I may have garden failures, but my dog has garden successes: he's kindly harvested and eaten pesky tomatoes and beans for me this year. Today, he successfully harvested a bell pepper! He also pretty successfully applies social pressure to get his human to harvest carrots for him. Perhaps someday soon he will successfully harvest some of those himself.
We had a late frost in June followed by a plague of grasshoppers. I'm still getting a decent harvest of nightshades and cucurbits, but all my leafy greens either bolted or fed the hungry, hungry hoppers. I am SO GRATEFUL that so many of my frost sensitive plants survived the late frost. Here's hoping we all have a better year next year- even those of us who already had a good year this year. :)
My plants were not heavy producers this year. Herbs went lot seed faster than I could harvest them. Soil was good. Sunlight was good. Watering consistently was not great but not horrible. I’m adding plants to attract pollinators and searching for a better way to water.
my summer garden was a total failure. The seeds didn’t germinate and then I had to travel for my business. So the only thing that germinated was 3 okras which I thought were pumpkins and watermelons. I had one yellow squash plant and a scotch bonnet plant and that was it. The birds ate my blueberries and strawberries due to my business travel and I’m not motivated yet to do a fall garden.
If you are just looking for something to be a ground cover for your espalier trees, you could always transplant the June-bearing strawberries there. They would remain low enough that they wouldn't interfere with the trees, yet still cover the ground to help prevent weeds. And being in that protected area, they just might produce some strawberries as well in the new location.
I had to fence off my raised beds to keep my border collie out of them. He killed several plants when they were about six inches tall. I live in Oregon and Tri-Star works well for me.They should be o.k. where you are. Most of my volunteer plants did better than the ones I planted this year. I still got a pretty good harvest anyway. Gardening can be both rewarding and challenging at the same time. Happy gardening. Thanks for sharing.
Another great insightful video Scott. We all face the same difficulties, no one is immune, but a failure is really just a chance to learn a new thing. They make us more robust gardeners in the future 😍
I apologize I can't afford more. Thanks so much for your video. Although my last planting did not yield the results I hoped for, it was still a fantastic crop, and I plan to put into practice some of the lessons I've learned. So far, I'm halfway through your video, but I wanted to comment and say hello. I'm working on a message to seek your advice, but I've been so busy that I need more time to finish it. When I've gathered my thoughts, I'll get at you. Thanks!
I learn every year....and definitely get better. I grow giant pumpkins and vegetables for fall competition and strive to get a new personal best each year. The plants talk to me through observation and what they need to do their best.
@Dirt-Fermer I planted 3 hills 6 total dill Atlantic giant pumpkins and never missed a watering and I get a few big ish size buy nothing to write home to mom about. I know there's a trick to this but I just can't figure it out. There's got to be some type of proper fertilizer out there
@@dallaswiller gallons and gallons of water each day and burying some of the roots helped me a bit but ya probably need more fertilizer myself but I would rather use compost and not use chemicals
This makes me feel better about my own gardening failures this year. I wasn’t feeling well, so things didn’t get watered or pruned as they should. Tomato plants grew like Godzilla and didn’t produce one tomato. Zucchini grew to the size of my leg without my notice. Egyptian Walking Onions became an army which conquered half of my garden, and I didn’t have the energy to harvest them. Other things just died and let the weeds take over. My cherry tree became diseased and had to be cut down yesterday 😢. I have a terrific crop of Concord Grapes this year, despite the neglect. I intend to can grape juice.
