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@santiavila18074 жыл бұрын
Biologist here! Spacing vegetables has been a standard in agriculture in order to optimize harvesting processes, it is not the optimal way to grow vegetables. The optimal way to grow them is to mymick their spontaneous distribution, which is jammed pack to the extreme. Why is it so? Several reasons: - Symbiotic rhyzal relationships. - Soil is never exposed to sun, so microbiological ecosystems are mantained with more stability - Underleaf mycroclimate, it never gets completely dry. - Plant competition for space results in sturdier individuals and higher yields, especially when mixing species since each one has evolved in a specific layer. This little experiment is just but a small visualization on what can be done by having these into consideration. You can go on and beyond and you would not even believe what is possible! Cheers mate and keep digging ;)
@angtabamo50624 жыл бұрын
I'm still not sure on what career I really want to pursue but seeing this comment made me really want to be a biologist.
@santiavila18074 жыл бұрын
@@angtabamo5062 You made my day! thanks mate!
@shawnise3114 жыл бұрын
Santi Avila thanks!! What else grows well together?
@santiavila18074 жыл бұрын
@@shawnise311 Pretty much anything that thrives in the same layer of vegetation will be more productive this way. In order to see where does the plant fits, look at it's strucutre in an evolutionary perspective and integrate it accordingly.
@tiffanyperkins76294 жыл бұрын
This is so cool, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge! This makes me really excited to jam pack my vegetables in the next round! :-D
@jacksonreid33594 жыл бұрын
This man has an infectious joy of gardening
@nigerianclassic82094 жыл бұрын
Indeed! Just amazing.
@davidalan24694 жыл бұрын
I wish I had hair like his. :P
@sophiekrenn56794 жыл бұрын
Big samwise energy
@jbro27804 жыл бұрын
Hope you join the group someday :)
@vToneehh4 жыл бұрын
I like him but the character just sounds overly expressed and not very genuine...
@MistressOP4 жыл бұрын
I always get the feeling that as farmers and gardeners we underplant. which means we are always fighting weeds. we are fighting instead of planting our weeds
@bartschukking90604 жыл бұрын
Miss O.P. Try the no dig method, Charles Dowding can explain it on youtube
@chandrawhite79044 жыл бұрын
Very good point
@EthanPDobbins4 жыл бұрын
@@FeedMeSalt yep. Things like this are perfectly fine for people who are harvesting everything by hand & using it to feed themselves, without as much regard for selling it for a profit but for big farms its not profitable. having too much too close together can even still be a pain for hand harvesting. If you were doing very much, like if you wanted the store all the root crops for winter. Plots like this need to be small enough that you can reach the center fairly well so that you don't have to tromp through plants to get your salad
@Greyr4X4 жыл бұрын
Mulching is your best friend :P I use manila paper kekek
@teekotrain68454 жыл бұрын
@Cosmic Dissonance lol. You tell em!
@Tolinar4 жыл бұрын
11:40 Ten minutes in, no talking of likes or notifications. Just solid, consistent garden babbling. As packed as your garden bed, and about as varied. Subscribed.
@leannegibbs10644 жыл бұрын
Same!
@babyblue33534 жыл бұрын
I always way over crowd my garden. Spacing who? We don’t know her.. You wouldn’t believe how beautiful my garden is. Everyone is always shocked. I have very fertile soil that I baby and compost tea it regularly with earthworm castings, dr earth home grown, manure, kelp, bone n blood meal I throw everything in organic but the kitchen sink ( probably more things than I should). All organic soil and amendments. Def soil quality is what matters. It’s the start of May and I have a full blown stunning garden. 🤷🏻♀️probably not doing it right at all but I think my lack of knowledge actually made it thrive lol..
@negralopez50254 жыл бұрын
Babyblue33 awesome I’m new and I do pot gardening
@jamesbasedgod13894 жыл бұрын
Doing it right is only relative dude! The right way is whatever makes food.
