How To Create an INSTANT Garden

[@teg31-949]

JOSH, I just gotta say, this is the MOST informational, clear to understand video of beginning a garden I have ever seen! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I wrote down each step in my notebook. I am 65 and have only really gardened for a few years in 6b. I learn from your videos and from mistakes I make. I love lettuce and will look up some of that you planted. Thanks so much, again, you are a goldmine of information for me!!!!!!

[@liorajimenez3085]

Hey 6b! I'm 6b, too! Agree about this being very informational!

[@bobbiejofouts1708]

I agree with Diane that you, Josh, are a goldmine of information. Thank you so much! This will help me garden more efficiently.

[@cygna1237]

This is really an excellent way to garden. You can get chicken manure at Home Depot I think if you can't find a farm. Peat also helps in CA in sandy soil. Just a small bag goes a long way mixed with the dirt.

[@gretchenburton7184]

Thank you! So informative. Need to grow indoors tho. If I move growing a garden is #1 priority.

[@lisakukla459]

I'm in 6b, too! Hello from Tulsa! Well, it's been a year; How'd it go??

[@DebiRose062]

Instant garden. Grass, mulched Manure, Food scraps, Water. Cardboard (2 layers), Topsoil 3 to 4 inches. Water well. Compost topping; 1/2 inch to a couple. Water again. Plant seeds.

[@marlenerodulfa4397]

+ coffee grounds

[@jefferyalpha803]

Can’t stand the smell of manure, though.

[@dorarolfzen4132]

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[@pricer39]

@@jefferyalpha803 you probably hate the odor of manure because it's NOT your food. It is food for the plant. They LOVE animal (and our) wastes including manure, urine and CO2.

[@dorothysalomons6136]

@@jefferyalpha803 try to get some old, well rotted manure

[@dennism5565]

you are a well spoken and well versed person. Your presentation was not boring and filled with "stuffer words" like some channels. And, the editing was great. New subscriber.

[@dahisano]

Best gardening video I’ve watched in a long time. Never thought of NOT DIGGING my garden beds. I’ve always dug in 3-6 inches out of fear of grass re-growth. So easy! Thank you!

[@annarodriguez9868]

Thank you! I'm a widow and everything has gotten so expensive! I have been considering turning one of my flowerbeds into a vegetable garden and didn't know where to start, but your video has been a great help. I've been thinking of planting squash and green beans in the back row so they can climb and carrots and lettuce in the front. It's March and the weather in California is not very cold so I should be able to prepare the soil and get started. Thanks again and God bless you!

[@sagimomma2973]

I feel like prices and availability are going to be horrible soon and that’s why I’m starting a garden as well

[@HonorableBeniah-A]

@@sagimomma2973 we have President Biden in Office so you don’t have to worry, he’ll take care of us, but look out if Trump gets in there 2024, it will get really bad, really quick.

[@AdamandI]

@@HonorableBeniah-A lol exactly why we are all here learning how to start a garden now .. Never did I think I needed to start a garden when Trump was in office, and now, here I am smdh Jesus take the wheel LETS GO BRANDON Jesus saves

[@AdamandI]

@@HonorableBeniah-A idiot

[@sagimomma2973]

@@HonorableBeniah-A you’re an idiot. Lol

[@donnap587]

I enjoyed this episode and gardening, but what I really liked when's that background scenery, those mountains are beautiful.

[@brightstarr57]

I agree!

[@brightstarr57]

Great video...looks so easy! Thanks!

[@kristinatidwell6563]

If you have a single Goose, put it into the chicken pens. It will defend the chickens against predators. If you get a 2nd goose it will bond to an opposite sex for life so then it won't defend the chickens. FYI.

[@mariagarcia-lm8wl]

@@brightstarr57 ppp0

[@loradietmeyer4416]

Where is this farm located in the country? Looks like our area in the northwest.

