19:10 Yes yes yes my kinda gramma!!! Wait a minute, I'm that kinda gramma! i will use tp from now on because it would be better than pt. A lot of these ideas are great.
It is effective for deer, rabbits and other mammals. It must be hot pepper like cayenne, not black pepper. and it washes away in the rain, so not the best tip for people in wetter areas. It will not keep birds away, they like hot pepper and you often see it added to bird food to keep squirrels and other mammals from eating it.
later he mentioned lettuce again and said something about providing it with shade in the hot weather...so it seems if you use lamps, they won't be so hot and you can leave them on for faster growth...I guess?😊
@@tb3thankyou6659when it’s very hot 🥵 it goes into seed faster. This could be good if you are trying to get seeds. If not put it in a shaded area to get more lettuce 🥬
Both really lettuce doesn't grow during spring or summer for me it's too hot and it will bolt not worth planting outdoors but inside I can leave the grow lamps on full time for the first two weeks and then go to normal lamp cycle
Lettuce is a cool season crop and can't tolerate hot days, it bolts. So in the heat of summer having it shaded by bigger plants could help it to not bolt.
Grandma would’ve used a cold frame to plant the lettuce in warm ground in early spring, and fall, and if it’s insulated with straw around , people I know have kept lettuce going even into winter
Pineneedles are a bad idea because they have a natural herbicide. That’s why you don’t see very much growing underneath pine trees or in a pine tree Grove. They are not a good idea for your garden. They also make the ground more acidic. I had a wise gardener. Tell me one time that if you can see a pine tree from your garden, then your soil is gonna need some lime.
Fact: pine needles don't acidify your soil but the trees thrive in acid soil. So if you have pine trees, most probably your soil is already acid. Pine needles by themselves will not lower your soils pH except for a few days. Then the soil goes back to the dane pH level Fact: pine needles ( all parts of a pine tree) have any herbicide effect when fresh/green. This goes away once the material turns brown or is dry ( at least two months for the live needles).
@@michaelbishell7563 I’ve seen it for sale in Home Depot, called “pine straw” and it’s just dried pine needles, and we see lots of it piling up in the streets after windy days, having fallen from the mini pine trees in our area😃
you can order bulk capsaicin powder for mixing into bird food and use it, and you can sometimes find hot pepper flakes or cayenne powder at the discount grocery store. If you are going to lose your plants to deer, rabbits or other mammals, it is sometimes worth the cost. If you do this early on, before animals make a habit of eating at your garden it can be cost effective. If they are in the habit of coming, it is not always worth it, as you need to reapply after every rain. If you live in a dry place, this method probably has more value.
I knew many of these tips, but forget them, and many are cheap or free -use boards to attract slugs and collect in the morning to feed to chickens =mix 2 parts coffee grounds to one part ash for fertilizer (video doesn't state this but you can also add wood ash to your urine for fertilizer) =scratch big seeds with sandpaper or knife before soaking or planting -plant lettuce behind tomatoes for shade -uses rocks next to plants to soak up heat and radiate it back in night -use gallon jugs as mini green houses, cut bottoms off and cover plants -use gallon jugs as waterers, poke holes in the bottom and bury half way next to plants (or other sizes) -put old sponges in pots after disinfecting them to help keep water levels consistent -use unsalted vegetable cooking water on plants -save silica gel packets from stuff and use it to keep stored seeds dry -pour boiling water on weeds, especially if they're coming out of cracks in rocks or pavement -grow seedlings bigger so they can withstand slugs (I know this, but need the reminder as I mulch heavy and slugs are always my biggest problem, even with collecting them, I need to grow my seedlings big first) -use toilet paper instead of paper towel for starting seeds, it's softer and won't damage roots when you pull them off (I'm going to do this) -use stakes, sticks and rocks to create paths for hose so it doesn't get pulled over plants and damage them (so simple, but I needed this last tip because I have hurt my plants with the hose)
he also mentions mulching with grass clippings and using kitchen scraps as fertilizer, which I don't need to be reminded of so I didn't have them in my list. But these are free. I make weed teas, and add my kitchen scraps. I just fill a bucket with weeds and kitchen scraps, fill with water and cover it. Let it sit for a few months. It will stink bad, but is a very a good and free fertilizer. My goal is for my garden to be a closed loop system with no purchased fertilizers or compost. I do try to scavenge other people's compost if it's just going to the garbage.
Some of the things you’re talking about, don’t coincide with the things you’re showing like poke holes in the bottom of your jug and bury it halfway into the pot… While you’re showing water bottles, inverted into terra-cotta cones buried in the pot…
Ignore the haters’ comments. Thank you for the many useful hacks you provided.
Appreciate it, thanks!!
Grandma used growlights and also likes to chill ;)
😂
19:10 Yes yes yes my kinda gramma!!! Wait a minute, I'm that kinda gramma! i will use tp from now on because it would be better than pt. A lot of these ideas are great.
Thank You! Good advice
Glad it was helpful!
i am doing almost all of them! i am a grandma at heart. zone 7a
GOOD ADVICE
Thanks!!
