I think that's what's going to save us. That, and permaculture .
Thanks for doing this video. One of my favorites so far. I know a follow-up in the summer would be popular.
I totally fall in love with Tino's method in gardening with only natural resources and listening to the plants. I really truly hope all farmers and gardeners stay away from any chemicals and commercially-made fertilizers, mulches, and pesticides, etc. I would love to learn from Tino and will only buy vegetables from his garden that is totally organic and all the vegetables look amazing.
I understood Tino perfectly. I completely understand the communication with plants by just quietly watching them and they tell you everything they want. Loved this video!
Tino is a very good and intuitive gardener! I like his idea of using what you have!
I loved his raised beds with no actual “sides” but mounds of dirt. Able to use the sides to plant more seeds. Tino has great ways. Also, let the plants seek the water on their own. Loved the show. I’m in Kansas so we’re a bit colder till later, but great ways he uses his soil
He's an urban farmer. He is practicing the art of husbandry. He tends to his crop. He know its needs by paying attention, like one does with children.
I understood Tino just fine. I would certainly like to hear more from Tino in another video. Love it!
Best quote, "By doing less, you've got more." Love it!
Crop rotation is more important in Texas than fertilizing. , I watched this twice and took notes so I don't forget to use the information. Basically ...I need to cover my wheel barrel...... make the drawers for starters and file the screwdriver to transplant the little babies...I also liked Tito"s seed shelf...Great video..great gardener.
Tino needs his own UA-cam gardening channel!
thebunnyfoofoo Yes he does! His garden is beautiful!!!
I would have loved to watch Tino in action and listen to his wisdom, rather than our self righteous host. I watched the whole video because the techniques are great and inspiring, but I hate listening to the host mansplain everything.
@@aimerz123 👏👏👏💞
no tino is a man and doesnt do what he does for the entertainment of others. yo go tino you da man keep on keeping on
@@aimerz123 Would you rather he provided so little detail that it would have been harder to re-create? If it wasn't for our 'self-righteous host' you probably wouldn't have been introduced to Tino's techniques. John's videos are crazy-long, but they're full of detail and it comes with a passion for gardening.
I could understand basically everything he said. Another inspiring video John, keep up the good work bringing a healthier way of living to so many people.
This may be my favorite episode ever! Thank you for sharing Gino's wisdom with us. I am truly impressed with what he has built. What a brilliant way to transplant quickly!!!!!
Lucy Brenton it’s tino love
very cool video and John has a very open-minded way of interacting with people who don't agree with him- we could all learn something from this. It's important to know how to grow without expensive inputs especially when there are recessions
One of, if not the best video i've seen on this channel! Thanks for sharing! Tino is a super inspiring guy. Sometimes the thought of putting so much money into gardening becomes incredibly discouraging, but with these tips I feel like getting outside & productive ASAP! Central FL here, keep on growin! If anyones reading this get outside today and make some progress, no matter what that progress is it all adds up!
Excellent! One of my favorite episodes to date. Would LOVE if you could return and do a summer episode at his place!
I didn't know that you had a health condition where you almost lost your life. I'm so sorry to hear this, but glad it led you to gardening. Care to do a video on this? I grew up with my beloved Daddy who loved to garden, and my mother used to say, "If Ned said he wanted to go out and eat dirt, Joni would go get two spoons" and she was right. I would have. So gardening makes me feel close to my Daddy and I hope he is watching down on me and is proud of my gardening. I am disabled and this is why I am trying to do more gardening than in the past. My health is not good and gardening just about kills me, but I am determined to get nutritious food into my system. I can't work and only get $15 a month in food stamps, so growing my own food is a MUST. I think daily sunshine helps me, even if the exertion of digging just about does me in. So, please, let us know about your health and what led you to become so healthy now! :)
dechinta check out 'cheap, easy sprout growing' . It's very healthy and can be as simple as soaking beans in water overnight, then wrapping them up in a wet cloth and leave in a strainer for a couple of days.
Just go out and forage wild weeds that are edible more nutrition in them then there are in those vegetables just don't spray your yard
@@gregschroer2314 Yup, there are a ton of wild edible foraging videos out there. And of once you identify the plants wait till they seed or take cuttings and propagate them.
I just grabbed 3 black raspberry canes last week from a wild area behind where my son took martial arts lessons and am rooting 15 cuttings out.
There's always the guerrilla gardening (in secret / public) if you run big ambitions, but only have limited space.
