Live Q&A August 31st - 12noon EST - I'm Tearing Out My Entire Garden!!!

[@danielklee2933]

There is a little irony to this for me. Every year I have almost thousand of the Egyptian walking onion topsets that I can hardly give them away anymore. And I try. lol But I do not desire the time and energy to take orders, process them, get boxes, mess with payments and all that. I'll just keep chopping them up and using them in the kitchen. I would encourage anyone to take advantage of the Viking's offer. If you have never had them before, they are wonderful onions. They are kind of sweet in the spring, then they come up again in the fall and they are a little less sweet. They have so many uses. One of the things I like to do with them is put them on the grill. I push a toothpick through the top end of them so they don't push out while they are cooking. I like to use them in a cheeseball too. Those bad boys are super delicious and very prolific.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

thats something I've never tried on the grill!!... it'd be great if you could post pictures to our Viking Discord chat I'd love to see them!!

[@shawnasusice8907]

Getting a HAND WRITTEN envelope brought me so much joy. And the bits of dried squash on the seeds… this is the way. Garden magic. Thank you.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

I'm happy you are feeling it my friend yes this is the way!!

[@burntthesis]

Lol, that commenter: "don't talk about that thing that everyone's asking you about!!! Talk about meeeee!!!" Ignore that noise, but also good on you to call it out like a viking. I'd order some but I already have them.😋

[@gardenlikeaviking]

lol "call it out like a viking"... I like that!... thank you my friend

[@dahv3370]

A video on drip lines would be awesome. Especially on the technical info like how to figure out what size pump is needed for how much line is being run. Most videos I've seen are like.. oh just buy this and then buy this through the link and put it together. I appreciate the more detailed knowledge you give on subjects.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

for sure my friend I'm sensing the drip lines and irrigation are going to be peoples biggest interest so I'll be very clear on the process.... I'm essentially going to do exactly what I was doing for several years in NorCal with great success

[@dahv3370]

Awesome my friend! I'll watch those for sure!

[@WorkFromHomeDogMom]

For garden like a Viking merch, it would be cool to have it be garden related like a sun visor, shovel, gloves, water bottle for when you’re gardening that say garden like a Viking on those items 🤩

[@gardenlikeaviking]

fantastic ideas thank you my friend!

[@valspooner6044]

@@gardenlikeaviking And maybe a basket that one uses when gathering their harvest. (my handle just broke yesterday on one that I bought for 2 bucks several years ago ;-)

[@MzKC78]

My cat loves the catnip I planted. She takes a few nibbles every time she goes outside 😊

[@michaelbomango8726]

Hi Nate I use linseed oil on untreated wood it's a little expensive but another option to help preserve and totally safe.Thank you my friend for all your knowledge.

[@dahv3370]

Got the onions! Thank you my friend!

[@Crashbangable]

Enjoy the variety comparison on different crops. Music garlic was the winner in my garden this year. Large cloves and easy to peel. Will try to get some Italy hill.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

I'm hearing a lot of Music Garlic from you guys so I'm definitely going to plant some because I only had one bulb of it last year and it just got lost in the noise

[@Kat-gj4df]

Nate, love your lives & videos. So informative. Thanls for all you do. You & Dave the Good need to pair up soon. 😊 Maybe he'll write you a song !😂

[@gardenlikeaviking]

Yes my friend I'm all about a colab with DTG!!... it didn't happen this year but I can see it happening next season or maybe over the winter because he doesn't really have a down season lol

[@davidvankainen6711]

Awesome multisown Yellow of Parma from seed this year; thanks! Last year had wonderful Zebrune Shallots planted from seed (single bulbs). Maybe if any survive in the inderstory of Tomatoes/Cucs this year, I'll just leave them in there, plan for light next year, see if they divide. 'Saved' Egyptian Walking Onions planted in a rock garden nearky 20 years ago near Gaylord, MI. The sprouts already this summer/fall in S MI are telling me they'll have their best years to come!

[@VAgreen420]

Couldn't watch live but thanks for another great show Nate.

[@MzKC78]

*cabbage* 😊 I know I’m totally off season, but I had some organic sweet potato’s which I let sit too long so I planted them in a pot and I have so many slips already. I’ve been eating the leaves and I’m going to continue experimenting 🤷🏽‍♀️😊

[@eden3d609]

September and still 86 F, praying for rain here in Frankfurt, Germany.

[@ConradJupiter77]

Long live the Viking.

