7 Things You Can BURY in the GARDEN to Improve the Soil

In this video, I give you 7 things you can bury in the garden to improve the soil and help plants and vegetables grow better!
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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

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[@johnmcandrew852]

Just bought a Tall Birdie 6-in-1 raised bed container for my new home in Iowa, and got 5% off, thanks to you. Love your videos. Very practical, helpful, and easy to grasp for an unpracticed amateur.

[@foxybuddy]

Use treated timber DIY a raised bed seems more solid and cheaper, but there's arguments about lining 4 sides of the bed

[@priyakulkarni9583]

Amazing guy

[@saradhas6048]

Hi I am from India.. good effort you can do...same thing i will follow your garden method...

[@Goldenbudgetsavings2]

I don’t have a Tumblr I’m using a plastic container and plain stuff in there with holes for my compost but I don’t remember to store it says in there should I get some more meds to help it because I don’t really have the strength to Stir all the Food and stuff for the compost

[@stephen6945]

Burying a kangaroo is probably the most Australian thing I've ever seen in gardening on KZbin. Great video!

[@0987654321mnbvcxzmor]

That banana must have some flavor

[@robstyles2675]

Lmaoooooo 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

[@rauls7616]

Actually that’s probably second most Australian after grilling one on the barbie

[@javedmushtaq3099]

Lol

[@garlanddavidson6845]

@@robstyles2675 I love it when he said well At least the kangaroo made goods bananas -lol -I’m like “-Praise thy sacrificed kangaroo to thy garden gods! -for thy good bananas!”

[@willowtreehomeschool8859]

When we lost our beloved cat to old age we buried him in the back yard. We didn't have a garden of any kind, but a bird must have pooped some seeds there. The next spring we had a large flowering bush where we buried our kitty. Something about seeing the circle of life in such an amazing way helped me with the loss of my favorite cat.

[@eggolise]

Done the same with two of our cats. It's all fertilizer!

[@stefs3460]

We always plant a rose bush on top of pets

[@AngieWDPSpicy]

Awesome story! It’s hard to lose our pet family but seeing that spring to life I’m sure helped a little!❤

[@jin6000]

We did the same thing with my grandmother. Place is a friggin jungle now.

[@ilrargaming3906]

​@@jin6000why so dark here 😂

[@tilliehollis758]

This video made me feel ever happier with our choice to do a natural burial for my mum. The cemetery is filled with UK heratage trees, each one is atop the grave of someone and when I visit with the children she never got the chance to meet, we can see the blossoming cherry tree grow bigger and bigger each year. It's really a beautiful thing to turn death into life.

[@hazelsavill1497]

I'm glad you posted about this. I've been to see my burial plot in rural dorset, uk. It's a natural buried ground where everyone chooses a native tree/shrub to be planted soon after burial. My name is Hazel so a Hazel will be planted. It can feed off of me and feed the local wildlife.

[@jennyabel7231]

What a wonderful idea. I always thought I wanted to be cremated but recently heard about burial as a way to give back to Mother Earth. Your story adds more to that. Mind you, not planning on going for a while.😂

[@Meowbay]

@@jennyabel7231 So, are you dead yet?

[@williamslater-vf5ym]

Was it more, or less expensive than embalming and a casket? I know that question sounds like a no Brainer, but anything "alternative" tends to cost more.

[@lisathatcher3773]

I've never heard of this. Is the person not embalmed or put into a casket?

[@DavidfromMichigan]

I recently lost my favorite dog. He was a large boned chocolate lab. By far the smartest and most kind pet ill ever have. We buried him and planted an imperial rose and peonies above him. I've never seen a rose so big and beautiful. What a nice way to remember my best friend.

[@divxxx]

When after the list of dead animals buried in the garden he started the sentence with "last year, my wife..." I almost choked. Luckily she's doing great.

[@rhondaduncan7602]

Ditto! 🤣

[@mozes7786]

**in Borat's voice**

[@nehagupta8473]

Me too😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JenniferH1724]

🤣

[@savehaley]

Same

[@jennroberts3837]

I used to have a sign at the boundary of my property “trespassers shall be composted”....

[@joeljacq7486]

😂😂

[@hollyjones1186]

I need this, I must have it. I will make one, thanks for being super funny!

[@BritishJamaican777]

I have one of those signs in my garden!

[@catharinaventer1232]

Brilliant 👏

[@pensripippy5638]

🤣🤣🤣

[@EleanorPeterson]

🐣--- G'day! 2:58 - Regarding Mark's point that eggs can be hatched to produce more birds, I just wanted to assure people who perhaps don't keep poultry that eggs will only hatch if they're fertile, and you'll only get fertile eggs if you keep a male bird with your females. My (6) chickens are all ladies, and if they're content, not stressed and well fed they'll usually lay one egg each per day, (it depends on their mood). I don't keep a cockerel/ rooster 🐓 because I don't want to breed chickens. The eggs my ladies lay are 100% unfertilised and can never hatch. There's no life or even potential life in them. No mini chickens are being terminated when the eggs are scrambled. Unfertilised eggs contain fat, protein, minerals, water and air, and are no more alive than a fresh pancake mix. I just thought it was worth mentioning. Some viewers might not be aware of all the 'facts of life' of keeping chickens. (🐦🐦 + 🐝🐝!)

[@quest4adventure495]

It’s amazing how few people actually know this.

[@adorabell4253]

Yup. I fertilized eggs are chicken periods, essentially. Very good thing to mention because lots of kids and even adults don’t know how birds propagate because it’s different from mammals.

