Raised Bed Maintenance and Green Onions - February 2015

[@hfd35]

Still watching this guy. Miss ya

[@williamnoble86]

It's nice seeing someone give something away they worked hard for. If more people were as generous as you we could stop hunger. Especially if they can grow half as well as you.

[@webcajun]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video.....Donald

[@angelamaro1693]

Took your advise and planted my onion seeds in very large pots .planted them in the fall .just cut the tops off and transplanted them ,didn't know I could freeze the tops. I will remember that next time .glad to see you you back. upsman calif retired.

[@webcajun]

Come June-July-August you’ll be harvesting your onions. I let em grow till the tops fall over, that way I know they’ve grown as big as they’re going to get…..Donald

[@MIgardener]

Those onions looked fantastic! So healthy and green. That soil you have looks red, but I bet it has loads of nutrients in it.

[@webcajun]

It's a combination of compost and MG Potting Mix. This year I'm fertilizing with Master Blend, added nitrogen and Epson salt. Final analysis will be approx. 18-18-36. I think it's going to be a winner.....Donald

[@geedubb2005]

Donald, I see you're on the same diet that I'm on since having our heart attacks! My Dr. finally called me because she hadn't seen me since the surgery 2-1/2 yrs ago. I sure got my butt chewed out too when I went to see her. Glad to see the gardening is going good. I need to get mine tilled soon. We've had some 70's here in southern NM.

[@webcajun]

I’ve never gone back either, not going through that surgery again. Learned to work around things making it a little easier to garden, like these raised beds. Hope you have a great season…..Donald

[@geedubb2005]

webcajun I hear ya! They'll just gripe about diet and want to prescribe a bunch of pills that will make you feel like crap and make the pharmceautical companies rich. Then in about 2 or 3 years the lawyers are advertising lawsuits on TV against the pharmaceautical companies because patients died after taking the meds r had all kinds of side effects. Keep up the gardening and I know you're eating healthy with all those vegiies! ;) see ya on the next video!

[@gardeningplus7271]

I miss you my friend

[@scottlafosse4317]

Hi Donald just found your videos i also live in Louisiana. In Iota Louisiana we also plant a large truck patch but its been so wet this year can't get in the garden to till it up with the tractor love your raised beds I will build me some. For these wet times

[@webcajun]

Hey Scott ... Wet conditions was one of the reasons I built the raised beds. I was losing lots of vegetables because of it being too wet to get to em. Now I can plant fewer plants and harvest all of em even after a big rain…..Donald

[@scottlafosse4317]

Thanks for sharing them with us I love them will start building mine after this rain and cold today my poor garden looks like the swamp

[@rexrexerest5023]

Thank you, always enjoy and learn from your video's. A cat or dog moseying around seem to make gardening and backyard living just right.

[@webcajun]

When I was growing up I had a pet goat that would follow me around like a dog. One day I was feeding the chickens in the pen and backed up into a big wasp nest, they got both of us. That didn’t stop him because the next day he was right back with me…..Donald

[@majorpointer123]

Hi, Mr. Donald, will you please be sure to make a video when you harvest the carrots out of your raised bed? I've tried for two years to get carrots and I haven't been successful. I want to see how yours turn out. Thanks. I really love your videos. You're the reason I started gardening.

[@webcajun]

I pulled about half of em so far with mixed results. Those that hadn’t been thinned out enough were still small but I did have some that looked real good next to em. It all comes down to spacing……Donald

[@whommee]

man i wish we had your growing season,, here in north bama its still way to cold to grow anything . man i would love to have me some of those green onions with some pinto beans cornbread and some fried potatoes..making me hungry just looking at those onions. enjoying seeing your videos again donald,, hope you have a good year

[@webcajun]

Nate … I think you could grow green onions year round in your area. Onions are pretty tough and don’t mind a little cold weather. This morning we’re getting ice pellets with 20-25 mph winds, they’ll come out just fine…..Donald

[@Budro4764]

Good video Donald. I can't wait for one of the get together at Chicot last year. Me and Missy are up to our necks in plants waiting on Big Randy to come over tomorrow to transplant his 400 plus that much Tuesday . Take care Boudreaux & Missy

[@webcajun]

Hey Boudreaux and Missy … I made the reservations for the Meeting Hall Friday. Looks like the next get together will be Oct. 17, 2015 again at Chicot. Hope yall can make it again…..Donald

[@Budro4764]

Thanks for the heads up. I wasn't trying to jump the gun on the date. I forgot to put video in the sentence. Looking forward to a vdeo of the get together oops !!!

