DOGS AND FERTILIZER: Got the neptunes harvest and used it to revitalize the old potting soil. We have a Basset Lab mix dog. So all nose and all stomach. She LOVED the fertilizer! We found 3 cups of soil left in a 3 gallon pot after one night (she's clever and waited until dark when we couldn't see her). We've had to put chairs over them to keep her out. We tried burying the fertilizer deeper (her nose knows anyway), we tried chilli and cayenne on top (the lab part of can eat anything though). In the end we had to let the fertilizer age for a couple of weeks so the smell would die down. So now I revitalize my soil a few weeks early in the garage before using. (No dogs were harmed in this story. Apart from a few days of mild constipation the dog is fine. She has insisted we subscribe to your channel, and wants to us to find a lobster shell and gravy version of nature harvest fertilizer. We have told her no to the later)
I am a fan of foliar feeding as well. It uses only about 10% of what you need for a soil drench but is far more effective. I use it all season long even through flowering and have had great results. The key is to add slow release and compost at planting in the soil and then I foliar feed every 10-14 days until frost. Just make sure to dilute to about half you would a soil drench.
@@paulcorsetto6047 You do not want to burn the leaves when doing a foliar spray. In fact it would be a good idea to do the first spray on a plant at 1/4 strength and see how it reacts over the next 2-3 days. Unlike a soil drench the foliar spray is direct feeding so you need much less. When you soil drench most of the fertilizer is not used at all by the plant and gets washed away with watering in the soil. When you foliar spray most of it gets absorbed so you need much less, and you also have the residue left on the leaves. With any type of fertilizing dilute well as you can always add more next time but it is a lot more work to correct overfertilization and burning to leaves or roots.
I used Neptune’s Harvest exclusively on my pumpkins this season (Big Max).. The vine is almost 60 feet long, incredibly healthy and I have three pumpkins that are already basket ball size. And it’s only June! Strong stuff!
Fabulous presentation! Being a photographer by trade I appreciate the effort you made to properly light yourself. Your information is golden as I always thought you just toss a seed in the ground and water. I’m approaching retirement and want to spend my final years as a professional gardener 😊 keep up the great work!
Great video! Especially the advice that small amounts of organic fertilizers are key (and save money), and about slow release granular and products like liquid fish for foliar drenches that get taken up right away. Our favorite organic products are WOW Organic Wonder, Espoma, and Neptune's. A couple other points, spoon feeding, meaning smaller doses every day or couple days is shown to produce better results than weekly feedings. Respectfully disagree on the watering early in the morning. If plants are wet with dew and you water you are spreading potential disease such as powdery mildew across the plants. Let them dry out and water in the heat of the day from 11am-3pm ish. This will also help cool the plant during the most stressful time of the day. (I know a lot of people are adamant about being 100% organic. If that is your goal then awesome! That being said, there are recent studies from universities showing the highest yields are coming from a mixture of both organic and synthetic fertilizers. Certainly not 50/50! Probably closer to 80% organic and 20% synthetic. When it is 100 degrees and you have a tomato plant with 10-15 tomatoes that plant is undergoing a lot of fruit load stress and it shows in the plant. Small doses of a quality synthetic fertilizer that also provides a full range of micro nutrients such as Plant Marvel really helps. Paying attention to NPK levels is key also as the last thing we should be doing is applying a super high nitrogen synthetic in the summer when plants really need potassium, boron, calcium and other nutrients to product vegetables/fruits/flowers-especially if someone is close to a waterway. Look at the damage all those high nitrogen chemical fertilizers do to local waterways-the majority of which are used on lawns, an environmental disaster. Going to natural ground cover for the area is key whether in the Pinelands of New Jersey or the desert of Nevada. Soil testing in the spring and fall and tissue testing of the plants during the season is also key to make sure everything is balanced and we are not wasting money on certain products that we do not need, or might even do more harm than good depending on test results.) And some of the most important work is done the previous fall. Adding quality manure and leaf compost, seaweed if one is close to the beach, other organic matter, and a great cover crop such as Winter Rye. Fertilizers can only do so much, even organics, we need a high level of organic matter that is available early in the season.
We built several raised beds this year, spent a small fortune filling them with bagged manure, vermiculite and peat moss, and bagged dirt. We were so excited. By chance I picked up a soil test kit. I'm so disappointed! Absolutely NO nitrogen, or anything else in the soil. So now I'm trying to work in fertilizer (10-10-10), plus adding nutrients when planting. Will definitely be trying the fish emulsion for foliage and later for roots. Thanks for the tutorial, we might get veggies for the table yet! We did start composting but it won't be ready till fall for application. Love your videos Brian, praying your health improves every day.
Thanks for the info on how to use the Neptune's Harvest Tomato & Veg. I mixed one ounce of the fertilizer with one gallon of water and gently watered my plants with a plastic, one-gallon milk jug. This year, I have only one cherry tomato plant and two pepper plants so fertilization is easy.
This was very helpful. I just recently got a (pump?) sprayer. I probably will use it next spring. My plants are just about done. We're going to near freezing tomorrow night. (NJ,7a) But I didn't know that I should water before giving them the liquid fertilizer and water. I was doing the reverse. Thank you for another helpful and informative gardening lesson!
