As a soil scientist I am watching this in love. Everyone needs to care about their soil ❤️
@bobrobertsNotUrBob3 жыл бұрын
as they say, a farmer farms plants, an organic farmer farms the soil. words to live by.
@angelikaszabo19623 жыл бұрын
Hey Ashley! Funny meeting you here! Lol!
@Greenskies3213 жыл бұрын
I have a few Aquaponics setups and I use their waste in a compost tea and add to soil after. Best fertilizer method I’ve ever done so far
@GardeningInCanada3 жыл бұрын
@@angelikaszabo1962 HAHAAH oh heyyyy
@GardeningInCanada3 жыл бұрын
@@Greenskies321 I use my fish tank water for my house plant religiously
@rachaelescober27363 жыл бұрын
These are the ratios and some of the suggestions, if you just want to scroll. Alfalfa meal: 2-0-2 Spring suggestion Cottonseed: 6-2-1 Suggested for the fall, weed suppression Bat Guano: 10-3-1 Fast acting fertilizer, compost tea spray Kelp Meal: Many Trace minerals Rock phosphate: 0-3-0 Green Sand: Iron potassium silicate, helps bind sandy soil and loosen clay soil, and increase soil water hold Garden Gypsum: Need soil clay/salt heavy to be helpful Garden Lime: Raises ph in soil Blood Meal: 12-0-0 Fast acting and acidic Bone Meal: 4-12-0 Suggested for raised containers at the end of grow year Cow Manure: 2-1-3 Trusted source- moderate speed Chicken manure: 3-1-2 Hot, and can cause nutrient burn, compost a little bit. Earth worm casting: .5-.7-.1 Fish emulsion or bury a full fish: 2-4-0 Huzzaaahhh
@MrFarva853 жыл бұрын
Kevin it makes me so happy you and Mark are KZfaq garden friends. I appreciate the knowledge and content you share.
@scroogemcduck14623 жыл бұрын
Mark is such a great guy
@nolanlynch24303 жыл бұрын
Yup, Kevin and Marc are awesome!
@johnliberty36472 жыл бұрын
@@scroogemcduck1462 The Steve Irwin of Plants?
@saltycat662 Жыл бұрын
I love Mark and his dad jokes lol.
@icouldjustscream3 жыл бұрын
I like sheep poop outside and worm poop inside. I just realized how weird that sounds, but you all are my garden-family so you get it. ♥
@firstorlast3403 жыл бұрын
Same. If my sheep were pooping inside I would be very unhappy.
@mdmust4u3 жыл бұрын
@@firstorlast340 i dont think he meant it that way
@firstorlast3403 жыл бұрын
@@mdmust4u I'll give you a hint. I don't have any sheep.
@camerongeorge42466 ай бұрын
I thought that said warm poop inside 😂
@sarahdee3743 жыл бұрын
I'm always suspicious of the motivations when folks review sponsored products. BUT I love all Espoma products, and appreciate Kevin's guidance on use.
@epicgardening3 жыл бұрын
This was more of a using their entire product line to educate type of approach I feel!
@staceymoniz3 жыл бұрын
I love that you and Mark are cross promoting each other's channels now. Living in Hawai'i I can relate to both of you!
@kimfleming80973 жыл бұрын
I'm completely new to gardening, but I am growing vegetables in pots inside my apartment. I am learning so much from your videos. Always a confidence booster! Thanks
@grannygct3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Kevin, for your video on the various organic fertilizers. Every time I go to a nursery, I stand in front of the fertilizers shelf and not knowing which one to buy. Thanks to your video, I can now have some ideas on which one to buy. You just made me a more knowledgeable gardener in this department!!! Love and look forward to all of your videos. Happy Spring!
@KatarinaClaire3 жыл бұрын
Love this breakdown, Kevin! Super useful to have this quick analysis of the various garden amendments, their pros, cons and applications. This is going to become one of my go-to reference videos!
@epicgardening3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear this!
@rhondadavis14833 жыл бұрын
Mine too! Of course, I save most of Kevin’s (and Mark’s) videos! Thanks so much for all the explanations for the different uses. All of your videos are down to earth and easy to apply.
@maureengaka123 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Kevin for constantly sharing endless amounts of information to help gardeners worldwide, keeps a lot of us motivated to grow our own food despite the challenges faced along the way!
