Thank you for your information on the iris issue. For the first time I am experiencing the iris boar problem. I will follow your advice, dig them up, sort the them and plant in another location. Hope I can save some as they have been done be of my spring favorites. I find your videos very enjoyable.
Hi Joseph. We hope you'll be able to save many as well. Be selective and eliminate any that are even questionable or at least cut off all mushy or rotten sections of the Iris tubers. Cut off all but about 6" of the leaf fan and replant shallow, with half the tuber remaining above ground level in clean debris free soil. Water well for the first couple of weeks, every other day until they take root. Thanks for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
What a beautiful treat to see your video - your garden looks beautiful in the heat!!! It's pretty hot here too with lots of annoying mosquitoes. thank you for sharing your time even in the heat.
Hi Aurora. We wish we were enjoying the heat as much as some of our flowers. We have no kind words for our Wisconsin mosquitos. Stay cool and out of the sun as we are about to reach 110 here in Wisconsin today and tomorrow. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Jackie. Tomorrow temp and heat index expected to reach 110 in our area. We're getting as many chores done as possible today after having rain and cooler temps this morning. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Jeanne. The dew point yesterday during filming was 82 with the heat index in nearby cities reaching 111. Absolutely oppressive. This afternoon another storm came rolling by and now it's a pleasant 70. We call all breathe again when going outdoors. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Everything is looking wonderful! It rained so much this Spring that my daisies are tired much sooner than I had hoped but the tomatoes are coming in now so Bill is happy, lol! It is spellbinding to see how fast everything is growing for ya'll, looks so lovely. Sorry about the zinnias, which I love, but can't wait to see the mixed flowers, should be so pretty. Tks so much for sharing with us and sharing your knowledge, ya'll are such a joy. Please get some relief from the hot sun and looking forward to our next visit.....hugs!!!!!
Good morning Barbara. Hope you're receiving some of this morning's rainfall as it's much needed for the growing garden. I think our air-conditioner has been active for over 2-weeks already and we're just half way through July. The flower garden will be a change from my traditional Zinnia patch, but we're very pleased with how it turned out so far. Richard goes in for cataract left eye surgery next Wednesday and his right eye the middle of August. We're confident that all will go well. I should mention, Richard can go to the dentist and have anything worked on without ever having any shots, but nearly faints while having his sensitive eyes examined. So, this is very brave of him to be voluntarily doing next week. I'm sure he will try to milk it for all it's worth. If you only knew, such is the joy of living with this strange and lovely man. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden You tell Richard I hope all will go well for him, don't know about strange but he is a lovely guy, lol! The 2 of you are a beautiful couple and very blessed, and I know you will pamper him to pieces! Take care my friends
Harvested our garlic this morning. 32 bulbs. Not what I wanted, but a lot better than last year. They were disturbed when we had our fence posts repaired. I have them hanging and curing now.
Show off. We're still at least a couple of weeks away before ours are ready for harvesting. Did you inoculate yours last fall, and if you did, how did they compare to planting without using that process. It really made a difference with ours and we're anxious to see if the 2nd year of inoculating those we inoculated the year prior will grow even larger, or if maximum size limit is preset in their DNA. Thanks again for sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Yes indeedy Scott, they never showed any signs of distress after being transplanted and look so much healthier now that they are in containers. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
I’m sitting at Quest waiting on the order fax that was faxed @ 9am, hmm. Then I’m going to Walmart to get (2) bags de Powdered Milk. Your hair looks beautiful Lynn. I just transplanted Sugar Baby Bush, Charentais, and Nutmeg melons. I planted Purple Opal an Siam Basil in the front. It’ll be knee high. My tomatoes in the flats are growing slowly. I am growing Barley, Pearl Millet, and Sudan Grass(Sudex). My cornflower germinated fast. I was driving n laughing at “it’s not what you think it is”:-). Pam at Quest said we’re in for the 95 degree weather:-). I checked and my Montauk slips are thriving!
Hi Portia. Thanks for the hair compliment. Richard cuts and shapes my hair and did that putting himself through college. He said it was a great place to meet girls. Now all I have to do is spray and comb it in the mornings so it stays up throughout the day. Are your tomatoes still in flats? Glad to hear your Montauk daisies are thriving along with all your other goodies. Temps and heat index expected to reach 110 here tomorrow. Good day for a movie - The Lion King? As always, thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden Wow Richard is full of talents! Yes, my tomatoes are still in the flats. They all have true leaves now. Sungold seems to be the strongest slightly among the (6). My Little Prince eggplant died bc I missed watering. I just woke and enjoyed a nice long nap. It's 9 pm:-)
Very HOT here also spent 2 hours watering yesterday very early in the day Glad I took the time Your gardens look lush and very green Like your vegetable garden also A lot of work
Yet Dot, it is a lot of work. Thank goodness we are still able to enjoy it and handle all the work. Despite the heat and humidity, it has rained every night for the last 3 evenings otherwise I think we might look like a desert. Relief in store starting Monday as temps head back to the 70's & low 80's and 60's in the evening. YEAH! Stay cool and be mindful of the hot sun. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Good morning Thelma. Aren't these Coleus delightful with such variety of leaf a color combinations? Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Lynn & Richard! Stay cool and out of that heat, It sounds like you are having the same hot and humid conditions that we are having here in eastern Nebraska. Our heat index was 112 degrees today and tomorrow it's supposed to reach 115 ...YUCK! I think I'll get my watering done real early tomorrow morning. I've had heat stroke 3 times in my life where I completely blacked out and had to have an IV to bring my fluids and electrolytes back to a safe level. I've been warned by my doctor to stay out of the hot sun with the type of the BP meds I'm taking. I think I might have to "inoculate" myself against hot temps... kind of like you inoculate your garlic cloves! Probably not a good idea ...lol! Speaking of garlic, I plan on planting (for the first time ever) garlic this fall. Yesterday I felt like I won the lottery, while grocery shopping I noticed that the store had all of their outside plants on Clearance for 50% off, the best part was I got 2 of the "Midnight Marvel" Hibiscus plants (in 3 gallon containers) for only $20 each! They have burgundy foliage and are loaded with flower buds which will open to a deep red. I planted them in 15 gallon grow bags for now in moisture control potting soil (so they don't dry out in this heat) until I can decide where I want to permanently plant them in the garden. I was wondering if your hibiscus plants reseed, I've never grown the large flowering ones before only the smaller 'Rose of Sharon' shrubs, which do seed themselves. I sure hope they do because I love sharing plants with others. Tell Richard that I hope his cataract surgery goes smoothly. A friend had both of his eyes done 3 weeks apart and was completely amazed after they removed the bandages (from the first surgery) at how much brighter everything was and how far he could see without his extremely heavy glasses (and that was his bad eye). Richard will be so happy he had it done. I love your wonderful garden videos, thank you so much for sharing them with us.
