No, it takes quite a few years to get everything done. We’ve been working on our garden areas for 3 years and we’re about 1/2 done. Then we have a Mtn side to tier and plant to hold our Mtn.
Yes. Having 2 properties, water is key. 1 property is dry and sandy with a clay base and the property where my home is, is along a river. My plants closest to the river required me to build on a base of rocks. Maybe that will help someone who has to deal with water wicking into beds and drowning plants. A layer of rock will greatly help in areas with high water levels.
I live in Central Florida and think our weather is similar. I harvested most of my broccoli over the past week. It's rated for 48 days if you want to count backwards to see when I planted. It has grown well for me the past two years. Lucky very few bugs. They seem to do best under the shade of my pecan tree which won't leaf out for awhile yet.
My biggest mistake was planting perennials in an area that has Bermuda grass. The Bermuda grass either kills off the plants or spreads into other plants around the perennials and you can't get rid of it until you dig out all the plants to dig out the Bermuda grass.
OMG, Bermuda grass. It can find its way under tarps and 4' away into your garden. It wants all that good soil you are putting in your beds. Constant struggle.
@@lynnbetts4332 didnu know the aggies did tests on it and it will easily send runners UNDER A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY...U JUST CANT EVER GET RID OF THE CRAP..EBEN SOLARIZATION JUST SLOWS ONLY
Vining grasses are the bane of my gardening existence. I have had good success with putting blackout silage tarps over it. It took me 4 years to get it all out of my tilled garden beds.
I think I've made every single mistake on this list. I know why most people in this area, south Central Mississippi, grow things that love the heat, like southern peas, butter beans, and corn. Sometimes the other plants just give up in the heat. But I'm stubborn, and am going to keep trying, lol.
Location was super important for me as stay at home mom with homeschooling kids. I needed to be able to go out to the garden but easy access keeping eye on the house. Our garden is around the side and back of our house they can open a window and easily get to me if they need to.
I'm in 8b in Texas too. Working on a shade system for my tomatoes and peppers this year. Hope it works. Hoping it also helps with the squash/stink bugs. Once they invade, I get nothing. They go after both the tomatoes and peppers.
Jalapenos love the sun the the heat stalls em..bells almost require shade...i now really push fall gardens...img my last years fall garden was awesome..i even froze a bunch of BROCCOLI..atr all cauliflower and learned ya gotta even grow the heat ones in fall...they really bolt quick
I also live in 8b area, im having a shading problem for my tiny garden. So I went crazy with seeds because I know somethings gonna die. I bought an acorn squash and saved the seeds, now Ive many seedlings. My issue is I cant dig very deep in my yard to put posts for shade. I gave up so Im trying to use sunflowers as a wall of shade. Heres hoping!
Did you made the “How to grow cool weather vegetables in hot area” video?? I live in Oklahoma and would love to hear what tips my fellow oklahomas gave you! This will be my 2nd year with a garden (raised bed). TIA!!
Does anyone know how to grow good sweet corn? Last year our plants and ears looked Great, but the kernels never formed. What am I doing wrong? Any Tips?
You need to plant a lot of corn to get good kernel formation. You can help it along by shaking the top of the plant so the pollen falls on all the ear tassels.
Does your dog do that 24/7 Seems nearly every video he's running circles around your coop...lol. Our big dog was salivation over our little chick's. My wife took a folding metal chair and bent it over his head. And he's never done that to any of our birds again. So it was very effective. Just staying.......Jeff
He only really does it when I am outside working. He wants to show me that he is working too....trying to herd the chickens. He was a rescue and I have given him a few whacks on the head for bothering other animals but he just won't learn.
@@CountryLivingExperience Collie breeds herding instinct are so engrained that they will never stop. I was lucky have a Collie that herded the chickens gently into their pen every evening and lay at the gate untill i closed it. Her BFF was a rooster named Copper.
@@Galaxy-gj9wy That's awesome. I wish mine was behaved with the chickens. He eats them if they get out of their pen. He was a rescue and I have never had the ability or time to train him.
Just moved here. Already predicting my biggest mistake will be that I can do it all this 1st year.
That happened to me too. It did help me to find what grows best here however.
No, it takes quite a few years to get everything done.
We’ve been working on our garden areas for 3 years and we’re about 1/2 done.
Then we have a Mtn side to tier and plant to hold our Mtn.
Yes. Having 2 properties, water is key. 1 property is dry and sandy with a clay base and the property where my home is, is along a river. My plants closest to the river required me to build on a base of rocks. Maybe that will help someone who has to deal with water wicking into beds and drowning plants. A layer of rock will greatly help in areas with high water levels.
I Love heirloom tomatoes and yellow cherry tomatoes.
Great information, thanks for the great tips! God bless you!
You are so welcome!
Dude, I just love your dog... so many videos and he's there circling that coop...lol.