Please visit again in summer. I would love to see that garden. Learned many great tips. I have to say, I agree with Tino on everything he said. Thanks!!
Sally Moiseff I would love to see what he’s growing right now. Hope to see another video soon!!
Ye, yes. yes. I am so happy that more and more people understand this basic, old way of growing food. Permaculture is a way to go. Taking care of soil in this way bound CO _2 with soil. Modern agriculture has a huge part in too much CO_2 in earth atmosphere . Please, teach people so we can together turn things around for our own good and the good of our planet. Green blessing.
I like Tino's philosophy with gardening! Simpler is best, less is more. Very inspiring 😀 It reminds me a lot of Dr. Elaine Ingham. I remember she said that if you add something to the soil, that should be a sign that there is something wrong with the biology in the soil, not necessarily that it needed more of that nutrient. She explains this in her talk on a video called something like "The Roots of Your Profits". I am still learning about all these different ideas about organic gardening before I get started and I'm really enjoying what I am learning! Love that John presented this perspective and would love to hear more on this from Tino!
Best video yet- it is a daunting task to try to follow all of the rules of gardening including back to Eden and square-foot gardening and all the methods that contradict one another. This feels like gardening at the basics and i plan to try to employ some of this wisdom!
I agree except for Back to Eden Gardening because that method IS the simplest and that’s the whole point, same as Tino only Tino covers his soil with plastic to start the with plants. It’s the same, let nature do it’s thing. Beautiful simplicity, better p,ants, more healthy food. God is good.
sometimes we forget how simple it is and go astray,I agree with his way of growing
John, this is another good video from you. (Perhaps the introduction is a bit too long.) Tino is echoing the teaching of the renowned Elaine Ingham PhD, who says that there is no soil on Earth that does not contain enough nutrients to grow plants without additional amendments, provided that the proper soil biology is present to release those nutrients into plant available form. Tino has plenty of biology from his compost heap, as you pointed out. He doesn't need to use compost tea, because the biology is coming directly from the compost that he uses. Tino is a very astute guy. Well done, Tino!
i think Tino is not in his head but in his heart too....he is truly in tune to plants and nature and this is his success in growing...he loves what he does and he is connected!!
good but talks waaaaaay toooo much!
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Yes! Go back to Tino's in the Summer. Thumbs up.
I'm always up for seeing how others gardens are doing.
This was a long video. I'm not even sure how I got here. I fell asleep watching something else and just ended up here. Thanks for sharing.
Plants are alive and have a consciousness just like we do. Talk to them, they enjoy that! Thanks for the video.
Really enjoyed this. Wisdom comes from listening with the heart from a quiet place.
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Tino, έχετε έναν υπέροχο κήπο που μιλάει σε όλους μας. Σας ευχαριστώ και δείχνετε όλη τη Γη.
Tino, échete énan ypérocho kípo pou miláei se ólous mas. Sas efcharistó kai deíchnete óli ti Gi.
Thanks Tino
Thank you for sharing! I hope you're able to visit Tino again in the future and share with us those food preparation techniques :)
one of my favorite episodes so far..I been watching at random for some time now. My teachers were very much like Tino.. sometimes I find new things in the world, but they never surpass the beauty and knowledge that mother nature provides. Like Tino said the seed knows everything, the worms are where they are naturally to be ect. because that is how things work, its only natural :) but I do keep a worm bin... they eat my kitchen scraps, and prepare the material for the compost site, human convenience ;)
Tino is awesome. I have to think that a key to his success is the density of the living roots left in the beds year round. I think we do ourselves a disservice whenever we clear out living roots and replant. He said he chops and cuts away but leave roots undisturbed. That plus the long / year-round growing season has built up great soil and harbored all the benefits of the soil-food web when nature is left alone.
Growing Your Greens : I purposely "just listened" to this video first !!!! Now , I'm watching it , AMAZING !!!! I'm helping out in a community garden, and , I'M going to put Tino's practices in action !!!! This is the most inspirational video on gardening I've seen to date !!!!
I've had success with infrequent, but deep watering. I think it mimics nature better.
In my experience here in Omaha, Nebraska, we have clay soils and leaving most of the dirt undisturbed seems to work very well. I definitely agree with Tino that worm tunnels, etc. are the best. Drainage can be a problem here, too, but we have a lot of inclines and hills, which can help. Sometimes I luck out by throwing down some seeds, but more and more often I'm realizing that nature likes that. It prefers us doing less, most of the time.
