What Mulch Is Best For Vegetable Gardens - Winter Garden Care
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- What Mulch Is Best For Vegetable Gardens - Winter Garden Care, Best mulch for the garden, how to mulch the garden
Keeping the soil covered is really important to build soil fertility so that it is in a good state to produce time and time again. We discuss the best mulch to use for vegetable gardens rather than just using compost as mulch. Mulching with compost is not always the best solution. When you mulch your garden it's best to use mulch that will buid fertility in the garden but also protect the garden soil.
It's imprtant when mulching the garden to use mulch correctly, so many people use compost as mulch but it's not always the best option. Using cover crops and green manure is an amazing way to build soil fertility.
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2:40 Why mulching with compost is bad
5:12 Homemade compost is better
7:30 Green manures / Cover crops
9:30 No trench compost
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No Trench Compost - ua-cam.com/video/DJpUVZyy06Q/v-deo.html
No Dig Cover Crops - ua-cam.com/video/_zQLSNpwfwA/v-deo.html
Nice video with lots of great info, thanks Monty!
Glad you enjoyed it Liz!
Well explaned monty thanks
Cheers mate
Good morning Mothin. Thanks for the information and advice. Best wishes Bob.
Thanks Bob, hope you're keeping well and safe
Lots of great information. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
As salamu alaikum brother motin , great vlog with lots of useful info , thank you
Walaikum salam, jazakallah khair
I agree about the compost forming a surface and what you say makes total sense. Take care 😊
It's one of those things that happen but we don't always think about
I have a mixture of compost and Strulch on the beds that are cleared. I have decided to leave my squash plants to rot down over winter and then mulch with home made compost in the spring. The problem I had with covering everything over with cardboard last winter was a glut of slugs and snails in the spring and early summer as it seemed to be an ideal breeding ground for them 😡
I had to look up strulch but from the looks of it sounds like it will do a really good job. Slugs are an issue, it helps by getting more wildlife like frogs and birds into the garden
Just to add to Mothin's comment - yes the cardboard provides a habitat for slugs and snails but a way you can deal with that is to regularly turn the cardboard and remove and kill any that you find - "The problem is the solution" - covering is still better for the soil life than leaving it bare
Hello Mothin ( Sorry, I think that’s your name). I have just started a new allotment plot, not large but enough to get a big area set up with wood chips for growing spuds next year. I have just completed digging several beds and clearing weeds, brambles etc. I have done everything that you say I shouldn’t, I have used a tiller to break it all down to a fine filth. My intention was to leave it all for the winter to work on. You say no, I am thinking of getting a load of Green Manures now I have watched this. I did want to put fresh woodchip because I have no compost available.
Is it worth just sowing Green Manure and not put down wood chip. Very confused now.
Maybe cover your growing areas with cardboard or mypex to avoid the soil capping.
Hi Graham. I think what you've done
Sounds good so far especially with things like brambles, it's good to get the roots out. Unless you were going to plant anything right now. I'd now sow it with green manures, you can get a winter mix then in early spring cut them back and mulch over the top
Covering the soil with anything is better than leaving it exposed to the elements over winter - fresh wood chip will rob the soil of nitrogen where it touches the soil but if you can get it deep enough it will also begin to compost down - really important that you dont dig wood chip into the soil - Bill Mollison even recommended a 'stone' mulch if nothing else was available
Great video 👌
Thanks 👍
compost itself would work out too expensive as a mulch. as long as whatever you use isn't in full swing of rotting down or you will rob plants of nitrogen....................brian
That's another reason why I don't like it as mulch! You know me always counting those beans
@@MyFamilyGarden When I've used wood chips, I liberally apply nitrogen, granular or liquid urea to aid its decomposition without robbing the crop beneath of nutrients. It's great to speed up a compost pile of especially wood chips but watch out it doesn't heat up and start on fire. Liquid nitrogen [ counting those beans ] is provided free from householders!
Love your garden vidz!🌿🌵 I wrapped up my outdoor gardening for the season! Focusing on indoor gardening until spring 2021.🌱
Sounds great! what have you got growing indoors?
