Jill your patient are commendable. I am not sure if I would do it but watching you was fun. Yesterday I did clean one garden bed about 5 hours. Today I am aching all over so today is a rest day for me.
I barely have the patience or grace with 72 cell trays!😂🥰😂 I couldn't do it! But hats off to you girl for doing it! I think I would've chucked the tray!🙈😆😂
Hey Jill would you please tell us or maybe even show us how you amend the raised beds. Thank you so much. Your chard and lettuce are beautiful in the container.
A wooden skewer or even a toothpick can be used to pop out each plant by pushing in at the corner and lifting it up in a prying manner. Hope this helps someone.
I started a whole flat of various brassicas. Due to the grasshoppers I was growing them in the house & placing them outside w netting a few hrs a day. The nite b4 I was to plant them I put them in the greenhouse. Thinking they would survive the nite. The next morning the whole flat was nothing but sticks. I was sooooo discouraged & devastated. However, it was a lesson learned.
Planted my first fall garden and was surprised by the caterpillars! I am also in 7b and one day I walked out to my garden to see my cabbage, and some brassicas, were devoured. I am hand picking them and using Neem oil which seems to be working wonders!
DE will not help with caterpillars, only with pests with an exoskeleton. What it does is scratches that exoskeleton and the bugs dehydrate from the inside.
We have the cabbage moth here in Ontario, Canada too... This year I was very deliberate about interplanting with petunia (caterpillar deterrent) and lavender (moth deterrent) - it totally helped! I did a comparison with mesh and just the flowers and I ended up removing the mesh from my cabbage and broccoli. I also have basil and marigolds and nasturtium and alyssum and some other herbs interplanted and it has totally worked. I still get a bit of damaged, but none of the lacing.
I love how you've shared those starts getting munched on by the pests. It makes us new gardeners understand that even you pros face some of the same difficulties. I'm learning though, and a lot of that is thanks to you and your candidness.
Here in Colorado, too. Between the cabbage worms and the flea beetles and the chickens (which I allowed to try to combat the bugs 😆), I got nothing. They're still alive, though, so we'll see if fall changes things any. 😬
Jill I was watching you push all the little seedling plugs out, one by one and I had a thought, what if you had a pice of wood, with a whole heaps of nails in the same space as the plugs, maybe two rows worth or more if you want. And then all you would have to do is place the plugs on top of the flat top of the nails and they would push the plug up as you push the tray down. You could have as may rows of nails as you want, it wouldn’t have to be the whole tray. Just a thought 💭 🥰
Those little green caterpillars on your brassicas are the kiddos of the small white moths you probably see flitting around the garden. They only lay on brassicas but can quickly ruin a crop. If you use row covers watch carefully that you don’t lock any inside the cover because they will hatch out and not being able to go away they will just eat everything under the cover. Nothing I have ever used really gets rid of them and the only way I know to successfully grow brassicas is to get the cover over them before the moths come around or plant after the weather is cold enough to kill the moths. Sorry to say but might be easiest to buy new starts. Those are pretty much toast unless you can get every single caterpillar and each tiny egg.
Great video! Im going to try some starts for next spring. My first attempt! Can you give a tour of your grow room/drying space? Great job on the transplanting! I planted a few lettuce and radishes in my stalk. I loved the lettuce seeds that came with it! Blessings to you and yours!
Last spring snd summer the worms and caterpillars were SO bad in my garden! All of my early spring brassicas and coles were destroyed. This continued through the summer with other crops, so I decided to try some floating row covers this Fall. So far so good.
Thank you for addressing this issue again. I'm about 800 miles north of you, in Missouri. These lil' buggers put the F in fail of my fall garden existence. I'm going to have to use the netting you spoke of. I've been using DE but hate using it. I was able to get my kale protected but my different cabbage varieties are almost a total loss.
Hi Jill I’m in zone 6A and I had that problem with caterpillars on my kale and they ate every last one of my queue before I knew what was happening in the white butterfly would lay the eggs underneath the leaves and you wouldn’t know until they are holes in the leaves.
Hi Jill..was wondering if it would be possible for you to show the set up you have in your basement.....the shelves and the type of growlights...thanks ..
