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[@johnoldonekanole602]

I miss Frankie. Great when he would bring you a beer. The channel is very informative and fun to watch.

[@donnalangiewicz1084]

How do we protect the garden from the geo engineering weather warfare cloud seeding?

[@thebossoftheswamp]

10 years ago, I told Lori that sooner or later we'll have to grow crops in a hoop house and out of the rain. It just didn't think it would be this soon.

[@Home-11]

They don't call you the "BOSS" for nothing! Live and learn. Hope you and Lori, have a great 4th of July! 🇺🇸😉😁

[@timclark7507]

Have you ever thought to collect some of your rainwater and have it tested?

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Nitrogen oxide, sulphuric acid, aluminum oxide, ground level ozone and other crap I forgot. Lori cares for our local beach at the lake and there were 3 dead fish visible from the shore on saturday. No joke.

[@johnwilliams294]

Those green house plants look amazing. Who knows what they are polluting our world with.

[@mysticmeadowshomestead6209]

I know, right? Why are they geoengineering if the planet already supports human life? What are they trying to make it fit for? How come they aren't blaming stratospheric enhancement for the climate change crisis? (chemtrails=geoengineering=stratospheric ... Whatever new terms they come with for the same thing. Lawyerly word games to provide plausible deniability.)

[@allie1953]

@@mysticmeadowshomestead6209 The better question might be: what are they trying to make it UN-fit for...? For us? I do remember the Boss saying in a video from last year what a difference there was between the veggies grown indoors and those grown outdoors....

[@istepheniadeluca8531]

My girlfriend (college grad) asked me how come they pickle peppers, green beans, beets, and other fruit & vegetables, but they don't pickle cucumbers (???) 😂 😂 please explain. P.S. she has yellow hair. I'll keep her around, she's good for 😂 laughs--😂

[@The-Grateful-Hippie]

Tell her they use cucumbers when the run out of green tomatoes to pickle and they still have brine leftover 😂

[@LloydJarvis]

Yeah my wife didn't know pickles were cucumbers. Don't get started about the raisins. lol

[@gaillamont9134]

lol lol lol 😂

[@jonmchugh657]

Did ya ask her where pickles come from ? Lol

[@keithrayeski6417]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tamelatoggle2897]

Lordy Mercy help us through this ... Hollow trees ,burned sick forest. The ability to grow ... Stressed environments ,animals and people . The motivation ? To save our environment ? When by all appearance it is the opposite . When I am helpless and hopeless I have Found there is only my faith to lean on , With Gratitude to those who teach us .🌱

[@frankpohl4377]

read the Bible. Entimes are not made by Hollywoods dream maschine

[@thebossoftheswamp]

God help us all.

[@jinglesh1398]

Every pie chart I've ever seen, I've been in the smallest sliver. LOL I don't do things by the norm either. The garden is no exception

[@theIAMofME]

Me too!! According to the "experts", my personality type is only like 1 to 3 percent of the population. Crazy! YAY! All us weirdos found each other. :)

[@jinglesh1398]

@@theIAMofME It's one of the reasons I love "Off Grid Homesteading" AKA "Boss Of The Swamp"! We all have to stick together!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I love this thread haha :-) Yessah.

[@mags102755]

Being retired means I no longer have a boss. But YOU'RE my favorite Boss!

[@johnschwalenberg278]

Great video , please show us how you track those tanker planes spraying the crap in the clouds .

[@Aussiehomestead1965]

Flight Radar 24. I have hundreds of them screenshoted doing the same thing in Australia. I've been growing veges for 40 years and now struggling to grow anything outside at all.😢

[@thebossoftheswamp]

If you document the registration #s of those tankers and then search those numbers, you will see that the same jets fly the same circles day after day. 1600 gallons of fuel per hour to fly in circles. wtf...

[@billlaut608]

Hello Boss: Have an idea for an experiment. Go to your nearest gardening supply store and find some GMO cucumbers from Monsanto that match the ones you're growing inside the greenhouse. , and plant them outside where they'll get the toxic rain. Let's see what happens. My thinking is if the GMO cukes cannot survive the toxic rain, then fine and good. HOWEVER, if the GMO cukes _thrive_ in toxic rain, then maybe somebody's trying to kill off in your area all the heirloom / open-pollinated food that's NOT controlled or marketed by Monsanto. Just an idea of an experiment.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Good point Bill but probably not necessary. Take a close look at the leaves on the trees, they don't like this poison rain either.

