I got my seedless watermelon seeds in yesterday! The kids and I are so excited! I'm going to have to go back and listen to what you said about starting one of the seeds and then direct sowing the other again
I am looking for production over beauty this year, so with your recomendations we are planting a bigger percentage of hybrids over heirlooms as well as some new sunflower types.
Will enjoy watching your garden grow for the next few months. We live in Manitoba Canada zone 3 end of May for last frost date. Temperature this morning was -36c or -33f wind chill -51c or -60f. Definitely cold but the days are getting longer. Hope your garden does great for you. Parsnips are hard to germinate like carrots grow them every year. Good luck.
Flowers all different kinds of flowers because I’m going to become a flower farmer as well as a cherry tomato farmer... i’m trying the new cherry tomato that you recommended mountain ..something.. very excited to try it
The hubs and I spent this past weekend planning our 3 gardens. Super excited to plant Summer Breeze watermelons, Star of David okra, and different determinate tomatoes for the first time, along with several other things!
After last year's garden bust...we are going to try a lot of new varieties and expanding. Planting a new variety of carrots 🤞🏾🤞🏾 they work this (4th) time. LOL. Eight ball zucchini, small wonder spaghetti squash. Potatoes and kajari melon.
As far as new. Going to try sweet corn and Seminole pumpkins. Should say that's more of a late spring planting but most of my early spring stuff is in the ground already. Seminole Pumpkins aren't new to my family but they're new to me. Also doing plenty of sweet potatoes, Indian peas, green beans, kohlrabi, and more green beans till we're sick of them, lol. More greens getting planted soon too as part of the early spring crop. Trying some different lettuces too that are in the starting trays now.
I tried growing peanuts one summer. Never again. Here in mid-Missouri we have a lot of heavy clay soil and when I dug the peanuts, they were covered in dirt that would not come off; Sandy soil would be great.
@@charlesdevier8203 It's clay here in NE Oklahoma, too. Never grown peanuts but I'll think about this if I ever try. Maybe I'll put some in a container, just to play.
So much good information! I always rotate what I grow - Florida is just as bad as Georgia when it comes to pest and disease pressure. Not rotating crops is just asking for trouble.
I’ll be trying loofah gourds for fun. South Anna butternut squash, yellow baby doll watermelon, and halo canary melons for the first time. I’ve got the Saturday night fever too
This ill be my first year for kale and kohlrabi. I am planting garlic and onions where I had tomatoes last year. I had extra tomato plants last year because I can't throw plants away I stuck them in different flower beds, they lasted longer than the ones in the garden.
The bayou pumpkin and seedless watermelon first year growing red snappers I love the show u are so helpful thanks for all you done almost tater time March 15 here in upstate south Carolina
Peppers and Herbs are the two things I struggle with the most growing from seed. So I decided to double down. Growing a full 162 cell tray of a variety of peppers and going to be starting my herb tray soon. What better way to get better than to keep on trying?
It seems that I learn something everytime I watch one of y'all's videos. Thanks! We live on my wife's family's farm and I use her granddaddy's tractor, harrows and cultivator to lay out my garden. Therefore it is one big plot- 20 rows of 100 ft on 3 ft row spacing. This year I am going to do 40 rows of 50 ft. If I had a half row of curcubit last year, how far do I have to move the row over this year to get a proper rotation? I am moving my watermelons to the opposite side of the garden but wat about cucumbers and squash? Same with corn? Thanks again.
Alright, alright, Good show. I'll be trialing Hoss warm weather tomato varieties in the hoop house, Red Snapper, Bella Rosa, Grand Marshall and Tachi. Fall crop of brassicas. Bolero carrots in a raised bed. Central Asian melon trials on vertical drop string trellis. Hoss fertilizer injector to keep 'em all fat and happy.
Thank you for sharing your layout. I am growing Chinese okra purchased from you and sugar cane from a different company. Still exploring where I will deposit the sugar cane. I don't know much about growing sugar cane. The 2 items that I have never grown. Okra is amongst my favorite and so many varieties. Thus I added Chinese okra to my list of varieties.
