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Robert Kourik
Registrace 16. 09. 2009
Mulch Data
The science of mulch revealed. Want to know what science says is the best depth of mulch for water conservation? Want to know the science of newspaper, cardboard, and shredded paper mulches? Want to know how mulch affects fruit yields? Watch this video for the answers and much more. (The music by Elvin Bishop - Sweet Dreams.)
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Nasturtiums as Companion Plants?
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This video is about Nasturtiums as Companion plants. Maybe yes, maybe no. Music is by Elvin Bishop - "Sweet Dreams." I want to thank Jamie Jobb for al his help and support.
Dynamic Accumulators and Stinging Nettles
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This look at dynamic accumulators uses stinging nettle to reveal one myth - and the accurate understanding of accumulation. I want to thank Wendy for cutting the nettles - ever so slowly. The blues music is "Sweet Dreams" by Elvin Bishop. To purchase the featured book - Sustainable Food Gardens - go to robertkourik.com/books/sustainable-food-gardens.html
"Organic" Radioactive Phosphate Fertilizer
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"Organic" Colloidial Phosphate is not really organic, and it's slightly radioactive. For more, see robertkourik.com. Also my latest book - Sustainable Food Gardens - at: robertkourik.com/drip_irrigation_garden_books.html The camera was operated by my good friend Betsy Timm (an iPhone4 was used!, focus was beyond her control!) I also received a lot of help from pal Jamie Jobb.
Dynamic Accumulators?
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This video is about Dynamic Accumulators. Dynamic accumulators are those plants that are thought to gather more nutrient(s) than other plants. For example, dandelions are supposed gather more calcium than other plants. People often assume that this is due to the taproot. The focus is on whether or not the extra nutrients are gathered by the deep roots (often thought to be taproots) or the more ...
Trees Roots - No Taproots
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This video is about how roots really grow - mostly near the soil's surface. Fifty percent of the roots of trees grow in the top 12 inches of soil. Photography by the lovely Betsy Timm. For more about fruit and ornamental tree roots, see: www.robertkourik.com/books/understanding-roots.html
Choosing Bare Root Fruit Trees
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This video is about choosing bare root trees. Photography is by the lovely Betsy Timm. For more about fruit and ornamental tree roots, see my book Understanding Roots: www.robertkourik.com/books/und...
Drip Irrigation Filter
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How to chose and install the best filter for a home drip irrigation system. See robertkourik.com for more information in my book Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All Climates.
Drip Irrigation Pressure Regulator
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Explains how a pressure regulator works and which one to buy. To learn about our garden and drip irrigation books, visit our web site: robertkourik.com/ My good friend Jamie Jobb did the camera work on this. Thanks Jamie.
❤Thanks for this Robert!
Surely it depends on what you're growing? Your examples focus on perennials, which tend to prefer woody mulches benefiting fungi. Annuals are different, they tend to prefer (mature) compost rich in available nitrogen.
Too much vit a causes pores to shut down and intestons to inlarge
Oh man these things drive me nuts,all that hard work & they come along like it's party time🤣🤣.. Wow,there is so so much to learn,it's putting it into action..I wondered what those white slug type snail looking things were,I learned they were hover flies today from a post on face book..There were loads in my garden..but some looked dead,they went all hard..it was strange.. Thankyou for this bite size bit of info..I find I learn more this way & it was straight to the point..I live in England,still it's great to get info from all around the world.. Thankyou,have a great day & take care🤘🏻🤘🏻..
Good info, great photos! I have been a horticulturist for over 50 years and I learned stuff. Thanks!
Hey,Wow I bet you know alot,I bet you could educate us with your knowledge..you could do your own channel.. Do you grow your own veg & plants,have things changed that much over time??.. Have a great day & take care ✌🏼🌻✌🏼🌻
urik 9 days ago The bill, which DeSantis signed on Thursday, lists phosphogypsum among “recyclable materials” that can be used for road construction. Phosphogypsum, a waste byproduct of phosphate fertilizer mining, “emits radon, a radioactive gas,” and contains uranium, thorium and radium, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Radon is “potentially cancer-causing,” an EPA spokesperson told CBS News. This is what I was referring to when talking about the radioactive tailings.
Neighbors across the street are restoring a house before the owner returns next year to occupy it. That includes the landscape and recently they cured a problem area of the front yard, right next to the driveway --- a bare patch waiting for something next to the neighbor's front lawn. They planted nasturtiums and quickly they filled in the area, roughly three feet by ten. What was wonderful about watching the nasties take over that plot was how well they fit in, stopping right at the edges of the lawn and driveway.
The bill, which DeSantis signed on Thursday, lists phosphogypsum among “recyclable materials” that can be used for road construction. Phosphogypsum, a waste byproduct of phosphate fertilizer mining, “emits radon, a radioactive gas,” and contains uranium, thorium and radium, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Radon is “potentially cancer-causing,” an EPA spokesperson told CBS News. This is what I was referring to when talking about the radioactive tailings.