Cabbage loopers are so relentless, even here in the SF Bay area. I've tried nets, sprays, but it seems checking every couple of days and hand picking off the eggs and caterpillars is the best way. I spray my brassicas with some thrucide bt when the plants get a little older for good measure. I believe it's a bacteria that causes them to stop eating, but the leaves do need to be washed before using. I kept them under a net which worked alright, then I left my up-pots out of the net for ONE DAY and had some looper eggs I missed. Butterflies under the net! Aphids too. It's rough out there but diligence is key.
You are planting flowers to go outside over winter - ??? Can you please tell us more about which varieties that works with and how to do it? I thought flowers were only for planting in the spring.
Get a black light flashlight, I got mine at Walmart for $8. Go out in the garden after dark and shine your light. Any pests will light up. Makes it so easy to find the nasty caterpillars. My geraniums got covered in a day. I thought it was grasshoppers, no yuck.
Not sure how sturdy his trays are but I sit on a solid surface turn my tray on its side at a slight angle plants facing ground one swift "gentle" tap on the ground and most pop out couple taps with the hand and all should fall out quick at this stage.
I get ya... I haven't been all that eager to watch the conversation videos myself... I tend to hit fast forward more. Check out Tiny Shiny Home... they are in the desert but the videos are high activity.
My biggest pest problems here in south-central Indiana is army worms, snails,and rolypoly bugs. Have hornworms and Japanese beetles at times but not as big a problem as the other pests
If you bought those starts, they came with tiny worms already on them. I bought Bonnie starts from my co-op and when I got them home I found tiny caterpillars on them. :(
I started seeds in 4" pots and red solo cups this year in seed starting mix. I used what I had on hand. My garden is not huge and in the PNW it is not always warm enough to start seeds outdoors in time to get the kind of harvest you can get starting some things indoors. It worked well and allowed me to get in a good harvest. As I don't have a greenhouse and my garden is not huge these pots were more than sufficient for the seeds I needed to start.
It is juuuust the same in New Zealand! Those butterflies will smell ur brassicas from the other side of town and caterpillars demolish over night 😱😱😱 Havvve to net here
Caterpillars are pollinators!!! Butterflies and moths. Get some for you and some for them. Plant companion plants the caterpillars do not like. I plant marigolds, basil and onions, whatever works.
For me, I've found that it is more efficient for me to just start them out in a bigger cell because I'm too much of a perfectionist (even though I try not to be) & it takes me FOREVER to pop things up! I try to make sure they're perfectly even & centered, etc. Since I have the space in my grow room, I start things in 50 or 72 cells. As long as your not leaving them in for more than 4-6 weeks they won't get root bound.
I had beautiful Kale last Fall in my planter boxes in North Texas. When Spring came, my kale plant came back to life. Then....the cabbage moths discovered them. The cabbage worms completely destroyed my kale. Ugh.
Hey Jill. Thanks for another awesome vlog. Could you possibly do a future vlog on what flowers actually benefit from fall planting as opposed to early spring? I became inspired by you last year to add more flowers into my garden but some of my seedlings didn't fare so well. I'm trying for a butterfly garden next spring and I've been noting that a lot of seeds that I tried to start last spring actually do better if the seeds are sowed in the fall. I realize that a lot of this has to do with zone but it seems that there are some universal rules for fall flower planting that I'm just discovering. Since you're one of my mentors I thought I would ask. Thanks!
I find them on my kale. I tried planting cauliflower in august, they came up quickly but didn’t stand a chance against whatever chomped every bit of the leaves before the plant could get very big. I didn’t think they’d be around in the cooler nights/days. Such a bummer
Hello from the UK Did you know that mushroom compost is alkaline. Most of the food we eat likes slightly acid compost! Good luck with your Fall Garden!
My second Garden this year now and starting to get the hang of it growing sunflowers and some other flowers. Had big plans for next year and then my husband asked for a separation and now we are selling our house and I will be moving into an apartment. I hope I can get some green stalks but they don't deliver to Canada., I didn't expect this at 72. Pray for me please.
So sorry to hear Mrs. Sandra. Hopefully God can restore your marriage. As hard as it may be, I encourage you to pray for your husband and pray God reveals what is causing your division.
