I love all the beautiful, colorful flowers/blossoms. God is a such Master Creator Artist. I’m amazed at the many difference varieties- and such detail in each one. ❤
@@newt52864 me too!!! Aren’t the faces on those blooms darling??😍 Pansy blooms seem to always lay flat but the violas stand up nice and showy! Thank you for your comment 🥰
Your planters are so pretty. My sedums seemed to flower for a shorter period this year too except for one variety called October Daphne. It has a different look than many other sedums. It has more delicate branches (less heavy looking) and splays, in a pretty way, a bit like your lavender. It has very rich but soft pink blooms like your pink roses. It blooms later than other sedums and is in full glory now, whereas the other sedums are brown like your dressed in black ones.
@@patbryan602 I am really wanting to try more sedum. I love the idea of one with that soft pink I love so much. I wonder if I could find that variety on Etsy? My Thunderhead sedum is still in bloom! I had no idea there were so many varieties of sedum. Thank you for your comment. ❤️
@@quakethoc2249 thank you. ❤️ The zinnias last a long time in the vase. So does the yarrow. The roses didn’t last very long. Dahlias somewhere in the middle.
@@denisekelley2292 don’t you adore that color of pink?? And the foliage of mine is a gray/ green color which looks so lovely against that bloom color.❤️. Do you prune yours back in the late spring? I was afraid to with it being their first season. Thank you for your comment 😁🥰
@@letsgrow260 I did prune them lightly in February. I bought this variety because it stays narrow and grows tall. I don't prune them as short as the regular landscape roses. I love the peach to warm pink color and the leaves, they are also pretty black spot resistant, which is a big problem in my climate (NW Oregon).
@@denisekelley2292 I like the narrow upright form as well. Was thinking about under planting with something white and ethereal. Yarrow is what I was thinking. Specifically the Peter Cottontail variety. I also like white Gaura but I need a variety that doesn’t flop over. If I could find a great variety of white gomphrena perhaps.
@@fortheearth YAYYY!!!! So glad you found it😁. Mine is STILL blooming it’s head off here in late September. So is my peach Drift rose. But I definitely like the apricot best😍. I am zone 6b/7a.
@@josweatt898 as I write this now I am out in the corn field, waiting for my husband (in the combine) to get a full load so he can dump on me. I have breathed, eaten, and bathed in SO MUCH DUST!! 😝. But we are so blessed 🙏❤️ I am thankful 🥰
@@letsgrow260 you really know what you’re doing and it does not look easy by any means. I don’t see how you film everything while you are working so hard! Thanks for sharing.
@@josweatt898 hahaha… that’s so sweet of you. Funny thing is, I just retired a year ago from a career I had for almost 30 years. Had NOTHING to do with dirt.. or seed.. or large equipment. My husband has been farming for a while (after he got laid off from a career he had for 20 years). I only started helping him farm last year. Believe me… I have done plenty wrong! And I got told about it! Haha. But thank you so much for your vote of confidence. I will be sure and tell my husband LOL
@@letsgrow260 I remember when I helped a sugarmaker in Northern Vermont where we used to live. I spilt half the bucket of sap down my rubber boots then realized no need to take lid off just take bucket off tree and dump in pale. He just grinned at me when I realized my mistake but never uttered a word.
Love your plant showcase. Where are you located and what zone? I am in MS z8 now. I am thinking of doing a hedge of peach/white/coral and apricot Drift roses. A car lot down the street from me has drift roses planted interspersed with box wood and the look good from Apring through fall!
@@josweatt898 my favorite is the apricot drift rose. I also have the peach but I like the apricot better. I think that hedge would be gorgeous!!😍 I am in southwestern Kentucky. Zone 7A. Thank you for your comment.❤️❤️
I got your notification! Other comments are showing now too. Did you find the cause? I've been wanting to come across a thunderhead sedum for so long. It's great to see it growing in a garden. I like it being so tall but do you find it flops? I was moving and splitting sedums today to make a drift of Fall colour behind my spring colour Candy Tuft and dwarf Max Frei cranesbill. Your specimen trees are all so beautiful and unique - my kinda plant! If you're not familiar with this youtube site you might be interested. Fraser VAlley Rose Farm. He's very educational and super helpful (I think) based on how he sounds like he wants to share his expertise. Your David Austin rose brought this to mind because his recent video was about the problem of people brazenly stealing them from front yards (city locales) becuase they can be such collector items. I saw a picture of an amazingly beautiful grass you might like, too. Pink Muhly Grass (also called Cotton Candy Grass) The fluffiest, soft but saturated pink plumes. Zone 6a - 10b Resists: Heat, Humidity, Drought, tough, easy, N.AMerica native, 2-3Ft tall. Wide PH range.
