Fall garden jobs: Saving plants, planting alliums, tree care and more

[@BlackSwampSurvivor]

There is no other garden channel than yours that puts a smile on my face. I must have laughed out loud a half dozen times! You crack me up while teaching me so much. Always look forward to videos.

[@joyworthen]

This.

[@donnas3148]

I agree. I love them all.

[@phylliszimmerman7068]

Watching your channel is like gardening with a friend! Love Dorothy!

[@deewalker1600]

It's called the torque setting. I forgot to adjust lower when planting daffodils and seriously injured my hand when the auger caught on a root. Erin is right. Start at the lowest setting!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Thank you! That seems like a sensible name for it. 😀

[@heathermcelroy7171]

Same! My large drill with bracer arms threw me to the ground when I hit something. Brace wide, keep the torque on low, and drill safely folks.

[@ClaudiaAitaCosta]

Came here to say that! See, Erin, we are watching this video!

[@ladikmk]

Agreed! And if you have very rocky soil with lots of tree roots, a planting auger is not for you. ALWAYS use both hands, lowest torque, and go slow.

[@jmuth890]

I bought a power planter and in the first few seconds on the first time I sprained my wrist. I haven’t touched it since. 500$ sitting there lol.

[@ericawentz2734]

THANK YOU for your drill & auger safety tips! No where else do I see such excellent experienced insights! And I appreciate your sense of humor😄 keep up the strong work. Be well and enjoy fall & winter! ✌🏻❤️🍂🍁

[@kkeenan536]

“If you know what this is called, you’re not watching this video”, 😆😂🤣 That was great!

[@ginnykerlin]

I love that while you work that your hands get dirty and there is a leaf in your hair. I get so dirty when I'm working in the garden and I'm always amazed that KZbin gardeners stay immaculate when they work in their gardens. I'm so glad I'm not the only gardener to feel the "dirt!"

[@rosemama9995]

THIS!

[@kkate9366]

I love your videos, always informative and you have a great demeanor when explaining. I also just loved the drive at the end-what peace and beauty. Thank you for taking your time to teach us what you know!

[@kristinepeterson6761]

I love Dorothy so much! She’s so beautiful and looks like the best snuggler ever!

[@GardenKath]

Those canna pots are what my annual pots look like every year. I’ve always scratched my head when people say you can reuse the soil, because I’m thinking, “What soil??” 😂

[@nicholerichardson5336]

Bahaha I love that “if you you know what this is called your not watching this video” 🤣🤣🤣 omg so true

[@juliafiore120]

6:07 I could sit there ALL DAY How beautiful and serene.

[@venusgarden959]

Wow beautiful🌹🌹

[@paulababb7362]

It's so nice to hear that someone else let those lovely brown stems in place to remind me of their home lol

[@prophetessoftroy]

I actually do know what it does--and I love your videos!! We can thank my grandmother, the gardener, and my grandfather, the carpenter, for this handy trivia, though. The big dial you're adjusting is the clutch for the drill. It determines how much resistance the drill will accept before it stops spinning. It does this mostly to help you avoid stripping screws. If you do take it all the way over to the little screw icon (also the hammer, if yours is a hammer drill), it disables the clutch and will keep spinning regardless of the amount of resistance it senses. The black slider on the top/back part of the drill is a 3-speed transmission. The lower the number, the slower the speed and the higher the torque--and the more control you have over the tool. Very much like gearing your car down to drive in snow. In most cases using it as a garden auger, transmission on 1 and a clutch setting at 3 or above (depending on how hard your ground is) is probably where you want to be. Pro tip: Give the tool breaks. If it starts getting hot enough to smoke, stop using it, take the battery out, and put it somewhere where the motor can cool of. Otherwise, you've got yourself a nicely expensive doorstop. Please don't ask me how I learned THAT one.

[@cindylsmith3702]

I soooo enjoy your videos. You make the average gardener happy to know we’re ok with how we work in our gardens. I’m always smiling when watching. 😊 Idea💡for your plugs for your pots at the cottage. How about placing the marked plastic bag of them in your glove box in the car so when you are there working on the pots they are already with you. Also, put a reminder on the calendar of your phone for approximately when you could be at the cottage in the spring that the plugs are in the car. 🚙 Thank you again for all the support and information you share. Love you to pieces.

