How I Fertilize Flowers and Vegetables! 🌿🌺💦// Garden Answer
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Laura, how does it feel to be a part of so many people's' daily morning ritual?! Kind of scary? Haha. Thank you for this one. I need to add fertilization to my routine! You have been a HUGE influence in my life and helped me stay positive and happy while the world around us is so unstable. Great job!
I start every morning with coffee and Laura.
Same! Occasionally I'm late to a video and watch it without my morning coffee, it feels so weird!
RIGHT!! 😂😂 Every morning before work, I watch Laura’s latest video while I drink my coffee ☕️ Glad to see there are many others that do the same!!
Amen to this! I get on every morning and I love your positivity Laura and how this channel is an escape from all the negativity in the world!
Me too! The days just isnt right unless Ive watched garden answer in the morning with my coffee!!! Haha and then I get up and garden or plot a new gardening project 😂
My daughter sent me this text - a conversation between my son in law and my 10 year old grandson - “Dan: Jake you need to water your tomato plants too. Jake: No Dad, Laura told me not to. Dan: Who’s Laura?! Jake: Grandma’s Laura! 😂. “ As you can see you are a HUGE influence on not only me but my whole family. Thank you for being in our lives💕
Growing plants have been therapeutic for my soul especially when staying home all day due to lockdown...
Same!! Its definitely therapy for me!
Same here
Me too! Whenever I felt anxious I ran outside and did something in the garden.
I've always said that working in my yard and gardening are the best physical and psycho therapies I know of.. plus the extra vitamin D helps keep away the dullsies... SAD is a real thing to me and more than 2 days inside is way too much.... don't even have to go to the gym now either... saving monies all the way around... home grown veggies and fruits much better than store bought...got my love of gardening from my mom and grandmother, and glad to say both my girls now enjoy it as well.... pass it on...
In my somewhat rural area, I’ve found the best prices on Espoma fertilizers at local feed/Agway stores. They can order anything I need.
I’m one of your new subs and I’m having great time during lockdown watching all your videos, best wishes to you and your family and thanx for all your videos🇮🇪😊 all the way from Ireland
me too..hi😉
im from Malaysian🇲🇾..
and very best wishes for u too..
i like her eyes..its so beautyfull
because she look the plant and flowers from the eyes thru her heart♥️.
Very helpful! I was one of those “well I watered it” people! Until I started watching your channel, thank you!
me too!
Lol. Same!
Haha!
Wow, i didn’t see this video before...thank you so much, I learned a lot. I enjoy all ur videos
@@sarahwoodhead1209 Petunias need deadheading all the time but you should cut a bit of the stem under the spent flower. That will help them
be strong enough to continue making flowers.
Laura, you've inspired me so much. My garden has NEVER looked better.
Same here! Thanks Laura!
Me too. Thanks 😊.
Mine as well. 🙌
My garden as well, lots of great advice and knowledge!!
Laura, help! I can’t find any Espoma “tone” products in Canada and they are insanely expensive on Amazon. Any suggestions?
This is great, I am hoping you will do a follow up video on perennial fertilization...any chance we might see that next? Thank you!
Suburban oasis In the description she linked a bunch of video’s...watch the Spring Fertilizing one, it addresses the perennials🌸
Sheila 24 Thanks! I was looking for that, too, but ‘perennials’ isn’t in any of the titles.
Watch her video titled “Spring fertilizing”
Ah, the sweet smell of success! Gotta say it took a few plantings to get used to the smell however just seeing everything thrive makes it so worth it.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I’m so glad to hear that your channel is continuing to grow and to be so successful! I’ve been playing in the dirt on a personal and professional level for many years and I still pick up little nuggets of knowledge from your videos. You’re so talented and inspiring! Thanks for all you do!!!
I have learned so much from you! I always watch with my coffee and my garden notebook. 😀
I'm disabled, not getting around well, I turned to containers. I grow everything. It's all beautiful, thank you so much for helping me.
Hi Laura, very nice and informative videos, thanks for that. Just have a question do you know any product equvalent to your blue espoma tone with mycorhyziea in it for European viewers of yours. I'm guessing espoma is in US only?!
I think I'd have better luck finding an actual unicorn than finding Biotone anywhere in TN. :/
I've been searching for that product for 4 years now.
