Top 6 Worst and 6 Best Garden Fertilizers

[@schwam6]

6 WORST- 1. Synthetic fertilizers (0:42) 2. Animal Manure (3:36) 3. Bone Meal (6:12) 4. Blood Meal (7:56) 5. Biosolids (9:45) 6. GMO Fertilizers (10:44) 6 BEST- 1. Compost (13:07) 2. Fungal Dominated Compost (13:54) 3. Rock Dust (15:12) 4. Worm Castings (16:24) 5. Compost Tea (17:42) 6. Seaweed Fertilizers (18:48)

[@lolshatter]

animal manure is a type of compost though

[@53toddk]

@@lolshatter No, by itself it is not. It could be used as a component of compost. Usable compost contains materials that have undergone thermophilic decomposition (high heat) to kill weed seeds, dangerous microbes/bacteria, etc. Worst in my opinion for growing anything that will be eaten is Milorganite, which is a residue from the city of Milwaukee's sewage that has been treated. Things such as heavy metals and some chemicals can survive high heat.

[@DangerfieldChris]

I get my Bat Guano that’s been scraped off the floor from wild bats eating wild fruit of the jungles of Cambodia. My plants LOVE it!

[@heavyequipment1930]

Antibiotics can get into manure and into my vegetables and into my body? Going to need to see some studies on this one idk

[@Blackdynasty123]

Thank you so glad I didn't have to watch him yapping his lips for 20 min to say something that should been 4 min are less

[@patlayne1854]

1 thing I learned 3 yrs ago when I first started my botany journey from a old gardener he said " sir let me tell you something, I learned in the gardening many years ago. everybody is right and everybody is wrong."

[@bustersmith5569]

pat layne thank you !!! Very well said !!!

[@MimiMimi-md8sf]

I cant understand Can u explain this?

[@bustersmith5569]

K im 50 / 50 either way,,

[@MimiMimi-md8sf]

Oh thanks

[@goosecouple]

Meaning: Humans aren't perfect. Right or wrong is relative. Only the universal law is absolutely right.

[@DjrWalsh]

Your time, teachings, ethics in regards to mother earth and opinion are all very respected and appreciated..everything I've done in my garden, migardener and yourself have largely influenced ..please never stop providing this vast, important knowledge

[@Wurmo]

I've tested bone meal on flowers with the exact same potting pix and it did give a noticeable boost. Definitely doesn't need the 1 cup of bone meal some websites recommend. I put 3 tbs per hole and 2 in potted plants. Along with equal parts dried banana skin powder, and egg shells.

[@rosemarythyme8595]

All these people making negative comments on here, you can say what you want, but nobody can deny that he grows beautiful produce. This man knows how to garden to each his own.

[@Prometheus4096]

This video is completely wrong. The fertilizers he says are bad, are good. And the good ones, are useless. Doesn't matter what his plants look like. Science is science.

[@sirdukeusa3289]

My garden is made from a rotted wood chip pile, and its great. I have used it for the last 6 years, produces great veggies. I also use Epsom salts water every other week, and aspirin water on the weeks in between. I make my own insecticide, pesticide and fungicide, no problems so far. I have huge juicy tomatoes, huge potatoes and other healthy veggies that are quite tasty, I'm a farm girl and use newspaper and wood chips on my garden, so at the end of the season, I mix it all together and it's ready for the next spring.

[@richlaue]

Rotor a wood chips become a great soil inhancer

[@homerj8025]

Brenda Morris. What about the ink in the new papers?

[@skyfairy1959]

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[@lindabrown3775]

Hi can you share how many aspirins you use to make your aspirin water? Thank you

[@carriescorner]

@@homerj8025 Inks are now soy based.

[@AnneVlogJourney]

This is very helpful tips to those newbie in farming. Thanks for this.

[@tadamcochran]

There is a brewery just a few minutes from my house that leaves all of the waste (grains and hops) outside for farmers to pick up and use as feed. I swing by a couple of times a year and load up. The spent grains are excellent "greens" for the compost pile. I till them directly into the soil as well. And it's all free!

[@ausfoodgarden]

They are fantastic for re heating a hot compost pile if it slows down too. I brew beer sometimes and the spent grains really are a great resource for the garden.

[@JF-jf7gb]

Lucky

[@TechieTard]

Beer huh....tell me more...

[@seunosewa]

John would not like them because the grains are waste products grown with synthetic fertilizers.

[@harrybaules]

Well then you are double lucky ;)

[@naturallyfruitful879]

Been following your channels for many, many years, John. 21:11 to 21:30 had me bursting with laughter-really great with the enthusiasm. Top shelf insight! Nature’s always the way. Cheers!

[@johnliberty3647]

Sometimes I will be listening to one of his boring episodes and only sticking around for the corny jokes and enthusiasm. Although 95% of his episodes interest me so its rare I am listening to a dull one waiting for a corny joke.

