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I absolutely love watching your informative videos. I’ve been binge watching for 2 days straight. Just wanted to say thank you!! ❤ And beautiful garden
Nice breakdown on fertilizer, I used to use Neptunes harvest as well, I’ve been trying the agro thrive think it’s pretty similar results. Do you grow any pineapple or dragon fruits?
Thanks for the reminder. I always forget which fertilizer for what plant. It's been a few weeks since I have fertilized so I'll be out there tomorrow. Great video, thanks again.
I love, love watching you n getting real honest advice!! Something I do to feed my plants, a “compost” of sorts, I’ll take my banana peels, egg shells, etc n blend them with water until it’s like a watery paste. Then I make holes near my veggie plants (careful if the roots) n pour in the mixture in the narrow holes, cover with dirt, I kid you not, every handful of dirt has tons of earthworms! I kinda help speed up the break down of the scraps🤣 I garden in large above ground plants and my veggies are off the hook!!
Hi Petrina, thanks for your help with the peas and beans earlier, they still aren’t looking great, so not sure what happened. But this was super helpful for my fruit, but I have 2 questions for you. First, what plum varieties do you have? And second, how do you apply coffee grounds to your plants? Do you just add them to the soil, or do you mix with water and steep? I was going to add some to my blueberries and I use k-cups, so was just thinking of adding the grounds from one cup to each plant. Since it’s such a small amount, I wasn’t sure if it’s ok to add directly to the soil. And also, one other thing, what’s the best way to tell when your potatoes are done? One of my grow bags the leaves have all yellowed and the tops are all dying out. They are within their harvest time, but I wasn’t sure how long to leave them before pulling. I’m going away for a few days late this week and will be back on Sunday, but I’m wondering if I should pull them out before I go or if I can wait until I get back. As far as I can tell, there is no rain in the forecast these week, since I was wondering about them rotting. Thanks again for your help!
The plums I have are from the Gulf series, beauty and rose. For coffee grinds I actually use the ones after we’re done brewing our coffee and I just put them on top. I don’t even mix them in. I dumped them in the plant after every morning. Your potato should be fine until you get back. Usually you want to harvest them when the plant is completely dead. Even if you let them wait a few days after that, they should still be fine.
I suppose if you were growing tomatoes and peppers in containers, you would add liquid fertilizer in addition to the granular stuff? Like Neptune's Harvest? How often would you use that in addition to using granular fertilizer during planting in the container? What about flowers like marigolds, alyssum, and pansies in containers?
In that situation I would use the granular once every month or two and the liquid every 2 weeks. A lot of the time, I observe the plant and if it seems happy I usually skip a round or two of the liquid.
It’s called a Lifetime shed. You buy it as a kit and put it together. I love it. It’s very well made and has held up to our storms down here. It’s a mess right now but I’ll try and do a shed organizing video soon
Good day. I cant help but see your beautiful shed in the back ground. That looks awesome. If thats your gardening shed how about a tour of it? Love the looks of it as well. Like your fertilizer plan. Im just above you in Central Florida. Great channel......
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a I just did my garage roof myself. And I saved enough money to build a shed. And I'm planning on an 8 x12. Shed. with the lumber prices. I figure it's going to be about $2000. I'm definitely going to look into something like yours. First, it might be worth the effort to get one and put it together VS building. Another question I had for you. Is I just planted a Florida king peach tree? I see you have a peach tree. How old is your tree and are you getting any fruit trying to figure out when I can expect a peach or two.
That’s a good variety for Florida. I have a playlist for fruit trees on my channel if you want to check that out. Mine is 6 years old. It produced fruit on its second year but only about 6. 3rd year about a dozen. 4th year is when I started getting a lot but I thin mine out otherwise you get small fruit and it could cause the tree to produce badly the next year. I’m expecting about 200 peaches this year.
Thanks for another great video! Do you increase fertilizing schedule for containers? I use a lot of fabric pots (until hubby can build more raised beds 😂)
Hi Trina I always love your videos I live in Florida 10b i have a question for your blueberries not sure if you have a video on them but I’m watching others , but you are a great teacher😂 could you do a video on blueberries and how to keep the ph lower how often for that stuff. I heard once a season once a month. The direction is normally in ground use . berry tone as well as the acidifyer, banana peel compost tea. I also use compost for my banana plant I set planters on top and put food scraps leaves and stuff I use to bury it until I ran into the roots. 🥴 water it from the the containers feeding it. I follow Robbie and Gary from ca she has taught me so much cold compost feeds your plants. I currently have 5 pups 😱😁🥰we have to get those out letting them grow to at least 18 in. Thanks for letting me just ramble 😂
A blueberry video would be nice. I have several that struggle and they are in containers. I know for sure the ph is good. I have a high quality soil ph tester. Im going to be planting them in ground soon, once I find the spot.