[@Returntothesoil]

Ive been drinking tulsi, chamomile,and hyssop tea! Hyssop is so good for you and it taste great! It can be helpful in lowering cholesterol. Lavender is great for uti's if i ever get one i drink lavender tea 3 times a day. Its very cleansing as is hyssop.

[@gloriapadilla8658]

I appeciate your recommendations and opportunites to purchase from you👍. Im looking forward to receiving mine. Keep up the good work❤

[@kezzaobee1462]

So Nate how long will it be from ripping out the old garden till you are ready to plant again. Just curious. And I know you would have so much food stored to hold you over. Which is fabulous. I think I would cry to rip out what you have, but I get it, you young enough to restart for your betterment. I will be following. I learn so much from you many thanks. You are a gem.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

thank you my friend and today I'm making a video that will address this exact topic... because its a tough choice to make!!

[@rickfigueroa7003]

Thanks Nate!!

[@acetone370]

Sorry to hear you have to make a hard choice, but very interesting timing. I have to move my garden as well. Originally, the spot I chose had the best light, but I other factors are making my move necessary as well. I wonder if you’ve heard of double digging? I was thinking of renting a small excavator for the day and getting down deep and back filling with inputs and conditioning the dirt with gypsum to move my clay soil towards a growing medium. And will retain more moisture than a no dig can. Thanks for your videos. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

yes I know this technique and it can be right for certain people in certain situations but I'll make a video about the thought process behind bed design

[@kellycornell1431]

I believe the scoop is for lowbush blueberries, not highbush.

[@GardenHoardNZ]

You go Nate, show those school moms how the vikings grow begonias. Who do they think they are, wining with year or more old plant. You'll show them 🤣🤣🤣

[@gardenlikeaviking]

lol I'm literally laughing out loud as I read this because its kinda accurate!!

[@Grow-all-year]

Caught the replay on my way home from camping. Beats anything else on the radio. Regarding your garden, im curious what will be the trigger to start D day? Some things are harvestable a couple months yet.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

yes and that is going to be the big question that I'll have to feel out... things like the Brussels sprouts and cabbages and asian leafy greens will be coming into harvest in the next 6 weeks!!

[@elusive323]

Ive been hitting the home made nettle,speedwell,plantain syrup,cayenne,and lemon tea.

[@chuckbailey6835]

Lol i was just going to say my grandpa had a thing like that for blue berries

[@Spawn-viking_grow]

Egarly awaiting the garlic review

[@mickhegartygrows]

Had to catch the replay, needed to go pick up some free siding for my chicken coop and forgot to watch in the car.

[@graemedevine9651]

Hi Nate, on the using old engine oil on wood for your garden, I used wooden crates for all my beds, as I'm a mechanic I stained them all with dirty black oil I'd took out of cars, I let it dry in until it was dry to the touch, that was over 3 years ago and they're still like the day I got them, I've actually just stained another 4 for my chicken composting, they're sitting outside drying now, I will add some photos to the Discord later, I used to dump wood shavings that soaked up oil on the floor of my garage, I always dumped them in the one spot outside, I noticed a lot more growth of weeds around it, hard to believe but its true, oil comes from the ground and is full of carbon that's why its black. On the nasty comment I've always said you should never argue with an idiot as they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

I'd love to see pictures of that... and it just doesn't feel right to me but I could be mistaken for sure as its something I've just never tried... and you know I could never do that or recommend that because I would be crucified by the organic gardening community lol!!!

[@graemedevine9651]

@@gardenlikeaviking I know, you'll get people dousing everything in old engine oil and blaming you for the mess lol

[@monicali2608]

My granddad used it for wood back in the day. It works. But I am astonished over more grows. In the air it makes plant sick and getting more pests. Fumes from heatings.

[@kylenmaple4668]

Just fyi, I forget the chemical names, but most edible plants will have a sedative effect if drank as a tea. It’s a couple of the water soluble plant hormones I think, makes us tired or sleepy or relaxed etc.

[@Crashbangable]

No tax on tips fruition is setting up the business model now.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

wonder what tax bracket they're in because tips are absolutely taxed unless you're a non-profit... I honestly think the old man who started the business handed it off to his daughter and she kinda drove it into the ground but I could be wrong...

[@Crashbangable]

Trump is campaigning on eliminating taxes for tips and everybody’s joking saying we’re going to set up our business with a gratuity model.

[@mickhegartygrows]

Try lavender pear and ginger

[@denniscucovaz6189]

I think you should take sponsorships as long as you try the product out and it is a good product. Just don't promote garbage to get the money. we all want good products that don't fall apart or don't work.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

this is a good viewpoint my friend thank you and I have yet to find a product I truly believe in so thats why I am only promoting my own things like the Viking Granular because I know its the best of the best!!