[@allie1953]

@@thebossoftheswamp Especially the conifers and, in particular, the white pines!

[@8ema533]

My best guess after gardening for 44 yrs is that anything with a cover over it like your greenhouse is a micro climate. It has been said by Eliot Coleman that it's like moving your garden a zone and a half south. Plus the fact you had a insulated sweat shirt on tells me it must be chilly in the morning or at nght. I bet the temperature in your greenhouse at night is a lot warmer than outside of it. I wish I could wear a jacket here on Delmarva but I'd die from heat exhaustion. No problems here with what you are talking about with the trees or chem rain. I just wish it would rain. It's so dry the catfish have ticks on them. Have a good summer, and hope your garden perks up. Getting a lot of tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, and string beans right now.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

With the greenhouse being wide open all the time, the temp isn't much different than outside. You saw the difference with the peppers from inside to out and they are only 3' inside the wide open doorway. I feel that has something to say about the rain.

[@grupp61]

Hey J.C Another informative video. With 3 year's worth of verification / validation due to your controlled experimentation, the rain appears to be the root cause of the lack of growth performance of the outdoor plants. Since you highlighted that the green house is wide open , that reduces the variability in temperature between the 2 environments. Curious, do you pollinate the indoor plants with a duster, do you water them with water from the old hand dug well? Would be interesting to test the PH in each for comparison . Still plans to visit us folks down in N.C ? Be safe and God bless you and Lori

[@noyopacific]

It seems like JC has come up with a theory that he is determined to defend rather than to test objectively. I find it difficult to believe that there are “toxins” in the rain which have either escaped the notice of agricultural professionals and academics or that they have all joined in a conspiracy of silence. While I appreciate that “toxic rain” is possible it seems unlikely.

[@8ema533]

@@noyopacific This year I put in a 250 gal tote to catch rainwater and have used it 90% of the time. My garden has not shown any signs of problems other than heat stress. There is maybe a possibility that the train wreck in Ohio that they think now the fall out reached as far as upstate NY

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Insects do go inside but I do hand pollinate since we have almost no bees,

[@donaldmatthies6026]

JC, Another good video. I'm glad you're calling it out for what it is. The greenhouse garden looks really bountiful. Thank you for taking time to film, edit and post this video.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

3 years of experiment with the same results. The rain is crap :-(

[@Jim-Wade]

In my first garden over 50 years ago I planted a 40 foot row of cucumbers on 6 foot high chicken wire. I picked three or four times a day. We gave away tons, and my wife pickled so many kinds she got burned out and told me to never plant them again.

[@musicvibes017]

Its the same around here Boss in SE Missouri with the rain situation. Glad you have an alternative with green house so you can still get your veggies! Great video sir, always love your backwoods logic.

[@Liberty_DIY]

I am so happy you are keeping your channel alive. I am having the same issues with outdoor growing here in Texas. This toxic spraying has to come to a halt, and fast!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I doubt it'll stop anytime soon since the white house is funding it :-/

[@hurdman7899]

Not only toxic rain but fallout from the contrails in the sky. I now grow much of my garden under an awning. Great tips.

[@alancall5113]

Sorry, it's not the rain.Greenhouse is much warmer silly

[@jheremck]

...it's happening in other states to the south...are you a bot...lol

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I'm wearing a hoodie in there so your comment couldn't be further from the truth.

[@terryw.milburn8565]

Yup ! Proof Is In The Video, Thanks Boss & Lori ! Hugs For Tildy ! ATB T God Bless

[@AloneinRemoteAlaska]

This year I built a small temporary greenhouse on the side of my cabin for my cucumbers, zucchini and peppers. And while they have only been in the ground for a month and temps here have been ranging from overnight lows in the mid-40’s to highs in the upper 80’s the plants are doing great! Not as amazing as yours, but nonetheless I am pleased with their growth. Always love seeing what is working for you. 😊

[@dubehigh]

Okay, Boss. It’s question time. What water are you using for the plants inside. Rain water or from your well. I have an idea. As you know I have researched thousands of hours of what you’re talking about with the weather..