Last year was my first year gardening outdoors. I was on a mission to learn everything, and I mean, everything. I investigated the plants for diseases, pests, nutritional problems. I checked the soil regularly to see if my mix was doing well or if it was choking the plants. I moved grow bags around to different areas to see if they performed better in some spots, and I watered irregularly and messed up a bunch, mostly because of my health, but also because I'm still learning. I was able to learn how the plants look when they aren't getting enough water and how they look when the soil isn't draining right. I got to learn the difference between bacterial and fungal diseases. I got to see which pests i have to contend with and what their damage looks like. I got to destroy a whole ton of brown marmotated stink bugs, nymphs, and eggs, and figure out what natural methods i could implement to help counter everything. I learned my yard is kinda sick. The plants needed mulching and pruning. Several trees were rotted and beetles were living in them. I learned a lot of the yard was coated in moss because the grass thatch layer was so thick that there was nowhere for the water to drain. I learned how long I really have in my season to grow tomatoes despite what calendars may say. And I leaned I really love watching birds, finding frogs, seeing ladybug and lacewing larvae, and watching my plants grow.. 😌 This year, despite all the crazy weather and weirdness was really awesome for me. I learned so much from everything that went wrong last year that it helped me revamp everything for this year. Failure is never really failure if it teaches you something. This year taught me kindness and acceptance for myself and my limitations, as "neglect" allowed my tomatillos to flourish. I still need to work on my slug battle plan though. I will not lose so many strawberries to them next year. I need more sweet berry goodness in my life. 😅🤞
Carrots all awesome. Uzbec golden. Stubby dark dragon purple skin. Imperator, my 2nd year. Skinny and long. Short and sweet, all great. A few i grew for 4 months. Worked. Planted aug 28th garlic and fall carrots
I’ve had so many failures, mainly from powdery mildew which here in Cali on the coast comes all different times of the year. My apple tree is as yours shaded. Will need to remove grape vines. Love the dogs who decide where they want to be like mine. Who’d of thought they trample when guarding the garden . LOL ❤❤❤
My russiàn raspberry tomatoes were small, 1" across and they all got mouldy. My scotia tomatoes and cherry tomatoes were delicious. A small paper bag every day. Oh. Yummm.
We put a sandbox in the backyard for the pups. They love it. Two like to lie in it while the 3rd leaps in and out throwing her ball to herself. One side has a board barrier blocking the flying sand from ending up on the strawberries and blueberries. Needless to say, all my gardens, veg and flower, are fenced to protect them from pups chasing squirrels and to protect toads and lizards from becoming play things. 🙂 Who knew when I set up the gardens I would have to consider the pups so much in the design.
Here is my garden failure. Two weeks ago, I was picking weeds from a brush pile for my chickens. Treats, they love this particular weed. Unseen, and without warning, a snake struck. I'm not sure if it was a timber rattlesnake, or an eastern diamondback. It got me in the left calf, mid way between my ankle and knee. And no, it wasn't a dry bite. I'm taking antibiotics and still recovering (South of Sylacauga, AL in the country). I'm still garcening, and have my fall garden underway, growing parsnips, carrots, beets, turnips, Pak Choy, brocolli, cauliflower, Komatsuna. Tatsoi, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, Swiss Chard, Dutch Cabbage, Nappa Cabbage, and red cabbage. I'm still harvesting peppers and picking strawberries. The trees in my orcgard ard doing good. Nexy year, I am expecting cherries, apples, and maybe plums.
Great video GS. More gardener youtubers need to make these videos. I was 1 of 2 ppl that you gave credit to in your what you're planting this year video over banana melons. How have yours been doing? perhaps I've missed an update. I grew mine in 2 spots. 1st was in the under story of my popcorn and not too surprising they didn't flourish. The others were out in the open with sun all day. I've only got 2 melons (plenty of bees around) and I don't think they'll mature in the remaining time we've got this season. How is your experience with your banana melons GS?
I was CRUSHED when my first effort to start seeds indoors failed miserably! The Viparspectra full spectrum LED light turned my seedlings purple! They survived when spring and its natural sunlight largely corrected the issue. But we went away for a week, after moving the trays outside. I had someone watering and the seedlings were protected in a cold frame. One sunnier day, the Univent (temp controlled) FAILED, the lid of the cold frame never opened, and the seedlings fried. By the time my friend got there it was too late. The damage has already been done. (The company replaced it, yay!) Conversely, I had high success with a winter sowing method with plastic jugs. And virtually everything I have grown outside from seed has done well. For these I am grateful.
I didn't include it in this video, but I lost all of my tomato seedlings this year when I went away for a week and my lights failed. Yes, it is crushing. Being grateful for the things that go right is a great way to enjoy gardening.
