The MOST-PRODUCTIVE and DISEASE-RESISTANT SUMMER SQUASH VARIETIES!
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- We're talking everything summer squash on tonight's show! What varieties work best, how much to fertilize, and how to deal with those squash bugs, squash vine borers and pickle worms!
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Problem solved for growing corn in small area: cattle panels laid horizontal at 2 feet and 5 feet above the corn. The corn grows up through the cattle panels and will not blow over. I've been doing this about 5 years. Works for me.
Wow! That's brilliant! Thanks for sharing.
That is genius for small plots.
Supersmart!
I plant my corn deep, around 1.5-2" deep, drive a stake around the perimeter and wrap a string around the outside of the corn patch. They'll hold each other up. I live on the coast where 40 plus mph winds are common. I dont even stress about the wind anymore.
You 2 ARE THEE dynamic duo of the food gardening world. U 2 got Chemistry... why? Cuz you Family & always will b!! Wishing you & your family the very Best! God bless!!
I quarter Brussels sprouts and put them in a skillet with bacon and bacon grease. Then I cover them, they are great. I do the same thing with pattypan. Yellow squash get sliced, dipped in egg and battered fish fry!!! Fried fish, squash, okra and hushpuppies!!!
I'm with you Greg... we are not worried. We grow a Garden, Can and put stuff back... on a regular basis. So we feel confident we will weather the storm. I am giving some thought to early retirement... as early as Monday. Just depends on how things look. If I order another wheel hoe... you will know I'm done working (away from home). Will never be done working around the homestead.
Couldn't think of a better way to "retire."
@Que Olive I believe it is always best to grown your own. But honestly not everyone can, not from a skills perspective, but logistically. People in apartments, and high rise buildings probably just can't. If you can I think that's the way to go.
I remember reading about the benefits of perlite somewhere. It has to do with plant hormones and environmental triggers that tell the plant what to do.
1. Seeds in nature lay on the surface of the ground. And are barely covered.
2. The moist ground tells the root which direction to grow.
3. Perlite prevents moisture loss due to evaporation while keeping the area around the seed humid.
4. The Light covering allows the plant easier growth in the most crucial point in its life.
All of those make sense. Thanks for sharing.
Another reason is it prevents fungus gnats from laying eggs, its also used as a growing medium in hydroponic systems, holds moisture well.
I use it too ! My germination is always in the upper 90 percentile. I love it ! Perlite works great !
Appreciate y'all carrying some of those bumpy crooknecks. No matter how many variety of summer squash I plant I always make room for some in my garden, I grew up on em'
Many folks feel that way. It remind them of their childhood.
I keep learning from you guys. I have a small above ground Garden (8x4x4 ft ) I also have a garden tower & lots of tubs with reservoir (water) in bottom. I'm 82 yrs old but get a lot of food for 1 person & still give some to my daughter. I love Jason, from Cog Hill farms & he got me starting to watching you. I've learned a lot from him also & I'm going to buys some of your seeds next year because he tells me of all his success. Keep up the good work . Love your video's.
Thanks for the support!
amen, brother. grow your own food! thank you for a great show!
Thanks for watching Sue!
Good videos Guys ! Keep them coming.
Thanks Carol!
YOU GUYS ARE GREAT!! I PLANTED A GOOD SIZED BACKYARD GARDEN AND SO FAR BETWEEN YOUR SEEDS AND ANOTHERS I HAVE ONLY HAD A COUPLE NOT GEMINATE FROM THE OTHER SEEDS WHICH COOULD HAVE BEEN MY MISTAKE. I REPLANTED AND THEY HAVE GERMINATED SO I CAN'T BLAME ANYONE BUT ME. I LOVE THE FACT I CAN DO MY GARDEN ORGANICALY SO FAR AND PRAYING IT STAYS THAT WAY. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU GUYS DO FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS AND FOR ALWAYS THERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. GOD BLESS
Thanks for being a great customer Susan!
Great video!
