@@bryceg5709it's just whatever top soil you have in your area. So this isn't entirely useful information if you have sandy soil like I do. I could just blend it with compost and get a similar result to sand.
Wow, that 50/50 compost and sand is perfect for meditrranean herbs 😊 I've grown thyme and rosemary using 40-50% coarse sand and it grew well even with 3-4 hours of sun only Thanks for the experiments! 🎉
in my uneducated opinion it would not have a difference since they are theoretically getting the same nutrients from the 50% compost mix. the only difference would be the soils water retention
@@rivernovell7742native top soil has many minerals and nutrients in it that compost doesn't have, so the no soil batch will have less nutrients available to it.
@@Atomic-BombThey were both planted in earth with somewhat the same amount of compost. Let's say that there's 1,000 mg of nutrients in the compost, would the nutrience be more dense when a thousand is divided into 64.6 grams or 48.1 grams? That is to say without the fact that if sand doesn't retain water, it also doesn't retain nutrience. Not to mention the possible silicone content in the sand control group.
I've been thinking about this lately so this UA-cam short is timely. I want to thank you for the time and devotion to detail that you give to each of your experiments. I'm grateful for this great quality content!
Where I grew up, the landscaping company that put down my homes sod and mulch used a base of clay under the soil. I planted my carrots in the clay, and they came out short, but they were dripping with sweet juice that ran down the sides of my mouth when I bit into them. They were the best carrots I ever had.
@@johncs4126 Maybe layers. Nice thick sand layers with thinner layers of compost and clay so the carrot sweetens as it progresses through the layers while still growing to a good size.
The same 50/50 mix works for potatoes, onions, peanuts, beets & any other root veggie. The sand keeps the soil from becoming too compact & allows more water for roots.
What about the taste? Personally I find the taste more important than the size in case of carrots. Was it the same? What's influencing the taste? Nutrients? Sand doesn't have any, right?
Why is it when I use sand in my mixtures, the sand actually helps retain moisture and have it almost be slurry-like? (Think wet beach sand) am I using the wrong type of sand? What's the right type...?
How far apart were your sowing holes? I've tried digging a shallow small trench, water the trench, sow the seeds once the water sinks and cover back up with the soil and stepping on it, but hate that I have to thin the carrots out eventually.
What about comparing the nutritional content, taste, texture, etc. Just weight difference sounds so simplistically American.... bigger is better, but is it?
I grew lettuce and peas in only sand in FL. Both grew well but the lettuce grew really fast. Cut the leaves at ground level with scissors, never looked at the root. Normally the only thing I can grow is watercress under a lamp.
I have partially sandy soil, and i find that my strawberries grow fantastic in it! My grapevine loves it as well. I wonder if i can grow radishes in sandy soil? 🤔
1 thing that I'm guessing that you may have not considered is the nutritional value of each carrot. That would be more interesting to see the data for each grown in the different soils.
The sand originally was so the root could grow with ease and no impediment. Farming soils are a lot more dense with a mainly clay ingredient, depending on what part of the country you're from.
I grow in mostly sand i a native soil gardener first year I was extremely impressed with the turn out harps any octopus looking ones. Ya hunk that’s mostly with the loose soil east for carrots to drive into soil
Do compost soil and sand the results are better because the compost doesntbhave enough nutrients like the soil will and the sand helps drain. I did this with weed plants and they grew amazing
I grew carrot's that were huge, i had carrots 2 + lb each not woody.. They were left there from the Year before, i hilled the soil near by and replanted 5- 6 inch carrot's and they grew to about 2 to 3 inches across at top and some a foot and a half + long.. My friends were calling them Jurassic carrots 🥕.. soft deep soil and two years of growth, when i dug them up i dug them out leaving the soil and roots in tact and REPLANTED them with the dirt and roots from the past year in the deep hills..
That is interesting, I'll give the sand mix a go next season.
Many thanks.👍🏽
Good luck! Thanks for watching :)
This is what we need in our life. Scientific crop growing so we don't waste time with trial and error. Thank you Sir!
Glad you find it helpful! Thank you for watching :)
but what's native soil?
@@bryceg5709it's just whatever top soil you have in your area. So this isn't entirely useful information if you have sandy soil like I do. I could just blend it with compost and get a similar result to sand.
This is 64.6 Carrot Gold!
Ingenious.
I love the video when they tell short explanation of "how, why, result" in 1 video. Nice man!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)
It is not the size that is important, but the flavour. Often smaller ones are sweeter and much less woody texture.
That’s what she said 😉
Wow, that 50/50 compost and sand is perfect for meditrranean herbs 😊
I've grown thyme and rosemary using 40-50% coarse sand and it grew well even with 3-4 hours of sun only
Thanks for the experiments! 🎉
Good to know. I'll use the sand/compost mixture next season for carrots AND Mediterranean herbs. Thanks!
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :) Love your feedback about the herbs!
