5 Beginner No Dig Mistakes to Avoid

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  • @TheDutchFarmer
    @TheDutchFarmer  Рік тому +93

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  • @jacobocorbalpereira2895
    @jacobocorbalpereira2895 Рік тому +20

    I agree with all those mistakes. I made all of them too :) Thank you Moreno for share this information and good luck

  • @greekbecky1
    @greekbecky1 Рік тому +4

    I wish I saw your video 10 years ago, because that's how long I've been fighting thistle weed in my flower beds and garden. I essentially gave up growing crops or flowers, because I was so frustrated that I was losing the battle against grass and weeds. I'm going to give it another try after I watch your other video that shows step one where you initially broke ground. I absolutely love the curved stone area too. You're very gifted are making a yard workable and beautiful. Thank you.

  • @tamarahimmelstrand8985
    @tamarahimmelstrand8985 9 місяців тому +1

    You're so pedagogical. Your way of explaining this process makes me feel like I can do it.

  • @tanyabelanger7169
    @tanyabelanger7169 2 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for this video, it is very helpful and well explained. Love your channel!

  • @AshleyWragg
    @AshleyWragg Рік тому +11

    Wow! This is such a helpful video! Thank you for your time and energy in creating this content. I've watched dozens of no-dig/no-till ferris and have still never heard the useful tips you just mentioned and, very helpfully, demonstrated! Keep up the good work, and your homestead is starting to look wonderful.

  • @MrUled
    @MrUled Рік тому +6

    I enjoy the videos, but especially those where you show the transformation progress of your land!

  • @spir5102
    @spir5102 Рік тому +4

    I have seen some videos that mention these mistakes, but yours was well explained and thorough. Thank you.

  • @skittlesskittles7577
    @skittlesskittles7577 Рік тому +3

    Loving your videos! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge 💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻😁

  • @MsCaterific
    @MsCaterific Рік тому +2

    💙OMGoodness! This is such an important episode and my favourite to date. Mille merçi!

  • @thefrenchgardener1865
    @thefrenchgardener1865 Рік тому +10

    Building one's own compost bins out of old heat treated (not chemical treated) pallets is helpful too. Last season I was able to dress my beds with 15 wheelbarrows of nice compost made from leaves, grass clippings and other greens and browns, It was made the year before and added in the fall.

    • @CaptainMattsWorms
      @CaptainMattsWorms Рік тому +1

      Great Video! Have you tried breeding worms for your gardens? or to add them to your compost bins? I raise millions of worms for fertilizer for my garden and to share with others how to care for them :) Worms are the secret to any great garden :)

    • @AndriiMuliar
      @AndriiMuliar Рік тому

      Why you are using compost? Is your soil has very poor percentage of humus?

  • @MotosAllotmentGarden
    @MotosAllotmentGarden Рік тому +5

    Another great video, lots of good advice, Thank you

  • @bevsurbangarden
    @bevsurbangarden Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this valuable information. Happy gardening!

  • @TheEmbrio
    @TheEmbrio Рік тому +6

    I find another mistake is thinking no dig doesn’t need fertilizer. I did need comfrey tea or compost tea or urine or manure all throughout the year. The ground takes many years to be self fertile.
    Ps i know the compost advice is hard in a very general video, but an in depth seems needed, because it’s sooooo hard to get the right kind !

  • @barringtonsmith9147
    @barringtonsmith9147 Місяць тому

    Thanks for the knowledge you have imparted

  • @sinyage
    @sinyage Рік тому +4

    This is great content for aspiring farmers like me

  • @esterteixeira3873
    @esterteixeira3873 Рік тому +6

    Ik vind je videos zo leuk en ook omdat je in mijn land woont, zelf woon ik in Nederland en ik heb ook een moestuin, zo een mooie hobby, veel geluk in Portugal

  • @mariohumpfer1612
    @mariohumpfer1612 Рік тому +1

    Hey Moreno, its amazing to see how you are working fortward! You have my greatest respect!!!
    Some days i wished that i could even make a new start from the beginning 😬🫣 enjoy it!!! I‘m sure your work will be sucessfull and your harvest will be Great!
    And don’t froget: every day we have to be thankful for our most important parts of our lifes 😉 those who walk with us!