Make sure you have a trellis for that Chinese Okra. And make sure you have plenty of irrigation for that sugar cane. Some of the guys around here will put it on drip and let it run 24/7.
Were gonna try cantaloupe, Asian string beans, And corn. Laat time I grew cantaloupe bugs got inside of it. I'm gonna try your Canary melons This year has the rind looks harder
Can you make a video showing how to plant a Whole plot of different varieties of flowers. I’m about to order a mess of flowers and creating a flower medley to just sprinkle in a 30x30 plot. Would that work.
I’ve been keeping eye on the website looking for the new light system you guys are gonna carry, is coming soon? I was hoping for the end of January.. but nothing yet.. have we got a timeline?
Lots of good options: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Kohlrabi, Turnips, Mustard, Collards, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Beets, Onions, Garlic, Leeks to name a few.
I have potatoes in my garage I’m going to try in grow bags because of space and my onions and leeks but can in from dixondale. I’m going to assume if they sent it it’s the right time to get them in the ground but it’s my first time growing . I’m in zone 8a in Georgia. This video came on time because I have a journal of what I want to grow but I do think drawing it out for help me see what will fit where and the sun needs
If you're in 8a, you'll be good to plant them in early March. If you have a way to bring the bags indoors during freezing temps, you could plant them before then. But the vegetation doesn't care for frost, so keep that in mind.
@@gardeningwithhoss thank you for that I’ll definitely try and hold off on the potatoes then , just keep them vented in my garage. I have them in brown bags. Would the onions be okay though ? I went back to watch your video from last fall but Idk if that means I’m in between the planting time or not
New things I'm going to try this year are Edamame, Greek Pepperoncini and Snow Peas. Most of my hardy crops have lived through winter but now this week it'll be -12C I'm afraid I'll lose most of it.
If one were to plant mustard or daikon radish as a cover crop, that would count as a brassica in rotation? Is disease pressure high for brassicas in GA?
Corn doesn't have a ton of pest issues, with the exception of the earworms. But it can be pretty demanding on soil because it's such a heavy feeder. As a result, we do recommend rotating it and following each corn crop with a cover crop to rehab the soils.
What kind of cover crops is in video behind you.It looks like the grass in one of my garden plots where last may 2020 I put some topsoil grass horsemernewer and tilled in and let it set
That's a cocktail of many different cool season cover crops. Winter rye is the tall stuff, but there's also some Austrian winter peas, hairy vetch, African forage collards and impact forage cabbage in there as well.
If you're fertilizing the greenhouse, I'd recommend this: hosstools.com/product/brass-siphon-mixer/ It's what we use and much easier to use in a greenhouse because you just mix the fertilizer in a bucket.
Hey Guys, question for yah. Are peanuts a good follow-up crop to tomatoes? On the border of 9b 10a. Tomatoes come out in a month or so. I'm mainly worried about the nematodes.
Nematodes could be a concern with that particular rotation. I'd say look at the tomato plant roots. If there are no signs of root knot nematodes, go for it. But might want to consider a cover crop of mustard after those peanuts.
Hey Travis great vlog as always!👍 I’m planning on planting some Christmas Lima Beans.... do you direct seed or transplant your Lima Beans? Also trying to limit myself to 2 winter squash varieties this year. I know you’ve grown Butternut and Delicata... but I bought some of those Al squash seeds this year too, and of course there are many more. If y’all could only grow 2 winter squash what would they be.... especially regarding taste! THANKS AS ALWAYS!
We always direct seed our beans because they germinate pretty quickly without any issues. For the winter squash, I really like the South Anna Butternut for a C. moschata species, and then Small Wonder Spaghetti Squash for a C. pepo variety.
Thanks Travis. Have you noticed any significant difference when you sprinkle on the perlite instead of the seed starting mix when you start seeds in the trays?
