What To Do in the Garden in March: Zone 6
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- Itching to get busy in the garden? I share what to do in the March garden in order to prepare for the coming season.
I'm planting a few things (that video here: • What Seeds to Plant in... ), but a lot of my time in the March garden is spent prepping- so I'm ready to plant as soon as the weather decides to cooperate.
In this video I share what there is to do in the garden in the month of March in my Zone 6, Ohio garden.
Be sure to share what you are doing in your garden during the months of March in the comments below!
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00:00 Intro
00:34 Garden Cleanup + an Asparagus Tip!
01:53 Bed Prep
02:38 A Word on Cardboard in the Garden
04:11 Hay in the Garden
05:35 Planting cover crop or warming the soil
06:26 Leveling up Raised Beds
07:06 Infrastructure Maintenance
08:32 Expanding the Garden- new beds?
09:40 Pest & Disease Management- be prepared
10:43 Greenhouse Cleanup
11:12 I STILL have a dirty little secret
#zone6gardening
#ohiogardening
What to do in the March garden- shows what tasks I am doing in my Zone 6a, Ohio vegetable garden during the start of the gardening season . Thanks for joining me!
I'm starting from scratch "breaking up sod" I've been a truck driver but last November I lost my wife 😢. So I decided to semi retire and start living again. Trucking won't let you have a life. But I'm turning a new page. Thank you and God bless.
I am so sorry for your loss.
I used plastic fencing around my blueberry bed one year and crows actually snipped an entrance door into my blueberry bed! Not only that, I saw them remember where the opening was and hop right out. Geez! I can't fault them. Smart birds.
Lol, gotta plant more and teach them to share!
Can I come help you clean the barn…please? I love doing that kind of stuff. NC isn’t THAT far from Ohio!!
And my new obsession the year at my new home was to anxiously wait and wait to see the bright hosta plants come up next to the driveway - I thought I lost them all to voles or disease…but they came up like champs! …..and then yesterday I got distracted by a squirrel - SQUIRREL! - and …ran over several of them with my truck. Crap.
Your garden looks amazing and your efforts exhaust me! Carry on strongly, my dear….we have always needed to have more women in farming in the US….and should totally recognize and champion all the strong women who have farmed…and will continue to farm…the world over!
Oh my goodness- that would be amazing!! And your incident with the squirrel- that totally sounds like something I would do!
You're my favorite TH-cam gardening maven, because of your well-informed and correctly cited research sources, and your great passion for your work! "Burn! Asparagus beetles, burn!" was the best bit today.
Thank you!
Ty for the barn cleaning update! You are too stinking cute, fessing up!!! I know you'll get it done. Often, the anticipation is much worse than actually just doing it. My big spring task is tearing down an old dilapidated shedd that we inherited with the property. Gonna clean it out, tear it down & get the spot readied for a walk in high tunnel in October. Be well. Happy spring from 6b, Illinois.
Ooh that’s so true!! I know I would feel really great getting it done… but I’m dreading jumping into it 😆
So glad I looked up zone 6 gardening channels this morning....I found you!! ❤❤ I live in Michigan, and look forward to some extra help ❤
Awesome! I'm glad you found me!
6b for me. Today I was building up beds with compost, mulching my paths with woodchips, fixing a hole in my deer fence, and planning planning planning.
I appreciate that you have your planting zone in your title
My hope was that it would give folks a quick frame of reference for where I'm gardening- so I'm glad to hear that, Meridene!
I've gardened my whole life and now that I'm nearing retirement age, I've started an internship at a commercial greenhouse. I've always been the guy for vegetable starts within my family and church community. I'm thinking about kicking that up to include my greater community. This spring has been insane by comparison, for example, I started 10,000 German Johnson's just yesterday. So, no, I haven't cleaned my greenhouse.
WOW! That is a LOT of tomatoes! But what a great way to give back to the community!
May I ask your source for seed?
How refreshing! I am in z6a in the mountains of Virginia, and you are the first channel I've come across that does practical gardening that I can learn from and utilize.
I'm so glad to hear that, Cynthia- thank you!
This has nothing to do with your beautiful garden tips, but i LOVE your jacket/coat! It looks so cozy!
Thank you!