[@evanorvell8368]

I live in Texas, zone 8b. Two winters ago we had a sudden -4 degree cold snap which is much lower than our normal "cold," which averages about 45. My huge, 30 year old live oak developed exploded bark, like somebody blew up a balloon underneath the bark. There are huge cracks and open spaces all the way around the trunk, but so far it seems to be surviving. I'm hopeful! Oh, wow! Snow!

[@cottagekey]

I laughed out loud at the beginning when you put a caption on the screen that the dog was looking in the car to see who you were talking to. 🤣

[@Flowers4Everyone]

Glad to see you and Dorothy doing fall chores together🥰 You brought up the banana and I am fully invested in its journey! lol

[@jkniederberger5390]

I love every phase of Bulgaricum. I get so darn excited for it every year! My husband was drilling when he had a bandage on his thumb. Oops. He pinned himself to the new subfloor he was putting in our hallway. I saved him, but only after I took a picture to share with family. And thank you for the comments re. whole leaves on the lawn. Similarly to the "right" way to compost, I am constantly seeing posts admonishing us to leave our leaves because they aren't going to hurt anything. Um, yeah, they are. We will mow/mulch and put them in the beds thank you very much.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

I’m not sure why but it often seems like some people feel that garden advice can’t be nuanced. It doesn’t always have to be a three-word bullet point. It’s ok to offer context (I.e. leaves the leaves but not whole on your grass).

[@allisongorham7389]

I have grown these for YEARS in a zone 4 area (Northern NY) and they are supposedly a zone 6...I don't believe it...and ibhave always referred to them as my "funky allium"😅

[@butterpecanrican_]

I think I say this every time I watch one of your videos, but I love this channel so much. It's like hanging out with a friend.

[@mrspaulsen1717]

OMG I so needed this last week before our 8 inches of snow!😂

[@JacquiQ]

SO pretty with all the fall colour ..love it. U live in a little piece of paradise Erin 💚💛🧡 So lucky to have that lake family property

[@sangelkarshraddha]

That number is clutch. Your videos are inspiring, I learned so much from you, and you are candid and funny.

[@wavelene7]

6:16 😅 Goooood Friday Morning! Thank you for taking us along with you and Dorothy this morning! I so enjoy your videos! 10:03 THANK YOU!!!

[@daiseegray9110]

Great tip! Don’t wear gloves when using the auger 🌼🐝 November and I still have allium’s to plant. Thank goodness that 6 inches of snow melted

[@kerry4261]

haha My first thought was - I would never remember where I put those plugs! Glad I'm not alone in that.

[@deborahburgart561]

Instead of spending more $ on those pre cut white corrugated tree protectors just by the black corrugated drainage pipe , (home depot or Lowes) cut it into sections the length you need then cut lengthwise.. It's soooo much cheaper and works great!!

[@kaystinebrink1220]

I took your advice and had my gardens mulched and edged this fall. Of course, we had 2" of snow on the ground when the landscapers arrived.

[@dustyflats3832]

😂great timing!

[@marthabourassa7909]

I absolutely love your videos. You are so down to earth and relatable. You teach me stuff and you make me laugh. Thank you for the tips on using a power planter. “This number..”. 😂💚

[@shanamatteucci3980]

Love your videos! Your explanations are stellar and I feel that I’m with you as you work. Can you feel me helping you? 😂😂😂

[@maryfeldmann7183]

Ok just stop it!! More Alliums for me to love? hehe Thanks Erin as always :)

[@maggiebucklin9520]

You are so informative especially about augers , also so funny and down to earth with the leaf hanging out in your hair! I always love forward to your video, ps missing the wine and weed episodes.

[@QueenAnnesLace13]

Mercy! you were not kidding, snow! Glad you got your bulbs in the ground. Thanks for the auger tips, everyone makes it look so easy.

[@Jessica-wq7mj]

Your outro made me cry from beauty!

[@lindaphillips7936]

So glad you're ssavingthe banana plant again. Good luck😊

[@beverleysimmons7885]

Truly a pleasure watching your videos. I am so glad you are so relaxed about what can and you are prepared to do. All works out in the wash. Oh yes have had the white stuff and ice ourselves💝🇨🇦

[@JRP58]

I just planted my first alliums this year. I can’t wait to see them in bloom. I’m very interested in some of the varieties of bulbs you planted. Thanks for the safety tips using the auger drill.

