I am a Sri Lankan farmer. I have been started to make liquid fritilizer using this plant from last 3 years. Thank you so much for your explanation
@pachamamateve8883 ай бұрын
Amazing, do you just make it like a tea ?
@milkweeddreams88285 жыл бұрын
I've only got a 20 ft. section as a privacy fence, a good 10-12 ft tall now, but I love it, especially those beautiful yellow sunflowers lining my driveway...makes me smile every time...!
@arrhazes8198 Жыл бұрын
Here's my favourite Green Manure plants so far: Gliricidia sepium Madre de Agua Bilimbi Neem Banana Lemongrass Torch Ginger Turmeric Please note that we live in the Tropics. Do add your favourites so I can try too. Thanks 😊
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Жыл бұрын
Cool!
@HowToGardenChannel5 жыл бұрын
Great info Pete, I have found pigeon pea also makes a great chop and drop.
@soilbellefarm37104 жыл бұрын
I have been using pigeon pea as well. I need to grow alot more nedt year!!
@HowToGardenChannel4 жыл бұрын
@@soilbellefarm3710 Pigeon pea works great I love it
@TheUncannykodiak4 жыл бұрын
You know I love my tithonia! I got mine from one cutting. Up here in north Florida, (Jax) they do grow slow the first year, but hold on to your butts after that. I have at least 10 clumps.
@thechief7625 жыл бұрын
I planted a 350 ft row last year, 5 plants @ 18" between 2 plants of timber bamboo @ 10 ft. The sunflower became a self-mulching system alongside the bamboo plants until they matured enough to create their shade and leaf mulch. To overcome the tendency to self-root I found that if I stacked the lower hard part on top of the green tops that gives enough time for the hard part to dry up and not take root. Next I plan to use it as a vermiculture food for worms. If you let a lot of the flowers dry up over winter I did find a few seeds were viable, but a very small percentage and they are easy to pull out. Please report back on the chemical analysis.
@amberamodei4845 жыл бұрын
I can't wait for your plant sale! You've been a wonderful teacher and with the plant sale, also a provider. I hope you close your eyes every night knowing that you have, in fact, changed this world so much for the better. A world Gavin will inherit very soon, same as my grand sons, and for this, I thank you.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Amber! I appreciate the support and kind words 🙌
@soilbellefarm37104 жыл бұрын
Me too i need me some!!! I live in north west Florida though so hopefully you will have some in the spring. I wonder if anyone know a plant that will grow all year round in zone 8b
@pollywog19834 жыл бұрын
Love this plant too. I use my ryobi battery chainsaw on the thick stalks,works great. I plant it around all my young fruit trees,chop and drop all summer then let it grow taller around the fruit trees in winter to protect them if we get a freeze.
@floridagrown6250 Жыл бұрын
How well does it protect from freeze?? This is the exact reason I want to start growing it. Thanks
@susycurtis4085 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Pete! One time I made the mistake of chopping and dropping my Mexican sunflower all over my "yarden" beds and then covered it with a layer of mulch. It sprouted everywhere! Must have like the moist environment the mulch created. I have 3 clumps that I keep in my yard for fertilizer and I chop it down when it gets about 5 feet tall. The stems are easier to cut with my hand pruners when the plants are short. If they get tall, the stems are thick and harder to cut. It's a great plant and the flowers smell like honey!
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Yes, I forgot to mention the amazing fragrance 🌻
@c.j.rogers24225 жыл бұрын
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL The butterflies love them!
@shelluv82983 ай бұрын
My mexican sunflower seeds are not sterile. They are very full and tall. One plant takes up 3-4 ft wide and over 10 ft tall. They give me tons of volunteers each spring. I transplant through out the garden. If it rained more they would over take the garden. Def not sterile. Absolutely beautiful!! Mine receive full sun in zone 9. Thank you for the fertilizer info!
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL3 ай бұрын
Wow! You’re actually getting the seeds to sprout for you as volunteers?! Very neat
@kabuti28398 күн бұрын
I'm in zone 9 also. send me some seeds please.
@FourHornsFarm5 жыл бұрын
I bought some cuttings of Mexican Sunflower when you first started shipping them 3ish years ago (along with some other plants in your amazing introductory offer). They were beautiful. We've moved, so we don't have them anymore. Whenever you're ready to ship, I'll be placing an order. Thanks for sharing.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for the support 🙏
@sandrabentley14205 жыл бұрын
Me too. Let us know please.
