Hello! That is not a question I could answer as it will depend on the curvature of your bender or if using a universal bender, the curvature you chose. The bender I had was specifically designed to bend the hoops I have illustrated.

Yessss they are very prolific! Furthermore the amount of green material really helps to add organic matter to your soil. :)

Born and raised Chicago Burbs but have now lived in Sevierville, TN for the last 8 years :)

Actually "those bushy weeds" are old bean plants. These potatoes should have been planted in February not May as we suggested in the video we were super late. We continue to use this process with great results when adhering to a correct planting schedule :)

His time is limited :P

Glad you found use!

Are you medically trained? You are giving medical advice. Please substantiate your claims or refrain from posting on this site.

Not medically trained at all. Just know and have been taught by herbal individuals that if there is an infection in an open wound and you use comfree to heal it first without treating the infection first, the infection will not be healed. No need to be defensive. Geez

Hey neighbor! To clarify your thought process, you will be planting in the clay soil not in the woodchips therefore even though this is your first year and have fresh chips definitely doesn't mean it will be rough...you just don't have the added benefit of COMPOSTED chips :) Our clay is nutritious, it just lacks organic matter and moisture holding capacity and that is where the chip covering helps as well as the compost created as the chips are breaking down. Our first year was great and it just keeps getting better and better ;-) As to spraying on the "wood chip pile"...it doesn't have to be diluted as the wood chips are dense and will absorb and use in the breaking down process. You could put blood meal, 10-10-10 or really any nitrogen source on the pile to inoculate it. My guidance would be different if you are side dressing plants but you said on the "pile" and there is lots of room for error if it will sit for a bit.

@Subterraorganics thanks for the quick and thorough response. I come from Connecticut, been here 9 yrs now. Love it here. We had nice loam in CT but the trade-off was glacial till boulders everywhere. My first yr here I planted a garden and really struggled with the persistent weeds. No wood chips or mulch, it was terrible. This yr, I rottilled, and covered with cardboard and 6inches of relatively fresh wood chips from last fall. It seems to be working well to keep most of the weeds down except some of the rhizome weeds. I just try to stay on top of pulling the weeds, so far it's been pretty easy to stay on top of it. The wood chips are breaking down pretty quickly in the garden with all the rain we've gotten. I'm gonna start a separate compost pile with wood chips and kitchen and garden scraps to see if I can get some good compost for next season. I'm also gonna try another compost pile with just urea to see how that works out. Thanks again.

@@marcellemay7721 Food for thought...."roots in the soil" will make your chips break down faster. Soil life increases around the base of plants, i'm sure you've seen all the activity when you uproot a plant. So if you can live with some weeds they are only helping the system as a whole. We have a tendency to just let things grow and clean up when restart beds or feel things are being encroached on. Some common 'weeds" here also have value such as plantain, dock, mullein, lactuca etc and beneficial to have around you once you learn how to use them. Sounds like you prepped well and likely the last time for the tiller :) In the early stages of no til wood chip covering just watch for the plants looking chlorotic and don't hesitate to fertilize...fish emulsion is our choice. You can use it often and it's non burning. Also can use comfrey water of which we have plants available. You can always message me through facebook our page is also SubTerra Organics there is a link in the description :)

I have all those same weeds... plantain likes to grow in my gravel drives. Those don't bother me so much. What I don't have is comfrey... I've been looking around on my 3 acres and haven't even found one. I'm gonna try to contact you for some roots.

@@Subterraorganics I sent you a PM on FB marketplace.

I am glad we were able to shed some light on the subject for you :)

it has been great...can't handle snow load but winds aren't too bad...monsoon strength IDK though :)

Glad you found value and good luck in your journey!

@@Subterraorganics thank you!!

Woks great...won't handle any significant snow load. We have since moved it and was equally easy as the initial setup

Thank you for your support! More updates to come on these

Do you trench plant your peppers? We top ours so they stay pretty compact initially.

@@Subterraorganics Nope Only thing i do different with my peppers, is? OVER WINTER THEM in my house. This give me a big head start or growing peppers. My pepper plants are now pepper trees. There 5 yrs old. Now. The tomatoes vines i make a roof like, and let the tomatoes hang down > i don't top them.. The pepper plants and tomatoes i will strip off a bunch of leaves, Branches ect.

Shade cloth does let some wind through...plastic would be a sail. Maybe a metal structure is better for your location these PVC structures make a good quick fix but not perfect for all applications :)

Urine is high in nitrogen and definitely will help to speed up the breaking down process :)

Wood chips will break down over time by themselves. You can speed the process with nitrogen and moisture. You can simply spread nitrogen fertilizer over them to speed the breakdown process up :)

From fresh bulblets they may not produce the first year. Additionally if you are cutting them for green onions it is also possible you cut the flower stalks.

You never get them all up in an area as they seek out different levels in the soil. Those left behind will get bigger. Let us know your favorite way to eat them! Happy Holidays :)

I guess you will have to try it and let us know

to clarify I haven't really gotten a yield on the slicers and I know that's not how they work

@@ellenorbjornsdottir1166 I'm not sure what kind of yield you are expecting by growing onions from scraps the the walking onions produce a good amount and multiply over time.

Yes mostly small holders but marketing is up to you...you could sell cut green onions to the stores around you.....you could start a crop and use the bulblets for sprouting.....they are prolific

Whenever we consider obtaining manure we discuss animal diet, meds and if offsite hay is used we talk to the hay producer to find out if chemicals are used in the field the hay is produced. We accept less than 5% of what is offered to us. I recommend anyone using sourced manure go through the same protocols.

Yayyyy gotta love hummingbirds too!

Thank you for your support!

We mainly have mixed hardwoods and some pine in our chips...whatever the tree service brings us. Chicken manure would work yes. We deep litter our chickens...12 inches of chips under the roost. Sift that every 6 weeks or so and add that into the beds

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Yes residuals can remain. Whenever we look to get manure we back track to any hay producer if not hayed on site to find out if they spray...many do!

"Too Late" the information is as good as the day we produced it...never too late!! Sounds great let us know how it works out for you :)

90 days or so to harvest

¡Chevere! Thanks!

Nitrogen is the nutrient for growth. None of what you mentioned is a form of nitrogen other than potentially your "weed fertilizer" of which I am not sure what that means. You also mentioned "re-potting" so the only nutrients available are in your potting soil depending on what you are using and whatever else you give the plant.

@@Subterraorganics I started off with a 6-6-6 fertilizer. We had a 3 day rain spell maybe a week after planting, but the red pepper plant just seems stuck. Compost, potting soil and some black soil for potting mix. I give it pretty much what I give the other peppers. I don't want to over fertilize. The weed fertilizer is just grass and weed cuttings left in water to break down, and diluted for watering.

Hey thanks for your input! Pepper's, Chilis, Chili peppers, Hot Peppers, Bell peppers feel free to call them what you wish but the general public, who this applies to, understands the reference. I hope you feel better since you got that off your chest lol

Honestly never tried it since it is so easy to divide...let us all know if it works out for you :)

About 8 feet

I've never noticed that happening to the topgrowth