Susan's Garden: Everyone Can Grow a Garden (2022) #9
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- Garden writer Susan Mulvihill shows you how her vegetable garden is set up with raised beds, a drip irrigation system, vertical gardening techniques, hoop house, and greenhouse. From Susan's in the Garden, SusansintheGarden.com.
Susan gardens in Spokane, Wash. While most of the area is in hardiness zone 6, her garden is in a microclimate, making it zone 5b.
You can order a signed copy of Susan's new book, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook, by emailing her at Susan@SusansintheGarden.com. Or you can order it on Amazon: (www.amazon.com.... Publication date: April 2021.
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Aren't good neighbors the best?! My "backdoor neighbors" are fantastic gardeners and they gave me a bunch of leftover plant starts the first year I built my garden. My neighbors across the street gave me soil to fill my bed in exchange for some seeds and advice for their garden (which they only started to learn how to garden with me). Now both neighbors beside me also built garden beds so we've had a diamond of gardeners of various experiences who trade fruits and veggies for the last few years. It's wonderful 😊
That is awesome, Rebecca! Makes me so happy to hear that.
My neighbors ask me if I grow food because I can’t afford to go to the grocery store 😂
@@teresaholland4790 Seriously?! Wow, they must not understand how delicious homegrown veggies are! (and way cheaper)
Thank you for the tour of your garden space. I really appreciate your descriptions of the tools you have implemented as well as your taking the time to explain how and why you use them. This video is interesting, informative, inspiring, and very well presented. Multiple thumbs up to you and your husband!
Thank you from both of us!
I grow many veggies in part shade in Atlanta. The sun is just so strong here.
How have I missed ever catching this channel? Thanks and well done. Top 20.
Wow, thanks so much, Matt!
Time to grow! Time to grow! Great video...
Thank you!
Thanks for the tour and great ideas. This has been my first year of gardening and I look forward to watching your garden grow along with mine. Like you, my husband is a great partner as he is the builder of my crazy ideas.
That's so great to hear! I feel very fortunate to have a gardening partner who enjoys playing in the dirt, too. Have fun with your first year of gardening and if you have any questions along the way, just send me a note at Susan@SusansintheGarden.com.
@@SusansInTheGarden Thank you and I will. FYI - I'm gardening in Central Texas. The heat will be a challenge, lol!
@@Scaryladyvideos Oh my! Stay cool as best you can!
How seasons change from winter to a new environment. In my country where we can virtually grow food throughout the year it is from a dry season to a rainy season. We are now pruning bananas and planting legumes.
Wow, that is amazing! Our garden doesn't look very good this time of year but I'm excited to start planting when the time is right.
WOW - what a great set-up you have and, by all means, you protect your baby blue eyes. Note to everyone - please wear sunglasses (even on bright winter days). So many clever ideas you shared and it's marvelous that you and your hubby work as a team. Generous of you to share your tips, tricks and knowledge.
Thank you, Mary!
That greenhouse watering system is brilliant! Your garden is over the top fantastic! #gardengoals
Awww, thank you, Susan. I don't get great ideas very often but this one was definitely a good one!
Susan, I'm so excited to have found your youtube channel! We're moving from Portland to Spokane this year. I'm an avid gardener and although I'm sad to leave my garden here in Portland I'm excited to find out what works best for gardening in Spokane!
Welcome to Spokane! It's nice to meet you. In addition to having over 470 gardening videos on this channel, I also have a lot of resources on my website, SusansintheGarden.com. I also post daily to Facebook and Instagram under @SusansintheGarden. I even have a bimonthly newsletter, which you can sign up for, if you'd like, on my website. There's a small form on the righthand side of every page.
Great gutter water system, Yeah your Bill is a great partner, I thank him also
Yes, Bill is AWESOME and I am very fortunate that he enjoys gardening just as much as I do. I'll pass along your nice comment to him!
Hello from Post Falls :) Thank you for your content!
Hi, Jessie!
I've been using your idea for the cattle panel bean arches for years now and I love it. I also use half-panels down the centers of our tomato and pepper beds. They're a terrific, cheap & durable source of support for all heavy-bearing vertical crops. I'm hoping this is the year we finally get our irrigation system set up too.
Sounds wonderful!
I wouldn't have passed up the greenhouse either! Your capillary mat setup is genious!
Thank you, Jeanne!
I think you and Bill are really smart gardeners. I have learned so much over the years from your videos!
Wow, thank you, Cindy! I don't know how smart we are, we've mostly gone by trial and error and try to pay close attention to what's happening in the garden.
wonderful. thank you for sharing.
The watering system is so brilliant that it has inspired me to try it out. Thank you for the inspiration
I've never watering but with buckets, But possibly should try, as I'm 71 so slowing down a little.
