In this video, I show you what happens when you grow eggplants on orange peels and kitchen scraps. Using organic waste from the kitchen buried in the garden for free plant fertiliser! For a complete list of products & brands I use and recommend, visit my website at: https://selfsufficientme.com/support-me/
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I always put citrus waste in my compost, but not tried burying it. I am in the UK and marmalade making season is in Feb (we have to import from Spain) which is just before growing season, so will give it a go next year. There are some that believe it not to be good for the soil due to the acidity. Never had a problem with this though. Aubergines are difficult to grow here, I am trying in a polytunnel this year (ironically next to my citrus trees)
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Reminded us that eggplants are for eating…
Great idea to utilise waste 😃
Would you put the eggplant cuttings back in where they just came out?
Awesome. I also make my own concentrated cleaning products out of citrus peel & vinegar. Adding cloves minimises mould and adding star anise does something else, which I don't care about…. it just smells lovely 😊
You could have "transplanted" the one with scraps from one spot in the raised bed to another. Then they both would've had some type of transplant shock.
Hahaaa did I hear him say irrefruitable?😂
You sure that plant isn't better because it wasn't transplanted?
Hi Mark, a great video. I was told never to put citrus in the vege garden by a man who used to help in my garden.☹ So now I have learnt from you that it's good. Is it also good to use citrus with other vege's ? Thanks mate☺👍👍
Hmm? I very rarely eat oranges or grapefruits, any longer. I am planning to grow some eggplants in containers, (if it ever stops snowing!) and am curious if you think that lemon and lime peels might be too acidic.
Thank you.
cannot help but think the non-orange supplemented plant has a worse spot when it comes to lighting. it's right up against the higher raised bed, and in the end it's also shaded out a bit by the orange peel eggplant.
also only one plant per group, but that's gardening right? fun experiment nevertheless!
I live in northern Minnesota zone 3 and have a short growing season (90-100) days. The only time I’ve ever been able to actually get an eggplant to produce was to interplant it with peppers….they love each other and both produce like crazy !
I don’t get a lot of orange waste but I’m going to save what I do get and try this !
Thank you
That’s amazing. Thank you ❤
Irrefruitable. Get yer coat 😀
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I watch these videos for two reasons, I’m a gardener, and they’re so relaxing!
Would be absolutely hilarious if the eggplants im gonna grow (a small yellow variety) would produce fruits with an orange hue as well 😂
7:32 what is going happen to those oyster shells though?
Aaaall the orange zest aaal the orange zest 😭😭😂
Mark you are the King from Down Under!
This is great as they aren’t the friendliest to the compost pile!
I just saw my parents burying things in the garden… 😂😂
If anyone overheard this 😂
But. Really? Does this prove citrus waste is good or does transplant shock have a lasting effect? My guess is that citrus waste is bad but transfer shock is worse 🙂 I wouldn't have thought so. 😉
Quick question, in those small raised beds, do you still fill the bottom half with logs, sticks etc ?
Some commercial entity found that dumping acidic waste on a deforested area was good? Come on Mark! You highly suggested growing Malabar spinach as well. Something you won't answer to now 😉
Who knew orange peels could be the secret weapon for eggplant greatness? 🍆🍊 Definitely trying this!
Is there any reason for orange peels or eggplant in particular? I might have missed something
Thanks for tip Mark with the orange/citrus as compost can I use Onion peel? Love your videos 🤗
It always amazes me how the waste is gone within weeks. I am currently preparing new raised beds for planting ornamentals by burying kitchen and garden waste . It certainly attracts worms by the truckload. I am always looking for new places to bury waste though as it gets harder when you have a fully planted garden!
I love this and this winter when my citrus are picked and squeezed I'll put them in a bed instead of the compost pile and try it myself.
what an amazing experiment ! and to think about all the orange peel waste that gets discarded every day because of the Myth that it is bad for soil and worms…
Haha, irrefruitable!
Interesting that you chose orange skins as I've heard advice saying not to add citrus to your compost. I could never understand that as they must rot down in nature when they fall off the tree, so I've always ignored that.
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Plants are omnivores and great at collecting debris”food” for themselves from the wind. Just look at the weeds in your driveway.
Hey Mark, I'm curious how much the acidity of the soil changed with the addition of the orange peels and parts. Did you measure the soil acidity prior to the addition of the oranges? Or measure the acidity after? Not ever having grown eggplant before, I'm wondering if it prefers an acidic soil, like blueberry bushes. Also wondering how much improved a blueberry bush would be if its soil was supplemented with orange peels and parts. Just thoughts from a gardener wannabe.