I’ve been trying to grow plants all my life and had little success, until I watched one of Gary’s videos...now I grow everything in large plastic pots with NO COMPOST just 4 parts coco coir 3 parts sand 2 parts perlite 2 parts vermiculite and 1 part charcoal..I have 25 different fruit trees and six avocados trees and everything is AMAZING! The secret is the soil. From Australia
@@patriciocordova449 Thanks Patricio, I'm a fellow Aussie too. New to this kind of soil building, trying to work out what to feed my baby fruit trees I've recently potted in a sand, peat, perlite, charcoal mix. I used a mix of Seasol and Charlie carp to water them in after transplanting. Been a couple weeks now and they're all looking great, haven't lost a a single leaf. So you do you just use seasol to fertilise your fruit trees? how often do you apply it? thanks
Best advice hands down. Thank you for offering these videos. I am originally a californian and leaving out in the east coast. So different. Nice to be reminded of excellent advice from California POV.
I remember reading a similar article in Science mag I think back in the 90s that said researchers from a Michigan university have identified the mycorrhyxae fungi when looking at the whitish roots under an electron microscope. Otherwise it just looked like part of the root system.
I mix Gary’s Top Pot and Acid Mix and fill all of my containers. So far my veggie plants and flower plants love it. Can’t wait to finish assembling my strawberry pallets and transplant my existing strawberries.
Gary's Best Gardening for sure 😆😆😆 I’m from Cork , Ireland... so different soil etc , but I’m learning so much from u ... it’s like going to a gardening seminar 🙃 I shared a couple of videos with some friends and family too because I only found your videos by pure accident , so I’m spreading my luck 😆 Thank u for the excellent content 🤗
I work at a large garden center, most people just want what's easy without having to think about it very much. Only 1 out of a hundred (or less) understand when I explain that garden soil or potting mix isn't soil. They say I make things too complicated and go on buying composted wood chips and peat moss they think is soil. And then they wonder why their plants never really do well and they dump it out every year and buy more the next. They'll spend hundreds of dollars every year on bagged growing medium to refresh their pots and raised beds. Amazing. Thanks Gary. The Dr.Earth fertilizer is great though, buy it in winter. You can find it on sale
I had great results with dill in the tropics, everyday highs of 85 or bit higher. Couldn't kill the dill. Didn't know about this soil, so grew in compost and clay, but eventually dill died I didnt water and neglected the plant. When it did grow, it was at least 5 ft high and bushy, lots of branches. Fresh dill was a world of difference when cooking.
Gary, what is your take on pouring hot boiling water unto the seed starter growing media to kill fungus gnat eggs?... of course, let it cool first before sowing the seeds. Also, there is a product called Mosquito Bits that I find effective in controlling fungus gnats wherein I mix a few of the granules with the dirt.
UA-cam just autoplayed this guy to me, he’s either the best gardener on YT or the best BSer. He is saying almost the complete opposite of everything I been seeing.
I would imagine "parts," so volume and not weight or mass because there are things that are more dense than others, such as sand being denser than peat moss
We typically don't use worm castings as a soil medium, as it is still in a highly organic form. Worm castings works very well as a fertilizer, and the is what we recommend using it for. It is also not very cost effective if you are looking to plant things in it, as a 25lb bag can cost you upwards of $20.
I'm on pure sand here in Melbourne Australia and the native sand in my area is herrendous. It's hydrophobic and has no soil structure. Nothing is alive in it. I've had to add compost to it and it makes big difference, as does some clay, ashes, rock dust. We added 2 feet of wood chips down in one area and it's actually holding moisture there finally. I wouldn't ever add compost to heavy clay. It would just go anaerobic.
@@jondoe5536 Update from a 3 year old comment, try and get in touch with an excavation company and try to get them to dump a load of clay on your lot. Lots of work to get it worked in but thoroughly worth it.
I just placed n order for my first avocado tree. I have clay soil n live in NorCal. I plan on planting the tree at the end of my yard. My neighbor’s yard is right behind that but with a lower grade, so my property is 1 1/2 feet higher with a retaining wall. Would you recommend I dig a hole n fill with sand for the tree? Any recommendations welcomed!
I didn't know researching about gardening would lead me to the idea of dead bodies of relatives in my house or chopped off body parts. This guy is legendary.
I feel so duped by the industry. For years I’ve been half growing , buying more bags of “dead stuff” buying more of their fertilizers, now I find out I’ve been doing it wrong and making them money... well no more. I’m going to educate people to this and hopefully help stop this perversion.
