How We Achieved Food Abundance in Early June in Zone 5

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Today I talk about changes we've made over the years to achieve food abundance in early June (zone 5) - a time when many vegetable gardens in our area are just getting started. If you shop on Amazon, you can support OYR simply by clicking this link (bookmark it too) before shopping: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=oneya-20 One Yard Revolution is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost, mulch, and compost tea. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used. Channel Page: http://www.youtube.com/user/OneYardRevolution Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oneyardrevolution

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what is "the last frost?"

Love the video. I'm from Poynette, WI (zone4/5) and was wondering what you would suggest I start growing inside under lights this winter to make the June harvest better. We sometimes still have snow in may, lol.

Wow... that salad looked tasty! I'm amazed at what you've been able to do! Thanks for giving us some inspiration!

thnx for sharing

I am going to try fall and winter gardening this year. What can I grow in cold weather in zone 6a? I think that's the zone I'm in, South of Pittsburgh, PA

Great information, thanks!

Look at the size of those mustard greens!

Thank you for a great video on early season crops. The garden is looking quite healthy!

How big is your backyard? I'm covering a 40' wide by 35' deep area of my backyard with wood chips to put down beds like your setup. I've been going over your past videos to get placement ideas, but even with 4x8 beds, I'm looking at room for 12, plus compost bins and a few trees. That seems really excessive.

Awesome, I always have the cool season garden of lettuce, arugula, radishes etc. I like the salad garden as much as I like the summer season.

+OneYardRevolution | Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening You garden looks awesome. I'm sure your hard work has paid off very well. Great tips as well!

Nice garden! We just moved to zone 7b - lucky us. Used to be 5

Patrick I think I spy your tomatoes starting to weave through the trellis, will you be making a video on how you train them up?

Your videos are so pleasant to watch Patrick, I wouldn't be surprise to see you on tv one day!

Hi, Patrick
I have questions about warm bind that I started 3 months ago. This is first time I have warm bin. Within past month I have flies in bins. As far as I know it started after I added leaves and little grass clipping from outside. It can also be due to extra food in bin. I think both combined causing flies to germinate. How do I fix. I might have to replace with new material. Let me know how I can make it better. Also there is no smelll..it's perfectly fine.

Good stuff, my friend : )

great video! you can do it if you want to!

Wow! I live in S. Texas. It's already hitting 90 here. Lettuce is a thing of the past for this year until late Oct. LOL. Seems it's much easier to warm things up than cool them down. I'm thinking about shade cloth but haven't done it yet. Still working on building soil.

Watching this video I continue to be inspired, yet I'll also admit a bit overwhelmed. I really want our garden to be very much like yours is however I can already imagine I'd have a hard time just identifying whats what when it grows and how to use it.
I'd be interested to see or read how you and your wife use what you grow. For example, do you do any canning, freezing, and do you end up recycling a lot back into the ground, and how do you prepare what you eat? For us, as much as we love the idea of growing our own, and we realize the fruits and vegetables we buy at the store are likely grown outside also, I already think about how I'm going to process what we grow as far as cleaning it, or knowing what's edible and what's not, or even what parts of the plants are more desirable than other. We don't want bird, squirrel, or caterpillar poop on our food.
Do you have a tried and true method for cleaning? What's your thoughts on a salad spinner and or vegetable washes. I'd want to find a formula I can make if I were to use one.
And how about the cat, does he or she make use of the prime soil conditions?
Enough from me for now.