Sure enjoy the seed and product review videos. Helps out when I'm shopping in the Hoss store online. I, too, can boast about your good seed germination. Thanks again.
Thanks Nancy!
Beautiful brussel sprouts! Mine was skinny with tinny sprouts that want to flower.
So much great info! Getting our squash in this weekend.
Good timing!
Good show with lots of good information. Travis, bought all my seeds (last & this year) and my double Wheel Hoe (this year) from Hoss. All winter I talked about trying potatoes this year and a family member bought them local. You and Greg have helped me in so many different ways would never want to get on your bad side. Thanks always....
Haha Larry. We were just joking. Hope you have a great potato crop this year!
@@gardeningwithhoss I knew you were doing a quality check to see if it was your inventory and I'm glad you were concerned. I want to be so proud of my garden and you both have really helped. Hoss has quality items and I'm glad to be a member.
Hi guys! Just wanted to let you know that I got my hat this week. Wow, what a nice, good quality cap! I love it. Thank you!
Glad you like it! You're very welcome!
Thank you for the quick order for drip parts n them stickers. I have a 1 gal (found at goodwill) and 1.5 gal crock, love it.
Thanks for your order Tracie!
We use vermiculite on crops that either require light to germ or the seeds so fine it's recommended not to cover because it keeps the seeds from drying out while letting light in. Vermiculite helps keep your growing medium moist, perlite helps keep it aerated so it doesn't stay soggy. Thanks again for the video. My husband and I love just listening to y'all.
Thanks Stephanie. We enjoy having y'all as viewers!
Stephanie Raphael ditto what Stephanie said. I’ve used vermiculite for the oxygen and moisture control with the benefit of light penetration. It also helps keep the fungus gnats at bay. I like that vermiculite is more uniform than the perlite; I prefer the uniform conditions or predictable nature of vermiculite over a flat of seeds. More than one way to skin a cat.
I might add, as @Stephen Wyatt points out in regards to reliability, vermiculite is also cheaper than covering with growing mix. Smallish seeds though, I wouldn't cover cucurbits with it, but maybe it still works.
I would go work with my cousins on my uncle's farm in Alabama every summer. We kids would only work a few hours in the morning driving an old pick-up truck down between the pecan trees where the watermelons were grown. I started driving the truck when I was 9 because I had the longest legs LOL. Farm hands would cut the watermelons off the vines and line then up next to the path and the boys would pick them up and throw them to 2 more boys in the back of the truck. When there were melons close to the trees in the shade, the guys would leave them for us kids. We would quit about noon and rush out and sit under the trees busting open melons and eat just the hearts...the cows came after us and ate the rest LOL. Then it was time to hit the swimming hole...best way for a little girl from the city to spend the summer!
Sounds like a great time!
We have had good luck with sprinkling , ground, Sphagnum Moss on top of our seed trays to keep them from damping off. It works really well !
Good to know!
I like to cut field corn and fry it in butter ! Yum yum !
Very informative video, thanks. Biggest issues I have in zone 10a on summer squash is powdery mildew and aphids. I spray Neem oil every two weeks even if there’s no visible infestation and that seems to keep ahead of any problems. I’ve found its very important to spray the undersides of the leaves to knock down aphids. I’ll second the comment about germination on your seeds. I always get 90% plus.
Coverage is always key when it comes to organic pesticides. And the underside of the leaf is where those rascals usually hide.
Travis, just a thought. It would be great if these shows were podcasts. Any chance if that!! Lol. Could listen to them while outside working.
We're already there. Every single show is made into a podcast. You can search Row by Row on your favorite podcast platform and find it.
Hoss Tools aw that’s cool, thank you!
Professional bakery use that sauerkraut juice for making Sour Dough breads. My husband is a retired old time professional baker and used that for years. Now they all use a mix for sour dough. As sell it at a Farmers Market now and always sell out of both our regular Sourdough & our 5 Grain Super Sourdough. Try it & you'll like no other sourdough after !!!