Have you tried the retail locator on Espoma's website?
It's evening in my country so now days everyday I get your videos probably at 5:01 or 5:06 so today as other days also was waiting for your video but did not got your video's notif so I exhaled and thought myb today she is busy so have to wait for tomorrow and within few hours here is your video!
Really ma'am you are amazing. It has been 3 years I following you.. God bless you ma'am ❤❤
Yeah, they usually drop their videos at 7 am (U.S. Eastern time zone) and this one dropped two hours later than normal. I wonder if they're experimenting with different times on different days or if this was on oversight/error/one-offer.
I'm interested in all things about how TH-cam channels work; not just the content of the channel.
@@Bamboo4U2 Wow that's owsm. 😊
I just add a good slow release that feeds for 6 months and be done with it.
How do you fertilize annual plants that are grown for their foliage such as coleus, licorice plant, Dusty Miller, etc.? Doesn’t seem like fertilizers for flowers would necessarily be appropriate.
Yes, very helpful. Thanks for the review again. I guess I didn’t realize PWs was not organic. But like you, I agree it’s not as important to me for flowers. Edibles, yes. And pest control, yes I want organic. Great video. Thanks so much. 👏🏻💕👏🏻
I'm so thankful for you! Please, though... don't burn yourself out... I LOVE seeing your videos each day and am so happy to see that your channel is growing so much, but I pray you don't wear yourself out by producing so many videos each week. ❤ You're such a gift, Laura!
Do you have hired help? I get tired just listening to your routine. Granted I’m considerably older than you kids are. But do you get to do anything but garden?
For some reason this video posted 2 hours later than normal I was getting nervous lol😄.
Laura and Aaron, congratulations on those incredible sub numbers! Thank you for giving us the tools we need to be successful!
It is amazing what you can create on TH-cam. What is that, the "smell of success"?!?
Great content! It’s funny how the videos you post sometimes answer a question I had been recently pondering lol. This was very informative and helpful! I was at Gardener’s Supply yesterday (I live in walking distance of the Intervale) and I was overwhelmed by the fertilizer options, I wish I had seen this before haha!
Hello! Awesome video as always. Anyways, I got squirrels eating my strawberries in my vegetable garden just worried about what they would do to my other plants that haven’t produced yet. What would I be able to do to deter them away?
Your take please on fish emulsion as a fertilizer.
my first year gardening, using fish liquid that it is only 5.1.1. i have lots of green, but not many flowers, so this video is useful for me to see a need for more than just the biotone starter.
I use it all the time.
I brought a bag of plant tone an bulb tone yesterday an she is right they have a strong oder like poop to them
i am using up the old fertilizers i've had in my stash, and completely switching to espoma and proven winners products.. when i started using the Biotone in my garden, it became a game-changer... it is rare that i lose a plant these days during the initial planting phase, and i'm now a loyal customer... PW plants have proven their quality to me time and time again, as well.. and even tho i can't get them as often as i'd like, i purchase them when i see them and even order online (gotta have some limoncellos!) so feel like their products will be the same high quality (and i trust your advice!) ... you have taught me so much more about gardening in general; not just about plants, but maintenance and care of them as well... thanks for the video!!
Amazing info hun! I have a question that may sound kinda silly, but I'm newer to growing veggies and wondered if it's possible to use an all purpose plant fertilizer in a pinch if you don't have veggie specific stuff?
Plants Pots & What-Nots Same here! I had an extra bag of plant tone and that’s what my veggies got
When it comes to organic no matter what and how you do it you'll never get as much and beautiful flowering like you see at nurseries. Do what you will with that gardening tip.
I live in Florida Palm Beach county... I have never seen Biotone starter.. I usually see the tomato and garden tone.. well I barely see espoma product especially at home depot.. even Lowes..
ohhh yes. the "sweet" smell of success 😂🥰 totally worth it!
omg I just used the Repells all (that she talks about) for chipmunks. Wow that stuff is stinky!
Congratulations on the growth of your channel. I tell everyone about your channel and how much I love all the information you share and that I adore you, Aaron and Benjamin.
Hi Laura. Im from Canada and having espoma brand shipped to me is outrageously costly. I would love to hear what your recommendation would be for canadian fertilizer brand! Thanks in advance!
