Organic Vegetable Garden Tour | Raised Beds | June 2024
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- Heavy rain, flooding, hail, heat wave and pests! Let's talk about all of it today. We'll also harvest potatoes, peppers and even a few tomatoes. Succession planting is on the schedule too. It's been a busy month in the garden, but wait til July!
How does your garden grow this month?
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Carter
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I’m in south central Texas and the temperature is around 100 with a heat index of about 108.
Ugh, that sounds awful. I hope you get a break soon.
Houston is brutal right now....my tomatoes all have late blight so i had to remove them...squash gone because of the beetle that eat the steam...beans all full of mites...fungal issues...way too hot too fast and too much humidity.
@@lolitabonita08 So sorry the weather and pests are so brutal this year. I lived in Houston for 7 years and would swear it's fully capable of being the hottest, most humid place on earth. Hope you get a break soon!
@@growandpreserve hurricane possible on the way! I’m hoping for a little rain to make it this far inland
@@kaybyrd8500 You do need some rain. I'll be keeping an eye on south central Texas.
Ant hills can be taken care of by mixing 1/2 borax, 1/2 sugar they will take it back to the nest and be gone. It has worked for me.
Your garden is beautiful Carter.
That sounds easy enough. Thanks, Pam!
I really enjoyed this garden tour, Carter. Isn't it amazing how many battles you need to have with the bunnies, and ants, deer, and the heat! Good luck!
Thanks, Erika! It's always something, isn't it? I hope you are having beautiful weather!
Hi Carter so nice to see you. I say bugs bunny has to go. I remember years ago at this house I had, rabbits all over. I had a recipe for crushed garlic/dish soap and hot peppers. Put in a milk jug fill with water and let it sit for a day to get really stinky and hot and then just spray around your plants. Rabbits do not like strong scent. Probably find a good recipe on google. Your peppers are just amazing! I will trade your peppers for my black berries. We have to cut a lot of ours down they just take over our property down towards the creek and just to many bears. Always something. Your tomatoes look great. Oh a little humor..... Why did the tomato blush? Because it saw the salad dressing...... Always so nice to spend time with your hands in the dirt. Happy gardening. Cheers.
Hey, Sheila! Always good to see you. I think I'd rather have the bunny than your bears! Yikes. That would totally flip me out. I love the idea of a scent deterrent for the bunny. I'll look into that. Thanks!
Small Animal Spray from Menards around the perimeter of your garden will deter rabbits, squirrels, cats, etc. Smell to humans goes away overnight. Re-spray after rain or after 7-10 days if the critters are still hanging around. Really enjoy your garden tours, Carter 🎉
Thanks, Therese!
Come visit us in the north. I’m still bringing my potted peppers indoors at night. 46 degrees last night. We are not used to the heat, so power to you for your endeavors and thanks for sharing
Ammie, if I come visit, you won't have to bring me in at night!
I found some plastic fencing and I put some sort of poll or T-post at each corner of my raised beds. Wrap the fencing around and secure with ties and it has really helped me. I put the fencing on the outside of the bed.
You have a lovely garden.
Thank you, Brenda. Nice idea. I was looking at something similar this morning that I may try with my blackberries next year.
I don't take the suckers off my tomato plants. I think that helps shade the tomato from the sun. I live in Boise, Idaho, and we get hot here.
Agreed. I don't take most of them off either, and I don't take any off my determinates, of course. I would love to do the single stem thing, but I think the heat would just be devastating.
Your garden Is beautiful. I have a wall of tomatoes that's along my cattle panel fence and it's beautiful. Small marrygolds at the bottom and large at the back. So many colors.
Red and yellow and orange and green! I bet it is stunning!
Temps are crazy. Here in s. Indiana it was 58 this morning when I went out to garden, chilly....beautiful garden as always!!
58 this morning?? Wow! How are your tomatoes, peppers, cukes, etc doing?
@@growandpreserve funny, tomatos wouldn't turn. Started blushing today. Peppers doing well, we have been scorching here as well so I think they appreciated the cool
@@rschroeder6460 I bet they do appreciate the relief. I know I would!