I am relatively new at gardening, and I’m trying to learn as much as I can through reading and videos. Your videos are fantastic and have helped a lot. Many experienced gardeners claim that keeping a garden journal is a great way to avoid mistakes and to capitalize on successes. I’m hoping that in a future video, you would be able to share some journaling techniques and templates. I’ve started writing notes down chronologically but have to think that there is a better way. I do not want to have to read a year’s worth of scribbles, to remember what I did for a particular plant or pest. Any help would be appreciated.
Recommend grabbing a yearly calendar. Notate the day you plant and you can also keep track of your feeding schedule and any plant issues that pop up along the way. More detailed information can be kept in journal entries for each particular crop, such as starting soil mixtures and amendments or planting/growing techniques.
@@SqueaksUofA Thanks this is helpful. I'll give it a try. All that I would need to do is pair what I currently do, with a calendar. But I have to wonder if there isn't a simple database that could do the same. Perhaps some day...
@@tjcl03a I took a binder, added in notebook paper (and bought a few packs of dividers). I label my dividers with each veg. name, then on the first piece of paper after, write down the kind of seed, the date I sowed the seeds, how many, what/if I used any fertilizer, any organic pesticide use, and especially what kind of soil I planted them in. Once they fruit or don't, I write down the yield, and/or notes about any changes I might need to make. It's ole fashioned pen to paper notes that I wouldn't have any other way. Good luck with your new garden adventure! :)
Chart in a little notebook: What variety you plant, when you planted it, where you bought it. Cost. If its heirloom. How well it produced. Anything else you like. Rows and columns. That's 2 pages facing you with the notebook open. Turn the page. the next 2 pages are a diagram of your garden, sun, shade, fences, planters, water lines, and where you put everything. Just keep it going year after year. With a few pertinent notes each year on what worked and what didnt. And as you discover things you could improved during the season, start sketching out next years diagram.
I simply adore you! I have never had a better garden, and because of you I have found new joy in gardening 😁 also, you're easy on the eyes, thanks guy!
I had some plants that I kind of planted too early. (Didn't know it at the time) Broke out my brand new bottle of fish emulsion that had been hiding in the cupboard forgotten. Started using it twice a week and those same stunted plants are now growing like they now feel it's personal. Like: "I may look small now, but I suggest you sleep with one eye open" kind of personal. I couldn't be more proud. 😁
Honest, efficient b active gentlemen I suppose. Good explainer. Gave a good knowledge to the planters. Showers of blessings to you for everything you do. God Bless You. I'm from Sri Lanka
Thank you, i picked up the crab & lobster & kelp. Now i will order the tomato & veg. I am growing in 4ft bed and some soft pots in the SF bay area. Carl
Wow, Brian! I learned more from this video than any other! Last year I bought soil for my garden from a farm that had manure mixed in so I didn’t fertilize. This year I’m doing everything in containers and just got my Neptune’s Harvest so I’m ready to get fertilizing. I’m going to watch the video again and make notes to keep on hand. Thanks! You hit the ball out of the park with this one! “I’m a Type A....no wonder I have headaches.”😂😂😂😂. Love your humor! Stay well! ❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹
I’ve been using Neptune’s Harvest Tomato and Veg fert for 3 years now and I really like the product a lot. Many of my tomato vines are already topping 6 feet tall and all are producing tomatoes. I tried the Rose and Flowering formula last year and really didn’t notice much of a difference. Stick with the Tomato and Veg formula.
Subscribing to your channel is the best thing I've ever done for my garden. Thank you for making new gardener's lives so much easier and productive. I take notes like crazy haha, I just wish we'd started gardening sooner! Thank you lamb, I will be sharing your videos. Enjoying your humour and knowledge immensely.
Great video, Brian. It sounds simple, but unless people have someone to teach them it can be confusing to use organic methods. You are a wonderful resource for those with less experience. I do get GREAT results with Neptune's Harvest liquid fertilizer. I also amend my beds with my own homemade organic dry fertilizer each year: cottonseed meal, bone meal, and kelp meal.
Brian I just love watching your videos. They are filled with so much great information that makes gardening fun and successful. Stay healthy ( I hope your headaches are improving). Please keep giving us great information, I appreciate your commitment to the gardening world. Thanks, Chris
I’ve been watching your videos for a couple of years now. They are very informative, so thank you. I started using Neptune Harvest fertilizer because listening to you talk about them peaked my interest. I used them in my garden last year and I was impressed. I’m going to get a sprayer and fertilize the foliage this year as I only used a watering can last year. I’m sure I’ll have great success again this year. How soon after your seeds come up can you fertilize? I’ve got seedlings growing so I’m wondering when I need to start adding fertilizer.
I got my 4lb bag of Organic Fertilizer for $5.....no lie. I was shocked at how I happened to shop at the right time....lol. Thank you for educating me & others, in helping us grow our own food! My veggie plants are my babies!
