Looks like you still have an awesome garden in the winter time thank you for this great December garden tour I really enjoyed to see what you’ve collected it always looks like there’s always something at your place to eat never going hungry that is my goal to start putting in more gardens and growing more things around I live in Southern California so I could grow something all the time like you even in the winter are winners are not that cold they’re pretty mild most of the time most the time our temperature here is between 50 and 60° sometimes it gets up to 70 or 80° also we do not have coal better winners we never have snow Looks like we have a few leads to clean up in the garden I know but you’ll have this garden looking beautiful and no time hugs and kisses from grandma Sandy thank you for another awesome
Merry Christmas 🎅 and happy new year 🎉. Always a happy moment watching your gardening videos. Loved the bloomers. Under 3minutes for an entire year😏🤓😏....
Thank you so much! Love that you are local. Make you so relatable for me since I'm a transplant. Love gardening in the PNW but it seems nearly impossible for to keep anything alive here. I will be watching a lot more to come. Thank you.
Do you have variety recommendations of broccoli and cauliflower? I tend to grow very nice broccoli plants that only produce little broccoli shoots. Thank you for all the information for us in the Phoenix area.
Broccoli - these all get nice heads plus side shoots after the main harvest: Green Goliath tolerates warmer temperatures and sprouts side shoots. DeCicco is a compact variety with many side shoots. Calabrese, a prolific Italian variety, has many side shoots. I've had good success with snowball cauliflower.
Wow...I love your garden. I specially loved the look of pomegranate tree. It must be amazing to spend time in your backyard. That's a dream garden. Amazing work! 🤩
How do you keep the sun from killing everything? I am new to gardening and live in Mesa. Last summer I attempted a raised bed and the sun killed all my seedlings. I did take them out to get them used to the sun over the course of a week and they were growing great right up to June July. I have since moved my bed to a total shaded location and will try again this year. I’ve been noticing the plants in containers growing better in the shade even now in January, the ones that get sun for 6 hours are showing sun damage. I am just trying to grow various pepper plants.
Don't be afraid of the sun. Focus on your soil, make sure your beds are deep enough (at least 12-15 inches) . Water well. Peppers can grow pretty well here in our climate. Look for an area that gets morning sun.
Good ideas and reminders for a semi-novice Far NorCali (9a) gardener. I too have many citrus, both established and new they are most reliable producers. Dozen plus young avos and starting mangos (marginal in my climate at best) plus a litany of stone fruits.
Hi Angela! Thanks so much for this channel, and your site! I've used it extensively for our first Phoenix raised bed gardens - and we are doing great! We are growing Lettuce (many varieties), peas, carrots, celery, spinach, broccoli rhab, bunching and bulb onions, tomatoes (not so much luck here, but we received 4 transplants as gifts too late in the year and put them out in mid-October - temps are already below 55 so I don't expect any harvest this year. We are also growing cilantro, fennel, dill, and nasturiums and marigolds. Whew! I have some questions though- mainly about how the heck to manage my watering (I can never tell if it is too much or not enough) and although I haven't lost anything, our peas show definite signs of overwatering - we are using soakers and watering once a week for 35 min. We also "carpet bombed" our beds when planting, so that is a learning opp there as well! Using your calender and just ordered another as a Xmas gift for my sister! : )
Wow! Sounds like you are doing great. Watering can be tricky for sure. I'm planning on doing a watering video next year that goes into more detail. Hopefully that will be helpful. Best of luck to you and thanks for your support.
Hey Angela, merry Christmas! Will you post at some point the orientation of you backyard and what you grow where? It would help us AZ gardeners understand what is getting more shade and can take the heat from the walls.
Hi Angela!!! Another great video!!!! Could you please tell me how often I do need to water my orange, tangerine, plum, pomegranate, guava and fig trees in winter time. I live in Tucson. Thank you so much. Have a Merry Christmas.
If we get a heavy rain, trees and shrubs may not need supplemental watering. If not, water shrubs and trees no more than once every 14-28 days. Wateruseitwisely.com is a helpful resource for landscape watering guidelines.
@@GrowingInTheGarden Thank you for the advice. Im sorry I have 1 more ? . Is it safe to throw the bad and fallen poms in the compost pile or should the go in the trash. Thank you again . Have a nice day!!!