@CactusCaffeine3 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful! I go to a garden center and get overwhelmed with the variety of fertilizers that is available. This is a great start. 👍🏼😃
@melissagoodwin26023 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on testing for ph and making adjustments in the soil
@mwoods46083 жыл бұрын
You can do like baking soda and vinegar or something I saw another video on KZfaq
@rivkahlafille10312 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! I use fish emulsion on everything in my garden, and I've rarely had any plants that didn't respond incredibly well to it, but unlike the rest of these fertilizers, you usually mix it with water then spray it on the leaves themselves. It's stinky but holy cow do I see tired plants start perking up in less than a day! I love love LOVE it!
@addie8993 жыл бұрын
I have bunnies and use bunny poop as a fertilizer. Works amazing! Doesn't need to be composted. I just toss in into the garden or bury it under an inch or so of dirt. My plants are super happy & have grown massive!
@lisamelton80873 жыл бұрын
I'll have to try that. I've heard that before. I have a free range rescued house rabbit that's litter box trained (and poops a LOT), so I'll use the "dry" poop to sprinkle on my new garden to grow his veggies. Completing the circle of life ☺🐇.
@musaid98353 жыл бұрын
I really needed a video like this, only know what two of them were for. Thanks!
@chachadodds58603 жыл бұрын
Great video, as always. Thanks, Kevin.
@crystalroberts17773 жыл бұрын
I took notes. I’m officially a garden nerd 🤣🤭
@nataliakurz5433 жыл бұрын
Kevin, this was so timely !!! I just applied a little bone meal and garden tone (I saw on your channel!) before I planted corn. Now I know maybe it wasn’t the smartest with the bone meal.... it’s my first yet gardening, and you have helped and inspired so much! Thank you!
@WhitepepperFarmshomestead2 жыл бұрын
It is mind blowing how much good information is in this one relatively short video. Awesome work!
@netyote3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! When I walk into a garden center, it can be overwhelming seeing all the different products on the shelves. There are so many options, and the numbers can get all mixed up in my head. Thank you for talking a little bit about each of these, and offering concrete examples of when or how you might want to use them.
@seankraus52463 жыл бұрын
Good vid. More on organics plZ. More products and tea and pest control. Thank you keep up the good work.
@SomewhatLazy3 жыл бұрын
I love Self Sufficient Me. I really enjoy it every time one of you mentions the other. Gardener Scott, Next Level Gardening and Gardenerd are also great.
@daved50233 жыл бұрын
potassium, take wood ash, then strain it with water, take water to allow to dry in the pan. there you have raw potassium. POT ASH is derived from wood ash. or was, now it comes from rock. potassium carbonate.#epicgardening great video kevin
@dodopson32113 жыл бұрын
Is it in a form plants can instantly use or will it need bacterial help? Also cant you just skip the "allow to dry" step and use it to just water your plants?
@downtoearthdad77413 жыл бұрын
As a chronic over-fertilizer I found the use cases very helpful. Thanks!
@rai553 жыл бұрын
Here on Long Island, natives (ex: Matinecock) used bunker fish as fertilizer, among other things. I’m so excited (& honored) to try this native method, along with local sea leaves, for the first time this year 🐟🌱🙏🏾
@christimezzic84683 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite video you’ve made. So informative and takes the guess work out of choosing fertilizers! Absolutely love your knowledge and that you share it!
@giseleg9293 жыл бұрын
Just purchased the worm castings from your website. Looking forward to putting it to use in my little balcony garden!
@epicgardening3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! You're gonna love it!
@rhondadavis14833 жыл бұрын
I started my own worm bed bc of all of your instructions. So excited, and my grandkids love them as well😂
@sarahk65453 жыл бұрын
I’ve been using some locally made fertilizers this year - rotted horse manure, crushed crab shells and seaweed. All seems to be going well so far!
@hilow83313 жыл бұрын
seaweeeeeed! :P dont forget to save your shrimp shells after your dinner feast... high in chitin! happy gardening.
@mikeemmons10793 жыл бұрын
I got one for you dude! A scientist/hobbiest plant nerd in Canada has discovered that hot weather seeds like eggplant and peppers germinate super fast in an "Instant Pot" set to make yogurt. If you have one of those, you have a video.
@melissasullivan16583 жыл бұрын
I’d be curious about this as a video actually, only in a ‘but wouldn’t it basically boil it alive’ curiosity.
@mikeemmons10793 жыл бұрын
@@melissasullivan1658 I know, right? I am gonna see if I can find one in a thrift shop.