[@RealBradMiller]

I had a little chicken (polish crested,iirc) that could lay up to four eggs a day. They were about half the size of regular eggs, and had a slightly blue tinge so they looked as if they glowed in the shaded place she liked to lay in. 🍳🥚🐣

[@kaylynnr8003]

I buried a beloved old white cat named Snowball in a simple pine box about 2 feet down. Planted a snowball bush on top of it. That little bush start grew to be more than 30 feet tall over the next 15 years and had blooms on it 12" in diameter. Most beautiful Snowball bush in Utah, USA, ever grown!

[@Apr1860]

14:00 beautiful story indeed as she lives on, gloriously.

[@TheModernHermeticist]

It's the circle of life. Sooner or later, everything's bananas.

[@mj6463]

The Modern Hermeticist 😂

[@sugarmuffin319]

Ha! I like that. ;)

[@chefevilee9566]

You are on the list of most classic comments of 2020!!!! 😂

[@shawtop]

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[@MicroageHD]

Maybe in Australia, haha :D

[@katehartley621]

We have a nursery. One year a customer returned bringing me a basket of the biggest, juiciest oranges i have ever seen. A tree he bought from us 10 years earlier was doing very well. I asked him for his secret. "Well, "he said, "we are a Philippine family and we BBQ at least 4 nights a week and eat a lot of fish. My BBQ sits next to that orange tree. I clean and wash the fish with the garden hose right over the root zone of that tree." So, fish emulsion 4-5 times a week with fresh water equals a very happy and generous orange tree.

[@jamestomlin5525]

Fish~ truly a wonderful food

[@nehagupta8473]

Nature needs very little from us

[@stephenbeacham9717]

Don’t tell vegetarians!

[@lety431]

I use the water from my aquariums when it’s time for their water change and it’s completely transformed what used to be pretty dry nutrient deficient soil. Nature gives us everything we need♥️

[@chrismckell5353]

@@lety431 that is a great idea, waste not want not.

[@jrhalabamacustoms5673]

Honestly, when I'm done with this body I would be honored to be composted and become fertilizer. Great video!

[@bunny7842]

That will certainly save on funeral expenses. lol

[@richarddobson4382]

Me too. I don't think it will be very easy to do, but that's what I would like to happen.

[@lizcox7286]

They are beginning to legalize it in some states. There is growing interest as that as a funeral option. I would love it as well!! Ask a Mortician KZbin channel just recently posted what is happening as funeral composting gains traction.

[@Blackadder75]

@@bunny7842 not really (unless you do it illegally) In most countries where this kind of funeral is allowed, it;s only in certain spots (in nature) and to claim such a spot is at least as expensive or more as a cemetery burial.

[@denicepeterson626]

Yea I told my mother that 💪

[@bryankopesky8228]

I had a 1 acre garden as a teenager and would head to the Mississippi River to catch carp to bury in my garden. Great raspberries!

[@mrcharrington1]

My father-in-law is without a doubt the most "frugal" man I know. Years ago, he found a huge dead shark washed up on shore in S.C. He brought it home and buried it beside a fig tree. Within a few years the tree was huge.

[@shemmac4700]

Shoulda kept the teeth!

[@jvmancilla3]

Awesome

[@kristinebailey6554]

YES ! My dad grew up on a farm and he would bury huge carp at the base of my mothers roses. Incredible results.

[@muneebmuhamed43]

Atleast it is not your grandfather or grandmother who did it.

[@kathybrant571]

At least these animals get respected by being buried but you do have to give the buzzards the credit they deserve from their role in helping to clear the carcus's from roads, etc.

[@Ally-Oop]

He’s seems like he is just having such a blast going through life. Not just the gardening which is amazing but his outlook and attitude and the joy on his face as makes his videos.

[@kathybrant571]

I just love his sense of humor and I agree, he must be happy in life. Which makes me happy watching him!!!

[@swiss4ever93]

if you connect yourself to the force you are guided by it which is what everyone calls happiness. Every species on the planet except humans are on autopilot in sync with nature. We think we're intelligent and more advanced, but in truth we are poor because we lost all we had and now have to manually work to get them. We were once comfortable in the trees, caves or simple huts but now we can't live like that anymore we've lost that resilience. Look at all our technological advancements. they haven't improved our lives in the contrary they are stripping more and more of our relationship with nature and the force. It makes us sick and we have to find cures now for diseases that are a result of our dystopian lifestyle.

[@308dad8]

@@swiss4ever93 I can’t speak for Jedi religion but technology doesn’t hurt Christians and we have something far better than “the force”, we have a guarantee of eternal life in our next body. Either way technology is meant to make life easier not to separate you from your hobbies. Get out there and break some trails. Sleep in the woods and caves. Live your prehistoric fantasy.

[@100canadianmaplestirup8]

@@308dad8 jedis no religion its a cheesy rip off of real ones. Christians used to be warrior monks to. the jedis resemble the samurai and Vikings religions. perhaps with a touch of native American teachings but mostly oriental and Nordic traditions.

[@308dad8]

@@100canadianmaplestirup8 Christianity still puts plenty into the Army. 77% of polled Americans self identify as Christian, and that number is reflected in the enlisted ranks. But we don’t levitate light sabers. And we aren’t nearly as selective about who we welcome to the fold.

[@ralfdeutsch5770]

If you live near the sea and you can collect kelp from the beach, it makes a great fertilizer that you can bury in garden beds.

[@mlee4433]

I’m sharing this video with my husband and friends because they think I’m crazy. I have an herb garden that is my bunny graveyard. My other gardens have chickens and other animals that have died over the years. We have funerals, say prayers, and put our beloved critters in the ground. I figured it would be good for the soil and we always have memories of the little animals that have passed. We have had problems with coyote attacks over the years, so we’ve had some heartbreaking times. But it does my heart good to see the beautiful plants that arise from the soil, nourished by the precious creatures. I also use the dirt out of my chicken yard, and the shavings and poop from my bunnies and guinea pig habitats in the gardens. I had a pumpkin patch that went crazy and overtook my side yard. Two years ago, I had a watermelon patch instead, and it did the same thing. I’ve had neighbors ask if they can have their kids clean out my chicken yard and take the dirt home for their gardens. We also throw our yucky chicken eggs out into the gardens and mix them in with the dirt. For being in southern Nevada, we’ve grown some pretty nice plants. Love this channel… I am now motivated to get out there and work in the yard… 109° or not!😎🔥

[@DesertDigger1]

I don't know why any one would give this man a thumbs down with as much as he teaches us.