It does keep the top of the soil from "crusting" with algae until the seeds germinate. We like using the perlite. It's not 100% necessary, but we do prefer it over just covering the seeds with more seed starting mix.
Great show going to add some drip line in the future but my Question is where is the Hoss LoGo on the handles? I order a single wheel hoe and just got the new High Arch model i love the tool but disappointed about the handles do u have stickers or is it laser on your other handles you have listed on your website Thanks for your great info Yall give every week
We used to laser the handles, but our machine broke last year during COVID and still haven't even able to get the company to come service and fix it. So we had to make the choice to sell no wheel hoes at all, or sell them without logos. The logo wears off after a couple years anyways.
We space the plants 2' apart along the row and usually space the rows 4-5' apart. Haven't done the calculations on how many plants we'll need, but we have plenty started in the greenhouse. We're growing lots of different varieties, but the main ones will be Roadster, Red Snapper, Bella Rosa, Florida 91, SummerPick and Jolene.
Do watermelons require a lot of nitrogen, if not what do you fertilize with? I bought the yellow Baby Doll watermelon seeds that you guys liked so much on your show. You almost starved me to death eating that melon, it looked so good!!!!
@@gardeningwithhoss Thanks so much. Could you please talk about when to start fertilizing and how much on your show? It would help all us first time growers a lot. Faye
Im going to plant asparagus and strawberries this year. I'm also going to do taters! I need help with what to use on fire ants. I live in Bowman Sc and fire ants are bad here. HELP!
We grow plenty of those over the winter and are harvesting carrots now. If we find an extra row or two of space, we might plant another round. But not a huge priority.
It's just me. Weeding is pretty easy if you think about it from a "weed seed bank" perspective. We do everything we can to prevent contributions to the weed seed bank. This includes not letting weeds go to seed, cover cropping and using tarps. Once you have a low weed seed bank, the maintenance is pretty simple and only requires maybe one light cultivation a week with the wheel hoe.
The weed seed bank -- basically how many weed seeds are present in your garden soil. If you can get that weed seed bank to a minimum, gardening is so much easier. So the first thing to consider is how to keep from adding more to the weed seed bank. Well, we can't stop the wind from blowing weed seeds into our garden plots. And we can't stop birds from pooping weed seeds into our garden plots. But we can be proactive to prevent any current weed seeds from growing and making more weed seeds. We can also use techniques like tarping which forces weed seeds to germinate, but they immediately die to a lack of light.
@@gardeningwithhoss I need to trap in the fall after the growth is done and I move to my greenhouse right? I can see how that will help even in the next year garden. What about raised beds ?
You can tarp whenever is useful for you to do so. We have tarps on plots right now as we're getting ready for spring. In addition to helping with the weed seed bank, it helps prevent the plots from getting too wet and delaying planting. You can tarp any size plot or raised beds.
Curious;;;how do ya start seedless watermelons if ya don't have seeds in em;;;;? also my problem with rotation is only have a 10x 15 plot;;;;great ideas but with limited space have to rotate by skippin certain veges sometime;;;;been workin on grow baskets or wickin tubs, whatever ya call em;;;;
Monday Feb 8th. Hooray I got my Hoss order of potatoes. I'm soooo excited. Thanks guys.
Thanks for your order Linda!
I am growing some of the snow mass honeydew melons. i fell in love with them from an earlier row by row video. I can't wait to see the melons.
Great choice!
Potatoes are my new to me crop. I’ve got them all in grow bags. I’m itching to get the okra planted, they’re my favorite.
I love doing potatoes in grow bags! So easy! Potatoes are a fun crop. I think you'll enjoy it.
Me n wife was planning what goes where on the way home from church today. Great timing Sir.
I got my seedless watermelon seeds in yesterday! The kids and I are so excited! I'm going to have to go back and listen to what you said about starting one of the seeds and then direct sowing the other again
That should be so much fun growing those with the kids!
I am looking for production over beauty this year, so with your recomendations we are planting a bigger percentage of hybrids over heirlooms as well as some new sunflower types.