Starts talking about soil...compost...and sand = Mind blown! I have been doing it completely wrong and my logic is completely backward to what Gary is talking about. I just planted a guava earlier this week and amended the hole with a bunch of compost. Urgh...I feel like uprooting all the trees in the ground and in containers. I need to seriously start rethink my soil mix. Gary, I am not local. Where can I find bulk pumice stone/sand to try and make my own mix?
You can try any building material store in your area, they might even have what is called "sandy loam", which, what we believe, is one of the best kinds of soil you can have.
@@GarysBestGardening Thank you. I will start looking around and trying to find it. Do you think uprooting some of my trees and plants would be a bad idea at this point?
@@GarysBestGardening I just purchased them about a month ago. Some have blooms and buds already and others are still only foliage. I am guessing they are probably 1-2 years old. Only been planted in their new containers between 3-5 weeks. I have about 8 semi-dwarf trees that I purchased in the past couple months.
@@SillyHerpFamily It would probably be a good idea to take them out and fix the soil, however, however you will probably be sacrificing the new blooms that are coming out, as those are some of the first things that go when you are fixing the soil of a plant. You can refer to our video on fixing plants in bad soil for more of an in depth discussion on this topic, it is one of our first videos and we have repeated it in our classes several times.
As we better our technology, we could have the options to zoom in to certain products. If you have an inquiry about a particular product we we could always tell you the name of it or refer you to a website with the information.
Why can't you grow big trees on the beach then? You're saying if the tree was back from the ocean and watered all day, then it would grow to be as tall as it would in typical midwestern soil? What exactly is missing from the sand so they could do so?
He mentioned salt is the reason for beach sand not being a good medium. Anyways, likely the video on soil is the one you’d want to watch for more info.
i agree theres no humane way to kill a rat, or anything else.. how could you kill anything that ate your food when theres a supermarket down the road a life is a life the only real difference is size and situation, i dont discriminate against the small and poor yano i see them like i see kids.. infact caring for local possums (the "food" id be killing to eat one day) showed me just how un natural it was to eat animals when you dont have to, ignoring your conscious is sickly.. we were rats once upon a time lol i may be vegan and focused on self sufficiency but im not that desperate ill always find a more preventitive peaceful sollution cause i love the all animals, i dont even kill mosquitoz i cup them in my hand and blow them outside haha i get really pissed off if some kills something aswel i guess i just dont tolerate bullies :p we have to be reasonable and respectful of other species, theres actually a word called speciesism lol i am not speciesist, im a champ lol
@Truelove You realize that you are just a flip side of the same coin that this guy is that you replied to? Both of your views are a little extreme and unrealistic but the difference is that his views, although misguided, at least come from a place of empathy. You just went right to being a bully. If the Sh*t ever does hit the fan, you will be just as dead as the rest of us.
I’ve been trying to grow plants all my life and had little success, until I watched one of Gary’s videos...now I grow everything in large plastic pots with NO COMPOST just 4 parts coco coir 3 parts sand 2 parts perlite 2 parts vermiculite and 1 part charcoal..I have 25 different fruit trees and six avocados trees and everything is AMAZING! The secret is the soil. From Australia
What do you use to fertilize?
@@jarrodschannel Hi Jarrod here in Australia we have a product called Seasol (complete) its a seaweed extract, works great.
@@patriciocordova449 Thanks Patricio, I'm a fellow Aussie too. New to this kind of soil building, trying to work out what to feed my baby fruit trees I've recently potted in a sand, peat, perlite, charcoal mix. I used a mix of Seasol and Charlie carp to water them in after transplanting. Been a couple weeks now and they're all looking great, haven't lost a a single leaf. So you do you just use seasol to fertilise your fruit trees? how often do you apply it? thanks
Great! Coco Coir is less expensive than peat moss in my area (USA West Coast), so that would work. How do you fertilize? Compost on top, etc.? Thanks!
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Thank you for your patience in explaining & sharing your knowledge & experience. 🙏
SO HAPPY FOR THIS CHANNEL 🤩
I have been watching your videos on soil ,compost , fertilizer and watering and they are fantastic . So full of info.Thank you
Thank you again for the wonderful talk and sharing. Absorbing and digesting the knowledge.
Our pleasure! -KC
Best advice hands down. Thank you for offering these videos. I am originally a californian and leaving out in the east coast. So different. Nice to be reminded of excellent advice from California POV.
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I remember reading a similar article in Science mag I think back in the 90s that said researchers from a Michigan university have identified the mycorrhyxae fungi when looking at the whitish roots under an electron microscope. Otherwise it just looked like part of the root system.
I mix Gary’s Top Pot and Acid Mix and fill all of my containers. So far my veggie plants and flower plants love it. Can’t wait to finish assembling my strawberry pallets and transplant my existing strawberries.
