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Good Enough Gardening
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Our gardens, homes and hobbies don't have to be perfect. They just have to be good enough for me - and yours just has to be good enough for you! Join me as I garden in Zone 5a (formerly 4b) in Southeastern Minnesota.
Our lot is only about 1/10 of an acre. I try to make the most of a small space and prioritize native perennials and gardening for not only myself but the creatures with whom I share the garden. Aside from native plants, I love growing tomatoes, hostas, dahlias and building patio ponds. I love to plan but rarely follow through - so if you like haphazard chaotic gardening with no pressure to make things perfect, you're in the right place!
Our lot is only about 1/10 of an acre. I try to make the most of a small space and prioritize native perennials and gardening for not only myself but the creatures with whom I share the garden. Aside from native plants, I love growing tomatoes, hostas, dahlias and building patio ponds. I love to plan but rarely follow through - so if you like haphazard chaotic gardening with no pressure to make things perfect, you're in the right place!
Goodbye to July (Quiet Tour)
A quick, quiet little saunter about the garden on the last day of July. We got a lot more heat this month and less rain, but everything is still looking lovely and lush.
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Mid-July Garden Tour 2024 - growing tropicals in Minnesota!
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The garden has exploded in color! Coneflowers, dahlias, roses, liatris - and even a banana. Welcome to a tour of my Southeastern Minnesota garden in July.
Late June Tour plus a battle with EARWIGS 🤢🙅🏻♀️
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There have been a lot of ups and downs in the garden this spring/early summer! We have had SO much rain, which is overall great - and has led to lots of growth. However, it has meant an abundance of EARWIGS, which I cannot stand. I have been trying to deal with them using various mechanical and cultural controls. This was my primary reference when trying to find ways to deal with these pests. I...
End of May Tour 2024
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It's the end of May and so much has popped up and filled out in the last couple of weeks! What's happening in your garden? How are you dealing with pests?
Mid-May Rainy Day Tour (Quiet)
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Take a quick stroll through the garden on a rainy day.
Mid-May Garden Tour 🌷 Mother's Day Edition!
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It's Mother's Day weekend! I feel very fortunate to have my mom in my life, and not only is she a great mom (some [me] would say the best), but she is the reason I am a gardener. Join me for (yet another) disorganized, but good enough, tour to take a look at all the growth that has happened in the last few weeks AND spotlight my mom's influence in my garden.
April 2024 Garden Tour
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It's finally time to take a tour around the garden! After many months of winter rest and hibernation, the plants are emerging and ready for spring.
GOOD ENOUGH: Garden Redesign Part 2 - Reconfiguring Beds
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The partially planned but fully unhinged garden makeover continues! Featuring re-laying garden bed borders, finding Very Big Worms, and the continuing battle against Past Me who laid a bunch of stupid landscape fabric. This is the continuation of some major changes I will be making in the back yard this year. Who knows how many total parts will make up this journey, but this is Part 2! Let me k...
GOOD ENOUGH: Garden Redesign Part 1 - Removing concrete by hand!
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GOOD ENOUGH: Garden Redesign Part 1 - Removing concrete by hand!
A Very Rainy Day in the Garden (Quiet)
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A Very Rainy Day in the Garden (Quiet)
Quiet Garden Tour After a Rain (No Talking) with Plant Names
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Quiet Garden Tour After a Rain (No Talking) with Plant Names
Garden with Me: Changing the Pond Filter
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Garden with Me: Changing the Pond Filter
Garden With Me: Hosta Division, Dahlia Support and more
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Garden With Me: Hosta Division, Dahlia Support and more
Early May Garden Tour (Front Yard) - 2023
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Early May Garden Tour (Front Yard) - 2023
Gorgeous flowers 💐 Like 16 My friend thank you for good sharing. Have a good relationship
Luv the name of your garden channel. Garden on!
Thank you!
Awesome!
Love these States 4 Seasons or 7 .
beautiful!!!!!
