As you know, this was my first year gardening. And I live in CenTex! Talk about a baptism by fire, lol! But, I did okay and I learned a bunch of lessons too. I still have the motivation and now a love of southern peas. Had our first Black-eye Peas dish last night. Yumm! Thanks for all your handholding this year.
we are in north texas and this insane drought this year, along with the crazy heat, has really taken a toll on all the farmers and gardeners crops around here
I’m also in CenTex and this year I’ve had a permanent seat on the struggle bus! Everything was stunted, very low flowering(my toms took 5 months to start flowering!), and my popcorn also didn’t produce any kernels. Got a few squashes I’m babying to get at least one fruit out of before thanksgiving hopefully lol. Now switching to “cool” season greens and kales and hoping for the best. I have a feeling climate change is only going to make it harder in the coming years 😢
This is my first time ever trying to grow vegetables and my garden has been seriously hit hard with the extreme heat of Texas summer. I followed so many blogs and videos to educate myself, followed whatever advice on my way, and placed my handmade shade clothes with no avail. The temperature is showing no mercy and things are pretty much wilting, yellowing and dying. I was so heartbroken but your video gave me some inspiration. Because I now know it was not me not knowing what to do but it's happening all over the board even with seasoned gardeners like you. Thank you for sharing!
Just great insights, thank you. I am in North Texs(DFW). I am starting a 22' x 22' in ground garden with drip lines. Can you provide insights how to select plants for each row? Presently I will be planting tomatoes on string trellis, pole beans, squash, onions, okra, carrots. I understand you don't respond to these types request, take care
Thank you!! When you're selecting plants for your rows, think about sun exposure. Taller plants (tomatoes, pole beans, okra) grown on the north side of the garden will leave southern sun exposure for lower-growing plants. Try interplanting carrots and onions with the taller crops, although this may seem counter to their optimal exposure, if they're on the south side of a row of okra (in the same row) they will get a little shade to help them grow deeper into the season. Some squash varieties can vine vigorously so space them away from the onion and carrots or they may get lost. I encourage you to interplant some herbs and flowers as well in order to attract natural pest enemies and pollinators. Zinnias and squash are one of my favorite combos. When basil begins to flower it attracts a variety of beneficial insects and it can grow well between or on the end of tomato rows. I hope that helps!
Hey Scott, we learned some of these same lessons the hard way in Arkansas with worse results. Do you have an affiliate link for those shade clothes? They look like something we definitely need for next year.
Hi! It's good for gardeners to understand that these are seasonal trends, we're not alone, and we shouldn't give up. I don't have an affiliate link for the the shade cloth, but thank you so much for asking! Here is a website that I often share shadeclothstore.com. They carry a lot of options and can customize. I typically use 40% shade cloth for all day coverage. 🙏🏼
As you know, this was my first year gardening. And I live in CenTex! Talk about a baptism by fire, lol! But, I did okay and I learned a bunch of lessons too. I still have the motivation and now a love of southern peas. Had our first Black-eye Peas dish last night. Yumm! Thanks for all your handholding this year.
I'm so proud of you!✨
This is my first year gardening in ATX and I'm learning a lot. Thank you!
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Always good to point out the times that the garden does not do as we want. Very realistic of you!
Yes indeed! Thank you!
we are in north texas and this insane drought this year, along with the crazy heat, has really taken a toll on all the farmers and gardeners crops around here
Stay strong & plant on 💪🏼🌱
Worth watching.. 💕💕
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Great content. Thank you
I’m also in CenTex and this year I’ve had a permanent seat on the struggle bus! Everything was stunted, very low flowering(my toms took 5 months to start flowering!), and my popcorn also didn’t produce any kernels. Got a few squashes I’m babying to get at least one fruit out of before thanksgiving hopefully lol. Now switching to “cool” season greens and kales and hoping for the best. I have a feeling climate change is only going to make it harder in the coming years 😢
This is my first time ever trying to grow vegetables and my garden has been seriously hit hard with the extreme heat of Texas summer. I followed so many blogs and videos to educate myself, followed whatever advice on my way, and placed my handmade shade clothes with no avail. The temperature is showing no mercy and things are pretty much wilting, yellowing and dying. I was so heartbroken but your video gave me some inspiration. Because I now know it was not me not knowing what to do but it's happening all over the board even with seasoned gardeners like you. Thank you for sharing!
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Good tips man, thanks! I'm a few hours from Austin and tried gardening last year and I didn't do very well.
Thank you! Keep trying, I fail at something each season, but that's part of the journey 🙏🏼✨
It got hot earlier than usual this year so my plants didn’t do too well. I got some harvest but not a lot unfortunately.
#truth
Just great insights, thank you. I am in North Texs(DFW). I am starting a 22' x 22' in ground garden with drip lines. Can you provide insights how to select plants for each row? Presently I will be planting tomatoes on string trellis, pole beans, squash, onions, okra, carrots. I understand you don't respond to these types request, take care
Thank you!! When you're selecting plants for your rows, think about sun exposure. Taller plants (tomatoes, pole beans, okra) grown on the north side of the garden will leave southern sun exposure for lower-growing plants.
Try interplanting carrots and onions with the taller crops, although this may seem counter to their optimal exposure, if they're on the south side of a row of okra (in the same row) they will get a little shade to help them grow deeper into the season.
Some squash varieties can vine vigorously so space them away from the onion and carrots or they may get lost.
I encourage you to interplant some herbs and flowers as well in order to attract natural pest enemies and pollinators. Zinnias and squash are one of my favorite combos. When basil begins to flower it attracts a variety of beneficial insects and it can grow well between or on the end of tomato rows.
I hope that helps!
Hey Scott.
I have some same issues here in the jungle. Lately I've been applying compost tea and it's helped tremendously.
Thank you for sharing! I haven't applied compost tea in quite a while, that is a great recommendation.
Hey Scott, we learned some of these same lessons the hard way in Arkansas with worse results. Do you have an affiliate link for those shade clothes? They look like something we definitely need for next year.
Hi! It's good for gardeners to understand that these are seasonal trends, we're not alone, and we shouldn't give up. I don't have an affiliate link for the the shade cloth, but thank you so much for asking! Here is a website that I often share shadeclothstore.com. They carry a lot of options and can customize. I typically use 40% shade cloth for all day coverage. 🙏🏼
How do you use a soaking water system with a rain collecting tank?
You will need a pump to increase the water pressure. Lots of options depending on the size of the rain tank, including solar☀️
@@newgardenroad Thanks for answering! I've got so much to learn!