[@somuchtolearn4]

Great video! My favorite fertilizer is the leftover water from sprouting mung beans, but I can't possibly eat enough bean sprouts! LOL! Not sure why, but a little of this green water is like magic.

[@SleekMouse]

0:00 1st Fertilizer - Don't Use synthetic fert. 3:30 2nd fertilizer - Don't use Animal Manure 6:07 3rd fert. - Dont use bone meal 7:53 4 fert - dont use blood meal 9:37 5th fert - dont use sewer sludge / biosolids 10:37 6th fert - dont use GMO meal 13:03 Compost bacterial = good 13:46 Fungal compost = good 15:07 Rock Dust = Good 16:22 worm castings = Good 17:38 compost tea = good 18:43 seaweed fertilizer = good wish he covered liquid fish fert.

[@eikoqdupree101]

it depends on where the get their fish. farm fish are given lot of chemicals and hormones, over corwding and filth especially coming from China. you want wild caught fish is better.

[@sbearly]

On the "don't use" side, sewer sludge/biosolids are pretty obvious, but would be nice if you offered some sources for the other "don't use" things you mention instead of, "can be", "may cause", "could be", etc. On the "good" side your reasons seem more obvious. Especially the compost tea but I don't understand if it is a dry product you put on the soil or if you are supposed to soak it in water to make a 'tea' and then pour it on the soil. Also, I did some reading on it and the studies don't seem to show any confirmed good results on plants. You didn't mention fish emulsion which I hear a lot of people say is really good. But how would fish emulsion naturally have ever gotten into soil? Doesn't make sense.

[@88Ont]

Comfrey = good

[@SleekMouse]

I've had great experience with a lot of these organic fertilizers like blood meal, so I disagree. Blood meal seemed to help my wood chips decompose.

[@machinegunhippy]

All of these ferts are poisoned even if you think k its not .. even wild deer meat is poisoned .

[@davidbrown9458]

I use discharge water from my planted aquarium which is full of fish byproducts, aerate in bucket with compost. Use this tea to foliage spray once diluted 15:1. Sludge left over as mulch around vegetable bed. Plus have a worm bin in garden

[@minrlwtr]

Blood meal has the positive effect of repelling deer and rabbits etc. Blood meal gets basicaly sterlized in the process of fertilizer and is a very beneficial amendment as well as contributes a quicker "fix" in tomato gardens for growth as well as a nitrogen starter for beans in particular, Spectacular Contender beans on bad soil organically oh yea, will never have to do again after first season.

[@Chris-op7yt]

minrlwtr : both blood and bone meal take six months or more to start slowly releasing nutrient, i.e. phosphorous. phosphate rock can take anywhere from five to ten years to make P available. it works, just wrong timeframes for domestic gardening needs. tomatoes need loads of potassium, rather than phosphorus, which is still required though. also need additional calcium applied well ahead of planting time, as calcium always takes months to become available. dont use dolomite lime btw, has too much magnesium for even roughly decent mag:cal ratio. also need consistent soil moisture. bottom end rot can be result of calcium deficiency either directly OR because of swinging/dry moisture levels OR potassium deficiency induced calcium unavailability. dont need nitrogen to grow legumes. seeds should come coated with bacteria so they fix air nitrogen into soil. even uncoated seed grown plants will not grow nicely when all but very small amounts of additional nitrogen added as unnecessary. get a soil test to find out really how to fix and supplement nutrients for crops. most boggy become brick in summer clay soils are hated by beans/peas. usually fixed by big application of hydrated lime worked into soil months ahead of growing season to help fix structure and moisture problems and may need sulphur to correct Ph back down to neutral.

[@DonnieBrasco-dy9yd]

@@Chris-op7yt That's a pretty dumb claim. A garden should only need fast acting fertilizers? No, you should constantly be building your soil. This is a long term thing...

[@JDMaya]

IT IS MULTIPLE BLESSINGS COMING ACROSS SOMEONE LIKE YOU JOHN. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.!!!!!!

[@thebeesplace]

Organic fish emulsion is the best in my opinion. I’ve been using it for decades.

[@MrBoDiggety]

What about Mercury?

[@greenscapingwithnadine5409]

I’ve had the best success with liquid Fish fertilizer

[@MrMark-hm9lk]

Me too. I'm surprised it's not on the good list.

[@ceaser3263]

Me too does not burn your plant i use it to grow medical marijuana

[@jackstonge410]

Alaska Fish Fertilizer.😄

[@ceaser3263]

The thing is that fish fertilizer stinks so bad straight up ass hole smell

[@OKae88]

I have wanted to try this but have problems with voles/moles. I assume that would attract them more?