Excellent information. Thank you very much 👏.
Thanks Wayne, glad it was helpful
Hello friend 🤗 great video, big like 👍🏼 take care!
Thank you! Cheers!
Good on you gardening pal, your inspirational, lot of logic in your mind set👍👍👍👍
Thanks Mark, I hope I can get my message across
i have 2 more worms you don't have monty. the wife and daughter. lol........................brian
That's naughty 😂🤣😂
Brian, Is your email address the same as before you moved.
@@ronaldandsusanshaws-growing its the same, ronald
You are awesome sir!!!
Thanks so much
Hi, new gardener here. I turned my awful border some weeks ago before I found out its bad. My soil is so lumpy and hard . I'm in the process of making compost at the moment . My husband won't allow me to put cardboard over the soil (for aesthetic reasons), what should I do? Should I ask for neighbours grass cuttings for now? I'm on such a tight budget.. Thanks for your time
Straw would be a good option, it's pretty cheap and you can apply it quite thick. Your grass clippings idea is also very good
Good information brother 👍
Glad you like it
This is a really good video. You've clearly researched the science as well as having trial and error experience of what you are recommending. It's refreshing to see someone thinking for himself about climate variables and not just repeating what many others say is the "right" way to do something.
Thanks Claire, and i appreciate you being open to alternative ideas, unfortunately not everyone is, unless it comes from a big name.
Think it's important to say that if compost is all you have and/or due to your climate all you can use then actually it's perfectly OK rather than bare soil. Compost may well have some nutrients washed out if you have a lot of rain but it also can contribute a lot of biology to the soil including food for worms etc that gives an equal benefit to good soil. Remember that plant ready nutrients can come from life cycles and natural activity of microorganisms in healthy soil.
I did explain it's better to put down something on the soil whatever it is in this video and the last two... And the second point was addressed @ 6:57
@@MyFamilyGarden Ah yes I saw you mentioned soil structure which I totally agree, I was more referring to biology, adding to your point.
I 'add lib' my videos so sometimes I use words thinking they've conveyed the message that I want to but after seeing the feedback I realise some things could have been clearer
@@MyFamilyGarden Tell me about it, I am forever doing that :)
👍👍👍 thank you
Great content as always Mothin! 👍🏽
Thanks Tim
Lots of useful information, another great video. Thank you for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
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hi india
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Our pleasure!
Walaikumassalam warahmatullah
Lots of great talking points here!
I hope it came across the way I intended
@@MyFamilyGarden I think so. There is a million ways to do it as long as you sort of stick to those ideas. Try not to disturb the soil and think of it as feeding and covering the soil and the plants are a second thought.
Thankyou so much for sharing your knowledge and explaining in detail the reasons why you use the methods you use
You're very welcome
Shukran Monty great advice
Thanks Bob
Good info Monty!
Thanks mate
A brilliantly explained video. Thank you.
Everytime we talk about mulching we get hammered by comments about just using compost. Hopefully videos like this will help change this behaviour.
I'm really glad you like it, a lot of people especially in the UK think on no dig and automatically think of compost as mulch, I think there are so many other options out there
Thank you for another helpful and informative video! Your fall garden looks amazing! Do you recommend the compost and mulch combination for containers over the winter season, too? 🌱
Yes absolutely, if you have plants in them already adding much witll really be benefit, if there is nothing growing in them you could do the 'no trench compost' method
@@MyFamilyGarden Thank you!!
Hello, do you think I could mix fresh pampass grass which has been mown over with wood chips from the chickens to make a mulch? Thankyou for any advice 🙂
Hi Liz I think that will work pretty well just be mindful of grass that's gone to seed
@@MyFamilyGarden Thankyou so much for your advice
With compost you feed only thé plants, feeding soil is give thé life food and let them doing thé décomposition, feeding bactérie with food not compost because is already in decompostion, compost is fertiliser you should feed life in soil not the plants.