[@N8Dogg1002]

He is using well water.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

That's right. No rainwater in the greenhouse.

[@dubehigh]

@@thebossoftheswamp bingo

[@stevenotman4613]

"TOO MANY CUCKES SPOIL THE BOSS" sorry I'll get my coat now😆

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Too many cukes never hurt anyone haha

[@karlaalders644]

Four employees of Spain’s Meteorological Agency have confessed that Spain is being sprayed nationwide by aircraft that are spreading lead dioxide, silver iodide and diatomite through the atmosphere. The objective is to keep rain away and allow temperatures to rise, which creates a summer climate for tourism while benefiting corporations in the agricultural sector. In turn this is causing very severe instances of the extreme weather phenomenon known in Spanish as ‘gota fría’[1].

[@kleineroteHex]

You have to be kidding, manipulating the weather for tourism, freaking!

[@susanwinslow9361]

Cucumbers,,,,,,after listening to you I transplanted 6 cucumbers, different varieties into our green house, I am thrilled,they have far outgrown the ones I left where they were,probably by 5 times at least or more,yes more,thank you for this video

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Happy to hear of your success and thanks for taking the time to comment. So far we've picked one outside and 23 inside :-)

[@karlaalders644]

Last down pour here i also found lead and high counts of.floride plus what i said before

[@glynischamberlain9126]

How are you testing, please? With what, I mean

[@The-Grateful-Hippie]

Boss I'm not doubting you about the chemicals in the rain one bit, but theres something you might have missed. Your outdoor beds are mulched and sometimes the microbes in the soil will tie up nutrients for a bit while the soil is trying to compost all that material. So the nitrogen isn't available to the plants. Another thing to check into is do a pH test on those beds. I found out my garden beds were to alkaline from the leaves and wood ash we had been using to amend the beds. Plants were alive but not really growing until i started adding the soil acidifier. Then they took off! I also switched to pine shavings ( yep chicken bedding) for my mulch because it breaks down fast and it acidifies the soil at the same time.

[@jheremck]

...it's happening across the U.S. ...0regen, W Virginia, N. Carolina, Vermont...something is going on

[@The-Grateful-Hippie]

@@jheremck I've seen it myself I'm in North Western VA

[@jheremck]

@@The-Grateful-Hippie ...and others, are doing fine!!! My best year was 2Ol9, everything grew no matter when l pIanted it...IoI

[@thebossoftheswamp]

The mulch may make some difference but the other plants in the same outdoor beds as the cukes are doing fine. So after 3 years of doing the same thing, with the same results, it appears that the cukes have a very low tolerance to the acid rain.

[@erikl1886]

What do you do with all those cucumbers?

[@thebossoftheswamp]

we have happy friends.

[@douggibson9084]

WOW, Boss what a difference. I thought do one more comparison with a tall hoop bed with plastic on top so it can't get rain on it. Better still cover those sick ones ane see if they come back. Thanks Buddy 🙂

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I'm on it. Results to follow.

[@douggibson9084]

@@thebossoftheswamp it makes sense, from the shit falling from the sky. By the way I'm not Chicken Little. Still waiting for a little chuckle, you know 😅 Off Grid Life Style. Have Fun Guys. Enjoy yourselves.

[@carolynkid216]

What incredible results! Thanks for the garden visit BossMan. It will be interesting to see how your garden grows as the season progresses, and to see you year-end counts. It's truly a shame at how our skies are filled with toxins, with the fall out doing so much damage. By design of course. My container garden is starting to take off, but some of those plants are struggling. I'm not how much longer some of them will last. Thanks for the great visit. All the best to you and Lori, and Tildy, up there on the mountain. God bless.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I'm going to umbrella one of those beds of struggling cukes and just feed it well water to see what happens. Good luck with your plants my friend.

[@robaer9677]

You're not ready for the sun simulator conversation boss. But......

[@williamdyckman9704]

Jc, amazing the difference in the cukes. Thanks, for the video!