Misery loves company. I tried espalier on an apple tree and persimmon and both failed. Now the persimmon branches are sagging precariously to one side. The apple will be fine though. It didn't adapt to espalier.
In the background of your raised stone bed, I can see you've got common milkweed growing. Here in southern MN, I've seen so many more monarch butterflies this year, and at many other locations too. How many caterpillars an/or butterflies have you seen this year?
Watch out for screwed pole connections. Vibration tears the threads off and the pole breaks. I've had several do this. May be best to just hammer in a long piece of rebar & set the spinner on top.
the cucumber beetles have been my #1 nemesis for the past two years. they take out all of my cucumbers and melons and love to snack on my dahlias 😞 oh, but my tomatoes are amazing! 💗
I thought I was the only person that new how to grow an oregano bush!! I have the same problem. I thought I chose a perfect place but the oregano went crazy and has taken over a flower garden. It has to be moved so as soon as it cools down I will transplant it.
My dogs were eating my cucumbers before I could get to them. My lettuce didn’t do well in one bed and mushrooms took over. Then just last week my dog dug up half my Brussel sprout bed. I’ll have to up my dog proofing next year.
If we were never showed the failures of Gardener's we would just become discouraged and give up gardening. At least we know the experts have the same problems!!! Mty old citrus looks dead again this August. We will see if it grows back like it did last year. It did the same thing last excessively high heat August.
Oh boy! I have two dogs that play like crazy in my garden. Wasn't able to grow any pumpkins this year, because of them. Gonna love them though. That peach tree is awesome.
With love, it sounds like the majority of your garden fails this year could also be considered dog training fails. Perhaps you could work on garden bed boundary training?
Ugh I was wondering why a big chunk of my garden died.. never knew black walnut trees are toxic😮 5 big trees right over it. 😅.. plus trees of heaven near by.. got to fix that....😢
I have it growing now. I planted late for a fall harvest. It is growing well but there is no signs of the berries and I don't know if it will happen before the weather is too cold. If not I'll sow earlier next year.
I think even with well established gardener's, there is still so much to learn and some things are just out of our control, like the weather and climate. We work within the budget that allows us to and that is ok too. I think it is a good thing that YT'ers show this as you might find common patterns with things - poor germination, bad weather, lack of "summer", etc. We had a conference pear tree that finally was producing fruits in 2022. When we had the heatwaves in London, UK, even an old net curtain wasn't going to protect it in 40c/104f! My Dad had a stroke too and i had my neice over for her first solo trip from the Netherlands so was the least of my worries. Interestingly enough, the branch i pruned off and stuck in the mud that winter, actually rooted and has grown loads! Not sure how as it is suck near some bushes and possibly providing some shade. Will be interesting if it flowers. If we buy another tree, i might see if i can add a branch from this one to the root stock. We had an oregano die on us out of the blue one year. We had it for several years. We have had this new one for a few years now and i separated it into a large blue glazed "herb pot". They root horizontally and can spread, if strong enough and in great conditions. I would prune those bushes and split them to still have the thrill in front of the tree. Hopefully after the puppy training the dogs aren't so jumpy and diggy. Luckily we have only had two like that and one would steal the runner beans off the vines! Since our last fur daughter passed away we mainly get issues with foxes and rats. So glad that we have a new toad again to help with the slug and snail problem this year! Our main garden bed was made using the old ex council "crazy paving" slabs from our patio. Back in the late '50's when they were building council houses, they used to pave the rear patios and front driveways with old damaged pavement/sidewalk slabs that are about 2inches thick. We were about to increase our bed, when the neighbours removed theirs. It is about a foot high a love being able to sit on it to plant or put more pots on! It's about 6m x 1m. We ran out of funds in the house reno to do the front drive but would love to do the same in the front garden as it gets the morning sun. Neighbours hedges are getting taller and their rubbish is coming through their hedge, which makes our front not look so nice. A raised bed above the car exhaust level would be good too. We make do though. We actually grew tomatoes in the front and they were doing great. Was disappointed that a snail ate one of our big bertha tomatoes though! Pretty sure it would have been the biggest this year, considering the bad year we have had. Anyway, waffled enough! Take care and hope next year will be a better growing season for all!