Yes, Margie, heat stroke is very serious. Both Richard and I have had it and it wasn't pleasant to say the least. The heat and heat index today is also expected to reach 110 or higher here in the greater Milwaukee area and perhaps higher as we are about 15 miles NW of downtown Milwaukee along the Lake Michigan shore where it may be slightly cooler. We have a family wedding to attend tomorrow and hope they are planning on having it indoors. At least the reception we know will be indoors. Otherwise Richard said he will stand inside during the ceremony and wave at the rest of us. You will find garlic very easy to plant in late fall and to harvest late next July. Hope you get to test part of your crop with the inoculated treatment. Let's all stay cool and indoors as much as possible until Monday when temps and humidity should get back to the 70's. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Good morning Anneed from MA. Another heat wave heading your way as well. Next 24-hours temps and heat index here predicted 110-115. Several other viewers also commented on their struggling peppers this year. For us, we feel it was too much rain and too soggy soil for roots to properly develop. They are doing just fine now that they're transplanted. Hope your revive and bear fruit. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Now that I'm using a different Olympus TG5 4K camera, I've had to use a different video editor (Movavi) with different graphic overlays, but it seems works well. It takes a second or two for focusing close ups for details, but I'm rather impressed with the quality of video, often 4-24 times larger file sizes compared to our early video files. TKS Richard
Hey, I try and look what happened - Lynn is now a Super TH-camr. It's funny going to garden centers and local event where people come running up to her and say, "I know you - you're that garden lady on TH-cam. We chuckle. As long as she gives me an occasional Sprecher RB, I'm a happy camper and will continue producing her videos. It will be interesting going through cataract surgery next Wednesday to see how it improves my vision in my right eye. Then on August 14th I have the left eye done. Who knows, I may see Lynn in a whole new light. Enjoy your summer vacation and say HI to the family for us - Richard
Amazing how beautiful your garden is in the summer while mine is drownings and bug ridden or just out and out dead. Right now it's 96 degrees and 86% humidity. I did have some luck with the dahlias and the bunching onions with more turmeric than I know what to do with. I'm not sure if I'll have so much next year. Much love and respect, blessings.
Hi Wilma. We share your pain of heat and heat index today and tomorrow (110 or higher). Thank goodness we've had 2 days of rain between and during this heat wave or many of our plants would be deeply suffering as well. We too, have been considering scaling back adding lots of new plants. Maybe just a couple each year to experiment while eliminating some for much needed space. From this point forward we will be constantly reshaping our gardens. Stay cool and out of the sun. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Hal. Thank you for your concern but all is well here. Despite the oppressive heat and heat index we have had substantial evening rainfall that helps us greatly not having to water our veggies and containers. Only 36 hours and we can breathe again. Then it's battling those pesky mosquitos. Thanks for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Christine. Several viewers have identified our plants, Calibrachoa miniature Petunias clusters in our new flower garden area, and a rather invasive and noxious mystery plant called Sulphur Cinquefoil which has been thrown in the garbage. Thank you for sharing your ID suggestions and for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Thanks again! My problem is squash bugs. I use a mixture of water and Dawn dish soup and it does kill them but I must do this daily with three kinds of squash plants. Tomatoes are doing good and green beans not producing yet. I think so they will come. Flowers like Zinnias, Marigolds are doing fine with the herbs.
Good morning Nina. Over the past several years I've been cutting off my dill plants and sticking the heads of dill directly on the base of my squash. We think it's because of the distinct smell of dill that it seems to effectively deter squash bugs from attacking our plants and fruit. We planted one dill plant in our garden well over 10 years ago and now dill is growing everywhere, so there is no shortage. You may want to plant them next to each other next year or even give it a try this year. Sounds like the rest of your garden is doing well. It's raining today but the heat is on for tomorrow - possibly 110. Hope this was helpful. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden I'll let you know. I have a little dill. I have three kind of squash: yellow, spaghetti squash and another. The bugs also like to put their eggs on the tomato leaves. The heat wave is really bad here ! It's in the news as you probably know. I'm so glad our son-in-law mowed the yard for us!
Hi. Enjoying your gardens. I don't know what the name of your mystery plant is, but it is a weed. It grows here in Northern Michigan. it gets a small yellow flower. My father always thought it was a type of wild hemp. Cathy
Hi Cathy. Several viewers have identified our plants, Calibrachoa miniature Petunias clusters in our new flower garden area, and a rather invasive and noxious mystery plant called Sulphur Cinquefoil which has been thrown in the garbage. Thank you for sharing your ID suggestions and for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Yes, I have that “ mysterious” plant as well. I bought a house a year ago and I’m trying to figure out what’s a plant and what’s a weed. That mysterious plant has small white 5 point flowers, and it gets about 2-3 feet tall. I have asked many plant friends about it, no one knows what it is!
It's very frustrating, isn't it? Hope that sooner or later, someone will identify it and let us know. LOL Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard www.WisconsinGarden.com
In spring , i was not able to go out because of all the bees in my yard but all sudden they are all gone now , i hardly see any now , just few honey bees on my lavender , do you think its because of the heat and dry summer ? i have tons of flowers blooming all over on my garden so why i don't see them like in spring ? do you guys have tons of bees like spring ? thank you for the tour , always love it .
Hi GC. It's the same around here and as you know, we too have lots of flowers and flowering plants for pollinators. The entire summer, we've only seen 2 honey bees, many bumbles and lots of different kinds of little bees and flies. Normally we would also have leaf cutter bees, but not one has yet to find our bee houses and leave their green leaf tell-tale sign at the end of the bee tubes after laying their eggs. Very strange. However, lots of butterflies and hummingbird. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Thank you for the reply , i was worried that they might not like my garden anymore , yes i seen some other bees , some are very long ,next time i will take pictures of them to learn more about those , they might not a bee , who know ?
