No Till Gardening - Soil Building For Top Down Gardening

No till gardening is the way to go! Organic Garden mulching prevents weeds, preserves moisture and soil microorganisms!

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🌱 The speaker has wintered over spinach and given it fish emulsion to boost its health for the springtime.

🌱 The plan is to grow the spinach and keep it as is underneath trellises that grow cucumbers and possibly squash.

🌱 The speaker is going to use mulched oak leaves mixed with black cow compost for mulching.

🌱 Mushroom compost is being used as a nutrient-rich form of nutrition for the soil.

🌱 The speaker mentions adding Epsom salts for magnesium and more lime to alkalize the soil, as oak leaves can add acidity.

🌱 The speaker plans to focus on growing cucumbers, squash, and maybe a few tomato plants.

🌱 Easter lilies have been planted along the driveway and have been given fish emulsion for blooming.

Timestamped Summary

00:00 The speaker talks about how the spinach survived the winter and gave it some fish emulsion for a boost.

00:09 The plan is to grow the spinach under trellises with cucumbers and maybe squash.

00:30 The speaker collects oak leaves and plans to run his mulching mower over them to mix with some black cow compost.

01:23 It rained last night, which matted down the oak leaves mixed with mushroom compost and black cow compost.

01:31 The speaker adds Epsom salts for magnesium and plans to add more lime to alkalize the soil.

01:58 The speaker mentions that oak leaves add acidity to the soil, and since they are growing alkaline vegetables like cucumbers, they will add lime to balance it out.

02:08 The speaker plans to focus on growing cucumbers because they are expensive to buy in the store.

02:19 The speaker mentions planting Easter lilies along the driveway and how beautiful they are.

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Q&A

What did the gardener add to the soil to alkalize it?

The gardener added lime to the soil to alkalize it.

What did the gardener plant along the driveway?

The gardener planted Easter lilies along the driveway.

What is the gardener planning to grow under the trellises?

The gardener is planning to grow cucumbers and possibly squash.

What kind of compost is the gardener using?

The gardener is using mushroom compost and black cow cow manure compost.

What did the gardener mix with the mulched leaves?

The gardener mixed mushroom compost and black cow cow manure compost with the mulched leaves.