[@lorirolison2502]

Just recently found your videos; so very inspiring. This INSTANT garden video is just what I needed. I became a widow 5 years ago; my husband was an intense organic gardener. Over the years he built several deep beds in our yard and MADE the soil himself. Suffice to say that since he's been gone those beds, other gardening types and projects have been sorely neglected. I have retained some of what I learned from him but don't have the time and deep passion for it that he did. Really feeling guilty about my lack of effort; because I know how important self sustainability is. Planning to use your methods and tips to help me carry on my husbands legacy; even if in a smaller way. GOD works in mysterious ways!!

[@TheLhendrick]

Geese are awesome gardeners. My parents had 20 acres of strawberries and we used geese for slugs and bug management.

[@happyheartgardening]

I came across your channel as i was watching other homesteaders and i am astounded by how you could put a garden in in SO little time and at low cost. Thank you for sharing... Going to try this in the fall and let it over winter like you said.

[@bradfordpalmer2298]

You showed several characteristics families need to return : mainly asking your family for help! Parenting is in dire straits. Thanks Josh, looks like you have it going on!

[@mammacass5311]

Can we see an update on this bed please. Thank you

[@linak7155]

Wow! Just today my husband's son was telling him about how he's decided to grow a small garden and putting down cardboard .as one of the layers. I thought it was a crazy idea...until I hear about the practicality of doing so. It makes me want to do the same!🌱🌿

[@BevK1941Kreutzer]

Cardboard works pure magic.

[@janninah2o]

You seen the video Paul Gauchi? Garden of Eden so amazing also same technique

[@valvanorden5843]

How will you keep rabbits out? My husband urinated in a bottle in garage then pours the urine around periphery of garden. Never had deer or racoons or opossum. We live in SW Michigan so there's an abundance of wildlife.

[@valvanorden5843]

My hubby and I don't compost our eggshells or coffee grounds...he doesn't like compost fixings hanging around and getting on our floor. I need to be more persuasive proactive on that one. Our cats get into stuff on kitchen counters.

[@valvanorden5843]

Chicken manure is magic

[@BlackMamaSuperHero]

I started my garden this way as well as by using brown paper bags.

[@sherrilynnnelson7050]

The gosling was the cutest little helper ever!

[@-kepha8828]

Thanks for this video, I learned alot! The funniest part of the video was around the 17:40 mark. Where he probably ment to say "we are trying to grow as much food as possible", but he accidently said "were trying to grow as much food and POT as possible". Lol, growing pot. Now we know.

[@superman-rp5fu]

I love this family! It does my heart good to see them blessed! I know we are commanded not to covet thy neighbor's stuff/life but if I were ever going to..... I'D PICK YOU JOSH!:) May God continue to Bless you and yours!:)

[@tessbennett3796]

I love these videos. I bought a smidge over 2 acres of raw land and I'm a little overwhelmed about where to start as we're heading into winter. Thanks for the bed prepping guidance for spring planting.

[@loopified000]

You can do this Tess!! Baby steps Sis!

[@LashusJourney]

Awesome, just start slow. Baby steps.

[@lorirode-off]

Congratulations!!

[@mariannedudley2141]

What do you use to prevent 'bad bugs' from destroying your crop?

[@clarezajac3276]

@@mariannedudley2141 diatamatious earth, sprinkling on the plants when they're dry. If it's wet it won't work but it's really wet so you can just do it again when it's dry

[@thebluebutterfly5177]

I love how much you love your wife. God bless. And the landscape is like heaven, well I don’t know but absolutely beautiful. This is brilliant.

[@cbvickers4044]

Great video Josh! I'm going to share your video for all the suburban beginner gardeners to watch and realize ITS NOT THAT HARD to produce your own food. Also, wow, what a great place to live. Love the video backdrop. Your family is so lucky!

[@reneespring834]

I follow Charles Dowding from the UK, great info about no dig gardening. He simplifies your method, cardboard right over the grass, compost on top and plant right into compost. I have used this method with great success this year.

[@robotics4kids]

I followed your directions a year ago and my garden was great! I tripled my garden doing the very same thing this last fall. Thanks so much, it has made such a difference.

[@accessories9390]

Thank you for blessing us with your knowledge. I’ve learned a lot from this video. May God bless you and your family abundantly.