I wonder if William Shakespeare's Hamlet was asking the same question back in the day - "To bee or not to bee, that is the question buzzing around in my mind......" TKS L&R
Hello Lyn , just watching you with your tomatoes ,unfortunately one of my plants has Fusarium wilt ,the main part is struggling but there is another stem that seems ok ! It’s in a pot standing next to a Clematis with mildew ,could this be a problem or is the soil the problem ? I put some manure in the bottom of the soil 🤔🤔
Good morning Eileen. We had to do some research and found the following regarding Fusarium wilt. Fusarium wilt in tomatoes is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. Lycopersici, which is soil borne and can survive indefinitely without any host. Most occurrances are associated with infected tomato debris left in the soil. An infected tomato will begin yellowing on the bottom leaves.It recommends testing your soil and use a slow-release, organic fertilizer in the vegetable garden. Hand pull or spot treat weeds using a weed flamer or natural herbicide - many weed species host the disease pathogen. Mycostop is a biological fungicide that will safely protect crops against wilt caused by Fusarium.Use a nitrate-based nitrogen fertilizer, such as calcium nitrate, rather than an ammonia-based nitrogen fertilizer. This will help control the pathogen best. A heavy mulch layer will keep the soil temperature low which can slow fungus growth. Keeping tomato plants weed-free will also help, since many weeds are hosts.Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
1:15 are superbells, which I believe is another name for calabrachoa. I have a yellow and white one, named lemon slice, in a planter with a supertunia vista bordeaux. Your white and yellow is named over easy and the peachy pink multi is tropical sunrise. They are from proven winners I wish you luck with your naked tomatoes. No matter how big mine get, the deer are still after them and mine have deer netting still but they still manage to damage them. The deer are even chomping on my potato leaves, though I don't think that's going to do me any damage. I wish I could thin my tomato foliage and spread out the containers better but with the deer eating the leaders, the suckers keep having to take over. Did you know that you can plant the suckers you pinch out? If they are big, I just stick them deep in the soil and about 40% of the time they live and become another tomato plant.
Hi Gayla. Several viewers have confirmed your identification of our plants, Calibrachoa miniature Petunias clusters in our new flower garden area, and a rather invasive and noxious mystery plant called Sulphur Cinquefoil which has been thrown in the garbage. We found deer scat alongside our tomatoes this morning, but surprisingly, no visible damage to any plants. Hopefully, just resting. We had heard someone mention whether or not they could plant their tomato suckers. Good to know. Perhaps a future experiment. Stay cool today - 110 heat index expected here today. Thank you again for sharing your ID suggestions and for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
As always, I've learned something that I didn't know before. Also, because of the two of you I've benefited tremendously and so has my garden. You mentioned, something called GrassBgone?... I think. I have grass growing up through my creeping phlox … do you think that will work on this problem. I've been pulling the out with some success but want to rid my garden of it altogether. Thank you in advance for your reply. At any rate, happy gardening!
Hi Evelyn. 'GrassBGon' (now correct spelling) is formulated specifically to eliminate grass and not other plants. We've used it for one of our Iris patches which was invaded by an invasive zebra grass root system. While it took several applications this spring because of all the rain we've had, because this was the first time we used it, we were quite pleased. Now we have Iris bore in that area, so one of our next adventures is to dig out all of our Iris, inspect, eliminate and plant our Iris elsewhere. We've also use it with good results in a couple of other garden areas where grass was starting to take over a garden area. Thank you very much for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Just a hint....don't over pack your pots.....crowded plants never achieve full size and production...have a lot of peppers in those pots.....i would have put no more than 2 in that size. MIGHT be POT...LOL birds plant seeds all the time....i won't call the cops! Look like Madonna Lillies.......Stargazer are PINK and White. Lynn you gotta try the new Valentine (RED) Bleeding Hearts...actually red...they are beautiful!
Hi Tim. Because we're an eclectic experimental garden we decided to see how our pepper will do in a cluster. We know in the past that they produce better when closer to each other, compared to years where we gave each plant more space. It's an experiment to see how well they do. We already picked our 1st green pepper this morning and noticed several more hot peppers, which weren't there when transplanted, getting very close to picking time. Not bad for less than 2 weeks in their new containers. We will keep our eye's open for a giant Valentine Bleeding Heart which we see is available from several growers. Thanks again for all your wonderful and timely suggestions. Your Wisconsin garden family. Lynn & Richard
Yes indeed. They are doing fine. We meant to include them in our video but somehow got sidetracked. We will do our best to include them in an upcoming garden video. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
We have to beat the heat and heat index today (110) in order to survive tomorrow where we'll be attending a family wedding. Ugh! The wedding best be indoors or we are all in trouble. TKS L&R
@@WisconsinGarden Same here, except I have to photograph.... which means quite some time spent outdoors for the photos, I can't wait...... We have had some very strange weather here lately hopefully just a cycle to pass, could do without so much rain :p although I must be careful what I wish for haha.
Sounds like you share one of Richard's passions, photography & videographer between raindrops. He bought his first 35mm camera on Okinawa in 1963 and has been hooked since. Now 99.9% of his work is purely digital. His digital quilt consists of over 600 panels that span the length of over 6 football fields. It has yet to be displayed. Have fun, stay cool and safe. TKS L&R
Lynn, what do you use to fertilize iris? I have some medium short ones that bloom great, but the foliage is always about 50% brown after blooming. Might be borers?
Good morning Diane. We rarely, if ever, fertilize any of our plants, other than at the time of planting. But we've never really added any special fertilizer to our Iris. Every 3-5 year we dig up the entire patch, inspect for Iris bore, divide, till the soil and replant. Just like the Iris section you saw toward the end of our video, spotted and brown Iris leaves are an indication of Iris bore. They need to be dug up and inspected. Do not replant in the same area and be extremely choosey as to which tubers you keep. Discard any that are mushy or questionable. Much better to maintain a healthy patch. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
The mystery plant was identified as Calibrochoa sometimes called Superbells. Thank you for your suggestion and for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
We really only water our vegetables and things in containers. Once a new plant, bush or tree has been planted and established, it's on it's own to survive. Rarely do we ever water our lawn. This year we've had so much rain, watering was not an issue. But the last 2-3 weeks, it's been really hot and humid. Thank goodness it rained early this morning and gave everything a good soaking. When we do need to water something, we have a series of hoses that reach every part of our 1/2+ acre. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
I took my cages off my squash and next morning caught a deer mowing down the leaves of the squash cucumbers and my tomato tops! I had a few large tomatoes they took a bite out of! I’ve been trying to figure out what’s going on with the bottom of my tomato leaves they are yellow with brown spots?? Any ideas? I cleaned them off hoping that helps. Your liatris are beautiful they are so straight. Not sure what’s going on with mine they all are growing hooked at the ends? Not sure what your mystery plant is...sure looks like.....lol....
