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Mike's Yarden
Приєднався 9 сер 2022
Hi All, My name is Mike and I live in the Fraser Valley close to Vancouver BC Canada. I am focusing my channel on my Garden tips and tricks and growing things in the Fraser Valley. I use mostly West Coast Seeds and will do reviews on seeds I grow.
I'm going to try to get a new video up every few weeks! Stay tuned :)
I'm going to try to get a new video up every few weeks! Stay tuned :)
Grow Butternut squash vertically to save space in the garden (Sneak Peek)
I show you the plan to grow Butternut Squash vertically to save space in the garden. This is a sneak peak video. See the full length and results later this year.
See how my Zucchini did using this method: ua-cam.com/video/D5VskUr3cv4/v-deo.html
See how my Zucchini did using this method: ua-cam.com/video/D5VskUr3cv4/v-deo.html
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Strawberry runner guide. Do you want more strawberries or more plants?
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I show you how to identify strawberry runners and what you can do with them. 1. Remove them right away for more berry production 2. Let them grow and put them in soil while still connected to the main plant (safest way to keep new clone plants alive) 3. Let them grow and snip the connection to the main plant right away (best for berry production on the main plant while possibly making a new pla...
The proper way to transplant tomatoes (and its easy)
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This is a simple guide to the correct way to transplant a tomato from your starter pot to the garden. Just a few simple steps to set up your tomato plant for success!
How to program your Melnor Hydrologic Water Timer
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How to program your Melnor Hydrologic Electronic water timer. You can use this guide for the 1-4 zone models as the programming is the same. I show the whole manual in the video as well. Having an automatic water timer is super convenient and I 100% recommend it for watering the garden or the lawn.
Easier way to water the garden? Soaker hoses!
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I show you how how to install soaker hoses, from the supplies needed and step by step installation process for a garden. Good quality soaker hoses will be thicker than cheap hoses (and probably cost more). Better quality will mean that the hose has even water distribution the whole length of the hose.
Starting seeds with Jiffy Peat Pellets (large and small pods)
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Starting seeds with Jiffy Peat Pods. Large pods and small pods. I have used the small pods before, but the large pods are new to me and in excited to give them a try! I hope that I don't need to re-pot my seedlings as soon with the bigger ones! Have you used the bigger ones? let me know what you think.
Tasty Green Cucumber Review West Coast Seeds
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Taking a look at the Tasty Green Cucumber by West Coast Seeds. Showing the plant, the cucumber and comparing it to a Long English you would buy at the grocery store. What do you think? leave a comment below
Jackpot Zucchini Review West Coast Seeds
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Reviewing the Jackpot zucchini from West Coast Seeds. Overall its a great zucchini that is similar to the ones you get at the grocery store or farmers market. I did have issues with pollination for my plant, it's probably my own problem that I will need to improve upon for next season. I have lots of pollinators in the garden but for some reason quite a few of my zucchini wouldn't get pollinate...
Grow zucchini vertically to save space in the garden!
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Saving space in my small garden is key. So I grow my large Zucchini plant vertically to do just that. I also talk about pruning a zucchini plant. What do you think? leave a comment below.
Arbason Beefsteak Tomato Review from West Coast Seeds
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In this video I review the Arbason Tomato from West Coast Seeds. Great tomato's for burgers or sandwiches. Eat them off the vine or cook them too! I have grown these tomatoes for 2 years now and I love them. I bought another pack and will be growing them this year too. Check for updates on that. Thanks for watching! Please Like and/or Subscribe to the channel to help support me :)
Pink Bumble Bee Cherry Tomato Review West Coast Seeds
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Reviewing the PINK BUMBLE BEE Cherry Tomato from West Coast Seeds. Easy to grow, great producer, eat them off the vine or cook with them. It's a great choice for a Cherry Tomato! Let me know if there are other seeds you want me to review. Make sure to like and subscribe, it really helps support the channel! Thanks
Pruning Suckers on a Tomato Plant
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How do you prune a tomato sucker? Why should you prune a tomato sucker? Watch the video to find out! I explain the process to identify suckers, how to remove them and give 5 reasons why it is important to do so! Thanks for Watching
How to Pollinate Tomato Plants
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In this quick video I cover how to hand pollinate tomato plants. It's as easy as tapping the flowers a few times! Have a question? Did I miss something? Let me know in the comments.
Mine during the water day option does not give days of the week. The screen on mine is different than yours on time 1:45. Anyone have any ideas why?
You made easy what starring at the instructions couldn’t do. Mahalo Mike!
