10 Free Veggie Gardening Hacks That Actually Work

[@michellecolledge2355]

I keep the net bags that you buy onions in and use them as net hammocks to support sugar baby watermelons, rock melons, and pumpkins when grown vertically.

[@timallen9818]

Cheap plastic venitian mini blinds make awesome plant markers. Usually not too hard to find a broken one if you put the word out that you use them. A few minutes with a pair of scissors and you have dozens of tags.

[@VickiDurston]

Love your channel and your explanation about things. Ive been gardening for years but lm still learning things from you. Thanks heaps and keep up with your indepth explanations because l dont see many people doing that.❤

[@traciedowning8566]

You can cut up a soda/beer can into strips and use a pen to indent the plant names onto the strips. You can also get a garden marker(permanent markers don't last)and write the plant names on rocks.

[@JessEllinVlogs]

a hack I've been doing is making my own fertiliser, I save lawn clippings, and soak them, I'm even experimenting with fish heads I got on clearance to make a "Charlie carp" like fertiliser iykyk that stuff is liquid gold. And any leaves etc I'm also soaking in water, I'm also using comfrey as well. Regarding labels for starting your seedlings, I just stick the empty packet in the container I've planted the seeds in.

[@derekhobbs1102]

I labelled the different sections of my apple tree with pieces of drink can. You can write on them with ball point pen to leave impression of writing.

[@2ndchancecreationsbychrist12]

I use all my empty plastic vinegar bottles to make my marker strips. Being food graded plastic I also use them as pots, cut up to size I want, a couple of holes in the bottom as I am ALWAYS short of pots .

[@kathrynhegarty9576]

Love all of these. But wow so simple, the toilet roll. Awesome. ❤

[@DeborahBrown-jx3yw]

I go out at night with a torch and pick the snails right off the plants. Collecting seaweed from the beach & soaking in a bucket of water for a few months will give you a concentrated form of seaweed fertiliser. Plant comfrey & harvest the leaves place in a bucket to soak for a few weeks & you have a natural concentrated fertiliser. If you soak stinging nettle with comfrey it's all your tomatoes need according to the famous Monty Don. Happy Gardening😊

[@skiesboi]

A similar hack to the bramble branch that my grandmother used to do to keep snails and slugs at bay was crushing up egg shells and scattering them around the base of the plants. The sharp edges keep the snails away.

[@missybroadway2056]

Love the tip to cut up my yogurt containers. I will now be doing that all Fall and Winter. Will have a nice stick by Spring!

[@laurahawkins374]

🌶🌶🌶 Love hearing money-saving tips. Everything costs too much these days. One of the reasons i started growing food is to save money, but when i tell people this, I'm very often laughed at for it. Gardening can be very expensive in upfront costs when starting. I use those plastic trays you get in the bakery part of woolies to grow sprouts indoors. Great size, and keeps the cat from making a mess of it. Used to use egg cartons as seed trays, then cut them up to plant them. Don't buy eggs as often now, so I'll be switching to boglogs for sure.

[@CulinaryGarden1]

I think it's really possible to save money by growing your own food. But its a long term game. After a few years it basically becomes free

[@julietf1672]

Loving your videos - I keep the Bamboo disposable cutlery when I am eating out and use these for my plant labels. They work perfectly for me.

[@moiraslater8526]

I do this too

[@CulinaryGarden1]

That's such a good idea. Bamboo is one of the most ecological materials in general. If I had the money I'd totally work out how to manufacture bamboo seed trays

[@adeadcrab]

this guy's channel is exploding like my chilli plants

[@tortoiseplaysvr9811]

great tips! you should get a discord started up for all us aussie gardeners to jump into and share some hacks!

[@CulinaryGarden1]

That's pretty much the vision for my patreon. We have a handful of chat channels to discuss all things gardening 😁

[@maltesepastizzi]

I use cheap pepper or chilli powder and sprinkle around my seedlings for snail and slug repellent.

[@Pachinko1]

Awesome video and hacks thank you!

[@charlestibbitts2216]

Again thank you. Unfortunate that someone found an issue but your great. Keep going

[@annac-lm8ci]

Great vid & good advice, thanks. Love the climbing plant hack. Would never have thought of doing that. Any chance you could do something about other pests? Whiteflies have discovered my veg patch! I’d also be interested to hear more about bolting issues. Thanks! 😊

[@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV]

I use the disposable wooden spoons from take-away places as seedling labels, or strips of plastic cut from bottles. I think the best cash saving hack is just some homemade worm farms! A daily dose of worm juice will keep the plants green, and having worm castings every few months is great too...

