In the early 90s, Mark and Jen Shepard bought a degraded corn farm in Viola, Wisconsin, and began to slowly convert it from row-crops back to a native oak savanna that would become one of the most productive perennial farms in the country. After 8 years of homesteading in Alaska (arriving just as the Homestead…
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EASY COMPOSTING FOR HOME GARDENERS | Complete Tutorial on Making Compost
Let’s learn step by step – how to easily, quickly and successfully perform smell free, aerobic and anerobic composting at home with some basic knowledge of science. We will first discuss the fundamentals of composting including Types of Composting, the CN ratio and then demonstrate anaerobic or bokashi composting method step by step and finally…
10 Vegetables You Should ALWAYS Grow
In this video, I give you my 10 top vegetables you should always grow. Go here to get Birdies Raised Garden beds (featured in the video) in the USA: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ and use SSME2020 for a 5% discount. In Australia, go to https://birdiesgardenproducts.com.au/ and use Code SSMEbird for a 5% discount. In New Zealand, go to…
How to increase the biodiversity in your garden soil | Gardening 101 | Gardening Australia
Many gardeners want to boost the biodiversity found in their garden, as a way of helping out the environment. It’s a powerful idea to think of your little patch of earth acting as a sanctuary for other life on this planet. Subscribe http://ab.co/GA-subscribe But Jerry says when you’re thinking about biodiversity, you shouldn’t limit yourself…
MASSIVE Horticultural Swim Pond by the Wisconsin Dells
Who grows WASABI in their recreational swim pond? This client does! Welcome to the town of Coloma Wisconsin where a lucky ARMY VETERAN that served in the WHITE HOUSE, the Pentagon, and other amazing posts is now retired and living the life of peace and quiet in the Wisconsin woods. This Recreational Swim Pond will…
COMPOSTING MATERIALS – WHAT TO ADD AND AVOID IN COMPOST BIN | CN Ratio
In today’s episode, we will discuss on the materials that can be used and those to be avoided in composting at home, plus the Ideal Carbon Nitrogen and the Green to Brown Ratios. Composting is a controlled and accelerated rotting down of organic matter into nutrient rich compost. Aerobic Composting uses the natural processes of…
Toward a No-cost Garden: Grow Your Own Food for Next to Nothing (Frugal Gardening)
I’m convinced that the cost of growing your own food can get closer and closer to 0 over time. After initial investments in the first few years on things like garden tools, raised beds, and compost bins, costs can trend toward 0, even as soil fertility and yields continue to improve. If you shop on…
TILMAN-ORG: No-till system with rye – crimper roller – soybeans (Oct 2014)
Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin, describes an organic no-till production technique using rye as cover crop to suppress weeds the following production season. Using a roller-crimper, the overwintering rye is terminated at the time of cash crop planting, leaving a thick mat of plant residue on the soil surface. Soybeans are sown directly into the…
Massive Spring Garden Harvest 2022, Backyard Organic Gardening
The Best Quality Food in the World! The only way to get food this fresh and organic is to grow it yourself. You can’t compete with fresh picked organic homegrown strawberries right from the backyard, or fresh heads of cauliflower that are packed with so many minerals the flavor is hard to describe! Merchandise: https://jamesprigioni.com…
How to make compost – tips from the experts at the National Trust school of gardening
Great gardens start from the ground up – and that means getting to grips with compost. In this film, senior gardener Nick Fraser who operates an organic, no-dig garden at Nunninton Hall in Yorkshire, shares his composting tips and secrets. You can get more advice from our gardens teams all across the UK in our…