Compost Tea for Growing BIG Vegetables
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When you maximize the soil potential, you maximize the plant potential.
- 46 lb celery
- 18 lb carrots
- 35 lb cabbage
- 60 lb swiss chard
- 35 lb zucchini
- 40 potatoes from 1 plant
Healthy plants resists bugs and slugs from eating them. Plants that don't have to spend energy fighting off pests and diseases can focus all their resources on growing bigger. And if you maximize the soil's potential, it will maximize the plant's potential.
Feed the soil, not the plant. Using compost tea to deliver the nutritional equivalent of 500 lbs of compost. All the micro-organisms in the soil are stimulated to such a high point that they give the plant the maximum food for it's production. And more food for the soil means bigger, tastier, healthier veggies. In fact, they are ultra healthy, as measured by their brixx level, which is the amount of plant sugar they contain. In the grocery store, most plants have a Brixx level of between 6 and 10. These plants weigh in at a whopping 20, which means they taste more than twice as good, and are not stringy.
When the compost tea, it causes a bio-film that protects the plant from diseases and insects. Get the largest yield possible. To get their special formula, go to www.bountea.com
Applying Compost Tea is a simple way to grow food in greater abundance. Anyone can do it, once you learn how.
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Compost Tea Recipe : handful of aged cow manure: molasses 40-100ml: 40g epsom salt: worm castings(handful). Native Soil three handfuls: 20 ml fish emulsion. Bubble in 20 litres then make 1:10 dilution and add to the garden & USE BEFORE HEAVY Rain !
From where did you get the ingredients amounts ?
@@wessamsaifeldin6715that seems like just general compost /compost tea ingredients. The fact hes a world record means hes doing something slightly different or found the golden ratio plants crave xD
Well, the tea may help, but I lived up there and Palmer is famous for its huge veggies, whether you use tea or not, the 19 hours of sunlight right up to Midnight in June, the glacial rich organic soils of the Matanuska Valley makes Palmer the world record holder for growing mammouth veggies.
bluewater
Yes it is also Fairbanks
Quite interesting. I've spent time in Palmer and was impressed with the amazing gardens. Long cool days and rich, glacial soil make gardening look easy. It's a a short intense season but conditions are nearly laboratory perfect for cool season gardening. Here in Georgia I've been developing a garden method that is turning out well. Since I drive a dump truck , I find dairy farms with composted manure and layer my garden about a foot thick. And then comes the secret. The local feed mill has scraps that can be bought for less than .08 a lb. Cover your compost with an inch of corn meal/ soybean meal scraps and your entire garden becomes a wormbed.
So basically you doing Back to eden gardening. Your own version of it but basically the same, but compost teas would super charge your garden.
This video is so inspiring and encouraging. I just started my vermiculture project and thinking of making compost tea for my vegetables and fruit trees. This really save a lot of money and learning to apply an organic and natural fertilizer are a lot of advantage. I learn a lot from this video. Thank you John.
Oh my God! I'm impressed with the size of his plants. Well done, Sir. You've got my respect!
And the sun stays out longer, thats a big part of the equation!
Of course he won't tell you the secret because he wants all of the Guinness records.
You certainly know how to feed your plants...I have great results with my indoor plants giving them a drink of strong tea every other day.
Check out his rows of soil he's planting in, they're like 2-3ft high raised beds and the consistency of the soil looks choice, that's a huge part of the secret right there... the compost tea is good too...
I've seen my neighbour do this and his plants are incredibly large and healthy. Gotta give this a try.
I love this video, I started harvesting my compost and worm castings. I will be applying compost tea using this method. Thank you in sharing this video.
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Man seems noone caught the brix portion. Man he grows some beautiful plants that are nutritious HIGH BRIX 20+ that means it taste better and has more nutrients. The high brix is more impressive than the size and health of the plants. That is the benefit of organic gardening well one of many benefits.
