She Grows 80% Of Her Produce For a Family of 5 Suburban Garden Tour
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Carol
Fantastic garden! Great idea to tour other's gardens! Word of warning re: 'overwintering'. I learned the hard way that letting my prolific heirloom tomatoes (Black Krim & Japanese Black Trifle) keep on growing for 3yrs was an 'invitation' for RKN-- root knot nematodes to invade the soil & infest the roots of those plants. RKN also ended up infesting my eggplants & Swiss Chard, green beans, cucumbers. It's a damned hard battle to win. Once the RKN is in the soil (they're microscopic-- can't see them just by looking at the soil) they'll get into the roots of the plants & make knots on the roots where they eat the nutrients that the plants need to flourish & provide produce. This is my 5th yr of the battle. I've tried applying beneficial nematodes (purchased at Andersen's Nursery Pt. Loma, letting raised beds be without plants for a couple months, planting mustard & tilling it into soil at end of season, and then planting LOTS of French marigolds (Tagetes patula-- which is supposed to deter & repel RKN) along w/ new plants of tomato, cucumber, beans, eggplants. only to have those plants seem to grow happily for about 2 to 2 1/2 months. and to sadly decline & stop producing & die. I just ordered Crab & Lobster Meal, & also the liquid form (from Nature's Harvest) of that to try in my garden. The crab shells contain chitin, which I believe attracts a bacteria that will attack the RKN. I think that's what it does. pls correct me if I'm wrong on that! Anyway, I'm desperate to get my raised beds free of RKN so I can again have happy, healthy, prolific plants!
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Fantastic garden! Great idea to tour other's gardens! Word of warning re: 'overwintering'. I learned the hard way that letting my prolific heirloom tomatoes (Black Krim & Japanese Black Trifle) keep on growing for 3yrs was an 'invitation' for RKN-- root knot nematodes to invade the soil & infest the roots of those plants. RKN also ended up infesting my eggplants & Swiss Chard, green beans, cucumbers. It's a damned hard battle to win. Once the RKN is in the soil (they're microscopic-- can't see them just by looking at the soil) they'll get into the roots of the plants & make knots on the roots where they eat the nutrients that the plants need to flourish & provide produce. This is my 5th yr of the battle. I've tried applying beneficial nematodes (purchased at Andersen's Nursery Pt. Loma, letting raised beds be without plants for a couple months, planting mustard & tilling it into soil at end of season, and then planting LOTS of French marigolds (Tagetes patula-- which is supposed to deter & repel RKN) along w/ new plants of tomato, cucumber, beans, eggplants. only to have those plants seem to grow happily for about 2 to 2 1/2 months. and to sadly decline & stop producing & die. I just ordered Crab & Lobster Meal, & also the liquid form (from Nature's Harvest) of that to try in my garden. The crab shells contain chitin, which I believe attracts a bacteria that will attack the RKN. I think that's what it does. pls correct me if I'm wrong on that! Anyway, I'm desperate to get my raised beds free of RKN so I can again have happy, healthy, prolific plants!
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rikansis
I see no evidence of the produce being harvested, how is this family growing 80% of their produce? Am I missing something? All the statements really make no sense, the homeowner says she has cut back here artichoke three times then follows it up with that she still wants to try roasting the tubers? LOL what? why would you not have tried them when you cut it back three times? If anyone saw the interaction about the seeds she is starting in her trays, she clearly is finding out they are ghost peppers for the first time and doesn't quite know how to respond. I enjoyed rewatching this video for things that make little to no sense, like when we find out all the seeds she's starting are already planted in the garden. I would love to see a 6 month follow up video to see where this garden is at. Thank you for sharing this video, best of luck with your garden.
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I see no evidence of the produce being harvested, how is this family growing 80% of their produce? Am I missing something? All the statements really make no sense, the homeowner says she has cut back here artichoke three times then follows it up with that she still wants to try roasting the tubers? LOL what? why would you not have tried them when you cut it back three times? If anyone saw the interaction about the seeds she is starting in her trays, she clearly is finding out they are ghost peppers for the first time and doesn't quite know how to respond. I enjoyed rewatching this video for things that make little to no sense, like when we find out all the seeds she's starting are already planted in the garden. I would love to see a 6 month follow up video to see where this garden is at. Thank you for sharing this video, best of luck with your garden.
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Mary
How do yall prevent snakes getting your garden. I know they are important to the environment, but they can die or go somewhere else, Im petrified of them. Im new to gardening but since Ive learned that they love the shade it provides. Im having a hard time embracing my inner green thumb. Where I live the two popular snakes are copperheads and water moccasins with a dash of I feel like a billon other types. Sorry Im so wordy
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How do yall prevent snakes getting your garden. I know they are important to the environment, but they can die or go somewhere else, Im petrified of them. Im new to gardening but since Ive learned that they love the shade it provides. Im having a hard time embracing my inner green thumb. Where I live the two popular snakes are copperheads and water moccasins with a dash of I feel like a billon other types. Sorry Im so wordy
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Daynacakes1028
I tried growing tomatoes once. Don't get me wrong, the outcome was amazing! The problem is tomatoes were growing more than we actually ate. And we eat alot! I cook it basically in almost everything. And still there was too many. They began to fall and rot on the ground. I felt bad because I know it's a waste. What do you do with all that you grow that you don't use?
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I tried growing tomatoes once. Don't get me wrong, the outcome was amazing! The problem is tomatoes were growing more than we actually ate. And we eat alot! I cook it basically in almost everything. And still there was too many. They began to fall and rot on the ground. I felt bad because I know it's a waste. What do you do with all that you grow that you don't use?
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Jennifer
I have a question just in general: are there landscaping companies that will help me do something like this? So they can help me plan out everything to be efficient and help me with where to put what in my yard specifically as far as light and shade? I don't think I can do all this work alone. Health problems.
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I have a question just in general: are there landscaping companies that will help me do something like this? So they can help me plan out everything to be efficient and help me with where to put what in my yard specifically as far as light and shade? I don't think I can do all this work alone. Health problems.
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sura
Kris you have an absolutely beautiful and inspiring garden. I'm just starting mine out for the first time and learning all the information I need to start. Now that food prices, gas prices and materials are skyrocketing, I hope to live off the land and have a fruitful garden like this. It definitely pays off!
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Kris you have an absolutely beautiful and inspiring garden. I'm just starting mine out for the first time and learning all the information I need to start. Now that food prices, gas prices and materials are skyrocketing, I hope to live off the land and have a fruitful garden like this. It definitely pays off!
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Amanda
Hi Kris your work is inspiring. My mum had green fingers and so my brother who recently passed. I decided to honour his memory and continue with his garden and I now find it so therapeutic. Im learning so much and have a far way to go. So sorry I started so late in my life. Gardening is so satisfying.
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Hi Kris your work is inspiring. My mum had green fingers and so my brother who recently passed. I decided to honour his memory and continue with his garden and I now find it so therapeutic. Im learning so much and have a far way to go. So sorry I started so late in my life. Gardening is so satisfying.
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The
God am I jealous. We'd need 3-4 times the space here in the upper midwest due to the winters. Though I'm thinking of experiments with a Chinese-style earth-bermed greenhouse for growing lettuce and greens during the winter. But that takes a fair capital outlay to pull off so it'll be a while.
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God am I jealous. We'd need 3-4 times the space here in the upper midwest due to the winters. Though I'm thinking of experiments with a Chinese-style earth-bermed greenhouse for growing lettuce and greens during the winter. But that takes a fair capital outlay to pull off so it'll be a while.
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Eagledice
Im in the process of selling my house I just want to live in an area where I can keep chickens Im tired of the suburbs I want to live in a little village where everyone knows each other I live in Canada so that happens Im done I want to be self sufficient
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Im in the process of selling my house I just want to live in an area where I can keep chickens Im tired of the suburbs I want to live in a little village where everyone knows each other I live in Canada so that happens Im done I want to be self sufficient
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Kevin
I have to comment. Love the garden, totally beautiful! That said, having pollinators around for peppers and tomatoes does not do that much good. Tomatoes and peppers self pollinate, and most are actually pollinated BEFORE the flower fully opens even
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I have to comment. Love the garden, totally beautiful! That said, having pollinators around for peppers and tomatoes does not do that much good. Tomatoes and peppers self pollinate, and most are actually pollinated BEFORE the flower fully opens even
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Janine
I have a huge vegetable and fruit garden but I am Canadian so this is a dream for me, I would love to be able to grow year round. I will be building a solar powered heated green house and am saving up for it now such a beautiful garden you have!
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I have a huge vegetable and fruit garden but I am Canadian so this is a dream for me, I would love to be able to grow year round. I will be building a solar powered heated green house and am saving up for it now such a beautiful garden you have!
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Nadya
I love this garden, and this series of home garden tours with your crew! This edimental combo is my style as well - and lots of great ideas.
I just got tall bamboo poles for my British Pop runner beans (from Oregon's own Adaptive Seed)
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I love this garden, and this series of home garden tours with your crew! This edimental combo is my style as well - and lots of great ideas.
I just got tall bamboo poles for my British Pop runner beans (from Oregon's own Adaptive Seed)
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Leslie
San Diego? Don't forget to plant your regional milkweed and nectar plants for the MONARCH BUTTERFLY now 99. 9% depleted! The bees and hummingbirds will love them, too. But the milkweed is the ONLY plant that the Monarch lays her eggs.
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San Diego? Don't forget to plant your regional milkweed and nectar plants for the MONARCH BUTTERFLY now 99. 9% depleted! The bees and hummingbirds will love them, too. But the milkweed is the ONLY plant that the Monarch lays her eggs.
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Cynthia
Hi you can also make juice from passion fruits just cut them in half and take the seeds and put them in the blender with water and strain the seeds in another container and you put sugar and let get cold and enjoy.
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Hi you can also make juice from passion fruits just cut them in half and take the seeds and put them in the blender with water and strain the seeds in another container and you put sugar and let get cold and enjoy.
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Allison
Thank you guys for the garden tour. Being able to provide 80% of your food from your home is great and encouraging. How about that sour dough bread! Can you share how you prepare and make the sour dough bread?
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Thank you guys for the garden tour. Being able to provide 80% of your food from your home is great and encouraging. How about that sour dough bread! Can you share how you prepare and make the sour dough bread?
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