Bad Gardening Advice EXPOSED! || Black Gumbo

[@adriandent3028]

I was in a hardware store once, and a customer asked a staff member what they should do with their old potting mix. I said to just add it to garden beds, because even if the nutrients are reduced, the structure of potting mix will be beneficial to most soils. The staff member said "Oh, no, you mustn't do that!! I always, ALWAYS advocate for adding organic matter to soil. It is almost inpossible to add too much, and it improves clay soil, sandy soil, and anything in between.

[@daaara]

I love how so much of your debunking is basically "just chill out, folks!" People seem to forget that most gardening is just directing nature in the direction that works for you. Weeds will happen. Bugs will happen. Some plants are going to die each year. It's alright - that's all part of the process. Trying to control every aspect of the garden is like trying to stop up a river.

[@huskergator9479]

And we ain’t beavers.

[@filmseedstudio1610]

We have a strict commitment to regenerative practices, so when I experienced this same bizarre issue, I was confused beyond all belief… then I watched our neighbor using a backpack sprayer on their lawn on a day that had 30+ mph winds. I was left speechless (and heartbroken) at that moment. Here in our area of SD, our weather is insane heat with high winds, or insane cold with high winds. I learned quickly how deeply damaging these chemicals are to our soil health. We are listing our home late this year, as my husband is done with his 5 year surgical residency in 2023… While I will be sad to leave this first home of ours, by golly I will be thankful to be away from this space that continues to contaminate our growing space.

[@aromaofhope]

I'm glad you said that about watering times. They told us in Master Gardening classes that you should always water in the morning, yet every good gardener I know waters in the evening. It makes so much more sense, because you're not trying to work it into a busy time of day. It's so much more convenient and downright pleasurable to saunter around in the evening watering. Now, I've heard it's important not to get bean plants real wet and then move them around, so it's best to water from the base, but otherwise, evening is great. Also, about watering in the afternoon...if your plant is sitting there baking in dry soil in the hot sun, it's better to go ahead and water it when you can even if some evaporates than it is to wait until the sun goes down. My two cents, and I'm so glad someone seems to agree with me, lol.

[@carladelagnomes]

I mulch. Then I don't get splash, so I can water any time.

[@elisabetk2595]

If I'm seeing issues with mildew I try to water earlier in the evening so there more "dry-out" time. Most of the year though, in our hot hot climate, the issue is air flow, not moisture.

[@emmitstewart1921]

Where I used to live, I had about ten large planters. Once I mixed my soil for my containers, I never emptied out the soil. I just topped any soil that had washed out the previous year and added a cupful or so of slow release fertilizer. The plants grew just as lush after seven years as the first year. There were only two drawbacks. First was weeds. I did get a lot of weeds in early spring, But since my mix was rich in humus, they were easy to pull up, and once my wanted plants grew up, they shaded the soil so much that the weeds couldn't get started again. The second problem was that June bugs would lay their eggs in the planters. The grubs really didn't do much harm to my plants, but in the spring, birds would tear up the soil surface digging out the grubs. Sometimes very small plants would get uprooted, but if you caught them before their roots got dried out, you could just poke them back into the soil and water them in and they would grow back pretty quickly. Also, When a house plant dies, Don't throw away the soil. Just take it out in the garden and spread it around or throw it on the compost heap. Usually the cause of death in house plants is either neglect or insect damage. Outdoors, there natural enemies that will control the insects, and neglect won't cause any permanent damage to the soil. The peat moss, coir, perlite, and vermiculite that makes up the bulk of most potting mixes Will benefit almost any garden soil.

[@merryhunt9153]

About clay: in places with winter, clay freezes, then thaws, freezes, then thaws. This is good. It opens up the clay. How do you take advantage of this? DON'T TOUCH IT WHEN IT'S WET. Don't dig it or walk on it until it's as dry as a piece of birthday cake or even dryer. Think of it this way - if you compress the wet clay and let it dry in the sun, you have just made pottery out of it.

[@elisabetk2595]

This is my gardening goal, to be able to walk on damp soil without destroying my garden! Heavy layers of mulch and wood chips really helps over time. Charles Dowding talks about the resilience of good garden soil.

