THE 5 MOST MAINTENANCE-FREE VEGETABLES TO GROW IN THE GARDEN!

[@jiggjohns1028]

That was such a polite insult from your dad handing you some potatoes, the only thing missing was bless your heart.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

😂

[@heatherfranklin9197]

I loved travis response about his carrots and them looking out for one another.

[@Doktracy]

Kale,collards,chard and basil are my easiest crops. Maybe hot peppers too. I’m eating so many kale and collard chips right now I’ll probably start turning green!

[@loriflarson4236]

How do you make kale chips? Dehydrating?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Just put them in the oven on a raised baking pan at a high temp, usually around 400. Coat them in olive oil and salt first and it doesn't take long.

[@loriflarson4236]

Thanks, I'll try em!

[@HarmonyHillHomestead1]

I just had to have a throw back I MISS YALL TOGETHER SO MUCH!💞😢

[@seedaholicgardens9085]

Man Greg is a hoot and a half!You two are pure comedy when you start the garden harvest competition!Made my day!😂👍Blessings!Now i am in the cold North. I grow lettuces all season except July & August direct seeded succession planted almost more than we can eat. All kinds of greens but I tel lya, you Savannah Mustards stole the show this year!I am hooked I'll be growing/ordering that variety forever. Ill let you know what I think after I get some smoked meat and cornbread on em!I am glad I started watching your show. i been gardening my entire life, but any one can learn something new in the garden, so i appreciate your matter of fact way of teaching. Even Travis' Brobdingnagian botanical terms!😊-Hope

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad you enjoyed the show! 👍

[@fiorevitola880]

I live in NJ and I deal with a supplier in Lancaster PA for farm products and I have a heck of a time to get a high tunnel assembled from an Amash company. They are independent! God bless them when it comes to needing work and it's not there.

[@virginiawiedower6151]

Great show guys. Thanks for limiting ads, that way we get to see more of y'alls gardening tips & enjoying the crunching.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@HoneybeePatriot]

@@gardeningwithhoss I learn a lot from your ads! ;)

[@donnastormer9652]

I want to thank you for your wonderful show and you tube channel. I have gardened for years in the pacific NW using the Mittleider method with great success but since I moved to Panama City Fl. I’ve struggled to produce a real successful garden. This year I’ve combined the soil beds and fertilizer methods of Mittleider with your experience, knowledge and tools ;now I’m finally succeeding! I hope you don’t ever get so big you outgrow us home gardeners, we need you!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We don't have any plans of going anywhere! Thanks for watching!

[@laurierich5161]

Thanks for the explanation on your wheels. I will wait patiently. Enjoy your channel so much. Information and a giggle!

[@pjd2709]

I would like to thank you guys for my order this week, we have had rain, thunder storms, and another storm as I am typing, when I got my package from you to my delight all the seed packets were in a plastic bag, and everything else was damp because of the wet weather we've been having, so a very big thank you to you at Hoss Tools, job well done!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad your seeds were protected! Thanks for ordering, PJ!

[@CraigMatadeen]

Vining okra is well known back home in Trinidad & Tobago. It's known as "Jingy" there. One of my favourites, cooked with tomatoes and salted fish. Goes really well with roti (a type of flat bread). The really mature ones are left to dry and can be used as luffa.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@larrymoore6640]

As far as eating on the show it just shows the good harvest and gives a push at least to me to try to do better. I live in NE Oklahoma and the last to years have been tough on gardening. Last year we dealt with flooding and this year rain and cool weather. Only thing growing well is the potatoes. Planted Okra, Beets, Peas and cucumbers also. At what point do I consider replanting??? Thanks for another good video.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

If a crop doesn't look good or germinate well, don't hesitate to quickly replant.

[@theodoreparkin982]

Fantastic! I asked a couple weeks ago for a self-pollinating cucumber, and you started the show with the answer. I hope I can find it on your website as I am visually impaired. Thank you for your show

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Here's the link: hosstools.com/product/mercury-cucumber/

[@theodoreparkin982]

@@gardeningwithhoss Thank You. I made my order and I have my shipping confirmation.

[@billyjoepayne595]

LOVE THE SHOW . THE PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CRUNCH PROBABLY DONT KNOW HOW TO MAKE CRUNCHY PICKLES . PRAY YALL STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching, Billy!

