Organic Farming Best Practices! (Garden Talk #88)

In this episode of Garden Talk, I interview James of Organic Cultivators. He runs an organic farm and that’s what we’re going to get into in today’s episode. He talks about how he does things on his farm and some best practices for organic farming. What type of plants do you like to grow? Tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes, peppers, melons, citrus trees, house plants, let us know in the comments section below. If you enjoyed this video please click that thumbs up button :)
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00:00 - Montage & Podcast Intro
02:02 - Sponsors
02:46 - Introduction
09:13 - Tools & Equipment
11:33 - Cover Crops
14:45 - Preparing The Soil For Planting
20:12 - Keeping A Balance In The Soil
26:01 - Mulch Layers
29:12 - Container Size & Microbes
36:41 - Fertilizer
49:09 - Cost Savings From Synthetic To Organic
51:48 - Advice For Beginners
55:51 - Final Words
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Johannes Bornlöf - An Introduction 4

[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Thanks to James of Organic Cultivators for coming onto the podcast today! James’s Instagram- bit.ly/3z08C0Z

[@southernvtgrown]

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[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

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[@southernvtgrown]

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[@southernvtgrown]

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[@GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

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[@chuckbailey6835]

These guests intros have really made me realize just how fortunate i was as a child to have grown up next to my god parents homestead, who where life long farmers and in there 60s when i was about five. I was over there every day after shool feeding animals and doing things in the greenhouse or garden. I consider myself extremely lucky to have received that kind of education as a boy and there some of my fondest childhood memories.

[@charleygrimes5091]

Great episode

[@booferstankalmeida7652]

This has become my favorite channel

[@FateHorizon]

Good vibes.

[@cjfredi]

Soil without myco is like bread without butter. Thanks Chris.

[@ohmimprovement5767]

Or rootwise 🤷‍♂️

[@MnMcancook]

You have some good speakers on these podcasts! This was excellent at informing all of us beginners on benefits and methods to basic/advanced organic farming indoors and outdoors. Wealth of knowledge! Thanks to everyone for making this available to all of us!!

[@brockramsey3227]

👍🏻 If you want bassdropkeys to come on the podcast.

[@hiroyopoetker]

Very cool! Interview! Mulch is key to having good soil! indoors too, having a thick mulch keeps things balanced and happy.

[@jakebrake7054]

Common sense is not as common as we’d like to think. Note taking is Uber helpful! Go Michigan!!!

[@jakebrake7054]

I mean, grow Michigan!!!

[@icanthc]

Super interesting episode Chris!!! Lots of little things you can take from large scale setups and incorporate into smaller home grows! 💚

[@captainpeckerhead4551]

Always great job Chris..

[@shanegrant92]

Trying to find amendments in oz and not paying massive dollars for it is hard here, my local grow shop is all about the chemicals. Huge fan of knf and trying to find some info on how to use for cannabis so this eposode was awesome love this. A few things ive learned Alfalfa meal is just powered Lucerne hay we can buy a bale of it for $20. A 1 kg bag of alfalfa meal is $20+ here in oz. Even rice hulls are expensive to buy from a grow shop, an animal feed shop has massive bags of the stuff cheaper. I guess finding these cheaper options you need to be careful their not dreched in weed chemicals. Learning heaps on your pod casts thank you! 👌

[@jaydonaldson7652]

I found this comment helpful, appreciate it. Especially the rice husks tip.

[@vaporny]

Can you interview Scott ceo of nectar for the gods

[@NorthEastCannaGrow]

That's awesome I was living in Sturbridge area in Holland MA

[@imraan6405]

Number 88 already !👌🏽🚨💪🏽

[@farmershawn6008]

Outdoor, thick mulch is also to keep grass/weeds from coming up through. Keeps the work down some.

[@greatpar]

Simply brilliant. Thank you both 🙏🇦🇺

[@irvingfarmz]

I think you would enjoy talking to one of my Horticulture professors. she def knows a lot. Could I have her reach out to you?

[@claywint5977]

Awesome interview 👏

[@graemedevine9651]

Hi Chris, another great interview thanks, I've been using this JADAM KNF growing, its incredible, I would recommend everyone adapt it for growing everything, I grow vegetables and lots of different plants this way. Nigel Palmer and Garden Like a Viking on KZbin are amazing, Chris Trump and Dr Elaine Ingham and Jeff Lowenfelds are also great.

[@jwgrower81]

Great show this guy is pretty good Chris lol 😆 👍 👌 I'm working on a bed almost 4 by 4 I have a 4 by 8tent im been trying all soils for growing and for the home grower that's not wanting g to buy soil every time the bed is the best way to go ive bought hundreds of dollars soil in only 3 years im going all organic / build a soil way for sure

[@ObjectiveMedia]

Nice 💚

[@manonthemoon34]

really great thank you

[@talleywacka9062]

I grow 12 ft plants due to plant count they are magnificent but hard to manage I need an 8ft step ladder just to get sprays up there

[@timpage5021]

Good episode. Appreciate hearing everyone’s story and what they up to. It’s so nice to hear a respectful adult conversation. Watched this disaster earlier with Ray Bama and First smoke of the day. These clowns couldn’t stop interrupting each other and spreading such nonsense bro science and flat out untruths. Thanks Chris for your level of professionalism’ you bring to the community.