Good morning Esther. Sounds like late blight affecting your tomatoes. Cut off those yellow leaves and put a thin layer of mulch (straw, dry grass, etc.) around the base of your tomatoes to prevent water from splashing off the ground and landing up on your tomato leaves. Make sure there is enough open space around the base stems of your tomato plants to encourage adequate air circulation. To prevent mildew and fungus building on the surface under your tomato plants I sprinkle a thin layer of dry powdered milk every couple of weeks as another prevention to keep plants healthy and thriving. Some of our Liatris also grow with a hooked shape,. We think it's because they are in a much more shady area than in full sun. Hope this is helpful. Still no confirmation on our mystery plant. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Dinora. Several years ago we did a video on dealing with white flies. What we did is buy a piece of Yellow mat board and spray it with an adhesive sticky surface then place it amongst our tomatoes. For whatever reason they are attracted to it, fly into it and stick. After about a week or so, it was full of dead white flies. Perhaps give it a try and let us know how it worked. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Lana. Four O'clock leaves seem to be larger and broader arrow-shaped leaves. This plant has much finer leaf structure. So, it still remains a mystery plant that found it's way into our garden. Thanks for the proposed ID and thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Ferruccio. That is our Aeroponic unit which holds water nutrient formula in the bottom and pumps the fluid to the top chamber allowing the liquid nutrients to drip on the roots of plants that would be planted in each of the side holes down the entire tube and return to the lower water chamber. It's similar to Aquaponics but operates on a vertical pumping system. It was given to us by a friend, but we just haven't had time to activate it this year. Perhaps next year. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Amazing! Here in Portugal is very hot too! My tomato plants aren't very good this year.... but you have so many different varieties of plants! You should try to find white calla lilies. The ones that you have are the small ones. Find "zantedeschia aethiopica". There are available in two colours: white and green (Green Godess). They love water and shade. Amazing job! Is there any seeds that you want to get? Big kiss!
Hi Manucas. Tomorrow the solar vortex is expected to hit Wisconsin with temps and heat index reaching 110 degrees. We had rain early this morning which cooled things down to the 70's - a refreshing change. We will keep our eyes open for those larger calla lilies. Thank for the recommendation. Thanks for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden it reached more than 100 degrees here and burned some flowers but thankfully just a little. I water them day yes day no. My soil is very compact and dry. I add some compost to help. I also started doing mulch. Sorry my english is not the best.
You are doing just fine. After many years, I'm still learning more about this language myself. We water late in the early evening when needed but then we have to fight all the mosquitos. Those females bite. Stay cool and stay out of the hot sun. Time to take in a good movie - how about "The Lion King"? TKS L&R
I like movies! But i love gardening. Im 16 years old. Butterflies love my flowers, bees too! I water my plants in the morning or during the end of the day. Unfortunately some plants are being attacked by a strange fungus. The plant looks whitered and the roots have a lot of white fungus.... do you know whats happening?? Bulbs are also attacked
It's difficult to guess without actually seeing the plant in stress. Most fungus and mildew can blow in with the wind from other areas of the World. Sometimes over watering can encourage mold, mildew and fungus to grow and expand. Over crowding or bushy plants don't receive enough air circulation to maintain plant health. Whenever we see a leaf that is questionable, we remove and don't through it into a compost bin, rather dispose of it in a garbage bag. Over watering can also cause root rot and most plants do not like their roots in soggy soil especially for long periods. The same is true for bulb and tubers. If a plant is really struggling we will dig it out and transplant it elsewhere in the garden as each small area has it's own micro climate and moving a plant even only a couple of feet away can make a huge difference. One benefit of using mulch is to keep water or rain water from splashing up on the leaves of the plant transferring mold, mildew and fungus from the ground onto the plant itself. So, consider some of these options and find a solution that works best for your growing zone, climate and plant life. Ask neighbors, friends or even someone at a local garden center how they resolve the problem with plants you observe. Hope this helps. We proud of you for taking on a garden at such a young age. You won't regret learning how to garden and every plant will help guide you to gaining more knowledge. Enjoy. Lynn & Richard
Those plants look like volunteer sunflowers! Not 100% sure. I had someone that and when I looked at the frist seed it looked like sunflowers. Mabey by the wind. Not sure thoue
Not sure either Hope. The label on these clearance plants simply said sunflower, but no specific specie was included. Oh well, they are a pretty addition to our new little flower garden area. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Melanie. If you're referring to our mystery plant, Four O'Clocks have broader arrow-shaped leaves, at least the ones we have. Have had several suggestions, but we've not been able to confirm anyone's ID yet. Thank for the ID and for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden I think Melanie is referring to the unidentified plants in the beginning of the video - the ones next to the zinnias and the petunias. They look like four o'clocks to me as well. I look forward to seeing what colors they are!
Good morning Jenny. Unless this is some kind of different Four O'clock plant, the ones we're familiar with have a larger broader arrow-shaped leaves as opposed to this thin fringe-like mystery plant. Thanks for the suggested ID and thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Gail. Several viewers have identified our plants, 'Calibrachoa' which are miniature Petunias in our new flower garden area, and the invasive and noxious mystery plant called Sulphur Cinquefoil which we have thrown in the garbage and not the compost bin. Thank you for sharing your ID suggestions and for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Eileen. So much for accuracy on the tag that came with this plants. Thank you for the correction. I'll try to have Richard update the plant marker during his next batch. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Nancy. That would be extremely difficult and very time-consuming since all of our nearly 900 videos are unscripted. But thank you for your request. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Nelda. Ours doesn't seem to have the vertical strength and seems to have more ground runners similar to strawberries. Thank for the ID and thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden To me the mystery plant looks like sulfur cinquefoil, which you are right to keep out of the garden. There's a heat wave in Kansas, too, so I spend more time on TH-cam than in the garden :) Thank you for the tour!
We think you've confirmed the name of our mystery plant "Sulfur Cinquefoil' which is an invasive and noxious weed. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Thank you for your information on the iris issue. For the first time I am experiencing the iris boar problem. I will follow your advice, dig them up, sort the them and plant in another location. Hope I can save some as they have been done be of my spring favorites. I find your videos very enjoyable.
Hi Joseph. We hope you'll be able to save many as well. Be selective and eliminate any that are even questionable or at least cut off all mushy or rotten sections of the Iris tubers. Cut off all but about 6" of the leaf fan and replant shallow, with half the tuber remaining above ground level in clean debris free soil. Water well for the first couple of weeks, every other day until they take root. Thanks for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
What a beautiful treat to see your video - your garden looks beautiful in the heat!!! It's pretty hot here too with lots of annoying mosquitoes. thank you for sharing your time even in the heat.
Hi Aurora. We wish we were enjoying the heat as much as some of our flowers. We have no kind words for our Wisconsin mosquitos. Stay cool and out of the sun as we are about to reach 110 here in Wisconsin today and tomorrow. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Nice and cool in the Pacific Northwest!