@@patbryan602 I love Fraser Valley Rose Farm channel! Been watching him for several years. That’s how I learned to propagate roses with cuttings (also another channel was super helpful). He is Canadian like you if I remember..😃. He is very knowledgeable for sure! My sedum hasn’t flopped but it needs to be moved. Too close to some iris I have nearby. I love sedum but don’t have much of it. I wish you lived closer to me cause we could swap and share plants. I have a friend who LOVES to share her plants. I have found that most gardeners are very generous and love to share❤️. We live so far off the road I don’t have to worry about anyone stealing plants, but I could see that happening in a neighborhood in a city somewhere. I just went to another Garden Center in a nearby town and found some more clearance plants. Bought a “Miss Piggy” Pigsqueak (didn’t you once suggest that to me??) and two PW sedums. 😁
@@letsgrow260 Yes, I did recommend Pig Squeek as a plant-it-and-forget-it choice that behaves a lot like hosta in it's slow spreading clump behaviour - even better it's evergreen. Be sure to plant it in shade with just some gentle sun. I have some in deep shade and it stays weak and just sits without spreading. I have some in a lot of southern exposure sun that does alright but the leaves burn a bit by mid season. I have a vigorous, expanding patch in mostly shade with early and late day sunny periods. I've had that same thought of thinking we would make great neighbours and fast friends. If I knew how to get my email to you, privately, we could be pen pals. Yes, Frazer Valley R.F. is in B.C. (British Columbia on the West Coast - I'm several provinces to the east) I love sedums and have several varieties, colours and forms. They are so easy and quick to propagate. Did you know that you can just snip a few inches of stem off a plant and shove it in the ground (strip off lower leaves so they don't rot underground) and it will grow roots and become a new full plant in a couple of years? Keep the stems watered for a few weeks to help with root development. This can be done in a pot, too, of course. When I break a stem by accident I always shove it somewhere and leave it out for the rain to take care of it. I didn't get a notification for your reply but I did for "there's a new video". Can't wait to see your other bargains!
@@patbryan602 I just watched a RU-vid video where a gentleman went over multiple varieties of sedum. He showed one named “Neon” sedum which had very bright chartreuse leaves and pink blooms. I really liked it! He said it had strong stems too and is one of the taller ones reaching 24 inches tall. I would love to propagate some more with cuttings.. provided I don’t infringe upon any patent rules. I just went out and planted a Summersweet bush called “Vanilla Spice” … just a tiny guy of course and also planted a panicle hydrangea. We got some rain so our corn harvest came to a halt until it dries a bit. We still have so many acres to do. Not sure when I will be able to put out another video. I love making them❤️. They are excellent references for me later and I get to interact with super kind gardeners like yourself. 🥰. My email is Letsgrow301@yahoo.com
@@cberninzoni I am in southwest Kentucky. You picked a nice warm place to relocate 😁. Lots of humidity and heat in the summers but your winters should be mild. The humidity can create fungal diseases (ie powdery mildew) on susceptible plants, so look for varieties that are resistant. You may be in a zone 8 ??? Not sure of your soil type… possibly clay.. possibly sandy depending on how far south you are. Reach out to neighbors and garden centers. They would probably LOVE to give you some tips for gardening in the area. Thanks for your comment 🥰❤️
Follow UP Thought. Maybe the plant pictures aren't the problem. Maybe it's on my end??? I just realized that For the first time on this Pinky Winky video I am not seeing comments from anyone else on your video page. That's strange to me. I get all of your replies to me but there isn't any other traffic showing to me. I'll let you know what happens after your next video is posted. I also thought that maybe the "objector" is the "artist" of the rabbit thugs picture or the pig video clip. I''ve noticed that authors and artists are quite possessive of their work (two professions that struggle to make money, often.) I hope that's not it because I like the humour you inject into your videos. It makes them really special and gets me laughing.
@@patbryan602 I use an AI app to create most of my own images now. So technically they are my own originals. The pig clip was a GIF I found so that’s possible. I try to find things that are copyright free but you never know for sure. I appreciate you brainstorming about some ideas though😁🥰
@@letsgrow260 I have noticed that on podcasts that I listen to they always say, "Oh I have to remember to say this image is AI created. It isn't real".
