In this video I’ll show you two ways to winterize your vegetable garden depending on what climate zone you’re in.
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Great info here amigo. Damien from Ireland
I leave the thick leaf pile. from the trees on top of my beds.
Gŕeat info
Great 💚
This was on my list for today, Thanks!
What about dead roots? I'm assuming from this video that I don't need to pull them up? I'm in zone 9.
I live in Pennsylvania so i put my beds to bed. I put leaves on my beds and the surrounding ground. Thanks for this info
What is your experience with worm castings, if any?
I saved all my leaves for the first time. Spread them out over this 25ish by 3ish foot area where there’s a cinder block wall two blocks high along a fence. There’s a lot of sand in it, but there’s a lot of areas where there needs to be about 6-12 inches of fill in soil. So I’ve just been putting the leaves all in there. I don’t have a leaf mulcher or lawn mower, so not sure how long it will take to break down. I also filled 2 raised beds with leaves & finally got these horrendous oleanders chopped down to open up that area. But the one area is absolutely perfect to plant in, once I can fill it up & get it plantable.
I have no idea what else to put in there because it’s so long of an area & I’d like it ready for spring.
I put cardboard on top. We don’t get much rain. I’m in CA in the Bay Area.
Any suggestions or recommendations?
I’m kinda flying by the seat of my pants. Lol
Great information. I like this chop and drop. Too late for this year but definitely a must next year. Thank you. I’m zone 3, morphing into zone 4
Am I experiencing deja vu? I think this is a repost🎉
I'm also concerned about making my garden too cozy for bugs I dont want getting out of hand the following season
Looks like an absolutely GORGEOUS DAY in your neck of the woods today!! Great advice – THANKS BRIAN!
Perfect timing a storm is coming this week, I don't know if it will hit you, but Northern California will be seeing some rain!
Great video, Brian! Blessings 🙏💞
Thanks Brian. Great tips. 🎅🏻🤶🏻🎄💚🙃
My garden is close to a 1/4 of an acre and is in ground, plus I’m working on a very tight budget. The ground hardens like concrete if I don’t till. I’m zone 7A, any suggestions for my soil? Btw the soil in my area is always low on potassium so I’m adding potash and I will add rabbit manure in the spring.
How do you recycle the straw? Don’t burn it for the ash?
That’s the No Dig Method.😊
Cold climate here — cover with cardboard even if bulbs are in there?
I'm in a warm zone – when you pull the summer mulch off what can you do with it – put it in a working compost pile? My plants were not diseased so I thought it would be ok to reuse with fresh mulch added. Where I have a bit of powdery mildew on fall harvest I don't know what to do with that mulch.
Hi! In one of your vids you mention getting a couple of rabbits and that they sometimes fight. They will need to be desexed and bonded in order to be fully capable of living together safely long term.
I’ve seen others say that you shouldn’t put compost down in winter because it will loose its nutrients before spring. I live in zone 8b. We get some freezing weather but not a lot. What’s your thoughts on that and what should I do with my raised bed? It’s a Vego 17”. Really love your videos, thanks for helping.😊
I'm in zone 4 and planting in 21"x19" tall pots. The last 2 summers I stirred up the soil with a small pitchfork before I planted – you're saying I should not stir it up – just top it off and add fertilizer in the holes? Before winter this year I put a 2-3" layer of pureed leaves on the top of each pot. I had pretty good luck with my tomatoes, especially this year starting them in the red solo cups.