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@andresviera5059 2 сағат бұрын
Maybe you could set the bins in a circuit-design (like a clock) so you don't have to move the panels
@gonzoexpress9885 4 сағат бұрын
Using liquid fulvates and humates prior to planting will also set you up for a good season as you work towards putting more humus dense amendments into the soil.
@CharlesWendle 19 сағат бұрын
I love your stuff.
@billastell3753 Күн бұрын
Here in Ontario Canada 2024 we had the best gardening year I can remember. The only problem was mold on the grapes from more rain than we often get. Now we are buried in more snow than we've had in years. With over 2 feet of snow on the ground it's hard to believe we will ever see a garden again. The ground hog didn't see his shadow which mean spring is near but the fact he couldn't get up through the snow may have skewed his ability to predict the future.. 😁
@Krautnah Күн бұрын
I'm glad you keep up doing great work (although in a differently organised setting. but as you say, we all have to adapt to changin' times). my garden is in Belgium at around 450 m above sea level, and I learn so much from you experiments. THANK YOU and keep it up! Best, David
@catherinejq Күн бұрын
I did this, it’s great.
@mollytheda9273 2 күн бұрын
Yay for knitting/crochet arts!
@ianwynne5483 2 күн бұрын
That’s a great idea thanks for sharing
@sixfigurebookkeeper7588 2 күн бұрын
That’s a hot tip - thanks!
@alisonburgess345 2 күн бұрын
Ah - good one! LOL - that dear little nest. Maybe stuff the chains into a garbage bag when they're dry ?!
@REDGardens 2 күн бұрын
Yeah, there I thought I was being clever, and some other issue arises!
@redtonicSA 2 күн бұрын
Sometimes projects end without being failures--they just conclude because their time and utility are done, and that's a success! You got a source of compost that better meets your needs where they are now, but the community compost project served you well when you needed it back when.
@gailthornbury291 2 күн бұрын
Mine aren’t long enough to need this. Have you any tips to clean off algae from the mesh? Mine are bright green and a bit slimey
@REDGardens 2 күн бұрын
No, I don’t have a good tip for that. Might need a bath in dilute bleach, then a wash?
@bobbun9630 2 күн бұрын
Nice! A gardening tip that a) isn't completely obvious, b) actually looks useful, and c) isn't based on some sort of bad information or unfounded belief. I may have to try this one myself.
@REDGardens 2 күн бұрын
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@electraspy 2 күн бұрын
Yes! This is what I do for extension electric cords & electric rope fencing, but I never thought to do it for covers! Great tip!
@REDGardens 2 күн бұрын
Yeah, I think I might have seen that! Not sure why I didn’t make the connection.
@gannas42 2 күн бұрын
I'm sure some is accidental. However I am willing to bet most is just carelessness/"not my problem" - Based on what I observe in the public when people approach the three waste bins and need to separate landfill from organics and recyclables. Literally watched yesterday morning as someone dumped their mixed garbage into the compost bin because it was easier than pausing for a moment to think. I think it is great to assume people have the best of intentions. If only most people did have the best of intentions... maybe we'd be living in a better world.
@homestead.design 2 күн бұрын
I quit using all of these products, they just disintegrate into the soil
@REDGardens 2 күн бұрын
The cheaper one season fleece can really degrade fast!
@shawncarr8699 2 күн бұрын
spider mites hate a breeze. i put a solar powered fan in my greenhouse and reduced the spider mites by over 90%
@REDGardens 2 күн бұрын
Oh, that is an interesting option! Thanks.
@nessidoe8080 3 күн бұрын
This is also the knot one uses to tie a horse to something, bc. if you leave the end in a loop (don't pull it through) then you can just pull in it and the whole thing comes loose instantly (good for when they're spooked you don't want them to hurt themselves). Because of that it's my favorite knot, I use it for everything and now I feel a bit stupid, not having thought of that use case 😂. Thank you so much for this short I've had problems with all the issues you've mentioned (getting dirty, animals using it during storage) 💚
@REDGardens 2 күн бұрын
That is really interesting use of that knot, make so much sense to give extra rope if needed, but still seem secure.
@gowest5145 3 күн бұрын
Thanks for the tip
@luckyhomestead 4 күн бұрын
“Hybrid variety”, “fertiliser”…. I’m really disappointed about you….
@REDGardens 4 күн бұрын
Hmm. I guess you expected me to be a purist. I think you will find that many of us who have been growing for many years end up realising that the purist ideas that we started with can sometimes get in the way of effectively growing food for people.
@luckyhomestead 4 күн бұрын
@ You even talking like very fancy company manager right there… that’s sounds exactly like simple greed if you missed my point…..