Since I don't like plastic, I start my seeds in eggshells right in the cardboard egg cartons. I poke a few drainage holes in the bottom with a pin. Then when I transplant them to my keyhole lasagna garden I crumble the shells and sprinkle them in the bed.
That is so smart. Imma do that. Thanks
Wow! Great idea. Might have to start eating eggs again. Or duck eggs because they are bigger.
Watched lot of raised gardening videos, but this by far was the best. Loved Tito and John you grew on me and made me smile more than once. Tito for President as I know he would get rid of "all the crap" we don't need lol..
Tino is a genius! thanks. love it
Tino for Department of Agriculture
Agree, wholeheartedly!
Winner of a video, I have been researching "organic gardening photos" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Nonannah Hanulian Future - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my work buddy got great success with it.
Tino for the ministry of culture and sustainable living
11 min in, and all that has happened so far is a *glimpse* of Tino (still no introduction!) and a tiller that Tino no longer uses! 😒 Just blah blah blathering 😬
@@LaydeeLia your comment is easily the most useless and mean-spirited on this thread. John does a great job explaining Tino's process and gardening philosophy. If you get to Tino"s interview you'll find he struggles with English. Your attention span needs some calisthenics. We have John to thanks for the fact there is a UA-cam gardening community. Show some respect
You don't need CC for this. He is easy to understand. Great find with this garden! Does he grow other plants during the summer and spring?
He's exactly right..... And this is why I haven't started my garden yet. Because I've been looking for natural videos on how to start a natural garden videos. And finally I've found one. This man is genius. I refuse to add all of those things to my garden. I want natural. No chemicals
You should ask Tino to come back again, this episode is one of my favorites and I had to search for it! Lol
Thanks for sharing. I learned a lot from Tito.
Cheryl’s Organic Food Forest **** TINO!!!
Yes, please go back and talk to him. I have a friend who believes in chemicals and such and we have to agree to disagree many times, but she is always amazed when she sees pictures of my garden.
5 years after starting to watch your channel and others like it, my back yard has completely transformed into a source of food, beauty and refuge! Thanks so much for all you share. You should bring your camera by sometime and check out the way compost tea and essential microorganisms help the plants under all the ill effects of climate change including smoke and heat, extremes of temperature!
John thank you for teach life to care and preserve our earth.
CLS thanks so much s pretty simple &interesting ,just do the right thing .by paying attention .tnks again fr sharing.
I am in North Texas and it is simply the difference in tropical growing and high desert. I always take in consideration where the UA-cam is coming from." I can still eat the fish without eating the bones". Learn anything you can from every gardener , and use what you can in your zone. Stay Envious My Friends!
Greens With Envy I agree, I live outside of Austin & yet I even watch gardening UA-cam's from England & have learned from them
@@mewendy1 Agreed. I've learned a lot from 2 Canadian permaculture guys these past few months (CP Legacy + Les Fermes Miracle Farms).
One is an engineer by trade with a personal spread and the other has an orchard that still happens to grow trees and other edible plants in super sandy soil.
Very cool video John. I like Tinos modified screwdriver method of transplanting and also his philosophy of “the seed knows what to do if given a good environment”. I always like your videos, as you visit a great variety of people and places. I visited relatives in Houston as a child and remember seeing a scary amount of large raccoons chowing down by a dumpster in an apartment complex.....yep....he needs a fence🤙
LESS is more, MORE is less.
Tino for president!
God Bless you both abundantly...
Thank you for such a wonderful production👍
It’s nice 👍 hearing your natural energy you put in all your videos!
Of all the videos I have seen of ours this is the best one, This Gentleman is right and keeps it simple, When i was a kid I dropped a fish in the ground and planted a pot plant that grew over 8 feet and was wonderful.
Hei, we want to see Tino again!!! ❤️❤️❤️🙏
I'm in Georgia and I agree with all he says and in fact, I do much the very same thing. I don't trust chemicals so I use what mother nature provides to grow my food and I have great results. I direct seed everything and as he said listen to your garden, it will tell you what it needs and mother nature has something that can provide that need. I loved this video.
Will insects, animals bother the plants without the other things people put in there soil ?
Glad I found this video today. I'm very impressed by Tino's methods. Straight and to the point. I'll be sure to apply his transplant method to the farm in the near future. Well done John as usual.