Detroit beets are awesome. Albino=small but tasty. Bulls blood. . Keep growing above soil. Had to cover 2x each. Not worth it. Im particular. Detroit wins
My Failures: (1) topped my tomato plants too early and didn't get a fall harvest, (2) I planned too many vacations and forgot to water my garden during a heat wave; this caused my soil to compact and crack, (3) added WAY too much chicken poop to my soil in the spring, which caused many plants to produce nothing by leaf growth and not enough fruit. I'm still waiting for my watermelon plant to produce something...
I may have garden failures, but my dog has garden successes: he's kindly harvested and eaten pesky tomatoes and beans for me this year. Today, he successfully harvested a bell pepper! He also pretty successfully applies social pressure to get his human to harvest carrots for him. Perhaps someday soon he will successfully harvest some of those himself.
Thank you for sharing this with us! Exactly what I needed today.
Every failure is an opportunity to learn.
I have a metal spinner in my garden as well. One side stopped spinning so my boyfriend put new bearings in it. It works great again.
I learn from my garden every year. What seems like a good idea sometimes does not work out.
We had a late frost in June followed by a plague of grasshoppers. I'm still getting a decent harvest of nightshades and cucurbits, but all my leafy greens either bolted or fed the hungry, hungry hoppers. I am SO GRATEFUL that so many of my frost sensitive plants survived the late frost.
Here's hoping we all have a better year next year- even those of us who already had a good year this year. :)
My plants were not heavy producers this year. Herbs went lot seed faster than I could harvest them. Soil was good. Sunlight was good. Watering consistently was not great but not horrible. I’m adding plants to attract pollinators and searching for a better way to water.
Love your videos as always Scott! You’re one of the best!
my summer garden was a total failure. The seeds didn’t germinate and then I had to travel for my business. So the only thing that germinated was 3 okras which I thought were pumpkins and watermelons. I had one yellow squash plant and a scotch bonnet plant and that was it. The birds ate my blueberries and strawberries due to my business travel and I’m not motivated yet to do a fall garden.
All failures are learning opportunities. I love how your girls help you in the garden 😂 Enjoy!
If you are just looking for something to be a ground cover for your espalier trees, you could always transplant the June-bearing strawberries there. They would remain low enough that they wouldn't interfere with the trees, yet still cover the ground to help prevent weeds. And being in that protected area, they just might produce some strawberries as well in the new location.
Well said Scott! We always appreciate your wise comments and perspective!
I had to fence off my raised beds to keep my border collie out of them. He killed several plants when they were about six inches tall. I live in Oregon and Tri-Star works well for me.They should be o.k. where you are. Most of my volunteer plants did better than the ones I planted this year. I still got a pretty good harvest anyway. Gardening can be both rewarding and challenging at the same time. Happy gardening. Thanks for sharing.
When I first started growing strawberries, I was told not to expect much the first year. Love your videos man.
Another great insightful video Scott. We all face the same difficulties, no one is immune, but a failure is really just a chance to learn a new thing. They make us more robust gardeners in the future 😍
We robust gardeners have a lot of learning behind us.
I apologize I can't afford more. Thanks so much for your video. Although my last planting did not yield the results I hoped for, it was still a fantastic crop, and I plan to put into practice some of the lessons I've learned. So far, I'm halfway through your video, but I wanted to comment and say hello.
I'm working on a message to seek your advice, but I've been so busy that I need more time to finish it. When I've gathered my thoughts, I'll get at you. Thanks!
Thank you very much! I appreciate it.
We end up learning from our mistakes. Oregano is like mint, and it can spread quickly. Thanks for sharing this information. Cheers, Scott! ✌️
I learn every year....and definitely get better. I grow giant pumpkins and vegetables for fall competition and strive to get a new personal best each year. The plants talk to me through observation and what they need to do their best.
What's your trick to actually get "big" pumpkins? I've been trying for years
The variety is important. Sowing big pumpkin seeds in good soil and watering regularly works well.
