Reducing the amount of plant waste through composting can extend the life of landfills and produce a healthy supplement to your garden without the need for fertilizers. TCEQ’s Take Care of Texas program presents Travis County Master Gardner Patricia Mokry, who explains various simple ways individuals can begin to compost. Source
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Grow Food Here: Miami, Florida
Growing food is only the most basic function of a hydroponic farm: For Lotus House, a Freight Farm is also a holistic healing tool and the heart of a robust nutrition and food education program centered around vertical gardening. The Miami, Florida, shelter serves women and children experiencing homelessness. Hunger and food insecurity eliminated the…
How to make Compost – The Simplest Easy Method To Compost Piles!
Complete guide start to finish on composting. This is the most basic and simple way to compost. In this video you will learn: – Benefits of Compost on soil / plants – What items you can compost – What you shouldn’t compost – How to build a compost pile – How long it takes a…
How to Make a Wicking Bed | DIY Garden Projects | Gardening Australia
Gardening in drought? Learn how to make your own wicking beds from recycled plastic IBCs – a great way to save water and grow vegies in a hot, dry climate. Consistent moisture is the key to growing most vegies and in hot, windy weather it can be a challenge. A simple solution is to create…
Make the Most of Compost!
Our friend Elliot thought we should do an episode about composting… so we did! Learn all about how you can turn certain types of trash into nutrient packed soil you can use in the garden! ———- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso…
MEET AIR PLANTS WHICH SURVIVE ON AIR NOT SOIL | TILLANDSIA CARE TIPS
Tillandsias or the Air plants can be grown as indoor plants. Air plants are unique plants that survive on air. In today’s episode let us discuss some really interesting facts about air plants, How to take care of air plants, Do’s and Don’ts and Propagation of Air plants. Let’s split this episode into multiple chapters.…
Elderberries
Patrick Byers will focus on production of American elderberry, a native fruit crop that offers strong possibilities for farmers and value-added processors. The discussion will include choosing a good site for elderberry production, selecting adapted elderberry cultivars, establishing and growing this interesting crop, harvest and processing, and the economic potential of American elderberry. Presented by:…
Planting Herbs in Containers for Beginners // Garden Answer
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How to make Hot Compost – Step-by-Step guide
One of the absolute best things to add to our garden beds is at your finger tips AND completely free: Hot Compost. However, without a step-by-step guide it can take months and multiple attempts to get it right. In this video, we consolidate all of our 18 months of learnings into one step-by-step guide to…
How to Fill, Fertilize, Plant, AND Mulch a Raised Bed from START to FINISH
Order Birdies Raised Beds: https://shop.epicgardening.com/ When setting up a raised bed garden, the prep is the MOST important. Remember, it’ll stay wherever you place it, and the soil you add at the beginning will determine much of how well your garden grows for seasons to come. 0:00 – Intro 0:32 – Logs 2:16 – Filler…