[@singalottasongs]

It's so weird, but I started throwing my coffee grounds and scrap directly into my garden bed last fall. I even just left my pumpkins that I had on the porch from fall in there.. 😂 Now I have a Bed Full of pumpkins and I didn't have to do anything but rake the materials around this spring and add a little soil on top. before they started to grow. I have zero gardening experience except for planting flowers.

[@lorrainemacneill9687]

M look o

[@colleencurato3110]

It is AMAZING what will just grow without much effort!!

[@colleencurato3110]

I have had old tomatoes; from plants; fall off and come up in the spring .. They were covered with leaves over the winter...and grow into beautiful 🍅 tomato plants! I would think scraps from tomatoes would work..as long as there is seed....no guarantees...but ya just never know!!

[@cygna1237]

I had a stopped drain and threw my dishwater out, and it had tomato seeds in it that I didn't know. I also tossed a few scraps out. Now I have 10 wild tomato plants. Plus another came up, but it will have to be taken elsewhere as it came up in my walking path. I suspect birds on that one. haha I didn't get any tomatoes off of them yet. There has been a lot of ash in the valley sky from fires. The sky is clearing now, and they are blooming again. My okra gave me 10 lbs off two plants put in an old galvanized tub. The birds planted me a mulberry tree years ago.

[@MatneyResells]

Great tips

[@lmarie3834]

The baby goose was my favorite part. Darling!

[@ladytiedi]

I greatly appreciate your videos for so many reasons: all things I'm interesting in, your explanations are concise with many tips (how do you know so very much?!), you voice is kind and reassuring, your take on life makes sense to me AND your property and the scenery around you is spectacular! Thank you for sharing all this! Including your li'l goose hahahaha

[@Leanansidhe777]

Good work, good video. Thank you for the step by step. Many people don't know where to begin. My father used to do things in the gardens like you just did. He always had top notch gardens and landscapes.

[@Zizzyyzz]

The 🐣 was the cutest li'l thing!

[@melinda6024]

Your homestead is my kind of paradise

[@plantbasedmamamcmillan1449]

I love this method. I'll be so glad when I can start a real garden and not just the little containers on our balcony.

[@ursinidaho]

Thank you! I learned so much from watching you go through the steps. I am inspired to get my soil ready and turn my compost. Now I will keep the coffee grounds separate and use only organic coffee. I didn't think about chemicals in my coffee! What a beautiful setting you live in! Truly God's country! My favourite time of year is the spring here in North Idaho. Thank you for all of these super informative videos! You guys are great teachers!!!!

[@hotartesian4163]

I use organic coffee when I can, but sometimes the conventional or flavored grounds make their way into the system. So far no apparent harm and usually the free ranging chickens eat them up. Chickens LOVE their coffee! I never would have thought to let the poultry have at the grounds except several veterinarian friends feed them to their turkeys or hens.

[@Riverside_Homestead_Off_Grid]

I had a goose, he died age 25. He was part of the family. He was the best alert system we had. He was a very special goose. We were very sad when a stray dog killed him.

[@judithkopchak2291]

Thank you for demonstrating soil layers needed for growing food! Excellent explanation for newbies!

[@jovoorheescollinsmphbsnbch6245]

What an excellent tutorial!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the world 🙏 I have never made a garden bed before, but you showed how really super easy it is to do 💯 so now I feel confident that I can do this, quickly, and without actually even having to ask my husband for help 👌💯 I'm excited 😊

[@jenniferrice5877]

Kitchen goose is there in his managerial capacity; a visit by quality control. Small, but, mighty.

[@carmiejones8289]

Loved this. Sure hoping you will do follow up videos through the different stages of growth and harvesting.

[@r.g8649]

Baby duck 🦆 so cute 🥰

[@itahayes6165]

Thanks for a great video Josh, growing micro greens for the first year until the cardboard breaks down is such a great plan. Isn’t this the cut and come again method, when you harvest with a scissors, the plant will keeps growing, when you don’t disturb the roots. Awesome.

[@ayisha1978]

Great video, I've never actually heard these detailed instructions for watering seeds and seedlings before, thank you for the thoroughness of this important information, I tried to grow a garden a few years back and it didn't do so well, I think largely because there was a problem with watering.