[@uk_prepper6775]

It's from all of the vegans, getting a slap in the face from the reality, realising that plants aren't vegan.

[@Glennfanity]

Humorless Trolls 😡

[@pappyfiddle]

@@uk_prepper6775 If you're REALLY REALLY pure you won't eat meat, eggs, milk, cheese, fish, birds, bugs, worms, eggplant, bananas, tomatoes, wheat, oats, bone, any plants, anything living at all. Including bacteria, protozoa, or even viruses. Or chemicals, which includes everything there is. You'll just meditate all day.

[@tamminihumphries9382]

@@pappyfiddle lmao!!

[@chrismckell5353]

@@pappyfiddle lol.

[@demetriusthompson2362]

I like to bury seeds in the garden. Garden really takes off when I put them in there

[@KristinaWes]

😅😂🤣

[@japr1223]

A dad joke if ever I heard one, but I'm a dad, so I had a chuckle.

[@umamehra4231]

Cute..

[@michaelscott356]

It's this thing called.....p l a n t i n g!

[@destinycoach5]

hahahaha. BEST ANSWER!!!!

[@rubyruby6358]

My retired commercial fisherman grandpa "Diddy" (not P Diddy just plain Diddy) used to bury the fish heads, guts, gills, etc into his tomato garden after a day of fishing. He used a stake to mark the plant/area of the last "burial". He had a bumper crop of tomatoes every year. He gardened and deep-sea fished (alone) until 93 yrs young. I sure do miss him.

[@deborahreinhold9774]

Hello from Tennessee, I have seen a lot of KZbin videos on gardening but yours have been the most informative of them all. I would never have thought of burying a dead animal for fertilizer in my garden. But then again I live in the USA and they see things differently. I love the fact that I don't have to put all my kitchen waste first in a compost bin before I put it in the garden. As for eggs...wow how many eggs have I tossed in the garbage disposal because they were bad. I could have been using them in the garden. I'm so happy I discovered your site and I will be watching more of your great gardening tips and ideas. Deborah Reinhold

[@lolaneal583]

My grandparents were German immigrants. Grosspapa always buried kitchen scraps in the garden, and the plants thrived!

[@SidequestMax]

“Yes it is sad when animals get killed or come to a premature end, like young Skippy the kangaroo here, but on a positive note, he did make good bananas”. That one got me 😂

[@aussielady7539]

Me too

[@pepperrona]

Same I was like oh my goodness what am I watching hahaha :(

[@fj3158]

😂 And I was watching and admiring how he kept such a straight face when doing to, but I could see deep down he wanted to crack up laughing in that one too 😂

[@amandapillow5258]

Same😂

[@HardcoreDuce]

My grandma made so good bananas if you know what I meam. 🤣😏😏☺

[@thepsychocybe7078]

I buried ET in my garden and my tomato harvest was out of this world

[@Selfsufficientme]

LOL...

[@deanaogorman5592]

Ba dum ch

[@calmblueocean7243]

That actually reminded me - 10 years ago I rented a place and built a great vege garden (which made the landlord put the rent up, because suddenly the overgrown weed ridden yard was productive and increased the property value, grrr😡!) Anyway, planting out my cherry tomatoes one day, my necklace must have snapped and I lost my Miraculous Medal in the garden. That summer we had tonnes of tomatoes - it was the legendary crop of that garden! 🍅 Wonder how the next tenants are getting on....

[@umamehra4231]

@@calmblueocean7243 in d fear that they wudnt take care.. U sud ve undone ur toll..

[@lahawk7410]

@@calmblueocean7243 I thought that you were going to say that it came up on one of the tomato plants! lol Instead you were blessed with an abundant crop. : )

[@neomateo944]

I bury old rusty scrap metal a foot or so down near or under citrus trees. My father told me my grandfather always did it and had amazing results. So far I have to agree. Also to rake all the fallen leaves from grape vines and use as mulch around the vines. Great channel. Your enthusiasm is infectious. :)

[@jennyabel7231]

Thanks for the tip. I rushing off out now to help my sad little lemon tree!

[@tobiealderman5045]

Thanks for the tip I'll be onto that

[@reidweaver]

Rabbit manure is said to be the most complete manure of all. I've taken rabbit manure and used it on one side of the garden and other types for the other side and by far, my "rabbit-blessed" plants out grow the others.

[@nishantgilatar]

I want this man to be in charge of all open and forest land around the Earth

[@jeffreyrice3141]

I want this bloke to run for election.... The home veggie patch craze is blowing up at the moment. Quite a few primary schools are incorporating veggie patch gardening around Australia... It's only getting better.... (Hopefully)

[@svetlanikolova7673]

Nishant, Him and Paul Gauchi, Jeff lawton and Dr Elaine Ingaham should be in charge of saving our planet from satanic monsanto and all the tillers that kill us out there for money

[@berniegurley9904]

Me too, im addicted to the videos 😁

[@TheJohnen87]

Just has to stop using coffee pods and I'll vote for him 😂

[@jjmoore132]

@@jeffreyrice3141 , right on!

[@yori4666]

When we purchased our first house our children were young. I put in a sizeable garden. The garden had a good yield. When it was time I brought in a basket of freshly picked vegetables. My daughter refused to eat any. We asked why and she said because they came out of the ground. She did recover. She now owns her own home with a garden and chickens.

