How To Grow Giant Root Vegetables. My Secret Is Mounding The Soil!
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- This gardening in canada video is looking at how to grow giant root vegetables. This is perfect if you are trying to grow carrots, beets, radish or turnip. How To Grow Giant Root Vegetables. My Secret Is Mounding The Soil!
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Ashley is a soil scientist who has had a passion for plants since she was a small child. In the long summers as a child, she would garden alongside her grandmother and it was then that she realized her love for greenery. With years of great studying, Ashley had begun her post-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan.
At first, her second love, animals, was the career path she chose but while doing her undergrad she realized that her education would take her elsewhere. And with that, four years later she graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a bachelor’s degree in science and a major in Soil Science.
Some of Ashley’s interests are CZcams, in which she posts informative videos about plants and gardening. The focus of Ashley’s CZcams channel is to bring science to gardening in a way that is informative but also helpful to others learning to garden. She also talks about the importance of having your own garden and the joys of gardening indoors. Ashley continues to study plants in her free time and hopes to expand her CZcams channel as well as her reach to up-and-coming gardeners.
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Who has struggled with root vegtables? What do you think your issue is when it comes to stubby root veggies. My seeds this year have been from Westcoast Seeds. You can use this affiliate link if you want to support the channel bit.ly/33mGGaI
For the beets this is the direct link: bit.ly/3UzyV7d
For the carrots bit.ly/3fsC0qb
Getting them to germinate 😢
@@mashacalico6161 lots of water! The first two weeks
The link for the beets doesn't seem to be working. Can you tell me the name/variety ? There's nothing listed on West Coast Seeds number the name 'winter' anything.
@@blacksmithden It might be Winterkeeper Lutz?
My Mom tills her garden, and one year she had a new garden space and didn’t know it had very shallow hard clay - right under the tilled space. Her carrots couldn’t grow into the rock-like clay, and grew sideways when they reached it. She got a bumper crop of huge uniform L-shaped Nantes carrots! (100s of pounds!)
Hahahah that’s epic love it
We do no dig , however, many crops ie garlic ,potatoes ,carrots , celeriac need to be lifted with a garden fork so the there is a certain amount of soil disturbance throughout the garden . We apply 2” of compost every year and crop follows crop from March on. We have excellent crops of large vegetables throughout the year and very few pests and diseases. One of the benefits of having rich soil is that you can walk on your beds (occasionally) without compacting it. We do not apply chemical fertilizers to the garden , by top dressing once a year we minimize weeding and maintain a rich fertile soil. We sell at a local farmers market and people are amazed at the size of our carrots, beets,leeks etc. I have never done a soil test but I am told you have a video on how to so I will check it out. I really don’t see any symptoms of high nitrogen but I will let you know.
Thank you for your videos I really enjoy them and always learn something new.
@@nigelmccomb8106 I love that! That’s how I will be doing my garden space at our new acreage as well. This is such a great CZcams channel, eh? I’m so glad to have found it! It sounds like you’re in a warmer climate than I am, and I’m kinda jealous that you can grow stuff all year long!
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Thanks for the tips. Have fun with Nate. My money is on you Ashley. Nate is so full of fertilizer! LOL
HAHA I will let him know that
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will watch more of your vids, extremely instructive, followed it from your canadian prepper video, glad I did, You are right, water is the key to big veggies
Thank you!
You definitely won but that's because you're overcompensating 😀 #allrootsmatter
Well Nate when "Chit" hits that fan... that over compensation matters so look forward to that competition when you and Ashley go head to head next year ;) hint hint ... she has proven with flexed muscles that size does matter all the while providing valuable info to us all... So glad that you have Ashley back here and there enjoy both Channels and enjoy the banter between you both it has me in stitches
To foil the voles I plant my carrots in large planters with good-quality potting soil. They're easy to thin since they're a foot and a half off the ground and no root-eating thieves can get in. They grow straight and long. I also fashion a hardware cloth lid that lets in sun and water and keeps out critters until the carrots are big enough to fight back. I love your videos!
Okay! Good to know
You have fighting carrots?! What variety? Lol
Voles are a pain.
That was interesting! I did pick up a couple of good tips! Thanks, take care!
Allô allô from Alberta Canada
Saw the video with the prepper.
Great one.
You are doing great.
Keep em coming.
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks for the tips. Great info
Excellent
Thank you! Cheers!
I actually had the thought that, when there is no longer snow enough to warrant EVER using snowshoes...😅I mean...THEY evenly distribute weight... 🤔.