[@infinitelyblessed359]

I'm Floored by the amount of cukes you have indoors!!!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I bet we'll pick around 300 cukes from 2'x6' of garden space. It's amazing :-)

[@cclemoyne4033]

Always come back with something from your videos. Thank you

[@northeasterndirtandpropert7974]

No comparison to indoor growing vs. outside.My greenhouse is much more temp stable at night and overall warmer due to the raised beds.The beds release heat all night long and the plants thrive.I'm also pushing to grow less outside every year and want to increase the size of my greenhouse,way easier to control,plants,bugs,watering.Keep moving forward.

[@bobjones9727]

Good video. I guess the term "Right as rain" ain't right anymore. Shame

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

re toxins .. ditto! I love Cucumber flowers. They truly are beautiful. Thanks mom nature. 👍👍👍

[@KatInTheNorth]

Oh My Words! 😮What a difference!! Wow! That says something, doesn’t it? Thank you for sharing that.

[@richardwilliamswilliams]

Hello from Copperhill Tn. Remember, we'll leave the light on!!😊

[@DeeDee-dl7sl]

Chicken poop is great fertilizer! For years we had a fig "bush" it never grew into a tree, until we got chickens and my Mother put chicken poop around the base of the tree 😅

[@rickayers3150]

Hey Boss, i see the same problem. I guess i need to build a green house. You and lori enjoy your day

[@chucksinger1916]

Cloud seeding!! 👎😡🤮💩

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Stratospheric Aerosol Injection. There's a difference.

[@davescorneroftheworld1147]

I have watched you for many years and commented of some. My question is what water do you use in the greenhouse?

[@thebossoftheswamp]

well water

[@davescorneroftheworld1147]

@@thebossoftheswamp I was HOPPING you would say that.

[@conniewright8080]

Thanks for the video....your greenhouse crops look so healthy & shiny.....

[@BurntBrassHomestead]

Interesting comment, regarding the toxic rain. We have not gotten a lot of rain in over a month. So, we have to water our greenhouse and outdoor beds with well water. They are all doing well.

[@WilliamMahoney-o8j]

You’re going to be making a lot pickles!

[@joanneganon7157]

Hey Boss, that's the best experiment you ever did well🤔. At least with the Cucs! Sure wish I had one😢. JO JO IN VT 💞

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Agreed :-)

[@theIAMofME]

One more thing, with all those dang cucumbers you'd think maybe you'd give us some cucumber recipes. What's two people doing with all those cucumbers??? They can't all become pickles. Are you juicing them? So what else do you do with them? Inquiring minds would like to know. :)

[@thebossoftheswamp]

We eat lots and lots of cukes in the summer... and our friends do too :-))

[@Ritterkritterz]

Hi Boss, ...Feeling defeated and i work so hard on my garden and i love gardening. I love it and i am hoping next year is better or i am giving up. Per your suggestion. I have 3 inches of straw covering the garden. I know i need to put down about 3 more inches of straw to make it 6 inches thick. Something was digging up my corn seeds last year and you suggested growing/starting them in a cup. That worked!!!! Thank you!!!! Something ate all my bluberries last year and again this week. This year i put fenced cages completely around the bushes and bird netting on top. I also put sheep fur under the bushes to deter stuff. I see it is a dark, small varmont getting the berries. I have BEATIFUL strawberry plants i worked so hard on. Guess what...i couldn't eat them because they were covered in slugs. I have straw on them. Next year i might try placing collars on them to keep the leaves up more. Looking for encouragement in the northwoods of wisconsin. Self-assessment: I know i need more pollinating flowers next year. And i need to do more pollinating. My garden is a bust...squash, tomatos, peppers, cucs, everything. I don't want to use chemicals but it might come to that. It has been VERY rainy, hot and humid this year.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Gardening is becoming more difficult so we need to adapt. I'll keep sharing my experiments and hope it helps others with their gardening problems.

[@watchingthehorizon7799]

Is the rain really toxic? Have you had it tested? There are MANY reasons the cucumbers would do better in the greenhouse aside from rain.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

The pine trees turned brown within 10 days time and the leaves on all the trees look sick and shriveled. All signs of acid rain.

[@EdKirkpatrick10]

It's a 100 degrees here in the central Georgia swamps today, only thing growing in my garden is okra, peas, and peppers, but I'm canning chili today in the air conditioner

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Hope you made some corn bread :-)

[@Butchmcmasters7MM]

Thanks for sharing Boss you tube doesn’t notify me of your videos anymore even though I’m still subscribed quite frustrating. I just found this video now at any rate I found you again. God bless. Have a good one.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

They don't notify my subs and they even unsub them. Really maddening.

