Hugelculture: In A Pot! (nursery trick)

[@namratarane5946]

What a great tip ! We need more of these kinds of vidoes than those promoting use of peat moss perlite etc. Gardening should not be expensive.

[@edibleacres]

Thats why I make these videos. Feels important to share these approaches so folks at least know whats possible.

[@Cakepan45]

@Audio Medicine Music And Stories I TOTALLY AGREE!!!!

[@tyronesart]

Was like watching a chef , prepare his greatest dish lol thoroughly enjoyed this one , efficient potting system

[@vintagemotorcyclerepair4052]

One plant at a time, with total care to each. Really great!

[@O1OO1O1]

The humour is a nice touch. So many videos take things so seriously.

[@christiebetts4970]

I have been breaking up sticks around the yard and putting in the bottom of my pots.Love all the tips

[@noeliu]

good idea! I dont have a woodchipper and just for some planters doing it by hand might be enough. Thank you!

[@ytsedoM]

Me too :D Just did it on instinct - and laid some banana peels and hay/straw too in there. I`m totally new to this, my second year planting, and like to experiment hehe.

[@RagbagMcShag]

I dont have a woodchipper either and for me it feels like it's a waste if I need to run an engine for that when I can just as fine break up the sticks a little and throw them in the compost and let bacteria etc do it instead. Whenever I pot something I just filter out the really large stick pieces and throw back onto the compost

[@yeevita]

I do this as well. Cutting, mulch, whatever is lying around at base, then potting mix, compost, growing medium above. Then leaves, mulch, cut-and-drop on top. Love it!

[@malaleuca6620]

I still come back to these video from time to time when I'm potting up plants, amazing I love it!

[@edibleacres]

So glad it has value for you!

[@shadypoint]

You two are so cute! So much to love about this channel and this video (love that a little friend helped you finish the job!) 😍

[@MrRJS27]

I'm growing them together "mainly for the alliteration"--now that's permaculture.

[@sharanharrison23]

I am blown away with the simplicity of this planting system and how it saves water! Thank you for posting this. We are definitely going to use this method of propagating plants!

[@edibleacres]

So glad you found the video and it resonates with you.

[@amyjones2490]

After watching your videos this is how i pot up plants too. Works great. Thanks

[@holisticheritagehomestead]

You are awesome. I have been adding some small sticks, a bit of grass and maybe a touch of small compost to inoculate, at the bottom of my containers. However, I never thought about using seeds/sprouts, and I’m still working on using compost teas. So much to learn. You’ve inspired me to take my container hugelkultur to the next level.

[@robertrembert4818]

Sean, i hope you are having fun... sure seems like it! i am sure you will be remembered as one of the wise well experienced permaculturalists, that was having a total blast! Loving your videos!

[@mynameisnotcory]

I started using plastic produce crates as hugelcontainers last year and they WORK

[@benjaminplatt4109]

I did this as an experiment putting a layer of chips on the bottom of my pots and on the top just as he did with a white spore colony, and the plants/trees have loved it. I even gathered fresh chicken poop from chickens weekly then placed that under my pots, and moved them every week/when I had time. Forget cover-cropping, I've got a whole mushroom town going on now! This is so cool! My soils is going bonanzas! I though I would only get worms after adding food scaps like I usually do. But I found the worms were actually eating the fungi and the stuff the fungi breaked down into yummy wormi-goodness haha! Don't be afraid to take a shot into the darkness and against norms. I've learned this from you and ____ I hate when I can't remember the name of a subcriber. Before I had them into folders for all gardening orientied.

[@deanarogers9848]

Me being a new gardener at the age of 53 just love learning all the fascinating ways to garden and love this idea. Was Just wondering where do you get your Mushroom Spawn from? I have seen a few videos on growing mushrooms at home and that is sure fascinating as well.. My goal is be self sustaining as possible even if I live in a warehouse setting home.

[@renewilliams5909]

That’s cool, I was just speaking with our Sonographer in our office who does the same thing. I had done similarly in the past but got nervous when reading other comments. Now I put broken up larger pieces of styrofoam covered with weed block then fill up larger pots with compost and potting mixture. I like your suggestion better, I will share with Sonographer and do the same. Thanks again.

[@edibleacres]

I'm hoping you are aren't saying you put styrofoam in potted plants, right?! Please don't do that, that material should not be added to the earth

[@gardenboots7464]

Mimicking nature is the best strategy. I SO appreciate your philosophy and videos! Thank you for faithfully sharing your wisdom and expertise with us.

