How Often Should You Be Feeding Your Plants?

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  • We need to add more plants to our watermelon plot, but first we have to get some of this garlic out the way! Join us as we harvest our elephant garlic, hardneck garlic, leeks, and assess the performance of each as they grew throughout the winter months. We'll then plant more seedless and seeded watermelons in the Dream Garden and talk about our fertilization schedule as we "spoon-feed" these plants.
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    0:46 Harvesting Elephant Garlic
    4:19 Harvest Hardneck Garlic in Raised Beds
    5:58 Harvesting Leeks for Potato Soup
    7:47 Storing Onions, Potatoes, and Garlic
    9:30 Planting More Seedless Watermelon
    12:07 "Spoon-Feeding" Watermelon Plants the Organic Way
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 81

  • @LazyDogFarm
    @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому +1

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    0:00 Intro
    0:46 Harvesting Elephant Garlic
    4:19 Harvest Hardneck Garlic in Raised Beds
    5:58 Harvesting Leeks for Potato Soup
    7:47 Storing Onions, Potatoes, and Garlic
    9:30 Planting More Seedless Watermelon
    12:07 "Spoon-Feeding" Watermelon Plants the Organic Way

  • @hdrider2071
    @hdrider2071 Рік тому +23

    I was about to comment on how rough that corn looked and then you said it was elephant garlic 😂

  • @davidward1259
    @davidward1259 Рік тому +7

    Rumor has it the Ducks have already put in their first pre-order for watermelons.

  • @jrscott5827
    @jrscott5827 Рік тому +2

    HELO YOU ARE TRULY ONE OF THE BEST TEACHERS IN GARDENING 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💯💥💯💥💯💥💯💥💯💥💯MAY GOD BLESS YOU TO THE HIGHEST 👍🏽

  • @marysurbanchickengarden
    @marysurbanchickengarden Рік тому +9

    Funny story about the leeks. I grew some American flag leeks from seed like I did my onions but completely forgot that I planted them in a couple raised beds and kept wondering where the elephant garlic was coming from because I had a dedicated bed for it. I pulled it out Monday and was about to throw it in the compost pile because they didn't bulb. Then I remembered the flag leeks and they were huge, I didn't blanche mine either because I was thinking the onion seeds had garlic seeds in it. Since I needed the beds for something else I took them all out and some of them were monsters, they were loving the all purpose AgroThrive. I chopped them up, put them in a ziplock bag and stored them in the freezer. I really like leek and potato soup but prefer it in the winter. However that's on tomorrow's menu with some fried cornbread and smoked ham and some cold iced tea.

    • @rodnawilliams9398
      @rodnawilliams9398 Рік тому +2

      and where did you say you lived? lol that sounds like a very tasty meal .. you might get a knock at your door come about 4:30 just to make sure i dont miss it

  • @cherylbertolini3140
    @cherylbertolini3140 Рік тому +6

    I have been growing garlic for a long time and never heard of the witches broom.

  • @CraftEccentricity
    @CraftEccentricity Рік тому +4

    I chop the top leaves of leeks for canning beef stew🥰

  • @cblair8501
    @cblair8501 Рік тому +2

    I harvested my music last night before a big rain. My best harvest ever! Huge heads!

  • @karenguth8529
    @karenguth8529 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks Trav.

  • @lmd2454
    @lmd2454 Рік тому +5

    I'm glad to see your channel growing and finally getting the recognition it deserves!

  • @LowcountryGardener
    @LowcountryGardener Рік тому +5

    I've never grown or even eaten leeks, so I finally googled, "what do leeks taste like". Based on the google results, looks like many have asked the same question. So they are in the allium family. I love alliums. I've got to give them a try.

    • @anyat8115
      @anyat8115 Рік тому +2

      I think leeks are best in soups! Delish.... Yum....can't believe the size of Travis' elephant garlics!

    • @shirleyk623
      @shirleyk623 Рік тому +2

      Leeks are so easy to grow and they taste like a mild onion in my opinion. Very tasty in leek and potato soup just like Travis says.