+Jack Class Brix is truly the best.High brix means less additives to flavor your food,because they are already high flavor from the plants.
that's fantastic John, you are the best gardener I have ever seen
WoW, John, your garden just gorgeous!!!!
Well done was a pleasure to watch the video. should be a more of it.
amazing! wow! some great tips! thank you John! I have found putting digging hay and grass cuttings brings excellent nutrients for the soil. Make sure you make your own compost also! don't shop buy, unless purely organic, you can do more damage to soil in the long term!
Most aren't lucky enough to start with the rich soil of the Matanuska valley, and at least twelve hours of sunlight for the growing season.... Geography does play a part in successful gardening.
Airy soil. Look at decomposed wood chip and mushroom compost. Shown on growing your greens. They grow stuff just like this . You need big roots to grow big plants
What he also doesn't explicitly say is that that plants that he sows are selected for genetic strains that grow larger than average. Know what happens if you sow carrots in compost and water daily with compost tea? You get the hairiest, most mis-shapen (yet quite edible) carrots. You literally have to "shave" them before you process them.
Why oh why have so many folks gave this video thumbs down ? .. This chap is a gardening genius !! What is up with these people .. Jealousy ? It has to be .. Anyway its good to see these old timers showing how to grow big healthy veg instead of the GM crap that's spreading cancer into people.
They may be city folks,or his competitor!! Or simply jealous, lazy people . Lol
is it because he doesn't give the recipe away, but is a commercial?
Maybe it's because he didn't post this tea recipe ..
They watched 5 seconds and didn't like the music.
The Niteshifter
Heres the reason why his plants are thriving.
Its all about the particle size, availability and amount of the base nutrients.
The filaments at the ends of the roots of plants are tiny and also harbor a symbiote fungus, the role of the fungus is to reduce the size of available minerals and nutrients that the plant requires to grow.
His mixture contains compost, MICRO nutrients, sugars and bacteria.
The sugar feed the bacteria the bacteria break down the micro nutrient to COLLOIDAL nutrients(very very micro small) these smallest of sized of micro nutrients are what the plant will thrive on.
You can also see the effect of the bacteria begin to transform the local soil into better hydrating, deeper profile and better ph as the bacteria and fungus are breaking down rock to soil.
Hence eating this food provides all the same increases as the plant received.
What an AMAZING harvest!
It helps to have almost 20 hours or light most of the summer
You are the MAN !!!! How do you keep the animals out?
Food, money, however, you just shared knowledge, too! What many people, with few resources don't have. They need to know.
Absolutely amazing... Would certainly like the recipe, for sure :) Checking out the website as well. Thanks for posting the video...
Jesse, EXACTLY! God I'm so happy I just found this video. I want to get into aquaponics in the next few months in my next apartment... and compost tea works well as a supplement to add to the aquaponics systems, too, from everything I've heard. Now I know to spray the leaves for that biofilm wax protection! Sounds kinda like nature's antibiotics for plants. I'm impressed.
The wax on leaves I read contains tricontanol which is the secret when he uses it when making compost tea. There is a lot in kelp.
David Hefner it's also abundant in Alfalfa
Ahh
I wondered about it ?
NOT TO MENTION Alaska has impeccable sandy soil for root systems with pristine metals as well !
That's a pretty amazing plant he's got there that can grow 6 different varieties of vegetable...
It is also the spacing. Look at those leeks. He is planting in a single row per bed spaced at 3 or 4 feet between plants. Read "Gardening when it counts" to be convinced how extensive planting produce so much more. Since I plant extensively all my corn tillers and I get 4 large ears per plant.
thats what i have been doing too, its just here where i live its SUPER hot and dry during the summer so getting giant alien like veggies is super hard to do. this summer im going to TRY to get better vegetables with compost tea and a lot of hard work.
Thanks to this gentleman's example, I will be adding COMPOST TEA to my "Green" vocabulary. Yes indeed.
You got a great garden. Anything from plants helps the plants grow. But nothing is better than a fish in the soil.
