RETAIL Products Vs FREE Resources Garden Bed Preparation SHOWDOWN!

In this video, I show you how I prepare two raised garden beds. One with retail garden products and the other with free resources.
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[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Everyone, I hope you enjoy the video! It's getting close to the end of the year, but I won't be slowing down because all this rain and hot weather is turning our garden into a jungle, so I have to keep "getting into it" like Santa on Christmas Eve or nature will take over! Anyway, thanks for your support and I hope you have a happy Christmas. Cheers :)

[@asteria4279]

Looking forward to the follow-up! Please plant the same things in each one 😊

[@jacksemenoff2148]

What town you in ?

[@kathynix6552]

Merry Christmas and thanks for all the KZbin videos I’ve enjoyed over the years.

[@thewandererofmumbai6169]

Hey mark can you do a tour if your property of what’s growing on your property

[@Selfsufficientme]

We're in Bellmere just north of Brisbane 👍​@@jacksemenoff2148

[@Gardeningchristine]

I lucked out this fall and was at Walmart when they were getting rid of all the gardening stuff on the parking lot. Everything was $1 except one kind of miracle grow. Peat moss, potting soil, pavers, sand, gravel, mulch, everything $1 each! I have a small car, but I made 4 trips and got 140 bags of raised bed mix, potting soil, peat moss, and even 58 bags of miracle grow indoor potting mix. I spent $150 but probably saved $1,500. I topped off my current raised beds and have put in 3 new ones! It was a lot of work but sooo worth it.

[@Anne--Marie]

Awesome!

[@dianeweeks352]

What a haul. I would have put in the work to take advantage also. Except I would have left behind the Miracle Gro potting soil. I have had a fungus gnat problem with that brand, so do not recommend for using indoors. I have heard ofothers having the problem also. Maybe a treatment of something or using outdoors (?)

[@Gardeningchristine]

@@dianeweeks352 yep. I’ve got them and have been spraying them with water and hydrogen peroxide mix. Nothing has been damaged by them that I can see. But that’s probably where they came from. I didn’t pore boiling water on it first though so kinda my fault.

[@Crashbangable]

@@Gardeningchristine yep I do the boiling water before starting micro greens. I have heard that mulching your indoor plants so the gnats can’t get to the soil ends the lifecycle overtime.

[@SoberOKMoments]

The god of gardeners smiled upon you that day for sure. Well done!!!

[@heatherjolly8389]

You have always consistently been one of my favorite gardeners on KZbin!

[@WendyJoseph-ww8ws]

Yes! Me too.

[@WildWestRosie]

When you were putting the fish waste in, I was recalling what they taught us in first grade about the pilgrims, and how the indigenous people taught them about putting a dead fish in each hill of corn as a fertilizer.

[@jonathanhawkins4544]

It's winter here in Pennsylvania, US. When my wife and I bought our home last year I used a lot of your videos to start our raised beds. They produced phenomenally, and I'm glad to see a guide to help us use to compost we've been making. Our tiny yard has turned into a dynamo for food and is the gem of the neighborhood. Thank you for your helpful videos and happy holidays to you and yours!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Wow, that's great to hear, and congratulations on your gardening success! The "circular garden economy" via reusing garden waste to grow more food is one of the most satisfying elements for me personally. Well done again and all the best over the Christmas and holiday season 👍🙂

[@veganconservative1109]

Can't believe a half-an-hour went by already. You have such a kind voice to listen to.

[@brunobertrand9805]

The guy is totally not in my gardening zone but I find him to be very entertaining and a good talker yes.

[@Amprobiuss]

Nothing beats a good organic humor as well...love you mark keep it up🍻🍾

[@bobrice5159]

Just caught myself giving you a thumbs up back 😂 love the videos all the way over here in Florida. I’ve learned a lot watching your videos.

