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I love alfalfa pellets. Using your advice, I found some organic, “Palm Fertilizer,” and organic, “Herb Fertilizer,” all at a deep discount and bought a bunch of bags. Upon looking at the ingredients, it was nearly exactly the same as Tomato and Vegetable fertilizer. Had I not listened to you, I would have passed on the deal, and spent a lot more money.
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In spring 2024 I put down 4-6” of bulk compost from the farm and garden store. All my transplants grew weakly. Cucumber seeds did ok. Carrots didn’t sprout. Even coriander didn’t sprout. Beets sprouted and died. I went to the state Ag Extension with a soil sample. NO Nitrogen. Do you or anyone have though?? Going to add Organic nitrogen soon and will follow your other advice. Thanks for all the help you give us. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
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You can usually get alfalfa pellets at most farm centers. There are different brands. They're pretty much the same thing between brands. It will be in the animal feed section of the store. @evejoyce4405
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It's great to see you recreating a small garden full of life and bringing in greenery. Your videos not only inspire gardening but also ignite a love of nature in everyone. Hopefully that garden will become more and more lush, and your channel continues to bring green things to life!"
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I plan on making at least two new compost bin areas this fall, so hopefully one day I will have enough to cover my 5 raised beds. Your videos are always so helpful. I started cleaning up a couple of the beds today. I had a great garden this summer, but I am so thankful for the fall garden season....less watering. We could possibly have a frost tonight here in Northeast MS. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
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Hi Gary. Frost tonight here in Sylacauga Alabama. It is forecasted to be 31F tonight. I did a big pepper harvest yesterday, but not a clean up harvest. II am still hoping for two or three more weeks of life from them. Either they will be wlting and I'll be doing a final harvest, or they will survive. They are in GreenStalk towers, so there is biomass that will provide some warmth for them. If they don't surviive, I have plenty of diced peppers to make salsa, and use throughout the year. The rest of my garden is doing very well, growing parsnips, carrots, beets, turnips, red cabbbage, Dutch Cabbage, Swis Chard, Komatsuna, Tatsoi, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, Nappa Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and Pak Choy. In my herb garden, the peppermint, spearmint, oregano, chicory, rosemary, parsley, and comfrey are thrivng. The basil is near its end, but will probably survive the first frost. I'm using ten of sixteen raised beds for my fall garden. In the winter, that number will increase to fifteen, and sixteen in the spriing. Next year, I am going to switch over from growng potatoes to sweet potatoes. The climate in my area is better for them. Parsnips and ground cherres were my expertiments this year. I have to think of something else to experiment with for next year's garden. I am goiing to try some new varieties of zucchini, particularly the round zucchini, but I need something else, not exotic, and it has to be tasty. I hate it when my experiiments don't taste good.
We had our first Frost or freeze I should say, Tuesday night. I'm in 6B Southeast Missouri. I had a pumpkin plant several zucchini plants and four straight neck and crookneck squash plants out there along with tomatoes basil Canna and a few other things that don't care for the cold. Peppers too, lots of them bell peppers jalapeno peppers habanero peppers cayenne peppers and even a Hungarian wax. So I covered everything I could with towels and light blankets and things and let it ride. So here's how mine turned out. The basil took the most damage. But it was only the top leaves so I went ahead and left them on the plant because of course last night we got very cold again but not freezing. I wanted to make sure that if it did it again those already damaged leaves were on top protecting the ones below. So I still have five or six beautiful basil plants now. The tomatoes really didn't take much damage surprisingly, but I still have my 40% black shade cloth up as well and I'm sure that helped protect. That's really the only damage I saw. I mean there's a little damage on some of the tomato plants, but really the basil was the only one that got bit pretty hard and they're still plenty of it underneath those leaves. I haven't been out yet this morning but it didn't make it to freezing so and everything was covered again. 7:00 last night the potting soil I ordered finally got here lol. So today I'm digging up all my peppers
I just went out and checked everything. It's 35° outside right now. The tomatoes of course got bit pretty good this time simply because it was two nights in a row lol. Pepper's the ones that were covered look fine the ones I didn't get covered cuz I couldn't find anything to cover them with aren't looking real thrilled but with the warm weather coming now I think they'll bounce back. The basil did get covered this time so there's no further damage, and of course squash zucchini and pumpkin all got covered so they're fine. Yeah, so mostly just the tomatoes.