@@letsgrow260 I agree! But so far, 4 years after I started planting my own things, they haven't said anything yet! LOL I guess they like what they see! LOL
@@RayIniego believe it or not, I had a boss tell me that years ago. I have lived by that slogan and have sometimes gotten into trouble LOL… but most of the time it works 😁
Thank you for sharing! After watching your video I went outside to prune my Sugar Tip into a standard tree form. I hope it's as pretty as yours one day.
@@ruthwilkerson9386 What a sweet comment❤️. And I hope it turns out EXACTLY like you imagined😍 Thank you for watching and for sharing your experience. My Rose of Sharon gets prettier as time goes on. I am not sure which I like best.. those variegated leaves or the darling pink blooms. 🥰
Such a nice array of new plants! I am so envious of the low, low clearance prices you have in your country! The plants available to me are generally twice the original price of your plants and rarely go on clearance unless they are really on death's doorstep or deformed and scrawny-shaped. Once in a while I find a single plant for only $3 but almost never. But I love bargains so much it's just as much fun to watch other people's "scoops". I saw a dwarf knock out rose at Home Depot when I got my velvetini smoke bush and considered getting it too. It was labelled as the smallest knock out, yet. It was $40 and not on sale. The smoke bush was $30 also not on sale. They were both in prime condition but only the out of bloom perennials were on for 50% off and they were sorry looking. And sales aren't ever store wide and advertised so it's just luck of the draw when you're there for some reason. I bought an inexpensive 3" diameter auger bit on Amazon for my battery hand drill with about a 12" shaft. It works well for planting bulbs. I have a silver maple that totally invades my amended, fluffy garden beds with spidery feeder roots right to the surface and trying to cut through that dense mat with a shovel is very laborious. And within a month or two the roots are right back again. The auger cuts through it easily. I have heard, though, that it shouldn't be used in rocky ground for safety reasons...wrists can get broken with the torc if a sizable stone or rock is hit. I have a Dewalt, brushless motor drill.
I have the same exact problem with the maple trees in my front yard! They suck the water from everything around and send out these fibrous roots just under the soil. They make good shade trees and look good for about a week in fall, but really I would have planted different trees in the yard if I knew then what I knew now. Story of my life 🤦🏻♀️ Plants are so expensive! And to get the Branded varieties you really have to pay. So I love to get these deals. I wish you were able to find great deals also. I guess it costs more to get the plants into Canada perhaps?? Do you belong to any gardening clubs there? Or have many gardening friends? I get a lot of plants from friends too. Free is even better than clearance haha😃
@@letsgrow260 No, unfortunately I'm the only gardener I know and even the people living around me say disparaging things as they walk by because they seem to think that doing one's own manual labour is beneath them! I just smile and call it sour grapes. Lol I think if you want something done right it's better to do it yourself, even if you have to learn something new by trial and error. Because my whole garden spaces are impacted by the bully maple tree, I try to stay clear of plants that need frequent dividing as most plants available for sharing usually are and I also avoid plants that self seed vigourously (lazy). If I had huge areas to develop I would go to fund raising plant sales, for sure. For some reason, I'm not receiving notifications (on the bell icon) from you, lately. I used to and I can't figure out why they stopped - but then there is almost nothing I can figure out about technology!!! I must have inadvertently clicked something?? I went into your home page and selected "receive all" so maybe that will change things. Can't wait to see your other new plants go in the ground.
@@patbryan602 I am not sure why you aren’t getting the notifications. It appears all my videos have “copyright” warnings because I use photos from the plant websites. You would think they would be HAPPY to see me flashing their name and products. I always show the name of the company whether it’s Proven Winners or Plant Addicts… or any of the many online nurseries along with their photos (to give them credit). I wonder if those copyright warnings block my notifications 🤷🏻♀️. I really don’t know. And I agree with you about plants that self seed. That almost turns them into a weed in my book haha. I made the mistake of planting some hosta under my maple. When I tried to dig them up, all those Maple roots made it virtually IMPOSSIBLE!
@@letsgrow260 Yes, those maple roots totally smother the roots of my plants and when I do dig something up I spend minutes and minutes teasing the maple stuff out. I didn't get a notification for this message, either. Maybe you ARE being "punished" ha ha. I still get your latest video on my youtube home page, though, but I have to go back into the video in question to see if there is a reply. I don't mind. It's such a "it's mine and you can't have it" world. I was floored when it started in the schools and things couldn't be used in the classroom without prior permission. I even get some notifications from sites I've never heard of telling me the latest episode has just been posted. Weird. I love your creative use of pictures and the info insets for the plants. RU-vid should know it's to their benefit, too.