Thanks for the teaching Lady
Congratulations on your 20 year anniversary. What no snow 😂😂 it’s trying to snow here today in Langley it it will turn to rain and we are in for a few weeks of rain. Thank you for sharing Susan 🐝 safe 🇨🇦 🙏☮️🇺🇦🌻
Thank you so much, Ali!! I hope your snow is a brief event.
Several good tips! You give me so many good ideas. :)
I'm so glad! Thanks, Patricia.
Fantastic share Susan! You have some very neat ideas/solutions to problems that most face. I especially like the industrial grade netting used on the bed with the plastic cloches. I am going to try and replicated that setup.
Hello from the other side and other corner of the state.
Hi, Valerie!
just found your channel and so excited to learn from you! I live in Southern NH 5b, just starting my journey with gardening. Subscribed this am and plan to binge watch your videos. So inspiring! Thank you!
Hi, Elizabeth. It's so nice to meet you! Thank you for subscribing. You might be interested in my website as well: SusansintheGarden.com.
Love it all and especially the gutter wicking method for your seedlings and cuttings 🌻. So brilliant! ❤
Thanks so much! 😊
Wow that is slick
our new book is fantastic Susan.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you're enjoying it.
Thank you for sharing :)
This was fun. I am excited for this years garden I'll be growing along with you I think I'm a 5b zone. We get -28C in winter or sometimes colder for a couple weeks. We are above zero now and it's lovely. Looking forward to watching lots of past videos : )
Hi, Carla! So nice to meet you. I feel like I'm more excited than I've ever been! Thanks so much for watching and I hope you'll enjoy my other (400!) videos, LOL. Happy Spring!
Happy Spring Susan! We are just finishing up with the snow here in Clarington ON. Best motivation video for outside work today. I am going for no dig raised beds this year. I will be installing the drip watering system...I hope. Thanks so much for all your info.
Thanks, Judy, and Happy Spring!
Really enjoyed your tour.
Hope to be implementing some of your fantastic ideas!
What a neat water set up in the greenhouse. Did you make a video of the construction of the new cover on the bed? I need to make one like that. Thank you Susan for another great video. Happy Gardening!
Hi, Sharon. There are step-by-step instructions with a lot of photos in my book, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook. If you'd like a signed copy, let me know: Susan@SusansintheGarden.com. Have a great garden season!
@@SusansInTheGarden oops I have your book and will check it out. Someday I hope I will meet you and you can sign my book then. Thank you for your reply
Wow Susan you really are lucky. Greenhouse yeah. I cannot wait to plant outside. Texas is having I hope one last cold snap this weekend. Low of 21 with snow mix. Beds and seed are waiting. Thanks for the tour. Love your new bed covers.
Thanks, Donna! Have a great garden season.
Thank you for all your videos. I've learned so much from you and enjoyed your wonderful garden tour. ❤️
Thank you so much, Ciara! I'm so glad to hear my videos have helped. Have a great garden season!
Thank you for the great tour. I learned so much and hope to implement some of the great ideas.
I love the story about the greenhouse! It is the absolute fairy tale for us gardeners 😍 congratulations on over 400 videos 😮🥳 I will be here to watch the next 400 🤗 I am pretty sure I have watched most of it 🤔if not all.. How many hours is that.. Anyway learning about gardening is just as important as gardening itself, right?! 😄 Greetings, Judit
Thank you, Judit! Yes, learning is the key to success!
Thanks for this great video, Susan! I always get gardening ideas from you.
Great 👍
Do you have a demonstration video on on how to build the hinged cover? I am planning to purchase the book with the plans. Thanks for such great solutions for everyday garden problems!
Hi, Jennifer. At this point, it's just in the book. If you'd like to buy a signed copy of my book, just let me know: Susan@SusansintheGarden.com!
I LOVE IT!!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!!
This was great! Thanks for sharing. I just stumbled upon you a few months ago so I haven't seen your garden in action. I am so looking forward to it.
It will look a lot more appealing once we have veggies growing in it!
We also put a valve on each bed to control water in drought area of California. Also for plant growth as needed.
This was wonderful! I can’t wait to see more. I am saving this video because I am designing a new garden this year. Hugs❤️
That's exciting!
This is so nice upload friend love it 😍
That is such a cool setup!!!
Thank you, Angela.
