July Garden Tour - Zone 3 aka Cold AF

July Garden Tour - Zone 3 aka Cold AF
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Ashley has had a passion for plants since she was a small child. In the long summers as a child, she would garden alongside her grandmother and it was then that she realized her love for greenery. With years of great studying, Ashley had begun her post-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan.
At first, her second love, animals, was the career path she chose but while doing her undergrad she realized that her education would take her elsewhere. And with that, four years later she graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a bachelor’s degree in science and a major in Soil Science.
Some of Ashley’s interests are KZbin, in which she posts informative videos about plants and gardening. The focus of Ashley’s KZbin channel is to bring science to gardening in a way that is informative but also helpful to others learning to garden. She also talks about the importance of having your own garden and the joys of gardening indoors. Ashley continues to study plants in her free time and hopes to expand her KZbin channel as well as her reach to up-and-coming gardeners.
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[@GardeningInCanada]

How is everyone else’s gardens coming along? It’s been mega slow here in my neck of the woods 🙃. Out of curiosity what video would you like to see next? 1. Four things you need to master for a garden to survive without purchasing a thing? 2. Seeds to start in July? 3. Keeping plants watered on vacation? 4. Common Gardening misconceptions. What is actually possible. 5. Your suggestion! If you like someone’s suggestion feel free to like it!

[@jolee6751]

1 2 & 3 😊

[@jolee6751]

I need to buy your thing you helped make because I may be Over watering

[@linzertorte4003]

2! Then 3, then 4. ☺️

[@northumberlandacres]

1&2

[@TinaComeauArt]

1, 3 & 4.

[@robclower9606]

When my neighbors walk by and give me funny looks while in the garden I just growl at them and they run off. Works like a charm.

[@GardeningInCanada]

AHAHAHAHAHA 💀 I will try this

[@tanyaguti]

😂

[@91210paige]

Agreed my lawn looks like crap but when they are starving they can eat their beautiful chemical treated lawn while I'm eating real food. Did that sound bad? Oh good that's exactly how I wanted it to.

[@nikitamagbanua557]

I have a raised bed garden in front yard for my dog to serve as a fence. Its either fence that I cant benefit from or raised bed that i can benefit from and i chose the latter one. My cool plants are thriving but my summer plants are not happy😢😢😢. Cold and raining here in Calgary.

[@wayneessar7489]

@@91210paige I put soya meal from the Co-op on my turf, it is cattle feed, 35% protein, as fertilizer it is 7 in nitrogen. It does smell a bit as soon as it starts breaking down but the lawn is Green. Cutting at 100mm and mulching the clippings. Best it has looked in years and 20$ for a 20 kilo sack.

[@justinp4996]

Fellow zone 3 gardener and feeling your pain. Rain rain rain and a low lying garden. Finally finished planting last week and 3 huge storms, garden was under 6 inches of water.

[@GardeningInCanada]

6 inches?!?

[@justinp4996]

@@GardeningInCanada yes it's at the bottom of a slope/hill in a large community garden allotment so I get everyone's rain trickling to me. I dug a trench to remove the standing water but soil is still like soup, think most things are done for.

[@ShellyGrimley]

After weeks of rain a hail storm came along and shredded most of my hard work in about 15 minutes. 😢

[@justinp4996]

@@ShellyGrimley oh that must be so disappointing!

[@asktheeye]

The mystery plant at 4mins 49 is Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), (in case no one gave id already ;)

[@MrsYeee]

Ooo, a medicinal plant 👍❤️

[@prairielavender]

Is it? I was thinking it looked very much like sweet cicely. I thought tansy had coarser leaves and didn't grow as bushy

[@terrafirma75]

I thought it looks like wormwood, sweet Annie 🤷‍♀️

[@ienekevanhouten4559]

@@MrsYeeeAnd invasive as H….

