Plant updates, Q&A + postcards
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- Опубліковано 8 тра 2023
- A few updates then some more Q&A multitasking while I work in the garden. And then, of course, postcards!
00:01 Updates (banana, dahlias, roses)
6:46 Q&A + garden cleanup
23:13 Check out my impressive weed
24:16 Postcards
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My name is Erin and I love sharing inspiration and information with real-life gardeners. I live and garden in southeastern Wisconsin, zone 5b.
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I love the long rambling videos. Please never stop making them. They feel like a visit from a friend
NO PROBLEM multi-tasking with me, Erin. Ya gotta do whatcha gotta do, and you do it well !!! Keep on keepin' it real.
Always, always, always enjoy your videos...real life...can't beat it! Multi-tasking, not multi-tasking; it's all good. 💚😊💚
"We've moved through several beverages". I feel this deeply.
FYI -- pine bark fines also are called "Soil Conditioner" here in the Southeast. I bought two bags of it at Lowe's this spring. We use it to loosen our heavy red clay soils here. And it works! Makes a nice mulch, too.
Kellogs organic potting and garden mix is made mostly of wood fines. People complain it doesn't look like regular potting mix and it shouldn't.
Love the aside about “grit” - I hot the weirdest look when I asked someone in a nursery where their grit was!😂
Erin,
Another wonderful, amazing and "down to Earth" video. I can't thank you enough. My "roots" are in North Central WI and I can't grow many of the things that you can here in TX, but still absorbing your knowledge, humor and blessed transparency with gardening projects. Thanks for making my day!😊
Your honesty is refreshing ❤
I am Exactly the same about”Popular” plants, home decor, clothing….everything! LOL
Love the Q & A videos and the postcards are also a great idea.
I love seeing your birds coming and going. I would love to have a bird house/feeder like that! It is pretty and they really love it. Thanks for showing us your bird activity. Such a great time of year if you can take the time to sit outside to watch them.
Ha!! 😅 Thank you for hitting on of my age old questions. Yes, I have scouted and tried to find something that would match their GRIT for years and never found anything.
Love it. Really makes me laugh and I can’t wait to be on more successful hunt. 😂
Hi Erin ,That loud bird was a woodpecker! :) Maybe a Red-Bellied, Really enjoy your format of doing chores while talking to us and the post card section. Cheers!
I LOVE the postcard so much!!!! And I love the suggestions on gardens to view from other gardeners 🥰 gardeners are the best!!! Thanks Erin for your inspiration!
13:59 this is the greatest phrase ever!!!
Thank you for sharing. I love your approach to gardening!
I just had the FIRST red-headed woodpecker (ever!) at my feeder this week! I was so thrilled. lol
Oh my, you make me smile.... still 100% on multi-tasking! Enjoyed watching you work.... because I just did 3 'serious' days of getting things done in the garden and my back hurts! Keep us smiling... please :)
I love seeing the birds in the background. Your yard and gardens are beautiful. I love how you do your best, but make it look attainable for the rest of us. I live alone and live on a 3/4 acre. So I have to do it all myself. Cutting grass, pulling weeds, planting, keeping things neat, while trying to add interest. I get down on myself for not getting things done by now. Then I remember I have only been doing this all for a year. I am 68 years old.
I truly enjoy your videos. Real talk. Good, bad and banana, now I have to tell the old man its alive!😄
Clematis…
First year they sleep
Second year they creep
Third year they leap
Crikey jikey, as my Minnesotan father-in-law would have said, I don’t even notice your accent. I love the postcard segment of your videos. It has inspired me to visit gardens and collect postcards and simply put the visit date on the back of the card. I sent you a postcard from one of the three gardens we visited in Italy recently. This weekend we visited the Heritage Museum and Gardens on Cape Cod. I’ve neglected to visit this garden for years located 20 minutes from our home. Low and behold , I saw plants for my own garden. I love your informative channel and your informal style. Kudos to you! I can’t to see the gardens in Pennsylvania!
