Gary Pilarchik: Don’t Get Fooled When Buying Bagged Garden Soil & Fertilizers (In Store Tour of Garden Scams)

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   @THERUSTEDGARDEN 8 months ago

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   @debbielente4766 8 months ago

   Good advice, take care Gary, God bless you and your family 🙏❤️

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   @MariThomas01 8 months ago

   Question Im ordering soil and compost from patuxent nursery.. Do i really need the soil or can i add in some peat and vermiculite to the compost and plant in that? i was thinking of ordering 2 yards of compost and 1 yard of soil, is that a good enough mixture?

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   @stevenjustice6537 8 months ago

   I've tried several bagged soils for my raised beds. None of them are even soil. It's mostly wood chips.

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   @MariThomas01 8 months ago

   lol, no magic

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   @patriciasmith2217 8 months ago

   What else can you use instead of leafgro we don’t have that here?

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   @alyssa0411 8 months ago

   Can I ask you a question that’s a little off topic? Would buying a filter for your garden hose be a good idea if you are on city water that has a lot of chlorine? I heard that tap water with a lot of chlorine can kill off some of the good bacteria in your soil. My tap water smells and tastes like it comes from a salty, swimming pool, we don’t drink it. Someone on Reddit said that buying one of those hose filters that RVer’s use will help keep your plants happy and healthy. I was just wondering what your opinion was because I trust your judgement on all things gardening related. Thank you! 🙂

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   @joedefazio1464 8 months ago

   So basically getting peat moss,compost, topsoil mix them add fertilizer

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   @alwaysstopandpray 8 months ago

   I have to sift the container soil, by the time I finish it’s half rocks and wood! 🤦🏾‍♀️

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    @lindag9975 8 months ago

    Thanks! I often mix peat moss, perlite (or vermiculite), worm castings, and compost. The compost might be homemade, bagged mushroom compost, or bagged aged steer manure compost.
    I then use an organic fertilizer.

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    @BadgerBoy2006 8 months ago

    Home depot by me sells gardentone 27lb bag for $25,

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    @chulasexychica11 8 months ago

    Never buy bagged! Only peat moss. Mostlikely ur local nursery has compost piles ready to sell that is 3x less expensive. Look around your area.

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    @pooper844 8 months ago

    Old guy show me how to dig a hole

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    @MariThomas01 8 months ago

    Hey Gary, im so sorry to ask, i dont see the link you said would be in yhe description for your soil making video. I know you have a few videos, over the years, which one do you recommend now? Also bonnie had a good soil mix but they got bought out.

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    @a.leehilliard4716 8 months ago

    Watch what happened to the couple on Homestead Heart last year. They lost their first plantings because of contaminated product.

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    @bagpipegnat 8 months ago

    Thank you. Been a gardener long time but great to have a refresh of info. ! 😊

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    @cleightcleight3623 8 months ago

    @Gary
    My man, is this a re-upload?? It's alright if it is. It's a good vid.

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    @Charm-313 8 months ago

    Thanks for the education Gary😃👍🏾 I have both peat and cocoa coir. I'm working on making my own soil with leaves and wood chips and coffee grounds with a trail of urine and coffee as fertilizers. As well as grinding up egg shells and my own bones and sea shells.

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    @yaakovrosenfeld2129 8 months ago

    I've watched a few of your fertilizer videos and noticed that you focus on the price per pound rather than the NPK content per pound. Wouldn't it make more sense to compare the cost based on nutrient concentration? For example, paying $20 for 5 lbs of 10-10-10 seems cheaper than paying $10 for 5 lbs of 4-4-4.

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    @yaakovrosenfeld2129 8 months ago

    Home Depot sells a 27 lb bag of Holly-tone for $25, that's $4 less than Garden-tone. Both have similar ingredients, but Garden-tone is 3-4-4 with 2% sulfur, while Holly-tone is 4-3-4 with 5% sulfur. Would the extra sulfur affect the pH of my vegetable garden?

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    @jpexoticpets146 8 months ago

    Thanks! I lost connection during the live stream today. The info about the hay/straw as mulch was very important.

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    @awendawsc5308 8 months ago

    I have used Miracle Grow and Black Kow for years; works great for me.

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    @marklemont3735 8 months ago

    Feather meal and poultry manure I think are ingredients I want to stay away from unless they are adequately heated to destroy viruses.

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    @flatcreek4665 8 months ago

    Great video. Saving this one so I can come back to it for reference. 👍

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    @ColletteAileen 8 months ago

    Gary, In a prior video, maybe a live Q&A, you mentioned a website that pairs homeowners in need of soil with companies removing topsoil. I cannot find that video now. Can you tell us the name of that website again please?

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    @TeeRust15 8 months ago

    Bought a 25 pound of Coop-gro (3-3-4 NPK, pelletized chicken manure) a couple weeks back at Tractor Supply. $19.79 shipped after tax

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    @sagepremoe1565 8 months ago

    A GREAT video! It is SO HELPFUL to have the breakdown of each topic covered! in your notes below. You show great respect for our time and energy. Thanks!