Fertilizing Summer Vegetable Gardens Organically

[@mattheweden4309]

Super appreciative of the hard work that goes into this content - and not just the garden, though that's tough work as well, I'm sure! There's a tremendous amount of care in each production, from camera angle and mic placement, to editing and minding the Sacramento sun. Not only that, but I can tell that you've thought through what you're going to say... it's not just rambling disconnected thoughts. It makes for much clearer instructions and a jam-packed session of information to digest. There's easily 30+ min of content in this clip for a lot of other creators, and those of us looking to improve our gardening are appreciative to get so much information in half the time. Bravo, Kyle!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Hey Matthew, thank you so much for taking the time to share this detailed feedback and for your recognition and appreciation of the work I put into creating these videos. We’ve all watched plenty of those 30 minute videos that offer 5-10 minutes of valuable information, so when I created this channel I wanted to be sure the videos I create are succinct and quality. As a new creator I’m still learning a lot and hopefully improving a bit with each video. Thank you again for your encouraging words, they mean a lot! -Kyle

[@CoachJeremy]

@@urbanfarmstead your videos have been great from the beginning. I used your tree pruning video once to help shape my new fruit trees, and a 2nd time to prove to my wife that I wasn’t crazy for how much I pruned 😂

[@robinscott4244]

❤

[@jakehowell7575]

You should do a video on just your herb section of the garden.

[@jasonward8653]

These are some of the most beneficial videos on gardening that I have viewed! Thank you for taking the time out to not only share this valuable insight but to also do such a quality job presenting it.

[@shizuka4503]

Your video was so wonderful that I watched it until 3:00 in the morning! Your tone of voice is smooth and gentle, making it easy for me, a foreigner, to listen to you. Of course, the content of your conversation is organized and accurate. It's like listening to a university lecture, and it often gets stuck in my head. The actual garden looks perfect as per your efforts👌

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you are enjoying my videos and I really appreciate you feedback and encouragement

[@raybennett4976]

Kyle, you are the best! Your videos are clear, concise, professionally presented and professionally edited. I'd like to see a video on fertilizing trees, especially how and when you fertilize the fruit trees you have. Thanks!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much! I’m definitely planning on sharing a fruit tree fertilizing video, probably in spring

[@BevLoveNlife]

Hi Kyle, thank you so much for the information you provided in this video. I just finished watching it for the forth time in last 3 days lololol wanted to make sure I understood you correctly. I’m so grateful I found you, I’m 100 miles north of you. It’s so nice to be in the same climate & zone I can garden with, most gardeners I’ve watched live back east somewhere. You are now my go to! Thank you again & again, happy gardening neighbor 🌻

[@besttimes2011]

Hi Kyle!! Just wanted say how stoked I am to have found your channel. So awesome that you are local and familiar with our growing Season here in Sacramento. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your abundance of knowledge and beautiful garden with us!! Looking forward to more of your videos. Happy gardening!!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Hi Christy! Thank you! I’m glad you found my channel too! I know how valuable it is to have local sources when it comes to gardening, so I’m happy to share my process and experience and do my best to answer any questions you ever have.

[@leannecarroll9347]

Thanks for this Kyle! I’m learning so much! Fertilizing has always been a mystery to me, and I appreciate your knowledge so much!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Leanne Carroll I’m happy to help demystify fertilizer for you by sharing what I’ve learned. Happy gardening

[@krijnthebest]

I would love to see a tour of your tomato and pepper varieties you grow. May be you can throw in some unique recipes too.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Great, you should check out me recent summer garden tour video. It’s the main video on my page and also linked at the end of this video.

[@cindyhewatt3406]

Oh geeez, I have never seen anyone grow such beautiful and prolific tomato like you did, great job!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much!

[@markhinds3820]

Best video with gardening I’ve seen in years thank you

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@ambervanderlinden4949]

I love watching your videos! They’re so helpful!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! I’m glad you are finding them helpful

[@alicerossleon4313]

Thanks! I needed this comprehensive, clear, presentation.

