Just Bury Food Scraps Under Your Plants and This Happens

[@jamesprigioni]

EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TIME SALE ON THE NEW ELEVATED RAISED BED!!! teamgrow.us/collections/elevated-garden-beds TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:10 Preparing the Food Scraps 00:53 Burying the Food Scraps 01:25 Transplanting the Plants on the Food Scraps 02:07 17 Days after Transplanting 02:53 24 Days after Transplanting 03:25 42 Days after Transplanting 04:20 52 Days after Transplanting 04:40 80 Days after Transplanting 04:59 96 Days after Transplanting 05:43 The First Harvest 07:02 Weighing the Harvest 07:30 104 Days after Transplanting 09:01 The Second Harvest 09:57 165 Days after Transplanting 10:25 The Third Harvest 11:07 Digging up the Food Scraps at the End of the Season 13:38 Was it Worth it to Bury the Food Scraps 15:06 Final Thoughts Grab a Raised Bed and Support Team Grow 😁🐕❤

[@c1a2t3a4p5i6l7l8a9r]

I just stumbled upon your channel I watched the video you grew potatoes in cardboard boxes. I've always been growing curious and now I want to try. I live in South East Texas close to a coastal region with loads of humidity and heat what's the best thing for a beginner in that area to grow?

[@susanwallace6838]

My husband fishes a lot. I freeze the scraps from cleaning them all winter. Then, in the spring, I bury them under my tomatoes. Plants go crazy

[@myurbangarden7695]

I am so glad you are advocating this. Those of us in drier climates may have trouble composting, so diced food scraps may be more practical than above ground composting and combating evaporation in the large compost piles.

[@donhorak9417]

Use a tarp on your compost pile/bin. Look out! It may get too hot. I've seen compost ignite.

[@JeanHudson2022]

A coffee grinder works really well to crush egg shells and you can find them in thrift stores for a few bucks.

[@caroldragon7545]

I think the sardines were probably the major influence. Native Americans used to bury fish under their crops.

[@kayellai5278]

Yeah, the sardines, not the food waste. He should have done it without the sardines.

[@NikkiLee0076]

James, this video was fantastic. When you watch a short video it can be hard to appreciate the months of planning and testing you did for this experiment. This was so well done and I was also surprised that absolutely nothing was left. You must have great soil health. Great job! If I could grow a fraction of the tomatoes you grow, I would be in heaven.

[@deadoralive26]

❤❤❤❤ for Tuck, the Boss, and his assistant, James

[@jamesprigioni]

Haha! Let's Gooo!! King Tuck 👑🐕

[@robertaj3767]

I put food scraps in my raised bed all season. Just put them in between the plants on either end… The avocado trees on one end are huge, and the tomato plant on the other end is huge and super productive, even now into November!

[@tiger1554]

Yeah I agree and I think if I had to choose a season I would think putting food scraps in the fall would be even better. This way the food scrap is composted by spring and not robbing nutrients during the decay process while a plant is trying to actively grow.

[@zeeek1]

Don't you get skunks and other animals?

[@robertaj3767]

@ No, because the raised beds are 32 inches off the ground, and our yard is surrounded by a fence!

[@zeeek1]

@@robertaj3767 ok, my containers are too low,

[@heathereagleson1098]

I wish I had my own place with enough land/materials to do what you do, but until then I’m just enjoying learning and living vicariously through your work. I really enjoy tomatoes too.❤

[@tsengfay4459]

Watching your video in Hong Kong. I'm thinking of planting tomatoes in the charity farm. Your video is very inspiring. I'll bury some scrape before I transplant them. Thanks a lot.

[@drde63]

I would have like you to do a taste compare with the two tomatoes plants. To see if the one with scrapes taste sweeter or less...1❤

[@lindahepperly6562]

I unintentionally did what you suggest and planted some tomatoes over a food scrap hole about three months after I had buried the scraps, and other tomatoes farther along the row that didn’t have a food scraps hole. The tomatoes with food scraps under them were definitely sweeter.

[@lydiab1228]

Thank you for doing this. I’m in zone 6B and I have planted food scraps out in my garden plot for the next growing season. You have just confirmed what I thought would happen and I can’t wait to go out there even during the winter when the snow is on the ground and is not frozen yet to continue to bury vegetable and fruit scraps out in my garden plot. My plot is covered with leaves and straw, and so the ground is still very soft. I am so excited thank you so much. I did subscribe.😊

[@blebhan8213]

Kitchen scraps become soil in a matter of months after you bury them. I layered a large flower pot with yard waste, soil, kitchen scraps, and soil 3 times until it was 3/4 full, then filled it with potting soil. Planted a tomato plant and when it got too big, transplanted it elsewhere. Dug all the way to the bottom of the pot and there was nothing but soil.