Thank you! :)
Tranquil vibe. A nice mixture of plants very colourful.
Thank you so much!
Gorgeous!
Thank you!!!
I had a tuber called maarn i ordered from swan Island and the center is always open, all the others I see online, all have a closed center. kept it anyways. They still make good cut flowers. Now that i see your maarn, my stems are green and not dark like yours.
@@cutflower36 it may still be the same variety but sometimes there is so much variation among them! You never know what you’re going to get 💁🏻♀️
Love love love your garden. I’m in zone 8B myself now 9a and I actually now shop for plants that can withstand a Minnesota ❄️ winter and not melt through an Indian Summer. I love all the colors of your garden.
@@spicyritas4795 thank you so much! And yes it’s great to have those versatile plants- it’s amazing how many of them can thrive in different environments.
I had a crawling worm eating leaves on a coleus. I wrapped the base loosely with tulle fabric, I guess he didn’t like crawling over strange fabric because it never came back. Maybe it will work for earwigs unless they can fly up.
Oh that's a great idea! I have heard that lots of snails/slugs etc don't like climbing over something scratchy. I love a creative non-chemical solution! Thanks for sharing. :)
I clicked on the video because of the EARWIGS. I am also SE MN but not buying into the zone 5 as I live on a ridge top. Besides earwigs, I'm battling Japanese beetles. I'm using Captain Jacks organic spray and picking them off into dish soap twice a day. Ugh. Your garden looks nice.
Oh yeah. It's wild how different the weather is whether you're on a ridge top, in one of the valleys, or somewhere in between! They all have their own little microclimates. Good luck with the Japanese beetles! I haven't found any just yet but I am keeping an eye out. Thankfully it's starting to dry out a bit so the earwig pressure is letting up a bit! 😅
That very odd quality of Jennifers wedding mine came out beautiful and large and full size. Maybe you need more hours of sunlight. I'm in western Pennsylvania.. zone 5B. I think you would get bigger blooms and better quality of plants if you use 5-7 gallon pots oer tuber.
You are probably right!! I will definitely be using larger pots plus LOTS of feed in the future...
You are hilarious 😂
@@afloareidaniel5197 haha thank you!
All this rain is revenge because we complained about the drought. But most of my plants are loving their lives this year and I'm not flooded so I can't complain. 😊 I love your little coleus pots too and the blue container with the elephant ear. Looking good!
@@laurelrosegardens6454 thank you so much! And I know - definitely need to be careful what I wish for. I am also glad for the rain, though, and fortunately I’m not flooded either. Whew!
Beautiful looking garden, its the bees knees.
@@nicholasryan5401 thank you!
Great your, I love your garden.
Thank you!!!
The pond looks pretty awesome 👍 yeah earwigs eat up my garden too. I try to keep debris clear especially after it rains
@@SuffolkSusie good call! I will definitely be more careful of all the mulch + rain in the future. Lesson learned 😅
Absolutely love it!!!
I live in zone 6a. If I plant mine in a plastic pot can I just bring pot and all inside to store for the winter?
I think that might work! I might try something similar this year. As long as it doesn’t get too moist or too dry they should be ok.
Love the bee slow-mo at the end 😊 It's nice to have a real spring for once, isn't it? It seems we are now getting as rain all the snow we didn't get this winter. Maybe some of last summer's rain too! Slug bait has worked for me but I read you should put it away from your tasty plants so it draws the snails away from the garden.
I agree! I was worried it would be a dry spring but all the rain has been so nice! Trying to appreciate it and not complain too much about the bugs 😊 I may have to try some slug bait - thanks!
You have a beautiful looking garden, Its the bees knees.
Thank you!!
Great tour I loved seeing everything.
Thank you!!