[@northumberlandacres]

Take good care of yourself and your husband. Rest up and come back stronger. ❤

[@christineelsey3104]

Yes sweetie, doesn't matter how old we are either when we loose our moms ~ it has an effect.. & sorry it happened around your birthday to boot... Whatever ya's doing with the shots ~ sure hope it helps.. 🙏🏿🙏🏿 ... Cuz personally, I think you would be an excellent mom !!!!.. And it's not easy to watch the ones we love suffer at the end... 🐻Hugs dear friend.. have a good cry ~ it does help wash the blues away.. then spend some time in your garden to perk up your soul.. And we'll all be here to encourage you on.. 😊😊 (& Throw away anyone who's not supportive !!.. I'm old - like over 60 old.. Ain't no time for negative people honey... 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗😍

[@aileenbell6750]

Borage is so cool. It will reseed every year for the rest of your life, lol. I cut it and use it like comfrey to make “tea” that I use for fertilizer. ❤ Sending gentle hugs as well. Yes, we have to be kind to ourselves. Grief is a tenacious many rooted beast. Combined with fresh grief and physical stress…big hugs.

[@krisyallowega5487]

One thing that I have noticed this year, tagging along with dragonflies and damselflies are frogs. As a kid growing up way back in the 70's was the last time I ever saw frogs or garter snakes. But plant wise? Everything here in Winnipeg is getting blown to bits. Daylily can handle the strong gusts but the Asiatic and Oriental Lily just snap off in the wind. That and the blasted rabbits they are so bold now they come right up on the deck and jump into the container to eat lilies. One thing that worked for me to control the Scarab Lily Beetle is compost. They seemed to thrive in soil that is struggling/depleted. A top dressing of good compost has enough "good bugs" in it to take care of those "squishy" babies that cover themselves in their poop. Keep smiling

[@katipohl2431]

Here in Germany we have a bad year for gardening. Many snails, unexpected frost, much rain, low temperatures down to 4 degrees one night in June and 8 degrees Celsius yesterday night in July.

[@celineetter301]

Same here in Switzerland😢 kind of giving up on most heat loving plants... 🙈

[@GardeningInCanada]

Oh no! That’s so sad. Could you cover them?

[@GardeningInCanada]

It’s a ton of work but covering them could help

[@Marcus-Brutus]

It seems cloud seeding has been consistently active this year.

[@scheduledrest4316]

I don't think anyone, who has never gone through these kind of situations in their own family really realizes how hard these kinds of situations are; and especially with regard to anniversaries. Right now I'm thinking of all the thousands of parents and siblings of young people who have been lost to fentanyl overdose in B.C. and indeed this has touched my family as well. Your garden looks amazing! I thought I was the only one who had failed at Zucchini but for you I think there's still time.💚

[@Blonde_Medusa]

Juneau, ak here! I think your getting all of our cool weather and rain. Been a great season for growing here, have actually had some sunshine and edging towards just over 70 degree (21 Celsius) days! My ranunculus, borage, cosmos and some others are all just starting to bloom! My peas are just starting to give enough for some light snacking. Did bad at planting the inground garden, so that sucks. My dad passed this spring. So with yah on the giving yourself grace for stuff. Gonna be sowing some stuff soon and just fingers crossed that the season keeps doing well! Good luck with the growing season everyone 😊

[@absunshine6906]

Red Deer here ! My cukes are 3 inches tall, Zuchs maybe 12 inches in width with 3 leaves and 1 flower. My peas are laughable 4 inches tall. Potatoes flowering all ready and 3 feet tall. Tomatoes are in flower only and 2 - 3 feet tall, Onions are glorious, raspberries Great and squash are having conversations about moving to Florida lol. The end of this week Temps are in the mid 20's so lets hope I hang up the hoody for some sunglasses. One can only hope.

[@jasonresta1723]

I'm out by Spruceview and the frost got me 2 weeks ago. Tomatoes and beans all gone 😢.

[@GardeningInCanada]

Mid 20s is honest the goldilocks zone

[@tikagdg]

So glad you are giving yourself grace- it’s so important on the midst of stress and grief.

[@j.s.1931]

Had a hail storm in Calgary yesterday. Vegetables mostly fared well, but the leaves on the nasturtium, sunflowers and hostas are full of holes :( My zucchini and cucumbers aren't growing either. Also, just saw the food forest video you did on Canadian Prepper's channel . Really informative and super hilarious! 10/10!!!

