Welcome gardeners to the first full garden tour of the new backyard garden! In Zone 8b things are starting to get warm but we are having an actual lovely long spring. Come hang out with me while we talking about what is growing in the garden. Happy Gardening friends!
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I went crazy with my tomato planting…I have 74 tomato plants đ€Șlooks like I'll be giving some away.
Nice tour! Do you prune your tomatillos? Also, do you plant spinach?
You said letâs go over to the orchard and then the video ended đą lol
Hi Brooke, great tour! I'm also growing about 60 tomatoes this year. (I went a little wild with the different seeds…lol!) Question, usually, I grow in containers. I just bought two 17" 8X4 Vegos for the tomatoes and I'm wondering about spacing. You have yours pretty close together. Has that worked for you in the past? P.S. Your Dr. Wyches are really big yellow tomatoes, they might be great in the Sunshine sauce:)
I had great success with Seminole pumpkin. I got info from Jerra from Jerras Garden that the varieties that are cucurbita moschata are less susceptible to vine borers.
Howdy neighbor, your garden looks great! Iâve been thinking about building some new raised beds, but I think I might save that for this winter.
The struggle with clay soil is so real.
I had to redo a garden bed twice because Bermuda grass kept taking over.
You can get some 2ft rebar that is pre cut at lowes or home depot,hammer some in where the boards join and are trying to move out.The most tomato plants i have ever done is 75,it was crazy. I liked the Velencia tomato also. I also love the Mr. Stripey tomato. I don't have much luck with brandywines. Spaghetti squash grows like crazy.
I felt like I was going overboard this year with tomato plants – 12, the most I've ever planted. After watching your tour, now I want some more (dang it!)
Gorgeous, happy tomato plants!
Hey Brooke ! Down in New Braunfels the tractor supply had some 3ft tall blueberry bushes that do well in our area for $14.99
Austin isnât too far so yours may have some too
Your plants that you started from seed look as good as the store bought ones.
It has been a nice spring, except for that freezing weather on March 20th. You were correct in tilling in the raised beds, but it will take a year to get the fertility correct since it takes a while for the bacteria to break down the organic matter. If the beds are not growing as you think they should, you could cheat and add a high nitrogen conventional fertilizer such as Ammonium sulfate (21-0-0) or rapid organic fertilizer such as Chilean Nitrate (Hoss tools) or blood meal. And thanks for mentioning the yellow paste tomatoes, now I want to get a yellow paste for some reason. SESE does sell a yellow bell paste tomato, so I might have to order some more seeds.
Agree that Paul Robeson tomatoes are the best! I keep trying to convert Cherokee Purple fans to Paul Robeson fans, haha. Thorburn's Terra Cotta tomatoes are also fantastic. I'm in Austin and I have success with most slicers, especially if I can keep them around until the fall, which is when they really seem to thrive and show off.
Loved the garden tour but definitely looking forward to the orchard tour. Thanks for sharing and stay blessed!
-Calvin
You are great. You are consistent in asking for the pollinators to come.
Madame. May i suggest buying some Kool Aid. Heavy on the sugar. Leave it out.
Or,be lazy. Open a couple cans of coke. Leave them out…..
đ hey kool aid
Paul Robeson tomatoes are awful up here. Carbon is far superior and nobody can tell me different. đ Your tomatoes look very healthy.
Yes, Butternut squash will do well because it is a moschata cultivar, has thicker stems which prevent the SVB from burrowing into it as easily as pepo and maxima types.
We are growing many of the same tomato varieties. I am up to 71 varieties this year. I am beyond excited. Also participating in some new tomato breeding. Hoping to one day name a new variety after my grandparents.