My Garden Is A Hot Mess

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[@clbellue]

Your wife cracks me up...I love her interjections. And I've always loved the emphasis on the dogs. Also love combining elements from Ruth Stout, hugelculture and Back to Eden methods and cramming all those ideas into raised beds, lol.Thank you, and have a great day in your garden! ❤

[@troublecooper4273]

So glad I found your channel. The dogs are comedy relief as is your wife. I love you all ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@snowpony001]

Have to add, I grew up in one of those Italian homes in Brooklyn with lots of fig trees. My Sicilian grandfather was propagating them all the time. To think how sick and tired we got of eating figs all summer! And now, I would give just about anything for a bowl of fresh figs! They’re nearly impossible to come by here in NE VT stores. I’m very tempted to try planting one even though it would have to be planted outdoors as I don’t have anyplace indoors to overwinter one. Every fall , my grandfather would form a box around each tree with whatever he could find - old doors, large appliance boxes, scrap plywood or paneling etc. and we would fill them with leaves. Not sure if that would be enough here, but might be worth a try. Good luck with your figs and thanks for bringing back that very pleasant long ago memory!

[@snowpony001]

Yes, my garden is a hot mess also. Still have beds full of weeds and grass to be dug out. The grass root is the worst. I got the ground cover fabric you recommended and thank you again. Great stuff! I’ve got one bed dug out, covered and pepper plants in. That bed wasn’t bad as I had a thick layer of leaves on it. I’m hoping to only have to get the thickest clumps of grass out of the others, cover it and plant - letting the cover kill the grass root. I should have had this done weeks ago and have numerous tomato plants just begging to get out of their little pots!. But I’ve decided that I’m going to get done what I can and not allow myself to stress about a scaled down garden this year. I used the propane torch to make plant holes in the plastic with mixed success. There will definitely be some fraying. I’ve since bought one of those butane kitchen torches, as it has an additional mini tip which I think will give more control. Got the idea from another video I watched. Haven’t tried it yet but will let the GF community know how it does after I try it. My blueberries struggle also. I use the timed release blueberry fertilizer pellets a couple times a year too which is supposed to acidify the soil. I’m going to look for the other product you mentioned. I like that brand also. Gary Pilachik from the rusted garden suggests using a white vinegar/water solution spring and fall. 1 cup white vinegar per 2?? Gals. Water, I think. I did it last fall and need to do it again. I also dug around the plants last fall and added lots of peat moss and mulched them with peat moss to increase the acidity of the soil. Have got to say that they have leafed out nicely this spring with nice green leaves so far. BTW, tomatoes like lots of peat moss / lower ph too. Good luck with your garden. Looking forward to seeing your progress. Your plans sound good and hope you’re feeling better soon. Love seeing the labs. Hope Spike is feeling better soon. They’re so sweet! And my dog (GSP) eats grass all the time, but he tends to get an upset stomach frequently and the grass helps. According to my vet, he has acid reflux because he’s high strung and gets anxious over the silliest things and now has to take Prilosec from time to time. Who’d have thought - acid reflux? Jeesh!

[@TheProphet-p6w]

The plant that you were gifted the weed sounds like cleavers Remove cleavers regularly by hand, or hoe off young seedlings before they set seed. Avoid getting seeds on clothing, as this can inadvertently spread it around the garden. Mulch borders with a 2.5 inch layer of garden compost or composted bark to suppress seedlings

[@BenJamnCampbell]

So if that's where the milkweed has chosen to grow. Make that your flower bed. Move your vegetable garden. Knock a few trees down if needed. Yet only if needed. I mean you do have enough Sugar Maples to supply a greenhouse. :)

[@JPMasonDun]

Love the video. Bears aren’t a problem, humans are. 😅

[@ernestkooistra1559]

Thanks.

[@gardenfork]

Welcome! Eric.

[@donnawynn9143]

I just smileeeeeee

[@chrisdonovan8795]

I did a search for the weed you mentioned because it's all over my property. It looks like galium aparine. I've noticed that they're really vulnerable to dry weather. Can anyone else help out?

[@MaryWehmeier]

“Do your Labradors eat grass? “. Was that even a question, Eric? LOL. BTW I’m not getting notifications again! Get well soon!

[@mr1pearl]

Have to edit that out , camera lady is so funny !!! Looks like you have your work cut out for ya !

[@donnawynn9143]

Yall arent stuck up people !!!!!! Good!!!!! lololol

[@miasgirls3778]

🥰❤️❤️

[@robertwayman7974]

Why don't you just double the height of your raised bed for potatoes ?

[@gardenfork]

Oh wow. Never thought of that 😀 Eric.

[@munchkin5674]

Double dig your raised bed?

[@gardenfork]

Yes! 😀

[@confidentwreck]

Isn’t all karma boomerang?

[@gardenfork]

Yes!

[@Ichwillkeinenaliascheisyoutube]

It`s sad, that we are not allowed to build raised beds and work with them here around this appartment house. It could be a good solution to get my everytime thoughts away from my duty to get a new trucking job after my emergency clinic "visit" at the end of last year . But happily we have a lot of Labs around in this area and every time i can play with one of them, i remember you and your labs. My favourite beneath them is "Django", a big brown one . He loves me much and runs to me when he sees me and when he is not on the leach . Greetings from Hamburg 🙂