[@carolschedler3832]

Awesome to know that s raps can be added directly. My brother closes his garden in No ember by leaving a trench in each row. He then drops food scraps and covers a small area at a time thru the winter. 🥕

[@Grow_with_Michael]

Awesome experiment! I’ll have to try this next season! Those elevated garden beds looks awesome! Thanks to you and Tuck for continuing to help us grow more! 🌱❤️

[@ashleycanfield7960]

😅I really loved when you dug up the food scraps and their wasn't ahany! Love it!

[@4gz252]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!!! Great experiment. Love seeing Tuck in the garden...

[@angelamuhammad2982]

I usually have food scraps that I’ve saved in my freezer that I put on top of my beds before I heavily mulch them to put them to sleep for the winter. There is not a space that I can dig in and not find worms.

[@KellyPontow]

All winter long I throw my food scraps in raised beds then come spring I just bury in whatever the wild life doesn’t eat.

[@jamesprigioni]

Brilliant Idea!

[@angelamuhammad2982]

Same❤ learned from my mom went back to the basics stop buying fertilizers so unnecessary

[@VK-qo1gm]

How do you keep rats/mice away from scraps pls

[@KellyPontow]

@ just don’t have rats and the few mice or voles we get are controlled by feral cats, hawks, eagles or anything else that eats them.

[@brad4527]

They wont bother them after they are buried it ​@@VK-qo1gm

[@EmpressG]

A while back I noticed that the trees near my compost pile were doing amazing so I moved away from a general compost pile to trench composting my kitchen scraps all over the garden and my plants are loving it. However, I don't use any rinds or stems which can take too long to break down or roots or seeds which may lead to inadvertent germination. Everything else still goes in the old composting location. The soil is getting super healthy everywhere and fingers crossed for bumper yields like with your tomatoes! 🤗

[@joycemiller7908]

I used to bury my kitchen scraps in a trench down the center in town but moved to the countryside and as soon as I put something in, a coyote or something comes at night and digs it up. I find a dug hole and half chewed up old potatoes and eggshells strewed about. 😂 And canine footprints. I was only planting potatoes, onions and garlic out there because of deer as it was.

[@judyhamblin9366]

Deer or raccoons dig through my compost pile to eat scraps, so I put them to work. I bury the scraps in an area that needs turned. The deer or raccoons dig up and turn a lot more of my compost looking for the fresh scraps, so they help me out. Occasionally I have a liquid like old coffee or spoiled mild or juice to add to my pile. I spread that out over an area needing turned, and sometimes they'll loosen my pile while searching for the food they can't find.

[@joycemiller7908]

@@judyhamblin9366 lol, I like the way you think!

[@anthonyd4309]

Love the end-to-end video, James! I realize they are months in the making, but it's great to see footage from the start of the project all the way through the end with this kind of continuity.

[@bg7491]

Tuck was hoping that you were digging up carrots! 😄 ❤❤❤❤ for Tuck!

[@brad4527]

Hay James, I did that also last year,but did it in the winter and when spring came i planted my transplants and I too had an amazing harvest on 8 cherry tomatoes and regular tomatoes. I learned this from mind Gardner, you 2 have great methods and I combined both of your ideas!😊❤ Awesome video! Brad. NJ

[@_zabete]

This was FANTASTIC. You put into practice every "mith" we see around the internet. I was watching and at first I thought "why he would do thatz it doesn't work" BUT you really conducted the whole experiment 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank you so much

[@StatusgrowerT73]

I can’t believe how nice the tomatoes came out , and you didn’t use any potting soil or mix that shows us that sand is good. That elevated bed would be ideal for me with a bad knee get down to plant and have to holler at the kids to help me get up😅. Hey tuck❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤fun stuff 😊

[@kodiak1984]

Visually, you saw the benefit of burying food scraps by the height of the plant. But what i seem to notice is the yield was not as great as i was expecting it to be. What i think happened is the plant put all that extra nutrients into getting bigger, taller but NOT putting it into fruit production. It should have spent the energy and time into producing fruit. If you had kept both control and food scrap plants the same height, i think you would have had a much bigger return on fruit

[@bballanalytics1552]

Experiment Idea #9: relationship between Watering Frequency and Vegetable Yield

[@100FactChecks]

Also in Jersey-- how are you and Tuck handling the drought? Best wishes!

