NEVER pull a Garden Weed AGAIN! This ONE THING makes it possible!

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Garden season is coming and SO ARE THE WEEDS! But, we have found an AMAZING solution to all of those weeds which makes gardening SO enjoyable. Today we share with you our secret to easy gardening without the hours of back-breaking weeding in the heat!
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@LivingTraditionsHomestead 4 жыл бұрын

If you want more information about the ground cover check out Grower’s Solution. www.growerssolution.com/PROD/ground-cover/groundcover If you use coupon code traditionalist10 you will get 10% off!

@MyMojo13 4 жыл бұрын

...no tilling it kills the worms that airrate the soil . I heard use a Pitchfork for adding air, what do you think?

@enochpage1333 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I’ve always wondered where to get this stuff when I’ve seen it in nurseries. It is not weed blocker that gets emeshed when plants grow right through it. What do you use to burn in the holes of different sizes as required by different plants?

@roseboudreaux8913 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this valuable information about the great benefits in choosing to use this particular type of ground cover. I'm not back home yet, but as soon as I can, I'm having the whole garden area tilled and fertilized. Preparing it to have healthy soil once again. It hasn't had a large garden since 1995 when grandma lived there. After we bought it, i only had a few herbs growing. But my husband passed away in 2005 and I haven't lived there since! I'm anxious to move back home and will be preparing the ground for a large garden again!

@lauraskorczewski5813 4 жыл бұрын

Rose Boudreaux You go girlfriend!

@jonnyrage75 4 жыл бұрын

Do you plant Carrots using theground cover?

@bunnyslippers191 4 жыл бұрын

Learning from other people's mistakes is a great way to go. Thank you for being so willing to admit your mistakes and share them!

@donnahanson787 4 жыл бұрын

@bijukarunakaran6256 3 жыл бұрын

BunnySlippers great ,yes guy you are ,pretty right, let's learn from others mistakes ,and put ours too, to form a right yield .happy farming.from INdia.

@pearlbuster47 3 жыл бұрын

my mistake was listening to these clowns

@papabear149 3 жыл бұрын

Never made one

@uncrunch398 Жыл бұрын

Learning from others' mistakes and findings is a requirement to compete for jobs. Nobody lives long enough to learn from _only_ their own experience and keep up.

@nate678 3 жыл бұрын

Not going to lie I came here thinking I was going to skip to 15 minutes to get to the point but you guys are so thorough and engaging good job!

@cavedogjr9 2 жыл бұрын

Right. Here's my kids tie his shoes for the first 15min

@TinaCheek1 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@James-bv4nu 3 жыл бұрын

Even as pandemic is wrecking the economy, it's comforting to know weeds and dust balls are still free! And plentiful.

@ociehand5297 3 жыл бұрын

agree with that💯👍

@AFineLineA 3 жыл бұрын

LOL, agreed!

@cocosurgerow 2 жыл бұрын

If you don’t use weed spray, you just mulch the weeds and eat some too in salad.

@user-qv7hr5uo8k 2 жыл бұрын

Really amazed by this couple! When one is talking,the other one is not just waiting for her/ his turn to join the conversation...they both involve in it 100% all the time! Excellent team work!

@annettecarolherbst 4 жыл бұрын

People that say putting that stuff down is so much work, haven’t weeded a garden. That is so much work and it is never ending

@stormylyn217 4 жыл бұрын

@@PreferredMethods this is crazy , its not easy

@lindaperry975 3 жыл бұрын

@@stormylyn217 Why please?

@sarahale7214 3 жыл бұрын

Very true statement!!

@kevinjoseph517 3 жыл бұрын

@Fun Fact indeed

@gerry.shafer6101 3 жыл бұрын

Saw my neighbor put it down seems to work great next door !!

@stevenderoche9171 3 жыл бұрын

WHAT A BLESSED COUPLE YOU ARE , MAKES ME WANT TO CRY OUT FOR JOY ,BECAUSE I AM SINGLE AND 72 🤣

@beatrice6123 3 жыл бұрын

You're very kind, bless you, I wish you happiness in life

@bddollen7384 3 жыл бұрын

-- ME TWO ...!!!!

@bddollen7384 3 жыл бұрын

- ME, TWO ... !!!!!

@thomasweaks4359 2 жыл бұрын

I am 87 years old and have been gardening since I was a young child. I have used woven cover sheets on a few occasions but would find it to be too labor intensive to use in my large garden. If you are worn out from pulling weeds it is because you wait too long to address the problem. The answer is to cultivate the middles of your rows very soon after each rain before the weed seeds have a chance to germinate. Weed seeds will not germinate in loose fluffy soil in major part because it will dry out very quickly. The loose soil that you create by cultivation will also serve as a mulch as water cannot move through it by capillarity. Weed seeds will germinate in the rows where your plants are growing. These should be covered with loose soil from the middles while they are less than a half inch tall with a hoe. I do not find that to be

@paolomaggi8188 2 жыл бұрын

I am a 70 year old Italian horticulturist (I live 60 km south of Milan, on the Oltrepo Pavese hills (Zone 8 A according to the USD). Maybe you are both right. But my experience in this climatic zone is identical to yours. In my area, the breathable black fabric allows weeds to grow through it .... Unless you cover it with at least 6 inches of wood chips. So I will continue to grow using corrugated cardboard.