[@grahamditchfield4318]

My my....I had not considered toxins in the rain. I did cut back/simplify based on results from last year. Cukes challenge me because of thrips and they are so ugly my chickens tend to walk away from them. Tomatoes from seed check. Pumpkins and butternut squash check. Potatoes, onions and garlic check. Asparagus down a bit but you know my peppers look like yours....hmmm. On the other hand the brussel sprouts from seed are quite amazing currently but I won't hold my breath on them till later cause last year I had an issue with the leader rot so with this rain it may be a terrible year for it again. Thank you for your update. You got me thinking on a greenhouse project.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

My "indoor" peppers are only 3' from the doorway and the doors are wide open. Only difference is the rain doesn't fall on them.

[@lacolakis8265]

Can't wait to see your proofs

[@thebossoftheswamp]

You won't like it any more than I do.

[@lacolakis8265]

@@thebossoftheswamp We'll see. I trust you but I'll double check. We'll we be able to ask you questions ?

[@Nathan-mu9ym]

I love cucumbers 👍 Also, I hope this isn't rude to ask, but would you mind sharing how large of an acreage do you have on your properties. I've been watching a lot of your videos recently and am curious to know how large of a lot one would need to achieve the level of privacy I've seen in your videos. Much like you, I've had the dream of living in a cabin for quite some time and am interested in the lot size I should be looking at for that level of privacy? Also thanks for this videos, I plan to grow many cucumbers in future years :)

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Presently, we have approx 30 acres with our homestead, 10 at the parcel where our garage is and 23 at the NY cabin. Unfortunately, acreage is less important than location and how awful your neighbors may be. I'll be discussing this in a future video about buying land so stay tuned.

[@bjchris8979]

Boss your my favorite. I'm just getting back from a visit with my family and catching up on videos, so I'm a little behind. I'm just wondering have you thought about saving seeds to plant next year. I have been doing that since I moved to our property 7 years ago. I have found that if I save seeds from one year to use the next they seem to be stronger plants and get more yield. They become more tolerant of the growing conditions. Keep the great video's coming, look forward to watching them.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

We do save seeds and need to do more of it. Quite often, I buy seeds and the variety isn't the exact same as what I bought the year before - even though they are labeled that way.

[@margueritepeaden3445]

Even allowing for some transplant shock, there should not be that much difference from inside to outside. Inside looks like you planted them months before outside. It’s hard to believe they were all started together. Just amazing. You’re definitely going to have a bountiful harvest.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Agreed. The first year I experimented with the cukes indoors, I put the best plants outside and got the same results. They just can't tolerate the acid rain.

[@ksingleton101]

For the last 2 years I've had the same issues with the Cucumbers but this year I've been rinsing off the plants with City Water (Hamilton, Ohio) after every rain and the plants are growing extremely well. I also moved the plants to different raised beds than the last 2 years. Moving the Tomato's to where the cucumbers were and the Cucumbers to where the Tomato's were. My best tomato plant is the one the dog has been watering. He can't get to the cucumber plants.

[@louellen7271]

Well, it is said that Hamilton has the best city water in the nation. Maybe it is true.

[@andreac.6164]

I was so thrilled with my garden this year and doing really well but my neighbor up the hill burns his plastic and trash. The smoke was coming right over to my property and it was drizzling. I was having a flash back of writing a paper on Acid Rain back in the 80's. I'm afraid to eat anything now and am so disheartened, what do I do, in addition to having the reluctant conversation with him.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

The crap being sprayed is creating the worst acid rain we've ever had.

[@joshuakeegwell2896]

Its time for a high tunnel to cover the outside gardens. And people drink that rain water. I purchased 4 styro floating seed trays. They worked awesome, thanks for the tip. Cheers

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Good point. Let the naysayers drink the rain :-)

[@louellen7271]

I had a beautiful basil plant inside. Moved it outside and it was nearly dead within 2 or 3 days! What are you using to water the cukes? Is it well water or filtered water? There is obviously a huge difference. I think you are right about the toxic rain.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Lori had a hanging flower basket in the greenhouse that was outstanding. We hung it in the garden and after getting rained on a few times it looked like hell. It's back inside and looking fabulous again.

