Rookie Veggie Gardner Produces Mutant Carrots? Turf And Tools Homestead

More homestead Veggie Garden updates as we try and stop slugs from eating our plants.
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[@baggyboo560]

Hi guys, your broccoli and carrot are like they are as they've been left in too long. I think your carrot must have been from last year, when due to lack of watering it split and then continued to grow. I grow carrot in toilet roll cardboard tubes, in the beds, which encourages them to grow straight. Keep well watered. 1 or 2 seeds per roll. Happy growing! 😊

[@davidcooper5318]

Pretty sure ash from the fireplace is high in potassium not nitrogen. 👍 great little farm you have there

[@turfandtools]

Cheers mate 🙌

[@garywagner2466]

That was a mandrake you pulled up, mate! Lucky it didn’t scream and kill all of you. You may also have an infestation of “Leaping Slugs,” (Sluggo Ballerina) who will be even more obnoxious once they chug that beer. Thanks for posting your Adventures in Gardening. I’m getting a lot of laughs.

[@sjla888]

🐓🐕🐶🐔🍅🥦🥒🌶 We want more and longer vids pls 😊❤

[@nathanwills9175]

The Broccoli has bolted to seed because it's too warm, brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower etc) grow late Autumn to Winter. Carrots are a singular root, deformities are usually from debris in the soil. Also, it is best to arrange your vege garden beds into plants grown for leaves (herbs, lettuce), for fruit (tomatoes, capsicum), for root (carrot, beetroot) so you can tailor nutrients to improve the main aspect you are wanting to harvest. At the start of each growing season rotate your crops between beds to avoid nutrient build up or deficiencies

[@nicolet607]

Amazing advice. Thank you ❤

[@karmareed3598]

With the warmer weather, you'll get more eggs from the chicken. Especially letting them free range like that, they have more opportunities eat spring protein, slugs, bugs and worms that are becoming more active. They're just small dinosaurs who need a little help getting the protein they need to keep them warm and producing eggs in the colder months, my friend gives them roadkill in the winter and she has as many eggs in winter as she does summer.

[@theroving1]

Coffee grounds also good to mix into your compost bin/pile.

[@karmareed3598]

Nicole, your garden looks absolutely beautiful!! Thanks for the update!! Kevin and Magpie are so flipping adorable!!

[@suedoe4543]

Love the veggie garden update! There are lots of great tips in the comments, so nothing for me to add. I would check the dill, if it has an anise smell/taste it could be fennel. It's so fun to watch the dogs, they love the garden too.😊❤

[@melindaapril3880]

Broccoli likes cool weather as well as cauliflower. Your dill is beautiful.

[@nicolet607]

The dill flowers are amazing. I just love them and am hoping they will self seed as what’s in there now is stalky

[@karmareed3598]

I need a day in the life of Kevin and Maggie!!

[@turfandtools]

It’s a pretty chilled day 😂

[@karmareed3598]

Maggie and Kevin are so adorable I love them!!!!

[@Minkster555]

Love reading the comments and watching the garden grow.💚😊

[@myraholmes8702]

Everthing's coming along. Chickens are so cute.

[@dananichols1141]

Your gardens are looking so nice.

[@marionryan582]

I enjoy that catch up 👍👍🤩🤩

[@davismorrisson9429]

Good video Timmo 😊 see Nicole didn't go rouge 😊 anyway the slugs will be right now to watch Turf and Tools, with their own beer and coffee 😂😂😂

[@turfandtools]

Sounds like a good life

[@jimnytravelsoz]

Hi. Love the content. I am pretty sure that if the dill has an aniseed flavour/taste that it is actually Fennel. 😂 Slasher is an amazing product but does require a couple of treatments as do most "natural" weed killers. Nonainic Acid will do the trick. I really love watching your garden grow. ❤

[@Michele_Williams]

Yes, the fennel fronds (or leaves) looks very similar to dill but the root bulb is the difference. Fennel bulb is anise and very flavorful!

[@kkeenan536]

Broccoli (& all brassicas) are cool weather crops & will bolt (go to seed) rapidly if it’s too hot, (over 28* c, )

[@Gordon_L]

For the bindis they grow and then go to seed in winter and the seed balls mature and start opening in early spring so you want to spray them with a broad leaf herbicide before the seed matures . It will take several years to beat them and be aware of seed stuck in the tyres of your gator etc. or you'll spread them even further .

[@lindasyarnbarn5176]

When you pull your weeds, you should put them into a container while you’re removing them and dump them onto the back corner of the property. Just throwing them into the path will likely start growing in your paths. You should totally remove them from the area. Definitely try to remove them from your garden before they go to seed so they don’t spread.

[@turfandtools]

Cheers! We did remove them, I was just putting them there as I pulled them out.

[@witchiehall5783]

Bossy little Kevin is supervising again LOL 🥰

[@Mark-ew5jm]

One little improvement for the vegie project would be to invest in a “green house / seed germination house”. I am sure you will enjoy planting seeds and starting plants prior to placing those seedlings into the ground. Very satisfying watching your projects come to life. Thanks for sharing.