Go for it! Sounds like a good plan to us!
2nd yrs gardener, sweet corn, Yukon gold taters, herbs will be added to my garden. Onions are in the grd. now, good luck everybody!
Keep us posted on those giant punkins 👍🏼
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Getting ready to plant my Hoss Homestead Sampler potatoes. Never tried anything but red Norland before so I’m excited to try new varieties.
Very exciting time for you! We hope you have a bountiful harvests in a few months!
I’m planning to grow some Poblano Peppers this year.
Will enjoy watching your garden grow for the next few months. We live in Manitoba Canada zone 3 end of May for last frost date. Temperature this morning was -36c or -33f wind chill -51c or -60f. Definitely cold but the days are getting longer. Hope your garden does great for you. Parsnips are hard to germinate like carrots grow them every year. Good luck.
Oh man. I don't know how you do it. Godspeed.
Nice kitty Cat the background.
That's Chloe. She's a rat-killing machine!
Flowers all different kinds of flowers because I’m going to become a flower farmer as well as a cherry tomato farmer... i’m trying the new cherry tomato that you recommended mountain ..something.. very excited to try it
The hubs and I spent this past weekend planning our 3 gardens. Super excited to plant Summer Breeze watermelons, Star of David okra, and different determinate tomatoes for the first time, along with several other things!
After last year's garden bust...we are going to try a lot of new varieties and expanding. Planting a new variety of carrots 🤞🏾🤞🏾 they work this (4th) time. LOL. Eight ball zucchini, small wonder spaghetti squash. Potatoes and kajari melon.
That Small Wonder Spaghetti Squash is a definite winner!
I grew popcorn last year for the first time. So much fun. Still have some left. This year I am going to try Loofah/Luffa.
As far as new. Going to try sweet corn and Seminole pumpkins. Should say that's more of a late spring planting but most of my early spring stuff is in the ground already. Seminole Pumpkins aren't new to my family but they're new to me. Also doing plenty of sweet potatoes, Indian peas, green beans, kohlrabi, and more green beans till we're sick of them, lol. More greens getting planted soon too as part of the early spring crop. Trying some different lettuces too that are in the starting trays now.
Those Seminole Pumpkins are awesome because they store so well!
I am super excited about growing seedless watermelons. I bought Harvest Moon from you. We’ll see how they do here in Southern California Zone10a.
We hope you have a great crop!
I’m doing sunflowers in the garden. Enjoy your videos!
Always a great idea!
I'm gonna try growing peanuts for the first time. Still waiting on my first time garlic to sprout. Also trying for a successful harvest of corn.
I tried growing peanuts one summer. Never again. Here in mid-Missouri we have a lot of heavy clay soil and when I dug the peanuts, they were covered in dirt that would not come off; Sandy soil would be great.
@@charlesdevier8203 It's clay here in NE Oklahoma, too. Never grown peanuts but I'll think about this if I ever try. Maybe I'll put some in a container, just to play.
My area is notorious for sandy soil.
Fermented green beans are really good.
So much good information! I always rotate what I grow - Florida is just as bad as Georgia when it comes to pest and disease pressure. Not rotating crops is just asking for trouble.
I had very good luck with popcorn here in iowa
Gonna try some new tools from you guys. Drip irrigation and Hortanova trellis.
Planting rattlesnake beans and lufa for the first time.
The Hortonova trellis works great for pole beans! Let us know how you like it.
I'm trying 3 things new for me. Irish potatoes, sweet potato, and peanut. I'm really hopeful!
I’ll be trying loofah gourds for fun. South Anna butternut squash, yellow baby doll watermelon, and halo canary melons for the first time. I’ve got the Saturday night fever too
more cowbell!
This ill be my first year for kale and kohlrabi. I am planting garlic and onions where I had tomatoes last year. I had extra tomato plants last year because I can't throw plants away I stuck them in different flower beds, they lasted longer than the ones in the garden.
Thanks for this!
