Thanks so much for your info and showing us what grows well here in Southern Louisiana. I was looking at the charts and was going to wait till Aug but you are inspiring me to get things going sooner.
You are so welcome! It was so extremely hot! I had to pace myself and get some inside AC to cool off every so often. Thanks for checking out the video and Garden on!!
😢😂 I was just about to get jealous. This year squash vine borer has taken out every zucchini, squash and yes even my tromboncinos..three. but I read Aug is the end of their life cycle so I keep planting some every month. We're in SE Texas in Houston. Last year during drought 😂 hardly any bug prob, this year they think my garden is a All you can eat cafeteria 🎉 thank you for sharing. I like to watch vids that have almost identical weather.🙌🏽 howdy 🤠 neighbor 🖐🏽
Howdy neighbor back at you!! The SVBs were not as bad this Spring as the last few or I'm just getting a bit lucky. I did have one yellow pattypan that I pulled. I literally cut 15 grubs out of it. That was quite distressing but others have done pretty well. The Sting Bugs are horrendous this year. They are all over my tomatoes it seems. Crazy, have to be patient!!
Nice! It has been so, so hot! I hope to be planting most of these things in the next few days. I've been trying to get the beds cleared and freshened up early in the morning and late in the evenings. Almost ready for the next round of planting.
Wow!! That is some garden....and you keep it rolling. Just watched your other video on your harvest. I love the Alabama Black Eye Butterbeans. I am trying to learn some of the do's and don'ts of growing tomatoes. Some people told me I planted my tomatoes to late for my area...that it would get too hot for them to set fruit. They are nice tomato plants and most have blooms. They have almost no tomatoes on them.Temps have been hitting close to 100F during the day and over 75 at night. This is in Southeast Texas along I-10. Would you advise I remove these plants and start over planting seeds now? It is the end of June now here. Or is it possible to prune the plants back so they will sort of start over as if they were a fall crop? Thanks for your help or anyone else who would wish to chime in to help me. Jesus bless.
Have you seen a bunch of bees and other pollinators? You can self-pollinate them by plucking the flower a few time to get the pollen move around. Mine are producing fine in this supper hot weather!
Where did you get your markers? What do you use to write on them? I moved from Gretna, LA to Foley, AL in October 2022 (zone 8b). I miss Creole tomatoes so much. Thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching the video!! You can find these plant markers on Amazon (amzn.to/3plDxmQ), which is where I ordered them. A permanent marker pen comes with the order. Thanks again!
@@kimlewis5429Hi Kim, thank you for responding. Yes, I was able to find a source locally for Creole Tomato seeds. None of my tomatoes did good this year. I’m thinking about tearing them out and starting over for fall. Or cut them back and fertilize them. I’m still learning what works in Foley, AL.
2nd start of my squash and zucchini , watermelon, mini pumpkin, green beans , creole tomato, spaghetti squash, banana pepper, ..was june 15, really didn't know i could put the eggplant in now . Green ans yellow bell peppers and celebrity tomatoes still hanging in there producing. Im thinking about putting up the shade cloth early tho..i usually put it up mid August..unless there's a storm threat in the gulf.
It's actually a small garden in my backyard . Everything seems to be doing ok for now . Tomatoes finished themselves and I've cut them all out. Bell peppers and banana pepper still going strong. Mostly everything has been in small quantities.. enough for our family . The shade cloth I ordered 2 years ago from Amazon is 50 percent and it's 15x25 feet? I have a second story balcony and I attach it on the railing up there and it covers across the garden and hooks to the 4ft fence between the houses. My trees are small . I do everything small and try to save space by growing things up instead of a long the ground. It's not even square foot gardening lol it's wonky and I have flowers in-between some plants to attract pollinators. I'll be. Rearranging things over the winter and I think all of my winter crops will go in containers this year .. mostly because we don't have much "winter". 😂 It'll be easier to protect from frost while I'm rearranging. I also use a rain barrel . I have 100 gal collapsible barrel. . And update on most everything is growing , it's been raining and the poor cukes and pole beans get a beat down all this week. Lol. But they are up and vibrant the next day . Getting ready to trim off a few make squash flowers see if I can get some more female flowers to come up. Pumpkin and watermelon grows along the fence and they are absolutely going to show a growth jump after this week! I have lifted some of the fruits out of the sitting water in the low spots in the yard .