Thank you. He is surely entertaining
I live in Central Florida and think our weather is similar. I harvested most of my broccoli over the past week. It's rated for 48 days if you want to count backwards to see when I planted. It has grown well for me the past two years. Lucky very few bugs. They seem to do best under the shade of my pecan tree which won't leaf out for awhile yet.
Awesome
My biggest mistake was planting perennials in an area that has Bermuda grass. The Bermuda grass either kills off the plants or spreads into other plants around the perennials and you can't get rid of it until you dig out all the plants to dig out the Bermuda grass.
OMG, Bermuda grass. It can find its way under tarps and 4' away into your garden. It wants all that good soil you are putting in your beds. Constant struggle.
I'm still fighting the Bermuda threat was planted by previous homeowners
I REALLY HATE BERMUDA GRASS...REALLY HATE IT.
@@lynnbetts4332 didnu know the aggies did tests on it and it will easily send runners UNDER A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY...U JUST CANT EVER GET RID OF THE CRAP..EBEN SOLARIZATION JUST SLOWS ONLY
Vining grasses are the bane of my gardening existence. I have had good success with putting blackout silage tarps over it. It took me 4 years to get it all out of my tilled garden beds.
I think I've made every single mistake on this list. I know why most people in this area, south Central Mississippi, grow things that love the heat, like southern peas, butter beans, and corn. Sometimes the other plants just give up in the heat. But I'm stubborn, and am going to keep trying, lol.
I hear that.
Location was super important for me as stay at home mom with homeschooling kids. I needed to be able to go out to the garden but easy access keeping eye on the house. Our garden is around the side and back of our house they can open a window and easily get to me if they need to.
Great stuff. Thank you 😊
My pleasure
When I have to many plants started. I give some to friends and family. Anything still leftover I sell on FB marketplace.
I'm in 8b in Texas too. Working on a shade system for my tomatoes and peppers this year. Hope it works. Hoping it also helps with the squash/stink bugs. Once they invade, I get nothing. They go after both the tomatoes and peppers.
Jalapenos love the sun the the heat stalls em..bells almost require shade...i now really push fall gardens...img my last years fall garden was awesome..i even froze a bunch of BROCCOLI..atr all cauliflower and learned ya gotta even grow the heat ones in fall...they really bolt quick
Stink bugs are certainly a pain
I also live in 8b area, im having a shading problem for my tiny garden. So I went crazy with seeds because I know somethings gonna die. I bought an acorn squash and saved the seeds, now Ive many seedlings. My issue is I cant dig very deep in my yard to put posts for shade. I gave up so Im trying to use sunflowers as a wall of shade. Heres hoping!
Lol, I'm so sorry, but I was laughing way too hard at that dog running circles behind you! 😂
I also have sandy soil. Mulch has helped, but I was picked on for wanting to overhead water by others, so thank you for justifying my instinct on that
You’re welcome. Many market gardeners use both drip and overhead.
I am near Tyler and I will try brussel sprouts, I hated them as a kid, but baked with some great seasoning or sauces, they can be excellent.
Cool
Thanks for the review.
We can’t get Brussel sprouts or Broccoli to grow to save our lives.
We have an abundance of Chard
Brussels are tough.
SPACIng is my biggest problem...every single year.
I run into that problem too
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Thank you
Wow. I didn't know parts of Texas looked like that. The first half dozen videos of yours that I watched, I assumed you were in Souther Michigan.
East Texas is very similar to Michigan. They call it the Piney Woods. Rolling hills and pine trees.
In late summer.
Wish u would of done the hot video back in december we we all orderd seeds.
Did you made the “How to grow cool weather vegetables in hot area” video??
I live in Oklahoma and would love to hear what tips my fellow oklahomas gave you! This will be my 2nd year with a garden (raised bed). TIA!!
I have not made that video yet. Maybe this summer.
What is the deal with the dog running in circles? So funny.
He is trying to herd my chickens.
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Does anyone know how to grow good sweet corn?
Last year our plants and ears looked Great, but the kernels never formed.
What am I doing wrong?
Any Tips?
You need to plant a lot of corn to get good kernel formation. You can help it along by shaking the top of the plant so the pollen falls on all the ear tassels.
@@CountryLivingExperience Thanks Eric,
I appreciate it
Dog run loop detected, reboot now?
lol
Does your dog do that 24/7 Seems nearly every video he's running circles around your coop...lol. Our big dog was salivation over our little chick's. My wife took a folding metal chair and bent it over his head. And he's never done that to any of our birds again. So it was very effective. Just staying.......Jeff
He only really does it when I am outside working. He wants to show me that he is working too....trying to herd the chickens. He was a rescue and I have given him a few whacks on the head for bothering other animals but he just won't learn.
@@CountryLivingExperience Collie breeds herding instinct are so engrained that they will never stop. I was lucky have a Collie that herded the chickens gently into their pen every evening and lay at the gate untill i closed it. Her BFF was a rooster named Copper.
@@Galaxy-gj9wy That's awesome. I wish mine was behaved with the chickens. He eats them if they get out of their pen. He was a rescue and I have never had the ability or time to train him.