[@robertarohwer3861]

OMG... Dorothy! You are hysterical!

[@kathyschwable1298]

I love AM Leonard!!! We live about 30 minutes from them and I go there all the time!!

[@risalangdon9883]

Roflol, So good to know that I am not the only one that puts items someplace safe and then can't never find them again!! But hey, I have piece of mind knowing that they are safe somewhere hahahaha!

[@SMElder-iy6fl]

I dug a dahlia, put the tuber in a paper bag and put it in a safe place - several years ago! Cannot find it!

[@alice_rabbit8345]

I just planted daffodils and will be emptying pots this weekend. It’ll feel good to get it done!

[@jenniferolson7296]

Hello Dorothy! As you said, Fall has a long list of to dos! Love the snow 2 days later!🥶

[@pamhouglan4710]

I’m amazed at your brute strength getting that canna out of its pot.m! I had to cut my canna into little pieces to remove it. They’re big sluggers!

[@dianebevans6864]

I loved your video. Yes we got some of that snow. 9 inches on Halloween and lost power with 22 in temp. Urgh. We are across the lake from you in .Whitehall MI. I appreciate your knowledge as we have similar weather and zone and learn about plants 8 hadn’t heard of before, and I appreciate it when you add the picture of it. You still have so many flowers blooming. Thanks Erin!

[@aridon1981]

The greater celandine is amazing plant to treat any skin rashes, roseola, you name it. I planted it purposely but it died over the winter and I couldn’t find it in the local garden center. Love your enthusiasm enjoy watching you doing your chores before I go out and do mine!😂❤

[@schoentellerichardson5116]

I got an elephant ear that’s supposed to be hardy to zone 5. It’s called Polargreen. We will see in the spring if they survive the Denver winter. If they do, I’ll be adding a couple more. 🤞🏻

[@emkn1479]

Great video, I enjoyed 😊 But Erin, “Finger Garden”? 😂 you’re killing me. Girl, you live by a body of water…Peninsula Garden maybe? Too funny 😅 And yes, christophii allium is one of my favorites too, followed by drumstick.

[@michellescountrygardens]

Rabbits are the worst. I use hardware cloth or chicken wire around trees and cage some shrubs also. The rabbits will take shrubs down to nothing. Shrubs like spireas that can handle that severe pruning are left. The rabbits are my garden assistants both pruning and fertilizing 😂

[@b.a.d.2086]

So, so pretty where you live! It was fun to get a glimpse around.

[@Thefamilyfarm1957]

You weren’t kidding big weather change ugh. Got my bulbs in early this year too and I also cut back great feeling

[@wandahermer8849]

You are the Best! Thank you for being you! ❤️

[@peoniesanddahliaz]

Your garden is looking beautiful this time of the year. Enjoyed going about with you.

[@gwynethgaspari6255]

Love all these little jobs and your information and sense of humor while doing them. I think next year I'll get some of those allium christophii. Allium is my son's favorite.

[@jenniferhooks2454]

I love seeing your garden in its fall colors. Beautiful! I think that allium picture you put up was Schubertii allium. I have Christophii and the bloom heads are not as big as the photo.

[@allisongorham7389]

The first pic was Schubertii, I agree. But I think the subsequent ones she showed were Christophii. You should try the Schubertii, Erin...they're awesome!!!!

[@tonyastrohecker-burke5119]

We have had fantastic luck with covering young tree trunks with hardware cloth. We overlapped the strips by about 6-10 inches to accommodate the tree growth. Secure with zip ties. We leave it up all year and it just visually disappears into the garden. Check to see if the hardware cloth needs expansion a couple of times during the growing season. Don’t want the metal cutting into the bark. Has done fantastic thwarting deer and rabbits. Note: one year I grew sweet pea flowers up the hardware cloth.

[@ladikmk]

Great tip!

[@meredith3588]

I always enjoy your videos. As a southerner, I sure did appreciate that vista of snow at the end!! Been in the south for 30 plus years but I still miss the snow.

[@dustyflats3832]

You sound like me this year, waiting for freeze to get things wrapped up. Z5a, WI. Love self watering pots as the plants always do better. OMG YES, Tree guards on thin barked trees are a must!! Lost a beautiful maple as it got a frost crack and then rotted. I’m training a sucker from that stump and it is super vigorous probably because it’s using old root and it’s fabulous. Definitely have to get a bigger trunk guard as it’s outgrown the other. It’s fun to mix flowers. By accident I planted a baby’s breath with petunias and it really made them pop. 😂😂leaf cleanup or in your hair-That’s me also. Husband always picking things out when I’m hard at work. The deer and rabbits eat everything here and I can’t plant outside of a barrier. And I didn’t plant anymore bulbs until I know the voles are gone. Never seen one ever and they ate a lot of bulbs last winter.