@mariafolch80673 жыл бұрын
Great topic!! And....thanks for the links under the description. It makes it so much easier to find the specific topic on the video. 👍👍🌾🌱
@cielrobinson3 жыл бұрын
2 days ago planted my potatoes with bone meal:potash at a 6:1 ratio, 1tbsp per potato. i don't know what i'm doing, but i hope it works! cats broke into the bone meal after less than 3 minutes with it on the counter
@sparkasaurusdonna3 жыл бұрын
YAY! This is exactly the video I needed because I'm getting my garden beds ready to plant this next week (we're going to be close to 35 degrees the next two nights)
@nutritionfacts7273 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much foe this video!! Love love love explanation
@lanifsautia3 жыл бұрын
Yasss! Finally a good video about fertilizers 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🥰
@patriciacole87732 жыл бұрын
I’m loving alfalfa pellets meant for horses as a side dressing fertilizer for all my plants. They thrive. And inexpensive.
@MatthewFenton-hd6sj3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for such an informative video. really helps getting ready for summer.
@cherylchild3 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for you to mention horse manure. It's the only way I can justify feeding two horses for over 20-years (since I'm a terrible rider)
@KendraKat823 жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering so many of the vegan friendly fertilizer options!!
@highlandscommunityclub11603 жыл бұрын
Thank you! How about a video on homemade fertilizer?
@DivaGardenam3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for information
@chriswhitley32832 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know that Epsom had expanded their line to all this. Very interesting. One of the things I like to do is mix all these together in some compost, then spread it over the garden. Then keep some for planting. The good thing about organics are they will adjust themselves to what the plants need as opposed to chemical fertilizers that will burn up your plants if you add to much. And with chemical fertilizer you better get used to reading those numbers and buying separate fertilizer for different plants.
@holg30703 жыл бұрын
Thank you thank you so much for clarifying this info. Your awesome!
@2lemonades3 жыл бұрын
Got blood meal for my snake plants, robellini and bird of paradise. These are potted plants in my apartment. I repotted two snake plants with cactus soil and blood meal and may have been heavy-handed, then mixed some soil and blood meal and used as top soil for the other two, again heavy-handed. I removed as much top soil as I could because bird of paradise and the robellini palm are my favorites and I personally don't want to hurt them.
@terryeckmeier70273 жыл бұрын
This is the perfect companion video to my Grow Bag Garden book.
@kittiew2603 жыл бұрын
So happy you posted this!
@mitochondriac59463 жыл бұрын
Another great little video by a bloody legend 🪴
@downunderfulla60013 жыл бұрын
Great descriptions of the amendments🍺🍺
@rachael113 жыл бұрын
This was interesting. I hadn't really planned on getting a soil test. I was just going to compost and mulch, but it's good to know there are specific amendments I could use if needed.
@deecooper15673 жыл бұрын
GM Kevin☕️☕️. Thank you for breaking all this down for me. I’ve been confused for years about everything that is out there now days... the when & how kinda info is most appropriated. Learn so much from you & Mark . There’s a couple other fav gardeners & I learn many things & techniques from all of you! Have a great day 🥬🍅🧤😻
@barbaramix16832 жыл бұрын
I have recently tried seed from this grower. Seeds germinate reliably and often faster than stated on the package. I planted these seeds and had to thin them a lot. These are great seeds.
@L3fT0H4nD2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you explaining each of these in one video for a good reference. Thanks Kevin!
@olivergarcia24593 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kevin for all of the tips and the details. Hope to see more Fruit Tree videos, mostly a Fig Tree video. Hope you are feeling Great and keep on growing
@trilobite-knight77463 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU FOR THIS!! It can be so confusing
@plants4thewin3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for mentioning worm castings for those on a budget...great video as usual
@SilverTopMom2 жыл бұрын
As a fairly new gardener, I am loving all of this information! Your videos are always so helpful, thank you so much Kevin!!
@freakygardener80333 жыл бұрын
I love ALL your videos! I also watch a guy that goes by "home grown veg" over in the UK. He collects sea weed each fall, chops it with his mower, and mulchs it over the winter. He said as long as you are NOT collecting for commercial use, just home use, you can take all you want!
@buttcheeksguy3 жыл бұрын
can you make a video on homemade fertilizers? fertilizers are quite expensive in this side of the world i have NEVER fertilized my plants in three years of having plants
@themagicknightress71323 жыл бұрын
Are you looking for a pureed banana peel kind of thing
@buttcheeksguy3 жыл бұрын
@@themagicknightress7132 yes!!
@buttcheeksguy3 жыл бұрын
@@augustuscaesar2236 lmfao
@starfire83143 жыл бұрын
I love espoma products but are too pricey.
