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Hi! My name is Alexa. Welcome to Bloom and Wilt Gardens. I'm a home gardener in Northeast Ohio (zone6a). Like many, I have a busy life, career, and family and my health had been put on the back-burner. As a 30-something, I began to feel my life choices catching up to me. For the last 8 years I have been growing food in artistic style gardens, and now I am learning how through food and faith I can transform my body and lifestyle. My family is on year 3 of raising chickens in our neighborhood yard which has been a valuable learning experience.
The meaning behind the channel and garden name is this.. All living things bloom into beauty. In time they also wilt away. Through the fading, new breath is born up out of the earth and so life continues. Psalms 103:15 speaks about man flourishing like the flowers of the field but as the wind passes over it, it is gone and withered away.. I want to reflect and honor both the beauty and passing of life in all gardens.
The meaning behind the channel and garden name is this.. All living things bloom into beauty. In time they also wilt away. Through the fading, new breath is born up out of the earth and so life continues. Psalms 103:15 speaks about man flourishing like the flowers of the field but as the wind passes over it, it is gone and withered away.. I want to reflect and honor both the beauty and passing of life in all gardens.
Harvesting Peppers in my Northeast Ohio Backyard Garden
Join me as I harvest a variety of homegrown peppers from my backyard garden in Ohio! In this video, I'll share tips on how to grow peppers successfully in your own garden, whether you're in Ohio or another region. Watch as I pick bell peppers, jalapeños, and more, and learn about the best practices for growing and caring for pepper plants. If you're a gardening enthusiast or looking to start your own vegetable garden, this video is for you!
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Harvesting Heirloom Tomatoes in my Northeast Ohio Backyard Garden
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I love a big colorful tomato basket! #harvestseason #backyardhomestead #harvesttime #gardentok #homegrownfood #gardenharvest #growyourownfood #tomato #tomatoes #tomatoharvest #heirloom #heirloomtomatoes #organicfood #ohiogardening #northeastohio #gardeners #gardentips #mygarden #myhappyplace
Big zucchini and other yummy veggies
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Let the harvest season commence! What are you eating first? 🍅 #harvesttime #gardenharvest #gardentok #gardentotable #farmfresh #organicvegetable #homegrown #growyourownfood #backyardhomestead #harvestseason #whitezucchini #pattypansquash #blackseamantomato #heirloom #zone6 #ohiogardening
AUGUST HOME GARDEN PLANNING - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
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All you need to know for home gardening in AUGUST. In this video I talk in detail about what to do in AUGUST for planning, planting, pruning, picking, and preserving. If you're a new gardener then this video series is for you! Make sure to check out the previous months and subscribe to see when next month is posted! I am growing in Northeast Ohio but this information covers many northern states...
Midsummer Vegetable Garden Tour Northeast Ohio Zone 6
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The summer garden is wild and about to burst with food. Always worth the work for this time of the beauty and the bounty. Check out my garden growing guides on my website, www.BloomAndWiltGardens.com Let’s connect on social media! Find me on Facebook or Instagram at Bloom and Wilt Gardens. TikTok at LexInTheGarden #homegarden #mygarden #gardentour #gardenwalk #backyardgarden #ohiogarden #northe...
Your plants are hungry! It’s time to feed them
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You have to feed the soil to feed the plants to feed you. Let’s talk about fertilizing and feeding the garden.
JULY HOME GARDEN PLANNING - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
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All you need to know for home gardening in JULY. In this video I talk in detail about what to do in JULY for planning, planting, pruning, picking, and preserving. If you're a new gardener then this video series is for you! Make sure to check out the previous months and subscribe to see when next month is posted! I am growing in Northeast Ohio but this information covers many northern states gro...
JUNE HOME GARDEN PLANNING - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
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All you need to know for home gardening in JUNE. In this video I talk in detail about what to do in JUNE for planning, planting, pruning, picking, and preserving. If you're a new gardener then this video series is for you! Make sure to check out the previous months and subscribe to see when next month is posted! I am growing in Northeast Ohio but this information covers many northern states gro...