Love this video! Thank you for showing us the beautiful birds. We get the same birds in Northeast Ohio. Noticed less goldfinches as well.
Erin thank you so much ive learned so much from you threw the years your the best😊
I think the first video I watched of yours was something like, great plants you probably don’t have in your garden. So I agree about unusual plants!
Thought you must be an Aquarius when you were talking about how you like to be different from everyone else. Then I found your birthday and felt proud.😎 Sincerely, a fellow Aquarian 💜
Same thing happened to my clematis too and I guess in my case it was the super hot summer we experienced last year and as soon as spring this year started my started growing like crazy.
I love watching you and I am so proud of your accomplishments with your goals! I garden like you just slowly I am 64 and have learned so much from you. Thanks stay just as you are cheers.
Same! I’m 65 and garden the same…slowing down a little year by year but enjoying it so much more!I’ve been watching Erin since the beginning! Love, love, love!!!
Drip irrigation video from Garden Answer is great.
Keep on rambling, we’re following along with you. Our summer birds are back including hummingbirds. I also noticed the lack of goldfinches this winter. I saw one yellow male a week ago. The first in a long time. Purple finches are missing too. 🌿
Amazing video🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
That was an absolutely fantastic tap root! 💯👍🏼
Thank you once again Erin for keeping it real, we are all in the hard work stages of our gardens right now ! The Orioles,Nuthatches,Finches, Sparrows and hummingbirds are all making their way back to us , it’s awesome ! Redwing Blackbirds like to nest in the reeds and thatches near lakes,and creeks, I get them at my feeders in early spring , then they seem to move on to the seeds in the wooded areas . Love watching the progress of your gardens ❤
If you ever get the chance you should come to the Holland Michigan tulip festival the first week of May every year. Miles and miles of tulips line the streets, and parades featuring Dutch dancers, street washing and many bands and of course Holland is located right off Lake Michigan.🌷💚🙃
I feel exhausted by watching this video, totally can relate to you Erin
loved the birds too excellent!
So excited to see your banana plant growing!!!
And I'm envious of your temporary greenhouse. I need one!
PS- In your last video, thank you for re-showing the entertaining footage of you prepping the banana for storage. I have watched that several times and repeatedly enjoy seeing you wrestle with it!!😂
My Cape Diamond Rose is on her 3rd year here (zone 5, NW Indiana) and I've never wrapped her or winter prepped her. She climbed up a bamboo trellis behind my rock berm and flowers from the end of June until the first frost. I've yet to have any die back on her. She leafed out before the 2 late freezes we had a few weeks ago and she's doing great.
I love these videos! Always so happy when I see you’ve posted a long Q&A!
Waltzing Matilda is just waltzing 😉😄😅🤣
Love a good dandellion root 😀
She’s needs to waltz faster! Would that be a foxtrot?
@@TheImpatientGardener 🤣😂😅🤔
I ADORE above and beyond. I’m in zone 4, and it does great. And it’s absolutely beautiful.
So here's a list for WI of unusual plants, Erin: Annuals: Gomphrena 'Fireworks'; Perennials: Aruncus 'Fairy Hair', Persicaria polymorpha, Persicaria 'Golden Arrows', Amsonia 'Storm Cloud', and Mukdenia.
RE: Ajuga - I pull ajuga from unwanted areas and replant it in barren or weeds-removed sections. It’s so hardy that I can walk on it, my dog can lie on it and it is much-improved from barren and weedy areas. I also love to find it in the yard( I dont have a perfect lawn). Surprise!
You could do hen and chicks in the firepit! If you get bored of the caladiums.
We hosted a lot of your gold finches this past winter. We had more here than I have ever seen. Arkansas zone 7.
Always a pleasure to hang out with you!
When we moved to S Ct I planted the tangerine Agastache and I wondered if it would come back because we are/were zone 5/6. I put it in S exposure mulched and 🤞I was hopeful, but in spring I realized the stems were not attached to anything…my introduction to voles😜and the many methods to controlling them. I forgot about that beautiful plant but thank you for the reminder. I may try again. Thanks for sharing with us!
