G'day Marty, my tip for using fresh chicken manure for fertilizer, is just put some in a bucket of water and use the liquid at one cup per watering can, mixed with one cup of worm liquid. Seems to work pretty good. The only liquid i buy now is a fish fertilizer from the hardware, and i have compared mine to it and there is no discernible difference. So now i just use them both. It's a bit wet here which is great for my gardens, the tanks are all overflowing, the new fish pond is getting water in it, i have just had eight new chicks hatch and the rest of the poor chickens are looking soaking wet running around in the rain chasing the termites flying out of the ground. They have a new big coop to go in but no they want to go wherever they want. Happy gardening everyone around Australia and the rest of the world. Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas 🎄
Yes! This is what I do. If you do it this way you don't have to wait the months and months for the poop to age. You can use it straight away. Besides the first year we were out here I put the poop beside a tree on the ground to age and the wind blew it away!! So no more of that, straight into the bucket of water it goes.
Since watching your videos, i have realised that l have to do more than just shove plants in the ground, and water. Adding a few spadefuls of painfully homemade compost is not enough either. Fertilising is necessary, and adding maure and compost, and phosphorus and minerals. I hope I'll get a better outcome this and the next season. Thanks, Marty!
It has been proven that it has lots to do with the direct connection with the earth, when you have your hands in the soil mother nature is healing. Green love from Queensland 💚🎄🌏🙏
I work best with a 'to-do list' hubby and I sit down every evening and jot down what gardening chores need doing, by whom, and when it needs to be done. Everyone in my family/kids included has an opportunity to put their hands up and volunteer to do something. 🙋♀️ We only grow what we like to eat. Hunting is important to us, fishing, diving for sea food, eeling, home kill sheep etc. Mid north coast nsw.
And to show our children (by example) how to be responsible to take ownership, and that when we all pull together we achieve and get the best results. I firmly believe that work ethic teaches our children how to thrive and survive in an ever changing world. @martysgarden
my tips are this ,and I remind myself frequently to stay on task on lazy feeling days. Do what you can, when you can. As an example, if I have a project or bigger task on my list of things to do in my mission to grow more food and are limited by time ,energy, I'll focus on 1 or 2 smaller things to be done. Aside from keeping me focused, it helps with keeping positive. Despite my intentions to get the bigger project done, but not succeeding to, helps me still feel productive and progress is still being made. Best wishes in growing what you can when you can.
Awesome. Melanie if you haven't already and if you have some space left a mulberry tree or two are a great addition to an orchard row or a good shade tree for a chicken coop and they are delicious. Merry Christmas 🎄
My main focus now is some mint runners that are coming up that I put poking out of the soil in a window box, plus I got 3 African Basil cuttings growing that I'll keep through winter, African blue basil cuttings are extremely nice the young plants just take off soo good!!!! But I work full time my food budget is likely $300 PW maybe... But I gotta save cash too!
I like to allow at least 1 vegetable or herb flower from each crop. The pollinators and beneficials love them. I currently have a few carrots flowering and they're covered in ladybirds, bees hoverflies and other insects I've never seen before. The carrot flowers held up really well in the 40c heat that we had a few days ago, so I will be planting some in the front yard from now on too. Pollinators love flowering vegetables and weeds like mustard, Chinese vegs, broccoli and oxalis in our mild winter too. The payoffs on allowing edibles to flower instead of harvesting all you've planted are the seed, having beneficials on hand to keep pests under control, a steady stream of pollinators on hand for your edibles that need pollination and more material to chop and drop or compost than a harvested plant would provide.
G’day Marty, I will surely stop by next time going through Mullimbimbi 🙏🏻 thanks for the tips. A question, my tomatoes are struggling at the moment. The plants aren’t growing. I have fertilised and lots of water. This is the first time they have not thrived and I am scratching my head. Any ideas? Xx 🥰🙏🏻
I absolutely agree with accessing local plants. Bunnings is probably okay for the warmer areas but often their plants are grown in away that dislikes our Melbourne weather. Although they do offer returns on failed plants. Not seeding though I think. My biggest encouragement would be to try and access local seed and save your own. Put simply, as the plants climatise to your soil the next generations get better and better! Never add herbicides or chemicals to your soil and trust nature more. Also think guilds; building layers that work together to make self sufficient eco systems. I struggle with weeds here but this makes it possible to have food and shelter even in the worst years.
