How I Prepare My Garden For Spring! No Lawn, Composting, and Native Plant Seed Starting!

In this video I'll show you how I prepare my garden for Spring! I'll be seed starting, propagating ground cover, and decorating the yard!
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  • @michellepollino4986
    @michellepollino49864 ай бұрын

    Can’t wait to see all the wild flower seeds when they bloom. Love the new pots, great idea to repurpose and reuse.

  • @MagicalZach
    @MagicalZach4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for planting native! Now start making random native beds around town !

  • @nicolebergelin6200
    @nicolebergelin62004 ай бұрын

    Frogfruit is such a banger of a plant! Glad to see that you are propping and spreading it 🔥

  • @jonsinclair1727
    @jonsinclair17274 ай бұрын

    i wish everyone loved wildflowers.. if we all had a 5x5 patch.. it would do so much for nature and life

  • @delightfuldesignsbydenise9710
    @delightfuldesignsbydenise97103 ай бұрын

    Not sure why I didn’t think so but…never realized we could use the dog 💩💩 to compost. Nice score at the Estate sale & garage sale!! I am impressed by your willingness to grab neighbors leaves to use as mulch. I didn’t realize that either. I used some of mine to dump around my fig tree this yr.

  • @AryanaandtheUniverse
    @AryanaandtheUniverse4 ай бұрын

    I'm not sure if you have tried this already but the pine needles will promote a more acidic soil and this is great for things like blueberries. This could be a fun multipurposed understory. Excited for spring your space will look amazing!

  • @orthodox_gentleman

    @orthodox_gentleman

    3 ай бұрын

    The design build landscape architecture firm I work for uses pine straw mulch a lot

  • @Trav_Can
    @Trav_Can4 ай бұрын

    6:27 Cool rocks! That's the thing about plants and creating these spaces, they only get better with time. I look forward to seeing your progress. Very cool! It's going to be so cool in two to three years. Just imagine five years from now! Just imagine a decade!

  • @paulplantu

    @paulplantu

    4 ай бұрын

    I know I’m approaching my fourth year of gardening so I’m excited. Things are about to start taking off!

  • @Trav_Can

    @Trav_Can

    4 ай бұрын

    @@paulplantu It's going to be good!

  • @ericstrees
    @ericstrees4 ай бұрын

    You are a constant inspo Paul. Much love from Toronto

  • @victorevans6639
    @victorevans66394 ай бұрын

    Doing the good work

  • @MJArt13
    @MJArt134 ай бұрын

    So jealous of all the southern gardeners right now. Its still freezing bootay in Michigan.

  • @paulplantu

    @paulplantu

    4 ай бұрын

    I really am so blessed. I’m about to start planting stuff this week

  • @MJArt13

    @MJArt13

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@paulplantu I've got 4.5 weeks until starting seeds indoors. And 15 weeks until planting. I'll be living vicariously through your youtube channel until then and tending my orchids. 😊

  • @comic9868ds
    @comic9868ds3 ай бұрын

    You could try perennial geraniums and ajuga. We’re in zone 5 so I’m not sure if that works in TX. We love your content.

  • @christiridley1009
    @christiridley10094 ай бұрын

    Hey! Thanks for the awesome update! I got the frog fruit idea from you, and i am loving it as a ground cover! I found mine griwing next to a side walk, and boy does that stuff love to root!

  • @paulplantu

    @paulplantu

    4 ай бұрын

    It really does take off. I saw some at the park the other day and was like where was happy to see it growing there! I hope I have a full native lawn by the end of the year.

  • @rickyt3961
    @rickyt39614 ай бұрын

    thrifting for pots! great idea. never considered that. i'll be looking around this summer.👍🏽

  • @Fabdanc
    @Fabdanc4 ай бұрын

    Oenothera speciosa can be a bit of a brute because it is stoloniferous and also a good reseeder. So once it really gets going on you, it might be a bit much. You need to get into yarrow (achilea) and asters, my dude. You may have more success seeding in the fall with some of your wildflowers. Some need cold stratification or are cool growers. Many wildflowers native to our region can handle temps down into the 20s when they are young -- like bluebonnets or violas. Our pollinators seem to go bananas for anything in lamiaceae. Our native Texas salvias are beasts.

  • @OPDrags
    @OPDrags4 ай бұрын

    Ayy riff raff lol. Known coast to coast

  • @mglouise97
    @mglouise974 ай бұрын

    Wow your soil looks so dark and rich. Incredible

  • @matt.endlesscourage
    @matt.endlesscourage4 ай бұрын

    💚

  • @user-tucsonsw
    @user-tucsonsw4 ай бұрын

    Nice video Paul. I've started a lot more SW wild flower seeds this year. I'm even putting wild flower seeds in pots. That has worked really well for me in years past. I'm looking forward to see how your yard does this year. You and the family take care and be safe. Gary, Tucson AZ

  • @paulplantu

    @paulplantu

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks as always!! I hope we get more rain than last year! I think most of my trees and shrubs are going to hit their stride this year. It’ll be their third year in the ground

  • @caranwysong3065
    @caranwysong30654 ай бұрын

    Wow, I didn't know you just kind of throw the wildflower seeds toward the ground. I can't wait to see how it looks later!

  • @paulplantu

    @paulplantu

    4 ай бұрын

    That’s the cheapest and easiest way to have a meadow like look

  • @AuTheFuture
    @AuTheFuture4 ай бұрын

    Aweeesome man! Been waiting on this

  • @allenslater9234
    @allenslater92344 ай бұрын

    Love your videos!

