This Garden Was Saved By Woodchips (No Compost Needed)
When this community garden lost funding, buying compost became too expensive, and they simply couldn’t produce enough themselves. Their solution was to grow in huge amounts of woodchips, including some that were surprisingly fresh. In this extended tour of Nourished Community Garden, we see thriving vegetables, fruit trees and productive garden beds that challenge many of the usual rules about growing food in woodchips.
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00:00 Introduction on Farm & Woodchips
04:45 Growing in Woodchips Garden Tour
08:30 Growing Chillies in Winter!
09:28 Growing Broccoli in Woodchips
12:09 Growing Ginger in Woodchips
12:59 Growing Potatoes in Woodchips
14:04 Growing Carrots in Woodchips
15:30 Growing Cabbage in Woodchips
17:06 Growing Pak Choy in Woodchips
19:07 Using Hens to Clean Up Garden Bed
20:02 Growing Onions in Woodchips
21:10 Growing Big Broccoli in Woodchips
23:34 Growing Edible Flowers in Woodchips
28:14 Hothouse Tomatoes in Woodchips
36:40 Growing Tomatillos in Woodchips
43:03 Chickens and Woodchips
46:18 Planting Beetroot in Woodchips Demo
1:02:18 Watering the Garden
1:04:55 Final Thoughts on Woodchips
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