[@jtharp9265]

Looking so 4ward to getting my hands , knees Dirty, finally feeling better after becoming POSITIVE from my Husband bringing it home from work we assume , as he never gets sick , he was ++++ On dec 27th from xmas eve so sick , we both were still +++++ Jan 7th & again January 20th , - I ended up getting Pneumonia , both of us had breathing treatments at home , etc ..... Was so darn sick , but thank GOD , we both are finally done with 3rd antibiotics & 2nd strong steriods, . God bless u all .....mrs Josette Tharp

[@deanacanfield200]

Good show, glad it popped up on my notifications. Question/s....what is the purpose of growing gourds (other than bird houses)? People keep mentioning the gardening app and I have to say, I'd be interested in that. Has it come out yet and I just haven't seen it yet or is it still in the works? In the more recent videos I've noticed Travis hasn't been in them.......I really enjoyed the interaction between father and son....the world needs more of that. Hope his absence is not permanent. Again, great video and thank you both for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@THEGROWITS]

tough day today. It was great to watch yalls show! thanks.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Glad we could provide a little cheer.

[@Batchad28]

You pulled out that collard stalk, and I thought somebody was about to get a beating!😂

[@gardeningwithhoss]

😂 I was ready in case somebody needed a whoopin!

[@Batchad28]

@@gardeningwithhoss 😂

[@tulumussger4849]

Friday is my absolute favourite day of the week and it has nothing to do with the coming weekend and EVERYTHING to do with the Row by Row show!!! I’m in Australia and I have such seed envy and all I want is some Hoss Seeds, where on earth can I get some? Cheers, Tracey 🇦🇺

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Shipping seeds internationally is a little tricky because each country has its own regulations. We hope to be able to be able to ship them internationally at some point. Glad you enjoy the show!

[@tulumussger4849]

Hoss Tools my hubby and I are avid watchers and we look forward to the day we can atleast grow us some Hoss seeds. Great work

[@katrinalucas9823]

New subscriber here. Love your channel I'm excited to get to growing some food. In southern Ohio I just got a high tunnel put up I will be listening to your channel to learn all I can, keep it up!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for the sub!

[@teresasigler6151]

I'm new to your show. I would like to see a seed saving show. Look forward to getting my first order. Thank You for your time and knowledge !!!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Welcome! We will jot that idea down in our notes for the future!

[@sltintexas]

I have a suggestion for a show, or if you have done it, maybe you can direct me to it. Help educate people how they can plan a summer garden to help get the most production. My thought is (for example) assume they have a smaller garden like 2 4x8 gardens..plant squash at xx date, let them produce until xx date before bugs get to bad, then plant another vegetable up until xx date. then start planning for fall garden and do the same.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We don't do much gardening during the heat of summer. The only things we can grow during that time are okra, sweet potatoes and flowers. So we use that time to plant warm-season cover crops to refresh our soils for fall planting.

[@sltintexas]

@@gardeningwithhoss so using summer squash as an example, you'd plant in spring and then rip it out due to pest etc at what time. I'm 8a.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We plant several successions of summer squash in the spring/early summer growing season. We plant in March, we'll plant again this week and plant once more in June. Once the plants become disease-ridden, we'll remove them even if they are still producing somewhat. We won't try to grow any cucurbits in August & September because the squash bug pressure is just too high -- it's just creates too much of a breeding ground for them.

[@eodvet485]

Love the vids and your seeds. As usual your seed deliveries far out pace every other company I've ordered from. Have an order 30day old from urban farmer and still no joy. I really want the honeydew in that order. So I ordered some similar seeds from Hoss. Those seeds are in the ground or in a seed tray and sprouting. Germination rates are superb. Burpee is still pretty good too. Keep it up.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We just added a new variety of Honeydew called "Dewlectable" that is top notch and resistant to powdery-mildew: hosstools.com/product/dewlectable-melon/

[@myrurallife_official]

Another great show. I was thinking while I was driving about a show idea. Sort of an opposite of this show. What veg have you grown that you simply have no luck growing? A veg that you have simply given up on.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Great idea!

[@myrurallife_official]

@@gardeningwithhoss my least favorite has always been indeterminate tomatoes. Because I hated trellising them and would let them go wild. But I'm going all in this year and giving it another go. I've stayed on top of the trellising and pruning. We'll see how it goes.

[@donna9384]

Travis, thanks for the tip. I had not thought about using infused vinegar for refrigerator pickles. That's a great idea for different flavors. Hugs.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@Ms.Byrd68]

Thank you for showing that Collard Green stalk! I cook 'em, prefer 'em but I'd never seen them grown so with mine I was kinda thrown and not sure about 'harvesting' them. Mine resemble that one, I'm ASSUMING, I can harvest the leaves now?? Will they REGROW leaves?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You can keep picking the bottom leaves and leave a few at the top and they'll keep growing.