@@dallaswiller I failed at growing a giant one and it was still 50 pounds
@Dirt-Fermer I planted 3 hills 6 total dill Atlantic giant pumpkins and never missed a watering and I get a few big ish size buy nothing to write home to mom about. I know there's a trick to this but I just can't figure it out. There's got to be some type of proper fertilizer out there
@@dallaswiller gallons and gallons of water each day and burying some of the roots helped me a bit but ya probably need more fertilizer myself but I would rather use compost and not use chemicals
This makes me feel better about my own gardening failures this year. I wasn’t feeling well, so things didn’t get watered or pruned as they should. Tomato plants grew like Godzilla and didn’t produce one tomato. Zucchini grew to the size of my leg without my notice. Egyptian Walking Onions became an army which conquered half of my garden, and I didn’t have the energy to harvest them. Other things just died and let the weeds take over. My cherry tree became diseased and had to be cut down yesterday 😢. I have a terrific crop of Concord Grapes this year, despite the neglect. I intend to can grape juice.
Last year was my first year gardening outdoors. I was on a mission to learn everything, and I mean, everything. I investigated the plants for diseases, pests, nutritional problems. I checked the soil regularly to see if my mix was doing well or if it was choking the plants. I moved grow bags around to different areas to see if they performed better in some spots, and I watered irregularly and messed up a bunch, mostly because of my health, but also because I'm still learning. I was able to learn how the plants look when they aren't getting enough water and how they look when the soil isn't draining right. I got to learn the difference between bacterial and fungal diseases. I got to see which pests i have to contend with and what their damage looks like. I got to destroy a whole ton of brown marmotated stink bugs, nymphs, and eggs, and figure out what natural methods i could implement to help counter everything.
I learned my yard is kinda sick. The plants needed mulching and pruning. Several trees were rotted and beetles were living in them. I learned a lot of the yard was coated in moss because the grass thatch layer was so thick that there was nowhere for the water to drain. I learned how long I really have in my season to grow tomatoes despite what calendars may say. And I leaned I really love watching birds, finding frogs, seeing ladybug and lacewing larvae, and watching my plants grow.. 😌
This year, despite all the crazy weather and weirdness was really awesome for me. I learned so much from everything that went wrong last year that it helped me revamp everything for this year. Failure is never really failure if it teaches you something. This year taught me kindness and acceptance for myself and my limitations, as "neglect" allowed my tomatillos to flourish.
I still need to work on my slug battle plan though. I will not lose so many strawberries to them next year. I need more sweet berry goodness in my life. 😅🤞
So interesting! Thank you for sharing.
❤❤❤ lots of info out there learned most with mistakes i made
Last year I had a shocking season I couldn't grow anything but, this year is has been so far has been good to us!
Carrots all awesome. Uzbec golden. Stubby dark dragon purple skin. Imperator, my 2nd year. Skinny and long. Short and sweet, all great. A few i grew for 4 months. Worked. Planted aug 28th garlic and fall carrots
I’ve had so many failures, mainly from powdery mildew which here in Cali on the coast comes all different times of the year. My apple tree is as yours shaded. Will need to remove grape vines. Love the dogs who decide where they want to be like mine. Who’d of thought they trample when guarding the garden . LOL ❤❤❤
My russiàn raspberry tomatoes were small, 1" across and they all got mouldy. My scotia tomatoes and cherry tomatoes were delicious. A small paper bag every day. Oh. Yummm.
We put a sandbox in the backyard for the pups. They love it. Two like to lie in it while the 3rd leaps in and out throwing her ball to herself. One side has a board barrier blocking the flying sand from ending up on the strawberries and blueberries. Needless to say, all my gardens, veg and flower, are fenced to protect them from pups chasing squirrels and to protect toads and lizards from becoming play things. 🙂 Who knew when I set up the gardens I would have to consider the pups so much in the design.
That's a good idea. I'll be adding fences and changing my design too.
