This comment is great! These videos are too. I feel like I’ve found my people!

That's pretty good bro. I wish more people thought that we should all lift each other up. More on this later.

If you live pathologically, then you pathologicalize your society and if enough people do that it creates a hell. This was in reference to people who live nihilist existences.

What a great way to explain life.

I learned that too. I now plant 2 per pot unless the seed is really old, then I plant 3 to 4.

Thanks. She likes to be involved. 🙂

This could be a life coach speech heavily laden with garden metaphors!

I agree; listening to him makes you not only a better gardener, but also better in life general!! Thank you sir, for sharing your experience 👌

What a wonderful experience listening to your videos Gardener Scott!! You explain things so clearly without talking down at us newbies; you speak with so much passion and understanding of gardening that it makes me want to go out and get started immediately. But am just starting my compost pile while waiting to build my raised bed. I moved to the Mpumalanga Province in South Africa a year ago and unfortunately we're on solid bedrock you cant make a 10cm hole without an excavator LOL it's that bad. We have vast citrus Macadamia nut and avocado farms surrounding us and everything seems to flourish even though it's largely orange clay soil covering the rock. So I'm doing lots of research to try and get the best soil mix possible but there's so much information out there. Please tell me, does Bokashi have any benefits as a compost additive? I'm reluctant to use chemical fertilizers but will have to use it if there's no other option. I firmly believe in Bone Meal (my dad had a marvellous garden always and this was his regular go-to) I don't know if this is correct but his results were good. I'm sorry this is so long but I'm a lady of 63, my brother is 70 and I so much want our veg patch (14m x 2m) to be a success, just to see his pleasure. He still works a six day week as a welder boilermaker repairing earth moving machinery and making frames for the most beautiful exotic wood tables but gratefully the co. is letting him retire in Dec and we shall hopefully have immeasurable joy from watching our garden grow. He hasn't had the time over the last 14 yrs but I do now. Three weeks ago we planted four young fig trees and we couldn't believe it when we saw the first three tiny figs forming on Kadota cultivar!! It was leap in the air kind of joy truly. I'm going to watch your 'Make Great Soil' video now; thank you so much for your presence on KZfaq and for your kind and patient knowledge you're sharing with us. Blessings and love from SA! Felicity and Alan.

Agreed.

I agree. But, all my favorite KZfaq gardeners are like that. I think the garden is a metaphor for life and the best garden teachers show that well!!!

This is actually pretty good advice for life in general.

Good synopsis.

thank you! :)

How do you find the proper balance???

How do you measure the amount of air in the soil?

5% Sweat, or tears.

Agree with you. I look at failures as a challenge to get it right next time.

Thanks, Elbert. The symphony analogy is spot on.

Elbert, right on. I had family stay with us two weekends in a row. Talk about sour notes, we had a few. I've come to the conclusion that I can accept and work with the good and the bad. I love them all.

Beautifully said

Thanks for your thoughts couldn't have said it better myself happy gardening

I like that quote too. Thanks.

@@GardenerScott you should check out Back to Eden Gardening channel name L2Survive .

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Let food be thy medicine...

Interesting. I live on the gulf coast, and growing up the only gardening books I saw were for gardens much further north. One day it hit me as I was reading a seed packet that said, “Direct sow after last chance of frost.” and realized we don’t even have any frost most years! Once I understood the importance of soil, zone, weather my “luck” improved greatly!

Thanks. It may have taken awhile, but it's important that you know now.

I'm trying to consider and educate myself as someone who primarily grows soil. Everything else can be built up from that.

Probably why I never had a problem with gardening, from the first year. I knew about compost and quickly learned about beneficial insects. That prepared me for *&$ last year when I started a no-till veggie garden from scratch and had to deal with all the pests from wireworms to deer and everything in between. Luckily after 15 years of decent gardening I was almost prepared for the heartbreak. Next year I'll get a fence to keep the damn deer out. They are still frustrated by the netting and frost blankets I'm currently using. Haven't figured out how to foil those, but the damn voles were certainly happy in there.

@@marshwetland3808 Crop protection is number one priority. I have an endless hoard of predators, bed scratchers, heap diggers, garbage spreaders, hole chewers, angry biters, venomous serpents, and a zillion bugs.

@@dystopiagear6999 absolutely!

That's right! Thanks.

You are welcome. Thank you, Rom.

Absolutely. Few things in life can give us such a reward, even when we get it wrong.

Thank you, Pete. Glad I could help.

Thanks. Yes, she is fun to have around. Especially when she behaves in videos.

You can do it!

I agree! That's how I like to live.

You're welcome, Susan.

Good for you. Regular soil testing is a smart way to do it.

I'm so glad it was helpful. I agree with you... the lessons of gardening can be helpful in life.

You can do it!

That's the way to approach it. Enjoy!

I agree. Happy plants to you. 🙂

Yeah grt rid of one idiot in government and another one comes along

Thanks. Keep enjoying what you do.

You're very welcome.

Hello, Dale. So glad to hear you're trying new things and enjoying it. Thanks.

Thank you for your wisdom. I agree that many of your generation lack patience. It's satisfying to see someone like you who has discovered gardening and have set yourself up for enjoyment in life.

Sounds like a good way to do it. Start small and invite others in. Very nice.

Thanks for listening and thanks for sharing your story.