[@santanodias5180]

i m in uk. i follow many youtube gardeners from uk n usa, i think this one is the top 3 best videos from thousands i have seen . u have given all details how to use fertilzer, thank u , i will save this video for rest of my life n see it every spring n summer, this is secret formula not many gardeners will give on their you tube channels, after all fertlizer , i still have to top up soil with organic matter , m i right ?

[@urbanfarmstead]

Hi, wow thank you so much for that great feedback! I would agree that there are not many quality vegetable garden fertilizing videos here in KZbin so I’m glad you found mine so helpful! Yes, I add about one wheelbarrow full of compost to the top of a 4x10 bed each spring and fall. Happy gardening!

[@jammonper]

You are the best!! I love every one of your videos. They are very informative. Thanks you! Monty from Mississippi

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much Monty! I’m really glad you are enjoying my videos!

[@MarieLagu]

Wonderful video and garden, Kyle.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@roshanrathod4154]

Your work so hard for your plants. Hats off. What a maintained garden you have. Lovely ❤️.

[@jmishify]

Using your methods next year to make a cut flower garden this vid is very helpful can’t wait

[@urbanfarmstead]

Jackie Mishaan awesome! I’m glad you found my video helpful!

[@johndeggendorf7826]

Excellent video, bro. Very tight & concise, useful knowledge & no bull. I’ve watched MANY of these vids as a newbie gardener, but not a newbie to education, and this is good education. Thanks.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you John, and thank you so much for your encouraging feedback and support! It means a lot! Happy gardening!

[@johnjude2685]

Yes, I've watched this several times and it's worth studying. Thanks for the teaching Sir

[@swarajnandedkarTGS]

Informational Video. First time Planted Chilli plant, Aloe Vera, and Holy Basil in a pot. Getting Chillies from the plant. Thanks a lot for inspiration. Love from India.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Swaraj Nandedkar thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it! That’s awesome! Happy gardening

[@carolaizawa935]

Your videos have inspired me. Been really getting into my own little backyard garden and seeing what it can do! Thanks so much for the advice!!!

[@urbanfarmstead]

That’s great! I’m happy to share! Happy gardening.

[@sheilazangrilli1710]

Here in Rancho the soil is heavy with river rock which is from the days of river dredging for gold. We have built very tall raised beds and fill with native soil on the very bottom. The top 6 inches to 1 foot with Mel Bartholomew's soil mixture. 1/3 each of Perlite, organic compost and peat. It has been a great medium.

[@darinbennett3638]

Thanks for the insights, Kyle. Always appreciate the information from your videos.

[@urbanfarmstead]

You’re welcome

[@dianejardinsoria89]

I love gardening.. your vlog inspire me to cultivate more.. I've just started gardening just three months ago.. and I love your tips in using organic fertilizers ❤️❤️❤️

[@urbanfarmstead]

diane jardin soria that’s awesome! Thank you so much! I’m glad you are enjoying my videos and finding them helpful.

[@rajinderbangar687]

you're a wealth of Information, thanks so much for this wonderful, much needed video!

[@10xSmiles]

You give such a great detail of information in all of your videos. Thank you. I am always up for learning more.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thanks! I want my videos to be helpful and informative for as many people as possible.

[@10xSmiles]

@@urbanfarmstead I sent link to my sister in Fresno. Urban gardener as well. Love the channel

[@urbanfarmstead]

@@10xSmiles thank you!

[@crystalhebert8855]

I need a man like you in my life! Ughhhh so attractive that you garden and care for yourself. Hard to find these days. 🥰

[@urbanfarmstead]

Hope you can find one! Thank you for that compliment.