Absolutely. I actually struggled with blueberries the last couple years, but I think I finally got the hang of it. When it’s time for me to harvest them, I’ll throw up a quick video for you guys to show you what I’ve been doing.
Great video Trina. I live in Deltona 9b and I use sulfur and garden tone on my blueberries. They r loving it so far. I have more fruits and bigger fruits this year than ever before. Have u tried it? I can buy the garden tone in bulk size and it saves me money.
I’ve been using the soil acidifier from Espoma. I believe it contains sulfur. I just got some hollytone to use instead of berrytone to add a little more acid. My blueberries seem to really be enjoying it
Thanks for the tips and always terrific advice. This is kinda funny…I’ve been using Neptune Harvest fish emulsion and/or the tomato/veg one all along since I started gardening last May. Just today I ordered the Alaska brand because it was currently significantly less expensive . Hopefully it won’t end up being a if it ain’t broke don’t fix it situation. Have you ever had little mushrooms grow from your home grown compost? After 11 months I thought I’d use the compost I’ve been making in my tumbler. The little thin stemmed ‘shrooms are only in that new bed so I’ll thinking they must be from my compost. I’ve been picking them out and tossing in the trash since I don’t know enough about them to either leave them or recompose them. Oh, btw I’ve never added any mushrooms to my compost tumbler either. I’m puzzled.
Mushroom spores are very common and compost and it’s actually very beneficial. It shows a symbiotic relationship between the bacteria and the fungi that’s been produced in the compost. It’s not necessary to remove them but you can if you are concerned with children or pets eating them.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a good to know. I kinda suspected as much although as with all things gardening it got me wondering whether I may have used the compost too early and then you talked about simply burying kitchen scraps for the bananas so I’d been hoping it was ok and beneficial. I had a small crop but since pulling them they’re almost gone already now. One of the best things about this new hobby for me is all the new lessons to be learned and finding solutions. You’ve been a big part of the solutions. Thanks again. Happy gardening (& camping).
The phosphorus and potassium definitely won’t hurt with the bulb development, but usually with garlic and onions, you want the green to get as big as possible before they start bulbing. the best way to do that is with nitrogen. The more leaves and the more robust the plant the more layers and size you’ll get from the garlic and the onions.
What's your recommendation for squash? I've always struggled with how to properly care for squash so your insight would be great💞. PS, I'm in the Florida panhandle so similar growing conditions, not quite as tropical as where you are.
Treat your squashes like you treat your tomatoes. So look for a flowering fertilizer. My two favorites would be the Espoma tomatotone granular, and the Neptune Harvest tomato and veg liquid.
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I absolutely love watching your informative videos. I’ve been binge watching for 2 days straight. Just wanted to say thank you!! ❤ And beautiful garden
Oh my gosh. That’s so sweet. Thanks so much for watching
Haha, Me, too! On and off for about a week, i just think you're so informative, you know your stuff❤❤❤❤❤❤️
@@dedefoutch6827thanks so much! That’s very nice of you 💚
I'm binge watching gardening videos because I finally have seeds but don't want to waste them. Thanks for the great information!
Absolutely. I hope you have an awesome garden season
Nice breakdown on fertilizer, I used to use Neptunes harvest as well, I’ve been trying the agro thrive think it’s pretty similar results. Do you grow any pineapple or dragon fruits?
I do grow pineapples but not dragon fruit. I have a pineapple circle around my palm tree
Great advice and right in time for my plants, thanks!
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for this information! I so needed ❤ these tips.
You are so welcome!
Thanks for the reminder. I always forget which fertilizer for what plant. It's been a few weeks since I have fertilized so I'll be out there tomorrow. Great video, thanks again.
Happy to help. Thanks so much for watching
I love, love watching you n getting real honest advice!!
