We grow Tulsi in the back patio in Austin. They do really well with well draining soil. They were burning up in our Austin summers so I moved them to the porch. Seems to have been a great idea.
I felt like I was going overboard this year with tomato plants - 12, the most I've ever planted. After watching your tour, now I want some more (dang it!)
You can get some 2ft rebar that is pre cut at lowes or home depot,hammer some in where the boards join and are trying to move out.The most tomato plants i have ever done is 75,it was crazy. I liked the Velencia tomato also. I also love the Mr. Stripey tomato. I don't have much luck with brandywines. Spaghetti squash grows like crazy.
It has been a nice spring, except for that freezing weather on March 20th. You were correct in tilling in the raised beds, but it will take a year to get the fertility correct since it takes a while for the bacteria to break down the organic matter. If the beds are not growing as you think they should, you could cheat and add a high nitrogen conventional fertilizer such as Ammonium sulfate (21-0-0) or rapid organic fertilizer such as Chilean Nitrate (Hoss tools) or blood meal. And thanks for mentioning the yellow paste tomatoes, now I want to get a yellow paste for some reason. SESE does sell a yellow bell paste tomato, so I might have to order some more seeds.
@@WhatBrookeGrows The Illini Gold has a better color (according to the pictures), but takes 75 days to maturity, where the yellow bell paste only takes 60 days. If I do order the yellow bell, I will send you a few seeds to try. Sad thinking about next years planting before this years crop starts producing, but that is somewhat normal for me.
Howdy neighbor, your garden looks great! I’ve been thinking about building some new raised beds, but I think I might save that for this winter. The struggle with clay soil is so real.
Agree that Paul Robeson tomatoes are the best! I keep trying to convert Cherokee Purple fans to Paul Robeson fans, haha. Thorburn's Terra Cotta tomatoes are also fantastic. I'm in Austin and I have success with most slicers, especially if I can keep them around until the fall, which is when they really seem to thrive and show off.
I had great success with Seminole pumpkin. I got info from Jerra from Jerras Garden that the varieties that are cucurbita moschata are less susceptible to vine borers.
@@WhatBrookeGrows I think I have some older seeds if you decide you want to try. They do tend to sprawl everywhere, and make later in the year. They put down roots wherever they touch the soil, but not in a bad way.
Hey Brooke ! Down in New Braunfels the tractor supply had some 3ft tall blueberry bushes that do well in our area for $14.99 Austin isn’t too far so yours may have some too
Paul Robeson tomatoes are awful up here. Carbon is far superior and nobody can tell me different. 😉 Your tomatoes look very healthy. Yes, Butternut squash will do well because it is a moschata cultivar, has thicker stems which prevent the SVB from burrowing into it as easily as pepo and maxima types. We are growing many of the same tomato varieties. I am up to 71 varieties this year. I am beyond excited. Also participating in some new tomato breeding. Hoping to one day name a new variety after my grandparents.
@@WhatBrookeGrows I am part of the Sully project, growing out some plum and dwarf variety plants from generation F2 and F3. I have a particular mix of my own I hope to create this year or next as well. By hand pollination. I belong to a couple of groups where we all grow out a few seeds and select the best tomatoes, save the seeds, record details, report back our results. If we grow a tomato with the characteristics we want, we share the seeds for that tomato and the group grows out the next generation. Usually after 4-8 generations, the new tomato type is stable. That is the elevator explanation. My goal overall is to create a specific hybrid and name it after my Grandmother.
Hello and good day. I'm so happy I found your channel. I am new to TX gardening and could use some help. I do not have a huge yard, but I am in the process of putting up a 6x10 greenhouse. Why, well, I love citrus and tropical fruits. 😀 I am in San Angelo, not by choice,lol side note. I am looking to provide my greens and veggies so as not to purchase at the store. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am also looking to create a medicinal garden. Thank you in advance ☺️ Your garden is a good size. Oh before I forget, have you planted in groud successful prior to this garden?
