Top 12 Vegetable Garden Mistakes

[@Yankeesista203]

I can't hear these tips enough! You keep me on point! I'm in the summer planting transition and I have to keep focused on all my spring plants that are maturing! Plus thinking about starting my fall seeds, keeping my fertilizing schedule, watching out for pests and watering! I love this!!!! Thank you Gardener Scott! You are a blessing!!!!

[@sandy-rr1by]

i try to save water by rinsing out containers into a large covered trash can, then using the water in the garden. finally bought 2 twenty gallon ones to have in the two most hard to reach areas. also, when it rains i leave lids off, and empty buckets from the yard into them.

[@Frank-fs5nv]

I've decided to combine my gardening with my exercise work out routine. It means lugging a lot of watering cans etc. but I've lost excess weight and gained muscle.

[@arnoldreiter435]

yup....its a challenge, but to eat a salad that came from my back yard is a reward that feeds my soul. I call myself a poor gardener because i see all the mistakes i have made. My kids think i am good but they only see the end result. So i keep learning and trying different things....

[@FloridaGirl-]

I’ve gardened for about 40 yrs. Always learning. 👍

[@aporter701]

@@FloridaGirl- I,too,have gardened for 60+ yrs.& like you, am still learning! 👍

[@LauraGYoung]

"In Colorado, it's a little more challenging. It's a LOT more challenging."

[@racebiketuner]

This is a "must watch" for newbies. Taking it to heart will spare them a lot of grief!

[@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy]

Interesting, We grow tons for so cheap yet, We too have very poor soil, but we have learned to grow almost anything by container gardening by giving back to the earth and saving on water too, all with a major return for us. 🙂

[@nickthegardener.1120]

I'm mulching with grass clippings around my onions 👍

[@michaelmonaghan9226]

Your explanation of things is very good. I moved from Seattle to Central N.C. and wow what a difference! Growing here is a breeze compared to Seattle area. Sun and Water and lots of it here! My Painted hills heirloom corn is 7 foot high already and have more ears then the package says. All raised beds I use and good thing the rain in the last week is insane with multiple tornado warnings. Plants look extremely good.

[@highlandscommunityclub1160]

Thank you for the inspiration, Gardener Scott. I’ve been feeling overwhelmed in the garden, but I’m NOT going to give up!!! I’m acknowledging my successes, rather than always focusing on some of my less than stellar results... I’ve got great lettuce!!

[@ejfishes7610]

Thank you Gardner Scott for yet another great video! Your maternal is for someone new to the hobby or someone that’s been gardening for decades. Enjoy your weekend sir. Eric

[@monikasturm2575]

Spent this Memorial Day weekend planting a pollinator garden.

[@LearningGrace]

My mother once said to me, ‘you can grow them really well, but you are terrible at harvesting.’ Ha ha So grateful you mentioned it Scott. Glad I’m not the only one! Another great video! Thank you!

[@zstangkrewson]

here in the ozarks, the weather is absolutely nutty this year. One week rainy, next week hot humid, next week rainy, next week cloudy and humid... my garden is growing like weeds, I have soo many baby cucs on the short vines, I am afraid that they are used to all the watering, and I will have to keep them moist to keep growing.. I was wondering if you can do a video and mention the use of treated wood in raised beds. Mine are made out of treated landscape timbers... and I have not noticed any poisoning of the plants... unless the chemicals feed crabgrass LOL, i'd say its fine to use...

[@jwstanley2645]

Thank you for the encouragement, information, and inspiration..

[@TalkingThreadsMedia]

1) Glad to see this video. I’ve been gardening for 40 years and have made every mistake there is - MORE THAN ONCE! 🥴. 2) I have tangible proof that gardening is worth the effort. Blood pressure was recorded before going into the garden. After one hour, blood pressure was recorded again - both numbers were significantly lower! After a season of growing, we got good food, too! 3) Rutabagas were planted in the spring of 2021. Harvested every alternate root and allowed the rest could go to seed. Flowers started appearing in April of 2022. They became an early food source for the bees. Love seeing the bees flying around! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA - 5/29/2022.