New subscriber here. I was watching one of my regular channels when I headed to the kitchen to check on the bone broth, and your video came up while I was gone. I liked what I heard from the kitchen, so I came back and watched your video. As I saw the explanation on the PVC tubes that hold the supports for row covers I thought how nice it would be to see more info on that...and then the next video came up, all about row covers & supports! So I've subscribed - I like your calm demeanor, your thorough explanations, and the fact that you're organic. When I attended a local garden day and asked that master gardener a question she said, "Just spray it with Roundup!" and I thought, "Nooo - so, you have no other options?!" Good to know some are willing to look a little deeper for answers, and then share those answers with others. Well done - I'll be back to watch more, even though I'm 3B/4A - you have a lot of information that I can make use of.
Hi, Karen. Thanks so much for subscribing and I enjoyed hearing how you came across both this video and the one on row covers and supports! Too funny. Of course, I CRINGED when I head that the Master Gardener suggested Roundup. Ugh. As I mentioned in the video, I've been an MG for 20 years and rely heavily on research-based information so I can make the right choices for my garden. We do NOT need to use pesticides and herbicides in order to grow our food! Anyway, thanks so much for your nice comments about how I present the information. I shoot a video every week so stay tuned for more! Take care.
I have lettuce growing in my tiny garden, along with onion sprouts, also peas & potatoes. Just picked my 1st tomato , it gets a nice burlap cover until end of month (was planted in a pot in Nov, kept in patio till Feb), now planted in garden. I did the vertical wire trellis with armenian cukes before, worked out great, here in So Cal
Wow, your first tomato! I'm so envious!
Fabulous video.. ❤️❤️👌👌
Thank you!
Susan, after hearing you talk about it, I googled agricultural netting and there were so many different options and fabrics to choose from. Would you please share the one you ended up using? I would love to find a protective netting that is nearly indestructible and will keep tiny insects out (as well as the not-so-tiny critters). 🐾🐰🐿
I hope you and Bill have a great weekend! ~Margie💚
Hi, Margie. This is what we bought: www.agfabric.com/collections/garden-cover/products/garden-insect-netting-6-5ft-5ftw-copy. It comes in different lengths and there are other similar products that come in different widths. Have a nice weekend!
@@SusansInTheGarden Thank you, Susan!
Congratulations on 20 years! Great video as always and really helpful hints. But the commercials were disruptive . Bummer, thought we’d escaped that here.
I don't know why there were so many in it. Google starting adding them to my videos about a year ago. I've tried to keep everything non-commercial for years but when they started doing that, I opted for a setting that allows me to choose the minimal amount of ads. Best I could do! Sorry.
@@SusansInTheGarden thanks for the response Susan, know it’s not your doing. TH-cam has become maddening and I know you’ve mentioned this before. It was so odd how badly they interrupted this one.
Could you do a video when you put the starter plants in greenhouse for hardening off. I'm still having trouble with using my cold frame as a place for hardening off. For cool weather and summer vegetables
Hi, Pat. I will try to remember when the time comes! The main purpose of hardening off seedlings is to help them acclimate to the intensity of the sunlight and outdoor temperatures. It could be that it's too bright in your cold frame for the first few days. You might need to start out with a shade cloth over it at first (notice how we have shade cloth inside the greenhouse). But then, about a week before it's time to officially transplant the seedlings into the garden, I begin the hardening-off process. Here's a blog post about that: www.susansinthegarden.com/2019/05/hardening-off-plants-is-important/. That might help a bit in the meantime.
Yes very informative ♥️
Thinking of making a soaker hose. Got old garden hose. Will cut to 9 ft then fold over end 5inches from end put zip tie to hold it kink then drill small holes 2 inches apart the length of the hose. Figure 10 mins a bed should give it a soak.
Be sure to check the soil moisture afterwards rather than going by a certain number of minutes and adjust accordingly.
Hello Susan, amazing garden that I'm aspiring towards! Do you have a video that shows more of the watering system and how that was plumbed / set up?
Yes, here you go: th-cam.com/video/AHvWFn7v7y4/w-d-xo.html
Hello. I stumbled upon your video this morning and enjoyed your clever ideas. I wondered what the upright structure behind you was that looked like a cabinet full of wood. Is that for bees?
Yes, it's an insect hotel, which is for bees and beneficial insects. I have a video on one of the insect hotels I made: th-cam.com/video/7AwB1QYb3Sw/w-d-xo.html
I’m new to Coeur d’Alene and need tips on gardening in this zone.
Hi Susan thanks you for your TH-cam video's. I have just started looking at your video. Please can you help me with how you make the whops for the protection, what do you use and where do you but it.
You can make them with 1" diameter black poly sprinkler pipe which is easy to find at home centers and not expensive. You just figure out how long they need to be and cut them. We've also made hoops with recycled 1/2" diameter drip tubing because we had a bunch of it left over from a project about 20 years ago. And you can make metal hoops with EMT (electrical metal tubing) which you can also find at home centers... but you need a special bender tool to make them. Some folks buy PVC pipe (usually 1/2" diameter) from home centers because they can easily bend them into a hoop shape. I hope this helps!
