I love videos like this. I overthink and overcomplicate things. This helps people like me so much! I just moved which means starting all over again...love your videos!
I get the ‘hands in the dirt’ thing. The feel the smell. It’s good therapy 😊 there’s probably a study out there about it. 😊. Makes me feel good that’s all I know.
I had to laugh at your comment that repetition is everything. So true! I’m a fifth grade teacher from California. My garden is in a high desert zone 7. I just love your channel. I have learned so much. Thank you!
Hey! Nothing wrong about sounding like a hippie! Those WERE the good old days. Take it from a baby boomer. Stay grounded to the hearth my friend best way to find peace! Thanks for the great vids!
There's much about that movement that resonates with me. I suppose in many ways I'm a child of those ideals. "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music". -Nietzsche
I agree! As another baby boomer (ex)hippie, I've only latterly discovered gardening and getting your hands in the earth is a truly powerful experience. Nature doesn't lie, keep it simple. thanks for your information.
I just found you a couple days ago. I've been "binge watching" your channel! I avoided the podcasts tho. And then I decided to listen to one and discovered it's a video!! Now this is my kind of podcasts!
I absolutely agree with you about the importance of working soil with touch, it allows you to add extra dimensions in gardening. It’s like having an extra sense.
I listen to all your podcasts and watch all your videos. I agree with you 100% that sand and rock dust are never gonna break down and be available for the plant, but I do use a little sand because it helps with drainage and soil structure. Otherwise, it's all organic matter that will break down in a season:) Great video! Thanks for sharing!
I literally planted my strawberries about 5 years ago in an old sandbox in our backyard and they have grown GREAT!! it's not too bad for them but I have added mulch and leaves sometimes over the years for more nutrients but I had it heard this before and wondered if they'd grow, and flowing behold they have and reproduced for 5 years now creating lots of berries!
Gardening is the best hobby off all :)) I guess it`s the most popular hobby in the world? Love it - the work, the exitment and (if lucky) the resaults :)))
@@maritimegardening4887 I get you :D But for me it`s a hobby hence my small garden...and b/c I`m new to this and couldn`t live long of my harvest *lol* In time I will buy a community garden, and the we`ll be talking ;)
I'd say even if the bean plants have used up all the nitrogen stored in the roots producing beans. It's still worth leaving them in to slowly root down over the winter. It will reintroduce some nutrients into the soil, and help soil structure.
Great video mate , I won’t garden any other way myself, I love so much the Ruth stout method and back to Eden no till way of growing, I mulched this winter here in Australia with leaves and wood chips grass cuttings from mowing and anything I could get my hands on. The soil is amazing it’s spring now here and my plants are for the first time growing how they should be ( lush green and vigorous) this Totally blows me away , my fruit trees I mulched around are fruiting like crazy my potatoes are growing so awesome , I’m never useing a shovel ever again to dig garden beds. I’ll try strawberry’s next to as well, thanks for another great video happy gardening 2018 👍
She say the roots left in will rot and create water channels for the next growing season. Though I do enjoy doing what you are doing. The smell of the rich soil, etc...
Some roots will rot, while others are those of perennial weeds (like grass) so they will not rot, and will just be bigger and stronger the next year. It really depends on the weed. Who is "she" by thee way?
For some weeds, yes - but some weeds (like many grasses) are perennials and they will just come back bigger and stronger the next year. If you have about 6 kinds of weed taking over a garden - it's just more reliable to pull them all unless you know for sure that they are all annuals. By the way - who is "she"?
Thanks for the video. Planning on having strawberry next year, I might be able to get runners from a friend. My question is, in what situation do you need to pick the flowers the first year? Is that just for plants that are started from seed?