[@Ms.Byrd68]

@@gardeningwithhoss Cool! Thanks Much!

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

Last year here in East TN I grew cabbage all winter long just by covering it with low hoops and cheap plastic from the big box store. My broccoli in the same bed stayed alive all winter, but never really produced much florets. This year I'll buy better quality plastic and try collards etc the same way.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Good luck in your garden this year!

[@30farms70]

Fellas I am growing fairytale pumpkins. They have several pumpkins on each vine. Several big as volley balls.. Got alot of small pumpkins starting on the runners also. Should I just leave them alone or should I pick some of the smaller ones off?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Let them do their thing.

[@BadgerBarnes]

Super excited about that website tool you were talking about! Sounds awesome

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We are excited as well!

[@mankind2112]

I'm with Trav when he says this is the year of the Tomato, mine are looking sooooo fine, Brickyard, Bellas and Snapper.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

👏

[@bdstiles1820]

We grow Chinese Okra on the vine in Oklahoma. The seeds originally came from the bay area of CA. It is a ridged gourd. No slime. It does have a different taste. If you would like to try it we can send seeds your way.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Sure! We'd love to try some.

[@4KidsandaFarm]

That crunching makes me jealous!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

😂

[@739Rangekid]

What’s a good high potassium source? My corn is starting to yellow on the bottom leaves. I’ve been using a balanced fertilizer every 7-10 days and it seems like it’s still deficient.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Wood ash works well.

[@Lafayettelyle]

Travis, I agree. I want to garden in native soil. do not mind adding amendments like N,P, K Either organic or inorganic matters little to me. Cover crops. Residue. Great. But there comes a point if I wheel barrow enough compost I am no longer planting in native soil. Can I Sustain that? I even have two horses just across the fence and I could collect horse turds and add them every day.. I have a buddy that is a trucker. He hauls to Ohio. Rather than dead head back I could get him to haul me back a tractor trailer load of that great Ohio corn belt soil for a tiny sweet corn patch . What is tiny?

[@heatherfranklin9197]

Do y'all have any experience with yardlong beans and sun chokes and rutabagas? I'm trying some new things this year and they made my list along with some patty pans that we just planted. I really enjoy your show!

[@malindalilley6360]

Yardlong beans (aka Asparagus beans) are so easy to grow. They grow extremely fast and you'll literally have to pick them everyday. They're really great as stir fry or prepared like your favorite asparagus recipe but not as good cooked for a long time like green beans. They love the heat and actually produce well with little water. You'll definitely have to plan for space and a high trellis because the vines are tall. My children absolutely love them and begged me to plant again this summer.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We are adding a variety of yard long beans next year. They have been highly requested.

[@sylamore1961]

You will love the yard long beans, they are very prolific! I grow them every year.

[@heatherfranklin9197]

Hoss Tools I'm so glad to hear y'all will have seeds available next year! I had a hard time resourcing them! Malinda I shared my plant starts with my mom and brother that way my kids and my nieces and nephews could all enjoy these new beans. Thanks for your message, I'm hoping my kids enjoy them as much as yours do :)

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Can't wait to try them!

[@lawlessbladeworks5351]

Sorry , this has probably been asked many times , but how long do seeds last that I have purchased from yall. I have bought many different seed packets lately and am storing them in plastic bags in the refrigerator vegetable drawer. Love the show and thanks for all the tips and advice.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Depends on the crop. Squash, bean and corn seeds usually keep pretty well. Onion seed germination drops off pretty drastically after the first year.

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

We're zone 7a Georgia and have some kale plants survive over winter but don't usually have collards survive a winter.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They should survive a winter there. Collards are one of the most cold-tolerant crops.

[@mjh3392]

Had the best looking cucumbers I've ever grown until this week. I skipped one weekend of neem oil and fungicide and they're getting their butts kicked by powdery mildew. I just can't grow a good crop if cucumbers. I'm not giving up... Next planting will be hybrids I think. Open to recommendations.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You should try our Diomede or Stonewall varieties. They're resistant to mildew and grow great in high humidity conditions.

[@davidbush6482]

Hello Greg and Travis, you might want to tell customers with greenhouses that the diva cucumber is also a self pollinator. Love your show . Thx!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Correct, that is another good one.