[@GardenerScott]

Great video, Scott! Your good advice is far better than the bad advice you highlight!

[@moirabryant3247]

love what you say...EXCEPT in texas much over 100 f WATERING WILL burn MANY DIFFERENT leaves. MAY BE NOT ALL, but enough to check first. I carefully watch landscaped areas in commercial where employers have diligently watered...and damage is real. My ranch had different flowers and some would definitely die in "extreme" weather.

[@angelb8557]

Thanks for your great advice Scott!... From Dlan Boltney

[@nursecheri62]

Absolutely!

[@bradp.3192]

@@moirabryant3247 I wouldn't ever water in the heat of the blazing sun. Doesn't make any sense to me. Water in the morning or late in the evening. That's always worked for me, and I've lived in several different countries... some hot and some cold!

[@jeffreiling5348]

Gardener Scott do you have an opinion on my above comment regarding fungal fruiting bodies in my raised bed? I know you are a master gardener.

[@annluke4544]

So glad I found you! This is my second year of gardening in a backyard about the size of yours. Had a soso spring garden last year and a great fall/ winter one here in northeast Florida. Thank you so much for your help and encouragement. This 72 year old Nana is loving her new hobby! Preach on brother! God bless

[@benjaminfreyman4273]

Fla loves purslane!

[@tealkerberus748]

I think the "don't water in the middle of the day" thing depends where you are. Australian summer midday sunlight can definitely be focused enough by a droplet of water to do damage. In many areas it will do damage to sensitive plants even without the water droplets! If you know that lettuces in your area do better in the shade, even under a tree with root competition, than out in full sun, then don't splash water on them in full sunlight either.

[@mindy779]

When you were talking about mushrooms in the garden it reminded me when my sister came running into the house telling me we have a big problem in the garden because we have mushrooms!!!! 😂 LOL

[@kathyressler4764]

Thank you for addressing weeds, mushrooms, and bugs in the compost pile. I have pill bugs, wood beetles and probably many more bugs in my vegetable garden. The salamanders, frogs, toads and birds take care of them. We have not used hay or straw for two years. The last time we used straw/hay we lost 80% of our plants due to the weed killer that was sprayed on it. We use our own leaves as mulch now. Once again your information was helpful. Thank you.

[@dalewis5038]

This is my 3rd year at container gardening and I'm overwhelmed with "information" and this video provides basic, understandable information! It's also my first time at seed starting and am enjoying the process. I garden within my means and ability. Thank you for this video, keep them coming. 💚

[@sarahkranz6540]

That's a great tip about testing your compost for herbicide!

[@lorijudd2151]

Totally agree. I'm going to try that next time I get bagged compost. For the most part, I make my own.

[@christyasay764]

Thank you for pacing in smart advice. I appreciate you encouraging gardeners to do their homework before they blindly accept and act upon just anyone’s say so.

[@tinytexasgarden9420]

These are definitely some of the biggest hitters. Especially the idea of throwing away soil. 🤦🏾‍♀️. Thanks for clearing the air. 💜💜

[@SomeBuddy777]

SOIL; it's not dirt cheap anymore 💰

[@emmitstewart1921]

@@SomeBuddy777 In fact, it's not dirt anymore. Loam based soils are no longer available in the US.

[@SomeBuddy777]

@@emmitstewart1921 And that fact is unbelievable to the masses.

[@Latebloomershow]

did you see that HUGE centipede that I put in my compost? I figured it would just help get the job done. I'm going right over to see your stringing up tomatoes video.

[@deborahrutherford5244]

I live in Southern Indiana and have planted potatoes, cabbage, onions and Brussel Spouts. I plant in 4 different ways. Regular in ground, raised beds, large containers and hydroponics (Cucumbers).

[@hollyreilly4818]

Thank you! Logic and facts is a killer combo. The Dude abides...

[@MUSTASCH1O]

It's pretty painful knowing the peat bugs are being drained and dug up to make a lot of the potting soil on the shelves, only for some people to throw it out after a year. That stuff takes thousands of years to build up.

[@tealkerberus748]

Agreed. Particularly when coir exists, is a byproduct of an existing agriculture, and is 100% renewable.