@GuitarKitchen4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome - I'm basically doing the same this year ... I'm going with great soil, good sun and water and mixing tons veggies together :)
@AveGoddess4 жыл бұрын
Fighting for competition for the sun. & like energy, attracts like energy. I always theorized just throwing a bunch of seeds in and seeing what happens? I did with sunflower seeds along a boring dull road & now 10 years later, the road is alive with beautiful sunflowers! I'm going to start throwing more flower seeds along the roads (I live in a very rural area in Utah) to make the scenery more beautiful for myself & for the community & visitors who drive by 💚💐🌸🌺🌹🥀🌻🌼🌷⚘🌱
@cheleo83134 жыл бұрын
I love this
@lahormiga19894 жыл бұрын
That's how I always plant my plants. Just throw the seeds and hope for the best, and it always works.
@mattbroomer84764 жыл бұрын
All mixed up? Do you just pull the weaker ones or move small ones around at all?
@lahormiga19894 жыл бұрын
@@mattbroomer8476 I don't do anything and I've never had a problem with them growing. Maybe because I flood the soil after throwing the seeds to cover and spread them. The only ones I'm careful planting are bulbs and large fruit tree seeds. I usually also plant them early because we don't get snow, and the pants grow about the same size. I plant flowers, herbs, and bird seed for the most part. But I have planted things like peppers and tomatoes, but in there own section. It was the same method and they grow ok. Just don't throw to many seeds in one spot and it should be fine. Some vegetables will be harder to harvest because you need to look for them, but I like how it looks. Also if the seeds didn't grow the first year, sometimes they grow the next. I've seen flowers that I didn't plants that year grow. So you do have less control over your garden. Just make sure you don't plant something like mint that grows crazy and will kill every thing around them. I recommend this more for flowers or herbs though, I don't plant to many vegetables because we have a crazy amount of aphids and slugs. And last time I tried we had more than usual. We have rabbits and don't want to use pesticides, and the natural stuff didn't work. So I don't experiment with fruits or vegetables as much. They grow, but the bugs get to them no matter what I do. So I plant them in pots inside till it's time to use them for my pets.
@mattbroomer84764 жыл бұрын
@@lahormiga1989 Awesome. I am gonna try this just for the giggles.
@lahormiga19894 жыл бұрын
@@mattbroomer8476 cool, let me know how it goes if you remember. And good luck, it's all about trial and error just like everything else.
@hopeking35884 жыл бұрын
It also confused the pest!
@reginawarnke80584 жыл бұрын
I noticed that when I grow tomatoes I always seem to get Eastern nightshade growing along side it. At first, I would remove these “weeds” but I started to notice that the pests seemed to prefer the nightshade to my tomatoes so I now leave it as an alternative food source for the pests.
@princesshongdoe4 жыл бұрын
Just do it everyone. Grow everything everywhere. Now.
@Ashley-oc4uy4 жыл бұрын
That's what I'm doing, I even planted stuff in the 5" gap of dirt beside my house on either side, taking advantage of all the space I have
@fiveleafchocolate90253 жыл бұрын
We planted 2,000 seeds indoors, looking to see what happens...
@electricianone30904 жыл бұрын
This series takeaway? Gardening is fun! Experiment, and learn new things! Thank you Luke for all you do. Love your channel❤️
@Gamer4EvaTrailers4 жыл бұрын
Growing plants close together also keeps weeds down and stops the soil from drying out.
@ikigai474 жыл бұрын
and here I am using mulch for that
@sensualamber244 жыл бұрын
This is definitely how the rain forest is structured. Leaves grow bigger, taller, and fight for the light.
@quantifiedoaks15834 жыл бұрын
You are right! I wonder how much growth is due to competition. And, how can we mimick competition to encourage faster growth.
@AcidicSeraph4 жыл бұрын
Bit of a different climate in the rain forest, though.
@thatguy3634 жыл бұрын
It must scrifice, maybe smaller fruits/veg or fast depletion of soil
@shangrula71134 жыл бұрын
He is the best
@Crucisphinx3 жыл бұрын
ThatGUY The soil feeds itself with leaf drop and plants that die back after a season, though. Same idea as with compost
@FreakyDextersls4 жыл бұрын
Nobody: Me at 3am: watching a video about 6000 seeds in some random guy his garden
@jerrellreid81964 жыл бұрын
Same here but it's 3:43AM for me
@rainaraina65604 жыл бұрын
me too with no garden at all
@christineparsons23844 жыл бұрын
So it's not only me that has a poor sleep pattern. Lol.