I’m in 8a zone and want to do flowers for the next growing season. When should I start growing the in the seed tray? I have carnations zinnias & some other. Thanks
I’m in Massachusetts, zone 6b, and I have been dealing with the same issue. I even covered my broccoli with the netting but somehow some got in. It’s terrible. I’m going to try BT, I think. Yes, even my plant starts are being eaten too. So frustrating but I’m just going to keep trying.
Yes!!!! I dealt with hornworms and loopers all summer but recently tried Bt for the first time - oh my gosh! This stuff is magic at getting rid of all types of leaf munching caterpillars!
So I've actually had a question about this after having just completed my first season in a fairly large growing space and growing the majority of all of my seedlings. When I started a lot of my seedlings I started them in little 72 cell trays I believe they were tiny they outgrew them very quickly. Eventually they had to be up potted anyway. So what I didn't understand was while you say it saves space in the beginning, that is true, however, within two weeks you've got to find a space for all of those seedlings anyway. So for me and just a personal preference it will make more sense in the future to go ahead and start in a bigger container with a more nutritional mix than to have to up pot them multiple times throughout the season. Am I wrong in thinking this?
Great question. I can only speak from my experience, but your seed starting mix is typically lighter and fluffier and allows for roots to penetrate easier/faster. I have started in larger pots in years past with a potting mix and my germination rate wasn't as good. Seed starting mix is typically 2-3 x the price and when I start hundreds and sometimes thousands of seeds the costs add up. However I believe you are right when it comes to time spent up potting vs extra costs of soil. I just do what I learned and or was taught and have really good luck with surviving plants. I encourage you to try another method and you may find it works best for you. That's what I love about gardening is the ability to find what works best for everyone. Thanks for the feedback ❤
@@WhisperingWillowFarm thanks babe! Now that does make sense. I just could never wrap my head around it saving me space since I started everything in a grow room! You're amazing. Love you dearly
I think it's more of personal preference. I personally like to multi sow.. Then up pot when I the sprouts start there second leaves. But it all also depends on the type of plant and how early you start them
Those caterpillar’s ate my spring brassica’s. I tried to cover it with insect netting… cats thoughts I had made them a playground 🤦♀️. Lost everything to the caterpillars and the cats.
Since you are working on your systems. The pen looks like it is slowing you down, and hard on your wrist. Maybe, you can measure your finger to the first knuckle and use your hands.
Yes! Earlier this week, I posted a video on my channel called “The List!” I rarely get through it, but I love my list! I’ve had my channel for only about a month. Here’s a personal invitation to check it out and feel free to give me pointers. I have a lot to learn and I’m having fun at it! Mostly, it’s fun to laugh at myself! When you see it, you’ll know why it’s called “Take It Slow Homestead”!
I planted collards in the Spring. Then the caterpillar’s came. I left them even though they were pitiful and hole ridden. Yesterday I noticed they were growing again and beautiful. I ate some standing out in the garden and they were delicious! You are right -plants are resilient and beat those old caterpillars!! Enjoy your content so much!!!
Hey Jill, is it really important that you start your seeds in the small sectioned plant starters? We have been using my old plant pots and just plain potting soil. 💘 🙏 Kathi
I do the same as you. I save every pot I ever purchase and reuse them & even borrowed Jess' technique this summer of using solo cups for all the plants I started for our local food banks gardens.. I think whatever works best is best.
It’s not just a south thing. I’m in MD (7a/7b) & for 2 years in a row I can’t grow my brussel sprouts because something is eating them before I can even get them in the ground. I tried DE when the leaves were heavily laced & the next day I came out & the leaves were completely gone so that didn’t work either.
Looooved this video it was so helpful! Love systems and they ARE essential for growth
Jill your patient are commendable. I am not sure if I would do it but watching you was fun. Yesterday I did clean one garden bed about 5 hours. Today I am aching all over so today is a rest day for me.
BT Monterey works like a charm on the caterpillars.
I barely have the patience or grace with 72 cell trays!😂🥰😂 I couldn't do it! But hats off to you girl for doing it! I think I would've chucked the tray!🙈😆😂
Those green cabbage moth caterpillars blend in so well too!