Worms love the cardboard too and give you free fertilizer as a bonus. I also use hay and love it. But I use hay that has been pulled out of the manger by the goats and gone through so the seed heads have been eaten.
Yup. I cleaned the shed, organized all the tools, built a ramp and shelves and now everything has a neat and organized home. Get busy!
Nice! You are on top of things!
You make me smile. I wish I had a barn to be a mess. I put cardboard down on what I plan on being my garden last Fall. Being on a fixed income and with all the craziness in the world, it both makes me want to focus even more on the garden and prevents me from doing so. I am going to make do as well as I can with this garden. My wish list would include some panels to grow things up on. I do have some odds and ends around so I will make something happen for this year.
💚I’m sure there are so many folks that feel much the same way. I hope you are able to find some supplies to make due… but I will say, keep an eye out on Craigslist, FB market place or even Freecycle- we’ve been able to find quite a few useful things for the garden for relatively cheap or free.
@@GrowfullywithJenna I'd not heard of Freecycle before, I'll have to check into that. The reason I moved to this area is family, they have been a wonderful resource. Of course they will want some fresh veggies. :-D
My asperagus is breaking ground now. 1/13 in 8a
Avoid China cardboard, it's the type with ridges like corduroy. They use chemical waste for caustic/ lye replacement.
Gary Pylarchic just did a piece on diy trellises. Very creative ideas of using repurposed materials. I myself have used bamboo with success. This is often offered for Free on Facebook, to be cut and take on your own. I did need to invest in good clippers.
Not sure it is still relevant for you, but we used to be able to get soil and mulch from a lot where the County dumped all the leaves and wood chips. It went away a couple years ago, but might be worth seeing if your area has similar. And one of our local libraries also has a seed library where you can get seeds for free and then bring back if you harvest some.
Love your videos. Missouri here. I have my indoor greenhouse started with hydro lettuces, overwinter peppers and cherry tomatoes. Just started some more herbs. Still have some things growing in outdoor high tunnel.. Love my gardens. Need to start lotus pond seeds.
Lol, I love the ending of this video. "It was really cold in here". 🤣 I personally know the pain of clean up when it's still freezing. ❄️👨🏾🌾❄️
Haha- thanks! You'd think I'd learn to not wait till it's freezing cold, but I never do 😆
You are a life saver!!! I'm so excited to follow along! I'm still learning so much and it's great to find another person in the same zone explaining things!!
I'm so glad to hear this! Happy gardening!
yes. 6B here. glad to find this!
It is a good simple video shows the lovers of planting what they need to do in Zone 6
Finally zone 6!
Ha ha...I came here from another video to see the shape your barn is in...you weren't kidding, but I love how you admit to NOT wanting to clean it! Thanks for the chuckle! New to your channel...loving it.
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So glad I found you 🎉😊
I'm glad you did too!
No...I didn't get my messy mess (sunroom in my case) cleaned up either, but working on it now! I made the same error with the plastic chicken fence....I was blaming it on the weed whacker when I saw a bunny inside. Thanks for the reminder--I need to put some wire chicken fence up instead.
Thanks so much, Jenna! Love the information. We've got a channel too, and we mostly raise our own meat, but I have been working to learn what I can to increase our yield in the garden. Your videos are so helpful! Thank you! 💜
Just found your channel & like so many others here … glad to have found your Z6 channel.
I’m happy that that algorithm thing recommended you. Subscribed and rang the bell. Lawrence, Ks here.
I'm happy too, John! Welcome to the channel and thank you for subscribing! I hope you find some useful tidbits here.
Every year I say I’m gonna clean out my shed in October or November when it’s not too hot and not too cold, but of course it never gets done. It doesn’t help that I have two young children that create a mess in the house constantly. I’ll get to in when they’re in college.
Very nice and helpful advice. Thanks. Rodney
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing this!
You’re welcome!
Thanks Jenna for so much good garden info. There’s a 20 x30 building calling my name this spring too.😂 I was so happy to find a fellow Ohioan in zone 6! Keep the garden videos coming! Always listening - Maggie
You are welcome, Maggie! And it’s always great hearing from fellow Ohioans! Best of luck with that building.
so helpful. And the best part was the end! Thanks for showing your barn and being vulnerable :)
You’re welcome😄. I’m glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for sharring our passion with us. You are fun to watch and learn from.
