SURPRIZE GARDEN CROP Building Soil

SURPRIZE GARDEN CROP Building Soil.
This is not a weed, but very helpful to building soil.

[ejeepin]

We have Dead Nettle on our property naturally near our Peach grove. It is in the Mint family -- our recycler rabbits devour it so we pick buckets of it. I didn't know you can seed it, would like to add more! Huge bee draw when trees are blooming. Later in the season, catnip flowers is the biggest bee draw I have ever seen -- right next to our pepper plants that need it in August!

[knoxoknox-]

best channel, not only about plants and soil, thanks

[jesselords]

I can't thank you enough for your channel. I think you have the best organic gardening/farming channel ever made. I am implementing as much of your advice as possible in my garden bed this year (I started with leaves and winter rye in October). And I am working on getting an acre to start growing all of the ingredients for my fermented hot sauce company. Seriously, thank you so much!

[lauranyc]

I got ton of them growing in my backyard. I add them to my salad 😁😋

[Doktracy]

I have these as winter weeds in my garden. Most people fight them but I use them as a winter cover crop and for pollinators to feed in very early spring in the south.
It really attracts worms and if I pull it and compost it makes really fast, excellent compost.

[formationnow]

Always heart to see your videos! Love the lushness of the purple velvet - nettle! Your fields stand ready for a Monet! Have a joyful weekend! Thanks for always great content!

[gottaspeakout]

You are so excited about something I used to think of as a pain in the neck. Actually I still consider purple dead nettle to be a pain when it grows in places I don’t want it. It forms a very dense mat of roots which I’m sure can be a good thing for the soil but how do you work through it when row planting? It’s easy if I am planting tomatoes where I just need to dig a hole but if I want to plant a row of beans it’s a pain. I will say when I’ve tossed it into a pile after removal it absolutely turns into black gold by the end of summer!

[IS-]

HEY MARK!
Always love watching your videos.
The more I learn the better gardener I am. I leave a lot of my native flowering plants now in the garden until I'm ready to plant. I have lots of purple dead nettle as well and the bees love it.
Funny you mentioned planting your garlic late this year because the same thing happened to me. I missed my normal change around November and didn't get them planted until we had a thaw sometime in December. I was a little nervous they wouldn't do well but they have done just fine, almost a 100% success of plants emerging I am so happy.
I love all the experiments and comparisons your show on your channel.
Thanks for sharing Mark.
I hope your have a fruitful 2023.
Happy gardening!

[edgeofentropy]

You was loving purple dead nettle, and I can't get rid of it out of my lawn. It looks great in your field.

[oclocktomatotalk]

Love it! Thank you for highlighting this wonderful plant Mark! It’s here and there in our yard-I nibble on it daily 🙂

[cherylbibbee]

Wow I will never cuss these as weeds again. I love that you are growing within the purple nettles! Looking great!

[MelbaMarchant-efir]

Great medicinal purposes also in the dead nettle. Also edible. You can also eat docks. Are you aware of that?

[oregonk]

It will be interesting to see a comparison of the size of the garlic cloves planted in the 2 different areas, if you show them. Future video suggestion!

[rimaseniorsadaraka]

Thank you bro for your valuable information, about back to Eden gardening, it has improved the way I plant with success again thank you so much

[DespiteMyself]

Sounds like spring in the pnw! After the pdn comes the lamb's quarters 😁

[davidunger]

Hi Mark, always enjoy your channel - and your garden looks wonderful. I'm assuming you're not troubled by voles in your area? I live in Canada in USDA zone 4a, and all that ground cover would just be a haven for voles, and they would devastate any crop I planted there. The best I could do would be to work in that ground cover (I know, there goes the no-till benefit), and then add a mulch around my plants. If you or anyone has any other suggestions I'd be most grateful.

[lbfaith]

I am seeing it everywhere on
My delivery route and near my home. I was thinking of foraging them but idk what to do with them. 😂 or how to use it as medicinal yet. There are a lot more than last year.

[lindaripp]

I throw the purple deadnettle into the blender with my fruit smoothies. I am going to try steaming it also.

[johnsonr]

We get vigorous purple dead nettle every spring in Va. Alao some creeping charlie, dandelions, clover, and either henbit or chickweed (I getb them confused). Love your channel!

[patkonelectric]

Purple dead nettle. A new one for my list.