MAY HOME GARDEN PLANNING - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
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All you need to know for home gardening in May. In this video I talk in detail about what to do in May for planning, planting, pruning, picking, and preserving. If you're a new gardener then this video series is for you! Make sure to check out the previous months and subscribe to see when next month is posted! I am growing in Northeast Ohio but this information covers many northern states growi...
It’s not too late to start your garden
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What are you waiting for? Grow some veg and get healthy. Its not too late to start. #growagarden #gardening #vegetablegarden #homegarden #zone6 #ohiogarden #toughlove #fallgarden #planting #growfood #gardentips
Cool Weather Crops For Spring and Fall Gardens | Northeast Ohio Zone 6
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Cool Weather Crops For Spring and Fall Gardens | Northeast Ohio Zone 6
April Garden Update in Northeast Ohio Zone 6
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April Garden Update in Northeast Ohio Zone 6
Don’t skip this step! Why we harden off seedlings
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2024 Total Solar Eclipse - Ashtabula Ohio - Family Reaction
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APRIL HOME GARDEN PLANNING - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
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APRIL HOME GARDEN PLANNING - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
MARCH HOME GARDEN PLANNING - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
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Signs of Spring!! Northeast Ohio Zone6
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Garden SEED HAUL 2024 - Part 2 (unboxing unique fun varieties)
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Garden SEED HAUL 2024 - Part 1 (unboxing unique fun varieties)
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FEBRUARY HOME GARDEN PLANNING - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
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Seed Starting January Garden Day - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
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Seed Starting Made Simple: Cups & Jugs DIY! - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
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JANUARY HOME GARDEN PLANNING - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
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The Truth About Raising Chickens Overwinter
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TOMATO TASTE REVIEW OF 19 VARIETIES (2023)
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VEGETABLE GARDENING: 10 PRACTICAL IDEAS TO CREATE YOUR HOME GARDEN - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
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Companion Planting Corn and Potatoes (Grow more in less space!) - Zone6 Northeast Ohio
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Nice haul
my mother freezes tomatoes from her garden and uses them frozen when needed. smaller peppers are a great side dish, fried in olive oil, or roasted, in salads...
I would definitely make some pico de gallo or salsa if I had that many tomatoes and peppers.
Big Bethel we had and are giants but to thin wall something we didn't like. Emerald Green and California. Refrigerator pickles adding some peppers of your choice and red onions. "Growfully with Jenna" has a very crunchy and delicious easy recipe.
Wet it and recheck and get back with me.
😂 I know where you’re going with this, but it’s well composted and no longer poopy lol
@@bloomandwiltgardens I had chickens ( Game Cocks and when wet that was the problem.But truly love them birds lots of advantage over cats and dogs.Yea in joy chickens more. Back as a child Grandpa Jude taught me to raise canolope buy burying 3/4.of a 5 lb lard bucket after driving a 16 D nail about 1 inch from the bottom in four corners and filling the bottom forth in sand the next forth fill with old dried chicken poop and then the 3th layer of sand . the sand allow water to drain and holding the manure in place as water .. trickle into the soil and plant each seed ( canolope or water melon)! about 1 to 2 inches from each of the drain holes. Yes my Grandpa Jude might have started drip feeding garden plants back in the 60s. . I used horse manure a few years ago and 1 gallon milk cartons as they were handy and had 15.5 lb Gerny Seeds Giant Hybrid canolopes That might have a project and a video that might produce some great eating. Them big canolope are about 2 inch thick and big as a ham so they are huge to handle but show up at a family reunion and you will have folks coming that Giant Hybrid is a deilouas one of the best we normally like squoilsl ( mis spelled)canolope
Very nice harvest! I’m jealous now because ours have pretty much died out. I’ve thrown so many maters to the chickens they’ve been giving me the stink eye 😊
I’m sure your chickies appreciated the treats! Tomato season is just ramping up. First batch of sauce made this week!
Thank you!😊
You’re so welcome!