@davidacosta8060Ай бұрын
Thank you
@mmauad4 жыл бұрын
Here in Brazil we call it Margaridão. The seeds are not sterilly here. You might lack pollinators or something... The bees Love their flower here (wich by the way smeels so good, like honey). The seeds have some sort of dormancy, but they do sprount here... Keep up the good work Man! Cheers
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Interesting! Thanks for sharing. I find the flowers have a Choclate like scent. The bees cover these flowers here too. Now I’m wondering why my seeds aren’t viable.
@mmauad4 жыл бұрын
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL maybe that helps www.cambridge.org/core/journals/experimental-agriculture/article/seed-treatment-methods-and-duration-effects-on-germination-of-wild-sunflower/9F06AE84D35969F35E57029C9CE993F8#
@mmauad4 жыл бұрын
I don't even know if you are interested in germinating the seeds Hahaha the veg reproduction in so easy with that guy
@matthewphares4588 Жыл бұрын
Pete wants to sell some stuff
@habitatbrasileiro5 жыл бұрын
Didn’t know about that! We have this plant growing in several places here in Brazil. Great video!!!
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks
@MatthewByrd5 жыл бұрын
I love the mexican sunflower. It literally grows 4 feet in a week. Chop and drop king plant. Great work Pete def make a video about the liquid ferts with the sunflower in it
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mathew!
@danielapettus76935 жыл бұрын
That Mexican sunflower I wish I had some awesome I do the same thing with papaya plants they don't carry fruit in north east TX but they look good and good mulch
@catlindarnell23675 жыл бұрын
My mom's is about 4 years old an over 20 ft. I've started hundreds from it very useful tree good pollinator also.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Such a great plant
@BushImports5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Pete, I've been using comfrey tea for the phosphorous in it. I got some stinging nettle seed to grow next year so I don't have to use diluted urine for the nitrogen. Part of the reason was going to get a banana plant or so was for the potassium ,supposedly they die back in winter then come back the following spring, and if a person has a way to keep them at 50F or above they will fruit. My biodigester is a 5 gallon bucket. I will see if I can find some of the Mexican sunflower.
@nancyfahey75185 жыл бұрын
I must have dug up and moved my banana 5 times over 7 years. I finally, just this week, see a flower. I'm over joyed. I'm using comfrey and ink berry leaves and the banana leaves too.
@BushImports5 жыл бұрын
@@nancyfahey7518 Good, maybe you'll get some bananas. What part of the country do you live in?
@nancyfahey75185 жыл бұрын
I'm 30 minutes north of Pete. Since watching him I've learned where to plant for protection. Got papaya we're eating too. Its glorious!
@gavinmatthews56185 жыл бұрын
azola makes a great fertilizer!
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Yes, that too!
@lifeinseason2 жыл бұрын
This is fascinating! I did a video on my love of tithonia, but I had no idea how amazing truly are! Thanks so much for the video.
@SouthernLatitudesFL5 жыл бұрын
You are such a wealth of knowledge! I look at your videos first when I get on KZbin.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys! 🙌
@readingmaniac543 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I have Mexican sunflower
@sss24gill5 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@LibbyRal4 жыл бұрын
I love them as a fence. It requires no permit and can be much taller than what city/county regulations allow. Google can't even see my house :D
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Too funny! 🤣
@LibbyRal4 жыл бұрын
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL , IKR? I can't show you the screen shot, because these comments don't allow photos, but I post it almost every time someone in a garden group asks what shrubs make a good fence.
@davidperry69225 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. great tips on propagating... I have been very unsuccessful because I was using the green part....now I know to go for the woody part.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Thanks David!
@florcedillo79645 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! I'll share this video with my mother in law.
@mischelleshinglai63165 жыл бұрын
Wow I never knew and we get this plant All over the mountains the whole mountains is covered with this plant and it does look beautiful wen it all blooms but People take is as weed out here Great info thank you
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Seriously an amazing plant! Where are you located?
@mischelleshinglai63165 жыл бұрын
Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL I’m from India
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Mischelle Shinglai nice! I hope to visit India one day and film a tour.
@mischelleshinglai63165 жыл бұрын
Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL wow that sounds exciting do include Manipur in your list
@hubertyoung55715 жыл бұрын
Could be. I live in Manitoba in the country on 80 acres, on a gravel road. Sometimes the signal is iffy. Keep up the good work yo.