The bayou pumpkin and seedless watermelon first year growing red snappers I love the show u are so helpful thanks for all you done almost tater time March 15 here in upstate south Carolina
Great choices!
Peppers and Herbs are the two things I struggle with the most growing from seed. So I decided to double down. Growing a full 162 cell tray of a variety of peppers and going to be starting my herb tray soon. What better way to get better than to keep on trying?
That's the only way to get better! I applaud your persistence!
You said it! 👍
Growers are nothing if not tenacious. Good luck to you!
I got the itch!!!!
I'm going to try the Al Squash this year.
That's a great one!
Broccoli and cauliflower are new for us this year.
It seems that I learn something everytime I watch one of y'all's videos. Thanks! We live on my wife's family's farm and I use her granddaddy's tractor, harrows and cultivator to lay out my garden. Therefore it is one big plot- 20 rows of 100 ft on 3 ft row spacing. This year I am going to do 40 rows of 50 ft. If I had a half row of curcubit last year, how far do I have to move the row over this year to get a proper rotation? I am moving my watermelons to the opposite side of the garden but wat about cucumbers and squash? Same with corn? Thanks again.
Just move them as far as much as you can. There's no concrete rule here, just something to be mindful of when planning your garden every year.
Alright, alright, Good show. I'll be trialing Hoss warm weather tomato varieties in the hoop house, Red Snapper, Bella Rosa, Grand Marshall and Tachi. Fall crop of brassicas. Bolero carrots in a raised bed. Central Asian melon trials on vertical drop string trellis. Hoss fertilizer injector to keep 'em all fat and happy.
That injector is the best way to keep them "fat & happy!"
Super excited about this seedless watermelon and luffa sponges! Ever grow them Trav? Seems interesting to me
I've never grown luffa, but my mom has grown quite a bit of if over the years. She used to grow it on the fence behind her raised beds.
Thank you for sharing your layout. I am growing Chinese okra purchased from you and sugar cane from a different company. Still exploring where I will deposit the sugar cane. I don't know much about growing sugar cane. The 2 items that I have never grown. Okra is amongst my favorite and so many varieties. Thus I added Chinese okra to my list of varieties.
Make sure you have a trellis for that Chinese Okra. And make sure you have plenty of irrigation for that sugar cane. Some of the guys around here will put it on drip and let it run 24/7.
Thank you for these tips on growing both sugar cane and Chinese okra. Blessings
Were gonna try cantaloupe, Asian string beans, And corn. Laat time I grew cantaloupe bugs got inside of it. I'm gonna try your Canary melons This year has the rind looks harder
Those Canary melons are quite tasty! Hope you have a great crop of them!
@@gardeningwithhoss glad to know this. I was worried my children would not like them. Thank you.
Can you make a video showing how to plant a
Whole plot of different varieties of flowers. I’m about to order a mess of flowers and creating a flower medley to just sprinkle in a 30x30 plot. Would that work.
We'll definitely be making some videos when we plant our flower plot.
My flower, onion and carrot seeds arrived from you 2 days ago, very fast shipping. Today it is 3* here, we live in Northwest Indiana.
Thanks for your order Richard!
I’ve been keeping eye on the website looking for the new light system you guys are gonna carry, is coming soon? I was hoping for the end of January.. but nothing yet.. have we got a timeline?
It is coming very soon. We have them in hand, just working out the packing and shipping details.
Omg you are so funny. Inspired!
Going to do the snowbird thing. Will be in kingsland ga. Area from about Oct 15 to april 15. What can I grow in that timeframe?
Lots of good options: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Kohlrabi, Turnips, Mustard, Collards, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Beets, Onions, Garlic, Leeks to name a few.
Are you going to be getting more of your 8-mil drip irrigation kit in soon?...or is this going to be in short supply?
We are. We're having a tough time keeping the kits built. Every time we build a few hundred, they're gone like that.