@AAHomeGardening3 жыл бұрын
Might as well Learn something new while up So that's good
@b1ahb1ah4 жыл бұрын
My hypothesis is that they aren't fighting for the same nutrients like they would be if they were all the same plant
@JulieWallis19634 жыл бұрын
Julia Collier 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
@graftedingrace6594 Жыл бұрын
I definitely overpack/oversow our garden. I knew I was doing it 'wrong' but the yields speak for themselves so I decided to just keep gardening that way. I haven't spaced my carrots and yet I still get large healthy crops. I leave the stragglers in the ground for them to grow into the space left by the larger carrots I've harvested. I did figure soil health had a lot to do with it. Thank you for this video and encouraging us that things don't need to be perfect to be productive and beautiful.
@barbramighall45184 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the fact that you don't fake a name of a radish that you planted.
@HofstraTechTalk4 жыл бұрын
It looks like varieties called French Breakfast. I also love Red Belle, Sparkler and Watermelon Radishes
@Irene-gq4jr4 жыл бұрын
@@HofstraTechTalk The long radishes - I think you are right, I have a packet of French Breakfast seeds sitting on my coffee table awaiting planting and that's exactly what the picture on the packet looks like. The other packet called 'crunchy mix' should be interesting :-)
@SchwietLife14 жыл бұрын
Looking foward to your "seed crowd" package of seeds next season. Throw and grow garden beds!
@THEREAL_GZUS4 жыл бұрын
Stacey Schwieterman they not gonna grow . I’ve done the same thing and the plants started killing each other for the food , water and spacing . Plants are savages
@AtlasReburdened4 жыл бұрын
@@THEREAL_GZUS Did you just watch the same video that we did?
@THEREAL_GZUS4 жыл бұрын
Atlas WalkedAway yeah I did I commented before watching . But was surprised they growing which make me want to try to do this again lol
@TheWBWoman4 жыл бұрын
@@THEREAL_GZUS Maybe he had better soil quality than you used before?
@THEREAL_GZUS4 жыл бұрын
PC Henderson most likely and better conditions?? Idk to be honest but will be giving it another go this weekend
@CasacaraDFP4 жыл бұрын
This was such a fun journey! It sort of gave me more confidence as a novice gardener as far as spacing and things like that. I'm definitely excited for next year!!
@PixieDust-eq6kc4 жыл бұрын
You should have a tee shirt that says "Garden Jedi Master". Beautiful! Just beautiful!
@kenbrown4384 жыл бұрын
Pixie Dust2000 : VERY INCITEFUL !!!!
@yellowbird54113 жыл бұрын
I've always noticed that plants that grow right next to each other seem to do better than those that grow with nothing around them. I think there are elements the other plant lends that helps others thrive. Like people and pets.
@zoebailey40524 жыл бұрын
I’ve always loved doing this since I was little I called it chaos gardening😂
@annekern26493 жыл бұрын
Me, too-I call it Mother Nature gardening!
@theswampstead5593 жыл бұрын
💜💜
@psychorooks4 жыл бұрын
This was one of my favorite series for the season. Thanks for the final update. I can't wait to see what you do with the coffee tree in future episodes.
@ernststravoblofeld4 жыл бұрын
There's always less competition between species, than within each species.
@JAW884 жыл бұрын
Love it, it appears that this method lets the vegetables grow nice and strong and keeps the weeds out. I hate thinning, thank you
@jacobmoore41934 жыл бұрын
You should sell a polyculture seed blend pack for doing this.
@snowpaw3604 жыл бұрын
I mean you could just get the seeds individually they are only $1
@jacobmoore41934 жыл бұрын
@@snowpaw360 I could and probably will but it's still a fun marketing idea. Kinda a, "here's my video, now you can do it too" thing
@mclovin91514 жыл бұрын
@@jacobmoore4193 like idk man this isn't something special he did he just got the different seeds and put em together. And he already told us what's going to happen so what is the fun
@shangrula71134 жыл бұрын
These videos are awesome
@jobwesleycoxjr51034 жыл бұрын
@@mclovin9151 you don't have a mind for business. That could really made some money from stay at home moms who want to garden all year round...
