Great info and visuals. Just received your new book this week, what a nice surprise. What a beautiful book, great pics and great info on pests. Such a fantastic reference guide!!!! Even though we live in a different area, I'm in a zone 3 Alberta Canada. We do have quite a few similar bugs. Thank you for this book. Greatly appreciated.
This is a great video to understand thinning , since I'm in my 2nd year of gardening. I love your book, I refer to it so often . Last year I was infested by the christolede.
I use wedding veil tulle as row covers in my bean beds because I thought floating row covers wouldn’t let enough light in. Thank you for explaining! I use floating row covers to keep my plants cool, but they are a different material. I have to tell you when I’m thinning plants, it’s difficult. Mostly because I can’t make up my mind which ones I pull. I’m worried I’ll pull out the best one, even if the plants are too close together.
Hi, Beth. You would only be able to use the row covers until your bean plants start blooming, but the covers would get them off to a nice, toasty start. Thinning used to be really tough for me, too, but you just have to go for it!
Hi Susan. Your info on row covers is so helpful. My broccoli and cabbage plants have been destroyed by cabbage moth larvae☹️. Where do you buy your tulle?
Hi, Dian. I believe this is what I bought a few years ago: www.bbcrafts.com/products/ivory-108-inch-premium-tulle-fabric-bolt-w-108-inch-l-50-yards?_pos=1&_sid=8f8e94a56&_ss=r.
Wonderful video. Thank you. I have a question about drip tape. Do you have experience with the 1/4” poly tubing with 6” emitter holes that Garden Answer uses in raised beds? I have ready access to it & wonder if it works as well as your drip tape? I’m also curious about the coverage from the drip tape/poly tubing. Does it soak the entire raised bed edge to edge if I space the lines say 3 lines in a 3’ wide bed? I tried using the 1/4” soaker hose lines a few yrs ago & didn’t feel the coverage was very good so want to try something different. Some of my crops are in rows and some are more of a square foot method. Thank you Susan for sharing your passion with us.
We’re very happy with the ¼” drip tubing with 6” emitter spacing. While the surface of the soil does not appear wet edge to edge, the water does capillary horizontally below the surface and gives good coverage. 3 or 4 rows of tubing should be adequate for a 3’ wide bed. The tubing is a lot easier to work with, compared to the drip tape. Manufacturers also make miniature sprinkler heads that operate off of ¼” low PSI tubing; we use those in our lettuce bed in addition to the drip tubing between the rows of plants.
Thank you Susan. I’m going to do the 1/4” tubing this yr then. Gardening is definitely trial & error but I sure appreciate the support of those like you who help us “error” a bit less. 😀 Happy Gardening.
Hi Susan, what’s the easiest way to get your book, I’m in BC Canada. After exchange, duty, import fees, shipping, taxes, it’s crazy! ( can’t wait until the border opens!) Thank you!
Hi, Roberta. That is something I meant to comment on in the video. Whoops! I don't transplant any of them because the thinning process is pretty hard on them. Also, it damages their root hairs so if you're thinning root crops such as carrots, it will impact their ability to develop the root we all love to munch on.
Hi there. For the hoops themselves, we don't use PVC pipe, although you certainly could. We use black poly sprinkler pipe or make hoops from sticks of EMT, which is what was on the broccoli bed.
Beautiful broccoli plants👏🏼. Nice video, Susan.
Thank you, Benni. I hope you are doing well.
Thank you Susan for the video. The garden looks great.
Thank you, Jose.
I bought your book. And, I love it.
Great pictures and it is wonderfully divided into areas of interest.
Thank you !
Thank you, Kenneth. I'm so glad you like it!
Susan, You sure do LOVE what You do & it sure does show! Thanks for sharing all Your knowledge and passion. I'm looking forward to Your book!😎
Thank you, Darcy!
When I was a kid I spent many hours out in the field thinning sugar beets. Mom always saved some for cooking. Boy were they sweet!
They are amazing!
Great info and visuals. Just received your new book this week, what a nice surprise.
What a beautiful book, great pics and great info on pests. Such a fantastic reference guide!!!!
