Garden Update Aug 2010

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  • @webcajun
    @webcajun 14 років тому

    Outstanding job with the garden Mark. Really enjoyed the video.........Donald

  • @DoctorsWife56
    @DoctorsWife56 14 років тому

    I love Truckers Favorite in soups for the chewy texture. Your garden did better than mine. There's always fall gardening, and next year.

  • @loveofvegetables
    @loveofvegetables 14 років тому

    Yay! a new video, thank you so much for sharing, I really love your videos. It really looks like you are doing really good!

  • @webcajun
    @webcajun 14 років тому

    @markhess ... I took more out the other day leaving only enough for next year's seed. I had so much in one freezer I could barely close it. Time to move on to the fall garden.........Donald

  • @dianemummvideos
    @dianemummvideos 14 років тому

    @markhess I bet! I tried them in containers this year, seemed to work just fine. :)

  • @the1969info
    @the1969info 14 років тому

    Great looking crops, have you ever used compost tea?
    Do you use any books to know when to plant and how to take care of your crops?

  • @MrTerrym1964
    @MrTerrym1964 14 років тому

    garden looks great!..Take care.
    Terry

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @DoctorsWife56 the first batch of corn I planted Donna was "How Sweet It Is;" This corn was fantastic, holding its sweet days even several days past harvest. So, "Trucker's Favorite" was already starting off in the hole; We will probably use it for soups like you too but next year I think I will try "How Sweet It Is" again or another super sweet corn. - Mark

  • @dianemummvideos
    @dianemummvideos 14 років тому

    Nice patch of sweet potatoes, that will be a bunch for you to eat.

  • @the1969info
    @the1969info 14 років тому

    Heh Mark I found a video yesterday that answers all my questions about compost tea, the one with the air bubbles and molasses. the video is compost tea 2009 bob beck There 9 of them, I enjoyed every one of them. I look forward to using it to try and have a garden as bountiful as yours.

  • @impalapez
    @impalapez 14 років тому

    @markhess True, I had forgotten about their allelopathic-ness...maybe if you are going to replant them in the same area, or plant a cover crop on them once they're tilled under...
    Lookin good down in GA!!

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @the1969info compost tea has changed definitions. I have used compost "leche," which allows compost to soak in water a few days then uses the water. The current definition of compost tea using similar process but aerates the water and adds a food source for the microbes. I have the supplies to do this in my basement but have not done it yet. Books I recommend are Dick Raymonds "The Joy of Gardening" and any of Eliot Coleman's books. - Mark

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @webcajun thanks Donald! I am about ready to till in some of my okra too! And I only have 150 feet!!

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @impalapez I haven't decided about tilling them in yet Brian. I know that sunflowers are allelopathic but I don't know if it is just from the seeds or also from the plant. I will at least compost them assuming that any allelopathic properties would break down. - Mark

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @robmelnoahzane Thanks Rob. Glad the cantaloupe worked out for you. Even though I have plenty of room and grew them on the ground this year, I may go back to the cages myself. It keeps the fruit cleaner plus makes them less susceptible to bugs - Mark

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @ojibway3 I like the Georgia heat better in the winter! :) Thanks for the compliments Paul! - Mark

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @SleestaksRule and great eating too! Ironically, since we have started selling the produce on the farm, we end up selling the best stuff and keeping the bruised, unattractive produce for ourselves - still taste good though

  • @impalapez
    @impalapez 14 років тому

    do you till under the sunflowers as well for green manure? They produce an awful lot of plant material that would add a good amount of bulk to the compost heap too...

  • @mevsm1
    @mevsm1 12 років тому

    Your okra is amazing. What ru using as fertilizer?

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @lifearoundhome but it is started to slow down; in fact, we are getting ready to put in the cool weather crops now - Mark

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @cablegirl90 Thanks! I love playing in it! :)

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @TheUrbanOutdoors ahhh, I'm blushing!! :) Thanks! Mark

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @loveofvegetables Oh yes! Especially since this is the first year planting at the farm. We had leaf footed bugs and squash bugs doing the most damage. However, I resisted using any poisons (even organic ones) and sure enough I now have a ton (actually about 10) toads move in making a real impact on the bugs. It will take a few years for mother nature to get in complete balance like my home garden so I may have to put up with a little more damage - let's hope not though

  • @loveofvegetables
    @loveofvegetables 14 років тому

    Forgot to ask, did you get any damage from bugs at all, I have been having problems with leaf footed bugs on my tomatoes.

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @dianemummvideos Thanks Diane! I have sweet potatoes coming out my ears!! - Mark

  • @markhess
    @markhess  14 років тому

    @the1969info I am betting you are looking at Malcolm Beck and Bob Webster videos on OrganicTexas channel (excellent channel by the way); Jason has several videos on compost tea that are fantastic! Also, check out Bob Websters spring and fall garden videos on his channel - they are very good too! - Mark