Mexican sunflower is a heat loving plant that is a nectar source for migrating monarch butterflies in September and other pollinators. Maybe give it a try. 🦋🐛🐝🌻
You can freeze your cilantro. My favorite way to do it is harvest it all when it's starting to bolt in late spring, chop it all up real good, squeeze a whole bunch of fresh limes or lemons or both, mix the cilantro in with the citrus and fill ice cube trays with it. When frozen take out of the ice cube trays and store in ziploc bags in your freezer. When you are ready to make salsa, pico de gallo, guacamole, whatever, take out however many cubes you need. It's a game changer.
@Lowcountry Gard. Does it still have a cilantro flavor? Does the limes or lemons preserve that flavor? I will have to try this because my cilantro is starting to bolt. Thanks for sharing.
It just KILLS ME when you say “We’ll just be planting this out in April”. April?????!!!! I can’t even wrap my head around that. Where I live (southern Alberta), I don’t plant my garden until the middle of June, unless we have an exceptional spring. In which case, we might get some stuff in on May Long weekend. I am very jealous!
Tarragon is a perennial so if you put it in a planter or pot, you won't have to plant it again. I did discover the variety I like for seafood and other dishes are not the seeds commonly sold. I had to buy a plant a few years ago.
Celery LOVES water. When I lived in Sanford, FL, I learned that they used to be a major producer of celery and is even called "Celery City." Lots of wet land there. When I try planting celery, I'll definitely plant it in the same plot as something like onions that needs a lot of water.
I've have 35 type of tomatoes and not planning on the 2 you picked but that's fair play so I have a chance like everyone else, Had I've prepared 3 months ago I would enjoy to complete with the world.... I'm planting my trays planning tomorrow and just don't have time to order more seeds Yeah let's have a repeat next season, Big Brandi I would suggest as they are said to be big and taste. Thanks
I ordered Big Zac and Kellogg's Breakfast seeds last night after the show from Seeds 'n Such. Got an email notice this morning that they're in the mail. You've got time. This is all about bragging rights. "Nobody ever said it was going to be easy out here in the West".... John Wayne.
The changing of water wands got me all messed up. Although I love the Dramm pro wand over the consumer grade, I didn't realize just how much more water it was delivering.
We use ProMix BX as our seed starting mix. The best way for us to cool it is to have roll up sides. We don't have a fan or AC in ours, just the roll up sides which allow us to control the temp pretty easily.
You are an inspiration! I’m about 2-3 months behind, and I’m slowed by bad knees and shoulders, but I’m gonna enter my Kellogg’s breakfast ‘mater ….. after I set up my seed starting shelves and lights & start my seedlings! Yup, 3 months behind. Lol!!! But (God willing) I’m gonna send in an entry! Thanks for your contagious happy attitude!!! Bless you all!
Hi Travis. I had leaf-footed bugs get on my tomatoes, eggplant, and okra last year. What is your advice on controlling them organically (or as organically as possible)? Thanks so much for all of your videos.
We started using an organic pesticide called "Azera" this past fall and it has worked very well. I haven't tried it on leaf-footed bugs yet, but it is labeled for it. Azera is a little pricey, but it works much better than other organic options we've tried. As a result, you don't have to apply it as frequently and thus the higher cost is balanced by reduced usage.
No need to thin out oregano. It really doesn't mind. And careful letting it go to seed. It spreads like whoa! Gonna try the tomatoe contest. Wondering if grafting onto rootstock is allowed? This will be my 1st year to try grafting cherry and beefsteak type tomatoes.
I may have to make another seedsnsuch order.....hmmmm, I don't do facebook or instagram though, we'll see. Either way, keep up the awesome work sir! Celery is pretty tough stuff once it gets going, I wouldn't worry about frost too much. Get yourself some rosemary. It's a great herb to cook with and it's a good pest deterrent. Tough one to germinate though.
We had a big rosemary bush at one point in time, but it got too big. Now we have it in a pot by the house. Much more manageable there. I've found they're easy to grow from cuttings, but you're right about the seeds being tough to germinate.
