How to Grow a Vegetable Garden without Fertilizer & Soil Amendments

[@pn0606]

Tino reminds me of my dad's father. He was first generation Italian with a thick accent. Worked his butt off everyday to feed his 7 children. He had all his sons planting all summer long. Every inch of his yard front and back had potatoes, tomatoes, black seeded Simpson lettuce among other veggies. I always grow black seeded Simpson to honor him. Plus, they all hand spaded my cousins property every planting season. It's funny, I bought his old house off my dad's sister son my cousin. I make sure every spring my whole back yard is pumping out produce in his memory. Same ground he used and it's still great soil. He was a great man. He Taught my father how to grow. My father taught me and I'm grateful for both of them.

[@rennietaylor2011]

There was a book published many years ago and the title was "Quit Talking To Your Plants and Listen". It is a very good book. I took many suggestions from the book and put them into practice. I am 81 years old and I still use the items i learned.

[@climactic1]

Don't understand why you needed to announce that you were in a 'not so nice' neighborhood. Tino speaks very clear.

[@looneybinboss1]

He's an urban farmer. He is practicing the art of husbandry. He tends to his crop. He know its needs by paying attention, like one does with children.

[@robinlawson3574]

Excellent! One of my favorite episodes to date. Would LOVE if you could return and do a summer episode at his place!

[@SeaOrcRonnie]

John needs to wrap it up man. WRAP. IT. UP.! Videos are wayyyyyy too long.

[@mewendy1]

Danny Dinglehoff U know u can watch it at a faster speed...

[@poppopscarvinshop]

My Granny was a lot like him. The only thing she ever added to her garden was Cow, Goat, and Rabbit Manure. When we would go fishing, we would just get a shovel full of garden dirt and put it a bucket. It would always have enough worms to fish with all day! She Never plowed her garden, she just made a mound of dirt about a foot around and four inches tall and planted four seeds in every mound. Then she skipped and foot a did another one. She allowed two feet between rows. She did this ALL with just as hoe. Her garden was about 75' long by 50' wide. She made her last garden when she was 97 years old. She passed after that last garden was harvested and canned. She was Cherokee and 4'-6" tall. Awesome Video Jon, Thanks Much!

[@lisakukla459]

James White Wow, I bet she was an absolute wealth of knowledge!

[@mewendy1]

James White Inspirational!

[@lieblee3063]

Wow 97years old woman gardening. That’s my future🙏😘👍

[@lieblee3063]

James White love your grandma 👍😘🙏💗💗

[@murielkoch3962]

James White "t

[@maximilian333]

very cool video and John has a very open-minded way of interacting with people who don't agree with him- we could all learn something from this. It's important to know how to grow without expensive inputs especially when there are recessions

[@thebunnyfoofoo]

Tino needs his own KZbin gardening channel!

[@TessianLeakDesigns]

thebunnyfoofoo Yes he does! His garden is beautiful!!!

[@aimerz123]

I would have loved to watch Tino in action and listen to his wisdom, rather than our self righteous host. I watched the whole video because the techniques are great and inspiring, but I hate listening to the host mansplain everything.

[@highstandards6226]

@@aimerz123 👏👏👏💞

[@uncle_creepy2743]

no tino is a man and doesnt do what he does for the entertainment of others. yo go tino you da man keep on keeping on

[@MetalMario137]

@@aimerz123 Would you rather he provided so little detail that it would have been harder to re-create? If it wasn't for our 'self-righteous host' you probably wouldn't have been introduced to Tino's techniques. John's videos are crazy-long, but they're full of detail and it comes with a passion for gardening.

[@tsoukallos]

I’m 13 min in and you have insulted your host at least 3 times. Show some respect and greet your host when entering his property. Don’t criticize your host’s property location or size. You even said he was being cheap while in his house. He’s cost effective. Not cheap.

[@BetaCuckAlpha]

Cheap is not an insult. I can see this next generation is coming up to be very easily offended.

[@thereal702edge]

@@BetaCuckAlpha inexpensive = cheap. Agreed.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

You need to learn to pick and choose your battles. You also need to learn to read ones intent. Unfortunately you've failed on all three. It's okay you can learn from your mistakes as you mature.

[@tsoukallos]

​@@skatingcanuck9837 Ignorance is Bliss! I am 51 with working exposure in 9 countries as a senior exec with a major multinational, along with a degree in Int. business. Demonstrating basic human values such as respecting ones home is a given in most cultures around the globe. No point in arguing basic values with ignorant hosers who probably never had any cultural exposure beyond N. America and caribbean resorts. Dont waste my time and keep your ignorant advise to yourself.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

@@tsoukallos At 51 you are old enough that you should have learned how to pick and choose your battles and understand intention. If you watched the full video John mentioned multiple times how smart and intelligent his practises were. You missed the point entirely. Why are you watching gardening videos other than to spew hatred and "attempt" to intimidate and bully on youtube? Gardeners are peaceful, you are angry and hateful.