I’m a beginner gardener . Will attempt to start a garden in North Phoenix. I would love to see more content on how to grow vegetables from the beginning. Recently bought a mango tree and pink guava tree , I hope they can give me fruit soon 😁
I have several how to videos listed for specific vegetables under Gardening Tips: th-cam.com/video/od3Es2QgkEk/w-d-xo.html There are also over 60 how to grow specific vegetables, herbs, and flower articles on my blog: growinginthegarden.com/category/how-to-grow/ Hope that helps. Best of luck with your garden.
Hi excited new subscriber, going to your blog now, please tell me what your plant marker pen is? Im having no luck keeping the ink on marker sharpies are not great either! Thank you
Hi Angela, I have been enjoying your videos. Your voice and video really makes me relax and at the same time think about what I should do for my garden. In this video (time stamp 2:37), i noted your romaine lettuces also had some damages on the top portion. I have been having the same issue. I thought they were eating by rats/mouse, so I set up some traps, but i didn't catch anything. I thought maybe it's birds, but I don't get many birds in my back yard, I think. Can you please let me know what you did to control the pests for the top damaged romaine lettuces? Thank you for all your growing tips!
I'm from the southern part of NM and I've been able to follow most of your tips(we live in the hot dry desert) but I'm noticing a big difference in this video and wondering if we get colder where I am? Our tomatoes and other nightshades were taken by the cold beginning of Nov and its WAY too cold to put tomatoes or peppers in the ground in February and march. I find that really interesting!
Sounds like you do get colder. We get one / two frost events a year and can usually cover plants to protect them. Occasionally we will get a longer, colder freeze.
I am moving to Peoria in the mid of February,,Can't wait to grow all my Thai veggies and fruits tree.Thank you for sharing your garden.I love it.Subscribed and liked!!!
I often hand water with a hose until seeds sprout. Once they sprout and send down roots they can usually go about as long between watering as the established plants.
I see your garlic is up. I planted garlic in November in SE Texas and now it's all up. Thought it was to early because it needs a dormancy period. Perhaps for further north. Do you have any thoughts on taking care of it over the winter?
It depends on the type you plant. Hard neck varieties are best in cold climates. I plant soft neck and they begin growing right away. I keep them watered as needed and feed once or twice. There is more info here: th-cam.com/video/4zzh8yPiPGk/w-d-xo.html or here: growinginthegarden.com/how-to-grow-garlic-10-tips-for-growing-garlic/
Hi Angela, thank you so much for your channel. I also live in Mesa, AZ and have struggled with gardening. I just got your vegetable and flower calendars and they are great! Your videos are so helpful. How big is your yard? I would love to see a drone shot, and a site map of where you have planted things. It would help us plan our our own space. Bless you for your willingness to share so much of your knowledge and experience with us for free. You are amazing! Thank you so much.
What tips do you have for starting seeds indoors? I know that late December is typically when we should be starting tomatoes and peppers here in Phoenix, but as a beginner gardener, I'm not too sure what my set up should look like. Do you use plastic grow trays or bio-degradable ones? What type of grow light would you recommend? Thanks!
When did you start your seeds for your kale,peas and book choy, did you direct sow them? Everything looks so healthy. I was late sowing my seeds so they are all still very small. I am growing peas for the first time, should I trim them to encourage branching out or just leave them?
Bok Choy was started from seed in September. Most of my kale was grown from transplants this year, and planted the last several weeks. The peas during the planting section of the video are from last year. My peas are very small. I've never trimmed to encourage branching, but you could depending on what you are growing it on and how many plants you have.
I have serious strawberry envy! my poor strawberries! they grow new leaves which start browning at the edges and eventually are completely brown. is this too much sun? or my water? they look gorgeous when I put them in the ground and then just seem to struggle. I am in tempe. thoughts?
Your garden is beautiful. I love the pomegranates hanging down on the wall! I am just so glad that I found your channel. I have really been looking for a great resource for the Phoenix area for gardening and now I have found it.
You are always so enjoyable to watch on how you present what we need to do in the garden. Love your presentation always, thank you for sharing always. Your garden is amazing.
Lovely garden as usual. Can you tell me which white marker you use to label your plant. I use the one that came with my metal garden label and they all washed off with the rain. Thank goodness I left the wooden label in place. 💕
I haven't had any bounty- the plants i have are barely flowering. My seedlings have died 3 times from heat even this month in partial shade. Im just ready to give up. No one really helps.