Even though we live in a different area, I'm in a zone 3 Alberta Canada. We do have quite a few similar bugs.
Thank you for this book. Greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Diane. I'm so glad you are enjoying my book!
Very helpful, Susan, and I appreciate how you demonstrate everything.
I bought your book off amazon and I love it thank you very much 👩🏻🌾👩🏻🌾👩🏻🌾👩🏻🌾👩🏻🌾
Awesome! Thank you!
Great help! Thank you!
I love beet greens with garlic
Yummmmmmmmmm!
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This is a great video to understand thinning , since I'm in my 2nd year of gardening. I love your book, I refer to it so often . Last year I was infested by the christolede.
Glad it was helpful! And so glad you love my book!
I use wedding veil tulle as row covers in my bean beds because I thought floating row covers wouldn’t let enough light in. Thank you for explaining! I use floating row covers to keep my plants cool, but they are a different material.
I have to tell you when I’m thinning plants, it’s difficult. Mostly because I can’t make up my mind which ones I pull. I’m worried I’ll pull out the best one, even if the plants are too close together.
Hi, Beth. You would only be able to use the row covers until your bean plants start blooming, but the covers would get them off to a nice, toasty start. Thinning used to be really tough for me, too, but you just have to go for it!
Have you ever tried the Charles Dowding (England) method of planting multiple seeds in each seed pack or letting 3-4 plants to grow in a clump?
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I haven't yet but I'm a huge fan of his!
I am growing beets and turnips as multi-sown plantings this year and it’s going well so far! I’m excited to see how it turns out for harvest time.
@@Chet_Thornbushel That is awesome!
Hi Susan. Your info on row covers is so helpful. My broccoli and cabbage plants have been destroyed by cabbage moth larvae☹️. Where do you buy your tulle?
Hi, Dian. I believe this is what I bought a few years ago: www.bbcrafts.com/products/ivory-108-inch-premium-tulle-fabric-bolt-w-108-inch-l-50-yards?_pos=1&_sid=8f8e94a56&_ss=r.
Wonderful video. Thank you.
I have a question about drip tape. Do you have experience with the 1/4” poly tubing with 6” emitter holes that Garden Answer uses in raised beds? I have ready access to it & wonder if it works as well as your drip tape? I’m also curious about the coverage from the drip tape/poly tubing. Does it soak the entire raised bed edge to edge if I space the lines say 3 lines in a 3’ wide bed? I tried using the 1/4” soaker hose lines a few yrs ago & didn’t feel the coverage was very good so want to try something different. Some of my crops are in rows and some are more of a square foot method.
Thank you Susan for sharing your passion with us.
We’re very happy with the ¼” drip tubing with 6” emitter spacing. While the surface of the soil does not appear wet edge to edge, the water does capillary horizontally below the surface and gives good coverage. 3 or 4 rows of tubing should be adequate for a 3’ wide bed. The tubing is a lot easier to work with, compared to the drip tape. Manufacturers also make miniature sprinkler heads that operate off of ¼” low PSI tubing; we use those in our lettuce bed in addition to the drip tubing between the rows of plants.
Thank you Susan. I’m going to do the 1/4” tubing this yr then. Gardening is definitely trial & error but I sure appreciate the support of those like you who help us “error” a bit less. 😀 Happy Gardening.
Hi Susan, what’s the easiest way to get your book, I’m in BC Canada. After exchange, duty, import fees, shipping, taxes, it’s crazy! ( can’t wait until the border opens!) Thank you!
Hi, Toni. You can purchase it through Amazon.ca. I know what you mean about all of the fees!
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Do you ever transplant your thinnings?
Hi, Roberta. That is something I meant to comment on in the video. Whoops! I don't transplant any of them because the thinning process is pretty hard on them. Also, it damages their root hairs so if you're thinning root crops such as carrots, it will impact their ability to develop the root we all love to munch on.
What weight pvc pipe do you use for the hoops under the row-cover?
Hi there. For the hoops themselves, we don't use PVC pipe, although you certainly could. We use black poly sprinkler pipe or make hoops from sticks of EMT, which is what was on the broccoli bed.