[@Paintplayer1]

I always say "let's...get into it" along with him, out loud. It's therapeutic lol

[@BeeKayy13]

I do all my housework while binging Marks videos and every new task I come across I always end up saying Lets.... Get Into It!

[@mikevp5303]

Every video that concerns raised gardens we watch them multiple time as to not miss anything we are still pretty new to all of this and with your tips our garden has gone crazy. A big thank you Mark and greetings from the prairies in Canada

[@Selfsufficientme]

The Prairies in Canada... now that sounds picturesque! Thank you and I'm glad you're having success in your raised beds 👍🙂

[@lydellb]

My wife doesn't know it yet, but she bought me a couple birdie beds for next seasons grow. 😂thanks for all the tips and great videos. Love your stuff.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Such a great wife you have! 😁👍

[@pawelmirakowski1477]

Is there going to be a part 2 to this video, showing how the vegetables grow in both beds if there is any difference?

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes, for sure! Too many people are asking for the comparison, so I'll start sowing seed tomorrow 👍😁

[@yabbadabbadoo8225]

Mark's side gig is off grid burials, his plants really relish a freshy from time to time 😂🤣

[@danfarkas5375]

Mark, don't let anyone give you grief about being dig vs no dig. Everyone's situation is different and you should do whatever works best for you in your area. It's a win either way if you're growing your own food.

[@teebob21]

Nutgrass (nutsedge) and Bermuda grass are the devil for gardeners, and basically require that you dig out your beds once in a while to keep them at bay.

[@nigelfitzpatrick6580]

So true... I really wish 🙏 I could do NO DIG... Here in Northern Thailand.... Not 🚫 a hope with the monsoon rains. Thanks for All your help 🙏

[@humanmammal5897]

would it help to add way more mulch? i imagine that might help to stop things from growing through@@nigelfitzpatrick6580

[@lilaclizard4504]

@@teebob21 Is that nutgrass the same plant that preppers talk about as being a really high calorie producer per hectare/metre grown? If so, there's the solution, just harvest & eat it :) I have absolutely no idea if it's the same plant though or if it's edible or poisonous & I'm guessing it probably doesn't taste great or it would be grown commercially, just a fun alternative for the no-dig religion though :)

[@teebob21]

@@lilaclizard4504 No, that's Jerusalem artichoke, which is equally impossible to rid from an area once it gets established.

[@megneticred]

I can’t wait to see the follow up on how things grow in these two beds!❤

[@RNHDiesel]

Mark, The chunky bits of charcoal will help the soil by providing a "home" for the microbes in the soil. Love you videos. Can you do a video on signs of plant nutrient issues or disease issues that can be solved organically, or by using the proper fertilizers to help the deficiencies. I have learned a ton of new tips and tricks from your videos. Keep them coming!!!

[@lelleithmurray235]

Good day Mark! I can't wait to see the comparison of the veggies grown between the raised beds! Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas and a productive and prosperous new year!🦋

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes, the comparison will be interesting 👍Merry Christmas! 🙂

[@urbanbackyardcontainergardenin]

Great video! I’m moving from buckets to metal raised beds and this helps me out a lot😊

[@paulivanoff8835]

Good stuff Mark couple of additional steps I use. 1. I never let the weeds go to seed in my garden beds. Even if I just have to cover them with grass clippings to stop them flowering 2. Before I start rebuilding the beds, I leave them fallow for a couple of weeks, get any weed seeds to germinate, and then rake them back into the soil on a hot day. After a couple of growing seasons, the beds become almost weed free, even the onion and nut grass. Cheers

[@Selfsufficientme]

Great tips! Thanks for sharing 👍🙂

[@buttonenfuego]

Same - My family actually gave me an intervention that I was working too much and that the stress and anxiety wasnheading me to a heartattack. I also gained 30 pounds...I quit in December and Janaury 1, became a consultant of my own! Good luck to us both. Here's to 2024

[@jo3ywils0n39]

What a great topic! Great timing too as most gardeners here in the northern hemisphere are prepping beds now in time for spring (where the ground isn't frozen!).