[@ecologytoday]

Thanks for the good video ! I strive to give good advice, but encourage people to learn the skills to search for information themselves.

[@johnrutledge3892]

I had wondered about the watering during sunshine thing, and noticed that it did no harm whatsoever and I live in the Sonoran desert ! Thanks for dispelling that myth.

[@ASCA812]

Great video and great advice. I have raised garden vegetables for years in all kinds of soil, conditions and places. Scott Head gets it. Thank you for posting this!

[@NashvilleMonkey1000]

It's also common to see advice about clearing the garden beds in the fall, but half the plants in my garden beds were destined to survive the winter and now I can eat a plate of greens anytime from the garden, and it's still early april.

[@kevinbossick8374]

And there is often plants to grow during the fall and winter. At least in zone 9B.

[@elisabetk2595]

Indeed. Where I live the "dormant" season is August, when it's too hot to keep anything but bindweed and okra alive. Definitely not winter!

[@rogerbuoy8418]

If you have slugs where you live, water in the morning. If you water in the evening they'll be out foraging all night and eat your plants.

[@sidneyeaston6927]

Slugs / Snails do not need rain they get all the moisture they need from your plants. The best control is to encourage natural predators.

[@rogerbuoy8418]

@@sidneyeaston6927 They much prefer damp soil to get around on, watering in the evening makes it easier for them to get to your plants. If you don't believe me, try it and sit and watch.

[@sidneyeaston6927]

@@rogerbuoy8418 Take a piece of copper wire make a cup size ring and while you are up at night on slug watch place the ring around a slug and study how the slug reacts. works best with copper that has a layer of green sulphate on it

[@Aswaguespack]

I do use snail bait on occasion but one of my favorite garden tools for the control of snails is a nice hefty rock. I will not describe its use in my garden for all those who may have a sensitive disposition. It’s great to use on Snails. It’s therapeutic for me too. 😉 But the absolute best way to solve any snail population is to make your garden friendly to toads. Toads work cheap. They are always on duty 24/7. They are diligently taking care of my garden all night long while I am snoring loudly in my comfy bed. Do any online search to discover how you can create a garden ecosystem friendly to toads. Don’t fear the small garden snakes either. They do an excellent job in helping control garden pests. Mulch: I use pine needles for mulch in my garden because they are likely to not have dangerous herbicides tainting the pine needles. Yes there’s lots of bagged garden Products tainted with herbicides that will destroy your garden. Every gardener is a phone call away from a local county agent. These professionals are educated and trained in the agricultural sciences and they are very accessible and very willing to be helpful to anyone who calls with a question or any issue in their garden they need help with. They aren’t just out their for the big hundred acre farmers but in my experience they will lend assistance even if you grow vegetables in containers. They keep up with all the real science that affects out plants. Reach out to them and they might just become your favorite garden guru and your plants will thank you.

[@sidneyeaston6927]

@@Aswaguespack Amphibians worked for a while the herons got them along with some fish from two doors down the road. had a family of hedgehogs under the shed for two years cats either ate them or scared them off. life will persist we just keep changing weapons and the pests keep coming.

[@davidjudd951]

Excellent point on the herbicide. I used grass clippings from my neighbor one year. I used his clippings as mulch and it damaged the tomato plants. I didn't think about the all purpose fertilizer/weed killer that he used. Luckily I only put those clippings on 10 plants, and not all of them. They still produced, but the yields were low from the weakend plants. Pulling the bad mulch off the plants helped minimize the damage. Thanks for your posts.

[@MrsLovelyPendragon]

Excellent advice! Very informative and couple of times I had to chuckle - I know waaay to many people who throw soil away!

[@EsthersGardeningAdventures]

Weed anxiety!!! Yes, so true. Thank you for saying this. Don't panic about weeds.

[@AmySorrellMusic]

I have one of those stirrup hoes and it is a must have tool. It aerates and makes quick work of weeds. I absolutely love mine.

[@FeliciaCravens]

I love videos like this, myth busting helps so many of us! Also your facial expression on the thumbnail is hilariously perfect.

