power to the people with blank plant tags... If i accidentally get sharpie on my clothes, it never comes off... but when i use it on a plant tag outside, it washes away in a month. go figure :)
I ordered seeds from a company on Amazon and they came with lovely wooden plant markers. I couldn't find my permanent marker, so I grabbed one of my daughter's art markers. It didn't even last through the afternoon.
For rabbits and deer pressure, use tulle around the edges of your fence. Put it up in the late evening and take down it down early morning to avoid capturing pollinators. It really works with rabbits and deer. I use plastic clothes pins to secure it to the fence.
Girl, you must live by me! We have had too many rainy days! My tomatoes are a little ahead but I used a freezer blanket and planted early!! Your garden looks amazing and I wish I wasn’t in a city.. I am 7a ..
I never pruned peppers before but I did it for the first time this year and they are branching out really nicely. I did it just like my basil plants. You want to make sure to keep 4 or 5 leaves and pinch the top smaller leaves off.
I cut the main top, and had the best year harvest last year. I normally get 1 to 3 green peppers per plant and went to 10 to 15 big green peppers. I did all varieties. Good luck.
Great tour! I am horrible with labels as well (everything always washes off), but someone recommended using pencil to me, so I am going to try that this year. Side note: bless you for being able to keep straw down for mulch. Mine would be blown all over the yard and the dogs would eat it! Hahaha.
I love the Max Pack cucumber. Its good for pickling and is a bery prolific and beautiful full lush plant. They are hard to find but Hoss had some. Id be glad to let you try some out. Are you going to grow any more seedlings for sale. Id love to have some more stuff. I have baby seedings of chocolate pear, and a mystery kind i harvested last year. Who knows what but it has to be a good one. I only save good.ones i enjoyed. I had them drying and some plates flipped over...so itd a supriseid love to have habenada but they sold out at sale.
Great vlog! All of my tags are blank too! 🤣 I decided to roughly draw out my garden (mine is smaller) and keep track of what I planted that way. I’m also trying to retrain my mindset of our growing seasons. I want to grow more and it’s challenging to figure out when to start everything all year round lol
Erin from Floret farm has 3 beautiful books on growing flowers and the second one is a great resource for what flowers varieties you need to pinch out …. A year in Flowers ‘ is the book and I have just bought her latest about growing dahlias it is truly stunning 😊 great reference books for flower growers Jill @ Whispering Willow Farm may enjoy them too 👌
The organic conversation is tuff, because many thing aren't considered "organic" vinegar isn't organic. I use dawn because it works, I haven't had luck with a Castille or "natural" soap. Besides the plants don't absorb the soap it just keeps them clean. Peppers prune just like the Zinnias and basil.
Yup, I use the peppermint scented Dr Bronners (seriously I always say Bohners for some reason 🙄) and add rosemary essential oil and that seems to work for my pest population for the most part. I got lacewing eggs in March but I’ve only noticed a couple that hatched. Maybe I got unlucky but castille works in a pinch. But you have to spray, like, every other day. Regarding tomato succession, what I’m doing this year as an experiment is doing my shoulder-season with dwarf tomato varieties. Their season is much shorter (50-70 days) but many of them are still full size fruit but in a smaller space (while I wait out the last of my full size plants). I’m doing two determ varieties (one an F1 for giggles) since I’m not sure what I can pull off in my space, the other a rugose leafed Arctic Rose which is actually a stunning little variety that I got from the Dwarf Tomato Project. Consider it for next year. :)
@@melissasullivan1658 great to know about the Bronners soap, thank you. I have the unscented because I use it for several things for my kids, do you think adding peppermint oil with the rosemary would have the same effect? Also, do you have a ratio that you usually follow?
Maybe! I was reading about essential oil and fighting pests and I don’t remember what peppermint was used for, but it was definitely listed, so I thought ‘two birds - one soap’. Adding the rosemary was a game changer though. By this time last year I had loopers on everything. Just make sure if you do to get the kind in the small glass bottles - one vendor is selling ‘rosemary essential oil’ in a larger bottle (same price, $8) but it’s legit just a carrier oil with rosemary SCENT oil. I hate wasting my money. 🥺
Ack I forgot your other question, sorry. So for a spray bottle I just eye ball it. Basically a teaspoon of the soap and maybe 12-15 drops of the rosemary. I might be using too much and wasting my product but it hasn’t harmed the plants yet, so... 🤷🏼♀️.
I m having great luck with Sharpie OIL PAINT pens with extra fine point. They so far seem to not fade and go away...it’s frustrating when you place a tag and it ends up blank !!!
