Gary, I just found your channel and love all your videos as I learn so much from you. Question on plant rotation... I plant dahlia tubers and zinnia seedlings from seeds in several flower beds in the garden for the past 2 years. It is 2022, the 2nd year and they seem to do fine. Do I need to rotate them too? If so, how often can same be planted in the same area? Thanks.
Hi. It depends upon how long they are there. The longer they are there the longer the interval between replanting. We know with tomatoes they did 100% the first year. About 75% the second consecutive year, and less the 50% the third. To avoid any decrease in performance it's common to wait 2-3 years before replanting. Dahlias are commonly left in one spot for 3 years...by the 4th they stop blooming. After 3 years in one spot I would guess waiting 4 years before replanting. The bulb suppliers would probably have research on this. We know that bare root rose growers will grow a crop of roses (for 2 years) then grow unrelated plants for 3 years...then back to roses. I know an organic vegetable farmer that rotates crops in about a 4 year cycle.
@@GarysBestGardening thank you. So with annuals, since most are only in the same spot for a few months (6 at the most) is it okay to plant the same one for many years or still need to rotate it after 3-4 years?
@ 15:33 talking about invasive tree roots... I have a California Pepper tree ( used to also have a Brazilian Pepper tree in the backyard) in the front yard and every where I dig I find those Pepper tree roots. The Pepper tree sucks up all the water from every good tree I want to grow.
Thanks for your video. Is fish emulsion just another fertilizer in place of the organic fertilizers that you were showing in the bags, like Dr. Earth, or do we add that in addition to those fertilizers. You also mentioned ants as a problem that will be attracted to the sugar with the fish emulsion and seaweed extract if I want to spray it on the leaves. Is there something to prevent the ant invasion, similar to spraying honey water on avocado blossoms?
Phosphorous @ 41:15 (the middle number of the Big Three) will kill Mychorrizal fungus and Macadamia trees and other Protea Family of plants. I have heard of macadamias being killed by fertilizer. So how close is TOO CLOSE when fertilizing with 15-15-15 for other trees near a Macadamia tree?
some good info, at a snail's pace. also lots of "in nature" anecdotes that suit the direction of the talk, both for cult like authority and to later steer you to his products in shop after talk. soooo....
There's nothing wrong nothing wrong with mulch, even with container trees, as long as you have soil that drains well. Make sure to leave an area immediately around the trunk empty. You could always take a little bit of the container soil off before planting as well.
Did you get a chance to try the soil mix yet? I’m not near that area either and will have to test it on my own and just curious if you had a chance to get any results off of your experiment.
@@TheFunFosters yea. Worked great . Sometimes I don’t use perlite just use more pumice. But I do notice water dries a little faster but that’s good so I don’t have to worry about root rot . Everything barely waking up here in the Bay Area . The roses I used it on and fruit trees are doing very good. You can play with it . Use more pumice over sand or just use pumice and moss or native soil in your yard . Open up windows of ideas for me .
@@ChitoWorld I live too far too. I just made two combos. Pumice and peat moss. Not sure the ratio but around 80-20 respectively. I didnt realize how little peat I used as i was setting out to do 50/50 like Gary’s acid mix. But the peat coated the wet pumice so well that it was all brown so I thought mission accomplished. Lol. Anyways, the other combo is ~45% decomposed granite and 45% pumice and 10% peat. This time the peat was more measured(by eye, lol). I lowered pumice and added DG ratios on 3 successive repotting of blueberries. All looked perfect. The blueberries had bark soils, I debarked with sprinkler and patient fingers. This guy is demystifying gardening and his soil recommendations and ideas are spot on. Who else gives you their planting mix ratios and all ingredients? Thank you Gary so much for doing that.
Where is everyone getting their pumice? Brand/Location/Alternate sources. I'm having a hell of a time finding pumice locally or for a reasonable price online.
All your videos have so much information I'm amazed more haven't caught on! Thank you for your unique teaching style and being so engaging.
Watched the whole thing. Worth every minute. Thank you for putting this on UA-cam.
thanks for the information, we now use your technique here in Arizona in our backyard orchard, and everything is flourishing!
Gary, I just found your channel and love all your videos as I learn so much from you. Question on plant rotation... I plant dahlia tubers and zinnia seedlings from seeds in several flower beds in the garden for the past 2 years. It is 2022, the 2nd year and they seem to do fine. Do I need to rotate them too? If so, how often can same be planted in the same area? Thanks.