[@drdelta24]

Try seaweed, which has over 70 different trace minerals!

[@tedmcgee6825]

What about the sodium content??

[@chrisking8406]

Hey there im trying to look for info on using seaweed from fresh water is that usefull garden compost or is only certain type of seaweed

[@benjamingrezik373]

@@tedmcgee6825 the sodium content is so negligible that it doesnt matter at all

[@benjamingrezik373]

@Felicito Maia seaweed is extremely easy for some people to get

[@jordanstickl2295]

Freshwater seaweed ok?

[@amandacribb2526]

I use my chicken poop and pond waste. My chickens free range and are very well looked after. My plants have never looked better in summer. It's important to have our own garden production, where our animals and plants feed eachother. I agree we should NOT buy from shops as they are full of fillers. Organic is the best way. I enjoy watching your videos. Could you do more about worms and mealworms please ? And how to breed them. Thank you so much john :)

[@VashtheStampede007]

What do you feed your chickens? Over 90% of the corn and soybean produced in the US are GMO.

[@themadsamplist]

I do use wood chips but I also like to use logs/branches from around 8 to 15 cm in diameter to create borders and just let them decompose. A good way to get fungi and insects/worms in the garden and you get beautiful mushrooms. I use wood from like the japanese cherry or common laurel or something like that, a soft wood. They are totally gone in 3 to 5 years in the climate I have here. Even plants start growing in the decomposing wood.

[@ryanhuntridge3985]

Idk man, I have tons of plants and herbs and fruit trees and use compost from our compost bin in my yard, but the plant that grew the fastest, fullest, strongest, produced the most AND produced the best flavor fruit, was a DWC purple Cherokee tomato plant that used only “synthetic fertilizer”. It wasn’t even comparable to the compost planted tomatoes we did a year earlier, but I will say that hydroponics and soil are different approaches with different costs so there is that as well.

[@davidanderson8469]

I combine 1/2 strength./1/2 interval salt based fertilizer,seaweed fertilizer and compost as a top dressing. Moderation folks. Thank you John. Your videos are alway so educational and I enjoy your enthusiasm for growing.

[@apuz13]

John could you do a video on where the best places to get gardening stuff like compost and raised bed supplies in Las Vegas are ? By the way thank you for all your information you give to everyone.

[@DaveT383]

Good job! I subscribed. I live in an apt in Vietnam, and have a small balcony. My partner and I use the balcony - did I say small? I mean tiny! - to grow some flowers and vegetables. This was a helpful video.

[@joenunya8283]

Excellent info John, never really thought about the possible problems with manure and bone/blood meal etc. thank you

[@swdw973]

Manure problems can be avoided by watering or spraying the plants after application and not harvesting the food for a couple of weeks. The problem with the e. coli in the organic industry is not taking proper precautions.

[@fordrac1ng81]

bone and blood meal is cooked and dried. There are no health issues relating to disease. Manure does have possible problems though

[@bartacomuskidd775]

its steamed. You have to take organic living with a grain of salt. Its a mindset, more than an action plan. The same people who say we take and eat more poisons than ever.. with the longest lifespan averages in recorded history. So next time someone says we need to get back to the old ways. remember that.

[@ShyDog827]

Thank you for this. I had no idea what all these fertilizers were , and you stated it very understandably.

[@bme7491]

Milorganite passes all state and EPA standards. Any potential pathogens are killed in a 1200 degree oven so there is no contamination. And the organic material in the product is made from the microbes used to treat sewage, not the sewage itself. There is no "poop" in Milorganite.

[@44wizbang]

Just because Milorganite passes all state and EPA standards doesn't mean it's safe to use growing food. How many times have we seen government approved chemicals turn out to be not safe for human consumption? Just because something has the approval of the FDA, the EPA, or state and local approval there is still no guarantee it is safe. A lot of people have died taking FDA approved medicine.

[@bme7491]

It's been used for 25 years without a problem.

[@Tryinglittleleg]

+Bill M you're right

[@Marmocet]

The audience watching these videos tends to consist of the kind of people who believe in magical essences.

[@troyb4533]

Is it OMRI listed? Or certified organic by the usda? It might work good. But unless it's been certified, it's a good way to strip organic farmers of their cert

[@jguitarz1]

We only used Potash/Wood ash as a fertilizer mixed with natural compost along with organic teas or coffee grounds and have great outcomes.

[@christinacyrus3824]

Watched 1st time and was amazed at what I didnt know. Watched 2nd time and took notes. Thanks for the info.