[@annmarienoone9879]

Looks like the new house is getting built.

[@Talula72]

That snow really threw me for a loop! We got about 3 inches. I hadn't gotten any bulbs in until today.

[@tinabambrough25]

Love your sense of humor! Great tips on the drill/auger. I know I learned the hard way. Have a great day.

[@sharonperry8978]

I found some allium bulbs on clearance at our local hardware store so thought I would give them a try - fingers crossed them make it through the winter. I also bought a bunch of tulip bulbs so crossing more fingers.

[@bonniejackson7476]

Thanks Erin, I love how you always take us along on your gardening journey! So informative and real!

[@lindamartin8614]

Love those large elephant ears.

[@natalie_tn]

Loved the addition of the scenic drives at the beginning and end with the Hallmarkesque music. Seeing Dorothy was a treat. Motivated me to go clean up my frozen garden (still a bit miffed about that), plant the garlic and daffodils. It's going to get up to the mid 70s next week after night time temps that took out all my annuals. That's the yo yo weather of East Tennessee.

[@wendydana8642]

Omg you may have saved my wrist. I am definitely going to check my drill setting for my auger.

[@thecakepopsistars]

Love alliums thanks for taking us with your bulb planting using the auger tool. ❤ …and the peek at conditions 48 hours later 😮

[@Janpre2001]

For pots that don't have drain holes, or you can't store them indoors, turn the pots over for the winter. Oh SNOW? I am in NJ and dread the winter. Hopefully no snow for us this year!

[@kathysteele7669]

Wow that a drop in weather alright.

[@juliafiore120]

I can’t believe you gor snow!!! ❄️ ❄️❄️😳

[@cherylbelott]

Dorothy looking into the vehicle to see who you were talking to made me laugh out loud. :) The roots on the plants in the pots were insane! I admire that you are a gardener that likes to save some plants. I bring in too many. haha. But it is nice when the weather makes some decisions for us! It cuts me off, lol. Thanks for always sharing great info. :)

[@stacygibson9759]

Wow! The snow is so beautiful! I'm in North Florida so we don't get to see snow much. Not gardening but I just love Dorothy! Just a huge snuggle buddy!

[@aalejardin]

I had to remove a big patch of the celandine from my property -- I was so disappointed when I identified it as the invasive not the native version. Pulled the plants before they produced seed and smothered the area with mulch.

[@christophertaylor9826]

Always enjoy watching your videos.

[@amyhoff1501]

We’ve had a little snow come down on the first of November here in Massachusetts , it was gone 2 hours later . I got Allium bulbs from Costco called Shubertii , never grew them before, hoping they’ll be beautiful like your Christofii , So much to do this time of year , have fun .

[@cyhomer]

I dug a couple clumps of that celandine poppy a few years back from a friends property (they were moving), those things pop up everywhere..but easy to pull. But I love them!

[@dienekeoonk7018]

Such a beautiful area you live in, loving the fall colours and the lake!

[@sueprovostwilliams3824]

Snow. Wow. I’m in Georgia. We see it so seldom.

[@janiceyoung283]

I love to watch you and you are so funny I laughed so many times during this video even tho still gives real good advise !!!!

[@allisongorham7389]

I have found that planting many types of Allium as a "companion" plant, helps deter the deer...particularly if they are a fragrant type...😊

[@mimlauj6869]

Thanks for reminding me to rabbit proof my garden. The rabbits got into my fenced garden last winter, due to the snow getting 2' high (my chicken wire is only 2' tall) They ate all the bark off my Hakuro willow, my panicle hydrangeas, and my pjm rhododendron. I was devastated 😭 my willow didn't make it, the hydrangeas are all lopsided and my rhododendron is now only half the size it was.