I got inspired and bought a Japanese fiber banana. Interesting to see if it will grow here in South Sweden. I'm also watching a lot of english garden shows and trying out grit on my seedlings for the first time and they don't dry out at all 😁
Agastache Navajo Sunset is a pretty orange one that I had success with in zone 5 in Toronto. Very pretty!
You always make me chuckle. I feel like I try to multitask way too much sometimes. I love your videos. Can’t wait for wine and weeds.
The Grit!
SO funny!
And for us here in the States,
so true!
I watch A LOT of British gardening shows, and the term "grit" just kinda worked its way into my mind's vocabulary.
Then I said it front of another gardener.
Not only did she look at me sideways, but she made me explain. And then she still looked at me funny, but in a different way!
Which I thought was funny, just because it now seems so natural to call it that! 🤭
Down here in Texas, we have crushed Granite Sand in a VERY plentiful way.
So that's what I use for my grit needs.
Another British thing -
Geraniums vs Pelargoniums.
Apparently the differences do escape about half the British population, but that just means the other half DOES know!
Which is FAR MORE than the percentage over here in the States!!
I keep having a problem finding actual Geraniums in my local nurseries, bcuz I would rather buy them in person, than order them. Now, these are very reputable nurseries, with workers who pride themselves on knowing what they're talking about.
Yet, it's me who is introducing them to the word Pelargonium!
And each time I ask for Geraniums, they end up walking me over to the Pelargonium section.
And I have to say, "Uhhh no.
THOSE are Pelargoniums."
Then they immediately get that look on their face as if they are thinking, "Oh it's one of THOSE gardeners who THINKS they know what they're talking about, but they really don't..."
Yep, that's how they look at me.
They don't SAY it.
But they're THINKING it!
Ultimately, I end up proving to them what I'm talking about via the internet.
But it's only because I just want a few Rozanne Geraniums for goodness sakes!
It's one of the few times I'm very happy that cell phones exist!
So yeah, the British taught me sbout Pelargoniums vs Geraniums.
But apparently, there's only a tiny fraction of us gardeners who know Pelargoniums are NOT actually Geraniums!
I mean, even the GROWERS print Geranium on the tags of Pelargoniums!!
It's just sad really.
Anyway, my point is -
If someone like you Erin,
could start straightening the misnomer of what an actual Geranium IS,
you would definitely be helping out the entire COUNTRY to stop looking so dumb.
(You know, "those dumb Americans" mentality!)
Try looking for cranesbills. That is the colloquial name for true geraniums. They are worth searching for. Good luck.
@Heather Jung
Yes, Cranesbill, I'm familiar...
I have zero trouble finding them on the net.
But thanks anyway...
I would rather not order them online,
if it's at all possible.
As we all know, plants going through shipping can be a harsh experience for the plant.
Although, it IS better now than it was before the pandemic.
But I just wanted the basic Geranium Rozanne, which many nurseries do carry, at times.
Ironically, they're just not knowledgeable about them not being Pelargoniums.
Or rather, that Pelargoniums are not Geraniums...
Even Home Depot & Lowes list the plants as being available at their store, but they are never there when I look.
Which was twice a week for 4 weeks in a row this Spring. I spent a ridiculous amount of time scanning over every single plant they had each time I went.
I knew better than to ask a worker to find them, besides, the plant section during Springtime is chaos at those places. It's just easier if I look for myself than trying to explain what a real geranium is.
Bcuz-
It's the actual American humans who don't know what a Geranium is!
I went to 3 different reputable nurseries.
The workers were clueless.
One of the managers was clueless.
The growers aren't helping either.
They are keeping up the pretense that Pelargoniums ARE Geraniums by printing that misinformation on their cans & labels too.
So I'm just saying that it would be good if SOMEBODY in Social Media would take this in hand.
Straighten us all out.