  • @lauraellington2011
    @lauraellington2011 Рік тому +1

    We have eaten leek and garlic leaves for years, they are delicious. We cut them up and put them in the freezer to use in soups, stews , stir fries, scrambled eggs, chowders and more. We also do the same with onion leaves, we cut them about 2 inches above onion and set onion aside to cure and we chop up the green onion leaves and freeze them as well.

  • @joewilson1457
    @joewilson1457 Рік тому +1

    Stir fry leeks onions and bacon 😋😋

  • @mysticmeadow9116
    @mysticmeadow9116 Рік тому +3

    Your garden and raised beds are looking good. Wish I had the room for watermelons and pumpkins. Maybe next year, in my front yard. Lol. I'm working on a drying rack and a pop up garage I'm converting to a greenhouse this summer.
    Happy Growing 1🌱

    • @TheRainHarvester
      @TheRainHarvester Рік тому +1

      What is a popup garage?

    • @mysticmeadow9116
      @mysticmeadow9116 Рік тому

      @@TheRainHarvester Its a 10x20 carport shelter in a box. Most big box stores carry them. I got mine at Tractor Supply 50% off.

  • @palmsandsand
    @palmsandsand Рік тому +1

    The leeks tops are edible and actually cook down pretty well too. They just may need a few extra minutes. You only need to cut the top 2 inches. I know the greens aren’t technically being wasted when going back to the garden, but you can definitely get more from your leeks. They’re also good in flavoring poultry.

  • @WhatWeDoChannel
    @WhatWeDoChannel Рік тому +1

    Oh oh I just realized I’m one of those garlic snobs you mentioned, if the elephant grows best in your location then it makes sense for you to grow it! I have really adopted the concept of a balanced pre plant fertilizer and then spoon feeding with nitrogen, thank you! I reckon I have been putting way to much P and K in my garden over the past years! Those leeks look good!
    Klaus

  • @CraigArndt
    @CraigArndt Рік тому +1

    I pull the first couple leek leaves and if they look good, split the whole leak and wash it. All that cooks great in soup.

  • @brianczuhai8909
    @brianczuhai8909 Рік тому +2

    Good luck on the watermelons. Those are more jealously videos. Eating a seeded store bought one right now. Could be a little sweeter, but great, maybe even perfect, otherwise. But thank you SMP Watermelon LLC for providing that at my store. Get those orange or yellow ones up here, OK?
    And special thank to Lazy Dog to always SHOWING BY DOING. We learn so much more from that.
    That Agra Thrive OMRI fert. was only 3-3-5 but a liquid. Looked dark, but the Organics are weak. Just interesting that you didn't just hit it with a higher nitrogen 5-1-1 nitrogen fish fertilizer.
    I' m just an observer. Please continue to show us the way. I defer to you.

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому +1

      If I have it on hand, I like to go with the Fruit and Flower variant on flowering plants.

  • @harshalshah4685
    @harshalshah4685 Рік тому +1

    If you're lazy like me, slow release once a month.
    If you've got a good zoned drip irrigation system on a timer, then you could spoon feed every day if you want to.

  • @theworkingmansgarden7638
    @theworkingmansgarden7638 11 місяців тому +1

    My Spanish Roja did the same, Trav. I'm wondering if it MAY be a potassium deficiency. I'll be adding some langbenite as well as some blood meal next season. I only had a handful that wasn't at least as big as the heads I planted. Good luck, bro!

  • @hottlimited
    @hottlimited Рік тому +1

    Looking good

  • @alabamagirl2725
    @alabamagirl2725 Рік тому +1

    Dawgs bucket... Yeah yeah yeah 😊

    • @sislertx
      @sislertx Рік тому

      Long time back when he first said that i thought he meant an actual bucket u use for the dogs...im not a sports person at all..took me awhile to figure it out!!! Im actually a sports widow of almost 70 years...gold baseball basket ball football...all win out over me...after so long now i just dont care...