Here is my garden failure. Two weeks ago, I was picking weeds from a brush pile for my chickens. Treats, they love this particular weed. Unseen, and without warning, a snake struck. I'm not sure if it was a timber rattlesnake, or an eastern diamondback. It got me in the left calf, mid way between my ankle and knee. And no, it wasn't a dry bite. I'm taking antibiotics and still recovering (South of Sylacauga, AL in the country). I'm still garcening, and have my fall garden underway, growing parsnips, carrots, beets, turnips, Pak Choy, brocolli, cauliflower, Komatsuna. Tatsoi, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, Swiss Chard, Dutch Cabbage, Nappa Cabbage, and red cabbage. I'm still harvesting peppers and picking strawberries. The trees in my orcgard ard doing good. Nexy year, I am expecting cherries, apples, and maybe plums.
damn..that's tough...God's speed on recovery....here in RI...it's violent crime that'll get you.
I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope your recovery goes well.
That’s bad. Snakes are a constant worry here in Tasmania.
Great video GS. More gardener youtubers need to make these videos. I was 1 of 2 ppl that you gave credit to in your what you're planting this year video over banana melons. How have yours been doing? perhaps I've missed an update. I grew mine in 2 spots. 1st was in the under story of my popcorn and not too surprising they didn't flourish. The others were out in the open with sun all day. I've only got 2 melons (plenty of bees around) and I don't think they'll mature in the remaining time we've got this season. How is your experience with your banana melons GS?
They are growing well but have yet to turn yellow. I'm ready to cover them when it gets cool and hopefully have a harvest.
OH for the love of dogs....! Great to see Mala and Lika sooo glad you are so forgiving of them. Thanks so much for sharing your learning experiences!
I am so grateful for the failure videos.
I was CRUSHED when my first effort to start seeds indoors failed miserably! The Viparspectra full spectrum LED light turned my seedlings purple! They survived when spring and its natural sunlight largely corrected the issue. But we went away for a week, after moving the trays outside. I had someone watering and the seedlings were protected in a cold frame. One sunnier day, the Univent (temp controlled) FAILED, the lid of the cold frame never opened, and the seedlings fried. By the time my friend got there it was too late. The damage has already been done. (The company replaced it, yay!) Conversely, I had high success with a winter sowing method with plastic jugs. And virtually everything I have grown outside from seed has done well. For these I am grateful.
I didn't include it in this video, but I lost all of my tomato seedlings this year when I went away for a week and my lights failed. Yes, it is crushing. Being grateful for the things that go right is a great way to enjoy gardening.
Misery loves company. I tried espalier on an apple tree and persimmon and both failed. Now the persimmon branches are sagging precariously to one side. The apple will be fine though. It didn't adapt to espalier.
In the background of your raised stone bed, I can see you've got common milkweed growing. Here in southern MN, I've seen so many more monarch butterflies this year, and at many other locations too. How many caterpillars an/or butterflies have you seen this year?
I haven't seen any. I'm at the edge of their migration and haven't seen a Monarch in years. If they show, I'm ready.
Watch out for screwed pole connections. Vibration tears the threads off and the pole breaks. I've had several do this. May be best to just hammer in a long piece of rebar & set the spinner on top.
the cucumber beetles have been my #1 nemesis for the past two years. they take out all of my cucumbers and melons and love to snack on my dahlias 😞
oh, but my tomatoes are amazing! 💗
Failures help the most.
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There are no failures in gardening, only learning experiences.
I thought I was the only person that new how to grow an oregano bush!! I have the same problem. I thought I chose a perfect place but the oregano went crazy and has taken over a flower garden. It has to be moved so as soon as it cools down I will transplant it.
My dogs were eating my cucumbers before I could get to them. My lettuce didn’t do well in one bed and mushrooms took over. Then just last week my dog dug up half my Brussel sprout bed. I’ll have to up my dog proofing next year.
Dog proofing is a part of garden planning we often figure out the hard way.
Where did you find the Colomer apple trees?
I got them from Stark Bros.
Looks like some of the blades were bent on the spinner. You could try bending them back. It might need some counterweights.
I was able to bend some, but others were broken off so I didn't bend everything.
If we were never showed the failures of Gardener's we would just become discouraged and give up gardening. At least we know the experts have the same problems!!! Mty old citrus looks dead again this August. We will see if it grows back like it did last year. It did the same thing last excessively high heat August.