[@itsbasicallybethvlogs6822]

I’m sorry you guys are having to go through all that. The 4th is the anniversary of my grandmothers passing. I know it’s rough, just wanted to let you know that you’re not alone my friend. 🖤

[@osmia]

I always leave at least one radish to go to seed just for the seed pods. They're also really good in potato salad

[@KathySarich]

I’ve had volunteer radishes in my garden for the last few years, I just keep letting them go to seed and replant themselves. 😂

[@vinceprovenzano2894]

My garden in Ottawa has never been better. 😃

[@linzertorte4003]

I’m sorry you are going through tough times. Take good care of yourself. ❤️

[@susanwhite1641]

Great tour thank you.🌿 Sorry you’re feeling down, I know from experience that it does get easier with time. Remember the good times she wouldn’t want you to be sad 💕

[@annettewilliams3427]

1,3,2,4 Thanks for being so honest with us. Personally I find the garden helps alot with my grief, anniversaries etc. Sending positive energy to you.

[@melaniemcmanus8009]

My zone 3 sista!!! I’m in your boat. I planted so many things twice because they weren’t germinating and now i have way too many squash and no corn. The stuff in the greenhouse is “ok” and I’m really happy i put my tomatoes in there now 😅 On the flip side my brassicas are loving this weird summer.

[@myjewelry4u]

I don’t pray often, but I’ll keep your family in mine. That’s all really rough.

[@joshuajohnson714]

I talk shit on all this ladies video but in reality I’m just obsessed with her lok

[@theresauptagrafft3314]

Yep Tansy....hard to get rid of...if it behaved its self it wouldn't be so bad. The gold finches seem to like it in the late fall. Keep your chin up.

[@lisagallant118]

😘💕Love and gratitude for all your time, knowledge and sharing.☀️🌱

[@cherab7400]

That weed looks like common tansy to me. Its invasive where I am and will grow through asphalt!

[@user-ic2ug8ys1z]

Love your channel, thank you for the updates. I caught your collaboration with Canadian Prepper. The orchard video was very helpful. I look forward to future updates. Keep Nate in his lane. 😀🌱🐢

[@GardeningInCanada]

He is going to be busy preserving 🤣🤣

[@Cookontherun7391]

Great garden tour. Zone 4 here. So glad, relieved actually that the slow start to this season is just that. Slow. I lmao when I heard you say “honky dory” I thought that word was made up by my father. It’s so hard to lose a parent, close friends or relatives. It’s a new normal for those left behind and some days of ‘before’ times hit so hard. Our best crop this year is the clover and dandelions! Jelly anyone.😊❤️🇨🇦🤗

[@plantsoverpills1643]

Growing zone 5a here in eastern Canada. Haven’t had a decent zucchini in 6 seasons 🤷🏻‍♀️ This year, gardens and compost have no worms. Last year tons. What’s going on indeed. Every year it’s another version of the twilight zone!!!

[@TinaComeauArt]

Zone 5 New Brunswick, our garden is doing amazing this year. We are about ready to harvest some of our potatoes. Our June was warm and dry. Thank you for the videos, we love them! Take care of yourself!

[@dezaraevokey9021]

Hello fellow Saskatonian! I have an all container garden, so I've been grateful that the rain hasn't drowned out my plants. I've been very fortunate that the only issues I've had so far is my spinach gave me 1 week to harvest after it started growing its true leaves before it bolted, and my basil failed to germinate. Every night the temperature dipped below 6C I wrapped my tomatoes and pepper plant in blankets, and they seem to be doing better for it (or so I tell myself). The gorgeous petunia you show at 5:16 is a Crazytunia Black and White, and I am also obsessed! I discovered them last year and could not wait to get more this year. Mysteriously, they are the only petunias this year that I have purchased that have died on me :( For those who are curious the petunia at 18:04 is an Amazonas Plum Cockatoo (I love and have these as well) I'm sorry you and your husband are going through such an emotionally challenging time. I wish you an abundance of love and support 💜

[@stevemorgan8750]

Fort Mcmurray. Cold start. Some tomatoes recovered from shock and are starting to flower and fill out. Excellent potato weather, flowering even. So much lettuce; its been cool and wet. Lots learned watching the tomatoes recover. Good luck.