My pleasure!
Ahhh yes...... the barn; The ultimate collection device. Great vid..... thanks!!!!
Haha- the problem is, the more room you have, the more junk you seem to accumulate... making it even more daunting to tackle 😂.
The music at the barn bit!!!! I am deceased!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I had a lot of large pines come down from storm last year so I made raised bed over stumps in my yard and in woods exspanding my yard adding growing space 😊 using Hugelkulture
Sounds great!
Really enjoyed your video. I garden in Northern VA. Usually use raised beds at my suburb home.
I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Best wishes for a wonderful garden this season!
Great information, Jenna. I have been watching videos to learn what I needed to be doing now to get my garden ready. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
Love all method of garden care you talking
Thanks
Thank you for sharing! Starting a pumpkin patch this year for my daughter here in southern Ohio after growing some volunteers last year from the previous fall season. My daughter fell in love with watching them grow which meant I had to figure out how to do it. Been scouring TH-cam and the internet for everything gardening and really appreciate your content.
Hello from NE Ohio! Just found your channel and I’m loving it!
Hello Jennifer! Glad you're loving the channel and it's great to hear from a fellow Ohioan!
Pond rebuild!
Also we did all this stuff you mentioned.
Raised and manured the bed and got some cardboard on there last year.
Looks like your climate is similar to ours in parts of the UK
A Zone 6 gardener..............yesssssssssssssssssssssss! Thank you!
You're welcome, Renee! Love hearing from fellow Zone 6 gardeners!
Lol. My barn looks the same! Plus I have thousands of black walnuts I haven't hulled yet. Glad to find another Ohioian. I started doing these the other day...now snow!!! Ugh. Make it stop I'm ready to garden
Haha- yes MAKE IT STOP! But spring in Ohio is always such a tease!
So happy to find a Zone 6 TH-camr as well! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I love hearing from my fellow Zone 6'ers! You're welcome!
Thanks for all the useful info Jenna. I live in Nova Scotia and this winter a storm scattered all the parts of my greenhouse which by the way was very similar to yours all around our house. However there is still lots of motivation in the air from watching your video!
Oh no Peggy! Will the greenhouse be salvageable?
I am in Michigan, it's the first day of Spring. Subbing due to your honesty in showing your shed ! Heading back outside for another couple hours ☺️
Happy 2nd day of spring- I hope you enjoyed your time outdoors yesterday! And thank you for subbing- I appreciate it!
New subscriber from S. E. Ohio. Looking forward to your gardening tips. Have a great day!!!
Thanks for subbing- it's great to hear from fellow Ohioans!
Awesome info Mrs. Jenna. You have done a great job with your channel. Wishing you the best my friend. I will check in now and then to see how you are doing. Stay safe and have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you, CB. I truly appreciate your support. I hope you are doing ok?
Just found you. I love you do alot of what I do. ZONE 6 Michigan.
Hello Holly- good to hear from a fellow Zone 6'er!
Thank you for your updates! Im in zone 6a and it helps to keep track of what to do, plant, and when
You are welcome! I'm glad it helps.
I’m zone 5a so this seems a little more practical than most videos on TH-cam! Thank you! For rabbits, and other critters, you might need to do an “L” with the wire. We don’t get too much trouble from the rabbits, it’s the darn groundhog! 🤣. This year, I’m planting a garden solely for the groundhogs/rabbits…hoping it will be a distraction from our food! 🤷🏾♀️. Thanks, for all these tips…with warmer temps this week, I’m ready. ☀️🌱
I'd love to hear how the food garden for the critters works!
We are also in zone 5 in the higher elevations of WV, and the groundhogs may become dinner this year lol. Which state are you in Shelia?
This was great. Very thorough. My wife and I love your videos. We are in zone 6B and we are in overdrive trying to get things ready. The glimpses of nice weather have been motivating. Thank you.
Thank you so much! I hope you guys have a wonderful gardening season this year!
I recently moved and am looking forward to my first season in 6a!
Hooray- welcome to 6a! Best wishes for a wonderful garden season!
