We’ve been getting so much rain. It’s been a mess. But, we’re starting to get tomatoes and okra, which are one of my favorite things when cooked together.
I have a sprinkler system and a hand wand but I've ordered a drip watering system so we will see how that goes. This is the second year for the collards. Someone thought they were tree collards but I think they are a hybrid because they just said "collards" at the nursery . Either way, they just keep growing. 😅
You are too funny🤣 I know I'm a McKenzie but I also understand why you guys have those heavy wood tartans. FL is a hot house during the summer but come fall you are glad to be here. 🤣😂
Thanks for sharing this idea ,i also planted some black eyed peas with some corn but only three survived.. but i will be planting more.. new friend here from Growing My Own.
New subscriber..so glad I came across your channel.. your voice is so lovely, which led me to watching more of your videos...I don't know much about planting, I am in Northeast Fl, ..thank you so much, I will be putting a basil plant with my tomatoes... The oion with cabbage is that the escallion? Thank you so much and God bless!
Fabulous tutorial. I have done this with pvc and rebar on a raised bed and then ran chicken wire over the whole hoop. Planted cukes on one side- tomatoes on the other and bok choy and beets underneath. I love your voice narration, btw.
I really like the chicken wire idea!! I was just doing stuff on the fly to save my veggies from the sun and heat and the rebar was already there so why not use it.
Glad I just happened to come across your channel. I was dealing with this issue today, I had purchased a 4x50ft privacy fence shade two years ago that I never used. So I dragged it out today and it was a struggle in the heat trying to figure out how I was going to drape it. As I was trying to set it up, I noticed how much heat it held not sure if that is going to be a good idea with how I was going to place it. I am going to get some pvc today, thanks for sharing.
So so proud of you & your GROWTH in KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS!! ... You are a RICH & WEALTHY Woman.... do you collect rainwater as well & have a way to filter it if ever NEEDED?
@@CherrieMcKenzie Well I guess we are motivating each other, because this video LITERALLY gave me the added fire 🔥 that I needed to get my land & greenhouse in order! 👍🏾... Keep it up
I considered that but I've gotten used to eating out of the backyard. Switching over to the more heat tolerate plants I mentioned has definitely helped along with the shading. The blackeyed peas came up the day after I planted them.
Thanks for the update. There heat finally made it up to Boston this week and my tomatoes and peppers are loving it. I am curious if our peppers might benefit from some shading too
They love it if it is for a day or two but once it goes on day after day they become stressed. The shading has saved my garden because the sun is just too intense.
Cherrie, thank you so much for sharing this! I moved to a new location a year ago so am starting small to figure out where/what to grow at my location and elevation. You inspire me, as always! I LOVE the shade you created! I will implement this as needed. Quick question: I planted a plum tree and it's exploding with life! I even have three little plums growing despite how young the tree is. My question is: have you ever done videos on propagating trees from trees? There are many baby "trees" at the base of my new plum tree and rather than cutting and tossing, I'm wondering if I can somehow root them and share them.
Thanks so much for the support. I'm usually good at propagating plants but have not tried baby trees. BUT, I do have a resource!! My youngest brother is a master at grafting and growing trees. I'll present your situation to him and follow-up to let you know what he says. Cheers!!
I checked with my brother and he says the little trees from your plum tree are what's called suckers and they should be removed anyway because they compete with the main plant. He said these suckers usually do not produce good fruit because most fruit trees are grafted so you're getting sprouts from the stock plant. But it is worth a try as you have to remove them anyway. The best time to remove them is during the winter when growth has pretty much stopped. To propagate them you want to attempt to remove the sucker and it's root system. If there is no root system scrape off bark below the soil line on the sucker and check back to see if roots have formed. Then dig around the newly formed root system to remove it and put it in soil in a pot. If the plant does grow, make sure the roots are well formed before attempting to put them in the ground. I learned something and I hope this helps.
If you want to see how I created the covers and the steps for adding mulch it can be found in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-54eT-CTf1-M.html (Fighting the Heat With Shade and a Watchful Eye)