@Witch-Crafts3 жыл бұрын
You can make fertilizer with nettles. Its pretty smelly so you need a bucket with a lid to make it. But if you have access to nettles and water then you are ready to go. I have a worm bin. They make compost and worm juice from my kitchen scraps. I made the bin from big buckets so its pretty cheap to start and the worms multiply themselves in the right conditions. So once you set it up you get free liquid fertilizer and compost/fertilizer from the worms.
@Epiphalactic3 жыл бұрын
To anyone wondering,. Fish meal, blood meal, bone meal, alfalfa meal, kelp meal and most all organic products can be made yourself for a fraction of the cost of you're willing to put in a little effort. Things like oyster shell flour is usually sold in 5 lb boxes for 20 bucks. But you can buy a whole bag of oyster shell for chickens for about 15, and grind it yourself with an old blender or food processor. Alfalfa is sold in 50 lb bricks at feed shops and that same blender will work it to a meal quickly. Dehydrated and blended fish makes fish meal. Blood can be slowly simmered until it is a paste, spread on parchment paper and baked at a low temp till dry, then blended. Bones can be steamed in a pressure cooker then slow baked and ground for bone meal. Kelp can be harvested, dried, and powdered. Crab meal can be made by drying and blending crab shells. Chicken manure can be collected, dried and powdered for a quick acting nitrogen (let sit out for a month or so before collecting) about the only thing I wouldn't recommend making yourself is bat guano, as many bags carry heavy disease (as we found out) and can cause issues, so best leaving that stuff to those that know what to get. But if you live near a beach and have lots of seagulls and such that poop in a certian spot, it can be dried and powdered for seabird guano with relative ease. Lots of these things are fractions of the cost of amendments sold for gardening and are THE EXACT SAME THING. Happy gardening!
@ceecee87573 жыл бұрын
Ain’t nobody got time fo'dat!! 😂😂😂
@karengrice23033 жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining all of this. I am using worm tea and worm castings and I am making my own compost. My plants seem to be pretty healthy so far, but I am just establishing a new yard so we will see how it goes.
@rdarrett36353 жыл бұрын
This is what I needed to know. 👍🏾
@tinam98443 жыл бұрын
This was amazing information, thank you for sharing the knowledge. This will help me with my new raised beds I will be doing this year and years after.
@davidmjohnston1693 жыл бұрын
This video is very helpful thank you! I just bought some of espomas fertilizer and this video really answered what i was supposed to do with it.
@PeterSedesse2 жыл бұрын
such a great video. You missed the opportunity to mention one thing. If you are concerned about chicken or cow manure being too hot, just run it through your worm bins. Your worm population in the bin will explode, but you also greatly cut down on the time to be able to use chicken manure. I do this as a weekly thing to keep a very fast supply of worm castings coming ( actually they are double manures).
@125drz32 жыл бұрын
I really wanted that 1% organic material in my garden.... I like it
@camperspecial96662 жыл бұрын
Excellent video especially for those that may be newer to gardening.
@kimjapinga65503 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this video. I didn’t really appreciate what the differences were for each fertilizer. This will be a great reference video.
@ahnaahna72782 жыл бұрын
Thks so very much. I have been using organic fertilizer for first time for my Vega/herbs. I used the Holly Tone organic on some shrubs that I had to greatly prune 3 years ago, and they grew back looking vital and great. Thks for affirming the Organics. Ahna Georgia/USA
@lenderzconstable2 жыл бұрын
I had no idea there were so many fertilizers. I just discovered the concept of fertilizer too. I just have some plants like two plumerias and a succulent combo that I want to maintain well. The amount of info out there on gardening is intimidating.
@meriphiusfelamorr7792 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite channel. The information here is helpful and easy to understand. Worms are my favorite method of composting and bringing microbial life to the best quality
@StewieGriffin505Ай бұрын
I like using their "Tone" products rather than the individual amendments. If you look at the labels, they are all basically the same stuff but in slightly different ratios. The Garden-tone seems to be all purpose and it works great in my garden. It doesn't burn with too much available nitrogen.
@salehfarah10 ай бұрын
watched this , subscribed , like , shared , bell reminder , commented ....your the man
@brentledford73063 жыл бұрын
You can get alfalfa and chicken feed crumble from Tractor Supply for really cheap. Just make sure it doesnt have any medications added.
@zhrob13 жыл бұрын
What is good things are in checken feed?
@FioreCiliegia3 жыл бұрын
Just make sure that if you are using guano, make sure it’s ethically sourced because in some cases it disturbs the bats greatly
@Slayer--3 жыл бұрын
Free the woooh--a--n bats
@lovelynage3 жыл бұрын
Well, I just purchased a ton of Alfalfa Hay for my guinea pigs...So, this comes on perfect timing. 😭 Guess I'm good in that department. 🥰
@brooklync81373 жыл бұрын
you can buy the pellets really cheap at horse feed stores 50lb for $10 in some places
@alphanumeric15293 жыл бұрын
@@brooklync8137 Is that alfalfa treated with persistent herbicides?