[@johnsonr9]

Looking forward to the planting app sounds great. Appreciate the video as always!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching, Richard!

[@shirleyk623]

My favorite 5 is carrots, okra, sweet potatoes, greens and lettuce. I was 'scatchin' my potatoes and found 2 golf ball sized potatoes. I quit after that.....but I was happy😆. Which bug is it on squash that lays a egg in the blossom and hatches into a worm? I saw a white moth flying around the plants. Thanks.😆

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Sounds like a pickleworm. They'll start drilling holes into your fruit if you don't get them early.

[@shirleyk623]

Thank you

[@shirleyk623]

BT?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Yes!

[@drlloydwbarkley1391]

I always enjoy your program. Do you all grow rhubarb (successfully) down you way? I live just outside Owensboro, KY. Rhubarb always dies out by late summer. Also, the 1819 bell pepper is the best I have ever grown. Each pepper will weigh at least 1 pound. Blessings to you all.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Have never grown rhubarb, so not sure if it could do well down here or not.

[@sargefaria]

Great show as usual. In the row by row group this past week, myself and another gentlemen were discussing fertilizers. He posed the question, and i kind of broad-stroked, in my answer/reply to him, some of what ive learned or heard from you all. You both have definitely touched on the topic time and again with good info. My question is, do you think you could come up with a chart for your site, or either discuss it on a show....that discusses the "Eaches" as far as fertility (meaning each plants requirements for fertilization, generally speaking)? Possibly an App like the one you discussed here for what to grow, at what time, and in what zone? I know there is a lot involved with different soil types, geographic locations, soil tests....yada yada. But i think a "General" plant requirement type chart per plant would be great. Thanks Lads, great show. Derek 5A, NH

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We definitely need to do that once things slow down a little this summer.

[@chriscruze6371]

Hey y'all, Love the show and thanks for what you do. What are your thoughts on fruit trees? Do you grow them? What are your favorite types? Thank you again.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We have lots of fig trees - they do very well down here. We also have a Mulberry tree which we like. It is always the first fruit of the year. We also grow thornless blackberries and muscadines.

[@davidj1517]

Love me some vine okra!! I had several vines going last year and have several started this year. I'm in zone 8B like you two. The ones I started are from saved seed from last year. Sounded like you guys might need some seed, if so let me know and I would be happy to send some to my Hoss Tools friends.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Sure, we’d love some!

[@davidj1517]

@@gardeningwithhoss I will have some in the mail to you on monday, glad I could help. BTW, The corn and okra I got from y'all is doin great!!

[@vanlifebiker]

Great show guys. Love your style. Love it so much I probably placed the biggest order you had today. 🤣 Got the double wheel hoe too & waited patiently for it as the single wheel was the only thing you had & now you guys are having problems getting the handles made. SOHH GLAD I ordered mine today before you made this announcement. Wanted the wheel deal but something was always out of stock to make it happen on the single & double wheel. I know you guys are slammed & I love supporting small business that prides themselves to sell U.S.A. products as I'm a Union man. That made it worth wild to me for biting the bullet on not getting the discount. Now to make it all grow in Northern NV is going to be the hard part🤣 In my opinion the out skirts of Reno, NV is probably the hardest place to grow anything in the U.S. We get little rain & lots of wind & it's little Spring & Fall Seasons. It's HOT or FREEZING cold most the time & very windy. Sandy depleted soil too. Any suggestions on growing things in a high desert that gets LOTS of sun or unpredictable last freeze dates ?? Loved the tip on the Candi Onions & ordered seeds from you & bulbs from your recommended company. 😎👍

[@rachelstrahan2486]

Armenian cucumber?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for your order! That climate sounds tough. Just have to push the limits and experiment with what you can get away with.

[@vanlifebiker]

@@rachelstrahan2486 Thank you Rachel I will seek that variety. Everything has to be hardy or it doesn't do well here. 😎👍

[@rachelstrahan2486]

@@vanlifebiker I just looked and Baker Creek has some, it's rareseeds.com Last summer I came across them but they didn't have a name it just said 'heat cucumber', so I had to look it up. They are believed to be from the Middle East. I planted a few with my lemon tree in a pot and it grew really well. It was out there in the heat of Louisiana and didn't seem too concerned. It does grow extremely fast, like within a day or so, you can probably pick it to eat. The last one I ate, I saved some of the seeds and I planted them over a month ago. They're looking really good. I'm going to be transplanting them probably today. Good luck. 🙂 They taste really good.

