LOL It's just plants bro 🤣

I plant my tomato root ball bottoms to about ~8in below top of soil in central hotter-than-hell central OK, USA. Fill the top of the hole with compost. Mulch with4-6 inches of leaf mulch. Works well for me. Need to figure out how to deter fusarium wilt organically. Thinking about trying JADAM sulphur solution for wilt.

I really do appreciate your information you share on gardening (despite your red hair) ha ha. You are great1

You are forgiven. 😂

Duncan, I need 50 gallon bucket let it soak for seven days tip it over let it drain. Do it again cover it let it sit in the sun and then put fertilizer on it. Cow poop blood me, and a little bit of meal. Kelp

Looking good girl.

🇨🇦 I really enjoyed your comments on raised bed gardening and have increased our own use of them. We have had amazing results with certain plants and its elimination of a lot of our soil compaction problems experienced in our main garden. Less problems more enjoyment, but i do not aspire to complete elimination of problems as with that final solution removes the thought process. thanks for a great video! gary😘

Compost your waste is the only way ❤

Red-heads are awesome! Side note, sound cuts out for about 12 seconds at 13:51. No big deal, as I don't think much context is lost, but there it is.

You are forgiven of course, for editing out all the footage of lifting King up into your lap while filming! ❤️ 🐕 Would you consider a non gardening related video (or some shorts) of just the pets?

Don call it a lie , just a mistake. We all make mistakes mistakes . Cooool Ontario who follows instructions. I go buy fellings . If I feel like it that works. Ontario Canada Harrow .i must confess too . I make lots of boooooooboes.

I wish more people understood transplant shock. What I mean is, I have heard all my life about how bad it is. Personally I have never witnessed anything aside from a pause. The worst I have seen is plants looking the same for 3 or 4 weeks then explode with growth. Not looking at all sick, just hanging out. Still worried me.

Don t call it a lie , just a mistake. We all make mistakes mistakes . Cooool Ontario who follows instructions. I go buy fellings . If I feel like it that works. Ontario Canada Harrow .

@ 13:38 "being born a redhead" 😂 . It gives us Super Powers! We're the only ones with MC1R gene on the planet. We create our own vitamin D plus a bunch of other cool stuff. And, side note... love your channel, your gardening tips and soil science! Hugs from an avid gardener and super geek (aka Super GIC) living in the GTA !! 😊

Last year's tomatoes planted at soil level were huge!, lots of tomatoes

Don’t beat yourself up, we all make mistakes. Gardening trends are as much in and out of fashion like next year’s dresses!

Most fertilizers say “1 tbsp per gallon every 7-10 days”. That is too much IMO for a seedling. I prefer to lightly fertilize every time I water, so I do half strength (1/2 tbsp / gallon) every time I water. Which is usually twice a week while in the little pots. Now, when I start to harden off, there are starting to get root bound coupled with warmer temps outside, I may have to water daily, so I would lightly fertilize every third day.

Your ability to educate the public has greatly enhanced my gardening skills. My soil is the cold/cool temps. And for years, I have been following the advice to place plants deeper. This year, I've decided to have self-control and wait to germinate my warm season plants closer to the time-frame that the soil would be appropriate for them. Of course, to satisfy my germination needs.... I've been working on herbs & flowers that need the cooler temp soil. My garden will be so beautiful this year.... all thanks to you explaining soil temps and fertilizer needs. Thank you 😊😊😊

There is a difference between being mistaken and lying just like a person can deserve another without actually lying. Please don't say you lied . I don't think you are a malicious person in any way. ❤

What are the signs of over-fertilisation?

Hi Ashley I just watched an interesting video about snail rolls. Kendall's Garden- she goes thru everyone who made a video last year. Follow up on the seed roll. How did it turn out, are you using this method this year? Also, last years weather thru me for a loop. Cold wet spring. Had I known I would have had a different garden. You've talked about drought maps before, any ideas on what our gardening season will be. Central Sask. Thanks

If you wanted him to be a good good boy you would have named him able lol

Really compared to most sciency foks lies (ie big bang theory , evolution) yours arnt so bad

News of these lies caused me much trauma maybe even generational trauma I'm not sure I don't know what that term means lol the fresh wounds help me settle into my victimhood as my world Outlook starts to change realizing my new found oppression😂😂

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haha your dog is so freaking cute!

To break up the perched water table try try pounding some rebar down thru the top layer. Pound it in at least one foot. It should pound in fairly easy. It will have to be done many times but I think it will work. Good luck.

Thank you. You win some and you lose some. It's just part of life, when you get your hands dirty. Then you learn what works for your soil. I still like your red hair 😀. So just go with it. Keep up the great information videos. WNC.

i can completely agree with mineral soil , might not have the out of the door fertility that potting mixes have , especially when used in pots , but in my climate gardeinign in the natural mineral soil the plants are generally much healthyer and happyer with less irrigation needed compared to the same plants in potting mix in a pot , it is slower but thats mainly because i havent fertilised

You are forgiven for your sins!! Seriously though, folks obviously appreciate your channel. Don't take comments too seriously. You'll never please everyone but I think you help a lot of people!! I appreciate your content.