+chefgiovanni "Nothing is better than fish in the soil"? I strongly disagree.Animal manures are the cheapest,laziest,low nutrition,form of compost.
Keepskatin
You might be correct. It is easier to get too
chefgiovanni Yes you are right that "Nothing is better than a fish in the soil " I just raised my small garden two month ago and use marine resources for plant like sea weed , crabs and fish for manure . Creeping grass found at shore ( green compost ).Only those nutrients and my cabbages, tomatoes and cucumber were grow so fast and bearing fruits now and some of my cabbages had sold . I use sand from the beach / shore .
Holly crap u r the man!!! That the biggest beet I have ever seen in the tittle sequence... Wow!!!!
Thanks for sharing such a fantastic tip.
I wish I could grow in Alaska, the soil is probably already chock-full of trace minerals
to be able to grow veggies like that in Alaska is amazing the life is in the soil ( feed the soil not the plant) but weather & sunlight are still a huge element. Microbes are key bacterial & fungal teas. LOTS OF INFORMATION in JADAM farming & Korean natural farming!! lots of videos
ya i read the coments and still agree that its good for all humanity to share freely all info, ya i used horse manure tee with good results, but i find its real inportant to have good fluffy soil that seems to make the most inprovement, leaves are great
well some arnt but mapple tree leave are great
I'm sure the vegetation he grows still contain all of the nutrients and vitamins naturally occurring because of his organic green thumb and space. I am familiar with natural gardening. While they don't grow that big, they grow big enough and are not water lodged unlike the ones at the grocery. So it's not unlikely that a trained green thumb could produce such a lush garden. Your compost is key. :)
I grew I big cabbage that weighed 20 lbs. it takes longer to grow big vegetable but you increase the chance of insects destroying your crop towards the end of summer when you harvest.
I love this! I wish I could grow any one of these in Vegas!! heehee Thanks!!
Ive tested it. 100% working!
I need some of that special tea!
"Here's the secret to my success." (Doesn't tell us the secret.)
Long summer days.
I wonder how many times he has to put on the compost tea. This looks freakin' amazing!
Holy catfish! I took a class on growing enormous pumpkins! Fun stuff.
Keep in mind that he has been working the same soil for a long time by adding organic material. I have the same issue with dead soil, the more organic material added, the better your results will be. I also have worms to make awesome compost tea, it fixed my lawn into a lush playground and killed all the grubs lol
Microbes Rule. Happy microbes = Happy plants. Nice vid @foodAbudance, thanks.
My Medical Cannabis proves the growth balance differential hypothesis to be correct. I'm editing a Microbe/ soil relationship vid for my youtube atm
ROFL! Can you imagine opening a grocery store with these?!
Hi unkle Jonh i hope you a good day and a good feel with Compos tea,,
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Wow you are great sir..amazing garden
AMAZING! What I would like to know John can Azomite rock dust powder form be added to the mix? I know powder form of molasses or liquid form works, but can rock dust be another ingredient that would be beneficial when mixed to compost tea or just add rock dust alone straight to the soil before adding compost tea.
Amazing garden, thank you!
Again and again, to see non-stop!
Well done tutorial. Thanks
this what i been needing!!!
Hi, almost sure what is in it. Molasses for the sugar, blood & bone meal, dried poultry manure and something for the nitrogen (used coffee grains work well, rinse them after use to get rid of acidity). Also you can use powdered milk. There is also magnesium that gives a blue green to leaves. Most commercial fertilisers focus on NPK. The more minerals in balance the healthier the plant. This is low strength biological fertilizer. Given often. Need more info them message me. Cheers.
Alaska has some fine volcanic soil in combination with compost tea you will some very nice big outstanding veggies.
Extra Long summer days help, but I'll try it with tea this summer.
Gave this a try last year, works well, 7 kilo of tomato on 1 plant & grew the size of apples.. the plant was Money Maker, so shouldn't have grown fruit that large. Also worked wonders on my butternut squash plant, leafs spanning 15inches + !! Fruits bigger than any I've clapped my eyes on.
