Planting Potatoes & A Bunch of Groundcovers! 🥔🌿😁 // Garden Answer

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[@carolynhowell860]

Just a tip my father taught me when growing potatoes . When your potatoe plant start blooming if you pinch off the blooms if puts more growth into the potatoes instead of the plant . I've did this for years . He would have been 113 this yr .

[@rtshaw3621]

Thank you!

[@deborahhopkins7763]

Thank you for sharing this tip. 🙂

[@camilia3749]

may god bless his soul

[@nef4588]

You can dry the blooms no? I think ive read that you can make a tea with them. That would be awesome to try.

[@SisterShirley]

@carolynhowell860 Your Grandfather sounds like a wonderful man. You must love him so much. I smiled when you wrote about him so I wanted to tell you that. I don't know why? I wish I'd known him. "Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen."

[@GwynneDear]

Fun fact, Van Gogh was using digitalis to treat his depression and one of the side effects is seeing yellow more vibrantly, which some theorize is why he was inspired to paint the sunflowers.

[@traceynoe971]

Laura sometimes talks about how certain plants give her nostalgia. For me it is planting potatoes. My dad would walk down the row of freshly tilled soil and toss the seed potatoes and I would follow behind with my bare feet and step on them to bury them in the soil. I remember the smell of the garden and the cool dirt between my toes. Thanks to GA for reigniting my love of gardening and helping me find the peaceful place of having my hands (and feet) in the soil and watching the beautiful things grow ❤

[@DebWh]

a lovely memory.

[@hellagreen2734]

Oh that's a beautiful memory.

[@indresacatone3232]

Happy birthday wishes to Laura, it was on the 20th. God bless you!!! 🤗🙏🏼😍🎉🥳🎊😘🎂🎁🌹

[@donnabraden3126]

Of course Laura was born in Spring! Happy belated birthday, Laura!

[@kpin9251]

Yay it's time for ground covers! Such a testament to how much you do for your gardens. Finishing touches and hopefully mulching will be less labor after they grow in! I was imagining your cats either taking over your KZbin tube or really making their own youtube channel 😂. What is it about cats that I'm so mesmerized. Hang in there you are working so hard. I wear your GA sweater and long sleeve shirt at work in the Emergency Department I work in (nurse, here). I love making connections with my patients and there's no better platform than yours!❤❤

[@janettefisher256]

Samantha has got an eye for beautiful plants like her Momma . 🤍💕

[@GrowCookPreserveWithKellyDawn]

I'm about to plant my potatoes today--a month later than usual--thanks for the inspiration! We have had a rough winter/spring due to my husband's health issues and it's been hard to find the time and the motivation to get everything done. Happy gardening everyone!!

[@waitingpatientlyforsummer]

❤ God be with you

[@GrowCookPreserveWithKellyDawn]

@@waitingpatientlyforsummer thank you. He’s in the hospital today so we appreciate it!

[@deborahhopkins7763]

To you as well. Praying for your husband to be well very soon. 🙏🏻

[@sharionwhitley3634]

Much prayer going up for you and your husband ..

[@heatherw.2751]

Douglas is such a beautiful cat!

[@Skattie]

Glad he calmed down a bit

[@heatherw.2751]

@@Skattie yes! He certainly was spicy when he first came around!

[@valerievrettos3472]

He is, and it is nice that he has relaxed. But I feel so sorry for Russell.

[@deriannachtegaele2229]

Laura’s my comfort person for real🫶🫶

[@wynorawishum5860]

What a productive day you have had. Potatoes planted. Beautiful ground covers in and allowing us to see how beautifully your garden is waking up. Have a blessed day everyone.

[@b61020]

That little yarrow is my favorite!!! It's adorable and so dainty😊. The other plants will be beautiful in your garden, but today's plant winner is the mighty, tiny yarrow.

[@frasersgirl4383]

“One four inch container at a time.” My kind of gardener!! 💚💫💚

[@alleneliebenberg8063]

Thank you so much for adding written names of plants you use or plant.