@dorothyalai26712 жыл бұрын
Wow 😮
@naluwairobenonoscar57473 жыл бұрын
wow
@GatorLife575 жыл бұрын
Great vid Pete & Melissa !!! Ty4Sharing Wolf🐺 👌👍👊
@jhh705 жыл бұрын
See these all around my neighborhood in tampa and never knew what they were.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Yup! Most people think they’re a weed.
@nathanrotar50125 жыл бұрын
Thanks again Pete, for sharing your knowledge. 👍
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
No problem Nathan! 👊
@manny-perez5 жыл бұрын
Exceptional video Pete, I love listening to you. I always learn so much from you. I am telling everyone I know to subscribe.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Manny! 🙏
@fredericofranceschin65585 жыл бұрын
Pete have you ever tried putting Mexican sunflower through a chipper and use it that way?
@TheSakeCat5 жыл бұрын
Frederico Franceschin I was thinking the same thing.
@mikekuehn25544 жыл бұрын
I've done so many times. Wait for the stalks to dry out a bit.
@jlbutters23 жыл бұрын
We were wondering the same thing. Ours have gotten so out of control. They are very invasive. If a branch touches the ground it roots like crazy. We would love to be able to chip it and dump it under all our trees as mulch and it not become more flowers! 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻
@lepidlover05572 жыл бұрын
@@jlbutters2 You could chop it up and just let it rot in a bucket of water to extract the nutrients for about 2 weeks, dilute it, and then water your plants with that! 😁
@stevesoutdoorworld43405 жыл бұрын
Very cool Pete thank you for sharing.
@MsFishingdog5 жыл бұрын
Great info. Thank you.
@autumnmeadows40795 жыл бұрын
This is so interesting. I am learning so much from you. Thank you
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks
@dantoppa12655 жыл бұрын
I grow mine from seed? Grows well in the desert to if you water it doesn't like it under 10 deg Celcius stops growing thanks for the pro Tip Pete biomass is a premium out here in the outback going to try some in my bio ferment with the comfrey
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Really? Where do you get the seed?
@dantoppa12655 жыл бұрын
Can't remember which seller but it was ebay
@juangomez94435 жыл бұрын
Awesome videos! Really enjoying your channel
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Juan!
@yishnir2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this.
@gloriagodfrey38994 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. You help so many people.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gloria!
@autumnmeadows40794 жыл бұрын
My goodness there is so much to learn
@lavahike32793 жыл бұрын
Very informative
@alexanderkronick26255 жыл бұрын
When you coming to Guatemala for a Perma trip? Me and my buddies have multiple perma farms to show you around. I been farming for over 15 years here and we would love to host you...
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Hey Alex! Maybe next year. I’ve been wanting to see lake Atitlan and check out the permaculture scene. Please drop me an email: admin@greendreamsfl.com
@javiercosp96143 жыл бұрын
In Paraguay we called it "Jaguareté po" (hand of the jaguar in guarani). In Brasil "Hand of God"
@conniejones85884 жыл бұрын
Easy to take cuttings, just poke in dirt. Great video.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@mikewells78684 жыл бұрын
Shout out to ya Pete... your technics & fruit tree planting science got my lil grove looking a food forrest on steroids
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Wow Mike! Thanks so much for sharing 🙌
@jeff68995 жыл бұрын
Tithonia's take a lot of room. There are some nice hybrids. I removed one recently (the only one I had), simply because I don't have the space...If I had a farm or nursery of some size, though, I'd grow a bunch ! Great video !
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Hey Jeff! Good point. I didn’t even think to mention the space required in the landscape.
@frontier55913 жыл бұрын
I've been making mexican sunflower as a liquid fertilizer for a quite while now. add a little worm castings a little molasses. it's the perfect fertilizer and it's cheap.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL3 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! This stuff is gold
@DivingTemptress5 жыл бұрын
I live on the gulf coast of Texas and would really like to buy some plants from you to add to my comfrey, compost, etc. we have over 30 fruit trees, jacoticaba, bananas, papaya, berries and lots of perennial veggies all on 1/3 acre. I have not found perennial peanut here, so i could buy both from you, that would be awesome! I have been watching, learning from you since you stopped selling your "kits" this is my first comment since then ... you inspire !!! PS made tea AND jam from hibiscus last fall and will begin harvesting calyxes soon. YUM
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! The store will be reopened again very soon. Rosella is a summer time favorite for us. We appreciate the support 🙏
@DivingTemptress4 жыл бұрын
Just watched the Paul Fink tours again, and wondered if you can bring seeds/trees back to the usa? If so, what are the rules or restrictions? This is what I want to do on a much smaller scale at my home. Again Pete, thanks for all you do!