[@leandabee]

Can't believe how amazing the veggie patch looks compared to the jungle it used to be 😲👌👏. The chooks jumping out out of the chooken express 😅😅. The lettuce pun, good one Nicole 😅👌. I remember Dill being called devils grass back in the day.

[@davidking3699]

Refine your weed spray technique... for the slasher, make it stronger, but the secret to any chemical is to let it get to the roots - spraying the foliage only kills off the leaves and top stuff, it needs to carry down to the roots, which is where they grow from, and why they grow back... get the spray on the underground part of the plant... even if that means whipper snipping the stuff fairly short and spraying the stubs of the weeds so the chemical is absorbed down into the roots... another tip to collect seed from the plants, esp. really small seed is to use a rubber band and place a paper bag over the seeding heads, and shake them into the bag... then, label the bag and put them away for next season...

[@carolgadles7045]

Garden is coming along beautifully, so much fun to watch you both gardening ❤️❤️

[@MichelleS-Gamer]

I love your wife bossing you around 😂😂

[@nicolet607]

What can I say. He needs a lot of direction. It’s a burden 😂

[@One_Crazy_Dog_Mum]

Tim, I’m with Nicole, the slugs do walk and you do not have any male chickens which are by the way called roosters😂, you pair crack me up. Did I miss an update, have you guys moved onto the property now?

[@nicolet607]

Thank you!!! 😂

[@judym4673]

Very entertaining guys , TFS 😂😊

[@lindasyarnbarn5176]

On the dill, you should be able to cut the flowers and leaves off. You should dry them. They’re good to cook with and store well when dried. Use them to make pickles or any vegetables you want to pickle.

[@Michele_Williams]

*Without actually touching them, to me, the pea leaves turning lighter could be the natural maturity coloration and no concern. I did see some yellowing and wilting and that is usually over watering or spacing issues. When the foliage of the peas is too dense, the lower leaves create an interlocked cover and the soil stays too moist. There could also be a problem with the soil itself containing too much nitrogen. Next planting, I would suggest to space them out a bit to let the sun be able to hit the ground. If it is a fungal mildew, you can use a solution of water and baking soda or potassium bicarbonate to kill it without needing harsher pesticides. Thanks for sharing your garden with us, Nicole!!

[@nicolet607]

Thanks for the tips. I definitely did not thin them enough and they are too crowded. I will do better next time !

[@Michele_Williams]

@@nicolet607 well, you did just fine for a first timer! I’m happy to see you taking to it and learning as much as you can ☺️ growing veg in a garden is so rewarding!

[@Jem50]

To keep pests away- Coffee grounds are also a natural repellent against certain unwanted insects and animals, such as ants, slugs and even cats. Sprinkle it around your plants to protect them.

[@brianbuildsstuffau]

Instead of using real beer for your slug traps you can make a mix of yeast, sugar and water. It works a treat. 👍👍 Ground egg shells can also be used as a slug and snail barrier.

[@richardportelli1983]

Most winter veg want a really long cold winter, Sydney has had one of our warmest winters on record.

[@karmareed3598]

Nicole!!!! Cut it off and get a spray for the pea! Otherwise it will get worse. Also if you can get them to grow higher the leaf won't be so bunched up will be less likely to mold.

[@beknic8872]

Maggie is so cute, reminds me of Santa’s little helper from the simpsons 😂 Nicole if you trim the flower buds before they emerge it’ll make the dill plant put all its energy into producing the leaf you harvest. Maybe do half pruned and let the other self seed. It does tend to get very leggy if you don’t prune it though.

[@nicolet607]

Sounds like a good plan. Thanks 😊

[@Michele_Williams]

@@nicolet607 Once dill flowers, the plant is likely ready to drop seed and die (it’s how they reproduce). You can replant the seeds later. If you let them self seed, the plant will become a woody, leggy mess. Leaf trimmings down to the bottom of the stem will encourage lateral growth instead of height, you can eat all parts of the plant, and it will freeze well.

[@karmareed3598]

The babies!! I need more animals content!!

[@ecclesmilligan8712]

Don't know if it still applies but the Yates garden guide book was considered the bible for gardening. Worth grabbing a copy IMO.

[@nicolet607]

Ooooo I think my dad had that! Googling 😊

[@ecclesmilligan8712]

@@nicolet607 Still in production @ the 45th version apparently. I can remember my mother using it over 50 years ago. Earlier version of course.