[@irisotterson5055]

THANK YOU for sharing your garden difficulties as well as successes and for showing us that you are human like the rest of us. It’s an interesting fact that by sharing our personal vulnerabilities we become stronger as a society.

[@marilynturcotte5304]

Kingston, On here, well, we are getting lots of rain and HEAT!! I think your zucchini are at my house because I'd not plant zucchini; I think it was in the compost. They are overtaking my garden in one bed. Tomatoes are just out of control, so this year is going to be good (maybe?). I'm sending you pleasant thoughts to help your mental fatigue.

[@epgardening]

I also bought both of the 'weird' petunias you showed, the white one is "Crazytunia Black & White" and the green/purple one is "Amazonas Plum Cockatoo"

[@platesweightspeaks]

I'm having opposite weather- hot as balls and dry AF. Central Colorado. My butternut squash is popping off, but my eggplant didn't germinate and a million grasshoppers ate all the leaves off my bush beans so they are just sad stems now. My zucchini and cucumbers are starting to get going. Kinda meh overall I guess? Lol! You can borrow some of my sun if I can borrow some of your clouds 😂 Hope you feel better soon, love from zone 6 ❤

[@platesweightspeaks]

Oh I forgot my corn!! Its waist high and had an almost 100% germ rate!! I'm so excited for it!!!

[@languagelynnie]

I am praying for you and your husband. That is so difficult.

[@kspence5300]

Give yourself some grace woman. 🤍

[@thecakepopsistars]

Love all the black flowers 😍

[@PlantObsessed]

I have taken your Spiller idea to heart. I have planted mini tomatoes to spill over all my tall raised beds. 🎉🎉win I actually started them in January and I have ripe tomatoes 😁

[@leahszostak5110]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Uranium9]

We love you!

[@91210paige]

I had very bad luck this year with my cucumber's. I just planted more in different soil and I'm hoping for a better turn out. Every year is EXCITING, FRUSTRATING and OH SO DELICIOUS once things are done. Last year my Squash plants started off with nothing but Male flowers. This year the exact opposite. I was afraid none would be pollinated. BUT today I found a male flower so I'm not sure if I'm going to self pollinate or let the bees work it out.

[@RuthColton]

It’s been really cold and wet here in the U.K. too. So the garden is slow. Sorry you are feeling low energy, I hope you feel better soon. Thank you for your videos. ❤️

[@kristyp2585]

Im in zone 4 I believe, central interior of BC. So far I've had rhubarb, now strawberries and a few herbs and NOTHING ELSE. My flowers are good but my goodness it's so sloooooow. Also cold, rainy and cloudy all spring and summer. Like you, I would rather have rain over fires but jeez. I'm just glad I'm not doing anything wrong lol

[@ericg1971]

Zone 3 in Manitoba here ............My garden is up for the most part and doing great , watermelon are struggling but see what July brings ,It's been a wet year here as well , seems every other day we get showers ! Thankfully my soil is a loamy sandy mix and it can pour one day and i can till the next .July is the month when i can say if there will anything on some plants ........Broccoli which i bout starter plants i have had two harvests so far , four to five inch heads and one thing about the rail etc ,.......no bugs to eat or lay eggs on the plants , my Brussel sprouts are reaching up and i can see little buds appearing . I did have a worm ? eating into my squash seeds but i replaced them and they are already getting ready to vein so there will be lots .Zucchini ? I wouldn't give up on not getting any ...............last year i got hail and it looked like a lawnmower had gone over everything ........the zucchini which had no leaves left after the hail came back with a vengeance and as always i ended giving lots away so don;t worry about getting a crop

[@asquithmainlines699]

I am just west of Saskatoon. The peas and cabbage are liking these cooler temps and are doing very well. My corn is “ Knee high by the fourth of July “. I start it indoors and then transplant it outside when safe to do so. It transplants so well but I do start a few extra plants in case I do loose one or two in the process. This is my third year for 36” high raised beds and although they usually seem to be very dry this year everything is doing great. A combination of the warmer soil being up so high and all this moisture seems to be the ticket.

