The cows got into the garden. my thoughts on Japanese beetles. Understanding how your latitude/location affects how fast your crops mature. How to tell when peppers ready to harvest. Understanding sweet corn pollination,
That was a great tidbit about daylight hours. Being from Alberta, Canada, we have very long summer days and I hadn’t ever had it explained like that, so thank-you! You’re right, it is an amazing design by God!!
I was raise close to the 6 nations reservation of Native Americans. I read everything about them in school. I remember reading that the squaws would check the temperature of the soil for planting by sitting thier bare bottoms in the soil. If it was too cold for thier bare skin, they would wait another week! I've never tried that method, but, it does make sense. Also the three sisters, (squash, corn, and beans) were mainstays...lol.
I love your garden tours. I know you and your family put in a lot of work and it is beautiful. I enjoy hearing you talk about different challenges. I always learn something 😊
I have never heard that explained that way.Thank you.That's why things get so big so fast in Alaska.Because they have so many more hours of daylight.Wow
I have decided I like your vlog/ You are straight forward, informative and you dont digress too much. And you look like you enjoy your choice of lifestyle/ and I like your kids and animals/
I've learned so much from your garden tours! Growing up in the same culture you did, I did not glean the same information that you did. The garden was never my delight but now I do love gardening and it's been great therapy this summer...With the practical tips I've been learning my garden looks better then it's ever looked before😍! Loved hearing about why your things grow faster. I was actually wondering about that as I had noticed it.
Has anyone recommended White Spore Powder to treat the Japanese beetle problem? It works! You will still need to fight them for the rest of the season, but the bacteria will destroy their eggs and resulting grubs in the soil, so no new beetles next season! I also use diatomaceous earth on the adult beetles. We love, love, love your channel!
It looks like your tomato plants are producing a large amount of greenery. Do you cut off the suckers? This helps the plants concentrate their energy on the tomato and not the greenery. Cutting suckers also helps with air flow among the plants. Love all your videos! Your amazing ❤
Your garden is so beautiful!! BTW, you can definitely grown those big, juicy bing cherries. I own an organic u-pick cherry farm. From bloom to fruit is about 7-8 weeks so would be fine in your short growing season. You need a couple different varieties because they need to cross pollinate. My favorite variety is Brooks. They are a delicious red cherry. Personally I think they are much better than Bing.
We live in central Missouri and we were told we couldn’t grow sweet cherries here. We have Rainer,, Hedelfingen, Lapins, and Attika. They have been producing well for us almost every year for almost 20 years. We have a sour cherry called Balaton that is large and gets pretty sweet when they are really ripe. We do use some sprays because of the exotic pests. A couple of years ago Spotted Wing Drosophila got to Missouri. We lost most of the crop that year. My husband and I have been binge watching your videos when it is too hot to be outside.
Enjoy your tours! Seems I learn something new with each one. Everything in our garden seems 2 weeks behind normal due to a cool spring I think. Hope you get your tomatoes in time!
Do you grow your own plants from seed? I mean the likes of Peppers, Zucchini, Tomatoes. I saw once you went to the Mennonite Seed store and collected a few brassica plants. I'd love to see an episode on you planting seeds indoor and the growing of them before planting out. I grow most things from seed but not adverse to buying grown seedlings if I'm behind. Just 5 more weeks till I can can plant my seeds ondoors here in NZ, I'm getting excited. I still cannot plant out the sensitive frost tender plants till late October.
Thanks for all the information on peppers. I live in Canada in zone 3a and I am doing well with my peppers but was not sure when to pick them. Ate my first long English cucumber yesterday and we have had a handful of delicious tomatoes. Lettuces are sucession planted and provide most of what we need. I grow a small amount in the Botanica raised bed system and get most of my vegetables from a co-op of market gardeners
I'm having the same tomato issue, but yours are so much bigger than mine! It's been a hit or miss year in my garden. Some things have been amazing and others are not doing well at all. I'm trying not to let it stress me out, but some days I don't succeed.
