It's Time to Clear Things Up... The Truth about the Back to Eden Method

Why am I not growing my veggies in wood chips, and am I still using the Back to Eden method?

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[midwyf]

Hi Jim! This is Carol Gautschi Paul Gautschi's wife. We just watched this video and we are 100% agree thanks for the summary! "Nice job!" Paul... (By the way I have bought your merch! Cool stuff!)

[GardenerScott]

Great video! I completely agree with your analysis and recommendations. Your soil discussion is spot on. Thanks, James.

[Jo-xfnt]

Hey James, don't know what you do for a living, but you would be a great teacher! We love seeing little Tuck. Great video as usual.

[AnxiousCowboy]

Shout out to Charles Dowding-- mulches back to eden style but with straight up compost instead of wood chip for his organic matter since slugs are an issue in his wet area... also a great channel.

[truehearttrue]

Hours & hours of extensive knowledge condensed into 7 minutes & 49 seconds! Excellent! You're the bomb James thank you! ...and say Hi to cutie pie Tuck for me :)

[fourdayhomestead]

BTE method works. The compost under the wood chips is the key. Once you have that set up, it's just add more wood chips as needed.

[GutenGardening]

Thank you for continually adding value to the community. Cheers to JP and Tuck!

[KRscience]

This past summer was my first year using the BTE method. It was a pain in the butt raking away the wood chips to seed things, but after about 6 months I now have a 1 or 2 inch layer of beautiful, high in organic matter, soil. I expect seeding to be much easier in 2021 due to that loose top layer of soil.

[kygal]

Tuck's little paw (hand) on the carrot! He's so smart ❤

[RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy]

Like You, Woodchips changed our life, not just saving money on buying soil, but creating the best soil for Plants to grow a ton of food for us all year, and create more soil back to the ground, be it in the ground or container gardening! We have spoken to Paul, a great guy to know, thanks James! Take care, Robbie and Gary

[zachlloyd]

Thanks for pointing this out. I gathered this much from watching Paul himself. I feel he made it clear enough for most people to be able to know. He explains that he uses compost from his chickens to grow his veg. Many I feel are just trying to be controversial and gain more followers by criticizing Paul and his method for his Orchard since he started popularizing it.

[let_uslunch]

I noticed you have changed around many things from when I first began watching but you learn as you grow with anything.

[tamradunnavant]

Yours is one of a dozen or so gardener/homesteader youtubers that i watch religiously. My husband likes yours the best, all because of tuck. What a sweet little cutie!! What breed is he?

[koreancountrysidelife]

Look to the middle
I was worried because I couldn't see the puppy., ,
It’s nice to see you eating vegetables healthy, , ,

We cheer from far away from Korea!^^

[stevenjbeto]

You have mastered the art of gardening, James, and of communicating your knowledge base to laymen and women. Well done.

[kulukutihaws]

Please hug Tucky for me. Adorable garden guardian.🐶❤

[tanarehbein]

Excellent content! It needed to be said. The understanding of the fungal dominance verses bacterial dominance has changed the way I garden over the past three years, and you have been a part of that. Good work James!

[scottwhite]

James
Thank you for taking time to put this video together, you’re much more patient than I am.
I’m only sorry you felt compelled to offer an explanation in the first place. I toured Paul’s farm in 2017, and it’s evident even before the tour starts, Paul works hard at being a good steward of the land. I think that’s the underlying message and not so much about wood chips and soil amendments. Look at what diligence and hard work have done for your garden and food forest.. IMO. Gardeners, my self included are always looking for the next magic bullet..but it doesn’t exist....it’s called hard work, patience and then..some more hard work! This method’s worked pretty good for you IMO.
Stay Well and Be Safe!
Paw Bumps to “Tuck”

[jett]

I've never even heard of the "Back to Eden" Method
I love my soil, but i have chickens and horses, lots of wood chips (slippery elm, jacaranda, and other woods). My chickens LOVE the grape leaves too. They also eat any weeds, nasturtium, and mallow-(which is a demulcent to their intestines). thank you!!

[patjinx]

James, you definitely cleared a lot up for me. I was very confused when you announced a few months ago that you were not using wood chips in your veggie gardens. It all makes sense now. Thank you.