@@patbryan602 truthfully, everyone uses the Proven Winners or Walters Gardens photos. I see the same photos on so many websites. Perhaps they get written permission? It seems ridiculous when we are bragging about THEIR plants with the photo. I am not selling anything so I see no reason for any copyright infringement. Honestly, it sort of hurts my feelings a little haha…. I need tougher skin, huh? I could use my own photos but many times my plants are not in bloom or at their prime so I hate to show an image that doesn’t do the plant justice.. ya know?? Anyway, I guess I upset someone cause that’s the only explanation why they are hiding my notifications. You are such a sweet and supportive person. Thank you for always having a kind and encouraging comment. I don’t think you realize how uplifting it is.❤️❤️❤️
@@grahamfinn4149 do you remember the story of Ruth in the Bible? Remember how she gleaned Boaz’s field?? Well, sometimes I find a missed corn ear or two and take it to the back of the farm and give it to the squirrels. Now…we lose corn kernels around the pit that the birds and mice get to eat. But honestly, not much corn is lost. Thank you for watching and for your comment. And May God bless you as well❤️❤️❤️
EXQUISITE! Your movies are so visually beautiful. How does the combine turn those complete plants into just yellow corn? What goes on inside that amazing machine? It looks like just whole corn kernels are coming out. Did you grow up on a farm? You look so pro! I'm in complete awe. Does the machinery and equipment need much ongoing maintenance? You all must be so busy. Loved the blue grass music, too! Thanks so much for showing us this!!!! I've been busy too - NOT - haha I bought a dwarf smoke bush. I've been wanting a smoke bush but no room for it and the n I saw this at Home Depot. It is called Velvetini. Each leaf (dark blackish green) has a narrow pink pinstripe around the outer edge. I'm not sure if that is just the newer, younger leaves or not. It is a fair size - about 20" x 18" According to the tag it matures to 4 x 4 ft. We had a huge rainfall yesterday and overnight so all the plants are plump and perky again. I'm really happy that you had a successful harvest. I've been hoping that's what you were busy doing and not hit with any bad weather.
@@patbryan602 Your comments are ALWAYS so sweet and encouraging ❤️. Thank you🥰 I grew up on a farm… but not a working farm. Mostly wooded farm. But as kids we had chickens, baby goats, horses, etc and even raised a baby deer that was abandoned by its mother. Kids growing up in cities miss out on so much. The farm machinery is in CONSTANT need of maintenance. Thank the Lord my husband is very skilled and talented in that area. The combine is an amazing work of technology for sure. As the header (thing out front grabbing the corn) goes through the corn it has teeth that rip off the ears. The ears then get pulverized (so to speak) and the kernels pop off and get sifted. The chaff gets blown out the back and the kernels go through the auger and get dumped in the top of the combine to collect. Once the top is full of corn warning lights start flashing on the outside of the combine which signals the grain cart operator (me) to get there quickly so the combine can dump the load in the grain cart. That’s the Reader’s Digest version anyway haha.😁 Your dwarf smoke bush sounds very interesting and beautiful! The pink pin stripe sounds so unique!!!😍
This brings such memories for me as a child on my grandfathers farm in Indiana approximately 50 years ago. Equipment wasn’t as high tech as what you have but remember well filling the carts with those bushel’s of corn. If I recall the carts had a lever you opened at the bottom that opened and filled the conveyor. Had to use a shovel to get the last of the corn out then back to the fields.
@@debholtz54 … awww…what precious memories for you❤️. Nothing more fulfilling than farming. Amazing how such a tiny insignificant looking seed can grow into a 8 foot stalk of corn and produce so many more seeds. Thank you for that sweet comment ❤️
@@curtisleddy1408 wonderful suggestion! Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Obviously I am new to growing zoysia and need to learn a lot. The seeds I planted at the end of the video have germinated and are growing well. Zoysia seed can be expensive so if you can find a lawn and the owners are willing to let it go to seed, ask if you can have their clippings. Or… just plant a small area that you can use as a “seed bank”. But there is a perfect time to collect the seed. My Dad did it for me and he knows when the seeds are ready for harvest. Thank you for your comment 😁❤️
Sooo-Eeee! You had me laughing right out loud (literally) ! Speaking of pigs, are you familiar with the Pig Squeak plant (Bergenia) ? It is evergreen for me and absolutely indestructible. It says to plant in shade but I have some in a lot of sun and it does well there, too, although there is some leaf burn, by the peak of summer. It behaves very much like a hosta in that it has large, thick leaves that form a clump and slowly spreads, but in the Fall the leaves turn red. It sends up flower scapes with really pretty clusters of pink blooms. There is some winter damage (like heuchera) but the raggedy leaves can be cut off and lots of new ones grow in spring. P.W. has a relatively large variety called Miss Piggy. Other varieties are available as seed. What a nice idea to hide the sugar tip trunk protector with that airy Gaura. It will be so pretty swaying in the breeze.