Watching Lazy Dog Farm sure made a nice change from the news! It’s great to see all the plants getting ready to go out! My sage plant must be five or six years old now, I just give it a good pruning in the spring. You should try some French Tarragon too, it has such a nice flavour but unfortunately it only comes true from cuttings. Flat leaf parsley is a nice herb for the kitchen, I can’t remember if you are growing some or not. Klaus
@@LazyDogFarm yes absolutely! Helps make your onions sweeter. Plus you get some amazing bedtime tea. If you’re fancy, you can bury some cow horns full of chamomile, to make fertilizer.
In one of your videos, I think you were in the green house, I saw some huge white plant stakes laying on the table or something. They would be used to prolly mark plants in the ground, or in really big containers. I need some of those, and I was wondering where you got them from?
@@LazyDogFarm I ordered these and they were AWESOME! Heck, I can see what I planted from the kitchen window practically, these babies are huge. Ive got to get me another order of them LOL
Looks like you're off to a great start, I'm zone 6 so I'm not nearly as far along as you are. We still have melting snow on the ground but it won't be long.
Just started growing from seed is Stevia, Globe Basil and Tarragon, and also bought last month is Elderberry cuttings from Etsy already have leaves in the rooted cutting for over a month now.
I still haven't figured out if chiltepin and chile pequin are the same variety or not, they look the same to me, but I don't know. I have wild chile pequin pepper plants that survive along my fence lines through the summers without being watered in south central Texas. We get very little summer rain here. Maybe try planting those chiltepin seeds again and keep them in warm conditions. I am going to take a chance at putting some heirloom tomatoes in the garden today because the ten day forecast looks acceptable. (zone 8B) I usually wait until the middle of March, but my season is short, so any advantage helps. I'm not entering the tomato contest since I already have 12 varieties and limited space. I don't like borage, it attracts squash vine borers and never withstands the Texas heat. It's not worth eating either IMO. It does taste a little like cucumber but the texture is nasty. Thanks for the videos.
Travis, in case you or anyone wants to watch Mardi Gras parades tonight (7 pm central time- two parades!) And tomorrow from about 8 to 9 am thru maybe noon, all live! Watch the TH-cam channel for WWLTV now. It’s good to cheer one up - tomorrow earlier is also fun looking at maskers. If it is contrary to ones personal beliefs to see people on the slightly nutty side, this will not be your thing. But don’t worry! It’s not contagious! Happy Mardi Gras! (Blessed Lent)
I'm not sure if Agrothrive can ship to Canada. You can still play, but don't know if they can get the prizes up there without ridiculous shipping charges.
Looking good in the greenhouse Travis, sorry to see some cuttings don’t look like they will take. You could pop those Turmeric left overs in a couple of pots.
Like a million other gardeners, I always imagine that I'm pretty hot stuff at growing tomatoes, so count me in. Already have thirteen varieties slotted for this season but I guess I'll have to shoehorn in a couple more. Seeds 'n Such carries both Big Zac and Kellogg's Breakfast. Play hard but play fair. I see that the cat made four photo bombs.
For herbs, you need some thyme to go with the oregano and basil. My favorites are English and lemon. Great fir the fire rings to have close to the house. I'm trying Kellogg's Breakfast (from MIGardener) this year so I'll join in for that part of bigmater. We prefer the yellow/orange tomatoes and hubs loves huge tomatoes. Thanks for the okree seeds. I'm going to share with my fellow "southern" (Cal) gardeners since we have small gardens and some have kids learning to garden. This will be the first time for me to grow okra and eggplant. I haven't cared for either veggie in the past, but homegrown is often better and I'll have control over how they are cooked. Thanks again for your teachings and showing us the triumphs, failures and everything in between.
1) Your channel is growing fast - Getting close to 15K subscribers. Kudos! 2) n my PNW garden, tomatoes and carrots do well, peppers and eggplants are dicey, and celery is my nemesis! 3) Good luck with the Kellogg’s Breakfast and Big Zac tomato contest. Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA
I'm in 8b east of Atlanta just off I-20 and just started my Tomatoes and peppers. Might be a bit late but safe. I dont grow for size but more for flavor. This year I am planting Creole Original, Tappy's Heritage, and a new one called Super Sioux.
Leaves before roots maybe, I didn't know you would have to get certified. Maybe we can trade some verity's. Gibberellic Acid might help with the germination of those seedless watermelons. Seeds n such has a pepper starting kit that contains it.