I'm so sorry. What is your soil like? That makes a big difference. Try to plant in an area that receives morning sun and afternoon shade. Gardening can be challenging for sure.
Where do you live. ? I moved from Friendswood TX, im in San Tan Valley, and the soil here is very alkaline, so plants do not thrive. Did you see how she transform her garden? That was a chunk of money! just to get compost here, for me the cost is $800, ! so im stuck..... Im disable and cannot do a lot of digging..... so be patient,..... do your planting in containers, start small.....
This channel definitely offers good info and ideas for our AZ desert climate. But I don't have anywhere near her space or budget. As a new gardener, I found Robbie and Gary Gardening Easy. Robbie shows a very easy, non-fussy way to set up a raised bed garden with compost in place, on the cheap in plastic storage totes on chairs. She lives in southern CA zone 10a. I have 4 ready to go on my tiny villa patio in southern AZ zone 9a-b. Gardening is fun but challenging so try a variety of TH-cam channels to find one that inspires and works for you. And most of all, don't give up! 😊
like many I also wait for your Vlog / presentation
I am so happy to see the Harvest and your smile
So nice of you
Looks like you still have an awesome garden in the winter time thank you for this great December garden tour I really enjoyed to see what you’ve collected it always looks like there’s always something at your place to eat never going hungry that is my goal to start putting in more gardens and growing more things around I live in Southern California so I could grow something all the time like you even in the winter are winners are not that cold they’re pretty mild most of the time most the time our temperature here is between 50 and 60° sometimes it gets up to 70 or 80° also we do not have coal better winners we never have snow Looks like we have a few leads to clean up in the garden I know but you’ll have this garden looking beautiful and no time hugs and kisses from grandma Sandy thank you for another awesome
Thank you. Thanks so much for watching.
Thank you! I’m in So. Cal 9b and I appreciate all your information so much!
You are so welcome!
Beautiful garden. Thank you for showing it to us.
Thanks for watching.
Great info as usual. I love seeing the green this late in the season. Not much green here in Arkansas
It's amazing how different various parts of the country are. Hello from Arizona and thanks for watching.
Thank you for these videos!!!! 😁😁😁
Glad you like them!
Merry Christmas 🎅 and happy new year 🎉. Always a happy moment watching your gardening videos. Loved the bloomers. Under 3minutes for an entire year😏🤓😏....
Thank you! You too!
Beautiful as always. I really appreciate you sharing your garden knowledge. ❤️
You are so welcome. Thanks for your support.
I've watched this video 5 times
Nice! Thanks for your support.
Thank you so much! Love that you are local. Make you so relatable for me since I'm a transplant. Love gardening in the PNW but it seems nearly impossible for to keep anything alive here. I will be watching a lot more to come. Thank you.
You are so welcome! Welcome to Arizona and best of luck to you!
Your garden is very beautiful! Everything looks very green and disease free, what’s the secret?
Good soil. Spending a little time each day in the garden. Planting at the right time. Watering correctly and a whole lotta luck.
Thank you!
Gosh my citrus is fine for at least a few MONTHS on the tree!
That's great.
Do you have variety recommendations of broccoli and cauliflower? I tend to grow very nice broccoli plants that only produce little broccoli shoots. Thank you for all the information for us in the Phoenix area.
Broccoli - these all get nice heads plus side shoots after the main harvest:
Green Goliath tolerates warmer temperatures and sprouts side shoots.
DeCicco is a compact variety with many side shoots.
Calabrese, a prolific Italian variety, has many side shoots.
I've had good success with snowball cauliflower.
@@GrowingInTheGarden Thank you very much
Wow...I love your garden. I specially loved the look of pomegranate tree. It must be amazing to spend time in your backyard. That's a dream garden. Amazing work! 🤩
So nice of you, thank you.
Omg you’re in Mesa?! I would love to tour your garden 😭
I try to post tours regularly here on TH-cam, but no public tours right now.
How do you keep the sun from killing everything? I am new to gardening and live in Mesa. Last summer I attempted a raised bed and the sun killed all my seedlings. I did take them out to get them used to the sun over the course of a week and they were growing great right up to June July. I have since moved my bed to a total shaded location and will try again this year. I’ve been noticing the plants in containers growing better in the shade even now in January, the ones that get sun for 6 hours are showing sun damage. I am just trying to grow various pepper plants.
