5 Benefits Of Chop And Drop - Garden Quickie Episode 31

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[@cheersmeme]

Thank you for the fast reply I really appreciate that 🙂 Should I chop it up into a pile, tell everything is done. Then scatter on top of all the soil.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@cheersmeme oh its really dealer's choice. Some people like it fine and will actually use a lawn mower to chop it further!

[@johnmccoy2721]

You know what else is chopped in time length and knowledge dropped into our brains, the next episode of the Garden Quickie :) Best wishes Man hope you and the family have a great Holiday!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

DANGIT!! That would have been a MUCH better ending! LOL

[@zarinazawa6180]

Yaaaay I officially started to chop and drop my corn trees! I also noticed the soil like to be covered a little just like a forest floor. Im learning so much from you. My grandfather is super excited to watch me go!

[@johnjude2685]

Finding myself doing that. I'm trying not to see necked roots and mulching more and my second season I seeing more worms and spiders then I realize them good guys need homes and they earn their keep in my garden. Thanks for the teaching Sir

[@barryroberts6470]

On a Channel called Home Grown Veg he uses a method he calls 'chop and drop' which involves leaves and seaweed from the local beach, he leaves outside the seaweed to wash the salt from the sea away in the rain then he puts it with the leaves on his lawn and uses a garden mower to chop the lot up together, once done he drops the lot into 10" flower buckets from which he grows everything in that he wants to grow, you should have a look at his channel. Stay Safe, Barry (ENG)

[@ninad205]

I have been doing this for years without knowing this was a thing. I mostly did it because i am too lazy and too weak to pull the plants out. I’m glad I was inadvertently helping my garden :)

[@Melanieallen968]

I love chop n drop.I get excited!😀

[@shanewest7731]

Great video Jeff. Wishing you and your loved ones a very merry X-mas, and a bountiful new year. Thanks for all the hard work you put in every year. Can't wait for the season to begin.

[@MichaelRei99]

Jeff will those big branches break down over the winter? If not do you cover them or take them off before planting?? I would definitely be interested in trying this next year.

[@rosezingleman5007]

Thanks Jeff! Good info.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Rose, thanks for watching! :-)

[@Bev437Sqn]

I'm going to try this next year for sure

[@artstamper316]

I'm wondering what the next step is in the spring. Is that when you remove everything that's left and put it in the compost?

[@jenniferhenderson4674]

I do this too!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

It's the best! Free mulch!

[@jonathanyunger2073]

I always do this, but now I know it has a name :-)

[@jeffwooten585]

I imagine this also helps you keep the beneficial insects and their eggs in the garden rather than the compost bin or dump.

[@cheersmeme]

I no this is a old video but.. My question is. Can I chop & drop my sunflowers heads and stems . Watermelon vines, corn stocks. ? If so , do they all have to be dried out first . ? 1 more question lol Do I chop & drop all the leaves to? I'm just starting to clear out stuff. Hope to hear from you soon. Oh sorry one more question 😂😂 Should I put it on top of soil after it's all cleared up . Like a mulch ? Cheers from Toronto

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, all of it! Dry, wet, brown, green... Doesn't matter... That's the beauty of chop-n-drop!

[@2021-j2d]

Would you have to wait until all the plants you e chopped and dropped degrade before you could use that bed to plant something else? If so how long might it take to break down enough?

[@StephanieSnyder-r8f]

Ok so I’m starting my first garden in a yard which is basically clay and rock, and recently bulldozed over so it’s truly just rock and dirt. I started taking it into hills because that’s how my parents did it when I was a child(they were definitely not very experienced or knowledgeable). Now that I’m learning about gardening I’m getting so much information. My question is this: since the space is what it is, instead of putting plant materials from around the yard onto the top of the hills, can I put it inside the dirt so that it maybe like breaks up the clay? The rocks I’m transporting to a different area to make like a succulent garden I guess, though I’m also interested in if I can use them as heat management tools later in the season if I just leave them(there are sooooo many). Ok umm. Oh yes and then the other question is this, what about like things that r gone to seed that I don’t necessarily want in the garden, like stickers, grasses, feverfew, invasive parsley, etc. should that not be dropped in or can I chop before they flower and then they won’t terminate or…? Thanks!

[@venessamarquis5293]

In the spring, do you rake up the debris left from the roots and stems? I imagine they'll still be there.

[@ellena858]

Does leaving the root there in the ground mean that the plant can grow again from that base?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hi Eileen... It depends on the crop and your climate. For me, in Canada, no, most crops won't come back after winter by chopping them right down.

[@ellena858]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms thank you so much, enjoying your content!!!

[@putinhynes3848]

When you dig up sweet potatoes what do you do with the roots. In compost? Discard?

[@chinatownboy3368]

I leave them. They could die off and fertilize the soil. Or survive and sprout another crop.

[@markbedard6238]

What about bugs

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

What about them? Bugs are good. Most anyways. 🙂

[@SandcastleDreams]

If you have an insect/pest problem, leaving their preferred food there will help them multiply! Their eggs will stay there on the debris ready for next year. Composting heats up appropriately, helps kill weed seeds and pest eggs. Chop and drop was originally used for cover crops, which were rotated out.

[@TroyBrinson]

I have a question about tomatoes and squash? I’ve always heard that you should not leave your tomato plants and squash to mulch. Is that true? Can I chop and drop my tomato and squash plants? I thought powdery mildew was an issue and would love to know whether that is true or not.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Troy, tomatoes aren't usually a huge problem...most nightshades aren't. Squash can definitely get powdery mildew quite bad...I'd remove the infected leaves and mulch the rest....but if you want to be ultra careful, then yes, you should not be leaving those leaves in place if you're going to grow squash there again.

[@kittiew260]

Darn it too late for me timing of video. I did ammend and heavy mulch with organic items like chopped leaves & grass clipping, organic fertilizer, alfalfa, bone meal along with straw so hopefully that counts. Ouestion: If plants are diseased shouldn't you remove and toss vs chop & drop?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Should be great, your garden will respond well! For diseased plants, I've never had a problem because I crop rotate and we have a severe enough winter to kill most things... But your mileage may vary. :-)

[@marcuspowell2510]

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[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@FairyRosee_]

I'm seeing this way too late! Next year tho

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Remember, you can chop and drop any crop throughout the year! :-)