Hey Travis, looks like your 2022 is off and running. We haven't grown rutabaga before, I thought it was a fall crop but I guess it works for spring too? We're in zone 6, not sure if that would make a difference. Another question. I think you grew the Summer Pick tomato one year and I wondered if it was less acid than others? Mama likes a sweeter tomato and we gotta keep Mama happy 👍.
Up there you can grow rutabagas in the spring with no issues. I don't remember much about the acidity level of Summerpick, but it's a good producer with really good disease-resistance.
Hey Travis, wish I could be in that Mater competition but I don't partake in Facebook's are Instagrams. I'm going to be in the competition in my own mind except I'll be growing Martian Giant kind of like offspring in his own mind he's the dopest trip LOL. I've got some Secret Sauce I'm going to be feeding these plants never tried it before but I've heard good things. Maybe if I do something great I might send a picture over to ya. I'll pitch you a breadcrumb I'm going to rev it up with some chicken soup. Have you deciphered the little riddle you figured out my secret sauce anyways back to gardening. Happy Garden and you have a fabulous day thanks for the videos brother.
I'm going to send you half the secret in the mail and half the riddle probably the most important half of the SECRET SAUCE. LOL!! Maybe you can run a secret sauce comparison of your own. Happy Gardening sir.
You didn't mention growing fennel this year. How did it turn out last year? Just curious because it's difficult to germinate. I've got mine growing for my Swallowtail butterflies. I've already had 8 caterpillars chrysils this year.
Planted some this past fall in hopes that it would make it through the winter and bring in the butterflies. It just looks okay at this point. Not great but not terrible.
@@LazyDogFarm It will possibly come back. I give mine a fish emulsion boost once a month. Mine can get 3-5 feet tall. Watch for extremely small gray green aphids. They'll attack about the time the butterflies start laying their eggs. Around April and May here in central Florida. Good luck with the caterpillars.🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛
Your plants look outstanding! For the smaller seeds you can use the folded paper method. 6 celled vegetable plants here are 4.88. Way higher than previous years.
Fruit trees are funny priced too, in Tifton Georgia Lowes persimmon trees were 70 bucks this year, got one 2 years ago around 30 bucks a giant fuyu variety
You know what?, I think I’m gonna try these tomatoes either way. I grew some brandywines over a pound a piece last year eh? And that was crazy. I just googled the big zak i can’t imagine what a 5lb tomato would be like so I guess theres only one way to find out.
i dont know why they dont make tray bottoms with a (cheap) drain valve attachment. you could water real well and then just dump sitting water via valve. good size valve that wont get clogged by debris. alternatively, cut some drain holes into the bottom tray a desired distance from bottom, so that it does not retain as much water. your solution works just as well. the only fig worth growing and eating, only kidding, is the black genoa. biggest issue about organic fertilizers here is their lack of complete nutrient supply, and also the strength or lack thereof, since say a 3:2:2 is by definition 7% NPK and the rest is some minor nutrients and a lot of non-nutrient contents. so it's expensive compared to the blue stuff, compared by price and concentration of major nutrients alone.
I love Seeds n Such
First year getting seeds from them, but great experiences so far.
I'm already growin kellog's. Can't wait to see how I do!!
Awesome!
Mexican sunflower is a heat loving plant that is a nectar source for migrating monarch butterflies in September and other pollinators. Maybe give it a try. 🦋🐛🐝🌻
Thanks for the info!
I'm growing each of those varieties, so I might just have to enter that contest.
Bring it on!
Come join the fun everyone. I think I can take him. I'm telling myself that anyways. 😂
You may have a slight climate advantage on me. If I lose, I'll blame it on that. lol
I just bought the big zach and kellogs seeds , it will be a fun project with the kids , but i never have too much luck with tomatoes .
Hopefully this is your year!
You can freeze your cilantro. My favorite way to do it is harvest it all when it's starting to bolt in late spring, chop it all up real good, squeeze a whole bunch of fresh limes or lemons or both, mix the cilantro in with the citrus and fill ice cube trays with it. When frozen take out of the ice cube trays and store in ziploc bags in your freezer. When you are ready to make salsa, pico de gallo, guacamole, whatever, take out however many cubes you need. It's a game changer.
@Lowcountry Gard. Does it still have a cilantro flavor? Does the limes or lemons preserve that flavor? I will have to try this because my cilantro is starting to bolt. Thanks for sharing.
That’s a great idea!
Thanks for the tip!