I have used vermiculite on top of my seed trays. I have found it works well if I am seeding tiny seeds. This method hold the seed in place when misting, reflex the light as well holds the heat at the soil. Has worked like a charm everytime. I have tried perilte but prefer the vermiculite not as bulky on the seed and will reflex light better. Great video as always.
We haven't tried topping with vermiculite, but do like the perlite so far.
Hi there
Ash here from Queensland Australia. The little dig about running out of toilet paper gave me a good laugh. Some Aussies over here have gone mad over toilet paper. Keep up the good work. Stay safe. Cheers Ash
Hello from way across the pond!
You should make a surprise squash pack with a variety of seeds for small gardners. I'd buy one for sure.
I've never put perlite on top but I have put vermiculite because it keeps the mix from drying out and it also easy for the seed to sprout through.
We're liking the perlite experiment so far.
Perlite protects from fungus and fungus knats, as well as keeping the top soil from getting crusty, as you mentioned.
Good to know!
I enjoy your seed line up as well. I'm afraid I missed out on the tiger collards. But I'm gonna try out the top bunch 2.0. I'm also gonna get some hand tools from you here shortly. Thanks for the videos
We're here when you need us Jared!
You're lucky you don't have vine borers! Nothing is more heartbreaking than having a beautiful squash plant that has just started producing one day and is almost dead the next. I have cut out the borers and saved the plant a few times, but usually it dies anyway. In zone 4b time is a problem. It can be hard to start over and with a small home garden like mine, I don't have room to plant new plants every two weeks. So annoying!
Up there you've got to make the best of the little time you have. Hope you can win that squash battle this year!
I think you guys should do a video series on canning. Fermentation, etc
To be honest, we're not that great at it. Mrs. Hoss is the canner/preserver of the bunch.
great show y'all. My tater are busting out I've got four 70' rows I got a little bit carried away lol
We got a little carried away ourselves!
yes sir!! field corn during the week its at its best is delicious. i ate a ton of it when i was a youngan
Good ole roasting ears!
@@gardeningwithhoss yes same here. Half plate of cut off field corn and other half plate of sliced tomatoes. Dinner is served!
Nice harvest in the Brussels Sprouts! Glad to hear that you are finally getting some respite from the rain. Good luck with the Algonquian (C. Pepo) winter squash. I'm trying a new watermelon variety this year -- Cekirdegi Oyali. I'll keep you posted on the results. Yes, there is a lot of comfort in knowing that your food stores can get you through times of trouble. Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA -- 3/13/2020.
Thanks Kate! Definitely keep us posted on that watermelon!
Will do!
I want that plant. I adore Brussels sprouts. I could eat them daily. But my brother and cousin would move me out of the house. Lol.
Tell them to go outside while you enjoy your Brussels sprouts.
I grew liners ( landscape Woodies) using Pro -mix and adding plenty of perllite to get the right drainage under mist but used pretty much the same mix with seeds with great results my nursery was in east central Florida but now live in NE Georgia and are getting my ground ready for veggie production on a small plot about 1/2 acre or a lil bigger and want to buy some seed from you fellas . like your show .
Thanks for sharing!
I was just wondering I enjoy all y’all’s gardening gear but was just wanting to know if y’all thought about selling any of the hoss shirts y’all wear on the show I would be interested in getting one! Thank y’all so much for the great show each week always look forward to watching!
We have thought about it, just haven't made the time to design them and get them printed. We hope to do that when things slow down a little this fall.
My father-in-law said they call it “land plaster” and he said they use it on peanuts a lot because it makes it easier for the seeds to sprout and they start growing a little earlier
Hmm. I can see that.
Yep, growing Hickory King (yellow) this year myself. Yummy roasted in the oven, and making corn nuts.
Some of the biggest corn ears you'll find!
@@gardeningwithhoss Yep, been growing it for years.