@karenflippin5102 2 жыл бұрын

I tried the expensive black landscape fabric one year. The bermudagrass loved it. It grew completely through it. It kept other weeds out, but caused the bermudagrass to thrive. I guess it depends on your location. Will try your method of keeping the weeds down this year.

@ziggyustar3137 2 жыл бұрын

I live in a very rainy part of West Coast Canada/I'm gonna grow lettuce on a wall(in plastic old shoe caddy you would hang inside of a closet door) it's fun to watch the slugs crawl up and get knocked down before they do any damage/I'm 63 work with serving the public Haha haha I love tons of lettuce on a sandwich fresher the better. My parents had green thumbs, but I knew the hoe. ; D

@dal8963 2 жыл бұрын

My great grandfather was a horticulturalist and had a lavish garden that was let go for the past 30 years when he died my grandparents rented out his home and then my mother inherited it but just mowed the grass and weeds now I live in the home and want desperately to have a garden where he once did but getting it tilled up and the grass out has over whelmed Me. I wish I had been older then 6 when he passed away as I only have a few memory's and many storys about him thru family. If I had been older I would have asked him all about gardening so thank you for sharing that knowledge as I value it and feel like I was meant to read it today!

@BrassyBrunette 2 жыл бұрын

@@paolomaggi8188 I live in west Central MN...I'm planning to use cardboard this yr as well. I've been using landscape fabric under my tomatoes with pretty good results. But it's expensive for me tho.

@andreagatov4077 3 жыл бұрын

Hi folks, I really appreciated that you showed the failures as well as your successes. Brilliant job.

@jameszilch9166 4 жыл бұрын

I am hearing more and more messages that our country should learn very quickly to become less and less dependent on other countries for our food

@pandorafox3944 4 жыл бұрын

Sadly we should have been doing this all along. We have lost so many of those skills and we are now having to relearn this stuff. But we can do it! Please stay safe and healthy 🙏

@tannertuner 4 жыл бұрын

Leaving the family farms to go trade time in exchange for currency is turning out to have been a huge mistake. It has made us not only dependent on someone else to feed and clothe us, but dependent on someone else now determining what our time is worth. The price of farm land, which was fairly affordable for most of this nation’s history, has skyrocketed just in the last 30 years. Average Americans who less than a century ago would have been “poor farmers” are now being priced out of the ability to be self-sufficient.

@teresahiggs4896 3 жыл бұрын

We never should have become dependant on other countries for ANYTHING that is vital .

@harrymills2770 3 жыл бұрын

@@tannertuner That's one of the unfortunate things about public-school funding via property tax. It's not enough to be self-sufficient. You also have to come up with some cash for the right to remain on the land that is yours.

@tannertuner 3 жыл бұрын

@@harrymills2770 nope. The increased land prices come from the 80s tax cuts and rock bottom interest rates. For banks to continue to meet obligations at these near zero interest rates, they have to loan more money to make the same money. Since we are out of new land to loan money on, they increase the loan value of existing land, which drives up land prices. And as land prices go up ONLY THEN do tax appraisals increase. So as the banks run the price up, the earnings of common Americans aren’t going up with it because the millionaires and billionaires (and the wannabes who never will be but think they are entitled to be) raise hell if you talk about increasing a tax rate a measly 3%. But their incomes and wealth holdings have quadrupled the past 40 years while people who actually work struggle with 2 incomes and can’t save a nickel. Some states don’t have property taxes and still have the same problem. It’s banks driving up the value, not the tax.

@1WEEBLE1 3 жыл бұрын

The perfect marriage they take turns talking and she is sooo cute

@dt7028 3 жыл бұрын

Her being sooooo cute is 50% of the reason they have a perfect marriage ???

@robertevans8024 3 жыл бұрын

I might be a Yankee, but I love the accent of a Southern Belle ! 😍

@1WEEBLE1 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertevans8024 absolutely

@feralprepper1597 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertevans8024 she does not have a southern accent

@msdixie1972 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. He obviously values and appreciates her input.

@janicewoods3072 3 жыл бұрын

Vandelay Industries, I love it! Your tee made me laugh out loud. This video is awesome, thank you.

@mackgray5131 3 жыл бұрын

I watch a fair amount of u-tube. This particular video......a home run !!!! Thank you.

@Jamiek485 4 жыл бұрын

I bought 3ft. wide ground cover and sewed it together on my sewing machine with heavy duty thread for outdoor use. Granted my boxes are only 10’ wide and 40’ long. It was way cheaper than buying the wider fabric and I don’t have to worry about the loss of width for the overlap.