[@daisysims4279]

Young grower trying to figure out fertilizers.... best tutorial EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

[@varanidguy]

In regards to synthetic fertilizers, I think a lot of the problems occur when people use them improperly. Either too much or too little. Planted fish tank people have been using synthetic (see: salts such as KNO3, KH2PO4, et al) for many years with great results, and the plants grow lush, and the livestock isn't harmed. If you read the label of a fertilizer such as Miracle Gro, that's essentially what it is. Ammonium Sulfate, Potassium Phosphate, Boric Acid, Copper Sulfate, EDTA Iron, etc. These are actually essential nutrients for plants and it does them (and you, and the environment) no harm when you use it appropriately.

[@davidanderson8469]

The best chronic I ever grew was with Miracle Gro in the ground.

[@frankytrevor7]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Prometheus4096]

All our food comes from synthetic fertilizer. As do all our nursery plants. It is the very best. Synthetic fertilizer added to clean saltless water. But it comes with a downside. Expensive and an environmental impact.

[@stuartthomas3105]

This is the only KZbin video you need to be a good gardener. I've used this method for many years and my garden looks fantastic.

[@mssavedin92]

agreed

[@stahpitt8531]

1:20 No.. No.. The soil acts as a filter, i've tested this personally. 250 ppm base water mineral contents, adding fertalizer till 600ppm and the run off from the soil was around 127. You can also monitor the PH of your soil by seeing whether or not the run off water has a higher or lower PH then was put into the medium. I love your videos john, but please give advice based on actual science and not speculation.

[@Beliserius1]

You realize you are talking to a youtube channel called ORGANIC gardening. Of course he is gonna be biased.

[@tompotter8748]

Uh.. the data you collected doesn’t imply he’s incorrect. For example, in most farm operations, the essential mycorrhizal fungae die off due to tilling the soil repeatedly after a few years, and the plants ability to collect phosphorous in particular, for example tanks from ~85-90% to ~10-15%.

[@hidoconnor303]

What about Bat Guano? It's obviously an animal manure, but would you group this in with the other manures that you've suggested not to use? I was going to use as top dress and in my compost/worm castings tea.

[@SpitfireRoad]

He fails to address this point. Bat and Seabird Guano is a sustainable and safe resource for crops for centuries. Reputable sources exist and is leading fertilizer for high value organic crops.

[@76asha]

I learned so much! My city sells bio-solids and my neighbor grows vegetables in it :/ All of the “worsts” are new to me. Thank you!

[@genebelledulay3593]

Hello. Not sure if you are still reading comments but I'm curious how what you think of adding fish tank water to my compost (when my son is cleaning his aquarium).

[@Texans-Fan]

its highly enjoyable watching/listening to you teach!

[@kdk200]

I'm trying to learn gardening, if I don't use liquid fertilizer how do I use other one? Mix it in soil before a transplant? How about after that, sprinkle on top? How would I know if I used too little or too much or when to add more?

[@democolor42]

It is impossible not to subscribe all John's channels and more impossible not to give him thumbs up, I love all his videos, his lifestyle is the only one I follow myself and so far his videos taught me more than any book or seminars

[@XionTRAX]

it is definetly posible to not subscribe to him everyone should live how he likes but i csnt stand it when people try to educate others about stuff they not understand i am def not a professional in the area of ferts and gmos but i can def say that there is nothing wrong with gmos when they are tested the right way and also i dont like how he is explaining chemical ferts because when they have no heavy metals they are rly beneficial. especially when you talk about problems of over fert the soil ... because if you have anykind of knowleage about this stuff you should know that if you feed plants the right amounts of chemical ferts you have a minimal contamination and you should anyways not grow most of fruit and vegetable plants in the normal garden soil if you have the posibility to use buckets or even better hydroponic or aquaponic systems with water savings up to 70% not destroying the garden soil

[@odisy64]

I wont, he makes a lot of unscientific and flat out wrong claims.

[@jeanninegrant5959]

+XionTRAX alfalfa is nitrogen o is hair cottonmeal look it up.

[@aida087]

Thank you so much for this video John!! I was just getting ready to weakly fertilize all of my houseplants today before Fall officially hit next week and I noticed you didn't mention fertilizer spikes!! But this year, I've slowly but surely switched from MiracleGro soil and fertilizers which I've used for years, to Espoma Organics soils/Orchid bark and fertilizers, Jobe's Organics fertilizer spikes, and through the dormant season I fertilize less often but with Epsom salts, coffee grounds, ground egg shells and now trying to get into diy composting!! Happy gardening John.🌱🤗🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@appletinImom0f5]

I use my rabbits droppings in my garden works well!!

[@calebproductions5970]

Rabbit manure is the best

[@jazminewilliams9475]

Thank you for this idea I have two rabbits so plenty of poop to make the garden go round

[@infinite54]

Thank you so much. I have changed how I garden so much listening to you.

[@cbzombiequeen58]

How to use all this, I like natural products that I can put together myself. I dont like the continuous store bought items.