Trying Neptune's Harvest Tomato & Veg based on your recommendation! Thanks for the info provided in this video. My biggest question was how much to apply per plant. I'm a bid fan and am doing vertical gardening in raised beds this year based on your videos. Thank you! 😊
Hello from Thailand. Where I live is totally different from your , just hot and rain. I tried to plant tomatoes, finding some information and your Chanel is shown on youtube. Just want to say thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge it will guide me to grow my tomatoes in tropical climate. Wish you recover from sickness very soon and be healthy. PS. sorry my English is not very well. l like your sense of humor and I did subscribe already :):)
Brian, you stated to stop foliar spraying when tomato flowers are producing, because it can disrupt pollination of tomato flowers? If that is the case, then isn't the same thing happening whenever it rains on the flowers?
I like your Videos, I feel that the world is safe as long as we have people like you that tells the truth, I watch your video even though I live in the UK but still I’m learning a lot thank you very much God bless you 👏👏👏👏👏👏
WHOA! SO MUCH great info in one quick place in what to look for in plant health! So good in fact I had to create a new playlist to put this one in! I love super simple to the point info like this! I need to share this video! Thanks!
Wow. I thought I was over feeding at half a gallon for my 4 by 21 foot garden bed. And to top it off like once a month. I would fertilize now but it’s definitely too late in the morning.
This topic was going to be one of my questions. I have all the Rock Phosphate and Neptune’s harvest products you use including the Tomato & Veg feed. I wasn’t sure how long to keep feeding the leaves, even though I avoid the flowers as much as possible, but now I know it’s time to just feed the damp soil. Thank you again Brian!
Want to thank you again!! Love learning from you!! From your previous videos, I learned that it's ok to trim the never ending growing type of tomatoes. Thanks to you telling me that, I was able to save some tomatoes during a recent heat wave. I watered my tomato plants in the AM. I went out in the afternoon. I noticed that two plants had some tomatoes that had a leathery look! I immediately sprayed the plants with cool water in the shade. Thanks to you telling us to use mulch and to trim lower leaves, there was no backsplash and the tomatoes went back to normal! :) Now I have several plants that are a little over six feet tall :). Had no idea that they can get that tall!!! I feel intimidated by a few of them lol :). Thank you again!!! Have a blessed day everyone.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. This garden year we have been able to increase the amount of money we have been able to spend to hep get our garden looking healthy and strong. I had always wondered why our garden had been slow even when we used a great start dirt/peat moss/cow manure mix. Well it’s in the regular feedings that we weren’t able to do. Hoping this years harvests will prove success for us. Thanks again!
Enjoying what i am seeing with you, the approach i wish to take with fertilizer is different than yours. I wish to hook up food grade barrels to the water source before the drip process, fill those barrels with different things. 1 barrel would be kitchen scraps minus any meat products 1 barrel would be dead minnows and fish guts 1 barrel would be potash. the water would flow thru the chosen barrel(s) i would be able to turn off most nitrogen when i need to and where i need to etc what problems do you forsee for this ?
Thanks Brian. I'm about out of fertilizer so I think I'm going to give Neptune H a try. Question: do you recommend adding worm castings and if so how often?
Thank you for this video Brian. I have always been a little confused as to how much fertilizer to put on my plants when the directions say "apply 1 inch of mixed liquid fertilizer". You mentioned that you apply one 2 gallon container to half of your raised container bed. That makes a lot more sense to me. I just started using Neptune's Harvest as you suggested and applying early in the morning. We'll see if my plants perk up. Love your videos!
OMG. I am living my life dream of organic gardening! 🐝🌱🐞Enjoying it... mistakes and all. I sprayed my plants with neem oil last evening... oops. Well, now I know better. I have two questions: When you did the previous video discussing Neptune's Harvest and Rock Phosphate, I had just planted my first pole tomato plant in a bucket. It took weeks to get the Rock Phosphate, so I held off planting any more and the first one got just some organic fertilizer. Do you think it would be a good idea to go back and dig some holes around the sides of the bucket beyond root and mix some in? It has taken a little beating from the hail, but still growing and starting to flower. I just want to give it every advantage to thrive. Second question: Do you use Neptune's Harvest and Rock Phosphate on your other vegetables? Sorry if you have already answered this... the heat is getting to my brain. Thanks!
Because of your videos, I am starting a "journal" for gardening for the first time in my life (gardening on and off for 20 years). Thank you for the inspiration and healthy dose of information!
Thank you for your video. All my raised garden beds are mulched. How do I use liquid and granular fertilizer? Do I move the mulch out of the way or fertilize on top?
I started some Minnesota midget melons and they're the furthest along. Female flowers finally showed up. Leaves were looking a little off hue and I used neptunes tomatoe and veg. 2 days later the leaves are coming back to a good green.
We just use compost and get great results. We were wondering though, do these fertilizers that have nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium have chemicals also. We do not want chemicals of any kind due to a thyroid problem. Thanks!
Right at the end you talked about fertilizer frequency. You did not mention reading the manufacturers label. For my tomatoes I have 2 kinds of fertilizer , one is Kellogg organic liquid fish and kelp that mixes 2 oz with 2 gallons and is used " 1 or 2 times per week". My second is Espoma organic dry herb and vegetable food that they recommend only using "once per month". Quite different rates.