[@gardenofseeden]

Look at that video quality!

[@laydbak46]

Thank you for the video. I enjoy watching and learning from you. You are referenced in other content creators' videos that grow food. I am a sponge and thoroughly enjoy and take away what i can do and who i can interact with for producing food.❤

[@wendyburston3132]

Robbie and Gary in California do this very successfully.

[@onchh3623]

King Tuck! He's hopeful of getting some carrots. 👌

[@bonitajess4142]

Great experiment,it took a lot of time, your patience has been rewarded.

[@mariastastykitchen]

Good morning my friend. Thank you for sharing another amazing tip. Always learning something new from your channel. Have a great day. Enjoy your family and God bless everyone.🙏💕🌍

[@NonieK2267]

lol I definitely am going to try the snake beans I love his sense of humor, but he did get over to me. I guess there’s just some of us who enjoy some good humor when things are so tough in the world, but since he works for a rare seeds. I know he’s being serious about the benefits, thank you❤

[@garfielda34]

I love these experiments! ❤❤❤ For the little boss, Tuck!

[@jAnEl1111]

Thanks James!!!

[@johnathanvalentin7718]

I have guava tree that is always giving. The fruit grows pretty big and sweet. Thanks for your tips!!

[@simplesaluki]

What a fantastic video! Such good content and very well done with the experiment

[@AvaGld2309]

Yay the planter reveal! Looks good. Please do a video on how you'd water in a grid-down situation? How would you replace the greenhouse plastic cover once it wears out if you couldn't buy more?

[@BritoWorx]

I love nature so much it’s perfect.

[@karenromando4939]

Yes. Food scraps. Great ideas. I do the same. Even with tomatoes that are scraps. I find out I get volunteers to pop up tgis year.

[@Smokey35400]

Love this idea!

[@jamesprigioni]

Let's Gooo!!!

[@bballanalytics1552]

Experiment Idea #13: are there any benefits to Crop Rotation? that's all i got, excited to see what you come up with!

[@jamesprigioni]

Loving all the ideas. Me and Tuck will definitely be doing some of these next year! 👍😁🐕

[@emoc1902]

I like how you did this experiment. It would be even more interesting if you try doing this again, but have more than 2 plants. That way you can show it is repeatable and observe to see if it is consistent -- the same or different results.

[@LisaPendergrass-z6t]

This was a super cool experiment! I’ve always heard not to put citrus in compost due to the acid. Apparently that is not an issue! More research for me to do.

[@PaintingVideos]

You can't put heavily sprayed citrus in, the poison - organic everything

[@bballanalytics1552]

Experiment Idea #8: Effect of Different Types of Irrigation (Drip vs. Sprinkler) on Vegetable Growth

[@GardenHappy]

Great video James! Simple, easy and effective!!! 💙💚💛🧡❤️💜Liz

[@ticktock2383]

In the fall I do not even bury the scraps. I place them around the plant and place leaf mulch on top. Works great!

[@dancemonkey118]

I love this kind of comparisons! 🫶

[@mariamlira5067]

Impressive experiment...❤Always enjoyed your videos thanks for the tips on gardening..❤❤❤❤

[@bruriaivashkovski1145]

I love watching your videos. They are so informative 😊

[@MaryMorgan-l7i]

Very useful information. Thanks James &Tuck ❤❤❤

[@tttarms1970]

I've done this....its a huge diffrence...I take all my eggshells in my food processor....turn it into dust.....always bury that underneath all my plants....no blossom and rot

[@CapnWilly]

Just found your channel and absolutely love your content. Informational and fun.

[@coldhandjacinth9069]

That size of tomato freezes So WELL whole... just yank the green stem off. Then, you pop a frozen tomato into your mouth for a delicious taste of summer produce anytime of year instead of reaching for something as hazardous to your health as Coca-cola. As the tomato de-frosts and softens in your mouth and then reaches a chewable stage, you'll realize you just had a delicious vitamin C supplement.

[@foodartfreedom]

Love your energy, a great result. Where are you growing to have toms outside in November ? ❤

[@RJack1915]

Gosh James another crazy good idea, thank you!

[@AlphaSierra50]

can you make a persimmon vid I'm looking to get one

[@Yourbestiebella123]

First comment!!!you owe me a pin!!!love your channel btw

[@jamesprigioni]

Haha! Let's Get everyone to like your comment so you get the all natural Pin!!