I do have a lot of random planks of wood that I walk on in my garden, but if my snowshoes weren't antique and special handmade, I'd totally use them when I am REALLY in my crazy non-boxed garden patches.
That's so cool!
Wise information.
Your production values went up! My carrots were huge but my beets were small. Thanks for your advice! Chiogga beets are out.
Love you Ashley! I also only grow potatoes, carrots, and beets for root veggies. I also can all of them. Last year I grew enough for 2 years. lol. I wanted to make sure I had enough. potatoes were good until January, and then I canned 36 pints. I have to say its great to just grab a can of french fry potatoes and add some butter and garlic salt. Yum!
That is awesome!
HERE FROM YOUR CANADIAN PREPPER APPEARANCE !! GOOD CHIT !!! 😂
Welcome!
I am in Southern Ontario and have raised beds. My soil is fair garden soil. I found a large pile of wood chips that have broken down over 3 or maybe more years. I used a 1/2" hardware cloth to screen them and added 3" of pure wood compost. This product is light and fluffy, slightly damp and full of worms and bugs. My question is, should I leave it on the soil surface or work it in deeper. (My fall prep is usually two inches of chopped leaves) Great channel and content, many thanks!
Shout out to this Nate guy. I somewhat refuse to water also. We've had a three year drought though, so I've had to compromise a little bit.
Those are some beautiful roots! I grew some nice daicon this year but some kind of borrowing bug put holes all over it. Oh well. I also didn't water my beats and they got a but bitter haha. You live and you learn I guess.
Oh man! Seriously that’s the worst
Voles aren't fond of coffee grounds. Spreading some around tomatoes when they start to ripen also deters squirrels from stealing the fruit. Fresh, fragrant grounds work best.
thats a cute shirt for a cute gal~! thanks for the tips
You're so welcome!
Going to have to try these beets. We had many tomatoes (ponderosa pink) bigger than any of our beets.
Very nice!
I have the same problem with my beets....Voles eating the above ground portion. Very, very frustrating. How do you deal with them?
In Ohio have nearly matched your veggies
But love seeing them grow.
Thanks Ashley 👍
Your remarks about overfeeding with compost such as with no dig are interesting. Still I see people (yes, Charles Dowding) have great results with it.
You can also make carrot juice & beet juice if you have a good juicer. Fresh juice as a morning pick me up.
That is so true!
I collect old wash tubs & fill with soil...the bottoms are usually rusted with holes ..great results..
That's a great idea!
Well now I have to look up a recipe for beet dressing! I just love beets! Didn't know they could be used that way. Thanks for the soil nutrient info for growing beets. Borscht! mmmm.... I know you can borscht, so I ask: does your borscht contain onions? I remember you said not to leave onions in canned stuff? or did I get that wrong? Thanks Ashley!
I have onions in mine but you dont have to use them. I also use carrots.
Seeing how you do it along with listening would help alot
This newer video will help hopefully Unbelievable Potato Harvest - How to Grow POTATOES Like a Pro!
czcams.com/video/z_OHLFWImkM/video.html
😳😳😳😳😳 THAT’S A BEET?!?! Holy crap! I thought it was some weird kind of rutabaga, lmao!
Love it!!!! Quick question, how can u tell if Organic fertilizer has gone bad? My pallets have green dusty mold
Oh! That’s odd technically they aren’t bad but likely decomposing. You could told them into the compost or too dress outside and it would be fine
I did an experiment with synthetic nutrients (FF Grow Big and Tiger Bloom) by pouring them in individual buckets to evaporate. They did not evaporate. Instead, they created a sheen of petroleum on the surface and grew some out-of-this-world looking stuff on the bottom during the six-month period of the experiment.
If you have the time and knowledge, I would appreciate your explanation of what I created, and how the use of synthetic nutrients does not harm the environment.
Appreciated in advance, and with hopes that you are feeling better.
For voles you can also use yellow original juicy fruit gum. I don't like doing it but it works good and fast.
Good to know! I used it on moles and worked great!
Pickle those radishes! Zucchini is great pickled as well, with a pinch of cayenne!
Hi, in one of your videos you mentioned that you can use rubbing alcohol to treat powdery mildew. Does it matter if it is Isopropyl Alcohol or Ethyl Rubbing Alcohol? Thanks.