Hi Jackie. Tomorrow temp and heat index expected to reach 110 in our area. We're getting as many chores done as possible today after having rain and cooler temps this morning. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden wow! 110 in Wisconsin? Wish I could send a cool breeze your way!
It was nice early this morning after the rain, only in the 70s. Now the sun is out and in the high 80's already and rising. TKS L&R
Stay cool 😎😎 you too!!
Thank you for the lovely garden tour❣️❣️
Hi Jeanne. The dew point yesterday during filming was 82 with the heat index in nearby cities reaching 111. Absolutely oppressive. This afternoon another storm came rolling by and now it's a pleasant 70. We call all breathe again when going outdoors. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Everything is looking wonderful! It rained so much this Spring that my daisies are tired much sooner than I had hoped but the tomatoes are coming in now so Bill is happy, lol! It is spellbinding to see how fast everything is growing for ya'll, looks so lovely. Sorry about the zinnias, which I love, but can't wait to see the mixed flowers, should be so pretty. Tks so much for sharing with us and sharing your knowledge, ya'll are such a joy. Please get some relief from the hot sun and looking forward to our next visit.....hugs!!!!!
Good morning Barbara. Hope you're receiving some of this morning's rainfall as it's much needed for the growing garden. I think our air-conditioner has been active for over 2-weeks already and we're just half way through July. The flower garden will be a change from my traditional Zinnia patch, but we're very pleased with how it turned out so far. Richard goes in for cataract left eye surgery next Wednesday and his right eye the middle of August. We're confident that all will go well. I should mention, Richard can go to the dentist and have anything worked on without ever having any shots, but nearly faints while having his sensitive eyes examined. So, this is very brave of him to be voluntarily doing next week. I'm sure he will try to milk it for all it's worth. If you only knew, such is the joy of living with this strange and lovely man. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden You tell Richard I hope all will go well for him, don't know about strange but he is a lovely guy, lol! The 2 of you are a beautiful couple and very blessed, and I know you will pamper him to pieces! Take care my friends
I'll take care of him alright as long as he behaves himself! TKS L&R
Harvested our garlic this morning. 32 bulbs. Not what I wanted, but a lot better than last year. They were disturbed when we had our fence posts repaired. I have them hanging and curing now.
Show off. We're still at least a couple of weeks away before ours are ready for harvesting. Did you inoculate yours last fall, and if you did, how did they compare to planting without using that process. It really made a difference with ours and we're anxious to see if the 2nd year of inoculating those we inoculated the year prior will grow even larger, or if maximum size limit is preset in their DNA. Thanks again for sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
What a difference with the peppers!
Yes indeedy Scott, they never showed any signs of distress after being transplanted and look so much healthier now that they are in containers. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
I’m sitting at Quest waiting on the order fax that was faxed @ 9am, hmm. Then I’m going to Walmart to get (2) bags de Powdered Milk. Your hair looks beautiful Lynn. I just transplanted Sugar Baby Bush, Charentais, and Nutmeg melons. I planted Purple Opal an Siam Basil in the front. It’ll be knee high. My tomatoes in the flats are growing slowly. I am growing Barley, Pearl Millet, and Sudan Grass(Sudex). My cornflower germinated fast. I was driving n laughing at “it’s not what you think it is”:-). Pam at Quest said we’re in for the 95 degree weather:-). I checked and my Montauk slips are thriving!
Hi Portia. Thanks for the hair compliment. Richard cuts and shapes my hair and did that putting himself through college. He said it was a great place to meet girls. Now all I have to do is spray and comb it in the mornings so it stays up throughout the day. Are your tomatoes still in flats? Glad to hear your Montauk daisies are thriving along with all your other goodies. Temps and heat index expected to reach 110 here tomorrow. Good day for a movie - The Lion King? As always, thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden Wow Richard is full of talents! Yes, my tomatoes are still in the flats. They all have true leaves now. Sungold seems to be the strongest slightly among the (6). My Little Prince eggplant died bc I missed watering. I just woke and enjoyed a nice long nap. It's 9 pm:-)
Very HOT here also spent 2 hours watering yesterday very early in the day Glad I took the time Your gardens look lush and very green Like your vegetable garden also A lot of work
Yet Dot, it is a lot of work. Thank goodness we are still able to enjoy it and handle all the work. Despite the heat and humidity, it has rained every night for the last 3 evenings otherwise I think we might look like a desert. Relief in store starting Monday as temps head back to the 70's & low 80's and 60's in the evening. YEAH! Stay cool and be mindful of the hot sun. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
A cute flower garden oh, I just love coleuses
Good morning Thelma. Aren't these Coleus delightful with such variety of leaf a color combinations? Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Lynn & Richard! Stay cool and out of that heat, It sounds like you are having the same hot and humid conditions that we are having here in eastern Nebraska. Our heat index was 112 degrees today and tomorrow it's supposed to reach 115 ...YUCK! I think I'll get my watering done real early tomorrow morning. I've had heat stroke 3 times in my life where I completely blacked out and had to have an IV to bring my fluids and electrolytes back to a safe level. I've been warned by my doctor to stay out of the hot sun with the type of the BP meds I'm taking. I think I might have to "inoculate" myself against hot temps... kind of like you inoculate your garlic cloves! Probably not a good idea ...lol! Speaking of garlic, I plan on planting (for the first time ever) garlic this fall.
Yesterday I felt like I won the lottery, while grocery shopping I noticed that the store had all of their outside plants on Clearance for 50% off, the best part was I got 2 of the "Midnight Marvel" Hibiscus plants (in 3 gallon containers) for only $20 each! They have burgundy foliage and are loaded with flower buds which will open to a deep red. I planted them in 15 gallon grow bags for now in moisture control potting soil (so they don't dry out in this heat) until I can decide where I want to permanently plant them in the garden. I was wondering if your hibiscus plants reseed, I've never grown the large flowering ones before only the smaller 'Rose of Sharon' shrubs, which do seed themselves. I sure hope they do because I love sharing plants with others.
Tell Richard that I hope his cataract surgery goes smoothly. A friend had both of his eyes done 3 weeks apart and was completely amazed after they removed the bandages (from the first surgery) at how much brighter everything was and how far he could see without his extremely heavy glasses (and that was his bad eye). Richard will be so happy he had it done.
I love your wonderful garden videos, thank you so much for sharing them with us.
