I think there is a lot more to soil, especially clay soil. My clay soil is practically 100% clay and during the dry season it may as well be sand, because the small amount of rain dries from the surface before it is absorbed. Then when the wet season comes it turns into a quagmire and trees die. I have to plant above the soil for trees to survive and I have to dig out the soil beneath for the roots to have enough space, I wouldn't call what I have "soil" as I try to avoid anything growing in it. Had I known this I would have had a lot of it just replaced.
You’re right, watering is tricky. I usually put my finger a couple inches deep in the soil and check to see if it’s dry. On super hot days, I water a little every morning, if the plant is wilting by the afternoon, I know I need to water more, or again later in the day. I plant in raised beds and containers. I buy a beautiful 4 way soil mix from my local landscaping supply yard. It’s made up of topsoil, composted cow manure, bark compost and sand. I top it with at least 2 inches of beautiful hemlock mulch (from the same landscape supply yard) which keeps my soil moist and cool. I put a little organic all purpose fertilizer in the hole when I plant and sometimes fertilize with fish emulsion if it seems my plants are struggling. So far, I’ve been successful and get beautiful tomatoes and vegetables.
Very useful tips. I liked your great grand father's knowledge. I keepy Turmeric dried leaves in compost and as a mulch. I don't get any insects. It's not easy gardening. Almost more than three years I am doing gardening chemical free. Thanks for sharing this video.
Finding a balance is difficult to do, for watering plants. I overwatered my plants, and I did take someone's advice from the internet without realizing what I done, so I killed my plants. I replanted my seeds, and I am trying a different way of watering my plants. It's when the first true leaf grows is when I start becoming concerned if my plants will survive, or not. I know only time will tell if a balance is found to water plants. Plants that are underwatered part of the leaves should change color, and probably the plants will drop towards the soil, and overwatered plants should just drop towards the soil, so it will not grow vertically anymore.
Lovely to see you Jag 🤗. Your videos are very informative. People should be encouraged to grow food to supplement the high cost of living these days. Thank you
Where i live the ticks are so bad I'm bites head to toe. They're in the garden. I finally gave in and sprayed bug killer. None of the deet sprays worked on me. It doesn't work to put in a garden, then not be able to work in it and have to be put on anti biotics.
Thank you Jag. I was wondering where you've been. I planted one sweet potato in a 40 gallon container in Feb here in Florida. I water in the morning and by mid-day the leaves start wilting from the heat. I mulched with straw. Maybe I need to water in the evening too?
Loved this video.. Love them all but so enjoyed this plus super good that grandfather was involved that's special and real.. 👌👌.. True organic family.. 😘
Thank you so much, Jag! I learned so much. Now I know why the fruits and vegetables I remember as a child seemed to have tasted so much better. Love hearing stories about your great grandfather…he sounds like a very wise man.
Thank you for such an informative video. I’m making every effort to grow organically in my garden. I will try the neem oil and castille soap, but I’m considering buying ladybugs. I made a couple of bee hotels to encourage the carpenter bees to make their nests away from my wood arbor and fence. My only concern is having spotted lantern flies in my garden. I live in the northeast and it was really bad last summer. I used a vacuum cleaner to collect the nymphs off my cucumber. I swatted the adults, but they are so fast! I’d like to know how to if anyone has any experience in getting rid of these organically.
Another great video! Agree entirely about the taste of fruits and vegetables today, and tomatoes and apricots are probably the worst! I'm curious about crop rotation and your recommendation on number of seasons between bringing a crop back to a section of the garden. We have a very small area (15'x18') and some raised beds, and I don't want to bring rotate anything back too soon. Cheers!
Taste mostly reflects hybridizing that emphasizes characteristics other than flavor. By plants or seed rated for flavor that also provides disease resistance. The source of NPK has little to nothing to so with flavor.
Could you please make a video about growing cucamelons? I've tried twice but failed both times, and I really want to learn how to do it successfully. Also, I'd appreciate videos on grafting since I struggle with it.