Can you tell me the blend
Wow 🤩 how come I’ve not come across this guy before?! Seriously knows his stuff😃
Thank you for checking us out! - KC
Gary's Best Gardening for sure 😆😆😆
I’m from Cork , Ireland... so different soil etc , but I’m learning so much from u ... it’s like going to a gardening seminar 🙃
I shared a couple of videos with some friends and family too because I only found your videos by pure accident , so I’m spreading my luck 😆
Thank u for the excellent content 🤗
Thanks again for another great informative video! Greetings from Arizona 9B. 😎
I work at a large garden center, most people just want what's easy without having to think about it very much. Only 1 out of a hundred (or less) understand when I explain that garden soil or potting mix isn't soil. They say I make things too complicated and go on buying composted wood chips and peat moss they think is soil. And then they wonder why their plants never really do well and they dump it out every year and buy more the next. They'll spend hundreds of dollars every year on bagged growing medium to refresh their pots and raised beds. Amazing. Thanks Gary. The Dr.Earth fertilizer is great though, buy it in winter. You can find it on sale
These videos are outstanding. I wish I could hear the questions from the audience but the audio is poor.
Gary’s comments @43:00 about the cooler winter cycle seems to be coming true. Here we are with some wet and cold winter 2023 blanketing the US/Canada.
I had great results with dill in the tropics, everyday highs of 85 or bit higher. Couldn't kill the dill. Didn't know about this soil, so grew in compost and clay, but eventually dill died I didnt water and neglected the plant. When it did grow, it was at least 5 ft high and bushy, lots of branches. Fresh dill was a world of difference when cooking.
Gary, what is your take on pouring hot boiling water unto the seed starter growing media to kill fungus gnat eggs?... of course, let it cool first before sowing the seeds. Also, there is a product called Mosquito Bits that I find effective in controlling fungus gnats wherein I mix a few of the granules with the dirt.
UA-cam just autoplayed this guy to me, he’s either the best gardener on YT or the best BSer. He is saying almost the complete opposite of everything I been seeing.
Haha. He had me completely convinced, until he started the global warming speech. My vote is for BSer. I'm out on this one.
Do a home comparison test .one pot compost one pot sandy lomy mix .I'm going to try it . there is nothing to loose and everything to gain
@@markirish7599 your absolutely correct but it will have to wait til spring.
Nice to meet you
I have never heard a fercilator in any area as infirmative as you sir
Thank you very much!
That was a beautiful stream .
If there is anything that we should take away from these past 2 years is The Experts Are NOT Experts
Amen
Totally love your videos
I was wondering when you say 30% do you mean by volume or by weight
Sorry if that is a silly question😀
Archer, that was a great question!:)Christie.
I would imagine "parts," so volume and not weight or mass because there are things that are more dense than others, such as sand being denser than peat moss
My trees in Florida made the best compost mixed with my native dirt..
what about worm castings as a growing mixture. have not heard you mention it in any of the talks I've listened too yet
We typically don't use worm castings as a soil medium, as it is still in a highly organic form. Worm castings works very well as a fertilizer, and the is what we recommend using it for. It is also not very cost effective if you are looking to plant things in it, as a 25lb bag can cost you upwards of $20.
Do you recommend placing worm tea or castings only on top of the soil?
I'm on pure sand here in Melbourne Australia and the native sand in my area is herrendous. It's hydrophobic and has no soil structure. Nothing is alive in it. I've had to add compost to it and it makes big difference, as does some clay, ashes, rock dust. We added 2 feet of wood chips down in one area and it's actually holding moisture there finally. I wouldn't ever add compost to heavy clay. It would just go anaerobic.
Shocking but if u watch every single overstating one of these videos you are trying to grow in the most perfect soul structure sand
@@jondoe5536 Update from a 3 year old comment, try and get in touch with an excavation company and try to get them to dump a load of clay on your lot. Lots of work to get it worked in but thoroughly worth it.
Thank you 🥰
Excellent as always. Do you have any solution for potato beatless and late tomato blight ?
Late tomato blight is awful, use mulch and water less. Next year
Loved your video, learned a lot! Could you tell me the BRAND NAME and the title name of the ANT KILLER. Thank you,
Think it was amdro ant killer
@lynne z Thank you!
he has a calming voice he should do voice acting
I just placed n order for my first avocado tree. I have clay soil n live in NorCal. I plan on planting the tree at the end of my yard. My neighbor’s yard is right behind that but with a lower grade, so my property is 1 1/2 feet higher with a retaining wall. Would you recommend I dig a hole n fill with sand for the tree? Any recommendations welcomed!
I didn't know researching about gardening would lead me to the idea of dead bodies of relatives in my house or chopped off body parts. This guy is legendary.