[@LibertyLeslie]

Crop rotation is more important in Texas than fertilizing. , I watched this twice and took notes so I don't forget to use the information. Basically ...I need to cover my wheel barrel...... make the drawers for starters and file the screwdriver to transplant the little babies...I also liked Tito"s seed shelf...Great video..great gardener.

[@jpetermaughan]

John, this is another good video from you. (Perhaps the introduction is a bit too long.) Tino is echoing the teaching of the renowned Elaine Ingham PhD, who says that there is no soil on Earth that does not contain enough nutrients to grow plants without additional amendments, provided that the proper soil biology is present to release those nutrients into plant available form. Tino has plenty of biology from his compost heap, as you pointed out. He doesn't need to use compost tea, because the biology is coming directly from the compost that he uses. Tino is a very astute guy. Well done, Tino!

[@julienne46]

i think Tino is not in his head but in his heart too....he is truly in tune to plants and nature and this is his success in growing...he loves what he does and he is connected!!

[@martylipke76]

good but talks waaaaaay toooo much!

[@chenyuto2730]

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[@kitsurubami]

Thank you for sharing! I hope you're able to visit Tino again in the future and share with us those food preparation techniques :)

[@lisakukla459]

Summer update! Summer update! Summer update! John, please go back and visit Tino again! What a great guy, and a great grassroots business model. I wish small-scale urban farming was more popular I think that's what's going to save us. That, and permaculture . Thanks for doing this video. One of my favorites so far. I know a follow-up in the summer would be popular.

[@patchesor362]

Tino is a very good and intuitive gardener! I like his idea of using what you have!

[@cwp2614]

I loved his raised beds with no actual “sides” but mounds of dirt. Able to use the sides to plant more seeds. Tino has great ways. Also, let the plants seek the water on their own. Loved the show. I’m in Kansas so we’re a bit colder till later, but great ways he uses his soil

[@ccnp1053]

OMG... I just spoke to Tino and this man is AMAZING!! He is like the Godfather of gardening and gave me such good advice concerning starting my own garden because I DO NOT have a green thumb. He has bee hives now and is growing Honey!! I hope he gets his own KZbin channel because we can all learn from this gardening master. If anyone reads this message, I hope they see he is very personable and is a master at his trade.

[@kenbrown438]

I talked to Tino , too !!!!

[@Lucy23171]

Best video yet- it is a daunting task to try to follow all of the rules of gardening including back to Eden and square-foot gardening and all the methods that contradict one another. This feels like gardening at the basics and i plan to try to employ some of this wisdom!

[@BlessedBaubles]

I agree except for Back to Eden Gardening because that method IS the simplest and that’s the whole point, same as Tino only Tino covers his soil with plastic to start the with plants. It’s the same, let nature do it’s thing. Beautiful simplicity, better p,ants, more healthy food. God is good.

[@sallymoiseff613]

Please visit again in summer. I would love to see that garden. Learned many great tips. I have to say, I agree with Tino on everything he said. Thanks!!

[@korinalatigo3167]

Sally Moiseff I would love to see what he’s growing right now. Hope to see another video soon!!

[@atripa645]

Tino for Department of Agriculture

[@casterofnotas]

Agree, wholeheartedly!

[@tatyanadavydenko2739]

Winner of a video, I have been researching "organic gardening photos" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Nonannah Hanulian Future - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my work buddy got great success with it.

[@Viva_la_natura]

Tino for the ministry of culture and sustainable living

[@LaydeeLia]

11 min in, and all that has happened so far is a *glimpse* of Tino (still no introduction!) and a tiller that Tino no longer uses! 😒 Just blah blah blathering 😬

[@Viva_la_natura]

@@LaydeeLia your comment is easily the most useless and mean-spirited on this thread. John does a great job explaining Tino's process and gardening philosophy. If you get to Tino"s interview you'll find he struggles with English. Your attention span needs some calisthenics. We have John to thanks for the fact there is a KZbin gardening community. Show some respect

[@aimerz123]

I wish you had shown Tino more. You didn’t even let him say hi in the beginning. He is inspiring and amazing and I understood his thick accent just fine without your “interpretation”! The man deserves a lot more respect than you gave him (and his neighborhood) in this video. He let you spend hours in his garden and explained all of his amazing techniques and you gave him 7min out of your babbling philosophical, “you guys”-ing hour long video. Wow.