Pelargoniums vs. Geraniums.
They're very different.
Thanks so much for the grit information 😊
I had to laugh when you were talking about trying to grow the banana plant. I'm in Tallahassee Florida, and had several in the yard of a previous house. I hate them with a passion. I dug and dug and dug to get rid of them for 3 years. If there is even a tiny piece of the root left it grows right back. They are so easy to grow and so hard to kill! Be careful what you ask for!! They multiple like crazy, too
Yes, I can see the birds over your shoulder. It’s beautiful to watch. They just flutter in and flutter out.
I have a Clematis Taiga that did nothing the first year. The second year it put out some growth with leaves and then died back to the base. Then later in the season I finally got good growth and flowers. This year it broke dormancy and grew like crazy.
Told today it is too cold to plant new salvia plants. My plant stash is getting out of hand. Zone 5b WI. I love different and strange shrubs. My husband keeps looking at these shrubs and shaking his head. 🤣
I say "crick", too. From Pennsylvania. Now live in AZ.
Erin wow you are a busy lady ! Full time job ribs , baking a cake then to top it off gardening and postcards !! You go I love your channel ❤
Use one of the sun position apps. You point your phone camera at the sky and it shows the sun path with hourly markers. Easy to see how much sun the spot you are standing in will get.
Agree on wanting to do your own thing but there is also a time commitment element. When I retire (in the next 5-10 years) I ill be able to look after a wider variety of plants. But one of the reasons so many people grow more or less the same plants is that they are low maintenance and time is of the essence!!
Thanks for the tip about Grit. Monty Don always is adding grit. I thought maybe sand would be a substitute, but now I know better.
Iowa Zone 5. I too have run out of time to start my Dahlias inside so I am going to plant them straight into the ground at the end of May. 😊
My environment has not changed and I am seeing a red winged blackbird this year. I live in a small town but they usually stay out in the country.
Really enjoyed this type of video.
PLUS...You're awesome :)
Everyone says the same thing about agastache….it is hit or miss with me in my Chicago area garden.
I so enjoy your videos!
Great video it’s❤ a great visit ,
Great video, Erin!
Have the same banana plant. A tree frog has been hanging out on it over a week. Live in Oregon, WI.
Funny, when you said you go out of the way to be different or put your stamp on things. This week my sister tried to call me out on wanting to be different just to be different 😂
I think we are all diverse. And that is the beauty in us and then in our creativity showing up in our garden spaces 🎉
Thank you for your videos! I’m so looking forward to hearing how you deal with your Canadian thistle (maybe in an upcoming Wine and Weeds?) I have both that and what I believe to be sow thistle in two of my gardens (one vegetable, one flower garden). They are the worst! I’ve tried pulling, strategically placed chemicals, and smothering and nothing truly works. Any advice you have is greatly appreciated!
Like your multitasking. Like your long videos! Thanks!
Love you Erin! Thank you for all your great help, advice and inspiration. You’re the best💘🙏🏻🫶🏻
Love love the multitasking! And that crazy banana! Love your channel…
I had the same trouble with 5 new agastache this year! Last year I Planted beautiful coral & orange ones and expected them to be perennial here in zone 6 b! Bummer! Keep up the good work!
Hey, Erin 👋 I throughly enjoyed this video. Keeping it real! Cheers till the next one 😊
I was watching the birds over your left shoulder on the other feeder (when you first started) and there was a very bright blue bird that made a flashing appearance. Possibly an indigo bunting? We totally get the dirty fingernails! And the Longue Vue is pronounced Long View. French.
Love it all Erin! And so thrilled to see the banana plant rejuvenating! Oh gosh I need that one in my not your every street display❤ I too look for the unordinary❤❤
Loved this with you working and talking. I don't have a greenhouse but we are in the 50s and 60s overnight here so I need to start moving plants out of the house.
Ha!! Great video - talking and working and thinking out loud. I appreciate that you are individualistic and want to do things your own way. So creative and adventuresome.