[@parsons585]

I just planted some mustard and turnips here in SE Georgia! For some reason most people here just grow them in the fall but our Georgia Gardener guru (Walter Reeves) says they will grow real early in the spring so yahoo! Hoping they make! My Vidalia onions are looking good! Your onions look delicious too!

[@webcajun]

I prefer planting cold weather crops in the fall, but they will grow this time of the year as well…..Donald

[@scottlafosse4317]

Lol I seen all the seasons this week spring summer fall and winter the weather is crazy

[@webcajun]

Yesterday I was sitting on the porch and it was quit warm, a short time later I had to get my coat….Donald

[@woodturningjohn]

Everything is looking good sir, I am still months away from any fresh produce here in MN. However it does grow fast and well giving me enough to dry, can or freeze. Winter is coming to an end and I am needing some fresh produce soon, LOL.

[@webcajun]

Harvesting fresh vegetables and cooking them the same day is hard to beat. We are very lucky down here in Louisiana, can harvest and plant something just about year round. Have a great season…..Donald

[@FishFind3000]

You are already growing things wail I can't even see my garden right now.

[@webcajun]

Down here in Louisiana we can harvest and plant things just about year round…..Donald

[@Sheila6325]

My mouth is already watering for some of those delights, and this year they are going in the ground for sure. It's going to snow again on Wednesday here, so it's going to be a while before mine go in, and since we have also had way below 0 degrees here again this year, I don't even know when to plant anything anymore. Weird weather is making me crazy, but seeing your gorgeous sunshine, sure did lift my spirits, and gave me new hope for spring again. Great video, Bless, Sheila

[@webcajun]

Hey Sheila … Hang in there spring is on it's way. :-) …..Donald

[@mathieu1881]

Nice episode, looking forward the growing season. Was still -30 this morning... It's kind of funny that you have a little bit the accent from the province of Quebec. Would be nice to have a full episode in french hahah. Greetings from Quebec

[@webcajun]

When I started school I only spoke Cajun French and had to learn English as I went. Now days I can understand Cajun French but not too good at speaking it. Times have changed :-( …..Donald

[@Hippiecat67]

webcajun I love your videos and like that your grow beds help you still grow food up close to your house. Keeps from having to bend over so far. What does losh paw mean?

[@mathieu1881]

T Green in french it is "lâche pas" and it means don't give up. Ohh yes garden beds are awesome

[@jus4funtim]

Check to see you have a food bank/soup kitchen in your area. I take anything extra and it seems I always grow more then I can eat or give to my neighbors to the food bank and they go nut over it because they rarely get any fresh vegetables.

[@webcajun]

The food bank around here is over an hour away and sad to say they are too lazy to accept fresh vegetables…..Donald

[@jus4funtim]

webcajun That's a shame Donald. My food bank is also the Senior Citizens center that's about 10 miles away. I just started going there with the extra food I have grown because of videos like yours that have helped me grow more vegetables then I can deal with. Iv'e had to retire because of COPD but I can still get around in the garden ( takes me twice as long ) but I have found I can grow 20 head of lettuce just as easy as 10 and I started 50 head because I thought only half would make it. Well 49 made it, I'm glad I staggered some by a week. Keep the videos coming I'll be watchin.

[@BolognaRingRanch]

Man is that raised bed ever lookin good! Good to see you, my friend! I'm bout due for a cold drink myself!

[@abordercollie1]

That raised bed looks so good ! :) and those carrots - I bet they are some kind of good . :)

[@webcajun]

Mouth was dry, sweat on my brow, time for a cold one…..Donald

[@webcajun]

abordercollie1 Mary will be putting a bunch of em in a homemade soup this weekend.....Donald

[@abordercollie1]

webcajun, Homemade soup :-) Now that sounds delicious- I love it loaded up with corn, carrots, potatoes, beans, tomatoes - haha , just about everything. My Mama could sure make it too :) Thank you for the memory too . :-) judy

[@scottn7464]

Hey Donald, what's all that bright stuff in the video? I haven't seen the sun shine in over a week! Great video as always, great looking onions!

[@webcajun]

The sun has been shy lately but does come out every now and then. :-) …..Donald

[@dollyperry3020]

I'm so jealous of your long growing season! I'm champing at the bit to get the peas in the garden!

