Sarah Dawson I feel the same way!!!! My mind is not calm and coming to Jeri is peaceful and magical. Jeri don’t ever stop sharing. Yes gardening is wonderful but we need your story telling and voice. 😘
I enjoyed this video , Sunflowers have always been a favorite of mine to grow. I love to watch the birds eating from the heads that are so heavy with seeds that they have to eat them upside down , comical to watch . It's been a good day here cloudy and cold but enjoyable because I got to spend some time watching your video's . Tea with Jeri today , listening to the wonderful sounds of nature . Thank you , God Bless you always in all ways .
Wow that poppy was amazing! Just beautiful. A flower declares the glory of God! I never cease to be amazed at all the interesting sounds in the background of your videos. Today it sounded like music with all the birds singing. Thanks for sharing Jeri!
Hello Jeri you’re so sweet ,lovely the best ever channel you make my day your gorgeous garden so peaceful and paradise. Thank a millions.God bless and peace 🦋🦋💕🌸🌲🌱
Thanks so much for being so real. It is encouraging to know that other Gardeners experience frustrations as well. For me it’s been difficult to grow zinnias and cosmos. Everyone says they’re so easy...well not for me😆 however... foxgloves & sweet peas grow like weeds in my garden! I agree to never give up...but it’s also good to embrace and celebrate what works. You have done both & I admire you all the more for it. Hoping to save more seeds again this year to continue growing my garden with the least bit of cash possible. God’s creation is beyond amazing...it’s such a joy to be a gardener isn’t it? Keep up the good work Jeri...your videos are such a blessing for us all.💕
Trisha, It's really interesting to observe that what grows so beautifully for one gardener, is a total flop for another. I may have to stop stating that "such-and-such" is easy to grow; t may not be easy to grow for someone else. What an adventure! Yes, It's all Gods Handiwork and it's fabulous to play a small part in it.
I love your videos. Now I use small glass containers to hold my collected seeds and seed pods. I have an old step back cabinet and I just love looking at them. They look so interesting grouped together with my dishes. They remind me of summers to come and a great feeling of faith and hope! Bless you!!
Really appreciate you sharing your "fails". I have had similar problems and it is nice to hear that I am not the only one. Love your style and content.
Thanks Jeri, this video encouraged me. I thought I was the only one who had failures!!! Not really, but this was a great thing for you to do. I appreciate it.
I so enjoyed this! I especially enjoyed watching you share about the seeds. It's after 10 P.M. here in Spring Valley, CA and the comment by Sarah Dawson is right on... With so much turmoil around these days, your "kind voice" is a real blessing as you share your garden. Thank You again. It's been a very different Easter but we have so much to be grateful for.
I just discovered your channel about a week ago and have been enjoying your videos so much! I’m a beginner gardener but have found that I enjoy it so much! My mother is a true gardener and I’ve shared your channel with her as well. She enjoys watching your relaxing and informative videos as I do. Thank you so much.
I love the sounds in your garden. It sounds so lush and magical. I am in the west Texas high plains in America and it’s so drought ridden and windy here, we really have a hard time creating a space that is anything like this. Thank you for sharing!
When I was a child, my parents had a country house. The back yard was full of poppies and mint. In Buenos Aires the soil is excellent. This year I've started growing vegs, so I love your videos.
Oh how lovely is your garden! The sights, the sounds and the scents too I imagine. I've just moved to the mountains of BC after living in the UK. I visited many beautiful gardens while there, old walled gardens, full of sound and scent. Oh how I miss that! I shall follow along with you and enjoy yours. 🌺
SM, You can carry those beautiful English gardens in your memory and perhaps trasplant them in your new locale in BC. Is the climate similar? Thank you for joining us in Hopalong Hollow!
I must get The Rose of Sharon and Rubekia for my garden this coming season. The Sunflower is my favorite. I'm a country girl! Your garden still looks absolutely gorgeous. I love your videos. Yes, I have experienced the "volunteer" zinnia all over my garden - I actually had to pull some out. But my granddaughter actually picked some and took them to my mom (her great grandma) in a bouquet. It was lovely Jeri!!! you have inspired me to collect the seeds from the pods. Oh I can hardly wait! I learned so much with this video. thank you! Till next time, God Bless you, Bertha from TEXAS
Bertha, The Sunflower is my husbands favorite too, we have one that he measures every couple of days because it never stops growing> The Rudebekia will love your climate, heat is their best friend. Mine thrive where the soil is poor. One of the advantages of collecting seed is that you don't have to be frugal with it; you can try it out in different areas of the property... because it is FREE!
That’s amazing about the poppy seeds. My aunt gave me the big poppy seeds couldn’t get them to come up. You’ve inspired me o buy some an try again. Loved our o on drying seeds.
Thank You for all the information and encouragement for the gardener. I love seeing your beautiful garden with the wonderfull shrill call of the peacock in the background.
Hello there I am a new subscriber, Siloé Oliviera from suburban homestead mentioned you in one of his videos. I'm surprised to find out you're not far away from me here in Oak Ridge. Bless you and thank you for sharing your amazing work and knowledge.
Thank you so much for talking about your fails. I am a good gardener but had trouble with cosmos and zinnia this year. They are supposed to be so easy!!! Your garden tours are a joy to me. True cottage charm.
Vicki, I am wondering if the insects or birds could be especially fond of ZInnia and Cosmos seed, because it's pretty weird when over a hundred seeds don't germinate!
Your garden reality is 20 times better than mine. Loved your bouquet of flowers with the white feathers in it. So pretty. Last year I saved seeds from a piece of homegrown watermelon my neighbor gave me, so far so good. Two days ago I rescued hollyhock seed pods from someone's green waste bin. Thanks for the lovely video. 😊
Hi Jeri, this is how I manage good sweet peas every year, not sure if it will work for you and I apologise in advance if you have tried this. But I always sew them the day after christmas and grow them on the windowsill indoors till its safe for them to go out in spring. I also pinch out the tops when they get about 6 inches high, that encourages vigarous growth, and then when I plant them out, I encourage them to lay flat, around the obelisk which seems to encourage alot of flowers. Thank you for your videos, my friend Jeanne recomended I watch them and I love them, so love and thanks to you both xxx
Well you really are a DARLING, I am going to do this today! I have packets and packets of sweet pea seed and a lot of determination. Thank you very much for the advice, I will let you know if I succeed with your method and maybe I'll add your advice to the next video.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow I will be so happy for you if it works for you. I struggled for years, but then had some advice from a wonderful elderly gardener, in his late 90s, and its worked for me. I hope it works for you lovely, and thank you for all the film's, I'm in the UK and I love watching them, we have similar interests/lives xxx
I certainly understand about the frustrations, but a garden is so worth the trouble. Your garden is so pretty Jeri, I really enjoyed the little tour. Thanks for sharing the seed collection info, it was very helpful. Kim
I love all of your videos, your voice is so gentle, the sounds of birds in the background...just sp peaceful. I'm enjoying trying new flowers just because of you! Just planted coneflowers, phlox, and zinnias. The joy in my heart is big!!!
Pam, That is good news! I hope you are very successful with your new plantings; each one of the plants you names are absolute staples in a cottage garden.
I love those Poppy seed heads! I didn't get any planted in time, but they are definitely going in next spring. I'm in zone 7 and I plant my peas in January or February. Mine did so well this year and I was still picking at the beginning of June! They are very cool season plants, so I was amazed they lasted that long, but we had a lot of spring rains so that must have kept them going. Try early planting and I'm sure you will have success. I have several failures in my potager this year, but many things are doing well also so I can't complain too badly☺️ Another very lovely video!