Hi thank you for your great and awesome videos. I have learned so much from them. Do you sell the fish products? I want to purchase them. Have a great day
Thank you! I recently purchased the Neptunes Harvest tomato and veg formula using your link. I’ve applied it once and love it! This video will help me get a better application. 🙏🏻
Spot on! Always direct & to the point. Simple. No fluff. Fingers crossed for good crop of tomatoes this year. Plants are healthy. Keep those videos coming! Sláinte Mhath (Gaelic Drinking Toast - Good Health. Good Cheer. Pronounced - Slahn cha Var!)
Your videos are amazing! I am always learning something new with you. I have a notebook with so many notes on every video! I ordered my fertilizer from Neptune Harvest. I am so excited to add to my raised bed garden! May God Bless you and your love to teach others!
I am a new subscriber and a big fan of this channel! I have a suggestion for a future video. I garden in Northern CA and I have been trying to grow two citrus trees in my yard for a couple of years now. The leaves get yellow and drop off, the fruit falls off, I get weird sooty looking mold on the leaves. One year a tree was completely destroyed by leaf eating insects. Help! Can you do a video on raising citrus? I see beautiful citrus trees all around my neighborhood and I feel like I must be doing something wrong.
Question? I have tomato plants just waiting to get their roots in the ground. Kansas weather isn't very trusty! The plants are blooming. Should I pinch the blooms off when I plant them?
Great tips as always, thanks Brian. Can I just clarify a point please: you said to stop foliar feeding when there are flowers, do you mean permanently, I.e. as soon as the tomato, cucumber, melon, aubergine have first flowers, you must switch to the watering can method?
I have never bought commercial fertilizer. I get truckloads of grass clipppings, leaves, manure and some seaweed and compost it all together. I also add fish to the piles throughout the year, maybe 100 pounds a year.
Aloha, I purchased Granular Phosgate Crab and lobster and 1 other dry fertilizer. I put phosgate in hole before planting. My plants are now 1 month old. I see today’s video use these first. What do i do wiyh these 2 bags of fertilizer
I learn so much everytime I watch one of your videos. One question I have for you. I've noticed my organic fruit is smaller than store bought. Is that normal?
I notice the same thing at the grocery store where I work. But I buy organic whenever I can and things like plums and peaches, carrots, celery, bananas... They also taste much better!
Thanks for teaching me so much. When bad things happen in my garden, I think of your tricks and tips and it helps. Also, I'm glad you are carving out a fresh piece of life with your family in your new digs. Yay!! P.S - any suggestions on adding cow manure as compost as far as controlling pH? Some plants seemed stunted with no or small fruits. pH was a tad low.
DOGS AND FERTILIZER: Got the neptunes harvest and used it to revitalize the old potting soil. We have a Basset Lab mix dog. So all nose and all stomach. She LOVED the fertilizer! We found 3 cups of soil left in a 3 gallon pot after one night (she's clever and waited until dark when we couldn't see her). We've had to put chairs over them to keep her out. We tried burying the fertilizer deeper (her nose knows anyway), we tried chilli and cayenne on top (the lab part of can eat anything though).
In the end we had to let the fertilizer age for a couple of weeks so the smell would die down. So now I revitalize my soil a few weeks early in the garage before using. (No dogs were harmed in this story. Apart from a few days of mild constipation the dog is fine. She has insisted we subscribe to your channel, and wants to us to find a lobster shell and gravy version of nature harvest fertilizer. We have told her no to the later)
Once again, I'm smarter than I was 20 minutes ago. Thank you.
ME TOO!!!
Me too Tim! Learning a ton!
Anyone else hits the like button before even watching? I love all his videos!!!
Yes, as soon as I see Brian’s face I hit like! 😂
I am a fan of foliar feeding as well. It uses only about 10% of what you need for a soil drench but is far more effective. I use it all season long even through flowering and have had great results. The key is to add slow release and compost at planting in the soil and then I foliar feed every 10-14 days until frost. Just make sure to dilute to about half you would a soil drench.
Why do you dilute the fertilizer when foliar feeding?
@@paulcorsetto6047 You do not want to burn the leaves when doing a foliar spray. In fact it would be a good idea to do the first spray on a plant at 1/4 strength and see how it reacts over the next 2-3 days. Unlike a soil drench the foliar spray is direct feeding so you need much less. When you soil drench most of the fertilizer is not used at all by the plant and gets washed away with watering in the soil. When you foliar spray most of it gets absorbed so you need much less, and you also have the residue left on the leaves. With any type of fertilizing dilute well as you can always add more next time but it is a lot more work to correct overfertilization and burning to leaves or roots.
@@asharerin thank you. What about when I spray Neem Oil? I know that Neem Oil is in fact an oil. Will that prevent absorption when foliage feeding?
@@asharerin I do the same with neem oil as a bug repellant. Dilute and rinse after 15 minutes otherwise you will burn your cucumber's leaf.
Your videos are really informative and to-the-point! I look forward to them every time... Keep up the great work!
I used Neptune’s Harvest exclusively on my pumpkins this season (Big Max).. The vine is almost 60 feet long, incredibly healthy and I have three pumpkins that are already basket ball size. And it’s only June! Strong stuff!