The reasoning behind picking the flowers the first year is that it allows the plant to focus all it's energy into rooting, so that you will get a fantastic yield the next year; also, the yield the 1st year isn't that great, so you're not missing much. All that said, I didn't bother doing that, and it all worked out fine :)
Did you plant these strawberries in fall or spring? Having hands in the soil is grounding. Winter is so long it is hard to wait to get back to the soil. I too do no dig gardening and have used Ruth Stouts method this year on just 4 extra potatoes. I got so many potatoes with no work. I like your videos because I am gardening in Mains and have a short season.
I did this video last october. Garden is full of strawberries now. Sept and early Oct are good times to move s-berries. Might be a bit late now if you;re in Maine. Might work, might not. I've found late Oct/early Nov to be iffy - maybe only 50% survive the winter.
What kind of strawberries would you recommend for the Northeast. Say a garden bed 20X10. Would you recommend ever bearing I hear good and bad about those. Any thoughts???? Thanks for all you do much appreciated!!!!
I have the day-neutral and like them. It really depends on what you are looking for. I think june-bearers are the highest yielding, which is important if you are running a farm - but for the home gardener, the ever-bearing and day-neutral are nice because you get more than one harvest, even if the total yield is less. If your climate is relatively cool in the summer (like mine) the day-neutral give you berries in June, October, and in small amounts all summer long, just enough for salads. I like them because we don't have any tomatoes for salads until late August.
to answer those whom claim no long term benefits from leguminous. we have a mixed timothy-clover hay field that grossly outperforms all the local highly fertilized fields (many a time 300%) last time the field was fertilized 1984, no calcium since 1972. new knowledge? I learned this from my great great grandfather, whom if I could ask him learned from his grandfather ty for your insights, maybe if I am fortunate to share with my grand children
That seems like pretty good evidence to me! :) Thanks for sharing. I've always thought, there has to be a reason that clover, alfalfa and grasses get along so well!
Hey Bud, I had a question about strawbs. I planted mine in June, first time, they didn't produce much, enough for the kids to go pick n eat them once and a while. Do I need to cover them for the winter? I watched your last vid on moving them, i don't need to move them, but I need to prune them or.. I'm sorry I'm not sure what question to ask, thanks ! (zone 5 Coastal Maine)
THANK YOU ! can't wait for winter ! would love to hear more from as we enjoy fall wood stacking, fireplace tales, snow shoveling, thanksgiving meals,etc, !
Pot them up in as large a post as you can carry, and overwinter them in the pot - preferably on the south side of your house, but somewhere that they'll get rain/snow.
I completely killed all my strawberries last year. It was my first time growing strawberries. I didn't do my research and buried the root ball. I drowned them all. I will try again next month, wish me luck. 🤞🏻
do you have any problems with wild birds eating your strawberries? we first had problems with strawberry plants getting regularily eaten by rabbits earlier in the year - till we fenced them with chicken wire, no the birds are taking care of few berries they have managed to produced.
As people, we have five senses. Most people over rely on sight. Neurologist tell me the majority of our brain is addressed to interpret what we see. If you take the time to live in a cat’s world, you will discover sight is not their primary sense. While a cat has good night vision, a cat’s primary sense is smell. Smell is how a cat identifies you. For a gardener, we rely heavily upon sight. How do our plants look. At the end of the season, we we cook and eat our crops, and we use smell and taste. As gardener, we should not ignore or overlook how the garden feels. The ability to gather information from our tactile sense is just as valuable as our sense of sight.
I love videos like this. I overthink and overcomplicate things. This helps people like me so much! I just moved which means starting all over again...love your videos!
Glad it was helpful!
I get the ‘hands in the dirt’ thing. The feel the smell. It’s good therapy 😊 there’s probably a study out there about it. 😊. Makes me feel good that’s all I know.
That about sums it up :)
I had to laugh at your comment that repetition is everything. So true! I’m a fifth grade teacher from California. My garden is in a high desert zone 7. I just love your channel. I have learned so much. Thank you!
Thanks, thanks so nice of you to say :)
Awesome video,I like to think when youre close to the soil and earth that way you ground yourself,which is very good for spirit and peace of mind.