Hey Jill would you please tell us or maybe even show us how you amend the raised beds. Thank you so much. Your chard and lettuce are beautiful in the container.
I wondered about this as well.
7B zone here as well. 2 years in a row those stupid 🐛 got me. Even with netting 😞 I wish you lots of luck!!!
They look so happy!
you r doing a hard job.best of luck
A wooden skewer or even a toothpick can be used to pop out each plant by pushing in at the corner and lifting it up in a prying manner. Hope this helps someone.
I started a whole flat of various brassicas. Due to the grasshoppers I was growing them in the house & placing them outside w netting a few hrs a day. The nite b4 I was to plant them I put them in the greenhouse. Thinking they would survive the nite. The next morning the whole flat was nothing but sticks. I was sooooo discouraged & devastated. However, it was a lesson learned.
Learning is a life long process.
Planted my first fall garden and was surprised by the caterpillars! I am also in 7b and one day I walked out to my garden to see my cabbage, and some brassicas, were devoured. I am hand picking them and using Neem oil which seems to be working wonders!
Love the Green Stalk looks beautiful and delicious 😋
DE will not help with caterpillars, only with pests with an exoskeleton. What it does is scratches that exoskeleton and the bugs dehydrate from the inside.
Yep that's right, you would have to use BT or something against caterpillars.
Your tattoos are absolutely amazing and very beautiful!! Thank you for talking about seed starting, I am trying to learn this now!
We have the cabbage moth here in Ontario, Canada too... This year I was very deliberate about interplanting with petunia (caterpillar deterrent) and lavender (moth deterrent) - it totally helped! I did a comparison with mesh and just the flowers and I ended up removing the mesh from my cabbage and broccoli. I also have basil and marigolds and nasturtium and alyssum and some other herbs interplanted and it has totally worked. I still get a bit of damaged, but none of the lacing.
We also have those caterpillars in NW Indiana. They come from a small white butterfly that lays her eggs on the brassicas.
I'm in south-central Indiana and have those army worms alot too. I hand pick them off and feed them to the fish in our pond. Win - win
PNW we call them cabbage loopers. I just handpick them and throw them somewhere I don’t care about - the butterflies are beautiful pollinators!!
Hey Jill and Nathan! Good to see you guys at your new farm and home! Praying for you guys 🙏
Thank you Mrs. Donna
I love how you've shared those starts getting munched on by the pests. It makes us new gardeners understand that even you pros face some of the same difficulties. I'm learning though, and a lot of that is thanks to you and your candidness.
I live in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and my brassica were annihilated by pests. Netting next year!
Here in Colorado, too. Between the cabbage worms and the flea beetles and the chickens (which I allowed to try to combat the bugs 😆), I got nothing. They're still alive, though, so we'll see if fall changes things any. 😬
Would love to see some time laps of you working in the garden.
Nice, Jill!
Jill I was watching you push all the little seedling plugs out, one by one and I had a thought, what if you had a pice of wood, with a whole heaps of nails in the same space as the plugs, maybe two rows worth or more if you want. And then all you would have to do is place the plugs on top of the flat top of the nails and they would push the plug up as you push the tray down. You could have as may rows of nails as you want, it wouldn’t have to be the whole tray. Just a thought 💭 🥰
Yes Flower Hill Farm channel has a sample of one.
I use a old blinds for a window. I have more than I need for awhile.
Happy Frog is all I use.
Those little green caterpillars on your brassicas are the kiddos of the small white moths you probably see flitting around the garden. They only lay on brassicas but can quickly ruin a crop.
If you use row covers watch carefully that you don’t lock any inside the cover because they will hatch out and not being able to go away they will just eat everything under the cover. Nothing I have ever used really gets rid of them and the only way I know to successfully grow brassicas is to get the cover over them before the moths come around or plant after the weather is cold enough to kill the moths. Sorry to say but might be easiest to buy new starts. Those are pretty much toast unless you can get every single caterpillar and each tiny egg.
Good to see you smiling Jill. Doing great! Keep up the hard work...and keep filming it 😆
Great video! Im going to try some starts for next spring. My first attempt! Can you give a tour of your grow room/drying space? Great job on the transplanting! I planted a few lettuce and radishes in my stalk. I loved the lettuce seeds that came with it! Blessings to you and yours!