  • @benoitseize1628
    @benoitseize1628 4 місяці тому

    Very helpkul video . Thanks for sharing .

  • @travellingarts93
    @travellingarts93 Рік тому +2

    brilliant and informative as usual ,thanks for sharing

  • @loredanachiriac1
    @loredanachiriac1 Рік тому +4

    This is such a great video. Thank you for all your good info. Where exactly in portugal you moved? We are interesting in buying a property in portugal as well, and would be helpful for us to hear where is the best area for farming in portugal

  • @germanclavijo3947
    @germanclavijo3947 Рік тому +1

    Fantastic video -as always-! Thanks Moreno for keep sharing your knowledge! Best wishe! G

  • @helicart
    @helicart Рік тому +1

    Great tips.
    I have been gardening seriously for 5 years.
    I agree with all you say. I had to use a lot more compost than originally imagined.
    The more and the better quality, the better.
    I also agree with an initial tillage and a layer of cardboard.
    You didn't mention fertilizers.
    I swear by chicken manure.....though like compost, it has to age.
    I wonder if you have adopted any of Elaine Ingham's teachings on microscope analysis of soil biology.

  • @adranscyth1556
    @adranscyth1556 Рік тому +3

    leuk om te volgen dat je goed gaat.goeie vids man

  • @isabelrodriguezmitchell6057
    @isabelrodriguezmitchell6057 11 місяців тому

    I love your detailed information❤, I will start watching all your videos, very instructive

  • @nobullziggster4070
    @nobullziggster4070 Рік тому +1

    I appreciate mulch. Great video.

  • @annamariapievani-bw4lv
    @annamariapievani-bw4lv 2 місяці тому

    Grazie per le informazioni molto precise e importanti.

  • @jayjayskampjes9354
    @jayjayskampjes9354 Рік тому +1

    Amazing video. Thanks so much

  • @ecaterinabercu9193
    @ecaterinabercu9193 Рік тому +1

    Thank you, @thedutchfarmer, for always making such good quality materials. I've been watching no dig videos for many years now and can't say that the info and experience you're sharing replicates any of them. I appreciate your authenticity, the fact that you're speaking out of real life experience. God bless and way to go! 🙏

  • @NarendrasinhZala
    @NarendrasinhZala Рік тому +2

    I like yor videos
    I am an organic farmer from rural India

  • @Lizi46
    @Lizi46 Рік тому

    From your excellent video I got answer to my question; how can it be, that in the first years I had more crops in the vulcanic sandy soil, than recently in the -for years mulched- soil. I recognised the plants easy moving in the soil, but did not dare to ram the soil. Thank you for your advice.

  • @sanjibkumarmajumder3651
    @sanjibkumarmajumder3651 Рік тому

    Loving your work BROTHER from INDIA

  • @Sean-hf5mn
    @Sean-hf5mn Рік тому +3

    Thanks once again for this valuable information. I can only wish you the very best for this coming growing season.

  • @rekster11
    @rekster11 Рік тому

    Great tips, esp those on weed control 👍🌾

  • @heinzmustermann8416
    @heinzmustermann8416 Рік тому

    Hey, great video, exactly what I needed! I started my bed in early March, but as of now it is not looking good. There are many fungi growing under the fleece (which I have now removed, but still) and I have probably made the mistake of stepping on the bed too often when it was wet from rain, we got a lot of rain this season. Many of my beetroot plants now have died, probably because of a combination of not being able to root through the cardboard and too compact soil. Or what do you think what the fungi and stunted growth of beetroot could be from? Some of them outright died :(

  • @WarriorGnome
    @WarriorGnome Рік тому

    Some of these lessons learned the hard way--- OH my back and knees.
    LOL.
    BUT so agree with this video--- it works!!!
    Outside supplier---KNOW THEM!!!

  • @dai5angel
    @dai5angel Рік тому

    Thank you, sir for this new info. I am beginner farmer

  • @dennishuizenga7366
    @dennishuizenga7366 6 місяців тому

    Super bedankt

  • @beatriceoduor445
    @beatriceoduor445 Рік тому

    Av benefitted alot from your videos. Its the weeder that i really want to know how i can get one.

