7 Reasons Your Plants are Growing Slowly

[@strawberrymage8593]

Ya'll, this video is a year old and I'm pretty sure I've watched it before, but man oh man, did I need it today. I'm so glad we have this massive KZbin list of videos to go through whenever we need it.

[@carolb5677]

1. Nitrogen is needed 2. Transplant shock 3. You are Impatient 4. Soil health - compacted 5. Overwatering 6. Temperature - too cold or too hot 7. The plant is close to the end anyway

[@jeanneluddeni3121]

Well it is Michigan and nights of 30 doesn't help

[@christineferrario1700]

🙏

[@MountainwithaView]

Thank you

[@Detroit-gx5nd]

8. The plant hates you and wants you to suffer

[@amandamunson9384]

Thank you!

[@randygreen007]

If you’re planting a perennial plant remember that the first year they sleep, the second year they creep and the third year they leap. 💐🌻🌼🌸🌺

[@melissab8500]

Thank you, I had forgotten that

[@ramz1455]

So by the 3rd year my pepper plants should flourished, thats if I overwinter them.

[@chloebelle6786]

I have found that with my blueberries.

[@naca1553]

Good to know

[@Rubio_Eric]

🤯

[@ThatOneWeirdChannell]

You and "Self Sufficient Me" are so inspirational!

[@shadyman6346]

Agreed!

[@davememelandcanada6722]

Have you buried a kangaroo in your garden?

[@shadyman6346]

@@davememelandcanada6722 Not yet, lol...I’m in America, so I will have to experience that with Mark. As we have no Kangaroo, but we do have opossum. Hmm...

[@sexyshadowcat7]

Mark and Luke are some cool dudes. Really positive and informative!

[@joeltm8697]

Check out Epic Gardening, Roots and Refuge Farm, and Gardener Scott too! Everyone in the gardening community is so great.

[@morningsareforcoffee1211]

We had a consultation with Luke last week. He was great! Extremely helpful, polite, never seemed rushed, seemed very interested helping our garden problems and answering questions. Definitely worth the money. We were having several of the issues he mentioned on this video. Added bloodmeal and sand, perlite to loosen the soil. I am keeping my fingers crossed this helps.

[@mikyahalbena-yasharal3387]

@4:28, gardening, taught me a different level of patience; like becoming a parent, taught me a different level of responsibility!

[@wendiland]

If you grow in small space like me - sometimes plants nearby get taller, and start to shade one next to it. That slows the growth. You might start seeing plant stretching to get light. Love how you always talk like you are the plant Luke! Great ep!

[@caitlinhenshaw6228]

Lol. I can't speak for all gardeners but you're right about me: I'm definitely impatient in the garden. You get so excited to see stuff grow! (Its basically my only form of entertainment in lockdown lol)

[@TheSunRiseKid]

I hear ya!! We had a day here last week almost in the 90s in Wisconsin and now it’s back down to the 30s again during the night time!

[@TrevyTrev-andTheFunkyPets]

This will be my 2nd year gardening. It’s also about learning what works .

[@NotARealHomestead]

Dude, you’re on track to reach 1M subscribers by the end of the growing season, I’m taking bets! And you seriously deserve it. One of the most knowledgeable gardeners and I always appreciated the science angle of “you’re going to do THIS because the plant is doing THIS” and not a “it works so I do it” approach. I started watching back when I was in college for horticulture, years ago and I come back here year after year for more knowledge! Thanks dude! Stay golden!

[@ThahnG413]

definitely possible since he is one of the biggest gardener faces on youtube

[@lakeerieprepper4073]

Quick question for you - Several types of plants such as beans and peppers will stop growing taller if you clip off the top of the plant once it has reached the top of the support structure. Will tomatoes do the same thing - stop growing taller if you clip them and put their growth into the lower portion of the plant?

[@ThahnG413]

@@lakeerieprepper4073 Yeah they will, tomatoes are actually the best at it sense they naturally grow suckers which are technically just side branches

[@jacquelineallan5723]

Has anyone watched his much older videos? I have and they are still very informational. Didn't realize he has been doing this chanel for over ten years recently became a subscriber. Thanks for everything your doing great.