Your gardens look great! We were in Franklin, Tennessee, this past weekend for a Softball tournament, and wow, you are right. It was so hot. I hope the temperatures drop and get a bit cooler; working in high temperatures is miserable. Ky is having high temperatures, too. I'm already from the fall. LOL. Have a wonderful and blessed day!
Lori, you were so close! Next time, email me so maybe we can meet for coffee.
@@growandpreserve OMG, I will for sure next time if we have another tournament there! Now, I wish I had emailed you; meeting up would have been so much fun.
I put mothballs out animals dont care for the smell put them outside of the bed around it.also crushed pepper,or they put out a product call critter getter spray on the wood and critters don't like the smell.good luck
I like the idea of deterrents, Susan. Thanks!
I think you better rethink the bunny blaming and keep an eye on that cat bird lol. I had one for years that helped himself to my strawberries. Your garden is lovely!
Yes, it's possible I have a bird problem too!
Try putting cucumber scraps where you have ants. I've always put them around my house whenever I had an ant problem and they'd be gone in a few days. Good luck.
You're my canning guru.
Fascinating idea, Linda! Thanks!
Loved your attitude with your subdivision life. You handled it very well!! lol. With as much shade it appears you have, flowers generally need full sun. I was impressed you had blooms that you did because it looks pretty shady to me. I know you need shade cloths obviously, but it’s a challenge I’m sure. What a crazy deal going on with your marigolds being eaten. Those generally repel everything!!! Just found you and your channel and love it!! Thank you!!!
Welcome, Debbie! So glad to have you here. It was about 9 in the morning, which is about the only time it's comfortable in this heat. The majority of the garden has sun from about 10:30 on. I thought the marigolds would be the last thing standing too. I have more started, so we'll see how those fare.
Amdro for the ants. I think the other pest is termites. Check the boxes for termite damage.
I sprinkle ground cloves around where the ants are seems to work for me😊 you have to get a little cage put some goodies in there for your rabbit and then take him and give him a new home far far away😊 your peppers and everything looks great your tomatoes your garden looks much better than mine like you said so much rain wind took its toll on a lot of things😊
Thanks, Roberta! Ground cloves is the only answer yet that I have on hand. I'll sprinkle some tomorrow. That bunny is a little stinker. I kept thinking he would eventually get too fat to fit through the fencing. I'll see if I can track down a cage. Sorry you're having these crazy weather issues too. Good thing gardeners like a challenge!
The next garden review would you explain the difference between determinant/indeterminate tomatoes and the pros and cons. TIA
Excellent question. I will do that. Thanks for the suggestion.
Carter your garden looks wonderful. Mine has already burned up. Only tomatoes and zinnia left. Rabbits ate all but 3 okra plants, all the beans, peppers and peas. Ate every fig off my tree. Giving up until fall.
Winged ants? Termites? I hope not. Better get out some spray or make ant powder.
I'm living vicariously thru you. Thanks. Have a great week.
Oh no, Donna! You have bigger bunny issues than I do. Your figs too?? Probably best to let Summer have its run, then revamp for the Fall. Thankfully, I don't think they're termites. I had termites a few houses ago. I'll never forget what those little suckers cost me!
@@growandpreserve Yes I know what you mean about termites. Enjoy your day.
Good morning Carter. In our previous homes garden we had critter issues also. My husband bought a gadget that you hook up to a hose and when it sensed movement it sprayed water. It actually worked for us. I’m not sure what it’s called but shouldn’t be hard to search online.
Another thing I’ve noticed is any areas I used black kow late winter/ early spring this year my plants are struggling. Just the same as the flowers you’ve shown. Sadly my area are my Cherry and slicers. Everything else we amended with it was in the fall and no issues in those beds.
Gardening can certainly raise my blood pressure but in the end we always seem to do ok. lol
There have been complaints with Black Kow this year. They didn’t allow it to age long enough and it’s burning starters. Homestead Heart channel did a video on their experience.
@@ohiofarmgirl3384 that’s frustrating. I guess for me the good news is it should be ok in a few months? Hopefully.
Hey, Mel! Good to see you. A motion sensor sprinkler could be a good idea. Thanks! Sorry to hear you've had issues with recent use of Black Kow. I hate that it's in the slicer and cherry bed. I you have paste tomatoes elsewhere that are in better shape. And yes, what would gardening be without some frustrations? It does all usually work out ok in the end.
