This is my annual video on making your own garden soil that is better and cheaper than anything you can buy. Use this mix for potting up, containers, raised, and earth beds. A great all purpose garden soil that can be built upon as you wish.
How to Make a Cheap DIY Raised Bed and Potting/Container Mix & Understanding Bagged Soil Products https://youtu.be/Wtk-0l5bvyI
Explaining Bagged Garden Products & How to Make Your Own Potting Mix from Them: Save a Lot of Money https://youtu.be/T1MHco8B1WY
Bagged Garden Soil Explained to Save You Money: Let’s Look at ASTERISKS, Ingredients & Claims https://youtu.be/u7nEAwwFjR4
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Great video, I’m sure but I just wanna take a second for gratitude. I am so thankful I have acres of fabulous organic, nature-created soil for my new gardens. I just want to thank the trees, the elements and the organisms that created my beautiful garden soil.
What’s everyone’s thoughts on Mel’s Mix? 1/3 vermiculite 1/3 peat moss 1/3 compost?
What if we want to make it for free? What if we arnt as rich as you and need to save money?!
Although I stockpiled a lot of garden related stuff to last us years anticipating the inflation we're all having to deal with now, I'm still bitter about the jacked up peat moss prices in particular LOL
Please somebody please make an announcement to not use DYED mulch. You want natural mulch Not DYED. The dyed has known carcinogens
Since learning them a few years ago, my 'go to' raised bed/container mix has been and continues to be your recipe from a few years ago containing manure, peat, topsoil & granular fertilizer & a touch of garden lime. I also rely on your sterilized seed starting mix recipe containing sterilized peat, vermiculite, & then adding worm castings. I like the sound of todays new recipe it's nice to have alternative 'options' using whatever is available nowadays. Your recipes work wonderfully & thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge & making gardening more affordable and accessible! 🍄🌶🧄🧄🥒🥕🧅🍇🍅🍆🥔🌿
Gary, I’d be interested in your thoughts and feedback on the product PiitMoss. As an alternative to peat or coco. And does AgroThrive clog up the holes of your watering can? I always have that problem with diluted fish emulsion.
Why did peat moss go up so much?? Chicken manure too.
Unfortunately, Leafgro is an east coast product. I am unable to find bagged leaf mulch in any brand in CO. However, I did find an organic compost facility 1.5 hrs away. Yeehaw!
Ny doesn’t have leaf mound unfortunately 😢
Can I use mulch that I got for free from chip drop instead of bagged hardwood mulch? If so will that Rob nitrogen from the plants as the wood decomposes?
Do you have any episodes that talk about fertilizer and what the numbers mean? What is the difference between 10-10-10 and 3-3-3? One is stronger?
you give me motivation every day
THIS Is why I love your channel! Great info as always. Thanks Gary.
Great information! Thanks so much, Gary.
I have some hardwood (mostly oak) shreds left from sawing seasoned (1yr) firewood last Oct that I bagged up and stored. I had hoped to use them as a filler in the bottom of a raised bed. I worried about the nitrogen issue so I have not used them yet. They are still light colored and there is only a small amount of dust. Could I use this as the hardwood mulch for this mix with my mushroom compost and sphagnum peat moss??? I am so excited to announce that after peeking into your garden, I have installed my first cattle panel trellis!!! Thank you so much for sharing your ideas and all of the helpful advice and information!! You are the bomb, lol!
I wonder if you can use that shredded bedding in the pet dept?? Ibe never seen leaf compost. Just mushroom & manure compost.
Thank you fir the great info!😊
Hi Gary, For Zone 10b, if I have no compost, no garden soil to add to this mix.Can I use the mix as is, with the ratios u indicated? I would be using this for potting mix and 1 small raised elevated 2 x 4 bed. Apartment living.