[@homesteadnewbie1905]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 he is taken 🤣🤣🤣

[@homesteadnewbie1905]

Urban Farmstead kindly be less Attractive in the Video sir !! A lot of us women wanting to be as lucky as your wife 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@urbanfarmstead]

vorleak nay 😂 I’ll work on that 😁

[@cindyhewatt3406]

All your comments made my day! 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣

[@simransodhi2602]

i also live in Sacramento. your videos are full with useful information

[@urbanfarmstead]

simran sodhi hi neighbor! Thank you

[@whomehow1]

As a beginner I thank you so much. I am loving learning. Thank you so much.

[@icouldjustscream]

You do an awesome job explaining things! I've got some experience in the garden but there's always something new to learn, (like tomatillos)! A beginner must find your help priceless. In Canada I use Gaia Green organic fertilizers. GG 4/4/4 All Purpose and GG 2/4/8 Power Bloom will cover you for the season. A bit of extra bone meal for tomato and peppers when transplanting seedlings. Some worm castings. Sea Boost Kelp liquid. Sheep manure compost all around. A lot of our 'tips and tricks' are very similar! Beautiful wormlings @ 7:35!

[@urbanfarmstead]

icouldjustscream thank you so much for sharing your experience based feedback! I’ve learned so much from so many people/sources so now I’m doing my best to share what I’ve learned and continue to learn with others! That’s cool that we use all different things that’s are also very similar! Thank you for sharing. Happy gardening!

[@taki1930]

I love your enthusiasm for gardening! You’ve helped me on several occasions, answering my questions and your videos are invaluable, thanks Kyle you are the best!!👍😊

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! I'm glad you like my videos and are finding them helpful.

[@jovelynamlane765]

I wish i can have like that garden like yours so relaxing and interesting..

[@urbanfarmstead]

Hopefully some day!

[@johnellis3076]

Excellent job on the presentation of very helpful information. Thank you for sharing. Keep up the great work. John Ellis @ Aldie, Virginia

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you

[@Wheres_Tate]

I really needed a local perspective on crops considering the heat waves we’ve been having. You should definitely grow Malabar spinach! Just sharing some of what I’ve collected. It’s heat tolerant and vines beautifully.

[@sarassweethome]

excellent garden i love gardening we have a big garden in our farmhouse in my hometown

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! That’s awesome!

[@SG25]

Your gardens are absolutely amazing. Thank you for all your videos. Do you have a video about how you build your trellis?

[@urbanfarmstead]

SG25 thank you so much! Yes, I do have a full tutorial video on the trellis build.

[@miguelsalty]

I really enjoy your videos I hope you continue 🙏🏼

[@urbanfarmstead]

miguelreef I’m so glad you are enjoying them! I’ll definitely continue.

[@mmm70]

Yes 9b!! So glad I found you.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Awesome! I know how valuable it can be to have resources in similar zones.

[@miguelnavarro4732]

Están bonitos los papalos

[@rainshuai]

Now i know what to do and what I've been doing wrong. Thank you Kyle!

[@theresapangilinan1543]

Best tutorial videos so far - easier for me to absorb details as a beginner Thank you so much - please continue to make more videos

[@putiwang7679]

So efficient layout, no raised beds, more mulched space than growing area. - can you grow tomato at same place year after year? - the mulched area always being mulched? Or you switch to grow in muched path next season? Thanks for sharing, very informative.👍🏻💚

[@dianejanesoria4253]

it inspires me more to do gardening at home.. lovin your channel.. ❤️

[@urbanfarmstead]

diane jane jardin that’s certainly one of my goals! Thank you so much!

[@deniseramirez3904]

Really appreciate these videos, can you please make a vermicomposting video??

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! Some day I will

[@barryfarrell123]

Excellent video

[@liyamao59]

Great garden!👍👍👍

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@glrogers67]

Thank you so much for putting this video out. You made it so easy to understand fertilizing my plant. My tomato’s are huge and beautiful but barely any tomatoes. Heading to the nursery to get what I need. I have been using that fertilizer from Miracle grow, that attaches to your hose. It works great…… for growing leaves but not fruits and vegetables! Apparently it is high in nitrogen!

