Home Garden - Year 5 - Still learning after all these years

Here is the fifth year of my home garden journey. Obviously I'm still learning and attempting to apply what I've learned to get more consistent results. Unfortunately between my work schedule, the weather and pests it is proving difficult. This year I focused a little more on keeping it a hobby rather than another job. Some of the upgrades like the tractor tiller and using a pvc pipe for seed planting sure cut down on the labour. In the end I got a nice little harvest but I hope to work towards a harvest with more variety year after year. I hope you enjoy a look into the fruit and vegetables I have grown and the work put in to get there. I look forward to your comments and suggestions.

[@maureencameron5302]

Maybe try the black plastic to keep your weeds at bay. You put down the plastic after tilling then you just poke holes in the plastic where you want to have ypur plants come up. It keep the soil warm as well. When your crops are done you dig up the platic. Im sure you would be able to find that at an agricultural store.

[@nothandsomebuthandy]

Actually I was looking at that, I have a screenshot saved on my phone. I'm pretty cheap though and the garden is quite big. I see fields all over full of crops and no weeds but they must be spraying.

[@maureencameron5302]

The peach tree needs some type of coverage ... i had one but only got 1yr of peaches then it went dry. For your apple tree with the holes in it... thats the wasp I spoke of last yr. It lays it's eggs in the blossoms and when the wasp is ready to hatch it boars a hole to get out of the apple. Might want to trim back the branches on the bottom.. those are called sucker branches. Migh want to look at getting some apple tree spikes. Grapes need to be trimmed back to 3 main shoots.. strawberries can still be eaten by mice, chipmunks and squirrels. Always try to plant 2 seeds per hole incase one doesnt take. The worms are catapiller worms. I used javex on my moms tree.. sprayed the nest.. let it sit on it for a few mins the rinsed with the hose really well and also watered the ground where the javex landed. No need to cut branches. Sometimes having to much compost can have reversed effect. Weeds will definitely take all the nutrients from everything you planted. Sorry for the long comment. I was writting it while I was watching your video. I still have carrots and turnips in my garden.. not ready to pull out. Lol

[@nothandsomebuthandy]

Haha long comments are good. There is so much to know and try to remember. I only picked my potatoes in almost December last year. I don't know how I could cover that peach tree, it's 9' tall already. This was the worst year for weeds with all the rain we got.

[@maureencameron5302]

@@nothandsomebuthandy when I say coverage I mean it needs something to keep it out of the harsh elements like to much wind or to much sun.

[@nothandsomebuthandy]

Yeah that's going to be tough to do