[@Stemiloh31]

Lol I want my flowers to grow 100mph for sure but I love the whole process of planting from seed and watching them grow into something beautiful. Thank you for all this great information

[@naildriver296]

My dad's tomato plants stopped growing and started yellowing. I found out he only used compost/manure mix as his fertilizer and there was very LOW nitrogen in that. I added some osmocote, which I have used for years in my garden, and the 14-14-14 has started to bring them back. Fairly sure it was the lack of nitrogen, as you said. Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

[@CG-mj8tk]

Mine too. Wondering if I should add in more wood chips

[@HappyPaintr]

I've been watching Luke since the days when he was just a young'n and growing unique plants indoors. He was either late high school or just in college back then.

[@devonchristman7948]

This video came at the right time for me, in Western PA we've had a stretch of cold and rainy weather and my poor little beet sprouts haven't been growing like I thought they should.

[@aristokat1344]

This title feels like a personal attack because it’s like you read my garden’s mind :’-) LOL! My plants will be grateful for your advice as always! Thank you! 💚🌈

[@practicalgardening4631]

The first 10% of growth take 30-50% of the time to maturity! I always take days off from the garden so I get to see some noticeable amounts of growth .

[@kevintheweedman]

Mushroom compost!!

[@beckysteinmiller338]

We all lack patience. I get so darn excited to see the results of my efforts and so darn sad when the growth cycle ends. There is just no pleasing this old gardener! Love your channel!👍🏻👍🏻

[@missqjulie]

I have been wondering why people can't do garden consultations! I needed this all the time. Glad someone started.

[@RKSingh-pi4dq]

This is so educational, at least for me. My Eggplants are struggling. I planed them 3 weeks ago and they have not grown one inch.

[@searose6192]

I am not a novice gardener, and I (along with several other gardeners in my area and a local nursery) have been frustrated by the absolute snail-like pace of seedling growth and germination this year. I know it's the weather, which has been alternating between little runs of days in the 80s followed by week in the 40s, then back to the 80s for a couple days, then back to the 40s. Super frustrating. My flower garden is usually about 6 inches high at this point, but this year the biggest of my seedlings are 2 inches high. 😞 its just one of those years.

[@markratte]

Hey Luke !! LOVE your channel and now if you have what I need I only buy your seeds. The viability rate is astonishing, even compared to the old standbys. Your videos are very informative but I have a request. Could you throw in more pictures of YOUR garden in your tutorials ? Your garden is SOOO inspiring and when you do show your progress I find that I am on fire to use what you teach us !! Keep up the good work. My garden has gone from crappy to not to bad in the 3 years that i have been watching you ! My wife used to ask me why we were wasting money on gardening, now she is proud and we share our produce with friends and family ! Most of the family are gardeners and they are tickled pink with what produce we share.

[@andrewnayl]

The knuckle you’re talking about is your PIP joint 😁 Thanks for always producing informative content. You’ve seriously helped me in my gardening journey.

[@butterave]

Such a timely topic! I was just wondering why everything seems to be slowing down in the garden.

[@kirkmuffie7542]

You folks just starting out gardening have no clue how lucky you are to have this guy. Man he would of saved a lot of trial and error in my early days.

[@carolb5677]

Your virtual garden consultations are a brilliant idea!

[@rockybernard2997]

There is 'Knowledge for Living' in growing a Garden... Gardening teaches and cultivates patience, humility, planning, empathy, discovery, study, wonderment and soulful happiness; Bonus point: you don't need to pay for a gym membership to get the exercise that's good for you from working in the garden. After you begin learning the lessons that your garden has in store for you, you begin to Recognize how these benefits can be transferred and applied throughout your Life. Whilst the "learning' aspect Never Ends, Your own personal and spiritual enlightenment grows with each season, as IS the perpetual cycle on Earth. Embrace Dirty fingernails; sweet soil dabblings to all whom play with it! May your good bacteria flourish and help keep your garden bountiful. Humans were made for this... TY, Luke.