    • @pappysfavorite
      @pappysfavorite 11 місяців тому

      Roll Tide! Dawgs mmmm

  • @jeffmartin693
    @jeffmartin693 Рік тому +1

    Its hard to find a dawgs bucket here in Nebraska.....

  • @markc2036
    @markc2036 Рік тому +2

    Funny i used a dog bucket and everything died. I use a Gamecock bucket and everything is thriving. Enjoyed the video.

    • @allantrafford6262
      @allantrafford6262 Рік тому

      Was it 48-7? Lol

    • @markc2036
      @markc2036 Рік тому +1

      @@allantrafford6262 no it was more like 5-4, 12-2(7) and 12-1(7)...sweep!

  • @lynnlovessoil
    @lynnlovessoil Рік тому +1

    Travis, why did you choose the fruit and flower Agrothrive for the watermelon instead of the All-purpose? Thanks 😊

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому +2

      If I have it, I try to use the fruit and flower on plants that produce fruits and flowers. lol

  • @prattsmark1
    @prattsmark1 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for another informative video. What can you use besides the BugHut?

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому +1

      Monterey makes a product called "Complete Disease Control" that has some of the same beneficial bacteria in the BugHut formulation.

    • @prattsmark1
      @prattsmark1 11 місяців тому

      @@LazyDogFarm Thanks!

  • @SloppyJoesRainbowBrigadeSux
    @SloppyJoesRainbowBrigadeSux Рік тому +2

    What Variety Leeks do you grow? They looked good. We like to make fried croquettes out of the potatoes n leeks and that soup is really an awesome one too!

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому

      I can't remember the name of this variety, but Tadorna is a good one.

  • @jeffengland1862
    @jeffengland1862 Рік тому +2

    Jeff from East Tennessee. Dry and starting to heat up in Tennessee. I have been seeing some videos on shade cloth for gardens. Would using that give you a better chance of growing plants in those hot summer months????

  • @opalezell2166
    @opalezell2166 Рік тому +1

    Where do you get your garlic starts?

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому

      I've gotten most of my garlic from Filaree Farms online, but the elephant garlic we've been saving our own stock for many years now.

  • @beckym5730
    @beckym5730 Рік тому

    Question: why don’t you cut leaves off onions when drying them? And when do you cut tops off?

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому +1

      I like to just let the tops dry naturally.

  • @waynespringer501
    @waynespringer501 Рік тому +1

    I thought the F.A.D. system was gardening while wearing those sunglasses?

  • @vickycollins6656
    @vickycollins6656 Рік тому

    Travis, what does blanch mean? Vicky

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому +1

      If you cover more of the stalk with dirt, it makes it turn white -- aka blanches it.

  • @hopemorrison2367
    @hopemorrison2367 Рік тому +2

    How many water.elons can you eat

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому

      I can eat one a day, sometimes two.

  • @wormulous
    @wormulous Рік тому +2

    Immediate question is for something like miracle grow... do you use it. Do you mind it? Do you have thoughts on it in general? How would you feel about a mineralized 10 10 10 fertilizer for things in general. Live seeing the feeding videos but us normal folk need to understand the difference of organic vs synthetic vs water soluble vs pelleted etc fertilizer that is out there. Also if i havent said it once or twice or 3 times... as someone with a pdh/master's in the subject sine if us are looking at you for the direction they should take with their gardens.
    I am planting lettuce in a certain spot, but i have zero clue how much blood meal (if any) i should add to those spots.

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому +4

      I've used plenty of 20-20-20 aka Miracle Gro aka "blue stuff" in the past. It works and you can grow some great looking veggies using it. But it's not the best for long-term soil health. That's why we made a shift a few years ago to try and use more organic solutions that feed the soil, which in turn feeds the plants -- as opposed to just feeding the plants.