@Seed To Plate I finally ended up taking the bed apart, covering and killing what I could fall/winter. Then I dug DEEP to try to get most roots. Also, put a 2 foot perimeter around my whole garden area. 🤞 Its been all good 2 seasons now.🤞
Hi Brooke, great tour! I'm also growing about 60 tomatoes this year. (I went a little wild with the different seeds...lol!) Question, usually, I grow in containers. I just bought two 17" 8X4 Vegos for the tomatoes and I'm wondering about spacing. You have yours pretty close together. Has that worked for you in the past? P.S. Your Dr. Wyches are really big yellow tomatoes, they might be great in the Sunshine sauce:)
Thanks Sharon! I go 18 inches and have always had success. I also prune 6-8 inches up the stem for indeterminate varieties to promote air flow and only bottom water
You are great. You are consistent in asking for the pollinators to come. Madame. May i suggest buying some Kool Aid. Heavy on the sugar. Leave it out. Or,be lazy. Open a couple cans of coke. Leave them out..... 👍 hey kool aid
Your plants that you started from seed look as good as the store bought ones.
Ahhh what a compliment, thank you!!
Loved the garden tour but definitely looking forward to the orchard tour. Thanks for sharing and stay blessed!
-Calvin
YES I'm going to film that this weekend :) Thanks Calvin!!
We grow Tulsi in the back patio in Austin. They do really well with well draining soil. They were burning up in our Austin summers so I moved them to the porch. Seems to have been a great idea.
Gorgeous, happy tomato plants!
they are the most beautiful
I felt like I was going overboard this year with tomato plants - 12, the most I've ever planted. After watching your tour, now I want some more (dang it!)
ha! you can always look to me for tomato inspo/encouragement. You probably need all the tomatoes.
You can get some 2ft rebar that is pre cut at lowes or home depot,hammer some in where the boards join and are trying to move out.The most tomato plants i have ever done is 75,it was crazy. I liked the Velencia tomato also. I also love the Mr. Stripey tomato. I don't have much luck with brandywines. Spaghetti squash grows like crazy.
smart!!! love this idea, also will need to try the mr. stripey
It has been a nice spring, except for that freezing weather on March 20th. You were correct in tilling in the raised beds, but it will take a year to get the fertility correct since it takes a while for the bacteria to break down the organic matter. If the beds are not growing as you think they should, you could cheat and add a high nitrogen conventional fertilizer such as Ammonium sulfate (21-0-0) or rapid organic fertilizer such as Chilean Nitrate (Hoss tools) or blood meal. And thanks for mentioning the yellow paste tomatoes, now I want to get a yellow paste for some reason. SESE does sell a yellow bell paste tomato, so I might have to order some more seeds.
I'm not against using some fertilizer this year, probably going to happen. It's called the Illini Gold and I'm so excited!
@@WhatBrookeGrows The Illini Gold has a better color (according to the pictures), but takes 75 days to maturity, where the yellow bell paste only takes 60 days. If I do order the yellow bell, I will send you a few seeds to try. Sad thinking about next years planting before this years crop starts producing, but that is somewhat normal for me.
Howdy neighbor, your garden looks great! I’ve been thinking about building some new raised beds, but I think I might save that for this winter.
The struggle with clay soil is so real.
Hey Neighbor!! Thank you! Yeah I want to fill these a bit more and I'm considering adding another 6 inches up but we will see.
I went crazy with my tomato planting...I have 74 tomato plants 🤪looks like I'll be giving some away.
Ohhhh yes you will but also sounds like tomato heaven
Agree that Paul Robeson tomatoes are the best! I keep trying to convert Cherokee Purple fans to Paul Robeson fans, haha. Thorburn's Terra Cotta tomatoes are also fantastic. I'm in Austin and I have success with most slicers, especially if I can keep them around until the fall, which is when they really seem to thrive and show off.