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He refuses to water? 🧐 He’ll learn when/if he ever needs the vities and minerals from his own sources. Or, more likely, if he feels like there’s a competition and he needs to win? 😂
Hmmm… maybe a little “Prepper Veggie” garden competition would be fun next summer, eh?
Haha yes! I agree
Hope you do well at your presentation
Great, I use the same approach to thinning. That way I get to eat everything.
Good stuff!
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The beet relish has my interest… please share.
Yea! I can do that.
Hi Ashley, I understand that garden soil, rich in compost will grow mushrooms. And mushrooms are good for soil structure etc. My question, since you brought up thinning and competition of resources, should I leave the mushrooms in my garden beds/boxes, or remove them. I get quite a lot of them. Thank you!
I would leave it because they aren’t directly competing
@@GardeningInCanada Thank you for answering, Ashley :) The mushrooms thank you too!
Talking about fluffy soil and compaction... I live in northern BC and our ground is still covered snow - we had about 4 ft of accumulation on top of my beds. Any tips for helping the soil after being compacted under such a heavy snow load?
Broadfork is my go too! I’ll leave a vid link czcams.com/video/hg4b1A3a9IU/video.html
I haven't had much success with beets yet, although this year has been better than the last. A lot of them just experience anemic growth. Our climate is warmer than yours by a few degrees but I haven't seen any bolting. I tried some new varieties in the summer (July 8 sown), and they outgrew the ones I planted in spring (April sown), even though the ones I planted in spring are still in the ground... not sure if that's due to variety or location. Old varieties were boldor, detroit red and cylindra, new varieties are early wonder and chiogga. However, early wonder and chiogga have been getting hit hard by voles so their growth was cut short before the roots could get bigger than a peanut shell...
My carrots have done better, up to about 1 inch thick and 5-6 inches long, but they get hit by voles too.
I've been putting out mouse traps baited with peanut butter under upside down pots (to avoid catching gray squirrels that are too big for the traps) but so far I've only been catching mice.
BTW have you ever grown Romanesco broccoli successfully? I planted some around April 20 (zone 6 - that's our avg last frost date), and those were bolting by July. I also planted a straggler in mid-late May and that one is just growing increasingly massive but without a head to be seen yet... Maybe it's getting close to forming a head because the leaves are starting to curl over but it's kinda late, I think it should've been starting to grow the head in September to have time to grow a proper head before winter.
One question about thinning - what do you do about the holes left where you pull up the baby carrots? Do you pour soil into the holes? Especially if the carrots are growing shoulder to shoulder, I'm concerned that the hole left behind from the one I pull out will cause the adjacent carrot to dry out or get hit even harder by voles and other pests?
Maybe I needed to till for the beets? I wonder if the trees were sending roots into the beds. They're located near the drip line. I dug them well in spring 2021 and cut any roots but then just sowed into them without tilling this year. I suppose a year could be enough time for trees to send new roots. (the beets I attempted to grow last year were in different locations that were probably too shady) I'm not convinced that's the problem though because the brassicas in the same area have been doing much better...
Maybe the problem was water. Very sandy soil, plus 40% less rainfall than average this growing season (30-50mm/month vs 60-80mm average), plus growing on south facing terraces, and not having time to water daily. Still though... the brassicas did ok under similar conditions and they need water too? (Romanesco were tricky, but kohlrabi, cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower did well)
I have issues with broccoli anything. It either has pests, is sunburnt, bolted, you name it.
For the thinning I actually just leave the diviet empty.
If you have very sandy soil nutrients and water are going to be your nightmare. Fertilizer every single time you water.
@@GardeningInCanada My broccoli did fine, I used Burney Hybrid. Primary head was small but got about a dozen secondary heads per plant that were almost as large.
Cabbage worms haven't been too bad, just got to be careful with seedlings sometimes. I start summer transplants indoors so they get to a minimum size before transplanting. Tiny seedlings can get eaten to a nub in 1-2 days but bigger ones can hold up if you check them a couple times per week. Slugs are more of a PITA, I often have to go out at night to pick them off.
Also - not a problem with broccoli, but with kale, I've had all my plants take some damage where the growth tip starts to rot? Eventually the plants starting growing side shoots but they were never as healthy, even though they're still alive (the rotting problem started in July).
Do you think sandy soil is one case where amending more... heavily... with compost might be warranted? Maybe using more carbon heavy compost like leaf mold that leaches less nitrogen? I compost a lot of leaves in the fall.