[@o00oZu1o00o]

Incredibly clever and resourceful guy

[@growerprepper2610]

I have been doing this for a few years(identical, outside the compost tea) with my arp rosemary. My compost is leaf mold and wood chips decomposed It works fantastic.

[@maryannebell9670]

Oh I really like what you're showing us... I have empty raised garden beds and a huge wood chip pile and I will be using your ideas for this. Wonderful!

[@edibleacres]

So glad this resonates with you. Ideally the chips are a bit older/aged, but if not, you can do the assembly in the fall and let winter work it over. Should produce great results in the long run.

[@aszymans1]

I love all of your videos, so inspiring for someone trying get their permaculture farm going!! Thank you for sharing!

[@edibleacres]

My pleasure. This approach has been incredibly useful for us so I'm very excited to share it with folks. Hope it helps you with all your projects!

[@jaqclark]

I bury wood chips too. But your way just raised the bar!!! GREAT vid again. Thnx. 👍👍👍

[@TheOregonDude]

Thanks for all your lessons in the garden. I put woodchips in the bottom of pots as well. In my region we have a lot of slugs and the opening on the bottom of the pots reveal lots of Hidee holes for the slugs to hide in between the chips. Thanks for keeping it real.

[@catstack_]

That compost tea soak system is frickin awesome!!!

[@13ccasto]

Your videos make my day! It is super inspiring to hear your attitude and what you’re up to at your place - and very informative! Thanks, Sean!

[@edibleacres]

It's really rewarding for us to share ideas so thank you for being part of it.

[@npmerrill]

Dude has knowledge and quite a knack for clear explanation. Nice!

[@edibleacres]

Glad you think so!

[@noeliu]

I come here from a The Gardening Channel With James Prigioni video . Very nice idea. I'll try to put it to work for my strawberries, since I live in an apartment and only have a balcony to work with. Nicely explained guys!

[@edibleacres]

This video is meant for folks like you who may have limited space but still want to grow.

[@christinerenee5616]

This was the very first Edible Acres video I ever saw and it sort of blew my mind. Now that I'm thinking about spring, I had to come back to rewatch it. I wonder how my neighbors would feel if I installed a compost tea bubbler (with a tiny splash of urine)....

[@edibleacres]

The wonderful part is that hopefully your neighbors would love that you are making compost tea and take interest in it, but if they didn't like it... doesn't matter! You are doing ethically good work on your own property and so you can make it either way... Win win!

[@f.demascio1857]

Love your soil. I never understand why people throw away fallen branches and leaves, only to go and buy bags of "soil" at a box store. Most of those bags have very little soil in them, but are chock full of small bits of wood.

[@charlenekociuba7396]

This info and technique is amazing as it affirms what I have been doing or not. So it definitely will improve upon my garden antics! I am so thankful, truly.

[@edibleacres]

Glad it was helpful!

[@incorporealnuance]

I did this with my winter-indoor/summer-outdoor pineapple plant :D After about two months of no growth, it very suddenly grew in size and strength, and is still looking good

[@kevinwharem6464]

Great video and techniques! When you first tossed the woodchips in the very bottom of the pot, I actually caught myself waiting... waiting... waiting... Winecap!! :-) So glad you tossed some in there! Thanks for sharing another awesome video!!

[@kevinwharem6464]

I bought a 5# bag of sawdust from Field & Forest two autumns ago, then made a straw bed and covered it with a tarp. Last spring I took handfuls from the bed and made a lasagna with many layers of soaked cardboard with one side peeled off to expose the corrogations much like Sean's bathtub method. Once the cardboard was inoculated, I used that to lay out and cover with woodchips. Now when I want more spawn, like last weekend, I just grab handfuls of chips from a bed and cover them with more chips or straw and it seems to be working well. I'm pretty new at this, but I would imagine as long as you keep feeding it, it should keep growing. (Oh, I do leave a few mushrooms here and there to spread spores and stay in place, hoping that will help them keep going indefinitely.) If you have any other questions, feel free to ask! All the best to you!

[@danm1319]

Your compost tea withcthe drainage rack was next level cool!

[@edibleacres]

Very very simple setup for sure, but worthwhile!

[@dandowns2665]

I like your techniques, I really want to try that. I really like the way you guys farm.

[@edibleacres]

Thanks 👍

[@largefamilyruralliving7434]

Very thorough, I have only done mulch on the top of pots before which worked awesome, have to remember all this for the future.

[@edibleacres]

Just lots of food for thought. It's worked very well for us, hopefully aspects can be useful to you too!

