Diary of a Curious Gardener
Diary of a Curious Gardener
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How to raise Monarchs. (Complete lifecycle)
Raising Monarchs is such a rewarding experience! It is imperative that a few key things happen, for the safety of the disappearing Monarch population. Even if you don't want to raise them, you can still help them in a big way.
1. Plant milkweed plants that are found in your region.
2. Plant pollinator friendly flowers to provide nectar for the butterfly stage.
(If you're going to raise them in a well ventilated enclosure)
3. Collect the leaves that the eggs have been attached to.
4. Provide fresh milkweed daily.
5. Clean out frass (poop) daily.
6. Release the butterfly near some flowers, around 24hrs after it emerges.
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Video

Extending a drip line for a new planter box.
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I was given a new (used) planter box. I don't want to have to remember to go out and water it everyday, so in the video I extend an existing drip line to accommodate the new planter.
Adding steel cables for my wisteria vine to grow on. #vines #vine #plants #gardening #diygarden
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Adding steel cables for my wisteria vine to grow on. #vines #vine #plants #gardening #diygarden
Piecing together a fence for my static compost pile. #composting #diygarden #fence
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Piecing together a fence for my static compost pile. #composting #diygarden #fence
Monarchs and Milkweeds. #monarch #pollinators ##milkweed
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Monarchs and Milkweeds. #monarch #pollinators milkweed
Lasagna Style Garden Bed
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Lasagna Style Garden Bed
How to prepare the soil for growing giant sunflowers
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How to prepare the soil for growing giant sunflowers
How to install landscape edging
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How to install landscape edging
Are the experts wrong? Do pebbles in the bottom of your pots help with drainage?
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Are the experts wrong? Do pebbles in the bottom of your pots help with drainage?
Harvesting Sweet Potato Slips
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Harvesting Sweet Potato Slips
How I organize my seed packets
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How I organize my seed packets
How to grow potatoes in a grow bag
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How to grow potatoes in a grow bag
Seed Starting Mix experiment. Plain vs. added perlite vs. added worm castings. Which did best?
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Seed Starting Mix experiment. Plain vs. added perlite vs. added worm castings. Which did best?
How to grow sweet potato slips
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How to grow sweet potato slips
Soil Blocks. Grow seedlings and plant-starts without using any pots!
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Soil Blocks. Grow seedlings and plant-starts without using any pots!
Sowing Seeds: From Planting to Hardening Off
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Sowing Seeds: From Planting to Hardening Off
A 500 million year old fossil + how to build a mini & micro terrarium.
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A 500 million year old fossil how to build a mini & micro terrarium.
Lomi End Product & Growing Lettuce part 1
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Lomi End Product & Growing Lettuce part 1
Winter Sowing of Seeds
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Winter Sowing of Seeds
Making Bokashi bran from scratch, then using it to make compost (fast).
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Making Bokashi bran from scratch, then using it to make compost (fast).
LED vs CFL grow light experiment (part 2 of 2)
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LED vs CFL grow light experiment (part 2 of 2)
New mealworm bin setup (part 2 of 2)
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New mealworm bin setup (part 2 of 2)
Microgreen peas, lighting experiment
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Microgreen peas, lighting experiment
Potting up some greenhouse plants. December 2023
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Potting up some greenhouse plants. December 2023
#shorts planting saguaro cactus seeds
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#shorts planting saguaro cactus seeds
DIY bird suet feeder, with suet recipe
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DIY bird suet feeder, with suet recipe
Mini worm composting/vermicomposting bin
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Mini worm composting/vermicomposting bin
How to plant avocado seeds
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How to plant avocado seeds
New mealworm bin setup (part 1 of 2)
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New mealworm bin setup (part 1 of 2)
Passionflower seed starting
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Passionflower seed starting

Komentáře

  • @Candy-le5wk
    @Candy-le5wk Před 17 hodinami

    I have stopped using pebbles and found cockroaches making babies at the bottom of the pots. I’m going back putting some sharp gravel, not much and maybe a screen may that will keep them out. To bring in a plant for winter with those bugs isn’t what I want.. I’m going to have to repot any I bring in for the winter….😕

  • @user-jk2hb5qq8r
    @user-jk2hb5qq8r Před 18 dny

    I tried that but nothing ever used it that I saw, 😢 wondered of it was because I used real sea sand from the beach. But if they are attracted to the salt, that shouldn't of hurt?😊

  • @goodwill_hunting
    @goodwill_hunting Před 27 dny

    Makes sense, California is where they are most prominent so it would stand to reason the soil there is what they need for success. I'd definately look into the laws of shipping over state lines, I know shipping trees across state lines can have limitations but I'm not sure about soil. I hope to see an update on this soon. Cheers.