[@anneandrews7053]

Laura I absolutely love your channel. It’s so encouraging everyday 💚 the flower bed next to the driveway/raised bed area, you planted begonias around the trees, it would be so pretty to plant the same begonias in those gorgeous urns. (My only request) your love of family and gardening inspires me. I get up every morning looking forward to your post and out in my garden I go! Happy gardening…and I’ll see you in the next video 💐😘💚

[@gardeninggrandma5247]

I love the ground covered that Samantha selected. I can see a pattern emerging with her plant choices -- anything with flowers, especially pink! 🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@2ManyTomatoes]

I've never found that hilling potatoes creates a heavier yield. Few potato varieties are indeterminate, and good luck finding that info in any way besides trial and error. But, the new potatoes form above the seed potato. So if you are not careful, the soil will erode and you will end up with exposed potatoes. And we all know those turn green and taste like soap. So continual hilling ensures that your harvest is well covered.

[@patriceg1100]

The condition of the soil in the South Garden is amazing after planting & mulching from even just a couple of years. When you were planting the wooly thyme, I noticed the dramatic improvement!!!

[@pollytiks3885]

So happy to tune in this morning to find you’re planting potatoes! I appreciate the information. I had thrown some old small Yukons in my compost pile. When leaves started coming up I potted everything. We’ll see how it goes. Thanks for taking us along - GA videos are the first I watch every morning! 💚 🪴 🌹❤️

[@Sunshinelady]

Ground covers and winter interest are things I need to focus more on in my garden. Thanks for introducing me to more varieties of ground covers Laura…you are AHHHH-mazing! Very helpful video too.💚💜

[@janeclancey8044]

You planted a beautiful array of ground covers! The varieties are perfect for the edges of the flower beds.

[@latherandlace]

I now have all the parts to my Greenstalk, so I have to get it together to assemble it! I plan on doing strawberries, mint, and jalapeños! I'm very excited! I did do most of my deck pots yesterday but didn't get my gardens fully cleaned out. All my perennials that I planted last year came back, which makes me so happy! Peonies, hydrangeas, mini skirt hostas, a fern, lilys of the valley, and more. I still have so many seeds to plant, but I've got to get my gardens cleaned out first! Easier said than done some days!

[@ElderandOakFarm]

I love my greenstalk!

[@vickijensen404]

I love mine too! Just planted it up with strawberries. I would love to add that cherry blossom one, but $$$

[@jkayjs7429]

Missed seeing Benjamin, did you forget to “warn” him…😉

[@sharlenescharf4544]

Where was Benjamin on your potato planting day? Missed his excitement of being your helper. I bet he was having fun on his new play area!

[@NursemomB853]

I have the same coral bells and mine are absolutely huge! Even my son in law who’s in landscaping, said wow your coral bells are enormous for only the second year! The whole bed looks great, with hostas and coral bells and evergreens …coming along beautifully! Very happy with it! Especially my shadowland wee hosta! Such a beautiful plant!

[@rosealvarado264]

Good morning all have a safe and blessed day ❤️

[@sharionwhitley3634]

You too

[@barbararobinson-cs3ym]

The groundcover will make a difference in time. Thanks for showing us about planting the potatoes.

[@jeanniehall1440]

Laura, you should put the rock crest by the pond area around the rocks and call it Samantha's mini garden .. have her pick out each month her flower of the month .. lol

[@jodieziegler1061]

Those "Brass Buttons Yarrow" flowers reminded me of Horten Hears A Who 😂

[@dienekeoonk7018]

Always so nice to see plants waking up in spring! Everything looks so fresh and green, love it! The little plants at around 19:00 are a variety of Epimedium.

[@christinetrewin9717]

Funny I’ve just come in for lunch having planted several ground cover plants I took cuttings of last Autumn. Including the variegated Ajuga , which is so easy to propagate. I agree with Laura they are indispensable to stop weeds and retain moisture in the soil.❤️👩‍🌾🇫🇷

[@elizabethescher5445]

Epimedium was the ground cover you couldn't remember... I love that plant!

[@paulet990]

I wish I had started my gardens with groundcovers. I've been adding some the past couple of years and they multiply pretty rapidly. I love having all different kinds mixed together.

[@beatricepark1620]

I never get tired watching you plant. It is okay that you speed it up.

[@GardenHappy]

What a beautiful choice of ground covers in such a smart idea. I love it, enjoying your videos with my cup of tea. 👍🥰❤️Liz in California

[@claracorimao1024]

Good good evening to all!

