How to Make a No-Till Garden with Compost!

Our fall vegetable transplants are quickly outgrowing their seed trays, so it's time to start getting some of these babies in the ground.
Join us as we'll show you how we're converting more of our garden plots to no-till, and how we plan on planting the new no-till plots in the first season.
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[@indyme2]

Travis man, You sure do have excellent taste in music. I loved that song you were playing during the video. You must be a perfect man. Now to compliment Brooklyn, she is one very pretty lady, with such a down to earth personality. She's not out there trying to show off body parts, like so many do. She's a perfect wife and mother. Then the two of you , made to perfect and precious sons! I believe God must really take liking too ya'll..as so many others do also... Tena

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'm far from perfect, but I did get lucky with a smart, beautiful wife who is a great mother to our boys.

[@dpentola]

It's great that you involve your kids. I'm 62 years old, and some of my best memories are those times I spent with my dad in the garden.

[@LazyDogFarm]

That is awesome!

[@souljahaden6184]

Some beautiful black soil

[@savageairsoft9259]

Fine crew you got there

[@savageairsoft9259]

Self reminder: Nature Safe 855

[@beckyfarmer9646]

Looks pretty good to me that black gold

[@LazyDogFarm]

The color of the plants really pops on the black gold canvas!

[@joshuab738]

A bunny got all my first plantings of lettuce. Luckly had some backups and put on some row cover this time around.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sorry to hear that. We have a bunny every now and then, but ours seem to prefer collards and cabbage over the lettuce.

[@WhatWeDoChannel]

All right all right all right, I just found your new channel and all is well with the world!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Welcome! Glad you found us!

[@littlefootranch4410]

I'm pretty new to your guys channel ( one popped up in my newsfeed) I was hesitant ( don't hate me for this) because honestly I wasn't a huge fan of HOSS tools. Never had great turn outs with some seeds & other stuff. Anyways.... I've watched a handful of videos & am really enjoying them! I love the family in it ( I miss my kids being so small & love seeing Brooklyn in the videos too) I feel you're more genuine & relaxed. Great channel & videos!! Look very forward to watching lots more on this stormy day here in Texas.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I appreciate your honesty, and glad you like the new channel!

[@carochiqui1]

"There you go little plant!" So cute!

[@clevebishop]

you guys look great as a family working together in the gardden, it was a pleasure watching.

[@MrsLovelyPendragon]

There's nothing like working in the garden with little helpers ❤️ Bless ya'll to the moon and back. Can't help but smile watching ya'll.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks so much!

[@TheSHOP411]

Noticed something get some of my beet seedlings yesterday. Put some sevin on them. We are having massive infestation of bag worms in the trees right now and I found a few of them in my seed trays. Luckily, only a few beets were hit.

[@LazyDogFarm]

We have webworms in our pecan trees bad in the late summer, but not sure that's what is getting our other plants. Glad you were able to save most of the beets.

[@timfetner8029]

Plots are looking great and that compost is spectacular!! I think what you will find with no-till is that, over time, it gets easier and requires less compost, maintenance, fertilizer, etc. I’ve read that it can take 3-5 years to reach that stage, so patience is key. Great to see the kids out there helping you and Brooklyn in the garden. And I guarantee that if you had some shirts and hats printed with “I need to tell you something”, they would be your best selling merch. I chuckle whenever I hear Titus say that.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haha. That is a good shirt idea!

[@Lulu-ue2lj]

God you guys are precious! Such a great thing to show your kids to do!!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Lulu!

[@gitatit4046]

Yall have the teamwork going on. Good to see the whole family joining in. That will likely be good memories for those kids years from now. I think we are going to take the fall off (summer was about all we could handle this year:) but looks like yall will be harvesting some delicious veggies this fall. Thanks for sharing.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for watching and enjoy your fall break!

[@grandmaatthefarm125]

Y'All ain't being lazy, are Y'All?! Great seeing the boys working and learning...

[@LazyDogFarm]

We're trying!

[@JolleanSmith]

Looks great! So happy you are sticking with No Till.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for joining us Jollean!