[@catherinesyme901]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@daudagladysyummy2008]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@annettethomas7836]

Hilarious! 😂😂😂

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

😂🤣😂 Kids say the funniest things!

[@davidthedeaf]

Ugh, she was living in the city too long. What is scary is there may be adults who grew up in cities and still think that way. 😂

[@CauselessBliss]

Enjoyed your video. Thinking your garden as a worm farm is a unique perspective I hadn’t heard. Personally I like burying cinnamon sticks, or sprinkling cinnamon powder around-really helps with rooting, with lowering mold and pest control. Also using the water after I’ve boiled and cooked something, whether it be eggs or some carrots, I like to use that for watering when timing aligns. Or I was taught to make “tea” with onions and garlic skins, I find it reduces fungal and buggy problems. Glad I found your channel...

[@davidthedeaf]

Good point. I wonder about Asian spices that do not grow in the US but we carry in our pantry. If it gets too old, like say whole allspice, nutmeg, cloves, would it do any harm to use in the garden?

[@gayletalerico7795]

Thanks for the boiled water and cinnamon tricks. Sounds helpful.

[@trilliarobinson7862]

Good to add the instruction to cover larger carcasses with planks or bricks. We buried geese, ducks and a sheep on our land in Cornwall, UK, and learned very quickly to make a heavy cover. The foxes were brilliant exacavators, and would dig up bits of beloved pets, then leave them around the property, if not protected !

[@davidthedeaf]

While it traumatized you, consider the fox side of things. That really made a good meal and they were so happy to not be hungry that night.

[@davewasthere]

1. Animals 0:33 2. Eggs 2:49 3. Animal waste/manure 5:33 4. Kitchen Scraps 7:08 5. Coffee/Tea waste 8:32 6. Garden Waste 9:49 7. Worms 10:37

[@Krawna]

Thank you!

[@stormysampson1257]

Hey Mr. Beer! Is there a point to your reply?

[@davewasthere]

@@stormysampson1257 it's just an index. Lets people jump directly to the spot if they're just wanting detailed info on one.

[@kevinstreet5709]

Thanks

[@jacobienbil3798]

Thanks Netherlands

[@pietdebeer7972]

"But on a positive note...he did make good bananas" An absolute classic line

[@dukemarlborough165]

My goal is just to not throw into the "trash" anything compostable: so all my food waste goes into the garden, usually just on the top (if its dry, like peels or teabags), or buried somewhat (such as fruit). The only things i exclude from this are things with salt or arsenic, which can't break down. So, if you have old milk, expired pasta, shredded paper, hair, cotton, etc., distribute and/or bury it in garden. If the items are slightly salty, like bread or prepared food like old salad. i distribute that across my lawn, and the small amount of salt will leach down into the groundwater eventually, and doesn't do any harm.

[@trueword247]

May God bless you. I wish more people would make this effort

[@wendyhannan2454]

This man’s hilarious, as well as so being so knowledgeable, thanks Mark for the laugh, during COVID we need all the laughs we can get.😂 Poor old skippy we’re sadly hit a few, but never thought of burying them in our garden. .

[@raehoath7682]

😮

[@sushimaster77]

I agree. This video is a gem. I am glad it has had a lot of views, but it deserves a lot more.

[@mr16325]

When you were talking about burying dead things, and you started with “ my wife Nina” ,I was like oh shit were is this going 😂

[@jarrettguthrie1670]

How to explain that he bursts into tears any time he sees a tomato...

[@gwegoiwe]

I thought the same 🤣🤣

[@noorhamarsheh9331]

😂

[@chomama1628]

I buried each of my old schnauzers next to a fruit tree to honor them and it does help with the growth. Natures way. Every spring when they are blooming I remember each of them and the memories of our time together. ❤️🌱🌷

[@claudiastokes6485]

Lovely.

[@geofffalbo5900]

Sprinkled my hair clippings in my garden. not only would it help with decomposition, I am told the human scent would keep some of the midsized animals away.

[@singlemomgettinitdone]

From Canada we also add wood ash from our fireplace. Not to much but it does add great nutrients. Love your videos!

[@The-art-9]

When he’s gathering duck eggs, “One there where you are” made me look down to my feet lol

[@cruzebentley909]

Same same

[@calmblueocean7243]

Yeah I know, I am in a kitchen in Melbourne and don't have a duck!

[@annymonteiro4549]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@WeepingWillow422]

LOL!!!

[@ciarfah]

Oddly enough, I looked down and there was one!

[@kiri101]

I love that you have the appreciation and respect for worms to not want to stress them out.

[@angy24B]

Hes so good and at one with nature love worms

[@Andrea22286]

we burried our dog after he passed, under his favorite pine tree, and after a year; it flurished! It was always sad looking and didn't have many pine cones but the year after, there were so many pine cones that when they opened our stone grey house turned yellow in the wind!

[@johnarmlovesguam]

Mark I've buried all of it for years along a line from one end of my 60' X 7' raised bed garden including collected poo and hair from my 2 pooches. After reaching one end of the garden I begin a second line repeating the process one hole at a time. By the time I complete a cycle everything is incorporated except larger pieces of wood that can't be chipped. Rainy season helps. Good luck mate. Stay strong.

[@MK-sk2mi]

Police: we're looking for a missing individual.. Home owner: no idea.. Police: Weew your tomatoes look great!

[@Selfsufficientme]

LOL...

[@nathangrubb6945]

I mean, isn't that just "Secret Window"?

[@jianthaimeik5277]

😄😃

[@frey8725]

@@nathangrubb6945 The movie, "The Last Supper". You'll never see canned tomatoes the same again.