I start my seeds indoors, down in the basement in one 10x12 ft. area. it looks like your Barn! and yes My plan is to try and find the floor, but I did start the seeds and now I will start the organizing of that area. Happy Gardening Jenna
Best of luck with your basement, Kevin and happy gardening to you too!
My whole life is that barn. 😂😂 I’ve been working on all the infrastructure that doesn’t get dealt with when the weeds are growing. There’s just never enough time!! Zone 5a in Iowa….not Ohio, as so many people would think I was saying when I lived in Chicago. 😂
Oh my goodness, I relate to that analogy so much!!
I don't have a barn but a very large covered patio that stores a lot of my gardening supplies. I finally got the mess cleaned and organized up today. The garage and lawn tractor maintenance is next. Like you I just didn't want to work outside much in the cold weather.
New subscriber here. I'm glad to find a channel for a zone 6 gardener like myself (albeit zone 6b in Missouri).
Great to hear from a fellow Zone 6er, Dave! Welcome to the channel and thanks for subscribing!
Lol the barn! Everyone has that problem cleaning up in fall is not fun but having everything organized is worth it!
Oh, I know it. I’m really regretting not doing it this winter
Up here in zone 4b all I can do in March is sow various alliums. It's too early to sow anything else, and I can hardly get to my shed through the snow. I'm hoping for an early spring and can hardly wait to get to work in the garden. Thanks for the glimpse of green.
I hope you get an early spring as well!
Hello from WV!! FINALLY someone who plants close by in zone 6!! I subscribed immediately! 🙂
Hello Brandy! Great to hear from a WV neighbor! Thanks for subscribing 😀
Jenna! I am so happy I stumbled upon your videos this last Winter. Your joyful spirit has given me such motivation to have this be the year of a successful garden at our farm! I’m currently 34 weeks pregnant so each day the kids and I are out working on small tasks to ready the garden for Spring planting.
Also I started my seeds after watching your last video. Normally I would buy them from a store. Watering them and checking on them every day has made me so much more invested in these little seeds. I just love it! Thank you so much for your videos!
Thank you so much!
And congratulations- what an exciting time for you and your family!
Take care, and enjoy that garden (and very soon, new addition) 💚.
I feel your pain on the barn situation! My shed is a disaster! It's always the last thing to do on my chore list so it never gets done LOL!
Maybe that's my problem-- I need to move it up from the last spot on my to-do list! 😆
Did most of my cleanup in fall, but have to clean up my winter garden. Got my indoor cells sewn, but still have to get to my out door garden spring prep, thx for the reminder Jenna
You're welcome!
I don’t have a barn, but I’d love to see the barn clean up! There is something very satisfying about the “after” when reorganizing a space, even when I dread actually getting started. Also, it’s fun to see the solutions others come up with for storage of seasonal stuff like seedling containers/pots.
I agree- it is very satisfying to see the before & afters... let's hope I get to the 'after' part 😄!
YOU are the first to grow in zone 6A.... Im in the Smokies (Western NC) and Ive been looking for someone in my zone!!! Yay.... Ive got about 400 onions/ garlic planted and my seedlings for Kale, Spinach, Peppers, Cabbage, brussel sprouts and a myriad of other veggies.... Im super excited to have found you!! YAY
Oh wow! You are busy planting!
Good to see you again. Late Summer/Fall I was mostly hacking my way thru Wisteria the idiot before me planted-it was choking out trees and growing all over the place-even caused one tree I Felled to hang up in a bad Rocking Chair situation where the bottom of the trunk could slip and swing wildly in any direction likely killing me [[ha;f b;find and stroke means I'd never see it coming or not be able to get out of the way]] but I resolved it. I do the cardboard thing-recently covered our Fur Children Sematary to end the issues with weeds, vines and Wisteria-looking for wood chips now. Newest raised bed going in this weekend. Oh, free months ago you did a video on potatoes. I mentioned I had dried some with bad resultss-they were clumpy and pasty. I did a ton of Mashed-soaked the small pieces after boiling in water to remove all remaining starch then bagged and froze after running thru the blender into a smooth paste. Pulled a bag, put them in the degydrator for a day then blended the clumps into a powder-good results. Not store bought instant-they use freeze drying for those but, not bad. [[Sorry so long and OT but I told you I would get back on the results]] I think freezing for a week or two helped-water expansion breaks down the cells. Also, and to be a downer but honest-if you or anyone reading this Needs anything-get it now. Tomorrow may be too late. Finacial Systems and Supply systems are collapsing. Be ready to repel Boarders and take care of Self.