[@skippy5506]

Really great advice, thanks for sharing 😁 I have lots of clay in my garden, I dug a lot of it out and buried some food waste and added it back in layers then put some raised beds on top and filled with compost and soil from my paths, the tomatoes and potatoes did really well in them last year and I saved a whole bunch of cross pollinated seeds, I’m excited to see what I end up with 😁

[@katiewinn5468]

I have heavy clay in an in ground patio planter, probably some sand too from the paving stone installation. It’s hard, really hard. After a rain storm I dug a hole shovel deep and started burying my morning coffee grounds, including the filter, and other chopped fruit and vegetable waste layering with a couple of inches of the clay soil. I found a few earth worms while weeding and gave them a new home there. Two weeks later there is no sign of the kitchen waste and the soil is still loose. Time will tell, but it is quick and free.😁

[@patiencekates5975]

Great idea!

[@dk2614]

Seed saving is how humanity has always improved our vegetables. Heirloom is the way to go.

[@nancybarrios7866]

One other thing people need to consider on gardening, even vegetable gardening advice is where do they live?

[@Danfoodforest]

Great tips Especially about the herbicide and clay soils Thank you

[@angelaanderson5360]

Thank you for clearing the air on garden advice myths. Its important to know the person giving out advice. If it's on the internet Its not necessarily good advice.

[@matthewfarrell317]

That end one with the knowing how people garden made me laugh. I had someone tell me I needed to "winterise" my garden and get ready for snow. When I asked why would I do that, they stated that everyone should. When I said I was planting corn and watermelons, it finally dawned on them to ask me where I was. Which should have been the first question, I'm in Australia, I have a 12 month growing season and have only seen snow twice in my 38 years lol. Made the whole forum laugh lol. Also on the last one, should be added, don't think you method is the only valid method, talk to some really "hard core" people and they go nuts if you do anything else, some no-diggers is a great example, say anything about digging and tilling and watch them blow a gasket lol.

[@thatjerseyb]

some of those forums and facebook groups get overwhelming with their advice. 50 people comment and every one contradicts the last. "can i break apart seedlings if 2 sprouted in the same cell" is usually the one i see asked the most and there are some people who are REALLY against it

[@ms.anonymousinformer242]

Umm I didnt know that was a thing lol. I am brand new to growing/caring for plants. I separated 4 tomato plants that looks all stuck together in the same baby pot they came in. I bought 7 and ended up with 10 total in buckets. Yikes. I DO hope to get enough tomatoes to pressure can some pasta sauce. That's all I want them for, and if there is enough extra I will eat them off the tree, too. I had 1 single cherry tomato plant last summer. It didnt give me enough tomatoes to can anything but it lived (and produced ) the entire season until it dried up and died when it got too cold. I didnt do anything special and I learned THIS year that veggie plants need fertilizing. I actually only thought thar was done with lawns for green grass. I never fertilized a lawn either though.

[@truthofthematter9409]

Thanks for clearing up some those silly ideas people put out there. Regarding the watering when its sunny... I wondered why it was ok when it rained and the sun would come bearing down after a rain! lol

[@sbayles]

The herbicide issue is super scary. All of our food is so contaminated. People don’t realize. I wish it was reported more.

[@pamelabratton2501]

Many broad leaf herbicides pass right through the cow and into their meat and manure. Will kill and mutate plants in your garden if the manure is used. I'm keeping rabbits. Their manure can go right onto your garden without aging a year!

[@ms.anonymousinformer242]

@@pamelabratton2501 wait...so it takes a year before I could use compost with manure in it ?

[@pamelabratton2501]

@@ms.anonymousinformer242 Most "fresh" manure (cow, horse, chicken, to name a few) has to compost for a year or it will burn tender plants. It is considered "hot", but rabbit, goats, and sheep have cool manure that can be applied directly from the source with no damage to seedlings.

[@merryhunt9153]

You don't know that our food is contaminated. Somebody is just trying to scare you to get power over you. Fear is cheap to produce.

[@SuzieB23]

Americans be like herbicide pollution scary, and then vote for trump lmao

[@cathybrannan6436]

Scott I am enjoying your videos this is the 3rd one I have watched tonight. Thanks for the information on recycling the potting soil and the info on the herbicides, that's good to know. I love gardening, it's my stress relief.

