Starting My First REAL
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- Hi there!!
My name is Evita and I have decided that I am sick of wondering how the produce I consume was grown. I want start to paying a major role in growing a lot my own food. My hopes for the future is to have my own homestead where I can grow and store ALL of my (and my family's-not vegan) food.
I want to share my journey with everyone because I know I will make a few mistakes and some of you may be able to help me along the way. ❤
Please know that I am the only plant-based person my in family.
Raised bed: a.co/d/hvbYnV0
Check out my other channels:
Vlog: @Evita_Raylena
Marriage: @Ambrose_Evita
Homemaking: @AtHomeWithEvita
Budget: @EvitasBudgetingLife
My socials: linktr.ee/EvitaRaylena
Contact Info: For business inquiries or collaborations email me at evitab@live.com
Write to me:
Evita "But It's Vegan"
2764 Pleasant Rd. STE A PMB 10709
Fort Mill, SC 29708
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The Millennial Gardener is the same zone as you 8a. His channel is another source of gardening information I find helpful.
He also does 2-minute video tips too.
I have watched a few of his vides and he gives great advice. Thanks for the recommendation. 💚🌱
HERE FROM BROKES CHANNEL...HAD TO SUPPORT...U CAN PLANT CARROT NOW,JUST DONT COVER SEEDS WITH ALOT OF SOIL,SPRINKLE ON TOP OF MOIST SOIL,MEANING WET GROUND 1ST THEN DROP SEEDS...TAKE CARE
Thanks for the support 💚🌱. I am going to try to plant my carrot seeds this week. Thanks for the tip 😊
Chica...you can't give up! You've got this and I'm enjoying the journey with you...🤗
Girl, that snake had me rethinking EVERYTHING! lol.
@@ButItsVegan 😂🥰
I think that you're supposed to put those disk/pellets in a container and pour hot water on them. Then let them sit, soak the hot water. and cool before starting seeds in them. Don't quit! After watching I just ordered some seed starting pellets. I've been watching gardening videos and researching gardening for awhile. I was putting it off. but you've inspired me to go ahead and just try. It's okay if I mess up I most likely will, but that's part of learning. Keep gping!
Yes, start your garden!! I have learned a lot but also know that is so much more that I need to learn. I have made SEVERAL mistakes and I will make plenty more. Good luck on your gardening journey. 🍀💚
if there is a tractor supply or feed and grain in your area they will have lots of plants available at good prices that you can trans plant in your raise bed garden,wishing this is helpful
I keep send the transplants to the pearly gates 😥
There’s nothing you “should” do with vermiculite. You *can* add it to your soil mix to retain water or to create voids for drainage, in a similar way perlite does, depends on what your soil mix needs. You *can* sprinkle some on top to help prevent some of that green algae that sometimes forms on the soil surface.
Look in the garden section for snake away products.
🏃🏾♀️ Thanks! I will be purchasing some.
Hello! I admire your courage to keep trying! For the last three years my garden has failed.😢But I'm going to keep trying!🙏🏽🩷
Don't give up. You will get it. I have found that gardening requires time and patience. 💚
You can’t give up you to far in 😂 and yes we spend to get it up and going first it’s worth it😂 you are doing fine. Here is a few gardeners that I watch a learn from as I grow 😂
Yellow Door Urban Homestead
A Gardener’s Journey
Our Freedom Song
Gary Pilarchik
Epic Gardening
MI Gardener
GrowVeg
The Scaredy Cat Gardener
The Gardening Channel with James Prigioni. There are more I watch as well but these are my go too.
I watch all these people as well as Homestead Heart, Roots and Refuge, Lead Farmer 73 and Beautee in the garden oh and Rusted garden plus many more. Any and all of these channels are very helpful.