[@apteryx7080]

Best comment ever made about gardening ❤️

[@rebeccaleif874]

Thanks for the information. I'm in Maine. The weather is going from 90's & high humidity for 5 days to rain, cold & 40 degree nights for the past few weeks. I hope the weather straightens out!

[@rachelmiller9511]

I think you have hit why I have such a tough time with slow growth. I live in high mountain desert which gets down to 40 degrees at night and up to 80-90 degrees in the day, which is incredibly stressful for the transplants.

[@drawingmomentum]

I too am in high mntn desert dealing with cold nights and fierce sunshine days. I just keep replanting seeds. Lol

[@NM-sp6nq]

me, too.

[@theoneandonly1158]

This is a great video. You solidified what my instincts have been saying. I'm a 2nd year Gardner so I'm learning the plants behavior not so much production.

[@sallykempis5341]

Plants need...Tender loving. Care..love gardening

[@bobbiejofouts1708]

I'm relatively new to gardening and consider this information very valuable. Thank you so much, Luke!

[@car9140]

Pretty sure the late cold front slowed down my pepper plants. They survived by a thread but stopped growing for a couple weeks.

[@nedcramdon1306]

If I put my peppers out now they'd toast. Cold toast!

[@cindyskillman544]

I haven't dared to put out peas & lettuce yet, but it's warming up... only like a quarter inch of ice on the chickens' buckets this morning. 🤷‍♀️

[@reggiesvlogsandmore9400]

@@cindyskillman544 depending on where you are you could start peas and lettuce right now. They are both cold hardy plants that can survive a freeze. I planted my first round of peas mid april when there was still snow on the ground!

[@melissasullivan1658]

Agreed Reggie. I would start both inside and then move them out any time. My greens and peas loved overwintering. We get down to 25F.

[@michelestarkey5564]

You could also plant Kale. We have days of below freezing all winter and the kale I planted in the fall just bolted about a month ago. Check out a video Jess at Roots and Refuge Farm did about growing lettuce in a bag of soil with a container top as a "greenhouse". I did this over the winter and it worked great!!

[@roberttillotson6861]

One thing we do is start from seed indoor, move to greenhouse outdoors (50 inside night setting) then outdoors in day (60-70). This acclimation gets them able to move into ground on each plant type allowance. We add slow release fertilizer into soil, feed fish emulsion once a month, and boogie brew tea once a week. Our pepper plants use NFTG once a week. Lastly, drip lines are separated by flowers and veggies. Key is separating days of watering so it can dry out slightly. I personally look at what spacing and time of water does leading to the week amount, in our case it’s a gallon of water total. Doing this optimizes growth and health for us.

[@susancarrington8091]

My soil is compacted in part of my yard. If I were to revitalize it like you suggest, is it okay to just top dress with compost or actually dig it in? There are conflicting opinions about the detriments of digging up soil because it can ruin its structure. What do you think?

[@helenalderson6608]

I'm totally impatient! I planted celery last year only to have skinnier than a pencil ribs. So I never really nurtured it and let it over-winter. Then in February, it took off... It just needed a 10 month starting process

[@streuvideos7058]

Thank you I needed this information for my garden. It wasn’t growing for weeks

[@keywestalert6329]

In addition, i planted a lemon tree a long time ago and i gave it some air by removing some of the matter and soil near the roots and i made sure to get down to the roots essentially letting it breathe. Less than a week later it pops out flower bulbs. In conclusion, you need sun, water, soil and air! Some plants lay dormant at night others grow faster in the night. Thats from my experience. Different types of plants grow differently and need different things. I believe the only way to learn is to do it yourself.

[@karachistreet]

14:01 how much time it can take for the root system to get established after repotting

[@DeeDee_Viera]

Freaking awesome information. You rattled off things that I never thought of especially being a semi-new gardener. Also, was that Aidan who walked by in the background?! LMAO he packed an order of mine a few weeks ago with lots of love and I appreciated it! Keep the informational and garden love vlogs coming 🤗💚💚

[@spitfirespilie7931]

Learned why my garden in southwest Florida last year didn’t produce anything until it was time for us to move to the Midwest in October. It was too hot so good to know and I plan on putting some fish emulsion spray on my garden now. Gonna try applying it with a spray bottle so I don’t over do it with my clay soil that can be really wet.