Hope to see your big hydranga soon😊
What a coincidence! I am actually staying at the Houmas House in October! I had never heard of it until I booked it for this trip. Now I know what else to look for while in NOLA! ❤
The daffodils do look beautiful. Bummer about the Queen Nectarine agastache. I was excited about that one. Love seeing the postcards.
So I agree with your statement that you don't want your garden to look like everyone else. I have 3 rose bushes that are supposed to be disease resistant, but they never read that part of the tag. They have every disease that they could have. My saw is on the bench as I speak. I hate my roses that I love.
Oh you cracked me up. I too am one who likes my garden to be different from other gardens in my neighborhood. I go out of my way not to plant what everyone else is planting in their yards and gardens. Also, love seeing the birds at your feeders. Love the Rose Breasted Grosbeak. Had them at my feeders in Kalkaska Michigan when I lived there. Now that I have moved to North Carolina, only get them at the feeders for about four to five days as they migrate. They were here early last week.
I was so glad to hear your take on agastache - I am in New England zone5/6 and I have yet to have an agastache survive the winter! So frustrating because they are so pretty :(
‘Blue Fortune’ did well for me over winter and I think I’ll stick to just that one from now on.
Erin you have to make a trip to sunrise/woldhuis nursery about 45 miles south of chicago! Worth a day trip! They are a grower and carry so many varieties of it all and all at wholesale price!
If you get rid of your stinging nettle ...I want it 😉 it's a great herb and I don't have any yet . I'm with you about keeping the banana plant...it's fun to keep things and over winter and baby them. Why spend more money on something you can keep. I'm not wasteful so it isn't about the money it's about being a good steward. That way too I do have more money to spend for the garden .
I pull the nettle but you can do so many cool things with it including making a fertilizer tea but also apparently nettle soup is supposed to be delicious. Has anyone had it?
Nettle is also great in soups/stews
Nettles make a good pesto.
Hey hey my comment got a shout out in a video! Good to know there's a difference between False Hydrangea and False Hydrangea Vine.
thanks!
Thank you for solving the British grit mystery 😅
All the goldfinches are up at my house: Wisconsin zone 4😊
I think I heard Jim Putman from Hortube that the new agastache colors in yellows, oranges, and peaches are not as hardy in his garden as the other colors. If his didn’t come back while he’s in zone 7b, it’s no wonder yours didn’t come back!
I'm so glad you've been to thr Coastal Maine Botanical Garden! I'm also sad if I missed that you announced you'd be there😢😂
Loud bird lol sounded like king fisher
Ok I wondered about the agastache. I started Tango from seed and loved them, expecting them to come back, and they didn’t 😫 I thought maybe they would reseed but I don’t see evidence of that either. Oh well..I’ll keep trying.
RE: pine fines… Rural King has what they call “potting soil” but it’s made using “composted forest materials” and pine fines. It’s great, and very cheap, but they sell out immediately in early spring when they get it in, and don’t seem to restock. I got a few bags this year, but will be stocking up next spring! Evergreen is the brand.
In the second half of the video I was so distracted by the bluebirds and red headed woodpeckers! I’m so jealous (in a good way) that you have such beautiful birds! (Wrote this before watching the end of the video. LOL!) I live in an urban area and do see either of these at my feeders. And then there’s the squirrel hanging upside down in the upper right side of the video - I have a love-hate relationship with them! 🚫🐿️ The multitasking portion was fine (although I am fond of saying “multitasking is overrated” because you really can’t do two things at once) but you proved it’s possible. 😊
Am I the only one who would enjoy seeing Erin’s birthday cake and ribs. LOL ok gardening comes first of course!! 😊
The birthday cake was a mess (I made it twice and it just wasn't meant to be). The ribs were damn good though.
My Crichton honey are ahead as well
I'm down by Lake Geneva and our Goldfinches are way down in numbers as well. We've been here 30 years and in the last 3 we've started seeing RedWinged Blackbirds at our feeders, lots of them!😊