[@Gkrissy]

Great tips. I need to adhere to spacing of flowers in the garden. I planted some daisies and they grew so tall it begin to overcrowd my tomatoes plants so I had to move them. I did something similar with my cosmos last season.

[@Paula_T]

Gah, we have a very similar climate. Supposed to be 34 degrees again tonight. I still don't dare to set out toms etc. But the clock is ticking! Watering enough is a problem here too with dissacating winds nearly every day, and the mulch blows away, even wood chips. It's a struggle but so worth it!

[@jeffcampbell479]

Hello Gardener Scott. Another great video of yours as always! 😉 Another tip that helps a bit as far as the ‘watering’ situation goes: (as I mentioned to you before) I have been studying A LOT about the awesome usage of ‘Biochar’!!! One of the great benefits of adding it to gardens is it’s ability to absorb water and hold it for plants are in need for more moisture/water! Next to composting, Biochar is my next favorite gardening subject that I absolutely love studying/researching about! 😊❤️👍 Happy gardening to you and everyone else!

[@FourSeasonFarming]

It’s always easy to remember such an explanation 👍

[@craigkurker6242]

This is a great video. It reminds me of something my father used to teach me the six piece which is proper planning prevents piss-poor performance! Even though I live in Connecticut everything you teach is applicable.

[@thedukeofagita3730]

Scott, I fought the CO sun for years. My beds were in full sun and I had to water twice a day to keep the veggies from burning up. Year after year it was a losing battle. This year I’m experimenting with putting half of the garden in the partial shade of a locust tree. Full sun for harder plants, partial shade for the bolters. I’m curious to see how it goes…

[@GardenerScott]

I've noticed a big difference since I started using shade cloth and using shade to my plants' benefit. I hope it works for you too.

[@brandyjaques6865]

These are all great tips!! Thank you 😊

[@chrism9037]

Excellent tips, thank you Gardener Scott!

[@LeverActionLarry]

Good stuff as always. I've learned so much from you GS. When watching this, I was like "I didn't make that mistake because I learned from GS!" Have a wonderful day!

[@maryglidden2943]

Listening to this as I watered my peppers I just planted.....I'm in Colorado also and ,yup, the Temps are gonna dip! Hopefully with some protection they will be ok.

[@kurtmisner7929]

And, we had snow in June!

[@Barrell60]

Thank you I think I hit 11 of the 12 at some point the past three years. I haven't given up

[@CharliePFoogo]

Excellent video and thanks for posting!

[@tirusew]

Great video for new gardeners. I always watch your videos because I like the reminder

[@ericawentz2734]

Beautiful and informative! Thank you!!

[@garynorcal4269]

I've made all these and more .. l must be getting better.😉😉😉😉

[@shineyrocks390]

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I've found paying attention to frost dates and reading something as simple as the back of the seed packets help me lot. Keep a journal. That was a huge helpful tool after taking 3 years worth of trial and error and growing my soil.

[@eliandkate]

Perfect tips and yup - SOIL IS SO IMPORTANT :D

[@heidiclark6612]

Great video! I am definitely guilty of a few of these. Even after gardening for many years. The get out and observe nature in your garden is my favorite part of gardening. I see so many wonderful things in my garden. And definitely Don't Give Up!

[@katiemoyer8679]

👌excellent advice. Well done, thank you. 😁

[@JoeBlack14]

Instead of getting longer hoses, I would suggest hiring a plumber to put in a nozzle in the middle of the garden. Then you can have multiple areas with multiple hoses. You can also get an attachment that has 4 slots for 4 hoses from one main pipe. They have individual shut offs but are all connected to one output. So instead of one hundred foot hose you can have four 50 foot hoses and you wouldn't need to drag hoses anywhere.

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks. That is part of my garden plan, but I'm waiting until the budget allows for it.