[@justinepperson3790]

A little unrelated to the video, but was super excited this morning when I got my notification that the kneeling pads were shipped! Thank you to the GA team for working so hard on getting those out!

[@zackarybever9769]

I love ground cover! I suggest trying partridge berry! It’s an evergreen with white twin flowers that produces an edible red berry in winter. A four season native!

[@cherylramsey3409]

Your garden is so beautiful. Yes, Laura that sweet little plant did look like it was an epic medium. They are such darling little woodland plants.

[@dindyuhl2727]

I planted Ajuga...it is now EVERYWHERE! In the lawn in my garden beds and across the lane from me. 1 little piece caught on a lawn mower or rake can spread and take. Careful peeps.

[@robynemme2458]

Yep, that happened in our lawn. We’ll never get rid of it.

[@rhondabryanthistlethwaite5351]

My husband would divorce me if I ever brought ajuga home again!!!

[@bettyharvath5217]

Good morning from Delaware Garden Answer friends.

[@rebeccabodmer5498]

Was watching this video and realized I need to transplant some Ajuga so off I go! Will finish watching this video later😊 😊

[@susanvonrauensteinbreuls6058]

Thank you always enjoy your gardening videos you are such an bundle of positivity and energy.

[@leesaaugustine1444]

Good Morning! 🥔 I enjoy watching the evolution & the growth of your property! I am getting ideas for ground cover! I start my day watching your videos, they put me in a good mood! 😃🌿🥔💚

[@fionadennis8895]

What a great idea to use herbs as ground cover plants! I bet the Thyme smelt wonderful 😍 I've just planted some Erigeron Karvinskianus 'Lavender Lady', Geum Mai Tai, Geum Cosmopolitan Cocktails and several Hardy Geraniums (Rozanne, Alaska Rivers, Biokova and Geranium St Ola) so hopefully I'll have less soil for weeds to grow and lots of beautiful flowers for the bees and butterflies 🌸🐝🦋💕

[@ivyvanwickler6138]

That sweet little plant at 18:40 is epimedium, it is one of my favorites! Thank you for all the wonderful content.

[@lisakenyon9429]

Love you Laura!!! So informative! And you get so very much done! Live the ground covers you chose! So pretty! God bless you! ♥️👩‍🌾♥️

[@katiekit1216]

I started watching you since I was in the Philippines years ago, now that I moved here in the U.S. Your tips and suggestions are very helpful. Especially the plant you use in your garden!

[@anaf.848]

I'm catching up on your videos this morning for some inspiration. My front garden beds are taken over by weeds, so I plan to go tackle those today. But first, Garden Answer inspiration!

[@faithtomizek3990]

You’re so lucky to be able to grow Ajuga without it being invasive. In western WA it becomes so invasive it shows up in the lawn!!

[@devonjones9419]

I have learned so much about efficiency by watching you!

[@lorikolecki3321]

Laura, thank you for bare spaces and how your patient!! I’ve always been so dressed to get a spot planted and filled but this season I had a major ankle/ foot surgery and not walking too good normally I would be so extremely stressed that I have to get areas filled but it hit me in the last few posts of yours it’s ok to let a spot just be! If I get to it this season or not it’s ok. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to teach me Laura patience 💕🌸🌷

[@tmanrcus7397]

Now that you have new areas to plant, I'd love to see an arboretum area of more rare plants

[@lindablake9672]

With such nice, fluffy soil I would think you might plant some carrots or turnips along with your peppers and corn. Your channel is wonderful to watch and learn from every morning. Thank you.

[@DebWh]

I always learn so much from your videos Laura. Thank you. ❤ from Canada 🇨🇦

[@maureenmckenna5220]

I planted John Creech sedum, a tiny budded ground cover, and it took along a stone edged, street side area, about 20 feet long. I am thrilled, after three other attempts, that it grew, and did a great job. What I find distressing, is the amount of time it takes to take out the weeds that continually grow in it. Unless I do this, the overall look is changed as the weeds fill out. The roots of the sedum are now dense, so to pull weeds sometimes means disturbing the established roots of the sedum, and it is time consuming.

[@MsScuppers]

Thank you for your wonderful videos. I find them so inspiring. My husband always asks if I have watched Laura yet today knowing how much I enjoy you. One question: What do you have planned for planting around the fountain and under the Locust tree in the front of your house? I have been looking forward to seeing what you will do there. Thanks again for all you share.