Strictly on a small scale, I have had success supporting corn mechanically to help protect it from wind. I have heavily composted soil so it very loose making corn easily blown down by even a mild wind. What worked for me was to drive a 6 foot "T" post at each end of the row and an additional one maybe every 6 ft or so between the 2 end post. Then run a wire do both sides of the corn stalk to support it (clothes line wire works well). So, the stalk is sandwiched between horizontal wire supports. That solved my problem. I had to stop growling corn because some animal (maybe a squirrel or chipmunk) climbed the stalk and ate the corn ear when it is maybe 1/4 mature. I can keep racoons out with an electric fence but these small critters go under or over or somehow avoid the electric fence. I live on a small farm, in the city, so my farm has become a reserve for all sorts of critters.
Sounds like a very effective solution.
You said Perlite, I see vermiculite used a lot more...helps with dampening off.
Perlite is what all the commercial growers around here use. We've had very good success with it thus far.
Hi Travis and Greg, love the show, and hope you and your families are staying safe and healthy! I was wondering, do you have "goatheads", aka puncturevine, where you are, and if so, what methods do you recommend for eradicating this nasty weed? Thanks!
I haven't noticed any of that on my place. There's always a chemical that can probably kill it if you want to go that route. Sometimes close mowing can eliminate most weeds as well.
Bella Rosa. whole pack 100% it is already changing my mind about the way i grow!
I tried Bella Rosa last year, and did they ever make! Wonderful variety! I'm growing them again this year, too!
Rebellion Point Farms I think I’ll have to try those! Keep hearing such good reviews.
Had a guy stop by the warehouse today and tell me the same thing.
Mine started sprouting in 3 days! 100% germination.
I tried the Bella Rosa and Red Snapper. Impressed with Bella Rosa. Red Snapper germinated 1 week later and 70 percent germination unlike Bella Rosa at 100% germination.
We are doing sauerkraut again this year, had the last bag (frozen) last week with a pork roast in the crock pot .. mmm good! I'm not sure if it was 4 wks or 6 wks that we left the kraut 'undisturbed'; am leaning towards 6. We did an inch + layer of cabbage (danish ball) then salt and dill weed, and repeat until at the full line of the crock. Cover with a weighted plate and then cover the crock with dish towel. Store in basement on the floor under the stairs. Let er make kraut.
We may let ours go that long and see how it tastes.
I've never been first before! Ever! Yay! Hi guys!
Congrats!
Another great show. Travis....use some of those huge cabbage leaves instead of the pond!
Haha. Good idea!
Even though I bought that Savannah mustard a while ago, i gotta tell you guys it sprouted so fast it almost scared me As soon as my credit card get replaced I will be ordering it in bulk, it is quick to grow, its fast and it is prolific!I love it , It is also tasty even as baby greens, so thank you for that recommendation!I think you said that perfectly Greg and Travis!Squash especially patty pan are my flavorites!That ain't a Typo! I grew the white last season , i'm growing all 3 this yer as part of my squash forward grow this season,. I got a few large scalloped and i just stuffed them! Them old-timers are smart folk!Them old timey crook neck produce a lot and seasoned and grilled Hoo doggy! Guessi will b trying some of those new varieties because I share with my local food pantry! Look for another order from me soon!Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy , Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope
Glad you enjoyed the Savannah Mustard. That is some fast growing stuff!
@@gardeningwithhoss I do replanted twice now this last drop I'm going to let size up, I been using them as baby or skillet greens. ty.
Green Bexar Farm here. 8b. The perlite is used on top of the soil to prevent damping off
Thanks Cody!
I hate brussel sprouts. My mom loved them and we would plante them for her. My dad would come in for supper and he would say well looks like mom has cooked some more of those elephant boogers. He didn't like them either but we would plant them for her. PS cotton hulls is the best thing I've ever used in my garden. My dad use to put it in our garden when I was growing up and we always made good garden. It's very good for clay soils when I told you last year I was putting it in my garden you called it gin trash. I thought well it works good for me and he'll learn.
I didn't like them as a kid, but love them now.