[@grdelawter4266]

That’s what I just did last fall. I’m in zone 7. Please don’t disregard the expense of a plumber plus parts and a backhoe for for a day. Wow, was it expensive!!! Then I had all winter to reinstall the fence

[@JoeBlack14]

@@grdelawter4266 Yeah I agree it is expensive, but I use the same mentality with tools. Sometimes spending a little more makes it cheaper and more convenient in the long run. How much is quality of life and ease of gardening worth. Gardening is my life so anything I can do to make the experience better is worth the extra money.

[@mikemoholland8675]

I live in central florida and am blessed with a summer rainy season, plenty of sun and a long growing season. I am cursed with sand, nematodes, and bugs. dropped 30 yards of woodchips on my 1200 square foot yard. Saw the first earthworms there ever a couple days ago.

[@paulgentry4172]

Harvesting is what I struggle with the most, especially things like lettuce. My goal this year is to do better at using what we grow.

[@umiluv]

I’m all about gardening right outside the house. Built some raised beds next to the back porch. Have containers on the back porch too. It’s a microclimate back there where the snow melts first, gets full sun, and is protected by the house when the winds pick up coming from the east.

[@laurabartoletti6412]

🥬🍅🫑🌽🥕🥔 So true gardening information, I love to learn new ideas & plant a variety of garden treasures. Thanks Gardener Scott, your knowledge helps ease into the " growing pains" of beginning gardening 🐝🌱🐞🌾🌻🍀

[@davemeeks8109]

Hope you are doing a future project of showing how to collect your own seeds for most of next year's planting. Hope that time doesn't change when obtaining your future garden seeds becomes more difficult and expensive.

[@GardenerScott]

I already have a number of different videos on collecting seeds. There will be more this year too.

[@davemeeks8109]

Yes I've watched your seed collection videos with satisfaction but as you know there are many newbie gardeners joining the gardener's club each year that might need to learn new tricks repeatedly and often. Do you remember the days of the square foot garden show on PBS every Sunday, your garden layout often reminds us of that show. Nicely done.

[@dustyflats3832]

@@GardenerScott I will have to go back and watch because right now I'm trying to figure out how to isolate some tomatoe and squash plants so the seeds don't cross pollinate. It would be beneficial for those that are still planting right now.

[@GardenerScott]

@@davemeeks8109 Yes, I remember that show. I'm sure it has influenced how I garden.

[@davemeeks8109]

@@dustyflats3832 I try not to worry about cross-pollination with 500 tomato plants in 33 different types and bee hives around their outer perimeter. Now with the squash and zucchini family it seems like their always to close. Hahaha and a new born whitetail buck enjoyed 8 tomato plants last night leaving nothing but stems. I've always found it odd that deer enjoys plants in the nightshade family.

[@nancyarchibald9095]

I'm getting really feeble with arthritis up my spine, knees and hands. I love to grow plants as you do. ❤️ 🍃 SO...I have made a hard & fast rule! 1 hour minimum per day!!! It's no fun dealing with a sub-optimal harvest. Regular watering, pruning, feeding, harvesting are imperative! I'm going to use your mulching formula. Chopped -straw bales (same sizes as grass clippings) are easily bought at our local Cal-Ranch store. I'm even going to mulch our 25' x 5' potato bed to minimize sunburn on the spuds. (Solanine from green spuds is very toxic) I dislike the look of regular straw and it takes a long time to break down.

[@nickthegardener.1120]

Bee stings can cure some arthritis.👍 Dr Tom Cowan mentioned it in a video.

[@racebiketuner]

Hi Nancy. I have similar challenges. Last year I did an experiment growing tomatoes in 32 gallon trash cans. It proved to be a lot easier on my back and knees, so this year I'm also using them for cucumbers and bell peppers. Let me know if you'd like me to share more on this and good luck with your spuds.

[@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy]

Nancy, Totes on chairs may work better for you No bending, that is what we do now, little work with lots in return, just a thought.