[@IneejManandhar]

LOLZ

[@simkim121]

I planted elderberry near where I buried my cat, on the edge of the woods, where she used to like to lay and watch the birds.

[@cozycasasmr4510]

❤️❤️❤️

[@thomasehrlichmann4936]

That is very thoughtful of you Kimberly , you will always remember the memories you had every time you harvest those berries . How old was your cat ?

[@simkim121]

@@thomasehrlichmann4936 she was 14

[@thomasehrlichmann4936]

I'm sorry about your loss Kim , be glad you were able to give her the best days of her life . What did you call her ?

[@robynmurray7421]

Sadly, she was probably killing the birds as well as watching them. I'm not blaming her, she was a cat doing what cats do. Please cat owners, if you live near Australian bushland, keep your cats inside not only to protect the wildlife but also as a courtesy to your neighbours who may not want cats in their gardens. I am planting native plants to encourage birds in my garden, but they are being chased away by the neighbour's cat who has taken to hanging around here.

[@wilthomas7486]

I have buried some goats in my garden when I didn't want to butcher them and they had an untimely death due to snake bite or some other. I have also buried many of the other things you speak of with good results... always organic!

[@tanyaatkins9932]

I love your videos. I did finish my Hort trade cert in 1989 and then went on the half do the diploma of landscape, both at Charlestown. And you are as interesting as any of the teachers and you don't teach anything incorrectly. Watching your program gives me incentive.

[@gregorybstewart]

Great tips all around. Loved the puns and humor in this one. Your dad joke game is strong.

[@jennifersmith8151]

@Gregory Hello hope you are doing good Will love to know you if you dont mind

[@cannerbernerd1836]

My wife says the quarantine has made your humor darker. I like it.

[@Selfsufficientme]

I think it has made us all darker lol... Fair dinkum if we didn't have a sense of humour we'd go crazy with these rules and laws... Cheers :)

[@DavidfromMichigan]

8:31 what a great feeling. Drinking your morning coffee and looking out over your flourishing garden. Doesn't get much better than that. Loving your content my brother!

[@freddrog4689]

I just came here from a video about planting sardines in your garden, he said to place coffee grinds on top of the carcass because its acts as a pest/animal deterrent and a fertilizer. You could utilize both coffee grinds and the boards together for extra protection from animals

[@b.p.1805]

Why am I reading everyone's comments with an Australian accent?

[@KathleenJ]

What accent, it's all youse others that talk funny.

[@KristinaWes]

😅😂

[@zoeywest317]

I am reading it too... but I’m Australian so I read pretty much everything in an Australian accent. 🤣

[@macb.43]

Hahaha

[@georgcorfu]

Betsaira I have an english accent but I am greek!

[@itsasickness4939]

Having a “social distancing “ Mother’s Day crawfish boil today. Kinda a traditional meal here in Louisiana. I’m gonna be burying lots of crustaceans shells in my garden tomorrow.

[@belindacalvit6870]

Okay, now you're just making me jealous. I am so ready for some crawfish. Do you have chickens? If so, let your chickens have the shells and heads to peck around on for a couple of days. Mine love them. After two days I go in and rake up what's left and bury it in the garden. Bonus... if your chickens eat enough crawfish tails and heads their eggs will have a slight boiled crawfish taste. 😋

[@Selfsufficientme]

Shells, crustaceans, crushed oyster shells etc - yes, great tip thanks for sharing! :)

[@itsasickness4939]

@@belindacalvit6870 Gourmet eggs? That’s gotta be the next “New Thing”. But nope, no chickens. But I definitely take advantage of living near the coast. Fresh seafood for my family and my garden year round. Nothing goes to waste.

[@flatplatypus]

What a fabulous video! I am new to the notion of burying unrotted things, but I dry my eggshells, grind them finely and sprinkle it around my lettuces and spinach to keep the slugs at bay.

[@joanettemurch9040]

Gday! I just wanted to share with you that my husband and son are sharing your videos in the garden....hopefully I have planted an interest ❤️

[@Kundizu]

He looks like a giant kindergartner. Especially when he gets all excited about worms. Great channel! Makes me learn and smile :)

[@jessicamarcano2108]

That makes him a KinderGardener.

[@mammacass5311]

Hecate Diadem that was awesome!!

[@healthy3653]

He loves his garden and the abundance of life forms surrounding his environment- that’s passion for the environment, and making good wise use of his resources - a complete sustaining cycle.

[@bekmcleod2965]

If you think of Steve Irwin while looking at him talking about the worms, it’s like he is a farmer version of Steve 🥰

[@gaijinsan5809]

I couldn't stop laughing when you said "I'm not suggesting you knock off a perfectly good animal just to bury it in the garden".... Always enjoy your videos.

[@Andrea22286]

Every hair clipping and nail clippings goes into my house plants and garden, along with the tea and egg shells! My mother does her own compost and scatters her fireplace ashes on the lawn and garden in the winter. Her garedns are always crazy full!

[@lismarieluhong]

For the last 40 years, all our beloved dogs, chicken, goats, birds, cats, etc that passed on have been fertilizing the rambutan and fruit trees in our tropical garden. The fruits were delicious and we were glad to know our pets enriched the cycle of life.

[@MoshpitNurse]

I live on an island. I bury seashells, usually crushed, in the garden. My neighbors think I'm crazy but it's calcium and it helps with soil drainage in the raised beds.

[@reddirt3766]

Seaweed is good too

[@hrcrawford]

Seashells can be used as mulch too!

[@Chris-ib5ht]

I have a ton of snails in my aquarium and whenever one dies, I bury it in my garden. Sometimes I do this with my fish, but since they're so small, I usually take them to a nearby ant bed and give them a little treat. They're usually completely devoured by the next day

[@dianeharrell817]

Chris, OMG...I think I’m in love!

