I appreciate you greatly!! Even though this , is not tomatoe related, I have been meaning to ask you, if you are growing microgreens in a tray in greenhouse what medium do you recommend? Wishing you a very productive garden season.

the pellets are cheap $32 for 50 pounds if one is smart and buys animal feed. The meal is $52 for 25 pounds. It's a no brainer at those margins The most common use for the pellets ( for me) is in the ground in the hole when I lay my garlic out in the late fall.

Our country has got no frost and much rain. Only I can use barley because it only needs less water.

Your math is wrong. The statement 10% less nitrogen means that you would subtract .25 from 2.5 with the result of 2.25%. This means that they are virtually the same. The only difference is the form they in. One is pulverized into almost dust and the other is bulkier. Pound for pound the pellets are a lot cheaper. Also using a chart from some's book without naming the book and author is very sleazy and probably illegal. And then totally misrepresenting the information through phony math makes this guy a total hack.

When you buy rabbit pellets the protein percentage is right on the the bag!

ph of coffee is around 4 that is not neutral it is acidic and over time it can change soil ph if there is too much and even used coffee grounds should be boiled to remove any remaining caffeine and some other chems present in coffee that can actually stunt a plant.

Great video!

Coyotes attacking humans is very rare.

Thank you Mark for your videos! What cover crop would you recommend for amending clay soil?

It revived my baby small pomegranate tree. Seemed dried up. Now got small green leaves.

Hi Mark. I built a raised bed similar to what you showed (much lower but using a lot of wood chips, then leaves and grass clippings, a little high-clay soil. After 3 years I threw a bunch of sunflower seeds and some wildflower seed mix and I think I must have also thrown in buckwheat just to see if I could get it going as a growing medium. Last year when I tried just sunflower seeds, no luck at all. This year I got a ton of buckwheat but nothing else. Should we leave the roots in this fall or cut them off? Is there a chance the sunflowers might still come through?

Thank you

I have a decent size backyard here in bay area, ca , but can't grow vegetables in the ground as the yard is full of very tall trees - Redwood, Ash etc and their roots have invaded all potential places in my backyard for growing vegetables . But I do get lot of leaves every fall and have learnt the technique to make leaf mold from these leaves in just six months, by crushing the leaves and storing in black garbage bag in moist condition under shade. Since I have switched to container gardening now using big 25 gallon pots, I am wondering if I could fill these pots with just pure leaf mold or 50:50 of leaf mold and compost and grow tomatoes etc in such pots without adding any potting mix, soil or fertilizer . My reservation stems from the fact that leaf mold / compost are low in nitrogen even though these are nutrient rich. Your advice will be sincerely appreciated.

My tomato plants need quite a bit of calcium also

Thank you, from Jersey as well

Peas and potatoes...mmm good match!

Thanks!

Great Video! Thank you!

I never thought i would need that much water! My poor tomatoes must be super thirsty

Never put c o l d water on nightshade plants .......

I don't think you can really over water with the grow bags which is why I use those on my patio. There is continuous air flow through the bag so they seem to work really well but I must say I am a little concerned about the potting soil I bought this year.

Just want to add that I'd heard from another gardener that the reason you don't want to spray your leaves on your vegetable plants, tomatoes, is because it attracts insects that come for water on the leaves and they eat/infest the leaves. Not sure if it's accurate or not.

I don’t care what your video title is, I’m watching it every time as always! You have been onto the real biology of soil, and explaining it very well for a long time. Thank you!

Fellow nj here, central, started cover crops about 5 years ago. So helpful info, doing sunflowers this year on a bed based on your previous vid. Love ur content! Keep it coming!

Immediately you gave me vital info! Zone and location. Instant credibility. Thanks. Now i will like and watch. Maybe subscribe. 🌱

Love your teaching style…I’m learning so much from you, thank you! Since the potatoes grow upward, is it ok to put a plastic bag down first, followed by untreated wood chips, then begin your process? I need to change the location of the boxes to follow the sun. If not, what suggestions do you have to make the boxes mobile please?