@trkstatrksta8410 2 жыл бұрын

That's really good thinking Jamie because if you have a large garden, losing six inches ten times, that's a lot of loss of area

@davebox588 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys. This is one of the most comprehensive and well explained videos on farming/gardening I've seen. You folks speak very well to camera too. No 'umms' and everything concise and to the point. Really professional. Stay well guys.

@cafarmgirl3279 2 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@pryvisee 2 жыл бұрын

I'm just trying to get rid of weeds and I don't even garden. I knew that this was the wrong video in the first 15 seconds but I watched it all the way through because of your presentation style and the chemistry between you two lol! I literally watched this video because you guys haha!

@emilinebelle7811 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’m not currently having this problem but this kept coming across my algorithm and I decided to watch because I like them and I like this kind of stuff

@resourcefulgirl Жыл бұрын

I just moved onto my acreage and I'm trying to start homesteading. Oh my gosh, the weeds!!! It's overwhelming. Thanks for the tips. I have the professional grade woven fabric that I'll be using between the raised beds. I got cedar wood and I'm filling the raised beds with organic soil. The up front costs are also high for wood and soil with amendments. Thousands and thousands. Plus the cost of equipment. My main reason for doing all of this is for quality food that's sustainable and healthy. I'm very motivated by avoiding frankenfoods. The amount of time to get started is absolutely draining. I have another farmer taking care of half of the acreage. I have just a bit under 20 acres and after coming from the suburbs I have to say this is a culture shock. I drive 3 hours per day back and forth from work. Nothing is close, not even the grocery store. Just a lot for one person. Please read on though. My sunsets are stunning, the daily sounds of birds are relaxing, the wildlife is beautiful, and this is worth every second. It's like a piece of heaven and I feel blessed.

@SkyWalker820 11 ай бұрын

You rock keep it up!

@samanthafletcher5933 3 жыл бұрын

As a fellow Missourian I love that you have such great and relatable tips especially for the horrible weeds and ticks.

@handforged8591 3 жыл бұрын

Here Here!

@tjon66 3 жыл бұрын

I remember helping my dad make a plastic garden back in the 60's. Grow through a hole and had soaker hose underneath. Best garden ever.

@robinmc0628 2 жыл бұрын

You all are so terrific! I love to watch Sarah's face when you're talking Kevin. Y'all have such passion for what you're doing that it's contagious!. Thank you for sharing this ground cover information!

@theBakersonafewacres 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely the single most time saving addition to our homestead.

@teresahoward8499 4 жыл бұрын

I watched a video a few years ago where the guy stages his chicken yard over a future garden spot before claiming it for the garden, then he used this material.... The chickens not only knocked down weeds that were growing there, they fertilized the ground while giving eggs! Win, win, win! He would them prep another plot for the next garden space the same way. Like you he rotated every couple of years. Of course, he had plenty of space to do this... Not all of us do. Great info! Thanks so much!

@andreaberryman5354 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, chicken scratching. Bye-bye bugs, bye-bye weeds!

@arkrainflood 4 жыл бұрын

my family used newspapers(no magazines/glossy stuff), held down with 2" x 4" 's. a great way to recycle....it does decompose slowly, block all weeds, and essentially free.

@joyfulpreterist7532 3 жыл бұрын

I can't afford the magazine's lol

@e_h2928 3 жыл бұрын

@@joyfulpreterist7532 they said No Magazines or shiney paper. Only newspaper type paper. :)

@MissMolly3377 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. That would be a good idea, if the print (ink) isn't toxic.

@davidsafir123 3 жыл бұрын

@@MissMolly3377 yes but think of the toxic food we ingest 3 x daily, read ur tooth past warning make you think.

@EricaV55 3 жыл бұрын

@@MissMolly3377 - newspaper ink is soybean based these days.

@Angie-in8wc 2 жыл бұрын

I’m in tropical Australia. The best method I’ve found is 4-6 layers of news paper (wet it down to hold it in place if it’s a windy day) and then a layer of straw or sugar cane mulch over the top. It’s very inexpensive and easy to put holes in it for plants using a hand trowel.

@WakandaBabe Жыл бұрын

That is what I do here in New England USA. I use newspapers two ways: In late summer I start freezing food scraps. Then in the Fall, I bury the scraps a foot down in my garden, cover it with newspaper which is weighed down by bricks. Come Spring, the worms have done their job and the soil is nice and loose. I have never had a problem with rodents. The other way is what you said...I use it as a weed barrier then put mulch over it but not in my food garden; just around the other parts of the backyard. Works great!

@heidiquayle5054 Жыл бұрын

I am doing this - my first garden - I wove cardboard together, wet it, added decomposing leaves, wet those, added newsprint (plain), wet that... straw is down and now I've started to put compost on top. Time is the main issue, however, next year (and every year after) will be a much simpler process with beautiful soil.