[@ShelljetA1]

Yeah. Sure was condescending 😞

[@mattelmartillo]

Righhhhht? Rude comments about his neighborhood and 45 min we get to meet Tino.....ughhhh

[@elephantsong7782]

stop with the PC nonsense whilst trying to mould someone to suit you.his channel,his style.feel free to click away,bud..

[@joebarbosa9684]

@@elephantsong7782 What aimerz123 said has nothing to do with PC.

[@kimkrodel2162]

As soon as I heard "doesn't look like the best of neighbohoods" I was completely turned off. Not cool. Glad you called it out.

[@Toroloco777]

“You don’t need to go all these classes and listen all this crap” ~Tito lmao!

[@adambyrd5401]

I could understand basically everything he said. Another inspiring video John, keep up the good work bringing a healthier way of living to so many people.

[@GardeningwithLadyCheryl]

Thanks for sharing. I learned a lot from Tito.

[@JosephMorganVerne]

Cheryl’s Organic Food Forest **** TINO!!!

[@emilyhughes9139]

I understood Tino just fine. I would certainly like to hear more from Tino in another video. Love it!

[@tsmart727]

more demos less chatting

[@debbiesfarmplace7393]

Best quote, "By doing less, you've got more." Love it!

[@paperwork1125]

John, I've always suspected you are a millionaire or darn near it. I don't have that kind of budget. I like this Greek guy's method.I can afford to do it, not just watch some rich guy garden.

[@joadon-ell9272]

John seems to have a lot of money to spend on his hobbies

[@mediocrefloridaman]

@serendipidus1 No till people put mulch down in their beds for years that helps build the soil. Your plants should do fine planted in the ground with mulch on top and continue adding mulch over time and continue planting under the mulch. Don't mix it in. Grass clippings and leaves work good for mulch and if you cant drive or have mulch delivered, that may be your only option.

[@tinak.3022]

serendipidus1 You have given me some great ideas for my small garden that I will begin planting in tomorrow. I can’t dig into the soil due to health issues, so I’m forever grateful that I will have my friend come over to help me. I’ve never heard of the lasagna method of gardening. I’m going to look that up. Once more, thanks!

[@JZTechEngineering]

God u talk a lot

[@tinak.3022]

serendipidus1 Thanks a bunch!

[@TastyTrees916]

lol you straight said your guest lives in the ghetto

[@chickenlittlecocoa307]

twice

[@atripa645]

Then showed his address lol

[@ahicks414]

Nothing wrong with that. :D

[@elderlewisdykes1096]

Tasty Trees mm

[@BULPIN847]

try not to start problems try to solve problems like everybody else around here does

[@WizBoots]

One of, if not the best video i've seen on this channel! Thanks for sharing! Tino is a super inspiring guy. Sometimes the thought of putting so much money into gardening becomes incredibly discouraging, but with these tips I feel like getting outside & productive ASAP! Central FL here, keep on growin! If anyones reading this get outside today and make some progress, no matter what that progress is it all adds up!

[@dechinta]

I didn't know that you had a health condition where you almost lost your life. I'm so sorry to hear this, but glad it led you to gardening. Care to do a video on this? I grew up with my beloved Daddy who loved to garden, and my mother used to say, "If Ned said he wanted to go out and eat dirt, Joni would go get two spoons" and she was right. I would have. So gardening makes me feel close to my Daddy and I hope he is watching down on me and is proud of my gardening. I am disabled and this is why I am trying to do more gardening than in the past. My health is not good and gardening just about kills me, but I am determined to get nutritious food into my system. I can't work and only get $15 a month in food stamps, so growing my own food is a MUST. I think daily sunshine helps me, even if the exertion of digging just about does me in. So, please, let us know about your health and what led you to become so healthy now! :)

[@bekesize]

dechinta check out 'cheap, easy sprout growing' . It's very healthy and can be as simple as soaking beans in water overnight, then wrapping them up in a wet cloth and leave in a strainer for a couple of days.

[@gregschroer2314]

Just go out and forage wild weeds that are edible more nutrition in them then there are in those vegetables just don't spray your yard

[@wmluna381]

@@gregschroer2314 Yup, there are a ton of wild edible foraging videos out there. And of once you identify the plants wait till they seed or take cuttings and propagate them. I just grabbed 3 black raspberry canes last week from a wild area behind where my son took martial arts lessons and am rooting 15 cuttings out. There's always the guerrilla gardening (in secret / public) if you run big ambitions, but only have limited space.

