Just love how well you explain your techniques and I’m hoping that I can start using this no till gardening in my backyard!!! I also follow Charles Dowding and am so amazed with his results. Thank you for your desire to help us all to garden better and wiser 😎👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so for taking the time to share your expertise. You gave me s lot to think about. I'm not sure that I understand the bulb dip. I'll watch again until I get it. Again thanks!
How do you prevent or treat for thrips on Glads? I lost 400 or so Gladiolus blooms this year to them. UGHH!! I didn't want to spray poison on them either, as they were in our vegetable garden. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!
Hi @Stauffer 2005 Well what is fascinating about your question is that a theory on why seemly normal plants become subject to disease and pests before their natural senescence is that at certain key points in their life cycle they have been deficient in key minerals like Calcium, Potassium, or even a micro nutrient such as boron. The lack of these key minerals can cause a state of imbalance that attracts pests. These nutrients are key components of strong cell walls, and the production of flavanoids the plant uses as a defense. On the flip side excessive nitrogen that the plant cannot use can also create imbalances in free amino acids that sucking insects like aphids find very attractive. This is an area that is only now getting more study it seems much more needs to be known. Long term , bottom line is the first defense is a soil test as well as perhaps a tissue/sap analysis to determine where the plants have an issue (ALS Labs, Inc. in USA on west coast or Logan Labs). For the soil we try to continue boost our organic matter via compost. We also use compost teas made from quality worm castings that contain calcium and other minerals as foliar feeds. In the short term, if an infestation is as bad as you indicate many times the use of Neem or pyrethins to knock the population down may work. Be aware though these OMRI approved pesticides are broad spectrum and may have other short term negative effects on the biology in your environment. Also check this article out for info: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1181 Sorry for the long response hope this helps a little.😃
@@BareMtnFarm WOW!! THANK YOU so much for the very informative response! I will have to check into my soil quality more! Thank you for your time and help!
Where.is your.video on.the watering stuff...cant find.it...if i put anything like that hay i would have so many snails and slugs and rolly pollies it would not have a chance.
Where do u get such beutiful.large glads..all we.get are tiny ones..maybe a.quater bloom and.thrn they all.SHRINK..IN SIZE FROM.THERE... I.dont.bother.removing even...the next year maybe i will get what looks like a blade of.grass...and these guys are in.great.soil...get.feedings Old.timers say it is the heat here...it is brutal.after.july..most dont BOTHER With glads.
Yeah @Sislertx extreme heat is not conducive to great glads. Most of the Glad corm production happens in the U.S. in Michigan. we have used Noweta Gardens with great results. They have an online store.
Small projects really can keep the beauty in sight and brighten your mindset, filling one's personal spaces.
Hey you 2. Still rewatching your videos. Hope you're both well x Love from Ireland
Hey hi, we are doing very well. Hope you are too. We are still making videos. Hope you have a good growing season. 😊
Just love how well you explain your techniques and I’m hoping that I can start using this no till gardening in my backyard!!! I also follow Charles Dowding and am so amazed with his results. Thank you for your desire to help us all to garden better and wiser 😎👏🏻👏🏻
Hi @Cinda Nelson thanks so much for the kind words and glad we can help out a little bit!😀
You guys are the best.
Thank you so for taking the time to share your expertise. You gave me s lot to think about. I'm not sure that I understand the bulb dip. I'll watch again until I get it.
Again thanks!
🎉Thank you for sharing
How do you prevent or treat for thrips on Glads? I lost 400 or so Gladiolus blooms this year to them. UGHH!! I didn't want to spray poison on them either, as they were in our vegetable garden. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!
Hi @Stauffer 2005 Well what is fascinating about your question is that a theory on why seemly normal plants become subject to disease and pests before their natural senescence is that at certain key points in their life cycle they have been deficient in key minerals like Calcium, Potassium, or even a micro nutrient such as boron. The lack of these key minerals can cause a state of imbalance that attracts pests. These nutrients are key components of strong cell walls, and the production of flavanoids the plant uses as a defense. On the flip side excessive nitrogen that the plant cannot use can also create imbalances in free amino acids that sucking insects like aphids find very attractive. This is an area that is only now getting more study it seems much more needs to be known.
Long term , bottom line is the first defense is a soil test as well as perhaps a tissue/sap analysis to determine where the plants have an issue (ALS Labs, Inc. in USA on west coast or Logan Labs). For the soil we try to continue boost our organic matter via compost. We also use compost teas made from quality worm castings that contain calcium and other minerals as foliar feeds. In the short term, if an infestation is as bad as you indicate many times the use of Neem or pyrethins to knock the population down may work. Be aware though these OMRI approved pesticides are broad spectrum and may have other short term negative effects on the biology in your environment. Also check this article out for info: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1181 Sorry for the long response hope this helps a little.😃
@@BareMtnFarm WOW!! THANK YOU so much for the very informative response! I will have to check into my soil quality more! Thank you for your time and help!
Do you have to support the flower spikes when they start flowering ?
Yes, we will put up supporting net called hortnova.
Where.is your.video on.the watering stuff...cant find.it...if i put anything like that hay i would have so many snails and slugs and rolly pollies it would not have a chance.
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Where do u get such beutiful.large glads..all we.get are tiny ones..maybe a.quater bloom and.thrn they all.SHRINK..IN SIZE FROM.THERE...
I.dont.bother.removing even...the next year maybe i will get what looks like a blade of.grass...and these guys are in.great.soil...get.feedings
Old.timers say it is the heat here...it is brutal.after.july..most dont BOTHER With glads.
Yeah @Sislertx extreme heat is not conducive to great glads. Most of the Glad corm production happens in the U.S. in Michigan. we have used Noweta Gardens with great results. They have an online store.