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And when they are ready for harvest they actually pop open and scattered hundreds of seeds all over the place I refer to them as trumpet flowers that's how big they are
Make no mistake this plant he's referring to is not the doterra plant there are pure white and there are very large flowers not small and colorful it does look like one for sure it could be a different strand but not the kind that I have and I don't think his or is potent
I lost all my chickens 😭😭😭😭 i am distraught i could reminise about those days when they were just chicks when i brought them then they had chicks aswell then they started dying one by one
If possible, I would let them grow in the compost. They may do really well there. I have had some beans and squash grow out of my compost pile that did great! That way you don't have to worry about transplant shock.
Just planted moon flowers this year and I have a bloom it’s beautiful but I didn’t know it’s poisonous thank you for the information not that I’m going to eat it or anything but it’s good to know thank you ❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing all this cucumber information!! This helped me understand why I have struggled so much with my cucumber plants this year. I started them inside for the first time this year and then put them out too early. Then I planted seeds and they didn’t germinate. We’ve had a strange stretch of weather this year with a lot of cool nights well into June. Now I have a bunch of seedlings coming up that I planted in grow bags. They look really good but I need to separate them out…….hmmm, may not go so well since they don’t like root disturbances. I’ll do my best and hopefully they will manage. I love fresh, garden cucumbers and it would be a real loss not to get any. Your plants looked great❣️Thanks again for sharing 💚💚💚
I hope they do well for you! I love fresh garden cucumbers too, so I was upset when I my first batch got eaten. But so far my new batch is growing well, and didn't appear to have much, if any, transplant shock.
Keep the wheat and harvest that too! lol I grew winter wheat one year for a green mulch, but kept several rows and harvested it the following July. We ended up grinding it and getting 5lbs of home grown wheat flour out of it.
Shade cloth has made such a difference. This is my 3rd year using it. We set 8 4x4s and ran airplane wire around the perimeter and across the garden each direction using turnbuckles and hooks. With our Spring winds we used a lot of carabiners to secure it all the way around. I was bit on my hip by a brown recluse in my early 20's while sitting in grass. I was deathly ill for a couple of weeks, but the necrosis was the worst part. It took a full year to heal over. I got the bite while in the midwest, but I moved to Calif shortly after and found that swimming in the ocean daily made the most difference in healing. The salt water seemed to help. 40 years later I still have a half dollar purple scar! Here in the Southern plains they are very common and I just take lots of precautions inside and outdoors. Glad you're on the mend. Enjoy your vacation!!
Oh I like the wire idea! So far I'm really liking the shade cloth (sans spider bites), and may look into expanding it next year. Your recluse encounter sounds so much worse than mine! I'm glad you were able to heal up though. Mine has been healing rather quickly, although at day 6 now, I still have purple sections across the top of my foot as well as occasional burning sensations and muscle pain. But still no signs of necrosis and the skin overall looks pretty good.
And illicit drugs are gluten free. This was just a basic overview of poke, which included the toxicity in the plant. Admittedly, my video may come across more negative, because I'm tired I've yanking it out of my garden and flower beds year after year. But I know it has been a favorite edible in many areas for long before I was around. Thanks for the comment and feedback!
I have eaten Polk Salat leaves ever since I can remember.. it has always made my family feel better after we ate it. We usually harvest it in the spring before the shoot or stalk turns red, before they bloom and make berries. I have never talked to anyone who knows how to prepare Polk that say it made them sick or feel bad, only that it was delicious. Wash them.. bring them to a rolling boil for 2-3 minutes. Pour that water off and repeat that 2 more times.. Then fry bacon.. scramble eggs in the bacon grease.. crumble the bacon. Then add your Polk salad to the bacon, scrambled eggs, and mix it altogether in the same skillet that you cooked the bacon and eggs in. Sometimes, we grate cheese on it. It is a fine breakfast!
That does sound good. Although I'll just go with swiss chard or beet greens myself. But for those who love pokeweed, that is a great recommendation for a meal!
Living on rural farms in eastern Texas as a kid, we ate poke (leaves & small stems) all the time just like one eats spinach. We didn't eat old or the large stems, nor the berries. I can't remember if we kept the cows from eating it when old. You used to be able to buy poke in cans commercially just like spinach. I haven't lived in the eastern or southern states for many decades and do not know if it can still be purchased. It was very tasty and sometimes Mom would cook it with eggs.
I think Allen Canning company, that sold canned poke greens, produced/sold their last batch in 2000. As far as I'm aware, it hasn't been available for commercial sale since then.
Its not necessary to close the jar, although probably best to cover with some cheese cloth and a rubberband to keep any bugs from getting into it. If you do choose to use a lid, make sure to "burp" it (loosen/remove the lid) at least once a day to let any of the gases out that may build up from fermentation.
Oh man! You got a taste of that Texas heat! 🥵🔥 Sorry you had to go through that 😬 It’s brutal Yikes, brown recluse are no joke 😱. We had them in Oklahoma really bad. Glad you’re ok. Take care!
We are definitely getting your kind of heat this year. I'm not a fan. So you can take it back at any time. lol I love summer, but this is a bit over the top. The brown recluse is definitely not a good time, but I'm on the mend, and no serious side affects as of Day 6. So hopefully it stays that way!
Glad you hit that bite with the plantain poultice! 👍 If you do develop any tissue death I've heard that echinacea is very effective at stopping necrosis in rattlesnake bites. If you have any tincture at home applying some of that might not hurt. Hopefully you got all the excitement out of the way now though - enjoy your vacation!