@cra2cra226 7 ай бұрын

Where do you get that much news paper? We don't subscribe - we don't want trees wasted to make paper or vehicles used to deliver it, when we can read the news online. I'm literally trying to remember the last time I saw a physical newspaper. I think I may have seen a stack of them at the convenience store the couple of times in the past several years when I've had to go inside to pay because the gas pump's card reader was broken. So how / where do I go to scavenge 200+ square feet of paper (multiplied by 6 layers' worth)?

@JustineMcGuire 2 жыл бұрын

I use the same ground cover and I will never garden without it again! Thanks to you guys. I have shared the ground cover with so many people, especially older folk who don't want to weed! Thanks for all of the awesome content.

@williamuhl252 4 жыл бұрын

I love how you both take turns speaking. You balance each other. Thank you for this video, as I was about ready to quit gardening. Now I'm excited once again. Subscribed!

@downbntout 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of camera cuts and editing of course 😁 that's life

@georgettemcclymonds2048 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, almost to hard last summer, 115's all summer. Going to try again.

@christinedavis-lunn8153 3 жыл бұрын

Most people from the South are taught not to interrupt each other.

@edmartin875 3 жыл бұрын

@@christinedavis-lunn8153 So right. I also find that when I am interrupted I stop talking which some people notice and take advantage of.

@rickypack8220 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Both of you made me feel like I was listening to friend. Don't stop make many !

@reidweaver 2 жыл бұрын

One of the things I learned in the Master Gardener program is rabbit manure is the most complete fertilizer you can use. You two are just so on it! :-)

@tessmoore3762 Жыл бұрын

My mother used rabbit manure too. I had rabbits as pets and she used the exhaust. She had the best garden every year.

@susanblackwell3457 2 ай бұрын

Rabbit manure can be used immediately too, as it won't burn plants

@paulorodrigues5326 2 жыл бұрын

did experience all those issues myself with the ground cover. the wind , the spaces in-between sheets / weeds , and yes the drip tape MUST be on top to spot an issue. Thank you for the video! Had same thoughts about giving up at some point but kept on going. Good to feel this warmth about others experiencing same difficulties but still pushing forward until a solution was found. Thumbs up!!!!

@messy1painter 4 жыл бұрын

Watching you and taking your advice has changed my gardening life, all for the good! The woven ground cover was total game changer for me. Now I spend time starting seeds, harvesting and preserving NOT weeding. Thanks you guys!

@bettydubbs9800 3 жыл бұрын

This is so awesome to know. I plan on raised gardens this spring, but can still use your suggestions! I'm excited!

@craigreynolds2539 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is absolute gold. Your videos are immensely informative and entertaining. I grow as much food as possible, mostly in containers, but next year I will be looking to greatly expand that. Thank you!

@jadie415 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We can't wait to try this on our very 1st veggie garden. So lucky to have found this info. Who wants to deal with weeds, ever?!

@rod65man65 Жыл бұрын

Great TOP OF The LINE ADVICE by two successful gardeners , great team work .

@nataliestanchevski4628 4 жыл бұрын

It's so nice to take a break from sewing masks on this gloomy rainy day and watch a sunny gardening video. I hope you enjoy every moment in your garden.

@chrismoore9686 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Natalie!

@pinkythechihuahua3156 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sewing masks. We were truly caught off guard with the pandemic. I had a few paper masks I gave to my son at Home Depot. He said people are flocking there and using the store as entertainment! We have people sewing masks here in gloomy Coachella Valley. Everyone is waiting for elastic. Some are using hair ties and rubber bands. We are manditoryly wearing masks. Keep seeing beautiful soul! I think our days of social acceptance of wearing masks is very far from over. 😢

@wval4379 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making masks!

@jadedoptimist6364 4 жыл бұрын

Please check out today's (4/9/20) video on Dana Ashley channel. It's is a must watch if you want to know important information on the virus situation.

@caseG80 4 жыл бұрын

Jaded Optimist check out Dr. Shiva’s channel as well he has a natural protocol containing vitamin A, vitamin C, Vitamin D and lugals iodine iodide to boost the immune system. Staying hydrated and boosting the gut flora is always great to fill our best. Together we will get past this take care.

@TrishDigginsDesign 4 жыл бұрын

Just moved into my house a year and a half ago and finally got started on some gardening! You’re so motivating and educational. Thank you!!

@emilyrose7943 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much guys! This is the perfect solution to my insanely fertile soil in a river valley. The weeds have been so bad the last couple of years.

@fredrickkinkton1466 2 жыл бұрын

You two are so wise, you’re saving me so much time, money and mental anguish with this valuable knowledge.

@markhutchinson6950 3 жыл бұрын

I love the mention of ticks. I’m sure most people are creeped out by them as much as I am. I love that the covering helps with them as well as the weeds. Sounds like an added bonus to me.

@luckypenny312 4 жыл бұрын

I think you just saved my sanity! I just spent 7 hours gutting my garden and starting over. Thank you!