Thank you for all of your encouraging information, the poppy seed had tons of seed😍 that is a wonderful bounty. Always a wonderful trip through hopalong hollow 🙏💖
All the seed pods are amazing aren’t they. No one has ever shown me how to collect seeds. Thank you for sharing. Always a great video, Jeri. 👍💗☺️ Take care and God Bless, Chris-Raleigh NC
Hi Chris, I have a new appreciation for collecting seeds over the past few years. It's especially rewarding when you realize you don't have to pay someone $4 for 20 measly seeds!
After watching one of your videos about your zinnia cutting garden I decided to try them from seed. I was encouraged by what you were able to get from one pack of seeds. Tried to find zinnia seeds but every place was out of the seed. Tripped across them at dollar general. Thought they might be duds but 50% off and .25 a pack, thought I'd give them a try. Like many disappointments in gardening, seeds have a way of washing away when unexpected rain shows up or the birds or my chickens decide to check it out. However, I sewed a row in cinderbocks to see if they would grow and and by the 5th day, I had sprouting. I was impressed. Cinder blocks are ugly but I needed to see them sprout with weeds. Weeds often look like a flower sprouting that it gets confusing. I think I prefer to sew in degradable pots in my potting shed to drop in the ground. It eliminates the weeds. I sprouted about 50 seeds of butterfly weed within 3 days by putting a Ziploc bag over it after I had them in soil and damp. It worked great for me. Thanks for sharing and being so transparent about your experiences. I have been discouraged with some of the plants this year. Lost 3 lavender plants and my 4th one seems to be stressing now. Too much rain and humidity I guess. I know they done like a lot of water. I'm not going to give up on lavender but I might take it to a container since our soil is clay and when it rains, the clay holds the water.
Sherron, I'm glad those Zinnias did right by you! I've had instances when, even my zinnia seeds did not germinate. It's such an adventure and a challenge with gardening , you never know what to expect. Don't give up on the Lavender, I'm in clay, humidity and lots of rain, but I have at least 10 lavenders going strong!
Such an inspiring and motivational video. I love that big poppy pod and recognised it from years ago when I made a few dried flower wreaths. I had no idea what they were called (neither did the girl selling them) but if you shook them they made a rattling sound. Nothing ever came out of them and my mom and I always wondered if they were real of fake. Now I finally know.😊
Jeri, as I was re watching this, I thought she needs one of those embossing/glitter trays used in stamping. It would be great to catch the seed and it has a pour spout on it. I would get the pink one or light colored one. Hobby lobby or Michaels should have them.
My great grandmother taught my mother to make hollyhock fairy dolls. You probably have them somewhere in your videos. I made hollyhock fairies for my daughter and then for my grand daughters. 6 generations of hollyhock dolls. Mrs CB Ohio
I love your videos so much, you are so right about the frustrations that come along with gardening, but I always learn from them, it is so rewarding and satisfying to me, your gardens are amazing, thank you for sharing your gardens with us and your knowledge :)
I put my seeds in white envelopes and if they are not completely dry they can continue to dry in the air-permeable envelope. Once they are fully dry they can be put in little spice jars and put on my wall hanging rack. I really enjoyed this video. An interesting fact about foxglove is an old name for them is dead men bell's because of the number of men gardener there was in the past and they didn't wear gloves and died in the garden next to the plant from cardiac arrest. Foxglove is a glycoside cardiac also known as digitalis. As you said Jeri always wear gloves!
Sitting here waiting on my covid test while Bing watching your channel and I busted out laughing when you said, "where did all my seeds go?". 😂 Made my day
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow no ma'am it is never funny when it happens, but to have someone else asking the same questions that I have asked 10 or 15 times was very much appreciated. Thank you for such amazing video content. 😊
I love your videos, Jeri. Every single one. I also have my struggles with seeds not germinating at times or underwhelming me with the end result which makes the triumphs all the more glorious. Same thing can happen with purchased plants, depending. I have a new rose I planted that is nothing like the picture. Your pink phlox is a lovely shade. I am weary from battling voracious Japanese Beetles which are bad this year. I haven't heard you mention them. Are you escaping the plague of beetles?
Thankyou Beth!. Oh the ups and downs of gardening. I put in 3 new roses and only 2 survived; same conditions in soil and light but one didn't make it: WHO KNOWS WHY?! We hate those Japanese Beetles but the Peacocks and chickens love them.. for breakfast AND lunch! Unfortunately, they can't reach the ones that get way up in the Hollyhocks and the Rose of Sharon buds, so yes, we battle them as well
Really enjoyed this video and the collecting of seeds. I was thinking of adding Foxgloves to my garden, but I'm not so sure because my granddaughter helps me a lot and sometimes we don't always wear our gloves, although it is rare but she is a touchy-feely little girl. I have a few that are poisonous already like the Hydrangeas that are so pretty. The Foxgloves I read are extremely poisonous, so thank you so much for this super informational video! Have a blessed week! Peaches
Peaches, too bad you have to forego the wonderful Foxglove, but I get it. I handle the leaves often with bare hands, because I may be passing the plant and pull off a yellow leaf or break off a stem. I just make sure to wash my hands afterwards.
Amazing, even with the failures, because it does lets us know that an amazing garden could be attained in spite of failures if they also happen to the best gardeners. I just LOVE the sounds of your garden!! I have bee balm growing for the first time, no flowers just foliage so far, your looks so beautiful. My goodness those bees/bumblebees looked huge though, right? I'm still loving you potting table your hubby put up for you. 😉 Poppy seed, (salt shaker pod). God's creations, right? How every flower/plant /tree is so different. This is a wonderful video for new gardeners Jeri, for so many reasons but the seed collection part is great thing to learn. How to save seeds, and the savings when you do. ☺️Thank you and God bless!
Lucky, Good on the Bee Balm, it will spread for you every year, by seed AND by underground roots. We have HUGE BEES here, bumbles and carpenters take center stage. You can really see Gods design in those poppy heads, the "love in a mist" have really cool pods too, but I forgot to film them.
My Perennial sweet peas bloom like crazy their hooked on composted cow manure,They don't liked to be fussed over, they bloom from late spring until the first hard frost we have. I don't cut them back until I see new growth in the spring. I love your gardens.
Bear, YOU are so very fortunate, I long for the day that I can LOVE my sweet peas! I bet mine would like the donkey manure... I will try that next time. What zone are you in?
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow I'm in zone 6A but I never go by that because they are for ever changing it. I'm in New England and having a heat wave right now 95*+. I bet your right the more you feed them the happier they seem to be. I feed mine 3 or 4 times a season the weeds love it too.
We gardeners need to apply for less rain for next spring ! LOL nothing looks very good for me this year , except the weeds are having a spectacular season.
Hi Farmer Jones, Gottcha! The rain did quite a number on my pepper plants and nearly killed off the lavender, rotted out many Spring bulbs as well. Feast or Famine, right?
Your garden is so lovely and gives me hope. My sweet peas are doing wonderfully though. They thrill me to my toes. My pansies and violas still like beautiful, although once the really warm weather comes it will be hard to keep them looking nice. Thanks for inspiring me. I live in zone 8b. Blessings 💗
Hi Jeri I don't feel so bad on having a few failures in the garden, those sweet peas are so finicky. I started mine during winter and still got small lanky plants!! Regarding the cosmos those loved my soil or environment they're growing like weeds... LOL 😍❤️❤️😍!!! Anyway I really enjoyed your beautiful and relaxing video thanks 🌺🌸
When I was a young girl. A lady lived in our neighborhood she grew dahlias. Oh I wish I could grow beautiful flowers like that. 20 years ago I'm growing dahlias I have 40 different dahlias
I know this is last year’s video but I absolutely love it. I find it offers hope to try again. So I watch again when I plan my trip to purchase plants (I’ve slowed down on trying seeds)The only thing I have great success with ,no matter what I try, are geraniums (pelargonium), morning glory, and marigolds. It’s such a good thing I love geraniums and marigolds. I’ve stopped planting Heavenly Blue morning glories for which Appalachian Power is grateful.