[@brnjones9]

I've grown garden in my back yard past 3 years. 1st year I tilled the clay soil I have with garden soil and that's it. This year amended soil with manure, in ground and potting soil. Was just looking at pics from 3 years ago. My toms at this point back then were tall and just about to put out flowers. Today they're only 1/4 -1/3 as tall as the previous. Starting to feel like I should not have amended the soil with the extras. The same thing is going on with my squash. Same time 3 years ago it was already beginning it's trail at the top of the fence. Today it's still low to ground. All my plants are green, look healthy, not many bugs. Trying to be patient

[@jenniferdawson2536]

It's like you are reading my mind!!! All of it! Thank you Luke! Also, I started my YT video with a shout out to you-- I drink my coffee in my new garden most every day with your mug! Be well.

[@levimilford3951]

Goal surpassed in just a couple days. You sir need to set higher goals, you WILL reach them. Your content and information is consistent, sound and soild, and delivered well. Keep up the good work. This is my first year growing anything and I learn much from your channel. Thank you. With all sincerity

[@charliensam]

Just transferred my seedlings to larger pots and added Trifecta (purchased from MI Gardener). WOW!!! What a difference... Those seedlings never looked healthier. I have never used Trifecta and will never go without from now on. THANKS Luke!

[@woods-haven-half-acre]

My purslane I got from you never germinated, nor did my French breakfast radishes. my strawberry spinach sprouted over winter in a grow room and has been in the greenhouse for two months and is still a tiny sprout. I ordered some more, I’ll keep trying. I don’t know if it was the seeds or me. It’s all there on my channel. I’m a beginner gardener so I’m very flawed, five years ago I googled “plants you cannot kill” and that’s where it all started. Thanks for your videos,I learn a lot from you.

[@Gkrissy]

Good video with helpful tips. Very true on the patience is key. I was so impatient with my Swiss chard in the fall and now it’s producing so much for me, cut and come again.

[@cherriemckinstry131]

Mine did come back this year after winter was gone

[@patricianelson8]

Here in AZ we are experiencing high winds. I just transplanted my starters. What I do to protect the little things is to put a pot over them with a rock on top so the winds don't blow over, or I sprinkle loose soil over them to protect them. I get impatient and end up going to the nursery for bigger plants, having double harvest.

[@nomoretrusty2932]

I just staked them and they survived the winds

[@cupcakesbyzena8236]

It's the end of May 2021 OIs cold rainy and no sunshine in the UK My seedling struggling Hopefully they'll have enough good weather to grow Thanks for you advice 👍 It's the temperature 🌡

[@madlynbarileau1114]

Thank you very much for this video. Helps to answer a lot of questions.

[@ACryin_Shame]

Thank you, luke we started a second garden on a new property and i cant believe how slow they are growing! Its less than a mile away but the soil has a ton of thick clay, while my home soil is really sandy. Bumming me out. Potatoes planted the same day sprouted here but not there.

[@briannalarsen3601]

He seriously has some of the best gardening videos out there, and I've watched a ton! I have learned SO much!

[@saphire82]

Not sure if this helps too but when they’re still in pots, the size of the pot matters. I have peppers and coleus where I’ve planted some in bigger outs and left some in the small cells, and wow the ones in the bigger pots are definitely bigger plants.

[@mitchelpudil3571]

That will happen because if in to small of a pot the plant can get route bound

[@lindalober626]

My area here in Missouri is raining and hot and everything looks yellow and like unhealthy plants. I heard to not fertilize in hot weather as it stressed the plants even more. Guess I am looking for that patience that you are speaking of. My husband was the gardener and he died of Cancer 5 years ago. I have redone the garden with raised beds and overall it looks beautiful but the yellow leaves and slow growth is freaking me out. thanks for sharing!