@@LazyDogFarm 👍👍👍
I dehydrate mine.
What's up big dog
What's up Hope?!
I’m in!
Awesome!
It just KILLS ME when you say “We’ll just be planting this out in April”. April?????!!!! I can’t even wrap my head around that. Where I live (southern Alberta), I don’t plant my garden until the middle of June, unless we have an exceptional spring. In which case, we might get some stuff in on May Long weekend. I am very jealous!
Don't be too jealous. Most of our veggies will be toast by the end of July.
We plant in March in texas
This Lazy Dog fan is in like flyn , lol
Awesome!
Count me in! I have seeds n such catalog and I purchased the Big Zac seeds but have not delivered as yet. I will be excited.
Wonderful!
Awesome contest. I would participate but we didn't like Kellogg breakfast last season & outta time to get big zach.
Maybe next year!
Tarragon is a perennial so if you put it in a planter or pot, you won't have to plant it again. I did discover the variety I like for seafood and other dishes are not the seeds commonly sold. I had to buy a plant a few years ago.
We put tarragon in our chicken salad and it's so good. Last year the dogs loved rolling in it for some reason, so it wasn't a perennial for us. lol
Celery LOVES water. When I lived in Sanford, FL, I learned that they used to be a major producer of celery and is even called "Celery City." Lots of wet land there. When I try planting celery, I'll definitely plant it in the same plot as something like onions that needs a lot of water.
I need to plan better next year and plant it in the same plot as my onions. Thanks for the great idea!
Add some tulsi basil. It smells awesome and beneficial insects love it.
Thanks for the suggestion Nicki.
Another reason to tell the wife I need to grow more tomatoes, don’t mind if I do.
Exactly!
Water from the bottom
That works if there are actually roots in the bottom. We've always had much better success with top-watering.
Great video! Was that Chloe or Tiger photo bombing?
That was Chloe. She's the one that looks like a Maine Coon cat. Tiger is white and gray.
I'm growing summer savory. I've never even tasted savory , but it sounds delicious.
Definitely let us know how you like it!
Couldn't agree More, Dill is my favorite herb to smell growing. Thanks for the video.
It's worth growing for the smell alone.
Kelloggs breakfast is my favorite tomato ever been growing it a couple years now
No doubt it's a dang good one!
I've have 35 type of tomatoes and not planning on the 2 you picked but that's fair play so I have a chance like everyone else, Had I've prepared 3 months ago I would enjoy to complete with the world....
I'm planting my trays planning tomorrow and just don't have time to order more seeds Yeah let's have a repeat next season, Big Brandi I would suggest as they are said to be big and taste.
Thanks
We'll probably do another contest next year as well. Not sure it will be tomatoes, but it will be a big "something" contest.
I ordered Big Zac and Kellogg's Breakfast seeds last night after the show from Seeds 'n Such. Got an email notice this morning that they're in the mail. You've got time. This is all about bragging rights. "Nobody ever said it was going to be easy out here in the West".... John Wayne.
I keep my tomatoes hot in the greenhouse and don't soak them with water. Just enough to keep the from wilt. I'll send you pics of my seedlings
The changing of water wands got me all messed up. Although I love the Dramm pro wand over the consumer grade, I didn't realize just how much more water it was delivering.
Yeah spend the money on the good ends. I always turn the wand over so the water is going up its a lighter shower then
New to greenhouse and starting plants in a greenhouse. What’s your starting media? Also, what’s the best way to cool a greenhouse
We use ProMix BX as our seed starting mix. The best way for us to cool it is to have roll up sides. We don't have a fan or AC in ours, just the roll up sides which allow us to control the temp pretty easily.
Glad I found your channel. I watched when you was with Hoss tools.
Glad you found us too!
It's all looking really sweet in the LDF greenhouse.
Thanks Sue!
You are an inspiration! I’m about 2-3 months behind, and I’m slowed by bad knees and shoulders, but I’m gonna enter my Kellogg’s breakfast ‘mater ….. after I set up my seed starting shelves and lights & start my seedlings! Yup, 3 months behind. Lol!!! But (God willing) I’m gonna send in an entry! Thanks for your contagious happy attitude!!! Bless you all!
Thanks Mousie! You got this!
Hi Travis. I had leaf-footed bugs get on my tomatoes, eggplant, and okra last year. What is your advice on controlling them organically (or as organically as possible)? Thanks so much for all of your videos.