I really appreciate you getting back to me about the mashed potatoes. I've still not tried them, but have continued to freeze mine as shredded hash-brown style, which works really well.
I also appreciate the warning. I'd like to think it won't come to that, but do think everyone should focus on learning at a minimum a few lessons in self-sufficiency (I highly recommend growing one's own food as a start)... because you just never know. Take care!
My shed is also a disaster area. Looking forward to being able to get it all cleaned out and ready for the season!
Glad to hear it's not just me 😆. Hope you have a great season!
Great video! My garden shed was dismantled last year as it needed to be rebuilt. We didn't get to rebuilding, so everything is stacked up in our workshop. It will probably be early to midsummer before it's fully built and ready to move back in. So I'm up for a tough Spring season
Best of luck rebuilding your shed!!
10 sec in and I realize your my new favorite gardening channel !!
Thank you!
At least you have a barn! :) I have a large shed with the floor covered in tools from my winter of garden tractor repair. Tomorrow is the big day tho. Hauling dirt and leveling the orchard and a neighbor gave us another DUMP TRUCK load of arborvitae wood chips. It's gonna be a rainy cold day of hard labor, but should be worth it. When you are cold, just remember, "The heat is in the tools" . :)
That is true!
Sounds like you've got your work cut out for you- but what a great thing to get from your neighbor!
Loved the video and I just subscribed. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. 🌱🌱🌱
Thank you, Gayle- I appreciate the support!
NW NJ here. I am working on getting the fence supplies to fence of pasture and need to show some love to my garden among many other outside projects. 🙂
Putting up fencing is a major project!
Pray for me if you believe in the God of the Bible...I'll need it. Quotes with contractors are just outrageous 🙏 I'm a wimp trying to become a man 😆 🤣
Getting ready!
Glad to hear it!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I'm in 6A Greenfield, IN.
I put some spinach, carrots and lettuce out yesterday.
Hoping for the best.
I used old seeds so will see.
Here in 6B we are pruning fruit trees and cleaning our beds and greenhouses for planting. Great insight into your processes, never know when you will learn something new.
Oh- that’s another thing I forgot to mention- the late winter pruning. Thanks for sharing!
Try moving two things that belong together in your storage area each time you go to garden. Sometimes you get in the mood then to move 4-6 soon after a while things are fixed and you barely felt you had to do anything :) P.S. grow wild letucce, it produces endless leaves almost all year for compost, and you can lay them on your beds in the spring for for hugelkultur. Which btw is fantastic. I do mounds or rows of with bolted lettuce stalks, their leaves, and some compost/old soil on top. Even on our coldest day, the hugelkultures were warm to the touch and tobacco seedlings sprouted and lived. May want to seed hugelkulture with extra spacing though as i got wash on small seeds, but they lived through even the extreme mountain winds! Thank you for your videos!
Thank you for the great tips!
“Cut em off at the soil line and destroy them. I MEAN DESTROY THEM. Like ‘light them on fire’ destroy them. BURN ASPARAGUS BEETLES BURN!”
“You have those supplies ready to go before critters…even set their beady little eyes on your garden prize”
You are SO hilarious. You always have some direct or subtle verbiage in your videos in dealing with pests / critters / wildlife to protect your crops that has me cracking up in a lot of your videos. 😂😆😆
Love your content! 👊
I'm glad you appreciate it 😆
Love this! We have doubled our raised beds and have created the layout. We haven't had a path and mowing them was a chore so we are using cardboard and mulch to put in between and it's so much better! We use 1/4 inch hardware mesh under and around our beds for bunnies and voles. I'm installing a new hose reel and bringing the water source closer to the garden. And then some! It's an exciting time and perfect weather to work hard without dying.
Sounds like you've got some great things going on in the garden- very exciting!
Here in south jersey we are headed for a warm up and getting my hands dirty and beds ready makes any winter doldrums seem distant! Thanks for the great cardboard advice. Also hay not straw!
Oooh- enjoy that warm weather and feel of hands in the soil!