Something I do to feed my plants, a “compost” of sorts, I’ll take my banana peels, egg shells, etc n blend them with water until it’s like a watery paste. Then I make holes near my veggie plants (careful if the roots) n pour in the mixture in the narrow holes, cover with dirt, I kid you not, every handful of dirt has tons of earthworms! I kinda help speed up the break down of the scraps🤣
I garden in large above ground plants and my veggies are off the hook!!
Love that idea. I sometimes compost in place by just burying scraps.
I really enjoyed this video! There is so much great I formation that I will be using! Thank you so much! 😊
It’s my pleasure 💚
Thank you so much!! I needed this video right now! Happy FL gardening!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Petrina, thanks for your help with the peas and beans earlier, they still aren’t looking great, so not sure what happened. But this was super helpful for my fruit, but I have 2 questions for you. First, what plum varieties do you have? And second, how do you apply coffee grounds to your plants? Do you just add them to the soil, or do you mix with water and steep? I was going to add some to my blueberries and I use k-cups, so was just thinking of adding the grounds from one cup to each plant. Since it’s such a small amount, I wasn’t sure if it’s ok to add directly to the soil.
And also, one other thing, what’s the best way to tell when your potatoes are done? One of my grow bags the leaves have all yellowed and the tops are all dying out. They are within their harvest time, but I wasn’t sure how long to leave them before pulling. I’m going away for a few days late this week and will be back on Sunday, but I’m wondering if I should pull them out before I go or if I can wait until I get back. As far as I can tell, there is no rain in the forecast these week, since I was wondering about them rotting. Thanks again for your help!
The plums I have are from the Gulf series, beauty and rose. For coffee grinds I actually use the ones after we’re done brewing our coffee and I just put them on top. I don’t even mix them in. I dumped them in the plant after every morning. Your potato should be fine until you get back. Usually you want to harvest them when the plant is completely dead. Even if you let them wait a few days after that, they should still be fine.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a thank you so much! You are always so great with you advice and help and it’s much appreciated 😊
I suppose if you were growing tomatoes and peppers in containers, you would add liquid fertilizer in addition to the granular stuff? Like Neptune's Harvest? How often would you use that in addition to using granular fertilizer during planting in the container?
What about flowers like marigolds, alyssum, and pansies in containers?
In that situation I would use the granular once every month or two and the liquid every 2 weeks. A lot of the time, I observe the plant and if it seems happy I usually skip a round or two of the liquid.
Thanks for the great info. Can we use Citrus Tone in the garden.
I mainly use it for my fruit trees and plants but it should work in the garden too
Another great video. Where did you get the strawberry plants
I got these off of FB Marketplace but I’ve gotten other plants from Berries Unlimited in the past.
Seriously, you have such great, useful information. Thanks again for a worthwhile video ;)
So nice of you! Thanks so much for watching
I have a question that is completely off topic. What kind of shed do you have? Do you like it and how do you organize all the gardening stuff?
It’s called a Lifetime shed. You buy it as a kit and put it together. I love it. It’s very well made and has held up to our storms down here. It’s a mess right now but I’ll try and do a shed organizing video soon
Thanks again for all this info. Very useful for me!
Happy to help
Good day. I cant help but see your beautiful shed in the back ground. That looks awesome. If thats your gardening shed how about a tour of it?
Love the looks of it as well.
Like your fertilizer plan. Im just above you in Central Florida.
Great channel......
That’s a great idea. I just need to get it organized, lol. It’s a Lifetime shed. It comes as a kit that you put together.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a I just did my garage roof myself. And I saved enough money to build a shed. And I'm planning on an 8 x12. Shed.
with the lumber prices. I figure it's going to be about $2000.
I'm definitely going to look into something like yours. First, it might be worth the effort to get one and put it together VS building. Another question I had for you. Is I just planted a Florida king peach tree? I see you have a peach tree. How old is your tree and are you getting any fruit trying to figure out when I can expect a peach or two.
That’s a good variety for Florida. I have a playlist for fruit trees on my channel if you want to check that out. Mine is 6 years old. It produced fruit on its second year but only about 6. 3rd year about a dozen. 4th year is when I started getting a lot but I thin mine out otherwise you get small fruit and it could cause the tree to produce badly the next year. I’m expecting about 200 peaches this year.