@faithtomorrow4 жыл бұрын
Wow I love this!! I have always hated the concept of "thinning out" and you just explained why! This makes so much sense 😍😍😍
@vivianlazarevic4 жыл бұрын
Also plants like to grow with their friends, so the more of them that are planted together, the better they grow... together 😀😀😀😀🤩
@nonodlamini4 жыл бұрын
This is soooooo weird 😳 I just finished planting my chilli seeds in trays (where I randomly scattered them in one tray to see how they grow, compared to those planted systematically) and this video popped up. I don’t even know this channel! Is this a sign I’m on the right path in life? 😂
@lesp60554 жыл бұрын
It's a sign that Google/KZfaq is reading your mind.
@abstractswirls4 жыл бұрын
Yes! The same exact thing just happened to me. I was just thinking about if my garden will be ok since yesterday I scattered my seeds in my garden without spacing. And now this video pops up in my recommended. Strange!
@1975ba4 жыл бұрын
👀💕
@stephenleaf38484 жыл бұрын
Beware the wire taps. They know you.
@jontython4 жыл бұрын
What happened with your chilli experiment Nono?
@PatriciaGalo4 жыл бұрын
This is a great experiment. I have done this "by accident" when I do not label what I grow and put more seeds on or around the same space. Definitely what's important is the soil health. I will keep this video for teaching purposes........thank you again and I will keep growing big!
@st1llwat3rz4 жыл бұрын
There was a study done a while back on how trees shared nutrients with each other brought their root systems. I think the same thing could be happening in that bed. Instead of a lot of competing they actually assist each other in growth.
@anti-ethniccleansing4654 жыл бұрын
@Logic reigns Interesting!
@simpleman8064 жыл бұрын
I had 3 containers for peppers. They were barrels cut in half. So each container was about 38"L x 22"W. Each container had about 2 dozen pepper plants. Got a decent harvest from them. I also had to use empty 1 liter soda bottles as makeshift planters. Had 4 jalapeno plants in one that grew, flowered and produced. Granted, they didn't get big, but they produced
@candyackley12554 жыл бұрын
I could listen to you all day long! Your videos are packed full of information, you’re so joyful about it, great sense of humor, and not afraid to try different things and share with us! Thank you so much for all you do! God bless! ✝️🙏🏻❤️
@fertilehomestead88794 жыл бұрын
Started following you about a month ago and you in one week have already grown by 10,000. I think when I started following you, you have grown by 100,000 followers.....CONGRATULATIONS! I have learned so much from you and I thank-you for all your hard work and your enthusiasm. Keep up the awesome work. You helped me so much about the "on center spacing" and helped give me more room for my garden to feed my large family of 11.
@samanthamaxwell9244 жыл бұрын
I'm trying this with old 2012 thru 2014 seeds this year. Thanks for the idea! Carrots, beets ,cabbage, Pac choi, onions, lettuce, arugula, radishes, peas. Since im expecting low germination rates anyway but hate to throw them out I'll just mix them together and toss them in in September when summer stuff gets pulled out
@TravisPflanz3 жыл бұрын
After watching this "6000 seeds" series yesterday I decided to take all of my carrot seeds and radish seeds and toss them in the same bed/area. 4 packs of carrots and 6 packs of radishes. I think from your results in this experiment, I can expect all of the radishes to be harvested before they ever affect the carrots at all. This is so exciting to try!
@carlbreeden90743 жыл бұрын
would love to know how this turns out...Im out of bed space for the year
@tic8572 жыл бұрын
Same here What were the results
@lidip8700 Жыл бұрын
I'm going to do this in 1-2 weeks. Its Feb 26 2023, so depending on the last snow, which is predicted 1st or 2nd week of March, (I'm in central Indiana, between 5 & 6 growing zonedl, I'm throwing carrots, radishes, variety of spinaches & leaf lettuces into a 16x4 raised bed. I'm saving this video and will update as they grow.
@AquaWaifu Жыл бұрын
@@lidip8700 any update? I'm doing something pretty similar
@NoraFulcanelli4 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite way of gardening. You got an awesome planter going.
@dborismusic4 жыл бұрын
Your enthusiasm is amazing. This man is in THE ZONE! keep planting and growing life, ;) all the best
@jayvlogs9854 жыл бұрын
Hey I just want to say you are great and your content is top tier 😁 your advice and tips are amazing and your passion and enthusiasm for gardening is contagious. Have a nice day 😄
@quantifiedoaks15834 жыл бұрын
Right! I wish I could get that much excitement across in my videos.
