April Garden Update in Northeast Ohio Zone 6
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2024
- Here is what my Northeast Ohio garden looks like in April. Zone 6
Cold weather crops are getting planted and garden beds are getting cleaned up. A lot to do but the clean up and planting process is part of what I love!
Follow along to see this space transform into a secret garden oasis this year!!
Check out my website for planting guides and coaching information! www.bloomandwiltgardens.com
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I'll be 60 this year and for the first time I'm doing major gardening. I'm starting with a blank slate from scratch. It's exhausting but I'm loving it. So glad I found you because I'm right here in Geauga County.
Starting fresh is so exciting! Lots of opportunities and things to try out. Please let me know how things progress. I am not far, Ashtabula county. So glad you're here! I have TONS of videos on my channel that will answer your questions or give you design ideas. You may like my garden tour playlist.
One thing I do like about your garden. The wood beds don't need to be any taller than you have ❤
I'm 6a Columbus, Ohio, have a cabbage volunteer that is starting blooming, and I'll gather seeds.
Thanks John! The beds have been working out well. We’re going to be adding some more. That’s good you’re saving seeds!
Looking forward to seeing how the winter rye works out. I’ve never grown a cover crop..
You and me both! It has grown so fast this week. I need to be prepared to cut it back asap!
Always love to learn more about brassicas. I still have yet to grow cauliflower successfully 😢…I see you’re growing elephant garlic! Love it..ours is getting huge, even bigger than last year. This time I amended the area with cow manure..thinking the phosphorus is paying off. Glad to see the weather is allowing you to get out and get the ball rolling!
Cauliflower is hard! The best ones I've ever harvested were from purchased starts. Not sure why those were so good and the rest I've done myself weren't. We keep trying! I like the idea of amending with cow manure for the phosphorus. I should get some. Weather is playing nice.. although we have a frost threat next week!
Ashtabula county here as well. So glad I came across your page, this will be my 3rd year gardening and currently working on getting things planted finally now that it stopped raining for a few days! Can’t wait to see your garden updates 😊
So glad to connect with you!! The weather has been so beautiful this week. I’ll be at the Ashtabula’s farmer market on May 12 with seedlings. If you go make sure to say hi! Would be great to meet you.
@@bloomandwiltgardens yes! I’ll definitely have to stop, I’ve unfortunately been unable to start my peppers and tomatos this year so I’m definitely on the lookout for those and any others that peak my interest haha. 😊
Awesome Video! Here to show support!!
Thank you! I appreciate it so much
Sup! 6a East Cleveland Ohio here. Just got done double covering my tunnels due to frost warning 🥶 love seeing other 6a gardens! So ready for actual spring to start up here
Hello!! Glad to have you here. How did you plants fare overnight? All my seedlings in my greenhouse got covered with frost fabric and plastic as well. They seemed just fine this morning!
@@bloomandwiltgardens That's great! I haven't looked at the outside yet, but I just pulled the covers I put over the tunnels early this morning so the sun can start warming them back up. Great channel! Look forward to seeing more vids!
New sub ( YT recommended your channel )
This might turn into a book... ( wave ) Sharon and Billy
New Gardeners in 7a Central TN. We are vlogging our newly rebuilt Garden area.
Last year we tested the soil and found the native clay can grow Squash, cucumbers well.
We literally broadcasted a Mixed 200 seeds ( 4 packets of different pumpkins and butternut squash.)
Collected about 300# of squash by November and maybe 25# of cucumbers over 2 1/2 months.
Tomatoes, peas, beans and corn struggled badly. I saw a few carrots over winter. ( Tiny harvest ).
We found wild blueberries close by in the woods, black walnut and hickory nuts.
The birds pooped in either Blackberry or Raspberries by the 100's. ( 2nd year and we now see flowers!)
Maybe we'll get to eat berries this year? I think so!
I'm a newer gardener and Billy is networked with garden channel learning to grow food for the last 3 years.
We joined and are now part of "Grow Big TV" Joe is very kind and gives seeds away while interviewing
Gardeners like you , scientist and famous growers of UA-cam:
Gardner Scott, John Kohler ( grow your greens ), Mary's heirloom seeds and many others.
THIS YEAR
No more games. We read up on growing 2,500 lbs Atlantic pumpkins. Why? Well, pro growers know things.
We are applying this knowledge to the grow season.
So we bought Grow bags, a long trellis, solar drip irrigation 40 taps and a huge tarp.
We're against weed barrier as we are not commercial and too many nasty problems in the long run.
Organic blood and bone meal, some perlite and a large bag of Peat moss.
Picked up 900# of 2 year old composted farm manure from a girl that has a 600 acre naturally grazed pasture.
She warned us only her New animals were medicated. Cows, peacocks, Emu's, goats, chicken and guinea's.
We understand and this is ok. Nothing used for herbicides, or fungicides. Clean manure basically.
I called around maybe 7 to 9 local farms until we found her ( 25 miles away). What a gem!
With 2 blown out front shocks we made it and she loaded us up for free and said to come back as she
has 3 tons to move.
Thanks for sharing your story! Really nice to connect with you. Sounds like you’ve got a wonderful homestead!! 🌱🌱🌱
@@bloomandwiltgardens Bill from the Wickershire
I got a kick out of you growing in cinder blocks! We do this too with great success!
Utilizing any growing space is a must! I'm re-reading what my wife Sharon typed out.
She's on point about what's going on here.
We just built a new Flower bed and moved all our starts (80%) of them into the grow pots.
We'll be figuring out the drip irrigation for the melon trellis soon. I'll hand water all tomatos and peppers.
Ok I'm off to deliver plants to the neighbors. Basically a Moped delivery service in our neck of the woods!
Cheap on gas and gets us to everyone nearby in a reasonable amount of time.
I think they enjoy seeing me putt putting through the muddy trails
with plants and 40# soil bag deliveries the most. ( It's a funny sight I guess! )
Grow Big! Grow in abundance! 🌱🌻🐝
"The WickerShire Project" Off grid.
I'd love a video on how you control weeds!
I can do that for a future video! Thx for the suggestion.
Here’s one where I talk about it some as well.
How to Maintain a Garden During Drought & Flower Garden Spring Blooms
ua-cam.com/video/JCM_RtvMGfw/v-deo.html