[@cygna1237]

This is an excellent garden vid. These are techniques my grandfather taught me.

[@kennethhopson7087]

If you raise more cabbage than you can use, you can pull them up by the roots. Then you dig a hole and put the cabbage head in the hole. Cover the cabbage leaving the roots sticking up. Then you can go out anytime the weather is above freezing and pull the cabbage out of the ground and shake the dirt off and pull the outer leaves off. It's like going out in the summer and getting fresh cabbage.

[@AndreasCreations]

Excellent video! Straightforward and easy to understand. Thank you.

[@rebeccadees2300]

Thank you for sharing... You've given me hope that I at 70+years can do this.

[@epiphanydivine3828]

I really enjoyed watching this video. I love gardening, but I am not able to at this time. As soon as I am able, I will do a quick garden like this one. Thank you so much for doing this video.

[@Grabfma040508]

I too am late on saving scraps and don’t drink coffee . I am 66 and on my own . Never done this before in this back yard . I will have to do the store bought fertilizer. Going to do a small bed of veggies and some flowers . Mr. Thomas thank you for your Inspiration to start this garden

[@peterlyons8793]

@@Grabfma040508 You never planted a vegetable garden?

[@deanablythe9394]

Thanks for sharing, this is most helpful, seeing the whole process, is much appreciated.

[@HomesteadingFamily]

Glad it was helpful!

[@desire4liberation]

That is so wonderful... you are so helpful to so many people and I want to thank you!! I will start a new bed this fall in this method GREAT!!!

[@HomeandHearthHomestead]

Such fantastic information! Thank you so much. But can we take a moment and talk about the little gosling? So, so sweet! "I hep you dad, I hep you!" So precious...takes me back to when we raised ducks. We didn't use them for food, just occasional eggs, mostly pets. I miss those little buggers.😇💕

[@tional5266]

That was amazing! Thank you so much for the instruction, now to pick a spot

[@SereneVoice1]

I just adore that part of the country and I want to come live with ya'll!

[@DailyLifeandNature]

Beautiful garden and home stead video, thanks for sharing to us such amazing informative and educational

[@pamelaandrade6930]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, love all the family videos.

[@lkywyfable]

Thanks, well done! Clear, concise, well photographed, easily understood. 😊❤️🤗 Very useful 🌱🌿🍃 Thanks

[@phoenixrising323susanburnl8]

We all need to start learning how to do all this without electricity or any fuel based equipment or purchased items...just in case all those things aren't available. Great video Josh !!! TY so much 💓

[@sharonlynch3506]

I love y'all I have learned a lot of awesome things I think the mist thing I love about you and your family is that awesome area where y'all live that's the most beautiful place I've ever seen it just makes everything more awesomer

[@lindamorgan6734]

Omg...you are so inspiring...I have just found you and I rejoice in your knowledge...thank-you... I have so many questions...but I pray God will bless you and yours..

[@mikerockwood4475]

What a wonderful way to educate people. Thank you, Sir .

[@shermdog6969]

That 🐥 stole the show.

[@LifeWithMrsB]

This was so interesting!! And what beautiful views you guys have! So relaxing!

[@50ishsue]

Hi, I'm in South Wales UK. Really enjoyed this vid,especially the baby goose🐥I'm following . What a beautiful home you guys have . Thanks 🙋

[@felineth56]

Love people like you, I like your vibes! Your land is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us, time for me to get started in my little yard, I want to grow some purple sweet potatoes!

[@chillnriverview7153]

I love it...and that baby goose, AWESOME!🐥

[@Calmedseas]

Love watching your videos....y'all are living my dream life! ❤ God bless!

[@smas3256]

This is so simple. Hope many try it at least. In our 70's 6b no dig a few years now. Tilling weeding was a turnoff and almost quit. No till. The way to go in back yards

[@notmyfault6835]

Those furrows are beautifully done. Blessings from San Diego.