[@myjewelry4u]

Great video (I’ve watched it several times). I love the reusing potting soil video (watched that a few times) it cost me $30 on Amazon 🤣

[@trainingolives3370]

So I forgot to water my container herbs and the Garden Stalk which is full of strawberries on Thursday, and it was noon on Friday by the time I remembered. It was pushing 90* again, so I couldn’t wait. But I sure did move every single container into the shade because I had always heard that advice about not watering mid-day. 😂 Thanks for freeing me of that.

[@yeevita]

The only thing I make sure to do is check the water temperature. There are times the water coming out of my hose can scald me. That I do not want on my plants. So I just let the water run for a few minutes, so all the water in the heated hose is already out. That “advice” seems to be more prevalent on the internet. Gardeners and landscapers and cities water in the day all the time.

[@JoeBlack14]

Those tomatoes look great. Loving that Texas sun.

[@Cat32215]

This was very informative! Thank you for showing gardening the way it should be. So many of the videos I've watched from others make it so complicated and expensive. For a beginner your advice is what is needed. ❤

[@rachelhall4808]

Such great information. That last point you made is the first thing I thought of. “What’s the situation your in and does the the advice apply to that certain situation.” There’s so many ways to garden and I love that! Nature is going to do what it does and all we have to do is partner with it, work with it.

[@mattpeacock5208]

Always mix up your peppers, and save some seed just to see what you get! One time i got these half sized bell peppers that were spicier than any cowhorn. It was pretty cool, good for a surprise salad.

[@qualqui]

AWESOME Upload Scott, thank you for clearing up my doubts about Bad gardening advice we frequently here and yes, checking out your video on how to reuse/revitalize ol' potting soil. Liked and sending greetings to your family and you from Mexico. :)

[@MistyRoads]

Wow, so glad I found your channel. I’m a novice to gardening. I love growing food for my family but have no idea whether I’m doing the right thing for my plants. So far I’ve only planted tomatoes, peppers and squash. I’ve done a fair job but yearn for gardening knowledge. I’ll be following along from now on and hopefully someday I’ll have a lovely garden filled with healthy vegetables and herbs. Thank you!

[@amieeandree1119]

Add green beans in fall after your peppers are done youll get beans by thanksgiving and youll add nitrogen for next years peppers. Epsom salt in the tomato garden if they look wilty n weak.

[@amieeandree1119]

If a squash gets blight pull it right away if you see squash bugs put de powder on ground around them and youll lose the beetles

[@scharlenewinningham5579]

So glad to hear about using used soil!

[@taimatsuko]

I need to cross-stitch that “nonsense” meme 🤣 Thank you for the video!

[@jngemm]

I so appreciate that even though we are gardening in different hardiness zones, your advice is still relevant and useful because you don't make things too specific - thanks for keeping things green and real!

[@bethsands7665]

Awesome gardening information ! Good job with researching and opening the gardeners eyes up to the delicate facts of natural and organic gardening versus any other questionable options even though the gardener has the best intentions to do what is best for the garden but does not have a back-log of tried and true knowledge from year to year. Thanks for all the tried and true advice !

[@ReclaimingOurRoots]

You’ve dispelled a lot of myths for me. Thanks so much for enlightening us.

[@laruesiens8090]

Your advice is always so clear and covers so many different soil problems. I just need to be flexible with what is out there and make it fit to my needs. All this advice on what we are bringing into our gardens is so necessary to evaluate. As a new gardener to my area I do refer to my Nurseries for their thoughts on everything from weather to soil. I am in Central Oregon, Bend to be exact. Last year was my fist experience with trying a veggie garden. Health and weather played a big part in sizing me down to what was practical. But I enjoyed cultivating my own seeds from our foods just for the XXXX and giggles to say I tried. Well my harvest was so rewarding!! This season is no different...I am using my own seeds first. I think I know what I'm doing with our starting the pre seeding of my inportant plants to get started. Granted our weather is something to daily watch. I am learning so much from all of the great videos that you all have put together. Each of you bring so much to the table. Thank you Scott so much!!! I follow you everyday with what ever you have for us. I will be trying the Bags for a lot of the herbs and just may try them for my tomatoes.