@@patbryan602 I have seen the pig squeak on other gardening channels but don’t have any in my gardens. It would probably have to be a shade dweller here for sure with our heat and humidity. I think I lost several heuchera plants from either heat or too much rain earlier. It’s so weird how they have “sudden death” on me. They look great… then a week later they look dead. I wonder if I replaced them with pig squeak if that would do better? I am always up for new and different plants😃
@@letsgrow260 Heuchera survive total neglect for me...they won't grow to their full potential but they look happy so maybe Bergenia would also give you a hard time although the leaves are thick, almost leathery, compared to the delecate heuchera leaves. I haven't tried them from seed but I have a pack of seed ready, I haven't made up my mind if I want to give more of them my limited space.
That should be a lovely combination. I just picked up serendipity allium and wizard of ahhs veronica at our Walmart for $2 each, a great price for Proven Winners. Planting today ahead of the cool down as well.
@@PeggyMills we really can get some great bargains this time of year if we don’t mind being patient and attentive to them in the meantime. I don’t have any of the Wizard of Ahhs…. I think it’s beautiful! I wonder if my Walmart has some on sale 😃 Thanks for your comment ❤️
@@letsgrow260 yes, check and see. I’m going to check another Walmart that’s close by. I actually enjoy pampering the clearance plants. Love the deals too as plants are so expensive now.
Your flower beds look beautiful. The little broken plant should be ok- everything wants to live so with a little TLC and prayer, it will be healthy and beautiful. BTW, you need to wear gloves. 😊
@@quakethoc2249 I would have ruined my gloves!! I have several pair. Haha.. they are the cleanest things in my garden tool box! I always hate to get them dirty. Thank you for the compliment. 🥰. I hope you are right about the broken Gaura. I looked at it last night and it was still upright and appeared to be well. Some plants amaze me at their determination to live… while others surprise me with their willingness to give up. So… we will see.🙏. Thank you for your comment ❤️❤️❤️
Now how did you know I was out this morning and came home with a big pile of apples...Cosmic Crisp! Lol My intention was to make a batch of chunky apple sauce but I can see now that some of them are going into an even sweeter treat! Your humour makes me laugh. I hadn't heard of cosmic crisp apples before and so i had to try them - truth be told they were on sale.
@@letsgrow260 Lol. I tried it and liked it. Very firm and juicy and quite sweet. Do you grow heliopsis? I got a dwarf one (14 x 14"). It's variegated with a fine lace look and the blooms are a deep yellow but not orangey. The leaves are fuzzy so I think the bunnies will leave it. Variety Sunstruck. Walter's Gardens has pics.
@@patbryan602 I actually don’t have ANY heliopsis. I have only been “seriously” gardening for about two years. Prior to that I was just planting “Willy nilly” and had no plan or knowledge of what I was doing. Then I made a local friend.. a “Master Gardener”… who turned me on to plants that I had never heard of!! She gave me so many plants from her own garden. Anyway, I am trying to play catch-up with the rest of you seasoned gardeners. 😉 I want to add some new varieties to my landscape. Heliopsis would be a great new variety. 😃 I tried to get out today and weed some…. Whew what a chore! Crabgrass was laughing at me!!!😡 Thanks for your suggestion. I will most definitely check that heliopsis out! 😍🥰 Follow up: I looked it up. It’s gorgeous! I LOVE THE FOLIAGE! And it’s a zone 4-9 which means I could plant it this fall😃
@@letsgrow260 I've been buying bargain plants and sticking them in the ground in order to get out of mowing grass but I can't call myself a seasoned gardener!! But I do find them irresistible. I just had to have that heliopsis foliage, too! I've had mine for about 6 weeks now (it was greenhouse grown of course and in full bloom and yet it still is in full bloom! It appears to be the very same blooms it came home with plus more so I haven't done any deadheading. It's supposed to keep going into the Fall, so nice colour when other things are winding down.