I'm excited to try fall tomatoes!! I think I've convinced myself
I had great success with Seminole pumpkin. I got info from Jerra from Jerras Garden that the varieties that are cucurbita moschata are less susceptible to vine borers.
Ohh I'll have to look at those!!
@@WhatBrookeGrows I think I have some older seeds if you decide you want to try. They do tend to sprawl everywhere, and make later in the year. They put down roots wherever they touch the soil, but not in a bad way.
Hey Brooke ! Down in New Braunfels the tractor supply had some 3ft tall blueberry bushes that do well in our area for $14.99
Austin isn’t too far so yours may have some too
uh oh, I'm dangerously close to our tractor supply....
Paul Robeson tomatoes are awful up here. Carbon is far superior and nobody can tell me different. 😉 Your tomatoes look very healthy.
Yes, Butternut squash will do well because it is a moschata cultivar, has thicker stems which prevent the SVB from burrowing into it as easily as pepo and maxima types.
We are growing many of the same tomato varieties. I am up to 71 varieties this year. I am beyond excited. Also participating in some new tomato breeding. Hoping to one day name a new variety after my grandparents.
Tomato breeding!!! Tell me more (if you can of course)
@@WhatBrookeGrows I am part of the Sully project, growing out some plum and dwarf variety plants from generation F2 and F3. I have a particular mix of my own I hope to create this year or next as well. By hand pollination.
I belong to a couple of groups where we all grow out a few seeds and select the best tomatoes, save the seeds, record details, report back our results. If we grow a tomato with the characteristics we want, we share the seeds for that tomato and the group grows out the next generation. Usually after 4-8 generations, the new tomato type is stable. That is the elevator explanation.
My goal overall is to create a specific hybrid and name it after my Grandmother.
Hello and good day. I'm so happy I found your channel. I am new to TX gardening and could use some help. I do not have a huge yard, but I am in the process of putting up a 6x10 greenhouse. Why, well, I love citrus and tropical fruits. 😀 I am in San Angelo, not by choice,lol side note. I am looking to provide my greens and veggies so as not to purchase at the store. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am also looking to create a medicinal garden. Thank you in advance ☺️ Your garden is a good size. Oh before I forget, have you planted in groud successful prior to this garden?
I had to redo a garden bed twice because Bermuda grass kept taking over.
yeahhh I'm already seeing it as an issue. Hoping with some diligent weeding and then adding a lot more soil in the fall we will reclaim it. tbd...
@Seed To Plate I finally ended up taking the bed apart, covering and killing what I could fall/winter. Then I dug DEEP to try to get most roots. Also, put a 2 foot perimeter around my whole garden area. 🤞 Its been all good 2 seasons now.🤞
Hi Brooke, great tour! I'm also growing about 60 tomatoes this year. (I went a little wild with the different seeds...lol!) Question, usually, I grow in containers. I just bought two 17" 8X4 Vegos for the tomatoes and I'm wondering about spacing. You have yours pretty close together. Has that worked for you in the past? P.S. Your Dr. Wyches are really big yellow tomatoes, they might be great in the Sunshine sauce:)
Thanks Sharon! I go 18 inches and have always had success. I also prune 6-8 inches up the stem for indeterminate varieties to promote air flow and only bottom water
@@WhatBrookeGrows thanks so much 😊😊😊
Nice tour! Do you prune your tomatillos? Also, do you plant spinach?
I don’t prune tomatillos, I would’ve done spinach normally but I planted too late
You said let’s go over to the orchard and then the video ended 😢 lol
Oh no!!! I forgot I even shot that 🫠 I’ll do a dedicated orchard video soon!!!
You are great. You are consistent in asking for the pollinators to come.
Madame. May i suggest buying some Kool Aid. Heavy on the sugar. Leave it out.
Or,be lazy. Open a couple cans of coke. Leave them out.....
👍 hey kool aid