I have potatoes in my garage I’m going to try in grow bags because of space and my onions and leeks but can in from dixondale. I’m going to assume if they sent it it’s the right time to get them in the ground but it’s my first time growing . I’m in zone 8a in Georgia. This video came on time because I have a journal of what I want to grow but I do think drawing it out for help me see what will fit where and the sun needs
If you're in 8a, you'll be good to plant them in early March. If you have a way to bring the bags indoors during freezing temps, you could plant them before then. But the vegetation doesn't care for frost, so keep that in mind.
@@gardeningwithhoss thank you for that I’ll definitely try and hold off on the potatoes then , just keep them vented in my garage. I have them in brown bags.
Would the onions be okay though ? I went back to watch your video from last fall but Idk if that means I’m in between the planting time or not
@@gardeningwithhoss and thanks for responding btw
Onions can take temps down to 20 degrees, so keep that in mind depending on what your weather looks like for the next few days or week.
New things I'm going to try this year are Edamame, Greek Pepperoncini and Snow Peas. Most of my hardy crops have lived through winter but now this week it'll be -12C I'm afraid I'll lose most of it.
Those Pepperoncini peppers are some heavy producers!
If one were to plant mustard or daikon radish as a cover crop, that would count as a brassica in rotation? Is disease pressure high for brassicas in GA?
Yes, I would consider that as part of the brassica rotation.
Hey Travis would corn be something that I would need to rotate? Or does this apply for all crops?
Corn doesn't have a ton of pest issues, with the exception of the earworms. But it can be pretty demanding on soil because it's such a heavy feeder. As a result, we do recommend rotating it and following each corn crop with a cover crop to rehab the soils.
What kind of cover crops is in video behind you.It looks like the grass in one of my garden plots where last may 2020 I put some topsoil grass horsemernewer and tilled in and let it set
That's a cocktail of many different cool season cover crops. Winter rye is the tall stuff, but there's also some Austrian winter peas, hairy vetch, African forage collards and impact forage cabbage in there as well.
Okra and onions are two of the new crops this year that I have never grown.
Jambalaya seed
Watch that tree line by the melons, may get some shade you wasn't expecting
Thankfully those trees are set in a direction where they won't shade the plots as the sun moves E to W.
Will your fertilizer injector workin my greenhouse if I only have 4 GPM water pressure?
If you're fertilizing the greenhouse, I'd recommend this: hosstools.com/product/brass-siphon-mixer/
It's what we use and much easier to use in a greenhouse because you just mix the fertilizer in a bucket.
Hey Guys, question for yah. Are peanuts a good follow-up crop to tomatoes? On the border of 9b 10a. Tomatoes come out in a month or so. I'm mainly worried about the nematodes.
Nematodes could be a concern with that particular rotation. I'd say look at the tomato plant roots. If there are no signs of root knot nematodes, go for it. But might want to consider a cover crop of mustard after those peanuts.
Hey Travis great vlog as always!👍 I’m planning on planting some Christmas Lima Beans.... do you direct seed or transplant your Lima Beans? Also trying to limit myself to 2 winter squash varieties this year. I know you’ve grown Butternut and Delicata... but I bought some of those Al squash seeds this year too, and of course there are many more. If y’all could only grow 2 winter squash what would they be.... especially regarding taste! THANKS AS ALWAYS!
We always direct seed our beans because they germinate pretty quickly without any issues.
For the winter squash, I really like the South Anna Butternut for a C. moschata species, and then Small Wonder Spaghetti Squash for a C. pepo variety.
Thanks Travis. Have you noticed any significant difference when you sprinkle on the perlite instead of the seed starting mix when you start seeds in the trays?
It does keep the top of the soil from "crusting" with algae until the seeds germinate. We like using the perlite. It's not 100% necessary, but we do prefer it over just covering the seeds with more seed starting mix.
I tried that trick after Travis explained it, and it made a big improvement in germination.
I planted my potatoes and a little bit of salad greens today. I got the fever and my only cure is a little more gardening.