I'm with you man :)
Hey! Nothing wrong about sounding like a hippie! Those WERE the good old days. Take it from a baby boomer. Stay grounded to the hearth my friend best way to find peace! Thanks for the great vids!
There's much about that movement that resonates with me. I suppose in many ways I'm a child of those ideals.
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music". -Nietzsche
I agree! As another baby boomer (ex)hippie, I've only latterly discovered gardening and getting your hands in the earth is a truly powerful experience. Nature doesn't lie, keep it simple. thanks for your information.
@@leepoll1Thanks :)
I just found you a couple days ago. I've been "binge watching" your channel! I avoided the podcasts tho. And then I decided to listen to one and discovered it's a video!! Now this is my kind of podcasts!
Only the most recent podcasts are in video form sorry. It's a new format that I just switched to a few episodes back. Glad you like it.
I absolutely agree with you about the importance of working soil with touch, it allows you to add extra dimensions in gardening. It’s like having an extra sense.
🌸I love your videos. You make me chuckle and the content is very helpful. Thank you for sharing.🌸
Thanks Denise!
I listen to all your podcasts and watch all your videos. I agree with you 100% that sand and rock dust are never gonna break down and be available for the plant, but I do use a little sand because it helps with drainage and soil structure. Otherwise, it's all organic matter that will break down in a season:) Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks man! Glad you like the content!
I literally planted my strawberries about 5 years ago in an old sandbox in our backyard and they have grown GREAT!! it's not too bad for them but I have added mulch and leaves sometimes over the years for more nutrients but I had it heard this before and wondered if they'd grow, and flowing behold they have and reproduced for 5 years now creating lots of berries!
I totally understand where your coming from! And I think you learn better by repartition.
Gardening is the best hobby off all :)) I guess it`s the most popular hobby in the world? Love it - the work, the exitment and (if lucky) the resaults :)))
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@@maritimegardening4887 I get you :D But for me it`s a hobby hence my small garden...and b/c I`m new to this and couldn`t live long of my harvest *lol* In time I will buy a community garden, and the we`ll be talking ;)
@@ytsedoM Oh yes I know its a hobby for many. Garden on and enjoy! :)
I'd say even if the bean plants have used up all the nitrogen stored in the roots producing beans. It's still worth leaving them in to slowly root down over the winter. It will reintroduce some nutrients into the soil, and help soil structure.
Agreed :)
Great video mate , I won’t garden any other way myself, I love so much the Ruth stout method and back to Eden no till way of growing, I mulched this winter here in Australia with leaves and wood chips grass cuttings from mowing and anything I could get my hands on. The soil is amazing it’s spring now here and my plants are for the first time growing how they should be ( lush green and vigorous) this Totally blows me away , my fruit trees I mulched around are fruiting like crazy my potatoes are growing so awesome , I’m never useing a shovel ever again to dig garden beds. I’ll try strawberry’s next to as well, thanks for another great video happy gardening 2018 👍
Thanks, have a great season!
Thanks for the video as always.
She say the roots left in will rot and create water channels for the next growing season. Though I do enjoy doing what you are doing. The smell of the rich soil, etc...
Some roots will rot, while others are those of perennial weeds (like grass) so they will not rot, and will just be bigger and stronger the next year. It really depends on the weed. Who is "she" by thee way?
For some weeds, yes - but some weeds (like many grasses) are perennials and they will just come back bigger and stronger the next year. If you have about 6 kinds of weed taking over a garden - it's just more reliable to pull them all unless you know for sure that they are all annuals. By the way - who is "she"?
Thanks for the video. Planning on having strawberry next year, I might be able to get runners from a friend. My question is, in what situation do you need to pick the flowers the first year? Is that just for plants that are started from seed?