Oh .. and the eggplant hasn't been successful yet. I'll try to find a cooler spot for those, I think I had them cooking in the wrong sun .. they just about baked in the afternoon sun.
Yes, bees are the primary pollinators so that shouldn't be the problem. Have they fruited as yet? The male flowers usually come out first followed by the female. Do you have both types of flowers?
We haven't seen them come up yet! There shouldn't be any problems this time of the year as the soil is plenty warmed up. I just have to water them daily otherwise they want germinate and survive. I do sow inside for tomatoes and peppers in Jan for my early Spring March planting. We will have to see how they do. I'll keep everybody updated on how they do.
The main thing I do for direct seeding is to be sure those seed beds don't dry out - not soaking, but they'll get a bit of hand watering in the evenings, rather than just the general irrigation of the garden in general.
Thanks so much for your info and showing us what grows well here in Southern Louisiana. I was looking at the charts and was going to wait till Aug but you are inspiring me to get things going sooner.
You are so welcome! It was so extremely hot! I had to pace myself and get some inside AC to cool off every so often. Thanks for checking out the video and Garden on!!
I've got 4 different tomatoes to go in for fall, that i wanted to plant this month. Thanks for the reminder.
Sounds great!
Good job great tips and info on different veggies to plant thx for sharing enjoyed it Keep it organic Be safe
Thanks Larry!! It was extremely hot sowing these seeds but it needed done for succession sowing. Hope you are doing well and enjoying your garden!!!!
@@LouisianaSimpleLiving I am well garden is doing great We are having a Berry Explosion here Strawberry blueberry blackberry and raspberry
@@larrystone5749 Great!!
😢😂 I was just about to get jealous. This year squash vine borer has taken out every zucchini, squash and yes even my tromboncinos..three. but I read Aug is the end of their life cycle so I keep planting some every month. We're in SE Texas in Houston. Last year during drought 😂 hardly any bug prob, this year they think my garden is a All you can eat cafeteria 🎉 thank you for sharing. I like to watch vids that have almost identical weather.🙌🏽 howdy 🤠 neighbor 🖐🏽
Howdy neighbor back at you!! The SVBs were not as bad this Spring as the last few or I'm just getting a bit lucky. I did have one yellow pattypan that I pulled. I literally cut 15 grubs out of it. That was quite distressing but others have done pretty well. The Sting Bugs are horrendous this year. They are all over my tomatoes it seems. Crazy, have to be patient!!
Great video! I soak my cowpeas before planting and it cuts the germination time down by a few days.
Great tip! Cowpeas really do well here in the south and are tasty! Thanks again!!
Nice! It has been so, so hot! I hope to be planting most of these things in the next few days. I've been trying to get the beds cleared and freshened up early in the morning and late in the evenings. Almost ready for the next round of planting.
You can do it! It was so extremely hot! I had to pace myself and get some inside AC to cool off every so often. Thanks for checking out the video!!
Great video!
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!! Hope you get a bountiful late summer/fall harvest!!
Wow!! That is some garden....and you keep it rolling. Just watched your other video on your harvest. I love the Alabama Black Eye Butterbeans.
I am trying to learn some of the do's and don'ts of growing tomatoes.
Some people told me I planted my tomatoes to late for my area...that it would get too hot for them to set fruit. They are nice tomato plants and most have blooms. They have almost no tomatoes on them.Temps have been hitting close to 100F during the day and over 75 at night. This is in Southeast Texas along I-10.
Would you advise I remove these plants and start over planting seeds now? It is the end of June now here.
Or is it possible to prune the plants back so they will sort of start over as if they were a fall crop? Thanks for your help or anyone else who would wish to chime in to help me. Jesus bless.
Have you seen a bunch of bees and other pollinators? You can self-pollinate them by plucking the flower a few time to get the pollen move around. Mine are producing fine in this supper hot weather!