Fabulous presentation! Being a photographer by trade I appreciate the effort you made to properly light yourself. Your information is golden as I always thought you just toss a seed in the ground and water. I’m approaching retirement and want to spend my final years as a professional gardener 😊 keep up the great work!
Perfect timing for me, just got my fertilizer yesterday!
I never thought of the dry ground problem, i like the watering first idea.
Wow, I feel like I just sat in on a tutorial at Vegetable Garden University! Fantastic! Thank you for demystifying the use of fertilizers.
Its great isn't it.👍🏻
Great video! Especially the advice that small amounts of organic fertilizers are key (and save money), and about slow release granular and products like liquid fish for foliar drenches that get taken up right away. Our favorite organic products are WOW Organic Wonder, Espoma, and Neptune's. A couple other points, spoon feeding, meaning smaller doses every day or couple days is shown to produce better results than weekly feedings. Respectfully disagree on the watering early in the morning. If plants are wet with dew and you water you are spreading potential disease such as powdery mildew across the plants. Let them dry out and water in the heat of the day from 11am-3pm ish. This will also help cool the plant during the most stressful time of the day.
(I know a lot of people are adamant about being 100% organic. If that is your goal then awesome! That being said, there are recent studies from universities showing the highest yields are coming from a mixture of both organic and synthetic fertilizers. Certainly not 50/50! Probably closer to 80% organic and 20% synthetic. When it is 100 degrees and you have a tomato plant with 10-15 tomatoes that plant is undergoing a lot of fruit load stress and it shows in the plant. Small doses of a quality synthetic fertilizer that also provides a full range of micro nutrients such as Plant Marvel really helps. Paying attention to NPK levels is key also as the last thing we should be doing is applying a super high nitrogen synthetic in the summer when plants really need potassium, boron, calcium and other nutrients to product vegetables/fruits/flowers-especially if someone is close to a waterway. Look at the damage all those high nitrogen chemical fertilizers do to local waterways-the majority of which are used on lawns, an environmental disaster. Going to natural ground cover for the area is key whether in the Pinelands of New Jersey or the desert of Nevada. Soil testing in the spring and fall and tissue testing of the plants during the season is also key to make sure everything is balanced and we are not wasting money on certain products that we do not need, or might even do more harm than good depending on test results.)
And some of the most important work is done the previous fall. Adding quality manure and leaf compost, seaweed if one is close to the beach, other organic matter, and a great cover crop such as Winter Rye. Fertilizers can only do so much, even organics, we need a high level of organic matter that is available early in the season.
The price tag on my fertilizer of choice is $0,00!
Home grown compost is the best :)
That's what I was hoping he'd cover here. Can you share? Do you fertilizer weekly with compost tea? Side dress with compost? How exactly does work?
@@klattin1501 I put my compost at the beginning of the season and don't add anything else. My tomatoes grows like crazy ;)
Add chicken poop 💩 when needed from my girls
somehow you post these videos just when I am thinking of these questions myself!
Thank you!
YES! This is the video I've been wanting you to do for a month! Perfect!
We built several raised beds this year, spent a small fortune filling them with bagged manure, vermiculite and peat moss, and bagged dirt. We were so excited. By chance I picked up a soil test kit. I'm so disappointed! Absolutely NO nitrogen, or anything else in the soil. So now I'm trying to work in fertilizer (10-10-10), plus adding nutrients when planting. Will definitely be trying the fish emulsion for foliage and later for roots. Thanks for the tutorial, we might get veggies for the table yet! We did start composting but it won't be ready till fall for application. Love your videos Brian, praying your health improves every day.
As someone starting a garden for the first time this year, I'm really appreciating these breakdowns. Thank you.
Thanks for the info on how to use the Neptune's Harvest Tomato & Veg. I mixed one ounce of the fertilizer with one gallon of water and gently watered my plants with a plastic, one-gallon milk jug. This year, I have only one cherry tomato plant and two pepper plants so fertilization is easy.
This was very helpful. I just recently got a (pump?) sprayer. I probably will use it next spring. My plants are just about done. We're going to near freezing tomorrow night. (NJ,7a)
But I didn't know that I should water before giving them the liquid fertilizer and water. I was doing the reverse.
Thank you for another helpful and informative gardening lesson!
I am relatively new at gardening, and I’m trying to learn as much as I can through reading and videos. Your videos are fantastic and have helped a lot. Many experienced gardeners claim that keeping a garden journal is a great way to avoid mistakes and to capitalize on successes. I’m hoping that in a future video, you would be able to share some journaling techniques and templates. I’ve started writing notes down chronologically but have to think that there is a better way. I do not want to have to read a year’s worth of scribbles, to remember what I did for a particular plant or pest. Any help would be appreciated.
Recommend grabbing a yearly calendar. Notate the day you plant and you can also keep track of your feeding schedule and any plant issues that pop up along the way. More detailed information can be kept in journal entries for each particular crop, such as starting soil mixtures and amendments or planting/growing techniques.
@@SqueaksUofA Thanks this is helpful. I'll give it a try. All that I would need to do is pair what I currently do, with a calendar. But I have to wonder if there isn't a simple database that could do the same. Perhaps some day...