[@vanlifebiker]

@@rachelstrahan2486 Oh if you can grow lemons that means you can grow lots of things with ease. Humidity in your favor. We are no humidity here & high altitude so the sun burns stuff. Thank you for looking those up. I will still look into them & others can learn from this too. It's just extremely hard to grow stuff here. I have decided to build a hoop house with pvc, plastic & lumber now. I started yesterday & think this will help alot. 12' x 16' wood box is perfect for 20' pvc pipe. Puts ceiling at 7' +

[@Pynefurnishings]

Great show! I have a greenhouse that I am wanting to use during the summer. Can you guys touch on shade cloth? I feel like it is a wonderful tool that most folks don't know about/use. Thanks!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We want to try shade cloth on our hoophouse, but never have. Hopefully we can get some experience with that and share it.

[@kellynagel2495]

Hey guys love the show! I have turned my flower beds into veggie patches... would you be able to install drip irrigation or drip tape if things aren’t planted directly in rows?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You could, just might need to run the tape a little longer to get coverage across the entire bed.

[@stevencarter1095]

My garden is doing great except for the cabbage kale Swiss chard. I have an infestation of harlequin bugs. I’ve sprayed niem oil many times no help. Is there an organic solution to the problem?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Try spinosad (hosstools.com/product/spinosad-garden-insect-spray/). It's the most powerful organic pest control solution out there.

[@stevencarter1095]

Thank you very much I will be ordering some

[@caseground]

Great show as always, my tomato plants got Leaf footed bugs on them, I have tried to kill them by hand, but there can be fast. I have also sprayed them with Spinosad, but there still there. What can I spray them with that will kill them?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

The adults are very hard to kill. Start a spraying program early so you can reduce the amount of adults in the population. But at some point, you just pull the plants and plant something else. It happens to us in late July every year.

[@janetchisolm-richard6225]

Great shows

[@tantrictami]

Great show guys, it answered my questions before I could ask them, Do you recommend starting fall plants inside in the cool house to put out in the fall garden?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We start ours in the greenhouse, but you could start them inside as well.

[@heimatliebe116]

Keep on crunching, Sir!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@michaellayton7120]

Chicken compost: Do you make your own compost? Do you ever use chicken manure straight out of the coop? I have about 20 laying hens and I typically till the manure directly in the soil, but am thinking it should be composted first? Do you have any advice on starting a composting system?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We don't make our own compost, just because it could be fairly labor intensive on the scale that we garden. We have many commercial chicken farms around here -- that's where we get our chicken manure.

[@lisabullock5402]

So I have a medium size garden and would like to grow a couple of watermelons and winter squash. Is it ok if the vines intertwine with each other or should I try and plant them in different areas if I can find the room? You guys are awesome! Please keep it up!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

I might try to give them their own space/plot if you have room to do so.

[@margaretd3710]

38:42 -- You mentioned putting something on your site that will let folks know what they can grow any month of the year in their zone. Any idea when that will happen?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

This is a work in progress. Hope to have it out there soon.

[@kenmcfalls1410]

Great show guys. I was going to share some of my taters with Travis but Greg beat me to it. How much fertilizer should I put to my bush beans and purple hull peas? Thanks for all you do.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They don't need much. If the leaves aren't nice and green, give them a little.

[@emartin945]

What kind of cover crop do you plant after okra to help control nematodes?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Mustard. We have several videos on how to plant a mustard cover crop to control nematodes. You have to till the plant material into the soil for it to work. It's called biofumigation.

[@emartin945]

@@gardeningwithhoss Wow! That would be a tuff cover crop to chop because it is my most favorite greens! Thank you, I will certainly try it.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You can harvest plenty of them. Then when you're done eating them, let the plants get nice and big and chop them into the soil.

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

My only problem with the "fake" "no-till" folks is the ones who promote it as a cheap or free way to grow... and then it turns out you have to bring in $500 worth of compost just to get started and buy truckloads more every year. ( *Very* few people actually make as much compost as you would need to keep that style going). As you said, that's just a raised bed that you basically rebuild every fall or spring.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@fellowsrj]

What collard variety Was that?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That was a Tiger collard, which has since been discontinued and replaced with Top Bunch 2.0 which we carry on our site.

[@rulon152]

Hey guys, We love your videos! We have a crop of potatoes coming out in the next few weeks and was curious what to plant in those beds. Is it true that some plants will not do well as a second crop in that soil?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Follow those with sweet potatoes!