[@insomniacresurrected1000]

It’s cold and rainy here. Everything is growing slowly.

[@catherinegrace2366]

My plants are growing fabulously. THANKS TO MY MI GARDENER SEEDS!!! And my ultra good soil and tea. 🤣 😎 Thank you Luke!

[@CG-mj8tk]

Tea?what tea,compost tea? Please share ur secrets lol!

[@AnyKeyLady]

I just found your channel on the home page. Great advice but i wasn't expecting just a sit down/ just talking video. Some visuals either on screen to illustrate or going to a plant to talk about it and maybe add chapters to explain each segment just to break up the video into manageable pieces to make the points more digestible and highlight the justification of including them in the video. I'm not hating. I just found that it was a lot of information to take in and i feel that i would be more engaged in what you were saying if it was broken down a bit. I have just subscribed as i am sure i can pick up some other great gardening tips!

[@lauriedavis4045]

Not to worry, he usually does walkabouts and demos. I have ADD, and "get to the point!" is always on the tip of my tongue, so I grin and bear it, breathe, and hang in there with the monologue bc I know from experience I won't regret it. Most YT videos are too long and drawn out for me anyway--not just MIgardener's. 🤦‍♀️

[@andreatrenka5689]

Yes, Luke. You're right. I'm one of those very impatient people. 😁

[@bettymckinnon8863]

Will you do a video about common bugs, friends & foes?

[@jacquelineallan5723]

He does have one it's older about snails, slugs and stuff. I just watched it the other day. this gentleman is very knowledgeable and been doing this for 10 years recently subscribed to his channel as he explains it well and is very nice and knowledgeable, props to his parents for teaching him. Good info on that but great suggestion.

[@KT-sv1xf]

thanks for all the advice, always welcome from you. I havent planted much here in northern michigan yet, the weather at night is still staying about 30 to 34. soon looks like 40's im goin to chance it. ive been hardening off a little at a time when not below 40 during the day just taking longer than I have planned. but I dont want to lose everything like the past two years patience kelly from michigan

[@mirandap8869]

I have a true black brandywine plant that has lived for 14 months now and still flowering!

[@cherriemckinstry131]

Saving seeds?

[@mirandap8869]

@@cherriemckinstry131 not from this plant, but I have 40, 11 different heirlooms in ground now that I will be isolating perfect specimens on several to get best quality for sharing next year!

[@sheribristol2826]

Very impressive!

[@nancyarchibald9095]

I fortified and amended soil beds with ancient chicken manure and worm castings this Spring. Then we also layered in s bunch of leaves last Fall. Up until THIS week, growth has been phenomenal. It is now time to make up a bucket of my favorite recipe: 16-16-16, magnesium and micro-nutrient blend. I will fertilize with this weekly, until 2 weeks before harvest. The plants are hungry. They cannot show us the full measure of their creation until their nutritional needs are met.

[@ausfoodgarden]

I think part of the issue with people thinking their plants are growing slowly even if they are healthy is some seed and plant suppliers. They say things like sprouts in 4 days fruits in 48 or whatever it may be. But where do they do that? what temperature light and water conditions? If you live in an area cooler or with less or more sun than the optimum growth levels it will take longer. Like you mentioned about temperature. I know in my zone it takes longer than the pack usually says, so I'm not concerned any more. Nice info. Cheers! 👍

[@sageparis6771]

Im so impatient waiting until May 15 to plant out my tomatoes.

[@adilkhanmohd9843]

Wow

[@sarywil]

We have so much more confidence in our garden this year thanks to your videos. I spent all my late night nursing sessions over the last year listening and learning, and we are super excited!

[@karigonzalez6708]

This was a perfect topic for MY day. 😂 our jalapeños have stunted and you helped me to do an elimination process! I can’t wait to experiment tomorrow 👀.

[@maureenkoch7774]

It's no surprise, but it didn't take long for you to hit your 4k like goal! Thank you for the information. I'm eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Bells of Ireland seeds I just ordered!!