I'm a big fan of mulching, my old lady thinks I'm nuts for gathering the neighbors leaves. I tried to tell her that I am building our soil, protecting bug life, protecting the tomatoes roots from heat, retaining moisture and doing my part to provide a green future for the planet. That being said, I do have an issue with once a day watering. Yeah, around here NYC, we do get a couple of really hot, windy days. On such days I have watered more than EOD, heck sometimes twice a day! I have always felt that plants should get a big drink.... then let soil go on the crumbly side, .....then water to the point of saturation.... Then repeat! Am I wrong?

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Thank you so much, yet again! I was just wondering how much to water this week with the extreme temps that are coming here in NE Pennsylvania.

I always have curled leaves. ☹️

Do you water your tomatoes with cold water? Some people water their tomatoes only with warm water.

live and let live!! that coyote is just out living his life, he's more afraid of you than you are of him! a deer would be way more destructive to your garden! he's just out looking for the Road Runner! why hurt him? leave him be, i'm certain he wont bother you OR your son.

I'm switching to growbags because, I've had issues with my raised beds. So, when I set up my growbag, despite all the advice of strictly potting soil for container gardening, I mix 50/50 garden soil (dirt) and promix potting soil. I just started this process this year. All my plants are looking great compared to years past. But ultimately, success will be measured in harvest. Jury is still out on this. I hope I find success because, last year was a lot of work with little reward. I also know all of these Garden videos sound great butt gardening zone makes a huge difference regarding advice and gardening

I have a 35 acre organic farm. I can learn alot from this guy. My biggest issue is stopping weeds in the corn field, how do i grow large areas of corn organically without hand weeding? Any thoughts?

Tomatoes need calcium and npk, as well as a ground mulch or cover crop and consistent watering practices. Topdress with compost when theyre flowering and it should all be faitly simple from there. Plant clean up is a must after about week 2, but shouldnt take more than a few minutes a week.

I am new here :) Am I crazy or you planted those tomatoes directly into native soil? Without compost or anything? Only leaf mulch which over the years make your soil fertile enough for tomatoes?

Not a thistle. A type of wild lettuce.

I've harveted about 30 Big Beef made Green Chile ( Mexican dish 😋) still have more to harvest and more flowers. This is only 1 crop of Tomatoes i sowed in March zone 9 Phx, AZ. I don't do much just water and fertilizered 3x from sowing to when it died. Always loaded of Tomatoes. No earth warm nor mulch. My Grapes Tomatoes super loaded. I think consistently in watering is the key plus fertilizered. And i never watered on its leaves ONLY bottom watered.

Thanks for this. I really liked your start where you say your zone and location,, I have recently moved and learned about starting soil temps. This year in Central Nova Scotia we have had a very cool spring. The last two weeks have been down to 10 degrees or 50 F at night and only highs of 20 C or 70 F. I only have 8 Tomatoes in the garden where two days before planting I dug 2 foot holes and warmed the soil with warm water and to let the sun in I only use water from barrels as I think hose can be too cool for my situation. Too much shade is my main problem but my small garden allows this time investment. Hope your eye is better Tim

It was great witnessing the worm getting out of the chunk of ground, and then after we could see the hole they leave behind. Those holes are so important for so many reasons. Hurrah for worms!

Thank you.

What is your source for the leaves that sre delivered? Is it from a tree trimming company?

Im looking to plant a cover crop in the fall this year. I have heavy clay soil that really lacks nitrogen. Will a cover crop fix nitrogen deficiency or do I need to add nitrogen before planting the cover crop?

I can't believe how amazing mine are doing. We just broke ground on a new garden in April and we just seeded the whole thing with sunflowers. They are an amazing plant

thanks!

A lot of people don't realize that degradation of compost consumes nitrogen. So you have to add nitrogen to compensate.

When you aerate your bucket. The chlorine evaps in hours instead of days. I aerate for 12 hours. Chlorine is gone in a couple hours

If there was anything to this method, there would be several meta studies about it in the scientific literature and all commercial growers would be doing it.

Interesting that your soil took so much water but your plants were not yet looking stressed.

Thank you very much.