[@vemgm]

with snow peas, i made a cylinder of wire mesh

[@VidManiac1000]

So with the broccoli you actually planted a bit early so they got to their seed cycle just in time. Collect the seeds and re plant and they should produce the broccoli you’re looking for. Actually impressive you got to the seed cycle so quickly! I actually have no idea what I’m talking about

[@lukiluvssuga]

A couple of warm days can make broccoli bolt (go to seed) - there are better varieties that are less sensitive and less prone to bolting. The traps may do nothing for the leaves being eaten. If it’s a snail or a slug you’ll see the silvery trail over parts of the leaves. The biggest problem I have with all brassicas is the brassica moth & butterfly. They lay their little white/cream eggs on the undersides of the leaves and from the moment they hatch the larve consume the leaves until they are big fat green caterpillars. Turn over the leaves with small holes and big ones and guarantee you’ll find very little green looking slugs up to quite large ones getting ready to transform and start the destruction all over. One or two large ones can decimate a plant in 2-3 days. Best to just get some gloves on and check the underside of every leaf, pick them off into a jar of soapy water. Honestly easiest to put bug netting over brassica beds because they are relentless.

[@audreyslivinglife]

Collect the seeds and save for next season.

[@paradise8023]

That beer is Kirin Ichiban! You should be drinking that and wasting some other cheap swill.

[@janettebarr6538]

You must when your carrots start to show you thin them out.you also need to thin out your leeks the same as the carrots and you can eat the green as well as the white we use leek in soups, my hubbies favourite is potato and leek soup

[@Morse-t5z]

Broccoli is a cool weather crop that will go to seed or bolt when it is hotter weather.

[@JulieMarshall-r8n]

Carrots need well drained friable soil with very little nutrient. Usually sown after hungry crops like brassicas.

[@stuartedwards2379]

Tim maybe enclose the area with shade cloth on top to stop bugs

[@lucystephens1064]

Absolutely LOVE these videos! Would love to help but kinda hard being in Texas! Keep up the great work!

[@4wdadventureoz]

The white cabbage moth love broccoli and cauliflower, they lay loads of eggs and then the green caterpillars devour the leaves

[@susanagomez955]

Fabric white mesh much cheaper. Watering would be easier with dropping system...house with droppers and a timer....

[@Daveshep-c1r]

If you sprinkle oats on garden it will sort out snails and slugs

[@yvonnebrown2342]

Where us your Brother , that attracts bees. Bees are needed too germinate

[@nicolet607]

We have flower seeds. The first lot did not germinate so will try again soon

[@KB-lj4vk]

You plant broccoli and cauliflower going into winter, not into summer.

[@nicolet607]

Rookie error 😂. Guess what explains it

[@bensangregg1566]

The broccoli goes to seed when it is starting to get too hot.

[@yvonnebrown2342]

Slugs don't like broken egg shells coffee grinds deter cats and dogs crapping in the garden

[@Starrynightdiner]

Dentists are expensive ❤

[@LucRom-kz5uw]

Super Good video Tim you te best te moostuin te planting te zaailing te bloems te oogsten the augustus thans best frieds Top week 🌻👍🧤🌤🚛🪴🌱🥕🐔🥚🫛

[@donna24301]

♥️♥️👍🏻

[@PennyMerces]

That happens to carrots if you don’t thin them out!

[@lindasyarnbarn5176]

Leeks are VERY dirty on the inside. Cut them in half lengthwise and wash them really well.

[@robertjones3208]

the brocoli is most likely being eaten by small green worms instead of snails.

[@mq5276]

Whatever happened to the Maggie Walks channel?

[@turfandtools]

This channel expanded so I just didn’t have the time

[@yvonnebrown2342]

Keep you broccoli for seed, , too much heat s not enough water vegetable will " bolt" thinking quick germinate we are going to dye

[@lindamichael7903]

Is the lady helping you with the garden your wife

[@turfandtools]

No, she has aspirations though.

[@beknic8872]

@@turfandtoolsI want to see Nicole’s face when she reads that Tim 🤣

[@lindamichael7903]

@@beknic8872 you don’t know unless you ask

[@nicolet607]

I am not helping him …. He is my employee 😂

[@garywagner2466]

@@nicolet607, the hired hand. Glad to hear your voice again, Nicole, it’s been a while.

[@karmareed3598]

Fo-ley-edge 😂😂😂 foil-edge lol it's as bad as aluminum no matter what if you say it too many times it no longer sounds like a real word.

[@Morse-t5z]

Carrots have to be thinned down

[@karmareed3598]

Such a man thing opening that beer with your teeth 😑

[@peggyb326]

All of your chickens are female hens. Male chickens are roosters.

[@turfandtools]

Nahhh. Greg and Cole Trickle are definitely boy names

[@garywagner2466]

They are trans chickens, you birdist!

[@Thermalions]

@@turfandtools They're obviously gender fluid

[@Michele_Williams]

@@turfandtools 🤣

[@peggyb326]

@@turfandtools 😃

[@jackiehine1279]

Do you have any children? If so are you going to dedicate any space to them?

[@Bubblesnz5]

lol I think he might have rushed off to get those beers with that question ...sorry but I felt his panic when I read that .

[@turfandtools]

Yep. That's a plan 🙌

[@Satans_Trainer]

Slasher is shit dont waste your money on it

[@karen4253]

Are your beds on some sort of slow drip for constant water? 💧🥦🥔🥬

[@turfandtools]

Neither actually. Hand water currently