Haha, I know what you mean about the Morning Glories creating a highway to heaven! It's funny that you have luck with the Geranium and Marilgold seed, I have No luck with them at all.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to mislead you about having planting success with Marigold and Geranium seeds. I can’t help collecting seeds from my plants since it’s just fun to do but my success is with the already-in-bloom plants I purchase each year. My best success with seeds has been with the Morning Glory seeds and many years ago I planted Four O’clock seeds that were very successful . Does anyone still grow Four O’clocks? They were one of my favorites. I agree with your many subscribers, your videos are wonderful. I come here often for a quiet visit that always offers more than a restful moment. I find inspiration, encouragement, and good advice for the garden and for life in general in your videos as well as new teas and recipes to try. By the way, I do plan to try Marigold seeds again this year🌼 in a “just because” effort.
I watched this and as you mentioned a plant that has disappointed you this year, I nodded in agreement. My garden disappointments are pretty much on parallel with yours. Maybe it's just the year? My sweet peas are barely a foot tall, and yet filled with blossoms. My Zinnias and Cosmos seeds disappeared to some unknown source. Every one of my well established Brown eyed Susan's did not come back this year! And on and on.... But like you say, next year it could be different, so we carry on. I am wondering If a of Rose of Sharon would grow in Zone 2. Thanks for sharing your lovely gardens... Dale
A typical bit of oddness in the garden, always expect the unexpected! Last year, none of the Cosmos appeared until late July, and then they grew about 8 ft tall! Some sites say Rose of Sharon is best in zones 5-9, other sites say 2-9...
I can very much relate to this video. For the longest time, I was afraid to even try to grow anything because there was too much to know. How could I, a beginner, even dare to hope to have a perfect garden like those well seasoned green thumbs. Well, I'm older now and know better; gardening is a constant state of change. Every year there will be one or two plants that simply won't do well one year but will be prolific the next. No rhyme, no reason. Just the nature of … well, nature! I learned that those "perfect" gardens were really just lessons in going with the flow. As for those sweet peas, mine look exactly the same as yours but with one less flower (I have all vine, what vine there is to speak of, and no flowers yet)! Last year where I only saw one or two slugs, this year I had a population of them who helped themselves to most of my flowers (baby's breath and sunflowers). I have exactly one tomato the size of a marble right now, out of two plants. But the squashes and cucumbers are doing fine and it was an exercise of plant and plant again for the bean vines to even amount to much. I did harvest some new potatoes and some garlic today and that made me smile. I'll carry on. Because even one flower or fruit or crop from my own soil is well with my soul :-)
Novembers Child, You are making me laugh, it's all so familiar! I yanked out my pathetic bean plants and gave them to the donkeys... just couldn't take it anymore. We are doing somersaults just because there are 2 little apples on our new apple tree; but not a single pear, or peach to be seen. Out of a packet of 20 seeds I got ONE Lisianthum and I am guarding over it with a vengeance. Oh, it's all such an adventure, isn't it?!
Bergamot is so easy to start from seed. I just scatter them into a tray of potting soil and leave in an east window until they are about 2 inches high. Then I plant them into the garden. I have never had grat success with baby's breath or cosmos. And this year I only have 1 zinnia out of 2 packets of seed. Failure just means you tried! Great video and happy gardening Take care - Marcie
Marcie, Good for you with the Bergamot,, my seed starting with it has been so-so. I do appreciate the way it spreads on it's own once it's established and comes back reliably every year.
I have the same problems with Cosmos and Snapdragons. It’s discouraging, but I always try next year. I couldn’t get cone flower to grow so last year I bought the plant and it has put on a show this year. Love Zinnias. They never fail. My Coreopsis did beautifully this year. I also did Petunias from seed and they are thriving. Oh look at the bees. I’ve hardly seen any this year.
Linda, I had problems with cosmos last year as well, except for a patch I planted in fresh compost on a hill where they grew to be 7'tall! I believe my success with Coneflower was also due to buying it in a pot, and from that one plant reseeding came dozens of other plants/
I had several snap dragons come back this year and they do every year. I let the seeds stay on the stalk and naturally fall to the ground. These are the prettiest ones and huge rocket snaps, tall and bushy. I find that once the leaves fall and cover up this area that is sheltered against the house then come spring I can see them poking out. I still do not remove the leaves until they get pretty big. I stake mine too. I have a deep round tub that I plant some in and they always come back too. I just let the weeds grow with them and shelter them until they get some growth on them. This is out in the open area and they do well there too. They really don’t like a lot of sun but can take some once they have some growth and are established. Hope this might help you with yours.🌿🌺
Pam, thank you for that, your Snaps sound beautiful! If mine ever get to the point where they are actually producing blooms, and then seed, I will certainly leave them standing. I am determined to grow the favorite flower from my childhood.
Jeri Landers the Storybook Gardener I love them too! It’s hard to find them around here other than seeds. I did manage to find a few last year. That’s all I’ve got this year. Try a garden center rather than Lowe’s or Home Depot. If you could find a few and get them planted then they would have time to go to seed for you. I plant mine closer together than suggested so they can lean on each other. One stem of mine has already gone to seed. I’ve been shaking it when I go by so the seeds will scatter! Good Luck.
Thank you for sharing your frustrations in the garden. This spring, I tried foxglove, coneflower and blue none of the seeds came up. Zinnias and cosmos did but were attacked by bugs. The day lily was the best in show in my garden this year. Zone 8b myself..
V, Nick, If it weren't for those Daylilies my side garden would be a no-mans land right now, bless their little orange heads. I started my coneflowers with purchased bedding plants; perennials seem to be the most difficult to start from seed.
Hi Jeri- I love your videos- I’m a long time gardener and get such inspiration from your videos! I have been reading and watching some seed growers talking about zinnia seed saving. Many are saying you can pull the seeds when they are green- as long as they are not white the seed is viable. Have you found this to be true?
I've never tried pulling the seeds while green, I suppose it would be fine. I often just cut the spent flower heads off the stem and toss the whole thing into a basket, letting them dry out on their own. I think the seeds pull out more easily when dry.
Watched one of your planning videos and ran out and grabbed a graph paper pad at the store. Would LOVE to see you sketch out your gardens and see how you journal! (If you're looking for more video ideas! wink, wink) :)
Thank you for sharing your video’s. Just love your garden and your home 😍. Why don’t you have Aquilegia in your garden. It would fit perfect in your garden? I think you love aquilegia.
I really think you love them. If they don’t sell them where you live I can always send you some seeds. In the Netherlands (where i live) you can bye them in every color. Just trow the seeds in your garden and you have them the rest of your life. First year only leaves, second year beautyful little flowers. Very cottage garden. 😊
I had more black eyed Susie’s this year, tall and big bushy, not sure why. It’s fun that we don’t ever know what we’re getting. My Rose of Sharon was beautiful too.
Great advice! I had trouble with germination this year. I'm starting more indoors and moving out as seed I put in the ground outdoors don't come up. Same trouble in veg garden too. Wish I could grow lavender - won't survive winter here. Can't seem to grow poppies either - keep trying! Those peaboys are funny!
Cynthia, Have you tried sowing your poppy seed in the winter? That worked for me. I am loving my "nursery trough" for seed starting, You may want to try something similar, it's so much easier than all those trays.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow Not sure what you mean by winter sowing? Our ground is generally covered w/ 3 feet of snow most of the winter here - I'm zone 3-4 north eastern Vermont. I have started the seeds indoors under lights but they don't transplant successfully - seem to rot. Our Springs are very wet so this year I waited to put plants in and they still rotted. Think they like a dryer area w/ better air flow. I had no trouble growing them when I lived in a warmer zone south of here. I even bought a couple poppy plants at a plant sale and they died too! I am starting more seeds indoors every year now as such poor in ground germination. We are building a greenhouse this summer so hopefully next year I'll have more room for all those plant babies! Like you say gardening can be challenging but we are a stubborn bunch! Won't give up!