Lolol 🥳 like again 👍🏽
Thanks!!
Where did you get your markers? What do you use to write on them? I moved from Gretna, LA to Foley, AL in October 2022 (zone 8b). I miss Creole tomatoes so much. Thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching the video!! You can find these plant markers on Amazon (amzn.to/3plDxmQ), which is where I ordered them. A permanent marker pen comes with the order. Thanks again!
Can't you get any creole plants over there? Westbanker here.. I'll check at rose garden center see if he has any seed packs left. ..
@@kimlewis5429Hi Kim, thank you for responding. Yes, I was able to find a source locally for Creole Tomato seeds. None of my tomatoes did good this year. I’m thinking about tearing them out and starting over for fall. Or cut them back and fertilize them. I’m still learning what works in Foley, AL.
@@LouisianaSimpleLivingThank you for the source of the markers. They are pretty reasonable.
@@robintranchina6588 great!! Prune down, feed, yup doing same here! Good luck ! 🍀
2nd start of my squash and zucchini , watermelon, mini pumpkin, green beans , creole tomato, spaghetti squash, banana pepper, ..was june 15, really didn't know i could put the eggplant in now . Green ans yellow bell peppers and celebrity tomatoes still hanging in there producing. Im thinking about putting up the shade cloth early tho..i usually put it up mid August..unless there's a storm threat in the gulf.
Sounds like you got a pretty good sized garden?? How are they doing? What do you use for your shade cloth?
It's actually a small garden in my backyard . Everything seems to be doing ok for now . Tomatoes finished themselves and I've cut them all out. Bell peppers and banana pepper still going strong. Mostly everything has been in small quantities.. enough for our family . The shade cloth I ordered 2 years ago from Amazon is 50 percent and it's 15x25 feet? I have a second story balcony and I attach it on the railing up there and it covers across the garden and hooks to the 4ft fence between the houses. My trees are small . I do everything small and try to save space by growing things up instead of a long the ground. It's not even square foot gardening lol it's wonky and I have flowers in-between some plants to attract pollinators. I'll be. Rearranging things over the winter and I think all of my winter crops will go in containers this year .. mostly because we don't have much "winter". 😂 It'll be easier to protect from frost while I'm rearranging. I also use a rain barrel . I have 100 gal collapsible barrel. . And update on most everything is growing , it's been raining and the poor cukes and pole beans get a beat down all this week. Lol. But they are up and vibrant the next day . Getting ready to trim off a few make squash flowers see if I can get some more female flowers to come up. Pumpkin and watermelon grows along the fence and they are absolutely going to show a growth jump after this week! I have lifted some of the fruits out of the sitting water in the low spots in the yard .
Oh .. and the eggplant hasn't been successful yet. I'll try to find a cooler spot for those, I think I had them cooking in the wrong sun .. they just about baked in the afternoon sun.
Hey, how'd those direct seeded peppers come out?
Great!!
My zucchini plants are huge. Plenty of flowers. No fruit. I have used a phosphate fertilizer, no nitrogen but to no effect. Ideas?
Thanks for sharing! Are you seeing bees and other pollinators? This may be the issue.
@@LouisianaSimpleLiving yes loads. Do they self pollinate with bees of course,
Yes, bees are the primary pollinators so that shouldn't be the problem. Have they fruited as yet? The male flowers usually come out first followed by the female. Do you have both types of flowers?
I see you direct sow even your peppers and tomatoes. I tried direct sowing my peppers this year and nothing happened. What’s your secret?
We haven't seen them come up yet! There shouldn't be any problems this time of the year as the soil is plenty warmed up. I just have to water them daily otherwise they want germinate and survive. I do sow inside for tomatoes and peppers in Jan for my early Spring March planting. We will have to see how they do. I'll keep everybody updated on how they do.
@@LouisianaSimpleLiving thank you. I’m anxious to see if it works too
The main thing I do for direct seeding is to be sure those seed beds don't dry out - not soaking, but they'll get a bit of hand watering in the evenings, rather than just the general irrigation of the garden in general.
Excellent advice!!