[@johnhannonHanno]

An American programme I watched they did identical garden beds, one with hay as mulch and one with woodchip. The one with wood chip produced about 50% more veggies after one year.

[@toriphillips7383]

Were they really small wood chips or the standard tree wood chips that are about a inch

[@johnhannonHanno]

@@toriphillips7383 ABOUTONEINCH TO TWO INCHES

[@howardchambers9679]

That was my question too​@@toriphillips7383

[@almostoily7541]

David the Good did a video comparing twelve fertilizers. Then he and his wife tasted the radishes and other stuff grown in each. There was a difference in taste in turnips and radishes they said.

[@coleyboy1921]

Mulch selection should never make that big of a difference unless they were royally messing up watering or if slugs were crazy in their area. I'm guessing they watered both the same amount and thereby the hay-mulched areas were chronically underwatered.

[@nastytechniquez9685]

Hello from Canada! Love the content. You should look into making a fish fertilizer at home. Just a 5 gallon bucket with a tight fitting lid, brown sugar, and the same fish wastes you put in the bed. Mix thoroughly and leave it with the lid on for 6 months and you’ve got a homemade fish hydrolysate. Amazing stuff! And very affordable

[@davesrvchannel4717]

I imagine each bag you used will be $8-12 a bag. With that said you could have $50-60 a bed. Though it may grow better foods, I can’t imagine the average homeowner seeing it beneficial on a cost basis. I’m interested to see outcome of cheap bed vs expensive bed. Great video

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes, I think your cost estimate is reasonable. I'm also very interested in the direct comparison in growing 🙂👍

[@CelticStoic]

$15-$22 a bag

[@TheSkillotron]

Or you could just skip all the other stuff that does little to nothing and just use the actual fertilizer at a fraction of that cost.

[@lilaclizard4504]

​@@TheSkillotron fertiliser unalives the soil, it wipes out all the soil microbes, meaning plants then REQUIRE you give them all the nutrients they need in available form at the time they need them for their growing cycle, very high maintenence long term! If you create healthy soil, such as what you see being demonstrated in this video with adding stuff that feeds soil microbes, then the microbes will always be there, breaking down the nutrients the plants need into the form the plants need, so you don't need to artificially add any fertilisers, making the garden much more productive with much less effort. Think of something like iron, you can throw an old piece of metal into a garden & with your system, it will sit there & do nothing, with a biologically active soil, the microbes will break it down (rust it) & once that's done, the plants will be able to uptake that iron at will to feed on. Much easier to just throw in some iron & microbes & let them do what's needed when needed compared to having to fertilise with bio-available iron twice a week! I grew some cucumbers in hydroponics a couple of years back, gave them all the heavy feeder fertilisers, did everything perfectly to get a good crop & they started out thriving, but as the season continued, they got powdery mildew & eventually that seriously impacted their growth & yield. Now sure, I could have also added twice week chemicals to treat the powdery mildew & all the other diseases they got, but I just didn't have the time to do that in addition to the regular fertiliser level checks & adjustments. The hydroponics sat right next to my main natural garden bed, all conditions with light etc were identical but powdery mildew didn't even cross over ot the garden cucumbers, even though both groups had leaves literally touching! Yellow lady beetles did take up residence in the garden, so presumably they did get some hints of the mildew on them to feed the ladybeetles, but there was never any visible mildew on any of them & they continued cropping heavily all season, way after the hydroponic ones had died from disease. Simple fact is that avoiding chemical fertilisers & tending to the soil results in far more robust crops with far less effort. It's also much cheaper, I throw a handful or 2 of chook poo into the garden once a year if growing plants like cucumbers & that's it! They don't need anything beyond that if waste from the garden is going back into the garden, it's a self sufficient system :)

[@forex_shark6042]

This guy seems so genuine and friendly. I bet it's partially from so much time by himself in the garden. Time to reflect.