[@AJNasr]

Good stuff! I am about to have 1.5 acres to work with in North Texas. My climate is not quite as joyous as Northern California but I am hoping to utilize a lot of your suggestions.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! That sounds rad! Yes, we are pretty fortunate to have a good growing climate in much of the state.

[@MrsMandieileen]

I’m also in So cal zone 9b. So glad I found your channel! Such great info 😀

[@urbanfarmstead]

Awesome! I’m glad you found my channel too!

[@nascardenas]

Watching here in the Philippines.. am into gardening too.. your vids are useful and helpful

[@urbanfarmstead]

Narciso Cardenas hi! Thank you so much! I’m glad you are finding my videos helpful!

[@thebusybrownangel5829]

Awesome video! I’m literally sitting at my laptop trying to order fish emulsion when your video popped up. I ran out last month and can’t find any anywhere down here in SoCal. Thanks for that breakdown. You made it easier to shop other options if I still can’t find any.

[@urbanfarmstead]

The Busy Brown Angel thank you so much! I’m glad you found my video so helpful ✌🏼

[@thebusybrownangel5829]

Urban Farmstead you’re welcome

[@lol81fly]

Beautiful garden and very helpful tips 👍

[@urbanfarmstead]

Aybee's kitchen garden thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@kayleaconnell2546]

keep doing what your doing we live near jess from roots and refuge ~30miles!!!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Hi Kaylea, thank you! Jess has such an amazing garden and does a wonderful job with her channel

[@likhi13]

Great video 👍 Thanks for the detailed information

[@urbanfarmstead]

likhitha p thank you!

[@jacobsweeney8892]

I love your videos. I would love to have a video about pest control. This is the area I feel I am always more reactive than proactive.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! That video will certainly be coming 👍🏼 www2.ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/citrus/

[@jobillecawaling4213]

I like to watch your videos thanks for sharing

[@urbanfarmstead]

Jobille Cawaling thank you! I’m glad you are enjoying them!

[@cynthiabradley7891]

I've done everything wrong fertilizer wise for my tomatoes. I just checked my liquid fertilizer's "NPK" and the nitrogen is 14, phosphorus 4, and potassium 8. I probably won't get any tomatoes this year. I appreciate the info so I won't be ignorant next year about NPK for productive summer tomatoes.

[@unklematter]

First I like your garden lay out. How long are your rows? And how far are you spacing tomato plants thanks

[@urbanfarmstead]

Doug Joly thank you! The tomato rows are 10’ with 3’ row spacing and 18” plant spacing.

[@Gray8YT]

Your video popped up in my thred and ive already watched 3 videos! Just subscribed👍🏻 and love the look of your garden. Looking forward to checking out your other vlogs and learning from you!🌱 Blessings from Southern California

[@urbanfarmstead]

kimberly guerrero hi, thank you, I’m so glad you are enjoying my videos! I’ve been sharing my garden and process on Instagram for years now so it’s fun to be in this space creating longer videos. Thank you for your feedback and support.

[@Gray8YT]

@@urbanfarmstead I'm sorry I didn't find you sooner. But Im glad you have continued to make content!

[@urbanfarmstead]

kimberly guerrero I’m always happy to share what I’ve learned, and always learning more each season.

[@tallires]

I watched some of your older videos and almost shat myself when the intro started. This newer one is sooo much better volume :) Also a great video :D

[@urbanfarmstead]

Therese T thank you for sharing this very blunt but helpful feedback. I’m still very new to creating KZbin videos and learning a lot with each one.

[@sareejojola9725]

You're amazing 👏 thank you for making these videos!

[@themarathon6217]

Love you're channel

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you so much!

[@Bodhi7007]

How are you handling pests and bugs on vegetable plants? Please make a video on your pest and bug maintenance, especially on tomatoes, peppers etc...Thanks!

