I don’t use fish! Kelp doesn’t stink, the fish sure does. When I inoculate, I use actual inoculate, and a tea aerobic process, keeping all this aerobic is very important! I use specific bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and a few others, rather than just luck of the draw in compost and castings, I also use EM1, a fermented, anaerobic bacteria, fungi, and a yeast, it’s basically a pro biotic for plants. I don’t use any fertilizer. And have explosive growth. It’s really about the bio mass, not npk. Every nutrient the plant needs is already in the soil or air. The trick is having the right critters that make all that available to the plant. And limiting the bad ones. Both bacteria and fungi have a symbiotic relationship with the plant. The rhizphhangy cycle is a recent 2010 ish discovery, And is fascinating.

I have several edible green things in my yard, people always seem surprised: Cactus (Dear old NOPALES, the cow's tongue type with few spines. It took years to learn how to cook them so I want to eat it!). Sweet potato vines as many have mentioned. Leaves of bean plants, like field peas or other cow peas, mung beans. Cassava leaves! Not so appetizing, they are very tough. Shredding them into nothing with a sharp knife seems to help. You can make the Portugese Caldo Verde. That would ordinarily be Kale which is also barely edible... and when you get Cassava leaves you get a lot! And Moringa. I tell people "If you're not good at gardening, this is what you get!". It's like bachelor farming sort of, looking for plants that are rugged and hard to stop. So maybe I WANT tomatoes and GET cactus!

Peat moss is acidic. Coconut coir is neutral.

Hello! We live near the Ouachita National Forest area and I've recently ordered some American BeautyBerry seeds. But, after watching your video, it got me thinking... our family likes to go on hikes, so we should start looking for native plants we can take as you did. I love the idea of supporting the local wildlife with the berries (and us). Plus, I've been reading about how we can use the leaves to create a natural insect repellent. All the best!

Very thankful for these Florida-adaptive / native tomatoes. Testing out Floradade now. 🙂

You made a reference to "Pine Bind" I replayed severl time and googled it. ??? Pine Bark Fine is quite expensive and an alternative would be most welcome. Thanks for the great video.

sounds good aaaman

I’m zone 9B too! I’m growing Misty and O’Neal. Thinking of adding a biloxi as well :)

I recently came across this pretty plant while walking around my neighborhood. One house has these growing in their front yard and I got curious because of the purple berries. I’d love to find some to forage.

Next time it’s necessary to dig your hands 🙌🏽 inside the soil so you may feel it in your soul . It’s proven that we have to ground with nature to cure any depression or anxiety/ negative emotions by doing so with the soil . That means no gloves 🧤. I enjoyed your video

Awesome!

Do you grow any raspberries or blackberries? I'm in Ca 9b

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i know it looks tempting but it's not I seen raph wiggim eating these which he did called purple berries but he has been eating toxic thing and said it taste like burning for some reason so that beautyberry is kinda risky but it should be useful for repellent but my alternative is use the bug zapper kits.

Oh, so true.

I envy the large raised beds........multiple raised beds. What a wonderful piece of land.

Looking forward to trying this variety! Thanks!

It will spread 😂

I also use cement blocks for garden beds. They work great. I plant chives in the holes. I also wear the latex or nitrile gloved that come in a big box. They work great. Anything heavier and dexterity is affected. Those gloves work even if I have to go through several a day its worth it ! Keeps your hands warm enough in our climate ( I'm zone 9 in California) and keeps the dirt out of the fingernails. They also keep your hands from getting all scratchy from your skin drying out due to soil contact.

Cute lizard .

We have the same issue with then new homestead. Too many trees. Never thought I'd say that. Will have to clear some to get more sun to the garden.

The general idea is that annuals like bacterial dominant soil and that perennials benefit more from fungal dominant soil where mycorrhiza take off. The overarching concept here is that the BioChar creates a “condo” for the microbes. The charging you show is heavily bacterial which should benefit the usual annual vegetables. Perennials like fruit trees and asparagus, artichokes, berries, etc would benefit from more fungal dominant Biochar. I’m about to experiment with charging Biochar with some more fungal actively aerated compost teas with a recipe from Matt Powers here on KZbin. Cornell university recommends testing charged biochar for germination rates and heights with either lettuce or arugula to more scientifically measure its effectiveness. Otherwise there is a lot of guessing and drawing perhaps flawed conclusions. I’m starting with the theory that a 50/50 balance between bacterial and fungal microorganisms is good as a general target so the most number of plant types can get what they can most benefit from.

Are these for tropical climate?

What are the dimensions of your bed. You said it was 6 feet across. But, is it's length?

Love it, thanks for sharing

Hope everything is ok?

Can i turn the flowers to tea?

Found American beautyberry grown in wild here in N. Florida

that is so cool i wanna try to do this with chain link panels what height do you reccoment above the plants

Here in Hawai'i we call them "Ali"ipoe" and the dried seeds are used in Hula i.e. ʻUlīʻulī (Hawaiian Ratlle).

Great information. May I ask what state you're in? FL?

Good Evening What was the name of the tool you used to bend the wire for the trellis Thank you

are canna's pods edible??

Vegie plants are funny things aren't they. I tried and tried to grow a variety of pumpkin with no success, but I ended up with one self seeding near the chicken coop that tried to take over my whole life and was SO productive. I've just found one cherry tomato plant that is still producing fruit in the dead of winter. We've only got low as 3c, but I'm going to prune it back and see if I can perenialise it. How wonderful when these plants do their own thing so well!

Hallelujah 💝

Where I live in North Central Florida We call the hummingbird bush fire bush. it’s a Florida native.

You could put your camera or phone on a tripod and let us watch you plant your babies. Then fast forward the footage I’m so sorry that some animals ripped your garden up after you raised them from seeds and all May God bless you and protect your garden also Ask your friends local what they do then get your husband involved with the fix it resolution mi have enjoyed your video Good luck & God bless

I just found your channel today and I'm thoroughly enjoying it! I live in zone 9b in Texas. I lived in Kansas and gardening there was easy. Trying to figure out this Texas heat has been crazy. It's so great to find someone who's been doing it a while for great tips. Thank you!

Oh and they're pretty friendly. The more time you spend with them, the sweeter they are

You should look into getting some golden comet chicks. I bought 10 and I'm waiting for them to start laying. Should be in August. I was told they lay some of the biggest brown eggs and the chickens don't get as big so great for a smaller backyard. I'll let you know when they start

HIBISCUS flower is edible and I never knew it

Isn't Cana part of the ginger family??

Just found your channel! I’m about to buy the same beds but in the 8ft length. Curious what the white pvc in the corner of your beds are for?

How are your blueberries doing now?

Hi! Thanks for this information! There are a lot of varieties of canna, are all edible? I have two varieties, one with dark red leafs and the other with green leafs.

Will they freeze when frost hits

I just found your channel. Congratulation , your garden looks amazing and beautiful...happy Gardening🌱👩‍🌾🌱

Scoreeeeeee , nice video .

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