[@markratte]

I bought these also and,I too am excited !

[@spottedsparrowgardens9999]

Cold stratify the for better results. Luke did a video on cold stratification. ☺

[@richardcorsillo9819]

Hey man, it is time for you to hit 1,000,000 subscribers. Keep it up, thank you and God bless you

[@glendoki]

For three or four years now, it seems like I come in from the garden a couple times a month and think "Ugh, haven't seen this before, what am I going to do about it?" And then I see you that afternoon with a new video with the answer. Kinda spooky.

[@happilysmpl]

Thanks for explaining very well. My Cosmos seeds germinated beautiful. But the true leaves are not coming up quickly. Seedling looks healthy though. I moved to bigger pot from seedling tray. Waiting...

[@roberttillotson6861]

When you talk about temp highs, one needs to know micro climate in yard. Could say 95 in area but, if you are shaded in afternoon, could be 80’s in your shaded spot. Grow by knowing yard and shade sun temps

[@stevencollins507]

transplant in the evening also and water and cover with dry dirt so it doesnt dry out as fast but also i have found worm castings to help with transplant or light compost tea. this is if in the right soil , time year etc

[@billyparadise7105]

I have been watching your videos for years. This is your best video.

[@babsblan]

I planted some peppers from seed in pots with a quality potting mix and they popped up over a month ago and are still the same size. I water them when they're dry and don't overwater. I also had two eggplants I started at the same time, one got big pretty fast and the other never got taller than about a half-inch. The rest of my plants are doing great.

[@StefenTower]

About the only kind of peppers I would grow in a pot are ornamentals because you want their growth to be stunted at a particular point. Peppers are in the same plant family as tomatoes and require room for the roots to spread out as the plant grows. Peppers are not as voracious as tomatoes in this way, but still, a pot can be constricting. Unless it's a huge pot. :)

[@babsblan]

It is a huge pot. I believe they are labeled as a container variety. They are literally only about an inch tall...for over a month.

[@StefenTower]

@@babsblan I recommend Espoma Garden-tone for peppers. I would add 1/3 cup of that and work it into the soil around each plant. Then repeat once a month through the growing season, stopping a month or so before first frost. Hope this helps.

[@babsblan]

@@StefenTower Thanks!

[@jennifergross3506]

I have cucumbers that look like they have frozen in the growth process at about two inches above the ground. They are in a cloth container and some of my other containers are plastic and retain water better. I have carrots in a cloth container that are doing exceptionally well but these cucumbers have stagnated and both are in fabric containers and both are from seed. The lettuce and beets in the plastic container is doing very well.

[@thetommantom]

I found an acorn sprouting in my compost while I was turning it a few weeks ago I immediately took the surrounding material and put it in a pot and now it's made it's way out of the dirt!

[@PaleGhost69]

The only time I'm an impatient gardener is when I'm waiting for sprouts to show up!

[@fetusenchilada]

Oml its the same for me especially if it takes longer then what it says on the seed pack

[@faithevrlasting]

I’ve learned to be patient, but it’s hard. You will be rewarded however. A week after planting my Cherokee Black Beans, seeing nothing, I went out to each and every one in my row up about 3 inches overnight this morning! How gratifying.

[@IAmHumanJake]

Boy man... Carrots right

[@Kate98755]

just waiting for spring.....tough waiting

[@nicmic6138]

Hah! My carrots popped, waiting for the rest though, out there at 3 am with the interrogation light

[@missmollycollie911]

My squash plants have bee in the ground for a month and should be a lot larger. I have been feeding with a water soluble fish/kelp fertilizer. Once every 2-3 weeks. They are in containers with really good soil getting watered on a regular schedule via drip system.

[@missmollycollie911]

We have had a lot of 85-90 deg weather, even in May. May be the reason.