[@nancyarchibald9095]

@@racebiketuner - Thank you for responding with your tips. I have over 200 linear feet all in grow boxes using the Mittleider method. It's a beautiful garden when in bloom. I cannot fathom spending any more $ on infrastructure. I will just heed my own advice. 1 hour a day.

[@kansascityonline]

good tips!.. thanks!... I have 400' of hose.. I've mastered its trajectory.. it took many a summer.. :)

[@FloridaGirl-]

Hi Gardner Scott 👋 Of course I love all your vids. This one was exceptional. Covering alot of info that is so important!! I think with gardening, it’s like a passion and determination as well! I can so relate to the part you talked about harvesting. I often wonder if it’s just my ❤️ of plants and watching them grow. I’ve been guilty of same thing! But here in FL, I’ve met my toughest challenges. With the soil, heat, so many things I never had issues with in Mich. But, I perservere, 💪 because I’m determined. And just plain ❤️ growing things!! And you’re RIGHT 100% about SOIL and watering! Thanks for this vid! Have a great Memorial Day! 👍

[@suffolkshepherd]

Florida is a tough grow for sure. The plants and trees dry out so quick. When I left there and went to Tennessee, it seemed easy all of the sudden. If I was to move back to Floridia, having had time to think it over, I would do deep mulch gardening with wood chips, Straw, hay etc. Maybe even the Ruth Stout method.

[@FloridaGirl-]

@@suffolkshepherd I do alot of layering. I’ve gardened for 40 yrs on 10 acres in Michigan, had a greenhouse etc. And the #1 thing I ALWAYS do when preparing and planning a garden is put in the grunt work for good soil! Believe me I make hot compost and everything down here! Been experimenting with veggies this past year. My soil is doing good. And I’m slowly making a food forest. And of course it’s all organic. 👍 Making black gold helps 🤗. I compost everything and use free resources in my area to compost as well. And this year really got into making compost tea out of just about anything. And it does help. 👍. And just planted 4 fruit trees w/in last cpl months. They all seem to be doing well. Last yr grew some mango seeds to make stock and just grafted them from the mother tree. Now I’m 🙏 the grafts take. Fun fun fun .

[@suffolkshepherd]

@@FloridaGirl- Good deal. I know it is a challenge down there in the sun shine state. Sounds like your doing it though. I was in Plant City, the Strawberry Capitol of the world.

[@FloridaGirl-]

@@suffolkshepherd Yes and learning what actually grows HERE. I had huge squash in Mich. But here? They go then get powdery mildew etc and I get 3” squash. It’s a joke. So now I’m trying seminole pumpkins instead. They are about 10’ long vines so far. I made squash pits. Kinda like the indians. Dug a decent hole, filled it fill of sticks and burned them down to biochar. Hosed and cooled that off. Then threw in kitchen scraps and a can of sardines. 🤣. Then covered it with good dirt. Cpl weeks later planted my seminole seed. The concept is. When the plant gets bigger. The root system will finally reach all the nutrients when it’s going to need heavy feeding. Doing the pits. Keep me from having to plow up big areas and ammend it ALL at once. When it started trailing. I put long rows of thick cardboard around it and about 8-10’ long. Wet it, and covered it with shoreline type hay. I’m afraid to use straw anymore because of grazon. Well they are going to exceed that 8-10’ in another day. 🤣 But dern it, I JUST HOPE I get some seminole pumpkins. I’ll use that as squash instead . Suppose to be more hardy, Am in SW FL near the gulf. Anyhow happy gardening suffolk ! Hope you have abundance this yr! 🤗

[@suffolkshepherd]

@@FloridaGirl- Thanks and hope that works out for you. I enjoyed this conversation as I lived in Florida so long. It was so tough to even start a yard. lol. Now that I know gardening I often look back and say "If I was back in Florida, I would ...." One time, I was trying to learn gardening there, and I gathered all the tree leaves I could one fall. I built a chicken wire container as seen in a magazine. Put all of the leaves in there thinking I would get jet back crumbly compost. Nope. Two years later when I moved from Florida I took it down while cleaning the place to sell, and those leaves still looked the same as when I raked them up and put them in there so it was a total bust. Looking back and knowing what I know now that sun and heat just kept them dried them out. LOL. I was too young and inexperienced at gardening then to realize it. I like your ideas. I think with knowledge and wood chips that Florida can be a garden haven. Sounds like your figuring it out too.