@zacharygeorge30172 жыл бұрын
I would love to get in touch with you. I have much of the same growing in New Orleans and am looking for like minded growers.
@DivingTemptress2 жыл бұрын
@@zacharygeorge3017 are you on facebook? if so, friend me and we can talk on messenger, if not respond here
@kiwiwriter4 жыл бұрын
Perfect. I have my first cutting rooted and was wondering how it fits my system. Spring is here, good times.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Sweet!
@christophersexton41925 жыл бұрын
Awesome videos man! I own a nursery in Clearwater, I only grow rare & exotic palms, but would still love to meet you and pick your brain. You are really making me gain interest in rare fruits, one of my neighbors has a fruiting jack fruit tree. I know you are probably a very busy man, but if you do get some time to head into south Pinellas, let me know!
@jmseipp2 жыл бұрын
I’ve got lots of Soursop Trees growing from seeds I saved from the fruits. Some about 4 feet tall now.
@juangomez94435 жыл бұрын
Haven't even watched the video yet but what a great intro! haha
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@TheVigilantStewards5 жыл бұрын
Sterile seeds? That's probably why the Mexican Sunflower I bought in spring in the seed packet from Botanical Interests didn't grow into this lol. I was trying to chop n drop like you! I have been SO interested in learning this full system... I've always wondered how people have enough compost to even feed their garden that feeds their family. I want to do this without robbing Peter to pay Paul. . . meaning, I want something that takes atmospheric and solar energy with the help of microbes and doesn't mine an area of soil completely out of something. They used a methane digester? That's really cool, I want to do HomeBioGas for us to cook on so having plenty to toss in there for cooking gas and liquid fertilizer would be awesome. I ALWAYS remember that you use a silica content plant to put over it so it breaks down slower, but I always forget to look up how to spell thackahatchie grass and if it grows in Texas. While we will eventually move to Costa Rica or Kenya, we are in Texas now. I wonder if this Tithonia Diversifola plant would grow here? ..... Says zone 8-11... we are on border of 7B and 8A so maybe against the house to the south? Love the new JADAM/Syntropic direction for the channel, digging deeper into this stuff for people who love to watch and want to also do it I'll be excited one day to have a system where i have a methane digester, compost tea maker that feeds from worm bin, compost piles, chop n drop on site, and just all kinds of things that I've learned but with enough material to comfortably feed them all and keep the systems going. I think sourcing enough material on site is obviously key, but the how to and advice on that is crucial. Do you think whenever we move in Texas to our new place that you would be able to do online consulting just as questions come up for a fee? I love your videos and it would be great if I could email you or call you up to share my roadblock and see what you recommend to overcome it
@ShanniM5 жыл бұрын
I see these all the time, I'm going to try to take some cuttings😁😁
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Old woody growth is key.
@ShanniM5 жыл бұрын
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFLWill remember that! Why do you use the grass with it as a chip n drop? I'm spending too much on fish emulsion fertilizing just to get a bit of production out of my 130 sq ft garden here in St. Pete
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
The grasses give the carbon/nitrogen ratio slowing the breakdown process.
@spearfishingaddiction5 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see the chop and drop video two thumbs up 👍
@haadbajwa75654 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing tips
@theworldtospencer5 жыл бұрын
Great content. I’m looking forward to being able to order some
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks
@srqlisa78815 жыл бұрын
I have this plant in my back yard and it's about 15' high, I have been wondering for years what kind of sun flower this was, thank you thank you thank you. For awhile it would get so big I cut it back every year, I use stump killer on it twice you can not kill this plant and I'm glad now I love cutting the flowers and putting them in a vase. : ) peace
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
That’s pretty funny! Glad to help out.
@srqlisa78815 жыл бұрын
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL I have been out all afternoon cutting back and placeing branches around my G.S.Lillys and others I'm so happy thanks so much for the info. : 0 peace
@SAYBORG275 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video Pete thanks for sharing man keep it pump up over there I will keep pounding dirt over here 👍🏼 !!!!