KinGyo Haven I think there are lots of us Canadians on here so I hope she responds but I use liquid Promix Root Booster like she uses Biotone and it’s been amazing. It has similar properties but isn’t organic unfortunately. It says it has a high phosphorus formula with 2 hormones to prevent transplant shock and promote root growth. It’s sold at Canadian Tire but it was the local greenhouses that recommend it to me. Not terribly expensive, lasts a while. Needs to be reapplied though until plant is established
I used the Bio-tone on my containers this year and WOW! I have never had such happy plants so soon after planting. Thank you for sharing Espoma products with us, I’m a convert!
What store did you buy it at
Side dress once or twice a month? What do you mean by a season - the whole lifecycle?
So where does the Plant Tone fall? I have had to use that in place of Starter bcz I am having a hard time finding a large bag of Starter. I spoke to your dad at the garden center and he said that either or is great to use when planting. So I came home with a big bag of Plant Tone 😉 I think it works great!
I also use Plant Tone to fertilize my shrubs and perennials in the spring. It's good stuff!
BioTone is starter fertilizer that helps plants root in. Plant Tone is an all purpose fertilizer. I use BioTone when I plant anything, then a couple months later, spread some Plant Tone on the top of the soil and work it in.
I’m in the same boat. I can’t get Biotone anywhere. I had plant tone so that should be good enough.
Will you please do a video where you make all the cocktails using ingredients from the cocktail garden that you created? Maybe even slip in a lemon drop? I'm pregnant, so I need to live vicariously. Lemon drops are my jam. 🍋
How do you fertilize your strawberries?
I live 5 minutes from Gardener's Supply Co. But, having a difficult time finding PW continuous release and water soluble plant food. The cost of shipping is more than the products at the PW site. Any other suggestions? Thanks.
I just started gardening and your my favorite channel ! Your the best ! I love watching your playlists for information! Thank you and good job !
Plz plz do a video about curry leaf plant growing 💜
Living in Las Vegas, Nevada, I haven’t found Espinosa products or too many proven winners plants. We have Star Nursery and Moon Valley which both have their own Southwest fertilizers. I was going to fertilize every 2 weeks but sounds like I should do monthly! I’m having problems with bloom end rot and have used several home made remedies. Over 1 week I tried from the refrigerator, First plain milk, freeze dried milk, and egg shell powder and lastly egg shells. The layered strategy appears to have worked as new fruit does not have the problem. Thanks for the videos! Where’s Russell???
Thank you so much I live in Trinidad so I think I’m a zone 10 I have been following you for the past two years and you have inspired me immensely I have learnt so much again thank you God bless you
Hi Laura a great and useful a d interesting and helpful video today and l am Glad your channel is doing so well. just goes to show what a great and interesting and helpful and inspiring person you are Laura and not forgetting Aaron
Thank you so much for this! I was always told I would "burn the roots" if I doubled up on fertilizer but this process is easy to understand and easy to do!
Today’s and yesterday’s videos were helpful. However, in these difficult times I need to see pretty flowers and vegetables to reduce stress and make me feel happy and hopeful. Yesterday I watched you kill a tree, today I saw you explain plastic bags of fertilizer. Ive had two days in a row without plant porn! This would have been a better video if you combined it with a flowerbed update. You garden videos have become an important and soothing part of our collective mental health
I use Espoma Plant Tone when I first put anything in the ground and the Espoma Grow, it’s a liquid once a week on all my vegetables. Should I also be using an extended release fertilizer on my vegetables one more time in the season?
Do you ever use coffee grounds, egg shells... any of the "old wives tale" remedies?
If you're gonna go through the trouble of saving that stuff, why not start a compost pile? You've got the nitrogen; now just add your shredded junk mail (carbon).
Just an idea.
I would like to know this, too! In the past I've gone to Starbucks and brought home a big bag of their used coffee grounds and side-dressed all my edibles. They loved it! Nowadays I just dump my home-brewed coffee grounds into the compost pile, which I add to my raised beds at the start of the season.
@@Bamboo4U2 I usually throw it out... it was why I asked the question.. but thanks
I distribute coffee grounds in the garden and give eggshells to the birds in the flat feeder. The blue jays really scarf down the eggshells. I learned this from "Lesley the Bird Nerd" on TH-cam
@@sherrihurst3142 ha! Gotcha.