Ashley, you have so much valuable info and I'm pretty sure 99.9% of people watching you are so grateful to you - I sure am! The overly critical should just move on. Or, if they know-it-all, perhaps they should just move along and start their own channel. You rock!

1. Sadly, your projection of what people will do with the information you share is probably accurate (especially in the southern 50 provinces, some of whom took horse paste dewormer for Covid and voted for tariffs against our closest allies). Those of us who wouldn’t double the fertilizer may not measure very precisely, if at all (guilty, but my eyeballing is usually close 🤷‍♀️). 2. It seems reasonable to expect us to know our own region as a basic tenet of gardening. When you say “Canada” and I shrug “Boston, close enough”, I assume any variation in results is on me! 3. Please speak more on your thoughts about plain mineral soil vs adding organics! (FWIW, would adding a little organics and clay to your soil hold onto water a little better [like soluble fiber in the digestive system] and decrease pooling?) I container garden because I’m afraid of leaching from our contaminated urban soil. I reuse soil, because dirt should remain dirt, and re-add plant-specific fertilizer at intervals, but add bunny poop when I mix the soil initially. (Giant breed pet rabbit powers our garden and landscaping.) Not doing this in the past yielded sad anemic plant failures. However, this year I quickly killed 6 robust seedlings when I changed pots, and realized 3-4 seasons of reusing soil may also make some changes. 🤦‍♀️ I leached out a LOT of some orange ammonia compound, and plan to steam the soil and soil test b4 any amendments and reuse. I’d love to hear your thoughts on use of organics, especially for reused or container soil 🥹 4. While we always strive to impart info clearly, I firmly believe people shouldn’t look to scientists for perfect communication skills. Although a discussion of brain differences may- <ahem> diverge- from the general topic. 🙃 I’ve never heard you be unclear! 🩵

No need to forgive…really. I love watching your videos…I’m from B. C. ❤

I 100% agree with you on the planting a plug in nursery pots that way. I also watched the original video you mentioned that, and it was perfectly clear to me what you were referring to.

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I made my raised bed as you described.... no dig with cardboard. They are only 1 foot high, but the WORMS have moved in and I think helped mitigate the perched water problem you describe. I have a big dew worm population and they definitely moved from the (former) grass to the raised bed. I presume they help mix things up. Anyway, would this be a natural way to fix your problem without pulling apart and going in to rototill?

Consumers cannot purchase gmo seeds (at least in the US). They are only available to farmers, usually with a contract, just fyi.

A bunch of audio issues in this one. A full drop-out but also some desync issues. Anyway, re: perched water table raised beds. I bought this long auger bit thing for my drill and I used it to drill down through the soil in my raised bed and into the clay hardpan below. It seemed to work okay at making holes into the lower layer and helping to mix the soil up down there without needing to dig up the whole raised bed. You might want to try that, plus maybe add some sand and use the auger to work it down into the holes and mix it into the layer below?

Thank you for your integrity. Please do not apologize. Several years ago, I came across a video where the creator was talking about their tomato plants. They stated that the tip of the plant was called a "shooter" as were all the tips of all the growing branches. And that the word "shooter" was the scientific term for it and "they should be proud of speaking scientific lingo." I sent them a message privately pointing out that it might be confusing and gave links to horticultural websites for clearer information. Their response was " f--- off and get my own channel." To date, they have almost 1 M subscribers, and that video has 1.3 M views. Please, don’t you ever apologize again.

My tap water runs about an 8.5, but native soil is quite acidic (per city forester and evidenced by happy blueberries and rhodies). When I water, what is the nutrient availability doing? Are we neutralizing? Mass of soil supercedes? Frequency of water application wins?

Can i use vinegar or lemon juice to acidify? And bicarb (of soda) to make it more alkaline?

You did not lie because lying is intentional. You mistakenly gave some incorrect information. (At 13.50 your voice goes mute but later comes back on.)

Good information as usual. You are perfectly you at all stages of your life and career as you gather experience & knowledge. Thanks for stepping up and sharing your journey with us, which is a gift some will reject looking at the comments on your channel. There are those that do and those that judge as the saying goes.

Hi cuts out at 13.50 in Scotland.great video 😊

Hey you do what you do and it’s good!I am in my late fifties and I don’t mince words,it’s not wort it! You bend more people out of shape trying to sugarcoat things, you don’t have to be mean unless they deserve it. Which I haven’t seen you ever be.

Epic gardening did study too on depths and how to plant tomatoes and the plant that was planted level with pot hight equal did the best. They are in warmer area.

Ohhh yes you are good at teaching.

Love you dear teacher Ashley.

I lied... actually it was your fault... lol :)

Everyone makes mistakes, don't de hard on yourself. Keep on growing.