I love your garden, I love your shirt I didn't know you were selling merchandise I just checked in the shop it's pretty awesome. Happy that you all went on a vacation much needed. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, your Squash took off and got too big….lucky chickens, bad squirrels. Glad you had a great vacation re-set. Thanks for sharing the knowledge of all that you learned and now you know what worked and why did not and can grow from that . Take care and get some rest. Those darn Gophers ! I hope Scar is doing well.
Glad to hear you all had a good time. I am glad that the garden is not as bad as it could have been. I think you did a good job. Vacations are great. Paul
Vacations are great but a lot of work to be able to leave for…we were supposed to go this month on a 10 day trip and I finally vetoed as most of my garden would be ready to harvest…so glad I didn't go…picked 2 baskets of tomatoes today and lots of cucumbers and some zucchini. Have decided that travel needs to be in early spring or fall when I don't have a huge garden to tend, harvest and preserve. A lot of investment in time and money and you hate to leave all for the squirrels or other vermin to eat! Glad you enjoyed your vacation and good luck sliding back into "gardening"!
Hey Brian I enjoyed another video. Good idea not to mention you were going or everything could be gone now! Losses like this happen even when we are home, at least at my place. I would love to see where the trip was. If I lived in or near San Diego it could only be Kauwai Hawaii or Australia/New Zealand. May the Lord keep blessing you and yours.
THANK YOU BRIAN!!! In lieu of your upcoming cucumber video, I surfed other channels to get what I could in the meantime. People lunged at the camera with arms flailing, yelling and acting like they are trying to scare a bear out of their campsite. Also had to listen to loud annoying music, with dragged-out videos. Yes, thank you for a simple, sane intro, succinct presentations, and no distracting background antics or music. Keep up the great work!
Hi Brian, As I said I made not always agree with you videos, but I keep watching. That being said I would bring a question about watering specifically about getting leaves wet causing issue. I am calling that bs, just my opinion, but explain this. When it rains, which very, very beneficial, better than watering from the house. Leaves getting wet is not an issue, maybe, just maybe there are some kind of chemicals in the tap water that are really causing some issues. I like a lot of gardener do not have access to direct ground wells with pure water or the room for rain barrels etc, in my case I live in Texas no rain…lol..100 plus degree weather. As and example while temps were my cucumbers and tomatoes really did not have any issue with fungus or mildew on the leaves, I do not have a drip watering system, yes I should, I hand water and did not even try to avoid getting the lower leaves wet no issues. Then the heat 100 plus. Once again I question the theory of getting plant leaves wet, they get get wet when it rains explain that or how about some feed back?
I am sorry you came back to damaged plants but as gardeners we know it happens and we do it once again. It has been triple digits the last three days and everything is struggling in my yard but know it is jus our summers here n Northern California. Glad you enjoyed your vacation.
Wow what a lot of damage due to rodents, and heat. I am lucky we have no squirrels or gophers. Only once we had a problem with possums,but I made a cover 11m x 9m x 2m built a wooden frame and covered in 1/4ā bird wire put a gate entry all my sprinklers where inside had no problem with possums or birds have had a bumper crop of tomatoes last season and also lettuce,squash,beets,carrots,chilies. I grow ghost chilies and harpenaro and also jalapeƱos my advice to you trying to grow harpenaro is after planting place a plastic drink bottle with the bottom cut out over your new seedling keep it moist it needs warmth and the bottle comes off during the day and replaced at night. Try this you should have a good result. I believe your in California lam in Melbourne Australia. Good luck Neil..
Hi Brian welcome back-you got this!! Hey can we tour inside the cottage? My kid doesnt believe its just for the chickens, and, how soon can I put potatoes in?
It is so helpful when you share that even with good planning it doesnāt always come up roses! Gardening is a lot of trial and errorā¦..lots of error!
I'm right there with you. Went on vacation for 10 days. I'm in zone 9b in Ncal. Last week, my area endured tripled digits. Returned to some "garden carnage" as well. I prepped as much as I could. But, the heat was brutal. All we can do is try and then try again. "Wasn't as bad as it could have been." I agree with that statement.