@@PeggyMills I am so glad you mentioned that! I was debating if I should or not. It looked so healthy I was afraid I might hurt it by cutting it back. I need to prune it ASAP because my poor “At Last” rose is being shadowed by it. Thank you for the tip!❤️🥰
@@letsgrow260 I didn’t know this either but I also watch Michelle on GardeningTLC and her videos honestly teach me something every time I watch and I’ve gardened for years. And she is a joy to watch.
@@PeggyMills yes she is!!! I think she used to be a landscape designer. I watch her channel as well😍😁 I have never seen her cut back her Baptisia. I must have missed that video🤷🏻♀️. Thanks again for your comments ❤️
For reasons I can't explain, most of my plants that usually look very forlorn at this time of year are actually looking fresh and happy, even the Beacon impatience I started from seed. The hostas usually need a few brown leaves taken off but I haven't had any browning this year. They've had the same rainfall, the same droughty/hot month and the same gardener half neglecting their needs during the heat wave. My new dwarf yarrow looks like it has the same bloom colours as your "apple blossom" variety. I deadheaded all the blooms a couple of weeks ago (not having any past experience with yarrows) but they were only quite pale nowhere near brown. When I saw your video I thought I made a big mistake so I went out to check it for the first time since the hair cut and it is covered in tiny budding heads. I wasn't expecting it to rebloom because my growing season is too short for other things that are supposed to rebloom. I only bought the plant because of your videos and I'm so glad I did! I really like the foliage, too. I put it in front of a boxwood and the colour and texture make a great contrast. Your LED lamppost looks beautiful and just the right scale for your setting!
@@patbryan602 I am so happy to hear your garden still looks fresh and beautiful!!😃😍. Our humidity here really takes a toll on most things. Your story of yarrow is so sweet to my ears❤️. I am glad you were somewhat inspired by one of my videos. That makes me smile😊 I am now wanting to know more about these “Beacon” impatiens you mentioned. If you suggest it… I ALWAYS look it up and many times purchase it. (My hosta I bought per your recommendation is doing great! And I plan on planting it soon when temps look cool for a spell) Thank you for your sweet comments. They brighten my day🥰❤️
@@letsgrow260 I start seeds indoors on heat mats and LED Full Sprectrum (UV rays included - important I think) I always get nearly 100% germination and I do not know what I am doing! I watch youtube stuff all winter and try to follow the easiest methods I find. My success is all the light and heat mats completely, and bottom watering the trays so algae and mould doesn't grow on top. My lights were cheap on Amazon as were the wire grow shelving units. I chose lights that had a timer mechanism build into the power cord (I have no aptitude for anything electrical but these were MADE for my ilk! Beacon Imps. were bred to bloom right through the hot weather and resist mildew. They grow very tall but well branched (up to 12 or 14" if given the space and food). I have mine packed tight in a large planter and they just keep blooming and blooming. They are giant balls completely covered and no problems. No dead heading required. Many colours. Pinks/purples/lilacs/white. I have fushia blue/pink. They do well in the landscape too. Semi shade to semi sun. We get serious humidity for most of the summer, too. Maybe not to compete with yours but enough to say these impatience can take a lot of it. If you're ever in the mood for another eye catching, bright and stripey hosta that takes a fair bit of sun quite well you might like Rainbow's End. They had it at the mail order place you recommended...I think it was Great Garden Plants - could be wrong on the name.
@@patbryan602 thank you very much for the information! I started geranium from seed this year and for some reason watching things grow and bloom from seed is so much more rewarding for me😃…. Like my balloon flowers!!! And those are perennial so I get to see them year after year and they get larger each year! I want to try those impatiens from seed. Anything that brings vibrant color all season is worth trying.. right??? And I will look up that hosta! Hostas do well here. The heat gets to them by this time of year but they look amazing in spring and early summer.
I buy most of my solar lights online, either from Walmart.com or Amazon.com. I have been very pleased with the ones I have purchased. They need access to plenty of direct sunlight to work so you cannot put them in shady areas, or under trees.
