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GARDENING TIPS

Learn how to grow a garden from Paul Gautschi!

Paul Gautschi answers the most frequently asked questions about Back to Eden gardening. His gardening help is available to watch when you buy the Video on Demand. These Bonus Features are great gardening resources to help you grow a Back to Eden garden!
THE COVERING
  • What materials do you recommend as a “covering?” 
  • What type of wood chips do you suggest NOT to use? 
  • Do you recommend using cedar for wood chips? 
  • What have you learned about using hay and straw? 
  • How do you pick out a good source of wood chips? 
  • How do you recommend preparing the ground? 
  • How thick do you apply the “covering?”
  • How do you recommend eliminating grass and weeds? 
  • When do you recommend applying a “covering?” 
  • What if I do not have enough space for a garden? 
  • What if I do not have enough sunlight for a garden?
SOIL PREPARATION
  • Do you suggest tilling to prepare the soil?
  • Where do you suggest planting in the wood chips? 
  • How often do you apply a new layer of wood chips? 
  • Do you thin your vegetables that grow in wood chips? 
  • Do the wood chips provide good insulation?
FERTILIZATION
  • Do wood chips tie up nitrogen? 
  • Do you recommend animal manures as fertilizer? 
  • What types of organic fertilizers do you recommend?
IRRIGATION
  • How much do you water? 
  • Is moisture a problem with other “coverings?” 
  • Is mold a problem in wood chips?
WEED CONTROL
  • How do you recommend eliminating grass and weeds?
  • How do you manage tenacious weeds like thistles?
PEST CONTROL
  • How do you safely deal with insect problems?
  • How do you protect your fruit trees from bird damage?
CROP ROTATION
  • Why do you not rotate your crops?
PH ISSUES
  • How do you view pH issues? 
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