[@KnolltopFarms]

I bury the after-birth from when we have a lamb or two here on the farm, tons of nutrients in them, and it cuts down on the flies! :)

[@TheHerbdude]

I thought they ate the after birth.

[@kathrynwhite8482]

Robert Jones not always, I go out and check and if they haven't I bury them in the garden too.

[@WHDRWN]

@@kathrynwhite8482 "well, off to check tha after birth"

[@jedimindtrick8966]

Around 26 years ago the lamasse instructor told us that some people take the afterbirth home, bury it and plant a tree. We didn't but I wish we had.

[@crazygoatlady4287]

I do the same thing when my goats have their kids. If the chickens or the doe doesn't get it cleaned up quickly, I put it into the garden. And yes it sure cuts down on the flies.

[@MiryanNiz]

I am watching your videos for so long and you are still make me giggle/laugh in almost every video … started watching before I bought my farm and now I am actually implementing your suggestions … hope you never stop making videos

[@petechapman1108]

When I lived in Queensland I had a lot of palms. I used to bury the fronds in the Veg garden. They turned into terrific compost.

[@lindaharris9714]

I have buried all my pets and chickens in the garden and often planted a tree over them. The the tree is named after the animal.

[@angelaberni8873]

That's so sweet 👏👏

[@notimportant3914]

I want to be cremated and my ashes placed into the ground with a tree.. my family can sit by the tree if ever they want to talk to me. BTW.. my mom shares your name. She passed away last March.. l miss her so much.. Have a good day.

[@umamehra4231]

@@notimportant3914 didn't she wanted to b cremated in ur garden n grow a tree there?

[@Shane_O.5158]

what, you call all your trees sunday roast.

[@gloschmitz7468]

I like the naming after the animal👍

[@CourtJester888]

You were talking about burying animal corpses in your garden then you start talking about an accident your wife had while driving and i'm sitting here thinking "damn this is going to get dark." lol

[@beneiseoleinmheart5614]

😂🤦

[@paulvelte]

Psychologists call that "projection". You project onto the speaker what you are thinking. Tsk, tsk on you.

[@juanitahughes3289]

You obviously don't live in Australia. If you are talking about dead animals and driving, Aussies who drive anywhere ever near the country think first of kangaroos. They have a habit of feeding near paved rural roads at dawn and dusk. In a dry environment the runoff from the road is a micro-climate where lush grass will grow that attracts kangaroos and they may think the grass is greener on the other side of the road just when you drive past= dead kangaroo.

[@amyking1750]

Just found these, and I'm really enjoying them. Relatively new volcanic soil is mineral rich-especially in iron. We occasionally put rusty nails in the garden with plants who really like the iron--especially things like orchids.

[@kimblevinsnaylor4686]

Would putting a rusty nail in the gallon of declorinated water work also? what other plants?

[@amyking1750]

@@kimblevinsnaylor4686 Probably, though putting the nail in the pot allows the iron to leach into the soil over time. Ferns also like it. Not sure of others. Our soil is generally rich, anyway, so I don't have to do it often, except for orchids.

[@suellen3704]

Urban Brew (AUS) are developing a home compostable coffee pod for a range of machines. I currently scoop out the contents and use the grounds in the garden. I'm definitely lining up for their compostable pods. Their coffee tastes great too. :-) I bury wool skirtings and waste wool (not suitable for spinning) in the garden as part of a modified hugelkultur system.

[@madelineschultz4968]

I just ❤ this guy! He looks at his garden as one big, complete ecosystem. This is so lovely to me... Memories of my elders on their farms.

[@joprent6727]

Gday this was great video.Very informative .Thanks.😊👍 🇦🇺

[@daviemorales8385]

I wonder how many people heard the “eggcelent”

[@wobblybobengland]

so many yolkers about

[@kingdomofdirt5666]

I caught it. Lol

[@CoCoSWISS1]

I did and the delivery was so good and subtle that I loved it!

[@pheresy1367]

Didn't get past me either .... :-)

[@sarahjones9637]

I come for the gardening tips, stay for the dad jokes ♡

[@ThisIsMyOpinion707]

I have 5 huge juniper trees on my side yard. Anyone who has tall juniper knows it can be very messy and piles up under the trees. That mess if left alone or thrown into a pile will break down into a fine dirt. It has actually made up the majority of the dirt for my garden after composting. The debris also makes a good filler...which inturn will become dirt.

[@murielwhite9472]

Hi Mark I mix in shredded paper with my donkey poo and coffee grounds. The worms go nuts for it as long as its mixed well and damp. Love your channel!

[@kristalynncreates]

I have an aquarium, and when I clean it I use the 'dirty' water on my plants. It is full of both macro and micro nutrients.

[@kristinebailey2804]

SAME !

[@blakefisher5148]

good idea

[@Matteus733]

Samies

[@shadyman6346]

Never thought about that! Have you ever had any problems doing this?

[@serenakoleno9338]

I keep goldfish in homemade ponds just for that reason. I use the large plastic tubs for cement mixing. The fish eat algae growing on tubs, and insects, etc. I use water on plants, then add fresh water from rain barrels. Make sure to keep piles of rocks in ponds so frogs can get out. I place a few branches criss-cross to keep birds from getting at fish. I just buy a dozen "feeder fish" in spring for less than 2$.

[@PaisleyPlayfully]

A tip for coffee pods: If you’re using Nespresso pods you can now buy re-sealable ones, that way you can save pods from landfill and use the grinds and the paper seal in your garden.