[@Barbarra63297]

Having worked in a large greenhouse I can tell you there are factors, heat, humidity, better constancy of temps, soil components, manual ventilation, etc that go into making greenhouse plants prosper and grow into healthy plants. Just like us humans, plants love continuity in many ways, you will always have better and more vigorous growth in a greenhouse environment.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I agree with all that you said but it doesn't rule out the horribly acidic rain we have and how some plants, especially the cukes and peppers appear to have a very low tolerance to it. The peppers only 3' inside a wide open doorway really don't have much of a difference in climate than the ones outside the door.

[@e.t.preppin7084]

The last three years my raised beds look exactly the same. Pathetic except for tomatoes. They love the poison rain and chemtrails coming down on them. They’re probably not healthy to eat. I’m moving inside next year if we have a next year. Thanks for the video. What’s your green house roof made of ?

[@thebossoftheswamp]

All my friends are having the same results with the cukes outside.

[@alancall5113]

I mean, you know disrespect.So do an experiment. Take some clear plastic make a dome . over one of your cucumber plants plants outside. Where it can still get rain. Let's see what happens brother

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Doing that today and will post results. All my friends are having the same issue with cukes and peppers.

[@J297WFD]

Agreed! Keep the rain off. I’ve notice the pine trees turned brown they seem to be ok now. I’ve also noticed what I can only say looks like burn holes on my maple trees. Acid rain or something

[@dawnwesolowski8049]

That might be sunspot. That happened to my. Maple a few years. Ago,

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Same here. Those pines that turned brown within 10 days time have lost their needles and bouncing back. The climate didn't change in 10 days, beetles didn't move in and out and neither did the pine fungus the book nerds blaming it on. A blast of Toxic rain turned them brown. When they spray sulphur dioxide in the sky and it mixes with water, it becomes sulphuric acid and that's why all the leaves look like they do.

[@41mag54]

Do you have a video about building your raised beds? I was wondering if you built them and what the materials are I really like how they look.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I built all of them except the small metal ones outside and use whatever I have on hand for materials.

[@randymyers5086]

They grow better for you inside because of your climate. Iam in northwest Missouri and my cucumbers do fabulous outside, but our days are warmer so are our nights.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Mine always did fine outside too but they don't tolerate the rain anymore.

[@gleaner7231]

My theory is that the light in the greenhouse is slightly defused which the cukes and the peppers enjoy. It looked to me like the cukes in your garden had their stems sunburned. Too much direct sun early in the year when they are most tender? Lately, I grow mine on a cattle panel outside. Interesting about the rainwater. Get a sample and have it tested for chemicals at a lab. I'd like to know what they find.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I agree there are many factors about the greenhouse that the pepper and cukes enjoy. I always had good results outside until about 4 years ago. A friend does the testing of the lake water and the results are more than disturbing.

[@dogpaw775]

inside kukes definitely but still with them inside mine are about 1/3 the height, i think the secret is just being that wee bit warmer, my greenhouse is very draughty.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

My greenhouse is wide open. Very little temp difference due to the air convection.

[@chemlane1077]

Hey boss, just to be sure that it is the toxic rain that is destroying your plants, why don't you use the soil from the outside that you think is better than the one inside and use it inside next year for your new season and let's see what happens. Maybe 2 plants for experiment. I am curious to find out. Great videos as usual.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I would do that if my friends in town weren't having the very same issues with their cukes and peppers. Theirs have run parallel to mine. Four years ago we all did great and it's been declining since. The trees here reflect the rain issue as well unfortunately.

[@davelunaskitchen8355]

Seems like there are a couple other variables that may be considered for the cucumbers; temperature in the greenhouse, humidity in the greenhouse, and light concentration in the greenhouse, etc. Big leap to jump to conspiracy theories; just my opinion. Nonetheless, love the videos!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Yes it's true the climate is better inside. That's a given and also the meaning behind the title of this video but... To say climate manipulation via stratospheric aerosol injection is nothing more than conspiracy theory is a far leap from the facts that are indeed causing the worst acid rain we've ever experienced. The forest out here looks like my outdoor cukes.

[@dorotalenartowska1891]

What is happening to nature due to crazy humans is frightening and so so disappointing😢

[@thebossoftheswamp]

It is indeed.

