Gary and his wife Katie are retired and live in Ocean Springs, MS. They are urban homesteaders prepping for the zombie apocalypse and operate the Heritage Cottage Urban Nano Farm. They continue to demonstrate growing in small spaces utilizing the EarthBox growing system how to grow and preserve an abundance of locally grown specialty vegetables, fruit and herbs all year long.
Can it be grown in container iam in zone 7 ? Wanted to put it in a spot with full sun but nothing survives on that corner figure well ill plant something in a container them 😅
Generally, they get moved, hence in the big containers. Despite these Mexican hybrids having cold tolerance down to about 15F, I'll move into the garage below 23F. But this springs there was no room as my citrus collection is growing.
Hello, I appreciate your time & info. I love tomatoes too May Have the info & link where did you find such large green tags? I have been searching for years. thanks Carin
@@HeritageCottageUrbanNanoFarm thank you I am really enjoying your teaching. My favorite food is tomatoes! Bar non and yet I never considered the dwarf variety. I don't think I have ever scene them. I will try a few.
That was great, thanks for the lesson, I think it would be interesting to grow another plant under a grow light with the best lighting spectrum and compare? either way they look delicious. Where and what seed should I look for? I am new to this.
Yes. I planted my seedling bell peppers for over 1 1/2 month now. And they have been growing. I don’t know what is wrong. I don’t over watered them and they direct sunlight
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Thank you for this video. I managed to get 5 seeds from the Luna Hibiscus. could you please tell me If I can just use regular potting soil or Jiffy seed starter for the planting and do I need to put it in a cover container to give them the green house affect? Please let me know, I want to get it right 😊
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Back in the eighties I had a little garage apartment in a wealthy neighborhood, big trees and beautiful yards. There was one house that had a just gorgeous flower meadow on a corner. They had a little sign on the street saying, "Pick some, please!" and a pair of scissors on a hook (with a long string, so the scissors didn't wander off). I'm sure the owner was happy for the neighbors to do a little inadvertent dead-heading for her!
I have two kale plants that I thought had hit their end cycle last season. A few months back I noticed the beautiful yellow flowers coming in. I moved them (the area they were last year is where I decided to transplant some hostas) and was even able to separate the kale into a few plants. Today they are gorgeous tall flowering plants. There are some usable leaves that I harvest and give to my mother for my little sister’s critters (gerbils, mice, rats and Guinea Pigs). It’s a win win.
I grow in Earthboxes and 7 gallon nursery containers. Lately I've been reading about microplastics everywhere, including in people. Doctors apparently don't think that's a very positive development. Microplastics are being found in food and apparently plants can uptake plastic. As a significant portion of what I eat comes out of plastic containers, I've been thinking about plastic container growing safety. I've had Earthboxes for years, and I've not seen any degradation of the plastic, which I think is good. I've noticed some plastic pots I've had for years seem to be a bit chalky, which I assume is plastic degrading. The black 7 gallon nursery containers also seem to hold up well, no chalking, cracking, etc. I see you are growing in 5 gallon plastic buckets. I know there are food safe, BPA free 5 gallon containers. I assume you use those. Have you seen any degradation in the containers? What are your thoughts about this topic? BTW your tomatoes are awesome!
No doubt that the issue of microplastics shouldn't be ignored. The EarthBoxes are food grade and treated to resist UV. Some of mine are 15 years old. The 5-gallon buckets I'm using for the GroBuckets are food grade, but with no UV resistance. The first batch lasted 3 years and just broke apart when I tried to move this spring.
Thanks for a new method. Curious about the marker you use. By June all the labels are washed away. Not a big deal for familiar plants but I have a variety of hot peppers. Good to know how hot....
Having a marker that lasts is important. I found these on Amazon, Artline EK-780 Garden Markers, 0.8 mm Writing Width, UV Resistant, Waterproof Permanent Markers Ideal for Plant Labels, Quick-Dry for Indoor & Outdoor Use
"If i prune out these tops, that will release the laterals and it will become a bushier plant" "That's the whole idea about this, I'm trying to make a better structured plant, for later in the season" .... Ooof I remember those days my friend. I do. Trust me though, the plant knows what to do. Pruning will never increase yield potential or any "stability" that is any better than providing the plant what it needs to do that on its own. No amount of human manipulation or thinking we are smarter than the plant will make the plant objectively better. Now you can argue aesthetics and subjectivity all day. Sure. No argument there, but in terms of objectively better? Nope. Pruning doesn't solve any problems that don't even have to be problems in the first place. I highly recommend you get into cages and larger plant spacings if you truly want the strongest and highest yielding plants.
Teresa, We've setup our screened in porch for use as a "studio". You only see a 5 x 5 section. I believe I used the Tiger Greaux from Phillips Bark (Brookhaven, MS) for these seedlings
Thanks for posting this video. It helped me decide to buy an overpriced but apparently rare vermilionaire after going to 3 nurseries. I was able to divide it into 4 individual plants a week ago, so if all goes well it’ll be a good deal.
You could improve the quality of your videos quite a bit by getting some help with your audio. Great content and camera work just the audio needs help.
That's genius! I tried to find one of the copper fittings after seeing your first video of the topic. The sizes I need seemed too expensive so I gave up. It doesn't rain much where I live so I just decided to put a 3 or 4 inch black plastic strip over the fertilizer held on with binder clips. I use straw to mulch around the plants and to stop the evaporation. I guess I'm just to frugal (cheap!) to buy the $2 plastic covers. The plastic, straw and binder clips only cost me $2.50!
Gary, Tony and I love green onions!! Love your tip of green onion powder. Great tip on cutting after the bent portion. Youre so inspiring. Katie Impressed with your video taping! Over dinner, you have to share your experience with Tony. Fabulous!
I quit growing seeds because it took me 2 months to grow peppers the same size as yours under expensive grow lights. Then when I hardened them off, I planted them and they all died after the last day of frost. I strictly buy transplants from Home Depot or Walmart now. I was pissed.
I understand, believe me. I've had frustrating seasons, too. I would encourage you to not give up. You're not gardening if you're not killing plants. Where are you located?
Confederate rose is one of those old-fashioned plants that folks pass along. And that's why you don't see them for sale much in the nurseries. Thank's Gary!