[@ScottHead]

Glad you are doing well with gardening and pressing on.

[@Latebloomershow]

I had a couple of potato leaf seedlings come up that surprised me. Can't wait to see what results.

[@ScottHead]

I've got some volunteers too, no clue what they are. Should be fun!

[@Woodchipengineer]

I like to have 80 percent observation 20 percent action in my garden. It allows me to reap all the hidden blessings, that always come.

[@amaterasu-9114]

The fungus thing is crazy lol!!!! Every time I see mushrooms I tell my husband things are going well because the fungi party has arrived 😂

[@Latebloomershow]

Wow! Your garden is SOO green already! Of course, I'm always surprised how early you get things going down there. We have a surprising frost warning for the next two nights.

[@homesteadaquarius]

Great myth busting Scott. I loved the watering and clay soil tips.

[@WhatWeDoChannel]

That was great, such sound advice! I have always watered when I want or just plain have the time but I heard the bad advice about not watering in the middle of the day and I started to doubt myself! It’s nice to have that myth debugged! I always recycle any used potting soil through my compost system. Klaus

[@kath-phlox]

I grow purslane on purpose. I keep it in a pot, it disappears in summer and returns in the depths of winter for me to eat as salad, I wouldn't be without it. Good video on bad advice.. I see some really strange things out there.

[@billmoore6688]

Great video and advice. I’ve been gardening 50 years and what you say is so so true. Everyone has opinions on what you should do.

[@annarautavuoma8553]

I saw your video about reusing my potting soil and now I do not throw away old soil. Now it is used for new beds or in the compost. 👌😊

[@mamooskii]

I just found you today!! I am a newbie to the gardening life. Your "how to re-use old potting soil" was my first video and now I am hooked. Thank you for being out there.

[@ScottHead]

Welcome!

[@jennifernash4638]

I couldn't imagine throwing away potting soil! Usually I put it in the compost pile, but recently I started sprinkling it over some areas where I had some trunks ground out to help cover the larger wood chips and hopefully help the critters break it down faster.

[@yeevita]

I throw away soil, like forests throw away soil: Not!

[@cexe2120]

PREACH. My soil, weather, climate and micro-climate, resources -just for starters- is different than even my other people on my block, because of landscaping and amendments. I hear so much "advice" that simply doesn't apply to my situation. A fellow gardener (gardening longer than I have) told me to amend with sand (we have heavy clay soil). Nope. I have had great luck putting food scraps, leaves and grass clippings to work and now I have amazing soil, loamy and full of worms. Maybe clay worked for his uncle (as he insisted), but it wouldn't work for me. Your last segment in the video is the most important one and I thank you for it.

[@garden_geek]

I always test my bagged manure with beans or peas for peace of mind. Great advice!

[@nadinegomez4726]

Hi Scott, I have an idea for fences dont be so shy to see the nabor, you can see that métal bar fences are less invasive to trunks. And pruning can help you get a new fence. I am sad to see all our efforts taken.

[@flacosgarden6816]

Great video! I have seen so much bad advice thrown around especially in Facebook gardening groups. In fact I practically got chased out of a group for pointing out some bad advice.

[@zritamoe7528]

PERFECT TIMING. Ahhhhhh Scott to the rescue once again!! I JUST brought home a trunkload of free compost/dirt fill from the county site yesterday. Was going to let it rest for a bit, but now I'll get started testing different seeds instead, (per your advice) to see how healthy it is. BRAVO, once again, and THANK YOU!!! :) :)

[@hanamauidaze]

Scott, you are delightful in your presentation. I appreciate your very sound advice

[@ScottHead]

Thank you, encouraging comment for sure.

[@karenw9996]

Thanks for the reminder to check out your video on reusing potting soil. It's raining, today would be a good day to watch it!