Verry cool but which one is more nutrient dense? And how does the taste differ?
in my uneducated opinion it would not have a difference since they are theoretically getting the same nutrients from the 50% compost mix. the only difference would be the soils water retention
Exactly what i thought
They have the same amount of nutrients.
@@rivernovell7742native top soil has many minerals and nutrients in it that compost doesn't have, so the no soil batch will have less nutrients available to it.
sand has silica which every cell in ur body wants
I love these videos! Thank you so much for them!
But do these carrots taste the same and have the same nutritional content?
Yes, Because they are carrots. it’s not genetic modification or anything like that, they are just forced to grow bigger
@@Atomic-BombThey were both planted in earth with somewhat the same amount of compost. Let's say that there's 1,000 mg of nutrients in the compost, would the nutrience be more dense when a thousand is divided into 64.6 grams or 48.1 grams? That is to say without the fact that if sand doesn't retain water, it also doesn't retain nutrience. Not to mention the possible silicone content in the sand control group.
@@AnnoyDThat's a really good point. These carrots could, potentially, be a risk factor for cancer
@@zechariah22because of the silicone?
@@fredrikvangrevenstein9923 yes
I've been thinking about this lately so this UA-cam short is timely. I want to thank you for the time and devotion to detail that you give to each of your experiments. I'm grateful for this great quality content!
I like these sort of experiments! Good work!
Any difference with taste??? Need to know..next years project.
New sub. I like garden testers!
Woo hoo! We love garden experiments :)
Where I grew up, the landscaping company that put down my homes sod and mulch used a base of clay under the soil. I planted my carrots in the clay, and they came out short, but they were dripping with sweet juice that ran down the sides of my mouth when I bit into them. They were the best carrots I ever had.
Interesting! I find clay tricky to harvest but cool share! Thanks for watching :)
@@MindandSoilhow to grow sweet carrots😅
how about mixing sand, compost and clay. maybe larger sweet carrot will grow🤔🤔🤔
@@johncs4126 Maybe layers. Nice thick sand layers with thinner layers of compost and clay so the carrot sweetens as it progresses through the layers while still growing to a good size.
I love all your experiments.... Thank you for ur works... ❤
But it's not all about the size. There is also the taste and the nutrients. Do them carrots taste the same?
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Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)
Love this! What about flavor and nutrients though?
Is it 50% in volume or weight for each?
Excellent! I have had very little success growing carrots. This will help. Thanks!
Glad it’s helpful! There’s still so much to learn even from the things that don’t go well :) Good luck with your carrots! 🥕
Love your videos!
Fascinating! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)
I'm growing my carrots in sand+ compost too,, and they grow really well 🤩
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing and watching :)
What type of sand, Sand Box or Construction Course?
sounds like a gud thing to do! for its every possible carrot dma to grow as usefulas it it. 🤔
The same 50/50 mix works for potatoes, onions, peanuts, beets & any other root veggie. The sand keeps the soil from becoming too compact & allows more water for roots.
Interested in trying peanuts someday! Appreciate you sharing that with us. Thanks for watching :)
I was taught the sand makes the soil very friable and super easy for the carrots to grow through. In heavier soil their growth gets deterred.
That's a huge difference
These expiraments are my favorite part about this channel
Glad you think so! I think they are my favourite part too :) Thanks for watching!
very educational, good for school use and farming education.
What about the taste? Personally I find the taste more important than the size in case of carrots. Was it the same? What's influencing the taste? Nutrients? Sand doesn't have any, right?
Interesting! What about nutrition? Could a lab test that?
Sand is paramagnetic. It stimulates the microb in the soil to produced more minerals.
LOVE Experiments .. I wonder if there was any Difference in the taste / Beautiful produce ❤
Thanks ,I will use same mixture 👌
What kind of sand did you use, and is it 50% volume or by weight?
Awesome, I'll keep that in mind ❤
Glad it was helpful :) Thanks for watching!
Any video about best soil for vegetable like pokcoy or caisims ?
Please share standard deviation when talking about averages
Did more carrots grow in soil mix? I'm assuming you grew the same amount carrots in each bin, was the final haul greater in sand as well?
I am curious if they taste the same.
Why is it when I use sand in my mixtures, the sand actually helps retain moisture and have it almost be slurry-like? (Think wet beach sand) am I using the wrong type of sand? What's the right type...?
awesome content!
Adding some coco fibers into the mix might help as the root will have less resistance while growing
Please try clay sand and compost mix!
Thank you!
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching :)
100% sand (0-8mm) with a thick layer of grass clippings also works well. I use a few sand beds to get earlier harvest, sand heats up faster than soil.
Interesting! Appreciate you sharing that tip with us! Thanks for watching :)
Turned out great😂😊😊😊😊😊
Thanks for watching!
What type of sand?
What about nutrient density?
Have you tested the contents of each carrot?
Great idea! :) Thanks for watching
How far apart were your sowing holes? I've tried digging a shallow small trench, water the trench, sow the seeds once the water sinks and cover back up with the soil and stepping on it, but hate that I have to thin the carrots out eventually.
What was the total yield though?
How long does a soil have to be in age to be called native?