@TAiiNE4 жыл бұрын
A few years ago I orderd a verity of herb and vegetable seeds. I had put them all in small cups to sort and prep to place in planter beds, these cups were on a table. But there was a oopsydootle involving a cat falling off said table and garbing the table cloth as she went, and dumped most the seeds on said table onto the floor. With everything hopelessly mixed together, I opted to try and salvage what I had and just sprinkled them all in the same planters. What came out of it was a stunning mix of plants that all thrived and made for a very unique appearance. And even after I harvested some, mew continued to sprout in their place, delayed due to space maybe? But everything still grew to full size, it was just so neat looking, and I continued to do this mix planting from then on. It was just so much easier, time saving, and the end result just looks so neat. It also helped with bugs, I assume they didn't like the mint that was in the mix as well.
@TAiiNE4 жыл бұрын
@Laura H I picked the saying up from my grandmother, god rest her soul. She loved saying Oopsydootle to try and make light of mistakes, as there's not much point to get all flustered or mad at a simple mistake. It was an Oopsydootle!
@danno18004 жыл бұрын
You did a simply wonderful job explaining what you did with the 6,000 seeds scattered in the raised bed. Thank you very much for taking the time to make the video. Next Spring I will give it a try!
@bmluz22764 жыл бұрын
Omg. I love when he just breaks the radish and takes a bite. 😂😂😂 Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiments and experience!
@erikawannigman21634 жыл бұрын
I have been loving these videos! Thank you for sharing your experiment with us!
@Candylandavenue14 жыл бұрын
You saying "pok choy" or "bok choy"??? I swear I'm hearing the P! 🤣
@nickjackson18864 жыл бұрын
In British English “Bok Choy” is sometimes spelled and pronounced as “Pak Choi”
@rootofthevineurbangardens18234 жыл бұрын
I believe he said pok choy
@CampfireKathy4 жыл бұрын
They are the same! He is saying Pak Choi! ♥️
@annwithaplan97664 жыл бұрын
Gardening From Scratch - Many people pronounce it with a "p". It's Chinese and pronounced with the "b". When I lived in Hawaii I never heard it pronounced with a "p". From what I read, the "b" comes from the British pronunciation.
@danniellaboling38904 жыл бұрын
Driving me crazy too
@svby4 жыл бұрын
I wish I could find a guy that was as proud of me as this guy is about his plants 😩
@OhTerry4 жыл бұрын
Dm me
@eldoriyah82364 жыл бұрын
Lmao this a botanical information video. And yet here you are thirsting lmao how pathetic what a simp.
@koetekage28024 жыл бұрын
SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMMMMMPPPP
@koetekage28024 жыл бұрын
@@OhTerry especially u
@HH-rr1br4 жыл бұрын
I truly wish you would find that guy too. God bless you and good luck. :)
@berrybuena4 жыл бұрын
Can you build a "green house" or row cover over the bed to give some of the late stuff a better chance.. would be a good experiment.
@blueside19994 жыл бұрын
I would love to see more companion plantings like this, to discover what works best.
@mizzlemoonglade49964 жыл бұрын
I grow for market, so I'm trying to figure out an "organized" way to grow polyculture in my permanent beds, while still getting the yields I need. I imagine this gardening style really helps with pests. Perhaps it's time to redo my plans for next year.
@razadelasand8994 жыл бұрын
"I dont know what kind of radish this is but its beautiful" Thank you for being so wonderfully real. You make gardening so enjoyable and less serious.
@jeaniepartridge67014 жыл бұрын
I learn so much from you. I ordered my seeds for next year and will experiment in the spring. I did get the best tomato plants from the seeds I bought last year. Thanks.
@KristineLeach4 жыл бұрын
love it! I want to garden like you when I grow up! lol. I think as my soil gets better, my garden will be better too. It wasn't bad, but there was definitely some room for improvement. :)
@eriklane48084 жыл бұрын
This has been awesome, Luke - thanks! You’ve inspired me to try it next year! I can’t remember, did you plant beets in there too?