[@marcelacecil3036]

I’m in the PNW and it’s been cold here too. We didn’t have a late freeze, just cold weather and soil. The tomatoes are finally taking off. They sulked in the beds for about a month. The potatoes actually are producing a not too bad harvest and are starting to die back. My okra is 1” tall and I am fighting off snake sized slugs, they managed to eat all the emerging cukes before I caught on and at most of my basil, but I guess that’s farming. I keep looking at the ferns and flowers and keep saying, rain is good for the ferns! I’m hoping that your garden looks up soon!

[@Shridra]

I'm in southeast NB, zone 5a/b (right on the cusp) - last year was our horrible year for growing. It was either pouring down rain or the temperature was 10* or 35*. It was horrible. This year is doing better - we've had a lot of rain, but like the good amount, and most of the time it's been closer to our normal summer average of 25*, with a few spikes higher (this week the average is 32 I think). I'm actually super surprised by how well everything is growing, and looking forward to harvest time. I expanded this year as well - I live in an apartment so I container garden on my deck, plus I have a larger garden at my best friends house that we both look after, and this year I also put in a new garden at my parents place. I think we may be burdened with abundance in the next month or so.

[@laurabuckholz4607]

Thank you for sharing your gardens! Wow so much is doing well hola tomatoes! Borage love it yes it draws many lovely pollinators and comes back every yr spreading like mint chamomile everywhere not a bad thing. I feel here in Calgary we are three weeks behind my lilac just finished blooming July 1st! Its been slow cold but hopeful for long extended summer to catch up all our gardens! Happy gardening and take good care of yourself.

[@relaxseasideChaleur]

Thanks for the July tour… you helped me to accept the unexpected stalled cukes and no bush beans germinating! Finding a new balance, whether in the garden or in life, takes patience … and gentle care … for your plants and especially for yourself and loved ones .

[@carldawson1]

The variegated nustertiums are gorgeous! Have some started this year for indoor houseplants

[@Gardenfrog]

Many things in my garden are so far behind too. Thank you for sharing what you are going through. I will send some kind caring thoughts your way. Take care.

[@loveofgrowing515]

Borage brings all the pollinators to the yard. However I do not recommend letting it go to seed. I have pulled at least 100 volunteers (not exaggerating) even though I dug over amendments in that area. But it is super pretty! Love the colour changing flowers.

[@refarmer1574]

Wow. You're going through a very difficult time. Take good care of yourself! I appreciate that you still managed to put out a garden tour video. A lot of gardeners I follow are in much warmer climates, so it's nice to see someone's garden that's more like my own! 😄 I think we have been a bit warmer than you (we're in central Manitoba), but have also been dealing with a lot of rain. This year, I tried sowing summer squash directly in pots, and the green zucchini were the only ones to sprout! I've got a yellow zucchini in a planter near some tomatoes. I replanted the others in pots (white scallops and Magda), then when I found I had space in between transplants, I planted those two, plus G-Star patty pans. No germination yet. I had to resow some purple bush beans because only one germinated, and some of the new ones are coming up now. I had almost no purple pole beans in one bed and green pole beans in another germinate. I had seeds for the green ones left, so those got resown. Most of what we have this year, however, are transplants. I had to rework most of our low raised beds, and didn't finish transplanting until near the end of June. I'm glad we've got the raised beds, though, because with all the rain we got, we would have lost everything. I've never seed flooding in that area like that before. But, as you say, it's better than fires!

[@maiynnai]

Winnipeg had been so cold and wet as well. Oh dear, no wonder you're tired indeed! I'm sorry for your losses. Grief is such a beast.