Can you get bascillus thuringiensis in the US? That works well for caterpillars.
I've been enjoying your new podcast, thanks for the additional content!
Thank you ❤
Last spring snd summer the worms and caterpillars were SO bad in my garden! All of my early spring brassicas and coles were destroyed. This continued through the summer with other crops, so I decided to try some floating row covers this Fall. So far so good.
We have tons of cabbage moths in Michigan, but they usually only become a problem in the summer. Them, Slugs, and Earwigs are the worst.
Thank you for addressing this issue again. I'm about 800 miles north of you, in Missouri. These lil' buggers put the F in fail of my fall garden existence. I'm going to have to use the netting you spoke of. I've been using DE but hate using it. I was able to get my kale protected but my different cabbage varieties are almost a total loss.
Hi Jill I’m in zone 6A and I had that problem with caterpillars on my kale and they ate every last one of my queue before I knew what was happening in the white butterfly would lay the eggs underneath the leaves and you wouldn’t know until they are holes in the leaves.
Love your podcast 😁🌻
Thank you ❤
Hi Jill..was wondering if it would be possible for you to show the set up you have in your basement.....the shelves and the type of growlights...thanks ..
Cabbage loopers are so relentless, even here in the SF Bay area. I've tried nets, sprays, but it seems checking every couple of days and hand picking off the eggs and caterpillars is the best way. I spray my brassicas with some thrucide bt when the plants get a little older for good measure. I believe it's a bacteria that causes them to stop eating, but the leaves do need to be washed before using. I kept them under a net which worked alright, then I left my up-pots out of the net for ONE DAY and had some looper eggs I missed. Butterflies under the net! Aphids too. It's rough out there but diligence is key.
Try Saturday Lime
You are planting flowers to go outside over winter - ??? Can you please tell us more about which varieties that works with and how to do it? I thought flowers were only for planting in the spring.
Check out book, "Cool Flowers" by Lisa Mason Ziegler. Game changer! See Gardener's Workshop on YT.
Get a black light flashlight, I got mine at Walmart for $8. Go out in the garden after dark and shine your light. Any pests will light up. Makes it so easy to find the nasty caterpillars. My geraniums got covered in a day. I thought it was grasshoppers, no yuck.
Not sure how sturdy his trays are but I sit on a solid surface turn my tray on its side at a slight angle plants facing ground one swift "gentle" tap on the ground and most pop out couple taps with the hand and all should fall out quick at this stage.
Am I the only one who misses the "action" videos? Being a visual learner I do miss seeing the work. Hope everyone has a great weekend and God bless.
I'm sure they'll come back once she gets settles in
I get ya... I haven't been all that eager to watch the conversation videos myself... I tend to hit fast forward more. Check out Tiny Shiny Home... they are in the desert but the videos are high activity.
Mine are too! I went ahead and planted them though. Southern Indiana here. I had some little beetle kind of bugs.
Deer came in ate my plants outside hightunnel last nite everything is going to be planted inside hightunnel now
My biggest pest problems here in south-central Indiana is army worms, snails,and rolypoly bugs. Have hornworms and Japanese beetles at times but not as big a problem as the other pests
You should watch Honey Tree Farm in NC. They do thousands and thousands every year. They have it down to an art.
If you bought those starts, they came with tiny worms already on them. I bought Bonnie starts from my co-op and when I got them home I found tiny caterpillars on them. :(
😢
I started seeds in 4" pots and red solo cups this year in seed starting mix. I used what I had on hand. My garden is not huge and in the PNW it is not always warm enough to start seeds outdoors in time to get the kind of harvest you can get starting some things indoors. It worked well and allowed me to get in a good harvest. As I don't have a greenhouse and my garden is not huge these pots were more than sufficient for the seeds I needed to start.
I'm in Calgary, AB Canada and they are a problem here too, once I see the white moths I know its caterpillar time :(
im montreal canada and i never had cabbage.. even with netting... so many caterpillar
It is juuuust the same in New Zealand! Those butterflies will smell ur brassicas from the other side of town and caterpillars demolish over night 😱😱😱 Havvve to net here
Caterpillars are pollinators!!! Butterflies and moths. Get some for you and some for them. Plant companion plants the caterpillars do not like. I plant marigolds, basil and onions, whatever works.