[@rmolina0555]

In your last answer(but raised beds will out preform them every time)to my question, can you answer as to why and how will raised beds out perform "raised row beds"? My biggest appreciation for taking time to answer questions.....not too many people do this. Linda from southern TX

[@urbanfarmstead]

Too many ways to list here, but I bet you could find many of long articles discussing this. Happy gardening Linda

[@lhielmarkricablanca7513]

You are really a legend💪💪 watching from Philippines 👌

[@urbanfarmstead]

Lhiel Mark Ricablanca I’m really glad you are enjoying my videos. Thank you for watching!

[@lhielmarkricablanca7513]

@@urbanfarmstead thank you also for making awesome vlog🤘

[@urbanfarmstead]

Lhiel Mark Ricablanca it’s my pleasure!

[@Wheres_Tate]

Your videos are so informative! Thank you 😊

[@KristineLeach]

Great video! Great info! Thanks for sharing :D

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@boasmwape5687]

Exalent wake in the garden thanks a lot. My question is that,is amoniam sauphety fetelizer best as tomato top.

[@marymadigan8279]

Hiya, just stumbled upon you and your video and both are fantastic! I, like every other person on the planet, have taken up the hobby of gardening and didn't know squat when I started. But now thanks to generous souls like you who share knowledge I feel like I've taken some summer coursework at my local community college! I see my mistake now of using a fertilizer too high in nitrogen. 😣. The Hubs keeps NOT buying tomatoes at the store bc he knows I'm growing them but I seriously can only offer the family about 1 per week. It's so bad! 🤣 No salsa in weeks... 2021 will be better. In many ways. 🍀🤞 Keep in doing what you do! Thanks for the help!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Mary Madigan Hi, thank you so much! I love that so many people have taken up gardening this summer! It’s definitely a Learning process and like anything else your skills will improve every year! My first experience growing tomato plants was a complete failure but that was about 17 years ago and I’m still learning so much all the time. We are all very fortunate to have many good resources to learn from on today’s internet.

[@thomaswilson3966]

DO you have a recipe for Compost Tea?

[@urbanfarmstead]

Not yet

[@CortneysLittleGarden]

This video was so informative. Thank you.

[@roywoodruff8161]

Amazing garden. What do you do with all those tomatoes? Do you all can them? Sell them? or give them to friends and family. I can't imagine having that great of a crop! Thanks for sharing your gardening skills with us.

[@mom2threegyrls]

Very informative. Thanks!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Missie McCall-Davis thank you!

[@rmolina0555]

Hi Kyle. LOVE YOUR VIDEO!! VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND DETAILS. I heard you mentioned in the video that this "raised row bed" from the ground was temporary because you are going into the "raised bed" way of gardening. Is there a reason why you are switching? Is one way better than the other? I'd like to start with the best way. Linda from southern border TX

[@urbanfarmstead]

Hi, thanks! Yes I’m building raised beds to grow in this summer. In grounds rows are affordable, effective, and easy, but raid beds will our preform them every time.

[@charlesbryson7295]

Very informative. Debra.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Charles Bryson thanks, -Kyle

[@debbiebell4598]

Thank you for that, I've been using organic fertilizer for the first time this year and I think I'm using one with too much nitrogen, which like you said was good early in the season, but now I think I need more calcium as my tomatoes are showing signs of stress and one plant is getting some blossom end rot. Also my cucumbers did absolutely nothing this year and I've never had issues growing those before. I'm going to up the calcium in my garden and see how my succession crops do. I'm in Michigan zone 5.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Debbie Bell it’s my pleasure! That’s great that you’re switching to organics! There there are certainly sone things to consider when switching from chemicals to organics. One is that the concentrations of nutrients are usually smaller, and the other is that the results/reactions will be slower and less pronounced. Over all the results are better but not seeing that instant gratification that we see with chemicals can often be discouraging. And if we use the same amounts as we were using with chemicals, we’re often not apply enough. It’s a learning process but you’ll get there and you plants/soil will love you for it! Happy gardening!