I watch a few of those CZcamsrs already but I will check out the other ones. Thanks for the suggestions. 💚
The pellets you are suposed to pull the netting back at the top. And take a chopstick or pencil. Make two holes and in the top. And add one seed in each hole. Then put them under a grow light or a container and sit them outside or on your window sill .Hang in there you are doing a great job. Happy gardening
Ohhh, that makes sense. Doubt if I ever actually purchase them but it's good know 💚 Happy gardening to you as well. 😊
You are doing great, when you start seeds make sure you put a clear dome over the containers or saran wrap to create a humid environment that will help your seeds germinate. Make sure to water your seedlings and personally I don’t think you should be adding anything to your seed mix wait until everything germinate and your seedlings have some true leaves then start to fertilize 😊
I had put some saran wrap on tomatoes but the a couple of days later they gave off a slight ammonia smell so, I of course freaked out and took the saran wrap off. They are germinating now but since it started to smell like ammonia do I have to toss them?
@@ButItsVeganif it sprouted and it's growing, no need to throw anything away.
That makes sense. Thank you @pawlet_144
I used to help my dad with the gardening. I started trying to do my own veggies in 2013 and tried again and again every year or two. I finally had a tiny harvest in 2020 and have gotten better harvests every year since. I strictly did container garden the last 2 years. 2022 I put 5 zuchinni in the ground and got a good harvest from them. Last year I put in 10 crops and got tomatoes, green beans, peas, bell peppers, zuchinni and hot peppers. This year I am getting 20 in ground beds ready to go and pretty and have garlic, onions and peas planted so far in the ground and tons of seeds. It's taken me a long time to make the garden a priority and keep up with them. Every time you get to harvest even one tomato or pea pod or anything it will probably spark you to be more avid and want to learn more and do better and keep trying! Once you get the hang of one crop it will make you feel so accomplished and so excited to get the hang of more every year. It's worth it to try and fail and start succeeding. I PROMISE! used to buy fertilizer but stopped. I don't use anything in my stuff. I get soil out of my yard and plant seeds in it. I have gotten soil from Walmart for when my soil doesn't drain but I think last year is probably the last time for buying that too because I just set up a composting area to make my own soil/compost from my rabbits and chicken manure. I've never had any issues with my plants without vermiculite or anything similar.
If at first succeed, try, try again!! I happy you didn't give up and kept trying. That is what I am trying to do. The only thing that really has me about to quit are these darn snakes!!
Sounds like you had a great growing season last year, congrats! Twenty in ground beds, wow!! I can't wait to harvest at least one thing from my garden.
I hope to be on your level of not purchasing soil from a store and making my own. I do recall my mother just planting right into the ground and not using any soil...but I also could be remember incorrectly. lol.
Best of luck to you this gardening season. 🍀💚🌱
@@ButItsVegan Snakes are horrible. I’m scared of them and thankfully have only seen one in the 5 years in our 30 mile area. I hope they hide from you and you don’t see any more. The more you’re outside and moving stuff around they will be less likely to show themselves thankfully. lol. I’m glad to see you keep trying and doing more! You’re doing good!!
one of the best snake repellents,get you a cat or two,pump the brakes with all the pots, build 2 on the ground raised beds 4 ft by 8 ft, sizes 2x8x8s box of screws ,screw end to end cutting 1 board in half ,place cardboard inside to keep out the grass every thing grows better in the ground,just like in the forest,you can grow so much in these , do companion planting,again like in the forest, i have raise beds that are 30 ft wide and 70 ft long, and over 300 fruit trees on 1 acre lot,keep it simple as possible, wishing you the best, i'm also in SC around MBeach
We have stray cats in our neighborhood. I am going to have to lure them to my house, lol. I wish I could place raised beds on the ground but I can't put anything in the grass since we rent and it is prohibited. Thanks for the suggestion though. Best of luck to you as well this gardening season.
I've been at it for 3 yrs now, but I really got serious this year. I too live in zone 8a Fort Mill SC and I'm over all this rain lol. Have fun gardening.
Hey neighbor! Hope you have an awesome growing season. 💚
@@ButItsVegan Right back at cha
I use vermiculite within the soil I mix, and when seed starting I have begun to sprinkle a little on top (after seed planting) to keep fungus gnats away from laying eggs in the soil. I top dress with the vermiculite because my seed starting is inside my house.
And this is what I found on vermiculite:
The biggest difference between vermiculite and perlite is moisture retention.