Don't be afraid of the sun. Focus on your soil, make sure your beds are deep enough (at least 12-15 inches) . Water well. Peppers can grow pretty well here in our climate. Look for an area that gets morning sun.
Good ideas and reminders for a semi-novice Far NorCali (9a) gardener. I too have many citrus, both established and new they are most reliable producers. Dozen plus young avos and starting mangos (marginal in my climate at best) plus a litany of stone fruits.
Nice, sounds wonderful.
Hi Angela! Thanks so much for this channel, and your site! I've used it extensively for our first Phoenix raised bed gardens - and we are doing great! We are growing Lettuce (many varieties), peas, carrots, celery, spinach, broccoli rhab, bunching and bulb onions, tomatoes (not so much luck here, but we received 4 transplants as gifts too late in the year and put them out in mid-October - temps are already below 55 so I don't expect any harvest this year. We are also growing cilantro, fennel, dill, and nasturiums and marigolds. Whew! I have some questions though- mainly about how the heck to manage my watering (I can never tell if it is too much or not enough) and although I haven't lost anything, our peas show definite signs of overwatering - we are using soakers and watering once a week for 35 min. We also "carpet bombed" our beds when planting, so that is a learning opp there as well! Using your calender and just ordered another as a Xmas gift for my sister! : )
Wow! Sounds like you are doing great. Watering can be tricky for sure. I'm planning on doing a watering video next year that goes into more detail. Hopefully that will be helpful. Best of luck to you and thanks for your support.
Very informative! Thanks
Didn't you just love this summer rains...very tropical and unusual for here. Subscribed :)
Omg .. your garden is a heaven 😍. Growing everything, I wish I can grow like that. No words, so impressive, taking my breath away.
That's kind of you to say. Thanks so much for watching.
Hey Angela, merry Christmas! Will you post at some point the orientation of you backyard and what you grow where? It would help us AZ gardeners understand what is getting more shade and can take the heat from the walls.
Merry Christmas! Great idea, yes I will try to cover that in an upcoming video.
Yay! Glad I found this channel.
Welcome aboard!
Whaaaat??? Cucumbers in December?!!
I blame 2020 - what a strange year for weather! No complaints on the cucumbers though!
Your garden is amazing! And as always, your video was perfect! Thanks for all the info. 💚
Thanks for watching and for your support.
Good Evening Angela. I know what you mean about the tomato plant (roma). My plant is loaded with tomatoes. Getting ready to harvest 4. ❤⚘️🍅
Hi Angela!!! Another great video!!!! Could you please tell me how often I do need to water my orange, tangerine, plum, pomegranate, guava and fig trees in winter time. I live in Tucson. Thank you so much. Have a Merry Christmas.
If we get a heavy rain, trees and shrubs may not need supplemental watering. If not, water shrubs and trees no more than once every 14-28 days. Wateruseitwisely.com is a helpful resource for landscape watering guidelines.
@@GrowingInTheGarden Thank you for the advice. Im sorry I have 1 more ? . Is it safe to throw the bad and fallen poms in the compost pile or should the go in the trash. Thank you again . Have a nice day!!!
@@leonnegro4504 You can compost them. They may take a while to break down.
I’m a beginner gardener . Will attempt to start a garden in North Phoenix. I would love to see more content on how to grow vegetables from the beginning. Recently bought a mango tree and pink guava tree , I hope they can give me fruit soon 😁
I have several how to videos listed for specific vegetables under Gardening Tips: th-cam.com/video/od3Es2QgkEk/w-d-xo.html
There are also over 60 how to grow specific vegetables, herbs, and flower articles on my blog:
growinginthegarden.com/category/how-to-grow/
Hope that helps. Best of luck with your garden.
Very good walk through.and great advice.
Glad it was helpful!
I love your content. Your information helps me determine what I can grow successfully in Goodyear. Your garden inspires me to grow more! Thank you.
That's wonderful. Keep growing!
Praying for rain down here on the border. The oak trees are starting to die.
Sending prayers your way.
Love, love your garden Angela!!! Thank you for your experiences and help me to be a good garden. Happy Thanksgiving 🥰
Thank you! You too!