I'm glad to have found your channel as we're also in zone 6 and seem to have a similar approach to gardening :) I'm feeling pretty on schedule this year as far as getting the garden cleaned up. We just planted some of our cold season veggies a few days ago. My garage however... looks exactly like your barn lol. That's one of my goals for the next couple weeks
I'm so glad I'm not the only one!! I feel like every time I do manage to get it straightened up, it's back to chaos within a couple months 😆
Wow, a wealth of information. I planted spinach yesterday, garlic day before. Still working on the peas. Yes I need to expand my growing area good info. We have so many deer the fence dosnt work and I need too much. We use the liquid fence and it works well.
I'm glad you found some useful tidbits! Hope you have a great gardening season!
Jenna another great Video 👍 it’s getting hectic in the garden here in southern Oregon. I have a fair amount of over wintered veggies under row covers and just planted 72 well established starts from my grow cabinet. The grow area in my shop is organized ready to go. While the next wave of starts are growing it’s time to move onto the remaining bed prep. It’s a lot of work but I love it. Extra incentive is the times we are living in feeling the need to really maximize production.
Sounds like you are keeping very busy, Mike!
It is a lot of work- but I agree with you- it's a labor of love (and yes, I feel that extra incentive too).
Hope this year's garden is a great one for you!
Great video, very helpful!
I’m glad you think so- thank you!
Sweetie your barn looks better than my garage 😅
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Just cleaned up the asparagus and fertilized yesterday. Good to know about burning the stems, thanks!
You're welcome!
I’m using cardboard too cleaning up my grow bags🙋🏽♀️ I’m so READY to get GARDENING. Very informative thank you for sharing
Ooh- I feel like all of us are SO ready! But spring is almost here 😀!! Have a great day, Angie!
I've had seedlings started for a couple weeks already. Lol probably too soon but they're indoors for now. I'm just too excited to get outside. I have to break my garden down for some work to be done soon. I don't know where I'm even going to plant everything because of that. But it'll be worth it in the long run.
Hey, I have a barn that looks just like yours inside 😂 And I just had to laugh when you talked about people freaking out when you used hay instead of straw for mulch - I've been gardening for nearly 50 years, and usually with hay 😊🌱 Thank you for your videos
I'm glad it's not just me 😆. I'm also glad to hear from someone who has been using hay for so long and has had good experiences-- thank you for sharing!
We use half inch hardware cloth to keep rabbits out. Since we raise rabbits, some in colony pens, we've learned there isn't much they won't chew through (they are rodents!) that isn't hardware cloth or chain link (which kits can just hop right through). Our fence at this point is cattle panels with field fence wired to raise the height to 6 feet, and 2 feet of hardware cloth wired to the base and laid flat on the ground around the perimeter as well. At this point, we also line the bottoms of our raised beds with the hardware cloth. Great video!
Thanks for sharing- sounds like you are well fortified! I'm thinking of trying the raised bed lined with hardware cloth this year in an attempt to keep the voles away from my sweet potatoes!
Thanks for all the advice. I'm in Pennsylvania and this is the first year of my serious gardening venture. Last year I grew everything in pots and I was very successful. Now I have three large raised beds to try out this year. I've spent endless hours researching articles and books but nothing beats hearing a friendly voice explain everything. I'm excited to watch your videos and learn more from someone in zone 6.
We had some warm spells in February so we set up our beds then, they were brand new. My biggest struggle is going to be a water source Im going to have to try a free standing rain barrel and I think it's a better idea than hauling water every day. The other struggle is pest control with deer and rabbits. I know a lot of people are going to hate this idea but I think for the first year I'm going to use liquid fence. Our township won't let us out up any fence or barrier at all without a lot of red tape so I will have to put the fence off until next year.
You are welcome! I'm so excited to hear you are getting serious about your gardening! It sounds like you are off to a good start, as you've already taken into consideration some of the most important factors.
One thing you might consider is hoops with insect netting. These can do a great job stopping rabbits from eating your veggies and deter deer (I'm not sure if it will stop a really persistent, hungry deer, but they seem to leave them alone at my parent's place with no fence).
I'm curious why folks might hate the Liquid Fence... other than the nasty smell?
I hope you have a wonderful garden season this year!