We started using an organic pesticide called "Azera" this past fall and it has worked very well. I haven't tried it on leaf-footed bugs yet, but it is labeled for it. Azera is a little pricey, but it works much better than other organic options we've tried. As a result, you don't have to apply it as frequently and thus the higher cost is balanced by reduced usage.
@@LazyDogFarm Perfect’. Thanks for the info. I will definitely order some.
No need to thin out oregano. It really doesn't mind. And careful letting it go to seed. It spreads like whoa!
Gonna try the tomatoe contest. Wondering if grafting onto rootstock is allowed? This will be my 1st year to try grafting cherry and beefsteak type tomatoes.
Haha. No grafting. Just seed to plant.
Sounds good!
I'd be interested to see if grafting would pay off. Travis has the rule book. Good luck on your new grafting this year.
Your fig cuttings are looking awesome!!! Hope I can snag a couple of them.. ✌
Thanks Mark!
I may have to make another seedsnsuch order.....hmmmm, I don't do facebook or instagram though, we'll see. Either way, keep up the awesome work sir! Celery is pretty tough stuff once it gets going, I wouldn't worry about frost too much. Get yourself some rosemary. It's a great herb to cook with and it's a good pest deterrent. Tough one to germinate though.
We had a big rosemary bush at one point in time, but it got too big. Now we have it in a pot by the house. Much more manageable there. I've found they're easy to grow from cuttings, but you're right about the seeds being tough to germinate.
I have my Kellogg's Breakfast tomato plants ready for the #bigmater contest! Good luck to everyone that is doing the contest! Happy Gardening!
Awesome! Can't wait!
Watching Lazy Dog Farm sure made a nice change from the news! It’s great to see all the plants getting ready to go out! My sage plant must be five or six years old now, I just give it a good pruning in the spring. You should try some French Tarragon too, it has such a nice flavour but unfortunately it only comes true from cuttings. Flat leaf parsley is a nice herb for the kitchen, I can’t remember if you are growing some or not.
Klaus
Not growing any parsley currently. I think we have to grow that one during the winter as it doesn't care for the heat too much.
What is the difference between perlite & vermiculite? Does it matter which one u use to cover the seeds?
I've never used vermiculite to cover seeds, but I believe it works pretty much the same as the perlite does. Use what you have.
Got chamomile in your onion patch?
I don't. Should I?
@@LazyDogFarm yes absolutely! Helps make your onions sweeter. Plus you get some amazing bedtime tea.
If you’re fancy, you can bury some cow horns full of chamomile, to make fertilizer.
In one of your videos, I think you were in the green house, I saw some huge white plant stakes laying on the table or something. They would be used to prolly mark plants in the ground, or in really big containers. I need some of those, and I was wondering where you got them from?
I have some yellow ones like that. Here's a link to them: amzn.to/3l4l1tt
@@LazyDogFarm Thank you I will check those out.
@@LazyDogFarm I ordered these and they were AWESOME! Heck, I can see what I planted from the kitchen window practically, these babies are huge. Ive got to get me another order of them LOL
Looks like you're off to a great start, I'm zone 6 so I'm not nearly as far along as you are. We still have melting snow on the ground but it won't be long.
Let's hope it all melts soon!
I can drive over and get some fig!
Might have to resort to that.
Just started growing from seed is Stevia, Globe Basil and Tarragon, and also bought last month is Elderberry cuttings from Etsy already have leaves in the rooted cutting for over a month now.
Awesome. Never tried growing Stevia.
Looking forward to seeing all the entries for the contest! I have a few Kellogg’s Breakfast plants going into EarthBoxes this week.
Good luck!
Do you grow ginger?
I tried last year without success. Need to try again.
Send me the prize trav. I'm the Charlie daniels of tomato up here in wisco
Hahaha! Now you grow pretty big maters boy, but give the devil his due ...
How many cells are 1062 sorry I dont know my trays
162 cells in a 162 tray.
