Thanks to you, and your book, I have the nicest soil in my garden this year and I have not had to add a gram of store-bought compost. I gathered leaves last Fall, I crunched them up using a tarp method, and put a thick blanket of them over the garden. As soon as the soil could be worked this Spring, I turned them in (but not to the depth you do, more like 2 inches) and walked away. A couple of weeks later, we started planting seeds and wow! what a bunch of worms, and such dark, fluffy soil. I looked last weekend and the seeds had sprouted already-earlier than usual! That soil is rich and it holds water! Thank you, from Calgary Alberta!
Here in Moscow Idaho I've been working on my beds of strawberries, they are starting to show some greenery but we are having a bit of cool spring. I do have a lot of tomatoes starting in my pump house ready to put in my cattle panel greenhouse but they won't be ready to in it till may . I love what you showed of your area .
I love your channel but i agree with the people who are telling you to not till the soil. I challenge you to do an experiment with two of your beds, one you do as you are showing, the other just put an inch or two of compost on the top of the soil and plant directly into it. plant the same thing in both beds and weigh the produce you harvest from each bed. Then come back to youtube with the results.
What you are doing with your garden fork is no different from turning over a compost heap as that’s what you are effectively doing. Your raised beds with your chopped leaves are your compost piles. People who nag at you for turning over your compost pile have no understanding of the process.
Worm wrangler..vermaculturalist. I like that.
Thanks to you, and your book, I have the nicest soil in my garden this year and I have not had to add a gram of store-bought compost.
I gathered leaves last Fall, I crunched them up using a tarp method, and put a thick blanket of them over the garden. As soon as the soil could be worked this Spring, I turned them in (but not to the depth you do, more like 2 inches) and walked away.
A couple of weeks later, we started planting seeds and wow! what a bunch of worms, and such dark, fluffy soil. I looked last weekend and the seeds had sprouted already-earlier than usual! That soil is rich and it holds water!
Thank you, from Calgary Alberta!
That is so good to hear Liam. Thanks so much for sharing!
Here in Moscow Idaho I've been working on my beds of strawberries, they are starting to show some greenery but we are having a bit of cool spring. I do have a lot of tomatoes starting in my pump house ready to put in my cattle panel greenhouse but they won't be ready to in it till may . I love what you showed of your area .
Beds of strawberries sound great! We talk about doing that, but never seem to follow through. Thanks for the update from your part of the country.
I have gone out these last few mornings after my early morning devotionals , and picked up worms out on the road and put them my raised beds.
Good for you Cory! I actually picked up a few off the road today, and moved them safely to the ditch.
I love your channel but i agree with the people who are telling you to not till the soil. I challenge you to do an experiment with two of your beds, one you do as you are showing, the other just put an inch or two of compost on the top of the soil and plant directly into it. plant the same thing in both beds and weigh the produce you harvest from each bed. Then come back to youtube with the results.
That is an interesting idea. I have not turned the beds, due to an unplanned snowstorm, and lows in the teens. I will give it a try. Thanks.
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I'll try this again. This should be the link to 1 of the videos.ua-cam.com/video/I2XU0BTc3OM/v-deo.html
What you are doing with your garden fork is no different from turning over a compost heap as that’s what you are effectively doing.
Your raised beds with your chopped leaves are your compost piles. People who nag at you for turning over your compost pile have no understanding of the process.