[@JolleanSmith]

@@LazyDogFarm someone has to keep waiving that no till flag on your channel 😂 PS a little secret, we have a tilled area too. 50/50 is not a bad way to go. But glad you are sticking to it!

[@williamward843]

Love these videos so much🧑‍🌾❤️❤️ I Get a good chuckle outa watching the youngans😂 they are so cute and funny. Thx for your videos this is my first year gardening and y’all have inspired me so much!! I haven’t missed a video yet. Happy gardening and god bless y’all 🧑‍🌾🪴🧑‍🌾👍❤️

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for being a loyal viewer William!

[@mindypereda9660]

Thanks Brooklyn for asking questions that I'm thinking. 🥰

[@LazyDogFarm]

Of course!!

[@KariWhitakerRealtor]

Also just returned from a trip...plants are thriving..gained great size in 5 days but dang!! Those cabbage loopers have tried to take over....will be spraying bt asap as soon as the Pamela makes it through!!!!! Amazed at what all can happen in a few days both good and bad...ain't this fun!! Love the work yall do.

[@LazyDogFarm]

It's nice to see all the growth that happened while you're gone, but not nice to see all the damage the pests did while you're away.

[@rickthelian2215]

Nice planting guys, the kids loved it. Properly able to get another row on the edges on both sides so you’ll have three rows left.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I left that space for something I'll direct seed later, maybe some spinach.

[@CattywampusAcres]

one day I hope our fall garden is half is good as yalls

[@LazyDogFarm]

We can fail just as good as anyone. Let's hope this year is a decent one.

[@adryawebb2556]

Try some shade cloth if ya still got hot weather when you plant your fall crops. Even in zone 6b here I've had to do so for cabbages after transplanting end of August until they get well established. Even rolls of fiberglass window screen works. 👍

[@LazyDogFarm]

Noted!

[@G.W.H.]

Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for watching!

[@linseypfeifer]

It was nice to see your eyes a bit. Both of yall. Brooklyn so pretty.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Linsey!

[@WILLITGROW]

great family video travis..nice to see you starting see the no till is the way to go.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks John!

[@papawsplace]

Enjoyed it as always.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Eddie!

[@carolavant3778]

Hey, y'all! I'm right behind you! I had to stop tilling for about 10 days - stressed my elbow and had to let it heal - but today I got most of Zone A tilled, will get the rest done tomorrow. If I have the energy, I'll have transplants in the ground in a day or two. So excited for this Fall growing season!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad to hear the elbow is doing better Carol!

[@prestonberg9604]

@@LazyDogFarm the wife and I got the covid trav!! Say a prayer

[@LazyDogFarm]

@@prestonberg9604 sorry to hear that. Hope y'all get well soon!

[@glengordey7067]

Travis, I love the fact you and your family are gardening together. I would like to know if you could let me get some fig cutting from you?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'm considering offering some fig cuttings on our new website this winter once all the leaves fall off the plants. Haven't determined exactly how I'm going to do it, but stay tuned ...

[@nolawarren3560]

Oh geez. I should probably keep my opinions to myself. Travis, .... compost brought in and not created by you is a quick fix. I am not saying I haven't bought my share of bags, but learning to make your own is very rewarding and easy. Hope that soil is ready. And really what composes it. I know or probably think that the commercial guys don't care. Us home growers may have a different opinion. Not saying organic just home growers

[@LazyDogFarm]

It wouldn't be feasible for me to make this much compost. It would take a massive space and a pretty big tractor to turn that much compost. Additionally, I don't have enough raw materials to make that much compost. We hardly have any leaves and no grass clippings. I know the guy that makes this stuff. It's much better than I could make myself.

[@garyschmelzer]

Are you a believer yet? In no till

[@LazyDogFarm]

It definitely has some great advantages, but it's not all unicorns and rainbows as some would suggest.

[@jackiekitchennowordsneeded587]

Can’t wait to see how this no till turns out.

[@LazyDogFarm]

It has worked pretty well in the first plot we tried it, although it does have its challenges.

