and thanks to your exuberant recommendations for false sunflower, have two flats of winter sown seedlings, waiting for the third set of true leaves to plant out. Ever consider writing a book? Rick Gray and Robert Pavlis are two local (Canadians, Z5-6, like Lansing, Ann Arbor areas) who have made big contributions. What you have that I find so valuable is images of seedlings.

Best video and simple step by step explanation of doing compost I have watched, thank you.

Can you use printer shredded office paper?

you mentioned at 5:16 that you have monarda that blooms from May to October, which ones are those?

So leftover veggies that you have cooked, or just the uncooked? I’m so sorry, I am really new

Does it stink? I don’t want my neighbors mad at me.

I don't understand why people use cardboard as a carbon input in compost. Most cardboards have a glue or resin in them. Yes some do not but no normal person can tell the difference.

have you had any issues ( mold) with keeping your seeds in plastic?

Excellent informative video. Thank you.

Great video, thanks for the info

I have good success collecting walnuts and putting them in a large pile near an area i have cleared let the squirrels plant them also have had spectacular young trees grow in the pile growing in decaying husks.

I always cringe that people use cardboard. It's literally diluted mdf or plywood. Probably the exact same chemicals.

Question: any tips for selection of site to compost? Avoid too much sun, shade, etc?

How about rainy days? Ignore mixing that day

I would really hide those tubes in the ground area so birds do not use the cotton to line their nests. Birds eat ticks!

If you’re just moving some young plants from one part of a backyard to another, how important is the step of planting in a pot? Can you just plop it in a new hole?

Aren’t worms good for compost?

Best channel I’ve viewed. Concise is an understatement. Much appreciated, Sir

helpful

I wish I knew how to send a pic I have tons of pawpaw under a pine tree and two big ones six or seven inches diameter that are 25/30 ft tall my question is all the seedlings that fell will they produce fruit? They've been there three years this year

Thank you for always sharing your knowledge. We have been following your leave mulch journey for a few years we've decided to tried it last year! We started planting for this season and soil health has drastically improved, but we have a HUGE problem for mosquitoes this yea 🫣. Do any of you have similar problem?

Love your videos , especially because you talk about and show the whole plant, up close AND from a distance. So many people just show the flowers and I’ve been surprised by the plant configuration as a whole when I grew them in my gardens. FYI. This plant was named after the bright color garb of the Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. It would be way cooler if it WAS named after the bird though.

What about spacing? I'm getting 5 young eastern redbuds. I'd like to create a tree line along my property. How close can i place them to each other? Also, I'm in zone 9a/b. How much sun do you recommend? The area I want to place them gets sun from 9am to about 3pm. Is that too much sun in sunny and hot central Florida?

Found seeds of hyssop and had no idea what this plant is about, thank you so much for sharing knowledge ❤ well made informative video without any annoying stuff, great job!

Thanks for the tips!

Nice video, thank you!

Hi, this was incredibly informative thank you. In a wet and a wild area of my garden will it self sow? I have compost and other beneficial wild weeds in a mostly shady filtered and late day sun area zone 5-6 Downeast Maine

3 years ago, I planted one blunt mountain mint in my full sun native plants pollinator garden. I must admit, I fell in love with it and all its visitors. However, it has completely taken over the entire garden. I pull those that escape the perimeter, but have not thinned out the interior of the garden yet. I wonder if the horizontally growing rhizomes are bullying my other plants. Can they push through the rhizomes, or do I need to start thinning. If the others can break through, I'm considering keeping all the mint there, but cutting it low in certain areas to act more as a green mulch filler, and only allowing certain areas to grow to full height. I'd appreciate your thoughts and any guidance you can offer. Thanks!

your soil looks great i just filled my garden up with leaves yesterday and will cintinue to do so every fall, that and around all my trees and flower beds also

I have planted 175 young(2 years old plants) American Black Walnut trees on my property in Bosnia ! I am planning to plant more. This video has helped me to see how can I do it by myself! Thanks alot! Greetings!

I think you said what many of us do that prevents us from actually building good compost: Don't overthink it, just do it and then learn as you go. I needed to hear that bc you are correct that the abundance of information online can be so overwhelming for rookies that we never actually get started. Do you regularly save your kitchen scraps to put into your compost?

Also are apples good to throw in compost? I figured the sugars and acidity would be great for my plants

Can you use raw coffee grounds or does it need to be mixed with water first?

What if it rains? Should we cover it up if it rains??

Can I use grass as green material? Any grass that I see? Pls reply thank you

I tried growing this plant a few years ago from a pot I obtained from a local nursery. The growing conditions were as you stated. It lasted one year and did not come back the following year. The year it bloomed it was full of insects which is the reason I purchased the plant. I will have to try again in a different location is see if it will thrive! Considering all the plants I grow, I think fondly of this flower and want to make it happy somewhere in my landscape.

My own thoughts. Cover it, and pee on it. Wait longer befor your first turn

It's taking forever to come to a flower here in zone 10a Florida. Seeds were sown Jan. 31. They are almost the length of my arm now. Still waiting and hoping. You mentioned next year she'll look better. Good to know. Thank you.

Such a helpful guide!

I'm planning to start my gardening and find this video very interesting. What if it rains, would the rain affect the compose.?May 2024

So much activity at this hotel! I wanted to have bee hives on my property but it is not conducive to my current garden location. This is really the next best creative effort to attract bees and keep them around!

Creative and inspiring!

Straight forward easy method to get the seeds from a plant. Thanks for the video!

I have had great success with this plant using the method you have outlined in the video. It truly is one of the easiest plants to grow. Thanks for the video!

Hi, What about rain. I'm in the South and the Spring rainy time!!! How do I find this thread to read your comments??? Thanks!!!

I was wondering if gold finches like to eat the seeds of the Rudbeckia and right at the 8:26 time stamp, you answered my question! Thanks for the video!

Very helpful video. I recently became aware of this specific plant. I have other bee balm but this variety is new to me. The video is full of details for growing success. My seed list is increasing and this one will make the list!

Only flowers no seeds in plant?

It took me months of trying to get three of my four pawpaw seeds to germinate. Just keep them moist folks.

i am disabled and it will take awhile to gather my materials. how long can i wait to use the green materials. tks.