Yes, Margie, heat stroke is very serious. Both Richard and I have had it and it wasn't pleasant to say the least. The heat and heat index today is also expected to reach 110 or higher here in the greater Milwaukee area and perhaps higher as we are about 15 miles NW of downtown Milwaukee along the Lake Michigan shore where it may be slightly cooler. We have a family wedding to attend tomorrow and hope they are planning on having it indoors. At least the reception we know will be indoors. Otherwise Richard said he will stand inside during the ceremony and wave at the rest of us. You will find garlic very easy to plant in late fall and to harvest late next July. Hope you get to test part of your crop with the inoculated treatment. Let's all stay cool and indoors as much as possible until Monday when temps and humidity should get back to the 70's. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
That red rose is gorgeous! love your garden! My peppers are losing their leaves too...I'm in zone 5 in Massachusetts!
Good morning Anneed from MA. Another heat wave heading your way as well. Next 24-hours temps and heat index here predicted 110-115. Several other viewers also commented on their struggling peppers this year. For us, we feel it was too much rain and too soggy soil for roots to properly develop. They are doing just fine now that they're transplanted. Hope your revive and bear fruit. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
I liked the pop up graphics!
Now that I'm using a different Olympus TG5 4K camera, I've had to use a different video editor (Movavi) with different graphic overlays, but it seems works well. It takes a second or two for focusing close ups for details, but I'm rather impressed with the quality of video, often 4-24 times larger file sizes compared to our early video files. TKS Richard
@@WisconsinGarden You do great work with production Richard! I admire your skills.
Hey, I try and look what happened - Lynn is now a Super TH-camr. It's funny going to garden centers and local event where people come running up to her and say, "I know you - you're that garden lady on TH-cam. We chuckle. As long as she gives me an occasional Sprecher RB, I'm a happy camper and will continue producing her videos. It will be interesting going through cataract surgery next Wednesday to see how it improves my vision in my right eye. Then on August 14th I have the left eye done. Who knows, I may see Lynn in a whole new light. Enjoy your summer vacation and say HI to the family for us - Richard
Amazing how beautiful your garden is in the summer while mine is drownings and bug ridden or just out and out dead. Right now it's 96 degrees and 86% humidity. I did have some luck with the dahlias and the bunching onions with more turmeric than I know what to do with. I'm not sure if I'll have so much next year. Much love and respect, blessings.
Hi Wilma. We share your pain of heat and heat index today and tomorrow (110 or higher). Thank goodness we've had 2 days of rain between and during this heat wave or many of our plants would be deeply suffering as well. We too, have been considering scaling back adding lots of new plants. Maybe just a couple each year to experiment while eliminating some for much needed space. From this point forward we will be constantly reshaping our gardens. Stay cool and out of the sun. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
I heard about the bad storm that came through Wisconsin last night. I hope all is well 😊
Hi Hal. Thank you for your concern but all is well here. Despite the oppressive heat and heat index we have had substantial evening rainfall that helps us greatly not having to water our veggies and containers. Only 36 hours and we can breathe again. Then it's battling those pesky mosquitos. Thanks for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
I think your mystery plant is some sort of daisy. I’ve had them in my yard - the leaves look very similar. Stay cool!!
Hi Christine. Several viewers have identified our plants, Calibrachoa miniature Petunias clusters in our new flower garden area, and a rather invasive and noxious mystery plant called Sulphur Cinquefoil which has been thrown in the garbage. Thank you for sharing your ID suggestions and for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Thanks again! My problem is squash bugs. I use a mixture of water and Dawn dish soup and it does kill them but I must do this daily with three kinds of squash plants. Tomatoes are doing good and green beans not producing yet. I think so they will come. Flowers like Zinnias, Marigolds are doing fine with the herbs.
Good morning Nina. Over the past several years I've been cutting off my dill plants and sticking the heads of dill directly on the base of my squash. We think it's because of the distinct smell of dill that it seems to effectively deter squash bugs from attacking our plants and fruit. We planted one dill plant in our garden well over 10 years ago and now dill is growing everywhere, so there is no shortage. You may want to plant them next to each other next year or even give it a try this year. Sounds like the rest of your garden is doing well. It's raining today but the heat is on for tomorrow - possibly 110. Hope this was helpful. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden Thanks! I'll do this. I do have some Dill plant close to one squash plant. My daughter may know this but I'll tell her.
Let6 us know if it works for you. TKS L&R
@@WisconsinGarden I'll let you know. I have a little dill. I have three kind of squash: yellow, spaghetti squash and another. The bugs also like to put their eggs on the tomato leaves.
The heat wave is really bad here ! It's in the news as you probably know. I'm so glad our son-in-law mowed the yard for us!
Hi. Enjoying your gardens. I don't know what the name of your mystery plant is, but it is a weed. It grows here in Northern Michigan. it gets a small yellow flower. My father always thought it was a type of wild hemp. Cathy
Hi Cathy. Several viewers have identified our plants, Calibrachoa miniature Petunias clusters in our new flower garden area, and a rather invasive and noxious mystery plant called Sulphur Cinquefoil which has been thrown in the garbage. Thank you for sharing your ID suggestions and for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Yes, I have that “ mysterious” plant as well. I bought a house a year ago and I’m trying to figure out what’s a plant and what’s a weed. That mysterious plant has small white 5 point flowers, and it gets about 2-3 feet tall. I have asked many plant friends about it, no one knows what it is!
It's very frustrating, isn't it? Hope that sooner or later, someone will identify it and let us know. LOL Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard www.WisconsinGarden.com
In spring , i was not able to go out because of all the bees in my yard but all sudden they are all gone now , i hardly see any now , just few honey bees on my lavender , do you think its because of the heat and dry summer ? i have tons of flowers blooming all over on my garden so why i don't see them like in spring ? do you guys have tons of bees like spring ? thank you for the tour , always love it .
Hi GC. It's the same around here and as you know, we too have lots of flowers and flowering plants for pollinators. The entire summer, we've only seen 2 honey bees, many bumbles and lots of different kinds of little bees and flies. Normally we would also have leaf cutter bees, but not one has yet to find our bee houses and leave their green leaf tell-tale sign at the end of the bee tubes after laying their eggs. Very strange. However, lots of butterflies and hummingbird. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Thank you for the reply , i was worried that they might not like my garden anymore , yes i seen some other bees , some are very long ,next time i will take pictures of them to learn more about those , they might not a bee , who know ?