The reasoning behind picking the flowers the first year is that it allows the plant to focus all it's energy into rooting, so that you will get a fantastic yield the next year; also, the yield the 1st year isn't that great, so you're not missing much. All that said, I didn't bother doing that, and it all worked out fine :)
Did you plant these strawberries in fall or spring? Having hands in the soil is grounding. Winter is so long it is hard to wait to get back to the soil. I too do no dig gardening and have used Ruth Stouts method this year on just 4 extra potatoes. I got so many potatoes with no work. I like your videos because I am gardening in Mains and have a short season.
I did this video last october. Garden is full of strawberries now. Sept and early Oct are good times to move s-berries. Might be a bit late now if you;re in Maine. Might work, might not. I've found late Oct/early Nov to be iffy - maybe only 50% survive the winter.
What kind of strawberries would you recommend for the Northeast. Say a garden bed 20X10.
Would you recommend ever bearing I hear good and bad about those. Any thoughts???? Thanks for all you do much appreciated!!!!
I have the day-neutral and like them. It really depends on what you are looking for. I think june-bearers are the highest yielding, which is important if you are running a farm - but for the home gardener, the ever-bearing and day-neutral are nice because you get more than one harvest, even if the total yield is less. If your climate is relatively cool in the summer (like mine) the day-neutral give you berries in June, October, and in small amounts all summer long, just enough for salads. I like them because we don't have any tomatoes for salads until late August.
to answer those whom claim no long term benefits from leguminous. we have a mixed timothy-clover hay field that grossly outperforms all the local highly fertilized fields (many a time 300%) last time the field was fertilized 1984, no calcium since 1972. new knowledge? I learned this from my great great grandfather, whom if I could ask him learned from his grandfather ty for your insights, maybe if I am fortunate to share with my grand children
That seems like pretty good evidence to me! :) Thanks for sharing. I've always thought, there has to be a reason that clover, alfalfa and grasses get along so well!
Hey Bud, I had a question about strawbs. I planted mine in June, first time, they didn't produce much, enough for the kids to go pick n eat them once and a while. Do I need to cover them for the winter? I watched your last vid on moving them, i don't need to move them, but I need to prune them or.. I'm sorry I'm not sure what question to ask, thanks ! (zone 5 Coastal Maine)
Just cover them with about 3" of mulch when they start to look less green - late Novemberish.
THanks !
THANK YOU ! can't wait for winter ! would love to hear more from as we enjoy fall wood stacking, fireplace tales, snow shoveling, thanksgiving meals,etc, !
I have been mulling over a wood-stacking video - I have a great technique that may save a lot of people time & energy :)
Hahaha ya hippie! 😂😂😂😂
Me too 😊
I've got strawberries that I want to overwinter but that I can take with me before spring of next year when I move, how can I do this to save them?
Pot them up in as large a post as you can carry, and overwinter them in the pot - preferably on the south side of your house, but somewhere that they'll get rain/snow.
I completely killed all my strawberries last year. It was my first time growing strawberries. I didn't do my research and buried the root ball. I drowned them all. I will try again next month, wish me luck. 🤞🏻
I hope it woks for you this year. I'l be planting some this spring too - but my spring is still a few months away yet :)
do you have any problems with wild birds eating your strawberries? we first had problems with strawberry plants getting regularily eaten by rabbits earlier in the year - till we fenced them with chicken wire, no the birds are taking care of few berries they have managed to produced.
Yes - you need to put a mesh over them or the birds will eat most of them :)
what kind of mesh and do you have a video showing that? thanks
thats funny about the rock dust.
As people, we have five senses. Most people over rely on sight. Neurologist tell me the majority of our brain is addressed to interpret what we see. If you take the time to live in a cat’s world, you will discover sight is not their primary sense. While a cat has good night vision, a cat’s primary sense is smell. Smell is how a cat identifies you. For a gardener, we rely heavily upon sight. How do our plants look. At the end of the season, we we cook and eat our crops, and we use smell and taste. As gardener, we should not ignore or overlook how the garden feels. The ability to gather information from our tactile sense is just as valuable as our sense of sight.