[@karllayton7441]

You don't need CC for this. He is easy to understand. Great find with this garden! Does he grow other plants during the summer and spring?

[@elbourne]

If the soil rested in the shade of the undercroft of the old house for 100 years, in the humid conditions of Houston, the microbiology, bugs, worms, etc probably created some pretty good material to grow in, don't you think?

[@natural_gardening]

if there is not organic matter under the old house there is not life , if there is not life there is not fertility. start gardening on the top of mad .

[@RICHROOFER1]

sometimes we forget how simple it is and go astray,I agree with his way of growing

[@ourlegacy]

An interesting episode. I find his method of dense sowing and planting including on the slope of grow beds, the techniques of transplanting seedlings and growing seedlings in 100% compost fascinating. Definitely need to visit Tino again in the summer. I want to know if his practice of no amendment and fertilizer will work for long-term crops such as tomatoes, peppers and melons and if he is willing to subject his crops to brix tests.

[@joepmartine6065]

I would like to know how he does the weedcontrolling on the beds because he does not want to tearn the earth to much...does he just pull'm out by hand.. And wat does he do after the last harvest..does he cover them beds up with greens, Straw? or just the plastic? Did he build up these beds like Hugel beds? With wood under it? And like more people said...i would love to have updates from his garden later in the year...i would actually love to hear everything he does.. It is verry inspiring! Lovely greetings from the Netherlands

[@infamouscrook]

he chops and drops, does not pull. he mentioned it close to the end of the video. he uses the roots to feed the earthworms.

[@terrieanndiehl58]

Weeds dont grow few that do grow are easily removed young.

[@lancegordon5492]

Wow. Tino seems to be a really cool guy with a great philosophy but this was VERY disrespectful. When you talked to Tino, you said we need to listen more. Meanwhile, you spent probably 2 or 3 hours on this mans property, made a video that’s an hour long, and only spoke with the property owner for maybe 15 minutes. Additionally you don’t think we could understand him and his English was just fine! You said he lives in a bad neighborhood but it looked just fine!! You’re not giving this man the respect he deserves. Just let him tell his story. We probably already know yours.

[@AtiyaBox]

Strangely interesting that you referenced the neighborhood in a negative light. What does that have to do with anything?

[@cwp2614]

Sha Atiya Don’t get stuck on the small stuff. This was a show on the Free an Cheap which let’s us know that we can have great gardens in neighborhoods using little money.

[@gardenwitch3996]

It was unnecessary and unkind 😾

[@mediocrefloridaman]

@@gardenwitch3996 How was it unkind? Some people are less fortunate. Thats reality. How would you prefer that he words his videos in the future to not ruffle any feathers? Is he really not free to speak how he pleases without worrying about disrupting someones feeling? Do you as a viewer wish to mold him into the person YOU would like him to be? Is that right?

[@Indusxstan]

Andrew V Very good point. Truth is good and completely in order in a video like this, which is not about political correctness, but about dealing with reality the best that one can! The guy bristling is clearly himself living in a ghetto, that is why he is so touchy! And he will never get out of it because he thinks not mentioning it will make it go away 🤣🤣

[@myjourneytofit71]

@garden witch it's unkind because anyone with half a brain can make an assumption about the neighborhood on their own, meaning, it didn't have to be stated. Besides that, I don't think that tino would appreciate that being said.The video wasn't about the neighborhood, it's about gardening on the cheap. That doesn't apply only for the less fortunate. Basically, have enough knowledge to know how to speak about someone or something without putting them down.

[@jimsmij]

I've had success with infrequent, but deep watering. I think it mimics nature better.

[@thehealthadventurer6919]

I like Tino's philosophy with gardening! Simpler is best, less is more. Very inspiring 😀 It reminds me a lot of Dr. Elaine Ingham. I remember she said that if you add something to the soil, that should be a sign that there is something wrong with the biology in the soil, not necessarily that it needed more of that nutrient. She explains this in her talk on a video called something like "The Roots of Your Profits". I am still learning about all these different ideas about organic gardening before I get started and I'm really enjoying what I am learning! Love that John presented this perspective and would love to hear more on this from Tino!

[@lucybphone]

This may be my favorite episode ever! Thank you for sharing Gino's wisdom with us. I am truly impressed with what he has built. What a brilliant way to transplant quickly!!!!!

[@manavdhillon8271]

Lucy Brenton it’s tino love

[@SARJENT.]

I'd be curious to see brix readings of his stuff.

[@TubularBlakfacts-ex4tl]

This was a long video. I'm not even sure how I got here. I fell asleep watching something else and just ended up here. Thanks for sharing.