I wonder if William Shakespeare's Hamlet was asking the same question back in the day - "To bee or not to bee, that is the question buzzing around in my mind......" TKS L&R
Hello Lyn , just watching you with your tomatoes ,unfortunately one of my plants has Fusarium wilt ,the main part is struggling but there is another stem that seems ok ! It’s in a pot standing next to a Clematis with mildew ,could this be a problem or is the soil the problem ? I put some manure in the bottom of the soil 🤔🤔
Good morning Eileen. We had to do some research and found the following regarding Fusarium wilt. Fusarium wilt in tomatoes is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. Lycopersici, which is soil borne and can survive indefinitely without any host. Most occurrances are associated with infected tomato debris left in the soil. An infected tomato will begin yellowing on the bottom leaves.It recommends testing your soil and use a slow-release, organic fertilizer in the vegetable garden. Hand pull or spot treat weeds using a weed flamer or natural herbicide - many weed species host the disease pathogen. Mycostop is a biological fungicide that will safely protect crops against wilt caused by Fusarium.Use a nitrate-based nitrogen fertilizer, such as calcium nitrate, rather than an ammonia-based nitrogen fertilizer. This will help control the pathogen best. A heavy mulch layer will keep the soil temperature low which can slow fungus growth. Keeping tomato plants weed-free will also help, since many weeds are hosts.Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
1:15 are superbells, which I believe is another name for calabrachoa. I have a yellow and white one, named lemon slice, in a planter with a supertunia vista bordeaux. Your white and yellow is named over easy and the peachy pink multi is tropical sunrise. They are from proven winners I wish you luck with your naked tomatoes. No matter how big mine get, the deer are still after them and mine have deer netting still but they still manage to damage them. The deer are even chomping on my potato leaves, though I don't think that's going to do me any damage. I wish I could thin my tomato foliage and spread out the containers better but with the deer eating the leaders, the suckers keep having to take over. Did you know that you can plant the suckers you pinch out? If they are big, I just stick them deep in the soil and about 40% of the time they live and become another tomato plant.
Hi Gayla. Several viewers have confirmed your identification of our plants, Calibrachoa miniature Petunias clusters in our new flower garden area, and a rather invasive and noxious mystery plant called Sulphur Cinquefoil which has been thrown in the garbage. We found deer scat alongside our tomatoes this morning, but surprisingly, no visible damage to any plants. Hopefully, just resting. We had heard someone mention whether or not they could plant their tomato suckers. Good to know. Perhaps a future experiment. Stay cool today - 110 heat index expected here today. Thank you again for sharing your ID suggestions and for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
As always, I've learned something that I didn't know before. Also, because of the two of you I've benefited tremendously and so has my garden. You mentioned, something called GrassBgone?... I think. I have grass growing up through my creeping phlox … do you think that will work on this problem. I've been pulling the out with some success but want to rid my garden of it altogether. Thank you in advance for your reply. At any rate, happy gardening!
Thank you, I'll be trying this product.
'GrassBgon'. Where are my fingers? It must really be too hot for them to type correctly. Sorry. TKS Lynn
Hi Evelyn. 'GrassBGon' (now correct spelling) is formulated specifically to eliminate grass and not other plants. We've used it for one of our Iris patches which was invaded by an invasive zebra grass root system. While it took several applications this spring because of all the rain we've had, because this was the first time we used it, we were quite pleased. Now we have Iris bore in that area, so one of our next adventures is to dig out all of our Iris, inspect, eliminate and plant our Iris elsewhere. We've also use it with good results in a couple of other garden areas where grass was starting to take over a garden area. Thank you very much for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Just a hint....don't over pack your pots.....crowded plants never achieve full size and production...have a lot of peppers in those pots.....i would have put no more than 2 in that size. MIGHT be POT...LOL birds plant seeds all the time....i won't call the cops! Look like Madonna Lillies.......Stargazer are PINK and White. Lynn you gotta try the new Valentine (RED) Bleeding Hearts...actually red...they are beautiful!
Hi Tim. Because we're an eclectic experimental garden we decided to see how our pepper will do in a cluster. We know in the past that they produce better when closer to each other, compared to years where we gave each plant more space. It's an experiment to see how well they do. We already picked our 1st green pepper this morning and noticed several more hot peppers, which weren't there when transplanted, getting very close to picking time. Not bad for less than 2 weeks in their new containers. We will keep our eye's open for a giant Valentine Bleeding Heart which we see is available from several growers. Thanks again for all your wonderful and timely suggestions. Your Wisconsin garden family. Lynn & Richard
Hey, any luck on the ginko propagation yet??
Yes indeed. They are doing fine. We meant to include them in our video but somehow got sidetracked. We will do our best to include them in an upcoming garden video. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden Good to hear!! absolutely, make sure you guys stay cool tomorrow! - Ripley
We have to beat the heat and heat index today (110) in order to survive tomorrow where we'll be attending a family wedding. Ugh! The wedding best be indoors or we are all in trouble. TKS L&R
@@WisconsinGarden Same here, except I have to photograph.... which means quite some time spent outdoors for the photos, I can't wait...... We have had some very strange weather here lately hopefully just a cycle to pass, could do without so much rain :p although I must be careful what I wish for haha.
Sounds like you share one of Richard's passions, photography & videographer between raindrops. He bought his first 35mm camera on Okinawa in 1963 and has been hooked since. Now 99.9% of his work is purely digital. His digital quilt consists of over 600 panels that span the length of over 6 football fields. It has yet to be displayed. Have fun, stay cool and safe. TKS L&R
Lynn, what do you use to fertilize iris? I have some medium short ones that bloom great, but the foliage is always about 50% brown after blooming. Might be borers?
Good morning Diane. We rarely, if ever, fertilize any of our plants, other than at the time of planting. But we've never really added any special fertilizer to our Iris. Every 3-5 year we dig up the entire patch, inspect for Iris bore, divide, till the soil and replant. Just like the Iris section you saw toward the end of our video, spotted and brown Iris leaves are an indication of Iris bore. They need to be dug up and inspected. Do not replant in the same area and be extremely choosey as to which tubers you keep. Discard any that are mushy or questionable. Much better to maintain a healthy patch. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
4 oclocks!
The mystery plant was identified as Calibrochoa sometimes called Superbells. Thank you for your suggestion and for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
How do you mange to water all your great garden ?
We really only water our vegetables and things in containers. Once a new plant, bush or tree has been planted and established, it's on it's own to survive. Rarely do we ever water our lawn. This year we've had so much rain, watering was not an issue. But the last 2-3 weeks, it's been really hot and humid. Thank goodness it rained early this morning and gave everything a good soaking. When we do need to water something, we have a series of hoses that reach every part of our 1/2+ acre. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
I took my cages off my squash and next morning caught a deer mowing down the leaves of the squash cucumbers and my tomato tops! I had a few large tomatoes they took a bite out of! I’ve been trying to figure out what’s going on with the bottom of my tomato leaves they are yellow with brown spots?? Any ideas? I cleaned them off hoping that helps. Your liatris are beautiful they are so straight. Not sure what’s going on with mine they all are growing hooked at the ends? Not sure what your mystery plant is...sure looks like.....lol....