[@hotartesian4163]

Nice vid. Love the little fuzzy helper! This is my favorite way to garden, too. Except I am blessed with quack grass, which is very high in nitrogen and other nutrients. I don't cut it down, but place cardboard or multiple layers of paper over the top of deeply watered grass, and water that in, as there will always be a strong wind blowing as soon as I bring out the paper! I top the carbon barrier with old hay to a foot thick, and saturate that as well. The hay is a mix of quack before going to seed, of course, and alfalfa and fescues, etc. Next I go out to the hen house outdoor run and dig the top 3 or 4 inches off to one side, and remove the soil underneath that area down to a depth of 1 foot. This soil is a rich compost and is placed onto the hay mulch of the new bed to a depth of between 8 inches to a little over a foot, depending on what I will seed into it. Greens are great for that first season of growth, but I find that squashes and even corn can develop deep roots right through the cardboard or paper because of the earthworm activity going on below. In my situation things decompose very quickly from the bottom up. Any grasses or weeds that come through, or that blew onto the bed and then took root is so easy to pull and leave on the bed to dry up and then go back into the soil. I am always looking for more grass clippings or old hay to throw down on top of the bed. This method gives my family and friends quick and easy access to a great supply of fat worms for fishing, too!

[@tinaspears6769]

I’m so grateful I stumbled across this video! Super loaded with tons of very helpful info! Just what I needed to see! Thanks for sharing! ✌🏻💚🙏🏻😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@judigrumm7190]

Fantastic. Remember there are symbiotic plants to plant together. Radishes/ carrots... corn/ beans... look them up for best garden use.

[@laurachastain7116]

THANKS JOSH, we look forward to seeing this as it grows!!!

[@sandrahair3625]

I’m highly impressed with this method of creating a new bed without hours of major backbreaking work. So much easier and efficient than the old fashioned way of doing a garden. I’ve never been one for tillers in my mind you’re adding bad things when tilling from the oil and fuel that people spill or use for lubrication of the tines. Yes I’ve been doing the old shoveling and hand cleaning. Thank you very much for saving me my back as I’m getting up in age. Many blessings to you and your family.

[@Riverside_Homestead_Off_Grid]

Thank you! I'm late, because we're moving in August, but with this method I can grow food even this year on my completly unprepared and overgrown land!

[@tworebelsoffgrid]

Excellent information and great for people that only have a small space to work in or want to get something started quickly and easily! Can’t wait to get started on our garden here in AZ!

[@universallove3673]

Great information and easy to understand! This video was very therapeutic for me, as I watched you garden. I know I will enjoy doing this 💚👍

[@radub.3947]

Wow, you're sprinkling that bed with magic rainbow water. You garden wizard you... No wonder the veggies grow so nice for you :D

[@kimwalders8781]

Great video. Thanks for you knowledge. Loved the Baby Goose. Happy Mother’s Day to Caroline! Enjoy your day with your family. 💕

[@hjd832]

Good to remind myself of this …

[@carolschlosser2716]

Thank you 😊 You make it so simple to understand. I have put off gardening for years because of some people's complicated procedures. Have a nice day.

[@lorirode-off]

I have seen some people just scatter the seeds and harvest. They don't seem to have weed issues.

[@GreatGrannyFreeBird]

what an educational video. Love the use of compost before it's very much decomposed. That's our ancestors way (using every saying at all different stages).

[@simplyraisingarrows7369]

Thanks for this I had a very small raised bed this season now I’m going to expand it !

[@simplyraisingarrows7369]

I made the mistake of putting in vines with my garden and it took over

[@colleencurato3110]

@@simplyraisingarrows7369 .. I spent WEEKS digging vines out by the roots...sooo much work to get rid of them...

[@sdl5731]

@@simplyraisingarrows7369 what do you mean vines?

[@louisecook6483]

Just found your channel, I'm in the UK and our weather is very different but I found this a wonderful way to start new beds easily to feed the family. Thank you ❤️

[@janebishop5885]

Good practical gardening, thank you, and duckie apparently is checking it all out and picking up pointers too.