When making the perlite vs. vermiculite decision, keep in mind that differences between the two include the fact that vermiculite contains nutrients such as potassium, magnesium, and calcium, which perlite doesn’t have.
Do you use vermiculite and perlite at the same time or just one or the other?
Thank you for the information about vermiculite versus perlite, I finally was able to purchase some vermiculite and will start using it when I plant my seeds. 💚
Yes, I use both when I mix up my own seed starting soil. Which is: Burpee cocoa coir compressed brick, vermiculite, perlite, worm castings and a small amount of organic fertilizer.
And I also add vermiculite to the bagged potting mix too, along with worm castings.
That sounds like a much cheaper way to get more seed starting soil for less!
Don’t give up! I’m no fan of worms either, but I have gotten better at seeing them (but still not touching). As for snakes, thankfully I’ve only seen garter snakes, and my way of dealing is to walk away for where they are for a while, then voilà - it’s gone when I return! 😂
Lol, yeah I freaked out and got my husband then all three of us had a stare down. 🤣
Espoma has a range of fertilizers. I mainly use the garden tone and had great success last year. I don't think you need to get the specific fertilizer for tomatoes, for example. You can get them at the big box store. Also, Black cow manure compost is what I use on top of soil to feed the plants as well. Also, are you able to put your planters and pots out in the sun like when you dried out the soil? That would be best. Also, Pro-Mix seed starter mix is a good mix. You should moisten but not wet your soil before planting.
My first bag of Black Kow manure totally freaked me out. It had stuff growing in it. Yes, I have been moving my plants into the sun every day. That is the only way they will get an adequate amount of sun since I do not get much sun on my porch.
I got my led shop lights from Lowe’s. I think they were $16. 💡
Wtw! The ones I purchased were $45!!
New gardener here. You remind me of when I first started. It's been 4 years now and each year I get better. If you find pots on sale...buy them because your garden will grow larger each year. The seed packets have the seed starting time on the back. Vermiculite helps drainage in the soil so it's mixed in your potting soil. I use sharpie's too. I don't think you have to cover the onions like that. My set instructions say to only plant them so basically the roots are covered with soil. Fill your bags up so you won't have to worry about topping off after you plant. Your straw could have seeds so that's why you have what looks like grass. Don't give up lololol. I would have had a talk with myself if I saw a snake too but you've spent too much money at this point. Can you put some rocks or something in the hole so it has to find another home? I'm excited to watch your journey. Also when you have to repurchase liquid fertilizer try the Alaskan fish fertilizer. Research miracle gro and I think you may stay away from those products in the future. Anyway, good job and keep growing. It gets better each year.
The seed starting packets throw me off, I won't lie lol. One packet said my zone can't plant them from March-June and I thought that was such a wide timeframe, lol.
Dang it, so I done messed up onions, huh? 😞
I was wondering if the "grass" was coming from the straw but wasn't 100% sure, thanks for confirming. 💚
I wish I could put a big rock there but I rent and I never know when they are coming to cut the grass.
Is there a vegan alternative to fish fertilizer? Oh no, what's wrong with Miracle Grow?!!?😨
@@ButItsVegan The planting time is a range based on frost dates. The best source is the Farmers Almanac, which you said you looked at, but sometimes it's incorrect (you can plan a pretty picnic but you can't predict the weather lolol).
Let the onions keep going and you'll have your answer. Maybe they will still thrive, maybe not but you will learn from it.
I don't know if there is a vegan option but that's a great subject to research. If you find an alternative let us know.
I'll say it again. I'm so excited to watch your journey. You had me cracking up this whole video because it reminded me of when I started. One time I even let the horn worms eat my whole tomato and pepper garden because I wanted to understand them better. I think this was the same year the aphids sucked the life out of a couple of plants because I didn't know what they were or how to combat them. Now I grow a decent garden. I am going to try to do better this year with watering with fertilizer more often to see if I can grow more food. It's all about just to keep going and getting better.
Yeah, the Farmer's Almanac website was a little overwhelming. I just have to pace myself with everything.