[@kellyesselmont2478]

Mines behind too! Glad I’m not alone! North of Toronto…

[@brianramsey3824]

Happy belated birthday

[@DavidMFChapman]

Every year has different challenges for me here in NS zone 6. My tomatoes (started inside) and beans are going well, plus my summer squash. My carrots, parsnips, and beets are on their way. I had a hard time getting cucumbers to start by direct sowing. My potatoes are fantastic. We have had sufficient rain but also lots of sun and heat, but not the drought like last year followed by wildfires and then a deluge of biblical proportions. Good luck out there!

[@mikezluv4muzik]

Also I have transitioned my backyard to clover too I have white dutch, arrow leaf and crimson clover

[@waterkress4770]

Over in the Winnipeg area, it’s been tough, too, although not as bad weather wise. Had the occasional day of warmth and no rain , had to water only twice. So sorry that you’re having to deal with so much all at once. Sending good thoughts your way ❤

[@DevinTheGardener]

I'm from Calgary and I have said so many times. We had such cold weather up until July and then BAM +35. I don't know how to take this such harsh weather change nor do my plants. They all started bolting!!!

[@NSPowerlifter]

Same here in Lloydminster, stuff is finally starting to grow a bit, potatoes are doing great but every thing else has been pretty slow

[@destroyingangel9838]

It's the same here in Manitoba, cool and wet, crappy spring to start and a cooler than normal summer so far. This might be a trend in the weather going forward for the next 10 to 15 years and if we are really unluck we could see a year without a summer.

[@considerthelilies5571]

Nice segment on Canadian Prepper, btw! 😊

[@shieh.4743]

Totally the same here in Manitoba. Sucks. Even my potatoes are slow this year.

[@sigmundblank7403]

I noticed very few cabbage white butterfly in Vancouver this year. Did an online search and confirmed my observation. 60 percent less than previous years. Attributed to a late cold snap that also destroyed the stone fruit crop.

[@JadyPerree]

I have replanted my cuccs 3x this year. Also, in zone 3, Edmonton. So wet and cold! I'm so relieved to hear I'm not just Bad at gardening, and you are struggling as well! And my squashes are all like only 3 leaves! 🍃

[@northumberlandacres]

😆 pups coughed in your face 😆 My 5a/5b garden is struggling this year as well. We have little to no growth. I hope things turn around soon.

[@christineelsey3104]

I've seen those black centered petunias last spring... & Yes, very pretty & different.. & I'm just planting my cucumbers this week, at some point.. lol.. so, yours are definitely ahead of mine .. Mind you, I'm zone 5, southern Ontario.. Thanks for the garden tour & all your inspiration.. ❤❤😊😊

[@sailorgirlk1]

My cucumber finally just started blooming, but it’s very small still.

[@janw491]

You will never have to plant borage again‼️

[@GardeningInCanada]

You don’t like them? I think they are so unique

[@KaspiansTravels]

Zone 4b. Probably 1/3 the strawberries as last year. They started super strong but the wet/heat/wet/heat we had here conked them out early. Zucchini plants are huge but can't get a cucumber going to save my life. Very slow start, then the ants mow them down. Bush beans are rockin' but pole beans facing what the cukes are.

[@ZE308AC]

That's a pretty nifty little hat

[@AmandaGreenman]

Your borage and sunflowers are bigger than mine! (zone 5 Montreal). My cucumbers and some flowers seem really slow this year, other things are doing really well (roses and raspberries are loving this year) and some things are pretty normal if not slightly early (nasturtiums, basil and tomatoes). We've had a lot of back and forth with the weather, drought followed by downpours, heat waves followed by pretty cold nights, etc. I also occasionally film my garden and get tons of stares/questions about it, not sure why it's so shocking to people why we might like to photograph our gardens 😅

[@nsrgoldprospecting1726]

I only had to replant my cucumbers, which i just put in garden tonight. also restarted my cantaloupe, hope there is enough time for them.

[@monkeytreey]

Im in 5 and i got the same but im just taking what i can get. It is year 1 garden and i filled up mostly with freecompost so i knew this year would be a fight.

[@sailorgirlk1]

I’m finally getting some blooms on my tomato plants, bell pepper plants look very sad. Starting to get some zucchini’s though.