[@yvettesaxon8572]

Hey Mark, love your vids. We also use eggshell dust. I bake the eggshells and chuck them through a coffee grinder to mix with my soaked chook food and also use it in gardens with specifically tomatoes and zucchini’s to minimise blossom end rot.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Top tip! Thanks 👍🙂

[@sandramorton5510]

Thank you Mark, as always you give real life videos for those of us trying to grow a little food. I started watching you in the beginning, now going into my third year, I successfully make my own compost and mulch. I love the fish idea, I will go over to the coast to get seaweed and fish parts and starting weed tea.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Good on you Sandra! Thank you and all the best 👍 🙂

[@stephenhope7319]

Great vid Mark. I usually put my fireplace ashes into my compost during wood burning season rather than straight on the bed. Seems like it would mix better within the compost.

[@lilaclizard4504]

I wonder which is better, I truly don't know. "potash" is just ash & that's what's used commercially as potassium fertliser. I wonder at what point the potassium is mostly released, does it release immediately? in which case straight into the bed would be vastly superior, or does it need microbes to help with it's release, in which case into the compost would be much better. Would be interesting to do a test & see what results you got

[@dianeweeks352]

Been watching your channel for years, always good solid gardening information. I too use raised beds so I can sit and I reach across with no problem. Mine are 3 feet wide. At 83 they are godsent, since I can no longer reach the ground with my back issues. I love grass clippings, leaves, kitchen waste, etc. to raise the nutrient value in the soil. Previous decades ago I composted using the batch method. Even moved my compost in trash barrels when I moved to a new property years ago. I liked the large U shape wider than deep and used the two corners to pile the compost back and forth to turn the mass every couple weeks. Just a few turns and I had a batch ready to go. I miss those days. Carry on and happy holidays to you also.

[@Selfsufficientme]

83! I hope I'm going that well when I reach that age... it's so good to hear your tips and that you are still gardening 👍🙂

[@resinartistry73]

Love how you mention gardening keeping us fit, healthy and also giving us produce in return! It's a win win!

[@Doc1855]

We get horse manure for free. They’ll load it into the back of our truck and then we’ll take it to our compost pile and let it sit there for the spring and and till it into our garden after last harvest so it’s ready for the spring planting

[@twalton]

The amount of dadness at 28:42 is just absolute perfection

[@jagittings1992]

Great video. Idk what plans you have for those beds, but seeing a side by side growing comparison with a variety of crops would be a cool video in the future to build off this one. Possibly do a running total of the produce weight harvested by each to see if one would produce better than the other.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yeah, that's a great idea. At this stage, I'll be planting corn in both beds (same variety) and we'll do a comparison 👍🙂

[@lilaclizard4504]

@@Selfsufficientme Corn's a nice heavy feeder, so that's a great test for it. Looking forward to seeing the results :)

[@veganconservative1109]

Reaching way back to Elementary School days, I recall that native Americans would place a small fish next to the seeds they were planting.

[@EileenHjertum]

I am so keen to see the outcome / harvests from each of the beds. Thank you so much for doing this.

[@darlenegorles6771]

I LOVE your videos. Just happened to find you. Watch while on the treadmill. I live in Florida but am currently in a community that doesn’t allow gardening. Won’t make that mistake again. I live vicariously through you and your garden. 🥰 You are very talented and entertaining. God bless. Darlene

[@jbiliHacker]

very good, as always!!! i started watching you last year when I only had a small cage with 4 quails, now i have about 20 chickens, 30 quails, 5 ducks, a medium compost pile and almost 19 m² space with large pots lined up for gardening.

[@donnavorce8856]

Hi Mark and all I use 3/4 finished home compost all the time. I like it for blending into the top 3 or 4 inches of garden beds. Makes a good layer to cushion the chunky mulch for the top layer. Finished compost I use for general fill for the top 12 inches.