@nancywebb65493 жыл бұрын
Rabbit pellets contain salt.
@longkochannel9726 Жыл бұрын
although I just found this video by looking at the explanation about this fertilizer it's very good, thank you
@blackbarn_farm87063 жыл бұрын
You are so helpful!! 🙏 Thank you!
@MrEzekiel19822 жыл бұрын
I once read a book called Bartram’s Travels. I highly recommend it. He documents the indigenous farming practices of the time (late 18th century). One thing that always intrigued me was the practice of digging up oyster shells and spreading them on the surface of the soil
@shibat53442 жыл бұрын
Guide To Organic Gardening The Practical Way...
@janzebuski35593 жыл бұрын
I always lean toward Espoma products. Thanks for going thru all the amendments- I really appreciated the explanations & indications for them! Much needed! Another great & timely video!
@jenniferdawson25363 жыл бұрын
FASCINATING!
@jw8013 жыл бұрын
I'm in South Africa and in the summer I get bakkie/truck loads from the local elephant sanctuary - it's is crazy hot - heat wise as well, if you drop a bunch on dry grass it can start smothering with smoke. We have to wait at least 4 months before applying it into the soil.
@FinznFowl823 жыл бұрын
Great video, I like to use "Garden tone" which has a bunch of the good stuff combined. I also make my own fish emulsion by chopping up some fish, throwing it in a bucket of water with about a cup of brown sugar. Let it fester for about 2 months stirring occasionally and when the rotten smell starts to turn more earthy it's ready to use. I've got some left over from last year and just threw some fresh fish in a new bucket to have more ready when I run out.
@BlackDogDesigns3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Kevin, great content👩🏼🌾
@upchurchfarms1805 Жыл бұрын
Rabbit Manure is amazing when direct feeding the plants.
@Edv17183 жыл бұрын
My dad use egg shell and shrimp shells as fertilizer and they are effective.
@Sparkysings23 жыл бұрын
Kevin you didn’t bring up horse manure. I just got a big load for free. It is mixed with hay from the stalls. I’ll use it in the bottom of my new raised beds over the logs. Cover with cardboard so I don’t start growing a garden full of hay. Then top with soil, compost with amendments then mulch. I’m planning my own EPIC garden this year!
@RebeccaMartinez-nh6je Жыл бұрын
I use Cotton Burr Compost. The plants love it.
@mariapaula35903 жыл бұрын
I use bat guano and my plants love it. You can see the benefits right away
@flatsville13 жыл бұрын
Good, clear rundown on fertilizers & amendments.
@enriquearredondo6962 жыл бұрын
You Sir, are the best. Thank you.
@ryanleblanc29253 жыл бұрын
Made a couple buckets of Comfrey tea this year. Dumped one full bucket into the compost pile, and add a bit to my watering can for any plant I'm hand-watering.
@delucastudios30973 жыл бұрын
it’s a fertilizer?
@ryanleblanc29253 жыл бұрын
@@delucastudios3097 yes, and free :) cut it all down to the ground and steep in water or just mix the cut leaves into your compost pile.
@delucastudios30973 жыл бұрын
@@ryanleblanc2925 thank you
@bjb08082 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much.
@TheHeartfeltHoney2 жыл бұрын
Right on time video! Thanks for sharing
@gardeningwithzachary21753 жыл бұрын
I like gardening I live in the north and I'm growing in containers but you can still use fertilizers and mulch
@TheImperfectGardeners6 ай бұрын
really enjoyed learning with you. and yes I did take notes. Thank you
@hettygreen14883 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you and these videos. Thank you.
@overthenever42623 жыл бұрын
Love yr channel bro 👍🌹👍 So ... informative !! 🌴 Thank you so much 🍀👍🍀
@jasminebajaj463410 ай бұрын
I don't know how to continue middle of the lemon plant. I watched your video and I am going to buy it to the store. Thank you so much. 👌👌👌👌👌
@callikohl76033 жыл бұрын
This helps me so much. I have access to both cow and chicken. Now I know how to use it. Thank you.
@N3ss3s2 жыл бұрын
I don't know why I expected to have a video about organic material fertilizer, but I am happy about the info either way :D
@WormholeGarden3 жыл бұрын
This was hugely enlightening as to the nature of organic fertilizer!