[@KimJongUn690]

you are an amazing guy, as i kid i always loved gardening but i couldnt grow wack now with these videos ive grown soo many vegtables and plants that ive earned the nicknamer green grower. thanks so much man your awesome

[@danceufo9256]

Bananas that got too ripe produces prolific flowers, but don't necessarily help fruit set, because a lot of energy continues to the flowers. Could be great for marigolds or anything where you want more and bigger flowers. Also can be good to add later if you want a final new push of flower growth when flowers are slowing down. Just bury under the rootball if possible

[@IVIFII2IC]

This is the most Australian story I’ve ever heard.

[@joejefferies11]

Especially the number one tip. Bury an animal in the garden.

[@krissifaith6709]

I know right? This has to be my favorite vid on the channel.

[@schex9]

Cajuns bury seafood shells, like shrimp peelings

[@tracylf5409]

@@schex9 Supposedly, the American Indians taught the newcomers (invaders, unfortunately) to bury fish with their corn kernals to get them to grow well.

[@MissPresley69]

🤣🤣🤣

[@spicytunah8043]

Who else saw that giant clump of tomatoes and went “holy crap”?

[@dorotheemackenbach4808]

Yep! Me too!

[@EK-wi2me]

Green with envy

[@garystroud6153]

We add shredded paper to our very sandy well drained soil to help hold on to a little more water. The main constituent is the junk mail that is proliferating here and anything with personal details on. Torn up cardboard boxes also work as long as you remove any plastic tape. We just make a trench about two spits deep lay in the paper quite thickly, water well and fill in.

[@goldengoal5678]

Look just like my dad. The way he talk is so detailed and clear and fun like my dad use to do... My daddy love doing poultry and piggery...he'll love seeing this ... Watching from Guadalcanal Province, Honiara, Solomon Islands 🇸🇧

[@joannesimpson1874]

The BEST ever Passionfruits came from a vine we planted over the top of a Cow that we had butchered for the freezer. The vine nearly threw the fruit at you when you walked past it!!

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

That's moo-sic to my ears.

[@prolefeed9371]

I'm going to bury some of my crushed dreams.

[@svetlanikolova7673]

what? you are not making any sense

[@leslieanne447]

🤣🤣🤣

[@lorrainesimpson7023]

I might bury my sense of humour 🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@justa.american8303]

I buried my grouchyness years ago. Been fine ever sense.🙃

[@ellismidkiff6117]

Bury them deep.

[@katpeters-midland8174]

Of all of the gardening videos I watch on KZbin...yours is always the first I look at. Your videos are very helpful - and I love your humor..Thank you!

[@matthewstark8840]

True story. After watching this video today I was driving back from a client's house when I noticed the car in front of me was dragging an animal. It took me 3 miles or 1.5 kilometers to stop. (Not sure of American to Australian conversion rates) I went to rescue the animal and found the slightly burnt remains of a cat. I apologized to the lady for being crazy and pulling her over. She felt bad about the cat but i reminded her that crows need to eat too. Something I learned from a Hopi elder. I brought the cat home and was like what are we going to do with this carcass. But then I remembered your video. We named the cat Peaches. Guess where I planted her? Yep, my peach trees. Thanks for the updates and free education.

[@TheWtfnonamez]

I have been a vegetarian for the whole of my adult life ... and your attitude is spot on mate. I dont eat meat for many reasons, mainly to do with doing the least harm. I dont judge people who eat ethically farmed meat, and frankly what you showed here is the most ethical way to treat carcasses. We will all eventually return to the earth. That kangaroo became part of the soil and part of that tree. That is the circle of life.

[@calmblueocean7243]

Yep, agreed, same here. And bringing the body of the deceased roo home and giving it a decent burial is much more respectful than leaving it on the road 👍

[@duxdawg]

Eating meat is good for people and the environment. Not eating meat is horrible for humans and the environment.

[@calmblueocean7243]

@@duxdawg to each his own, peace ✌

[@BGomez-tk7lu]

Well I'd consider this video, more than anything, to be about recycling and eco-friendly ways to use organic waste as a supplement for our garden plants and about the betterment or the soil. Seems like a stretch to me that this has anything to do with vegetarianism; you can benefit from these tips and still eat meat products

[@jsteel89]

who tf are you?

[@abyssal_phoenix]

For the tea and coffee stuff: just add too much, mix in some ash. That neutralizes the acidity.

[@melody5437]

And if it's used, it's not acidic. What makes the soil more acid is the amount of organic matter.

[@constancemiller3753]

Ash. I knew he'd missed something. Thanks

[@Vortexafternoon]

Ash is amazing as a soil antacid, just avoid it around blueberries. Kills it fairly quickly.

[@abyssal_phoenix]

Yeah. Blueberries love sour soil. Even more than citrus ones

[@MarieAxelsson]

Combining Tea and Coffee stuff with the Eggs should help neutralize as well, right?

[@roxannerain7]

Thanks so much for your helpful inspirational videos. I enjoy your enthusiasm‼️ I live in Lake Tahoe CA, we have a short season due to colder climate and higher elevation. I use a hugelkultur base in all my raised beds, I also encourage worms throughout my beds and in my compost zone which is best in the ground due to lower temperatures. My cats kill chipmunks and mice. I recently started burying them in my beds and was stoked to hear I wasn’t alone in my thinking.🤩 I wish I had known about rusty metal, I can’t count how many nails I’ve thrown away, thx for the insight from other members.😉

[@mooglywoogle4264]

I used to live in a dump/ homestead in the desert of New Mexico. The people used to ferment animal carcasses in troughs of water and use the water to irrigate their plants. It was gross, but resourceful!

[@melissadevries7504]

I buried my rabbit yesterday and planted a jasmin plant above it. Hope it will give beautiful flowers and nice smelling. 🌸

[@keitheverett1200]

Self Sufficient Me is the best Aussie garden advice I have found, he explains things to do or not do very clearly and all very helpful. I live on a remote island, all very sandy soil, Self Sufficient Me shows many ways to retain good damp soil, ways to keep it going, and things to add for better garden growing. Cheers for your ongoing films Russell Crowe (Oops!)

