Slugs are a huge problem for me with cabbage. Row cover is a must have.

Can you explain how those tree roots WON'T grow in garden soil without raised beds?

@4:11 the climax 😂thanks for this I needed a good laugh ❤

Pump link? And who makes the barrels?

This is so helpful

Newbie here...Thank you SO much for this video...can you eat the stems OR just the green tops? Thanks for your time.

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You are amazing and so knowledgeable. Thank you for explaining everything so thoroughly. You're so right - most gardening books and videos don't describe these details about the technique properly. Mittens looks just fine to me.

Thanks for your video. I wish you had shown a closeup of an inward facing bud and an outward facing bud so I could understand the difference.

If planting outside what kind of sunshine/shade do micro greens require?

It’s almost October and they’re eating my beans and cucumber leaves. I dust the leaves with flour. I will definitely be doing what you said.

I don't think it's necessary at all. This is what farmers do when they're looking to maximize production and limit diseases/pests that take root due to monoculture crops. Been planting everything I grow in the same spots for a decade now. No issue at all. Harvest keeps getting bigger and bigger. Fresh compost made from last years plants, yard waste, and kitchen scraps. replenishes the nutrients just fine. Never had a problem growing heavy feeding crops in the same place each year. The idea that pests will move with your crops, yeah. They do. But we're talking about a garden. So they're moving what? Like, 20 feet to the left? They're not actually going anywhere. It's completely different when you're talking about a field and having pests move kilometers away. Diseases are another story. If you have a disease, I don't think it really matters where you plant in your garden. The bacteria and viruses live in the soil for years and years. Even with crop rotation it doesn't really do much. If you have a garden large enough to rotate crops, you'll have to have something like a 5-7 year crop rotation to ensure you don't get flare-ups regularly. I think it matters more that your soil is healthy. Diseases take root when your soil is not taken care of. Doing things like no-dig, and abundant compost each year make a huge difference. As does adding in mushroom spores. My Grandma has been growing potatoes, tomatoes, and a few other things in the exact same garden for the last 40 years and never had issues. The only thing she actually has struggled with was aphids. And buying a container of 10,000 ladybugs online basically solved that issue in two years. I believe a lot of this crop rotation stuff came from a time when we simply didn't know much about actually growing food. Peasants would plant in the same field year after year and the soil would get tired and diseased. But they weren't doing things like composting. They weren't breaking down diseased plant matter in hot compost piles to be put back into the garden. They were also digging in it regularly, plowing, and that upsets the natural soil ecosystem. They also weren't mulching. Crop rotation then made perfect sense, but today, with our better knowledge. It doesn't really seem to have much benefit.

Day late removed from 3 large raised beds today 😮

Thanks got info I leave roots always wondered about tomatoes never left the roots but it was a gut feeling glad now I went with it thankyou

Yes you should. Cut the tops off plants and leave the roots to decompose.

For sure in the forest trees fall roots sometimes stay in the ground and it still flourishes

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Im glad I saw this before I gave up on my mint plant! More mojitos for me soon!

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Can't count on this Info , see dandelion plant and last good luck in pa but love your site

Good stuff! Freezes matter for sure. How cold it gets matters too. Several perennials did not make it this past year after we reached lows of 4 degrees here in Lynden, WA.

good video... I'm deciding to tear out what looks like hydrangea surface roots, so now I will

What did you do with the root ball? I don't understand the logic in removing the roots if it is healthy and well established. If it's a perrenial than all the more reason to leave it alone.

What about if you grow your vegetables & in big pots? Would the same rules apply?

I really didn't want to resort to this since all the deterrents failed. Crumbed tortilla chips, added baking soda and mixed it up. No more squirrels. I only keep this mixture where they dug holes. If they stay out of my flowers then they live, if they dig holes and have a snack then they take a dirt nap.

Inquiring Minds Wanna Know! LOL What about a debate on the number of holes in the head of my watering spout?

I have had some luck with cayenne pepper.

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In regenerative farming, only the crowns are cut, or the tops crushed. The root biomass is equal to or bigger than the tops and becomes carbon. If grazing cover crops, then the tops are removed and the roots die back till the plant needs new roots to grow. Ranchers will do this several times a season and no one who is modern need buy chemicals. Like Gabe Brown says, we have ten miles of nitrogen overhead. who in their right mind would buy something that's free? Our soil is sandy adobe. it's not sticky when wet, but will turn into a brick if allowed to dry. Every bit of mu8lch is more armor on the soil.

Thanks! Knowing how they reproduce is important. I will lightly dig up my earth.

Great, detailed explanation and demonstration of pruning. Thank you.

Thank you, so much

Ive washed now over 16 plants bought from box stores of their roots for hydroponics. Even after being thuroughly scrubbed, the plants thrive in the Masterblend formula. Per 5 gallons, 10g:5g:10g with 30% Vinegar as pH down.

I'm a living soil guy, and if you have worms in your soil you won't need to worry about roots, they eat them for you. I honestly don't even remove the stock of the previous plant, plant something right next to the old stalk and keep ongoing. My soil is alive and going on 3 years using the same soil. Love the organic life =)

If the tomatoes have root nematodes, do you need to do anything? If so, what?

Man I’ve been neglecting my roses lol

I have this grey mold on my cherry tomato leaves that’s taken over and it’s awful. The first big prune I did on the plants I ended up putting them in the compost (not thinking) and man I hope I haven’t doomed myself for next year. I also went to the store today and say a “sale” sign for russet potatoes, ONLY $1.99 EACH!! Can you imagine?? If I was able to actually grow the amount of potatoes I use to baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, French fries, hash browns, etc. I’d be saving thousands of dollars a year. And that’s JUST for potatoes. Iceburg lettuce is like $5 a head! If I can only get lettuce seeds to germinate and not die before they mature I’d be set lol!

Great intro!

Thanks for the info - what about invasives - like tansies - should these be yanked out roots and all, or leave the roots for the biome support? We've been doing a bit of both, but are at odds as to what should be done to preserve the soil, and not support of more tansies. (I'm in the Southern Gulf islands BC, Canada)

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Hi there! I transplanted a tangerine tree a few weeks ago, it ended up loosing all of the leaves and most branches were easily broke off. The truck is green and the main branches are also still green underneath. Will this method work or do I need to do anything else?

Very helpful. Thank you.

I just bought a $20 cage on Amazon caughte all the squirrels brought them 5 Mi away problem solved

I’m somewhat of a fungi myself 😎🍄

Is this also for roses in the snow?!! By Jan we got snow here in NJ ....

Thanks as I did not know how to harvest my celery seeds.

What happen to the other dry bud.

And I heard from another citrus grower to put wood chips around the tree. Now I’m confused. 😅

Fun activity: rewatch this video, but look at that big pot on the right side. The shadow of the table leg makes that pot look like a sculpture of someone's back and, well, their backside. I know, I know, this says a little too much about my mind, but I had to share. On the actual topic of watering, my big problem is grow bags. I like them so much, but wow, do they lose water! I'm going to have to think about that for next year. Not sure, maybe more coir/peat moss in the soil, or maybe even a tray so I can just water from the bottom up. I suppose a perforated liner might work, but I'm not sure about that approach...