We harvest directly into one of those wire wastebaskets so it is easy to just hose the produce off before putting it in the car (we garden at a community garden, not our house). It's particularly great for root crops like radishes or beets.
Have you tried Egyptian Walking Onions? Seems that those who have them, love the. A neighbour of mine gave me a few plants so I will see if all the hype is true.
That might be an idea. I'm thinking I need to dig down around the beds and install hardware cloth about a foot down...but the idea of how big a job that would be overwhelms me.
Do you stake your tomatoes? I planted my red cherry tomatoes yesterday. They too got quite tall so planted them very deep. They'd been outside during the day since end of April and were beautiful healthy plants. Too bad about your raised bed. Mine are wooden and had to be reinforced this year. Enjoying your show. Thanks.
I added tomato cages after I finished filming. To be honest, I have to look at the package again to see if the Silver Fir tomatoes are determinate or indeterminate. I know the plum tomatoes are determinate and do fine with cages. Yes, we went with the concrete blocks to avoid rebuilding...the irony is not lost on me! LOL
Your cucumber plants sure look different than mine. I planted mine out yesterday. I started them in toilet paper rolls on May 5. The roots were coming out the bottoms. One seed in each. My parsley has never wintered over or buttercrunch lettuce. Lucky you. Dill self seeds all over my garden, guess that's why it called dill weed.
I got mine on Amazon and the piece on my cabbages is about 1/4 of the full amount, so about $7.50 worth. This is the second year and it is holding up well. I washed it in a bucket of soapy water at the end of the season, rinsed it and spread it out on the grass to dry. :) www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0989Q1BQL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Very nice. Can you share details on how you made the trellis. I am growing cucumbers and tomatoes beside each other and kast year the cucs were shaded out.
Yikes! I hate the feeling that we are always dealing with a money grab not value for prices. Only a few years ago Dollar stores here had everything for one dollar. Now, prices go up to $5.
Thanks, I have planted both seed potatoes (on sale) and kitchen potatoes. The kitchen potatoes are up. I planted them a couple of weeks ago in a very large round planter. It's actually an antique cast iron soap making pot. I planted petunias around the edge. It's an experiment to see if the potatoes crowd out the flowers. I normally fill it with flowers. I saw that you should let the cut potatoes dry for a day or two before planting. Less rot supposedly. It sure was a wet summer last year. I didn't water my vegetable garden after mid June and we were cutting grass till October!!
That sounds like a gorgeous planter! I know some people dry the cut potatoes, or dip them in ash, but I never bother. I have a pretty good success rate, especially in the grow bags. They don't tend to stay wet as air and water can easily flow in and out of the fabric/felt. Yes, last summer was a soaker. I don't think I watered all summer either. Although it's more work to water regularly, a dry, hot summer would be nice for beach days!
You’ve inspired me to try the bags having had good results last year trying out large planters for tomatoes. Looks may not be glam but certainly more economical. Big planters can be expensive! We’re on a shallow dug well on sandy soil (southern Flamborough) and water is a big issue here so raising above ground really helps retain moisture meaning fewer trips to the rain barrels. Enjoying your channel very much. We have a lot in common.
I tried the bags a few years ago just because I didn't have all my garden beds built, but they did so well, they are my go-to now. As a bonus, if I want to, I can actually move the entire bag indoors for the winter and allow the soil to preserve the potatoes until I need them. We have the opposite problem here: heavy clay and high water table. So raised beds are way better for us, too. :)
I did buy some seed potatoes years ago and I have used some of the potatoes from that harvest the following year for my next crop. And I've been doing that for a few years now. I have found that the potatoes I grow don't go soft. I harvest my last few in September and they're still firm and great in January (store bought NEVER last as well). Homegrown potatoes are the best!
I have been researching everything I can about starting my own back yard garden, I am absolutely scared that I won't be successful, I guess we'll see lol
I know it may be bad to some people but I'm guilty of using plastic cups for my plants. It had saved me a lot because i have a big garden and the reason it had saved me is that they are reusable. It is my fifth year in this house and I've been using the same cups since day one.
Plastic is so widely available because it really does have good properties: it is lightweight, waterproof, easily mouldable in any shape, and inexpensive. Trouble is, the very thing that makes them useful, is the same thing that is so bad for the world--it never breaks down. Reusing things for many years helps, though. :)
I have tried them, but I find them a little too shallow except for all but the smallest plants. Nice that you can plant them right in the garden, though. :)
I had a similar thing happen about 6 weeks ago with my car shelter. It was anchored well but we had very high winds and rain and a power outage on Georgian Bay in Ontario. The shelter landed in front of my front deck. It scraped and damaged my car on one side in the process of becoming airborne. I had to go out in that weather with an exacto knife and cut it off the canvas from the frame before it ended up on my roof. It was pitch black as no power and all I had was a dollar store lantern. I won't put up another shelter even though it lasted almost 5 years and I loved it especially in winter.
Oh, ouch! So sorry you sustained such damage. We were out in it removing the material, too, otherwise it might have been blown all the way to Georgian Bay! Wind is no joke, though.
SMART use of the coir material - great weed suppressant and love the ideas of repelling bugs 🐛 and SQUIRRELS!! I just found out about using recycled cups (Styrofoam works great!!), thk you for all - new sub😂❤.
This is the best video about getting seeds for free starting seeds and a garden for free! I’ve never seen a better video!!!! Bravo!!!👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 And THANK YOU!!!🙏 ☺️♥️ Wow I’m saving and sharing this video and I’m subscribing to your channel! Again thank you Miss Natalie for an outstanding, and much needed video! 🙏👏☺️