[@Returntothesoil]

You could have some shield maidens that are here to protect your comment section and block the trouble starters like moderaters. Also help to spread the word on your channel! Just a silly idea 💜🖤💜

[@gardenlikeaviking]

thats not a bad idea my friend and when the live tribe grows much bigger I'll need to implement that!!

[@Returntothesoil]

I would do it on either channel! Just my way of contributing to you.

[@veneceweeks3730]

Australian girl..me.. fly overseas to experience the tribe :)

[@elainelandry1990]

Nate, Please tell me about your Viking granular!! I can't find it yet. I'm really interested.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

the Viking Granular is a complex mixture of dry organic fertilizers that I mix myself in my garage and use... i also sell 40lb buckets of it and I ship all across the US... we are currently sold out but will have many more buckets available starting in January... thank you!

[@MissChievousRN]

It's not the checks, it's keeping track of the addresses!!

[@smas3256]

Last month at home depot clerk told us all morning the registers wouldn't ring up cash transactions.

[@ShootingtheSoil]

Not sure what it is with customs and plants. This spring I ordered two items from farms in Canada and both never showed up. Reached out to sellers, they got back to me, but still no idea what happened. Canada tracking ends at customs... but neither the shipper or I seem to be able to get the USPS tracking.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

yes I'm going to make a disclaimer saying "we will do our part and ship them out but from there its out of our hands"...lol

[@valspooner6044]

Disease is the problem. I live in Canada and used to cross the border into Washington a lot - there is a list of things that a person can't take across going either way.

[@albowrx]

Went on Fruitions website but doesnt look like there's a way to aquire any seeds from them now online.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

ya I don't understand the business model but maybe they're just done with the whole business and they're playing it off as a "gift culture" type thing I don't know but its too bad they had great seed genetics for northerners

[@veneceweeks3730]

Hi Nate. With the chamomile. Which breed do you have. I have researched online. There is Roman chamomile and German chamomile seeds for sale

[@luciaborra3993]

Latin name: Matricaria chamomilla. That's is the one you need. 💚

[@gardenlikeaviking]

I don't know exactly because its been so many years of saving seeds and replanting but its the smaller of the two strains I know that for sure

[@Returntothesoil]

Ide order a sticker!! A shirt or hoodie!!

[@01spiropent]

Brother, what can I do to get you back into wide screen? You want to trade? Hit me up if that interests you.

[@chuckbailey6835]

Several years ago i came a cross electroculture while researching something that had nothing to do with gardening. I agree that the fad videos over the past year or so are baloney. But after looking into different energy frequencies and antennas i am not ready to completely wirte it off as not working. Any kind of system thats not assembled properly will not work! your car for instance of you take the wheels off yea it runs but your not going anywhere put the wheels on but you dont have the sparkplugs it just wouldn't work if all the key components aren't assembled correctly So is this something that has been lost to time and we havent fully figured it out or more recently supressed or hidden from the masses by the powers that be? Because they have nothing to gain by empowering those they seek to control

[@lenaweisman861]

Aw man I'm just hearing about the onions can I still purchase please

[@gardenlikeaviking]

yes you can!... more info in the video description

[@lenaweisman861]

@@gardenlikeaviking just sent it via vemo🙏

[@Kat-gj4df]

You were just saying slugs devour citrus. 🤔 Why not use a bug bait in garden? Along with your slug device.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

well the citrus doesn't drown them like the yeast water does!

[@mousehouse6446]

Thats crazy you have no adds no sponsor's people still complaining unreal lol

[@albowrx]

Some Karens just cant help themselves. I wonder how these people will do when shit hits the turning vanes?!

[@MissChievousRN]

Michigan is horrible govt regulation- not good for homesteading. Wisconsin is better

[@gardenlikeaviking]

that is something I haven't investigated but its a legit concern thank you for bringing it up!!

[@MissChievousRN]

@@gardenlikeaviking Also consider water rights, mineral rights, gun laws, etc. Choose a place that supports your personal values, won't tax you off your land, or use your taxes for things you don't believe in. Probably don't want to professionally garden someplace that you can't legally capture rainwater! Lol! I know the Benevolent Universe will bless you with an amazing place to call your own. Right where you need to be, at exactly the right time.

[@gardenlikeaviking]

@@MissChievousRN I appreciate you my friend this made me smile this morning