@@tjcl03a I took a binder, added in notebook paper (and bought a few packs of dividers). I label my dividers with each veg. name, then on the first piece of paper after, write down the kind of seed, the date I sowed the seeds, how many, what/if I used any fertilizer, any organic pesticide use, and especially what kind of soil I planted them in.
Once they fruit or don't, I write down the yield, and/or notes about any changes I might need to make.
It's ole fashioned pen to paper notes that I wouldn't have any other way.
Good luck with your new garden adventure! :)
@@Jenufir Thanks so much. As Occam razor dictates, the simplest solution is often the best.
Chart in a little notebook: What variety you plant, when you planted it, where you bought it. Cost. If its heirloom. How well it produced. Anything else you like. Rows and columns. That's 2 pages facing you with the notebook open. Turn the page. the next 2 pages are a diagram of your garden, sun, shade, fences, planters, water lines, and where you put everything. Just keep it going year after year. With a few pertinent notes each year on what worked and what didnt. And as you discover things you could improved during the season, start sketching out next years diagram.
I simply adore you! I have never had a better garden, and because of you I have found new joy in gardening 😁 also, you're easy on the eyes, thanks guy!
I had some plants that I kind of planted too early. (Didn't know it at the time)
Broke out my brand new bottle of fish emulsion that had been hiding in the cupboard forgotten.
Started using it twice a week and those same stunted plants are now growing like they now feel it's personal. Like: "I may look small now, but I suggest you sleep with one eye open" kind of personal.
I couldn't be more proud. 😁
Honest, efficient b active gentlemen I suppose. Good explainer. Gave a good knowledge to the planters. Showers of blessings to you for everything you do. God Bless You. I'm from Sri Lanka
Picked up several new bits of knowledge that I have never learned before, so thank you Brian for your time... especially here in CA.
So much to learn, I learn something new every time I watch you.
Thank you, i picked up the crab & lobster & kelp. Now i will order the tomato & veg. I am growing in 4ft bed and some soft pots in the SF bay area. Carl
Wow, Brian! I learned more from this video than any other! Last year I bought soil for my garden from a farm that had manure mixed in so I didn’t fertilize. This year I’m doing everything in containers and just got my Neptune’s Harvest so I’m ready to get fertilizing. I’m going to watch the video again and make notes to keep on hand. Thanks! You hit the ball out of the park with this one! “I’m a Type A....no wonder I have headaches.”😂😂😂😂. Love your humor! Stay well! ❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹
I’ve been using Neptune’s Harvest Tomato and Veg fert for 3 years now and I really like the product a lot. Many of my tomato vines are already topping 6 feet tall and all are producing tomatoes. I tried the Rose and Flowering formula last year and really didn’t notice much of a difference. Stick with the Tomato and Veg formula.
Subscribing to your channel is the best thing I've ever done for my garden. Thank you for making new gardener's lives so much easier and productive. I take notes like crazy haha, I just wish we'd started gardening sooner! Thank you lamb, I will be sharing your videos. Enjoying your humour and knowledge immensely.
I use Rock salt along the back of my fence to keep weeds out. I have raised beds on the front side, so it doesn't interfere with my
plants.
Wow, great information. I took extensive notes on this video, like practically everything you said. I'm so grateful, thanks!
Perfect timing. I really appreciate the research you do for the videos. I always learn something new. Hope you continue to feel better.
This is super helpful Brian! I enjoy learning from you!
Thanks for the great tips! I’m currently living in Japan and on my third year of gardening. Almost 30 herbs and vegetables planted this year.
Brian, your presentation are profesional and most informative. You are such an effective teacher. Thank you
This is an evergreen video. I so appreciate this!!!
Great video, Brian. It sounds simple, but unless people have someone to teach them it can be confusing to use organic methods. You are a wonderful resource for those with less experience. I do get GREAT results with Neptune's Harvest liquid fertilizer. I also amend my beds with my own homemade organic dry fertilizer each year: cottonseed meal, bone meal, and kelp meal.
Thanks for all this info. I've been gardening for years, but you gave me new info on fertiizing I didn't know!
Brian I just love watching your videos. They are filled with so much great information that makes gardening fun and successful. Stay healthy ( I hope your headaches are improving). Please keep giving us great information, I appreciate your commitment to the gardening world. Thanks, Chris
I’ve been watching your videos for a couple of years now. They are very informative, so thank you. I started using Neptune Harvest fertilizer because listening to you talk about them peaked my interest. I used them in my garden last year and I was impressed. I’m going to get a sprayer and fertilize the foliage this year as I only used a watering can last year. I’m sure I’ll have great success again this year. How soon after your seeds come up can you fertilize? I’ve got seedlings growing so I’m wondering when I need to start adding fertilizer.
This year ,in my garden, I’m really looking forward to my figs,,,,,they didn’t mature fast enough last year!! Lol
Like your videos! Plain talk, great explanations, direct approach, and easy to understand. KEEP ‘E-MAIL COMING !
I got my 4lb bag of Organic Fertilizer for $5.....no lie. I was shocked at how I happened to shop at the right time....lol. Thank you for educating me & others, in helping us grow our own food! My veggie plants are my babies!