[@bdsipos]

Hey Mark. You are my absolute favourite KZbinr. Thanks for explaining things so clearly and making it fun too! 😊

[@bdsipos]

Did you use the Hügelkultur method in these beds?

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you! Fav YTber is BIG call and very generous of you to say 🙂👍

[@jw4879]

Ahhhh......I so love watching garden videos in our northern hemisphere winter! Keeps the dream alive!!!

[@adventurecreations3214]

Such great information. Kentucky USA here and garden madness planning for our growing season has begun. I need all the free tips I can get. Thanks!

[@MoxiesonTV]

Another great video bud!

[@kaylakraft7293]

Thank you so much for keeping us involved with everything I have learned a lot and also from the dad jokes keep up the good work and Merry Christmas to you and your family😊

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you and Merry Christmas! 👍🙂

[@philipcregger6477]

Merry Christmas from The States, Mark!

[@HLBear]

For a minute, I thought you were going to show us free bed! Got so excited!! I'm also excited about the free bed filling. 😊❤

[@D71219ONE]

The ground is free (if you already own it, haha)! You don’t have to use expensive raised beds. Sure it increases productivity, but seeds are cheap. Just plant more in the ground. I’ve started larger in ground beds, and I just plant a lot more than I used to. The practice Mark shows here still applies. You just might need an initial till at the beginning if it’s very hard clay.

[@Selfsufficientme]

😁👍

[@HLBear]

​@@D71219ONE I'm not as young as I used to be 😉 The raised beds keep me gardening since they reduce my bending and kneeling.

[@WendyJoseph-ww8ws]

"Extra Texture." What a good name for a band! lol PS Merry Christmas to you and yours, Mark.

[@natesage1803]

Love your tips and tricks mark! I appreciate everything you share with us. Keep up the great work. 👍

[@lilaclizard4504]

My personal approach is to dig a trench like you did with the second bed (but in different places each season rather than always down the middle) & then put all that grass & garden waste from the first bed into the bottom of the trench upsidedown & then throw newspapers & torn up boxes deliveries come in on top of that to prevent the weeds coming back up to the top (I soak first if the weather's dry or I want everything broken down & productive again fast) & each year I dig that trench, it's moving that now composted material back to the top & around the garden & then I throw a little blood & bone or chicken poo/dynamic lifter onto it if I'm going to grow heavy feeder plants, otherwise just leave as is & I get great results with fantastic biospheres in the garden with worms, mushrooms & everything else in there & soil looks great & holds water great. I think it's great you did this video & showed both options really well & I'm sure a lot of people will really appreciate it, but I think people often want to overcomplicate things & feel like they need to do more than they actually need to. If you put what grows in the garden back into it, it will always have enough nutrients present, just needs that small amount of the plant that's harvested to be replaced in nutrient value. & I love compost too, but I have limited space, really not enough for a proper compost, so I have a kitchen flip top garbage bin in my garden, with the bottom cut out of it & I just put all my kitchen scraps directly into that & the nutrients from them leach down into the garden where the plant roots can access them, as can the worms, making it an in-garden worm farm & when it fills, I just stop adding new stuff for a few weeks (I've got a second smaller bin to use during that time) to let the last added stuff break down & then move it to a different location & spread the stuff above garden height into the garden around the bin & that corner becomes my super growing spot next planting :) I'm taking my ground level garden into a raised garden bed right now, have put 1 layer of besser blocks in position & all my hedge trimmings & paper/cardboard waste is being dumped into it section by section to build it up to the besser block level & once it reaches the top, I'll add a second layer of blocks to raise the height. Sweet potato & beans growing in it at the moment, they seem happy to grow over & around the cardboard being added & when I harvest the sweet potato, I will end up mixing the cardboard into the ground soil & if it's the same as my main raised garden bed, I will probably need to add a bag or 2 of sand at some point for better drainage, but my main raised gardenbed is basically ALL compost/garden waste/paper & a little sand, nothing else & everything I plant grows super well without the need for any additives, have been for 12 years now, have never seen any productivity lost. Lots & lots of carbon (compost, ash, manure etc etc) in the soil is absolutely the secret to a super productive garden imo & avoiding chemical fertilisers over time really improves the soil & makes plants FAR more productive due to increases in soil microbes that break down everything to release micro-nutrients in plant available forms Just wish I had more space available, love the amount of space & set up you have!