@@GardeningInCanadaI have a bed that has clay soil that was delivered. Wasn’t happy about it but I amended it with crushed leaves to help make it friable along with perlite. It grows the best brassicas! I read brassicas like their roots in heavy soil. The Brussels sprouts were huge trees with Great sprouts. Cabbage monstrous. Broccoli-nice crowns and shoots. My native soil is sandy. I learned bug netting is an absolute Must for brassicas to keep those cabbage worms Out! They are impossible to clean out of vegetables. It was such a relief this year to just rinse, blanch and freeze-not pick endlessly through the veg. WIsconsin, US, Z5.
those are some block rockin beets!!!!
One per bowl of soup lol
how do the plants get water on your out of town plot?
Any good deterrents for moles??? They make a highway for voles and mice!
In the winter if I have a big blue bin with soil in it can I grow potatoes without a grow light? If I chit the potatoe then plant it wait for it to produce leaves then mound it and continue again one more time. Can this be done without sunlight or a grow light?
likely would be too small unfortunately
Even though I live in Iowa, and we are famous for our soil, the town I live in is all heavy clay. So I do struggle with growing root crops. I am working on creating leaf mold to soften my clay soil. I have tried double digging and that to works for a while until the rains turn my garden spot back into a brick again. I hope the leaf mold will work in the long run. I am guilty of too much compost as before I discovered the leaf mold I was using compost to soften my clay.
In the summertime (cue Mungo Jerry) my tomatoes do great but my peppers are always dwarfs. I always assumed that was because of the heavy clay soil but I have never tested my soil so it might be a faulty assumption
The leaf mould will make a major difference!
i thought you weren't supposed to add leaf mater into your soil if it wasn't composted... only on top
@@lorenville If it is leaf mold it is already broken down by fungal means instead of bacterial ones. So it won't steal nitrogen from your soil. Breaking it down by fungal means leaves a healthy structure for your soil.
I ground up oak leaves and added directly to some clay soil that was delivered and wasn’t happy about. I also add perlite. I have two long beds of it and I now love it because it grows the best brassicas, beans and onions. The volunteer moss roses are really luvin it. Peppers like afternoon shade.
I can only grow baby beets and carrots🤦♀️ I'm gonna try your trick I hope it helps!
Good news is the baby ones are the most delicious!
all jokes aside what is your thoughts on makenzie seeds ...or should i stay w/ heirloom seeds
Perhaps my gardens have too much nitrogen (horse manure and bedding). Lots of green but not much root. How do I offset the problem? Voles are a bane here on PEI, also. I'm making raised beds to attempt to save something rooty.
Focus on microbes and increasing carbon with leaves and grass
I get that we call any cutting up of the soil "tillage", but my rototiller massacres the worms(and other life) compared to a broad fork or even double-digging.
It definitely will! I am up in the boreal forest at the farm so I don't feel bad about a worm massacre haha. I am helping the ecosystem.
Is this applicable for rhizomes?
yea anything tuberous. I mean technically they dont dig as much.
what is the specific name of the beet seed to order
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It’s these guys bit.ly/3UzyV7d
We live in mobile Alabama our soil is SAND :-( We use rabbit poop, duck poop and the rabbit poop is mixed with pine pellets in their liter boxes. Swamp water, home made fish implosion,. Potatoes sucked, sweet potatoes were great. The 🐛 are horrible. Tomatoes plants were decimated. And worms worms worms. Diatomaceous earth helps a little but not much. And sprays with soap and oil. HELP!!!!!!!!!
Are the cabbage moth worms? Or something elde
@@GardeningInCanada no kind of like little army worms??
Captain Jacks Spinosad works quite well.
You always take about cooking please post some recipes.
Errr..grown under a highline?
Ashley & the giant beet
Haha children's books about to be made
Those carrots and beets are huge!! Freaking amazing! They’re circus-worthy. I’ve never seen em so big in all my life. If anything further proves you’re LEGIT AF, it’s that produce. Seriously, you can say anything you want and mic drop that carrot.
Hahaha circus worthy love it.
Those voles were eating good lol, kinda not funny because I have them & can't plant in my ground, only raised bed with hardware cloth at the bottom
hahah Nates spending too much time on freeze dried veggies over home grown
Pretty much!
I don't like beets! So I am not going to plant any.
Deze video is waste of time dit is een marketing video bespaar je tijd
imma definitely grower .. not a shower .. lol ..
Ashley I saw something I thought u would like I dont know how to show u I just joined your Facebook group and sent u a message on messenger
I’ll check it out! My Facebook is very wonky lately