[@jackiekitchennowordsneeded587]

@@LazyDogFarm I think I prefer plowing. I can’t wait until your results at the end and see what you think.

[@ColRubyDimplesManacha]

That sure is some attractive compost y'all got there!

[@LazyDogFarm]

It's good stuff for sure!

[@lawrencebeeles6738]

I use drip line on top use ground cover staples to hold in place no till with ground cover fertilizer in drip works great drip line on timer thats the lazy way

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't like it on top because I can't really weed around it without moving it. When it's buried I can skim over it with a lightweight hoe to weed between plants.

[@EdKirkpatrick10]

I love it when a plan comes together

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yessir!

[@lawrencebeeles6738]

I've been having grasshoppers

[@LazyDogFarm]

We don't have many grasshoppers down here, but I hear they can be a pain!

[@jonlewis6630]

Good luck with the Brussel Sprouts. I am trying some this year too. I planted romaine lettuce, collards, beets, english peas and Brussel Sprouts a few weeks ago, and plan to transplant cabbage this weekend.

[@LazyDogFarm]

We try them every year, although we only hit the jackpot about once every three years.

[@jimmyblackburn2625]

Travis,you have a awesome family!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks so much Jimmy!

[@OurOkieHomestead]

I have a tarp from Hoss to set out and plan to kill grass 1st then start bringing in compost. So the timing of this is perfect! Thank you!

[@LazyDogFarm]

I would suggest tilling as well to kill those grass rhizomes, otherwise they'll come back. You have till pretty aggressively to get rid of the grass, but then you can go no-till once the grass is gone.

[@OurOkieHomestead]

@@LazyDogFarm it would have to go behind our tractor because I'm not able to physically do it by hand. Coastal Bermuda is main grass here so I did wonder about that.

[@LazyDogFarm]

@@OurOkieHomestead Use the tractor then. Till it, tarp it for a couple weeks, remove the tarp, water it, till it again, tarp for a few weeks and keep repeating until any signs of Bermuda are gone. Otherwise it will grow back. Ask me how I know. lol

[@OurOkieHomestead]

@@LazyDogFarm this is what I was thinking. Especially since we are going into winter. We gave up gardening years ago because the weeds and grass. Wish I knew then what I know now.

[@ronaldcummings6337]

@@LazyDogFarm In our area Johnson grass just gets spread by tilling rhizomes.

[@RandyFelts2121]

Looking Good guys. Good helpers.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Randy!

[@cecildison6788]

Charles Dowding has all no dig garden on KZbin

[@LazyDogFarm]

He does. He has some beautiful gardens.

[@pamelamercado6902]

Those boys have the sweetest little voices they're so cute good little workers. I can plant a 30 ft roll of brussel sprouts and I get two to three of them but I get a good harvest off of. I haven't decided whether I like but no dig compost and gardening I guess I'm just old-fashioned

[@LazyDogFarm]

Those Brussels Sprouts are so good, it's worth it if you only get a few.

[@jimmyblackburn2625]

Beautiful Family

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Jimmy!

[@jeaniepartridge6701]

I sure wish I could get that rich compost!

[@LazyDogFarm]

We're very lucky to have that source near to us.

[@startingfromseed3]

Hello friend. My concern with your design is compaction and wasted compost. If you do rows instead of blocks you can reduce your compost requirements as the rows that you would walk and drive on won’t need compost. Additionally the rows would allow you to drive your tractor on without creating compaction. The block design isn’t an issue when your tilling as tilling would break up compaction.

[@LazyDogFarm]

The reason we do it this way is due to variable row spacing. Right now all the plants in here are on a 3' row spacing. But when these are done, we might decide to plant a cover crop in there which would negate any row spacing. In the spring, we might decide to plant squash in there which would need to be on a 5-6' row spacing. We rotate heavily, and so a fixed row spacing doesn't really work for us. That's why we apply the compost on the entire plot.

[@startingfromseed3]

Lazy Dog Farm I see. Remember I’m only trying to help with compaction and wasted compost. What if you did rectangle beds wide enough to accommodate your widest spacing? This way you can have walkways in between for driving the tractor. Or you can do smaller sized blocks so that the tractor can work on each side without driving on to your garden space. Food for thought.

