Gardening is a never ending learning process. In this video I will talk about what I’ve learned in the past year. Please comment on what you’ve learned in the past year!
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Be aware of really deep digging soil in order to "improve" drainage. You may be turning up weed seeds that have lain dormant for years. "Hello thistle!" Build the soil up with compost and moderate…or even no…digging.
I've learned:
Thick compost on top is wonderful
Inspecting irrigation for proper watering is paramount.
Pinching the tops of peppers works great
Tomatoes in a trellis is fantastic
Roma tomatoes in inverted tomato cones works great
Cherry tomatoes in stacked hourglass tomato cones is perfect
It's a mistake to let wimpy plants grow too long and cause the next crop to go in too late
A worm farms makes fantastic compost
Brian runs into problems too. 🙂
I heard wood shavings can pull nitrogen out of the soil. It may not show right away but you will need to add a lot of nitrogen during the growing season.
I learned that leaving leaves on the ground over the winter till mid spring is the best thing. I have never had as many ladybugs on my red currant bush as I am having this spring. I attribute this phenomenon to the fact that I left the leaves on the ground. I learned that caging my blueberry bushes with chicken wire and single layer of burlap worked to keep the rabbits and squirrels away during the winter. I also learned that saving seeds and then starting plants from seeds the next spring saves a lot of money. The seed companies charge an arm and a leg for 10 seeds in a packet plus shipping. Also, I have learned a whole lot about solitary bees. My first time Blue Orchard Mason bees started hatching a week ago. They all took off into the distance. I thought to myself, what a waste of money. Yesterday, one of the females returned to my backyard and got busy pollinating my blueberry bushes. (That was the main point of getting them.) That one solitary bee, with its shiny black butt, made my day.
This is random, but I learned that preying mantis are total bad asses. 😂 I had a preying mantis and a grasshopper having a stare down on the same plant stem. The grasshopper was at least 4 times larger than the preying mantis, but eventually he started backing away, and when the mantis advanced he hopped off. This of course caused me to research, and a mantis has been known to kill a bird! Anyway, it was entertaining for me.
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This year I have started to learn about seed starting and serious container gardening
Always had gophers. Started using the gopher hawk. Killed 7 in 1 week. Thanks for all your videos. Love gardening
Hi Brian, I learned this year that in my area, Peppers and Egg Plant have two fruiting seasons at least. One as the temperature is going up towards summer and, as the temperature is going down towards Autumn. I live in Sub-Tropical North Eastern NSW Australia. I also found my most successful Peppers were mostly grown in self-made wicking pots. I also put climbing beans in the same pots and that extended my growing season for beans into winter. Also grow Trompoccino squash as they are resistant to squash bug. Still learning at 74. Cheers, Muffy from Oz
I learned that squash and cucumbers and I guess Mellon's with hairy stems will root from cuttings. Most things planted in dirt can be planted in straw or wood chips. How to make individual drip systems for plants. That there are perennial vegetables. A lot of plants can be grown indoors under light, meaning harvest year round. Green beans will grow indoors on a sunny window sill. Tote boxes are fabulous pots. Use sticks and twigs in the bottom of containers and put straw and soil on top to save soil. Grow from seeds. That's a start. These YouTube channels are my classes. Thanks for making these videos!!!
I learned from your "experiment" that the reason I haven't had a tomato hornworm on my tomato plants in years was because I've always planted big bushy basil plants right next to them (and will never stop doing so) ever since hearing about your experiment planting tomatoes in a bed without basil and having hornworms find it.
Your vibrating post need to be deeper in the ground. You want to leave about one inch of the tube above the ground. I had my posts like yours for a few year and they did not work well. I put them deeper in the ground they work much better.
omg! I have learned everything from you. I have been binging all your videos since January getting ready for this planting season. There is so much I learned I can't pinpoint just one thing.