If the rain doesn’t wash them all away, I’ll test the Castile soap method and report back. I found aphids on my eggplant a few days ago. I’ve been spraying them with a very diluted water-hydrogen peroxide mix that I had nearby and just wiped away what I could. It seemed to help some but I noticed a few still hiding out this evening.
Keep the hydrogen peroxide spray handy though. Gary of the Rusted Garden channel uses it to fight blight and it seems to work perfectly on all of his crops.
power to the people with blank plant tags... If i accidentally get sharpie on my clothes, it never comes off... but when i use it on a plant tag outside, it washes away in a month. go figure :)
8 of my 14 tomatoes are now called ‘mystery heirlooms’. I even tried to put a sharpie OUTSIDE and I still missed my opportunity. 😂
Right? 😂
Yes 😂😂 can we get an amen for the people who don’t know what varieties they are growing 😉
I ordered seeds from a company on Amazon and they came with lovely wooden plant markers. I couldn't find my permanent marker, so I grabbed one of my daughter's art markers. It didn't even last through the afternoon.
For rabbits and deer pressure, use tulle around the edges of your fence. Put it up in the late evening and take down it down early morning to avoid capturing pollinators. It really works with rabbits and deer. I use plastic clothes pins to secure it to the fence.
Love the garden tour!! Keep them coming! 😍
You "GO!" girl.
❤ your Gardens! 😊⚘
Thank you for the update! Great information. Your Gardens are beautiful. Stay well.
Thank you!!
Just loved watching you in the garden Lauren.
Thank ya!!
Nice garden.
Girl, you must live by me! We have had too many rainy days! My tomatoes are a little ahead but I used a freezer blanket and planted early!! Your garden looks amazing and I wish I wasn’t in a city.. I am 7a ..
Enjoyed your tour and musings. Great video. High tunnel looks fab!
Try 2b pencil for marking your plant tags. 😉
Will do! Thanks for the tip!
I never pruned peppers before but I did it for the first time this year and they are branching out really nicely. I did it just like my basil plants. You want to make sure to keep 4 or 5 leaves and pinch the top smaller leaves off.
Good to know! Thank you for the tip!
Wow that trellises looking good
I used that same jute for my tomatoes last year and it lasted all year and I could reuse this year. Love your vlogs!❤️❤️❤️
Very cool!!
Things looking great !
Thank ya!
I cut the main top, and had the best year harvest last year. I normally get 1 to 3 green peppers per plant and went to 10 to 15 big green peppers. I did all varieties. Good luck.
Good info! Thanks
I was considering green lacewings! Thanks for the opinion. 😊❤️ I’ve never seen nigella before; very pretty!
Yes! They seem to be working really well!
Great tour! I am horrible with labels as well (everything always washes off), but someone recommended using pencil to me, so I am going to try that this year. Side note: bless you for being able to keep straw down for mulch. Mine would be blown all over the yard and the dogs would eat it! Hahaha.
One of my 2022 goals is to be more diligent about labeling 😂
I figured it would! 👏 Yay!
Great video 🌱🌱 just got my hi tunnel up too🥕
Thank you and congratulations on your high tunnel!
I love the Max Pack cucumber. Its good for pickling and is a bery prolific and beautiful full lush plant. They are hard to find but Hoss had some. Id be glad to let you try some out. Are you going to grow any more seedlings for sale. Id love to have some more stuff. I have baby seedings of chocolate pear, and a mystery kind i harvested last year. Who knows what but it has to be a good one. I only save good.ones i enjoyed. I had them drying and some plates flipped over...so itd a supriseid love to have habenada but they sold out at sale.
Awesome video Mam. Really useful information. Thanks for sharing. 👍💐
Thank yoy
Great vlog! All of my tags are blank too! 🤣 I decided to roughly draw out my garden (mine is smaller) and keep track of what I planted that way. I’m also trying to retrain my mindset of our growing seasons. I want to grow more and it’s challenging to figure out when to start everything all year round lol
I drew an outline last year and it worked wonderfully!
Great! Thanks for the response. 💚🌱
Great Job!....by the way my tags are blank also. I'm gardening in NE Arkansas...it needs to stop raining! Best of luck to you and your family.
Yes, the rain is out of control!
Erin from Floret farm has 3 beautiful books on growing flowers and the second one is a great resource for what flowers varieties you need to pinch out …. A year in Flowers ‘ is the book and I have just bought her latest about growing dahlias it is truly stunning 😊 great reference books for flower growers Jill @ Whispering Willow Farm may enjoy them too 👌
I love following her on Instagram! Will check her books out too!
Have u tried cn17 a friend of mine used on his garden last year had phenomenal fruits and harvest and his garden was no bigger than 4 wood pallets.
