30 Days Later Potatoes- Back to Eden Organic Gardening 101 Method in Wood Chips VS Composting Leaves

[@JoshScandlen]

Man Mark, you're videos are addictive. My wife was waiting to watch Outlander last night and I was like "just a second I need to finish watching this guy". To say the least, she was none too happy! But all is well. Anyway, love your stuff, just subscribed. Looking forward to following your work. Blessings!

[@iamorganicgardening]

THANK YOU SO MUCH... I put a call into the cast on outlander to due a video with me. This way no one has to wait..Lets see....We have to work on a topic that fits both.

[@jeremybueche6446]

Josh Scandlen

[@chocalatekid8024]

Just the facts man..and a little humor! Good info!

[@iamorganicgardening]

I appreciate that! Each day it gets better. THANK YOU.

[@victorklsoo]

THis is amazing. Now I just need to translate your knowledge and wisdom to growing in Northern Coastal area of NSW, Australia. Just like a good scientist, I experiment with the results of another good scientist. Thanks a million! You are very valuable.

[@pincheguarito591]

Thumbs up for digging up the potatoes and showing what's going on underground when it's early in the season. I've seen lots of potato growing videos on KZbin that show harvesting but no early growth demonstrations. Brilliant idea and very educational!

[@iamorganicgardening]

THANK YOU, very much. I believe the roots are the key to the plant, not what you see on top meaning the green part.

[@SistaSarah]

you are awesome for being so detail!!!!! i love that you were willing to show us this!!! can't wait to see the results

[@iamorganicgardening]

THANK YOU. That is very KIND of you to SAY...

[@nancyfahey7518]

I was sorry to see you dig up the plants, it probably stunts it's growth some, but I will remember that the rest of my life. What a way to learn. Thank you so much. You seem to be enjoying what you're doing. Me too.

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

Thanks for the information Mark. Best wishes Bob.

[@iamorganicgardening]

+Bob Lt (BobMel's Gardening) THANK YOU, SIR. Always good to hear from you...

[@DmnSpawn1]

Another Great Video! + Thumbs up!

[@iamorganicgardening]

+DmnSpawn1 THANK YOU, and for the thumbs up too.

[@woodsbound7932]

Lookin' good!! 😃

[@iamorganicgardening]

+Woods Bound THANK YOU...

[@Subterraorganics]

Looks great Mark. Sure looks like the wood chips vs leaves is running neck and neck in many of your trials. I can wait to see your summarizing and review video. Keep up the great work!

[@iamorganicgardening]

+SubTerra Organics THANK YOU. I was thinking if you wish this is something you can do without a well. If you start early in the spring. Next year.

[@Subterraorganics]

+I AM NJ ORGANIC:farm:garden Actually I had a spot, got a couple loads of chips last week and seed potatoes were deeply discounted at the CO-OP so I just put down 36" wide rows with seed potatoes 1 foot on center. Then bordered the rows with Blue Lake bush beans spaced about 2-3". I just laid the potatoes on the ground (was covered with plastic to kill grass first) and then covered them with 8" of chips as Paul Gautschi suggests. I know I am super late but $22 for 55 lbs of potatoes, a few extra bucks for the beans seed and some time and effort is worth the risk :)

[@iamorganicgardening]

THAT IS FANTASTIC..

[@iamorganicgardening]

+SubTerra Organics Can you do a video of that...?

[@Subterraorganics]

I am in TN by myself and she is the techy and will be here in about a week so I am hoping to get some videos out to catch up on my progress when she gets here. Thank you for your interest and best wishes to a bountiful harvest! :)

[@CheckSSForm]

Thanks for the update! Planted my red nordlings on May 8th (Mother's Day). I'll let ya know on day 30 the progression. Hope all is well, best of luck this season.

[@iamorganicgardening]

+CheckSSForm THANK YOU, that will be Great. You too.

[@shivajuice]

Mark I have seen some evolution with you... living root in ground surpassing wood chips. Can I plant the potatoes in the winter rye the way you do seeds and such. Keep up the good work.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Just lay the potato on top and cover with 8 inch of compost in a mound shape

[@abelcelestinjr8810]

nice video and good gardening, I have a small area here in Brooklyn, Ny, I'm having trouble getting wood chips, locally. it seems easier to get in Jersey

[@iamorganicgardening]

Sorry to hear that...

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

peas in with the potatoes, clever sir too late this year, but I will be stealing that trick next year!

[@iamorganicgardening]

THANK YOU, very much.

[@hudson8865]

Thank you.

[@harleydog44]

how seasoned are the wood chips?. great vid, thanks.

[@iamorganicgardening]

+harleydog44 I got the wood chips last Oct/Nov 2015. so around 6 -7 months . THANK YOU for asking.

[@louisacapell]

I'm really enjoying your videos. my potatoes are in fall leaves. So far every potato has sprouted. my sweet potato plants dont look as good. Somehow bugs are getting them. im thinking ill buy some tulle and put it over them and see if it helps.

