Nick I am in my third year of back to Eden gardening and you simplified the process perfectly in just 12 minutes. So happy for you and the rest of us for this opportunity. Thank you and give Paul a great big thank you from me!

I'm glad to see you created this channel sir it's nice to see somebody explaining what Paul gautschi does who actually knows what they're talking about so many people out there with so much confusion I think it's just too simple for people to grasp LOL

This is the only video made the back eden process easy and simple !! Thank you so much 😊

Constructive criticism, not intending to harm: The video is perfect. The apologies distract from the message and intent of the video. This is better footage than most of us could ever hope to obtain of the garden. I do look forward to maybe some drone footage in the future, which I believe I have seen you make mention of. Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge. I'm not even 4 minutes into the video and I've already learned some things I didn't know before! And this is after watching hours upon hours of footage from Paul's garden. I can't wait to use this information in my garden! Thanks Nick!

I have seen many people ask about seeing Paul make his kombucha, would be interesting to see him make it. That first shot was really amazing!

Just found you're channel. Finally someone that actually understands how back to eden garden works..

I just started gardening and I'm in love.

Thank you so much Nick you did such a great job explaining putting together the orchid and to garden. This is all new to me. I have always done the blood , sweat and tears with raised beds and tilling and every thing in between and all for not... I worked till I could not straiten my back up . all for a few tomatoes peppers . You know where I am heading. Only to have the town tell me I could not plant that in my yard. I lived smack dab in the center of town. Well now we bought a five point six acre property in rural part of town. No more restrictions.. I love the way you and Paul garden. it is not strenuous, and I do not have to worry about my back I am 68 years young. and still work in my garden. The best thing I like about it it is Father Gods way of doing things. May Gods will be done for you both . Again thank you Donna

I have to agree with the others. Don't apologize because we are learning from you not expecting a Spielberg movie.

I can't get over how cool that orchard looks.

Don't apologize. The first shot worked fine. If you hadn't said anything people would have thought you were trying to frame the garden. It was a good video and the close up pictures worked great. You are doing fine! Does Paul start seeds or is everything direct sown? A seed starting video might be nice.

No, no- don’t apologize!!! This is what we need... unfiltered you being you!

Nick thanks for all the info. I learned so much already. You still need to relax and go with it. Things you truly believe in should be a breeze. I can tell you are still nervous. I did not notice anything till you said something. I so hope you and Paul do a live. Can not wait to see your next video. Remember a lot of people are here for the knowledge of what you are doing. Thanks for sharing with us. Blessings to you and Paul.

Nick thank you so much for sharing information with us. I greatly appreciate it.

Thank you Nick, very helpful video. Happy gardening!🌱

Great, simple explanation. Thank you! Lovely views of the garden.

Thank you so much for this video. You explained so much and at the same time answered several questions we've been struggling with. We're so happy this video popped up in the "recommended for you" videos!! :)

Thanks for the added information! I didn't know some of this stuff. Great video..no apologies necessary! God bless your channel!

Thank you for providing this information Nick! We all really appreciate it. I know Paul mostly just directly sows his seeds but I'd love for you to have a video on planting transplants into a BTE garden. I start many of my seeds indoors to extend the growing season.

Nice stuff Nick. The info is more important than the video!

Thank you man. Don't feel like you need to apologize, your videos are great, lots of good information, they help a lot. Keep them coming

My new Favorite Channel!! Great content, great video!!

You are getting good at these videos! Very helpful! Don't forget to mention your Facebook page.... Thank you for doing these videos Nick!

So much good information! Thank you Nick!

Wow nick this was a great video you cleared up a lot of things because it sounds like he just has the wood chips dumped piles on the 18 inches on the orchard and on the garden 8 inches and then everything just decomposed over 40 years so I love how you put it in perspective because even on the tours I’ve been there twice and I never heard the details of this is to sift it would chips and the chicken manure together anyway thanks again for doing this because its your best yet a lot of detail that puts things into perspective and don’t apologize the videos are getting better this one was the best yet

'tickle the seed' haha i laughed good!

Thx so much. You really gave me some important answers! Thx 💚

Im glad that you mentioned this, alot of ppl are getting this wrong about just the woodchips.

Good information! Thank you for sharing, Nick!

This is my third year planting a garden and trying to incorporate the back to Eden style with no tilling! I really love your videos and information that you share! ❤

This little video put a lot of things into perspective for me. Thank you!!!!! BTW, your videos are fine! Stop worrying so much lol.

Thanks for the video man. Good job!

This is really helpful, thank you.

The weeds in Washington are fierce so I'm using anything I can find that's free and laying around the garage- mats, cardboard, sheets, blankets, etc., to block the weeds and turn them into future compost takes a few hot days to really do the job. After the weeds die I pull up the materials that aren't biodegradable and lay mulch over it. This is a long process but it is worth it. I won't use pesticides or chemicals to kill weeds. I'm weaning off of fertilizer this year too.

Thanks so much for this video! I don't have the time I need to study up on everything wood chip! but this video was great!

Fantastic info! That's what matters, few tech issues no problem 😊

Thank you, you are doing great! :)

Great video mate cheers mate from Australia 🇦🇺

Great vid! thanks!

