Gardening Without Water, My Experimental Garden, Did it Work?
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with a weed barrier you won’t have the worms attracted – I think it would
make a huge difference. And was curious about your thoughts that on Back to
Eden he says all mulch but he does add regular compost?
Toni Bartling
March 27, 2014 at 4:32 am
I laid down paper first, then dirt, then chips. I have had almost no weeds.
Tarrin Lupo
March 27, 2014 at 4:57 am
Oh thank god. I thought ground hog day was happening to me.
obscuredtruth
March 27, 2014 at 5:36 am
1) see above 2)No I only used water when I planted them. I gave them a good
soaking. You might have to water a few times till the first big rain. After
that you’re done watering and it will self maintain.
Tarrin Lupo
March 27, 2014 at 5:43 am
chips laid in winter work for the next spring. otherwise you’re into next
year for the breakdown.
xoxol0l
March 27, 2014 at 6:39 am
I did use pine chips, that is kind of a myth it raises the acidity, if it
did my garden would be dead. NOW if you mix the wood chips INTO the soil,
it will leech nitrogen. BUT if you just lay the chips on the soil it does
not. The beds I got were recycled because someone was giving them away. To
be clearer , just lay the newspaper right over the grass. Then add about 2
inches of dirt (which I also got for free) . Then 4-6 inches of wood chips
(NOT MULCH) there is a difference. Thats it.
Tarrin Lupo
March 27, 2014 at 7:19 am
SORRY FOLKS, I screwed up editing this. around min 8 it repeats a min. Just
jump past that because there is some stuff at the end you will want to see.
Tarrin Lupo
March 27, 2014 at 7:58 am
Wood chips are the ground or chipped green (living when cut) tree limbs,
twigs and leaves. Wood mulch can be coarsely chopped or shredded shipping
pallets, demolition debris, etc. It is sometimes dyed to make it more
pleasing to the idea. Avoid the commercial “Wood Mulch”. Heaven only knows
where it came from and what chemicals it might contain. IMHO
peelmeone
March 27, 2014 at 8:04 am
Pine needles are great to use around strawberries instead of the chips. Put
a good layer on top and they do fantastically well! Great clip 🙂
veilingon
March 27, 2014 at 8:51 am
ALSO don’t pull the chips out when your garden is done, just add 2-3 inches
of new chips a few months before you start growing. The old chips break
down to awesome compost. Your soil will get better and better the more you
use it, kinda opposite of tradition farming. Also Angie is right, pine is
not the best choice because it takes so long to break down, but it still
works. Hardwoods would be a much better choice if you can get it.
Tarrin Lupo
March 27, 2014 at 8:51 am
not supposed to be 2 inches of “SOIL” after newspaper, it’s supposed to be
4 inches of COMPOSTED HORSE MANURE <<
xoxol0l
March 27, 2014 at 9:38 am
Would you kindly explain the difference between wood chips and mulch? I
thought both were one in the same. Would it by any chance refer to the size
of the broken down wood pieces? (i.e., smaller pieces = mulch, larger
pieces = wood chips?)
censoFL
March 27, 2014 at 9:55 am
Ooooops, more questions: 1) You grew BROCCOLI in the heat?! Was the
broccoli an organic type, or a hybrid? Awesome feat to grow broccoli in the
heat!
whiskerchild
March 27, 2014 at 10:54 am
Cool video thanks for posting up. I am in the process of setting up my own
garden…and I think this is mighty cool….might have to give it a try.
sebze835
March 27, 2014 at 11:54 am
Questions: 1) What type of wood are the chips made from? 2) Do you water
first, then put the chips down?
whiskerchild
March 27, 2014 at 12:15 pm
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Wayland C
March 27, 2014 at 12:52 pm
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