@@wytchwoodhomesteadandkenne5036 The peppers were my big concern. They made it through the night, but there is one more night of potential frost to go. If they make it through tonight, it is smooth sailing untiil my next harvest. Most everything else is either cold hardy, or a perineal and will come back in he spring providing it dies off. Comfrey, mints, parsley, and oregano are tough, and don't always die off for the winter. Everything else is cold hardy and should make it to harvest if not through the winter. I might have to harvest some basil seed for next spring? Best of luck!
@@wytchwoodhomesteadandkenne5036 II hate to hear that about the tomatoes. In Alabama, I have the opposite problem wth the heat. Tomatoes don't like triple digit tempertatures any more than they do freezing temperatures. I plant early, and hope that I don't get hit with a late frost, so II can harvest before the summer heat is at its peak. I've taken a bunch of tomatoes out of my freezers to defrost, and now time. Making salsa will also help to heat the house.
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Thanks for this! I bought some alfalfa yesterday and today I did everything except the grass. Don’t have any. Waiting for dry Leaves to drop. Good timing on my part because it’s storming outside!
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A couple of questions Gary. I have a fire pit and a wood shop, any specific species of wood ash that would be bad in the garden soil? I add ground egg shells for fall treatment, How much would be too much? Finally, how long will it take for those tomato plant roots to decompose? Love your videos and have learned a lot over the last couple of years, thank you.
Over using it can be an issue. It can raise pH. You can over due eggshells. IT take forever to decay really. The roots start decaying spring for most part. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
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I have a couple of questions please. I've always mixed my wood ash in my compost pile. Is that ok as an alternative? Also I had trouble with cut worms this spring in my corn. I had put a fall grass and leaf cutting (like you did) on the bed and I was told or read that that was were the cut worms came from. True or nah? I learn so much from you, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
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I just set up some framed beds on top pf my native clay soil. I tilled the soil first and then added shredded leaves from last fall and then 3 inches of mushroom soil to almost fill the beds. I also have on hand coffee grounds from Starbucks, a small bag of earthworm castings, unfinished compost that I get for free at our local municipality, and sand. which of these would be good to add? I plan on buying the alfalfa pellets. My main question is this- several other sites have given great importance to covering the beds for the winter so the nutrients will not leach and the soil life will finish any unfinished compost better. . Do you recommend that or do you feel that the soil life will thrive uncovered. I don't have wood chip mulch. I really value your opinions.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Thank you. I just picked up a 50 pound bag of alfalfa pellets at my local feed store for only 28 bucks. no chremicalsor additives. I will follow your advice. It seems more sensible to me to use mulch as a cover instead of tarps anyway.
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I have not had them or any other animals eat them. But once you soak them, they breakdown into small particles. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
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Hi Gary, I have some very large okra that is dying down now. I will harvest the remaining seed pods for future use after they dry on the plant completely. I plan on using the no pull method and leaving the root balls in the soil(my first time with this method). My question for you is, do you think the really thick and fibrous stalks could decompose over the winter? I was thinking of cutting them into sections and leaving on the ground. Then I will put a layer of organic alfalfa, straw, and then shredded leaves on top. I already have a fair amount of okra leaves on the ground from thinning process. Thanks in advance!!
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You do have to let it decompose. Look up how long to compost chicken manure as it think its well below a year. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
I used both chicken manure (from cleaning out the coop) and goose manure from yard on raised beds. Layered on top in the fall like around mid October, they broke down over the winter for middle may planting time. Zone 5b. The rest of the year i piled material from cleaning out coop in same spot so it composts over time.
Hi Gary, I really appreciate your channel. I have a quick question. What are the dimension of your tomato and pepper beds/frames. I've been using grow bags with moderate success. Thanks in advance for your feedback.
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Much more slowly. But it wont be fully broken down come spring but good enough. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
I think that would work. I would but that on the ground and mulch over it light so it stays moist and decays. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
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On the beds where you previously had wood chip mulch, wouldn't you want to pull that to the side before you add the amendments so the wood doesn't rob them of nitrogen?
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You can. They take longer to swell and flake so I would hit the area often with water for a couple of days. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
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Its possible alfalfa is sprayed. I mention that in the video. You can buy organic. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
I just started my compost pile this year and because of our arid climate, the compost is not ready. Mushroom compost is on sale locally, would that work as a substitute or have the nutrients been used already?
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That is good to use on top too. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
Based on how good you soil is, you only really need one. But 2 wont hurt. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
I would use my filling videos. I would just get them filled and even just follow this video. There are lots of ways to do it. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
Gary if i plan on using my beds for a fall/winter garden do I yank out all the old plants from the roots? I noticed u kept yours in. Will that decay over time? Sorry I am new at this.