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro! 👊
@SAYBORG275 жыл бұрын
Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL ❤️👍🏼
@swflfoodforest9345 жыл бұрын
If you live in South West Florida and want some Mexican Sunflower cuttings I would be willing to provide some. I also have a bunch of Cassava and Chaya. If you have plants and or cuttings to trade that would be awesome!
@mya5145 жыл бұрын
Great info...
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MA-ww5eo5 жыл бұрын
V.useful information
@brettdman29084 жыл бұрын
I keep my machete razor sharp, and I have a nice 8 inch scar to the bone to prove it while wearing shorts. I now wear some heavy pants. Just a thought for you. Thanks for the info for my garden
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Awesome Brett! Yeah I need to sharpen up that machete.
@toneyjohnson89105 жыл бұрын
That is great information thanks
@nancyfahey75185 жыл бұрын
I use them to shade my kale garden from the summer heat. But yes they get way too big.
@ImwithKyle5 жыл бұрын
Hey Peter, do you have any recommended favorite sources for learning about permaculture? Maybe do a video on that?? 👌 thnx man absolutely lovin' it
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Good idea! Yes, I can help with that.
@johnmorton56815 жыл бұрын
Looking good out there!
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Thanks John! 👊
@hiromikami4 жыл бұрын
So awesome.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@khmerguidinglife13495 жыл бұрын
Learn new thing today Thank for sharing
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@zfallon845 жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts on running it through a chipper, and making a mulch out of it? I figure that might solve the rooting problems with chop-n-drop in certain areas.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Old wood would be great for a chipper but most of the new growth is very wet. I think it would probably clog. Not sure on that one.
@thegratefulgardner87225 жыл бұрын
I use a chipper on my old and fresh cuttings. Yes, it does clogged the chipper, but easy to clear out. I use the chips as mulch in my beds. I'm considering experimenting using it instead of perlite in potting mixtures too.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
I totally removed your other comment by mistake! I’ll have to try it. Thanks for sharing
@robertclark48694 жыл бұрын
I just bought some seeds on Amazon that say they are Tithonia Diversifolia and am seeing little sprouts from them. I wonder if it isn't the same plant? Or are people figuring out how to get seeds that will germinate? Either way, I'm looking forward to being able to order from GreenDreams. I'm over in Dade City and super pleased to have you all as a resource being so close by!
@GrowFamilyNetwork5 жыл бұрын
Grow Grow Grow👊
@strflyr784 жыл бұрын
when youre ready to ship them out I will be ordering some!
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! We’re are almost there
@beltedcowsrestorationfarm17463 жыл бұрын
Can you feed it to cows?
@organiccleanfoodconnection Жыл бұрын
Baker Creek sells a Mexican sunflower seed I’m going to try and grow I wonder if it’s the same thing.
@raymondaten21795 жыл бұрын
Hey Pete quick question how wo hi ld this plant do in zone 8. I live in northeast Texas. I thought it was a perenial but most of what I see online says it's an annual.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
The ones available online are annual. You could plant it yearly it just won’t be perennial in your zone. It just gets too cold
@raymeras11335 жыл бұрын
👍
@Tinyteacher1111 Жыл бұрын
I just found you, and I love your channel! I live in Michgan, but I need something to grow on a 4’ wide slope (probably about 1 1/2’ steep) in the back of my yard with a privacy fence. I have some herbs and ground cover, but it turns to mud, and I need something organic to keep the soil in and keep my 15 lb dog from getting behind my small fence and barking and getting filthy! Would this be a good plant to use to fill in the area instead of weeds and junk I tried to plant? In theory, my idea works, but my son and I both have Lyme and I’d like to get rid off the stuff ticks and fess hide plus where the soul erodes. Stones are an option, but my yard is big, and I’m extremely tiny! Thank you!
@gempog42964 жыл бұрын
great info! thanks for sharing. Question: would lemon grass work the same as fakahatchee grass?
@juliejoy35584 жыл бұрын
Hi Pete, any issues adding too much nitrogen to the fruit trees with this method? I’ve got a Celeste fig that has several fruits but has recently gone through a huge green growth spurt and the fruits have stagnated . I’ve also got a Barbados cherry that hasn’t set fruit and I’m wondering if I’ve got too much nitrogen from all the chop and drop of Mexican sunflower.
@juliejoy35584 жыл бұрын
Forgot to say I really appreciate all the videos!!! You rock!
@traceescott21472 жыл бұрын
what about beauty berry for fertilizer? before it sets berries of course?