@ruffian2952 3 жыл бұрын

Don't throw the baby out with the bath water...you had to have salvaged something.

@juliesutton4551 3 жыл бұрын

I have gotten my weed/ground cover and have started tilling my garden. You answered a few of my questions about watering and putting the cover down. I too have had a garden but I think I grew better weeds than vegetables 🤣 this year fingers crossed 🤞🏻 I will be working smarter than harder by using the weed cover!! I really enjoy y’all’s channel! Thank y’all

@impetus444 2 жыл бұрын

I can hardly believe how jam packed with information and wisdom/experience this video is, and I didn't even have to skip the first 9 minutes like everybody else's videos. Bravo!

@Angelina-xj5zd 4 жыл бұрын

In Florida weeds grow right through these mats. I use 8" of straw and weed regularly to keep volunteers in check.

@gilmourishgilmourish6205 4 жыл бұрын

Angelina 32310 not only in Florida 😁 here too ..

@chrissyttrs 4 жыл бұрын

Minnesota as well. I've given up using them. They rip and weeds grow underneath as well

@downbntout 4 жыл бұрын

Must be using the cheap stuff. Can you rake across your fabric with gusto like this?

@edmartin875 3 жыл бұрын

@@gilmourishgilmourish6205 "Here too" is where ?

@gilmourishgilmourish6205 3 жыл бұрын

@@edmartin875 Belgium 🇧🇪

@mikelovetere4719 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge of the ups and downs. No one else does this. Lot more work pulling weeds than putting down fabric...

@berakha111 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE this video and your down to earth style of sharing. I thought I’d heard it all and have tried everything you all mentioned at the beginning of this video, but SO GLAD I stayed tuned! Can’t wait to try this fabric!

@tedijune6759 3 жыл бұрын

In my experience (I’m an organic gardener) I believe the quality of the soil is the key to no weeds..I keep amending the soil, as the soil improves, the weeds go away :-). I’m a southern Mo lady as well. Born and raised :-).

@rlopez18m 3 жыл бұрын

What ways do you amend your soil?? Any info will be helpful.

@tedijune6759 3 жыл бұрын

@@rlopez18m I use greensand, azomite, kelp, gypsum, wood ash, ground cover in winter that gathers nitrogen, then is turned over about three weeks before spring planting.. A good place to start is have a soil sample you take to the county extension for testing, and see what the soil is lacking in as well.

@pameladenton3008 3 жыл бұрын

When I watched this video I realized you were telling our story. While we got good yield this year, we did lose some things to the overwhelming weeds. I think we have watched every one of your videos. So much of your life corelates to ours. I love your videos. We feel your pain too when things get rough for y'all.

@Steve-ps6qw 4 жыл бұрын

When i think back on what i have learned about gardening in the last two years....most of it comes from you guys. I truly appreciate it. I knew nothing and now know something.

@christyasay764 2 жыл бұрын

I’m watching this for at least the second time. Just wanted to share, I bought the black plastic covering twice, once in the beginning of Covid and reordered months into it. There was no hold up in my order coming. The company is wonderful to order from!

@shellyaiken6499 2 жыл бұрын

I've been using this product for the last few years and its totally a game changer! Its amazing!

@tanyamelvin3490 4 жыл бұрын

I've been covering my entire garden with a thick layer of straw. Might seem like there's too much on at first but after walking on it a bit, it really presses down. Creates beautiful walkways too. So I till every year, and every ten - twenty plants I take a moment and grab my straw and cover everywhere around those plants. You'll have to pull the odd weed now and then but that's it. I will never not cover my large garden with straw. It's just the absolute best. I can't be bothered with cloth and making holes etc. This is faster, effective and it breaks down over winter as mulch. Bonus! Also a tip, try and find a worm castings farm. I got 500 lbs in 50 lb bags.. either spread it over your tilled garden before planting, spread it then till.. either way it doesn't matter.. OR if you don't have that much then add a big shovel worth into the hole before you add the plant. Best fertilizer ever! Natural, can't burn your plants, can't ever use too much so there's no worrying. I use it with all my Berry bushes, every melon and vegg. Happy gardening everyone 🌿

@TheMississauga333 3 жыл бұрын

plus that stuff is expensive i find, 3 ft x 300 almost 100 bucks, ouch

@krystalborgman 3 жыл бұрын

Yes , either way its expensive. I think that I'm gonna do a combination with the canvas, straw and gonna try and grow po

@krystalborgman 3 жыл бұрын

Grow potatoes in tires 😊💪🌿💚🤠🌅🌷🌅🌷🌅💛🌅💛👍, We shall see. Fun fun!

@learnjcbskidsterchickensga7594 2 жыл бұрын

Find old straw in old barns Im told if any old chemicals they dissipate? My stash is from before 2006

@hjd832 2 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting if you could post a video of your straw garden ? Nice to actually see those pathways, sounds like a good , cheap solution.