I love the solar lights. I bought a pack of 6 small ones from Walmart and paid around 6 dollars . They are smaller than the ones you have but they really light up at night. Your lamppost looks great. ❤
Call me "odd" but I did find this interesting! Lol. I'm in cool season grass country otherwise I would grow that stuff to cut down on labour. My solution to get out of lawn care was to replace all my lawn area except for one hobby pathway with mulch and it's brown 12 months of the year! Pecans are my favorite nut. I would love to be able to have one of those. Does it produce many nuts for you? I invested in a cheap battery operated lawn mower and just love it. It's quiet and it came with a battery pack and charger and was on sale. It runs so quietly compared to gas. The brand I got was Green Works and I have no complaints. It's very light weight too. I bought it when I still had a full front and back yard lawn but now it just has a little job to do every couple of weeks. What variety of grapes are you growing? Love the things you show in your videos.
@@patbryan602 thanks so much for your feedback.❤️🥰. I have been wanting a battery powered lawn mower because all we have is a large zero turn Kubota and the deck is so wide I can’t get in tight spaces. It works great for the large area I have to mow.. yes… I do ALL the mowing around the house. My husband uses the tractor and bush hog to mow around fields. We have about 4 acres to mow and this rain has kept me busy haha. I am so glad you mentioned the mower you have because I have been looking at reviews and wasn’t sure which brand was better. The pecan trees are large enough now that they really produce! They are gorgeous trees too. They break dormancy really late and always make me worry. The weeds in this area of my property are out of control and I am hoping the zoysia grass joins me in my battle against them. I have Concord grapes along with muscadine. I also have a couple I think called Reliance.. last year I had so many grapes I ended up making grape jelly. I still have jars of jelly. But I pruned them heavy and since they produce on last year’s growth I didn’t have many this season.. and it rained so much they had a lot of fungal issues. Thanks again for being so encouraging and informative. I love the way youtube helps us learn from each other! It’s amazing!!!😁❤️
@@letsgrow260 weeds are almost a non issue for me now. Every now and then one pops up in the mulched areas but I just spot wet it with the vinegar and it turns brown and disappears back into the wood mulch. I also have ground hugging ground cover plants which bloom for quite long periods at different times. They are starting to cover large areas in the garden beds (on top of mulch) and so they are great at keeping weeds out. My plan was to make something I enjoys looking at from inside but would just about eliminate work and strength requirements as I grew old (er) Lol.
@@letsgrow260 Lawn mower follow up: The most important feature no matter the brand is a "brushless" motor. Green Works has some that are and others that aren't. They last much longer and can work a heavier load. My model came with a 4ah battery (ampere hours) which lasted about 35 mins. on bumpy, often too long grass with broadleaf weeds intermingled and about 5 inches tall. The mowing load affects operation time) I would suggest at least a 4ah battery for your larger thick and lush area. I don't really know anything except a 3ah battery wouldn't operate for as long a period before needing to be recharged. Lower ah often takes less time to charge but also runs for less time, so selling points of "fast charging battery" isn't necessarily preferable. My battery takes 2 hours to charge. Green Works is making 5ah and 6ah batteries now. I doubt if you really did leave your "make over" too late. I started 9 years ago in my sixties and I am still up for the fun! Doing it renders one able to do more of it! Use it so you don't lose it principal. :) And you do way harder projects than me, I think!
@@patbryan602 AWESOME information on the mower! Thank you, thank you, thank you!🥰 I feel a lot more confident in choosing one now. We are getting some cooler weather now and it’s making me want to work on my garden beds. Fall is a great time to plant here in Kentucky. I bet your winters are cold there where you live.
@@PeggyMills that really is a great idea. I actually thought about using a beach umbrella… but we have had so many pop up storms happening throughout the day I was worried about wind. But an old plastic chair wouldn’t get ruined and I could put a block on it to keep it from blowing away. I need to find me one somewhere. Thanks for that suggestion.
It's so fascinating to see the bananas develop! I love your videos because you include every detail and make it so educational! The long shot of your garden island with the corn in the background was so pretty! I look forward to all the plant updates. That garden spider is so exotic looking to me! The spiders in my garden are quite grey but they still eat the mosquitos so they're beautiful too :) I have discovered that rubbing orange peel on exposed skin (criss cross cut on the outer orange side to release the oils) works amazingly well to keep biting pests away for up to a couple of hours. I store the peel sections in a lunch baggy in the fridge. You mentioned a concern and a general interest in plant diseases, etc. I recently discovered this youtube channel that provides this kind of info for your region. Once a month they do an online Q&A with a panel of the department heads from the arboretum. Their recent Q&A video was all about best trees for southern zones (the arboretum is in zone 7) and I thought of you. Lots of recommendations and cautions of various trees including redbud issues and alternatives. It's called the JC Raulston Arboretum.
