https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/ab5337d3-5322-4d57-8601-2f267050f28d I do my best to grow a lot of food without spending much or working harder than I have to. In pursuit of this goal, I carefully evaluate gardening tips before adopting them. This video reviews 4 popular tips 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 Probably Ignore: 0:58 Use phosphorus fertilizer to increase blooms and stimulate root growth 3:40 Buy and release ladybugs to control aphids and mites 4:51 Don't use oak leaves in compost and mulch because they make soil acidic 5:48 Avoid wood mulches because they attract carpenter ants and termites Sources: “Decoding Gardening Advice” by Jeff Gillman and Meleah Maynard http://amzn.to/2nr8Lnm “The Myth of Beneficial Bone Meal” - Linda Chalker-Scott https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/403/2015/03/bonemeal.pdf “The Myth of Phosphate Fertilizer” - Linda Chalker-Scott https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/403/2015/03/phosphate.pdf “The Myth of Phosphate, pt. 2” - Linda Chalker-Scott https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/403/2015/03/phosphate-2.pdf The Garden Professors Blog post on excess phosphorus: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GardenProfessors/permalink/10155149292061490/ "Oak Mulch?" OSU Extension http://extension.oregonstate.edu/question-of-the-week/oak-mulch The Garden Professors Blog Facebook discussion on wood chips: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GardenProfessors/permalink/10154642664226490/?comment_id=10154642734951490&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D "Wood Chip Mulch: Landscape Boon or Bane?" - https://puyallup.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/403/2015/03/wood-chips.pdf 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 12:45:46 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/ab5337d3-5322-4d57-8601-2f267050f28d 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.