I feel so duped by the industry. For years I’ve been half growing , buying more bags of “dead stuff” buying more of their fertilizers, now I find out I’ve been doing it wrong and making them money... well no more. I’m going to educate people to this and hopefully help stop this perversion.
How is your plants since you changed over soil mix
Can we use river sand? the kind of sand for building? Would plants grow in it?
I believe most Sands will work, with the exception of Beach sand, you might run into salt issues if you try using that type. - KC
Starts talking about soil...compost...and sand = Mind blown! I have been doing it completely wrong and my logic is completely backward to what Gary is talking about. I just planted a guava earlier this week and amended the hole with a bunch of compost. Urgh...I feel like uprooting all the trees in the ground and in containers. I need to seriously start rethink my soil mix. Gary, I am not local. Where can I find bulk pumice stone/sand to try and make my own mix?
You can try any building material store in your area, they might even have what is called "sandy loam", which, what we believe, is one of the best kinds of soil you can have.
@@GarysBestGardening Thank you. I will start looking around and trying to find it. Do you think uprooting some of my trees and plants would be a bad idea at this point?
@@SillyHerpFamily How old are your trees and plants? It really depends on how established they are.
@@GarysBestGardening I just purchased them about a month ago. Some have blooms and buds already and others are still only foliage. I am guessing they are probably 1-2 years old. Only been planted in their new containers between 3-5 weeks. I have about 8 semi-dwarf trees that I purchased in the past couple months.
@@SillyHerpFamily It would probably be a good idea to take them out and fix the soil, however, however you will probably be sacrificing the new blooms that are coming out, as those are some of the first things that go when you are fixing the soil of a plant. You can refer to our video on fixing plants in bad soil for more of an in depth discussion on this topic, it is one of our first videos and we have repeated it in our classes several times.
So follow the guidance of folks that pick one crop off tomatoes and peppers?
So this was posted 4 years ago. Are we on a downward cooling cycle or is the Earth still showing signs of heating.
How about basalt sand. The quarry close to us makes a #4 mason sand.
What does this guy say to do about clay soil compaction?
Cut an orange in half and put them on the soil. Each morning it will be covered with pill bugs. Drop bugs in dish soap water. Repeat.
Can we get a better view of the products being discussed?
As we better our technology, we could have the options to zoom in to certain products. If you have an inquiry about a particular product we we could always tell you the name of it or refer you to a website with the information.
Why can't you grow big trees on the beach then? You're saying if the tree was back from the ocean and watered all day, then it would grow to be as tall as it would in typical midwestern soil? What exactly is missing from the sand so they could do so?
He mentioned salt is the reason for beach sand not being a good medium. Anyways, likely the video on soil is the one you’d want to watch for more info.
If the fungus is depleting the plant of its sugar, then you'd have less sweet fruits going on fungus-infected plants - no?
Informative
Thank you!
I’m in the Bay Area! What soil do you recommend for tomatoe plants?
Gary has a video on tomatoes. Lyngso in San Carlos has sandy loam.
What he never seems to connect is the amount of inputs needed for certain types of soils. But whatever
Nicr
WOW lol
Hybreds have more vigor with diseases doesnt have anything do to do with the dead relatives whatever that us supposed to mean
i would rather feed the pill bugs than kill them.
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Space Does Not Exist Gary...🤦♂️
the guy who thinks its getting colder must be a flat earther haha ;p he better be wrong cause if hes not that really changes my whole life lol
BetterYouBetterWorld V
He's not wrong. Do research yourself. Adapt2030 is a good place to start.
@@AgathaVelvet maybe cool next 30 years but overall getting warmer, we will see what happens
I was with ya until the climate change bs. Maybe leave that to real experts instead of “your friend”.
i agree theres no humane way to kill a rat, or anything else.. how could you kill anything that ate your food when theres a supermarket down the road a life is a life the only real difference is size and situation, i dont discriminate against the small and poor yano i see them like i see kids.. infact caring for local possums (the "food" id be killing to eat one day) showed me just how un natural it was to eat animals when you dont have to, ignoring your conscious is sickly.. we were rats once upon a time lol i may be vegan and focused on self sufficiency but im not that desperate ill always find a more preventitive peaceful sollution cause i love the all animals, i dont even kill mosquitoz i cup them in my hand and blow them outside haha i get really pissed off if some kills something aswel i guess i just dont tolerate bullies :p we have to be reasonable and respectful of other species, theres actually a word called speciesism lol i am not speciesist, im a champ lol
@Truelove You realize that you are just a flip side of the same coin that this guy is that you replied to? Both of your views are a little extreme and unrealistic but the difference is that his views, although misguided, at least come from a place of empathy. You just went right to being a bully. If the Sh*t ever does hit the fan, you will be just as dead as the rest of us.
Nick Pierson well said 😂