[@crystalroberts1777]

Facebook Advice is THE WORST LOL! Facebook just needs to be deleted to be honest. I'm in my 6th year and glad I found individuals like you to make my garden ACTUALLY grow. I'm in zone 4A. It gets cold as heck up here but we make it work. Now I have strawberry, eggplant, tomato, cukes, onion, cantaloupe, watermelon and marigold seeds I've collected in the years and man, since the hoarders took over from Covid, I'm sure glad I did. I grow in a greenhouse in my back yard in containers. I open the screen door during the day for the bugs to do their job. Some days I run out screaming, not Guna lie haha.

[@doctorinfinite6704]

Love these bits of advice. One more Im not sure if anyone brought up before: watering over plants can introduce a lot of pests and disease. Its usually from plants that have poor air circulation and thus not a lot of chance for that water to evaporate. Its more of an issue of poorly pruned plants (ask me how I know 😭) than the watering itself probably.

[@orianafisher3960]

Your video was so helpful, like many of your others, thanks so much!🌱🌤🌱

[@cbak1819]

Oh thank God I watched this! I was going to get some manure you talked about and back fill my beautiful 1 year old soil.. with lots life. Thankful for you!

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

This is absolutely great and it's great-ER when it comes with a laugh. I had several due to the tongue-in-cheek. Thank you for all of it!

[@lilacjay]

I found this really helpful, I was worried about cross pollonating my tomatoes and cucumbers, one of my tomatoes did this last year and yes, youre right, I still ate it and it didnt taste any different! Also the watering times, I try to do it early evening my self, but always had that little voice in the back of my mind, saying I am doing this right? I have brought in a ton of compost for a new deep raised bed that my hubby built and as its organic, I am concerned, so I did the bean test and am still waiting on the results. Wish me luck. We are growing on clay that sticks to your boots, so we add a thick layer of our own compost over that, to compact it down a bit. Thank you for your informative videos, you certainly know your stuff. Take care :)

[@greenmacaroni8872]

Hi Scott, I just subscribed to you! I enjoy your no nonsense approach to gardening. I’m in San Antonio and didn’t realize that our lousy, soil had a name, lol! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Julie 🥰

[@cint4347]

Glad I found your channel. I have black gumbo soil. I am on the Coast here in Texas as well. You have helped me so much. Thank you.

[@amghinistar4582]

Interesting video. Your garden is looking great. I live in the desert, so we do try not to water midday, just to conserve water. Usually with cross-pollinating it's not an issue. Be careful though with zucchini and yellow squash planted close together. We did that one year, the resulting vegetable was yellow and green and was completely inedible.

[@scrappyquilter102]

All quite applicable even up here in Ontario. We are just a month away now from planting tomatoes outside here. Nice to see yours coming along great! Remember that horrible cold snap you had? All behind you now! Best, Liz

[@MidnightSunshine27]

I can't believe I just found you! I love this vid and I'll be binge watching to make up for it lol. Great video, thaaaank you. Subscribed

[@skullcollector29]

Awesome ........Thank's a lot for sharing good information ....cant wait to start my garden here in Long Branch New Jersey .......I love your fig trees I have a few myself

[@shannoncunningham4626]

I like your channel so much, great advice for a Louisiana gardener like me

[@kevinaldridge1080]

Great stuff, I hear some of the same misguided pop each day. As for the mineral soil blocks, I plan to mix some of this in compost and use on holly and rose bushes around the house. Also, each year I dedicate a row in the graden for wild flowers and will use mixture on this row.

[@benthere8051]

Very well done. You addressed a number of my hotpoint issues. The primary of which is aminopyralid herbicide. I tried to warn several people yesterday about the herbicide and had my posts removed from the comments. Well, let them find out the hard way just like I did. I'm going back and listen to your video a 2nd time, it was that good! Your test procedure for aminopyralid herbicide is solid gold. I have bags of compost that I can test instead of just throwing them away. Unfortunately, I have beds full of $70/yard compost that's useless to me now. The only reasonable way I can garden this year is in grow bags or hydroponically. I suppose I need experience with those techniques so I'm treating it as an opportunity.

[@judyabernathy80]

Thanks, Scott! Very good info!!!