Good job Nick..

Cool Video!

Working with this method... you need time... I live in Saskatchewan where it's frozen for 8 months of the year and then drought like for the rest... the wood chips are an even longer prospect to deal with.... I've been working with wood chips for close to 10 years, and the soil is good... patience is a good thing

By the way you're doing a great job. I started my channel a year ago and I'm still awkward at talking to myself. I'm going to be building a home on a 4.7 acre property this summer fall and will be putting in my own 20x400 ft back to eden garden. Has Paul ever tried pole beans in his garden? I grew some last summer that fed us everyday for about 2 months and I put a video on my channel of me picking them with a step ladder.

Hi thanks for ur help

i love it

Camera alignment is great!

I am so excited for you! What an opportunity to learn from Paul! Your videos are very informative and educational for me. I have one question for you or Paul: I have heard that if you plant like two varieties of tomatoes close to each other then they will cross pollinate and whatever seeds you get from that fruit will not be the same as the parent plant bc they cross pollinated. Is that the same with strawberries and corn? I planted strawberries a month ago, but I am not sure of the variety. Then last week I bought more and the name or type wasn't listed on the container. Soooo if I planted two different types this year and then cover.....would next years' crop be completely different than this year??? I love what I am tasting this year and don't want to lose it lol. Thanks!

Dziękuję...Thank You :)

In a 2nd year garden, do you add compost on top of the wood chips or rake them aside before adding compost?

Thank you for the video. I’ve never had a garden. I will be using paper on top of sod to start. When I make my row to plant the seed does the seed stay in the compost or do I poke a hole in the paper and put the seed on the dying sod ?

Nick great job! Can o use cypress mulch in my garden as a mulch?

Any suggestions for making a border for the garden? I have seen Paul use railroad ties or something of the sort. I am looking for a border that will keep grass from creeping in

Do you all have any advice on if the garden is on slopes? Very Good Explanation, by the way!

Little advice. Get the soil in order with the wood chips and manure( for a year) and let it sit over the winter before you plant? Better results once the tree is in.

I am in Middle Florida about 10 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico. I have sand, sand and more sand. I am planning on using 2 x 6 raised beds starting with the contractors paper on the bottom then wood chips and finally a planting mix of Peat moss, Miracle Grow or manure (probably manure) because of the cost of Miracle Grow, and some of the sand. I am planning on 3 - 3' x 12' beds for the first year. Any other suggestions?

What if I did compost then dead leaves on top? Instead of wood chips? I’m kind of confused with the woodchips only because I don’t understand where to get composted woodchips, it’s not easily accessible.

Now what time of year do we prepare the garden with the contractor paper? Fall?

Thanks for this I've collected a heap of cardboard but I'm not seeing it being used So I should just ditch the cardboard?

Recommended by my daughter

if you got a pile of chips and you want them to brake down faster pee on it 2 a month and mix it with coffee grounds ! If you don't have anything else, Human urine activates the pile

Which county is this? Eastern or western Washington? I've also heard that the roots of the walnut tree release the chemical but the wood chips themselves may be just fine.

Can I use cardboard for the bottom layer instead of contractors paper?

This is about gardening information not film producing- no need to apologize

I’m trying to start a small garden in my front yard. That’s the only dirt I have really that gets good sun exposure. My question is about after I sow the seeds in, I don’t cover them up with the mulch?

What do you do to prevent slugs eating the seedlings?

Will it work with 10cm woodchips and no compost?

What do you think about me trying pine shavings from chicken coop? Will that be ok to lay down

This was so helpful Nick. Can you or Paul give tips in doing this method in raised garden boxes? ( for vegetables) Do you feel it is worth it or better directly in the ground? Thanks so much. Blessings 💕

I am redoing my garden and using cardboard. How many inches of compost and how many inches of woodchips please?

Nick, this is a wonderful video. I live in the Gulf Coast area and we get lots of rain, sometimes, for days. I am starting a Back to Eden garden, just as you prescribed. However, when it rains very long, water accumulates and remains for 3-4 days. What should I do to prevent any flooding or water pooling in my Back to Eden vegetable garden? I want a 50 foot by 75 foot vegetable garden. Keep the informative videos coming. Thank you.

Hello ! Let me ask: In the tropics, when applying the Back To Eden method, can we grow fruit trees (apples, pears, pomegranates...) like Mr. Paul's garden? . And can hilly land apply this method?

So more on the mulch type.. our tree service said all they have is pines and the like: acidic needles/trees. Therefore we didn’t think we’d be able to use wood chips in our garden but now I’m wondering if the acidity of needles composting matters?? I’m confused on this subject. Can you clarify, please?

Mi interessava capire che piante da frutto comprare per piantare. Per caso sono piante nano ??? oppure normali... grazie mille

Chào anh ! Cho hỏi : Ở vùng khí hậu nhiệt đới khí áp dụng làm vườn theo phương pháp ông Paul thì có trồng được cây ăn trái như : Táo , Lựu , Lê ... Không ạ ?

