Thank you for sharing your video. You have a very awesome garden, I love it❤ so well cared for and producing lovely crops. I only have a small court yard and drive way but I'm growing what I can. What fruit would you suggest growing for a small garden please?
Commercial grower here. I want to add to this advice. 1) pick broccoli and don't remove the plant. It will begin to produce mini shoots. 2) harvest cabbage but don't cut the head off from the plant to low to the ground. Leave some leaves and the stem behind and harvest mini cabbage heads again in about a month after you pick the initial head. (Awesome for the crock pot) 3) plant some black raspberries. (The plants are not cheap) but they get less dead canes in harsh winter climates (zone 5) and they produce up to 3 weeks earlier than red varieties like Latham. 4) Asparagus lovers we have a new purple variety from Johnnys seeds called Erasmus. This is a male dominant hybrid which producs DOUBLE the purple asparagus spears over purple passion. 5) I am trying kaolin clay for potato bettle mitigation and I'm loving it! I found this product from this channel! I recommend purchasing this from Harris seeds (you can save almost $30 on shipping over other companies as they do not charge any shipping surcharges due to the products heavy weight. 6) Harvest king makes a very nice hand pump sprayer in a 2 gallon size. This helps to apply the clay as it's very messy and can easily clog plastic tipped cheaper spraying devices. FYI. 7) those whom want to raise a colorful cauliflower I recommend the variety depurple and flame star (orange) these greatly outperformed other varieties to avoid black rot/clef or clubbed roots and other problems in wet climates. Some commercial growers are serious about keeping tricks and varieties a secret but I hope this helps someone.
Thanks! I just this year finally had a semi successful cabbage, and a great cauliflower (after three years of failures). My fall crop in the greenhouse is doing fantastic, so good to know these tips!
You inspired me to create a food forest. I began 3 years ago. I have a small space but am making the most of it. I’m in zone 8b in California, so I grow different plants at different times than you. Thank you for your inspiration. Trees: orange, apple, plum, pear, pomegranate, apricot, fig, pinyon pine. 2 raised beds and several pots of edible perennials. I have planted below and around the trees. Each year it gets better!
What are your top favorite tasting varieties of everything you’ve had from lettuce to the tree (go in as much detail as you want? And how long did the pinyon pine take to produce?
You tube should give you one of the awards for being a top educational channel. This is one of thee best channels on you tube. Without a doubt. So much info that is actually useful. Knowing this stuff has so much value
I'm so impressed with your garden. What would be helpful is if you showed us 1. How you fertilize (and how often), how you mix and spray the clay. etc. etc.....essentially, your secrets to having such a luccious garden - with instructions. ty
The kaolin clay spray (Surround) that he uses is commercially available, and the instructions come with it. (It is not just regular clay. 😉). It does work well!
I would love to know the rate of application of compost also, and kaolin surround spray also. Which videos were they specifically that instructed how to mix and use that? TIA
'Tuck's Gardening Channel' featuring James Prigioni. He was a real comedy star in this video. I love the interactions between you both. Thank you for giving us a tour of your wonderful food forest 🌿❤️
James, watching this channel is like a glimpse into the Millenium. No one anywhere needs to be hungry. I manage a forest for fuel management purposes, and I can safely say that what goes up in flames due to lack of proper management could feed the entire planet. Billions of tonnes of wonderfully biodiverse humus feedstock are lost almost every year. As a single man with simple tools, I manage to make ten tonnes of compost every year by doing this exceptionally rewarding task. Thanks so much for your inspirational tours.
Unbelievable!! I’ve never seen a food forest like this before!! Many blessings to you! Can you please do a video on the “7 layers” of planting you mentioned in this video? Thank you! Shared!
Love that you call out that the apple tree was from seed. That's the pride of a gardener who has accomplished something. Love the enthusiasm and pride.
I staggered my carrots so not trying to can up 2 beds I got 19 pints from first bed and a wheel barrow full of second bed I just harvested, got my jars in dishwasher now so I can get these canned up. Thanks for telling me I have to pull more cucumbers in the morning same with zucchini, I can’t wait to pick my egg plants, got 50 bulbs of garlic drying in my shed, now if I can stop eating my cherry tomatos while watering I could have some for my salads lol.
I love your enthusiasm for gardening, never new garden’s could look so good. You inspired me to add some more raised beds this year and some more fruit trees.
Love how tuck left you hanging when u moved over to get him in shot 😂😂 love ur vids dude you have taught me so much , my Yorkshire terriers got their first taste of radishes and loved them , peas on the way🫛🫛
I grew up in a valley where there were hundreds of raspberry farms. They supplied major manufacturers in Canada with frozen fruit and jam. The farmers never cut the canes.
What I’d give to have a garden like yours! I’m in central Virginia and the recent cold weather we’ve had really stunted our plants growth! Today it was so hot after only hitting the mid 60’s for the last few weeks. It was 86 here today! I had to water heavily to keep things going! I also planted elderberry bushes today…..I hope they make it! We’re both around our mid 70’s and it’s hard to grow enough to keep us going all winter, but we still try. We’d never be able to eat all you have but we have family who could care less about gardening who will probably come begging if things keep going like they are now. Thank for all you teach us! I adore Tuck! I have a little almost 14 year old chihuahua who loves carrots, green beans and other garden goodies! I’ve planted lots of snow, snap and regular peas. I’m sure she’ll love them! I can’t get over Tuck loving radishes…..he’s a keeper for sure! Please keep giving us hints…..we have tons of wild blackberry bushes! Husband has tried for years to get rid of them…..he’s losing the battle and we have a super crop coming in this year! The wild bushes are completely loaded! I can’t wait to start harvesting! Thanks James….you’re a really good teacher!!