Trying Neptune's Harvest Tomato & Veg based on your recommendation! Thanks for the info provided in this video. My biggest question was how much to apply per plant. I'm a bid fan and am doing vertical gardening in raised beds this year based on your videos. Thank you! 😊
Hello from Thailand. Where I live is totally different from your , just hot and rain. I tried to plant tomatoes, finding some information and your Chanel is shown on youtube. Just want to say thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge it will guide me to grow my tomatoes in tropical climate.
Wish you recover from sickness very soon and be healthy.
PS. sorry my English is not very well. l like your sense of humor and I did subscribe already :):)
Very helpful. I'm new at gardening and have been wondering about fertilizer. Thank you.
ALWAYS beneficial content!! Keep’em coming!!
I hit the bell icon after I watched your videos for the first time! Your advice has upped my gardening game immensely!!
Brian, you stated to stop foliar spraying when tomato flowers are producing, because it can disrupt pollination of tomato flowers? If that is the case, then isn't the same thing happening whenever it rains on the flowers?
I like your Videos, I feel that the world is safe as long as we have people like you that tells the truth, I watch your video even though I live in the UK but still I’m learning a lot thank you very much
God bless you 👏👏👏👏👏👏
WHOA! SO MUCH great info in one quick place in what to look for in plant health! So good in fact I had to create a new playlist to put this one in! I love super simple to the point info like this! I need to share this video! Thanks!
Thanks Vivian!
what are you feeding that taro behind you ?? it's So healthy
Wow. I thought I was over feeding at half a gallon for my 4 by 21 foot garden bed. And to top it off like once a month. I would fertilize now but it’s definitely too late in the morning.
This topic was going to be one of my questions. I have all the Rock Phosphate and Neptune’s harvest products you use including the Tomato & Veg feed. I wasn’t sure how long to keep feeding the leaves, even though I avoid the flowers as much as possible, but now I know it’s time to just feed the damp soil. Thank you again Brian!
By the way, I forgot to tell you I did the tomate trellis by myself and it look great, I will sent you a picture on Instagram. I love your channel ♥️
Want to thank you again!! Love learning from you!! From your previous videos, I learned that it's ok to trim the never ending growing type of tomatoes. Thanks to you telling me that, I was able to save some tomatoes during a recent heat wave. I watered my tomato plants in the AM. I went out in the afternoon. I noticed that two plants had some tomatoes that had a leathery look! I immediately sprayed the plants with cool water in the shade. Thanks to you telling us to use mulch and to trim lower leaves, there was no backsplash and the tomatoes went back to normal! :) Now I have several plants that are a little over six feet tall :). Had no idea that they can get that tall!!! I feel intimidated by a few of them lol :). Thank you again!!! Have a blessed day everyone.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. This garden year we have been able to increase the amount of money we have been able to spend to hep get our garden looking healthy and strong.
I had always wondered why our garden had been slow even when we used a great start dirt/peat moss/cow manure mix. Well it’s in the regular feedings that we weren’t able to do.
Hoping this years harvests will prove success for us. Thanks again!
I enjoyed your video and I am going to try the organic fertilizer following your methods.
Enjoying what i am seeing with you, the approach i wish to take with fertilizer is different than yours. I wish to hook up food grade barrels to the water source before the drip process, fill those barrels with different things. 1 barrel would be kitchen scraps minus any meat products 1 barrel would be dead minnows and fish guts 1 barrel would be potash. the water would flow thru the chosen barrel(s) i would be able to turn off most nitrogen when i need to and where i need to etc what problems do you forsee for this ?
Thanks Brian. I'm about out of fertilizer so I think I'm going to give Neptune H a try. Question: do you recommend adding worm castings and if so how often?
Thank you for this video Brian. I have always been a little confused as to how much fertilizer to put on my plants when the directions say "apply 1 inch of mixed liquid fertilizer". You mentioned that you apply one 2 gallon container to half of your raised container bed. That makes a lot more sense to me. I just started using Neptune's Harvest as you suggested and applying early in the morning. We'll see if my plants perk up. Love your videos!
OMG. I am living my life dream of organic gardening! 🐝🌱🐞Enjoying it... mistakes and all. I sprayed my plants with neem oil last evening... oops. Well, now I know better.
I have two questions: When you did the previous video discussing Neptune's Harvest and Rock Phosphate, I had just planted my first pole tomato plant in a bucket. It took weeks to get the Rock Phosphate, so I held off planting any more and the first one got just some organic fertilizer. Do you think it would be a good idea to go back and dig some holes around the sides of the bucket beyond root and mix some in? It has taken a little beating from the hail, but still growing and starting to flower. I just want to give it every advantage to thrive.
Second question: Do you use Neptune's Harvest and Rock Phosphate on your other vegetables? Sorry if you have already answered this... the heat is getting to my brain.
Thanks!
Because of your videos, I am starting a "journal" for gardening for the first time in my life (gardening on and off for 20 years). Thank you for the inspiration and healthy dose of information!
Thank you for your video. All my raised garden beds are mulched. How do I use liquid and granular fertilizer? Do I move the mulch out of the way or fertilize on top?