[@mildredwilkins5781]

I now call the worms "" my employees"". They do an excellent job. With leaf mulch from the city's recycling place and then layers and layers of all these options as my Millie's bed I created a 10" bed for sweet potatoes, on TOP of the clay. HUGE sweet potato crop with lots giant potatos as well as smaller ones. I did EVERYTHING he said EXCEPT I started on clay, with the sheet cardboard NEXT. Then all the layers. Planted immediately. Great results!!!! I'M 71, first year garden in 2021. Awesome results

[@joannpuckett2060]

We crush the egg shells and them back to the chicken. It helps the chickens lay a harder shell. Therefore harder the shell the less likely not to get cracked in the nesting box.

[@thompsonla77]

Thank You soooo Much !!! I love this Instant Garden Approach made easy! Rectangled shaped bed 30 inches wide 1. CUT Grass, Save grass for next step 2. use cut grass as 1st layer 3. 2nd layers food scraps 4. Only ORGANIC coffee grounds 5. Cow manure 6. Water it Real Good soaked... very wet 7. smooth it, make it flat 8.Cardboard need to be soaked,non glossy,no plastic (2 layers), 9.Topsoil 3 to 4 inches. 10.Water well. 11.Compost topping; 1/2 inch to a couple. 12.Water again. 13.Plant seeds.

[@aromaofhope]

What a good simple way to get started. Thank you! I'm going to be looking for an update!

[@jasonmoss6891]

What a beautiful view; no wonder you are so connected to Mother Nature. I hope this video continues to pay you for many years. Thank you for showing people garden plots. As a society, we have allowed ourselves to become overly dependent on others for too many things. That's not all bad, it's just our nature. It is also in our nature to commune with the earth. Anything you do in the realm of a food plot is empowering. It is a great therapy to stick a cutting or a seed into the soil. Grab a pencil poke a hole and drop in a seed. The more food you make in your back yard the more you can avoid packaged unnatural foodstuffs. Grow a plant no matter where you are.

[@NashRambler]

Love your videos. Five gallon buckets are an essential tool in our garden

[@calmheart1782]

Wish I could give this two thumbs up! Thank you. And the goose was precious!

[@lise-annedore8935]

Amazing! I just planted more veggies 😋

[@hollydecker9581]

Gardening in west Texas is it's own animal. Successfully growing tomatoes is practically a miracle. Looking at your background everything including the weeds and trees are a glorious green.

[@95646od]

Awesome to see the step by step process!! Very helpful! Thank you!!

[@annphilbeck5174]

Thanks!!! I see God's glory everywhere!!!

[@chopis531]

Always great content. I love waking up to Homesteading Family videos on the weekend. Thanks and good luck with harvest this year!

[@bobbiejofouts1708]

Probably as long as there's not a natural disaster, Josh doesn't need luck. He knows well what the soil needs.

[@bjulianaleo3025]

THE Baby GOOSE stole the SHOW!!! LOL

[@1nicenurse]

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[@1nicenurse]

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[@Anonymous-km5pj]

baby goose....., praise God

[@faustinaadams5170]

Have learnt so much from this video as a beginner . The bed measurements, the layers, location, water, etc. Thanks a lot.

[@MidWayPiper]

That was a fantastic step by step. I be sure to suggest this a resource for people interested in starting a garden. I give all of my food scraps to my chickens in their run along with all yard waste and then every once in a while screen out some of the material and spread that in my garden like in the back to eden film. My garden veggies love it!!

[@tommielourogers4327]

Great video and I loved the visit from the gosling. Too cute!

[@vickismallwood2082]

I just got this and was delighted thank you for showing this. I will be doing this method this year and with this video just now showing up it gives me time to save up scraps and cardboard. Thank you so much for this information Josh. You and Carolyn are the best.

[@Ps2352]

One stop for answering a lot of questions I have! Been watching older as while as new videos of yours. Thanks!

[@sonialeecoleman-callinder3742]

This is my first time watching you, i am enjoying your video. I don’t have a lot of space but I do use containers and it’s working out nice. I think I get more from the containers than the space I have. You should give that baby Goose a name he/she is very cute.

[@elizabethjansen2684]

Not a good idea to name something you will be eating in the future. Can't say that is what they plan but something to keep in mind.

[@bones6978]

Woah what's a beautiful place to live, imagine waking up to that every morning.

[@wildabezet860]

What a lot of great information. I am amazed at how neat it turned out!