Great tips. I've been a subscriber on my other channel, but this is my brand new channel. I just posted a video this morning!
earwigs and slugs are the main culprits of eating seedlings in my garden
I’ve learned to buy at least one zone lower than my zone and that I hate Arctic blasts. However, I did learn to appreciate the opportunity to buy more plants😎
I learned a little more about companion planting. I started it last summer, and I’m implementing it again this summer. And even in my container garden on the patio. I have broccoli, onions, artichoke tomatoes, peppers, mint, and carrots, growing in containers on my patio garden. I learned which ones do just fine and which ones don’t do as well. A lot of vegetables do better in ground I knew that already but now I know which ones that I’ve tried will work better in the garden and in the pots.
That deer are a pain in the arse and I understand why they get killed.
Brian, when I plant beans and cucs outside, I immediately cover them with tulle. Before they sprout. That way they are not stolen and come out happily. I use a lot of tulle in my garden for years.
Rabbits will eat any of those tender ceilings. I’ve learned to put hoops over tomato steaks, and then I put tool TULLE over or floating row cover, and I use clothes pins to tie off the ends that seems to help, and I have baited for earwigs as well sow bugs Attacked a miniature tomato in a container.
Try " ringing," your onoons, check with nancy and hollis and danny from from deep south homestrad
I learned that you always plant things considering what they will look like in 20 years and research your plant before planting it. Sure, they are cute and fit the space NOW, but they WILL grow. I am trying to kill trees that are 1.) invasive, because the former owners didn’t bother to check whether they were invasive, and 2.) HUGE, ones that were really cute when they were small, but now they are too large and destroying property.
Moving into a moonscape garden, I was rebuilding soil for the first year. My eye opener was my cover crops. They were my helper to fix the bad soil, into really workable and healthy soil. I let the radishes go to seed and the bees had food for the early part of the year. The yard looked a mess, but I had happy birds and bees. Happy Mother's Day Emily!!
Hi Brian.. great video. I love people who know they have always something to learn. What i have been doing with planting my flowers that came in pots is putting the pot insude the pot begore taking ut our. That was a great idea from you. Many other wonderful ideas. Keep up the good work. 🎉
And different companion plantings that o did not know about and to not rush things. Much much more. Thanks again
I've always found that plants do really well in their happy place, you just have to find it for them.
Love love your process! I live in the Pacific Northwest, zone 8b, and have finally learned to wait until a couple of weeks after my last frost date to plant out tomatoes and peppers and squash. I’ve been way too impatient!
A lot about Bush and other patio or deck plants. Tomato plants and other little things green onions and radish and other easy to grow..,does the mind well caring for THEM
I’ve learned so much mostly from you but also other YouTube videos
My husband and I have been married for almost 57 years and have had a garden 50 of those years. But because of what I’ve learned, this year we are doing things much different. I think one of the most important things is about how important fertilizing is. We’ve never really done it. I’ve used miracle grow inconsistently over the years but never again. We are trying to use all organic products. We’ve even mixed up our own potting soil. I’ve grown all of our seedlings this year too. I’m just sad we didn’t know all of this years ago. Thank you so much for sharing all of your valuable knowledge. I even bought your book which is excellent. Keep up the good work. I follow both of your channels. ❤
You probably should have a talk with scar about expanding his skills, to hunting and killing squirrels as well. 😁
Could be cutworms eating your seedlings…I never had an issue until this year…all my cucumber, melon and squash seedlings were beheaded the day after I planted out in the garden. I'm on the warpath with BT and also putting collars around the seedlings once I put in the ground. It's always something to battle. My yard has a 6 foot fence surrounding it, but we had to fence in the garden to keep out rabbits, possum, raccoons and squirrels! So between the mammals and pest gardening is an adventure!
Brian,I learned the diaper trick(polymers)from u.tried one tom. plant & it took off like a rocket.Thanks!!! Live in LA.not Calf.
I love your show. I’ve learned sooo sooo much, mostly for this channel. A biggie is that planting peppers outside too early can stunt their growth. I learned that I can over winter peppers, taking inside my stunted peppers, which grew the next summer when planted at a warmer time. I also learned to relax and enjoy my garden. And… plant more flowers, they work wonders for the health of the garden and mental health for me. Thank you again for your being you.
I learned that winter sowing in containers really works and have more flowers Thani have garden space😊
It's very easy to mess up