[@nancysuxs5774]

What a great way to grow mushrooms....I have several varieties I want to put out and the pot way seems wicked cool. Thanks

[@edibleacres]

Good luck!

[@O1OO1O1]

I also strive to progogate more alliteration in my garden. It's delicious sprinkled over a salad.

[@revolutionfarm1232]

Henry! Very useful information, thanks.

[@coldhardysucculentswithkdw4988]

just love all your vid's. I am going out to plant a couple trees. You are such a motivator! I've only had one cup of coffee. lol

[@vonries]

I love your videos. The ending was priceless.

[@danm1319]

I totally want to see your medicinal plants!!!

[@TohGahr]

learned of this from an old german friend. glad to see so many videos on hugelkultur nowadays. wasnt very many a few years back.

[@edibleacres]

Definitely has become a more 'trendy' concept lately I've noticed.

[@SURRYHOUSE2]

I use a lot of the debris that washed up on the river bank and work that in to my soil. Last year was my first garden setup and my soil was mostly sand but looking forward to a nice garden layout this year. much love out to you and yours from Tidewater Virginia

[@legalizegreenleafe]

I started doing this recently too, seemed like a good way to maybe feed the plants long-term as the wood chips break down.

[@mikeguitar9769]

This is the most probiotic thing I've ever seen, lol. Awesome video, I've got to try this. I tried putting various types of wood in garden beds. The "MIgardener" channel also called it "core gardening". Also 243 upvotes, 0 downvotes! haha :)

[@nymbeats]

the part of this video where you talk about potting soil consistency/grade is valuable. I feel like I never have enough finely-textured compost/soil for my propagation operations, let alone amending and developing garden beds. after revisiting this video, I'll try using coarser material as potting soil.

[@edibleacres]

Yay! You'd be amazed at what we 'tuck under the rug' in a potted plant! Sometimes the actual 'finished compost' or 'potting mix' is 15% and the rest is debris. The earth life figures it out, and you can always make a little compost tea to nourish the plant if it's a bit too rough out of the gate. I can definitely say it's a workable approach to be careful with resources.

[@bubbysbub]

I heartily approve of anyone who thinks the whole method of building perfect potting mix with perlite and peat moss (prohibitively expensive and terrible for our planet) is bullsh*t. I'm all over the using what you have and growing sustainably! Subscribed. Brilliant video on building perfect micro environments in pots, which I'm also all about, since my whole garden is in pots. I love ideas that focus on moisture retention, as that is so necessary in Australia, and I'm excited to see how I can build this into some of my not-quite-wicking containers. And I've never thought to inoculate my pots with edible mushrooms before!! What a great idea!! I am all over that!! A bit late in the year for my part of Australia, as my spring pots are pretty much all done, but definitely as I start getting the autumn pots ready. Super excited!!

[@edibleacres]

I'm sure there is so much more to learn with all this exploration, but so far the ideas laid out in this video have served us well. I'm excited to hear from folks about how they evolve and deepen the concept. Best of luck with your gardens.

[@kahae9858]

Great video. Those chipmunks, they must be keeping an eye on you the whole time, just making sure you don't slip up.

[@bariaissa1737]

thank you

[@wanderstrings]

brilliant, thank you for sharing valuable knowledge.

[@ZombiesCometh]

Thank you so much for this video Guys!!! You’re doing good work here.

[@Milpower]

This was such a helpful video. Thank you.

[@monagomz1]

Great video!!!

[@helenbunch9065]

Wow, Thank you....tons of tips.

[@blarknee7672]

I think the wheat seedlings contribution of trace minerals (limiting factor for bacteria) is why they accelerate the biological breakdown of woodchips.

[@ericprater4017]

Soak it! Brilliant! I looove compost tea, I did my 1st this year.

[@edibleacres]

Congrats! Yeah, pretty darn easy and a nice offering for your plants.

[@cagdeorok]

Gardening is a spiritual exercise in communing with the Creator thru the mystery of thr soil. What is in rhe soil that give life to plants!?🌹🌺. Nice demo bro, carry on👍🏼👍🏼.

[@ritcheymt]

Thanks for the video! I gotta say, though, that the comment at 7:13 was LOL funny. So the compost tea (with urine) must be nourishing because Henry the dog likes to drink it? Does Henry like drinking from toilets too?

[@tauceti8341]

Awesome vid. I've had backyard chickens forawhile. But just got into gardening and made my OWN compost pile not those BS sterile garden soils from the depot stores. When I use grass clippings, leaves, and other rotting stuff my plants took off even fast than than that stuff.

[@edibleacres]

I bet. It always pays to make your own compost I've found.

[@dougzale9136]

Great ideas I think it’s BS too your approach is very helpfull

[@wokest118]

I dont use compost, just wood chips and some peat, and i use alfalfa pellets to fertilize. Grows really well.

[@edibleacres]

Sounds like you've figured out a great system for yourself.

[@wokest118]

@@edibleacres I think it's because the wood chips I use is mostly pine bark, and I don't think bark takes too much nitrogen cause it breaks down very slowly. Very affordable mix!

[@SadunKal]

Very nice man!

[@hessywilliams6488]

i love your concise videos. Thank you!

[@stephaniewilson3955]

'Stale water' (3 day old urine) was the original all-purpose cleaner.

[@cristymenapace2508]

This is great info! Thank you❤️

[@sirollyfortune]

Sure would have liked to have seen the end result a few months later!

[@mordyfisher4269]

Never asking for a glass of water at your place lol 😜

[@edibleacres]

:)

[@MyChilepepper]

No tea either

[@kimmilligan5323]

How do you prevent the tea bath from becoming a mosquito larvae hatchery?

[@edibleacres]

Dump it out into a garden bed once in a while.

[@froggydoodle808]

You could also run a mesh strainer through it, and even relocate the larvae to one of your microponds farther from your house.

[@rd4469]

Can you do a full video on Sea Kale? There are not a lot of informative videos on it. I have seeds but haven't learned how to fully execute growing it.

[@edibleacres]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGLRgn2GrMaGaqM - What we've offered in video form before, maybe useful?

[@rhondakendrick2563]

good info thank u

[@mockadoodle1]

A friend of mine said that you need to be concerned about diseased trees from which wood chips are from and the type of trees you use. Do you have any comments with that? I live in central Florida with lots of palm trees, Brazilian peppers, Australian pines, etc.

[@gardentours]

It really works very well.👍

[@edibleacres]

Glad to hear that

[@beaujangles8468]

Love this one!

[@Ed19601]

Interesting, can't resist to remark though that "Hügel mound" is twice the same as "Hügel" is just a German word for "mound". That aside, I never thought about doing it container sized. Good to know. Thanks for all the tips

[@edibleacres]

Mound Mound in a pot :)

[@froggydoodle808]

In Australia, they call potted plants "pot plants.". So for a hemp grower there, this would have to be "mound mound pot pot plant."

[@judya.shroads8245]

Do you ship the tiny trees or is it just local only. I loved the list of things that you sell. Wonderful.

[@edibleacres]

We do sell and ship trees and other plants in spring and fall.

[@judya.shroads8245]

@@edibleacres Thank you.

[@BoydGilbreath]

Good thinking! Climate Change has forced me to go exactly what you are doing. No more buying potting soil. And I think it's easier overall, definitely better results.

[@daves.3895]

Do you propagate the seaberries clonally or via seed? What results do you get with fruit quality if its by seed?

[@edibleacres]

Mainly from root runners or softwood rooted cuttings. Seed I've grown from is only now 2 yrs old, so I'm probably 2-3 years from tasting. Hoping for good!

[@HearTheLarkAndHarken]

Interesting vid, you're like a permaculture Neil Druckmann :D Definitely giving this a shot.

[@anndelise9493]

Does the bottom wood have to be aged? Will putting in fresh cut wood rob nitrogen?

[@edibleacres]

Very fresh wood chips can be a problem. Ideal is a bit of age to them

[@NapoleonGARDENINGTV]

A very helpful video! I am starting to do hugel pots. I am using dried woods instead because I cant find wood chips in our place. Can I put some charcoals in the bottom next time I do hugelkultur pots? Thanks a lot.

[@fotyfar]

Amazing technique, thank u👍👍

[@DarkHalmut]

Oooh, I thought you guys were sold out on Seaberry. I was looking everywhere for it this spring.

[@edibleacres]

perfectcirclefarm.com is a good friend of ours and has lots of seaberry. We'll be offering it some day for sure!

[@randyman8984]

What do you use to keep roots from rooting to the ground while in pots? Do you guys have a special technique?? I had a bunch do that and when I went to move them I tore the roots and the plants wilted. It deafantly set them back about 3 weeks or more.

[@edibleacres]

Something to be aware of... If they get out of the pots we have to wait until fall to cut the roots and move thenm

[@haribo666adler]

Awesome vid. I have a question for you. I have a problem with ants nesting in my hugelposts. Any thoughts? Thank you

[@froggydoodle808]

Maybe move them frequently to discourage the ants from moving in, and/or elevate them slightly?

[@MistiClectiCisM]

Hi thanks for the great video, question here; I had read that putting green plants in the soil of a pot could be problematic if it started rotting... because that could attract the wrong fungi. I also assumed that sprouted seeds could be a problem if they developed roots and continued their way up... thanks if you can clarify this for me !

[@edibleacres]

Haven't had problems with it, so I wouldn't be concerned personally. GIve it a shot on a small scale and learn :)

[@MistiClectiCisM]

@@edibleacres hahaha thank you ! Hello to the nursery !

[@dancingcedar]

Thank you. Love it :)

[@pokeweed10k15]

So is that straight up compost on top of the wood chips?

[@edibleacres]

No particular formula, but a mix of aged compost, some nice top soil, and maybe some less than ideal/more fresh compost, as a mix. It works itself out it seems.

[@pokeweed10k15]

@@edibleacres Appreciate the reply. Thanks for all the awesome content!

[@meli382]

I did this this spring and unfortunately, all of my plants in these containers seem to be overcome with various fungal diseases. Only my single control tomato that is growing in a pot with pure potting soil + compost is fungus-free. I can only assume the sticks/leaves I used introduced spores to my plants. Not sure what to do about this so I likely won't try it again. :(

[@edibleacres]

Sorry that happened... I wonder if there was some contaminated or sprayed element with chemicals that hurt your plants. Maybe it was disease from the sticks but I wonder if chemicals did something...

[@actisami1960]

Where are your seascape strawberries?

[@edibleacres]

We don't have any (yet)

[@dollyperry3020]

Would this work for tenderer crops like kale or chard?

[@edibleacres]

I would think so. I've had decent success with annuals in this setup.

[@salahbird8285]

THANKS FOR THIS WORK 🌟 THE VERMI COMPOST IS ALSO GOOD TRY TO MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT .

[@poodledaddles1091]

Neat ideas!

[@benjaminplatt4109]

Top growth root 5:30

[@jaalacuno8500]

Thank you for this. I found your video because I wanted to know if hugelkultur in a pot is a thing. Turns out it's a beautiful thing. I have several houseplants and I'm wondering if this is a great idea for indoors or not.

[@edibleacres]

I think it should work really well for you.

[@jaalacuno8500]

@@edibleacresthank You! Am I not going to bring any unwanted odors and/or pests inside?

[@cocotwisty300]

Awesome tips thanks for sharing! I will add that it's recommended to use molasses in a tea only because the long brew time offers microbes a chance to break down the long & complex chain of sugars... according to research from Scott Ostrander's team at Oregon's Only, adding too much raw molasses straight to the soil without a brew can be like dumping tar on your microbes and especially choke out mycorrhizal fungi

[@edibleacres]

Good details here, thank you!

[@deborahhanna6640]

You seem to be the guy to ask for help! I found about a pound of unidentified mushrooms & wondered if I can put them in a beginning hugulkulture raised bed that I don't intend to plant on til next spring. I am in Indiana. The mushroom looked like yellow-white spaghetti in grass with fluttery edges & a flat top. Quarter inch or thinner individual stems about 2 or 3 inches long & brown gills underneath. Again I do not intend to eat them- just to add fungi diversity to my rotting wood- is this a good idea for maybe strawberries seedlings? Or would I be better off with a different crop? Or not at all. Does this mushroom sound familiar at all?

[@edibleacres]

I have no idea on that mushroom... BUT, adding fungal life to a new hugel mound sounds reasonable... YOu may want to check out field and forest online and see if they have suggestions of good mushroom types you can inoculate that are edible too!

[@deborahhanna6640]

Thank you I will check with them!

[@Teem_Loots]

I've been doing the same thing with wood chips on the top and bottom of my potted plants but I don't add anything else to the wood chips underneath the plant - are there any issues with that?

[@edibleacres]

No issues at all, it'll work great! The seed to sprout and the mushroom inoculation at the bottom is just icing on an otherwise completely great cake!

[@Teem_Loots]

EdibleAcres I was digging in a pile of old, mostly rotten firewood and it's loaded with mycelium so I'll start adding that to the bottoms of my pots! No idea what kind of mushrooms they'll produce though.

[@RagbagMcShag]

Now I know your secret! all plants get a little kiss when being planted :]

[@fredfrond6148]

Sea berry and sea kale, mainly for the alliteration😂😂. Good one.

[@dancingcedar]

Thank you :) Blessings :)

[@rexcorvorum2209]

FYI, hugel mounds when fully translated would mean "Mound mounds"... kinda like how Sahara desert literally translates to "Desert desert"