[@dandelion1627]

I totally fall in love with Tino's method in gardening with only natural resources and listening to the plants. I really truly hope all farmers and gardeners stay away from any chemicals and commercially-made fertilizers, mulches, and pesticides, etc. I would love to learn from Tino and will only buy vegetables from his garden that is totally organic and all the vegetables look amazing.

[@kmmsee]

Tino is a genius! thanks. love it

[@traceymariewade3435]

I missed this one, please let your guest speak longer and we can understand very well what he is saying.

[@joannadorothy]

Ye, yes. yes. I am so happy that more and more people understand this basic, old way of growing food. Permaculture is a way to go. Taking care of soil in this way bound CO _2 with soil. Modern agriculture has a huge part in too much CO_2 in earth atmosphere . Please, teach people so we can together turn things around for our own good and the good of our planet. Green blessing.

[@bullshoalsblues]

washing out the nutrients in his potting mix seems like a real waste. why not just dilute it with something more inert like sand and make it less concentrated and it will go further.

[@katedraus441]

So very true! There are many lessons to be learned here for those who do not yet understand this concept !

[@herostatuslol]

More tito

[@redherringbone]

Yes! Go back to Tino's in the Summer. Thumbs up. I'm always up for seeing how others gardens are doing.

[@bigmacblk]

Why you shoot on these people neiborhood lol.

[@natural_gardening]

Hellow everybody this is kostas, and this is my garden

[@swhite8381]

I do feel like we overthink gardening. It’s nature, we are not in control. It’s been happening well before we got here and it will be going on well after we leave.

[@ahicks414]

In my experience here in Omaha, Nebraska, we have clay soils and leaving most of the dirt undisturbed seems to work very well. I definitely agree with Tino that worm tunnels, etc. are the best. Drainage can be a problem here, too, but we have a lot of inclines and hills, which can help. Sometimes I luck out by throwing down some seeds, but more and more often I'm realizing that nature likes that. It prefers us doing less, most of the time.

[@dharris8758]

judging a book by its cover, could be a nice respectable neighborhood

[@gregledbetter5942]

one of my favorite episodes so far..I been watching at random for some time now. My teachers were very much like Tino.. sometimes I find new things in the world, but they never surpass the beauty and knowledge that mother nature provides. Like Tino said the seed knows everything, the worms are where they are naturally to be ect. because that is how things work, its only natural :) but I do keep a worm bin... they eat my kitchen scraps, and prepare the material for the compost site, human convenience ;)

[@ukulelelolo2175]

Since I don't like plastic, I start my seeds in eggshells right in the cardboard egg cartons. I poke a few drainage holes in the bottom with a pin. Then when I transplant them to my keyhole lasagna garden I crumble the shells and sprinkle them in the bed.

[@honeykai8274]

That is so smart. Imma do that. Thanks

[@Horse237]

Wow! Great idea. Might have to start eating eggs again. Or duck eggs because they are bigger.

[@OptimalLiving2.0]

WOW! I learned so much from this video. I totally agree with him about the plants seeking out what they need when we start them out right, they will learn to fend for themselves; basically the same as humans in life in terms of being resilient & self sufficient. Living In AZ I know certain plants, etc. are not adapted to desert life, so I agree with you John that there are a lot of variables. Loved this video, thx so much to you & Tito.

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

DITTO! Chicago zone 5 b and I fight with hubby all the time saying let the plants figure it out. be patient, and in the words of "Ferngully" :Let it grow.

[@cherylanderson3340]