How do i deselect a zone!! My unit has 3 zones but i only want two!! Can't figure out how to delete a zone!! Help
This was sooooo helpful! Thank you so much!
In the end, how did the Butternut squash do being staked? Did you have to support the squash in any way when it was growing? I hope you post more videos this year. Happy gardening!
My time changes from regular time to army time.. I've had one of these for two or three years, and it has never done that before. How do I get it to stay on regular time?
Thanks for this video!! I used this timer last summer, but when I went to set it up this spring I couldn't find the manual and didn't remember everything. Panic!. When I replaced the batteries, the memory had stored what I did last year !! Great unit!! But your help has me in the driver's seat again. Thanks too for showing a copy of the manual.
Zone 1 he set to water mon and wed, but then set to every 1 day.....which said was to water everyday. Confused?
Awesome video!
I have an older model that does not have a "cycle" button. It's a 2 zone. How would I set that to water twice each day? Help!
here I am again almost a year later getting some help from your video to program a new water timer. thank you very much sir.
Very well taught
Great video. Is there a way to turn off cycles? For example I had cycle A and cycle B programmed but now I only want cycle A to run and not cycle B.
I'm having the same problem. I used this last year on 3 zones and now I want 2 zones and when I hook it up the 2 would cycle when set but the two not set just gush out water. I've tried to set it 3 times.
EXCELLENT VIDEO!!! Thank you!
You are welcome!
Excellent job, sir
Thank you
How often do you have to change the batteries? Using one of these in our community garden.
I used mine for 2 summer seasons (May-Sept) with the same energizer double AA batteries. But it will depend how often the unit is watering and the quality of the batteries.
Great video, complete and easy to follow step by step! 0:54
Glad it helped!
Mike, got it set up seems to be working. My problem is how do I pair it to my phone so I can watch it on my phone rather than running out here looking at the timer
You cannot pair this model with your phone
What the maximum temperature they can bear?
I don't know. sorry
I had them in my garden this year. They produce a lot of great tomatoes. I like their firmness mostly. It's mid september now and they still coming. They taste great in salad and in sandwiches. Maple Ridge BC Canada
I really like them too. Thanks for the comment!
Good video my crookneck squash is only producing male flowers any advice you can give?
I am not an expert on the flowers. But I did have some pollination issues last year with Zucchini. My best advice would be to plant multiple plants going forward if you can. So there are better chances of male and female flowers open at the same time.
Your videos awesome, thank you.
Thank you
Dude, we know what they are. That is why we are here. I came to find out why the mother dies after I plant the runners.
I'm not sure why your mother plants are dying after you plant runners. The mother plant should live for many seasons. Some varieties the mother plant will eventually producing less and less berries. But that would take multiple seasons. As for death, I am not sure why that is happening to your plants.
Amazing. Ty
You're welcome
my dad got one similar to this but it was only two zones and I programmed it for him but it only ran the first cycle but not the second one. After watching this, I think I figured it out XD thank you
You're welcome :)
Thank you! My landscaper put in the timer and walked off with the instruction manual so this was perfect!!
Glad I could help :)
Im trying this but my plants arent growing up the bamboo, still ended up with blooms at the bottom
You'll need to train them to grow up it by securing them to the pole. as the main stem grows the blooms will occur higher up
My runners is still small, but already have roots, and the mother plant are currently having a fruit, should i cut the runners? So the mother plant have more energy focused for the fruit
It's your choice, if you for sure want extra strawberry plants, I would wait. If you are ok risking the daughters plants dying you could cut now. Runners can die if you cut the link to the mother plant too early, so be aware of that. After 2 weeks of root formation in the soil the new daughters plants should be fine to be cut though.
What exactly kind of soil are you using and what is the best fertilizer or food? Big Thanks, Beautiful plants
@@bethstetson1145 The main plant is in the soil it came with So I am not sure. For my other plants with repotting I usually use a brand called Promix. For fertilizer im using miracle grow that i mix with water for my potted plants
You need to explain the female and male blooms. Some new folks don't realize they are both needed for pollination.
That is true, but that wasn't the goal of the video. It's a great idea for another video to make when I grow them next. Thank you
Do you deal with the vine borers bugs growing vertically?
You would still have to keep an eye out for vine borers, but! It will be easier to manage this way. You'll be able to see eggs earlier on and you could inject BT at the base as a preventative if you've gone past egg-squishing stage.
I haven't encountered them in my garden yet. I hope I never do.
@@mikesyarden3187 They're gnarly little buggers. I'm a transplant from the midwest and finally after living here in Florida for a decade, I took up gardening again. Failed my first year but succeeded this year.. up until the borers. Better educated to move forward now though. They won't get me with this next batch! This method will certainly help fight them.