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Would the ash from my wood pellet stove be an option? Alfalfa pellets for those of us without access to compost is a realistic alternative - thank you!
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No alfalfa for me. The deer would be all over my garden - more than they are already! Composted steer manure and grass/leaves, any leftover peat moss and potting soil. No wood ash as my soil is highly alkaline. Trying to lower the pH, so I add pelleted sulfur twice a year. Thank you for recognizing that some people want to save as much money gardening as possible.
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I've always done big tubs. I think I want to switch to "no dig". I'll be dumping my containers into rows on the ground. What do I need to do for the very first set up?
I cover my no dig garden with more than 2” of grass and leaf clippings in the fall. They will be decomposed fully by April. The bed is full of earthworms when it’s time to plant. I have being doing this for three years.
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You can pull them. But they decay back and I put transplants in there. The new plants just grow right throw them. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
I think some type of maggot eating my radishes. What can I do to get rid of them over the winter season? A quick online search basically said there's nothing that can be done.
There isn't much. Some people by beneficial soil nematodes. You can dust the surface when active with insect dust organic or otherwise. But it is hard. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
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We have had less rain but plenty for grass. Please visit my new blog www.therustedgardenblog.com The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: bit.ly/4aarkDD
Gary, is it bad to amend beds like you’ve shown AND THEN cover with a tarp? I’m a bit concerned because I have outdoor cats and they do enjoy an empty garden bed for their bathroom. Sigh.
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I highly doubt there would be anything bad for plants in the alfalfa pellets. They are fed to horses so if it’s okay for them to eat, your vegetables won’t likely be harmed.
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I really love that you always take into consideration that people have different budgets. Great demo, thanks. 😀🌱🌱🌱
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I love alfalfa pellets. Using your advice, I found some organic, “Palm Fertilizer,” and organic, “Herb Fertilizer,” all at a deep discount and bought a bunch of bags. Upon looking at the ingredients, it was nearly exactly the same as Tomato and Vegetable fertilizer. Had I not listened to you, I would have passed on the deal, and spent a lot more money.
Deep discounts are good. Yep same ingredients and you see good money. Glad to help.
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In spring 2024 I put down 4-6” of bulk compost from the farm and garden store. All my transplants grew weakly. Cucumber seeds did ok. Carrots didn’t sprout. Even coriander didn’t sprout. Beets sprouted and died.
I went to the state Ag Extension with a soil sample. NO Nitrogen.
Do you or anyone have though?? Going to add Organic nitrogen soon and will follow your other advice.
Thanks for all the help you give us.
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Step by step on how to prepare my veggie & flower beds for winter is fantastic - that’s what all of us needs -love this show & tell - thanks u..
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Hi Gary - your alfalfa and wood pellet compost combo is the bomb! Ready in 2 months - thanks for your imput- Steve zone 6 b
That combo really does work.
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Where can I find video on the alfalfa and wood chip compost? We have a lot of composted wood chips.
New to garden what the name of the alfalfa pellets trying get my compost started. Ty
You can usually get alfalfa pellets at most farm centers. There are different brands. They're pretty much the same thing between brands. It will be in the animal feed section of the store. @evejoyce4405
You got me excited to go out and prep my beds, without getting stuck in overthinking every decision!! Thanks.
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It's great to see you recreating a small garden full of life and bringing in greenery. Your videos not only inspire gardening but also ignite a love of nature in everyone. Hopefully that garden will become more and more lush, and your channel continues to bring green things to life!"
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Ok, just used up my morning browsing your blog and your shop, lol. I will be back for seeds!
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Perfect timing as always
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I plan on making at least two new compost bin areas this fall, so hopefully one day I will have enough to cover my 5 raised beds. Your videos are always so helpful. I started cleaning up a couple of the beds today. I had a great garden this summer, but I am so thankful for the fall garden season....less watering. We could possibly have a frost tonight here in Northeast MS. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
We got a frost last night. Good luck next year.
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I will try your rabbit pellet fertilizer idea. So clean and easy. Here’s to spring 2025. ❤ thank you from Montana zone 5b
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Thank you for your advice. You are # one for great information on gardnening.❤
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Thank you Gary! Very good info for beginners and all gardeners.
Soil is key. Good luck next year.
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Great tips. I have not tried alfalfa pellets before.