I saw that too. Maybe a couple days after I had put my tomatoes in. I came flying out of the house the next morning to make sure they were ok. I'll take weed seeds over what she went through.
Live trap and relocate the bunny..the lil piggy❤ your garden is still very lovely! The peppers are beautiful!
Thank you, Mona!
You have inspired me so very much! Thank you for your time and effort that you put into your video’s! God bless you and your family!
Thank you so much!
And ant with wings is a termite An indoor outdoor ant spray for sugar ants, and others, and I would spray Them
Thanks, Diane
Carter your garden looks amazing, especially those giant banana peppers! Wowzers! I grew so many peppers last year, that I forfeited growing any this year. But after looking at all of your beautiful peppers, I'm experiencing some major pepper regret! 😢😂
Thank you so much for showing us your lovely garden. ❤
Good to see you, ArkansasSquaw! Yikes! David would keel over if I told him I was going to take a pass on peppers one year! Truth be told, I preserved so many hot peppers last year, I probably could have done without too. I still need the sweet peppers though!
So sorry about your flowers. I don't have deer to contend with here in Southern California, but last year it was rats that I had to fight for the first time ever. So far, they haven't found my garden this year, but I will be harvesting things a bit early to hopefully not have to lose too much to them IF they come back.
You can harvest your tomatoes when they get to about 30% blushing and just finish them in the house without losing flavor to hopefully win the battle with your bunny.
Hope those rats stay away this year. I need to be better about harvesting earlier. Last year, I had ripening tomatoes on my dining table forever. I was hoping to move them through the process a bit faster this year. Oh well!
We're about 30 days with no significant rain here in NC. My summer squash has been very fruitful, but only a couple of pickling cucumbers. Right many tomatoes but theyre slow to turn
30 days without significant rain in NC? That seems quite unusual, doesn't it? I hope you get some relief soon.
You didn't say whether whatever it is took the blooms off your flowers but I have seen starlings taking a flower into the potential nest to entice a mate.
They didn't take the flowers, but I like your story much better!
Thanks for the video. Please send some heat up to the Canadian prairies. We are struggling with low temps, rain and storms.
Oh Karen, I wish I could! Hoping you get better growing weather soon.
Garden looks beautiful I never get sun scald on my tomatoes and I live in Florida but I do on my peppers sometimes. Ants are serious problem we have fire ants and I try several things but dish detergent and orange oil works the best. Bunny has to go. My onions harvest was out of control I think I planted to many and got a ton I have been sharing with family and neighbors
Dish detergent and orange oil, got it. Thanks for the tip, Dani! I'm so glad you had such a great onion harvest this year. It's so nice to be able to share. My neighbor is pulling for great season for slicer tomatoes this year. 😏
Normally where theres ants theres aphids. You may need to check your onions for onion aphid x
Thanks.
I wish bunnies was my problem, In south Florida iguanas eat all out plants. If I don't cover, they are gone. I stated feeding birds and squirrels in feeders and pest problem has dramatically been reduced. In Florida if not the iguanas then the insects decimate your garden. Also, we have very sandy ground so I need to grow in beds because ants are prolific in sandy loose soil. Need to keep my garden beds with more dense soil in order to keep away.
Yikes, Savvy! I'll take my bunny over an iguana any day! You have lots of garden challenges down there.
Sprinkle grits on your ants, might work for those winged things too. Sounds silly but I promise it works. They eat the grits or carry them home. They eat it and since their bodies can't withstand the swelling and they blow up. Makes me happy. I live in Texas and deal with the fire ants and the regular ones. Just remember if the grits get wet you need to sprinkle a little more. Please try, if it doesn't work (which it will) you can have breakfast in the garden. lol. Works indoors too for sugar ants.
You crack me up, Debby! Makes you happy! I may find my husband licking the garden beds.
@@growandpreserve I'm easily amused!
I’m in NW GA, I get ants. I put a very generous amount of peppermint essential oil on cotton balls and lay them on the boards. Works well for me. Ants don’t like peppermint.
