No Nitrogen Fertilizer Needed After We Reduced Compost Applications
Thanks to nitrogen fixing cover crops, our soil had plenty of nitrogen after we significantly reduced compost applications in order to bring down other nutrient levels like phosphorus and potassium. If you shop on Amazon, you can support OYR simply by clicking this link (bookmark it too) before shopping: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=oneya-20 One Yard Revolution is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost, mulch, and compost tea. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used. We use these free local resources to make compost: comfrey egg shells fish waste from a sushi restaurant food scraps grass clippings horse manure leaves spent brewery grains straw used coffee grounds yard and garden waste aged wood chips We use these free local resources to make worm castings: ground egg shells food scraps shredded cardboard and paper spent brewery grains used coffee grounds We use these free local resource as mulch: chop and drop garden waste comfrey ground egg shells grass clippings leaves used coffee grounds wood chips We planted 3 lbs of this cover crop seed mix this year: http://www.groworganic.com/soil-builder-mix-raw-lb.html Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oneyardrevolution Channel Page: http://www.youtube.com/user/OneYardRevolution Featured Video: Planting Our First Fall/Winter Cover Crop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlEQktwaJiE
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Your garden is freaking awesome.
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Grow some banana plants. That'll eat up your potassium
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Ha! With 40+ years of composting and growing my garden in 100% compost, with magnificent plants, I can say that this presentation is based on something other than compost soil facts.
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Curious how you only spent five dollars on the cover crop - did you add it to an order you were already placing? The shipping alone is five dollars.
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Looks like you have some great dirt. I actually started saving my piss to water plants, as its one of the best sources of usable nitrogen on the planet, as well as other minerals. So far i can see that the plants are happier and more vigorous this spring .
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YOUR CAT SO COOL,IN THE BACK GROUND WALKING FENCE TOP---- L O L
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Have you heard of 'Tropic Sun' sunn hemp? It is a nitrogen fixing legume capable of producing huge amounts of nitrogen and is livestock edible. It also suppresses weeds, add large amounts of organic matter, and reduces nematode populations. It is like growing your own fertilizer. But unlike fertilizer, it does so much more. Google it or watch our Youtube!
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grow more soil with that compost
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Another great video. Thanks Patrick. I've been using wood chip mulch for a number of years now and have never noticed an issue with nitrogen deficiency in my plants. Actually, I use a wide range of mulches but always try to top it with wood chip if I can. I don't use compost but do use green manures from time to time, never tilled in, just chopped and dropped.
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I'm new to gardening and a little lost. Tbh I wouldn't even know how to read the test results. Even so, this was a great subject. I definitely need to learn more about it. I'll have to look online to see where I can get mine tested. I've tried following John's "growing your greens" method so I'm hoping everything is ok. I'm getting good crops so I think so...lol. Thanks for the information!
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Is it too late to plant a cover crop in zone 5?
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I love your garden....thank you for sharing your knowledge.
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Very interesting video :) Just wonder if all your legumes from green manure die of during the winter ? I've planted crimson/red clover with winter rye and mustard this year was wondering if just cutting and mulching with 2in of compost on top will remove the green manure before planting (as i have no dig bed). Also I was considering using chicken pallets next spring as heard that in early spring when soil is cold there is not enough nitrogen released so the veggies might need some boost I will have a lot of composted horse manure and vermicompost + comfrey only for heavy feeder but not sure if that's enough was also considering rock dust.
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Wait, you planted 3 lbs?? I just have two seed packs. How do you plant so much? Scatter? Don't the birds eat it? Or do you rake it in?
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Oh, one thing, I went to the link for the cover crop seed and the photo of the plants is so dense! Don't you have to cut all this back before it goes to seed? I mean, where we are and doesn't freeze? You probably plant it and forget about it with your rain and then the frost...
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Where do you get spent brewery grains? From a local brewery, I suspect, LOL. I guess we have those in L.A.
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I've never had a soil test because, first of all, I'm sure the soil varies wildly from spot to spot in my garden. If it was all laid out smartly in beds like yours, then, yes, but some of mine has more or less of the native clay soil, and some of the raised bed and containers is mostly store-bought and amended. Bit of a mess. Second, would not know where to get it tested. Also, I bought hairy vetch and buckwheat to distribute when everything is cleared off in November, but after seeing this, wonder if I shouldn't be adding it around plants all the time. However, the California Brown Towhee ate every last buckwheat seed the last time I scattered it on the back 40 bed. Not one plant came up. The clover that just springs up everywhere turns into a real weed and I always feel like I better pull it out. Well, great video as usual!
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Patrick, when are you going to make a full length video of the guitar music at the end of each video? I love it!
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Hi Patrick. We're now in Germany. This summer we had some of our best crops ever at Fermilab, when we were still there, except not tomatoes as I already told you, because of the weather. We'll only be container gardening in our apartment flat. But I was interested in how you use your cover crops. When do you plant, do they die with winter and provide mulch? How does it work? I've done clover and oats before, but not the mix you use. It sounds really interesting.
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Terrific video, again! I am in the Milwaukee area, and would have to plant my cover crop by around September 1st to have 6 weeks prior to the average first frost (october 13th). At that point, most of my crops are still going strong and I still have much to harvest. Any tips on how to incorporate the cover crops in an active garden? Thank you for the exceptional information and sharing your beautiful garden!
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