I am just starting out. We are using planter boxes just because this isn’t our land and we will be moving at the end of the year. Is it ok if I buy a bag of compost and if so do you recommend one? I have tried a cou-one of local laces but nobody offers compost around here. I can however get some wood chips. So I wouldn’t just need to put my contractor paper down, leaves, compost and then my wood chips. Also how long do I let that sit till I can transfer my plants? Thank you so much.

I live in south central Texas, where the summers are extremely hot for long periods of time. How often should I water my vegetables?

Thanks for explaining and showing us. Looking forward to hearing more from you and Paul. What's your Instagram?

I’m fix’na start me a garden out here in Compton California. (I’m just moving here from South Louisiana) Believe it or not, Compton was once all farmland, and is still rich in its soil. There’s also a water table that runs right beneath the city, which also benefits the soil. One thing I see everywhere out here though is above ground planters. People say that they do it because of gophers (gophers are tearin up yards out here pretty bad; my own yard has new dirt mounds all over every morning). I really like this “Back to Eden” concept, and I wanna give it a go right out the gate. But, will our gopher infestation make this concept too much a hassle? Is it best that I just go ahead and build planters, or is there a way I can put a substrate down that’ll keep the gophers out my garden? Thanks y’all!

I have a question! 🙋🏻‍♀️ Sorry it’s long... We just built a 27’x15’ raised planting bed over a slope behind house. The retaining wall is 4’ high to level out the hill with patio. Once filled with soil I will finally have a horizontal planting bed rather than a useless steep incline👏🏼. Leveling out the hill will fill it in by ~1/2-2/3rds, the rest has to be trucked in. I have a source for compost that can deliver 12 yards hot composted organic horse manure but that’s not enough to reach the rocky-lifeless-native-California-clay soil in the lower half of this bed. Too expensive so I will reserve it for the upper part. I don’t want that native soil to remain compacted under topsoil & compost. How can I soften it up without spending a lot of money? I bought a 20 lb bag of perlite cheap to mix in. That will help aerate this clay soil but what I really want to do is mix in a large amount of wood chips &/or leaves. I hear all the time DONT MIX WOODCHIPS INTO SOIL, only put on surface. Can we make an exception in this case just to get organic material deep under ground so the entire depth of the retaining wall has rich soil,not just the top foot or so? Now is my only opportunity to improve the soil that will soon be too deep to reach after topsoil & compost are added on top. Will vegetable roots be affected by decomposing woodchips a couple feet below it? My thinking is that over time it will be beneficial to have rich soil as deep as the retaining wall. The upper 2ft of soil won’t have chips mixed in , just the deeper soil from 2’-4’ down.

I like to grow vegetables

When you say contractors paper, is that the brown paper they roll out on the floor when they paint?

Thank you for the video! Question/suggestion for the next topic: how to harvest asparagus? I have plants that 5-7 years old and they are not producing as I would like. How to harvest it: leave the fist shoot and harvest the following? Harvest all first shoots? Cut above the soil? Below soil? What is the Paul's approach?

Quick question: does Paul thin his fruit?

Great video, I'm probably just going to have to do this myself, but does anyone know if I can purchase screened wood chips? I have chips down now, but would like to throw some to my chickens and add/replace/screen to what I currently have

Are there any videos about the layout of the whole garden? Does Paul start seeds or is everything direct sown?

Ive tried with newspaper, cardboard or nothing. If you out the chips deep enough you need nothing but the chips or any mulch whatever you want. But you if you have a little bit come up come hit it with the hoe and its done. You dont need anything but some type of mulch wood breaks down slowly so it lasts longer

I did not know it was possible to get sifted wood chips. Can you find sifted wood chips everywhere? I just got the chipping Road crews to drop off a load of wood chips I did not specify. I thought that Paul did not specify about which tree woodchips he used either

I have rock-hard, clay, dead ground that can't be planted directly into or seeded. If I mulch over the bare growth on the ground will my ground eventually turn into something workable?

Is 5 hectares possible

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He can get away with sifting wood chips. Because it does not get hot in the summer. Places that get in the high 90's to 100's need to have a 4 inch covering. To shade the ground.

Can we use cardboard instead of contractors paper? Thanks.

So if I can only get the kind of wood chips from arbor cuts like electric company that cuts limbs will I have to do like paul said and make it 16in. Deep and just wait 1 full year yo allow to break down? Or can i do like what you said if my wood chips is 12 inches deep just rake them aside put in yo soil and wait for them to grow the first year. I dont believe I have access to sifted woodchips. Thank you for your time.

Can you plant in the 2-3 inches of compost above the paper and first covering? How long does it take for the paper to disappear if it does? I may be waiting a full winter season before planting but if it’s new, is it plantable?

I have a problem with root nematodes especially in the summer. I live in Tucson Arizona. Do you think using this method will possibly help or do you have experience or ideas that may ??

Ok, sorry I’m confused do you till the soil, then contractor paper, or don’t till the soil under?

What do you recommend for someone with no livestock, such as chickens, to get soil from?

Sgood!

Is it unwise to cover up the seeds with the woodchips? Would the thickness of that mulch prevent some sprouts from breaking through?

My question is if contractor paper is “safe” or has toxic materials in it