Thanks for another great video! Do you increase fertilizing schedule for containers? I use a lot of fabric pots (until hubby can build more raised beds 😂)
I still keep to every 3-4 weeks but I could see how every 2 weeks might be better with the liquid fertilizers
Hi Trina I always love your videos I live in Florida 10b i have a question for your blueberries not sure if you have a video on them but I’m watching others , but you are a great teacher😂 could you do a video on blueberries and how to keep the ph lower how often for that stuff. I heard once a season once a month. The direction is normally in ground use . berry tone as well as the acidifyer, banana peel compost tea. I also use compost for my banana plant I set planters on top and put food scraps leaves and stuff I use to bury it until I ran into the roots. 🥴 water it from the the containers feeding it. I follow Robbie and Gary from ca she has taught me so much cold compost feeds your plants. I currently have 5 pups 😱😁🥰we have to get those out letting them grow to at least 18 in. Thanks for letting me just ramble 😂
A blueberry video would be nice. I have several that struggle and they are in containers. I know for sure the ph is good. I have a high quality soil ph tester. Im going to be planting them in ground soon, once I find the spot.
Absolutely. I actually struggled with blueberries the last couple years, but I think I finally got the hang of it. When it’s time for me to harvest them, I’ll throw up a quick video for you guys to show you what I’ve been doing.
Thanks Trina ❤
Great video Trina. I live in Deltona 9b and I use sulfur and garden tone on my blueberries. They r loving it so far. I have more fruits and bigger fruits this year than ever before. Have u tried it? I can buy the garden tone in bulk size and it saves me money.
I’ve been using the soil acidifier from Espoma. I believe it contains sulfur. I just got some hollytone to use instead of berrytone to add a little more acid. My blueberries seem to really be enjoying it
Is it similar to fish emulsion
Yes it is
Thanks for the tips and always terrific advice. This is kinda funny…I’ve been using Neptune Harvest fish emulsion and/or the tomato/veg one all along since I started gardening last May. Just today I ordered the Alaska brand because it was currently significantly less expensive . Hopefully it won’t end up being a if it ain’t broke don’t fix it situation.
Have you ever had little mushrooms grow from your home grown compost? After 11 months I thought I’d use the compost I’ve been making in my tumbler. The little thin stemmed ‘shrooms are only in that new bed so I’ll thinking they must be from my compost. I’ve been picking them out and tossing in the trash since I don’t know enough about them to either leave them or recompose them. Oh, btw I’ve never added any mushrooms to my compost tumbler either. I’m puzzled.
Mushroom spores are very common and compost and it’s actually very beneficial. It shows a symbiotic relationship between the bacteria and the fungi that’s been produced in the compost. It’s not necessary to remove them but you can if you are concerned with children or pets eating them.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a good to know. I kinda suspected as much although as with all things gardening it got me wondering whether I may have used the compost too early and then you talked about simply burying kitchen scraps for the bananas so I’d been hoping it was ok and beneficial. I had a small crop but since pulling them they’re almost gone already now. One of the best things about this new hobby for me is all the new lessons to be learned and finding solutions. You’ve been a big part of the solutions. Thanks again. Happy gardening (& camping).
@@2021-j2dit’s my pleasure. The thing I love about it is all the learning. It never ends!
First here! 😁 (P.S. I ordered that A-frame trellis on amazon! Using it for the Rampicante squash you recommended!) Thanks!
Hope you like it!
What Zone are you in? I think im 10a, bout an hour south of Tampa.
Also, where did you find a Jaba tree?!
I’m in Spring Hill, about an hour north of Tampa. Check out Green Dreams. They ship them throughout Florida or you can visit their nursery.
I thought garlic & onions needed P &K to form bulbs. I sprinkled bone meal back in March and fish emulsion on April 1st, what will that do to them?
The phosphorus and potassium definitely won’t hurt with the bulb development, but usually with garlic and onions, you want the green to get as big as possible before they start bulbing. the best way to do that is with nitrogen. The more leaves and the more robust the plant the more layers and size you’ll get from the garlic and the onions.
What's your recommendation for squash? I've always struggled with how to properly care for squash so your insight would be great💞.
PS, I'm in the Florida panhandle so similar growing conditions, not quite as tropical as where you are.
Treat your squashes like you treat your tomatoes. So look for a flowering fertilizer. My two favorites would be the Espoma tomatotone granular, and the Neptune Harvest tomato and veg liquid.