I will look into a fish fertilizer alternative and keep you updated. 😊
I am excited about this journey I have started and I am also excited to share it with you all. 💚🌱
This is my first time learning something new everyday
Best of luck to you on your gardening journey. 🍀💚🌱
Your potatoes look good. When leaves peak up cover with more soil and straw on top.
Will do, thanks! 💚
Congrats on the onions and garlic growing! And stop buying so much stuff. 😆 you don't need 10 different fertilizers. For me, if i buy a bunch of stuff i thinking I need to all, it just stresses me out more. So maybe hold off buying pots until you know you need them. Its easy to get sucked into buying all this stuff because 10 people on you tube did. Are there any seed swapping groups near you? That could be a great place to find local support and also free stuff (pots, seeds etc..)
I agree with the previous commenter, don't add fertilizer to your seed Starting mix, it's already there. I've never used vermiculite. My veggies and herbs grow just fine. I also second covering the seeds with dome/plastic to create a humid environment. I've never used a heating mat, just lights. The grass if from the straw, not potatoes. You can try the layer of straw layer of dirt with your potatoes and see if it works, but it's not necessary. A lot of gardeners, just mulch at the top. Read your seed packets, they tell you how and when to plant. And just a heads up, a lot of herbs and flowers are hard to grow from seed, so don't get discouraged if nothing happens. Try to look at them as fingers crossed kinda planting.
I know I need to stop buy stuff 😏 I just can't help it lol. I am going to look into a seed swapping group in my area.
I wasn't 100% sure about adding fertilizer to my seed starting mix luckily the some still germinated.
I had covered my tomato plants with saran wrap and they gave off a ammonia smell so I took it off. I purchased one light, hoping to purchase another. Didn't realize they would cost $45!!
I was thinking there was probably something in the straw that was growing, thank you. Once I run out of straw I will switch to mulch. 💚
@@ButItsVegan I agree with her. Gardening can be expensive so take it easy. Buy stuff on sale and a little at a time. Straw is good to use (imo better than mulch) just look for the seedless kind.
@janicejennings6245 thanks for the tip. Didn't realize there was seedless straw. I have a lot to learn!!! 💚
@@ButItsVegan I use straw instead of mulch, it's cheaper in my area and I pick out the grass. So if you like it, then use it. That's weird your tomatoes smelled like ammonia, I wonder if it was something from one of the fertilizers you used. I've started tomatoes w/out grow lights before (because yes, they can be expensive). I purchased large clear totes (10 gal maybe) and used them as mini greenhouses and kept the tomatoes outside, they did fine. I'm in zone 6, I think you said you are in SC, so that would more than likely work for your area as well - they just need to be in sun all day take the lids off if it gets too hot. There are plenty of gardeners/farms who do not use grow lights and use greenhouses so don't feel like that you have to use them.
I had the tomatoes on top a of heating mat, with saran wrap covering them, and I kept forgetting to ventilate them; that could be the reason why they began to smell like ammonia.
Thanks for the tips. I am slowly finding out that I don't have to do everything that everyone else does. I am just going to enjoy gardening and learning as I go. 💚
Great video I’m missing my garden now😊
Thank you. Are you going to start gardening this year?
@@ButItsVegan No 🙁I’m moving to a new home in the summer. I’ll started it back up in 2025 after we’re settled.
Try planting 3-4 months before hottest temperature of the year,most seeds and plants take up to 120 days for maturity in natural sunlight. Time of the year and patience is the key. Snakes love gardens but do not like cats😊
Plant them all to get a better chance of germination.
Will do 💚
Are you close to water? Plant some lemon grass or marigolds. They are suppose to be snake repellents.
You know what? They just put a drainage pond (not sure what it's called) right behind our house in the wooded area. Smh. I did purchase a few marigold transplants. I also purchased some seeds that I plan on starting soon. Thanks for the tips; I am going to be on the lookout for lemon grass. 💚
My folks in the country put lime down also around the property line
I will try that as well because these snakes will have saying, 'forget this garden!' lol
@@ButItsVegan Don’t give up. Prices too high
Temu has a sifter!
Thanks! I will check them out.💚