8 Gardening Tips You Can Ignore
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ย. 2019
- There are some tips that gardeners can ignore. They're not backed up by research or science and can be a waste of time, energy, and money. Good gardening information is important to know. Garden smart and learn to recognize tips from other gardeners that might not be best for you and your garden. (Video #109)
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Here's a tip: if you hear or see a tip (especially about adding anything to your soil), Google the tip and add the phrase "garden myth".
Lady bugs worked for me. I mixed yeast and sugar together and painted the tree trunk where they were released to get them to stay and eat. Many laid eggs which by the end of the season gave me a hoard of them. They stayed I guess because where they were born became they're home !!
When I listen to your gardening wisdom, I am completely humbled, cognizant that I'm an absolutely clueless gardener. I need you, Gardener Scott!
In regards to your tip about overhead watering... I use to live in Kentucky and battled summer rains that would overheat and scorch plants all the time so yes, there is some truth to overhead watering during the day. I've known and witnessed large farms losing entire crops, upwards of several hundred acres, to scorching rains. It was actually best to water in the evening so the air was not as hot and the water could absorb overnight and the plants not be jeopardized with the triple digit summer sun heat. Gardening in Idaho/high altitude is much different than Southern heat with high humidity. Blessings with much love and happy gardening!!
May I add a tip for next time please? Don't buy worms. Set up your worm farm the way you want it and collect the worms all ready found in your garden. Collect them early in the morning. I live in a subtropical climate, and my worms have adapted to eating citrus. I wasted a lot of money buying worms from the internet when I had all I needed right outside. My internet worms died, but my garden thrives on local worms.
Thank you Gardener Scott for dispelling the water myth! I’ve been misting my lettuce (under shade cloth) all summer and it’s been doing great! Made note of your tree planting without compost tip. I won’t do that again!
Another nonsense recommendation is to follow the fertilizer instructions on boxes/bags. You may not need any fertilizer or your soil might be nutrient deficient. Fertilizer instructions are the same for everyone in the entire country. This. means that no matter where you live your soil needs the same nutrients? Your soil can be different than your neighbors. The first step is to have your soil tested. The test results will inform you of what fertilizers you need, if any.
If you want ladybugs in your garden, consider researching habitat preferences and planting or building something to attract them. They'll come to you, and stay
I can confirm from personal experience about the advice to NOT add sand to clay soil! I have soil that is very heavy in clay, and early in my gardening attempts, I added some sand to one of my raised beds thinking it might improve drainage. It wasn't even much sand, maybe half a bag! The raised bed at that time was at least 80% clay soil because I couldn't afford much purchased soil to amend it with. The next year, when I was redoing the layout of my garden, I dug up some the soil in that bed, and there were many clumps of hard concrete like dirt in the soil! It was awful! Just as bad as having a bunch of rocks in the bed, just totally blocked the roots wherever the clumps formed.
You should have your own show on PBS. You remind me of Bob Ross. You have a calm demeanor that lows my blood pressure while delivering excellent gardening advice.
What I like about this channel is Gardener Scott goes straight to the topic. On many channels, the topic only starts at 3/4 of the video.
Here in the New Zealand (Northern North Island) summer, the rain showers certainly can scorch leaves. I have even had brassicas (and numerous flowers) had burns and even holes burnt in them from drops left on if the sun is full strength after rain! If you are lucky enough to live somewhere with mild sunlight, you are certainly lucky. I would never recommend anyone water in the full sun. Easiest way to kill all the plants - I have killed enough in past. If I need to water in the middle of the day - sometimes newly transplanted seedlings need it, I always provide a shade cloth, or an upturned terracotta pot if it is just one or two plants.
the bob ross of gardening! great tips!!
I must say Scott I have learned more from you in 3 weeks than the previous 3 years. I wish I had found you before spending way to much and spend way to much time. Last year I followed the great tips on pepper growing and had a TOTAL crop failure. From germination to harvest. Thank you so much.
I'm totally addicted to your channel! I'm starting a veggie garden and your tips are just pure gold. Thank you for sharing all that knowledge!
I was also wondering how wild plants don't burn all their leaves after heavy rain when I first heard that watering tip.
It's okay to add sand to clay soil ONLY if you also add organic materials (compost). So if you've made the mistake of amending clay with sand already, don't freight, just add a lot of compost to fix it.
I have bought ladybugs and had great success with them. I just covered my self-watering container plants with tulle to contain the ladybugs until they chomped away all the aphids. Then I let them go back home!
I can't believe how much I'm getting into this series. Yesterday my daughter fell asleep on me and I sat there and watched for a few hours. Total treat.
It's my first time seeing one of your videos and I'm impressed.