Organic Farming Best Practices! (Garden Talk #88)

In this episode of Garden Talk, I interview James of Organic Cultivators. He runs an organic farm and that’s what we’re going to get into in today’s episode. He talks about how he does things on his farm and some best practices for organic farming. What type of plants do you like to grow? Tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes, peppers, melons, citrus trees, house plants, let us know in the comments section below. If you enjoyed this video please click that thumbs up button :)

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★Timestamps★
00:00 - Montage & Podcast Intro
02:02 - Sponsors
02:46 - Introduction
09:13 - Tools & Equipment
11:33 - Cover Crops
14:45 - Preparing The Soil For Planting
20:12 - Keeping A Balance In The Soil
26:01 - Mulch Layers
29:12 - Container Size & Microbes
36:41 - Fertilizer
49:09 - Cost Savings From Synthetic To Organic
51:48 - Advice For Beginners
55:51 - Final Words

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Johannes Bornlöf - An Introduction 4

[GardenTalkwithMrGrowIt]

Thanks to James of Organic Cultivators for coming onto the podcast today!

[chuckbailey]

These guests intros have really made me realize just how fortunate i was as a child to have grown up next to my god parents homestead, who where life long farmers and in there 60s when i was about five. I was over there every day after shool feeding animals and doing things in the greenhouse or garden. I consider myself extremely lucky to have received that kind of education as a boy and there some of my fondest childhood memories.

[hiroyopoetker]

Very cool! Interview! Mulch is key to having good soil!
indoors too, having a thick mulch keeps things balanced and happy.

[MnMcancook]

You have some good speakers on these podcasts! This was excellent at informing all of us beginners on benefits and methods to basic/advanced organic farming indoors and outdoors. Wealth of knowledge! Thanks to everyone for making this available to all of us!!

[icanthc]

Super interesting episode Chris!!! Lots of little things you can take from large scale setups and incorporate into smaller home grows! 💚

[shanegrant]

Trying to find amendments in oz and not paying massive dollars for it is hard here, my local grow shop is all about the chemicals.

Huge fan of knf and trying to find some info on how to use for cannabis so this eposode was awesome love this.

A few things ive learned Alfalfa meal is just powered Lucerne hay we can buy a bale of it for $20. A 1 kg bag of alfalfa meal is $20+ here in oz. Even rice hulls are expensive to buy from a grow shop, an animal feed shop has massive bags of the stuff cheaper. I guess finding these cheaper options you need to be careful their not dreched in weed chemicals.

Learning heaps on your pod casts thank you! 👌

[farmershawn]

Outdoor, thick mulch is also to keep grass/weeds from coming up through. Keeps the work down some.

[graemedevine]

Hi Chris, another great interview thanks, I've been using this JADAM KNF growing, its incredible, I would recommend everyone adapt it for growing everything, I grow vegetables and lots of different plants this way. Nigel Palmer and Garden Like a Viking on YouTube are amazing, Chris Trump and Dr Elaine Ingham and Jeff Lowenfelds are also great.

[NorthEastCannaGrow]

That's awesome I was living in Sturbridge area in Holland MA

[cjfredi]

Soil without myco is like bread without butter.
Thanks Chris.

[jwgrower]

Great show this guy is pretty good Chris lol 😆 👍 👌 I'm working on a bed almost 4 by 4 I have a 4 by 8tent im been trying all soils for growing and for the home grower that's not wanting g to buy soil every time the bed is the best way to go ive bought hundreds of dollars soil in only 3 years im going all organic / build a soil way for sure

[jakebrake]

Common sense is not as common as we’d like to think. Note taking is Uber helpful! Go Michigan!!!

[brockramsey]

👍🏻 If you want bassdropkeys to come on the podcast.

[irvingfarmz]

I think you would enjoy talking to one of my Horticulture professors. she def knows a lot. Could I have her reach out to you?

[talleywacka]

I grow 12 ft plants due to plant count they are magnificent but hard to manage I need an 8ft step ladder just to get sprays up there

[hiroyopoetker]

When he says a weekly spray, does he mean spring the FPJ on the plants or into the soil??
I guess, spray sounds like on the leaves and watering sounds like into the soil!

[vaporny]

Can you interview Scott ceo of nectar for the gods

[teddymcminn]

I'm still trying to figure out why my plants are producing trichomes so early. As soon as I saw the tiniest bud starting, even before that. It was producing crystals all over.

[gmoney]

Amazing Talk! Can someone link me the info he is referring to about Albrecht's students and their optimal nutrient numbers.

[timpage]

Good episode. Appreciate hearing everyone’s story and what they up to.
It’s so nice to hear a respectful adult conversation.

Watched this disaster earlier with Ray Bama and First smoke of the day. These clowns couldn’t stop interrupting each other and spreading such nonsense bro science and flat out untruths.
Thanks Chris for your level of professionalism’ you bring to the community.