Hi. It depends upon how long they are there. The longer they are there the longer the interval between replanting. We know with tomatoes they did 100% the first year. About 75% the second consecutive year, and less the 50% the third. To avoid any decrease in performance it's common to wait 2-3 years before replanting. Dahlias are commonly left in one spot for 3 years...by the 4th they stop blooming. After 3 years in one spot I would guess waiting 4 years before replanting. The bulb suppliers would probably have research on this. We know that bare root rose growers will grow a crop of roses (for 2 years) then grow unrelated plants for 3 years...then back to roses. I know an organic vegetable farmer that rotates crops in about a 4 year cycle.
@@GarysBestGardening thank you. So with annuals, since most are only in the same spot for a few months (6 at the most) is it okay to plant the same one for many years or still need to rotate it after 3-4 years?
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@ 15:33 talking about invasive tree roots... I have a California Pepper tree ( used to also have a Brazilian Pepper tree in the backyard) in the front yard and every where I dig I find those Pepper tree roots. The Pepper tree sucks up all the water from every good tree I want to grow.
Fantastic and so clear. Thank you.
Thanks for your video. Is fish emulsion just another fertilizer in place of the organic fertilizers that you were showing in the bags, like Dr. Earth, or do we add that in addition to those fertilizers. You also mentioned ants as a problem that will be attracted to the sugar with the fish emulsion and seaweed extract if I want to spray it on the leaves. Is there something to prevent the ant invasion, similar to spraying honey water on avocado blossoms?
Phosphorous @ 41:15 (the middle number of the Big Three) will kill Mychorrizal fungus and Macadamia trees and other Protea Family of plants. I have heard of macadamias being killed by fertilizer.
So how close is TOO CLOSE when fertilizing with 15-15-15 for other trees near a Macadamia tree?
Gary: I assume your percentages of components for your bag mixes are expressed as volumes, not by weight?
Of course!
The only thing in my yard is worm castings. Worms in the soil fertilize all year round, for free. And pee. I pee on the trees.
You WHAT?
Can I just mix real sugar in water to mix the spray ?
some good info, at a snail's pace. also lots of "in nature" anecdotes that suit the direction of the talk, both for cult like authority and to later steer you to his products in shop after talk. soooo....
The Big Three @ 39:18 N, P, K, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium.
Should u put mulch on container grown tree?
There's nothing wrong nothing wrong with mulch, even with container trees, as long as you have soil that drains well. Make sure to leave an area immediately around the trunk empty. You could always take a little bit of the container soil off before planting as well.
Can I use cane sugar? For the foliage mix?
Molasses or Karo Syrup.
@@92679gary thanks . Have you used molasses or does he mention on some of his other videos ?
@@ChitoWorld Both, have used and he mentioned in other videos.
Good guy
I’m gonna try to make that soil . 1/3 moss 2/3 of combination of perlite , pumice, sand. 2% charcoal . I wish that soul was available near Bay Area .
Did you get a chance to try the soil mix yet? I’m not near that area either and will have to test it on my own and just curious if you had a chance to get any results off of your experiment.
@@TheFunFosters yea. Worked great . Sometimes I don’t use perlite just use more pumice. But I do notice water dries a little faster but that’s good so I don’t have to worry about root rot . Everything barely waking up here in the Bay Area . The roses I used it on and fruit trees are doing very good. You can play with it . Use more pumice over sand or just use pumice and moss or native soil in your yard . Open up windows of ideas for me .
@@ChitoWorld I live too far too. I just made two combos. Pumice and peat moss. Not sure the ratio but around 80-20 respectively. I didnt realize how little peat I used as i was setting out to do 50/50 like Gary’s acid mix. But the peat coated the wet pumice so well that it was all brown so I thought mission accomplished. Lol. Anyways, the other combo is ~45% decomposed granite and 45% pumice and 10% peat. This time the peat was more measured(by eye, lol). I lowered pumice and added DG ratios on 3 successive repotting of blueberries. All looked perfect. The blueberries had bark soils, I debarked with sprinkler and patient fingers. This guy is demystifying gardening and his soil recommendations and ideas are spot on. Who else gives you their planting mix ratios and all ingredients? Thank you Gary so much for doing that.
Where is everyone getting their pumice? Brand/Location/Alternate sources. I'm having a hell of a time finding pumice locally or for a reasonable price online.
@@SandstormGT nursery . Yea Amazon is asking for crazy prices