Why I Am Sowing Daikon Radishes In My Compacted Clay Soil And Sowing Peas - Garden VLOG

[@tombullard123]

I have such compacted clay soil living in a river/quarry area. Great info tho I will probably use smaller lots of smaller finger radishes instead of daikons to aerate the lawn

[@ninetypercentnative]

Thank you!

[@davidlillecrapp2960]

On the topic of woodchips: "I know some people warn against it . . . I don't" I couldn't agree more. I live a few kilometres from the ocean where we have large amounts of kelp (Tasmania Australia) so I put down shredded kelp, then cardboard and finally woodchips. It works a treat.

[@ninetypercentnative]

Hi David! So nice to hear from you! OH MY GOODNESS, you are soooo lucky to have that kelp!!!

[@zebedeetotty]

Hey bro I'm from sub-tropical new zealand, i think we have quite a similar climate aswell as sharing alot of flora, if you have any bush near you you should go have a look for tree fern clusters the smaller 2-5 meter kind not the really big ones, they drop their fronds over the lifespan of the fern creating a perfectly stabilized mulch, and when the fern dies the stump rots away into a great humus

[@davidlillecrapp2960]

@@zebedeetotty a New Zealander who starts a sentence with "hay bro", well I never . . . Seriously though, that's a choice tip, we have plenty of tree ferns in the bush around us but i've never thought of collecting fern mulch. I do have a small raised garden bed with dead tree fern trunks in the bottom of it and it hardly ever needs water.

[@zebedeetotty]

@@davidlillecrapp2960 Lol yeah bit of a stereotype now that i think about it, nice using the trucks as a Hugelkultur in raised beds is also really good,when your collecting the dead fronds of the forest floor just watch out for the oceanic giant centipede (Cormocephalus rubriceps) idk if you guys have them in taz

[@myaccount1124]

Any update? I didn’t see a follow up video and I’m looking to do something similar this fall season

[@susanpayne5592]

Hi Michelle, the garden looks great! You had a busy day today! My soil is sandy so I haven't needed to grow Daikon radishes but I understand they are exceptional in breaking up compacted soil. Good luck with the fall garden!

[@ninetypercentnative]

Morning Susan! Thank you! It has been busy recently with the fall garden. My desk is an absolute mess with seed packets (aka mom's Pokémon cards).

[@susanpayne5592]

😂

[@BrandonTran]

Very informative and simple! I want to plant these. Any update videos on your results? Thank you!! 🎉

[@ninetypercentnative]

Hi David! A couple notes from the experiment. I need to start the radishes a lot earlier, so probably early August this year. I am about the dig into that soil this week to plant my tomatoes so I will follow up and let you know what I see and if it's still compacted. However I have been putting wood chips over the area for years which has improved it as well. Thank you for stopping in!

[@MANINTHEARENAFILMS]

Great stuff! It was great meeting you at the Social Collective this past week!

[@ninetypercentnative]

Thank you!! It was great meeting you guys as well!

[@tripudium17]

Cool to see this in the home garden. I bought tillage radish seeds a few months ago but I've been reading that they smell awful, I don't want any complaints from neighbours. Did you notice any bad smell?

[@ninetypercentnative]

I have not noticed the smell......however, I think my timing has been off because I seem to get a lot of greenery and not too much in the form of root. I was also told about the smell so I am sure there is something to it. I have been growing these 2 years now.

[@tripudium17]

@@ninetypercentnative Thanks! Maybe I'll try it in a small area and see how it goes

[@RebeccaW_NC]

Hi Michelle, how did this turn out for you? Curious as I am planning to plant tillage radish as well.

[@ninetypercentnative]

Hi Rebecca - I definitely noticed better soil but I did not do a comprehensive review of the results. This year and in the future I will sow earlier than I did in this video. Thank you for stopping in!

[@heidijasper5915]

Have you done tilling radishes before? The farmers in Indiana have. Theirs have a VERY funky smell by March. I sure hope yours do not.

[@ninetypercentnative]

Morning Heidi! No I have not done the tilling radishes for breaking up the soil before. OH BOY, not sure how I feel about a bad smell! I was reading that this method was more of an American thing and not the UK has started doing it as well. Kinda cool to hear that, typically it's the other way around with gardening!

[@MichelleHernandezcraftymaven]

I bought seed from American Meadows to try to break up highly compacted clay soil I plan to turn into a small water wise grass area. Currently the only thing growing there is Prickly Lettuce, Bindweed and Tangle weed. How often is it recommended to water the seeds? I won't have an irrigation system so I plan to hand water until the first freeze. Do you add compost on top to get the seedlings going? I'm in zone 6. Thanks!

[@ninetypercentnative]

Hi Michelle! I haven't done this on a large area. However, yes, I did cover them with soil and I didn't let the areas dry out completely. My area is small so a sprinkler wasily covers the area.

[@jeffreywitherell532]

It has been awhile since you posted this, have you been pleased ? What zone are you ?

[@paulsoutbackgardenaustrali7674]

Would love to view your garden and esp meet you...😐☺🇦🇺

[@neilpace]

You're cute... Happy gardening

[@BlackBlue-bg8vp]

🐰😎🌞🤍

[@francoiselemeur7325]

I watched 20 clips NOT A SINGLE one tells yu WHEN To plant daikon....just talk

[@ninetypercentnative]

Thank you for stopping in. The title of the video is “why I am sowing daikon radishes” and that is what I discussed. Radishes can be planted in the early spring and late summer where I live. The date on the video is Sept 14.

[@JesusMoreno-jq8ys]

Daikon radishes can grow in a range of mid 20F to 80F or -2C to 26C