My Secret To Getting Abundant Flowers And Summer Crops!
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- Today I show you all the garden tasks that usually happen behind the scenes which are critical for making my garden look the way that it does! I go over tying up tomatoes, pruning cucumbers, tying up flowers so that they are organized and dense, and planting out the chop and drop bed! Maintaining a garden of this size can be a lot of work which can lead to sprains and aches so I am thankful that this video was made with the help of our friends at Nature's Willow! I've been using their Willow Balm for some time now and I can honestly say it relieves minor pains for both muscles and joints while actually smelling nice. Check it out yourself and use the code "epic15" to get 15% off: natureswillow.com/
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00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Floppy Tomatoes
02:27 - Pepper Growth
03:26 - Corn & Eggplant
04:36 - Sponsor: Nature's Willow
05:17 - Squash Pruning
07:43 - Dense Flower Control
11:21 - Cucumber Training
15:15 - Chop & Drop Weird Measuring
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Please do give us more behind the scenes.
Happy to do more of these!
Thank you!! Sexy or not, it is very useful to newbies and experienced alike. We can always learn something new from each other and get new information for something we've never realized or thought of. Thanks again for all the videos that you make to teach us new things.
Agreed!!! Love the extra tips
@@jacquesinthegardenWe need to what's in that Shed! LOL.
Jacques , i’ve come to the conclusion that you are my favorite gardening channel on TH-cam. I love how first of all you’re not about selling us proven winners, and secondly, you really know your stuff. I’ve been gardening for a long time and I learn things from you, I appreciate that. On other channels, I sometimes feel like it’s all about pretty and not about best practices. And of course, then there’s Kevins channel, I love his channel too and when you’re both on it you’re like a comedy team , you’re a perfect fit together. So there you go, great channel!
Very glad to hear this! I for sure love to show the process behind it all and I am glad others can learn from it!
True words spoken.
Content using Proven Winners' plants gets particularly tiresome since their plants aren't readily available in California. Bri from Blossom & Branch/Regenerative Gardening is a good follow for pretty and practical things.
Preach
I totally agree with you! Thank you for your words. I feel the same.
I love my carrot flowers too! There are HUNDREDS of bees and flies and small bugs all over them 24/7, i actually might plant carrots in my front garden and leave them alone, it's like an even more prolific annual Yarrow, very beautiful.
i thought it looked a bit like yarrow, too.
Totally! It is insane how much life they bring, way more bees on these carrot flowers instead of my yarrow!
Try parsnips too:)
I’m going to grow carrot flowers next year! Perhaps a carrot flower and dill patch. And salvia for a pop of color!
I love the carpenter's ruler trick. I struggle to measure on a diagonal to maximize space. This will make a difference.
I think the most interesting thing about being a gardener is watching all the dozens of different bee, hover fly, and butterfly/moth varieties that come to our yard. It's almost zen if you just sit and chill in some shade watching them buzz around. 🥰
I have never in my life paid so much attention to insects as I have this year. I’m completely amazed by what I used to always just walk in by.
Just had my first substantial harvest this week (I'm in Canada).
So far I have harvested 3 broccoli heads (2 of which were bigger than my head), 1 cauliflower (first one in 2 years that I manage to grow), a cabbage, two spring onions, 2 zucchinis, 4 small carrots and a cucumber. That's in a growing space of around 70 sqft
That's an awesome harvest! By the time my cucumbers are ready it's basically aphid and cabbage moth season for brassicas!
@@jacquesinthegarden yeah, I have a few remaining cabbages and the increases pest pressure really is starting to show. Good thing they only need a week or so to harvest. My collards on the other hand are basically just stems at this point, decided to leave them as a trap crop for now.
Wow, you’re doing great!
Appreciate you keeping us updated on that chop n drop bed. 🙏🏼
I am using the leaves of my Borage plant for "chop and drop" on one of my tomatoes plants and skipping fertilizer every other week. I am using the Borage leaves as mulch and fertilizer. The plant is an Early Girl bush, getting tons of healthy looking fruit!
@@MPOULLdo you think it’s making a difference? I’ve been dropping comfrey leaves in my beds and I think it has helped plants it is near.