Good morning Esther. Sounds like late blight affecting your tomatoes. Cut off those yellow leaves and put a thin layer of mulch (straw, dry grass, etc.) around the base of your tomatoes to prevent water from splashing off the ground and landing up on your tomato leaves. Make sure there is enough open space around the base stems of your tomato plants to encourage adequate air circulation. To prevent mildew and fungus building on the surface under your tomato plants I sprinkle a thin layer of dry powdered milk every couple of weeks as another prevention to keep plants healthy and thriving. Some of our Liatris also grow with a hooked shape,. We think it's because they are in a much more shady area than in full sun. Hope this is helpful. Still no confirmation on our mystery plant. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
I like your Chanel beautiful flowers I have ploblem with white flies is there anything you recommend
Hi Dinora. Several years ago we did a video on dealing with white flies. What we did is buy a piece of Yellow mat board and spray it with an adhesive sticky surface then place it amongst our tomatoes. For whatever reason they are attracted to it, fly into it and stick. After about a week or so, it was full of dead white flies. Perhaps give it a try and let us know how it worked. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Do you think maybe the mystery plant in your old zinnia garden could be 4-O'clocks?
Hi Lana. Four O'clock leaves seem to be larger and broader arrow-shaped leaves. This plant has much finer leaf structure. So, it still remains a mystery plant that found it's way into our garden. Thanks for the proposed ID and thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
What is that white tower for ? At minute 19.50, thanks and cheers 😃
Hi Ferruccio. That is our Aeroponic unit which holds water nutrient formula in the bottom and pumps the fluid to the top chamber allowing the liquid nutrients to drip on the roots of plants that would be planted in each of the side holes down the entire tube and return to the lower water chamber. It's similar to Aquaponics but operates on a vertical pumping system. It was given to us by a friend, but we just haven't had time to activate it this year. Perhaps next year. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Amazing! Here in Portugal is very hot too! My tomato plants aren't very good this year.... but you have so many different varieties of plants!
You should try to find white calla lilies. The ones that you have are the small ones. Find "zantedeschia aethiopica". There are available in two colours: white and green (Green Godess). They love water and shade.
Amazing job! Is there any seeds that you want to get? Big kiss!
Hi Manucas. Tomorrow the solar vortex is expected to hit Wisconsin with temps and heat index reaching 110 degrees. We had rain early this morning which cooled things down to the 70's - a refreshing change. We will keep our eyes open for those larger calla lilies. Thank for the recommendation. Thanks for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden it reached more than 100 degrees here and burned some flowers but thankfully just a little. I water them day yes day no. My soil is very compact and dry. I add some compost to help. I also started doing mulch. Sorry my english is not the best.
You are doing just fine. After many years, I'm still learning more about this language myself. We water late in the early evening when needed but then we have to fight all the mosquitos. Those females bite. Stay cool and stay out of the hot sun. Time to take in a good movie - how about "The Lion King"? TKS L&R
I like movies! But i love gardening. Im 16 years old. Butterflies love my flowers, bees too! I water my plants in the morning or during the end of the day. Unfortunately some plants are being attacked by a strange fungus. The plant looks whitered and the roots have a lot of white fungus.... do you know whats happening?? Bulbs are also attacked
It's difficult to guess without actually seeing the plant in stress. Most fungus and mildew can blow in with the wind from other areas of the World. Sometimes over watering can encourage mold, mildew and fungus to grow and expand. Over crowding or bushy plants don't receive enough air circulation to maintain plant health. Whenever we see a leaf that is questionable, we remove and don't through it into a compost bin, rather dispose of it in a garbage bag. Over watering can also cause root rot and most plants do not like their roots in soggy soil especially for long periods. The same is true for bulb and tubers. If a plant is really struggling we will dig it out and transplant it elsewhere in the garden as each small area has it's own micro climate and moving a plant even only a couple of feet away can make a huge difference. One benefit of using mulch is to keep water or rain water from splashing up on the leaves of the plant transferring mold, mildew and fungus from the ground onto the plant itself. So, consider some of these options and find a solution that works best for your growing zone, climate and plant life. Ask neighbors, friends or even someone at a local garden center how they resolve the problem with plants you observe. Hope this helps. We proud of you for taking on a garden at such a young age. You won't regret learning how to garden and every plant will help guide you to gaining more knowledge. Enjoy. Lynn & Richard
Those plants look like volunteer sunflowers! Not 100% sure. I had someone that and when I looked at the frist seed it looked like sunflowers. Mabey by the wind. Not sure thoue
Not sure either Hope. The label on these clearance plants simply said sunflower, but no specific specie was included. Oh well, they are a pretty addition to our new little flower garden area. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
At 1:15 in video, could that be 4 o’clocks?
Hi Melanie. If you're referring to our mystery plant, Four O'Clocks have broader arrow-shaped leaves, at least the ones we have. Have had several suggestions, but we've not been able to confirm anyone's ID yet. Thank for the ID and for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden I think Melanie is referring to the unidentified plants in the beginning of the video - the ones next to the zinnias and the petunias. They look like four o'clocks to me as well. I look forward to seeing what colors they are!
they are four oclok's
Good morning Jenny. Unless this is some kind of different Four O'clock plant, the ones we're familiar with have a larger broader arrow-shaped leaves as opposed to this thin fringe-like mystery plant. Thanks for the suggested ID and thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
I thought 4 Oclocks
Hi Gail. Several viewers have identified our plants, 'Calibrachoa' which are miniature Petunias in our new flower garden area, and the invasive and noxious mystery plant called Sulphur Cinquefoil which we have thrown in the garbage and not the compost bin. Thank you for sharing your ID suggestions and for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Not potentilla recta = potentilla REPTANS with yellow flowers ?🤔🤔
Hi Eileen. So much for accuracy on the tag that came with this plants. Thank you for the correction. I'll try to have Richard update the plant marker during his next batch. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Wish you had captions for this hard of hearing lady. But love seeing it all.
Hi Nancy. That would be extremely difficult and very time-consuming since all of our nearly 900 videos are unscripted. But thank you for your request. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
false aralia
Hi Nelda. Ours doesn't seem to have the vertical strength and seems to have more ground runners similar to strawberries. Thank for the ID and thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden To me the mystery plant looks like sulfur cinquefoil, which you are right to keep out of the garden. There's a heat wave in Kansas, too, so I spend more time on TH-cam than in the garden :) Thank you for the tour!
We think you've confirmed the name of our mystery plant "Sulfur Cinquefoil' which is an invasive and noxious weed. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com