  • @billsnyder6945
    @billsnyder6945 Рік тому +1

    Darn, I did not pay attention enough and got the general purpose not fruit and flower agri thrive , guess I am missing potash. Have you tried both? Oh well I like the idea, and it sure smells better than fish emulsion, reminds me of molasses which I have used before. Going to add worm tea instead of the bug hut, figure similar boost.

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому +1

      If I didn't have any Fruit and Flower, I'd use the General Purpose without thinking about it. You should be fine.

    • @billsnyder6945
      @billsnyder6945 Рік тому

      @@LazyDogFarm thank you, really enjoy your straightforward approach.

  • @PlantObsessed
    @PlantObsessed Рік тому +1

    Feed the worms 🪱😃👍🏼

  • @Rwargrumble
    @Rwargrumble Рік тому +1

    I know it’s probably on an old video somewhere but what kind of grass did you plant around your dream garden?

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому +2

      We didn't plant it. There was centipede grass between the pine trees that were there before the area was cleared. We harrowed the entire area many times after removing the trees, set the boundaries for each plot, and over time the centipede grass grew back in the pathways that weren't being cultivated like the plots were.

    • @Rwargrumble
      @Rwargrumble Рік тому +1

      @@LazyDogFarm awesome, thanks!
      I like how centipede seems a bit more manageable than Bermuda, was setting up a couple plots and the Bermuda aggressively tried to take it back over. And I’m looking for an alternative grass border to plant 😂

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому

      @@Rwargrumble Yeah the centipede holds a border better. We have some bermuda as well, but predominantly centipede.

    • @bch5513
      @bch5513 Рік тому

      @@Rwargrumble have same issue. Bermuda is the devil. Wish I had centipede. Had it at another place and ❤it. 😅

  • @zmblion
    @zmblion Рік тому +1

    What are garlic pearls?

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому

      A head of garlic that doesn't "stratify," or form individual cloves. The result is just a big ball of garlic. Tastes the same, but ideally we like to get stratification.

    • @zmblion
      @zmblion Рік тому

      @@LazyDogFarm ooooo I gotcha I thought maybe you was talking about them little off shoot bulbs that start to form I have only seen it so it with my elephant garlic

    • @sislertx
      @sislertx Рік тому

      ​@@LazyDogFarm i find they are better actually...because my 80 bnb year old eyes and feeble hands can chop them better.mim going back to just elephant this fall...i just like them better

  • @TheRainHarvester
    @TheRainHarvester Рік тому +3

    Do you eat that much garlic in a year?

    • @whitestone4401
      @whitestone4401 Рік тому

      Oh yea! We go through some garlic.

    • @sislertx
      @sislertx Рік тому

      Lol..i got hooked on growing a huge garlic crop using his method for the south and boy did i get garlic..i gotta chop it up and seal and freeze..but i dont seem to find the time...

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому +3

      We eat about half of it and then use the other half for replanting. Garlic seed isn't cheap, so we like keeping a steady seed stock going.

  • @user-qh2mi2me1e
    @user-qh2mi2me1e Рік тому +1

    Did I see 4 Wheel Hoes in your barn. I wish I had a second one so I can Plow with one, and furrow with the other. I was curious what you have on yours.

    • @LazyDogFarm
      @LazyDogFarm  Рік тому +3

      I have a plow set in the furrowing position on one, a plow set in the hilling position on another, a set of cultivator teeth on one, and a 12" oscillating hoe on the fourth.

  • @emcarver8983
    @emcarver8983 Рік тому +2

    You're wasting the tops? 😱 I slice the tops and put it in soups n stews. You're missing a treat.

  • @sislertx
    @sislertx Рік тому

    How about at least a discussion of how to grow a.second crop of corn??.. i put up a little but u can never have enough frozen corn on the cob.
    Ordered that white corn u did and started about 100..only got a 25 percent gemination....yickes..Good thing i did that as next spring 12:27 im gonna have to up my game on starting...
    Hows the baby??
    Wheres stella??
    I use to think old ladies going ape over babies was so odd......AND IM THE WORST EVER NOW...aint that how it goes...lol