In Mid Ohio 6a out common wren family just left the birdhouse gorge home we raised for and painted last year. They were about 12 feet from my tomatoes and did I enjoy them going hundreds of trips to feed themselves bugs from the plants. Gold finches are beautiful but can't sing much!
What are your plans for that humongous zuke? 😮
I cut it into thick strips and breaded with panko and corn meal. Baked in air fryer and ate them with homemade marinara! My kids thought they were mozzarella sticks by sight. They got disappointed to find out it was in fact, Zucchini . 😂
@@bloomandwiltgardens that’s funny 😆..I can hear the outcry now
@@billelrod1779 “UHHHHHGGGGG” mostly 😂
@@bloomandwiltgardens 😆
Also my tomato plant was a late bloomer. I think it’s a smaller tomato but I lost the seed packet. It was doing great and has some fruit but it’s starting to brown. Am I watering too much? Or do you know why it would be doing this?
There could be a lot of reasons and it’s hard for me to know without seeing it. This time of year it’s common for the plants to start to die back. Brown and crunchy leaves also indicate not enough water.
Question about planting in August (carrots, peas and beets) do we need to also add cover crops to the beds with them? I’m in OH south of columbus.
Those crops act as their own cover crop. Until you pull them out 🙂
I sliced a carbon tomato and shared it with Cory for dinner tonight. I took a handful of yellow grape tomatoes with my lunch today.
Yum! What did you think of the carbon tomato?
@@bloomandwiltgardens it was amazing!!!!!
@@user-bc3qw4mw5x that’s awesome, so happy you are enjoying your tomatoes!
I have a question about your chickens. I’m new to having land and my own flock. I have two roosters and 10 hens. Most of my hens have their backs look like yours with missing feathers. Do you think it’s better to just have one rooster? I’m thinking of giving the other to my neighbor in hopes that the hens get their feathers back. I’ve tried the saddle aprons but they keep pulling them off.
@@jjhomestead I’ve heard that you should have 1 rooster to 15 hens. I have had too many Roos for over a year and my girls look terrible. Slowly we are working down to just having one. I’d recommend you only have one roo for 10 hens.
This was super helpful!!!
Glad to help! Enjoy your peppers
Aunt Ruby's German Green sweet and flavour packed
Thank you for the suggestion!
Yumm thanks!
You’re welcome! Did you try any of these?
@@bloomandwiltgardens no but I'm growing them next year and am looking for things to do with them when they are fully mature.
@@Mrs.Chaos1982 that’s awesome you’re thinking ahead! When I was a new gardener I grew all this food I didn’t know what to do with! Haha , I’ve since learned and gotten better at that
thank you
Welcome!
Oops I rinsed my first ever harvest. What will happen to them?
Just let them dry out really well. Use them more quickly than any other you harvest
I love seeing your garden and all the things you have growing! Variety is the spice of life! I also live in NE Ohio, mentor headlands and my gardens are doing very well this year! I saw you on New day cleveland this spring and have been following your blogs etc.ever since. Love watching the tomato tasting videos...keep em coming please! Hope to see you on New Day Cleve again as well! Sincerely Chuck C.
Hi Chuck! Glad you’re enjoying my videos and to hear your gardens are doing well. Makes me happy!! Not sure when I’ll go back on New Day Cleveland, but it was a super fun experience!!
I really didn't need to know that you showered or got dressed.
I’m SO glad I got to share a part of my day with you! This was FOUR years ago already! Wow how time flies. I had a good day. How was YOUR day? Were you very productive?
Bird droppings 💩are spreading the seeds all over
Ain’t that the truth!
Iv never heard of these b4. Do these grow as a bush or upright? They look cute!
They grow as a bush. Usually your local farmers market will have someone selling them. They are super tasty!
It's obvious you're in beautiful NE Ohio. Im in the same area and your backyard looks like mine. All those gorgeous woods!
Absolutely! NEO is such a special region, very different than the rest of the state!
Glad your garden is doing well . Looks great.
thank you! It took me a lot longer to get here this season, but I enjoyed the process.