[@DwightHayles]

So glad I finally watched this video. Thanks for all the great information Scott. I was worried about two vastly different (beef steak & black russian) tomato types cross pollinating each other and me getting some weird amalgamation tomato. Also two years ago I mixed up my cucumber and yellow squash seedlings somehow when moving them outside. The squash did fine - but I got some weird orangeing on nearly all of the cucumbers. After taste testing - I realized they were not good - and figured they were cross pollinated with the squash flowers. I believe now it was some kind of mineral deficiency or under watering. Re: Weeds - I grew up out west on farms - and it was ALWAYS told to me that we needed to make sure when weeding to get the roots, or it will just come back again. Nearly true, but a lot of weeds will come back even if you "think" you've pulled up the entire plant root and all. After watching one of David the Good's videos he essentially suggested never pulling anything up by the root, except vegg, instead doing either a chop and drop, or composting them, but not pulling them with the root. I'm now letting weeds grow in all the areas outside of my raised beds, the area of my walking paths which I used to keep manicured with wood mulch. The weeds are a great resource for my compost. I chop them, I do not pull them - and they grow back within no time. Chop and put in the compost. I think his advice has helped me nearly double my compost output year on year.

[@ScottHead]

The orange cukes might just be they ripened too fast. They sometimes go yellow or orange at peak maturity and are not good to eat then. Maybe?

[@DwightHayles]

@@ScottHead Thank you for the reply Scott. I never even considered that. They turned on the vine, but you might be right. Memory is foggy - but I seem to remember cuc's coming in fast so that is certainly a possibility. I did not grow any last year, but this year I have oodles on 3 plants. All are looking dark green and healthy so far. :)

[@ariw9405]

Thank you so much I’ve learned a lot and realized I’ve been fooled by many myths especially the watering and mushrooms.

[@anapaulacrawford5837]

I couldn't said it any better! Thank you for the info that's true!!

[@lanetterippeto3730]

My mother always laid newspapers and called it good. She always had great fruit. Don’t use a Dawn mixture as a herbicide. It will kill your plant.

[@brinkman4925]

This is the first video of you I've seen so far. I like what I'm seeing.

[@maryb4001]

Thank you for the good advices. I definitely learned something today ❤️

[@ThePinkBinks]

Dandelions and sunflowers are great for helping break up clay soil. You need to let them grow through their whole season though. Their roots will relocate nutrients to where you want them and break up the soil and suck out toxins in old bad soil. Some "weeds" are incredibly useful. Don't get rid of symbiotic critters and plants. 😁

[@ms.anonymousinformer242]

Ok I will plant more sunflowers. My 9 yr old son wanted sunflowers so he got seeds. They sprouted earlier this week in ground.

[@ThePinkBinks]

Anonymous Informer Aww cool. Have a read up on how sunflowers prepare the ground. They're very cool. Your son may find it fascinating.

[@christinepfeiffer4821]

Great video- so happy that i found you - have been gardening for many years but always looking for ways to improve my plants and soil. Very timely info about the herbicide - new to me. Looking forward to more info

[@IndianaBackyardGardener]

Great tips Scott. When I saw the notification I got a little nervous! I am working on a video right now with this same topic of gardening advice...however my points are different lol. I did have the sand and clay point but all my other points are different. Whew! Lol

[@fuseileter]

Our weather down in SE Texas has been PERFECT for tomatoes. Mine are also doing exceptionally well this year.

[@ericmccullar2274]

Halfway through this gem and gotta say. One of the best videos I have watched on yourtube to date. All about some bugs in compost. Not buying random retail products. Creating hybrids and crowding this year's attempt. I dont do whole leaves in compost though. Shred them, burn them and use the ashes or just make leaf compost piles and give em a year or two. BSF larva are supreme. They stay in their larva stage for a long time. Dont do much and can handle some really wet situations. Plus when they are adults. They are chill af and look cool. if you got black soldier flies. You are lucky and doing something right. My compost bin is a cast iron bathtub. It is the best one I've made yet. Thanks for the video.

[@janicepyke5313]

Thank you for all your great advice. Its like one stop learning site! I'm in northwestern Canada and your advice is just as good here! Appreciate you help.God bless

[@victoriathurston-grooms9868]

GREAT video. Thanks for the advice.