[@JSunGrowAlot]

thank you for taking your time to teach people the real deal in the right way to go you will be blessed by Mother Nature again and again!

[@U1775-f9j]

I will def'n stick with all natural fertilizers next growing season. Waste of money and dangerous for the environment. Especially putting that stuff into the vegetables I eat. Great video. I will do all natural next year.

[@edselnicolaas2430]

hi i just want to know..if dog poop is good for fertilizers,?

[@jeanninegrant5959]

+edsel nicolaas ÑOooo

[@trudygorenflo1861]

@@edselnicolaas2430 definitely not!

[@htinaungshien6384]

Thank for your best fertilizers. But may I know how many (weight) to inputs in the field. (For one hacter)?

[@johnarmlovesguam]

I went organic 25 years ago to save $ by substituting compost and worms in place of MG. The idea of bone and blood products sickens me. I catch rain water to make tea from excess backyard avocados and bananas. I compost/recycle all cuttings, branches, stems, leaves and even weeds. Live better...grow your own:)

[@johnmills972]

Do you use tap water for mixing organic fertilizer or worm castings. Medina hasta grow comes with garden hose attachment . Wil the chlorine and other chemicals harm the bacteria

[@robertj1096]

John - Your opinion on Alaska fish fertilizer, please?

[@PhazurGaming]

Underrated from what i hear, about to try some today in a soil blend i made with peat moss , black cow manure & im going to sieve a but of compost all together.

[@eviljew8206]

I'm very interested in the fungal compost. My family owns a wood shop and I have access to wood chips... Excellent info, thanks.

[@JAYWAY1982]

I understand not trusting companies. But a lot of the information in this video is factually untrue.

[@aquaseahorselove3939]

Agree

[@ryanshanahan5570]

Can you provide examples because otherwise what you have commented is useless

[@Prometheus4096]

@@ryanshanahan5570 Synthetic fertilizer is among the very best. Rock dust doesn't do anything. It is just rock. It is chemically inert. There is no nitrogen. At best over a period of years, it can give off some calcium or magnesium. Maybe phosphate. If might be a good soil amendment, but it is not a fertilizer. GMO is bullshit. The genetics of what went into your fertilizer doesn't matter. The genetics is dead. And everything is GMO. Either through evolution, or selective breeding. Compost teas are a huge waste of time.

[@robertBlair2234]

I have to make up several different waters for my various plants. #1. is for my edible plants. #2. Is for my non edible plants such as flowers and shrubs etc. #3. Is for my cannabis plants. #4. Is for my lawns. I don’t make watering day or days a pain in the ars. Just be smart and try to not pass on anything that transfers to through the plants cells. Mercury is a metal that will transfer from one person to the next like making a baby. I’m so grateful for this information And keep it up brother.

[@Arcturian1111]

Question. There's a lot of seaweed near my home by the ocean. I wonder if I can utilize it, dry it out, and or should I rinse it off first etc.

[@andseraf8544]

Since man has taken nature out of its environment we have to put it back with blood, bone .. animals died in nature and feed the soil health Reuse coffee grounds , egg shells Bury your treasure and you will reap the rewards

[@Diseaseisreversible]

and seraf I like the Jesus reference

[@farrgone]

That is VERY true and no one can argue that, however, as stated, it's the bovine hormones and other synthetics that has been fed to the common livestock that makes the byproduct compromised. Years ago there were no drugs, just nature.

[@michelles1517]

I went to the ocean and picked up some seaweed and brought it home rinsed it off a couple times and laid it in my garden right on the soil. Yes and drink green vibrance. Don’t eat meat that is not organic grass fed etc! Thank You John! You are so smart! Love your channel! Oh no I used blood meal. I’m taking the bag back. The exact one you put on the screen!! I only have rabbits and that’s why I was using it.

[@80sGAMER]

Does this apply to trees and shrubs too or just vegetables?

[@tb5148]

what should i use for growing watermelon? Should i work it into the hole when planting the plant into the ground?

[@coldwhitespring5004]

Thanks! I was going to use manure just out of tradition I guess, but I actually have kelp meal so I don't know what I was thinking :P

[@RobertNazarov65]

Also last thing if I added manure to my cabbage recently should I try and sift it out? By the way it’s been sitting the sun for months half used. Cabbage is only like 8 inches tall and transplanted couple weeks ago from Home Depot

[@rumination608]

this guy knows his stuff! 😎

[@robertmax1316]

Hey , what do you think about Cannabis Fertilizer ? i saw one in hardware store today.

[@quentinaskin5978]

Hey John great information I know from making mistakes my self. But when I grow organically the different was undeniably top quality yet another awesome video you are so right in my opinion and you can see and taste the difference.