And how much weight in total? It's not only about size per carrot, also total amount
I hat about the taste, any notable taste difference?
Was the compost store bought or home made?
Homemade. Thanks for watching :)
What about comparing the nutritional content, taste, texture, etc. Just weight difference sounds so simplistically American.... bigger is better, but is it?
I appreciate this information. Wondering if this should be part of our educational system as food is vital
I love this idea and all for it! Thanks for watching :)
Wow !!
Sand wins !!
Thank you !!
Woot! Thanks for watching :)
I grew lettuce and peas in only sand in FL. Both grew well but the lettuce grew really fast. Cut the leaves at ground level with scissors, never looked at the root. Normally the only thing I can grow is watercress under a lamp.
Oh interesting! Thanks for sharing that and for watching :)
I have partially sandy soil, and i find that my strawberries grow fantastic in it! My grapevine loves it as well. I wonder if i can grow radishes in sandy soil? 🤔
do we need to be at the montain or high elevation of land to grow the carrot?
But did you repeat the experiment many times?
And did you try it with other varieties?
So many questions left unanswered!
How many carrots grew per plot??
Damn he just tricked the carrots to grow bigger. lol
It's the flavor & nutrients that are important, not the size, Kentucky tomatoes and vidella onions are examples of different soils have on crops
I don't use either, good to know when I start a garden. Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and good luck starting your garden :)
We need this for agriculture
that is cool ....good idea !
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)
Subbed!!
Woo hoo! Glad you enjoyed it :) Thanks for watching!
But did they taste any better?
Both tasted great! just quantity more than anything :)
Might be bigger but is it tastier?
I found taste to be pretty comparable between them! Thanks for watching :)
When you say sand what kind of sand we need and where exactly we can buy ?Is it same sand we get in Homedepot
1 thing that I'm guessing that you may have not considered is the nutritional value of each carrot. That would be more interesting to see the data for each grown in the different soils.
Interesting point! Thanks for watching :)
What type of sand did you use?
Yeah most tuber type plants grow better in a sandy or Well draining soil ive noticed. Especially potatoes.
The sand originally was so the root could grow with ease and no impediment. Farming soils are a lot more dense with a mainly clay ingredient, depending on what part of the country you're from.
These are good points! My experiment was definately more directed to home gardeners rather than large scale farming/ growing. Thanks for watching!
From my experience
Vegetables in general are growing bigger in sandy soil but their taste is less intensive compared to soil with less sand in it
Interesting! Makes sense :) Thanks for sharing
But what other plants like that soil mix
What was the best tasting?
I grow in mostly sand i a native soil gardener first year I was extremely impressed with the turn out harps any octopus looking ones. Ya hunk that’s mostly with the loose soil east for carrots to drive into soil
I think that perhaps you dictated that in your sleep, Mitch. ;-)
how is the taste comparison of both? Usually bigger specimens tend to be blander
My understand is that sand has a higher phosphrus content that other top soils.
When growing carrots use 50% compost and 50% sand, got it💯
Do compost soil and sand the results are better because the compost doesntbhave enough nutrients like the soil will and the sand helps drain. I did this with weed plants and they grew amazing
Appreciate you sharing the tip! Thanks for watching :)
Only orange?
Worth a try next season, find a way to keep the mice out and you will be golden.
I grew carrot's that were huge, i had carrots 2 + lb each not woody.. They were left there from the Year before, i hilled the soil near by and replanted 5- 6 inch carrot's and they grew to about 2 to 3 inches across at top and some a foot and a half + long..
My friends were calling them Jurassic carrots 🥕.. soft deep soil and two years of growth, when i dug them up i dug them out leaving the soil and roots in tact and REPLANTED them with the dirt and roots from the past year in the deep hills..
What's the difference in taste?
Very similar in taste the smaller cloves and larger cloves :) It all tastes good! 🧄
if you're mixing the sand and soil why would the roots need to go down in search of water not sure that logic works but the method did
My opinion. Sand allows for movement. This happens to potatoes 🥔 and they do not get longer, to search for water, they get bigger.
What kind of sand?
Huh. I'd have thought the compost + soil would have been superior. Good to know!
Makes sense, sand would only impact the growth of feeder roots
New sub here. You just keep making this gardening scientist so happy! Thank you!
Welcome aboard! Glad you enjoy it and thanks for watching :)
Missed u a lot ❤. I was under the impression that u r not well but today after watching u r video I will sleep well.
Oh yes all is well! Just been very busy :) Thanks for watching !
So, is this a commercial for West Coast?
Hi there! No it's not, this is just content for my channel. Thanks for watching :) I love West Coast Seeds though
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I guess I CAN use my native soil then! Finally southern AZ is good for something 😅
Go for it! Enjoy :)
As someone who cooks, I prefer fat carrots over thin and long ones
its bcus sand is full of Silica, which contributes to weightier plants.
Interesting :) Thanks for sharing and watching.
But which one tasted better?
They were very comparable to each other taste wise.
Great question! Thanks for watching :)