My dog is also my biggest pest lol
Oh boy! I have two dogs that play like crazy in my garden. Wasn't able to grow any pumpkins this year, because of them. Gonna love them though.
That peach tree is awesome.
Just prune the oregano and your done. The apple tree in that bed will benefit from the oregano.
With love, it sounds like the majority of your garden fails this year could also be considered dog training fails. Perhaps you could work on garden bed boundary training?
I'm working on that.
Ugh I was wondering why a big chunk of my garden died.. never knew black walnut trees are toxic😮 5 big trees right over it. 😅.. plus trees of heaven near by.. got to fix that....😢
My dog "ate" 2 brand new trees last year. I bought 2 new ones & put them in pots in my greenhouse. Once they get big enough I'll plant in-ground..
Hi Scott, just curious did you get any production from the strawberry spinach plant? That was one both you and I tried this year.
I have it growing now. I planted late for a fall harvest. It is growing well but there is no signs of the berries and I don't know if it will happen before the weather is too cold. If not I'll sow earlier next year.
I think even with well established gardener's, there is still so much to learn and some things are just out of our control, like the weather and climate.
We work within the budget that allows us to and that is ok too.
I think it is a good thing that YT'ers show this as you might find common patterns with things - poor germination, bad weather, lack of "summer", etc.
We had a conference pear tree that finally was producing fruits in 2022. When we had the heatwaves in London, UK, even an old net curtain wasn't going to protect it in 40c/104f! My Dad had a stroke too and i had my neice over for her first solo trip from the Netherlands so was the least of my worries. Interestingly enough, the branch i pruned off and stuck in the mud that winter, actually rooted and has grown loads! Not sure how as it is suck near some bushes and possibly providing some shade. Will be interesting if it flowers. If we buy another tree, i might see if i can add a branch from this one to the root stock.
We had an oregano die on us out of the blue one year. We had it for several years. We have had this new one for a few years now and i separated it into a large blue glazed "herb pot". They root horizontally and can spread, if strong enough and in great conditions. I would prune those bushes and split them to still have the thrill in front of the tree.
Hopefully after the puppy training the dogs aren't so jumpy and diggy. Luckily we have only had two like that and one would steal the runner beans off the vines! Since our last fur daughter passed away we mainly get issues with foxes and rats. So glad that we have a new toad again to help with the slug and snail problem this year!
Our main garden bed was made using the old ex council "crazy paving" slabs from our patio. Back in the late '50's when they were building council houses, they used to pave the rear patios and front driveways with old damaged pavement/sidewalk slabs that are about 2inches thick. We were about to increase our bed, when the neighbours removed theirs. It is about a foot high a love being able to sit on it to plant or put more pots on! It's about 6m x 1m.
We ran out of funds in the house reno to do the front drive but would love to do the same in the front garden as it gets the morning sun. Neighbours hedges are getting taller and their rubbish is coming through their hedge, which makes our front not look so nice. A raised bed above the car exhaust level would be good too. We make do though. We actually grew tomatoes in the front and they were doing great. Was disappointed that a snail ate one of our big bertha tomatoes though! Pretty sure it would have been the biggest this year, considering the bad year we have had.
Anyway, waffled enough! Take care and hope next year will be a better growing season for all!
Detroit beets are awesome. Albino=small but tasty. Bulls blood. . Keep growing above soil. Had to cover 2x each. Not worth it. Im particular. Detroit wins
Zero strawbeŕries from seeds. Tristan did not sprout.
My dog decided to bury a bone in my raised bed.
Second commenter.Bakersfield, Calif.
And your point is?
HealingLoveALL
Time to fence the dogs out of your garden!!
Dogs destroy. They need jobs.
My Failures: (1) topped my tomato plants too early and didn't get a fall harvest, (2) I planned too many vacations and forgot to water my garden during a heat wave; this caused my soil to compact and crack, (3) added WAY too much chicken poop to my soil in the spring, which caused many plants to produce nothing by leaf growth and not enough fruit. I'm still waiting for my watermelon plant to produce something...
I'm glad I don't have any outdoor pets.
Geoengineering is causing a lot of garden failures. Don't always blame yourself.