If i always add compost to raised beds and turn the soil, is it necessary to rotate crops? Thank you, and it is always a treat when u release a new video. 🌸 🐝 🐞
Hello Sir, I just was randomly sent your watermelon video in my feed, so checking out more, another great video so I have subbed, blessings feom New Zealand 🙏💕🇳🇿
But if you use neem oil and castille soap, don't you also kill beneficials? Another gardening mistake is impatience and helicopter gardening, which includes perfectionism and trying to keep a garden "pest free".
Can’t say it is a mistake. However, with wood chips they do bring extra work for gardeners. Slugs, ear wicks love to hide under wood chips. I’d use straws (you can find them in any feed stores or Tracker $upply) or dry tree leaves.
Do you live in the mountains? They hibernate in the winter in big trees in the mountains and go back to where they were born to look for food. I bought a package from a local nursery five springs ago. They made lots of babies and come back every spring.
I always feel more confident about gardening when I watch your videos.
Love these tips, especially the wisdom you saved from your great grandfather. We are in danger of losing all the knowledge from previous generations.
It’s so refreshing when you always reference your grandparents, they impart such good advice
I think there is a lot more to soil, especially clay soil. My clay soil is practically 100% clay and during the dry season it may as well be sand, because the small amount of rain dries from the surface before it is absorbed. Then when the wet season comes it turns into a quagmire and trees die. I have to plant above the soil for trees to survive and I have to dig out the soil beneath for the roots to have enough space, I wouldn't call what I have "soil" as I try to avoid anything growing in it. Had I known this I would have had a lot of it just replaced.
Your explanations are super easy for a new gardener such as myself to understand. 👏☺️
You’re right, watering is tricky.
I usually put my finger a couple inches deep in the soil and check to see if it’s dry.
On super hot days, I water a little every morning, if the plant is wilting by the afternoon, I know I need to water more, or again later in the day.
I plant in raised beds and containers.
I buy a beautiful 4 way soil mix from my local landscaping supply yard. It’s made up of topsoil, composted cow manure, bark compost and sand.
I top it with at least 2 inches of beautiful hemlock mulch (from the same landscape supply yard) which keeps my soil moist and cool.
I put a little organic all purpose fertilizer in the hole when I plant and sometimes fertilize with fish emulsion if it seems my plants are struggling.
So far, I’ve been successful and get beautiful tomatoes and vegetables.
The background is lovely. The blue with shade looks like clouds
Great tips to sustain a healthy garden! Love your channel Jag!
I like that you add in your GGrandfather’s words of wisdom.
Hey man. You're the best. Don't stop making videos
Very useful tips. I liked your great grand father's knowledge. I keepy Turmeric dried leaves in compost and as a mulch. I don't get any insects. It's not easy gardening. Almost more than three years I am doing gardening chemical free. Thanks for sharing this video.
Finding a balance is difficult to do, for watering plants. I overwatered my plants, and I did take someone's advice from the internet without realizing what I done, so I killed my plants.
I replanted my seeds, and I am trying a different way of watering my plants. It's when the first true leaf grows is when I start becoming concerned if my plants will survive, or not. I know only time will tell if a balance is found to water plants.
Plants that are underwatered part of the leaves should change color, and probably the plants will drop towards the soil, and overwatered plants should just drop towards the soil, so it will not grow vertically anymore.
Thanks for the great tips on soil amendments!
Oh my gosh! You just explained watering!!! I'll watch this vid again
Lovely to see you Jag 🤗.
Your videos are very informative.
People should be encouraged to grow food to supplement the high cost of living these days. Thank you
Thank you for all the information and insight 💛
Where i live the ticks are so bad I'm bites head to toe. They're in the garden. I finally gave in and sprayed bug killer. None of the deet sprays worked on me. It doesn't work to put in a garden, then not be able to work in it and have to be put on anti biotics.
Thank you Jag.
I was wondering where you've been.
I planted one sweet potato in a 40 gallon container in Feb here in Florida. I water in the morning and by mid-day the leaves start wilting from the heat. I mulched with straw. Maybe I need to water in the evening too?
Loved this video.. Love them all but so enjoyed this plus super good that grandfather was involved that's special and real.. 👌👌.. True organic family.. 😘
Thanks a lot for valuble info and motivation.