I see those KOG Limas! One thing you can do is snip off the tops when they reach the top of the trellis…do this at least once. It promotes branching of the vines-fills out the trellis.
oh good tip! I thought to just leave them but if snipping helps fill out the lower half then that is what I shall do!! They have grown so fast already.
Everything is looking great! Love all the sunflowers…and that fennel!! That’s Godzilla Fennel
thanks! The fennel!! This is what regrew from last year. I have never known it could get so tall!
I live close to Baker Creek and it’s awesome. I get my sweet pepper seeds from them.
That’s so cool you’re close to baker creek. I’d love to visit there some day.
Two excellent heirloom varieties which may grow, well in your region are "purple calabash," which is possibly the ugliest, but one of the best-tasting vaieties i know. Another awesome variety is called "West Virginia Hillbilly," and is very productive in Zone 6, and somewhat resistant to some fungi. Black Krim and Brandywine are awesome, too. The, Brandywines have a great internal texture, and are great either raw or preserved, with far fewr seeds than most larger varieties
Absolutely... Brandywine has the most perfect texture. I can never get enough of it!
I’m making notes for next year! 😊
My gosh! You and your personality and demeanor are so dang cute, and good info! Keep it up !
You’re so kind thank you. Appreciate you checking out my channel 🌻🌻
I just add more compost around the plants as they produce or specially when I notice they are not producing as much.
I did that today. Fox Farms. But I also have fish emulsion liquid form. I wonder how I would give fish emulsion even though I’ve put a handful of bull compost at the base. Great Video!! ❤
How are your plants doing this summer?
Since it has been a few weeks you can add the fertilizer for a boost. Just dilute it first. 😊 how are your plants doing?
I'm finding following sunflower with tomatoes really seems to work well.Yes using the large sunflower as a cover crop and second season following with the tomatoes.Do build up the spot for drainage is very important.Dont disturb the sunflower root ball so no tilting unless you do it before the sunflower building for drainage.
I have found that too! My tomato with Sunflower is doing amazing!
@@shellyshetler9268 my 3 th. Season and also must build up the soil as tomatoes need air also. I've very hard pack claybase soil like cement if not well moisture truly hard. I'm finding loads of mulch small sticks and old stuff prefer any leaves grass clippings and yard was If you can turn it over some it's helpful.build up 8 to 10 inches adding some compost and soil early fall then next spring kill the weeds and plant big sunflower where you space your tomatoes let them grow leave the roots in location next season place tomatoes in next to the old stumps of the sunflower of the previous season adding lime and bone meal and expect the best result of tomatoes in your garden. Remember raised the bed is important drainage for tomatoes can drown in clay. I'm 72 years old and we don't need tilting but can have great veggies.this season I've made the area about 10 ft across I have 4 plants equal space have tomatoes cages that are tied together with sunflower stalks bracing from the four from wind damage and 4 season it's working perfect and the cheapest way to raise tomato plants. This season I have a circle of green beans that are getting off to a good start.. Have grass clippings in center that hold moisture and are almost weedless. Soon I'm starting a third setup and I'll get lots of pictures and post on this website.
Wow very cool tip! Haven’t heard of using sunflower as a cover crop. Appreciate you sharing your experience
That’s so cool!
@@bloomandwiltgardens I also built up the soil much as in ground beds as I've claybase soil and drainage is so important. I've 14 Black Krim and the 2 plants in the sunflower setup are double producing any two of the others and larger tomatoes my best 1.27 lbs I believe probably my best Black Krim ever and plenty of the 3/4 lbs size and I've Thourburg Terracotta that is very loaded and large fruit coming 😄. I'm 72 truly easier than the other 10 methods I've ever tried and in the last 5 seasons I've been trying hard to learn a easier and more productive system I'm saying this is all that. I'm setting up 4 of this setup and expect to cut my work in half or less also less water as last year's drought early season in Ohio I definitely saw a huge difference as my setup was twice as far to water as water in my rain barrels dried out I didn't water this setup and still definitely better productive plants
Cool hat!