@@DangitLacie Best of luck! I'll have to keep my eye out incase one ever shows up! Thanks
That's cool; never heard of it! How long do your zucchini plants live?
They sprout in May/June and go until frost, usually Sept/Oct
I use t-shirt strips to tie up...softer. That said I was not on the tie up process enough one year and the stem broke. Learned that lesson.
Yea you have to be ontop of it. The plant sure grows fast.
Very healthy and beautiful plants.
Thank you
@@mikesyarden3187 Wellcome
Love the practicality. Finally the average man approach. Thanks.
Thank you
What soaker hose do you recommend? Thank you!
I don't have a specific brand I recommend. I suggest going to your local garden center and getting a good quality soaker hose, good quality ones will be thick walled, metal connectors and be more expensive. If you get a decent quality one, it will have even water distribution throughout the hose and be tough enough to last many seasons
Where did you get the straps?
I got them at dollarama
So what happens when you til the garden? Do you take them out?
You can take them out which is best. Or till around them and do your best not to hit them. Taking them out is pretty fast, putting them is a bit of work, but will still save you time vs hand watering all summer.
What zone are you in?
8a
I watched your vertical zucchini video too. Interesting!
Thank you for the feedback :)
Saw some people doing this with theirs and getting good results. I started doing it also; plants seem to stay healthier and are overall easier to manage and harvest. I think if you do it from the start and make sure to be consistent, the fear of snapping a stem is less relevant than having to bend or train a vine to start growing vertically once it's already vined over. These plants get so heavy once they're adults lol
yea doing it from the start and being consistent so you dont need to bend the stem really helps. Otherwise there is a risk of snapping
@@mikesyarden3187 How do you do it from the start? My plants are just a few weeks old, the main stems are short so I'm wondering how I can do this...
@@cheesekake1841 Stick a sturdy stake in the ground at least a foot or two deep. Right beside the plant, you can do it now. Make sure you don't damage the plant when you do this. Then start attaching the main stem to the stake. Be careful when doing this, you don't want to snap off the stem.
Did this help, you out? let me know below :)
I didn't even know you could grow them vertically. I need to try this. Have a great day!
Thanks, you too
Thanks great instruction.
your welcome
Do you really need to bury the hose? Wouldn't mulch give you protection from evaporation? Seems like a lot of extra work you might not need to do.
You don't need to bury them. But the sun will slowly damage the hoses over a long period of time and that's 1 reason why they should be buried, especially if they would be in direct sun for most of the day. Mulch would give me protection from evaporation as well, and that's what I would do for a flower garden. But this is my vegetable garden and I don't want mulch in it because of the large chunks of wood in mulch.
I’m glad you mentioned the differences in quality and performance between various soaker hoses. Several years ago I tried the ones from Home Depot but the watering was so uneven along the length of the hose. I might try again with a better quality soaker hose. TFS!
@@kaylakitty3814 yea, the quality of the hoses can make a huge difference. Thanks for the feedback
And I think the leaves are supposed to be like that… it’s not mold.
some of them are starting to be affected by powdery mildew
Zucchini leaves have white dots and white streaks in there leafs this is not powdery mildew. As the leaves age and weaken the powdery mildew usually develops. In my experience always. The white is then powdery and dull. Mike is correct. And you are correct that not all white on the leaves is mildew.
It is powdery mildew
Why bc do you keep that huge zucchini on the stalk? Is that a particular kind? Bc we don’t eat ones that big, just laugh and take pics with them… usually they’re accidentally grown that big.
ya that one was an accident. I do eat them when they are bigger. I don't mind it
@@mikesyarden3187 atleast you can save the seeds if you let it grow.
@@billyd7628 That's true :)
My zucchini is much smaller than yours since it's only about one month since I planted it. I just put a regular tomato cage around mine. I will be trimming some of the leaves later.
Sounds great. once it starts getting taller you may need to support it a bit more. Mine definitely outgrew the size of a regular tomato cage by the end of the season
I'm confused with the every (1) day... it's kinda confusing I want it to water everyday... is it supposed to be set at 1 or 7 🤔
It is a bit confusing. it is suppose to be set at 1 (every day), if you set it to 7 it will water every 7 days (once a week)
@@mikesyarden3187 thank you so much... i changed it to 1 and hopefully it waters everyday
Interesting 😊. Great video
Thank you
Thank you for the video!! I was having a hard time programming four zones!!
no problem. It took me a while to figure it out. Glad this helped. Thank you