[@LazyDogFarm]

@@startingfromseed3 I think those fixed bed systems are great for standardizing things and work great for many market farmers because it allows them to easily calculate seed costs vs. crop returns, and it's easier to train their staff with the fixed system. I'm not opposed to trying it in one of our plots one of these days, but we don't use a tractor and soil compaction is not a huge issue for us.

[@startingfromseed3]

Lazy Dog Farm I thought I heard you say that the tractor was driving on the plots and that it was a little compacted. I must have misheard you. Yeah, if those blocks work for you then that’s all that matters. 👍

[@davidburkhart9184]

Alright alright alright great video, how big are them plots you do and what do you do with all the veggies that come out of all them plots?

[@LazyDogFarm]

30'x35'. We eat as much as we can and give away the rest.

[@sislertx]

FEEDING THEM ONCE A WEEK...wow..

[@loganyoutube4818]

You need to try some mulch in one of your no till plots…it makes a huge difference in one season…try to find some hay without seed heads in it or some form of clover or alfalfa hay…a nice 6” mat of hay and it can be done after you plant or before you plant and then you transplant with a trowel vs a furrow….you can mix straw with the hay but just straw or just wood chips is too high in carbon and will tie up nitrogen for the first year

[@LazyDogFarm]

I just can't get past the idea of having to move mulch for direct seeding and then moving it back around the plants once they emerge.

[@mdbackyardgardener]

Hey Travis, it's been a little over a year since this video was made. I'm just curious how many of your 10 plots have now been converted to NO TILL. From the other videos of yours that I have watched, the vegetable plants seem to be less stressed from insects and the production seems to be doing quite well. I am thinking of converting my 4 small beds to NO TILL this coming March.

[@LazyDogFarm]

We've only officially converted 3 of the plots so far, but may convert more this spring.

[@suepatterson2702]

The info on feeding schedule is most helpful. Since we may all be using different brands could you also mention the NPK of the stuff you are using to give us an idea of what you find works best for different crops. As a long time home food grower I follow the cost of fertilizer. Just yesterday I read, "Fertilizer prices have risen to a record high in North America, threatening to boost food inflation even higher. Nitrogen products are increasing due to the cost of natural gas, which is used in the manufacturing process. The Green Markets North America Fertilizer Price Index soared to a record high last week of $996.32 per short ton." Might be a good idea to get next years supply while you can.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Wow! That's definitely good to know. We'll be sure to mention the analysis on the fertilizers we're using.

[@nicholasdemarest4254]

It only takes alot of compost in the first year. I put 1 to 1.5 inches on my garden. But I don't pull plants just cut them and leave the roots

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good to know. That's what we did after last fall in the first no-till plot, just cut the plants at the soil level with loppers and left the roots. For the existing no-till plot, it's not going to take much compost going forward.

[@butterflyj685]

Do you guys ever do celery and celeriac roots in the fall?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I have some celery growing in the greenhouse, although it is growing very slow.

[@sondrad1839]

I just love seeing your boys. They are precious. Y’all always make me smile and warm my heart. Thank you for what you do.

[@LazyDogFarm]

You are so kind

[@Daddyo_farms]

Have you done a video on the setup you use to fertilize through overhead sprinkler

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'll actually be showing that on Friday's video, so stay tuned!

[@Daddyo_farms]

@@LazyDogFarm thanks

[@stevefromthegarden1135]

Starting another round of broccoli and cauliflower now might work out better for ya. Space out the harvest instead of it all coming in at once. It's has been unusually warm here in the Chicago area. I still have peppers growing when normally they would be killed by the cold by now. (if not under a low tunnel)

[@LazyDogFarm]

Gonna try to get some more started this weekend!

[@westlakefarms]

Love watching you and your family :-)

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks y'all!

[@msmarygardner]

Smart to start slow on no-til…

[@LazyDogFarm]

One at a time ...