[@ndothan]

I'm planning on running a few new water lines from the house to the garden area this winter, just to make watering easier. I'm figuring that the initial cost will be worth it, for me, because its gonna be easier and quicker to water for the rest of my life. I'm in South Alabama, so it will be easier for me to do this than in your area, because my frost line is less than 2 inches. I don't really have to worry too much about water lines bursting when the temperatures get too low. You may be able to run one line from your house, back to your enclosed garden, and build a small building for the spigot.

[@GardenerScott]

I am planning on running a buried line from the house to the garden. I've done that in previous gardens and it makes a big difference.

[@karinchristensen220]

I only have one water source so I have quite a few extra hoses in various beds with quick connects on the them. One hose connects to another one which can connect to another one. Otherwise I would need a 200 foot hose which is too long to be dragging around.

[@kathleenmurray6540]

Thanks!

[@GardenerScott]

Thank you, Kathleen!

[@vicwickgardens9174]

Thanks ☺️

[@ivanlangley4529]

Looks great!

[@nickgoldyscreams]

5:18 Dude, Colorado looks insane to garden in. Your last video and this one have me doing that like looney tunes headshaking noise when you can't believe something. I'm in Indianapolis like, oh no, it got kind of cold one night (gasp). It's just ANOTHER reason I'll keep taking your advice.

[@davidgasparro2048]

Gardener Scott, Thanks for all your videos! My question is, is it a mistake to use coffee grinds that use pesticides and chemicals to process. Can I put these in the garden or compost pile? Can I do the same thing with grass clippings that were the previous year treated with weed and feed? Also what about veggie scraps from the supermarket? Also conteminated hay or straw?

[@GardenerScott]

They should be fine. By the time coffee is processed and brewed, there should be very little if any residue that can make it to the compost. Washed veggie scraps are similar. Check the weed and feed label for sure, but the half life of the chemicals should be short enough that you could use the clippings a year later. Here's my video about herbicides and straw: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ66oYiVg5qeitE

[@kathleenmurray6540]

Great video😊 Just planting in my new raised beds. I tried to put the info you provided into my garden plan. I am putting marigolds, nasturtium, alyssum and other companion plants interspersed with the vegetables for the 1st time. Space can be limited, how close should the pollinator plants be to the vegetable garden to be effective? One other question, do you have any suggestions on figuring out how much water my garden is getting from rain and my watering?

[@GardenerScott]

Pollinator plants can be helpful 50-100 feet away, but interspersing them among vegetable beds is a good idea. You can set up a rain gauge to measure rain. Time how long it takes to fill up a watering can and you can get an idea of how much water to add to a bed in a minute.

[@kathleenmurray6540]

Thx 🙏

[@dustyflats3832]

🤣I have 200 feet of hose one way and 300 the other. We have a narrow acreage. I see your spinner-nice. My SIL gave us one that is huge. Hope the birds stay away from it😉 I use a lot of cow tanks for rain water and use a bilge pump hooked to a solar charged battery sometimes to get it where it needs to go. Wow! You are kidding that you may have frost AGAIN? Now that is a challenging garden area. The wind, dry air, cold--yikes! We have a low area subject to frosts and we are finally coming out of a drought. I forgot how lush things were in our Dusty haven. I am purposely planting some things close so they benefit from shade and training dwarf apples on a column system. People that dont know that many orchards have switched to this system always remark, "They seem to be planted too close"🤣🤣 4 feet thats it! From what ive studied it makes perfect sense. Have you used Kaolin Clay on fruit trees before? Wonder if it will protect from J. beetles? First year for apples and we will see if I can keep the J. beetles at bay. Miss our honeybees--neighbor managed to kill his hives Again unfortunately. Told him to leave the hives outside and not put them in a shed. Oh well. Thankfully I still see our bumbles and not to fond of the hornet type. It's strange that I never seen hornets when we had honeybees. Today we took several flats of tomatoe starts to our small local hardware to find them homes and just ask for donation if they can and if they can't that's fine also. Hoping to just replace a bit of my cost for seed, ect. Seriously, I have WAY too many plants. I still have several flats of toms and pepps. The store was excited to see the varieties as they are ones stores don't carry--san Marzano, Opalka, Super Sauce for paste and several slicers. I just photo copied the seed packets front and back and people can just take a pic to know what they are. Very tired with all I got done today and think I'm winning🤣 just need to find where those squash will go. I think I will use branches to keep the animals away from them and plant outside the safe zone😄😄 Yes, it all takes time to develop, but you have to start somewhere. Happy Gardening!

