Vast rainforest and mountains roll to the sea, filled with tropical fruit food-forests. This week, we visited an off-grid neighbour who is farming bananas organically, using permaculture techniques! Anastasia goes all the way to the ocean for a morning swim and to see the banana stall at the local farmers market. We work in the…
Category: Gardening
2 Min. Tip: How We Use Eggshells in Our Garden (Eggshell Calcium)
In today’s Two Minute Tip, I’ll show you how we use eggshells to improve soil fertility. Eggshells contain a number of minerals that are essential to plant growth, most notably calcium, which plays an important role in the strength and thickness of plant cell walls. Sufficient calcium in the soil also helps prevent blossom end…
Botanist Answers Plant Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED
Botanist Joey Santore answers the internet’s burning questions about plants! What’s the weirdest plant in existence? Why do the leaves change colors in the fall? Can you cross-breed fruits? Why are plant medicines so taboo? Check out Joey’s YouTube channel, Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t – https://www.youtube.com/c/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►►…
Gardening Basic Tips 01/ How to start gardening/ Choose right plants for your house #beginner #plant
Hi, When I was a beginner as did lots of mistake in gardening. But now I do gardening and guide people for environment and gardening. This is a series or you can say lessons for beginners where I am going to explain you each and every basics of gardening. In tis part, I have explained…
Understanding the Wisconsin Homestead Credit (CC en Español)
To open captions in Spanish click the CC button then choose Spanish from the gear icon. Wisconsin’s homestead credit program is designed to help low income taxpayers with their property taxes or rent. This video provides an overview of qualifications –including new requirements for claiming the homestead credit and the information you’ll need to complete…
How to Make Hot Compost (Start to Finish)
Join @jacquesinthegarden and I as we make the first pile of compost here at the Epic Homestead, going over all of the elements you need to consider. It CAN be overwhelming, but we’ll offer a few suggestions to simplify the process, as well as discuss materials you should and shouldn’t add to your first pile.…
Easy Houseplants For Beginners Or Not – Top 10 Indoor Plants
In this video, I will share my list of easy to care for houseplants that I recommend to people who are just starting on their green journey or have a hard time succeeding in their plant relationships. I am not just sharing the names of these 10 easy plants. I will provide basic information about…
6 Different Ways To Compost, No Matter Where You Live
My fav worm composter: https://growepic.co/3f0Pr0o Composting is ESSENTIAL for gardeners, no matter how big or small you’re growing. In today’s video we’ll look at 6 different ways you can compost and their pros and cons. I’ve done every single method and have filmed many in-depth videos on these, so dive deep and up your composting…
Beautiful 1-Acre Small Scale Permaculture Property | Limestone Permaculture Farm Tour
A tour of Limestone Permaculture Farm in New South Wales, Australia. Brett Cooper manages the 1-acre property as a productive farm helping to feed around 50 families. The tour includes a look at the orchard, caravan farm gate, chicken and duck areas, and shade house, and Brett talks about what brought him and his family…
What can I put in my compost bin?
In this video, I share simple guidelines to help you decide what can and can’t go in your compost bin. FREE DOWNLOAD “The Ins and Outs of Compost https://www.gardensthatmatter.com/compost-freebie/ To learn more about composting and gardening (through classes and community), consider joining our gardening community at www.gardensthatmatter.mn.co For a deeper dive into composting, watch our…