Hi Brian, isnāt it frustrating and depressing when you nurture your plants and you come back to disappointment. Iāve learned to go away on holidays during my winter. Ammi in Melbourne during the heat will survive just needs extra water and we get some really bad heat. Iāve been told that cafe Dahlia can be different colours from pink to cream to coffee. I sure am glad we donāt get squirrels or Gophers I just have to worry about the birds. Vacation with the family is more important just start the plants all over again. Cheers from Australia and thanks for the tour.
Transparency and honesty! Undervalued. Learning to accept the challenges and move on is a "Master" gardener's skill. I have dealt with vole, skunk, rabbit, and squirrel damage this season. I am currently sowing carrots for the third time, will NOT let the critters rob my grandson (age 5) of his first carrot harvest. I had exactly 3 strawberries ripening (8 plants, 1st yr), I wrapped them in a tulle bag. Found bag and remnants of fruit on ground. I am teaching my grandson not to give up, we have other crops ( cherry tomatoes producing hundreds), gardening goes on!
I hate to be a killjoy Brian but gardening is your lifeblood and you vacate in July? Wouldn't Dec /Jan/Feb be better? When growing and watering is the least of your problems at that time. Good luck with the cleanup.
I just wanted to say I skeptically ordered the garden sleeves thinking how could they possibly keep you cool. To my amazement they do keep you cool and if you wet them, it feels like you have ice cubes or vics vapor rub on your arms. Absolutely AMAZING I LOVE them š If you go inside an air conditioned house they are so cold it is freezing. So anyone skeptical about the sleeves, trust me, they are amazing.
Are those onions, or bowling balls? Yeesh, those are big. Maybe the Habinadas would work in a container. The only luck I've had growing them was in a pot or bucket.
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I love your garden, I love your shirt I didn't know you were selling merchandise I just checked in the shop it's pretty awesome. Happy that you all went on a vacation much needed. Thank you for sharing.
Did the chickens survive through your vacation?
Wow, your Squash took off and got too big….lucky chickens, bad squirrels. Glad you had a great vacation re-set. Thanks for sharing the knowledge of all that you learned and now you know what worked and why did not and can grow from that . Take care and get some rest. Those darn Gophers ! I hope Scar is doing well.
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Glad to hear you all had a good time. I am glad that the garden is not as bad as it could have been. I think you did a good job. Vacations are great. Paul
Vacations are great but a lot of work to be able to leave for…we were supposed to go this month on a 10 day trip and I finally vetoed as most of my garden would be ready to harvest…so glad I didn't go…picked 2 baskets of tomatoes today and lots of cucumbers and some zucchini. Have decided that travel needs to be in early spring or fall when I don't have a huge garden to tend, harvest and preserve. A lot of investment in time and money and you hate to leave all for the squirrels or other vermin to eat! Glad you enjoyed your vacation and good luck sliding back into "gardening"!
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Hey Brian I enjoyed another video. Good idea not to mention you were going or everything could be gone now! Losses like this happen even when we are home, at least at my place. I would love to see where the trip was. If I lived in or near San Diego it could only be Kauwai Hawaii or Australia/New Zealand. May the Lord keep blessing you and yours.
Fantastic tour, we need to see the challenges as well as your many successes
THANK YOU BRIAN!!! In lieu of your upcoming cucumber video, I surfed other channels to get what I could in the meantime. People lunged at the camera with arms flailing, yelling and acting like they are trying to scare a bear out of their campsite. Also had to listen to loud annoying music, with dragged-out videos. Yes, thank you for a simple, sane intro, succinct presentations, and no distracting background antics or music. Keep up the great work!