[@GardenerScott]

I hope the spinner helps with the birds when my trees fruit. I haven't used Kaolin clay and am still waiting to see what pests appear when the trees are bigger. Thanks.

[@loriirons9503]

Just an excellent video on the most common mistakes! Really appreciated it, as I am new to gardening again after a couple of decades away from it. How often and when do you mulch? We are in 5B and most of my vegies are coming up looking good so far!

[@GardenerScott]

I mulch often and throughout the year. Light mulch for small plants with more and heavier mulch as plants grow.

[@loriirons9503]

@@GardenerScott Thank you!

[@cindynielson4231]

Bravo another great video full of helpful info. I do have one crazy question where did you get the beautiful metal cactus? I love it! TFS 👍💯👏🌵

[@GardenerScott]

Thanks. I'm not sure exactly where I got that but I know it was many years ago. As I travel around when I spot something special I grab it and add it to the garden.

[@cindynielson4231]

@@GardenerScott Thanks this AZ girl will be on the lookout.👍🌵

[@mmsdcb9081]

First year for raised beds . I was always an in ground gardner. We have evergreens on our property with lots of pine cones on the ground. I raked them up and put them around my beds instead of purchasing pine bark. Do you think that is an ok thing to do? Will the cones hurt anything ?

[@GardenerScott]

That will be fine. I like using cones in my pathways as mulch.

[@kat6084]

I'm curious if you use drip irrigation or actually hand water? As we've added garden space, we realized we needed irrigation & put soaker hoses in each bed. I've used less water & it's been so much easier.

[@GardenerScott]

I do a lot of hand watering. During the active growing I'll transition to soaker hoses in some beds.

[@sbodi4d]

I have two birdies raised beds. 2.5'X5' and I used the Mel's mix and Hugelculture method to fill them up. I used Black Cow manure and forest product compost with vermiculite and peat moss to fill them up along with pine logs and topsoil. I planted some Blue Lake green beans and spinach in one of them, and onions and carrots in the other one. The onions and carrots are doing fine, but the green beans are not doing so well. They looked fine when they germinated, but now the leaves have turned brown and some of them have died. I water them every other day because our West Texas weather has been over 100 degrees. I have cucumbers, squash, zucchini and cantaloupe growing in 20 gallon grow bags also. I water them every two days also. Could I be watering the raised beds too much? The spinach has started to go to seed, and I can see some of it starting to get brown also. I saw from other sites that the Black Cow manure might have an herbicide in it. How do I know what my problem is, herbicide or too much water? Thanks for all the info you provide, I use most all of your advice for my garden.

[@GardenerScott]

It is possible it's too much water. Physically check the moisture of the soil a few inches deep. An herbicide issue will affect most of the plants using that soil.

[@FaithTravelBucketList]

I did the same with my rhubarb and kale

[@shirleyporter7107]

Scott, what are your thoughts about growing vegetables in plastic pails? Do you have concerns about leaching?

[@GardenerScott]

I don't have a leaching concern, but I do make the effort to use food-safe buckets.

[@shirleyporter7107]

@@GardenerScott Thank you, love your videos.