[@kathystarnes6744]

Love the ground covers! Can’t wait to see them fill in!💚

[@lordsauron4556]

That ground cover you weren’t sure is definitely epimedium

[@lindagage7315]

Good one, I need more ground cover, thanks

[@raineboyd6917]

I would plant sunflowers in the area that you had the foxgloves. They pull all toxins out of the soil and that should give you peace of mind. I actually tested this out with an accidental oil spill in my raised bed garden… totally worked! It was a really fun experiment.

[@JanieH10]

I've noticed how much the soil has improved in the south garden. The addition of compost over the last couple years has really made a difference. I know you're pleased with it! I saw a comment that someone made about Samantha starting her own little garden maybe in the pond area. What a great idea! 🌸🌼🪻🌺

[@laurieolk5643]

And to think, I just dug periwinkle/vinca vine out at church and have the huge patch of "snow on the mountain" luckily, people on the local garden swap group wanted them. Next year I will tackle the lily of the valley.

[@tinacolbourneart1091]

Oh my goodness....I thought Burgundy Glow was the only pink variegated ajuga 😮. Those pink blooms are gorgeous, I'm going to have to find some of that for my ajuga collection

[@stephanieenglert2014]

Not sure how I found your page . So glad I did . Been with you before Benjamin’s birthday.‼️❤️🥕🥕🥕

[@Tinkergrumpybuns]

I love ajuga! So many varieties! The bees go crazy when in bloom. I kept wanting to ask if you liked it, but , some people got a bit cringy saying non native, invasive. It does spread , but not crazy, and so easy to pull and move. Thanks for my daily break.

[@bettyjocohagen7955]

Good morning from Kentucky 🌻

[@frasersgirl4383]

Oh I love these beautiful ground covers!!! ❤️💫❤️

[@virginiamathews1541]

Now I must go look at all the ground covers! 👏🏼 Thank you for another great vid!

[@darkhunter777]

Надо было делать теплицу с томатами =) Томаты - это витамин А для кожи ! Его надо каждый день есть 😁

[@sharoncourtney7979]

Please add the benches in the openings on the West side like you showed yesterday!! It was so pretty!

[@marybarnes6040]

Happy Birthday Laura!!! Thank you for the tips about potatoes. Trying this tomorrow too!!!

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Everything is looking so wonderful in your property, I love watching how you keep adding and planting more beautiful plants and its looking amazing.

[@trayvixk4642]

I'm so excited about the groundcovers. They add so much for the garden.

[@user-cp5ht1th6i]

Thank you Laura very helpful to learn more about ground cover.

[@michaliareeton3247]

Just a lot of beautiful plants today. I agree with you on ground cover plants look so beautiful and they help the ground to.

[@mariehughes7732]

Great video. It reminded me that I need to put ground coverage in my flower beds. The potatoe planting was a good refresher. Thank you for all that you do Laura and Erin.

[@Skattie]

I love your boundary conifers, they are looking awesome ❤

[@mariemcgrath8681]

Again a lovely look at planting ground covers. They certainly give a finished look to an area.

[@cookiescott2165]

Love love love all the ground covers. Your garden is just so beautiful. The music in the video is so soothing. Thank you to all involved.❤❤❤

[@terryviar7]

Happy Thursday, Laura! Love seeing the varieties of ground covers. Something my gardens need desperately, but I do not see them often in garden centers in my area. Thanks for sharing your beautiful gardens with us each day. Always inspiring and motivating. Love your channel and look forward to your videos each day.

[@lydiamclaughlin7100]

Pink Lightening Ajuga Bugleweed is on my wishlist!!

[@beverlyasleson3321]

Another productive day love all the flowers.

[@gailagnello8159]

The ground cover plants are so nessary and beautiful ❤

[@JustHere100]

Beautiful garden. The ground covers are so nice.

[@wendymarples8388]

I found myself chuckling a bit when I saw how close all those ground covers were planted. I may have planted 1 for every 3-4 that went in. I've found that spreading plants, and most other plants, have NOT read how far they are to spread before stopping. You certainly shouldn't have to buy any more of them, though. Just keep taking the pieces that want to take over your paths and lawn and pop them in elsewhere. It's fun to not HAVE to wait a year or two for full coverage. :D I just love watching all the plants going into the ground.