Purple sage all in my brain
Hi Brian, As I said I made not always agree with you videos, but I keep watching. That being said I would bring a question about watering specifically about getting leaves wet causing issue. I am calling that bs, just my opinion, but explain this. When it rains, which very, very beneficial, better than watering from the house. Leaves getting wet is not an issue, maybe, just maybe there are some kind of chemicals in the tap water that are really causing some issues. I like a lot of gardener do not have access to direct ground wells with pure water or the room for rain barrels etc, in my case I live in Texas no rain…lol..100 plus degree weather. As and example while temps were my cucumbers and tomatoes really did not have any issue with fungus or mildew on the leaves, I do not have a drip watering system, yes I should, I hand water and did not even try to avoid getting the lower leaves wet no issues. Then the heat 100 plus. Once again I question the theory of getting plant leaves wet, they get get wet when it rains explain that or how about some feed back?
I am sorry you came back to damaged plants but as gardeners we know it happens and we do it once again. It has been triple digits the last three days and everything is struggling in my yard but know it is jus our summers here n Northern California. Glad you enjoyed your vacation.
I grew the habanado peppers, they did not taste like a habanero. Very little flavor and no heat at all.
Wow what a lot of damage due to rodents, and heat. I am lucky we have no squirrels or gophers. Only once we had a problem with possums,but I made a cover 11m x 9m x 2m built a wooden frame and covered in 1/4ā bird wire put a gate entry all my sprinklers where inside had no problem with possums or birds have had a bumper crop of tomatoes last season and also lettuce,squash,beets,carrots,chilies. I grow ghost chilies and harpenaro and also jalapeƱos my advice to you trying to grow harpenaro is after planting place a plastic drink bottle with the bottom cut out over your new seedling keep it moist it needs warmth and the bottle comes off during the day and replaced at night. Try this you should have a good result. I believe your in California lam in Melbourne Australia. Good luck Neil..
It never fails to amaze me what can happen to a garden in just a few days of freedom. I don't envy you the cleanup.
My best luck with Habanna Peppers has been in my Green Stalk planting tower
Hi Brian welcome back-you got this!! Hey can we tour inside the cottage? My kid doesnt believe its just for the chickens, and, how soon can I put potatoes in?
It is so helpful when you share that even with good planning it doesnāt always come up roses! Gardening is a lot of trial and errorā¦..lots of error!
I'm right there with you. Went on vacation for 10 days. I'm in zone 9b in Ncal. Last week, my area endured tripled digits. Returned to some "garden carnage" as well. I prepped as much as I could. But, the heat was brutal. All we can do is try and then try again. "Wasn't as bad as it could have been." I agree with that statement.
Lol take heart yours looks way better than mine and Iāve been here all along!š
Hi Brian, isnāt it frustrating and depressing when you nurture your plants and you come back to disappointment. Iāve learned to go away on holidays during my winter. Ammi in Melbourne during the heat will survive just needs extra water and we get some really bad heat. Iāve been told that cafe Dahlia can be different colours from pink to cream to coffee.
I sure am glad we donāt get squirrels or Gophers I just have to worry about the birds.
Vacation with the family is more important just start the plants all over again. Cheers from Australia and thanks for the tour.
Transparency and honesty! Undervalued. Learning to accept the challenges and move on is a "Master" gardener's skill. I have dealt with vole, skunk, rabbit, and squirrel damage this season. I am currently sowing carrots for the third time, will NOT let the critters rob my grandson (age 5) of his first carrot harvest. I had exactly 3 strawberries ripening (8 plants, 1st yr), I wrapped them in a tulle bag. Found bag and remnants of fruit on ground. I am teaching my grandson not to give up, we have other crops ( cherry tomatoes producing hundreds), gardening goes on!
I hate to be a killjoy Brian but gardening is your lifeblood and you vacate in July? Wouldn't Dec /Jan/Feb be better? When growing and watering is the least of your problems at that time. Good luck with the cleanup.
I just wanted to say I skeptically ordered the garden sleeves thinking how could they possibly keep you cool. To my amazement they do keep you cool and if you wet them, it feels like you have ice cubes or vics vapor rub on your arms. Absolutely AMAZING I LOVE them š If you go inside an air conditioned house they are so cold it is freezing.
So anyone skeptical about the sleeves, trust me, they are amazing.
Are those onions, or bowling balls? Yeesh, those are big. Maybe the Habinadas would work in a container. The only luck I've had growing them was in a pot or bucket.