@VeganPrepper4 жыл бұрын
We have a really hard time with seed flats here in Arizona because we don't have any windows that get sun (on purpose). It's too dry to start them outside in the flats, so I use my beds as my seed starting trays and then I transplant them into good spacing once they get to be a good size. Unless I forget. Which I ALWAYS do. So I end up with these giant bunches of plants exactly like what you show, mainly greens. It works very well. I will separate out the kales and swiss chards and collards--stuff that gets really huge. But most of it just grows where it lands and then next year more of the same grow on their own. Stuff goes to seed and I just let it die down in the bed, cover it over with woodchips, and next season more of the same grows without me even planting. It feels very circle of life.
@rachaelshomemade4 жыл бұрын
I love your channel Luke & the joy you get from gardening 😊 I’m going to give this a bash myself in spring! Brilliant idea 💡 thank you from the UK 🇬🇧
@ogr8bearded1754 жыл бұрын
Another reason the crowding helped is more leaves means more dew and less sunlight striking the soil to dry it out.
@KM-nq7ez4 жыл бұрын
Great information that I needed as I’m figuring this all out for the first time
@RionaClancy4 жыл бұрын
I started gardening this year. Both vegetables and flowers. Just found your channel, it's teaching me so much and I've just started watching. Keep it up, I love the passion
@sarahalmond49754 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this... perfect timing as I’m sowing a late crop of mixed veg and now I’ve got this amazing much easier way! Can’t wait!
@tanarehbein77684 жыл бұрын
Stress also occurs from over crowding. Rather than pest damage causing the stress, it's probably the result of the crowding stress. The crowded plant further in the bed sustained the worst pest damage. Plants on the edge looked the healthiest. Maybe 3000 plants would have thrived better across all the varieties planted. Great experiment!
@ashlivingstone62044 жыл бұрын
One of the only things I've been able to successfully grow was Honey dew melons and Cantaloupes. That only happened because I just threw the contents of my compost bin onto an empty garden bed, zero thought to gardening actually occured. The melons were about half the size of what you would get in a shop and didn't have thick skin, but they were so tasty.
@jamielynn76744 жыл бұрын
I did this last year. I saw a lot of early bolting because of it, I also had radishes that I harvested ALL SUMMER and up into the fall from a spring planting. I harvested and as soon as they got big enough I pulled them and the others came in later. They did GREAT! This is how I do ALL my gardening. I never do rows or proper 'spaces' You don't see rows and 'spaces' in nature. I plant the way they would in nature... all togeather.
@TruthAndLight49954 жыл бұрын
I decided to do a Darwin bed this year, too. No where near 6,000 seeds, but I did a mix of greens and just let the plants decide which will survive & thrive. 😊
@colew.57444 жыл бұрын
This is nice to know if I ever just have small plot of land and I want to grow a lot am able to mix the ones that do well and just throw them together.
@tpangle174 жыл бұрын
This one was one of the most interesting videos!!
@BehindPh4 жыл бұрын
Your gardening has become..amazing this time.. I've watch one of your videos a year ago...and now again
@jmas23123 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Luke. It's nice to see you experiment with things to see how they turn out. So many garden ideas are not what you think. Some are just wrong. Gotta try things to learn.
@Obi1kanObi4 жыл бұрын
"One of the biggest contributing factor to a plants size is stress. And so when you have a plant that's very stressed from pest damage, it's not going to grow to it's maximum potential because it's fighting off those pests. It's actually trying to defend itself, so it's spending more time building is immune system and trying to defend itself rather than growing. And so the plants that have the least amount of pest damage are also the plants that grew the largest... Same plant, same seed, same everything but you have a very clear difference in plants." Beautiful. Just like humans! or, we're just like plants! Take care of yourself and be easy on yourself when you're facing stress of life and fighting off the pests of life. Don't compare yourself to others. Others may not have been exposed to the same pests you have or if you didn't have pests be mindful that you didn't have the same pests they did so you can have more capacity to support them. One beautiful thing is, as humans we can find and connect with others who faced similar pests and challenges as us to help support each other in our growth. Everyone has their own struggles and challenges. You're good as you are. Be mindful of your reality, support yourself, support others. I love plant/life analogies/lessons!
@gonzalezaaronm4 жыл бұрын
You should do a bed like that every year. I have a bed like that with carrots, beets, and turnips
@lindyramsey56794 жыл бұрын
How did it do?