[@MrTwisted003]

Something I've found that has been working well enough, I use soil I basically made myself of two main areas. 1) Worm Castings. Worm bin started out with equal parts worm castings, peat moss, and compost. It gets a little bit of small (or crushed) Perlite and Green Sand mixed with it. Sand is good to help clean out the worms digestive system and helps further breaking down digested matter also. All used veggies and green table scraps, with a cover of brown/yellow leaves is all they get fed, and every couple inches topped with more Moss and compost w/ a touch of Green Sand. 2) Compost. Getting paid to make your own by cleaning neighbor's horse stalls for the animal manure (they eat alfalfa and grass). Layering dead sticks and leaves from around the yard, animal waste, cut grass, and forest compost. Adding crushed dried egg and crab shells, and sometimes a little Peat Moss and Azumite, in between every few layers. Keep it moist, but not wet. Let it bake itself with natural compost heat and turning it every so often before it gets too hot and starts a fire. Mixing finished compost, worm castings, and unused forest compost, with perlite for finished potting soil. Plants, or soil, get fertilized with worm casting or compost tea and/or seed sprout tea. Also the waste from the seed sprout tea can be added to worm bin. The only thing i have yet to get a proper set-up of fungal soil. It's just too hot and dry and I lose it, still testing.

[@clairemcconway6266]

why are you taking soil from the forest (I assume that is what you mean by forest compost)? It's part of the forest ecosystem. Peat moss is also destructive to the environment. Coconut coir is much better...

[@MrTwisted003]

@@clairemcconway6266 I agree, coir is 100% better and is pH neutral whereas peat moss is on the acidic side and better used with plants that require more acidic soil. Givin that I had to work with availability and cost, peat moss fit the bill much better at the time. Oh, and the forest compost is just what it sounds like. There are companies that scrape the floor of local forests which are full of natural nutes and bacteria who package and sell for plant soil.

[@johnwalters7415]

How about liquid fish fertilizer?

[@Lynne717]

John i love all your videos. Thank you for all that i have learnt. May good health be yours always.

[@mauricedavis2905]

I like my Alaskan fish fertilizer 🥺 I have a trusted source of tested manure 🤣😂 i have a fire pit and we burn all our bones and crush them up and add it to the compost with the pot ash.

[@aquaseahorselove3939]

This guy is vegan and pushes veganism. He gave no evidence to back up his words. Where’s scientific proof that bone meal destroys Mycorrhizae?

[@ValorWarrior5258]

my grandmother use to burn hickory and hardwood in her heater and dumped the ashes out close to her garden, she threw some pumpkin rinds, and seeds out one day and the next year she had the most beautiful green vines and the prettiest pumpkins I have ever seen! My dad has always said if you burn good hardwood pour the ashes onto your garden all fall and winter then when you turn the ground it will give balance back to the soil!

[@torresvicente3206]

Hi Davis how do you mix ur Alaskan fish fertilizer in every a gallon 🤭. Tnx

[@mauricedavis2905]

@@torresvicente3206 every 2weeks

[@virginiaschirmer7647]

What kind of stuff do you need to use too feed blueberries plants with?

[@santelang]

We in India produce vermicompost from cowdung, leaves , hay and agri waste. I thing it's the best organic fertilizer you could ever imagine. It enrich the soil and keep soil productive even after multiple use YaY.

[@davidanderson8469]

Cows being sacred in India is it kosher to use their manure?

[@santelang]

@@davidanderson8469 : Many don't know earlier Hindus Brahmin eat cows. Cow became sacred after Buddha thrashed Hinduism and it's sacrificial rituals. Sacred? bullshit!

[@WillsBullies]

Hi John what should I use for my sago palms ?

[@Twins0302]

Thanks for this video John, I'm just starting to garden and I guess composting would be the best choice, also I've used spent expresso coffee grinds for my baby plants, can anyone out there respond. I mixed it with my soil, & the perlite and the seedlings have been transplanted in small containers. And now I wait for them to grow.

[@bennybenz.]

That's good to use for good source of nitrogen and all natural but can be acidic so be aware of that

[@castaway123100]

Do you use all six at the same time? Or just pick one or two? I just purchased an apricot and cherry tree and I'm in Los Angeles.

[@kreeetin]

Humans have been genetically changing plants since we first learned to farm. The problem is not the GMO, but the reason behind the GMO. i.e. plants resistant to round up, that ends up in the food. I agree witht he biosolids but some of the others are meh IMO only. And compost tea has had several studies that suggest, to just add compost and let nature do the rest. The bacteria created dies back down after sugar levels drop. But good video indeed

[@jmseipp]

Humans have not been shooting Jellyfish Genes into your spinach for ten thousand years. That's the crazy kind of s#it they're doing now!

[@asimplename56]

Yes! GMO’s have saved over a Billion Lives! Bioluminescent jellyfish genes were used in neural network studies, not food. It allowed us to identify types of neural cells that we otherwise wouldn’t have been able to track. Huge potential for treatments and prevention for things like Alzheimer’s.