  • @itzelameyalli
    @itzelameyalli Před měsícem

    Hi, i saved two caterpillars, one already turned into a cocoon, but the other looks like it got stuck and died :( it looks like the frame at 0:22 and has been like that for 4 days already. It didn't make it, did it? 😢

  • @natalyazakharova3464
    @natalyazakharova3464 Před měsícem

    I live in UAE and always keep water on my balcony. Lizards and bees coming. Little birds, one time falcon even❤

  • @Linda-gs2kq
    @Linda-gs2kq Před měsícem

    WHO THINKS??? ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @rodneysammons5544
    @rodneysammons5544 Před měsícem

    Bees and wasps gather at swimming pool water features also.

  • @toshaville
    @toshaville Před měsícem

    Butterflies are shockingly metal. I love learning new things about those little weirdos. 😁

  • @tisharobson7881
    @tisharobson7881 Před měsícem

    Good job ❤

  • @janetpeacock1964
    @janetpeacock1964 Před měsícem

    Thankyou! All new information for me thanks for sharing!

  • @IrishGigs
    @IrishGigs Před měsícem

    What a wonder idea. I keep water out but the tiny creatures will appreciate one.

  • @denised8489
    @denised8489 Před měsícem

    Cool. Great idea!

  • @EdurtreG
    @EdurtreG Před měsícem

    ❤ this post!! Salt, and other minerals. Prefarably horse pee. If not available use seesalt, clay, manure.

  • @locofinchaviary
    @locofinchaviary Před měsícem

    I keep a small fountain outside and the amount of bees that are around it on these hot dry days... lets just say, i refill the fountain 6/7 times a day. And i love doing it.

  • @sallyperrie3007
    @sallyperrie3007 Před měsícem

    The hive will be within about 25 feet. They need a half gallon of water a day just to keep the interior of the hive cool

  • @delvinbonilla7618
    @delvinbonilla7618 Před měsícem

    Dawn soap and vinegar helps the bees sleep so you can move them 😅

  • @user-kb8zp1ek1h
    @user-kb8zp1ek1h Před měsícem

    Part 2 please

    • @1curious.gardener
      @1curious.gardener Před měsícem

      Yes! I will try for sure. Check back in about two weeks.

    • @user-kb8zp1ek1h
      @user-kb8zp1ek1h Před měsícem

      @@1curious.gardener thank you I am really interested

  • @shelly2433
    @shelly2433 Před měsícem

    My favorite part is the gold necklace they get and then when the chrysalis turns clear and you can see their orange and black wings!

  • @carolewarlick7651
    @carolewarlick7651 Před měsícem

    Great advice on these record breaking hot days! ❤❤❤❤ I always add several rocks to my birdbaths too. Birds need to know the depth before drinking from them.

  • @TheTashaDrama
    @TheTashaDrama Před měsícem

    I don't do this anymore because it attached wasps so much!!

  • @Linda-jj1sj
    @Linda-jj1sj Před měsícem

    I have a butterfly bush with many caterpillars and butterflies ❤ thanks!

  • @TalRohan
    @TalRohan Před měsícem

    I keep honey bees ...they love old still green water as well as running water. Ive even seen them take water off the top of cow patties (thats one you dont tell honey lovers) A constant water source will grow all sorts of other fascinating beasties too, that don't harm the visitors in any way

  • @janellevans878
    @janellevans878 Před měsícem

    My beekeeper friend uses slooped course sand to provide a good plave for the bees as the water level changes. The bugs and bees say thank you.

  • @bluehipstahnelms3684
    @bluehipstahnelms3684 Před měsícem

    I keep 4 birdbaths going in the hot summer and one with a heater in winter. All critters need water!

  • @Lilithofeden1
    @Lilithofeden1 Před měsícem

    🙏🐦❤ Thank you, I love you.

  • @smallfootprint2961
    @smallfootprint2961 Před měsícem

    Love this.

  • @sparkyglow5535
    @sparkyglow5535 Před měsícem

    Looks like a swarm found you!

  • @tammyhoushour8070
    @tammyhoushour8070 Před měsícem

    I put out water for squirrels and stray cats and bird bath for birds and I have humming bird feeders.

  • @vikielaney3749
    @vikielaney3749 Před měsícem

    I have plant drip trays filled with water around my property that have stones in them for bees to land on. My neighbor has hives and the trays are filled with bees daily getting a drink especially in this heat wave we're having.