@@cynthiahamblin-perry5880, Oh, that's right, you are in a chilly area up north, I forgot. I would still try late fall sowing and early spring. Poppies seem to need a period of cold in order to germinate.
Do you put a top over your nursery boxes? That's a great idea. I've been looking at winter sowing but I think it would work better in your containers if I can combine the two methods.
My favorite flowes I grew this year from saved seed are scented nicotiana. It was pretty hard to let them go to seed. The spent blooms are so unattractive, and the thought that I was lessening the blooming from not dead heading was hard. They smell divine and I love them. I actually had 2 plants over winter and are now about 6 feet tall. Odd since I'm in the pacific northwest and they aren't meant to survive here.
My little seedlings are about 1/2" tall already. This will be the only Orange flower in my garden besides the wild Daylilies. I suppose they will be blooming in time for the late summer and fall colors.
Hi ms. Jeri. I'm so glad to know the meaning of the flowers as well as how to collect seeds. I collect 4 o 'clock seeds every year; it seems like a compulsion.
Hi Katie, I save my bulbs in mesh or paper bags and keep them in a cool, dry place until planting time. I will tell you that last year I found many bugs had attacked at least half of my bulbs as I had them under a stairwell. If you can, keep them in a fridge!
Interesting video. The problems i have had is with the slugs and snails eating the seedlings this year. Have tried to grow the chocolate cosmos this year for the first time but its not doing very well but i will try again next year.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow I grew mine in pots otherwise the dogs would flatten them when they are playing and if i put egg shells around the plants the younger dogs get those out and eat them or leave them over the ground. Will have to have a think what to do about this problem for next year. Also i have had problems with earwigs on my dahlias munching the leaves which are also in large pots but they are blooming well. Defiantly a year for pests.
It's my understanding that until relatively recently you couldn't grow chocolate cosmos from seed. Apparently someone finally developed plants that can be propagated by seed. But the germination rate low. I did but plants this year and plan on collecting seed and giving it a try.
Your garden is still beautiful either way but it makes me feel better to know you have problems too. My entire garden was eaten to stubs by deer this year, I doubt it will come back in time :( oh well, maybe next year....
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow I'm watching your video now, the Peter rabbit tea time! I'm addicted to your spirit!! I went to look to see if I could find that rabbit mug and saucer by Rapheal Bordalle!! His pottery is soo fun and made of love! Thank you 😊
Good Morning Jeri Great video* I always learn so much* I love that you show you have struggles sometimes with your garden. I always just see a beautiful garden in your videos. Maybe the seeds didn't start to grow because they were old? that has happened to me also. I am waiting and waiting for my flowers to start growing and then nothing* I really enjoyed you showing us how to get the seeds from the flowers. I do that also. Enjoy your weekend deezie
Deezie, It's possible the seeds were old, but usually I use new seed. Heaven only knows what happens to them once they're in the earth; perhaps they're providing a feast for some creepy crawlers.
Propagate your sweet peas indoors and don't plant outside til after end of May/beginning of June when the frost has stopped. They love full sunshine. I grow them every year and they become a beautiful hedge along my picket fence. Hope they work out for you next year. 🌸
Jeri, i live in Oregon ,at 3500 elevation. We have a short growing season. Our lows dropped down to 32 - 36 until mid June this year. I long to create a Hopalong Hollow potager , but need to add ways to cover my plants at night . Should I save for a greenhouse? Or use small hoop houses ?
Bobbilyn, wouldn't we all love to have a greenhouse?! Of course, that would be ideal, but cold frames are easy to build with old or new windows and a few pieces of wood. I have a nice long one which is great for growing things in cold weather. We call it our Poor Mans Greenhouse. I don't know much about hoop houses, I don't think I would want one in my garden, personally. You could also cover your plants with cloches... I did a video on that.
I presently live in the willamette valley. I can grow just about everything here. I am considering moving to central oregon. I will definitely have to have a greenhouse or hoophouse/high tunnel for growing food. But I figure I'll have a whole lot to learn about xeroscaping and using native plants for landscaping.
When I need some peace in my life I watch your videos. Your garden is lovely and you have a kind voice. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Sarah!
Sarah Dawson I feel the same way!!!! My mind is not calm and coming to Jeri is peaceful and magical. Jeri don’t ever stop sharing. Yes gardening is wonderful but we need your story telling and voice. 😘
@@sweetwoodruff6246 I am so delighted that you feel that way! Thank you. I have a new video coming out tomorrow which is quite different than usual.
Sarah Dawson, *I second the motion* 😊 ~ She just has an "artistic air, and flair" about her that's so delightful to watch.
Love your videos! And your afternoon teas. Wonderful! From Crystal in the North of Scotland xxx
Jeri, Thank you so much for this lesson in seed gathering. I learned a lot 🌸 I enjoy all of your beautiful gardens and recipes. ❤️
I enjoyed this video , Sunflowers have always been a favorite of mine to grow. I love to watch the birds eating from the heads that are so heavy with seeds that they have to eat them upside down , comical to watch . It's been a good day here cloudy and cold but enjoyable because I got to spend some time watching your video's . Tea with Jeri today , listening to the wonderful sounds of nature . Thank you , God Bless you always in all ways .
Wow that poppy was amazing! Just beautiful. A flower declares the glory of God! I never cease to be amazed at all the interesting sounds in the background of your videos. Today it sounded like music with all the birds singing. Thanks for sharing Jeri!
Theresa, Ooh, I will have to "listen" to this video again to hear the symphony. I'm so used to the animal sounds I tend to tune them out while I film.
Hello Jeri you’re so sweet ,lovely the best ever channel you make my day your gorgeous garden so peaceful and paradise. Thank a millions.God bless and peace 🦋🦋💕🌸🌲🌱
I love how poppies disperse their seeds! God is so creative😊
Isn't it just the neatest little God Made seed pod?!
Thanks so much for being so real. It is encouraging to know that other Gardeners experience frustrations as well. For me it’s been difficult to grow zinnias and cosmos. Everyone says they’re so easy...well not for me😆 however... foxgloves & sweet peas grow like weeds in my garden! I agree to never give up...but it’s also good to embrace and celebrate what works. You have done both & I admire you all the more for it. Hoping to save more seeds again this year to continue growing my garden with the least bit of cash possible. God’s creation is beyond amazing...it’s such a joy to be a gardener isn’t it? Keep up the good work Jeri...your videos are such a blessing for us all.💕
Trisha, It's really interesting to observe that what grows so beautifully for one gardener, is a total flop for another. I may have to stop stating that "such-and-such" is easy to grow; t may not be easy to grow for someone else. What an adventure! Yes, It's all Gods Handiwork and it's fabulous to play a small part in it.
I love your videos. Now I use small glass containers to hold my collected seeds and seed pods. I have an old step back cabinet and I just love looking at them. They look so interesting grouped together with my dishes. They remind me of summers to come and a great feeling of faith and hope! Bless you!!
Great idea!
I too enjoy watching & learning so much from you. I knit socks while I watch & listen, your very inspiring. God bless you & please keep sharing💞🙏👼💖
I like that!
I consider this very educational. I am an avid gardner but still learned from u. Thank u so much.
Really appreciate you sharing your "fails". I have had similar problems and it is nice to hear that I am not the only one. Love your style and content.
Thanks Jeri, this video encouraged me. I thought I was the only one who had failures!!! Not really, but this was a great thing for you to do. I appreciate it.
Sharon, If I had a dollar for every plant I have killed.......
I never knew a Poppy had that many seeds. Amazing.