Thank you so much, Jag! I learned so much. Now I know why the fruits and vegetables I remember as a child seemed to have tasted so much better. Love hearing stories about your great grandfather…he sounds like a very wise man.
Thanks for sharing - love your videos
Quality once again! Thank You!
Thanks Jag, great tips! Blessings!
Appreciate your dedication to educating others.
So helpful!!!
Your videos are amazing 👍💪
Again, love how you get to the point! Thank you for your great information.
Thank you so much for all the great tips Jag! I learned a lot.
Thanks for all your tips on gardening. I learned a lot from you!
Good tips. I tired several times to grow Moringa and bittermelon but have been unsuccessful. Would please give some tips on that.
Another great video jag, keep it up
Very well explainetion 👏😊thank you 🌶🍆🫑
Thank you for such an informative video. I’m making every effort to grow organically in my garden. I will try the neem oil and castille soap, but I’m considering buying ladybugs. I made a couple of bee hotels to encourage the carpenter bees to make their nests away from my wood arbor and fence. My only concern is having spotted lantern flies in my garden. I live in the northeast and it was really bad last summer. I used a vacuum cleaner to collect the nymphs off my cucumber. I swatted the adults, but they are so fast! I’d like to know how to if anyone has any experience in getting rid of these organically.
Thank you! Learned a few things today from this.
Great video as always!!!! Thank You
Thanks for those advice
wow, these are great, in depth, complex tips... totally useful!!!
Great information!
Another great video! Agree entirely about the taste of fruits and vegetables today, and tomatoes and apricots are probably the worst!
I'm curious about crop rotation and your recommendation on number of seasons between bringing a crop back to a section of the garden. We have a very small area (15'x18') and some raised beds, and I don't want to bring rotate anything back too soon. Cheers!
Taste mostly reflects hybridizing that emphasizes characteristics other than flavor. By plants or seed rated for flavor that also provides disease resistance. The source of NPK has little to nothing to so with flavor.
Could you please make a video about growing cucamelons? I've tried twice but failed both times, and I really want to learn how to do it successfully. Also, I'd appreciate videos on grafting since I struggle with it.
Very good information!
Great info. Thank you
Great advice. Thank you so much. 😊
This is a wonderful video! Keep them coming!!!❤
If i always add compost to raised beds and turn the soil, is it necessary to rotate crops? Thank you, and it is always a treat when u release a new video. 🌸 🐝 🐞
I am curious to know as well.
Really like this one.
Thank you
Hello Sir, I just was randomly sent your watermelon video in my feed, so checking out more, another great video so I have subbed, blessings feom New Zealand 🙏💕🇳🇿
Great advice
Please tell me what should I do . Every time I plant dill it has so many aphids. So many tiny green bugs
Does Pete Moss , include chemical agent? Would you recommend not using Pete Moss to keep the ground from becoming compact?
Yay new upload!!
I love you vidios...🎉❤..Me Brasil...i me live ..end America end North..🎉
But if you use neem oil and castille soap, don't you also kill beneficials?
Another gardening mistake is impatience and helicopter gardening, which includes perfectionism and trying to keep a garden "pest free".
I read wood chips are great to put around your strawberry plants to keep the moisture in. I just did this yesterday.Was it a mistake?
Can’t say it is a mistake. However, with wood chips they do bring extra work for gardeners. Slugs, ear wicks love to hide under wood chips. I’d use straws (you can find them in any feed stores or Tracker $upply) or dry tree leaves.
I had to really search for you !!!! You haven't popped up in a long time 🙁
Can you give me an idea why my zucchini get blossom rot?
rabbit poo or alpaca poo and make compost tea
Please make a video of the gentleman sitting behind you busy cleaning himself
Gardeners Best Friends - Earthworms, Honeybees & Ladybugs would make a great tea shirt for your site store.
Your grandfather was a very wise man.
The ladybugs don’t come to my garden until the end of the growing season.
Do you live in the mountains? They hibernate in the winter in big trees in the mountains and go back to where they were born to look for food. I bought a package from a local nursery five springs ago. They made lots of babies and come back every spring.
❤❤❤ Jag❤❤ good
I can't get my compost hot enough to kill weeds, so I end up with masses of weeds in my garden.
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Thanks for the videos love watching