At that point when he's flooding flats filled with his highly nutritious soil, in prep of planting tiny transplants: instead of letting that precious water - filled with nutrients - go to waste, we can collect it & use that to feed our more mature plants, as they're larger. I do this to make compost tea, with my composting material - even that compost which contains some veggies, tea bags & egg shells which have yet to break down completely. I put some in a big 5 gal bucket, along with some finished compost, & let it sit in the sun, while stirring a few times, for a few days. Then remove some with a dipper. Note: By pushing the big ladle into the matter, just enough that no solids get in, & just let the liquid flow over the edge of the ladle, I can then dilute that liquid in my watering can with the hose until it becomes a lighter color, & at the same time add more water to the 5 gal bucket & give it a few stirs. This way I can use it to water my outdoor plants in pots, rather than having to run out to buy a commercial fertilizer. The plants look so vital afterwards - within minutes - they seem to glow, so I've kept doing it. This "Tea" as most of you know, could also be used in a foliar feed, if diluted enough - & if needed, strained so the sprayer doesn't get clogged by even the tiniest bit of soil or veggie matter. This compost tea is strong smelling, so best used outdoors. If used on indoor plants, do be sure to not spill any on a rug or furniture.Have something to put under the watering can to catch any drips. A newspaper, or plastic bag...uh - both of these things are endangered species these days, so a boot tray or styrofoam box lid from those chicken wings you had delivered will do - just don't forget & set the watering can down on the rug or furniture as it might have drips running down the side... I usually want to open the windows & doors when I use this stuff inside, luckily I do this mostly during the mild to warm weather. The smell will be very "organic", but not harmful to breathe in, I don't think, but you could use a dust or cloth mask to be sure. The funky odor will be quickly assimilated by the plants, so most of the source of the smell will go away. With heavy feeders, like shrubs, & big house plants, this nutritious Tea could be poured onto the soil full strength maybe, but if diluted, it provides a weaker feeding, so is good to use in every watering. This gardener has come up with good ways which he's learned by doing, so I have great respect for the ways he is growing & selling well fed starts & produce. I saw he brought lots home, which didn't sell, which made me feel a bit sad. If I could, I'd buy some starts from him right now & have them mailed to me here in MA. Just hope he reads these comments as I think he could be selling his stuff online, & could be saving on his water bill, by collecting that rinse water to use on his plants in pots & in the beds. We all know how water is a part of our expense when gardening, so this way, he could get double use out of it when he tries to rinse excess nutrients out of the soil so the baby starts aren't overwhelmed with more nutrients than they can use. Now hopefully he can use this way to collect, save & repurpose that rinse water to feed his fuller plants, with established root systems. Thanks John for taking us to visit other people's gardens. Using old ice machines to compost in was sure unique & he was smart to see this as a way to use something that was on its way to being scrapped! However...BTW - did you need to say his neighborhood is kinda low rent/ AKA trashy, or say there were cockroaches in his compost? Yikes. That was such a slap in the face for this guy - who's - as you went on to exclaim - is doing everything he can to raise healthy plants. The thought of cockroaches in his compost is such turn off to most people. Now people in TX who see this may not want to risk buying his stuff as it might come with cockroach eggs. It's especially revolting in conjunction with food themes, right? Maybe you did see cockroaches, I don't know, but I wish for his sake you hadn't said that, - especially if it's not even true! Maybe those were Isopods, AKA Roly Polies, or soil beetles, which are beneficial in the compost pile, garden or lawn, as they eat things we don't want. Some of them are quite large, but some are small. There is a wood roach - a small, light brown colored critter, since he has put some wood at the top, there may be some of those that were hunting for insects in the breaking down wood, but I don't think they'd survive for long in a heavy wet mass of composting materials.

[@matthill420]

Why do you say the same stuff over and over again?

[@NoBSSurvival]

free and cheep is so me. I want to grow food with nothing store bought. kind of a doomsday or zombie survival garden. I would love to see more videos like this.

[@dechinta]

I understood Tino perfectly. I completely understand the communication with plants by just quietly watching them and they tell you everything they want. Loved this video!

[@theuglykwan]

I can't even imagine $5 for a lettuce! We'd lose our minds in the UK if a lettuce cost that much. In fact when weather led to shortage here in the UK, we got some iceberg imported from the US and they were like less than $2. Someone should produce that screw driver tool, maybe with some silicone on the top. That would totally sell. It's like an improved dibber.

[@hopeking3588]

I don't blame him for a fence. Privacy

[@GraceHead1]

Tino is awesome. I have to think that a key to his success is the density of the living roots left in the beds year round. I think we do ourselves a disservice whenever we clear out living roots and replant. He said he chops and cuts away but leave roots undisturbed. That plus the long / year-round growing season has built up great soil and harbored all the benefits of the soil-food web when nature is left alone.

[@briankane6547]

GOOD one - BUT - My old Brit ears will never get used to hearing "Compoast" ;¬)

[@kelseystengel8241]

You should ask Tino to come back again, this episode is one of my favorites and I had to search for it! Lol

[@albieoval1657]

0:43 he's been growing since a little kid? I stopped growing at age 5. I'm only 3 feet tall

[@newfguy1826]

That was awesome video. Tino is a star

[@garyjohn316]

Tito is my hero! Did you say that Tito just casts seeds on the starting mixture without adding soil on top of the seed??

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

You " don't really care!". Of course you do. You would not be putting out this video with such energy and application if you didn't. Lots of subjects tackled. 👍❤️⭐

[@thomasreto2997]

Very cool video John. I like Tinos modified screwdriver method of transplanting and also his philosophy of “the seed knows what to do if given a good environment”. I always like your videos, as you visit a great variety of people and places. I visited relatives in Houston as a child and remember seeing a scary amount of large raccoons chowing down by a dumpster in an apartment complex.....yep....he needs a fence🤙

[@hermiea6854]

Too much talking.