I really like using them.
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Nice Info. Thank you!!
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Hi Gary. Frost tonight here in Sylacauga Alabama. It is forecasted to be 31F tonight. I did a big pepper harvest yesterday, but not a clean up harvest. II am still hoping for two or three more weeks of life from them. Either they will be wlting and I'll be doing a final harvest, or they will survive. They are in GreenStalk towers, so there is biomass that will provide some warmth for them. If they don't surviive, I have plenty of diced peppers to make salsa, and use throughout the year.
The rest of my garden is doing very well, growing parsnips, carrots, beets, turnips, red cabbbage, Dutch Cabbage, Swis Chard, Komatsuna, Tatsoi, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, Nappa Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and Pak Choy. In my herb garden, the peppermint, spearmint, oregano, chicory, rosemary, parsley, and comfrey are thrivng. The basil is near its end, but will probably survive the first frost. I'm using ten of sixteen raised beds for my fall garden. In the winter, that number will increase to fifteen, and sixteen in the spriing.
Next year, I am going to switch over from growng potatoes to sweet potatoes. The climate in my area is better for them. Parsnips and ground cherres were my expertiments this year. I have to think of something else to experiment with for next year's garden. I am goiing to try some new varieties of zucchini, particularly the round zucchini, but I need something else, not exotic, and it has to be tasty. I hate it when my experiiments don't taste good.
Frost here tonight possibly. So much going on as usual. And experimenting is good. Enjoy.
We had our first Frost or freeze I should say, Tuesday night. I'm in 6B Southeast Missouri. I had a pumpkin plant several zucchini plants and four straight neck and crookneck squash plants out there along with tomatoes basil Canna and a few other things that don't care for the cold. Peppers too, lots of them bell peppers jalapeno peppers habanero peppers cayenne peppers and even a Hungarian wax. So I covered everything I could with towels and light blankets and things and let it ride. So here's how mine turned out.
The basil took the most damage. But it was only the top leaves so I went ahead and left them on the plant because of course last night we got very cold again but not freezing. I wanted to make sure that if it did it again those already damaged leaves were on top protecting the ones below. So I still have five or six beautiful basil plants now. The tomatoes really didn't take much damage surprisingly, but I still have my 40% black shade cloth up as well and I'm sure that helped protect. That's really the only damage I saw. I mean there's a little damage on some of the tomato plants, but really the basil was the only one that got bit pretty hard and they're still plenty of it underneath those leaves. I haven't been out yet this morning but it didn't make it to freezing so and everything was covered again. 7:00 last night the potting soil I ordered finally got here lol. So today I'm digging up all my peppers
I just went out and checked everything. It's 35° outside right now. The tomatoes of course got bit pretty good this time simply because it was two nights in a row lol. Pepper's the ones that were covered look fine the ones I didn't get covered cuz I couldn't find anything to cover them with aren't looking real thrilled but with the warm weather coming now I think they'll bounce back. The basil did get covered this time so there's no further damage, and of course squash zucchini and pumpkin all got covered so they're fine. Yeah, so mostly just the tomatoes.
@@wytchwoodhomesteadandkenne5036 The peppers were my big concern. They made it through the night, but there is one more night of potential frost to go. If they make it through tonight, it is smooth sailing untiil my next harvest. Most everything else is either cold hardy, or a perineal and will come back in he spring providing it dies off. Comfrey, mints, parsley, and oregano are tough, and don't always die off for the winter. Everything else is cold hardy and should make it to harvest if not through the winter. I might have to harvest some basil seed for next spring? Best of luck!
@@wytchwoodhomesteadandkenne5036 II hate to hear that about the tomatoes. In Alabama, I have the opposite problem wth the heat. Tomatoes don't like triple digit tempertatures any more than they do freezing temperatures. I plant early, and hope that I don't get hit with a late frost, so II can harvest before the summer heat is at its peak. I've taken a bunch of tomatoes out of my freezers to defrost, and now time. Making salsa will also help to heat the house.
Thank you so much, Gary. Cheers!
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Yay! Super stoked for the seed starting tips. This is a great, simple and encouraging video.
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Great video. Will try alphafa pellets.
Thanks for this! I bought some alfalfa yesterday and today I did everything except the grass. Don’t have any. Waiting for dry Leaves to drop. Good timing on my part because it’s storming outside!
That will work. Good luck in 2025.
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Organic alfalfa is very easy to come by. No worries about pesticides
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Good info, thx 😊
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There is my rotation question answered before I asked, thx!
Perfect
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I "winterized" my garden beds today with compost and leaf mold...a thick layer.
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Thanks for your tips!
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A couple of questions Gary. I have a fire pit and a wood shop, any specific species of wood ash that would be bad in the garden soil? I add ground egg shells for fall treatment, How much would be too much? Finally, how long will it take for those tomato plant roots to decompose? Love your videos and have learned a lot over the last couple of years, thank you.
Over using it can be an issue. It can raise pH. You can over due eggshells. IT take forever to decay really. The roots start decaying spring for most part.
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Alfalfa pellets are also high in calcium. Great for tomato beds as well...
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Great information
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I have a couple of questions please. I've always mixed my wood ash in my compost pile. Is that ok as an alternative? Also I had trouble with cut worms this spring in my corn. I had put a fall grass and leaf cutting (like you did) on the bed and I was told or read that that was were the cut worms came from. True or nah? I learn so much from you, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Yep mix in the compost. They did not come from cuttings mulch you used. Glad to help and thanks for watching.
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Excellent metrics thankyou ;)
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Thanks for advice on clay soil.
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I just set up some framed beds on top pf my native clay soil. I tilled the soil first and then added shredded leaves from last fall and then 3 inches of mushroom soil to almost fill the beds. I also have on hand coffee grounds from Starbucks, a small bag of earthworm castings, unfinished compost that I get for free at our local municipality, and sand. which of these would be good to add? I plan on buying the alfalfa pellets. My main question is this- several other sites have given great importance to covering the beds for the winter so the nutrients will not leach and the soil life will finish any unfinished compost better. . Do you recommend that or do you feel that the soil life will thrive uncovered. I don't have wood chip mulch. I really value your opinions.
Coffee grounds and unfinished compost across the top is good. I wouldn't mix unfinished compost through the soil. Casting are good to save for the planting hole when you put in a new transplant. Nutrients dont leach away. If that were true nothing would grow anywhere due to rains. You want it to stay moist too, so worms and soil life further decay the materials. And cut grass and leaves on top helps too.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Thank you. I just picked up a 50 pound bag of alfalfa pellets at my local feed store for only 28 bucks. no chremicalsor additives. I will follow your advice. It seems more sensible to me to use mulch as a cover instead of tarps anyway.
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You are our man! Remain blessed!
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Great video. Do dear eat alfalfa pellets?
I have not had them or any other animals eat them. But once you soak them, they breakdown into small particles.
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I’d love to hear what bagged compost u recommend. We can’t make our own rt now.
Locally it all varies. I recommend testing it out. Here in Maryland I recommend Leaf Gro.
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Hi Gary, I have some very large okra that is dying down now. I will harvest the remaining seed pods for future use after they dry on the plant completely. I plan on using the no pull method and leaving the root balls in the soil(my first time with this method). My question for you is, do you think the really thick and fibrous stalks could decompose over the winter? I was thinking of cutting them into sections and leaving on the ground. Then I will put a layer of organic alfalfa, straw, and then shredded leaves on top. I already have a fair amount of okra leaves on the ground from thinning process. Thanks in advance!!
They wont break down over the winter. They take a solid year or longer and they have to stay really moist.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Thank you. I was guessing that, but nice for you to confirm it.
Thanks for the info
Glad to share.
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Grass clippings usually have seeds that results in a lot of weeds growing .
Only if you cut them when they have seed pods.
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So helpful. I have access to fresh chicken manure. How would you recommend I use it with this process. Thank you
You do have to let it decompose. Look up how long to compost chicken manure as it think its well below a year.
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Thank you!
I used both chicken manure (from cleaning out the coop) and goose manure from yard on raised beds. Layered on top in the fall like around mid October, they broke down over the winter for middle may planting time. Zone 5b.
The rest of the year i piled material from cleaning out coop in same spot so it composts over time.
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Hi Gary,
I really appreciate your channel. I have a quick question. What are the dimension of your tomato and pepper beds/frames. I've been using grow bags with moderate success.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
The are like 2 feet by 6 feet. Maybe 2 1/2 feet.
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Does the granular fertilizer and alfalfa pellets still break down when the ground is frozen and snow cover?
Much more slowly. But it wont be fully broken down come spring but good enough.
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Hi Gary,
what do you think about granular chicken manure to put over your soil for winter?
Thank you!
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I think that would work. I would but that on the ground and mulch over it light so it stays moist and decays.
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You could perhaps add higher sides to your beds if they're full
True.