[@yvencia1150]

Great video🤗🤗

[@楊秋恆]

Cây cà chua anh trồng nhìn màu sắc quá tuyệt vời ngon

[@myriamhernandez2185]

I live in Sacramento can you make a video when you start planting for fall and what you plant. Thank you

[@urbanfarmstead]

Hi, yes I definitely will be.

[@shereec8282]

Would you add all this in a Back to Eden style of garden as well?

[@erkutbatirbek8186]

Great video! I was hoping to have some info for onions and potatoes too. What type fertilizer can we use for them?

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you! I don’t grow either of them usually, but a balanced organic fertilizer should be fine

[@BluemazeWesley]

Great video! Do wish you would mention fungi when mentioning soil health. It’s necessary for good plant growth.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you for sharing this feedback

[@suzi_in_zone6B]

He does mention the fertilizer contain mycorrhiza. But yes, very important.

[@gunslingorgunslingorsadf8150]

Question: tomatoes, to prune or not to prune suckers... what about a letting a sucker go to 2 or 4 leaves and toppin it... let the suckers grow, then stop them. Seems like it might be the best of both worlds.

[@urbanfarmstead]

That’s really a matter of preference and how you are trellising your plants

[@EricaD61]

Well explained thanks. I live in a high rain area and need a lot of nitrogen. Now I have all this foliage and no flower or fruit. Thanks for the help. I know what I need to do now. Lol

[@WotaBuzo]

Hi Kyle! Great Channel! I live in SD and your channel is perfect for me. I manage a large elementary school garden and my own home garden (all raised beds) I'm looking to covert my front yard from lawn to garden. How do you handle foreign tree and shrub roots? My beds always get overrun by foreign tree and plant roots. I feel like adding nutrients to the soil just encourages foreign plant roots to invade my beds and I end up just feeding the neighboring plants. The number of amendments added to the soil to feed the vegetable plants can be costly. I don't have a youtube channel to subsidize the costs of my gardens. I notice you have a large hedge and two large trees on the other side of the fence. How do you feel about the amount/costs of adding amendments to your soil and the roots of invading plants in your garden? Thanks! Great Work!!

[@PitaEsther-k4l]

What's the name of that fertilizer,I love that lesson

[@danieldonado6814]

Hey man you planning on doing a fall garden too? you did a great job with this current garden! :D keep up the great work!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Hi! Yes, I’m hoping to get some seeds in next week

[@appletv7097]

Urban Farmstead Just recently moved and I’ll finally have some good space to garden. I’m too late for the summer season, so I’m really looking forward to that fall garden video. Keep up the good work!

[@urbanfarmstead]

AyyTee that’s awesome! Fall/winter gardens are great! I look forward to creating a helpful video for that soon.

[@brinkshows2720]

I use some lawn style fertilizer. It contains already some calcium to have good PH and is super rich in nitrogen. (only beginning of the year)

[@urbanfarmstead]

Brink Shows as long as that’s working well for you that’s great!

[@ndrunningriver]

Just recently found your videos, and glad I did! New to gardening here, and am always scouring Internet for information. Something I’ve been learning a lot about by experience... are pests. I’d love a future video from you about how you deal with ALL the pests and still manage to keep your plants thriving. I’m in central Texas, so I think we have similar weather and pests. Specifically, I’ve battled SVB this summer, loopers, and am currently in the middle of another wave of some type of caterpillars, and aphids. I’ve tried made-at-home sprays, and just tired some bt for the worms. We’ll see how that fares. I’m curious to know, with so many plants to care for, if you’ve ever lost any to pests, and what you do to prevent

[@diego4ever425]

Amazing video

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@gpabui5256]

Amazing ❤

[@rebeccarawlinson24]

Love your videos!!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Rebecca Rawlinson thank you so much!

[@jacobyacoub716]

Really enjoyed the video, Thankyou 😃👍🏼 I was also wondering what a good fertiliser would be for onions 🧅

[@urbanfarmstead]

Strong kong 7 I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! I haven’t grown onions in a while but I grow lots of garlic and I use liquid kelp when I Blanton in fall then through winter.