Believe me pepper don't keep insects away been had a garden 15years it don't work
They said meant animals not insects
Turmeric , neem and asafoetida work well as insecticides
It is effective for deer, rabbits and other mammals. It must be hot pepper like cayenne, not black pepper. and it washes away in the rain, so not the best tip for people in wetter areas. It will not keep birds away, they like hot pepper and you often see it added to bird food to keep squirrels and other mammals from eating it.
In grandmas day they weren't called hacks😂
Thee ole tricks
Cayenne I used to get rid of a raccoon.
First you said lettuce thrives in partial shade, then you said leave grow lights on all the time to grow lettuce faster....ok....which is it?
later he mentioned lettuce again and said something about providing it with shade in the hot weather...so it seems if you use lamps, they won't be so hot and you can leave them on for faster growth...I guess?😊
@@tb3thankyou6659when it’s very hot 🥵 it goes into seed faster. This could be good if you are trying to get seeds. If not put it in a shaded area to get more lettuce 🥬
Both really lettuce doesn't grow during spring or summer for me it's too hot and it will bolt not worth planting outdoors but inside I can leave the grow lamps on full time for the first two weeks and then go to normal lamp cycle
Lettuce is a cool season crop and can't tolerate hot days, it bolts. So in the heat of summer having it shaded by bigger plants could help it to not bolt.
Great Tips! However, keeping Grow Lights on continuously caused my Electric Bill to go Sky High. There must be a better way...
Grandma would’ve used a cold frame to plant the lettuce in warm ground in early spring, and fall, and if it’s insulated with straw around , people I know have kept lettuce going even into winter
Pineneedles are a bad idea because they have a natural herbicide. That’s why you don’t see very much growing underneath pine trees or in a pine tree Grove. They are not a good idea for your garden. They also make the ground more acidic. I had a wise gardener. Tell me one time that if you can see a pine tree from your garden, then your soil is gonna need some lime.
Ty. Interesting
Pine needles are OK if you want to acidify the soil. They are great for mulching acid loving plants and great for strawberries 👍
Fact: pine needles don't acidify your soil but the trees thrive in acid soil. So if you have pine trees, most probably your soil is already acid.
Pine needles by themselves will not lower your soils pH except for a few days. Then the soil goes back to the dane pH level
Fact: pine needles ( all parts of a pine tree) have any herbicide effect when fresh/green. This goes away once the material turns brown or is dry ( at least two months for the live needles).
@@michaelbishell7563 I’ve seen it for sale in Home Depot, called “pine straw” and it’s just dried pine needles, and we see lots of it piling up in the streets after windy days, having fallen from the mini pine trees in our area😃
SCAR--- IFICATION, NOT
SCARE--ification......😐
If you dogs don't use the grass in vegetable gardening 😅
All your written words are mirror images
Nowadays grandma's are not old women , they are 28 , 30 , 32 years old .
😂😂😂 true
The first tip is verry expensive, so i guess worthless video
you can order bulk capsaicin powder for mixing into bird food and use it, and you can sometimes find hot pepper flakes or cayenne powder at the discount grocery store. If you are going to lose your plants to deer, rabbits or other mammals, it is sometimes worth the cost. If you do this early on, before animals make a habit of eating at your garden it can be cost effective. If they are in the habit of coming, it is not always worth it, as you need to reapply after every rain. If you live in a dry place, this method probably has more value.
I knew many of these tips, but forget them, and many are cheap or free
-use boards to attract slugs and collect in the morning to feed to chickens
=mix 2 parts coffee grounds to one part ash for fertilizer (video doesn't state this but you can also add wood ash to your urine for fertilizer)
=scratch big seeds with sandpaper or knife before soaking or planting
-plant lettuce behind tomatoes for shade
-uses rocks next to plants to soak up heat and radiate it back in night
-use gallon jugs as mini green houses, cut bottoms off and cover plants
-use gallon jugs as waterers, poke holes in the bottom and bury half way next to plants (or other sizes)
-put old sponges in pots after disinfecting them to help keep water levels consistent
-use unsalted vegetable cooking water on plants
-save silica gel packets from stuff and use it to keep stored seeds dry
-pour boiling water on weeds, especially if they're coming out of cracks in rocks or pavement
-grow seedlings bigger so they can withstand slugs (I know this, but need the reminder as I mulch heavy and slugs are always my biggest problem, even with collecting them, I need to grow my seedlings big first)
-use toilet paper instead of paper towel for starting seeds, it's softer and won't damage roots when you pull them off (I'm going to do this)
-use stakes, sticks and rocks to create paths for hose so it doesn't get pulled over plants and damage them (so simple, but I needed this last tip because I have hurt my plants with the hose)
he also mentions mulching with grass clippings and using kitchen scraps as fertilizer, which I don't need to be reminded of so I didn't have them in my list. But these are free.
I make weed teas, and add my kitchen scraps. I just fill a bucket with weeds and kitchen scraps, fill with water and cover it. Let it sit for a few months. It will stink bad, but is a very a good and free fertilizer. My goal is for my garden to be a closed loop system with no purchased fertilizers or compost. I do try to scavenge other people's compost if it's just going to the garbage.
Some of the things you’re talking about, don’t coincide with the things you’re showing like poke holes in the bottom of your jug and bury it halfway into the pot… While you’re showing water bottles, inverted into terra-cotta cones buried in the pot…