Loved your garden is beautiful, breathtaking, thank you for inspiring me and my 80 yr old mom, blessings to you and your family🥦🥕🥦💜
You are so welcome, thank you for your support. Best of luck with your garden.
Love the video
Great I fo
Machallah 🍇🍈🍊🍋🥭
Thank you.
Dude! You’re legit bro. Awesome
I appreciate that!
Hi excited new subscriber, going to your blog now, please tell me what your plant marker pen is? Im having no luck keeping the ink on marker sharpies are not great either! Thank you
Here's a link to the ones I use on Amazon: amzn.to/3D2h4vL
Hi Angela, I have been enjoying your videos. Your voice and video really makes me relax and at the same time think about what I should do for my garden. In this video (time stamp 2:37), i noted your romaine lettuces also had some damages on the top portion. I have been having the same issue. I thought they were eating by rats/mouse, so I set up some traps, but i didn't catch anything. I thought maybe it's birds, but I don't get many birds in my back yard, I think. Can you please let me know what you did to control the pests for the top damaged romaine lettuces? Thank you for all your growing tips!
Probably birds - If I notice damage, barrier methods are usually most effective.
I'm from the southern part of NM and I've been able to follow most of your tips(we live in the hot dry desert) but I'm noticing a big difference in this video and wondering if we get colder where I am? Our tomatoes and other nightshades were taken by the cold beginning of Nov and its WAY too cold to put tomatoes or peppers in the ground in February and march. I find that really interesting!
Sounds like you do get colder. We get one / two frost events a year and can usually cover plants to protect them. Occasionally we will get a longer, colder freeze.
Given the price of wood do you think a cinderblock raised bed would work here in az? No mortar just rebar and leveling the ground.
If you do it wide enough and deep enough. The cinderblock retains heat quite a bit . I wouldn't go any smaller than 4 feet wide and 18-24" deep.
Beautiful - Awesome Harvest
Do you have Red Wrigglers in your Soil ?
Yes we do
I am moving to Peoria in the mid of February,,Can't wait to grow all my Thai veggies and fruits tree.Thank you for sharing your garden.I love it.Subscribed and liked!!!
Best of luck! Thank you.
How do you water established plants along with seeds on the bed with the same watering grid?
I often hand water with a hose until seeds sprout. Once they sprout and send down roots they can usually go about as long between watering as the established plants.
I see your garlic is up. I planted garlic in November in SE Texas and now it's all up. Thought it was to early because it needs a dormancy period. Perhaps for further north. Do you have any thoughts on taking care of it over the winter?
It depends on the type you plant. Hard neck varieties are best in cold climates. I plant soft neck and they begin growing right away. I keep them watered as needed and feed once or twice. There is more info here: th-cam.com/video/4zzh8yPiPGk/w-d-xo.html or here: growinginthegarden.com/how-to-grow-garlic-10-tips-for-growing-garlic/
@@GrowingInTheGarden I planted soft neck garlic. Will check out you links. Thanks
Thank you for the video. Garden looks amazing! Is Passion Fruit an easy plant to grow here?
Yes, it grows really well here.
@@GrowingInTheGarden Nice! Should have a go at it! Any particular time I should plant one?
@@jayaruparanagama7295 Fall or spring is the best time to plant. They are frost sensitive so cover if we get a freeze.
@@GrowingInTheGarden awesome! Thank you for the tips 😊
Do you have tips for gardening in the Verde Valley?
Check with your local extension office - they may have some for you
Hi Angela, thank you so much for your channel. I also live in Mesa, AZ and have struggled with gardening. I just got your vegetable and flower calendars and they are great! Your videos are so helpful. How big is your yard? I would love to see a drone shot, and a site map of where you have planted things. It would help us plan our our own space. Bless you for your willingness to share so much of your knowledge and experience with us for free. You are amazing! Thank you so much.
Great idea. I'll try to do that soon. So glad you like the calendars.
What tips do you have for starting seeds indoors? I know that late December is typically when we should be starting tomatoes and peppers here in Phoenix, but as a beginner gardener, I'm not too sure what my set up should look like. Do you use plastic grow trays or bio-degradable ones? What type of grow light would you recommend? Thanks!