FYI its so much easier to up pot soil blocks and no plastic is used:)
For me, I've found that it is more efficient for me to just start them out in a bigger cell because I'm too much of a perfectionist (even though I try not to be) & it takes me FOREVER to pop things up! I try to make sure they're perfectly even & centered, etc. Since I have the space in my grow room, I start things in 50 or 72 cells. As long as your not leaving them in for more than 4-6 weeks they won't get root bound.
I had beautiful Kale last Fall in my planter boxes in North Texas. When Spring came, my kale plant came back to life. Then....the cabbage moths discovered them. The cabbage worms completely destroyed my kale. Ugh.
Hey Jill. Thanks for another awesome vlog. Could you possibly do a future vlog on what flowers actually benefit from fall planting as opposed to early spring? I became inspired by you last year to add more flowers into my garden but some of my seedlings didn't fare so well. I'm trying for a butterfly garden next spring and I've been noting that a lot of seeds that I tried to start last spring actually do better if the seeds are sowed in the fall. I realize that a lot of this has to do with zone but it seems that there are some universal rules for fall flower planting that I'm just discovering. Since you're one of my mentors I thought I would ask. Thanks!
Locust in the summer and cabbage moths in the fall🤪🤯🤪 driving me crazy!
I find them on my kale. I tried planting cauliflower in august, they came up quickly but didn’t stand a chance against whatever chomped every bit of the leaves before the plant could get very big. I didn’t think they’d be around in the cooler nights/days. Such a bummer
Yep Jill. Up here in Ohio, the looper caterpiller. The Bane of my existence. lol
Holy wind chimes.... Lol so distracting. I am now more motivated to put my green house together for next year's flowers. Thank you!
Hello from the UK
Did you know that mushroom compost is alkaline. Most of the food we eat likes slightly acid compost! Good luck with your Fall Garden!
Thank you, interesting information!
I have a suggestion for you.
Captain Jack's Dead Bug Brew.
Organic works wonderful!!!
My second Garden this year now and starting to get the hang of it growing sunflowers and some other flowers. Had big plans for next year and then my husband asked for a separation and now we are selling our house and I will be moving into an apartment. I hope I can get some green stalks but they don't deliver to Canada., I didn't expect this at 72. Pray for me please.
Praying for you.🙏 Greenstalk sent an announcement out a few weeks ago that they now ship to Canada.💜
@@CarnivoreChristian777 thank you so much!! Both for the prayers and for the information
So sorry to hear Mrs. Sandra. Hopefully God can restore your marriage. As hard as it may be, I encourage you to pray for your husband and pray God reveals what is causing your division.
@@WhisperingWillowFarm oh I do pray for us both! Thank you for your prayers.
We get them in Oregon 8b
I always hears snapdragons were a summer crop. Will they servive in winter?
I’m in 8a zone and want to do flowers for the next growing season. When should I start growing the in the seed tray? I have carnations zinnias & some other. Thanks
Growing in zone 3. First year growing my brassicas and I get the caterpillars. 😒
🤣🤣🤣
Zone 5 we get those pesty worms too
I’m in Massachusetts, zone 6b, and I have been dealing with the same issue. I even covered my broccoli with the netting but somehow some got in. It’s terrible. I’m going to try BT, I think. Yes, even my plant starts are being eaten too. So frustrating but I’m just going to keep trying.
Yes!!!! I dealt with hornworms and loopers all summer but recently tried Bt for the first time - oh my gosh! This stuff is magic at getting rid of all types of leaf munching caterpillars!
Beautiful lady
So I've actually had a question about this after having just completed my first season in a fairly large growing space and growing the majority of all of my seedlings.
When I started a lot of my seedlings I started them in little 72 cell trays I believe they were tiny they outgrew them very quickly. Eventually they had to be up potted anyway. So what I didn't understand was while you say it saves space in the beginning, that is true, however, within two weeks you've got to find a space for all of those seedlings anyway. So for me and just a personal preference it will make more sense in the future to go ahead and start in a bigger container with a more nutritional mix than to have to up pot them multiple times throughout the season. Am I wrong in thinking this?
