I created this channel to encourage you to start growing your own food.
I believe growing your own produce will allow you to ensure that your grown veggies are charged with all the nutrition that your body will requiere to endure the day to day activities in your life and allowing your body and mind to thrive.
I started growing vegetables in 2018 in a small pot, from that experience grew an interest for plants and I started to see how much potential it could have on my general health, in 2019 I decided to build a garden bed and a plastic frame made of PVC tubes that would allow me to fit on a protective net, along with it I purchased a few bags of potting mix to ensure my new plants would have the right soil to grow on. The results shocked me, I was away for 1 month, when I came back the garden bed was packed with plants and veggies.
Give it a try, you will be surprised I hope you enjoy your garden journey, Pabs
I don't want to deal with composting.. I was wondering if it is possible to just put in grass, weeds, and food scraps in the soil of a pot and let it do it thing for 5-6 months before spring comes.. Obviously i am not going to grow anything during fall and winter. Once all my plants are dead this year, i would like to try the thing i said..
As you saw in the video, it will eventually decompose-you just need to give it some time. The only thing you need to be careful of is ensuring that the plant you put in that pot doesn't come into direct contact with the decomposing material, as it could lead to fungal diseases and other issues. Fortunately, I didn’t have any problems with it.
@@fatherofchickens7951I just looked up haskaps, they look like blueberries, I am curious to taste them. Mint is always in the garden so I can make tea, thyme also, it’s great for cooking. I would go for asparagus and rosemary as my favourites
So frustrating! I've killed lots of plants that way. My problem at the moment is my pumpkins aren't growing. I'm getting lots of leaves, not just pumpkins but all sorts of different squashes, but only male or female flowers, nothing at the same time so I can't hand pollinate. The plants I planted over 2 months ago have died without producing any fruit. I have lots more coming but I'm trying not to hold out much hope. 😢
try changing little things at the time and if one of those things change something then do more of it until you see your pumpkin plants producing, it seems like there may be an imbalance in the soil or maybe the weather as you mentioned before is not suitable for this plant check what you an grow in your area at this time of the year and make sure you can have pumpkins!
My squashes wilt regularly, we've had a lot of very hot weather lately. It was scary at first but they're starting to produce fruit so they must be happy enough.
Goood to hear they are fruiting. Something I read is good to do, is to water deeply 24 hours before hot days so the plant can absorb as much water and not be so stressed by the incoming heat. Protect the soil with mulch as well if you can.
Thanks for another nice video. I have the same problem with my squashes, they produce lots of male flowers but no females. Actually one but it dropped off after two days. 😢 It's my first time growing them and it's been exceptionally hot here in West Africa, 35+ most days this year so I'm assuming that's the problem.
Yes as I previously mention in another comment you did it seems that the very hot weather can affect your pumpkins, try to improve your soil so it retains water and become more resilient to extreme heat, hopefully the plant can eventually absorb lots of water and regulate itself to survive and produce plenty of pumpkins!
I understand, some people may not have the patience to watch it in normal speed and most of the time the purpose with this fast recordings is to just give an idea on what is happening and a quick show on how to do it, if you have any questions please let me know
Hi, my pumpkins aren't producing fruit at all, I'm just left with a bare stem when the flower falls off. I'm going to try hand pollinating but do you know what else might be happening? I live in West Africa. It's very hot. I water them every day.
Hi there, I have had this problem before, the baby pumpkins turn yellow and end up falling off the vine. I have read that extreme heat can make the fruit to die, also poor pollination. If I was you I would definitely try hand pollinating first then if that doesn’t work find a cooler spot for the plant to grow at. Maybe check the quality of the soil too because that may the plant to grow poor and therefore loose your baby pumpkins
Thanks so much for your reply. As I look closely at the flowers I think they're all male, there is no tiny fruit at the base of the flower. So I think hand pollinating isn't going to work. Summer isn't any hotter than it is now but this area will be in more shade as the sun goes behind my banana plants, maybe that'll help to keep them cooler.
@@gardeninginthedesert you are welcome. In my experience I have noticed that male flowers will always come out first then females will appear eventually. Also after doing some research on the internet I found this info: “Not only heat, but drought stress often causes the pumpkin to develop more male flowers and delay females. Flooded soil will also damage root systems, causing wilting and flower or fruit abortion. Planting too close together increases shade, which will affect how and when the pumpkin flowers.” So my advice is try adjusting a few things and see what works then hopefully you start seeing some females flowers.
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Good practice, soil always needs to be nurture and replaced with nutrients, I am sure the carrots will love this extra nutrients. Yorke is the type of dog?
Hi, l really enjoyed & learned from your experiment! I've always thought "why not", when it came to burying food scraps. Now l know. I am grateful for your efforts!!!😇🌱
@@johnny0253 I can do many raise beds, but the place being a rental is not worth it for me, imagine having to get rid of all that soil, same as getting it into the house… big job
@@UrbanBackyardGardening the brandywine tomatoes..... about the 8:15 mark you took out the plant out of the cell pack and there was maybe 4-5 plants in it and you planted it in one hole
Hmm to be honest I don’t turn them as much as I should, maybe every 2 months I give them a surface turn, the bins are quite fragile and I just let time and bugs aerate the soil, eventually I take the unfinished compost out of the bin (if it’s unfinished) and let it finish its process before using it, which can be only 2 or 3 weeks depending on the weather. There is better ways to get the compost finished faster and probably better but I am fine with doing it this way and it works for me