[@carriesims3868]

You should start making/ uploading gardening videos. Living on a remote island, growing in Sandy soil..I would love to be there.. but watching on video is as close as most of us will come. I bet many, many would watch.

[@jaybee8581]

Russell Crowe is a Kiwi :), and there's nothing wrong with being a Kiwi ;)

[@cristina4436]

I use egg shells to fertilize my garden!! I do grind it in a mortar and mix it in the soil. I also use dry coffee grinds

[@jasonquinley9214]

Not quite "bury" but I'd love to see something like the kinds of food you can "volunteer". E.g. I often transplant the bottoms of onions back into the garden, or if the cherry tomatoes are going bad, I plant them to see if something will sprout.

[@toastrecon]

I'm going to head to my local home & garden store today to see if they have any kangaroo fertilizer.

[@elisacarcamo9005]

Nooo, you have to kill one , remember.... ha ha ha ha ha just kidding 💜💛

[@CatgirLinKC]

That's bananas!

[@aliciat3049]

Funny!! You must have read my mind. Being that I live in Hawaii, I was thinking I should go find me some shark fertilizer.

[@savagehippie1453]

@@aliciat3049 That would be salty, so bad for your soil really I think.

[@CaptainCocktale]

@@savagehippie1453 some salt is actually good for plants. I've used sea weed in my garden for years without rinsing it and I've never had problems. Seaweed is full of all the minerals in the ocean and is great for plants. Granted if I was to use seaweed as a full mulch around my plants I would likely rinse it as that might be too much salt. Any kind of meat/protein is a great source of nitrogen and I think if you buried shark it would be just fine

[@brysonhalcomb5199]

NOTHING goes to waste with this man quality content made by a quality person I love this channel

[@ardalanhaddad209]

Very useful as always. I have done exact same thing just following my instinct and It is great to hear about Tiger worms(compost worms) and how they can turn the entire raised bed into a living worm farm. To feed the garden and worms I tend to blend the kitchen waste along with coffee and tea waste and I will turn it into a doughy looking mix. Then I will use a 9 litre watering can to dilute them with water and simply pour them into the garden. I thought this way it would be easier for the worms and plant roots to consume them. Happy gardening to you all.

[@TheHappySensitive]

That's a great idea! An unexpected powertool 💪Am going to use the blender on some kitchen scraps for faster composting / compost tea making.

[@willmayhew5783]

Regarding tea - I would be very careful with discarding tea bags as I have found many contain plastics and do not break down. I am regularly picking them out of the compost.

[@DustyDingoPhotos]

Coffee bags are worse. They simply do not degrade, even in a "hot" compost heap.

[@bungiecoocoo]

“Eggs also make and eggs-elent fertilizer” aaah I see what you did there 😉

[@daisyb333]

Eggzatly !

[@bungiecoocoo]

David Byrne most egg-ceptional

[@daisyb333]

I'm an eggo-maniac , I poach ideas & scramble them up..... OK , I'll stop.

[@thomasnovak2736]

Stop egging him on.

[@interwebtubes]

Yeah I’ve heard about that too, I’ve never ben able to test it out, due to timing of things; But it’s free and it helps cut down on garbage waste, Even just a little bit

[@gustavoolvera1776]

When he said “where you are” that really caught me off guard. I felt like i was with him

[@hdk5pl]

I bury chopped stinging nettles and horse tail weeds full of nitrogen also rusted nails is worth to boil over and dilute 1:10 in water, chilled solution is full of iron for all the plants that yellowed and are limpy and u wish to revie ... Latest learned to bury sponge if planting in small containers at the bottom of to retain water

[@quintonbates5281]

Yah odd feeling I felt that too. Like universal studios interactive

[@sylviasmith12]

Thanks for all your great videos. I have purchased some garden beds after watching your videos and they are great. I have a smallish lifestyle block in Aucland NZ. There's an inch of topsoil and then clay. I've been here two years and only found one worm! I have 6 compost bins that aren't doing very much and I think this is because of the lack of worms. I had considered buying worms but most people seemed to advise they would die once they were added in the garden beds. Thanks to your advice I'm going to give them a whirl. I will put them in the compost firstly and add them gradually as my compost matures. Keep up making the great videos, they are very entertaining, educational and show your commitment to self sufficiency.

[@carolkrutz8796]

The excitement's even better at 1.5 speed 🤣Can binge watch🤣🤣

[@devicamangsatabam7640]

I love how he makes jokes while explaining things. Love from india.

[@scottv6264]

Buried home brew beer (grain out). Excellent results.

[@nataliedubious5241]

Spent grains are awesome for the garden. Because I only have a small garden I use it in my compost. I do use diluted trub as a liquid feed though

[@Selfsufficientme]

Another great tip - brewing waste! Thanks for sharing :)

[@joemccall8991]

@@nataliedubious5241 How well does diluted trub work and on what plant varieties? I've heard mixed results in the garden or for lawn care but tempted to give it a try this season.

[@nataliedubious5241]

@@joemccall8991 I've used it on pretty much everything I grow which is mainly things like tomatoes, beans, peas, brassicas, cucumbers and zucchinis.TBH, we usually just end up topping up the fermenter with some water and tipping the trub wherever needs a boost rather than actually putting it into a watering can ( must try that lol) You do need to scratch it into the surface if you've got a lot of hop debris otherwise it can repel water if it sets on top of straw or sugar cane mulch, but would would equally well if you were to dig a shallow drill or trench and pour it into that section and let it diffuse through the soil through regular watering.

[@thingirlsrus]

My whole front yard which is vegetable garden is full of vegetable scraps. We don't have a lot of room for a big compost heap. Works well