[@suegendron2260]

Hi Scott! Thanks for the info! Just wondering why you don't install drip irrigation? I have mine on a timer (controlled with an app on my phone), and it saves me a ton of time dragging around the hoses.

[@GardenerScott]

Hi, Sue. I will install some, but I have still have to move the hose and use quick-disconnects to attach to drip in different beds. It takes time but I prefer to hand water and see the plants daily.

[@suegendron2260]

@@GardenerScott I see! And I still walk the garden multiple times a day. So afraid I'm going to miss something! 😀

[@brandyjaques6865]

Do you mulch your direct sew plants right away or let the seedlings emerge? I have but then they come up and don’t seem to grow until I move the mulch away. Thank you!

[@GardenerScott]

I like to use a very light mulch of dried grass clippings for seedlings strong enough to grow through it. I save heavier mulch for later when plants are bigger.

[@serenanorrell4962]

My garlic died, and I mulched it this time! It was looking good earlier this spring but we had a dry spell. Could under watering be what caused it to die?

[@GardenerScott]

It could be underwatering. We had a very dry winter and I watered mine with a watering can to avoid the cloves drying out.

[@7eyesopenwide168]

I bought tomato seedlings I planted next to plants I grew. After a month those store plants had only grown about two inches! I treated them the same as I did all my tomato plants (good soil/ proper fertilizer and watering) the difference was crazy. I looked closer and saw that the leaves and stems were deformed. Fern like is how I’d also describe it. I’m pretty certain those seedlings had mosaic virus! I also believe I spread it to all my tomatoes including those I grew. Tests are costly or I would test. After reading about how serious it is, I pulled most of my plants which had developed mosaic virus features (deformed, weird looking fruit, mosaic coloring, fern like stems, stunted). I went to no less than four local stores selling seedlings from the same brand. I found peppers and tomatoes at every store with features of mosaic virus. I tried to get managers to look into it. They aren’t. I read it infects the soil also. No gardeners here have any videos on it. Or how to deal with it. Including how to save/sterilize infected soil. Might you consider it?

[@GardenerScott]

Removing and disposing of suspected infected plants is important. You can reduce the risk of contamination by acting early, before soil is contaminated. You can sterilize soil in pots but it is more difficult if it infects garden soil.

[@7eyesopenwide168]

@@GardenerScott I’m thinking of putting a tarp on top of the areas where infected plants have been. Most of them were in containers ranging from 5 gallons to 100 gallons. Might you have a suggestion for how to sterilize the soil in the containers? Thank you for any input.

[@articmars1]

@@7eyesopenwide168 not sure if it would work but maybe lots of grass clips will heat the container up enough like a compost bin. I dont know if that will help but at the very least if you get to 160 degrees it kills almost anything.

[@GardenerScott]

A common method of sterilizing is baking in your oven above 160 for 30 minutes. Pouring boiling water into small batches can help. You can also look into solarization, using clear plastic, the sun, and time.

[@7eyesopenwide168]

@Gardener Scott thanks! Does it need to be a clear plastic? How about a black tarp? I really appreciate you taking the time to answer.

[@bigtime911]

Do u like your greenstalk on your deck? Are there any other easy ways to gardener for person with bad back? Thanks for your videos. They are excellent

[@GardenerScott]

I do. The primary reason I use the GreenStalks is to have easy access to salad crops right out my door. My bad back is why I like raised beds I can sit on. Thanks.

[@apiecemaker1163]

I saw another subscriber said they use grow bags on chairs. I guess you could get some cheap chair at the thrift store and put grow bags on them. I have RA so I use raised beds also. I can see though that as it progresses, I may have to use their advice myself. Hope that was helpful. God bless.

[@dustyflats3832]

@@apiecemaker1163 yes I've seen that and they shaped the arrangement into a U shape and used tote boxes. I thought that was quick, reasonable and great idea.

[@apiecemaker1163]

@@dustyflats3832 yes it is! Gardeners ingenuity at its best. Our limitations don’t have to stop our gardens or stop us from making them pretty. Love the u shape idea. I’d paint the chairs different colors and have fun with it. 👩‍🌾👍🌻☀️

[@magedmmh]

No plans for drip irrigation?