[@guyanesegyalgarden8656]

Oh my 💕you have an amazing garden ❤️😍

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you!

[@joeldiones5853]

Hi Kyle, Your doing an outstanding job! my question is do you prune your tomatoes? They look so awesome.

[@aishacervantes2839]

Thank so much for your videos! I'm here in Sacramento also just started gardening in June with grow bags. Now I'm getting into ground planting. Curios as to what kind of woodchips your using. I heard some woodchips can take nutrients from your plant. Not sure if thats true. Thanks again. Always looking forward to the videos. On side note thanks for your service in the community with fire season. Be careful out there. Prayers to all of the fire fighters!

[@urbanfarmstead]

Aisha Cervantes thank you! I actually have a full video and a follow-up video about my wood chip pathways if you’re interested. It’s true that too much woody material in your soil can hold up nitrogen so it’s less available to your plants but that’s usually woody compost and less likely with pathways or mulch.

[@lvlogger1100]

Just found your channel. Wow! So much great information. I still grow a big veggie garden but I have lost my passion. Between horn worms and brown bottom rot I have been broken hearted. Do you have any advice for those two issues? Thanks again. I think with your knowledge and wisdom of vegetable gardening I can get back my fire 🔥

[@urbanfarmstead]

lv logger hi, thank you, I’m so glad you are enjoying my videos! Gardening certainly has its ups and downs and at times it can feel like you put in so much for little reward after what’s lost due to pests and disease, but I’m here to tell you it gets easier. There will always be challenges but they teach us so much and as long as we are learning from our challenges and work to find new ways of doing things, we will overcome them. I recently shared a short video on Instagram and TikTok that shows how I use a black light flashlight to make horn worms glow in the dark which makes them simple to spot and remove. Using a balanced organic vegetable fertilizer with plenty of calcium or supplementing with natural sources of water soluble calcium in spring and summer should prevent most blossom end rot if not eliminating it completely. If that doesn’t help the blossom end rot, the next step would be to test the nutrients and PH of your soil, then evaluate your irrigation schedule. Let’s light that 🔥

[@lvlogger1100]

Urban Farmstead Thankyou so much for the reply. That black light 💡 idea is amazing. Gonna try for sure . The calcium idea sounds like the cure I’ve been looking for. I’m going to watch all of your videos and recommend to my gardening friends and family...... Thankyou my friend 😃👌🏻💯🔥

[@urbanfarmstead]

lv logger you’re very welcome! Don’t hesitate to reach out with any future questions

[@MichaelJohnson-ig4xp]

I mixed a 5 gal bucket with liquid fertilizer to apply the following day. This bucket also acted as a weight to hold one corner of plastic covering down/ ( raised garden.) Each corner had a 5 gal bucket. The only bucket with Ice the next day was the one with fertilizer. The 3 with only water did not freeze. May be best to hold off using fertilizer until threat of frost has passed.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Thank you for sharing your experience

[@ramonebrown5704]

I started growing cannibus in my garden and following those growers alot on youtube over the pandemic. I notice the organic growers tend to gravitate towards single ingrediant fertilizers namely Down to Earth products(bat guano, seabird guano, fish emulsion, bone meal, insect frass, kelp, etc). They also tend to go heavy on nitrogen early on in the vegetative stage, then when plants flower they cut nitrogen and go heavy on the phosphorus. Can I use this strategy in my garden, for example now that my tomatoes are mature can I cut or even eliminate nitrogen fertilizer and use more seabird guano(NPK= 0-11-0). In regards to the EB Stone Organics line you use, they might use something like the Fish Emulsion and Kelp you use for vegetative growth, then switch to the Ultra Bloom Plant Food for flowering.

[@urbanfarmstead]

Ramone Brown yes, from what I’ve learned and experienced, cannibus uses a lot of the same nutrients as summer vegetable plants, so you will probably have good results following those methods. I use a product called Recipe 420 for my summer vegetables and they love it!