  • @jonblaze333
    @jonblaze3334 ай бұрын

    Diablo paolo I haven't been around here in a while. Glad u still at it on the plant side. Gotta check ur other channel too while I'm at it. Hope all is well on ur plaaannneetttt

  • @HCV2962
    @HCV29624 ай бұрын

    Another post 🌱 yay!

  • @leelulady2010
    @leelulady20104 ай бұрын

    I can give you lots of bluebonnet seeds!

  • @JoJoJohnston
    @JoJoJohnston4 ай бұрын

    Thank you Sir!

  • @drb996
    @drb9964 ай бұрын

    Worm bin and a portable greenhouse my guy

  • @paulplantu

    @paulplantu

    4 ай бұрын

    I do need a greenhouse for sure

  • @santaanaroadwildman3614
    @santaanaroadwildman36144 ай бұрын

    Dawg try Japanese Fiber Banana or Musa Basjoo. It can handle freezes. Leaves might get crispy but comes back each spring. Brah idk if dogshit breaks down into useable compost but let us kno! "Urth es ma plont!"

  • @paulplantu

    @paulplantu

    4 ай бұрын

    I need some banana suggestions. I’m not going to use the dog crap as compost I’m just going to let it sit there and let it degrade.

  • @nippolitica

    @nippolitica

    4 ай бұрын

    @@paulplantu Musa basjoo is native to my area, and we share a climate, so I absolutely agree with this. When we do get a freeze, it may die to the ground, but then it springs. Been in the 70sF here this past week, and I've so far been able to keep a *monstera* alive outside since December. Does drop to 50s tomorrow though, so I put it in bubble wrap.

  • @deedeekong7161
    @deedeekong71614 ай бұрын

    Does your municipality offer rebates for ripping out turf and replacing it with native plants? I'm getting close to $9k from mine for ripping out 1,700 square feet of grass.

  • @Misohouse612
    @Misohouse6124 ай бұрын

    you should start with affiliate link so we can support your channel!

  • @DatKrazyKook
    @DatKrazyKook4 ай бұрын

    I’ve got a big shepherd that likes to trample and stomp over and through everything on top of targeting my delicate plants (of course not my salt tolerant ones). How well do your wild flower seeds and plants hold up against yours? I’m in San Antonio and want to mix in wild flowers with my perennials.

  • @Tealbicycle
    @Tealbicycle4 ай бұрын

    How does the frog fruit handle foot traffic from kids and dogs?

  • @ZE308AC
    @ZE308AC4 ай бұрын

    Try adding biochard to absorb the dog 💩 🍦 in he trash can with holes

  • @AhmadAsrafHashim
    @AhmadAsrafHashim4 ай бұрын

    If Color Me Bad did gardening 🤭

  • @darklighter2838
    @darklighter28384 ай бұрын

    You chopped the banana 😲 The core was perfectly fine, would have grown bigger, you should have trimmed a bit of the top part only.... oh well.....😅

  • @paulplantu

    @paulplantu

    4 ай бұрын

    The whole thing was brown on the inside with bugs in it. But yeah if I messed up thennnnn whoooops

  • @darklighter2838

    @darklighter2838

    4 ай бұрын

    @@paulplantu it will grow back if you leave that little stem thats left. Love all your video's!

  • @jonny_mazerati9410
    @jonny_mazerati94104 ай бұрын

    Just keep in mind the birds (bird feeders) will eat all the butterflies and caterpillars when they do come 🦋

  • @paulplantu

    @paulplantu

    4 ай бұрын

    That’s the circle of life papa! Hopefully there’s so much food for em some caterpillars can survive.

  • @MonoiLuv
    @MonoiLuv4 ай бұрын

    Erfff is mah plah-nit

  • @zwicknagel
    @zwicknagel4 ай бұрын

    Your banana is coming back....

  • @katiecannon8186
    @katiecannon81864 ай бұрын

    We want a slow walk around showing your very cool 1980s ????? house. Whatever era, it’s great. But we need a better video that focuses on it.

  • @paulplantu

    @paulplantu

    4 ай бұрын

    It was built in 1971 but I might in one of these vids

  • @nippolitica
    @nippolitica4 ай бұрын

    Note to self: do not watch Paul's videos while eating.

  • @Bluesage2024
    @Bluesage20244 ай бұрын

    Epic use turning old to new. I am heading out to garage sale this weekend. Thanks🪴🌴🌳🥀🌻

  • @brett2595
    @brett25954 ай бұрын

    cut that banana back to chest height and it will come out at that level and maybe make bananas

  • @Hayley-sl9lm
    @Hayley-sl9lm4 ай бұрын

    Wait are you like composting dog shit like for manure? I was checking out the EPA/USDA Fact Sheet on composting dog waste, it seems pretty interesting but it seems like they don't have that much data yet on minimum compost times for the pathogens of concern from dog waste. The publication says " It should not be used on crops grown for human consumption" so I wouldn't use it on veggies.

  • @BeautifulEarthJa

    @BeautifulEarthJa

    4 ай бұрын

    He actually doesn't want it to go into the food that's why he has it over by that tree.

  • @Hayley-sl9lm

    @Hayley-sl9lm

    4 ай бұрын

    @@BeautifulEarthJa That makes sense

  • @paulplantu

    @paulplantu

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah, I’m just trying to put it somewhere so it can break down over time without it being close to my fruit trees and veggies.

  • @MrNvful
    @MrNvful4 ай бұрын

    I’m curious to know if you have any indoor plants? 🪴