[@GardenerScott]

I do have those plans for some beds when my budget allows for it.

[@tonyoveka5719]

You were talking about using wood chips, straw, and grass clippings for mulch but what do you think of chainsaw chips? I have a friend who does wood carving with a saw and was wondering if it's too green?

[@juliaf_]

It's just normal dry wood, no? The only thing I'd be wary of is it matting together since the chips are small. If that isn't an issue, then I can't see why it wouldn't work out It would be perfect for brown matter in a compost heap though for sure :)

[@tonyoveka5719]

@@juliaf_ Thanks for the response. I haven't tried it yet but am having trouble getting arbor mulch in less than a 20 yard drop. It's pretty fresh. The guy sculpts every day, though he has some older piles.

[@GardenerScott]

Chainsaw chips is a good idea. I would consider mixing them with other mulch material so they don't clump together.

[@tpen891]

I am fighting the Melittia Cucurbitae (vine borer) moth. I don't know what to do because I also have baby praying mantis so if I spray to fight the vine borer I will end up killing the praying mantis. So I have been in the garden all day trying to catch the moth to keep it from laying eggs or catching the worm before it does any damage just to get some squash.

[@GardenerScott]

Hoops covered with row cover fabric may be one option to keep the insects away from the plants.

[@dustyflats3832]

Ugh and Arghhh! The dreaded vine borer! They apparently don't have that problem in the West where Scott is located--lucky them. I am trying vet wrap at the base of squash plants this year. BT didn't work. We always have to do surgery to kill the borer. Then I mound up soil on the base and down along the vine to encourage root growth so I don't lose the crop. Problem is if they can't get to the base they hit a vine. I was wondering if agricultural Kaolin Clay would be enough to prevent them. As with any treatments they need to be applied after rain and thankfully we are getting some this year as we have been in drought. Forgot how green things use to be. Good luck! And if anyone came up with an organic way to prevent these VBs they would be rich. Nothing short of shrink wrapping each vine will work🤣

[@dustyflats3832]

@@GardenerScott that's great for bush squash if you want to hand pollinate. Not possible for large vines. They seem to hit just when the plants have set many fruit.

[@gardenofseeden]

Straight up honey bees too.

[@zstangkrewson]

start your own local gardening group, maybe a local garden club?

[@GardenerScott]

Good tip. I belong to my local gardening club.

[@ColoradoTodd]

How can you say you grew nothing in that corner of the bed? I saw a nice crop of cheat grass! 😁

[@GardenerScott]

Good observation.

[@ColoradoTodd]

@@GardenerScott I think I hate the cheat grass even more than the dreaded bindweed. At least bindweed has those little primrose-like flowers. I've never seen anything like cheatgrass: it seems to go from sprout to seed in a few days! I'm pretty tolerant of weeds, and I use a deep mulch to keep them at bay in the beds, but those cheat grass seeds from the more wild parts of my yard are always getting lodged in my socks and stabbing me!

[@frankbarnwell____]

While watering plants at my job saw a hawk moth on a shrub. Tomato horn worms are their babies... here they come! Fight the good fight. Trying an organic product. Has rosemary oil, mainly. I'll see

[@GardenerScott]

That's a beautiful moth, but you're right that the caterpillars are coming. Good luck.

[@Miguel195211]

Pests are my biggest mistake.

[@umiluv]

I recommend attracting wasps to your garden to take out the caterpillars and planting trap crops (KZbin it) where you sacrifice some plants that the pests prefer to protect others. I picked all the cabbage worms from my brassicas and put them on one that was already pretty jacked up. My son loves caterpillars so I thought at least this will be something cool for him to learn and watch. But the paper wasps/mud daubers picked off all the caterpillars from it! Now I have a wasp that patrols my garden everyday looking for caterpillars. It’s pretty awesome.

[@tranthiduyen615]

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[@winbev11]

Thank you.