[@poodledaddles1091]

My outside cucumbers can’t handle the sun/heat. Zone 5b

[@thebossoftheswamp]

We're not getting enough sun here. It's sooty gray skies 5 days a week.

[@Jaynes-Path]

What are you watering the Greenhouse plants with? Is it filtered rainwater or well water? I can't remember from last year.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Well water.

[@goldprepper4397]

what variety are the cuks? With the doors open is that enough for pollination?

[@thebossoftheswamp]

They're the Muncher variety and I do hand pollinate.

[@jaypflum1758]

Hey Boss, have you ever tried sliced cukes on a bagel with cream cheese and dill. We love it.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I haven't but will. Thanks for the tip.

[@cindysquirrelloffgrid9514]

Wow there is no comparison to your cucs. Wonder if they have ever thought of the long term effects of the spray

[@thebossoftheswamp]

All they think about is lowering the earth's temp, not taking into consideration how hot it'll be when there's no trees left to shade it.

[@mysticmeadowshomestead6209]

I dunno. We live in Virginia, record high heat is to blame around here.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Can't speak for Virginia but here we've had very cool temps 48 and 51F two mornings this week.

[@lifemerelife]

You did not mention how the plants in the green house are watered. How do the plants get the water they need? What is the source?

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Well water.

[@arthurvandijk2316]

the rainwater is poisonous. What do you spray your plants with?

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I don't spray my plants with anything.

[@kuva07]

Are you watering the indoor plants with well water?

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Yes.

[@patrickclark9909]

If today you were purchasing off grid appliances refrigerator and freezer. Would you purchase propane models or consider the new 12 or 24 volt models that are available? Powered either by solar and battery bank. We will have 1K gallon propane tank available. Should be easily filled once a year. Thank you,

[@duane4972]

Patrick. I would recommend the 12/24 volt COMPRESSOR FRIDGES, I've been using them for 6 years in my van camper, fulltime traveling. The compressor is the difference, it will take the temperature much lower while using very little battery power. The propane version uses no compressor, and will only go 30 or so degrees cooler than the ambient temperature. If you want consistent low temperatures definitely use a compressor type fridge !

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Duane has good points there. Our propane freezer will run on electric too so it's good for either or. Presently we're running a small fridge/freezer combo on solar at both cabins with no issues.

[@ate508]

I enjoy your videos. Always an uplift! Thank you for making me smile. Doug on Camano Island Washington.

[@lawrencepevitts2434]

Can you make dill pickles out of the small cukes?

[@thebossoftheswamp]

yes.

[@kevinstamper7400]

Been watching you since almost the beginning. Your the first channel I ever subscribed to. Enjoy watching all your adventures and great insights. Keep up the good job and enjoy life. 👍

[@jakepiemme9600]

Incredible video Boss!!! I've had simular results here in Erie County pa. Zucchini booming like crazy but my yellow crook neck squash look like urs and my butternut somewhere in the middle as are urs. I split my cucumbers, peppers n meters in half this year. Half in raised beds n half in my ground garden where, just like urs the ground is far more enhanced n rich. I like to experiment myself. The ground garden plants far ahead of the ones in raised beds. I'm blown away by ur indoor cucumbers tho!!! We had 2 inches of rain today from 4 am til 3pm. My plants in raised beds have yellowed almost instantly from it. I believe ur theory on toxic bullshit in the rain is in fact proven n no longer myth lol. As always take care my friend

[@thebossoftheswamp]

I'm thinking some plants can tolerate the toxins more than others. Lori had a beautiful hanging flower pot in the greenhouse. She hung it in the garden and after getting rained on only twice. It looked like crap. It's back inside recuperating.