Yup I needed that encouragement I’ll still try it. And keep those seed again.
Thanks
I so enjoyed this! I especially enjoyed watching you share about the seeds. It's after 10 P.M. here in Spring Valley, CA and the comment by Sarah Dawson is right on... With so much turmoil around these days, your "kind voice" is a real blessing as you share your garden. Thank You again. It's been a very different Easter but we have so much to be grateful for.
Yes we do have much to be grateful for, and I am so looking forward to better days ahead!
I just discovered your channel about a week ago and have been enjoying your videos so much! I’m a beginner gardener but have found that I enjoy it so much! My mother is a true gardener and I’ve shared your channel with her as well. She enjoys watching your relaxing and informative videos as I do. Thank you so much.
Hi Jamie, you are fortunate to have a gardener in the family to guide you along! Thanks for joining me here in the Hollow`
You inspire me to never give up! Learning so much from you! Thank you!🌾🤗
It's worth planting two days before full moon, it really works! Love your channel ! x Crystal Green Scotland x
Hello to you in Scotland!
I love the sounds in your garden. It sounds so lush and magical. I am in the west Texas high plains in America and it’s so drought ridden and windy here, we really have a hard time creating a space that is anything like this. Thank you for sharing!
When I was a child, my parents had a country house. The back yard was full of poppies and mint. In Buenos Aires the soil is excellent. This year I've started growing vegs, so I love your videos.
Poppies and Mint, a great combination.
Simply beautiful! This gives me so much hope. I'm dealing with some bad weeds and I'm giving up trying to pull them all 😖
Oh how lovely is your garden! The sights, the sounds and the scents too I imagine. I've just moved to the mountains of BC after living in the UK. I visited many beautiful gardens while there, old walled gardens, full of sound and scent. Oh how I miss that! I shall follow along with you and enjoy yours. 🌺
SM, You can carry those beautiful English gardens in your memory and perhaps trasplant them in your new locale in BC. Is the climate similar? Thank you for joining us in Hopalong Hollow!
I must get The Rose of Sharon and Rubekia for my garden this coming season. The Sunflower is my favorite. I'm a country girl! Your garden still looks absolutely gorgeous. I love your videos. Yes, I have experienced the "volunteer" zinnia all over my garden - I actually had to pull some out. But my granddaughter actually picked some and took them to my mom (her great grandma) in a bouquet. It was lovely
Jeri!!! you have inspired me to collect the seeds from the pods. Oh I can hardly wait! I learned so much with this video. thank you! Till next time, God Bless you, Bertha from TEXAS
Bertha, The Sunflower is my husbands favorite too, we have one that he measures every couple of days because it never stops growing> The Rudebekia will love your climate, heat is their best friend. Mine thrive where the soil is poor. One of the advantages of collecting seed is that you don't have to be frugal with it; you can try it out in different areas of the property... because it is FREE!
You crack me up. I have not been able to grow a cosmos but I keep trying. You’re right a Gardner never gives up. Love your gardens.
Sandra, I must have sown a 1/4 lb of Cosmos this year and only have a few scrawny plants... weird.
That’s amazing about the poppy seeds. My aunt gave me the big poppy seeds couldn’t get them to come up. You’ve inspired me o buy some an try again. Loved our o on drying seeds.
My Poppies did best when I sowed them in fall and winter.
There is a lavender farm five miles east of us. It is so lovely! Your flower gardens are beautiful!!
Thank You for all the information and encouragement for the gardener. I love seeing your beautiful garden with the wonderfull shrill call of the peacock in the background.
Willow, I'm so used to those screaming peacocks, I barely hear them anymore.
I've loved watching your garden presentation, now, in Feb! I can't wait to plant this spring! I live in TN, too! Hugs!
This was a very informative and enjoyable walk through your gardens.
Hello there I am a new subscriber, Siloé Oliviera from suburban homestead mentioned you in one of his videos. I'm surprised to find out you're not far away from me here in Oak Ridge. Bless you and thank you for sharing your amazing work and knowledge.
Do you attend the Lavender Festival? We always set up a booth there.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow my daughter and I love the Lavender festival! This year is not good but we will definitely look for you next time!
Your videos bless my heart so much .I get so happy when you post a new video ,and I look forward to curling up and enjoying each moment !
BobbiLynn, That is very nice of you to say!
Thanks for the inspiration to collect seeds! I have been saying I need to collect my seeds and making excuses , but you gave me inspiration!
Lisa, You will be glad you collected them at planting time!
Thank you so much for talking about your fails. I am a good gardener but had trouble with cosmos and zinnia this year. They are supposed to be so easy!!!
Your garden tours are a joy to me. True cottage charm.
Vicki, I am wondering if the insects or birds could be especially fond of ZInnia and Cosmos seed, because it's pretty weird when over a hundred seeds don't germinate!
Your garden reality is 20 times better than mine. Loved your bouquet of flowers with the white feathers in it. So pretty. Last year I saved seeds from a piece of homegrown watermelon my neighbor gave me, so far so good. Two days ago I rescued hollyhock seed pods from someone's green waste bin. Thanks for the lovely video. 😊
Peregrina, So glad you got those Hollyhock seeds. Good luck with the watermelon, mine never get any bigger than a baseball!
Thanks for the tips on the foxgloves
Just beautiful u have a merry Christmas and it wont be long for flowers to come back up
Hi Jeri, this is how I manage good sweet peas every year, not sure if it will work for you and I apologise in advance if you have tried this. But I always sew them the day after christmas and grow them on the windowsill indoors till its safe for them to go out in spring. I also pinch out the tops when they get about 6 inches high, that encourages vigarous growth, and then when I plant them out, I encourage them to lay flat, around the obelisk which seems to encourage alot of flowers. Thank you for your videos, my friend Jeanne recomended I watch them and I love them, so love and thanks to you both xxx
Well you really are a DARLING, I am going to do this today! I have packets and packets of sweet pea seed and a lot of determination. Thank you very much for the advice, I will let you know if I succeed with your method and maybe I'll add your advice to the next video.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow I will be so happy for you if it works for you. I struggled for years, but then had some advice from a wonderful elderly gardener, in his late 90s, and its worked for me. I hope it works for you lovely, and thank you for all the film's, I'm in the UK and I love watching them, we have similar interests/lives xxx
I certainly understand about the frustrations, but a garden is so worth the trouble. Your garden is so pretty Jeri, I really enjoyed the little tour. Thanks for sharing the seed collection info, it was very helpful. Kim
Kim, Yes, it's worth the hassle, far more success than failure.
I love all of your videos, your voice is so gentle, the sounds of birds in the background...just sp peaceful. I'm enjoying trying new flowers just because of you! Just planted coneflowers, phlox, and zinnias. The joy in my heart is big!!!
Pam, That is good news! I hope you are very successful with your new plantings; each one of the plants you names are absolute staples in a cottage garden.
I love those Poppy seed heads! I didn't get any planted in time, but they are definitely going in next spring. I'm in zone 7 and I plant my peas in January or February. Mine did so well this year and I was still picking at the beginning of June! They are very cool season plants, so I was amazed they lasted that long, but we had a lot of spring rains so that must have kept them going. Try early planting and I'm sure you will have success. I have several failures in my potager this year, but many things are doing well also so I can't complain too badly☺️ Another very lovely video!
Hi Stevens Sunshine, I'm in zone 7 too... will definitely sow in winter next time. I'm glad to know that they do well in our zone if planted properly.
Seed saving is so important, thanks for sharing your process.
JB, And it saves money too.
Thank you for all of your encouraging information, the poppy seed had tons of seed😍 that is a wonderful bounty.
Always a wonderful trip through hopalong hollow 🙏💖
Penny, Those Poppy heads really amaze me! Even the small ones hold loads of seed.