Thank you for another very informative show! I'm trying summer squash in my Spring garden, and have some coming up right now. I've never had much luck with it here, but managed to get some last Fall for the very first time. Let's see how this goes - I'm all stocked up on Liquid Copper, Bicarb and Monterey Disease Control. My main issue has always been powdery mildew, and it even plagued me last Fall near the end of the growing season (That's why I'm all stocked up....), but at least I got some! I'll let y'all know how I do. My question for you this week is why don't you guys carry Monterey Nematode Control, since you carry Monterey products? I had a real problem with root knot nematodes up until last year when I started using it, and it works great! It also works with the EZ-Flo really well, and I'd rather buy it from y'all.
Carol Avant Hey Carol! I have some squash flowering already here in Tampa. I actually decided to try a couple early in pots. I had no luck with them last year. I swear they got every mildew and bug known! Ill be starting some in ground too with my new drip system! But can you believe I already have one in a pot with mildew!?!? Lord I hope that isn’t a sign of another failure with squash! 🤞🤞🤞 good luck with yours!
We should probably look into carrying that Carol. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@seedsandsanity5525 Girlfriend, that powdery mildew is some wicked stuff - Next to impossible to get rid of when we get into our daily rain pattern. Spray after every rain, as soon as it's dry enough, and pray a lot!
Never grew summer squash. Thinking i need to trellis it by bending a cattle panel i can walk under. Here in 9b, i know i will have trouble spraying the undersides unless they up off the ground.
i make my sour crout with the taste method. i use as much salt as i like to make it taste good when mixed well with cabbage.
We tasted ours before putting it in the crock to make sure it wasn't too salty. Fingers crossed!
In California alot of commercial growers use it to keep the surface from growing bacteria and fungus on the soil for seeds with long damp germination times to first true leaf.
We're sold on the idea. It's been working very well for us lately.
Seems like a very small world at the moment hope you and your families stay safe.
Y'all stay safe Gary! All the best!
I want to also tell yall Travis I have a good recipe for crook neck pickles like sweet pickles they are really good. Everybody goes wild over it.
Send it to us!
Last year I planted alot of bell pepper and the plants grew large and green. The fruit were too numerous to count however the fruit remained slightly smaller than a ping pong ball. Do you have any ideas of why the fruit never reached full size? Thank you. I so enjoy watching each week.
Sometimes that happens with ours too. Peppers can be tricky because they need a specific balance of nutrients that can be difficult to obtain in a home garden situation. The commercial growers around here take tissue samples weekly from the pepper plants and adjust their fertilizer injection schedule based on that. That's not a feasible option for most home growers.
I know this is an old post, but perhaps someone else can benefit from my comment. When plants have multiple fruits on, the Gardener needs to make a decision: do I want more fruits of a smaller size? Or fewer fruits that can grow larger? The host plant itself only has enough resources to give to its fruits.
This is true of many plants - tomatoes, pumpkins, squash, watermelon, etc.
Serrano peppers seem to germinate better and in greater numbers than bell peppers and others. Have experienced this more than one year. More pepper production as well. Not sure what it is about serranos. Glad to have them.
Also, have you tasted pickled yellow squash? My mom had a recipe similar to bread and butter pickle taste. Lost recipe after she passed because the book disappeared, but could eat a quart jar in one sitting they were so good. Not at all mushy, and just a little bit of a gentle crunch. Also starting to see zucchini, squash and cauliflower used more and more in smoothie recipes. Found one today with butternut squash. Purchased zucchini today to try one of them.
As far as all the seeds I germinated on top of the heat radiating from oven up to glass stovetop, they ALL did fine. Still no greenhouse - no room for one. My LED grow light kit came late and just got it put together this past weekend. Wouldn't you know, no more frost in forecast after last week. Did the "bring them in at night" or "cover up at night" routine with the trays to get them enough daylight. Everything is really starting to accelerate with the warm nights this week, so I guess the report is it worked. Many cool weather crops just went in garden. Zone 8A.
