Simple, how-to videos on growing vegetables, organically and GMO free. For the average gardener, simple home living, and using what you already have.
Joey and Holly Baird are the hosts and founders of The Gardening with Joey and Holly Radio show. (formally named The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener radio show) The radio show is captured with in-studio videos. 2023 marks their 7th season. The show is heard each week March through October.
The radio show airs in their home city of Milwaukee, WI also in Southeast MI, Denver Co, Pittsburgh, PA, Chippewa Falls, WI, Minneapolis, MN, Boston, MA, St, Joseph/Kansas City, MO, Yankton, SD & Cleveland, OH, Cortez, CO, Joliet, IL and Ava IL .
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Though it may be safe for plans, it is generally unsafe for drinking. Unless you boil it and filter it, otherwise it. Can I have some harmful chemicals? But when used in the garden, the soil has a buffering capacity that can protect itself from those potentially harmful chemicals
Wish I started a decade ago ripping out invasive and aggressive plants that were here when we bought the place. I usually don’t use chemicals in the garden, but I think it’s needed. I look at the habits of plants closely now. A new landscape can take years to develop. We took out a mess of locust trees a few years ago as they are weak, messy and too close to the house. I instantly loved the looks of a couple varieties of redbud trees and they stay small. I created a nice outline, moved statues and added arborvitaes as a backdrop. It is far from finished, but it’s coming together. Succession crops and fall crops is an art form in itself. It’s tricky because of climate change and gauging how much you will need and when. The one issue with fall crops is the lack of daylight slows growth.
I did the same thing 10+ years ago. I barely have to do anything for the up-keep. Mine are 3 pallets long, and one pallet wide. I'm adding more beds this year; The way our economy is... you need to grow as much as you can to save cash... its better for you anyway.
Thanks so much for the information.. I kept digging them out on my lawn and in a couple of weeks later I found them in different places.. my neighbors don’t cut their lawn 🤬 so I thought somehow there were seeds coming from them and blowing into my lawn. What you said makes sense, I’m going to get some of the vinegar at Home Depot if they have it and do what you suggested. Thanks again
Hello from Illinois where it is already 90+ and very little rain. I am working on next years garden based on better shade coverage and more heat tolerant plants and more flowers.
Shredded cardboard and wheat straw is what ive used for 4 yrs now. It works very well. I then mulch with shredded cardboard as well. I also add these szme things when i plant in the ground. Make a trench, maybe 6 in deep, put in the cardboard and straw, acd bsck the dirt. Then plant, mulch with either one or both of those items.
My question is this: Where does this nasty prikleling creeping come from? I bought my😮 house in 2005, and didn't have this plant in my yard, about 4 years or so it started popping out. Bird seeds? Chicken food from store? For sure it is. not from rain!🤣. I hate this thing!
Great show! Right on about how much water it takes to rehydrate soil once it’s been parched. Very good info about canning and where to find trusted instructions for canning today. There are many who follow canning procedures from their ancestors, but should not. Once a week the local news takes a few gardening questions and we always joke-Do you have your lilac questions ready? Because someone always asks and that was your first callers question 😂😂. To rejuvenate lilacs I cut out all the old thick limbs. Generally flowering shrubs are pruned right after flowering otherwise you risk cutting off next year’s blooms. They prefer alkaline soil. We had severe drought last year and I cleared out a very old stand. A lot of rain is helping it come back and it will take a bit to get blooms back as I cleared out a lot. Generally don’t take more than a third of shrub. The boxwood shrubs get winter burn and your caller was in MI. I have found a light wrap of burlap in winter and watering well before freezing does the trick. Dogs and cats that spray boxwoods will kill it. I believe boxwoods can get a fungus that attacks as well. Holly😂😂about cutting suckers off tomatoes 😂. I tried it one year and sunburned the tomatoes. There is No Way I could keep up cutting suckers and Yes Joey it does take away from production. I’ve heard topping peppers can give you more peppers, but someone who use to do it no longer does. For one it slows the plant down to bush out and believe you get more peppers, but not as large of peppers. I never pruning either of benefit in my WI garden.
This is interesting because I started some tomatoes, peppers and onions in winter sow containers and wanted to see how they compared for production to indoor starts. I think the peppers will need to be started inside because they always do well in the fall and frost hits. It does seem the tomatoes instinctively know to catch up. The onions I should have had in right away because they are day sensitive. Next year I will start onions right in the garden under a clear tote to pluck out in early spring. Z5a, WI.
Have you ever tried growing 4th of July tomatoes? I got one plant of it yesterday not knowing but from what i read, it's the only non cherry tomato that can be ripe and ready by the 4th of July at the earliest.
I have not heard of them I looked them up an 49 days to harvest this would depend of when you can get them in the ground based temps thank you for the the informtion
If the soil is moist at the time of planting, you will not need to water until they germinate. Otherwise, once a week gently and then cover the seeds back up until they germinate
Howdy, just watched your video on rhubarb bolting, then went & brought up your oldest videos from 12 😳 years ago. Suggestion- could you add some details in the title of your videos so we'd have a clue what your teaching in each episode. Drop your name The WVG and/or the season & episode number, that doesn't help us at all, nor do we care. Put that info somewhere else. Do Tell Us what we'll learn. Give details, be specific, concise. Looking at your thumbnails, my phone only shows 29 character spaces in which to catch my eye, find something intriguing & then want to click on the video. 29 that's not a lot. Garden on, my friends!
Always love to see the quality products from wood prairre farms in my garden! It really does make a difference in production, even in my Tennesse garden!