[@user-tk1gi2qv5s]

I have been in love with your spirit forever

[@GRPermie]

The heat wave that settled over the Northeast a few weeks back injected a lot of growth in my garden which was lagging behind. Sorry to hear about the challenging conditions. Next video request - Mammal Deterrents? (Rabbits/Groundhogs/Deer)

[@expressionamidstcacophony390]

Zone 3, looks crummy this year. The lettuce and rutabagas (and weeds...) are doing fine, but otherwise it's slow. All the warm weather stuff is stagnant or worse, including those in the greenhouse. The days of labor that went into building planters for the squash and peppers is feeling like a waste of time. Seems like everything needed to be babied WAY more while being hardened off, which is an ask. Lots of wind and cold nights.

[@jarretpaul]

I'm in Grande Prairie and i thought it was my new bed I built this year was the reason for seeds not germinating... cucumbers, turnips, pumpkin all did not germinate. I'm gonna start those indoors next year! But potatoes, onion, broccoli and cabbage are huge! The deer are walking into my yard though and eating my stuff and now I really need to figure out a fencing solution. They have also walked all over my onion bed and I'm not sure what to do.. just stand them up and maybe add more dirt? Loved the tour btw and I hope you feel better as time passes.

[@michaelfordyce7292]

last year cucumbers were 3 foot tall by now and this year they are hardly over 3 inches. glad to hear Its not just me. pretty much everything else doing well at least for me, central bc very grey lately.

[@DavidMFChapman]

Just saw the end of your video. That’s a lot of emotion to deal with. We are struggling this summer with a family member who is depressed, which of course is the priority. I find that working in the garden is quite therapeutic for me. Take care and things will get better!

[@GardeningInCanada]

So true. It is definitely an escape place

[@terrafirma75]

I’m up near PA and am in the same boat. It got down to 5°C only 4 days ago. But the high temps are coming! It sure is muggy. I’ve been saying the same thing, at least there are less fires this year. I will be shocked if I get squash of any variety this year, they are so behind.

[@lorihry6236]

Wow what a rough time for you and your husband. That’s a LOT of stuff going on. My therapist is trying to teach me to give myself grace. Which is what I hope you are doing. My garden and others I spoken too, have similar issues with everything being late and not thriving in the garden.

[@crystalgale15]

Fellow Canadian in Zone 3 here. My vegetable garden is so far behind as well. I don't think I will have any yield at all coz my seedlings took a long time to grow and some died from all the rain and lack of sunlight. Gotta try again next year 😂

[@lizstokes9091]

I'm on the line between zone 3 and 3b in ON, and it's been a challenging start. I waited 2 wks after May two four to plant out and still lost everything to harsh frost! It even killed the frost tolerant perennials 😢 The only things that are doing well is the garlic, chives, walking onions and potatoes. I've planted my 3rd round of beans and peas since the frost got the 1st round and only 2 beans have come up 😮 I have 1 lonely 1.5' tall pea plant that is starting to bloom though 🤣

[@languagelynnie]

In central Ontario it has also been cold and wet and I am having all sorts of germination problems! It's discouraging! Same problems with zucchini and cucumbers plus cucumber beetles!!

[@EmpressKadesh]

I'm in Tacoma WA (zone 8b) and all of my plants are stunted this year. I have been gardening for over a decade and it has never been this bad. I was talking to someone a few days ago that said her neighbor was complaining about the same thing. It's the beginning of July and we still haven't had a solid week of sun. It's been overcast. There was just barely a dusting of snow on one day this last winter so I thought it was going to be a hot summer.

[@EmpressKadesh]

Bad seeds from Amazon? I have read a lot of comments about germination issues and had the same problem myself this year. It made me wonder if something was being done to seeds to bully people who order off Amazon. A bit conspiracy theory but a lot of people really hate Amazon and there isn't really any way to track if everyone is having the same problem unless people take the time to write a bad review.

