Gardener Roasts Dumb "Indoor Gardening Hacks"

I've actually used tinfoil reflectors to grow food indoors on a windowsill during the winter in canada. They did help compared to no tinfoil reflectors, but didn't make an enormous difference. Mine were also much bigger than what that person used. If you want to do this: take a spare cereal box or cardboard and cover it in a single layer of aluminum foil. That will use much less foil while being relatively stiff and sturdy.

I'm pretty sure aspirin tricks a lot of plants into upping their immune system. So that hack has some relevance.

have you seen an annualbutten weed i like them

Ha ha that little reflective doo dad. Too be fair though we got a large package with foil covered Styrofoam of something awhile ago. We use the foil side to amplify light but they are about 3 x 3 foot long and wide each. It does help. But that little thing probably would not help.

plus its phosphorus plants need for rooting not potassium thats for fruits and flowers

What’s up man, great videos. Are you hungry, do you like roast…. Check this video out and please tell me what the heck this guys talking about. “My electroculture gardening setup! High energy plant growth!” By “Expedition homestead.”

I lost it at the foil "light" trick. Holy shit😂

So upside down planting isn't good for the plant? I was just looking at your book and it demonstrates how to make a hanging plant. I'm not knocking you, just trying to understand cause I've wanted to do this with strawberries and other plants for a long time.

Tomato worms love peppers for some reason. We have over 40 tomato planets. And I don't find them often but when I do they are always on and eating the bell pepper plants.

If you're going to use hot peppers as a deterrent for bugs I suggest you wash your hands very thoroughly before you go to the bathroom or decide to rub your eyes I mean either way is going to suck 😆😆😆

Oh literally the only reason to use a tea bag for seed starting is the anti fungal nature of certain teas. You would need to do your homework for that hack to work. Kinda sounds more effort than it is worth, just get a sterile mix or hardy seeds.

The only viral plant hacks I trust are the innocent "upcycle containers instead of buying pots" ones. Or the famous "start with chives" because chives are fun and easy and when you get it right, they keep coming back.

My girlfriend sends me links to some of these gardening "hacks". My reactions are very similar. "Awh that was sweet honey, thanks, but....."

The pepper thing kinda does work as he mentioned. And like him, i also use garlic and the worlds greatest do everything soap, Dr Bronners 😊

Watering orchids (or anything) with ice cubes? Sounds bad to me. Unless u need cold soil. Could this be a hack stores use to kill your plants faster so you purchase more frequently? Just a theory...any thoughts out there?

Wow, I've gone quite far back in the channel's history. It feels somehow strange to see the host in a room after all those recent videos with the garden.

Tomato horn worms love peppers they have stripped my pepper plants in 24 hrs on more than one occasion. So I dont see that tips on chili water insect repellant working.

It would be interesting if you tried some of them like the mushroom one to see if it works....

Regarding the Aspirin. It has salicylic acid in it which helps plants cope with stress better. It acts as a "pseudo attack" on the plant making them they are being attacked by a disease causing an immune response from the plant which in turn causes it to beef up a little which could increase yields. Other than that... it doesn't have any benefits. It's def something I would space out 3-4 weeks per application and not every week.

I'm growing upside down this year but the Everglade tomatoes get 12' long or longer and that leaves me more space for flowers in the garden. Also doing dwarf okra and various peppers hanging upside down.Our season is short in Vermont. I grow for the local food shelf, friends and family too.

The teabag is covered in (almost) boiling water. I doubt that it being not sterile would be a problem.

the succulent hack works best with plants from a craft store like Michaels or Hobby Lobby, just look in the plastic plant section, and use hot glue to attach them to the cork.

i moved to a house with partly shaded backyard. i wanted to grow the best tomatoes ever, like my life depended on it, despite them only getting 6 hours of direct sunlight. so i built a line and hook trellis system that would allow me a spiral the plants around once they reached the top of the 8 ft trellis. i had no idea how many times i would actually end up spiraling them around. by the end of the season i had a tomato plant that reached TWENTY TWO feet long. despite their towering height i only ever collected a few tomatoes from each plant.

you guys need to do another fail video!! i’ll kick it off…

“upside down plants absorb more nutrients” LMAO

That was a beautifully coloured tomato hornworm

Kevin: Get rotated idiot. 😎

I see you made it a point to do all these Masonic signs … thanks but not watching you anymore. I know exactly what your agenda is, I’ve been gardening for over 20 years & I’ve been watching you & you have some knowledge & experience but you don’t know it all, & your opinions are just a way to throw people off growing real natural food you’re suggesting grafting/cloning, growing food without seeds, yeah you’re on the wrong side of the field for me my guy I hope everyone else realizes he’s a fraud.

You are so funny...if you could just see the expression on your face but you are also very correct. Thank you for calling Blossom out. Love your videos.

codys lab channel he has a terrarium that is sealed and has been for a while.

Best garden channel

I love this guy.

You just came correct on all those dumb ass hacks!! Bahaha Ur video on aloe helped me revive/rescue my aloe.

Thanks for the content.

I was so anxious watching this video thinking he’s gonna knock over that white pot with geometric designs. It’s so close to the edge🫣

Thanks!

Where is the video, the name of the video, where he speaks about putting Gravel into containers??

I'm a little confused about the tin foil. Obviously, that tiny scrap of tin foil in the video won't reflect much light back, but what about large sheets of tin foil that surround the plant and/or the growing setup (and, in the case of grow lights, contain the light source as well)?

I would have ate the banana and tossed the peal in my worm bin that’s what I always do I do put it threw the blender first to help it brake down faster

"This is so obviously dumb!"
Truer words have never been spoken, sir

That upside down hack is very funny have they not seen a tree?

I don't mind ol Kevin, but I find these videos very salty on his part. he tries too hard to be un-bias towards the clips, but it really feels like he is just upset on the success of the crap he is commenting on

Dr. Bronner's is insanely good stuff

The spicyness of hot peppers only affect mammals...

There are some plants that can give better yield if you hang them up side down a couple of days before harvest

U live in San Diego? So do I. Just came across ur channel.. right on!!!

This was so informative. I sometimes see these hacks pop up on my Instagram. Good to confirm that most of them aren't good ideas. except that rope one. I want to try that.