Building & Utilising Wicking Beds - Episode 11 - How to Do It Series 2

Описание: Welcome to Episode Eleven of the "How to Do It" Series Two, this week I would like to try to empower you with practical demonstrations of strategies that can build your production, profitability and resilience, by focusing on wicking beds and all the benefits they deliver.

I often talk about the importance of growing your own nutrient dense food for yourself and your family. In fact, I describe the home garden as The ultimate wellness tool. Not only do you get to eat nutrient dense chemical-free food with forgotten flavours and enhanced medicinal qualities, but you have the luxury of consuming that food freshly harvested. Many are not aware that there is up to 50% of nutrition lost in the post harvest period between farm and table; this should be motivation enough to start growing fresh fruit and veg today.

One of the most productive home food production strategies involves wicking beds. With this simple system, watering is vastly improved, requiring less attention and overall water use, while allowing you full control over the soil fertility, as you build it from scratch.

Two years ago we had a bad fire at Nutrition Farms in Applethorpe and a half-melted water tank was one of the many casualties. In this video, Claudia and I will show you how we repurposed this tank, as a wicking bed, to create a wonderfully productive vegetable plot.

Until next week I wish you a happy, fulfilling Nutrition Gardening journey!

Chapters:
00:00 Title Sequence
00:44 Introduction
03:00 Basic Principles of Construction
06:04 Watering & Wicking Function
07:48 The Importance of Growing your Own Food
09:52 Shelf life and Nutrient Density
11:18 Health Benefits
12:34 Sizing wicking beds for purpose
13:50 Considerations for placement
14:52 Claudia's Chef Tips
17:14 Advice for planting
18:17 Summary
19:01 End Credits

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