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Good morning! You are probably right about the backflow preventer, but I suppose it isn't doing any harm. I didn't know about the crimp clamps. I'll definitely add that in if I notice any leaking. Thank you! I was actually running a fever for 6 days straight last week, but I'm finally over it except for the lingering cough.

The reclaimed water supply is provided to the houses here during construction. It's primarily used for lawn irrigation. The water goes through a treatment process done by the county and there are different levels of water quality. All reclaimed water here is non-potable, but it is the cleanest level of reclaimed water because it's in a residential area. Other places, like a nearby sod farm with no public access, uses reclaimed water with less treatment done to it, so "grayer" gray water. Hmmm a rotational limiter.. that is a GOOD idea!

@@SpaceCoastHarvest Sand Creek Station golf course in my town uses a reclaimed water system for the golf course. I'm not sure about the homes around the golf course. But reclaimed water isn't available in my neighborhood.

That's awesome! Yes, I think it will work! Did you dig 2 feet down or lay it horizontally? Digging is so hard, I would be so worn out from digging a 2 foot deep hole, lol. Also, I'm still working on my drip video.. I was running a fever last week for 6 straight days, ugh. I am eager to finally get back to it :-)

Glad you guys are OK as I was becoming concerned. The pipe was easy to install vertically using the caisson method where you dig the soil out of the inside of the pipe. It just slides into the hole that way. I dug out almost a full five gallon bucket of pure Florida sand so the volume of the pipe is pretty impressive. I put a vented cap on it but not sure if that was smart - too much water from rain? I didn't buy any worms. I just dug around some other beds and harvested a couple dozen and threw them into the pipe. Sink or Swim! Ha ha. Even if the worms don't do their thing, at least it will act as a composter. Thanks again for your videos. I look forward to them. Still want to see that GT2 in action!

Glad you enjoyed it! :-)

Welcome to the channel, neighbor!

It’s the crushed shells of crabs and some also include lobster and shrimp shells

I have heard about people putting it in a screen enclosure on the "Garden Tower Project Community" Facebook page. Definitely a plus for the bugs, as long as the plants you put in are self-pollinating. I honestly think a pool screen acting as a 30% shade cloth will be a huge benefit in the hot months.. you could probably extend your warm growing season by doing that! The way I did the drip was by trenching and laying a reclaimed water line out in the yard where the tower was going to be. I routed the line underneath the 24" square stepping stone that the tower sits on so that the drip head assembly would be on the backside of the tower. More visually discrete that way. The drip head assembly is installed vertically up alongside a shepherd's hook. The shepherd's hook gave me something to support the tubing without compromising the swivel function of the tower. Then I buried emitter line in the soil column as I was filling it up with soil. More details to come in the video, but do you have a way to route a water line to the tower? I've seen some screened in pool enclosures that have like a plant area with soil and sprinklers and some are basically an impenetrable concrete deck. Maybe it would be near your faucet? I'll talk through some different setup considerations in my video so maybe something will work for your setup. I am doing reclaimed water because I'm fed up with my potable water outside faucet. I had a timer set up to it before and it was constantly leaking right where the utility company installed the faucet (not the drip products I installed).

Jen, thanks for the detailed reply. Anxious to see your tower video. After watching Green Stalk and GT2 videos all day, I can see where irrigation is a problem with these towers -. especially when traveling. Our closest water faucet is 45' from the location of the proposed tower. However, a lawn irrigation line runs about 5' from the same location just outside of the Lanai. I could tap that and can go under the Lanai footer or through the bottom member of the screen structure to feed a tower. I'd have to use 1/4" line and a pressure reducer to maintain pressure in the lawn irrigation line. I too have a pond behind the house and could tap into that but the cost of the pump and wiring would be too high for the benefit. Rain water would be ideal but the wifey is definitely in the Form over Function camp so no rain water tanks... The HOA might have heartburn too but I fear the wrath of the wifey more! ha ha. I've been toying with the idea of running an underground PEX waterline from the front of the house to the site in question. It would be about 120' but it is doable and affordable. Take care. @@SpaceCoastHarvest

Don't worry too much.. if you lose a couple, you can just plant the runners when they start growing :-)

Thank you! I love to read it all and try to repackage it in a way that’s actionable for people 🤓

BTW, Roll Tide!!

Haha Roll tide! How was the experience with sweet Charlie? Would you buy that variety again?

@SpaceCoastHarvest It wasn't bad, but I didn't like putting them in the Greenstalk. Also, it was easier the past 2 yrs just getting then $1.99/ea locally. You have a minimum with Ison's. I used to split it with friends, but requires effort.

I was struggling with managing my time this week! The kids had all of these extra things going on, but I wanted to get this video out while people are planting strawberries! And, ROLL TIDE FOR LIFE! Haha my husband and I both graduated from there.. Saban gave us 4 national championships during the 5 years I was there for a bachelors and masters! This season isn’t going well though, lol. You’ll only catch me wearing a gators hat if one of my kids goes there 😂

Awesome! What variety did you pick this year?

I think half are Chandler and half are "Camino Real". I got the Chandler from our local extension office, and the others from a local berry farm, so I'm excited to see if they produce differently!