@ashleykaye6926 4 жыл бұрын

When I was 18 I bought this while making a garden at my parents. It's been 9 years and it's still in the ground at their house! Not all in tact but still holding strong!

@marthateague2164 4 жыл бұрын

Used this when we landscaped our yard 14 yrs ago! We had a problem with nut grass for a few years but we stayed on top of it and finally got it under control! I just love that it keeps my yard looking nice with pine straw on top of the mat!

@deborahtanaka3527 3 жыл бұрын

I know that a lot of the Amish farmers out here in Ohio use the woven ground cover for their vegetable and flower crops. Thank you for the tips! I've made the same mistakes as you folks when trying it on my own! Love your burning-a-hole method for making the planting holes!

@jimplantinga6288 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I feel like you saved me from 2 or 3 years of bad gardening... Bless you guys 🙏

@DougGreenmakemoney4you 3 жыл бұрын

We just moved to Jefferson City Missouri last year from New Mexico. I planted our garden expecting to have a wonderful garden as the weather has so much more rainfall . But being older and retired I couldn't pull the weeds fast enough and they took over the garden. I even though of not doing a garden this year until I started watching your videos on the garden fabric and drip system . I love watching your videos. And it has given me renewed hope and am excited for the garden prospect for the coming year. Prayers, Doug & Terrie Green PS I am going to try some of your recipes for crackers & bagels etc.

@RIODJENIRO1 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this information. Learning from other's "mistakes" makes life so much easier! When growing up I lived on 1,000+ acre farm and we had over 100 rabbits and always used their manure to fertilize our plants, trees, flowers, etc. I will be sharing your video with my sister who loves to garden. Enjoy your channel so much.

@nettiew4267 3 жыл бұрын

Just watched this, it’s exactly what I have experienced with trying To grow naturally. I used the ground cover last year and topped with straw and was amazed how well it kept weeds out. I’ll always do it this way from no on.

@judithcook1167 2 жыл бұрын

OMG!!! You guys just saved me with this!! I live in SE Tennessee, and the weeds are out of control, We have clay soil and gardening after a rain left me with cement overshoes...I was about to give up...My husband hated my gardens. This is MY ANSWER!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!

@Thecrazyraven. 2 жыл бұрын

The couples that garden together stay together ❤️❤️😂😂😂

@deborahlewis5307 4 жыл бұрын

I love your energy and sense of togetherness; it is infectious! Such great info !! Thank you for your hard work and especially for sharing.

@zacharywilliams5200 3 жыл бұрын

This video is exactly what I needed right when I need it! My garden is being taken over by weeds and I have decided to start laying down the weed fabric. A lot of the mistakes you guys covered are a lot of the things I was planning to do, like leaving a space between the fabric sheets to grow certain veggies. Thank you so much for this information, this is a great video!!!

@arlenemaxwell8076 2 жыл бұрын

@gardenweedsgrower 3 жыл бұрын

I can see the benefits of this for such a large scale property. I’m working on finding ways to use my weeds as beneficial parts of my garden 🪴

@celanaellis3248 3 жыл бұрын

I have never had a food garden because of the weeds. I am now so excited to try your new method of gardening. thank you for sharing !!!!!!!!

@scottandrews2859 4 жыл бұрын

Weeding sucks especially when you can't stay ahead of it and it compromises crops. You and your family are such a Grace. Sharing your hardships and successes with the world. A humble and wonderous team, editing very relatable content in a rapidly growing Market of Interest too many. We all would enjoy more of an independence and deeper gratification in working towards self sustainability. I consider you both as essential workers and thank you once again for helping us educate

@crochetrodeo 4 жыл бұрын

❤️ how you share your life and your- you can do this spirit 💪🥬🥚🐐🐄

@mfisher7490 3 жыл бұрын

Wish I had your KZfaq channel in the 80's and 90's!! Very informative and ambitious gardeners.

@jennifercooley7908 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the education!....such an inspirational video. You are both fun to listen to..

@patricianelson7911 4 жыл бұрын

You blessed my morning. Love hearing how you are doing.

@gregbabin365 4 жыл бұрын

I get defeated by weeds every year☹ Excited to try this fabric!

@nomadclan3604 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much for this!!! This was my third year gardening and between the constant rain we had this Summer and the weeds I have felt so defeated. I was looking at doing the back to Eden method, my husband, who's sick of me complaining about the weeds, wanted me to completely cover the garden in plastic and I just couldn't do that. This is an answer to prayer, thank you!

@sandrarako6707 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!!!! we expanded our "very tiny" garden last year and I was worried about expanding it some more this year. thank you for your information!!! love you folks!

@singlechef84 4 жыл бұрын

After watching several of you videos in the past 3 months, we have completely transformed how we do things at our mini homestead. We had eggers, but now I raise meat birds. We also now have Rabbits for meat and fertilizer, and finally, we have spent the time to put down ground cover in our garden this year. We are very excited to see how it turns out this year. If all goes well, inwill probably put in the irrigation system next year!! Thank you so much for helping us be more efficient!!!