Guess the saying goes: Don't knock it, till you try it.
I'm Gonna play around with some natural ingredients this year. God bless all who keep it organic.
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@Kiwalabyetimothyshsh 6 years ago. Ugh! What a change. Small garden the past 4 years. Didn't do much tea. I bought a fertilizer bottle that lasted 3 years. Now, I have guinea pigs for fertilizer and composting as well.
Awesome Giant Veggies. Good Luck.
Great clip thanks. I've been using garden tea for years - excellent. But I'll try the diffuser thanks. Some people suggest warming it too. Any comment please?
Congratulations on the Guinness records. Not sure I want my vegies quite that big though!
Hi John ,love your video ! May I know when I can harvest my veg to cook after applying homemade compost tea like you did?
Oh my gosh
That's awesome I'd love to grow zucchini that big
great video, thanks
if i find another video as great as this ill sleep outside!!
Tea&sprayn leaves is where its at grew biggest colas of my life foliar feedn👍😁
I love it if u don't love growing them u don't see the humor he gave you the secret know it's up to you to find out the right potion
It helps having a very long photoperiod too.
Boy I sure would like some of his seeds! Perhaps then I would get bigger veggies! I dont get the same results as he has.
some heroes don't wear capes . thank so much Sir.
wow these are all great. have you tried tomatoes with this tea?
i dont know his secret but what i found to grow big veggi is septic water mixed with cow manure and i had the same results
What is septic water ?
Cool, would love to be able to make veggie that size
you deserve alot more likes!
That's great gardening!
💕💕💕wow.....i am so jealous your vtg garden....the amazing
What is the best diffuser to use for making teas? Looking for something that is easy to clean and long lasting.
So inspiring:)
Amazing!
thanks man!
I love this video!!
i would love to know whats exactly in that tea compost. i got some avocados,mango,guanabana and other items that need some help.
Only problem is the larger the veggies the less flavor and tougher they get most the time. Used to grow large zucchini growing up that were over 2 feet long but they had seeds the size of a pumpkins but not quit as tough. Fun though to have a few giant veggies to give to people.
This is awesome video! nice big veg there. Thanks for posting, Whilst I agree with every thing you say about the microbes etc there is on thing I do adamantly disagree with (see my post below) I make a very rich woodland floor compost and my veg are not quite as big as yours, but I have grown a 15 ft sunflower and huge Kale etc I wonder what would happen if I added your tea mix to my methods. Thanks for posting!
yeah ok he uses compost tea and that stuff is amazing, but come on he lives in Alaska its BEAUTIFUL up there! try doing that here in the desert where i live with the clay soil.
Its cause hes in Alaska too. During the grow season the recieve almost 24 hours of sunlight. look it up.
Thank you Well Said!
Man those are nice vegetables.
thanks
They start showing mix @ 5:10 FYI
I would like to know what are John's ingredients for his compost tea, thanks
There's a lot of na sayers here trying to come up with all kinds of excuses, the truth is this works and it works big time, this will help any gardener successful ones included.
this video is amazing!!
The video is from a show called Gardening by the Yard. Unfortunately its no longer on TV. However the host Paul James has a few videos on youtube.
I've been using bountea Alaskan forest humis for years, nothing can compare to it.
+Jared Paul thanks for the snoop, i'll look for something like that
Jared Paul Where can I get it
@@charlesedsall6648 did you ever find out were to purchase it from? Thanks in advance.
I agree, a farmer that wants to label his products "Organic" must pay for approval , where one using corporate chemical products does not. there is another term one can use, but not as popular, "Biodynamic" or use "naturally grown", the word "organic" seems to have become "owned". growing naturally does not have to be more expensive than commercially grown, in reality it could actually cost less.
thanks and great video
hi i like your video i have a question what tipe of micronutrient powder do u put on the compost tea there is alot of them.