One more thing about gathering nettles: it can be done WITHOUT gloves. But, very gingerly these gloves must be done without! Instead do this: Approach a nettle stem from the top and push your fingers downward into the stem before breaking it off. That way the stinging juice won't penetrate into you from the spear-points of the nettle necks ...
Excellent work on this fascinating subject. As always, Robert cuts through the nonsense to deliver solid facts. Good job!
Is it possible to take this apart and take out the pressure parts? I need it to flow at house full capacity. Thank you
Can roots from two different plants naturally graft together to share nutrients?
so are there trees, like hardwood or softwood without taproot?
Robert, Thank you for your informative video. Would you please help me give some guide line about the following matters? I would like to convert one of my sprinkler zones to dripping system (in other words it could be micro sprinkler system). There are 4 rotor sprinkler (Rain Bird 5000 and 42SA) and one flower bed sprayer in that zone. I would like to convert 3 of those Rain Bird rotors to drip irrigation for watering my plants. One of them will water about 25 plants, other one is about 50 plants, and the third one will water about 10 plants and two raised beds (4'X12' each). Would you please suggest me how I can do this? I appreciate your help. Thank you.
Hi. Unfortunately your filter is facing the wrong direction.
It is actually a wrong direction? These filters should have an arrow that indicates the direction of the flow.
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@@tmmyjay You may be correct if that filter connected to the anti- siphon valve is a “disc” filter. After a ton of research and completely wasting my evening on this, I found the angle of the filter depends on the type of filter (screen vs disc). The common consumer irrigation filters you see in a general hardware store are screen filters. Screens are easier to clean, less expensive, and can filter solids and silt which the Disc cannot. But screens are not as efficient as the Disc filter at cleaning bacteria, algae and sludge. The Disc filters are more expensive, more time consuming to clean. If you are using city water, screen filters are the way to go. Also: Screen filters: the filter angles 45degrees from the flow of water. Disc filters: the filter angles backwards or 135 degrees from the flow of water. An arrow should be on the filter for the direction of the water. If the filter on this video is a disc filter, then it is correctly installed. Also, you can save 15% if you switch to Geico. 😆
@@residentmanager3088 I just happened to be holding one at the time.
This Netafim filter is on correctly, just designed so it doesn't look intuitive. other filters face the opposite direction, look for the arrow
The biggest problem I have is my 1/2 inch PVC line is 120 feet long, and the pressure is high at the beginning and low at the end.
Make it into a loop systems basically a circle so water flows evenly
0:52 lol I instantly thought of Kip from Napoleon Dynamite..."Dang it!" czcams.com/video/uW63KKSUyU4/video.html
great iformation - lovely whisteteria
Great info, thanks Robert!
Thanks, Robert. This is fantastic. I wish I had been more aware when I was buying bare root trees.
Thank you so much for recording and posting this.
Check out www.irrigationcleaning.com for the best way to keep your filters running clean!
I understand what you're trying to say but this isn't really about dynamic accumulators
this is very great, i like that Eng.shija from TAST ,Tanzania
Great information, since moving in the direction of permaculture I have a new found love and respect for the so called "weed." I was out in the yard, and I realized that the only thing edible in my yard was a dandelion. I have since started using red clover and Chicory as a green manure to push grass and weeds out and to naturally fertilize. I've planted everything I can get my hands on to create biodiversity; fruit trees, berry bushes, nut trees and nitrogen accumulators. The biggest effect was letting my fence-line go feral...my bird population is up 100 fold. Simply amazing how the earth will move in a direction to repair itself.
Nurseries that still have true "bare root" fruit trees in mulch are becoming harder to find. So many fruit trees available in Jan-Feb are either already in pots or sealed in plastic. Still, you can check for a healthy bud union.
Very nice information
Nice video, would you share your definition of dynamic accumulator.
Dynamic accumulators are those plants that are thought to gather more nutrient(s) than other plants.
The best filter is Amiad.
Thanks for posting this video. The process for cleaning these filters is straight forward?
@@alexandermearle Screen filters are simple. Just unscrew and rinse out screen. My advice Is to buy a metal screen and not a plastic one which tend to break. The disc filters will take more time to clean since you will need to scrub them in water to remove the filth in between all the discs. If you are using city water, screen filters will always work and are less expensive than Disc filters. Disc filters are effective for removing sludge, bacteria and slime … in other words, use a disc filter if you are pulling water from a dirty well or from a reservoir pond.
thanks Robert, that was very informative....Im reposting to Face Book for my gardening friends
Holy Toledo!
uncle Rico would be proud
Good information! Thanks.
Also try DripWorks, Willits, CA
Try Harmony Farm Supply, Graton, CA
where did u buy those items?
I know for an actual fact that the truck-tire scene in this video was not faked! Indeed, the driver of the vehicle grew up in Indianapolis Indiana, home of race cars and their drivers. So no pressure regulators were harmed in the making of this video.