[@gosia3032]

Wow ! Awesome information !!! Thank you Luke 👍

[@AAAA-vu7fp]

Thank you,you wonderful human being

[@StefenTower]

As another commenter mentioned, the amount of available sunlight is another potential reason. Most garden plants, except maybe some herbs, require all-day sun, or at least 6 hours. If they don't get that because the sun is blocked part of the day by a building, e.g., the growth will be stunted. I learned this the hard way with an ill-conceived location for a strawberry patch. I relocated them to a full sun area and they sprung to big production.

[@freakygardener8033]

Partly what I like about your channel, is that we are in similar growing year. I'm in Minnesota, just north of the Twin cities. I was wondering, I found out tomatoes need lots of water, so would be good to use wicking pots. So would it be the same thing for cucumbers, and squash? Also, would "tomato fertilizer" be good to also use on those plants, or something different? Thanks much from an admitted anxious "attempting" gardiner. 😵

[@chrismarshall4486]

I feel like you’re talking about me being impatient 😂. My garden is the best it’s ever been this year aside from a few plants. I comment all the time about how fast it’s all growing…..except those few plants that seem to be stalled.

[@tgood9344]

Thank you for all the information. I’m one of those who may be a bit inpatient waiting for my vegetables to grow. I was starting to think I have done something wrong but now I know, just be patient!🌺

[@ozarkview928]

Thank you for sharing this timely information!

[@Kate98755]

i did winter sowing, left the plants the last month with the containers open, so hoping the transition is smoother for the plants

[@augustagootee6254]

Amen to slow growing bc cold weather am over these cool spells id like to get my peppers in the ground sometime soon

[@utahrvcamping3019]

I've had peppers growing sine Dec 2022.. and now Aug 2023.. They look healthy . Nice and green but not doing any thing but that I suspect over watering .. but Always wait till the top soil was dry.

[@restless1344]

My soil may be a little to compact in one area in my garden should I fork under my plants one time?

[@zoe0abundant]

After a soil test, I realized my soil was way too alkaline and was probably interfering with the uptake of nutrients. I think it is because the compost I bought in bulk was mostly from wood chips. My soil was also strangely high in potassium and phosphorus.

[@HenricLassesson]

I love your videos and I feel that I get a lot of good suggestions from them. I do, however, get a bit confused every time you talk about temperature. I'm used to thinking about temperature in the Celsius scale. Do you think it would be possible for you to, during the editing, put in some text showing what your temperature means for me and everyone else who don't understand Fahrenheit? An example could be "40°F = 4°C" for one or two seconds. It could bring in a broader audience.

[@gabbygertie8709]

The rest of us don't understand Celsius! Lol

[@HenricLassesson]

@@gabbygertie8709 Sure, I totally understand that. I didn't suggest he change to Celsius. I just wanted an explanation every time he uses Fahrenheit. I want both.

[@thuffman44]

My plants are growing like weeds... but I'll be dang if I can get a seed to sprout!!! Guess it's just mother nature's way of communicating. Great video as always Luke! Thank you! 🐝🐝🐝✌️

[@phoebedoesit4168]

I think I'm just impatient. And in Colorado we go from 80 degrees to 20 degrees in the same week.

[@bassclass5998]

Oakland county giving love!

[@amyr505]

Thanks so much Luke, I needed that!

[@Emmy-J]

My cucumbers aren't producing nice leaves but I'm getting constant flowering and the plants aren't even 8" tall. I keep taking off the flowers to get better leaves. In the past day we got 6"of rain, had to put life preservers on my plants

[@obiwantzcanolisandmomgarde8490]

Question, how to control invasive vines. TY, for your informative videos

[@healthyfitmom]

This is a great comprehensive list. Thanks 👍

[@vernabryant2894]

In my area it's hot of a day and cool of the night.Strange weather.

[@codedesigns9284]

We needed this video. Thank you Luke. Patience is our problem (likely), but we’re working on it. Gardening definately helps to learn this life-skill.

[@latreshajohnson6111]

I just started gardening in memory of my grandma but I’m so unsure if I’m doing it right. My grandma grew beautiful veggies and fruit.

[@brg2743]

She would probably love that you enjoy it. Better than keeping all her stuff in your house to declutter later. Gardening is just triall and error. Fun to figure out.