[@Sim_JFD]

The greatest hack I found out for slugs and snails so far were muscovy ducks. No signs of mollusc left. 🤣

[@jacquelineclauson4891]

More excellent advice

[@jaqmackie]

Amazing video, very helpful ❤

[@MomIrregardless]

my only issue is using plastic for any purpose in your garden.... because nano/microplastics in your food chain. that being said lol, i buy old blinds (for windows) at yard sales and thrift shops, and dismantle them into the strips. some are wood, some plastic, some metal. i use them for tons of things (i am an artist by trade) and will say they make grand plant markers. some i use full length and mark at the top, so i dont even have to bend down to read the variety.

[@CulinaryGarden1]

Yeah I try really hard to make my garden plastic free. But I figure using plastics I already own is better for the environment than tossing it in the bin and buying alternatives for everything.

[@Chris-op7yt]

one thing about hacks. by all means try them, but then evaluate how good the result really is, and if it was worth the time and effort. if it works out that you spent an hour making something that isnt that good and costs $10 to buy, i'd question the economics of that. i've made all sorts of alternative labels and have found all of them no up to scratch. found several places online that you can buy bulk good labels that last several seasons...they're not in that B named store in Oz. Time better spent doing more important things that are much more efficient, or doing something else entirely. efficiency/efficacy is key. else gardening starts to drag. eventhough it's not commercial production, lots to learn from them. may your beet be the biggest/best

[@nicolegardam8666]

Some great new hacks, thanks 🍃

[@catche85]

I love the tip about the thorny branches as I have prolific roses with massive thorns and do not want to be picking pesky gross slugs and snails off things!!! I have no hacks, I will buy all the things 🤣

[@exvictorian3605]

Thank you

[@JannGallen-uh7gf]

Plant markers - slats from broken venetian blinds, just cut down to size.

[@ImGlyn]

Thanks for the helpful round-up of tips. Wish I'd seen this yesterday, i for sure would have run around with the fertiliser - it's WET in Melbourne today!

[@CulinaryGarden1]

Yeah I literally got out at about 6am this morning to do this exact hack. It's bucketing here in Gippsland now

[@ImGlyn]

@CulinaryGarden1 It's just letting up slightly here in SE suburbs, so hopefully you'll get a break soon. I'm dashing round doing my jobs now 👍

[@FatcatandFriends]

Paddle Pops?? That must be an Australian thing! lol 😝 We call them Popsicle Sticks in the US

[@amberhanrahan]

Another great vid! 🎉 annoying that the haters have entered the chat… good news means you’re growing!! You’re not going to be EVERYONES cuppa tea, but for me, I like your flavour ahaha 😂

[@CulinaryGarden1]

Thanks! Twinnings English Breakfast is my tea of choice in case you were wondering ☕

[@NicholasRainbow]

Great channel

[@robcaines8652]

PORTELLO IS THE GOAT!

[@zuzauramek9850]

❤

[@janeballinger2117]

🥦

[@gothic_oma]

👍👍👍

[@fortheluminary1555]

Ha, someone else who waters with a drilled water bottle!

[@optothrift1163]

🍉🍇🍈🍌🍍🥕🥑

[@johnmboon]

I'm hoping the clip of the black refugee labelled "slugs and snails" is just an unfortunately insensitive, poor bit of editing?

[@traci4371]

I stopped and replayed, and said "what the heck is that ?" I changed my like to dislike and unsubscribed and came to the comments, I needed to see if it was just me thinking that was HORRIBLE...smh

[@user-pl7cu4ru2o]

Lol

[@dephtons]

Had to do a double take lmao, I imagine he didn't mean anything though

[@carlodefalco7930]

??🤔 if it was white person would you still be .. offended 🤷‍♂️🤔🤔🤗.. why do you say it’s a .. refugee ?

[@carlodefalco7930]

@@traci4371if it was white person .. would you still be offended 🤔🤷‍♂️🤗🤗

[@NyssParkes]

🫑

[@MortalBane]

Great channel