Thanks, Diana! I love suggestions like this that use things I already have on hand.
Yummy beautiful garden. Fried green tomatoes keto not
Sadly, many of the yummy things of Summer aren't keto. I suppose I'll survive.
Gonna be 116 degrees all next week where I live. This is why I don’t garden in Las Vegas 😅
Oh, Wendy! Indoor-only gardening for you! That's nuts!
I would encourage you to read the book Vegetables Love Flowers by Lisa Mason Ziegler. It completely changed my perspective regarding flowers in the vegetable garden.
Great suggestion, Pam!
Hi Carter! I really enjoyed this! Yes! Florida is on fire...poor tomatos have such a difficult time pollinating with the humidity... the pollen just clumps up. 😢 my peppers have exploded with only morning sun! Jalapeños produced beautifully at the beginning, but the heat has slown them down.
Good to see you, Annie. You are right, the humidity does a number on pollination. Shade cloth can help the heat and UV, but it can't really do much for the moisture in the air. Hope you get a break soon! I'm glad your peppers have been doing well. I bet if your jalapenos can hang onto their blossoms in the heat, they'll pick back up soon. Have a great week!
@@growandpreserve having lived in and around Atlanta for 20 years, I really noticed a big difference in growing patterns when I moved to Florida, as you mentioned the difference in Tennessee. Its always an adventure 💜
@@Lalec122 I bet you did find yourself in a very different growing environment, moving from Atlanta to Florida.
@@growandpreserve if you hear or any suggestions to pollinate tomatos with such high humidity, I'm all ears. I have done everything from the cages to using an electric toothbrush to try to pollinate. My plants are beautiful, and bloom... no fruit set!
@@Lalec122 So frustrating. What if you hand pollinated, even though tomatoes don't *need* outside pollinating help? Just treat it like you would a cucumber or squash, and see if you get anything. It couldn't hurt, right?
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Do you have termites where you live? They have wings.
Probably. I did have termites in one house in Atlanta. Fortunately, these look a bit different. 🤞
I had rats and mice devastate my garden and greenhouse last year. They chewed everything in half. First time in my life that happened.
Ush. That's horrible. There are a couple outdoor cats around, so hoping I don't have rats and mice!
I think you have squirrels also doing the damage, especially because you have oak trees. You may also have cut worms.
Hmmm. Squirrels area definite possibility. I don't think I've ever had cut worms before. I'll have to research. Thanks, Judy!
Your welcome.
If your wanting to keep the bunny, I’d set up
Him a feeding place of vegetables just for him that would hopefully keep him satisfied and out of your garden.
Otherwise I’d relocate him.
@@sandysimpson9 In the beginning, I was putting all my spent indoor-grown lettuce outside the fence for him, but he just ate that and still scooted through the fence to the garden. I did put some water out for him the other day, and it seems to have stopped his tomato munching. He's now focused on the blackberries.
Time to trap the bunny! I would be so frustrated! I use diatomaceous earth for my ants! Safe and effective!
Thanks, Vicki! I definitely need to do something about the bunny. He's moved on to the blackberries today.
I am swamped with jalapeños. I will trade you my jalapeños for your potatoes. Mine were not so good 😂
I'm pretty sure my husband would take you up on that!
Someone mentioned that ants when ants come to your garden so Aphids come as well 🌱
Let's hope not!
Get an outdoor dog and it’ll take keep the deer runoff and the rabbit too
Onions are gross feeds and like nitrogen. x
Yes, they do!
I’m sorry where are you at?
Middle Tennessee.
Bunny needs to go. By any means necessary ;)
You're right. A stern conversation may be just what he needs. 😏
@@growandpreserve I'm clearly not as nice as you :)
We all also need to account for climate change, somehow 😢😮
Carter, you have a beautiful garden and smile. In regards to ants, just sprinkle diatomaceous earth (powder). Don't breathe this stuff. As long as it is dry, it will be killing ants. When it gets wet, you will need to reapply. You can also mix sugar with borax and make a paste. Place it by the ant nest; it will kill them. They will carry the sugar and borax to the nest and kill the queen. Please be careful with your pets. Rabbits will not eat this stuff... LOL.
Thanks, Bob!