[@heatherwoods5703]

I've been looking for ground covers for some areas in my garden. Thank you! 😊

[@chrisrfan]

I so appreciate this video, as we are in the process of deciding ground cover to go underneath a birch tree which sits on a steep slope and is hard for hubby to mow. I love that you gave us a bunch of varieties to choose from, and that do well in sun or shade! Your videos are always super helpful! Thank you! ❤

[@Tracymw99]

I love my feathered friends ajuga with bright blue flowers. Such a bright green igot from great gardens.

[@ht12wq]

Hi Laura, I was wondering if you have any Lily of the Valley? It's my favorite flower and I can't wait to smell them perfuming the backyard every Spring. Do you love the scent as well? Thank you for sharing your gardening knowledge, your family and your beautiful space with all of us.

[@Lacey823]

It is so helpful to see which ground covers you love! I planted some raspberry blooming lamium thanks to you! ❤ I would love to find some of that Pink Lightning Ajuga too… So gorgeous!

[@barbarabaldwin8922]

My local nursery just opened for the season and got a few ground covers for my front garden. Love your videos!

[@wandabrown508]

Beautiful video with Douglas supervising throughout.

[@Ladycaju]

Love watching your channel on my way to work makes my day great before it even starts 😊😊

[@gracefulgrowing144]

Okay. So your explanation of planting potatoes has encouraged me. I have been wanting to plant some for quite a while. But know nothing about it, so thank you. And I love that pink variegated ajuga. Oh my, I've never never seen it, but i'm going to get it for ground cover in one of my gardens. ❤❤

[@novellabloom5825]

Yay for ajuga! Such a versatile groundcover. I have a bunch planted below my Otto Luyken English Laurels. It’s my favorite groundcover. 💜

[@camicri4263]

Hopefully if I get to plant all the plants I have this year, next year will focus on ground cover. Thanks Laura! Blessings 💞🙏🏻💞

[@Ms.T....7004]

Laura and Aaron, I really enjoyed your April Garden tour. Have you thought about getting a wind sculpture to enjoy in your garden? Maybe check out designer Lyman Whitaker (advertised on Gardening with Creekside in today's video). The Freed Gallery in Lincoln City, Oregon sells some of his beautiful works as well as art galleries in Sedona, Arizona and Kansas City.

[@TheGriever255]

Aww Douglas's white wittle paws are the cutest.

[@PatriciaAShelton-no6cq]

Good morning from Georgia. Weather has bounced from Spring back to winter into summer temps now Spring temps again. Got a lot planted. Still adding more roses. A David Austin arrived just as i was getting in the car to go to radiation therapy. The blooms are a coral color,an i know how much Laura adores that color,so i will name her Laura. Yes my plants have names. Won't be doing a vegetable garden this year, for i will have a lot of down time. Surgery will be coming up after i finish with radiation. I have a sarcoma in my ankle and surgeon is doing limb saving surgery along with a plastic surgeon to reconstruct my foot. Watching GA and being out planting beautiful roses, perrenials,an i even planted two crabapple trees that bloomed . Tho small they are gorgeous. Being outside and seeing everything in bloom is great therapy.

[@mmsanrio]

I told my daughter that I watered “Leah,” as if I expected her to remember the plant. She looked at me confused & asked if I name my plants! I reminded her that Leah is the succulent from her dance instructor, Leah, 2 yrs ago. 😂 I suppose I could get the actual name. I do think naming them is fun though! And sorry you’re not having much fun today. Prayers for an easy recovery! C-survivor myself! 💙

[@lindaga820]

Prayers for you Patricia as you are dealing with this issue .❤❤❤

[@lisag6796]

Wishing you great success in your health journey!!

[@PatriciaAShelton-no6cq]

@@mmsanrio Thank you so much.Some of the nicest people are gardeners.

[@PatriciaAShelton-no6cq]

@@lindaga820 Thank you so much.

[@lindaheter6350]

I love that you are using ground covers. I too have stared to plant ground covers to keep weeds down and add color. I’m in Fl and I found that lemon coral sedum and portulaca make a great ground cover. I would have never thought of planting them if it wasn’t for your channel, which I absolutely love❤️