The way Society is right now it's very hard to have time for gardening unless you're retired or are passionate about doing it. You are blessed to have both time and passion for gardening. I wish you all the best with your harvests this year and hopefully your family will be able to dedicate the time and energy it takes to have a productive garden one day. ❤
60 today. 90 yesterday. Central Connecticut. Started saving seeds last fall. Researching what to winter/spring harvest. First time trying garlic last November. Swiss chard and scallions wintered over and gave us very early pickings now going to seed which I'll be saving. Day lilies bloom early. Started Roma indoors looked sad. When we planted in the garden had fast recovery and have few tomatoes and blooms. Praying for the best.
Hi James! You and Tuck are my favorite gardeners! I love ❤your channel bcs you have fun and educate. And have Tuck! He must be the healthiest Yorkshire on the east coast! Or is he an Australian Terrier? Either way he is the King and we all love him - and his pawpaw too! Lol! Thank you for all your advice. I’m a beginner at 65 living in the Seattle area and I sure wish you would come out here to one of our garden shows. Please? And thank you! ❤🥗🥦🫛🥬🥒🥕🍆🥭🍑🍒🌶️🧄🥔🧅♥️
James, I was so inspired by your talllll tomatoes last year that I put my stakes in and had my plants ready...then broke my arm and hurt my back. That was last year. This year it's game ON!!!!
I have been watching your videos randomly whenever they were recommended for years. How is it possible that you always have something new to talk about and new fruits to share? How huge is your garden? lol
Thats good to know about how to mix the clay. That's what we do for mixing dry flour into liquids for gravies if we are adding them to thicken it. That way no big clumps of goo thst are dry inside. Tuck is a ravenous little monster lol.
Great timing. Just started pouring here and I’m now stuck inside. The food forest is looking amazing! I really appreciate your channel. I learn so much.
Hi James, I'm relatively new to your channel. I'm learning new things from you all the time. I was born and raised in South Jersey and blueberries are not the only thing Jersey is known for. Jersey tomatoes are the BEST! Haven't lived there in many years and I miss those Jersey tomatoes among other things, like the boardwalk. I am attempting to grow in a 22"-high raised bed using the Hügelkultur method. Am having to do everything by myself so it's taking a long time for me to fill the bed with logs and branches. At 77-yrs-old, I just can't do everything as fast as I used to. Thank you for sharing your food forest and your sweet Tuck with us!
Hi James, You may have answered this somewhere before. You are saying about harvesting early to have more grow. Say the peppers or cucumbers. What do you do to have them finish ripening? I mean I know if you pick a green pepper it will turn red after sometime or even tomatoes that I have had fall off and put in window in my house but wasn’t sure on how to do for other veggies. I have tomatoes, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, chives and basil this year. Thank you again. And give hugs to Tuck!
Cucumbers you can eat when they are small or when they get a bit bigger, you just don't want the seed to ripen. The cucumbers are ready to eat at about any size but if they start getting overly large or yellowing then they are past ripe. Peppers you pick when they are green and eat them when they are green they won't continue to fully ripen, but the plant will produce more peppers and you let the second round of peppers fully ripen on the plant. This concept applies to most things that you can eat at any stage and crops that don't have to ripen on the plant like watermelons, winter squash, melons, etc.
@@jamesprigioni thank you. You said something about joining. I did not see a join button. Would love to be apart of your garden adventures lol oh and Tucks of course
Thanks James, I'm from Philippines. This is very helpful cuz I always have to replant a lot like my cucumbers, squash and peas and beans. I'm still studying in college so sometimes I forget to harvest frequently😅 The sunny and hot weather makes the fruits ripen faster.
You need to have a spinoff show called Tuck's Garden Delights and the whole show can be focused on him only, frolicking thru the forest and sampling all the foods! 😂🤣
Thanks for the tour, James. I'm impressed with the variety of stuff that you grow. How do you research veggie varieties to determine which ones to grow?
Wow! This is a spring harvest! Amazing! In Canada we are well behind in timing except maybe for the southern most areas of Ontario which are same latiitude as N. California.
Yes we even had frost where i am after May long weekend. My plants are looking stunted. I'm hoping our first Frost will be delayed a little bit so we can Harvest enough of the veggies and fruits beforehand 😅
I bought some heat tolerant cabbage seeds and I've never grown cabbage before but it's nearly $5 at my local grocery store so hopefully I will get some cabbage out of it. 🤞🤞
The fullness of your food forest is always amazing! I’d love to know what you do with the food that you can’t eat! Lol. And it would be fun to see what the beds look like as they’re growing in, before they’re full.
Love your channel just started my first garden with my grandpas help and its going well. He always grows a big garden. In exchange for his help on getting mine started i got him some blackberry bushes and strawberry plants. Think im gonna get him some blue berry plants, peach and apple trees next to really get him a good fruit harvest.
You are a great teacher in nature and can help us all along in our garden journey, thank you. You are wise and getting wiser every day. I do love your new merchandise which is more artistic than in the past. Love to see it .... I like that phrase ! We are battling Pocket Gophers as a pest but have Ladybugs, Wasps, Dragonflies, and Spiders helping us out. Do you have Jumping spiders ??, they are cute, smart and helpful in the garden. My Jack-doodle loves everything that your sweet Tuck does.
Your gardens are spectacular! Love Tuck too...I have a little girl Yorkie Mika. I just LOVE the way Tuck eats the veggies..and stealing the Asparagus...🤣 I want to make a few small raised beds, and you are very inspiring for me...thank you for all your help and information!!
Growing in Ireland, in the smallest space, watch ur reaction when Ur in Ur garden, omy, i behaviour like u, with excitement, and joy watching nature do it's best, with a little help from myself and my bailey, boxer,