Thank you! 😊
Keep growing the same crop and let it grow it will drop its own seed pods and spread it is a stuburn plant up north but once it takes off you will wish it would slow down
I couldn’t get seeds for it this spring so I didn’t attempt to grow Culantro this year. Hopefully I will be able to try again in the future!
@bloomandwiltgardens I'm willing to send you some from the pods in my garden but I don't know how I would send you a private msg
OMG Peat Pot Karen a whole year to biodegrade, while promoting a Plastic alternative. WTF did peat pots do to your lame ass garden
I’m in southwest Ohio! I was looking for local American varieties to grow and saw your video. Happy gardening!
Kennebec potatoes has been a great year after year performer for me! I’m glad you are here. ☺️
Thanks for that. I will look for them. Where do you ordinarily source your starter potatoes?
@@larividjtry a local feed store or farm store
Not only are they non-native, but they are invasive in Ohio and I think much of the US. Same in NJ where I’m from which is sad because I like the taste. I plan to replace them with the black raspberry bushes that are also nearby. You are right that they are closely relates. Wineberries are native to Asia and were brought here as a crop. But they ended up outcompeting the natives species so strongly that it’s not illegal to sell them in some states in order to protect the environment. *they are not illegal to own. Just to sell. You are not in trouble. 😅 **I think it would be illegal for you to purposely propagate it though? I’m not sure.
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Was it worth it to do the fabric and not have to fight the weeds? Or was it too much hassle during harvest?
It was a bit annoying during harvest. I think I cut the top plant off and then removed the cover to harvest. I haven’t used the fabric since that year and have had wonderful harvests. This was last years, czcams.com/video/HGgDS_Z1h7k/video.html
The cinnamon slows them down a bit. To my eye, they are just more reluctant to walk on the soil but not discouraged completely. I had ants infestation around my sweet potato. What helped was the borax paste. I applied it on several places around my sweet potato bags. It worked a little too well at attracting ants. At one point I was worried all of them would swarm from the woods. So once the had eaten good amount of the borax paste. I circled by sweet potato bags with a string soaked with need oil and soap. And killed the ants far away from my sweet potato bags with boiling water. I had some borax in the sweet potato bags where the ants were building nest as well. I put the neem-oil-infused string into the bag to prevent the ants from escaping. The borax paste was close to the root. I left it for the night and in the morning the problem was gone. 😮💨 So far so good. 🙏 I find the borax paste 1:6 borax:sugar ration very effective. You dissolve the borax in a bit of water first and then add sugar - gradually so that it gets coated with borax. The paste should be to syropy as it will harden one applied on the soil and the ants won’t be able to it it. It’s also best to put it close to the ants nest as it really as the power toattract a whole army of ants. 🙈 Good luck everyone!👋
Great tip, thanks for sharing!!!
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I just moved here from Virginia 7a shenandoah valley. I have to start over again so great to meet you! I will be watching. New subscriber!
So glad you’re here and welcome! Are you in Ohio now?
I have a problem with my raspberries. In the spring early summer, they have boatload of flowers. The bees are there daily, but the berries don't fill out. The buds dry up and I get only a couple handfuls of berries. I have thinned the bushes, and watered several times, but it didn't make any difference. Do you have any suggestions.
When are you pruning? You should prune the bushes when the plant is dormant (late winter) and only the 2nd year wood (the brown dried look stalks). If you're doing all of that, then I would assume the plant is missing some mineral is need to set fruit. Applying organic compost or fertilizers will help.
Thanks for the video! I like how honest you are when you try them, that seems to be rare these days. I also really appreciate that you compare tomatoes and try to imagine the best way to eat them, what to pair them with etc. When you say peppery, do you mean like bell peppery or like black pepper kinda taste? I will definitely be watching more of your videos, especially since I am trying to find 10 perfect varieties (combination of little snackers and all-purpose (sauce and slicing)) Thanks again!
I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed the review. I have a playlist with 3 years of reviews and 60+varieties in total. When I say peppery I think of spicyness like a fresh pepper would have. Let me know if you end up trying any of these!