Small win today, got two 1.5 meter tractor tyres to make a sweet potato bed, just have to cut the top off one side, might also get a couple of car tyres and make a potato tower too, pretty sure you can grow in the potato tower with hay.
Careful with tyres. They leech toxins. I almost used tyres, thankfully did some research beforehand. I think mercury is one of the baddies that get into the food supply from tyres.
Geez please be careful with tyres lots of nasties will leech into your spuds mercury toluene benzin compound solids paint inside may help or plastic sheets but not for me thanks
100% you can, just beware they may not be good for soil if sit there a long time. Possible health issues as well. I would just pile they hay and throw compost on top then add the spuds
Be eclectic ,= steal off of all types 😂 Be aware the weather is being controlled .😢 “ my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee………” Hosea 4:6.
G'day Marty, my tip for using fresh chicken manure for fertilizer, is just put some in a bucket of water and use the liquid at one cup per watering can, mixed with one cup of worm liquid. Seems to work pretty good. The only liquid i buy now is a fish fertilizer from the hardware, and i have compared mine to it and there is no discernible difference. So now i just use them both. It's a bit wet here which is great for my gardens, the tanks are all overflowing, the new fish pond is getting water in it, i have just had eight new chicks hatch and the rest of the poor chickens are looking soaking wet running around in the rain chasing the termites flying out of the ground. They have a new big coop to go in but no they want to go wherever they want. Happy gardening everyone around Australia and the rest of the world. Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas 🎄
Yes! This is what I do. If you do it this way you don't have to wait the months and months for the poop to age. You can use it straight away. Besides the first year we were out here I put the poop beside a tree on the ground to age and the wind blew it away!! So no more of that, straight into the bucket of water it goes.
Thanks Aaron for sharing that here..Merry Chrissy bro!
Haha, loved hearing about your recalcitrant chooks! They may only have bird-brains, but those minds are their own!
Since watching your videos, i have realised that l have to do more than just shove plants in the ground, and water. Adding a few spadefuls of painfully homemade compost is not enough either. Fertilising is necessary, and adding maure and compost, and phosphorus and minerals. I hope I'll get a better outcome this and the next season. Thanks, Marty!
Build soils slowly and it will happen. I use Bails to build mine
Gardening is great4 mental health, even if its just4 simple things, such as herbs, lettuce etc...yes older people are books of knowledge❤
It has been proven that it has lots to do with the direct connection with the earth, when you have your hands in the soil mother nature is healing. Green love from Queensland 💚🎄🌏🙏
100%
I work best with a 'to-do list' hubby and I sit down every evening and jot down what gardening chores need doing, by whom, and when it needs to be done. Everyone in my family/kids included has an opportunity to put their hands up and volunteer to do something. 🙋♀️
We only grow what we like to eat. Hunting is important to us, fishing, diving for sea food, eeling, home kill sheep etc. Mid north coast nsw.
The to-do list is an awesome way to get things done and results
And to show our children (by example) how to be responsible to take ownership, and that when we all pull together we achieve and get the best results. I firmly believe that work ethic teaches our children how to thrive and survive in an ever changing world. @martysgarden
my tips are this ,and I remind myself frequently to stay on task on lazy feeling days. Do what you can, when you can. As an example, if I have a project or bigger task on my list of things to do in my mission to grow more food and are limited by time ,energy, I'll focus on 1 or 2 smaller things to be done. Aside from keeping me focused, it helps with keeping positive. Despite my intentions to get the bigger project done, but not succeeding to, helps me still feel productive and progress is still being made. Best wishes in growing what you can when you can.