Sorry to hear that. It can be managed, but it is worrying and can reduce over all flock egg laying, health and longevity. I wish you the best with working through it!
Massaging the croup for few minutes every couple of hours makes a big difference it helps to get the food moving out of the crop as well as the cider vinegar, electrolytes and probiotic . Beautiful coup BTW ,couldn’t never eat my chickens ,being a bit of sensitive woman I can’t even bring myself to eat it anymore ,good job I don’t raise cattle or sheep 😂.
I got mine from a random seller online. There are lots of various cotton seed sellers from websites or Etsy that you can get them from with different varieties. As long as you are in a state where they are not illegal to grow non-commercially, you should be able to get some.
Great video, many thanks. I was worried about my crop of Tators (Red Pipers) as here in Scotland even though it is near the end of June 2024 we have had several frosts in the morning, I will be cultivating them soon though as they were my first crop so fingers crossed. Frosty Mornings in June, I thought we were supposed to be heating up?
Scotland is on my bucket list to visit! That's crazy you are still having frosts, is that normal for you? We have in been in the high 90's F here with high humidity so the heat index has been running over 100 to 108 F. I don't want frost, but a little bit of cooler weather would be welcoming. I hope your tater crop does well even with the frost!
@@oneseedoneworld Thanks for the reply. Yes my Red Pipers survived a particularly colder June than normal, and it is normal in Scotland to have a cool June, when I was a kid we had Snow one day in June and the further North you go in this country the less rare that becomes. I have watched your video again and have memorised your advice for next years Potatoe Crop. I hope you get to Scotland one day but avoid July and August as those are the Tourist Rip-Off months, in September for example everything becomes a fair price again.
@@ScottieScotland Thanks for the tip on travel times. Hopefully one day I will be able to make the trip. I hope your potatoes do well for you next year!
I tried artichokes last year, somehow convincing myself that live in the Mediterana (I don't), I had a good plant which i did nothing to and low and behold it died. Fingers crossed I learned a few things for this year round, although the (very) late growing season this year doesn't quite help
Appreciate you sharing your experience! They can be challenging for those of us with shorter growing seasons (and/or colder winters). But I hope you have better success on your next go around!
Thank-you! This was very helpful. My potatoes haven't made flowers yet, hoping they will, but I now will know what to do if they produce berries. I never knew about the need for fermentation. I saved some eggplant seeds from last year's harvest, but none of them germinated this year. I wonder if they should have gone through fermentation as well. Also, I never fermented my tomato seeds and they seem to germinate if just even near some dirt lol! Thank-you again for the clarity of information.
I don't think you need to ferment eggplant seeds. Fermentation isn't always necessary with tomatoes (and probably even potatoes), but it helps break down the gel that surrounds the seed that can inhibit germination. Best of luck with your potato seeds if you get some berries!
My condolences on your loss of Abby. I'm sitting with you, as I lost my German Shepherd gardening buddy, Sable last season. I still look for her in her favorite spots in the garden. Our other elderly dog was so lost without his girl, so we got a Cairn Terrier pup last fall. They are best buddies. Your garden looks so lush. Love all the flowers! Will be looking forward to the video and updates on your cobblestone path. I pulled the lettuce and spinach that were bolting and sowed another round of green bean seeds.
Thank you! My condolences to you as well for the loss of your Sable. Its been two weeks now since Abby passed and I still look for her in the garden and yard. My lettuce and spinach has all bolted now too, and I have a couple of varieties of bush beans I was thinking of putting in as well. We have a two week heat wave that is starting today with temps between 90 and 100 and no rain in the forecast, so planting and working more on the cobblestone path may be a bit more challenging!
I started using a shade cloth 3 years ago and what a difference!! We went from a wet, cool Spring to blazing hot this week. Heat index over 100 the last 4 days with no cool down in sight. We put the whole garden shade cloth over our main garden last week. Harvesting the first tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans. Onions and Music garlic are curing. Corn is putting up tassles and forming ears. Off to a great start! Stay cool up there.
Thats awesome (about your garden not about the heat), our heat wave is starting today. Your garden is ahead of mine. I have tiny purple teepee beans forming now, and green tomatoes, but not to the harvest point yet. Picked my first zucchini yesterday though!
@@oneseedoneworld I'm waiting another month to plant zucchini. I've seen a couple of those awful vine borer moths, so I'm holding off for now. My blackberries are in full production, so cobbler is in the plans for this evening.
@@zinnia3190 Those vine borers are the devil! I never used to get them until a few years ago. So now I succession plant and do an early and late planting to try and stay ahead of them. Still too early to tell if the nasturtium and herbs I planted around the plants will help this year. Blackberry cobbler sounds awesome! Can't say I've ever had it. Lot of peach cobbler growing up, but don't think I've had blackberry.
Cauliflower will develop large leaves before the head starts to set so that could be it. But it also needs cool weather to start heading as well. If your weather has been warmer, it may just develop large leaves until cooler weather comes. Other things you can try to help it along (if temperature isn't a problem), is making sure it is getting enough fertilizer (I used an organic fish/seaweed liquid fertilizer in water). Also make sure watering is consistent, as cauliflower doesn't like it when the soil dries out). Hope that helps!
Very good! Two things to consider: Use food grade buckets so you don’t get harmful plastic chemicals in the water and if your birds hatch their own chicks, be absolutely sure those chicks can reach the water, or place an additional chick size waterer in the pen. Same goes for the food, of course. Looks like the hens are enjoying the fresh water. :)
thanks for the advice, weve had a wet cold start to the year here in UK. but on the hebrew calendar we are in a leap year so there is an extra month which makes the year one month late.