@curtisclifton4393 4 жыл бұрын

We agree, my wife and I feel the same . The weed cloth is sooooo easy that we are planning on increasing the size of our garden X2.

@frasselainen 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely to follow your “homesteading””on KZfaq - thanks, Happy Easter 🐣 and greetings from Sweden 🇺🇸🇸🇪🇪🇺

@trishgage9288 3 жыл бұрын

OMG! I had to do a double take at your Vandelay Industries shirt! I had no idea there was a Seinfeld market for Vandelay! Sooo funny!

@saramayo1151 2 жыл бұрын

Y’all are very informative and I love how you break everything down! Thanks!

@tress4726 4 жыл бұрын

I've been following you guys for a while and I "borrowed" this idea when you first posted about the fabric. Took my market farm from 1/3 of an acre up to nearly 3 acres with less work. Lots more time to care for plants. It's working well in south Louisiana. Thanks for sharing your experiences!

@Thatcntrygirl1 4 жыл бұрын

Omg omg I have been on the hunt for months to find someone who can explain how to do this fabric!! You’re life savers!!

@Yasminenature 2 жыл бұрын

This is what I did in my garden but instead of making holes I made beds on top of the fabric. This way there is no need for tiling.We call the fabric geo textile. Love your channel ! Thank!

@sputnut 3 жыл бұрын

The easiest way I found is to let grass grow between rows and hills and mow it. Use grass clippings to heavily mulch in areas where vines grow, then till it all in fall. By spring it all has some grass already, only dig where you will plant and immediately around them where it is too close to mow. A side benefit, after rain you can walk through the garden without getting muddy.

@davidburdick594 3 жыл бұрын

My Granpa Joe did this and so did I, the dirt was so rich after years of doing it the worms were so plentiful and we never had to buy soil.

@MissMolly3377 3 жыл бұрын

You don't get any weeds? I think my grass is all just weeds anyway. I would rather have this, than any type of plastic, no matter how safe they say it is. Are you saying to use your grass clipping to stop any weeds from growing, by using the grass clipping as mulch? I don't understand what you are saying exactly.

@sputnut 3 жыл бұрын

@@MissMolly3377 If you till in fall, new grass and weeds will be growing by spring. You only till the rows where you will be planting in spring and let it grow between the rows and keep it mowed. You have yard between the rows and only need to weed up next to the actual garden plants. Also, yes I do use grass clippings as mulch also, especially around vining plants like cucumbers to keep weeds down so I can easily find the food.

@seichorn4079 3 жыл бұрын

@@sputnut your garden must be huge lol! seems like a great idea though if you have enough space.

@putnutskitchen9342 3 жыл бұрын

@@seichorn4079 I just grow a few basics. 3-4 tomatoes, 3-4 bell peppers. Couple yellow and couple zucchini squash and cucumbers. Just enough room to mow between then grass clipping mulch up close. I plant by making a hole, filling with homade compost and planting in the middle. With tomatoes, I make the hole deep and put in more compost as it grows so it has deep roots. It's me, on my other channel.

@RaymondYocum-uw5hd 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve never had good luck with the woven fiber. Grass grows through it and roots penetrate it; especially crab grass and bermuda grass!

@ILkaterlyn 4 жыл бұрын

yes, I needed to keep layering it, and will try straw next.

@Biophile23 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I did have trouble with Bermuda grass, it seems to love to grow over/under it. But the only thing that really controls that is repeated herbicide treatments.

@johne.osmaniii7217 4 жыл бұрын

Biophile, I hate having to think about using chemical concoctions to control pests, weeds, or any types of UNWANTED items, in/around anyplace I want to live, or plant things to eat, or just be around, ... there are simply TOO MANY things on earth that are trying to kill us, as it is, let alone making more stuff to do so even more so, ... so please, try to find out what are the natural enemies/deterrents of the pests, or items that plague your area, ... surely, some kind of info is out there to help assist with your project, but please, do not opt to trade one bad item for another, ...

@ronburhans5788 4 жыл бұрын

Add 3" mulch on top of your fabric to control weeds.

@welditup9559 4 жыл бұрын

I just love your videos. My Girlfriend and I are progressing towards living off the land. You guys have so much insight. We work out traditional 9-5 jobs. But we really want to get to what matters most in life. And that's living life how we want at home.

@betterstill100 4 ай бұрын

Recently moved from las cruces where I built the sand up to be very productive, grapes, figs, olives, apples, pomegranates, persimmons and all veggies. I too, moved to the Ozarks first Bella Vista AR then Carthage MO. Got tired of getting lost down in AR and no internet in the mts. Glad I found you to teach me what to do here!

@Vanillachica17 3 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful thank you! I hate picking weeds! You both did a great job of experimenting with this!