I started some Minnesota midget melons and they're the furthest along. Female flowers finally showed up. Leaves were looking a little off hue and I used neptunes tomatoe and veg. 2 days later the leaves are coming back to a good green.
What was the white spots on your squash leaves?
We just use compost and get great results. We were wondering though, do these fertilizers that have nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium have chemicals also. We do not want chemicals of any kind due to a thyroid problem. Thanks!
this is by far the best advice THANKS SO MUCH
Hi! First of all, I just ordered all 3 fertilizers recommended in this video.
My question is what other fertilizers do I need if any besides these?
10:36 I don't like feeding through leaves as it can attract insects like nitrogen foliar can result in aphids
Right at the end you talked about fertilizer frequency. You did not mention reading the manufacturers label. For my tomatoes I have 2 kinds of fertilizer , one is Kellogg organic liquid fish and kelp that mixes 2 oz with 2 gallons and is used " 1 or 2 times per week". My second is Espoma organic dry herb and vegetable food that they recommend only using "once per month". Quite different rates.
Can you mix Aspirin, fish emulsion, Kelp as a foliar spray?
Hi thank you for your great and awesome videos. I have learned so much from them. Do you sell the fish products? I want to purchase them. Have a great day
I started using Neptune's Harvest, and my results have been incredible, even a little scary.
Is that all you use for water soluble fertilize? Thinking of trying that.
Everything was clearly explained. Very helpful in understanding granular and foliar feedings and when/why to apply them. Thanks!
Thank you! I recently purchased the Neptunes Harvest tomato and veg formula using your link. I’ve applied it once and love it! This video will help me get a better application. 🙏🏻
Ive been using Neptunes harvest fish and seaweed fertilizer but I've been applying it to the soil. I'll give it a try and switch to foliar spraying.
Excellent details about fertilizers including the specific colors as symptoms of what deficiency. Beautiful gardens !
Thank you for all your info. Will this also apply to tomato plants in containers?
Spot on! Always direct & to the point. Simple. No fluff. Fingers crossed for good crop of tomatoes this year. Plants are healthy. Keep those videos coming! Sláinte Mhath (Gaelic Drinking Toast - Good Health. Good Cheer. Pronounced - Slahn cha Var!)
Your videos are amazing! I am always learning something new with you. I have a notebook with so many notes on every video! I ordered my fertilizer from Neptune Harvest. I am so excited to add to my raised bed garden! May God Bless you and your love to teach others!
Perfect timing. Thank you for explaining fertilizer.
I am a new subscriber and a big fan of this channel! I have a suggestion for a future video. I garden in Northern CA and I have been trying to grow two citrus trees in my yard for a couple of years now. The leaves get yellow and drop off, the fruit falls off, I get weird sooty looking mold on the leaves. One year a tree was completely destroyed by leaf eating insects. Help! Can you do a video on raising citrus? I see beautiful citrus trees all around my neighborhood and I feel like I must be doing something wrong.
Learned quite a bit.
Question? I have tomato plants just waiting to get their roots in the ground. Kansas weather isn't very trusty! The plants are blooming. Should I pinch the blooms off when I plant them?
can you folio feed using plain jane ammonia nitrate fert? Thanks Chris
Enjoyed! Love from San Diego.
Great tips as always, thanks Brian. Can I just clarify a point please: you said to stop foliar feeding when there are flowers, do you mean permanently, I.e. as soon as the tomato, cucumber, melon, aubergine have first flowers, you must switch to the watering can method?
Yes, I'm curious too, Brian! And this goes for my ornamental flowering plants too?
I was going to ask the very same question!
Want to liquid feed veggies but rain for next 5 days. Should I do it now or wait till after? Thanks for all the help. Thoroughly enjoy your videos!!😀👍
I would wait🙂
What fertilizer is best to when tomatoes started to flowers
I have never bought commercial fertilizer. I get truckloads of grass clipppings, leaves, manure and some seaweed and compost it all together. I also add fish to the piles throughout the year, maybe 100 pounds a year.
Aloha,
I purchased Granular Phosgate
Crab and lobster and 1 other dry fertilizer. I put phosgate in hole before planting. My plants are now 1 month old. I see today’s video use these first.
What do i do wiyh these 2 bags of fertilizer
Can you recommend vegan fertilizer products?
I learn so much everytime I watch one of your videos. One question I have for you. I've noticed my organic fruit is smaller than store bought. Is that normal?
I notice the same thing at the grocery store where I work. But I buy organic whenever I can and things like plums and peaches, carrots, celery, bananas... They also taste much better!
Thanks for teaching me so much. When bad things happen in my garden, I think of your tricks and tips and it helps. Also, I'm glad you are carving out a fresh piece of life with your family in your new digs. Yay!! P.S - any suggestions on adding cow manure as compost as far as controlling pH? Some plants seemed stunted with no or small fruits. pH was a tad low.
Can you use/spray any liquid fertiliser on tomato foliage? Living inn Norway. And do you have to use more water in the mix, not to burn the foliage?
How do you mix your Neptune's harvest 2-4-2? What amount of fert and water?
What do you think of bokashi?
Thanks for sharing
Can I apply liquid fertilizer over mulch?
Thanks for the fertilizing tips