[@jakepiemme9600]

@@thebossoftheswamp after speaking with the fella at the local greenhouse I've been going to for years I had asked about hanging basket health. He recommended that for flowers every 3rd watering add 1 tablespoon of miracle grow per gallon of water. If u have hanging baskets with fruit or veggies, once they start producing do the miracle grow every other. My hanging cucumber and strawberries noticed substantial gains from this method

[@12ozbuds]

Boss guess what, I love your cucumbers, they remind me of a story. When I graduated college I had aspirations to be a golf course superintendent. I left my home town with my graduation present, an airline ticket to Atlanta Georgia. I got a job at Atlanta Country Club and I was on my way. The only problem was I had no money for lunches. The superintendent did grow a garden by the maintenance barn. The only vegetable that was ready was the cucumbers. { side note, are cucumbers a fruit or a vegetable.} To make a short story longer I robbed his garden of cucumbers so I would have something to eat for lunch. They almost hit the spot but by 2:00pm I was running on empty. You doing this video you really bring back some great memories. Thanks a bunch.

[@karlaalders644]

Same here boss old chemistry Karl.broke the.egg for u boss ! I have nothing to loose there yah go! Thats.a.big 10-4

[@hummingwind8869]

Thank you for this informative video. I love experiment videos. Can you please tell me what type of cucumbers you are growing in the greenhouse. They are a very lovely size. I am needing to move my cucumbers inside after a very slim harvest this year, they are struggling. Keep the experiments coming and thank you.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

We grow the Muncher variety. Enjoy :-)

[@hummingwind8869]

@@thebossoftheswamp thank you! 🌻

[@wadehoward2525]

JC, How are your inside cucumbers getting pollinated? Your video showed the doors open, so are the bees, etc, are coming inside, or is the wind cross pollinating the cukes? Also, what soil do you use in your floating seed trays, and seed cups? Thanks!

[@thebossoftheswamp]

The doors are open and insects go inside but I hand pollinate as well. I haven't seen one single honey bee yet. I've tried lots of potting soils for my trays and even made my own, but my best results have come from the Miracle Grow brand. Don't buy it at walmart because it's made cheaper than what is sold at Home depot etc.

[@wadehoward2525]

@@thebossoftheswamp Thanks JC! Wonderful video, and thanks for all that you have taught me over the years!:^)

[@terryporche9059]

Very informative JC. I know what water you are using on plants in green house. Take care and God bless. Catch y’all on the next one. Watch out for the regime, just ask the Amish

[@blackoakpropertymaintenanc6981]

Appreciate the updates, Boss......we too, are having ridiculously better results growing indoors vs out.

[@wobdeehomestead]

Isn’t it much warmer in the greenhouse?

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Yes and that''s why I built it. The focus here is if you're having poor success with cukes, move them inside for maximum yield.

[@Tokatilini]

Thanks!

[@russellweber3466]

Jim have you heard or seen a utube video Beer and Iron? The guy uses store bought charcoal briquettes and counts out the charcoal briquettes to put on the dutch oven lid.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

Lots of people use that but I'm old school and too cheap to waste money on charcoal.

[@russellweber3466]

@@thebossoftheswamp I look for branches while in parks with my dog to mix with charcoal briquettes and go thru the green dumpsters looking for sycamore, walnut and other wood to mix in. My 3 dogs love to ride with me to go look thru dumpsters in the city. 1 time while looking for a heavy duty electric cord for an electric hot plate going thru trash dumpsters there was a pasta maker machine in the box, unopened in plastic bags. Several times I found almost new toaster ovens in the dumpster.

[@SHADETREESHACK]

Great comparison JC. The proof is shining through. Enjoy Bud

[@andreac.6164]

How do they get pollinated indoor

[@thebossoftheswamp]

The doors are wide open but I also hand pollinate.

[@Go4Corvette]

Maybe take one of the large healthy greenhouse plants put it in a pot with the greenhouse dirt and move it outside when rain is coming to see what happens to it. Then you will know if it is rainwater killing them.

[@thebossoftheswamp]

We did that with Lori's hanging flower pot. It was gorgeous. We hung it in the garden and after getting rained on only twice, it turned yellow and leaves started to curl and fall off.

[@Go4Corvette]

@@thebossoftheswamp Well then that does sound like rainwater is the problem. Crazy what the government is trying to do in the name of GREEN but they get YELLOW.

[@timfritch6735]

What are using to water in the greenhouse?

[@thebossoftheswamp]

well water

[@suezaple4950]

Interesting watch Boss, I agree about the rain a great deal of pollutants, Everything is so healthy in the greenhouse for sure . thanks Boss good to see ya.

[@hollyslaughter5505]

7:48 Cucumber pudding ⏺️⏺️⏺️ Sounds interesting