Lot of work moving trays so much, but looking forward to relief with grow lights. I'm sure the plants would be larger by now but cold nights outside slowed their growth despite the daylight outside. Even tomatoes and peppers are starting to accelerate their growth. Just hoping this process doesn't cause certain veggies to bolt to seed, thinking they've been through a winter. Again, thankful for the LED grow lights and looking forward to keeping up with succession planting all year long with less tray moving. My bottom trays for the Hoss 162 module trays arrived this week, so should be all set for grow lights immediately following germination now - in indoor warmth. Was surprised that the 162 trays fit on the grow light shelves in either direction, so should never run short of space under the lights. Two lengthwise or 3 front-to-back on each shelf. That's 6 trays or 972 individual seedlings. I only have/need the 5 trays though. More than enough to share with Dad and friend. And try some microgreens.
Hollyhock seedlings transplanted outside last fall overwintered great. Lost none to frost. Stayed green and leaves continued to enlarge. Getting taller now that weather is warm. Still don't know if they will bloom this year or next.
Love the show and learn more every time. Thank you!
Sounds delicious! I had a coworker who did something similar with all the jalapenos she canned, she used a basic bread and butter recipe for them. They were SOOOO good, spicy and sweet
@@skeeterburke Sounds like something I want to try! Not sure why I plant serranos other than the satisfaction of easier growing. Normally jalapenos are too hot for me, and they are milder than the serranos I think? I'll be on lookout for a pickled jalapeno recipe.
Haven't tried pickled squash, but it does sound good!
Fungus gnats like getting into organic matter to lay eggs, they tend not to get into the perlite. You can also use vermiculite
The perlite has been working very well so far. Looks like we'll continue doing it.
If you find out why they use perlite to cover the seeds in the flats i sure would like to know. I may try it.
It's worked very well for us thus far. Looks like we'll probably continue to do it.
Strange as it sounds, fermented onions are really good. Crisp and mild, great add on to salads, stir fry, or served with beans and cornbread.
Can't wait to make some!
When you are talking about succession planting squash do you use the same rows or go somewhere else in the garden and plant. Also do you direct seed them the second time or start them as transplants so you can have them up and going?
Definitely go somewhere else. We won't plant any cucurbit in the same place in 2-3 years. We always direct seed summer squash and cukes.
I've got a bag of perlite but haven't used it for covering seeds. I use it when mixing my potting soil tho
Good stuff
Perlite must keep the top from drying out while watering from the bottom. I'm having problems with that and may try it
That sounds like a very likely explanation.
Could it act as a wick? To help pull moisture up? Or possibly stop algae?
hello. I like to eat felid corn, at the right ripeness of cores, raw! Yumm!
Me too!
I can't help but wonder if the perlite helps to prevent damping off. I am having a problem this year that I have never had before. A lot of my seeds are sprouting and then the root side and the leaf side are both coming up out of the soil. I have never seen this before. These are seeds that were covered in dirt, not top seeded. I have been able to save some of them by tucking the root side back down in the soil, but I am stumped why this is happening. Have you ever heard of or experienced this before?
We have not experienced that. Might want to try the perlite on top as well.
Hey Travis. I don’t think you completely finished answering the squash question and I was really interested. If I plant two open pollinated squash varieties in the same family will I have wonky squash this year or does it only affect me if I’m trying to save the seeds? Thanks.
You won't have wonky squash, although the coloring might be a little mottled. But it would affect the following years seed stock.
I bought your seed starting kit and I like it, but I followed the directions and mixed in the fertilizer with the potting mix like the directions said and not one seed came up. I started over without mixing in the fertilizer and bottom watered and everything came up. Then once the plants got their first true leaves I started adding a tiny of water soluble organic fertilizer. this is going very well
I had the same issue with the seed starting kit. I stopped mixing the fertilizer in the mix and my seeds came up also. I thought I was doing something wrong.
Good to hear of your experimentation. We might should suggest to dial back or wait on the fertilizer.
No expert but maybe the good thing about perlite is it's so consistent no lumps or drag when spreading thin. Good for automation. But also the color difference can indicate even coverage and no missed spots. Gotta be more though cause dry sand will do the same thing. Surely the moisture is better than in sand. I noticed the knat comment below.
There seems to be several plausible explanations. It's working well for us so far.