Good sound advice for those who read this
@martysgarden thanks Marty.👍👍
After4-5years of planting my fruit trees, limes, oranges, apples, plums Im finally reaping the rewards😊
Awesome. Melanie if you haven't already and if you have some space left a mulberry tree or two are a great addition to an orchard row or a good shade tree for a chicken coop and they are delicious. Merry Christmas 🎄
Nice, very nice, congrats!
Patience and hope ...additude and will power
There's always next season!!!
Do you have any similar tips that you can share below?
No but I have 11,347 questions !😊
My main focus now is some mint runners that are coming up that I put poking out of the soil in a window box, plus I got 3 African Basil cuttings growing that I'll keep through winter, African blue basil cuttings are extremely nice the young plants just take off soo good!!!! But I work full time my food budget is likely $300 PW maybe... But I gotta save cash too!
African Blue Basil is a great plant, I have some also
Thanks for the tips.
Your welcome, thanks for watching!
I like to allow at least 1 vegetable or herb flower from each crop. The pollinators and beneficials love them. I currently have a few carrots flowering and they're covered in ladybirds, bees hoverflies and other insects I've never seen before. The carrot flowers held up really well in the 40c heat that we had a few days ago, so I will be planting some in the front yard from now on too.
Pollinators love flowering vegetables and weeds like mustard, Chinese vegs, broccoli and oxalis in our mild winter too.
The payoffs on allowing edibles to flower instead of harvesting all you've planted are the seed, having beneficials on hand to keep pests under control, a steady stream of pollinators on hand for your edibles that need pollination and more material to chop and drop or compost than a harvested plant would provide.
Thanks for sharing those tips about flowering, pollinators and beneficial insects,,good read for newbies
Join your local seed savers group.
Yes
G’day Marty, I will surely stop by next time going through Mullimbimbi 🙏🏻 thanks for the tips. A question, my tomatoes are struggling at the moment. The plants aren’t growing. I have fertilised and lots of water. This is the first time they have not thrived and I am scratching my head. Any ideas? Xx 🥰🙏🏻
Been too wet here for Tom, sorry it's hard to say without seeing the set up
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I absolutely agree with accessing local plants. Bunnings is probably okay for the warmer areas but often their plants are grown in away that dislikes our Melbourne weather. Although they do offer returns on failed plants. Not seeding though I think. My biggest encouragement would be to try and access local seed and save your own. Put simply, as the plants climatise to your soil the next generations get better and better! Never add herbicides or chemicals to your soil and trust nature more. Also think guilds; building layers that work together to make self sufficient eco systems. I struggle with weeds here but this makes it possible to have food and shelter even in the worst years.
Garden clubs are an awesome recourse for local seeds
G'day mate, some great tips. Keep up the great work and God bless you guys. 🦘👍
Hi Josh, hope your keeping well mate
I nearly moved to Mullumbimby
Do it, it’s an hour earlier than Queensland.
Small win today, got two 1.5 meter tractor tyres to make a sweet potato bed, just have to cut the top off one side, might also get a couple of car tyres and make a potato tower too, pretty sure you can grow in the potato tower with hay.
Careful with tyres. They leech toxins. I almost used tyres, thankfully did some research beforehand. I think mercury is one of the baddies that get into the food supply from tyres.
Geez please be careful with tyres lots of nasties will leech into your spuds mercury toluene benzin compound solids paint inside may help or plastic sheets but not for me thanks
100% you can, just beware they may not be good for soil if sit there a long time. Possible health issues as well. I would just pile they hay and throw compost on top then add the spuds
@@martysgarden thank you for the feedback, very helpful
@@philcleaver2703 thank you, will not use them,
Be eclectic ,= steal off of all types 😂 Be aware the weather is being controlled .😢 “ my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee………” Hosea 4:6.
Horticulturalist - him ? Or her or them Marty :). Gotta change our words these days
me
@ need to think of the pronouns these days ! If I were close by, I’d drop around for extra tips, thanks for all your advice , much appreciated
Agree. It got my hairs up too
Does it really matter if they are male, female or indeterminate, as long as they know their stuff?
@@thatswhatisaid8908well said.that normal person