[@staceyberry6523]

travis why dont you do row covers on the cabbage to control pests? I have never tried but ive seen others and the results are incredible

[@LazyDogFarm]

No doubt that they work. I'm just not sold on the effort they require to install vs. spraying every couple weeks. With something like collards or kale that are harvested frequently, I wouldn't want to have to remove row cover each time I want to harvest some of them.

[@kevinhusband493]

Would you suggest 20-20-20 in an overhead once every 2 weeks?

[@LazyDogFarm]

In light doses, yes.

[@markb3129]

Great video. ✌

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks 👍

[@bradwarren8833]

Travis.....Can you tell me what type of pea seed you put in with your crimson clover as a cover crop? Im wanting to try that recipe this season with my chickens. Thanks

[@LazyDogFarm]

I usually don't mix anything with clover because the clover gets so thick. The mix I used from True Leaf Market had some clover in it, but I usually just plant clover by itself.

[@Deb999Deb]

Travis, (at 5:00 minutes) how deep are you tilling that plot for the carrots & beets? :D

[@LazyDogFarm]

Not very deep. I use the shallow setting on my tiller, so probably only 4" or so.

[@agratefulheart6388]

Another great video, thank you for great and wholesome content. Off topic question; the music in your videos is so beautiful, who is the artist?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad you enjoyed it Nicole! Here's the song we used on this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goqkeoCEetednas

[@agratefulheart6388]

@@LazyDogFarm thanks so much!

[@jerrygeorgopolis8015]

Travis, I was surprised at your no-till plot expansion plans. Has your first no-plot experiment work that well ? My Okra is still growing, but slow at producing. I did start them in late June. But it was my first time trying Okra. Beautiful looking plants anyway. Thanks for the video and take care from S. N.H.

[@Lochness19]

You probably could've started them earlier. I'm near Toronto and transplanted my first plants June 12 and they produced about 20 pods each compared to only about 4-5 pods per plant for those I transplanted on July 5. I didn't top my plants, just let them do their own thing unpruned. In the last 2 weeks there still were new flowers but they failed to turn into fruit. Even in September I'd say the flowers had only about 50% success rate, with the last pods harvested about a week ago. In August the flowers had more like 70-80% success rate. Probably too much cloud cover/less sun in the fall, although maybe cooler temps were also a factor? (it's been mostly around 65-75F in the day, 55-65F at night from Sept onwards) I think I'll aim to transplant in late May next year.

[@jerrygeorgopolis8015]

@@Lochness19 Interesting ! Thanks for the info.

[@LazyDogFarm]

@Jerry Georgopolis The first no-till plot worked really well for pumpkins and winter squash this past spring, so we figured we'd add another just to diversify a little more. Having two no-till plots will allow us to show the progression better, with one behind the other.

[@jerrygeorgopolis8015]

@@LazyDogFarm Good points ! Thanks for the reply.

[@ACE-pm3gh]

What are your thoughts on making a compost tea from the stuff you get? I think producing the microbes in the tea and spraying them would be a good way to get your no till plots revved up, I wonder if it would also help with nutrient loss in sandy soils.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I think the compost tea works if you can indeed prove that the brewing process multiplies the microbes you're wanting to multiply. It would take a microscope to prove that though.

[@davidwho8215]

Travis, do you just lay the compost on top without mixing it in? I have access to mushroom compost here in central Florida, but I normally mix it in. Should I be just spreading it on top without mixing it in? Also, if using manure-based compost, how do you keep the weeds from going crazy?

[@LazyDogFarm]

On many of my plots, I do mix it into the soil with the tiller. But for these no-till experimental plots, we're just putting it on top because the goal is not to disturb the soil structure. You can do it either way, we're just testing different methods here. If the compost is composted properly, there shouldn't be any viable weed seeds in it. The stuff we get has gotten very hot so all the weed seeds are killed.

[@gregleach5833]

You said you were going to start another round of broccoli. How late can it be planted in the fall ? I have had it go into January and it endured some cold weather and was still getting some side heads . I only live 20 miles from your area is the reason I ask .