[@iamorganicgardening]

+Louisa Capell THAT IS a great Ideal. Let me know how it is working...THANKS

[@olgapisarchuk7035]

Thank you so much for great videos! I am wondering how do you protect your peas?b. Because mine were eaten by birds when they just came out.

[@iamorganicgardening]

I wish I could help you.. but happens to me too. Will have to put bird neeting up now to. THANKS

[@cis7591]

Looking nice! If the peas can grow through such a think layer, can't weeds grow through too?

[@iamorganicgardening]

+Cis You would think so. But in nature they need other factors to grow. One is very, very warm soil temps. and at the depth it is not ever that warm. That is why you never want bare soil...

[@bkershaccount]

how long were the full leaves laying there before you planted? do you do anything to the leaves? its good the under layers get wet?

[@iamorganicgardening]

6 months laying down. I mixed then into themselves if they smell or get very black and slimy . Every they must get wet, so the bacteria and fungi eats them. The beginning of the Soil Wood Web. Thanks for asking

[@bkershaccount]

@@iamorganicgardening thank you so much for all your vids and help. i sincerely mean that. i grew up in the country but was never a farmer or gardener. i live in kc now and have about an acre lot on my house. i told my wife if we can't leave the city, she must let me do a massive food forest. fence up, paper and mulch down since september. added in some shredded leaves and horse manure later from my family friend. sprinkled down coffee grains. plan to tarp this mid-may to help try to keep leaves back, take up tarps in april or may to plant fruit trees and veggies. anyways, it's been a gigantic undertaking, along with other homesteading projects i've started and our first child due in june. i am details guy and learning all i can. i have tons of questions about leaves bc i worry my local wood chip supply is not gonna work any longer and i've had little luck with most places in the area finding free ones. leafs would be my plan b, and buy small amounts of chips to keep fruits going well. all this to say, the gardeners on youtube who have taken their time to give us all this love and data and knowledge and wisdom....god bless you all. you are warriors in a garden. thank you for all your help.

[@bkershaccount]

@@iamorganicgardening oh ya, i totally ordered a pair of those weed clippers...

[@bkershaccount]

@@iamorganicgardening i live kc mo which is zone 6b. if my wood chip supply goes bust, i also am considering a cover crop, but i think i could leaf bags free. if i did a cover crop, could i sow this over top of old broke down wood chips or would i need to clear off the last remnants of the chips and spread the cover crop? it's a huge area for myself...108 x 32 ft. thats a ton of raking wood chips. i only have hand labor. only machinery i have is small electric wood splitter and a gas wood chipper. i have a wheelbarrow and gator cart. do you have a good recommended mix...especially for semi-clay soil? please elaborate on selection reasoning. truly appreciated. amount of seed used per sq ft? what time of year do you plant the cover crop? do you simply plant within the cover crop and let things grow in it, or do you make beds in spots? basically, once the cover crop has grown and you are starting your garden, do you remove any of it or how does that work? do you plant certain veggies at same time start the cover crop?...in my mind, i see the cover crop grown and already rooted and helping soil before you start planting any produce. do you mow/cut/maintain the cover crop? if, when does it require watering? is cover crop an annual? if you could choose cover crop vs leafs, which would you choose and why? i apologize if i missed your vids that explain these things. i've watched several, but these are the specifics i couldn't remember and don't always have the time to be on youtube. thanks for any and all help.

[@bkershaccount]

@@iamorganicgardening i'd like to confirm....you can let whole, full sized .unprocessed leaves sit and break down as long as every once in a while you go out and toss em with a rake? even if you don't get them all tossed perfectly, they still break down fine, just taking longer...and the main thing i'm getting at, is they will get slimy and funky bc full sized bc no air, but this does't ruin them for being used? technically, even if you never tossed them at all, they would be ok to grow in one day, but it would take way longer? the act of going anaerobic or whatever the term is, does not remove them from being ok to grow in? how often do you reckon you turned em?...once a month?

[@Jackiepoodle1]

Our potatoes are 1' high, would it help planting a legume now, I've got a big bag of purple hull peas I need to use up. Loved the video Mark, keep 'em coming! Gary and Mark are not the only ones with dirty fingernails! :)

[@iamorganicgardening]

+Jackiepoodle1 There is a few questions first before I answer YES. #1 are they going to be harvest in the fall..? # 2 When do you re-hill..? ( maybe then is a good time to plant )

[@Jackiepoodle1]

Novice here so I think fall... planted early April 7B and we'll re-hill if we see 'em pushing up above ground. They are in raised beds.

[@iamorganicgardening]

+Jackiepoodle1 YES, the day you re-hill them plant the peas, at least 5.-7 inch away from the potatoes leaves. This way if you did plant today you would rebury them. NOT A GOOD THING.