All the seed pods are amazing aren’t they. No one has ever shown me how to collect seeds. Thank you for sharing. Always a great video, Jeri. 👍💗☺️ Take care and God Bless, Chris-Raleigh NC
Hi Chris, I have a new appreciation for collecting seeds over the past few years. It's especially rewarding when you realize you don't have to pay someone $4 for 20 measly seeds!
Yes !
This video made me feel so much better...we have had such wierd weather here in Michigan. I have had a lot of fails this year.
Thistle, It's good to know we all have our trials; here's to future success!
After watching one of your videos about your zinnia cutting garden I decided to try them from seed. I was encouraged by what you were able to get from one pack of seeds. Tried to find zinnia seeds but every place was out of the seed. Tripped across them at dollar general. Thought they might be duds but 50% off and .25 a pack, thought I'd give them a try. Like many disappointments in gardening, seeds have a way of washing away when unexpected rain shows up or the birds or my chickens decide to check it out. However, I sewed a row in cinderbocks to see if they would grow and and by the 5th day, I had sprouting. I was impressed. Cinder blocks are ugly but I needed to see them sprout with weeds. Weeds often look like a flower sprouting that it gets confusing. I think I prefer to sew in degradable pots in my potting shed to drop in the ground. It eliminates the weeds.
I sprouted about 50 seeds of butterfly weed within 3 days by putting a Ziploc bag over it after I had them in soil and damp. It worked great for me. Thanks for sharing and being so transparent about your experiences. I have been discouraged with some of the plants this year. Lost 3 lavender plants and my 4th one seems to be stressing now. Too much rain and humidity I guess. I know they done like a lot of water. I'm not going to give up on lavender but I might take it to a container since our soil is clay and when it rains, the clay holds the water.
Sherron, I'm glad those Zinnias did right by you! I've had instances when, even my zinnia seeds did not germinate. It's such an adventure and a challenge with gardening , you never know what to expect. Don't give up on the Lavender, I'm in clay, humidity and lots of rain, but I have at least 10 lavenders going strong!
Hi Jeri, I love your videos.
Blessings
Lisa from NY
Such an inspiring and motivational video.
I love that big poppy pod and recognised it from years ago when I made a few dried flower wreaths. I had no idea what they were called (neither did the girl selling them) but if you shook them they made a rattling sound. Nothing ever came out of them and my mom and I always wondered if they were real of fake. Now I finally know.😊
Jeri, as I was re watching this, I thought she needs one of those embossing/glitter trays used in stamping. It would be great to catch the seed and it has a pour spout on it. I would get the pink one or light colored one. Hobby lobby or Michaels should have them.
I'll look for one!
My great grandmother taught my mother to make hollyhock fairy dolls. You probably have them somewhere in your videos. I made hollyhock fairies for my daughter and then for my grand daughters. 6 generations of hollyhock dolls. Mrs CB Ohio
Ah Sweet! love those Holly hocks dolls....
I love your videos so much, you are so right about the frustrations that come along with gardening, but I always learn from them, it is so rewarding and satisfying to me, your gardens are amazing, thank you for sharing your gardens with us and your knowledge :)
Peg, Trial and error are such good teachers.
I collect seeds from my garden also, especially my larkspur ~ so many colors of them to scatter about! Always love seeing your gardens.
Nancy, I am hooked on the Larkspur from now on.
Your garden is so beautiful.
Thank you!
Can’t wait to collect some of seed.
Preciosas flores y jardín 🤩
I put my seeds in white envelopes and if they are not completely dry they can continue to dry in the air-permeable envelope. Once they are fully dry they can be put in little spice jars and put on my wall hanging rack. I really enjoyed this video. An interesting fact about foxglove is an old name for them is dead men bell's because of the number of men gardener there was in the past and they didn't wear gloves and died in the garden next to the plant from cardiac arrest. Foxglove is a glycoside cardiac also known as digitalis. As you said Jeri always wear gloves!
Jennifer, OOH, that's kinda scary about the Foxglove! I guess I'll be even more careful in the future.
Sitting here waiting on my covid test while Bing watching your channel and I busted out laughing when you said, "where did all my seeds go?". 😂 Made my day
Of course, it's not so funny when it happens...lol !
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow no ma'am it is never funny when it happens, but to have someone else asking the same questions that I have asked 10 or 15 times was very much appreciated. Thank you for such amazing video content. 😊
I love your videos, Jeri. Every single one. I also have my struggles with seeds not germinating at times or underwhelming me with the end result which makes the triumphs all the more glorious. Same thing can happen with purchased plants, depending. I have a new rose I planted that is nothing like the picture. Your pink phlox is a lovely shade. I am weary from battling voracious Japanese Beetles which are bad this year. I haven't heard you mention them. Are you escaping the plague of beetles?
Thankyou Beth!. Oh the ups and downs of gardening. I put in 3 new roses and only 2 survived; same conditions in soil and light but one didn't make it: WHO KNOWS WHY?! We hate those Japanese Beetles but the Peacocks and chickens love them.. for breakfast AND lunch! Unfortunately, they can't reach the ones that get way up in the Hollyhocks and the Rose of Sharon buds, so yes, we battle them as well
Really enjoyed this video and the collecting of seeds. I was thinking of adding Foxgloves to my garden, but I'm not so sure because my granddaughter helps me a lot and sometimes we don't always wear our gloves, although it is rare but she is a touchy-feely little girl. I have a few that are poisonous already like the Hydrangeas that are so pretty. The Foxgloves I read are extremely poisonous, so thank you so much for this super informational video! Have a blessed week! Peaches
Peaches, too bad you have to forego the wonderful Foxglove, but I get it. I handle the leaves often with bare hands, because I may be passing the plant and pull off a yellow leaf or break off a stem. I just make sure to wash my hands afterwards.
hahahaha that peacock cracks me up. Yes never give up !!! Thanks for being real !!!
Tracy, Those Peabody boys never stop, there are 4 of them so I never know who to blame for all the racket.
Amazing, even with the failures, because it does lets us know that an amazing garden could be attained in spite of failures if they also happen to the best gardeners. I just LOVE the sounds of your garden!! I have bee balm growing for the first time, no flowers just foliage so far, your looks so beautiful. My goodness those bees/bumblebees looked huge though, right? I'm still loving you potting table your hubby put up for you. 😉 Poppy seed, (salt shaker pod). God's creations, right? How every flower/plant /tree is so different. This is a wonderful video for new gardeners Jeri, for so many reasons but the seed collection part is great thing to learn. How to save seeds, and the savings when you do. ☺️Thank you and God bless!
Lucky, Good on the Bee Balm, it will spread for you every year, by seed AND by underground roots. We have HUGE BEES here, bumbles and carpenters take center stage. You can really see Gods design in those poppy heads, the "love in a mist" have really cool pods too, but I forgot to film them.
Thank you for sharing that it still happens to me some things are successful and some not but I love gardening so I keep on.
My Perennial sweet peas bloom like crazy their hooked on composted cow manure,They don't liked to be fussed over, they bloom from late spring until the first hard frost we have. I don't cut them back until I see new growth in the spring. I love your gardens.
Bear, YOU are so very fortunate, I long for the day that I can LOVE my sweet peas! I bet mine would like the donkey manure... I will try that next time. What zone are you in?
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow I'm in zone 6A but I never go by that because they are for ever changing it. I'm in New England and having a heat wave right now 95*+. I bet your right the more you feed them the happier they seem to be. I feed mine 3 or 4 times a season the weeds love it too.
Had to chuckle at the snapdragon, but your videos is spot on. Gardening can often times frustrating.
JoAnn, That pathetic little snapdragon is kinda funny...poor little thing.
We gardeners need to apply for less rain for next spring ! LOL nothing looks very good for me this year , except the weeds are having a spectacular season.