@gonzalezaaronm4 жыл бұрын
It’s works fine. The only issue is when it comes time to pull some out. It’s kind of like a little scavenger hunt. A some times a few come out when you only want 1 or 2, but I fit sooo much more in a small space
@pinestone4064 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your enthusiasm!! And I love learning from your experiments and other videos!
@hauparedesfamily33733 жыл бұрын
I'll do that next year. I love your enthusiasm and love for gardening. Gardening rules are not set on stone there's always something new, things change and adapt. Have fun it's the rule to follow. Thank you.
@CustomGardenSolutions4 жыл бұрын
Luke you are absolutely right about soil fertility. Other than sun, air, and water your soil is about the most important thing. It is definitely the most important thing that you can control. We tell this to our customers and if they follow our advice everything usually goes very well. Pretty cool experiment.
@itmaslanka4 жыл бұрын
That was the nicest bok Coy I've ever seen ! I can grow pot but hardly any veggies!
@bruceree15744 жыл бұрын
Really loved the video, I have serious space problems and will be growing a lot of the same stuff you did. It’s my first year growing and super excited to try this.
@marycollins82154 жыл бұрын
This is a great channel for gardening! His tips are wonderful!
@danniellaboling38904 жыл бұрын
I really love this experiment!
@quantifiedoaks15834 жыл бұрын
Me too! It is giving me some ideas to try!
@Myrtle29114 жыл бұрын
This was fascinating. I think I'm going to add a few more seeds to my carrot/lettuce/onion bed and maybe a few more radishes to the squash bed. Being my first year, this whole growing season is one big experiment, so why not? 😊🙃
@lionolee54804 жыл бұрын
Was waiting on this update im glad you did it thanks!
@yooperupnorth88974 жыл бұрын
I love his passion for gardening.Were finally getting some decent weather in the eastern u.p.not much rain though.
@arosesthorn89784 жыл бұрын
i tried this and the next day i had high winds and a tornado in my town. Goodbye carrots!
@danniellaboling38904 жыл бұрын
Oh no!
@Ced3kGama4 жыл бұрын
At least it is a funny story, kind of. Goodbye carrots!
@TheGorignak4 жыл бұрын
You should look into the clay ball method. Basically, you mix all the seeds together, add powdered clay, and a little water. Roll it into little balls and let them dry. Scatter the clay balls and optionally cover them with scattered hay. Next good rain and they plant/germinate themselves.
@johndifrancisco36424 жыл бұрын
@Waxoff Waxon I'd say a tornado is about as random as it gets! :)
@quantifiedoaks15834 жыл бұрын
Bummer!
@Amanda-xw5mi4 жыл бұрын
Soo my dad planted about 200 tomatoe seeds in a pretty small container. And they grew really well. I was surprised because usually you get plants separated when you buy seedlings. The middle seeds grew faster. After about a month we just separated them and replanted them. They are healthy and about 12 inches in height now. I plant patchoi seeds in one container as well and just separate after about a month. But even when I replanted I plant them about 10cm apart. So I completely vouch for what you are saying.
@nagwagi20004 жыл бұрын
AWESOME experiment!🔥It helps he keeps his soil really rich in nutrients.
@johndifrancisco36424 жыл бұрын
Great video Luke. This is great to know as I have a hard time deciding what to eat. If I do this I''ll have to eat what's ready! Thanks.
@jamiescott54614 жыл бұрын
I LOVE how excited you get about gardening! 💖💖
@astrocatch7204 жыл бұрын
Watching this man discover that nature knew what it was doing all along, and monoculture farming is actually less productive, is amazing to watch. I'm so glad to see more people experimenting with their gardening and accidentally finding that, when left to their own devices with interesting neighbors, plants just grow. All you have to do is pluck sprouts you want less of and the ones you want will fill the space!
@sherry1674w4 жыл бұрын
LOVE THIS...I have never understood the 'space thing'! I have always loved the Cottage Look myself and that is even in my vegy garden....look forward to having a new garden next year...have a great day. God Bless, Sherry :)
@Ddfhhdd123453 жыл бұрын
Thanks this helps a lot . I’ve just What made a small patch in garden and want to maximise planting compaunion plants.
@CLINTSTER77COX4 жыл бұрын
The best carrot I have ever grown were overwinterd . When spring hit and they started growing again was when I pulled em.
@Gregchodgins4 жыл бұрын
Clin this makes me hopeful because I was hurt in the fall and wasn’t able to finish my garden so I left a lot in the ground, including carrots. Hopefully they start sprouting.
@johnughrin83564 жыл бұрын
Same with me, Clin. I thought they were all gone, but found them again in the early spring. Dug them up, so sweet they were like candy.
@Michael-zn2jc4 жыл бұрын
I’ve grown a bunch of pepper plants close together and I’ve been getting delicious grocery store size peppers. If I had planted them more far apart I would have probably gotten more per plant but it has been great.
@JulieWallis19634 жыл бұрын
Michael Hidalgo my peppers failed this year. I only planted a few as they usually produce more fruit than I can use. So of course none of my seeds germinated this year. But, my lettuce, radish, spinach, beetroot, cucumber and potatoes are thriving. I missed planting my tomatoes so planned to buy some seedlings from the garden centre. Who knew we’d be living through lockdown apocalypse? So no tomatoes, no peppers this year.
@Michael-zn2jc4 жыл бұрын
julie Wallis interesting. I’ve always had almost all my pepper seeds germinate. I haven’t had much luck with tomatoes. I’ve been trying for over 2 months and I think now I’ve finally been able to correct my mistake. However, if all has gone well they would’ve been huge by now. Also, why can’t you start any more peppers or tomatoes?
@vonsquirrel83783 жыл бұрын
Thank you so MUCH. This has giving me much thought for my fall garden.
@amyjohnson92402 жыл бұрын
What an awesome experiment, goes to show everything doesnt have to be done exactly as we think. What a beautiful harvest!!!!
@tauceti83414 жыл бұрын
Nature and geography is so cool and crazy and so cool when you start gardening. You harvesting radishes that small is funny when I used daikon radishes to frack my baked soil in california. I wanted to see what would happen maybe get more seeds back, but the daikon radish grew like 2 foot tall and finally snapped. So cool experimenting in the garden. Borage flowered for the first time here O M G is it beautiful. The bees know it! its like they never seen a blue flower haha
@AngieMeadKing4 жыл бұрын
complimenting plants! nitrogen and carbon fixers all mixed together works well!
@MidwayGuy4 жыл бұрын
This is so interesting. What a fun way to figure out new companions to plant together. I gotta try this
@judyedwards75974 жыл бұрын
former Michigander here....Detroit raised but spent tons of summers at Grandparent's on St. Clair River.Thanks for all the garden inspiration!
@gameoverwehaveeverypixelco12584 жыл бұрын
I think they are growing well because they are competing for sunlight so grow bigger, I found this myself with some rocket covered by a climbing plant, it was growing huge leaves cause it wanted more sunlight. This looks like a winner.
@fnsmike4 жыл бұрын
I didn't see the date at first, so when you're talking about unseasonable cold weather and flurries I thought the video was from this week (middle of May). Go home, Michigan, you're drunk!
@terrealexander44424 жыл бұрын
It's been pretty cold out here for the month of May in Georgia.
@heatherclifford91304 жыл бұрын
We had snow at the beginning of the week. It's been in the 20's at night.
@RobertPearson7774 жыл бұрын
Awesome inspiration. I propagate about 300 plants in my yard and this year I took all the seeds I could find and mixed them together for early spring planting. It was too much work to keep them all separate in a busy life. My perennial garden gives off many plants by itself, but things like the arugula and radishes are self seeding. I am going to see if I can get some lovage to grow from seed instead of dividing it.
@MyChilepepper4 жыл бұрын
Hey, I’m going to start a micro green bed this week. Throw everything in thousands. Very good update thank you for sharing.
@CorolaImperial4 жыл бұрын
I think that spacing is also used to have the most aesthetically beautiful plants possible, which really doesn't matter because it is food.
@alarcon994 жыл бұрын
yay! i've been waiting for this! incredible! i just set up my new raised bed as a hugulkulture with lots of wood and compost. i know i'll be starting late in fl but i plan to do this type of polyculture on that bed this weekend!
@MayhemOnTheBeat4 жыл бұрын
I tried this and now I finally got some plants to grow! Would be nice to see an updated video of this bed.
@Junzar564 жыл бұрын
I am so glad this experiment has such a great result!