How old are your squash and watermelon tranplants when you like to put them in the garden from they trays? Trying to get an idea of when to start my seed. I have never done transplants of squash or watermelon. I just usually direct seed but would like to get a jump start by doing transplants this year.
Usually 4-5 weeks.
From what I have heard they put that on because it supposedly helps the soil from getting any mold spores from forming. Now if it’s true or not I can’t confirm.
Sounds like there are many good reasons to do it!
Liking the hat Greg, travis what did you feed them through the drip
These weren't on drip. They did have a heavy-dose of chicken manure tilled in the soil prior to planting though.
You boys are great...on the bug issue..up north northern pa zone 5a the only real problem I have year to year is Japanese Beatles...they have COMPLETLEY destroyed beans cabbage and apple trees we have.. is a remedy available?.
The same program should help on those. You have to kill the nymphs, because the adults are almost impossible to kill. The goal is to manage the population so that it isn't able to do too much damage.
When do I need to pull my seeds I have started off the heat mats
Once they germinate
I got something eating my tomato and bell peppers seedlings in my barn . They are eating the tops off the little plants and just leaving the stem. Can I spray spinosad or neem oil on them? They are just two or three days old. And if not, what can I spray them with?
Might not want to spray them this early. Might try moving them somewhere else if possible.
I know that cucumbers need a trellis, and winter squash and gourds will usually grow on a trellis just fine. What I’m curious about is summer squash on a trellis. Do you know of any summer squash varieties that are truly vining and suited for growing vertically to save space?
I don't know of any truly vining summer squash varieties. Most of them don't really produce tendrils that would allow them to climb.
What's good to spray sweet corn for worms?
Spinosad (hosstools.com/product/spinosad-garden-insect-spray/) -- spray it late in the evenings and make sure you get it on the silks. Spray once or twice a week from silk formation until corn maturity.
Me and my family all love squash but all we have ever had is The traditional crook neck and straight neck squash I’d like to plant a larger variety but I don’t really know which ones to plant.
Try that Goldprize. You will be very happy.
We went up there today and bought a whole pile of seeds. Goin to put them in the ground in the morning
which Squash could I plant in a 5 gallon bucket ? I'm limited on space in my Sq foot garden.
Hmm. A squash plant can easily get 5-6' in diameter, so don't know that a 5 gal bucket would contain any of them. The patty pan plants are a little smaller though, so might be worth a try.
Why would one not want to plant only pattypan: just more selection? I always stuff eight ball. Gotta get it in early in my area (Houston, TX) or the powdery mildew will take it out.
Just always good to have a variety of shapes and sizes.
Betcha they use permits to negate damping off.
Can y’all do a show on Brussels and what you did and how y’all did it? Need to know the magic...
Travis Mattingly is like to know more about them too. I’m not known for my patience, so I’m. It sure I’m the right person to grow them...but I sure do love to eat them!
Haha. Grow transplants in the fall, plant them and patiently wait about 3-4 months. It's like a long-term cabbage.
@@gardeningwithhoss ooooo ok ... well hell... I might as well throw these transplants out the window
@@seedsandsanity5525 yes me too... most of my family loves them
@@gardeningwithhoss so I'm gonna try to do them anyway...planted them yesterday and Frost hit them last night... I'm hoping with calcium nitrate I can blow them up fast... its supposed to be almost 80 this Friday coming
How often should potatoes be watered?
Assuming no rainfall, we like to water ours about every 2-3 days. Not too much, just enough to keep the soil from being crispy dry.
If your yellow patty squash it 2 to 4 inches round but still have some light green on it or it's not as dark yellow as the one thats in the sun can you still harvest it ?
yes
@@gardeningwithhoss thank you
Am I supposed to be picking the leaves off the lower parts of my Brussels ?
Many of them will fall off once sprouts get larger. But some say you can remove them to stimulate larger sprout sizes.
Do you plant by Farmer’s Almanac moon phases? I wonder if it really makes a difference. I took your advice and planted my squash today. Love your show!