Absolutely agree, it's important to build the soil life and give them the environment to flourish
Not strictly true. There's a lot of biology in compost that is drawn down into the soil and contributes to and feeds the soil food web.
I did make that point in the video @ 6:57
Do you eat those mustard greens? What country are you in?
They're just for soil improvement. I'm in the UK
What do you think about mulching with half finished compost?
I think that's a great idea, i've just done that a few days ago then covered in cardboard
Agree 💯%
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Very informative, thank you 😊
Glad it was helpful!
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Awesome tips
I'm really glad you like them
This is the first year over wintertime i use a layer of compost(4 inches) an cover this with 4 inches of fresh cut grass using a scythe. Normaly i would use woodchips, but here in germany you have to pay for woodchips. What do you think, is 4 inches of fresh cut grass enough? it compress very soon i guess.
In general i am relatively new in mulching and get very skeptical views from grand parents, parents and neighboors because of no digging :D
The grass even though it compacts it will still protect the compost and feed the soil, you could cover the grass with cardboard or fallen leaves for added protection.
Great Video just what I needed to hear as I was unsure what to do....
I remember Charles Dowding mentioning that nutrients does not get washed out when adding a layer of compost in the autumn without anything above (as a mulch if you will). He says nutrients are insoluble as I recall. Cannot remember the exact video, but think he has repeated it multiple times. He says it's a common misunderstanding. Comments to that believe?
I covered this on my livestream yesterday 6 Nov 2011
JazakAllahKhayr brother! Alhamdulilah I found a Muslim brother who gardens. I planted greens for the winter also but I eat them. I will follow your advice on cover crops. My salaams to your wife and family. 🧕🏽
Walaikum salaam, jazakallah khair for your kind support it really means a lot. The winter greens you have sound ideal they're serving the same job as cover crops, when you're finished with them leave the roots in the ground to rot
I have never used shop bought compost to mulch my soil. Infact in 20 years of gardening and digging the ground I have never used any mulch. However the soil does get a good layer of manure every few years, Horse or cow manure is best for outdoor beds. This would be spread over the garden over the late autumn which means it will be ready to dig in during early spring.
Crack on
Brilliant !!! so um you guys get fireworks in the afternoon too huh ... im so sorry you live around that xox
Pretty much all around the clock
@@MyFamilyGarden wow!!! Round here it’s a signal to let junkies know the drugs are in 😢
We Alaikumu Selam from Bosnia,you need to get red wigglers bro(they are little machines which eat compost and make best humus on earth)
Alhamdulillah I have plenty of red wrigglers and European night crawlers in my compost take a look
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Dude.... That's a bold statement.... Don't use compost..... U should have said store bought compost buddy.... It actually ticked me off.... Seriously.... When I opened the video.... It's about store bought compost and cardboard protection against leeching and weed problem.... Never considered you for click bait buddy.... Really following you... So keep up the good work with out click bait... #LoveFromKerala
Don't be too upset. It's more than that, there's a lot of advice to tell people to mulch with just compost. whether it's homemade of bought I don't think that's a very good idea and that's what I've tried to explain
Fifty from nzshadow - Good on you mate - thank you for the wisdom. I'll be composting tomorrow down here in Australia.
You're very welcome, let me know how you get on
Walikum Asalam Warahmatullahe Wabarakatuhu, Jazakallah Khair for your valuable time and great videos.
I'm really happy they helped, jazakallah khair for your support
Some great advice. Have you ever used green manure to help the structure of the soil. It's something I have done this year hoping for some better veg next year.
Yes absolutely love cover crops, I've done a few videos on them an using them in no dig systems, all the green on the beds are green manures
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@@MyFamilyGarden I have half and half, dig and no dig at my allotment. I struggle with Mares Tail quite a lot
What about covering your raise bed with landscape fabric?
I'm not a fan of landscape fabric in most uses, it's a massive contributor to microplastics in the environment and in the food we eat. I did an interview a while ago on the subject ua-cam.com/video/V02kiorxLHU/v-deo.html