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labels can be a really useful thing take the ones on these plants for example they tell you how much sun the plant needs how much water and how big it’s going to grow other labels like sustainable and Eco they can leave you warm and fuzzy but what do they actually mean in a practical gardening sense now we all want to live more sustainably but where do you actually get started now so many of us have been dealing with so much rain and it’s pouring today but you don’t have to have a long memory to think back to times of drought and water restrictions but now is the time to put in an irrigation system and prepare for that now you can use a standalone or a tap timer that’s fine but why not harness the power of the internet and Wi-Fi with a smart controller now these will monitor the weather conditions online and only water when it’s necessary another great way to conserve water is to install one of these why not take advantage of all the rain falling then you’ll have plenty of water to water your veggie patch when the drought sets back in now this veggie patch it’s looking a little bit sad so before I get onto planting I’m going to start clearing out to help feed our veggie patch I’m going to be putting in a compost bin behind us now these weeds are fine to go in there but anything that has seeds on it like this Bindy you want to keep out of the compost so the plant will die down but the seeds Will Survive because it’s not going to get hot enough in a tumbling compost bin and then when you put that back in the garden you’re just going to reinfect it with wheat one of the best things you can do for the environment is to start a compost bin it lessens your kitchen waste it lessens your carbon footprint and you create fantastic compost for your garden now tumblers are a great way to do it because they speed up the process you simply put your waist in give it a turn and then your compost is made now just like a compost heap you want a combination of green stuff which is stuff like your kitchen waste and old weeds you want about 50% of that and 50% brown stuff which is twigs and things like dried leaves like this now often you don’t create enough Brown compared to the amount of green you make out of the kitchen so you can add in some sugar cane mulch like this now there’s a couple of things you shouldn’t put in your compost bin mainly bread and meat cuz that’s going to attract Vermin so keep them out now our compost in the Tumbl is going to take about 3 months before we can use it so before that’s ready I want to get on to this area and I need to lift the soil up because it’s compacted over time so I’m just using some bagged Garden saw mix which I’ll add some more bagged compost too but before I get to that I’m just going to lift these plants out we’ve got some chives and some rosem and I should be able to get enough of a root ball so they transplant nicely The Only Knows [Music] Why now we got our soil levels up it’s time to add in some compost now I’m using mushroom compost and it’s incredibly organic and dense so it holds on to lots of moisture it’s got lots of nitrogen in it too so it’s perfect for leafy greens and veggie patches but you do want to mix it through your soil really well cuz it’s got quite a high salt content in an area like this I’m going to use four bags of mushroom compost and just dig it through really well before I start planting [Music] growing your own produce at home is obviously a great way to lessen your carbon footprint but you’re never really going to be able to grow enough to support yourself so you need to be selective with what you grow now I find if I buy lettuce or leafy greens from the supermarket by the time I come around to using the remainders of them they’ve all gone smooshy and there’s a lot of way so a great way to minimize that is to grow your own you just come and pick what you need and the rest stays fresh out in the garden [Music] herbs really like being in pots because they’re really free draining and you can move them around into the sunny spots of the garden to really maximize the flavor as well as the edible plants I’m also going to be planting some flowering plants and I’m going for two different types companion plants and pollinating plants for the companion plants I’m just using these Mar Golds so these are going to sit near our veggie patch and they’ll attract all the insects you don’t want on your veggies things like aphids when they get covered you can just replace them now I’m also planting over here lots of plants that are great for pollinators things like this ailia now when you’re planting for pollinators you want an array of different colors different shapes different heights so the pollinators go around have lots of lovely food [Music] at the end of every good story there’s a happy ending and in the garden that’s always with mulch now I’ve gone for two types around the garden beds I’ve gone for a eucalyptus mulch it’s coarser and it’s going to break down slower than the sugarcane mulch that I’m using in the veggie patch so if you just try a few of these Eco tips you’ll lessen your footprint and have a more sustainable garden
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hello from California!
Do you use both the homemade compost and the mushroom compost, as in do you mix them together when planting?
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