[@insAneTunA]

Same issues here in the Netherlands. We had 4 nice days this summer, and now we are back at unusual cold and wet weather. I had planted 300 flower bulbs and sown thousands of seeds all at the recommended time of the year and I had a handful of blooming flowers that were not even able to stay upright. At the start of the summer we had 4 nice days and just before that I have sown a bunch of wild flower seeds in pots so that I could put them at the most sunny spot in my garden, and that worked, but now we are back in the cold weather so I am not sure if they will get to a stage where they are going to bloom. There is nothing wrong with the seeds. It is just that the weather is too cold, not enough sunshine, and too wet.

[@Nocare89]

@@EmpressKadesh Naw, I'm in the same area. Even seeds I saved from last year didn't do too great. It's just this cold season we've had. We pretty much skipped spring going into summer. Extended warm winter 🤷‍♂

[@sarakeichinger2591]

I have black petunias everywhere! Lol

[@MyBorealHomesteadLife-hn5lg]

Thanks for the tour. All things considered weather wise, the yard looks quite good. That front plant you were asking about looks like Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare). If I am right, it is extremely invasive. It has been so cold and wet up here (north of you), I never got my main in crop garden in until June 28...tomatoes about a week before that...I am not worried though because I am of the opinion, it will be what it will be. I have planted this late before and have done well. Only difference this year is that my bedding plants are pitiful due to the poor soil I bought this year - a very common theme it seems. Thanks again for the tour. Sorry to hear about all you and your hubby have going on - look after yourselves.

[@DennisD-yv4ys]

Decided last week to use Canadian Goose poop as fertilizer! They poop all over the beach😲 watering it down alot though

[@gabrieleweidhuner5727]

I wish it was a little cooler here in southern Ontario. We had a very wet, hot June (humidex values in the low to mid 40's). Now we're having humidex values in the mid 30's for at least the next 10 days. My regular tomatoes are already 5 feet tall and have fruits on them (but they'll still be a while before ripening.) Peppers are full of fruit and more flowers. I've already picked 5 cukes & more are almost ready to pick. I started everything from seed and they are growing in large pots & planter boxes. (I don't have a lot of growing space.) Rabbits having been eating my flowers in my front garden & squirrels are digging up the plants. It was suggested that I use blood meal around the plants as the animals don't like the scent. I've been trying that for a few weeks now & it seems to be working (as long as I remember to reapply the meal after our frequent rain.) Hopefully your weather will turn around soon & your garden will really take off.

[@PloughmansBackyard]

Our garden here in Ontario is doing absolutely awful! I too am not sure if I will even get zucchini. Nothing is doing well. Sooo much rain. I have birds bathing in my potato garden 😢

[@robinfranks375]

Garlic was horrible in 8a Mississippi ( for me) this year! Just got a yard sweeper. It is awesome. It picks up 26 cubic ft grass, leaves… whatever.. for my compost piles.

[@brianseybert192]

Stopped @ 13:14 will watch the rest later. Tomatoes need a haircut for sure, I just cleaned a huge Opalka I left go way too long. NOthing is ever perfect! My garden is the best and the worse this year, I do not care, as long the nature in my garden is happy. Ashley you are Awesome, Stay Well!!!!

[@susanboon4605]

Zone 4 Shelburne, ON. We have a strange mixture of things out of control (tomatoes, raspberries) and things that never got started (carrots). My issue at the moment is with with the squirrels and chipmunks, who have decided to top all my potato plants (or simply dig up the potato I planted). I mostly did planters for everything this year (either pots or raised beds), and now have some unexpectedly empty areas. I would therefore love a video on What can I plant now (direct from seed) that I have a chance of harvesting. Also, any tips on what to do now to prevent tomato blossom end rot. Last year (regardless of how far apart I had the post), I lost most of my tomato plants within two weeks. I had some amazing tomatoes that suddenly became inedible. I remember the shots - I feel for you. Be kind to yourself.

[@duanesbuhler7696]

I feel better about my Winnipeg garden now. 👌🇨🇦

[@GardeningInCanada]

Haha see we are late!

[@saphire82]

“Number one is my beautiful masterpiece” - dog hacks a cough “you’re disgusting “ 😂😂