Really enjoyed the tour and your easy nature, but I did almost fall off my chair when you spun around the camera so quick!😂😂 Slow down girl!🤣😂 I love your Spiderwort and will be getting some now that I’ve seen a good view of it, it has a grassy texture which I love. Doesn’t look like slug damage to me, I don’t know but I don’t believe they take the whole leaf? Slugs I get usually just attack Hostas and you can usually see where they have chomped away half or so of the leaf, but I’m no expert! I have always used Slug Bait and it does the trick. Great video, loved the slow motion bumble bee view, such cute bums❤️ Brenda🇨🇦ZN4
Thanks Brenda! And i do definitely need to slow down a bit 😅… I agree though about the slugs. I will continue my investigation! 🤓🧐
I love it. how lovely to walk out the front door and be greeted by a beautiful garden. ........................................
Thanks! And I agree. I feel very fortunate 🤗
Ohhhh the animals are so cute ❤️
Don’t worry I definitely tripped while gawking instead of watching where I was going 😅
Great Video 🎉 Keep up the amazing work 😁🙏
Thank you!
@@goodenoughmn you're welcome 😁
A beautiful peaceful video - I loved it didn’t want to end.
Thank you!!!! 😊
Beautiful BeAuTiFuL BEAUTIFUL 😻 all of it!!
Kudos to mom😃👍
This woman is a hot beam of sunlight on my otherwise dreary life.
Keep us updated! 😂
Hell yeah brother
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I came for the garden and stayed for the cat! Both are lovely, just subscribed!
Thank you!!!
Hello from Edmonton, Alberta 🇨🇦 This is my first year seeding verbena bonariensis & mine are about the stage of yours. I was concerned that they wouldn’t mature & bloom bc they’re so small. I assume i don’t have to worry about it?
Hello fellow northern gardener! It’s likely they will mature and bloom during this growing season. Last year I also winter sowed verbena and got some great blooms! They were later in summer but still made it. Good luck!
OMG those daffodils!!!!!! Love 😍
I like the new borders and curves you did. I can’t believe how much your garden changed over the last couple of weeks!!! So different than down here
Thank you!!! It’s fun to watch everything wake up suddenly! Your yard is looking great too 😊
It’s like we’re related!!!! No front yard lawn 😂
Hi 👋 to your mom!
What kind of milkweed do you grow up there? I grow Swamp (Florida ecotype) and Aquatic.
I have a type that is also called “swamp” but I’ll have to see if it’s the same as yours. The type I started from seed is “butterfly weed” aka asclepias tuberosa. I haven’t had great luck growing it from seed before so I’m happy it’s taking off!
That red bud is beautiful 🤩 I want one! But they don’t grow where I live… North Florida but not this far south
They are one of my favorites. There’s one specifically developed for MN so obviously I am a fan 😁
Being in the southeast, zone 8A, it is interesting to see how different our growing seasons are. Redbuds and daffodils have been done for around a month. Although you have us beat on lilacs, which is something we can’t grow too well down here. Love your garden:)
It's wild how different some areas are! I'm often jealous of folks like you in warmer zones, but you're right - there are some pluses! Lilacs are some of my favorites, and I would miss them if I was somewhere warmer. Thanks for watching!
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Thank you for the tour. I always enjoy your channel.
Thank you so much!!
Always enjoy a good garden tour
Let the garden tour it was beautifully put together love that little cat so cute. Looking up at you such a wonderful display and a wonderful video you put together today.
Thank you!!! Thanks so much for watching. And he is a very cute cat. :)
Great video! Just found you and subscribed, love your laid back nature… kinda like me. I’m interested in the tall plant with purple blooms you referred to as ‘Honesty’? I can’t find any info on it, so wondering if I heard you correctly. Does it have another name? Thank you, Brenda 🇨🇦ZN4
Thanks for subscribing, Brenda! The plant is "honesty", also called "money plant" or "lunaria". I got the seeds in a flower seed swap. Here's some more info I found, if you're curious: plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lunaria-annua/
Good news…. I found it! Bad news… ZONE 5…Darn it!! Thank you so much for checking for me 👍
Some varieties don't like heat and some don't like cold. They blow out when not happy.
Sorry I know little about chickens 🐓 But it looked nice last year!