[@Viva_la_natura]

Similar methods to Charles Dowding's "No Dig" gardening, only Charles continues to add compost at the end of the growing season. I understand that the worms in healthy ground provide soil fertility and also a natural passive tilling, but how do you continue to feed the worms without some kind of input back into the soil? Even mulching the beds with leaves like Patrick Dolan of One Yard Revolution, or adding some kind of manure like Curtis Stone's SPIN farming.

[@Viva_la_natura]

Nitrogen fixing cover crops with their roots left in the ground would explain why he wouldn't need to fertilize the beds. I didn't see too many heavy feeders, and if he's not removing the roots, the root decomposition would feed the worms...If your purpose is to simply grow greens this works, if your growing "roots and fruits", you're going to need to give back at some point. Even Paul Gautschi fertilizes "Eden" with chicken and green waste manure.

[@ranaplocher2410]

He held out his hands i think and said they were really concentrated in thick spots

[@mewendy1]

Paul D Love Mr. Dowding & OYR.

[@TheSpoonyluvin]

Lesson: "Unlike rock, there's more than one way to garden."

[@catherinemcmartin8275]

Plants are alive and have a consciousness just like we do. Talk to them, they enjoy that! Thanks for the video.

[@BaltimoresBerzerker]

if that's a rough neighborhood...my hometown was Mogadishu lol

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

if this is 'winter ' there, I am curious to see summer!

[@garyjohn316]

Very hot and humid, and rains all the time, so you don't have to water that much.

[@ingeleonora-denouden6222]

Gary H I did not know there are climates with a rainy summer

[@joerana]

That happens here in Brazil, too. We are in the middle of the summer(30-38ºC) and it rained yesterday. Since the sky is cloudy right now, I think's gonna rain later.

[@sarahmortimer6896]

If you want a rainy summer try the UK and Ireland. Rainy winter,spring and autumn too.

[@jdickers11]

In Houston summer, it rains lightly in the afternoon about half of the time. Then every two or three weeks, there's a big storm with a couple inches of rain. It's rainier in the Spring, of course.

[@2024reminders]

I noticed VERY VERY surprising and PROFOUND thing about ROCKS/crystals rockdust etc..it's not about gardening but the amazing power of rocks...I have a clay pot that I store water for drinking...I have had for a year and always had issues with white mold/mildew developing despite THOROUGHLY CLEANING!!! Howver my dad told me add rocks the FIRST DAY I added rocks and not even insode the pot on the base OUTSIDE OF THE POT (being placed in a metal container as the pot sips out water)....yet placing the colourful rocks there on day 1 I instantly noticed mold/mildew REDUCTION!!! Nowadays I don't even clean the pot as much or at all for that matter and the white mold on the pot is dying off and reducing...it's as if the rocks contain so much essential minerals and salts or something that reduces and eradicates bad bacteria....John you are right about rockdust...I was more convinced about it especially when listening to John as he was the first person I heard of benefits for rockdust..otherwise I would have NOT paid attention to the white mold and it would not have made sense with knowledge of rocks and it's benefits

[@vov-voiceofvictims]

Lost patience before u came to the actual subject .......so did not watch the video

[@SanctuaryGardenLiving]

Really enjoyed this. Wisdom comes from listening with the heart from a quiet place. 💚🙏🏽

[@m.h.1327]

I also noticed the comment about the neighborhood...and it was unkind and unnecessary!!!!! I also noticed that he said a couple of times that he "doesn't care" whether the viewer chooses to "eat the right food", or "take care of its body" or plant "using his technique". So what is the point?? If you don't care...why make the videos???? It sounds so self-serving and reckless!!! That's what is wrong with the world today...LACK OF SENSITIVITY AND COMPASSION FOR OTHERS!!! WTH

[@twowheeler120]

As a professional (retired) that has worked with kids for the past 15 years of all walks of life and social status nothing upsets me more than self riotous uninformed ignorant comments like 49:58 about raising kids. I have the unique experience of not only going to school for but, having worked with hundreds of kids. That has nothing to do with how they turn out. It has more to do with the long forgotten "it takes a village to raise kids". A perfect example is when he interviews Dr Earth. Dr Earth had the support of his parents and is much more successful than this guy. The number one problem with kids these days are parents who are not open to suggestion and that are too close minded about matters regarding their own children. Defensiveness when trying to discuss solutions and allowing them to do what ever they want and not having consequences when they do something wrong, Having worked with rich, poor, middle class kids I can tell you the number one problem is the parents period. When I first stared watching this guys videos when he first began I did not think he would let the popularity get to his head the way he has. I mean he said the same thing to Dr Earth who is a successful person .Turn the blinders off man.