  • @MattyO-72
    @MattyO-72 Рік тому +1

    Curious as to your views on irrigation. I don't see any drip lines in your growing beds - do you prefer hand watering ? Thanks and all the best!

  • @gawain8000
    @gawain8000 Рік тому

    Great summery - thanks

  • @franzbernadez3125
    @franzbernadez3125 Рік тому +3

    Been wondering why my 4 month old compost wont grow my veggies well enough. It needed more time to decompose, I guess.

  • @kippywylie
    @kippywylie 8 місяців тому

    While "aging" the compost after it's been spread into the beds, should I covert with a tarp in our rainy NW? Will the goodness leach away in 6 months of rain when I spread it in October?

  • @Abreolhus69
    @Abreolhus69 Рік тому +1

    There is also a technique that avoids these mistakes!
    You can avoid the use of cardboard. Because compost over the cardboard will dry out the compost and make the roots grow to the sides. Making you have to put even more compost on top like you said.
    The other way would be First Compost, Second 6 layers of journal paper, Third Mulch.
    This will avoid all weeds and make a good house for the compost to stay warm and wet

  • @ericdenteuling5993
    @ericdenteuling5993 Рік тому +2

    Hallo Moreno, dankjewel voor deze video en al die andere, een verademing tussen de velen andere soortgelijke videos.
    Ook ik leef sindskort in centraal Portugal, waarschijnlijk niet ver bij jullie uit de buurt (ik zag jullie een aantal weken geleden in de Agrijola).
    Ik heb een vraag, waar heb jij je compost vandaan?
    Alvast bedankt! En nogmaals bedankt voor al die bruikbare filmpjes.

  • @Alice-zc6kw
    @Alice-zc6kw 9 місяців тому

    Hey, that was gold

  • @1Ascanius
    @1Ascanius Рік тому +1

    Thank you

  • @surendranathpr5504
    @surendranathpr5504 Рік тому +2

    Hi,
    Here in india, I have seen many vedios. The farming named ZBNF meaning zero budget natural farming. Where they make jeevamrutham. Which will rejuvenate the land. It has done wonder in natural farming. It has brought back earthworm to chemically cultivating land. Jeevamrutham has good effects.

    • @thisorthat7626
      @thisorthat7626 Рік тому +1

      Thanks for the info! I will check it out. Perhaps it is like Korean Natural Farming methods.

    • @surendranathpr5504
      @surendranathpr5504 Рік тому

      @@thisorthat7626 it is zbnf or subhas palekar method of farming. It says about jeevamruth, beejamruth, panchadravayaand, ganajeevamruthu and pesticides like neemasthra,agni hastra etc.
      Major things done from country cow urine not jersey cow. Jersey cow in india always have some problem with health and had to give antibotics to heal. So it urine and dung is not suitable. And also to keep up the stock of our local breed cow.

  •  Рік тому

    Very good

  • @evien2488
    @evien2488 Рік тому +1

    Hi Moreno
    Do you have any problems with voles, moles or other rodents ? How do you deal with it? Is it worth using, for example, net rodents?

  • @charliefoxtrot6017
    @charliefoxtrot6017 Рік тому

    Reference aging compost, what if you live in a high rainfall area. Should you cover the compost to prevent nutrients being leached into the soil beneath? We’ve passed 3.1m already and a close neighbour over 4m.

    • @thisorthat7626
      @thisorthat7626 Рік тому

      Yes, cover your compost so it doesn't wash away the nutrients. Too much rain can be as problematic as too little rain. Good luck.

  • @kahwigulum
    @kahwigulum Рік тому +2

    tldr;
    1. didn't remove existing vegetation
    2. didn't use the right kind of compost for the seasonal area
    3. didn't use enough compost (should use ~50cm of depth)
    4. didn't compress the compost
    5. didn't give new beds a deep watering
    OP should have posted these in the chapter links, not mistake 1, mistake 2, etc.

  • @sureis4907
    @sureis4907 Рік тому +4

    Essas pedras e penedos são lindos , sítio maravilhoso 🇵🇹😘

  • @patata8951
    @patata8951 Рік тому

    If the compost is not mature could it be a solution mixing with it worm compost and tea compost to guarantee the right nourishment?