Great question. I can only speak from my experience, but your seed starting mix is typically lighter and fluffier and allows for roots to penetrate easier/faster. I have started in larger pots in years past with a potting mix and my germination rate wasn't as good. Seed starting mix is typically 2-3 x the price and when I start hundreds and sometimes thousands of seeds the costs add up. However I believe you are right when it comes to time spent up potting vs extra costs of soil. I just do what I learned and or was taught and have really good luck with surviving plants. I encourage you to try another method and you may find it works best for you. That's what I love about gardening is the ability to find what works best for everyone. Thanks for the feedback ❤
@@WhisperingWillowFarm thanks babe! Now that does make sense. I just could never wrap my head around it saving me space since I started everything in a grow room! You're amazing. Love you dearly
I think it's more of personal preference. I personally like to multi sow.. Then up pot when I the sprouts start there second leaves. But it all also depends on the type of plant and how early you start them
I put happy frog in my greenstalk this spring and it was HORRIBLE. NO nutrients in there or at least none available to the plant.
Oh wow, that stinks. I've only heard good things about that brand
@@WhisperingWillowFarm it was sad. My little transplants just never increased in size.
I think i said happy frog but it’s actually fox farm hahaha. #sleepdeprived
@@WhisperingWillowFarm okay I thought I saw a different bag in the background!
Has anyone used shredded irish spring soap in and around cabbages and barrasica's??(for worms or moths)
If lettuce is planted in direct sun does it give it a bitter taste?
Newfoundland zone 5. Cabbage moth larvae is the main destroyer of brassicas!
Wrt lists... remember, a goal, once completed, isn't motivating.
Wouldn't it be best to dampen the soil/tray before setting the starts?
Those caterpillar’s ate my spring brassica’s. I tried to cover it with insect netting… cats thoughts I had made them a playground 🤦♀️. Lost everything to the caterpillars and the cats.
Oh no
Cabbage worms are the WORST. We have them in TN as well.
Not just south, I'm totally getting netting in Michigan when I do broccoli in spring, BT isn't cutting it 😕
That tiny module seed tray is too small, I prefer slightly bigger ones!
My asian greens are gonners (NY) cause I kept ignoring them caterpillars 😞
Oh no
Where did you get your hat from? 😍
Since you are working on your systems. The pen looks like it is slowing you down, and hard on your wrist. Maybe, you can measure your finger to the first knuckle and use your hands.
I love your systems. 😁
Cabbage moth is brutal here the the Northeast. I use BT
I tried the small cells, I found it a waste of time, money, and many times my plants didn’t live from moving them too much
Yes! Earlier this week, I posted a video on my channel called “The List!” I rarely get through it, but I love my list! I’ve had my channel for only about a month. Here’s a personal invitation to check it out and feel free to give me pointers. I have a lot to learn and I’m having fun at it! Mostly, it’s fun to laugh at myself! When you see it, you’ll know why it’s called “Take It Slow Homestead”!
Congratulations and I hope your channel grows
I planted collards in the Spring. Then the caterpillar’s came. I left them even though they were pitiful and hole ridden. Yesterday I noticed they were growing again and beautiful. I ate some standing out in the garden and they were delicious! You are right -plants are resilient and beat those old caterpillars!! Enjoy your content so much!!!
I don’t think I would have the patience or attention span for that🤣
Yes, appears to be rather time consuming.
Yes I like more action .Maybe half and half. not all talking
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I lost all my broccoli to catepillers
Hey Jill, is it really important that you start your seeds in the small sectioned plant starters? We have been using my old plant pots and just plain potting soil. 💘 🙏 Kathi
I do the same as you. I save every pot I ever purchase and reuse them & even borrowed Jess' technique this summer of using solo cups for all the plants I started for our local food banks gardens.. I think whatever works best is best.
@@JoeyMcSmokey thank you for the reply Joey! 😃
I would rather eat dirt than deal with such a tedious task.
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It’s not just a south thing. I’m in MD (7a/7b) & for 2 years in a row I can’t grow my brussel sprouts because something is eating them before I can even get them in the ground. I tried DE when the leaves were heavily laced & the next day I came out & the leaves were completely gone so that didn’t work either.