Hi Farmer Jones, Gottcha! The rain did quite a number on my pepper plants and nearly killed off the lavender, rotted out many Spring bulbs as well. Feast or Famine, right?
Your garden is so lovely and gives me hope. My sweet peas are doing wonderfully though. They thrill me to my toes. My pansies and violas still like beautiful, although once the really warm weather comes it will be hard to keep them looking nice. Thanks for inspiring me. I live in zone 8b. Blessings 💗
Linda, I am happy for your sweet peas, they are a challenge for me.
Hi Jeri I don't feel so bad on having a few failures in the garden, those sweet peas are so finicky.
I started mine during winter and still got small lanky plants!! Regarding the cosmos those loved my soil or environment they're growing like weeds... LOL 😍❤️❤️😍!!! Anyway I really enjoyed your beautiful and relaxing video thanks 🌺🌸
I'll take Cosmos as weeds any day of the week!
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The insects truly enjoy them specially bumblebees 🐝
When I was a young girl. A lady lived in our neighborhood she grew dahlias. Oh I wish I could grow beautiful flowers like that. 20 years ago I'm growing dahlias I have 40 different dahlias
Debra, That must be wonderful! I've never tried to grow them. But they are so IMPRESSIVE and HUGE that I may ask your advice one day..
I know this is last year’s video but I absolutely love it. I find it offers hope to try again. So I watch again when I plan my trip to purchase plants (I’ve slowed down on trying seeds)The only thing I have great success with ,no matter what I try, are geraniums (pelargonium), morning glory, and marigolds. It’s such a good thing I love geraniums and marigolds. I’ve stopped planting Heavenly Blue morning glories for which Appalachian Power is grateful.
Haha, I know what you mean about the Morning Glories creating a highway to heaven! It's funny that you have luck with the Geranium and Marilgold seed, I have No luck with them at all.
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I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to mislead you about having planting success with Marigold and Geranium seeds. I can’t help collecting seeds from my plants since it’s just fun to do but my success is with the already-in-bloom plants I purchase each year. My best success with seeds has been with the Morning Glory seeds and many years ago I planted Four O’clock seeds that were very successful . Does anyone still grow Four O’clocks? They were one of my favorites.
I agree with your many subscribers, your videos are wonderful. I come here often for a quiet visit that always offers more than a restful moment.
I find inspiration, encouragement, and good advice for the garden and for life in general in your videos as well as new teas and recipes to try.
By the way, I do plan to try Marigold seeds again this year🌼 in a “just because” effort.
P.S. My Mom told me I was named for The Rose Of Sharon bush.!
Everyone seems to have trouble with sweet peas! I have not tried them yet but I may give them a whirl next spring.
I watched this and as you mentioned a plant that has disappointed you this year, I nodded in agreement. My garden disappointments are pretty much on parallel with yours. Maybe it's just the year? My sweet peas are barely a foot tall, and yet filled with blossoms. My Zinnias and Cosmos seeds disappeared to some unknown source. Every one of my well established Brown eyed Susan's did not come back this year! And on and on.... But like you say, next year it could be different, so we carry on. I am wondering If a of Rose of Sharon would grow in Zone 2.
Thanks for sharing your lovely gardens...
Dale
A typical bit of oddness in the garden, always expect the unexpected! Last year, none of the Cosmos appeared until late July, and then they grew about 8 ft tall! Some sites say Rose of Sharon is best in zones 5-9, other sites say 2-9...
I can very much relate to this video. For the longest time, I was afraid to even try to grow anything because there was too much to know. How could I, a beginner, even dare to hope to have a perfect garden like those well seasoned green thumbs. Well, I'm older now and know better; gardening is a constant state of change. Every year there will be one or two plants that simply won't do well one year but will be prolific the next. No rhyme, no reason. Just the nature of … well, nature! I learned that those "perfect" gardens were really just lessons in going with the flow. As for those sweet peas, mine look exactly the same as yours but with one less flower (I have all vine, what vine there is to speak of, and no flowers yet)! Last year where I only saw one or two slugs, this year I had a population of them who helped themselves to most of my flowers (baby's breath and sunflowers). I have exactly one tomato the size of a marble right now, out of two plants. But the squashes and cucumbers are doing fine and it was an exercise of plant and plant again for the bean vines to even amount to much. I did harvest some new potatoes and some garlic today and that made me smile. I'll carry on. Because even one flower or fruit or crop from my own soil is well with my soul :-)
Novembers Child, You are making me laugh, it's all so familiar! I yanked out my pathetic bean plants and gave them to the donkeys... just couldn't take it anymore. We are doing somersaults just because there are 2 little apples on our new apple tree; but not a single pear, or peach to be seen. Out of a packet of 20 seeds I got ONE Lisianthum and I am guarding over it with a vengeance. Oh, it's all such an adventure, isn't it?!
Bergamot is so easy to start from seed. I just scatter them into a tray of potting soil and leave in an east window until they are about 2 inches high. Then I plant them into the garden. I have never had grat success with baby's breath or cosmos. And this year I only have 1 zinnia out of 2 packets of seed. Failure just means you tried! Great video and happy gardening
Take care - Marcie
Marcie, Good for you with the Bergamot,, my seed starting with it has been so-so. I do appreciate the way it spreads on it's own once it's established and comes back reliably every year.
I love everything in your garden and specially the fun flowers 🙃
Rocio, Funflowers are the happiest ones of all>
I have the same problems with Cosmos and Snapdragons. It’s discouraging, but I always try next year. I couldn’t get cone flower to grow so last year I bought the plant and it has put on a show this year. Love Zinnias. They never fail. My Coreopsis did beautifully this year. I also did Petunias from seed and they are thriving. Oh look at the bees. I’ve hardly seen any this year.
Linda, I had problems with cosmos last year as well, except for a patch I planted in fresh compost on a hill where they grew to be 7'tall! I believe my success with Coneflower was also due to buying it in a pot, and from that one plant reseeding came dozens of other plants/
I had several snap dragons come back this year and they do every year. I let the seeds stay on the stalk and naturally fall to the ground. These are the prettiest ones and huge rocket snaps, tall and bushy. I find that once the leaves fall and cover up this area that is sheltered against the house then come spring I can see them poking out. I still do not remove the leaves until they get pretty big. I stake mine too. I have a deep round tub that I plant some in and they always come back too. I just let the weeds grow with them and shelter them until they get some growth on them. This is out in the open area and they do well there too. They really don’t like a lot of sun but can take some once they have some growth and are established. Hope this might help you with yours.🌿🌺
Pam, thank you for that, your Snaps sound beautiful! If mine ever get to the point where they are actually producing blooms, and then seed, I will certainly leave them standing. I am determined to grow the favorite flower from my childhood.
Jeri Landers the Storybook Gardener I love them too! It’s hard to find them around here other than seeds. I did manage to find a few last year. That’s all I’ve got this year. Try a garden center rather than Lowe’s or Home Depot. If you could find a few and get them planted then they would have time to go to seed for you. I plant mine closer together than suggested so they can lean on each other. One stem of mine has already gone to seed. I’ve been shaking it when I go by so the seeds will scatter! Good Luck.
I’m going to try this! Thanks for sharing!
JA, Have fun!
Thank you for sharing your frustrations in the garden. This spring, I tried foxglove, coneflower and blue none of the seeds came up. Zinnias and cosmos did but were attacked by bugs. The day lily was the best in show in my garden this year. Zone 8b myself..
V, Nick, If it weren't for those Daylilies my side garden would be a no-mans land right now, bless their little orange heads. I started my coneflowers with purchased bedding plants; perennials seem to be the most difficult to start from seed.
I always learn from you. Thank you.
Hi Jeri- I love your videos-
I’m a long time gardener and get such inspiration from your videos!