[@sambonder7421]

Any issue with the addition of oats for the field peas to climb up as they grow?

[@iamorganicgardening]

No, not at all. THANK YOU for asking.

[@sambonder7421]

@@iamorganicgardening thank you for answering. Love your channel!

[@krissyddall9122]

Which did you like best,wood chips or leaves?

[@iamorganicgardening]

Leaves. Just easier to move and break down faster. Thanks

[@TonyRhoton]

Did you create a video to show the difference in harvest between the wood chips and leaves?

[@iamorganicgardening]

+Brand Manager They are still growing. I will at the End June/July when it is harvest time..Thanks for asking.

[@mattcraztex9940]

0:02 where who?

[@iamorganicgardening]

in New Jersey, zone 6 b. My name is Mark

[@mattcraztex9940]

@@iamorganicgardening got it

[@TheMunkmeister]

please could you help me - my wood chips look identical to yours but I am having a huge slug problem. I have been starting plants off in the green house and planting them out but by the next morning they are all gone!!! Its come to the point where i'm going on slug raids at 11pm and there are too many to deal with. any helpful tips or advice? theres just so many hiding places for the critters!!! best regards

[@iamorganicgardening]

+TheMunkmeister SURE. Just click on this link and it will show you how to build a slug trap. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2nOq4ecrb1shs0 . Easy to make also. Please let me know the results. THANK YOU

[@TheMunkmeister]

thanks

[@MrBrendel99]

+TheMunkmeister Look up L2Survive on youtube, he documents for Paul's back to eden garden tours. Paul talks about slugs and other insects eating your plant. What's happening is when you start your plants in the greenhouse and then transplant them the become stressed. And the slugs pick up on that stressed plant and do what they were designed for which is to eat the weaker plants so the stronger ones can thrive. Some of those plants, like celery will come back once the tops have been eaten down and when they do they will be stronger then when you first transplanted them. Others should be planted from seed in the garden and allowed to germinate right there in the garden.

[@TheMunkmeister]

Thanks for your reply - that's also what I gathered from the film, however every row of seeds I plant outside don't even have chance to get going as they re eaten at the ground. I'm using the above mentioned slug traps which seem to be helping but I also killed 150 again last night. I think my wood chips are still too fresh and haven't broken down sufficiently yet. Pauls looks more like a soil than fresh chips. I'm gonna try gathering the broken down chips from the composting/chicken area in future but also sieve it as paul does. best regards

[@iamorganicgardening]

Maybe it is more then slugs. Pull back the woods chips and you are looking for a curled up all white grub/cut worm. They can do the same kind of damage...PLEASE CHECK.

[@curiousgeorge2749]

does wood chip attract termites?

[@iamorganicgardening]

NO, they do not. The reason why is that they are to open to prey. That is why they like wood boards or at the bottom of a large wood pile of logs.

[@iamorganicgardening]

A LAYER of WOOD CHIPS on one side & a LAYER of FALL LEAVES on the other side was place on top of the soil last OCT/NOV . NO cardboard of paper was added first. ON April 14, 2016 I place the same variety of potatoes on both sides on top of the soil after just pushing the wood chips and leaves aside plus adding field peas . NO TILLING WAS DONE. Then covered, adding NOTHING else of anything NOW or in the FUTURE. This is the RESULTS 30 days later. Will re-hill them when needed.

[@TerriShaver1]

How long have those chips been in place?

[@iamorganicgardening]

About 7 months... But in the next video, it FAIL..THANKS

[@MsTokies]

do you keep your own field pea seed? have you ever thought about 20 woodchip -leaves?

[@iamorganicgardening]

+MsTokies Yes.

[@MsTokies]

I AM NJ ORGANIC:farm:garden can you do a video on how to collect and harvest cover crop seeds. not for sale but for more cover crops? seed cleaning that kinda stuff?

[@iamorganicgardening]

I could try, but it will have to be in the FALL. Thanks

[@katrinasibley3722]

seems like you could plant more if your are cutting the tops off anyways

[@iamorganicgardening]

Yes, this is early still. They will grow 2 feet tall, then cut the 8 inch off the tops. THANKS

[@ZWATER1]

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[@spirittimber]

High tech pointer 🤣🤣

[@iamorganicgardening]

To funny.. low budget.. Thanks.

[@spirittimber]

Unique pointer 👍🏻

[@paulpursell4177]

That's why people don't eat a potato if its green. The green is chlorophyll, which is not harmful on it's own but it's a indicator of toxic levels of solanine and all green parts of the potatoe plant contains it. In fact every species in the Nightshade family has it. I feel like you should already know this.

[@iamorganicgardening]

I am well aware of this great fact. Thank You for your info. Also you have to eat about 20 lbs of green potatoes before getting sick.

[@brianmcnulty3133]

I believe that Mark is referring to eating the tops of the field peas that he grows along with the potatoes. He said in another video that he sells them to restaurants for salads.