That will be fun to see! I think you might get Camino Real strawberries a little earlier than Chandler. You’ll have to let me know how it goes!

I'm not sure about cutting the extra branch crowns off. You could try it and see what happens, or just live with slightly smaller berries. If you do try it, let me know what happens!

@@SpaceCoastHarvest I’m heading to Rockledge Gardens in the next few days to get some plants. I think I’ll experiment with one. I’ll let you know how it goes.

@@tammy6816 Sounds good! Enjoy plant shopping :-) I could spend hours at Rockledge Gardens, lol

Yes, I plant new starts each October

@@SpaceCoastHarvest got it. Thanks. I will try propagating the runners for next season 😂

lol try planting your runners now and see if you get more berries than you did over the warm months! That would be interesting to hear about!

@@SpaceCoastHarvest I have 9 plants in pots that I started as bare roots. From those there are 3 runners that are in the soil but they are not doing as well as the potted ones. Might not be getting enough fertilization 😂

@@GrowsGoneWild lol! Maybe they just need a little TLC

Good to know! I have a young barbados cherry tree already and just bought a brown turkey fig. I definitely want to buy those other ones too! Where did you buy your's?

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@@SpaceCoastHarvest just realized she has the valley girl voice as she should I guess 😂

@@PaulW-db3ks 😂😂😂

I hadn’t heard of that, but I watched the video. He definitely makes it sound like a cost effective way to do it! I see my local tractor supply has some. I may try that in February or March and see how it does. Also, I love his channel. I have his two hooks in my Amazon cart waiting to be purchased

I put his book on my Christmas list along with the Farmer's Almanac, just for giggles.

Here's another YTr MIGardener I follow that like alfalfa pellets. ua-cam.com/video/W0MPDqruf8k/v-deo.html

lol! Now I definitely want to try a watermelon radish 😂. What do you normally do during your winters for gardening? Do you do planning or seed starting or grow indoors?

@@SpaceCoastHarvest This was my first time vegetable gardening. I will sort and save some seeds from dried seed heads, as well as place orders for more seeds. I don't have the space nor equipment for indoor seed starting. I will be adding raised bed mix to top off my existing beds which have settled, and filling my new beds over the winter months. We don't usually get much snow, but it will get very cold (0-20F for a couple of months). I have added 2 more Vego beds for a total of 4, and am using 2 straight panels from one of those beds (I made it square instead of rectangular) to lengthen my 4x2.5 bed. Since you have experience with that, maybe you should fly to Kansas and take care of that chore for me😁. I'm old! I have had great luck with regular red radishes this year. You had a video where yours didn't bulb. I wonder if Florida is too hot for success with radishes. The cool nights in the 50s seem to really improve my radish yield. Zero duds. Your videos look like you were spared the wrath of the hurricanes.

It’s hard to imagine already being past gardening time. Are you planning on doing any indoor seed starting or anything this winter?

@SpaceCoastHarvest yeah, I'm going to live vicariously through your videos in sunny Florida and then get some winter crops going like carrots and broccoli and such

My parents had flooding around their house but it stayed far enough away from the house so it wasn’t a problem, thankfully! They must have gotten like 12 inches of rain though. A bird feeder would be fun! We already get so many birds that perch themselves up on the fence 😊

I ordered them online from Whitwam Organics .. looks like they’re still available! I got the Florida Brilliance variety whitwamorganics.com/products/strawberries-brilliance

Yes where please??🙏 I'm in New Smyrna Beach area.

​@@SpaceCoastHarvestthank you but unfortunately they are out of them.

I'm glad you think so! A little greenhouse can really make a difference for those seedlings.

Ah, the same thing happened to me. Now we both know how to make it better :-)

It’s wood charcoal.. here is a link to what I use amzn.to/48cYp1p

That’s amazing! You are lucky 🍀

Sure, I got it from Simply Organic Lawn & Garden Center on Sarno Road in Melbourne. I bought 1 cubic yard in bulk for $25 and it filled up the entire truck bed of my husband's F-150. It was a realllllly heavy load for the truck. I got it like a day after heavy rain, so it was even heavier! They also sell it by the bag for $1.89, although I'm not sure how big the bags are.

@SpaceCoastHarvest thanks. I got it at Amerigrow Recycling in Boynton Beach for my SoFlo home. Just didn't want to drive it 3 hours to the ranch if I could avoid it. And yes, having a max tow F150 (heavy duty suspension) certainly helped! Thanks

Thank you so much! I've been trying to improve my videos and it sounds like it's working :-) That sounds like a great use of garlic and onion peels and scraps. I am always cooking with garlic and onions but I am nervous about filling up the worm bins with garlic and onion peels since they don't like them. I will try your soak idea!

It was Simply Organic Lawn & Garden Center right on Sarno Rd. I bought it in bulk (1 cubic yard for $25). I had them drop it in the bed of my husband's pick up truck. They also sell by the bag, although I'm not sure how big the bags are. It's $1.89/bag. There were some sticks and a little bit of debris like landscape fabric, but overall I thought the quality was great!

@@SpaceCoastHarvest Wow, thanks. That sounds like a really good deal and it's great to avoid the plastic bags if possible. Thanks for sharing your source. It looks like it's near the landfill where I get my mulch.