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've planted it all throughout the winter and been fine. You'll risk losing a few heads from a random freeze, so just have to be ready to harvest the heads (no matter the size) if a freeze is coming.

[@jenbuckner6924]

Are your seedlings eaten up, or is it damping off? I can’t remember if you used that promix with mycorrhizae or not for seed planting.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Good question. We used Sunshine #4, which is pretty high-quality stuff.

[@bizzybee6342]

What are the lowest temps that brussel sprouts can handle?

[@LazyDogFarm]

At least down to zero, if not colder.

[@ambers9463]

This was my first year using those trays for seed starting. We had trouble getting good seed starting mix this last year and decided against fall planting this year. I have to start indoors but I had trouble getting consistent watering in the trays. Some seed starting mix (Coco coir base) almost acts hydrophobic, getting even water absorption across all cells is a struggle for me... And getting each cell full enough with mix without over packing (too dense) also was hard if that makes sense.

[@LazyDogFarm]

That's why we like to fill the trays with the mix when it's dry, then soak it really good before planting. It can be hard to soak it good if you're indoors. That Dramm shower nozzle we use in the greenhouse puts out plenty of water.

[@TheSHOP411]

When I can, I like to make my starting mix in a bucket and wet it up pretty good just before I put it in the trays. Not saturated, but pretty damp. Seems like it helps the mix take an even watering thereafter.

[@markjames8268]

Travis Looks real good, two questions just moved into your area of the state, can you share who you are buying compost from and how much

[@LazyDogFarm]

The Cotton Gin in Lenox, GA. Here's their website for the compost with pricing: www.bgcottoncompost.com

[@BB-ft6ns]

Why did you switch from your 20-20-20 fertilizer to the newer fertilizer you mentioned. Sorry if you explained this previously!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Trying to go with something a little more sustainable that feeds the soil instead of just feeding the plants. I still use 20-20-20 on occasion as a rescue (because it works really well and really fast), but it doesn't do much for the long-term health of the soil.

[@LauraTeAhoWhite]

Any collards?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yes, we'll be putting those and the kale in a different plot soon.

[@rebellionpointfarms6140]

Thats a lot of compost...imagine the fertility you have added to that area. I plan to add and then add and then add until fertility ooozes from my garden out ward.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Sounds like a solid plan!

[@johnandleighs.9193]

Feed the soil Life not the plants. Three good foods for the fungal soil life potato water sea weed sprays and liquid fish. Bacteria like sugar waters. Hope this helps. John S.

[@LazyDogFarm]

If they like sugar water, they should love that corn steep liquor that we'll be applying.

[@Angie-jg4nz]

Can’t get compost anywhere here that looks so dark.

[@LazyDogFarm]

A compost pile has to get really hot to get that dark. That's the key.

[@bryankelly6161]

Do you do any organic gardening or just no till gardening?

[@LazyDogFarm]

We're mostly "organic" with our gardening practices, but I don't really like that term because it has been so misconstrued by the OMRI certification program. We use mostly organic fertilizers and organic pest control products, but I do use some 20-20-20 fertilizer on occasion. And we have to use Liquid Sevin on our field peas because there's not an organic control for pea curculio.

[@michaelgriffee145]

I must be doing this no till the wrong way I thought no till is you plant a cover crop knock it down plant threw your cover crop then after that crop comes off another cover crop the knock it down plant in that cover crop with a crop so on and so on I didnt relize gave topsoil haul in and dump on your garden spots was consider no till

[@LazyDogFarm]

There are quite a few variations of "no-till" out there. Charles Dowding over in the UK does it the way we've done it here. I haven't had good luck terminating cover crops by just "knocking them down" or crimping them. They always come back. So the best way for me to terminate a cover crop is to mow and tarp it, or mow it and cover it with compost.

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

I think with you experimenting with other seed companies, you're finding out what we have learned, that the other companies aren't as good as Hoss.

[@LazyDogFarm]

With the exception of some peanut seeds I planted this past spring, I haven't had any germination issues using a wide variety of companies. As I've stated before, most all of them get their seeds from the same vendors. But I'm glad you're having great success with the Hoss seeds.