The organic conversation is tuff, because many thing aren't considered "organic" vinegar isn't organic. I use dawn because it works, I haven't had luck with a Castille or "natural" soap. Besides the plants don't absorb the soap it just keeps them clean.
Peppers prune just like the Zinnias and basil.
I agree, it can be a very subjective topic! Thanks for the info on the peppers!
Yup, I use the peppermint scented Dr Bronners (seriously I always say Bohners for some reason 🙄) and add rosemary essential oil and that seems to work for my pest population for the most part. I got lacewing eggs in March but I’ve only noticed a couple that hatched. Maybe I got unlucky but castille works in a pinch. But you have to spray, like, every other day.
Regarding tomato succession, what I’m doing this year as an experiment is doing my shoulder-season with dwarf tomato varieties. Their season is much shorter (50-70 days) but many of them are still full size fruit but in a smaller space (while I wait out the last of my full size plants). I’m doing two determ varieties (one an F1 for giggles) since I’m not sure what I can pull off in my space, the other a rugose leafed Arctic Rose which is actually a stunning little variety that I got from the Dwarf Tomato Project. Consider it for next year. :)
Ps. Your flowers are looking outstanding! And I love nigellas. They’re my favorite besides daffodils. 🥰
@@melissasullivan1658 great to know about the Bronners soap, thank you. I have the unscented because I use it for several things for my kids, do you think adding peppermint oil with the rosemary would have the same effect? Also, do you have a ratio that you usually follow?
Maybe! I was reading about essential oil and fighting pests and I don’t remember what peppermint was used for, but it was definitely listed, so I thought ‘two birds - one soap’.
Adding the rosemary was a game changer though. By this time last year I had loopers on everything. Just make sure if you do to get the kind in the small glass bottles - one vendor is selling ‘rosemary essential oil’ in a larger bottle (same price, $8) but it’s legit just a carrier oil with rosemary SCENT oil. I hate wasting my money. 🥺
* vendor on Amazon
Ack I forgot your other question, sorry. So for a spray bottle I just eye ball it. Basically a teaspoon of the soap and maybe 12-15 drops of the rosemary. I might be using too much and wasting my product but it hasn’t harmed the plants yet, so... 🤷🏼♀️.
Look up videos on topping peppers! I top some of mine and it makes them so bushy.
Will do!
Good Morning 😃
I m having great luck with Sharpie OIL PAINT pens with extra fine point. They so far seem to not fade and go away...it’s frustrating when you place a tag and it ends up blank !!!
Thanks for the tip!
Girl i pruned my pepper for first time ever this year and omg they are fuller better plants. I csnt beleive. It. Do it girl.
Awesome! Thanks for the tip!
If I remember correctly back in ur video u said they were determinate variety and ur indeterminate in hightunnel idk if that helps
Good idea weave support Pepper's they get heavy with fruit
Definitely! Mine were falling over last year bc I never provided support.
Peppers like heat to grow
Wjere do u get unwater irrigation
If the rain doesn’t wash them all away, I’ll test the Castile soap method and report back. I found aphids on my eggplant a few days ago. I’ve been spraying them with a very diluted water-hydrogen peroxide mix that I had nearby and just wiped away what I could. It seemed to help some but I noticed a few still hiding out this evening.
Keep the hydrogen peroxide spray handy though. Gary of the Rusted Garden channel uses it to fight blight and it seems to work perfectly on all of his crops.
Yeah let me know about the Castile!
@@melissasullivan1658 very cool! Did not know that trick!
Thanks
Man sure wishbwere getting some rain
Didn't know u could get a ticket for your dog
To my understanding it is organic fertilizer
Ur cucumbers could shade them
Hi new friend i sending you my hugs and love
Rabbits ate all of my mom's brocolli heads
Did you notice at 33:17 of your video ,right center , looks like an enormous tomato horn worm on your plant. If it is....get that bad boy!
😂😂I actually noticed it while filming and removed the little jerk
@@BerkeleyFarms Hee hee.....Hope he was relocated to a proper “resting place”.
@@tjphillips2017 exactly 😉
I had a Great Pyrenees go after a colt. Be careful
Yep. We are having to be pretty watchful with them right now.
Hope none of your animals get hurt
Who needs plant tags ? 🤷♀️ lol
Exactly. Knowing what you planted just takes away from the mystery of the garden ;)
@@BerkeleyFarms 😎😎😎
Your empty bed throw on beets, beet top are yummy or beans
Good idea! I may go with beans.
Girl ur bed is awesome u have no weeds come to mine they are taken spots over so frustrating