Here's a link to my amazon shop where I share what I use in my set up. www.amazon.com/shop/growinginthegarden?listId=1HLH9Y3232BX1
Can mesquite pods be good in mulch?
The concern would be seedlings sprouting from the pods.
When did you start your seeds for your kale,peas and book choy, did you direct sow them? Everything looks so healthy. I was late sowing my seeds so they are all still very small. I am growing peas for the first time, should I trim them to encourage branching out or just leave them?
Bok Choy was started from seed in September. Most of my kale was grown from transplants this year, and planted the last several weeks. The peas during the planting section of the video are from last year. My peas are very small. I've never trimmed to encourage branching, but you could depending on what you are growing it on and how many plants you have.
You’re garden is amazing. I live in Las Vegas and struggle with gardening. This will be my second season. Thanks for the advice
Vicky
Best of luck to you. Thanks for watching.
I have serious strawberry envy! my poor strawberries! they grow new leaves which start browning at the edges and eventually are completely brown. is this too much sun? or my water? they look gorgeous when I put them in the ground and then just seem to struggle. I am in tempe. thoughts?
Could be sun, watering or your soil. They prefer slightly acidic soil and often ours in the valley is more alkaline.
Be careful you aren’t planting too deep
Thank you
Your garden is beautiful. I love the pomegranates hanging down on the wall! I am just so glad that I found your channel. I have really been looking for a great resource for the Phoenix area for gardening and now I have found it.
Thanks! Thanks for watching.
I can almost taste those pomegranates!!!
They are the best. Thanks for watching.
You are always so enjoyable to watch on how you present what we need to do in the garden. Love your presentation always, thank you for sharing always. Your garden is amazing.
Thanks so much
it's beautiful! thanks for sharing your knowledge! by any chance do you provide garden tours for locals?
I don't at this time. Thanks for watching.
Recently got my calendar and am so excited!!!
Yay! I'm glad you like it. Thanks for supporting my small business.
@@GrowingInTheGarden I didn't want it to come in the mail because I don't want someone to see it. Can I pick one up?
@@TheFatTheist They are also available for sale at Arizona Worm Farm. Call first to make sure they have them in stock.
awesome videos :) thanks
Glad you like them!
Love your garden, you gave me lots of ideas. Thank you so much and God bless you 🙏🏾
You are so welcome.
Wonderful garden.. where did you get the turmeric rhizomes?
I bought organic turmeric at Sprouts 😊
When do you seed luffa?
Spring
in December it is good to grow anti-winter vegetables
It's important to grow what grows well in your climate for sure. Thanks for watching.
Lovely garden as usual. Can you tell me which white marker you use to label your plant. I use the one that came with my metal garden label and they all washed off with the rain. Thank goodness I left the wooden label in place. 💕
I use an oil-based white paint sharpie amzn.to/2UXwLkp
Seems to work great and lasts all season, or all year.
@@GrowingInTheGarden
Thank you so much. 💕
Thanks Angela!
You are so welcome!
I love your channel!!! Such quality contents!
Thank you so much!!
I haven't had any bounty- the plants i have are barely flowering. My seedlings have died 3 times from heat even this month in partial shade. Im just ready to give up. No one really helps.
I'm so sorry. What is your soil like? That makes a big difference. Try to plant in an area that receives morning sun and afternoon shade. Gardening can be challenging for sure.
Where do you live. ? I moved from Friendswood TX, im in San Tan Valley, and the soil here is very alkaline, so plants do not thrive.
Did you see how she transform her garden? That was a chunk of money! just to get compost here, for me the cost is $800, ! so im stuck..... Im disable and cannot do a lot of digging..... so be patient,..... do your planting in containers, start small.....
This channel definitely offers good info and ideas for our AZ desert climate. But I don't have anywhere near her space or budget. As a new gardener, I found Robbie and Gary Gardening Easy. Robbie shows a very easy, non-fussy way to set up a raised bed garden with compost in place, on the cheap in plastic storage totes on chairs. She lives in southern CA zone 10a. I have 4 ready to go on my tiny villa patio in southern AZ zone 9a-b. Gardening is fun but challenging so try a variety of TH-cam channels to find one that inspires and works for you. And most of all, don't give up! 😊
I agree 😃it is beautiful 👌🏿
Thanks YO YO 😉
Thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching!
You have a nice garden.
Thanks so much.
Amazing
Thanks so much.