Thank you so much for doing this video. This is my first year of using fertilizers in my garden and I have seen some pretty dramatic results. Thank you for being a great resource for all of us!
I needed this so much! Thank you!
Perfect timing!! I was just about to go out and fertilize my annuals and I got the notification of your video. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. 💚😄
Laura i love your chanel i have learned so much from you, I have just finished irrigation in beds, cointaners, shrubs and new trees I am doing it an hour every other day is it to much please help ...I am not sure thanks for your help
I’ve been wishing you would make a video just like this! Thank you so much!
Sorry Laura, blossom end rot specifically in tomatoes?
As a Canadian it’s not easy to get these products here. I hope espoma will grow into our market. I have looked for products with similar ingredients but can’t find a weekly fertilizer with chelated iron so I use my standards- I have one that’s organic and one that’s not. I also use root boost which is a liquid starter fertlizer sold here in our greenhouses on everything now, including my annuals. It’s made a big difference and it’s because of your use of the bio tone that I did that. I ordered a bag of biotone last year on amazon and it cost a fortune but wow the results were amazing so I hope Canadian tire picks it up! Hint hint. Thanks for always explaining what you do and why.
I live in the Treasure Valley and I'm having the worst year ever with ants in my pots and garden and the fungus gnats in my pots are just horrible. These are edibles growing and I'm trying to control them organically. I've tried the organic bug spray, cinnamon and cayenne powder sprinkled in but nothing is working. Laura what can I do to control this?
Wait. Are you saying cinnamon DIDN'T repel the ants? I've never seen them not instantly repelled by cinnamon.
@@Bamboo4U2 no it didn't unfortunately and I dumped a bunch in those areas more than once.
Incidentally, I have found that time release fertilizer acts as a repellant for armadillos maybe because it burns their sensitive noses when they try to dig.
wish we could buy the Espoma in Canada..
trying to find something comparable
I feel like the sound of the bag is therapeutic to me now, cause Im so used to hearing it when you are planting all your beautiful things! Question: for perennials, shrubs, and/or roses, I know you fertilize early in the spring and then should do once over the season, and I thought that time was best done in June?? Should we be fertilizing all the things again now? Thank you!
Laura, I LOVE ❤️ your channel. For me, you have taken gardening and made it user friendly and not snobby and unapproachable. You (your channel) give me courage with my planting ideas, my choices and my plants are doing beautifully 😃, THANK YOU !!!!!!!!
I just purchased the, POW WOW Echinacea, the white Echinacea that you planted in you moon garden: my question is, can I fertilize the echinacea with the proven winners plant food?
Again, THANK YOU 🥰😃to both you and Aron!!!!!!
Sophia
If it's a perennial, this video did NOT cover them. Perennial fertilizing is much different and much more infrequent.
...I planted alstroemeria from Proven Winners and thanks to you,I included bio-tone in the hole. Thank you. Be well!
If a person forgets if they have fertilized their onions, would it hurt to fertilize them again if said person is using Gardentone both (or one?) times? Asking for a friend.🤣 Thank you for any help in said situation.❤
Thank you! So helpful. I’m always wondering how much of the liquid fertilizer to add to my containers and now I know! 🤗
I have started using Espoma biotone and planttone to my garden this year and my plants are doing so well. I've learned by watching your channel.. Thank you.
I was too eager and planted my containers before the chance of frost was over. Before I started watching your channel I would have been devastated but this year I realize I can just re plant. I have purchased fertilizer and really enjoyed this episode.
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I love using Espoma products but my dogs are heavily attracted to it.
Mine too! I think it’s the bloodmeal and bonemeal. I’d love some recommendations for good products without those ingredients.
My dog eats the organic granules as well- real nuisance as I preferre organic products. He also eats my grasses.!! Love him anyway 😍🇬🇧
Mine too. They will dig again and again until they’ve gotten it all.
Mine too, will just eat the dirt
same. they follow me around when i have that bag.
