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

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 If you want to learn more about Home Gardening, read Graeme's multi-part article, "Ten Tips for a Problem-Free, Super Productive Home Garden"… https://blog.nutri-tech.com.au/ten-ti... If you want to learn more about the NTS Home Garden Range Head to the website… https://www.nutritiongardening.com.au … or check out the NTS Home Gardner’s Guide. https://buff.ly/4a8TEXV …or try our new NTS FulvX™ Powder https://nutri-tech.com.au/products/nt... Head to our website to find out more https://nutri-tech.com.au/ Interested in attending a Certificate in Nutrition Farming course? https://nutri-tech.com.au/pages/courses Interested in a one hour Online Consultation with Graeme Sait? Book an online consultation today… https://nutri-tech.com.au/pages/consu... Sign up for our Newsletter & Receive a free digital copy of Graeme's book https://nutri-tech.com.au/pages/newsl... Follow us on Social Media Facebook:   / nutritechsolutions   Instagram:   / nutritechsolutionsyandina   LinkedIn:   / nutri-tech-solutions   Twitter: https://x.com/ntsaustralia