[@Yourbestiebella123]

Thanks!

[@BuiDuong_TV]

We need patience to wait for the results. I congratulate you. I am very happy to get to know you

[@krisnace]

One thing you forgot to mention was did you fertilize these tomato plants at all? I know you put food scraps under the first one but did you then continue to fertilize these plants and if so how often this is very important information that was left out

[@bballanalytics1552]

Experiment Idea #5: Effect of Intercropping on Vegetable Yield (Test how planting two or more vegetable species together affects overall yield)

[@zeeek1]

Skunks dig that stuff up here

[@JimmyHat-k4t]

Tuckabone really helped out there 😊

[@CynthiaJKress]

Your man Tuck is trying to help with the tomato plant! 😂

[@pascalxus]

Great Work! i love seeing experiments like this!

[@jojocag1]

Crazy cool! ❤❤❤❤❤ for Tuck!

[@KokoraLife]

What a great idea!! 🌿

[@ryangardner9683]

I’ve been doing this now. I have rats and it’s hard to get rid of them. Been trying to catch them in cages. What a headache now I’m building enclosures with steel and wood around my raised beds.

[@sibsterm2273]

Try mix of baking soda and cornmeal in a bucket - there’s a vid on YT

[@PaintingVideos]

@@sibsterm2273yeah and then people still head scratch about baking soda being ok in cooking and cakes😢 it's poison and a waste product people (!!!)

[@mslwinters]

Amazing!! Thanks for this. I am surprised as well. Tuck 💜💜

[@jenniferhopper1294]

Can you introduce worms into raised garden beds? Thank you! I always learn so much from you. Have you planted the perennial ground cherry? I’m considering it…😊

[@carly.mena.]

This is amazing thank you !!!

[@HuyenGreenGarden1997]

both economical and effective. Can I use eggshells?

[@karibbeanglow]

Thanks for sharing. Great information.

[@Sharon-kp7lc]

Interesting great experiment! 👍 How about comparing the taste of the tomatoes from these two plants?

[@lvada4806]

I am thinking of moving to New Jersey. may I ask approximately what part of the state and how long is your season? or which gardening zone are you in?

[@bariaissa1737]

Thank you

[@zPhilll]

Awesome video. Maybe for a future experiment you can try this in a container, might be easier to see what remains of the scraps.

[@customer5032]

This works great in raised beds too- add worms!

[@CraigBrownBackyardGardener]

You live in some really great climate. You still have summer clothes on in November. I live in Nebraska.

[@koransky1]

I've buried scraps in my earth boxes before, when my composters were full. They magically "disappeared" too, leaving behind some great soil.

[@bballanalytics1552]

Experiment Idea #12: Effect of Deep vs. Shallow Planting

[@heathereagleson1098]

What a great idea!

[@NelsonGreen-eu9up]

I have to try this. Thank you for expirementing

[@brandywineblue]

I like the idea of the new raised beds - but I need to protect them from critters. And perhaps from too strong sun in the summer and frost from winter. Do these new beds have any way to cover them with netting, frost fabric and shade cloth?

[@kevinhawthorne5257]

Great Video!

[@watchful1168]

Fantastic!

[@darlapace7842]

❤❤❤❤❤🐶❤❤❤❤❤ for Tuck!

[@lettajeanspeaks]

Was there a difference in flavor between the two plants?

[@Paulspicks-555]

Hello all, Could you tell me the best time to start growing garluc in Dallas, TX? It is just starting to get cold here. tonight will get down to the low 40's

[@WhitneyHardy-p8s]

Just curious what if you took food scraps and let the air dry and make a power out of before planting season

[@aleyammarenjiv7978]

I have a small kitchen garden, Hyderabad, India. I strated burying food scraps and my soil improved a lot . Over that we put a banana tree. Even though our is more hotter place, we have huge banana bunch

[@lailarafiq123]

*Is the taste of the tomatoes* "better" of the plant with the food scraps under ?

[@jamesprigioni]

There wasn’t a noticeable difference in flavor to be honest 😁

[@PuthyvanGarden]

Thanks for sharing

[@cactusandherbs]

Very informative video 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@SherrickDuncan]

Jake would you say that thos method is better / easier / more effective or Paul Gautschis method of chickens and screening?

[@CraigBrownBackyardGardener]

How do they taste? Do they taste different?

[@bballanalytics1552]

Experiment Idea #7: Raised Beds vs. Traditional Ground Planting

[@spinderella3602]

I love your channel.💐

[@gardenhome5970]

Useful information 👍