I still haven't figured out if chiltepin and chile pequin are the same variety or not, they look the same to me, but I don't know. I have wild chile pequin pepper plants that survive along my fence lines through the summers without being watered in south central Texas. We get very little summer rain here. Maybe try planting those chiltepin seeds again and keep them in warm conditions. I am going to take a chance at putting some heirloom tomatoes in the garden today because the ten day forecast looks acceptable. (zone 8B) I usually wait until the middle of March, but my season is short, so any advantage helps. I'm not entering the tomato contest since I already have 12 varieties and limited space. I don't like borage, it attracts squash vine borers and never withstands the Texas heat. It's not worth eating either IMO. It does taste a little like cucumber but the texture is nasty. Thanks for the videos.
Not sure if they're the same variety or not. Hopefully we have at least one make it so we can give it a try though.
Travis, in case you or anyone wants to watch Mardi Gras parades tonight (7 pm central time- two parades!) And tomorrow from about 8 to 9 am thru maybe noon, all live! Watch the TH-cam channel for WWLTV now. It’s good to cheer one up - tomorrow earlier is also fun looking at maskers. If it is contrary to ones personal beliefs to see people on the slightly nutty side, this will not be your thing. But don’t worry! It’s not contagious! Happy Mardi Gras! (Blessed Lent)
Mousie, I've got my beads on and ready for the fun. Let the good times roll.
I tried the perlite dressing growing strawberry seeds. Works wonders to keep it moist! Thanks!
Wonderful!
Is this contest open to canadians?
I'm not sure if Agrothrive can ship to Canada. You can still play, but don't know if they can get the prizes up there without ridiculous shipping charges.
Looking good in the greenhouse Travis, sorry to see some cuttings don’t look like they will take.
You could pop those Turmeric left overs in a couple of pots.
Might do that or might just grind the rest of it.
Like a million other gardeners, I always imagine that I'm pretty hot stuff at growing tomatoes, so count me in. Already have thirteen varieties slotted for this season but I guess I'll have to shoehorn in a couple more. Seeds 'n Such carries both Big Zac and Kellogg's Breakfast. Play hard but play fair. I see that the cat made four photo bombs.
The cat was a little attention-hungry in this video, albeit very sneaky.
I planted Basil in with my tomatoes last year and did not hardly have any tomato worms get on them.
I didn't plant mine with the tomatoes, but that's not a bad idea.
For herbs, you need some thyme to go with the oregano and basil. My favorites are English and lemon. Great fir the fire rings to have close to the house. I'm trying Kellogg's Breakfast (from MIGardener) this year so I'll join in for that part of bigmater. We prefer the yellow/orange tomatoes and hubs loves huge tomatoes. Thanks for the okree seeds. I'm going to share with my fellow "southern" (Cal) gardeners since we have small gardens and some have kids learning to garden. This will be the first time for me to grow okra and eggplant. I haven't cared for either veggie in the past, but homegrown is often better and I'll have control over how they are cooked. Thanks again for your teachings and showing us the triumphs, failures and everything in between.
I have some thyme in one of the existing fire rings, so got that one covered. We love thyme in our potato soup among other things.
1) Your channel is growing fast - Getting close to 15K subscribers. Kudos!
2) n my PNW garden, tomatoes and carrots do well, peppers and eggplants are dicey, and celery is my nemesis!
3) Good luck with the Kellogg’s Breakfast and Big Zac tomato contest.
Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA
Thanks Kate!
I'm in 8b east of Atlanta just off I-20 and just started my Tomatoes and peppers. Might be a bit late but safe. I dont grow for size but more for flavor. This year I am planting Creole Original, Tappy's Heritage, and a new one called Super Sioux.
You've still got plenty of time!
Leaves before roots maybe, I didn't know you would have to get certified. Maybe we can trade some verity's. Gibberellic Acid might help with the germination of those seedless watermelons. Seeds n such has a pepper starting kit that contains it.
I haven't heard of Gibberellic Acid since way back in my biology teaching days. Good reminder!
Otherwise I gotta find somewhere to plant all these trees 🤣🤣
Let's hope that's not the case, although I've never met a fig tree I didn't like.
@@LazyDogFarm . ISO fig tree, will travel.
Borage does not like Georgia's heat and humidity. I plant it for the bees but it always succumbs to the heat by July.
Yeah I'm not sure it's worth the effort for me.
Hey Travis, looks like your 2022 is off and running. We haven't grown rutabaga before, I thought it was a fall crop but I guess it works for spring too? We're in zone 6, not sure if that would make a difference.
Another question. I think you grew the Summer Pick tomato one year and I wondered if it was less acid than others? Mama likes a sweeter tomato and we gotta keep Mama happy 👍.