@tiffanyhayden-yx8ip yes, my peas, tomatoes, flowers have definitely benefitted from the chop n drop of Borage leaves
I find wandering about my own garden and dealing with whatever I happen across is my favorite part of gardening. This was a terrific example of that. Keep this type of content coming!. You and Kevin are both great educators.
Ohhhh ❤😊 this is the best!
Loved this content!! Please continue sharing this type of video, it was very informative & helpful 🌱
I am trying the vertical grow method for my zucchini this year and all I can say is “Wow”! I’m getting massive amounts of squash without the monstrous sized plants. You just have to stay on top of keeping it tied up as it grows and cut all bottom leaves off. Simply amazing!
I have one I'm messing with and it does seem to be very manageable!
Love these behind the scenes videos and your technique for supporting/ controlling your flowers
DUDE!!! Honestly loved this video! This kind of content is fantastic and I absolutely love when you and Kevin do “Seed to Harvest” content. I’m literally storing up ALL THIS KNOWLEDGE for when my wife and I get a spot of our own. Btw she’s a HUGE fan of those gorgeous daisies! Keep it up man! Blessings!
Love to hear this! Will keep working on longer seed to harvest!
Not going to lie, your flower garden inspired me to finally grow my own this year! I've always wanted to, and your content has been incredibly helpful during the process. My garden is a silly hodgepodge of color and pollinators, and I wouldn't have it any other way :)
That's great to hear, it's a nice refreshing part of the garden and generally requires less work than the vegetables
Yes, more behind the scenes. This was amazing. Thank you ❤
You have truly developed your own style of gardening here among the greats. I've never seen anyone tie their flowers together like you have. It's both wild and somehow contained at the same time.
Thank you!
I really appreciate seeing these little normal tasks around the garden because I didn't grow up around any sort of gardening, so I have zero perspective on what normal daily garden tasks look like. It's really helpful to see this. ❤
I enjoy these videos that feel like we’re just walking around in the garden with you. More behind the scenes 💚 Love the Shasta daisies and carrot flowers!
I turned to your video today after listening to my favorite sources for international news, all of which was sad. I love your flowers, especially the Shasta daisies. You’ve cheered me up, or Mother Nature has! I’m smiling & ready for re-planning my (hopeful) fall garden! 😊
Excellent, I setup my Instagram so that I never see any news because I wanted it to be gardens and food only! Its nice to have a space that is just chill.
@@jacquesinthegardenexactly why I made my plant-stagram, I needed an escape!!
Great tips - I love your pace and tone.
Finally! ….do you know how long it has been since I have learned anything new about gardening on youtube, at all? 🤝
I am very glad to have passed on something!
I appreciate your laid-back clamer approach, I hate being yelled at, or having to listen to over the top talk..
Gardens should be a haven not an assault
I love this behind the scenes video, please continue to make more. I have learned a lot by just listening to you because as you are talking about one plant, you sometimes mention another one nearby that I am curious about, especially when you mention the names of the plants. I love your garden and techniques! Thank you for sharing you knowledge so freely. 💖💝
Love this content and congrats on being a real Gardener who wears a hat to protect their skin. Nola from Australia
I grew sweet corn this year in a 4x4 block, but 1 side gets more sun and is maturing faster.Picked 5 cobs and they were 1/2 eaten by worms 🐛🌽
Try putting a post with a bat/ bird house nearby. I hope this helps.
Il be posting some content on corn and corn ear worms, but it can be an extremely frustrating venture!
The tips in this video were great and some that I had not seen beore.
Coincidence- I’m not copying you. I just sowed BI Martian Jewels today. I got just a few last year but it was the best corn I ever ate, tied with Allure. Hopefully it will be ready last week Sept/early Oct. Allure had 90% germination and is growing so fast in our 80-90 degrees. I’m also sharing the bed with Mello yellow 55 day beans. You and Kevin had those videos encouraging us to plant quick stuff so I took your advice. Preciate you!