[@NilsNone]

every autumn I collect Leafs from the neighbors. They usually dump it away and let the city collect it... so i offer to clean the driveway and take care of the Leafs. Best mulch and an easy compost element especially when combined with kitchenscraps and grassclippings. + I can get Horsemanure from a local stable which only feeds organic hay so potential herbicides are not a big issue

[@B01]

Most potting mixes use worm castings, good quality ones at least. So you're spot on! Technically it IS actually adding compost most of the time!!💛 Great idea. I would add though, if you want to use any water based or brew, just toss an air pump and airstone and will be night and day difference in number of the highly beneficial aerobes. Can use solar pannel/battery to avoid needing any wires💪

[@lilaclizard4504]

hmm that's a great idea I'd never thought of, but makes perfect sense :) thanks

[@aragonit22]

Wow! Zeolites!!!🎉 last year I grow potatoes in it…2-4 mm granulation… 30 cm deep, in 60 liters containers… production, 18-20kg on square meters Feeding culture with liquid type Jadam from grass this year, I put in zeolites to grow onions, garlic 🥕 carrots and potatoes

[@sailingluana3037]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge Mark!

[@PhysiologywithChristian]

This was genuinely helpful. Great video!

[@freedomforestlife]

Always enjoy your videos - thank you 💚✌🌿

[@leigh0lom]

One thing I do over winter with the fruit trees. Is put used crushed coffee beans around the base of the trees let the worms do there work. When spring comes my apricot cherry gooseberry trees have a fertilizer boost

[@caterjunes3426]

Absolutely fascinating! Thank you and Merry Christmas!

[@federiconoguera1459]

Awesome shoutout for the fishing channel!!!! Super excited to check it out! 🎉

[@monkeymommy778]

That was an awesome comparison video! Thank you.

[@tedm3994]

I enjoy your videos you are giving alot of valuable gardening tips.

[@janicejurgensen2122]

Another great tutorial! Great tips. I thank you for all your work to share with us!

[@bethberry320]

Thank you Mark you always put amazing information out and you’re so enjoyable to watch

[@Lsmith-ly2cm]

Another great video Mark thank you.

[@pamelasmith8817]

Hi Mark , I hope all is good with you. Great video. Would you let us know about how much it cost to prepare the commercial bed? Also do a comparison planting, and production of the two beds. You are very lucky you have access to free manure, and wood chippings, most of us have to pay for that stuff unfortunately. More power to your growing thumbs , Muffy from Oz.

[@TransdermalCelebrate]

Good advice Mate, Looking forward to the New Year 😄

[@TheFisheR101]

Great video and information as always! Thank you!

[@justuschmiii3173]

Love the hogfish & grill...! LOL TNX 4 VID LOL

[@aussiebushhomestead3223]

Looking forward to future updates on how the two beds produce. 😊

[@darceyschultz2370]

I just love you and your videos so informative for all us gardeners. Merry Christmas to you and the family

[@peterjames8714]

Thanks for a very informative video. Really enjoying your content. Cheers from Bowral NSW.

[@luke_fabis]

Nutgrass is a really nice crop in its own right. The tubers it forms are calorific, sweet, and exceptionally rich in fiber, and it can be very productive. It was one of the most important foods of the first humans to settle Europe, before agriculture developed. It does grow aggressively, and it does compete with other crops, so it's usually treated as a weed. But even still, would you be interested in sparing a container to grow it, just to see what you get?