@Jahmastasunherbalist4 жыл бұрын
161 electric stihl chainsaw seems good.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
I’ll be demoing an electric saw here soon. I’m over the noise..
@movingnaturefilms5 жыл бұрын
Would Tithonia rotundifolia be as effective? Those seeds are widely available.
@travismcgreat38233 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering the same thing. We've got both.
@aprilm95512 жыл бұрын
Moving Nature: Did you ever determine the answer to your question? I'm wondering this also. I"ve been searching the Internet and I don't find any information as to whether or not Tithonia rotundifolia is a nitrogen fixer, like Tithonia diversifolia.
@Pjdr35004 жыл бұрын
I have 3 different color Mexican sunflowers, is there a difference in Nitrogen quantities. Is there one color that works better as a fertilizer.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL4 жыл бұрын
Not sure. There hasn’t been any research done on the other varieties
@sleeplessinthecarolinas81185 жыл бұрын
Great content!
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@TalkAboutMartin2 жыл бұрын
Yo Pete - have seeds for the plant - they grow too - please explain the sterile idea for us deeper.
@lilyli24605 жыл бұрын
Watch out Kids! Pete the destroyer with a machete! 😄😄 Yes ! Pete, you are RIGHT! after watch this VID I definitely want to grow it.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
😝
@Leo27_zm2 жыл бұрын
How do you make the liquid fertilizer?? any to help??
@raphlvlogs2713 жыл бұрын
can they be pruned to be bonsais?
@Youdontknowmeson13242 жыл бұрын
Any sunflower will work or fast growing plant will work
@BuySarasotaRealEstate Жыл бұрын
Have you also tried tithonia rotundifolia?
@Mrbfgray5 жыл бұрын
For quick easy chainsaw work I find battery unit the best, no hassles, quiet and capable enough for a couple hours, up to 6 to 8" diameter hardwood.
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL5 жыл бұрын
I’ve been dying to try one! They’re definitely becoming more common these days.
@c.j.rogers24225 жыл бұрын
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Stihl and Makita make good ones.
@Mrbfgray5 жыл бұрын
@@c.j.rogers2422 I'm not up on it but I've used EGO for about 5 yr.s and it's good for typical home owner, probably not pro grade tho, also have their blower, hedge trimmer and mower...all saved me a ton of time and hassles. I expect HOAs and such will start demanding battery landscaping equipment for reduced impact, blower is still loud but nothing like the 2-strokes...mower has headlights, quiet enough not to disturb the hood at night. Talked to pro tree trimmer they use batt chainsaws daily, thought he mentioned Milwaukee too.
@Mrbfgray5 жыл бұрын
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL BTW I'm intending to try this plant, love the info. :D
@c.j.rogers24225 жыл бұрын
@@Mrbfgray Yes, Milwaukee are excellent. Those are the 3 I'd choose from. I'd get Dewalt (did infail to mention them?), simply because I already have 7 or 8 tools on that platform. The Kobalt (Lowe's store brand) are a very good value choice, with great warranty and customer service. I don't know much about their chainsaw or how it compares to the big 4 I named. Dewalt, Milwaukee, Makita, Stihl. If it's comparable to their other tools on that platform, I'm sure they're good. I would have all electric lawn equipment, but I do it professionally, and I'm just not sure that it's up to snuff yet for commercial abuse. When I finally need to replace my work tools, I hope rechargeables are a viable option.
@helenharland60502 жыл бұрын
Have you learned whether the variety Tithonia rotundifolia has the same properties and benefits since you posted this video Pete?
@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL2 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@helenharland60502 жыл бұрын
@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL ????
@jimbos.online4 жыл бұрын
New subscriber here, really a great informative video Pete. Thank-you. You said the Mexican sunflower cannot be grown from seeds? I bought and grew mine from seeds, however, I do not know the botanical name of mine. Wikipedia only mentions Tithonia diversifolia, so I'm lost as to what I have. Do you know anything that might be different, mine from yours? Also, I might need to treat mine as an annual since I live in Western N.C. My garden is a large annual veggie garden with a would-be orchard and grapevine and the like. My entire crops are zero chemical and only natural biomass as fertilizer.
@aprilm95512 жыл бұрын
You probably grew Tithonia rotundifolia, which does produce seed (and is an annual). Were the flowers orange? The flowers of Tithonia diversifolia, that Pete is using, are yellow.
@johans1sw5 жыл бұрын
Great info would love to buy the plant from you since I'm unable to find it CA Bay Area