Good afternoon from London UK. Hi mate I've been learning from many beneficial advices you give, I think it's been about 1 year I've been learning regularly from your videos, though I've watched your videos before but I wasn't into gardening but since lockdown I've literally become fulltime gardener, I am fully committed to organic gardening and food, you and everyone out there who has been encouraging us to do organic gardening BIG THANK YOU for this, I hope more and more people have organic food that will hopefully save us from going to hospital for small illnesses etc, Thank you again, have a lovely Organic gardening and time, Mohammed Khan-UK London
Tino has a merciful voice and looks happy.
I think he had or has a nice mother 😄
I Love this video more than all of the other videos I have seen about growing food! Tino did an Excellent job, as for his living in a smaller space, he’s a Smart Man, he Understands how it’s done! Thumbs Up Mr. Tino👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼Blessings! 😇😇😇
Tito is my hero! Did you say that Tito just casts seeds on the starting mixture without adding soil on top of the seed??
This was the inspiration I needed to try again. I have been overwhelmed and failed at plants for so long I have nothing left growing. I am willing to give it another try now because I feel I can "just do it" this way. Thank you, John. Please do a summer visit with this man's garden and add tips. Maybe you have already. Going looking...
“You don’t need to go all these classes and listen all this crap” ~Tito lmao!
John I love your on the road videos - so educational. This video with Tino was very eye opening. Even if one does not fully agree with his philosophies one can't help but admire some of his smart decisions, methods, and intent. He works hard to offer quality organic food at affordable prices - a man with integrity. I learned a lot from this video and had ZERO problems understanding his accent. His English is good and if someone needs subtitles to understand Tino then they have probably lived in a sheltered, homogenous society.
John, you only stepped wrong when you called this Tino's hobby and that you did not give Tino enough time to speak. It is far more than a hobby for him, that said you did respect his mastery of growing and despite some differences in philosophies you stated that you were going to borrow from his ideas.
John my name is Michael Angelo I just want to thank you for doing the video with Larry and Baltimore Maryland on microgreens you changed my life I haven't bought a rack I'm on unemployment have $2,000 left I'm going to save a thousand of it fly from California to meet Larry if he lets me and learn his way I want to bring this to farm before California Sacramento I thank you so much and I'm very grateful for you you're a beautiful person John I can't thank you enough I send you love and peace stay you keep up the good work my friend One Love
This is true organic I have learned this day and filled a void, I am a vet depression,PTSD,,cancer the only time I feel peace is when I see something grow THANK YOU TITO IN A BIG WAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR SHARING.
Tino seems AWESOME! I would love for him to start his own UA-cam channel!
If the soil rested in the shade of the undercroft of the old house for 100 years, in the humid conditions of Houston, the microbiology, bugs, worms, etc probably created some pretty good material to grow in, don't you think?
if there is not organic matter under the old house there is not life , if there is not life there is not fertility.
start gardening on the top of mad .
Strangely interesting that you referenced the neighborhood in a negative light. What does that have to do with anything?
Sha Atiya Don’t get stuck on the small stuff. This was a show on the Free an Cheap which let’s us know that we can have great gardens in neighborhoods using little money.
It was unnecessary and unkind 😾
@@gardenwitch3996 How was it unkind? Some people are less fortunate. Thats reality. How would you prefer that he words his videos in the future to not ruffle any feathers? Is he really not free to speak how he pleases without worrying about disrupting someones feeling? Do you as a viewer wish to mold him into the person YOU would like him to be? Is that right?
Andrew V Very good point. Truth is good and completely in order in a video like this, which is not about political correctness, but about dealing with reality the best that one can! The guy bristling is clearly himself living in a ghetto, that is why he is so touchy! And he will never get out of it because he thinks not mentioning it will make it go away 🤣🤣
@garden witch it's unkind because anyone with half a brain can make an assumption about the neighborhood on their own, meaning, it didn't have to be stated. Besides that, I don't think that tino would appreciate that being said.The video wasn't about the neighborhood, it's about gardening on the cheap. That doesn't apply only for the less fortunate. Basically, have enough knowledge to know how to speak about someone or something without putting them down.
Tino is the best !!!! He makes more sense than all the soil biologists put together ! Thanks Tino !
An interesting episode. I find his method of dense sowing and planting including on the slope of grow beds, the techniques of transplanting seedlings and growing seedlings in 100% compost fascinating. Definitely need to visit Tino again in the summer. I want to know if his practice of no amendment and fertilizer will work for long-term crops such as tomatoes, peppers and melons and if he is willing to subject his crops to brix tests.
He’s a smart and resourceful man. I wish we got to meet him! It’s rare to see people doing things their own way (that works better) these days
Thanks John and Tino, great video.
Love how open you are to learning, being challenged and sharing.