I have been reading and watching some seed growers talking about zinnia seed saving. Many are saying you can pull the seeds when they are green- as long as they are not white the seed is viable. Have you found this to be true?
I've never tried pulling the seeds while green, I suppose it would be fine. I often just cut the spent flower heads off the stem and toss the whole thing into a basket, letting them dry out on their own. I think the seeds pull out more easily when dry.
Do you enjoy feverfew. I do. Never ending below my rose garden. The seeds are fun.
I don't have any in the garden, best plant some seeds!
Watched one of your planning videos and ran out and grabbed a graph paper pad at the store. Would LOVE to see you sketch out your gardens and see how you journal! (If you're looking for more video ideas! wink, wink) :)
I'm working on plans for a colonial herb garden in the next video....
Thank you for sharing your video’s. Just love your garden and your home 😍. Why don’t you have Aquilegia in your garden. It would fit perfect in your garden? I think you love aquilegia.
I have never heard of it... I'll look it up!
I really think you love them. If they don’t sell them where you live I can always send you some seeds. In the Netherlands (where i live) you can bye them in every color. Just trow the seeds in your garden and you have them the rest of your life. First year only leaves, second year beautyful little flowers. Very cottage garden. 😊
Also known as Granny’s Bonnet.
Aswintha Steketee, Thank you so much for the seed! I am excited to try them in my garden, I have just the spot! Sent you a card.
❤️ So glad you like them. I hope they do wonderful in your garden. 😊 Enjoy!
I had more black eyed Susie’s this year, tall and big bushy, not sure why. It’s fun that we don’t ever know what we’re getting. My Rose of Sharon was beautiful too.
Great advice! I had trouble with germination this year. I'm starting more indoors and moving out as seed I put in the ground outdoors don't come up. Same trouble in veg garden too. Wish I could grow lavender - won't survive winter here. Can't seem to grow poppies either - keep trying!
Those peaboys are funny!
Cynthia, Have you tried sowing your poppy seed in the winter? That worked for me. I am loving my "nursery trough" for seed starting, You may want to try something similar, it's so much easier than all those trays.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow Not sure what you mean by winter sowing? Our ground is generally covered w/ 3 feet of snow most of the winter here - I'm zone 3-4 north eastern Vermont. I have started the seeds indoors under lights but they don't transplant successfully - seem to rot. Our Springs are very wet so this year I waited to put plants in and they still rotted. Think they like a dryer area w/ better air flow. I had no trouble growing them when I lived in a warmer zone south of here. I even bought a couple poppy plants at a plant sale and they died too!
I am starting more seeds indoors every year now as such poor in ground germination. We are building a greenhouse this summer so hopefully next year I'll have more room for all those plant babies! Like you say gardening can be challenging but we are a stubborn bunch! Won't give up!
@@cynthiahamblin-perry5880, Oh, that's right, you are in a chilly area up north, I forgot. I would still try late fall sowing and early spring. Poppies seem to need a period of cold in order to germinate.
Do you put a top over your nursery boxes? That's a great idea. I've been looking at winter sowing but I think it would work better in your containers if I can combine the two methods.
I 'm covering them over the winter in plastic, but during the summer I don't.
My favorite flowes I grew this year from saved seed are scented nicotiana. It was pretty hard to let them go to seed. The spent blooms are so unattractive, and the thought that I was lessening the blooming from not dead heading was hard. They smell divine and I love them. I actually had 2 plants over winter and are now about 6 feet tall. Odd since I'm in the pacific northwest and they aren't meant to survive here.
The Mexican Sunflowers do great for me in Texas.
My little seedlings are about 1/2" tall already. This will be the only Orange flower in my garden besides the wild Daylilies. I suppose they will be blooming in time for the late summer and fall colors.
Hi ms. Jeri. I'm so glad to know the meaning of the flowers as well as how to collect seeds. I collect 4 o 'clock seeds every year; it seems like a compulsion.
I have done the same thing , it seems like its a calling to catch every one .
Your videos always help me relax. Your garden is beautiful!!! How do you store your bulbs? Thanks for sharing!!!
Hi Katie, I save my bulbs in mesh or paper bags and keep them in a cool, dry place until planting time. I will tell you that last year I found many bugs had attacked at least half of my bulbs as I had them under a stairwell. If you can, keep them in a fridge!
Rose of Sharon is in the mallow family. It is edible. You can dehydrate or naturally dry the flowers. You could use them also for tea.
Very Interesting...
Interesting video. The problems i have had is with the slugs and snails eating the seedlings this year. Have tried to grow the chocolate cosmos this year for the first time but its not doing very well but i will try again next year.
Sue, those dreaded slugs may be responsible for my lack of cosmos too. I'm sowing them in my "up off the ground" nursery bed.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow I grew mine in pots otherwise the dogs would flatten them when they are playing and if i put egg shells around the plants the younger dogs get those out and eat them or leave them over the ground. Will have to have a think what to do about this problem for next year. Also i have had problems with earwigs on my dahlias munching the leaves which are also in large pots but they are blooming well. Defiantly a year for pests.
It's my understanding that until relatively recently you couldn't grow chocolate cosmos from seed. Apparently someone finally developed plants that can be propagated by seed. But the germination rate low. I did but plants this year and plan on collecting seed and giving it a try.
Your garden is still beautiful either way but it makes me feel better to know you have problems too. My entire garden was eaten to stubs by deer this year, I doubt it will come back in time :( oh well, maybe next year....
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What zone are you gardening in your garden is absolutely beautiful
Zone 7 here in East Tennessee.
I was so amused by the zinnia bud! I took pictures of all stages of the pink giant!! I'm still amused by how it looks every year 😁
That's a lovely idea!
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow I'm watching your video now, the Peter rabbit tea time! I'm addicted to your spirit!! I went to look to see if I could find that rabbit mug and saucer by Rapheal Bordalle!! His pottery is soo fun and made of love! Thank you 😊
Good Morning Jeri
Great video* I always learn so much* I love that you show you have struggles sometimes with your garden. I always just see a beautiful garden in your videos. Maybe the seeds didn't start to grow because they were old? that has happened to me also. I am waiting and waiting for my flowers to start growing and then nothing* I really enjoyed you showing us how to get the seeds from the flowers. I do that also. Enjoy your weekend
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Deezie, It's possible the seeds were old, but usually I use new seed. Heaven only knows what happens to them once they're in the earth; perhaps they're providing a feast for some creepy crawlers.
Propagate your sweet peas indoors and don't plant outside til after end of May/beginning of June when the frost has stopped. They love full sunshine. I grow them every year and they become a beautiful hedge along my picket fence. Hope they work out for you next year. 🌸
Thanks Jaylyn, I am determined to grow good sweet peas next year. I think I chose the wrong spot for them but next year I have an ideal location.
Jeri, i live in Oregon ,at 3500 elevation. We have a short growing season. Our lows dropped down to 32 - 36 until mid June this year. I long to create a Hopalong Hollow potager , but need to add ways to cover my plants at night . Should I save for a greenhouse? Or use small hoop houses ?
Bobbilyn, wouldn't we all love to have a greenhouse?! Of course, that would be ideal, but cold frames are easy to build with old or new windows and a few pieces of wood. I have a nice long one which is great for growing things in cold weather. We call it our Poor Mans Greenhouse. I don't know much about hoop houses, I don't think I would want one in my garden, personally. You could also cover your plants with cloches... I did a video on that.
I presently live in the willamette valley. I can grow just about everything here. I am considering moving to central oregon. I will definitely have to have a greenhouse or hoophouse/high tunnel for growing food. But I figure I'll have a whole lot to learn about xeroscaping and using native plants for landscaping.
Good advice! My zinnias did t come up well this yeareithe.
Oma, Try my planter method, then you can really keep an eye on the seeds and seedlings and Zinnias transplant so well.