  • @daplayer8485
    @daplayer8485 Рік тому

    Hi Moreno i have a question, i’m about to start my own market garden project but i have a big problem to find compost in my region and the only compost available is bull manure, so is it fine to use bull manure? Thanks

  • @lukeandsarahsoffgridlife
    @lukeandsarahsoffgridlife Рік тому +4

    Thank you for these super tips and also by any chance did find yourself on our land yesterday ?😁Sarah

    • @TheDutchFarmer
      @TheDutchFarmer  Рік тому +2

      Hi Sarah. No way! We did indeed got lost there for a moment 😄 Sorry for disturbing your peaceful afternoon!😊👍

    • @lukeandsarahsoffgridlife
      @lukeandsarahsoffgridlife Рік тому +2

      @@TheDutchFarmer You didn't disturb me at all ,I wish I knew who you guys were when you were here😁 .I thought your face looked familiar and this morning while eating breakfast a lightbulb went off in my head and I realised where i had seen you before .Your video on your first 6 months was extremely helpful I wish it was there 5 years ago when we first came onto our land 😉

  • @TheEmbrio
    @TheEmbrio Рік тому

    Just a pointer, on some devices, we can’t see your suggested videos or even the description. If you can, tag a comment with your description text in it.

  • @faiza9366
    @faiza9366 Рік тому +1

    Waar heb je je compost gekocht ? Ik woon ook in Portugal maar heb dit alleen in zakken kunnen vinden.

  • @tanniabinihi5609
    @tanniabinihi5609 Місяць тому

    Do you make your own compost or best to buy top soil?

    • @TheDutchFarmer
      @TheDutchFarmer  Місяць тому

      Ideally both! In our situation it was best to buy most to get started, but over time, hopefully, we can produce most ourselves.

  • @uncommoncents2152
    @uncommoncents2152 Рік тому +1

    10 outta 10

  • @bob.hudson
    @bob.hudson Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much for this content. I was starting to get tired of these no dig videos on other channels telling us that compost was like magic to grow plants. Compost is a fertilizer for the plants, and it takes a high quality compost to use it strictly as a growing medium. I've made those mistakes and what i would also stress is how the soil is when you start. If your soil is very compacted like our, you will have to till the first time. The main mistake done by the no dig people is that they layer existing soil with compost, don't do that.

    • @randomgoodnessca
      @randomgoodnessca Рік тому

      I’ve run into this problem, I put down a garden mix soil and topped with compost. Soil is like a rock now, I basically have to chip it so dig a hole. How do I fix?

    • @bob.hudson
      @bob.hudson Рік тому

      @@randomgoodnessca it depends a lot on your context, what are you growing?

    • @randomgoodnessca
      @randomgoodnessca Рік тому

      @@bob.hudson just easy things. Garden is only in its second season. Soil was extremely hard after one year. Have carrots, potatoes, radishes, beats, tomatoes. Rotated everything for the second year. Even our perennial flower garden (same soil and age) has rock like soil now.

    • @bob.hudson
      @bob.hudson Рік тому +1

      @@randomgoodnessca what i would suggest is to first decompact the soil, use the double digging technique there is many videos on youtube about it, it will create depth for the roots to set up next step would be to mix the compost with the top soil to make the nutrient ready for the plants to absorb and finally find something like a wood chips compost or something that has more carbon to mulch your beds. Only after doing all that i would suggest to use the no dig and layer compost with mulch.

  • @Paroledebipolaire
    @Paroledebipolaire Рік тому

    hello ou trouviez vous votre compost en france ? cdmt

  • @ramthian
    @ramthian Рік тому +2

  • @cristobalv
    @cristobalv Рік тому

    Whats your opinion on Mulch ?, i´ve seen many of no Dig beds without it. it mainly a pest issue as you said ? or other factors as well ? or perhaps apply mulch only on hot summer months ?

    • @wordwalkermomma4
      @wordwalkermomma4 Рік тому

      If the compost is deep, as he says, then it becomes mulch, does it not? There is no further need.

    • @cristobalv
      @cristobalv Рік тому

      How deep ?

    • @daleglenny8253
      @daleglenny8253 Рік тому +1

      @@wordwalkermomma4 I live in Perth, Australia. Warm, dry, temperate climate. Mulch is absolutely necessary (I use a thick layer of pea straw) as the dry air sucks the compost dry very quickly. We have only has 2.4mm of rainfall since the middle of November (now middle of January) So it all depends on your climate.