[@lisatran4361]

My dad are the same as tino. He doesn’t used fertilizer or buy any soil. Even the free soil. He doesn’t want me to bring it to my garden. Used what my soil provided. Even if the vegetables are smaller, it’s ok. Totally organic. I’m looking for a best way to make my soil indoor as organic as possible. Winter is coming and I have to bring my plant in. U have any ideas?

[@raphibullet9306]

Very poor you didn't introduce Tino to us and even more to pay respect to him. Meaning you walked past him in the beginning by totally ignoring him. I know you John didn't mean it that way...but this is a major mistake and makes it akward as well for us. Sure you have learned in the last 4 years, loving your vids generally. PS: Tino's english is great...not sure how you say you need to speak for him? Can anyone here not understand Tino (min 45)?

[@annegranger6667]

Tino and Charles Dowding need to compare notes. Small differences, such as Charles uses primaraly hot compost and starts most of his garden in flats of his greenhouse otherwise their styles are alsostidentical. I adoped the no dig compost method 5 years ago after 30 years of traditional gardening and couldn't be happier with the results. 25% of time with bigger and healthier harvests. Tino could make a lot of money writing books and posting to KZbin. His knowledge and instincts reflect what the garden is all about. Work with nature and not against it..

[@donnawarrender878]

You can remove the word “guys” from your vocabulary. Repetitive and not necessary. Instead of “I want to show you guys ...”, the phrase “I want to show you...” would suffice.

[@unitedstatesdale]

Tino, έχετε έναν υπέροχο κήπο που μιλάει σε όλους μας. Σας ευχαριστώ και δείχνετε όλη τη Γη. Tino, échete énan ypérocho kípo pou miláei se ólous mas. Sas efcharistó kai deíchnete óli ti Gi. Thanks Tino

[@gwdavidson065]

Tito is right, compost tea is a waste of time, I had even tried your raised beef mix, spent $3000.00 to build the soil and it barely grew anything, Now I just grow on the ground and my plants do really well.

[@gloriayoung392]

I like his style

[@Arijack87]

First off Tino was very much able to understand his english. Second john you insulted the man several times before stepping into his property. Third You didnt introduce tino or say hi to him. Fourth you tend to ramble on a lot and stated several times about you not agreeing with what he does mostly. Just because someone has different views doesn't mean they are wrong. You are guest in someone homes dont insult their home or them its unnecessary and rude. It just speaks of your character. I have watched several videos. You do this a lot if someone doesn't seem to live to a standard you do. I love Tinos methods and how to spend less on gardening. People didnt do all the extra when gardening back in olden days. Tino should have his own gardening channel. His methods seem to be more in line with most people's budgets. Lastly rushing off to talk about being late to dinner. When he offered to fix you a salad you decline and say it almost dinnertime. I have seen you try and eat stuff off others properties but you decline to do so there. 🧐 I wonder why

[@LaIndia1717]

I live in a very nice suburbs and I don't have a nice garden like Tino has. I would never have the audacity to visit someone who was kind enough to invite me to his home amd publicly insult his neighborhood! 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@cahoonm]

Watched lot of raised gardening videos, but this by far was the best. Loved Tito and John you grew on me and made me smile more than once. Tito for President as I know he would get rid of "all the crap" we don't need lol..

[@melissarmt7330]

Another great video, John! I"m going to make myself a "transplant tool" and use this technique. What's the new salad making technique?

[@wendyeames5758]

please keep to gardening & not socioeconomic judgement. Your opening line was really insulting. think how a person might feel who lives there, heard about your video, went to watch it & heard that, not very nice.

[@missrosys286]

Am sorry to say that you talk too much, I advise that getting straight to point quicker will save you from loosing subscribers and viewers, try to make it brief and simple than talking for too long.

[@bobgolden939]

You don't really care alot, for a guy who really cares alot. :)

[@memascabin1186]

I don’t believe what you said when you said I don’t really care! If you didn’t care I don’t believe you would be doing what you do to help people see different ways to grow things ok

[@lauramroberts07]

Yes, please go back and talk to him. I have a friend who believes in chemicals and such and we have to agree to disagree many times, but she is always amazed when she sees pictures of my garden.

[@ethancunningham3499]

i put out a dish of tropical fruits under a cardboard box and a stick, by morning the fruit was gone! I didnt nab me a John sadly :'(