It can be very satisfying especially when some varieties can be 120 days vs 70 it makes a big difference
That chop and drop bed is so inspiring though....I am definitely giving that a shot this next spring! We added several new raised beds this year, and I can tell the plants aren't too happy with the soil we bought. Fava beans will fix it! 😁
A cover crop is a great way to jumpstart the soil again!
Jacques is the cutest, knowledgeable garden hermit ever! Keep up the great informative videos!!
@17:40 😂Was JUST pushing the button to leave--when I heard you mention a Zenia! Well now, you answered an unasked question! I just found a small volunteer ALREADY blooming. So NOW, I will take you along to go and cut off the blossom❤
This was a great video Jacques! I really enjoy seeing various things around the garden and getting little tips here and there, with flowers, cucumbers, egg plant, etc. I especially appreciated you planting out those "old" peppers. Haha makes me feel better to know it's not just me with some plants hanging around a bit too long before planting out 😂
My garden has a lot of carrots that I let them grow to seeds every year and yeah their flowers so pretty and attract lots of pollinater.❤❤❤❤your garden.
Loved this video!!! Please give us more
Tying up flowers 💐 who’d have thought 😅 sometimes it is the simplest solution that works the best! ❤
I like watching you talk about a variety of behind the scenes in one video!
Please do ! More behind the scenes.
Such a beautiful garden you have 😊
You literally became an expert in two years!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Not an expert yet, but hopefully continuing to improve!
to answer your Q - basically love ALL the content. all of it is a teaching moment. i'd like to hear about your sunflowers. like, are you planting them, are they all volunteer at this point?
I can do a sunflower video for sure! All of these were seeded by me as either transplants or direct sown, and I have a new round going in now!
Cant believe its just twine 😊 I will try this around my flowers. Your garden looks great Jacques
Yes I'm insanely jealous of those dense flowers!
My favorite cucumber has been the "Merlin" variety from Burpee. Incredible numbers of fruits and since I grow them up a vertical string the fruits all stay pretty much perfectly straight. A good eater and wonderful for refrigerator pickles. Thanks again for the informative content!
Nice, sounds like another winner!
Love this "puttering in the garden" video. This is how I garden every day. Just a little of this and a little of that.
It was so cool to see the full turn around on the chop and drop bed! Your garden is so beautiful!
Love the garden updates and behind the scenes.
Behind the scenes please 🙏 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 yes yes!!
So jelly of your daisies. Here in Jersey when it rains it ruins the actual flower. Yours are stunning!!!
I like these garden maintenance videos!
You’re such a clear and concise communicator. Thank you for posting this even about simple tasks like tying off flowers since I’m a newbie. Your corn is legit - I’m from Indiana so I would know 😂
Haha thank you, I am glad to hear this!
Yup, appreciate this kind of little tips. 😊
Definitely want more behind the scenes!
Yes more please. 😊
Yes, love the garden maintenance videos!
Thanks for the tutorial!
This was great -- more like this please.
Very informative and such a beautiful garden space! Love your style and content presentation!
Great video!! so helpful. Thank you!
That was one of the best videos I've watched! So many techniques that I hadn't seen before, and I'm excited to implement in my own garden now! Thank you, and more please!
Love these types of videos! So much helpful info. Thanks!
Jacques your garden is absolutely beautiful!!
Love ALL your videos, Jacques So informative and easy to watch!! from Southeast Missouri
I'd love to see the extra videos... I'm still new to planting and having gardening knowledge so I really like how you approach explaining topics and showing things in very easy to digest ways ;w;
Jacques, you are THE BEST!!!!!!
Great vertical gardening. Jacque you have perfected simplicity. Twine and a stake.😊
Everything you grow is so beautiful thank you
Thank you!
Thanks for the useful idea about using isosceles triangles with the carpenters rule!
I had no idea shasta daisies were so gigantic when I grew some from seed 2 years ago! I think some will have to go because they block so much sun...fortunately some were well placed and can stay.
They definitely surprised me this year, the heavy rain and second year of growth definitely made it explode
Awesome tour! more please!
yes, please! i enjoy chore/harvest videos quite a lot. they remind me of how it felt gardening alongside others at the allotment.
also, your daisies are simply beautiful.