  • @partidaportet27
    @partidaportet27 Рік тому +1

    Mow it and use landscape fabric to deny light. You can not till weeds out, especially things like Bind weed. This will regrow really easily and many times worse. I think the best way is to mow it then use fabric to black out light. In between make a JMS solution. Loads of videos here showing how. Spray this on the land by folding back the landscape fabric them recover. Pass again every 5 days for a total of x4 passes.
    You can use compost, sea salt and local plants to makes minerals and food to replace anything removed from the land. Use the JMS on bare unplanted ground.
    Thanks

  • @shivamdhakad7458
    @shivamdhakad7458 Рік тому +2

    ❣️❣️

  • @mundocriativo7962
    @mundocriativo7962 Рік тому

    Bast man

  • @Ed19601
    @Ed19601 Рік тому

    Seems I avoided all of these mistakes😀

  • @thegreatest3651
    @thegreatest3651 Рік тому +1

    superb info bro and damn youre an attractive guy uff

  • @maritzagonzalezrodrigez9697
    @maritzagonzalezrodrigez9697 Рік тому +1

    Subtitulos en español por favor .

  • @juliandarch9278
    @juliandarch9278 Рік тому

    Can't you add sand to hydroponic compost? Wouldn't that solve it?

  • @coby6417
    @coby6417 Рік тому

    🌟👍🍀💐

  • @leylawaklee1576
    @leylawaklee1576 Рік тому

    Pourriez-vous nous faire cette vidéo en français, et celle dans lesquelles vous donnez des conseils, please j'en ai besoin

  • @RalphTGP
    @RalphTGP Рік тому +3

    You should have followed Charles Dowding.

  • @liaokahui6292
    @liaokahui6292 Рік тому

    No dig, even the under ground with a lot of small stone?

  • @agdayem
    @agdayem Рік тому +1

    My only problem with no dig is it’s unsustainability: it uses so much compost which is a waste and what’s worse is that it’s all imported not made on site (you never really know the inputs or how it was made)

  • @TheDaxNagtegaal
    @TheDaxNagtegaal Рік тому

    mistake #6: no mulch layer :(

  • @AndriiMuliar
    @AndriiMuliar Рік тому

    You should always dig about 20 centimeter before winter in order to expose roots into frost air and make life more difficult gor pests. This is how we do in Ukraine where every patch of soil is deep compost (about 0.5 -1meter). Don't be lazy: dig two times per year: before freezing and in April, or when it is allowed to plant your vegetables.

    • @AndriiMuliar
      @AndriiMuliar Рік тому

      The soil called Chernozem that means "Black ground" or black soil. It reveals the truth: soil will always grow various unwanted plants (e.g. papaver) and it require deep digging and manual removing of roots twice a year.

  • @G4rt3nschl4uch
    @G4rt3nschl4uch Рік тому

    So now that we saw 2 full videos of putting compost on the ground and a lot of talking...pls back to the progress videos. thx

    • @thisorthat7626
      @thisorthat7626 Рік тому +1

      Well, I found the videos helpful. Cheers.

  • @Reza-bm1mk
    @Reza-bm1mk 8 місяців тому

    کمتر صحبت کنند ما که زبان لاتین نمیدانیم

    • @twelvesmylimit
      @twelvesmylimit Місяць тому

      He's speaking English. You're typing in Arabic.

  • @SimonHaestoe
    @SimonHaestoe 8 місяців тому

    Great tips but unbearable to listen to...

    • @twelvesmylimit
      @twelvesmylimit Місяць тому

      Rude. I'm guessing youre American? Subtitles exist.

  • @theflyingdutchman22
    @theflyingdutchman22 Рік тому

    Great and all but when do we get an update on the farm/homestead

  • @ourlifeinportugal
    @ourlifeinportugal Рік тому

    I can't find ur email adres on the about page, can u add it and let me know?

  • @gawain8000
    @gawain8000 Рік тому

    Great summery - thanks

  • @Reza-bm1mk
    @Reza-bm1mk 8 місяців тому

    کمتر صحبت کنند ما که زبان لاتین نمیدانیم