[@webcajun]

My Zipper Creams won't be planted until about the end of April - first part of May. Still a ways to go here too......Donald

[@keyplayr61greenhousehydrop14]

You really seem to like those raised beds, Donald! I see more of them in your future! It is a great way to garden without breaking your back ; )

[@webcajun]

They are certainly the answer for someone with mobility problems, I guarantee. :-) ……Donald

[@arkansastrash320]

Awe got a snow storm going on here 3 inches of sleet 5 inches of snow predicted !! Where is spring at haha !! Thanks Paul

[@webcajun]

Hey Paul … Our weather is not too sporty here either. We’re getting ice pellets (with some accumulation) and 20-25 mph winds. No complaining because in a few months it’ll be 100+ degrees with 90% humidity….Donald

[@arkansastrash320]

webcajun Thats very true in less than a month we will have to deal with the storm season and those tornadoes can get a bit scary at times.But i welcome the warm and hot weather.Thanks Paul

[@cprpottsville]

Hi again Donald. This might be a dumb question but since I have always planted many onions and just pulled the whole thing for green onions, how many times can you harvest the tops before the bulb is spent? Thanks and always look forward to your videos.

[@webcajun]

I’ve gone at least a year before starting over from seed…..Donald

[@honeyislandoutfitters9887]

How should I control fire ants in my raised bed gardens, I live in south Louisiana also

[@webcajun]

Although I’m not considered an organic gardener this year I’m giving “Organic One” a try in controlling the fire ants in the beds. I sprinkled it on one ant pile and it appears it either killed them or ran them off. I noticed yesterday I had another pile in the other bed. Going after it this afternoon. According to the label it can be used around vegetables. Like anything labeled “organic” it’s very expensive so you may want to try a small container of it first…..Donald

[@PokeyBessie]

Did you delete your master blend video? I can't find it on youtube anymore. I wanted to know the formula because I want to fertlize things soon, thank you :)

[@webcajun]

PokeyBessie I deleted it last night. Apparently I didn’t take enough time to explain it very well and folks were getting confused about how much to use and how much water to mix the fertilizer into. Most needed to add it to 1 or 2 gal. water cans and that would have made the mix way, way too strong. I was concerned that they would burn up their plants. The Calcium Nitrate boost the nitrogen level up too much for so little water. I think it would be safe to use the Master Blend alone at 1 tablespoon per 2 gals of water adding about half a tablespoon of Epson Salt and NO Calcium Nitrate. I'll probably do another video for those who don't have a large water tank to mix it in…..Donald

[@nannypawpaw1160]

i just found you on you tube i brough some onion bulbs from wal mart will they be ok to plant i am from south ala only have some raise beds to work with in my back yard and i got a few seed potatoes from feed store give me some derection on them just old woman wanting something to do in yard

[@webcajun]

Here’s what I’d recommend. Go to the “dixondalefarmes . com” web site and order yourself some “Candy” onion transplants. Plant em as soon as you get em. Around July you’ll have some of the prettiest, sweetest onions you’ve ever seen/grown…..Donald

[@angelaangell8523]

You grow the biggest onions! What's your secret? Are those the Candy onions?

[@webcajun]

Spacing and keeping them mostly weed free certainly helps. Planting seeds in the fall then transplanting around January - February is what I recommend, for this area at least. Yes they are the “Candy”……Donald

[@erich.82]

You need a Mantis tiller! Good luck with your onions. I planted some last fall, big tops no bulbs yet. I look forward to future videos. Take care.

[@webcajun]

That Hooke n’ Crooke Heron starts every time and I never have to ad fuel. :-) I usually harvest my onions between July - August…..Donald

[@schlaznger8049]

Are you dehydrating your onion greens to save them for 1 month or 2?

[@webcajun]

I chop and freeze my onions and green onion tops…..Donald

[@Testingbeta1234]

Great Video. Do you have any tips on keeping your onions from being stringy when growing under a grow light?

[@webcajun]

Try bringing your light closer (approx. 1 inch) from the top of the plants…..Donald

[@PidasianHippie]

How do you preserve those onion tops?

[@webcajun]

We place them in a gal. zip lock bad and put em in the freezer. Take out only what you need and back in the freezer they go....Donald

[@PidasianHippie]

Thanks! I have a few growing in my window and wondered if I could harvest them somehow.

[@honeyislandoutfitters9887]

Do you use pressure treated lumber for your raised beds?

[@webcajun]

I sure do......Donald

[@Braz1956]

I like the look of those beds! Did you use treated lumber?

[@webcajun]

Yes I did use treated lumber, otherwise I’d be replacing the frame every couple of years….Donald

[@gardeningplus7271]

Hi Donald ,I need onions,i love onions,great video I hope u doing ok my friend,:)

[@sandhollowhomestead6972]

Donald, you're making it look to easy and I know it ain't! Bottom line... you grow great veggies!

[@webcajun]

Hey Butch … It really is that easy, I like to keep things simple. :-) …..Donald

[@mysciencenow]

Yes onion no bacon