Absolutely love your. garden and presentation! Pls can you share where you buy the 'agricultural netting'? Thank you so much:)
Hi there. I bought it from agfabric.com. Look for the category of "garden insect netting" - I do know a lot of people have been ordering it so there might be some sizes that are out of stock. Hope you can get what you need. And thanks so much for your kind words.
@@SusansInTheGarden Thank you so much Susan! I appreciate your taking time to share your contact:)
Great video and I love your garden. Just found your channel so look forward to seeing more of your videos and going thru the older ones.
Can you please let me know what the agricultural fabric is made from? Is it plastic or some type of metal mesh? Thank you!
Hi there. It's nice to meet you. The website (agfabric.com) states that it is made from polypropylene and is UV stabilized. When I look at it closely, it looks like a tiny metal mesh, rather than looking like plastic. Here's a link to what I bought: www.agfabric.com/collections/garden-cover/products/garden-insect-netting-6-5ft-5ftw-copy. It comes in different lengths and widths.
"Almost all of our snow has melted in mid-March"
*cries in Canadian*
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Thank you for the great tips, wonderful set-up. Where do you get the agricultural netting?
I bought it at Agfabric.com and here is a link to the one I chose: www.agfabric.com/collections/garden-cover/products/garden-insect-netting-6-5ft-5ftw-copy.
They carry the garden insect netting in other widths and lengths as well.
Please recommend the early plum variety, June -July
Are you referring to plum fruits or the plum tomato varieties?
Inspiring video as usual! I am wondering where you get the agricultural netting? Thanks!
Hi, Kay. Here's a link to the place where we got the agricultural netting: www.agfabric.com/collections/garden-cover/products/garden-insect-netting-6-5ft-5ftw-copy. They have it in different widths and lengths.
@@SusansInTheGarden thanks so much, Susan!
At 6:17 did I see a mouse? Nice set up in your garden
Boy, you had me worried! Actually, it was breezy at the time and those were just a couple of dry leaves blowing around. But I definitely checked!
What is the agricultural netting you mentioned at about minute 9? I've been using tulle, but it's not very sturdy and doesn't last.
Hi, Kate. I bought it from agfabric.com. Look for the category of "garden insect netting." They might be out of a few sizes since folks are going crazy over this idea! I will have more info about it in my next video, which will be live starting at 8 p.m. PT on Thursday.
Where did you get the agricultural netting ?
Hi, Lavonda. I bought it at Agfabric.com. Here's a link to what I got: www.agfabric.com/collections/garden-cover/products/garden-insect-netting-6-5ft-5ftw-copy. They also sell other lengths and widths.
Your cover with hinges prevents you from reaching easy to center from both sides and force the long reaching from only one side
The bed is only 3-feet wide so I am able to reach everything in the bed from the long side (the handle side) of the bed and also from each short end.
I'm jealous, but in a good way!! Lol
I feel very fortunate but it's all the result of a lot of hard work and enthusiasm!
I was thinking of getting a hobby greenhouse similar to yours. I live in a different country but same zone as you so can you please tell me when you put your seedlings out into the greenhouse? Thanks love your show Susan.
Hardening off seedlings for her could be very different timing than for you. It all depends on the last frost date. I'm the same zone but my last frost date isn't until May 1st. I learned last year that I'm about 2 weeks later than her in my region. Just find you last frost date and count backwards from there
Rebecca is correct that it depends on when your last frost date is. If you don't plan to heat your greenhouse early in the season, I would say the 2-week timing is about right.
@@SusansInTheGarden Only two weeks before last frost date! That doesn't seem worth it. I was hoping for at least a months head start before last frost date. I'm a little disappointed since two weeks before is not worth the considerable cost of a green house. Thank you so much though for answering my question Sue, since I could not find any information on this subject. Thanks again.
@@CrazyCunuck I just wanted to clarify something we do: we have a small space heater in our greenhouse that is connected to a thermostat. The heater only comes on if the temperature drops below 40 degrees F. so it's just kind of added insurance. That allows us to move the plants out about a month ahead of time. I'm sorry I didn't mention that. But again, the timing on when you'll be able to move your plants outside completely depends on what zone you're in and when you typically have your last frost. If you're willing to do the space heater thing, I think a month is doable. I just don't want to make a specific recommendation of a time frame without understanding your weather conditions.
@@SusansInTheGarden Okay thanks, I'll look into space heaters and see what's involved with that. Perhaps a good topic for you to do on your channel? LOL. Thanks again Susan, I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions.