FULL Spring Garden Tour & Harvest!
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Carol
Thank you so much for your videos. We live in Tuscany, in an area with weather exactly like Seattle from mid-November through February (zone 8b. Then, we get a spring and fall like San Deigo (zone 10a, but hot and humid in the summer, with a very strong sun (the hardiness map says 8b, but we NEVER have had a warm spring and hot summer like this in Seattle, even with climate change. Our soil is very rocky with a high enough clay content that a town nearby has a terra cotta museum! I'm doing my first gardening here, and have gotten so many good ideas from you.
Just before the pandemic began, we had put in a large raised bed (2m x 2/3m x 1/2m) with the intention of an early spring planting. oh well, we just returned a month ago after 15 months out of the country. I ordered a number of grow bags, and bought more pots. I'm having a great time planting away, and looking forward to learning more and expanding my garden. Can't wait to read your book next winter. Next purchase will be a moisture and ph reader, as watering is a huge concern, as it soil nutrition.
My biggest challenge is that I haven't found anyplace to purchase mulch; I have decided to start begging newspapers off folks to shred for that use. Also, because of drainage concerns, I put several rows of wine bottles from friends who own restaurants and can't recycle them, in the bottom of my bigger raised bed. That seems to provide decent drainage, and stitll gives plenty of room for root systems to grow.
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Thank you so much for your videos. We live in Tuscany, in an area with weather exactly like Seattle from mid-November through February (zone 8b. Then, we get a spring and fall like San Deigo (zone 10a, but hot and humid in the summer, with a very strong sun (the hardiness map says 8b, but we NEVER have had a warm spring and hot summer like this in Seattle, even with climate change. Our soil is very rocky with a high enough clay content that a town nearby has a terra cotta museum! I'm doing my first gardening here, and have gotten so many good ideas from you.
Just before the pandemic began, we had put in a large raised bed (2m x 2/3m x 1/2m) with the intention of an early spring planting. oh well, we just returned a month ago after 15 months out of the country. I ordered a number of grow bags, and bought more pots. I'm having a great time planting away, and looking forward to learning more and expanding my garden. Can't wait to read your book next winter. Next purchase will be a moisture and ph reader, as watering is a huge concern, as it soil nutrition.
My biggest challenge is that I haven't found anyplace to purchase mulch; I have decided to start begging newspapers off folks to shred for that use. Also, because of drainage concerns, I put several rows of wine bottles from friends who own restaurants and can't recycle them, in the bottom of my bigger raised bed. That seems to provide decent drainage, and stitll gives plenty of room for root systems to grow.
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Anna
I know this is not something you need on your new property, but with your recent forays into rainwater, I hope it could be a good video topic in the future: I would love to see you tackle the challenge of an automatic drip irrigation setup for an apartment balcony container/growbag garden, using a water barrel or reservoir. So many if the patio drip setups assume there is a hose bib, and most of the rain barrel drip stuff assumes a whole garden is being watered and gets into how high you need the barrel for gravity feed to work. On a small balcony, it is challenging to have a water barrel elevated more than a couple feet off the ground. Maybe a slow drip with a timer valve, or even a small fountain pump (with smart outlet) could be used? Could multiple valves or pumps be set up for different watering needs (eg, veggie grow bags vs citrus tree? Could water make it up a line to water hanging baskets?
I think you have most of the drip equipment, containerized plants to act as a balcony garden, and your existing rain barrels to mock this up with. Those of us who are busy to the point of being unable to water by hand daily who live in apartments really dont have a lot of options for watering outside of self-watering containers; we want to be able to do drip setups customized to our plants and easy to change w/ the weather too! I cant find any good tutorials on where to start with drip on a balcony, especially not automated.
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I know this is not something you need on your new property, but with your recent forays into rainwater, I hope it could be a good video topic in the future: I would love to see you tackle the challenge of an automatic drip irrigation setup for an apartment balcony container/growbag garden, using a water barrel or reservoir. So many if the patio drip setups assume there is a hose bib, and most of the rain barrel drip stuff assumes a whole garden is being watered and gets into how high you need the barrel for gravity feed to work. On a small balcony, it is challenging to have a water barrel elevated more than a couple feet off the ground. Maybe a slow drip with a timer valve, or even a small fountain pump (with smart outlet) could be used? Could multiple valves or pumps be set up for different watering needs (eg, veggie grow bags vs citrus tree? Could water make it up a line to water hanging baskets?
I think you have most of the drip equipment, containerized plants to act as a balcony garden, and your existing rain barrels to mock this up with. Those of us who are busy to the point of being unable to water by hand daily who live in apartments really dont have a lot of options for watering outside of self-watering containers; we want to be able to do drip setups customized to our plants and easy to change w/ the weather too! I cant find any good tutorials on where to start with drip on a balcony, especially not automated.
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Lori
I really enjoyed this video and your interview videos of other farmers/growers. I am learning so much from all of them and appreciate your time and effort as well as the cooperation from those in the field to provide such good content to us all! I have to ask about those plant markers (17: 01 and earlier in the video) - they have an appearance of hanging slate - where can we find those or did you make them?
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I really enjoyed this video and your interview videos of other farmers/growers. I am learning so much from all of them and appreciate your time and effort as well as the cooperation from those in the field to provide such good content to us all! I have to ask about those plant markers (17: 01 and earlier in the video) - they have an appearance of hanging slate - where can we find those or did you make them?
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Linda
Kevin you videos are great! Would love to see how and when to pull out th greens and brassicas and begin to plant summer veggies in its place. Im in 10b and probly live 10 minutes away in Bonita. Had some help from California Farm and Garden in setting up my raised beds and drip system but want to add more with whats available in your store. Do you give tours in your garden? Thanks so much! Thanks again!
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Kevin you videos are great! Would love to see how and when to pull out th greens and brassicas and begin to plant summer veggies in its place. Im in 10b and probly live 10 minutes away in Bonita. Had some help from California Farm and Garden in setting up my raised beds and drip system but want to add more with whats available in your store. Do you give tours in your garden? Thanks so much! Thanks again!
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April
For your citrus hedge, are you using dwarf varieties? Im looking at your spacing if those are full trees they look a bit close. Which you pointed out that youre going to trim them, but I gave mine about twice as much space in between, theyre only about 3-4 feet from a wall. Mix of full-size trees and semi dwarf. I wasnt going for a privacy hedge, more for shade and produce.
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For your citrus hedge, are you using dwarf varieties? Im looking at your spacing if those are full trees they look a bit close. Which you pointed out that youre going to trim them, but I gave mine about twice as much space in between, theyre only about 3-4 feet from a wall. Mix of full-size trees and semi dwarf. I wasnt going for a privacy hedge, more for shade and produce.
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fuzzytractor90
My favorite way of cooking beets for those who dont like them: steam them with equal parts red wine vinegar and water in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 to 2. 5 hours or until they are very tender and a fork punctures with very little resistance. Used to really not like beets until I tried them this way, and now they are my absolute favorite vegetable!
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My favorite way of cooking beets for those who dont like them: steam them with equal parts red wine vinegar and water in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 to 2. 5 hours or until they are very tender and a fork punctures with very little resistance. Used to really not like beets until I tried them this way, and now they are my absolute favorite vegetable!
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Jeremy
I'm in Illinois, and I have absolutely no problem growing garlic. I plant in November, and harvest in early July-ish. Very interested to see how you do growing that in such a warm climate, and if that works. Now, the wheat. with that little wheat, and the amount of work, you'll get enough for like. 1 loaf of bread. GREAT video by the way!
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I'm in Illinois, and I have absolutely no problem growing garlic. I plant in November, and harvest in early July-ish. Very interested to see how you do growing that in such a warm climate, and if that works. Now, the wheat. with that little wheat, and the amount of work, you'll get enough for like. 1 loaf of bread. GREAT video by the way!
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Shirley
I see you have those greenstalk planting towers. My daughter bought me one for christmas. Unfortunately the entire tower on wheels is too tall for me to teach the top layer so I'm thinking of having them in a 3 tier and then one as two tiers. I am planning of planting strawberries, probably an ever bearing
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I see you have those greenstalk planting towers. My daughter bought me one for christmas. Unfortunately the entire tower on wheels is too tall for me to teach the top layer so I'm thinking of having them in a 3 tier and then one as two tiers. I am planning of planting strawberries, probably an ever bearing
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Katie
Hey Kevin! My husband and I really enjoy your videos! I would like to hear more about the skunk! We have problems with squirrels and while these small mammals are adorbs, I really want them to stop digging up our plants! What are your strategies for managing Mr. skunk and his kin?
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Hey Kevin! My husband and I really enjoy your videos! I would like to hear more about the skunk! We have problems with squirrels and while these small mammals are adorbs, I really want them to stop digging up our plants! What are your strategies for managing Mr. skunk and his kin?
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Daymickey
Thanks for that garlic tip on growing for the greens! Im definitely going to try that in my kitchen. I love garlic flavor but hate chopping garlic - itll be easier to just snip some greens and toss them in to whatever Im cooking.
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Thanks for that garlic tip on growing for the greens! Im definitely going to try that in my kitchen. I love garlic flavor but hate chopping garlic - itll be easier to just snip some greens and toss them in to whatever Im cooking.
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Coral
I dont remember what video it was but your tip to use two plant label sticks to get seedlings out of cells is amazing. I actually used two popsicle sticks. It was perfect and sped up the up potting time dramatically. Thank you!
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I dont remember what video it was but your tip to use two plant label sticks to get seedlings out of cells is amazing. I actually used two popsicle sticks. It was perfect and sped up the up potting time dramatically. Thank you!
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Dawn
Am really enjoying your Grow Bag Gardening book so far. Lots of great info and photos! Id be interested in a live feed for harvesting. Thank you for doing this and providing helpful advice for beginners!
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Am really enjoying your Grow Bag Gardening book so far. Lots of great info and photos! Id be interested in a live feed for harvesting. Thank you for doing this and providing helpful advice for beginners!
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Jordan
Once you harvest a plant that does not regrow (such as carrot, or onion, for example) what do you do in its place? is it safe to replant the same thing right away, or do you have to wait?
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Once you harvest a plant that does not regrow (such as carrot, or onion, for example) what do you do in its place? is it safe to replant the same thing right away, or do you have to wait?
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Jim
I literally watch all your gardening videos. Youre awesome or should I say Epic. Keep up the good work. Also Im glad youre from San Diego. Im from Modesto CA so our weather is almost alike.
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I literally watch all your gardening videos. Youre awesome or should I say Epic. Keep up the good work. Also Im glad youre from San Diego. Im from Modesto CA so our weather is almost alike.
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In
Does turmeric and ginger grow year round or in spring only. I will try to look and see if you did an update on them to follow the information on all your rhizomes. Thanks for sharing
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Does turmeric and ginger grow year round or in spring only. I will try to look and see if you did an update on them to follow the information on all your rhizomes. Thanks for sharing
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