WOW! I learned so much from this video. I totally agree with him about the plants seeking out what they need when we start them out right, they will learn to fend for themselves; basically the same as humans in life in terms of being resilient & self sufficient. Living In AZ I know certain plants, etc. are not adapted to desert life, so I agree with you John that there are a lot of variables. Loved this video, thx so much to you & Tito.
DITTO! Chicago zone 5 b and I fight with hubby all the time saying let the plants figure it out. be patient, and in the words of "Ferngully" :Let it grow.
Good tips. I am certain to adopt them.
When I put out a tray of freshly sown
vegetable seeds, I plant bamboo skewers
to discourage visits from stray cats.
I noticed that weeds would grow alongside
those skewers and when I pulled out those
weeds, their roots had followed the skewer
down and the roots were long. This
substantiates the washing of the roots of
the seedling and transplanting with that tool.
I contemplated vermicomposting but found the
maintenance too taxing during my research.
I use another method. I made friends with
the local coffeeshop owner and I get a regular
supply of used tea dust and coffee beans.
I make condos for earthworms by planting a short
length of plastic pipe filled with these
tea and coffee leftovers. The pipe sticks
up about 6 inches from the ground and by
keeping it moist, eventually earthworms will
find their way there, burrow inside and lay eggs.
Any container can be used. You could fill a small
pot and simply invert it on the ground. When the
level drops, you know you have occupants.
You are very broad minded and I respect that you will look into things that are different. I’ll listen and maybe learn something new! Edmonton, Alberta Canada 🇨🇦
I loved this because many people can’t afford all the expensive stuff added into a garden and I would love to see more of this mans ideas! I didn’t see that the host was rude as many of the comments down below here seem to think. I thought he seemed open minded and up for learning. God bless!
That was awesome video. Tino is a star
I don’t know how you deal with the rude/ignorant comments. I would love to have a UA-cam channel but that’s what stops me. I wouldn’t handle those comments so gracefully. Hank you for doing lol you do to teach us and sharing things like these
You " don't really care!". Of course you do. You would not be putting out this video with such energy and application if you didn't. Lots of subjects tackled. 👍❤️⭐
Been your fan for a very long time because of my gardening many years ago and now keep on coming back to start again my new gardening
Thank you, Tino, for sharing your garden. Thank you, John, for bringing this to us.
Mum grew veg in plane garden soil. (No) special store bought compost etc. Veg grew without major issues and tasted great.
At that point when he's flooding flats filled with his highly nutritious soil, in prep of planting tiny transplants: instead of letting that precious water - filled with nutrients - go to waste, we can collect it & use that to feed our more mature plants, as they're larger.
I do this to make compost tea, with my composting material - even that compost which contains some veggies, tea bags & egg shells which have yet to break down completely. I put some in a big 5 gal bucket, along with some finished compost, & let it sit in the sun, while stirring a few times, for a few days. Then remove some with a dipper. Note: By pushing the big ladle into the matter, just enough that no solids get in, & just let the liquid flow over the edge of the ladle, I can then dilute that liquid in my watering can with the hose until it becomes a lighter color, & at the same time add more water to the 5 gal bucket & give it a few stirs.
This way I can use it to water my outdoor plants in pots, rather than having to run out to buy a commercial fertilizer. The plants look so vital afterwards - within minutes - they seem to glow, so I've kept doing it. This "Tea" as most of you know, could also be used in a foliar feed, if diluted enough - & if needed, strained so the sprayer doesn't get clogged by even the tiniest bit of soil or veggie matter.
This compost tea is strong smelling, so best used outdoors. If used on indoor plants, do be sure to not spill any on a rug or furniture.Have something to put under the watering can to catch any drips. A newspaper, or plastic bag...uh - both of these things are endangered species these days, so a boot tray or styrofoam box lid from those chicken wings you had delivered will do - just don't forget & set the watering can down on the rug or furniture as it might have drips running down the side...
I usually want to open the windows & doors when I use this stuff inside, luckily I do this mostly during the mild to warm weather. The smell will be very "organic", but not harmful to breathe in, I don't think, but you could use a dust or cloth mask to be sure. The funky odor will be quickly assimilated by the plants, so most of the source of the smell will go away. With heavy feeders, like shrubs, & big house plants, this nutritious Tea could be poured onto the soil full strength maybe, but if diluted, it provides a weaker feeding, so is good to use in every watering.