@REDGardens 4 күн бұрын
@ Perhaps I did miss your point. It seemed to me that you perhaps thought I was letting the 'side' down by talking about using hybrids and conventional fertilisers. Or that you expected me to share your opinions about those things. I am not a homesteader, or focused on exploring one method or approach to growing food. I am running a research project where I explore many things, all to try to help people grow more of their own food. And a lot of people struggle with only having a small space in which they need to maximise their yield, and hybrids can help with that some situations. And a lot of people struggle with not being able to get enough high quality compost to grow a productive vegetable garden, so in some cases amending low quality compost can be a solution. these are things I explore, among a lot of other stuff, and try to open up the possibilities and options for people.
@wipeoutxl21 4 күн бұрын
save your pee all year and add it to the compost, wonder if it would be enough, would have to do the math
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
That is an interesting question. I did some math, based off the stated C:N ratio, and carbon content, and decided to add 2kg of nitrogen to the cubic meter bag of compost (though I think it might be better to add less). And apparently the average adult peas out about 4kg of nitrogen in a year (don't quote me on any of this stuff 😁). So 6 months of urine should do it, I guess.
@wipeoutxl21 3 күн бұрын
@@REDGardens liquid gold!
@aacallison1535 4 күн бұрын
2022 was the last year I tried to garden. After 2 years off, I might have a small patch.
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
Hope you have some success with it.
@aacallison1535 4 күн бұрын
Good title for the video, what I learned, not all the mistakes and problems I had.
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
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@heathernotzdaniels6350 4 күн бұрын
I will be ordering in compost this year for my beds, as we are finding that I simply cannot create enough from the home to keep up with the demands of the garden. I loved your overview of how prolific everything decided to be with your new compost. And I learned about the onions, I had no idea before this that it would happen that way. Definitely good information :) Thank you! Happy Growing this 2025 season!
@REDGardens 4 күн бұрын
So glad it was useful to you! Hope you have a great growing season!
@pickleslicesforall 4 күн бұрын
I wholeheartedly disagree with you on the compost issue. I witnessed something similar to your problem at a local compost yard run by the county. The lot was a open self-service yard waste disposal site. The only real rule was to only dump organic material. People were dumping yard waste in plastic bags, Christmas trees with string of lights, and literal household trash. The county closed the lot. The county wasn't at fault, just like your not at fault. You offered a free service and people abused that privilege. I remember watching that video and how angry I got when I seen all the trash in your bins- total nonsense. All you need is a large tree and a decent size field to make great compost.
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
Yeah, I am glad I didn't have it that bad. Most of the people who added to my compost were quite conscious, and they had to walk it up to the compost pile from the road, so that might have prevented some potential dumping activity.
@broadsword6650 4 күн бұрын
Would crop rotation help with the onion problem? Planting them in the beds you enriched last year (now depleted by the leafy greens growing there in 2024) might prevent the bulb splitting. After watching your video, KZbin suddenly started suggesting I watch other channels' videos about turning human urine into nitrogen feed. Could this be a suitable future community project, or would that just taking the p...? 🤣
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
Yes, I think that would help. All in favour of using urine! 😂
@lksf9820 4 күн бұрын
I also battle RSM in the PT, the comments below are interesting as will what you come up with i'm sure! I think it's the worst pest for me as it's so small I can't see it and it's so prolific. The sound was much improved on this vid from the last thanks and I hope you escaped the recent storm without too much damage. I've seen many pics online of wrecked PTs in Ireland.
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
There was a bit additional damage to one polytunnel that had damage from the previous storm, but mostly ok. A good friend lost a polytunnel and a roof from their old barn. It is tough out there.
@mgrams4203 4 күн бұрын
While I don't know from my own experience, Danny of Deep South Homestead cuts off all the older leaves from his summer squash plants so that the bees can find the squash flowers. The video about this is several years old.
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
Thanks
@gcc2313 5 күн бұрын
Have you considered thinning grape clusters? Im thinking of expirementing this year as in wet climates these issues are common.
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
Yes, I want to try that.
@toddberkely6791 5 күн бұрын
how do you like to eat your kale? the overabundance reminds me of collard cabbage here in northern spain and from november to feburary its in nearly every dish. you can get quite creative with brassicas.
@Fabdanc 4 күн бұрын
Kale chips, dehydrate and blend into kale powder, jerk kale, roasted kale,... And when it's really coming on, it freezes incredibly well after a quick massage and blanching to reduce volume. It's one of those things that I never get tired of eating.
@mollytheda9273 5 күн бұрын
Always enjoy and appreciate the content you produce. I can’t recall if you have any dedicated pollinator plantings? We grow both cut flowers and vegetables along with about 25 various fruit trees and grapes in Colorado Zone 6a. Many cut flower only growers don’t really want to attract extra pollinators as pollination of cut flowers can reduce vase life. Our vegetable pollination rate is outstanding for all crops and I attribute the numbers of pollinators our combo flower/veggie garden attracts. Items that our pollinators go crazy for are: catnip, cleome, mustard We also put out saucers of water with rocks to encourage the wasp population and they are voracious predators of cabbage looper eggs and caterpillars. Thank you again for your work! I always learn and enjoy. Cheers for the 2025 growing season! Molly
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
I have started to use some pollinator plants. I have also been growing a lot of comfrey near the gardens, and when it flowers all the Beas are at the comfrey, and abandoned the job I wanted them to do int he gardens. So I cut back the comfrey while flowering to encourage the bees back into the gardens.