[@marksTips466]

God bless you John, you're the best! Since this was filmed in 2015 and it's now 2022, any changes to this?

[@kajallison8896]

"I know you guys like things quick, even in the bedroom" - John 2015

[@Anvanho]

I use Azomite in the soil mix, but then during the season, I'll add some "Fish & Guano" to the plants. Where is that bag of "California Humus" available? I could not find it. Thanks for the great video!

[@jesseporter3397]

"Even in the bedroom. Heh"....this guy is awesome

[@declanmcleod9025]

Like things quick.....even in the bedroom? Nope, nice and slow! Lol

[@repurposedart9897]

I used cow manure, bone meal and blood meal in my large garden.... The best garden I ever had... I used Vinegar/soap water mix for bugs... had tons of worms in my garden... I composted all the extra vegetation for the next years compost...I also grew outdoor Marijuana... I had a hug potent flowers from only 4 plants... I do agree using worm compost if you don't have worms in your garden and mealworm compost

[@titahibayflier3160]

Well personally l love my shit. I live in clean green new zealand. .. We have 17 horses and some sheep pumping the stuff out. Its a different story here, the property and animals havent seen peticides, insecticides, gmo, sprays, chemical fertilizers or feds. Its a diet of fresh grass and hay.

[@FedUpSouthernGirl]

Count yourself lucky as you are one of the last places not contaminated with pesticides and pharmaceuticals in your water/soil

[@janpedersen8376]

Horse shit is a super food for tomatoes!

[@alfrancis8]

I bought " Condensed Liquid Organic Fertilizer from Marine Plant Extract (brown algae (Ascophyllum Nodosum))" and considering using for my tomato and pepper plants, do you think it is a good option or should i use the general tomato fertilizers?

[@drewwood6790]

I was visiting my grandparents for a week when I was about 8. I would help them water plants in the evening. They had a large rock pile from which I made a few choice selections and started pulverizing. Then I mixed it with a few extra ingredients and told my grandma it was good for the plants. I thought I was just a weird kid, so did my grandparents I'm sure. But apparently i knew what the hell I was doing. Crazy!

[@netninja8981]

Ur still a weird kid, dont worry

[@jasonlittle4049]

I found this one fertilizer called Shake and feed and I was wondering if it would be any good for cannabis plants

[@mercifulfate117]

i think egg shells makes the best fertilizer

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

Is seaweed and kelp also a good fertilizer for your grass ? Thank you, John

[@Innvertigo]

I've been using blood meal and bone meal for years I've never had one of those problems you discussed. Perhaps you are using it wrong.

[@islami658]

He just hates all animal products

[@dualincnokids2k]

@@BrendanAndThings r/whoosh

[@dualincnokids2k]

@@BrendanAndThings actually it was more to keep from embarrassing you. You completely missed both points. Arguing with armchair philosophers is beneath me so I digress.

[@bartacomuskidd775]

@@BrendanAndThings Logic is a rigid set of principles to determine Validity. So *NO.* There are not many different logics. There is critical, objective thinking. And then there is wishful, subjective thinking. "My Opinion" outside of observed Fact.. is NOT logic. These are the excuses people use to behave in a way they know are not true for ulterior motives. You guys can cultivate Commercial Paranoia.. but its not Logic. And its not the worlds responsibility to play like it is.

[@Prometheus4096]

I prefer a vegan fertilizer myself. Just feels nicer. But they are still great fertilizers and arguably a waste product of those that stupidly eat meat.

[@prr7275]

Hi I have made a terrible mistake, I have put bloom booster (soluble miracle grow) in my plants twice in my garden within 5 days.....I was supposed to put in my front garden, but my mistake put twice in backyard garden. I am scared now my plants will die. Is there anything I can do to not make my plants die ? They are mostly dahlies, lillies and zinias....and I was growing them from bulbs....I dont want to lose them, Please advice and help! Thanks, P

[@gilbertvelez4756]

Just on his comment on cow manure and it's freshness. Is he aware that cow manure MUST be composted so that OVERT TIME micro organisms can make nitrogen available?

[@Smegma_pirate]

Gilbert Velez obviously not .. he’s also unaware hat blood meal can deter rabbits and gophers ... he’s been swallowing too much Semen and it’s screwing with his brain

[@jeanninegrant5959]

the more diverse

[@intanbaharuddin2703]

❤Great info i.e useful. Thanks I dig up groundworms, ' use banana peels' mint compost , eggshells, compost tea & seaweed in my organic garden😊Thanks

[@sheriwhispers]

What ever happened to using fish emulsion ? FFS that stuff is great smells bad but is superb for growing plants

[@Temptatia]

Yes, it is great.