Loved this!
Love your garden!!! Show us more the same way…please
Love this kind of video!
Yours got to be one of the best gardening TH-cam to go on. It's so informative. Have learnt so much from you guys. Thank you.
I'm so impressed by your green skills! 🌱🌟
Loved this video! ❤
Loving the behind the scenes and actual process. Thank you!
Beautiful arden and flowers!
I love carrot flowers, as do the pollinator insects. Always leave some carrots in the ground to flower the next year. Just have to catch them before they set seed. Let them go one year and my entire bed was nothing but volunteer carrots. It killed me to pull out so many volunteers, but needed them to share space with other crops.
I am thinking of letting one self seed there, the rest I hope to collect!
I love bachelor buttons they so beautiful. They bring bees and stuff to garden immediately and they come in such beautiful brilliant colors! My garden had blues and pinks and purples.....I did a wildflower mix with alot of the same flowers as you have. It is one of my fav parts of my garden I'm making from scratch!
Great video & would love to see more behind the scenes videos.
Hi Jacques, I love your style. You are a natural teacher and present information that is easily digestible and practical. I also like your hat, but couldn't easily buy it online without paying a crazy shipping fee. Bought a similar one for myself on REI. Could you please do a video on tying knots? Keep up the excellent work. Thanks.
Haha knots are a big weakness for me I basically just overhand knot everything until it stops moving! But I agree, we tried exploring selling the hats but the shipping is pretty rough
I’d love to see some behind the scenes videos! It’s like saying, “wanna know a secret?”
Hi, Jacque. Loved the behind the scenes video.
It was a great video and I learned a lot! More like this please! Thanks
More to come!
Excellent format…enjoyed it.
Very useful video! More please
Dear Jacques, I appreciate so much, how your channel is not only about, how much you have harvested, but also (mostly) very educational. Thank you so much. You are a big inspiration. XX
Glad to hear it!
Garden's looking great - Thanks for sharing! I quite enjoy the informal style of gardening videos, so if you enjoy making those I say keep'em coming. Best wishes
I have to say I really enjoyed watching this video lots and lots of information! Thanks so much for making it easy to understand!!!
You're brave touching that zucchini plant without gloves 😂 I don't like to use gloves when I'm gardening but definitely use them on the zucchini😂
Why is that? I've never grown zucchini
Me, too-except they still majorly scratch up my arms.
They are spiny but I have become so used to it that I just automatically touch them lightly and never really get hit by them!
Just what I needed for my flower beds (yarrow can spread!!), and my zucchini and cucumber plants. Thank you for your gift of gardening (in my zone too) and gab. While your garden is still way above mine, I feel as if I can relate to it quite well.
Just now found you, love how you talk and explain everything. You are not boring at all, I subscribed. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge of gardening .
Happy to hear!
Love garden blogs!
you have a very beautiful garden! 💖
I'm learning so much from you!
Jacques, I can’t tell you how many valuable tips I get from your vids, and I’ve gardened for about 12 years now. Thank you!!
Great to hear!
More behind the scenes please 🙏🏾 ❤
Jacques, have a good gardening day.
Loved the video!
Love this! ❤️
great advice thx from northern canada
Love the flower tips, for me so much of that kind of thing is new, and honestly unexpected, I just assume if flowers grow a certain way, you can just forget about it, (compared to the vegetable garden which we've done a lot of trellising/staking because they grow something heavy on them) but very quickly I've found that, sometimes, they just need a bit of help to not look like an entire crazy forest. We have some variety of peony, and the flowers are bonkers HUGE and absolutely need twine to keep them from just being on the ground, not sure if its normal for that plant or if its doing "too good" hahaha.
But I also still really struggle to fill in my garden at the moment. I'm glad we've had more flowers than we started with, but I still feel like our garden is just pretty sad in terms of any form of aesthetics. And I really want most of my filler plants/flowers to be mostly perennial just to help with year to year maintenance!
Sir!! I love and adore your Garden... I hope someday i can take a Visit in your Colorful Garden... and to know more more types and species of your plants in your garden and it's Medicinal Uses.