[@hiroyopoetker]

When he says a weekly spray, does he mean spring the FPJ on the plants or into the soil?? I guess, spray sounds like on the leaves and watering sounds like into the soil!

[@gmoney1088]

Amazing Talk! Can someone link me the info he is referring to about Albrecht's students and their optimal nutrient numbers.

[@brockramsey3227]

Can you please get Bassdropkeys to come on. He is a great guy and would be nice to see what y’all talk about.

[@timpage5021]

He was just on bub.

[@camz1039]

I have a huge issue with pill bugs in my greenhouse. They will decimate your seedlings. They eat the new leaves on seedlings, which kills the plants.

[@camz1039]

@@johnman559 your comment makes no sense to me. I'm talking about an outdoor greenhouse. I'm also 31 so I'm lost there too. Glad you haven't had any issues with them. They are wood lice though so I don't know that having them indoors is the best plan. To each their own though. They aren't always a problem. Only when they overpopulate.

[@Mrjboomseedco]

Malted barely kelp and quality worm castings!!!! 3 things if anything use these

[@PeterKKraus]

Barley too. 😉

[@odaharry]

Switch it up there eh! 😃

[@trapdoorspider9211]

I suspect it probably worth looking at bioactive glass or clear perspexs enclosure custom build to take fans with environment control in mind. Lighting temp humidity soil life contents to support plant life microbes isopods aphids spring tails. Im not sure on what part nemotodes play?? As there many and i mean many many. Just to point you in the right direction there is research currently going on with nemotodes check it out just make sure the data is scientific…. This is normally a pdf of some sort or a format. Think about the drainage lair to. Forget spraying. Enclosed Environment control.

[@midnitesilverrun8631]

This guy just blew a hole in all the indoor organic growers thoughts on their organic grows lol.

[@chuckbailey6835]

Hmm if i had a tractor and no tiller i think id just rent the tiller attachment even if it was more money i think it would still be worth it just in time savings alone but more importantly saving your back

[@timpage5021]

Leaf litter chicken manure and saw dust is great to spread out over the soil in late fall for outdoor. Don’t need much of anything else. Back to Eden.

[@SpockCycles]

8 carrots 8 apples 8 bananas, 1 full garlic and coconut milk 200ml green pesto must be blended into a liquid formula and blended into garden soil. Water with rain water and triple 16-16-16 NPK every 4 weeks. You will get top shelf 10/10 buds. Contains all the beta carotenes, pectins, pinenes, terps your plants needs.

[@jasonseaward8506]

Sounds like the soil is just composting for you. Have you had your flowers tested? I'd love to learn more about it

[@SpockCycles]

@@jasonseaward8506 flowers tested in what context? Elaborate Jason...I'm intrigued......do you understand the biological properties of the formula above?

[@andrekefalinos8605]

Blended into how much soil??

[@SpockCycles]

@@andrekefalinos8605 5 Gallon pots

[@Four20Kevin]

@@SpockCycles Pretty sure he means lab testing for cannabinoid % and terpine profiles to see if any difference vs. either its listed ratio or compared to a different grow method if seed company has no testing for strain or the strain is bred unique to you. I know they do a gas chromatography test not sure what else. Any flower or concentrate from dispensary will be tested with info on it.

[@growingwithmatt]

What kind of microscope do you use x100? To check the microbe activity in your compost tea or soil?

[@jacobrafaat1516]

100-400x is a good start

[@growingwithmatt]

Got a specific brand by chance?

[@Tanthawat]

Could anyone please direct me to Dan's KZbin channel mentioned in "keeping a balance in the soil" chapter, thanks

[@stoner8440]

Would be awesome if you could get, bio bizz Organic nutrients 🙏

[@backbone93]

I domt have heard good things about bio bizz Theyr soil is good bit theyr nutes are not from what i heard In many forums i read maaaaany people say bio bizz makes all strains taste very similar, which means the nutrients are changing the taste of your plant...

[@geraldblount4159]

When you getting the GOD FATHER OF GROWING ON ROBERT EZELL THE GRANDMASTER GROWER ????????

[@southernvtgrown]

✌🏻💚✌🏻💚🌬💨💨😶‍🌫️

[@t0mt0mt0m]

More professional growers rather than newbies. Please !

[@geraldblount4159]

Robert Ezell I'm waiting for that one he is bad ass a grand Master of growing

[@chriswrightwright8308]

Dudes running plants and getting paid thats a professional ..what you want him to have a suit lol?

[@backbone93]

​@@chriswrightwright8308no its not Maybe by defintion He means someone with expirience and not someone who does his 2cnd grow.

[@trentreeves9725]

“You’re going to take to much time” good to know so I don’t join his community lol

[@yaboii299]

I just couldn't get passed the excessive "uhhhh" "Uhmmm" i couldn't concentrate

[@kellyhill4410]

Excellent tips and information.!! WOW I now feel like I should get a soil test. Thanks for the video Chris. 🤜🌟🤛🪴🪴🪴

[@raymondgetz4866]

As a beginner what dryts would I need to grow and flower doing a good job and want ro budget what do you iuse. produc

[@custodialgrows9481]

Great episode