@mollytheda9273 3 күн бұрын
@ So interesting with the comfrey! We are doing a comfrey experiment with growing it at the base of a few of our fruit trees and then mulching them with it. I also feed it to my chickens as they love the greens.
@intoxigated 5 күн бұрын
Anyone have solution for spider mites in dry climate?
@What..a..shambles 5 күн бұрын
Spider mite theres talk of growing chives to keep them away ??
@LittlePetieWheat 5 күн бұрын
But not sustainable. Natural Gas (used to make the fertilizer) is finite.
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
Yeah, a lot of things are not sustainable. It is possible to grow without all the stuff derived from fossil fuels, but it can be really tough. So much to change.
@sowgroweat6987 5 күн бұрын
Great video, very worthwhile to listen to. I have a community meeting on Monday with the Parish Council to discuss community composting, so I am going in the opposite direction than you, but your lessons learnt are a great at grounding my expectations regarding possible problems.
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
Good luck with it!
@What..a..shambles 5 күн бұрын
Why are you describing my growing efforts 😅
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
sorry
@janstueken91 5 күн бұрын
Regarding your sprider mite issues: we use Amblyseius californicus as soon as we detect mites in our tunnels where we grow cucumbers. We combine them with Amblyseius cucumeris with good results. Greetings from Sweden.
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation.
@Croi_Fiain 5 күн бұрын
Super interesting updates as always. Good luck with the year ahead! 🍀
@RoyHolder 5 күн бұрын
Thankyou for all your efforts! Hello from South Australia!
@markus_selloi 5 күн бұрын
Lovely video!!! For part 3: EM will help convert the inorganic nitrogen into amino acids :) for 13: Maybe try to open the eggplant containers up on the bottom for your next trial, they probably will benefit from the water that they can get from the soil below. For 15: That makes so much sense! It is interesting to see what John Kempf has said to seemingly be true once again. Spider mites are eating the ammonia from the fertilizer you bought! I think with what I said at the beginning, EM could help here too (There is a great webinar about it on youtube). Thanks a lot for another awesome year of your observations. <3
@lksf9820 4 күн бұрын
EM?
@markus_selloi 4 күн бұрын
@@lksf9820 Effective Microoranisms! :) Lactobacilli, brewers yeast and purple non sulfurous bacteria. There are big quality differences!
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
Interesting thing about the spider mite and nitrogen issue, is I didn't use much of the amended composts in the polytunnels that had the spider mite issue.
@markus_selloi 3 күн бұрын
@ The high temps in the polytunnel could induce photorespiration, then the ammonia is produced. But even small amounts can be enough for them to snack on the plants. :)
@markus_selloi 5 күн бұрын
OOOOOO: letsgo
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
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@TheWoodlandOrchard 5 күн бұрын
Valuable content as always. Thank you.
@REDGardens 5 күн бұрын
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@bulborumbotanicum 5 күн бұрын
In 2 they are eggplants not pepper plants Against Spider mites use Neem-oil Plenty video how to do
@REDGardens 5 күн бұрын
Yeah, I put in a note on screen clarifying that.
@BowieStabber 5 күн бұрын
Thank you for your work comrade
@REDGardens 5 күн бұрын
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@ScouseJack 5 күн бұрын
Thanks for Your work.🙂
@REDGardens 5 күн бұрын
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@georgekostas3324 5 күн бұрын
If you can get access to purchasing a beneficial mite called "Phytoseiulus persimilis" and your polytunnel has temperatures of 15-30°C and relative humidity of above 60%, it'll be perfect and will eventually out breed the spider mites. Once they consume all the spider mites, they will feed on each other so once they've eradicated the spider mite, see if you can feed them spider mites from somewhere else (counter intuitive I know).
@REDGardens 5 күн бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@bradcarby3765 5 күн бұрын
We've had a bad time recently with mites in our raspberries. Unfortunately, due to the insane hot weather we've had, we had to take the nuclear option. Spray with chemical, wait three days, spray with different chemical. Once we had the bulk of the problem under control, we were able to release some Persimilis and they have largely controlled the problem now. Normally we would try to control them entirely with the predators, but this time they got away on us.
@REDGardens 5 күн бұрын
That is tough. Yeah, sometimes we need to bring in tough stuff.
@BeyondBeetroot 5 күн бұрын
Keep the soil and air moist against spider mite.
@martindelbel 5 күн бұрын
Always looking forward for this videos
@REDGardens 5 күн бұрын
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@Feroal2 5 күн бұрын
Thank you for the video. I am trying some hybrid varieties here on my balcony here in Florida. It is a work in progress.
@REDGardens 3 күн бұрын
Good luck!