[@diannetroeth-telfer1148]

Thanks Mark. Have a Wonderful Christmas and New Year’s

[@Matt-df8kd]

I love this style of video!

[@grekiely6245]

Thanks Mark, very useful information.

[@joannaarteaga8604]

Thanks for the info. You really help me with my own journey to become more self sufficient.

[@dsbennett]

This is great stuff. I bought some Birdie beds and will be setting them up during this winter. Thank you.

[@jacquisouza5008]

Gosh Mark, I think this is your best video yet. Good job!

[@fredazcarate4818]

My dear Sir you are remarkable!

[@killianlarsson9515]

Enjoyed your time-traveling endeavour 💨 I'll check in to see you and the garden in 2024. Happy holidays. Cheers🍭

[@user-gz2qh1ie8d]

Merry Christmas!!

[@TransdermalCelebrate]

Always helpful Mate 👍

[@micktepolt6276]

right on ! they are all good idea's ...hope you get to feeling better ...👍👍from mick on the Oregon coast

[@miranda5237]

Thanks for another great video!

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

Merry Christmas Mark. That potato salad looked a banger. Ill be setting up some large raised beds like those in this video soon. Looking forward to shortcutting as much as possible.

[@BoHarry71]

Hi Mark, I am commenting from Massachusetts USA. love your show been watching it for a little bit now. I’ve been gardening for the last three years now mainly out of 5 gallon buckets, but I’m going to start raised beds this year. Thanks again for all your information. It’s been very helpful.

[@georgekahn3313]

Hello Mark, Always useful information, good humor and great amusing entertainment. I always appreciate the positive attitude. Best to you friend.

[@TraumaQueen65]

What a timely and informative video, can't wait to get into it 😁 Thanks for your hard yacker, Mark

[@Selfsufficientme]

😁👍

[@TransdermalCelebrate]

I’m progressively feeding my plant beds,ready for the new season 👍

[@lveteris]

For years my grandma use dandelions water as soir fertileser. You just pick up all dandelions in your garden, put it in a big container and fill it with water, cover and leave it for 2-3 weeks. It need to be like half container of dandelions and rest water. And then its ready just use that water from container half dandelions water and rest plane water. Also we use old ruster nails and other iron stuf for plums and other stone fruits as a source of iron for trees.

[@umamurali7872]

Thank you so much 👍😊 super informative

[@teriguerin8371]

Thank you for the video. Just ordered the 82ft Hoselink set with your promo code. Can't wait to use it.

[@EricSolomon-op8ti]

Super Informative thank you

[@TransdermalCelebrate]

Looking good Mate 👍

[@meganlalli5450]

Happy Christmas to you and yours, Mark!

[@hcambo5373]

Nice work ❤

[@sallyeblen7032]

Thanks for sharing!

[@LittleToadHomestead]

You're one of ny favorite gardeners and I love the videos especially the ones with potatoes

[@amandaowen5617]

Thank you for another inspiring video. I’m in the process of trying to restructure my whole garden after it’s lay fallow for a few years and seeing this gives me ideas for how to do it without spending a fortune. I love your channel. Merry Christmas, Mark. 🎄

[@Selfsufficientme]

G'day Amanda, all the best with your garden makeover and Merry Christmas and happy New Year 👍🙂

[@TheTamrock2007]

Thanks Mark. Moved into my forever home in December and hoping to get a birdie's in the next month or so. So eager and excited .

[@Pretties4alice]

G'day Mark, and lovely people, well i have everything i need to start my little container Veg Garden, i've been composting for a few mths now, so really getting on top of that at the moment. I've saved a heap of litter and branches to half fill the beds ect, i live with bush around, so have plenty of organic material :) now all i need is time to get it all together, Thanks for all you do for everyone out here in Veg world :) :) Karla

[@deanwilson7047]

LOVE THE VIDS MAN

[@barrychristian4050]

Great video, I put my ash/charcoal in with the compost so it's done and dusted in one hit 👍