Thanks for all your wonderful information. I have followed you for three years and think you are an amazing young woman. Hope your family is doing well. Stay safe 🙏
Laura, you are so inspiring! My plants look better than ever this season because I have learned so much from your videos. I have a couple of questions: Is it possible to use too much fertilizer and if so how would I know? What would over fertilized plants look like? How do I keep my container annuals looking good all summer? As we are getting into the hot, hot, humid time of the season my flowers tend to “poop out”. Should I be cutting them back? What should I do? Does your advice for weekly feeding of annuals apply to blooming perennials (like coral bells)? Thanks so much. Keep up the good work!
Organic fertilizers need to be broken down by microbes and other life in your soil, so its pretty difficult to "burn" plants with organic granular fertilizers. I usually scale down from what the directions suggest, especially since i fertilize regularly throughout the spring/summer. Good luck with heat - its hot here too!
Awesome video. Great learning session. QUESTION: What do you apply to your lawn. I use Espoma Lawn in the Fall/Winter, but what is your go to for the summer?
Lin Casteel-Butler She linked a video on how they do lawn care that might be helpful
I'm a beginner in Atlanta, (zone 7, hot & humid through the summer). Most of my flowers are in containers and the potting soil I am using says it contains a fertilizer in it that feeds for 6 months. Do I need to fertilize on top of this? I'm afraid of burning my plants. Thanks for all your great advice. I love your channel and my new hobby!!
Congrats and welcome to the gardening fam! 🌱 I'd be skeptical about a 6 mo claim on a fertilizer. I think you can certainly add a low NPK organic fertilizer without worrying about burning your plants, like a 3-3-3 or a 2-4-2. I talk about this more in depth if you're interested in watching: th-cam.com/video/GfJk8XJYbH8/w-d-xo.html
I have watched your videos for two years. I have been missing these kinds of videos, because I am still new just started gardening when I started watching you. I’ve had these kinds question this year and you answer questions I’ve been asking myself. Thank you so much for taking the time now that you’re growing to teach us I am a visual learner and I have learned so much from you!!! bless you and your family.
Eggshells, bananapeals and aloeverapieces, mix it with water, let it composte and give this to your plants. They Will bloom like never before. 💐
worms love eggshells and bananas, too!
Hi Laura, I’m so pleased your channel is doing so well. I’ve been with you a long time and never get tired of the content - even if you’ve touched on the subject before. For me, it highlights what I need to be doing and gives me the gentle reminder of what to do when. I am really loving my gardening and like so many others you’ve inspired, my garden hasn’t looked better. Thank you 😊
Ok does anyone know if you can get any product that will be as good as espoma products in Canada? Especially one that is comparable to bio tone starter + ? 🙏🏼
I wonder if you reached out to Espoma. Industries usually have a knowledge of these things in other markets.
I cant find Bio starter only plantone. Could I use plantone on plants and veggies
Hey Laura, do you also use Garden Tone on your corn?
I had a few questions on these products and you answered them. Thank you.
Ahhhh. The smell of success. Lol This is true and so worth it. Thanks for introducing me to Bio-tone. I recommend the brand and your channel to anyone who will listen. Thank you and yours on letting us in on all the gardening adventures.
Thanks, Laura!
I hope this question isn't out of place in the comments for this video (I'm not sure where else to post it). I was pulling weeds the other day and realized that, as a new gardener, I have no idea if there is a proper way or time to pull weeds if doing it by hand. You've mentioned you do it weekly -- do you wait for them to reach a particular size, do you use any hand tools, dig the taproots out (if present) or only tear the foliage off above soil-level for those with deep roots? Thanks so much, I really enjoy your channel! :)
I was just wondering the other day how you fertilize your garden throughout the growing season harvesting and then you uploaded this video! Thank you!
She has a few. Go to the search on her pg. Then type in what you're looking for. The videos will show.
Ma'am you said that slow release fertiliser which you use before planting summer flowering plants, heated up the plants.. What is it meant by? Does it form heat in rhizosphere to stimulate plants growth?
Just wondering...can I use flower fertilizer on vegetables and vegetable fertilizer on flowers or will it kill my plants?
yeah, its all the same N-P-K...your tomatoes and cucumbers can't tell the difference.
Thank you!! I bought the PW this year and my flowers are awesome..
Once again great video!!! I have learned a lot watching your videos and thank you for that. What kind of fertilizer would you recommend for patio planter or hanging baskets with edibles?