I'm finally planning to put my first seed in the ground for the year. I want to put some sweet corn in north central Ohio.
Yay! That’s awesome. I can’t wait to hear how it all turns out. ☺️☺️☺️
For the first time I really concentrated on succession sowing squash and cucumbers this year. I’m a truck driver, and I’m away 5 days, home for 4…and I’ve sown seeds every time I’m home. Squash bugs, vine borers, blight? They can’t take all of it out…best harvests ever on squash and cukes.
This makes me so happy to hear! I just put in more squash and cucumbers over the weekend. You’re going to keep getting food well into the fall at this rate! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Great tips for this first time gardener. I'm very interested in fall gardening & just this morning, I started my seeds. All of the ones you mentioned & and will transplant them out in August. Im about to go ammend my garden bed as well. I'm growing in zone 6a Illinois.
I am so glad this video found you! I think you will really enjoy having a fall garden. It’s a very different experience and feeling than the summer. Once the temps cool and the leaves change, everything feels so cozy and spending time in the garden is very comforting. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for July helpful planning. I did catch on a few videos ago and the prepping is important for this hobby and jobs for many. I've picked 1 black Krim and 3 ready 3:35 tomorrow and few Midnight Snacks our favorites I've cattle panel and a very good system for using the horrible tomato cages. Thanks for posting Thanks
Im glad this has been helpful! I am very impressed you’re picking ripe tomatoes already. You must have very happy and healthy plants! I am using cattle panels this year to trellis tomatoes too.
@@bloomandwiltgardens For the huge Midnight Snack panels are super great. I prefer them "horrible tomato cages" But I start the row with a 8 ft T post .Then 5 cages space about 3 feet center to center then second 8 ft T post and repeating as long as desirable end with a 8 ft T post. At the end of the run of cages which I only stick into the ground 6-8 inches .I add 2 wire ties connect the cable at 2 points on the cages helps.. I connect a steel cable ( small about 1/16 inch diameter running it thew each of the cages near the top of winds blows the T post are working for my third season and tomatoes are very manageable in the cages. I do prefer the larger cages. Also save lots of money craigists bargain them horrible tomato cages as most people don't know how to do this...yet. ( really test this and you might teach others.
In OH south of Cleveland we've only got Early Girl tomato ripe so far. See some yellow bush beans that we will eat next week! I'd like to try fall garden crops, but this year we are container planting only. Next year planning a raised bed and the carrots and beet will work nicely.
@@juliefriedrich92 if you're trying a heirloom tomato and want earlier than most try Black Krim and usually Thourburg Terracotta are less than a week later both are delicious and getting tomatoes weeks sooner is always a plus...we are having BLTs for breakfast tomorrow
Great information, as always! I’ve had lots of ants going up my fig trees, feasting on my ripening figgies..not good! Thinking of putting diatomaceous earth around the base of the trees..what do you think?
Thanks Bill! DE will kill ants so I think that could work for you. Reapply after rain
Judy 1st But will be handy next season Thanks
Yep it’s late. My free time is spent in the garden first and editing long videos come second.
I followed the book and planted beets in march, harvested and now they're in my freezer!
That’s amazing Kim!!! I’m so glad
That’s amazing Kim!!! I’m so glad
That’s amazing Kim!!! I’m so glad
I've crowded broccoli and onions and neither did right. Grandpa said everything needs room to grow. Lady you did great.I cut more stems as stems are my favorite and most vitamins and minerals are in the stem. Thanks
Fresh is best!
Yes I've experienced that woody grocery store stems are dried and hard.
I just recently got my giant crimson seeds that I ordered in the mail it's a little late in the season for me to start them so I'm going to save them for next year😊
You may still be able to get a harvest towards fall! Wouldn’t hurt to start one or two, direct sow, and see what happens. 🙂
Is that their cranberry blanc? Thats one of my favorites!
I believe it was! 😂 I’m still working on editing those videos I mentioned 😅.. they’ll go out soon I hope!