Up there you can grow rutabagas in the spring with no issues. I don't remember much about the acidity level of Summerpick, but it's a good producer with really good disease-resistance.
Hey Travis, wish I could be in that Mater competition but I don't partake in Facebook's are Instagrams. I'm going to be in the competition in my own mind except I'll be growing Martian Giant kind of like offspring in his own mind he's the dopest trip LOL. I've got some Secret Sauce I'm going to be feeding these plants never tried it before but I've heard good things. Maybe if I do something great I might send a picture over to ya.
I'll pitch you a breadcrumb I'm going to rev it up with some chicken soup. Have you deciphered the little riddle you figured out my secret sauce anyways back to gardening. Happy Garden and you have a fabulous day thanks for the videos brother.
Martian giant is from seeds of change just thought you'd like to know where the seeds came from or what brand of seeds were.
I like how you went from call them Rows to Lanes. That's great your awesome.😂
You making some chicken manure soup?
I'm going to send you half the secret in the mail and half the riddle probably the most important half of the SECRET SAUCE. LOL!!
Maybe you can run a secret sauce comparison of your own. Happy Gardening sir.
You didn't mention growing fennel this year. How did it turn out last year? Just curious because it's difficult to germinate. I've got mine growing for my Swallowtail butterflies. I've already had 8 caterpillars chrysils this year.
Planted some this past fall in hopes that it would make it through the winter and bring in the butterflies. It just looks okay at this point. Not great but not terrible.
@@LazyDogFarm It will possibly come back. I give mine a fish emulsion boost once a month. Mine can get 3-5 feet tall. Watch for extremely small gray green aphids. They'll attack about the time the butterflies start laying their eggs. Around April and May here in central Florida. Good luck with the caterpillars.🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛
I live in 6B when is the best time to start potatoes
A couple weeks before your average last frost date.
How big do you expect a BIG tomato to be?
Not sure on the Big Zac as I've never grown them, but I would expect the winning Kellogg's to be between 1.5 and 2 lbs ... or more.
@@LazyDogFarm I need to send you some seeds haha
Your plants look outstanding! For the smaller seeds you can use the folded paper method. 6 celled vegetable plants here are 4.88. Way higher than previous years.
Fruit trees are funny priced too, in Tifton Georgia Lowes persimmon trees were 70 bucks this year, got one 2 years ago around 30 bucks a giant fuyu variety
I grew one plant of tarragon but boy it went crazy. I ended up and didn’t use hardly any, so what is everyone doing with tarragon
We use it a lot in chicken salad. Shredded chicken, onion, celery, mayo and tarragon. It's really good!
You know what?, I think I’m gonna try these tomatoes either way. I grew some brandywines over a pound a piece last year eh? And that was crazy. I just googled the big zak i can’t imagine what a 5lb tomato would be like so I guess theres only one way to find out.
I can't imagine a 5 lb tomato either. I don't see how tomato vines, regardless of size, can support that large a fruit.
i dont know why they dont make tray bottoms with a (cheap) drain valve attachment. you could water real well and then just dump sitting water via valve. good size valve that wont get clogged by debris. alternatively, cut some drain holes into the bottom tray a desired distance from bottom, so that it does not retain as much water. your solution works just as well. the only fig worth growing and eating, only kidding, is the black genoa.
biggest issue about organic fertilizers here is their lack of complete nutrient supply, and also the strength or lack thereof, since say a 3:2:2 is by definition 7% NPK and the rest is some minor nutrients and a lot of non-nutrient contents. so it's expensive compared to the blue stuff, compared by price and concentration of major nutrients alone.
No doubt that synthetic fertilizers are cheaper per actual lb of nitrogen.
Wow
I just learned of the 162 cell planters.
Question, do you use a bottom try for them or are they sturdy enough to be moved without one?
Those Proptek 162's are so sturdy that you could drive your truck over them, literally.
@@markware7748 nice! I'll be getting a few, thank you. And I thought the root maker trays were good
@@markware7748 I was looking around at said trays. What's your take on the hoss variety?
@@jamestomlin5525 James... Hoss sells the good Proptek brand. Also try Greenhouse Megastore. Depends on how many you need. Spendy but worth it.
@@markware7748 oh, no idea as I'm getting back into this after awhile. Thank you for the heads up!
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