https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/1e04ddc2-ec13-41bd-81b9-4b6fe5a81b0d Today I share 4 more popular gardening tips that you can probably ignore. If you shop on Amazon, you can support OYR simply by clicking this link (bookmark it too) before shopping: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=oneya-20 4 tips you can ignore: 0:33 - apply used coffee grounds to the soil of acid loving plants to make the soil more acidic 1:37 - backfill planting holes with compost when planting trees 2:55 - add sugar to the soil or water with sugar water for sweeter tomatoes 3:42 - don't plant pumpkins and squash in the same garden because they will cross pollinate, resulting in "squmpkins" Sources: "Coffee for Roses...and 70 Other Misleading Myths About Backyard Gardening" by C.L. Fornari http://amzn.to/2rtCe2f, The Myth of Soil Amendments: "When transplanting trees or shrubs into landscapes, amend the backfill soil with organic matter." by Linda Chalker-Scott https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/403/2015/03/soil-amendments.pdf, Sources used by Dr. Chalker-Scott for this article: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GardenProfessors/permalink/10155734393261490/ "How Plants Work" by Linda Chalker-Scott http://amzn.to/2rzntLu, OYR is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost and mulch. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:45:45 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/1e04ddc2-ec13-41bd-81b9-4b6fe5a81b0d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.