[@markware7748]

I understand that Travis was instrumental in setting up that seed program at Hoss, but Greg, to his credit, has nurtured those relationships with the top of the line seed breeders like Sakata. Seeds are not the place to pinch pennies.

[@jason_young]

All my first trays of broccoli and cauliflower got terrible damping off damage. Could that be some of your issue? My next trays look great, but I had to back way off the water.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I didn't think of that. Is damping off particularly a problem with broccoli and cauliflower as opposed things like cabbage, Brussels sprouts, collards, and kale?

[@jason_young]

@@LazyDogFarm It seemed to be more prevalent in my broccoli, cauliflower, and collards but even then, it only killed sections of the tray. The way I found it was looking at the plants that were left. They lived through it, but had the scar right at the dirt.

[@drivin69]

it worked out for ya all those seedlings died that would have been unfortunate two have plot spaced out with the broklee's and have them come up then die or devolve and fade or be eaten by what ever liked it.. better in the trays then in the ground... respectfully... mabey it was a temp sensitive or some thing shocked it.. caterpillars were everywhere in ma

[@LazyDogFarm]

Who knows what got them, but it was definitely strange that it was only a few of the varieties and not all of them.

[@Dashr44]

What? Over on Hoss's channel, you talked like you were against no-till and how it really didn't work for your type of soil. Now, you're converting towards that particular practice on some plots?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I started experimenting with this last fall, way before I resigned from there. There are videos on that channel talking about it. We just like to show all the many different ways gardening can be done, and that there's no one singular way that works for everyone.

[@Dashr44]

It's an oxymoron word. There is no way seeds can be planted without some degree of tilling. Even nature has to till a hole to plant a tree shoot/seed to grow new trees.

[@jamesfields4149]

It's not possible to get that good compost that you got around here where I live........all we can get in bulk is the debree from where the city has cut trees and grass and let it compost .......I used it one year and now I'm fighting nut grass in my 15 x 50 garden

[@LazyDogFarm]

That's the problem with a lot of homemade compost -- it's hard to get it hot enough to kill weed seeds and pathogens. This stuff here steams when they stick the tractor bucket into it to load it.

[@Dee-MuckGirlGardener]

First!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yay!

[@markware7748]

You sure don't do things in a a small way. Hard to say exactly what's causing so much damage in the greenhouse. Some of the leaves appear chlorotic. You're solid with your starter mix and the AgroThrive for nutrients. It looks to me like a disease pathogen but I can't tell which one and you're getting chewed on also. Pretty sure it's not damping off since that would hit at soil level plus you have the perlite there. I'd hit it with the Monterey Complete Disease and mix is some Azera per label when it arrives. Re-seed as necessary. I see that spinosad is not approved for Chinese cabbage in Georgia gardens. You may have to drive your plants down to Florida, spray them there, and then drive them back.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Go big or go home! We'll keep that little spinosad on cabbage in Georgia secret between me and you. lol

[@ronaldcummings6337]

I think you might be leaving the dark side😀

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haha. We're going to stay somewhere in the middle ... lol

[@razingcanez717]

Lol! Eventually, you're gonna be all permaculture!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haha. I couldn't tolerate the disorganization of permaculture. It makes me nervous to see permaculture gardeners on KZbin with random plants placed amongst their gardens.

[@SgtSnausages]

*Insane* amounts. That shit's not sustainable in any kind of meaningful way for large gardens. There's 40,000-ish sq. ft. of bed space here on The Homestead. No way, no how could we do that and keep it up.

[@LazyDogFarm]

It would be tough on a large scale unless you had a way to make a significant amount of compost on your own.

[@cecildison6788]

Just put compost where your rows are not in the walk way

[@LazyDogFarm]

@@cecildison6788 That works if you have a fixed row spacing. Our row spacings are always changing depending on what we're planting.

[@peppergrower1891]

You guys need knee pads .

[@LazyDogFarm]

That compost was nice and "cushiony," but I'm sure we'll get the point of needing knee pads one of these days.