Never read the Farmers Almanac in my life. Not a believer in lunar planting or zodiac signs and all that mess.
Salted lard that is smoked. Lol. Only thing I do different is I chop onion up and cook them in a cast iron skillet with my sprouts.
Onion makes everything better too!
Will the cheers cabbage do well in 85 degree weather? Or is it to hot?
We just transplanted one more round, so we'll see.
@@gardeningwithhoss i want 1000 seeds of cheers can i get it from hoss tools
I saw another video where they did it and they said it helps with "dampening off" .
Sounds plausible.
I’ve considered gin trash, it was even recommended by someone at my county extension office, but I was concerned with the pesticides and other products used on the cotton. Am I worried about nothing? I’m not wholly organic but I do try to limit the chemicals I use on my garden.
If composted correctly, that shouldn't be an issue.
Any update on Hoss tool shirts
Maybe when we slow down a little in late summer. It's all we can do to stay afloat right now and get orders out the same day.
after losing 5lbs of Sauerkraut by not putting enough salt in I had to go metric 20 to 30 grams salt for every kilogram cabbage. have not lost a batch since. works with any kind of salt I table spoon of coarse salt is a lot less salty than a table spoon of pickling salt
Thanks for the recommendation!
slice , bread in cornmeal and fry those patty pan like fish.
Have you ever eaten the Brussel sprouts leaves. We like them better than collards
Mike Cunningham I haven’t...but this year I started eating all kinds of leaves I never have. Cauliflower, broccoli, swat potatoes....
We haven't either, but just might need to try that.
emm beacon is so good with brussels sprouts we cut our's in half and cook them in the beacon grease 6 8 slices then serve them with crumbles out the oven or fry pan.. emmm ya you got two watch out for cabbage worms with this brussels sprouts them little buggers are relentless...sulper dust 7 dust works tree nets you can zone out a huge area with the nets...tree nets are the way two go i was always suprised there are fruit tress farms 100 acer farms or peach and what not.. with the hole thing covered with tree nets..works good
Everything is better with bacon!
Great video guys. Can yo succession plant squash back on the same row where you remove the old plants from the round before?
No, no, no. Always want to rotate those cucurbits.
Question! What do you all think about pinching pepper plants and removing the early flowers? Some say it extends the life of the plant and helps them to put out more peppers later because they aren't wasting energy too early... Newbie here.
Really appreciate you all! I used to tag along with my dad in his pickup everywhere as a kid... And listening to you guys talk gives me the "hanging out at the feed store" vibes... I feel like I should get a Yoohoo or Nehi and a moon pie to complete the effect. 🤣
Haha. Haven't had a YooHoo in a while, but remember those days as a kid too. We don't pinch the early flowers, but have heard of folks doing it. Don't have any good results either way for that experiment.
Pinching off the top of pepper plants basically forces the plant growth to bush out, versus up. This provides more branches on which buds can form. Whenever I transplant ANYTHING, I always pinch off any blossoms and hit hard with a liquid fertilizer (usually nitrogen heavy like liquid fish fertilizer). This forces the plant to focus on root/plant development, versus blossom and fruit production. I do this with all annual flowers as well.
Ewww I can't stand sprouts. I got a question for ya. Is it to early to plant my sweet tater slips? I'm afraid we'll have a late frost and I don't have time to start new ones.
I didn't either because all I ever had were boiled. Someone cooked some cut in half, drizzled with olive oil with lemon pepper seasoning on them and baked not boiled and I changed my mind.
They are much better roasted in my opinion. We like to wait until May for our sweet potatoes. They do better when it's hot. April probably would be fine.
What is yall's history? Are yall related? How long have you been in business? Where are you located? Do you have a recipe book from seed to table?
Hoss Tools has been around since 2010. We started with our Wheel Hoes and have added Seeders, Pest Control Products, Drip Irrigation and most recently seeds. We are located in south Georgia, about an hour north of Tallahassee, FL. We are father and son. We don't have any recipe books -- all we have is our YT videos.