@@GrowfullywithJenna thanks for the advice about netting, I think I'm going to incorporate that for sure.
I think with liquid fence definitly the smell is something people hate but then I also hear people say bad things about it because they think it might be harmful to the garden. I don't want to use it forever but my understanding is that it works well and it's safe but the smell and price are definitely cons.
LOL! Cold and just doing it anyway are not good companions.... I totally agree. The spirit was wanting to but the flesh just beat it down....now is the time. Great video! Thanking you for the encouragement and tips too!
Exactly!!
Hello Jenna..new sub here. Wonderful to see your garden. It has
brought back a lot of memories for me. Love to see the rabbits...
aren't they persistant?? Had a friend who used to plant a rabbit garden
just for them!!! It seemed to work!! As for your barn....I would just
keep the door closed!!! We live in NW Philadelphia.
Hello and welcome to the channel, Lawrie- I appreciate the support!
Goodness yes, those rabbits are persistent... mine aren't even scared of me anymore 😆. I've tried the planting extra for the pests trick- it didn't seem to work for me, I just contributed to an expanded population I think! But I'm glad it worked for your friend.
And I like your common sense approach to dealing with the barn mess! Take care!
I feel the same way about pigweed that you do about asparagus beetles.
Ooh... I understand that!
Great presentation! Ty
Glad you enjoyed it!
❤❤❤❤awesome thanks for the awesome video’s
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AMEN on the cover crop!! We live about 55 miles East of you. I buy a cheaper clover DEER plot seed at a TSC store. when it gets big enough in early Spring and put our chickens on it, give them some scratch grain on top of it, they do the rest. They till it in, fertilize it and so on. I move them off, work it in with a heavy duty rake and plant late Spring garden crops!! THANK YOU for your great worth while vids!!!
Excellent method!! For both your soil and your chickens. Thanks for sharing!
HiJenna, tyvm for video's I wanted to tell I use cut up downed pinetree sections approximately 12 to 18 inches to secure my cattle panel arches worksreally well put one at each coener sometime i split them in half so i have a smoot edge to nail to tis way you can use your t posts on other projects in garden like exspanding your fencing or fr tomato suport lines i use florida weave with t posts tyvm !
Smart idea! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for this video. It was very helpful. I’m in pa zone 6b and I need to get started on all this lol also have rabbit issues, cucumber beetles, and vine borers on my squash. Ruined my garden last year. Ugh
The pests & critters can really put a damper on the fun of gardening- I'm sorry you had to deal with that. I will say that insect netting & fencing has been a real game changer for me! Best wishes for a great '23 gardening season, Brittany!
Just finished putting up my 15th and 16th cattle panel trellis. This whole week I've been doing garden clean up and prep for the up coming growing season. I can't compost (HOA) so I got a pallet of my fav Black Kow and spread over all planting areas. This year Im planting more flowers than last year, I realized that I really like them. I'm doing alot of winter sowing (mostly flowers) and I had to upgrade my keeping track of plants/flower game. Last year I just marked a few and honestly lost track of what I was growing. This year I have a detailed plan and for the most part Im sticking to it. Im having such a blast. Your videos are awesome and I'm definitely a fan. Im in DE zone 7 and according to my SFG chart tomorrow is my big tomato planting day. I dont think I will be able to sleep tonight!!! 😀😀😀
How exciting! I hope you were able to get some sleep 😄.
Sounds like you are keeping very busy this year and I'm so glad to hear you're having a blast. Happy planting!
I agree! I live in 6b up near Cleveland. Like this clean up video. Just planted spring crops and tonight in poured. Ah well, hope they aren't laying in the muck. I did cover with pest covers! Hope that protected them a little. Looking forward to more information, Jenna. Have a great spring!
Ugh… same. We got dumped on last night and really did not need the rain. I hope your spring crops are ok!!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Just looked! They are happy! Yay!
Distory dried out weeds in garden with very gentle tilting just busting the weeds Little brroadfork for drainage. T post frame setup planning a space with after 7:00pm shade and giving tomatoes the full sunny spot.
I'm blending compose and pig 💩 poo for bird house gourge for improving drainage and fertilizer.
Adding wood ash for onions rows.
I just started peppers and mid month starting tomatoes in your #3 seedlings mixture.
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