[@Temptatia]

I found a gallon for $10 at Walmart. Alaska fish fertilizer. It's usually $7 on sale for 1 quart.

[@EventHorizon34]

sheriwhispers The best fish emulsion I've used is Neptunes fish fertilizer. Has the smell of fresh fish but doesn't smell rotten like the Alaska fish emulsion from Walmart.

[@kellykizer6798]

I've actually gotten to the point where I LIKE the smell! What is happening to me??? LOL I just picked up a gallon of Alaska at Walmart on clearance for $13. Pellets on sale for $5. \o/

[@stephaniedyer2653]

@@kellykizer6798 I kind of like it too. Smells like nature and the great outdoors!

[@shalakajoshi5944]

My hibiscus not flowing well pl suggest best fertilizer

[@angelarose9674]

"I got a quick video' ~20 minutes video~

[@engell3707]

He loves the sound of his voice. However, there is knowledge...

[@sofouli]

hi everyone ,if anyone else is searching for how to fertilize soil for a vegetable garden try Proutklarton Organic Tips Plan (do a search on google )? It is a good one off guide for learning how to grow fresh organic food using the secrets of aquaponics minus the hard work. Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my mate got excellent results with it.

[@Diseaseisreversible]

Gabriel G Engell is it good knowledge though? Or just a bunch of tree hugging bull crap? I’ve had the best success with synthetic fertilizers imo

[@engell3707]

Matthew Gallego I do mind the taste of the synthetic fertilizer in my weed. It is awful to say the least. The guy is obviously a tree hugger but that IS the best way to grow your weed no questions asked.

[@Diseaseisreversible]

Gabriel G Engell true.

[@rjvilardi7822]

I really enjoy your videos. Very informative and your energy level gets and keeps you focused. Thanks for the info

[@sharkyblub686]

ion like you labeling sharks as man eaters, enough misinformation has already been spread that has lead to an extremely inflated sense of fear towards them. sharks are friends!!

[@april9497]

Ants kill more people a year than sharks

[@erNomic]

@@april9497 on land...

[@TM-ng2bz]

I agree

[@daphnestickells6975]

Hi I am so amazed at your videos on the peppers, does this info apply to chillies as well , I am in the philippines but have a hard time trying to get hold of pepper and chillies seeds there is no variety , can you please give me some advice where to obtain the pepper and chilli seeds, I would be most grateful, keep up the amazi g info and advice that you share ,

[@davidbrandenburg8029]

dude how can you not remember the name miracle grow?

[@MrEurolaf]

Do not speak it’s name!!!

[@julimorris1165]

My dad always told me that miracle grow was great for making tomato plant leaves grow, but not so much for the actual tomato.

[@pamelannedesigns]

Dude there may be slander liabilities, think first

[@krustysurfer]

Thou shalt not mention thy forbidden name 😉 kind of like Voldemort... Happy growing and Aloha from the Great Lakes

[@louismagee9715]

How many out of the six is sufficient? How often and how much to apply?

[@xeroxwizard]

I swear by dinosaur shit. It's all natural and have you seen the movies that show the plants from those days? They were huge!

[@caracal49]

More Oxygen in the air bromigo

[@ginohaskins5623]

Hilarious😂🤣

[@MrMotionmac]

I would like to see a video that tells which different fertilizers benefit plants the most in the different stages of life. So lets say you either want to balance your soil after a growing season in preparation for the next year or prepare for heavy flowering. If I was to stop using bone meal to help during flowering because of the reasons you stated, what would be the best option? Soil develops certain deficiencies over time (even organic) so what are good organic target fertilizers?

[@dianecathcart2156]

Can you give me information on blood meal and do you recommend it?

[@MrMotionmac]

First you don't want to "fix" soil. If you allow the soil to work as it does in nature, where in the fall a lot material falls and becomes the precursors to compost etc you shouldn't have to do much. It's a living soil and let the soil do what it does. You shouldn't have to do too much except maybe add some woodchips which will help store nitrogen for a long growing season Blood meal, bone meal are all fine within reason. That's part of what feeds it in nature.

[@rajaiyer79]

LOL - Caught me off guard with that joke in the beginning ;)

[@stevenk-brooks6852]

He sounded manic. Maybe still excited from a recent encounter :-)

[@joeybez5464]

do we pick one? or mix all 6 to have all benefits is there brand with all 6 benefits

[@anthonymurray3698]

Your the man John, any aquaponics vids comin up

[@Ruvana]

Very helpful video, thank you for the information. I am a new gardner, made a bunch of elevated raised beds, and starting out. Ty

[@Aaron-zd1ws]

"I know you like things quick, like in the bedroom" XD

[@declanmcleod9025]

Nope, as we age, things slow down! Lol, one of the greater things of slowing DOWN! Lol