This gardener has come up with good ways which he's learned by doing, so I have great respect for the ways he is growing & selling well fed starts & produce. I saw he brought lots home, which didn't sell, which made me feel a bit sad. If I could, I'd buy some starts from him right now & have them mailed to me here in MA.
Just hope he reads these comments as I think he could be selling his stuff online, & could be saving on his water bill, by collecting that rinse water to use on his plants in pots & in the beds. We all know how water is a part of our expense when gardening, so this way, he could get double use out of it when he tries to rinse excess nutrients out of the soil so the baby starts aren't overwhelmed with more nutrients than they can use. Now hopefully he can use this way to collect, save & repurpose that rinse water to feed his fuller plants, with established root systems.
Thanks John for taking us to visit other people's gardens. Using old ice machines to compost in was sure unique & he was smart to see this as a way to use something that was on its way to being scrapped! However...BTW - did you need to say his neighborhood is kinda low rent/ AKA trashy, or say there were cockroaches in his compost? Yikes. That was such a slap in the face for this guy - who's - as you went on to exclaim - is doing everything he can to raise healthy plants. The thought of cockroaches in his compost is such turn off to most people. Now people in TX who see this may not want to risk buying his stuff as it might come with cockroach eggs. It's especially revolting in conjunction with food themes, right? Maybe you did see cockroaches, I don't know, but I wish for his sake you hadn't said that, - especially if it's not even true! Maybe those were Isopods, AKA Roly Polies, or soil beetles, which are beneficial in the compost pile, garden or lawn, as they eat things we don't want. Some of them are quite large, but some are small. There is a wood roach - a small, light brown colored critter, since he has put some wood at the top, there may be some of those that were hunting for insects in the breaking down wood, but I don't think they'd survive for long in a heavy wet mass of composting materials.
Loved this video! I wonder how and where Tino got the ice machines, for his compost, from. Would love to see you visit Tino again. I appreciated your conversation with Tino, it's always good to hear from two different sides. Thanks for sharing John and Tino!
Best gardening video I've ever seen. This is how I'm going to do it my new setup here in central Florida!
Great Video. I just spoke with Tino on the phone. He loves helping if you have a few gardening questions. Thanks Tino!
John, I've always suspected you are a millionaire or darn near it. I don't have that kind of budget. I like this Greek guy's method.I can afford to do it, not just watch some rich guy garden.
John seems to have a lot of money to spend on his hobbies
@serendipidus1 No till people put mulch down in their beds for years that helps build the soil. Your plants should do fine planted in the ground with mulch on top and continue adding mulch over time and continue planting under the mulch. Don't mix it in. Grass clippings and leaves work good for mulch and if you cant drive or have mulch delivered, that may be your only option.
serendipidus1 You have given me some great ideas for my small garden that I will begin planting in tomorrow. I can’t dig into the soil due to health issues, so I’m forever grateful that I will have my friend come over to help me. I’ve never heard of the lasagna method of gardening. I’m going to look that up. Once more, thanks!
God u talk a lot
serendipidus1 Thanks a bunch!
Hellow everybody this is kostas, and this is my garden
John, Great video as always. Thank You. I do want to mention that I agree that watering less force the plant to make deeper roots and thus a more resilient plant.
Please visit him again. This was a very helpful episode. You do a great job of showing ideas. Even you don't 100% agree. Thank you.
Great info here. I appreciate that we can grow the plants close together. I will soak seeds for three days in a jar with a lid on, and then after just sow them into the soil by pouring what was in the jar into the soil. Plants germinate within 3-4 days. I’ll have a huge amount of seedlings growing close together and I wasn’t sure if that was ok. Watching this video has made me feel better about that. I find the big salad containers make good mini green houses. I’ll poke holes on the lid and then place containers (can be a cool whip container, old food containers that have been washed) inside the salad container which protects it from bugs and keeps the moisture within. Plants grow very healthy. Thank you for sharing!
thank you very much for the real story .. appreciated your time to make great video for public
Great video. People should watch and spread this to inspire more to plant their own food, especially in these times.
Tino, the plant whisperer. I bow down...🙏 🌱🌱🌱
John you are a very good gardener So is Tito
John needs to wrap it up man. WRAP. IT. UP.! Videos are wayyyyyy too long.
Danny Dinglehoff U know u can watch it at a faster speed...
THANK YOU JOHN FOR THE TITO EXPERIENCE.
wow, so informative I loved it! As a newbie gardener I think I have more confidence in how to start plants and harvest them utilizing all of the seed not throwing away the tiny plants because they are little ones. thank you for interviewing him.