Great show going to add some drip line in the future but my Question is where is the Hoss LoGo on the handles? I order a single wheel hoe and just got the new High Arch model i love the tool but disappointed about the handles do u have stickers or is it laser on your other handles you have listed on your website Thanks for your great info Yall give every week
We used to laser the handles, but our machine broke last year during COVID and still haven't even able to get the company to come service and fix it. So we had to make the choice to sell no wheel hoes at all, or sell them without logos. The logo wears off after a couple years anyways.
@@gardeningwithhoss Thanks for the info hate to hear the laser broke i do enjoy using the tool without the logo
How many tomato plants are you doing in the one plot? And what varieties?
We space the plants 2' apart along the row and usually space the rows 4-5' apart. Haven't done the calculations on how many plants we'll need, but we have plenty started in the greenhouse. We're growing lots of different varieties, but the main ones will be Roadster, Red Snapper, Bella Rosa, Florida 91, SummerPick and Jolene.
Are you going to get any more tailgate seedless in
We have them, just need to get more packed. They've been flying off the shelves!
I had a soil test and they said I needed nitrogen, my phosphorus and potassium were very high, what would you recommend I use.
Our Chilean Nitrate is a great organic nitrogen source that works fast. Here's the link: hosstools.com/product/chilean-nitrate-fertilizer/
Do watermelons require a lot of nitrogen, if not what do you fertilize with? I bought the yellow Baby Doll watermelon seeds that you guys liked so much on your show. You almost starved me to death eating that melon, it looked so good!!!!
We like to rotate our 20-20-20 and Calcium Nitrate when feeding them.
@@gardeningwithhoss Thanks so much. Could you please talk about when to start fertilizing and how much on your show? It would help all us first time growers a lot. Faye
Sure!
good afternoon
Im going to plant asparagus and strawberries this year. I'm also going to do taters! I need help with what to use on fire ants. I live in Bowman Sc and fire ants are bad here. HELP!
Right here: hosstools.com/product/ant-control/
Do you ever use the moon or zodiac signs to plant crops?
No. I don't believe that astrology or zodiac signs have any scientific credibility.
Were planning to grow Sorghum & sugarcane...We have also started a 4th plot!
No root crops? carrots or beets etc
We grow plenty of those over the winter and are harvesting carrots now. If we find an extra row or two of space, we might plant another round. But not a huge priority.
How many people does it take to keep the weeds out of all those gardens.
It's just me. Weeding is pretty easy if you think about it from a "weed seed bank" perspective. We do everything we can to prevent contributions to the weed seed bank. This includes not letting weeds go to seed, cover cropping and using tarps. Once you have a low weed seed bank, the maintenance is pretty simple and only requires maybe one light cultivation a week with the wheel hoe.
@@gardeningwithhoss what seed bank? Husband is making fun of me for asking.
The weed seed bank -- basically how many weed seeds are present in your garden soil. If you can get that weed seed bank to a minimum, gardening is so much easier. So the first thing to consider is how to keep from adding more to the weed seed bank. Well, we can't stop the wind from blowing weed seeds into our garden plots. And we can't stop birds from pooping weed seeds into our garden plots. But we can be proactive to prevent any current weed seeds from growing and making more weed seeds. We can also use techniques like tarping which forces weed seeds to germinate, but they immediately die to a lack of light.
@@gardeningwithhoss I need to trap in the fall after the growth is done and I move to my greenhouse right? I can see how that will help even in the next year garden. What about raised beds ?
You can tarp whenever is useful for you to do so. We have tarps on plots right now as we're getting ready for spring. In addition to helping with the weed seed bank, it helps prevent the plots from getting too wet and delaying planting. You can tarp any size plot or raised beds.
Curious;;;how do ya start seedless watermelons if ya don't have seeds in em;;;;? also my problem with rotation is only have a 10x 15 plot;;;;great ideas but with limited space have to rotate by skippin certain veges sometime;;;;been workin on grow baskets or wickin tubs, whatever ya call em;;;;
We covered this subject on a recent episode of our Row by Row Garden Show. Here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/zyoKvZzLLhM/v-deo.html