  • @noelbob1157
    @noelbob1157 Před měsícem

    Thank you

  • @MoeWeston-tx1or
    @MoeWeston-tx1or Před měsícem

    Oh no u throw away dandelions salad,tea,&tincher there good 4 u

  • @juliadean2473
    @juliadean2473 Před měsícem

    Excellent. People don't think of this. Also, people make ponds or barrels of water with no way out and things drown.

  • @Majungasaurus1
    @Majungasaurus1 Před měsícem

    From seed smaller than rice to a wood producing succulent, how awesome

  • @tigerkitten8352
    @tigerkitten8352 Před měsícem

    I learned bees like tears cuz of the salt.

  • @raybrowning2188
    @raybrowning2188 Před měsícem

    lol there’s no salts in manure

  • @harmonicaveronica
    @harmonicaveronica Před měsícem

    We had some hives at our community garden for a few years and it was fun to see them! But unfortunately the bees had to move because the bees found a great water source in someone's yard...who happened to have a severe allergy to bee stings. They're now at a different community garden, and the space with the beehives is being turned into a native prarie planting

  • @deborahs1430
    @deborahs1430 Před měsícem

    Thank you for posting. I keep water out for all the critters as well. I see lots of bees use my ceramic watering flower and my fountain. I’m going to use your tip about using a rock ramp for critters that get caught in the water.

  • @Bonnie-mc9zo
    @Bonnie-mc9zo Před měsícem

    Thank you for telling me about this or me stumbling onto your CZcams. I do put out water when the weather is so hot most of my friends think I’m crazy but I think they’re crazy cause they’re not putting out any water for the animals outside animals

  • @CitizenCWQ
    @CitizenCWQ Před měsícem

    I used the cubes as compost tea for the first time this year. Wow! It's great stuff! My plants love it.

  • @dreed1058
    @dreed1058 Před 2 měsíci

    Great idea for butterflies! I'm with you, all kinds of bugs enjoy my garden/yarden - love them all and also have several water options!😂❤

  • @bmo14lax
    @bmo14lax Před 2 měsíci

    Everything has been drinking out of our bird fountain with past couple days. Looks great! Cheers bud from New York.

  • @lisakendall1822
    @lisakendall1822 Před 2 měsíci

    Should it be in the sun or shade

    • @marywhalen5096
      @marywhalen5096 Před měsícem

      I think dappled shade, as he has it. I have seen butterflies using a natural puddle in full sun. This tray would dry out, but maybe that would prevent mosquito eggs.

  • @lisakendall1822
    @lisakendall1822 Před 2 měsíci

    Love

  • @Samantha-qj9wq
    @Samantha-qj9wq Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for that! I have to make one of those now!

  • @alisonyahna8041
    @alisonyahna8041 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for putting out water. Beekeepers should always provide water for their bees…

    • @LesliSagan
      @LesliSagan Před měsícem

      Beekeeper here. Most of us do, but the bees go where they want. They aren't truly domesticated. They tend to prefer "smelly" water sources, so the muddy area he provided is great.

  • @user-us9wu1xk1z
    @user-us9wu1xk1z Před 2 měsíci

    I'd like to try that!

  • @kevincouncil637
    @kevincouncil637 Před 2 měsíci

    I keep the tray from an old dog kennel in my garden... i use it when i neglect my pots and they need to soak up some water... bull frogs, turtles, butter flies, birds... all sorts of life comes to use my water trays and buckets

    • @TalRohan
      @TalRohan Před měsícem

      I have a couple of old indoor guineapig house bases that I do the same with...a few rocks in one end and let them get all scarey looking and the insects love them...even better if there are things swimming in them

  • @normak63
    @normak63 Před 2 měsíci

    Wont have any bees or insects if Gates gets to them

  • @CreationAppreciation
    @CreationAppreciation Před 2 měsíci

    How to breed mosquitoes 101

    • @dutchik5107
      @dutchik5107 Před 2 měsíci

      Definetly throw out and refresh regularly lol

    • @Drualeaf
      @Drualeaf Před 2 měsíci

      Not if the water is moving. Like his birdbath.

    • @dreed1058
      @dreed1058 Před 2 měsíci

      What about adding some Mosquito Bits?

    • @Drualeaf
      @Drualeaf Před 2 měsíci

      @@dreed1058 that could be toxic to birds, small animals, and beneficial insects.

    • @marywhalen5096
      @marywhalen5096 Před měsícem

      I hope someone who really knows addresses this. I put out saucers of water and rinse, wipe down surfaces & refresh. I'm guessing the 'puddle tray' is too dry for the mosquito eggs & larva??

  • @michelleallman4360
    @michelleallman4360 Před 2 měsíci

    I'm so doing this thank you