Love your videos! This is so helpful. I was also wondering how you treat your beautiful yards. I have a small yard and want to treat it safely as I have two little dogs. Any advice? 😊
QUESTION: I’ve been loading up my baskets since watching you Laura and now I’m concerned I may have gone overboard. If I continue to feed and water 12” hanging baskets (8” deep) will they survive being crowded? Will a smaller root system support a big plant if it’s given a buffet?
Can you please do an in-depth tutorial on your water tank?? I’m an urban gardening in Los angeles and I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to water my 700 square foot garden! Thanks
She did one. If you can't find it, reply back and one of us will dig it up for you.
I have never seen Bio Tone in any of the Garden Centers or Nurseries I frequent, only Plant Tone , Garden Tone and specific ones like Rose and Holly Tone. I picked up some Plant Tone and adding it to everything I plant , was that a good decision?
I love the smell of fertilizer! 🙋♀️
I used the garden tone for my vegetable garden and my husky went crazy and somehow got in my garden and ate all the vegetables so I started again and I just worked in the potting mix and planted but when I used the garden tone as a feeder for the garden and she got in again?
Why does my dog go crazy with the garden tone smell?
Please help 😩
Not sure the exact ingredients on the garden tone, but if there's a manure (or "gauno"), maybe she's attracted to the smell in the same way some dogs eat other dogs...you know...What I'd recommend is working the fertilizer into the top couple inches of soil, and watering immediately after spreading. Both ideas should help reduce the smell. #GoHuskies
This year I have committed to doing water soluble fertilizer each week.... so far so good! In my small garden it only takes a 1/2 hour, and I'm super happy with the results! I used up the remaining MG fertilizer that I had and tomorrow I'll open up the Proven Winners fertilizer that just arrived. I'm excited to see the results!! ( Biotone: "Smells like Success," I agree!!)
Yeah, I don't mind the smell of Bio-Tone.
How can you tell you've over fertilize your plants. Is it the same response to under fertilize your plants?
I would love to know that too as a lot of mine die due to liquid fertilizing
Love your videos! I’ve been watching them religiously! ❤️ can you clarify for me- the slow release water soluble fertilizer you are talking about in the video should only be use on annuals, correct? What happens if you use them on your perennials too?
The slow-release fertilizer is not a liquid. It's the pebble-like granular stuff. It's heat-activated so watering isn't necessary. You should probably rewatch the video.
Jake Jones Thats not even what I asked...Reread my question. I asked what the reasoning is behind why they can only be used on annuals versus perennials
What about strawberries during the growing season? I have lots of foliage but not many berries.
yeah, my strawberries go wild after fertilizer...you're right, there's a lot of foliage too but fertilizer certainly helps, and helps them grow bigger 🍓
This is the perfect pandemic gardening channel. Victory gardens!
When you put out your galvanized planter planting video I loved it so much I basically went out immediately and bought almost all the same plants and planted my own large galvanized planter that I have in my backyard. Mine still looks almost exactly the same as it did the day I planted it sadly while yours is giant and lush. I live in Western Oregon and it definitely shows me the difference in growing seasons where we have had basically no sun and are continuing to have daily rain the entire time. I see all these videos from people who live in more sunny climates who already have so many things blooming in their yard. My flower garden is only the beginning stages of putting on growth and not many flowers...that all starts to happen in July here and then sadly comes to a fast close sometime in September when the overcast and rain come back. I've definitely learned more from your channel channel about incorporating fall and winter interest. I am makingan effort to do that this year since we have such a short growing season in Portland.
I just can’t believe you’re still fertilizing everything individually! That has got to be exhausting! This year I upgraded to a fertilizer injector that I can use through the drip system, and it has made a huge difference. It’s so much easier and it actually gets done! Once a week I go dump the right amount of water soluble fertilizer into the injector tank, and it gets mixed in and delivered with the next drip cycle or two. As the tank empties, it reverts to plain water, and I don’t have to mess with it again until the next week.
What's the brand name? I only ask because Laura tried one of those and she couldn't get it to work well with her drip irrigation.
Jake Jones I use a Chapin system with quick connects attached so it’s easy to move from zone to zone if necessary, but there are many different styles and functions to meet any need. It’s absolutely a game changer to be able to fertilize so easily. It took about half an hour to read the directions and get it set up. www.amazon.com/dp/B07HR72KZB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_m1V5EbPV0BF3M