[@dustyflats3832]

Sorry, it’s horribly devastating. I know as we are the salad bar for deer and rabbits. Everything else native here is oaks and cedars and we grow tastier stuff. I’m having difficulty coming up with a design for a front sitting area as it will need fencing. It’s bad enough because that is also where all the utilities are and trying to not make it look like a zoo. Yes, poultry wire needs to be at least 3’ where there is snow. It’s something I tend to forget also. It’s amazing how rabbits get into fenced areas as I watched one jump up between two overlapping fences because it wasn’t tight.

[@mimlauj6869]

@@dustyflats3832 yeah, I've forgone aesthetic. I have T-posts and chicken wire everywhere, because I love plants and flowers. Good luck!

[@JAYNEmM1962]

Excellent video. I loved seeing more of your views. I save my firework is what I call those huge alium to dry. I've adopted the same leaf clean up in my 40 yrs gardening. Have a great planning season.

[@camicri4263]

Those alliums are beautiful! I never liked them because I am thinking it will smell like onions and to me that smell in a flower is completly off. You realy cought the last day! Blessings! Stay warm!

[@vickijackson9115]

Always enjoy watching your videos. Beautiful property and the beach property looks wonderful. Would like to see more videos of that area.

[@MyFocusVaries]

I've been thinking about getting an auger for planting. Hmmm. But instead of getting things done, I'm watching you work! I have bulbs that need to get in the ground....

[@SamSam-kq6qb]

Leaf cleaning makes me laugh, I'm doing acorn cleaning in batches. Out of 2 California Oak trees I've collected at least 100 lbs. of acorns, and guess what? Many, many more are back. Will be batch cleaning acorns this weekend.

[@mariemcgrath8681]

Beautiful Autumn leaves everywhere, we don't have that season at all, looks beautiful. Love from Australia, the semi tropical region.

[@cyhomer]

..lol..we all have our weird descriptive names for our beds. 😂

[@Chopperdoll]

Great video. Loved the ending. I’m in Southern California and it’s 87 outside. Waiting for cooler weather. ❤

[@MonoiLuv]

"If you know what this is called... you're not watching this video" lol 😂

[@LitlPoot]

thanks for the auger/drill tips...one thing I would add that has made a huge difference for me - get the handle for the drill - it helps to hold on with two hands !!!! another great informative, entertaining and inspirational video... yee haw !!!!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Yes excellent tip! The handle is a big help. I’m usually too lazy to put it on when when I’m planting bulbs but is it so helpful.

[@lisas3692]

Ha! Celebrating with you as I did my final fall clean up today, too - Cheers! Emptied pots, (didn’t plant bulbs cuz I can’t remember where the previous ones are - oops - but thanks for the auger ‘lesson’), mowed leaves, cut back everything that was left because our Halloween snow did in the stragglers. Gotta love fall clean up in the midwest. Lots of work (great workout!) but so satisfying. Now, just waiting for the snow and enjoying a long winter’s rest…big sigh. Always love your videos - fun and informative.

[@ladikmk]

Holy smokes - you had snow already! We've had several days well below freezing, but have about 7 days coming that will be between 58-60F. The Alliums you planted are beautiful, especially the one that looks very similar to Fritillaria - gorgeous colours! It always feels good to get the garden tidied up for Winter, but after blooming their socks off all Summer those plants deserve a rest. Hugs for Miss Dorothy - she really enjoyed that outing. PS - Suggestion - put that little baggie with the plugs in the drawer with the wine bottle opener. "Wine, Weeds & Drainage Pot Plugs" :)

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thanks Erin. 🦃🍁🍂💚🙃

[@judithanderson6132]

Thank you for sharing. I always learn so much from you.

[@carolfrank7603]

Hoping that you'll also talk about your mountain mint...Mine are really flopping and I'm wondering if I should just leave them alone or cut them back. Yikes? Totally in love with them, thanks for introducing me to them!!!

[@sandistolle4874]

Well done getting those chores done before the snow came!

[@deborahpellerito6117]

It is beautiful where you live

[@upnorth21]

Another great entertaining and education video! I know you've told us before, but I always appreciate the reminders, such as using a towel to store your Colocasia; thank you for great auger tips. I still haven't planted my bulbs, but weather is holding off...except for the Halloween snow :) Love the Ambassador Allium. This was first year and I was really impressed! Beautiful peak of Lake Michigan!

[@patsyden6276]

Thank you for sharing, great advice, and knowledge with the drill and augers. Happy gardening 😊

[@suzannesmith9091]

Thanks, as always, for providing excellent information combined with laugh out loud moments!