@billybass6419 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, every other year...that's good. The "wait for a rain" was a great tip. Wish I'd known about that before.

@franciscorivas2995 4 жыл бұрын

Billy Bass best thing to do is to take a torch and burn the weeds it works very good for me try doing it when weather is hot they will die

@rogerriquier3663 3 жыл бұрын

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@billybass6419 3 жыл бұрын

@David Needler I don't know any of my dad's people. I only met a few of them. They were from around Hartford, AL. I'm sure some of our ancestors probably ate out of the same trough though.

@dianewebb5865 3 жыл бұрын

Billy Bass you could always hose it down instead of waiting for rain ...some places you could be waiting a long time for rain.

@wildabezet860 2 жыл бұрын

If you don’t have rain, you probably don’t have usnea either. It’s hot and humid here; rains a lot. I go out after rain and find usnea all the time.

@pattystordahl3754 3 жыл бұрын

Just watching this today. Read your tee shirt had to laugh out loud. George off Seinfeld came to my mind. Loved that show.

@memyselfandi3242 3 жыл бұрын

Wow... BEST VIDEO EVER!!!!! I will get my wife to watch this too! Thanks so much.

@tammymarple5347 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for great information and I love that you share your faith without hesitation! I’m so glad I found your channel! God Bless

@ljc9337 4 жыл бұрын

I started using woven ground cover after watching your videos, worked for me...I had trumpet vines and mint that were non-stop. Life changing! Way cheaper than having to do raised beds, fill with dirt, yada yada! Thank you!

@ldg2655 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that tip about not leaving a 1 inch strip for peas, beans, lettuce... I would have done it that way, too..

@daveharrington7500 3 жыл бұрын

I am new to your channel and I am anxious to start gardening. I have recently retired and I am in the process of building our retirement home just south of Tallahassee Florida. We have two acres of land so we have plenty of space for a nice garden. The two of you have a very inspiring presentation to you videos. Thank you for being who you are and being willing to share your knowledge. God bless you.

@thefrenchgardener1865 2 жыл бұрын

I HATE WEEDING so you have shown me a great way to enjoy my gardens much more! Thanks!

@deborahrutherford5244 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks purchased the ground cover a while back. My garden was plowed yesterday I was to tired to plant before it rained last night. I guess that was a good thing. So when it dries up it will be ready to put down and plant. Planning on using for cabbage, tomatoes, peppers and zucchini. Great information.

@FarmAlarm 4 жыл бұрын

We too use landscape fabric as garden cover. Best gardening decision ever !!!

@dougbas3980 2 жыл бұрын

So valuable! I just bought 6.5' X 330 weed barrier for our main garden. You have just guaranteed we do it right the first time. THANK YOU! I have subscribed!

@NYC11213 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You two were terrific!

@patriciatow2485 4 жыл бұрын

Good information, I'm in Missouri and grew up on a farm in the boot heel. gardening was a lot of work . It would have been nice if there was garden fabric back then. I live in the suburbs now and too old to plant in the ground. But you'd be surprised how much I can grow in containers on my deck.

@carenhutchison1709 4 жыл бұрын

We tried this last year, and like you we left a small space between the fabric. Weeds were not as bad as in previous years. I have started using this in all beds. Thanks for your help. Caren in Arkansas

@dennisdevore2028 3 жыл бұрын

You guys are great! My wife and I live a little south from you in Elizabeth Arkansas and your videos are a fantastic reference for us to use before we plant our stuff. Keep up the good work!!!

@minniezmunchies 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this! I was about to give up on having a garden at all this year because of all the weeds I’m excited to try this this year 😊

@Leo-Nee 3 жыл бұрын

That looks like what we call “weed mat” here in New Zealand. Woven & we lay it down over the tilled & composted garden area & plant into it.

@downbntout 3 жыл бұрын

No need to till. Put down soil organic matter and whatever soil amendments, cover, done. Healthy soils must never be tilled. The roots of plants, the webs of fungi, and the population of resulting life forms need to never be murdered by crushing it all up.

@christinedavis-lunn8153 3 жыл бұрын

I thought worms were important to airate the soil.

@downbntout 3 жыл бұрын

@@christinedavis-lunn8153 they do that and way more. Their tunnels provide channels to help catch rain rather than flood away or blow away. Many more. Mineral particles going through their bodies are made more digestible to plants. Ridiculously important critters.

@motherofone1 4 жыл бұрын

I first started watching your videos when you had less than 40k subscribers. I am thrilled for you to see your channel grow and I can honestly say it's because you two are excellent teachers and are humble and kind to each other. Love to your family. When I was last able to have a large garden we didn't use the ground fabric but we did use the floating row covers...Both of these are definite gardening game changers. Please stay safe in these wacky times.

@MeghVal-vr7xq Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this great tip for prohibiting weeds in the garden.I have had huge trouble in my garden with weeds just by harvesting time. Happy next gardening season to you.