The arboretum suggestion is a wonderful resource! I could prevent a lot of heartache if I learned more upfront before designing and planting things. I will subscribe to their channel because I am sure I would learn a lot! I thought about taking a master gardener course mainly to learn about plant disease. This time of year the heat and humidity really suck the life out of me so my garden tends to be messy and very unkept. The weeds are winning the battle🤦🏻♀️😞
@@letsgrow260 We are just pulling out of an extended drought and 100 degree spell. I've been sheltering inside, too. I'm just not motivated to do more than keep things barely alive! The humidity has been intense, too. My green beans have suffered and the late season potatoes finished up early but not too much harm, all in all.
@@patbryan602 well just hang on because fall is right around the corner!😃. Great time to start back planting if you plant cold tolerant varieties. It’s going to get better!!!!🙏😍
Looking forward to seeing you peel and eat your first banana. 😁 When I see all the beautiful plants and their flowers and fruit, I’m reminded of what an Awesome Creator we have. ❤️
very cool. I have 2 double mahoi's as well. Just cut one up to produce pups outta of it. the other is in the greenhouse in half 55 gallon barrel. so around 27.5 gallons. Question, what size pot did u have the one u transplanted into the soil in? I'm thinking maybe I should put them into the soil. I'm also growing a few more varieties. blue java dwarf cavandish kokopo grand naine unknown cold variety and ifcourse double mahoi.
@@troydefond2307 hello! 😃 Thanks for your comment. I had the one in a HUGE pot (not sure the exact volume but close the same volume as the half 55 gallon barrel). No matter the size pot, the banana plant will want more room. Definitely put it in the ground if you can. It blew my mind how fast it grew and flourished once I did that. I have a new video (August 5, 2024) showing an update on the banana plant. I would love to try out a dwarf Namwah (not sure I spelled that right). Or a dwarf Cavendish of some kind. It has been such a fun experiment 😁
@@huynguyentoantin mine are still blooming now!! They slowed for a week or so earlier this season after their first big flush of blooms, but have been blooming beautifully for weeks now. Even in our sweltering heat.
Please don't cut the pineapple stems to harvest. Just grab the pineapple and bend it to break it away. Three more shoots will grow from the stem and you get those bonus plants also 🙂
@@kiranb7364 wow!!! That is great information! I do have a green shoot coming from the side of the original plant (that I harvested the pineapple)… I am wondering if the new shoot will grow and produce a pineapple???😃
Congratulations on growing your first pineapple it’s absolutely beautiful and it taste marvelous. You preparing your pineapple to eat. Use the serrated knife like a big sturdy bread knife. cut the top off the bottom off and then sit it up on your cutting board bottom down and start slicing all the way around taking off the outside of the pineapple , piece by piece.then you can see the core and you slice of pineapple around the core . Don’t throw the core away because it’ll have some soft spots on it that are nice and ripe in the core is really good for you can slice pineapple and do whatever size pieces you want. Tried that way next time,again congratulations.
@@aprilgaudenti257 what a great explanation on how to cut a pineapple!!😃 thank you for your helpful comment! 🥰❤️. I never thought about taking off the “peel”… or outside.. first. 🤷🏻♀️😁
I could just taste that! No, I haven't ever seen a pineapple that yellow! But of course, just about everything in the store is picked before it's ripe. I started an avocado pit last year by inserting 3 toothpicks about 1/3 down from the pointy end and resting the toothpicks on the rim of a glass of water filled right to the brim. I changed the water once a week. I started in late winter and placed it in a kitchen cupboard...the instructions were to root it in the dark. It took 6 weeks or so to just barely start to swell open and when the weather was nice in the spring I took the glass outside to a no-sun spot. After a few more weeks it split and sent out a shoot that grew quickly in a few days. I potted it and put it in the sun and it grew to about 2 feet tall by Fall. My cat eats anything plant related so I had to let it die when the frost hit, but it was fun to see it actually grow. I wonder if it would actually fruit if grown on long enough. I love your experiments!
I wonder if the avocado needs a pollinator??? How fun! I love trying new things and seeing how far I can get. This pineapple was so sweet and juicy! I had no idea they were supposed to be that sweet. I hope my other ones make even larger pineapples. Thanks for being a part of all my gardening adventures! It’s so nice to share my experiences with people who have the same interests 🥰❤️