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On the beds where you previously had wood chip mulch, wouldn't you want to pull that to the side before you add the amendments so the wood doesn't rob them of nitrogen?
That is good practice if the wood mulch is present,
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Do the alfalfa pellets cause any grass to grow in the garden?
Its possible but I havent noticed
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Thank you! Can I used alfalfa cubes?
You can. They take longer to swell and flake so I would hit the area often with water for a couple of days.
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Gary, I have a lot of straw. Can I use that in place of the grass and leaves?
Yep you can use it.
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2 questions my friend. 1: you don't rotate tomatoes? 2: can alfalfa pellets likely to be sprayed with weed killers?
Its possible alfalfa is sprayed. I mention that in the video. You can buy organic.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN I missed that. Sorry. Really organic pellets? Thank you for your time. Love your yard! Visiting the blog ☺
I just started my compost pile this year and because of our arid climate, the compost is not ready. Mushroom compost is on sale locally, would that work as a substitute or have the nutrients been used already?
That works as a substitute
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Hey Gary, I don't have access to any untreated grass or leaves. I use straw as mulch. Should I put straws on top instead grass
That is good to use on top too.
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Both fertilizer and alfalfa pellets, or just one?
Based on how good you soil is, you only really need one. But 2 wont hurt.
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I have a question I am building a raised bed for the spring time planting. How would you set them up?
I would use my filling videos. I would just get them filled and even just follow this video. There are lots of ways to do it.
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Gary if i plan on using my beds for a fall/winter garden do I yank out all the old plants from the roots? I noticed u kept yours in. Will that decay over time? Sorry I am new at this.
Remove the roots if you need loose soil for plant seeds. If they are transplants going in, you can leave previous roots. Just loosen the planting area.
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Would the ash from my wood pellet stove be an option? Alfalfa pellets for those of us without access to compost is a realistic alternative - thank you!
As long as it just pressed wood and no chemicals in your pellets, you're good. They usually are just wood and maybe a wax.
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No alfalfa for me. The deer would be all over my garden - more than they are already! Composted steer manure and grass/leaves, any leftover peat moss and potting soil. No wood ash as my soil is highly alkaline. Trying to lower the pH, so I add pelleted sulfur twice a year. Thank you for recognizing that some people want to save as much money gardening as possible.
They leave it alone in my garden. Nothing is eating it to be honest.
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Where do you buy alfalfa pellets?
I got mine a Tractor Supply Co
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I've always done big tubs. I think I want to switch to "no dig". I'll be dumping my containers into rows on the ground. What do I need to do for the very first set up?
I cover my no dig garden with more than 2” of grass and leaf clippings in the fall. They will be decomposed fully by April. The bed is full of earthworms when it’s time to plant. I have being doing this for three years.
Its hard to say not knowing how much organic matter is in the soil but topping with great compost is the start.
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Why do you leave your tomato stock in the ground? Do you pull it out in the spring so you can plant again?
You can pull them. But they decay back and I put transplants in there. The new plants just grow right throw them.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDENDo you dig down and check for RKN before leaving your T plants/roots in the ground?
I think some type of maggot eating my radishes. What can I do to get rid of them over the winter season? A quick online search basically said there's nothing that can be done.
There isn't much. Some people by beneficial soil nematodes. You can dust the surface when active with insect dust organic or otherwise. But it is hard.
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Make biochar
Ive done that in the past.
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We have no grass up here this year. Everything is dead from lack of rain. Looks like you're still getting plenty of clippings down there.
We have had less rain but plenty for grass.
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Gary, is it bad to amend beds like you’ve shown AND THEN cover with a tarp? I’m a bit concerned because I have outdoor cats and they do enjoy an empty garden bed for their bathroom. Sigh.
You can cover it but you do want moisture to get in. The materials need moisture.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDENthank you. Guess I’ll resort to plan B. And put a bunch of items all over the beds!
@@trishbishop3923we stake bird netting/deer netting over the raised bed soil. Cats don’t mess with that.
Can’t leave roots where I’m , because of root knot nematodes
When you pull plants tons of roots are left behind.
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I highly doubt there would be anything bad for plants in the alfalfa pellets. They are fed to horses so if it’s okay for them to eat, your vegetables won’t likely be harmed.
I agree. Some people prefer the organic stamp.
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I’m planting a Fall/Winter garden… so this doesn’t work for me.
You dont have to do this for all your beds. But if you're growing, just stick with adding compost.
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