[@aliceleishman5596]

Great suggestions on what you can still plant now! I am actually already looking forward to organizing my fall/winter garden here in zone 9b and usually plan to start seed trays around the end of July. When do you gear up for yours? Is it an all-at-once planting or some sort of other schedule? Thanks!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We start seeding greenhouse transplants in late August, early September for fall plantings.

[@jeil5676]

Go ahead and eat and crunch. People get together to talk and eat. Its normal, its what we do and does not interfere with the show.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@myrurallife_official]

I have been curious about some "dual-purpose" cover crops. An example would be Purple Top Turnips or Southern Peas. Something that works well as a cover crop that you could also harvest from. Have you guys ever done anything like this? If so, what was your opinion? If not, why not?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Sure. Both of those work well. We do the same thing with mustard.

[@myrurallife_official]

@@gardeningwithhoss That's another that came to mind. Are there any others you would recommend?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Radishes. And even though you can't eat them, sunflowers make a great cover crop.

[@myrurallife_official]

@@gardeningwithhoss that's awesome. I've been thinking about filling all available space with sunflowers and then peas when the flowers are tall enough to handle them.

[@buzzwilliams8387]

You ever done a show on critter problems on the farm, not insects? We have deer, squirrel, rabbits, skunks, possums etc. Each with unique ways of invading. Mid-North Carolina, my garden with deep woods on 2 sides.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Usually, for critters, the only solutions are mechanical in nature: fence, dogs, cats or lead.

[@emilymorgan8421]

I'm growing Kohlrabi for the first time this year do you have any growing tips and what is your favorite ways to eat it?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We like to eat it raw like a cucumber, but you can make slaw with it or put it in a stir-fry.

[@pms1953]

I would love to be able to use that app that tells you what to grow in your zone for the month you pick. That way I can get my seeds order and be ready to plant

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We are hoping to release the app soon!

[@rdnckc14]

What kind of soil mixture would you use for a container garden?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

I would go half topsoil and half compost.

[@capuanomgmtinc]

So who has the best Pickles? Travis or Greg?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Can't go wrong with either!

[@kenswartz8557]

ken swartz kingsland ga love the show i would appreciate it if you would say the dates when you are talking planting crops.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Noted. We usually shoot the show a day or two before it airs. If you look at the publish date on the show, that will give you an idea when we're talking.

[@ameisherry]

My okra grow straight on top of peet moss, no even soil indoor, they love water, grow them in the red cup without even drainage holes 🕳 they grow so well, those ants 🐜 are helping the pollination, not pest! I grow my bush bean straight from peat moss as well, they love water too, but they need drainage holes 🕳 or they will root rotten, they give me so many production indoors as well :) Direct seed radishes doesn’t work well in my area, I got too many birds 🐦 here, no seed can ever start outdoor so I start all my seeds indoor

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@ameisherry]

Hoss Tools there are two types of ants 🐜, a black giant one ☝️ and the tiny yellow one ☝️, the black giant one is for cleaning the rotten fruits 🍉, the tiny yellow one is for helping the pollination of okra and beans.

[@Lafayettelyle]

Greg, I am a cruncher too. My girlfriend swears I smack. I am half deaf and she has ears that can hear a coon in the garden. It drives her crazy. I think she is hearing the crunching sound coming out of my nose or ears, because I make sure not to smack. I try to compromise but actually, if I am by myself things taste better if I smack.

[@kennaoconnor4633]

Hey, Travis & Greg, great show. I'm learning so much from you. I have a question regarding pollinators. I've not seen one bee this year in Northern California. I'm in Zone 9. Usually bees are all over my flowering shrubs. I have 2 jasmine bushes that are huge and really loaded with flowers this year. Not 1 bee. So I'm planting things to bring in bees and I'm getting concerned. Someone gave me two beehives a couple months ago and I'll need to learn how to do that first, but should I be concerned about the vegetables I've already got blossoming like my cucumbers and squashes?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Both of those crops certainly need pollinators. Try to get those hives working for you, or plant more flowers.

[@kennaoconnor4633]

@@gardeningwithhoss thank you so much! I'm self pollinating now and found a local bee seller😘

[@annathibodaux3839]

Like Greg we don’t like super sweet corn. We always favored Merit. However can’t find Merit corn seeds anymore. What variety of corn to you recommend would be the closest taste to Merit? Thanks Love the Show and admire y’all relationship.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Jubilee (hosstools.com/product/jubilee-sweet-corn/) would be your best bet.

[@SB-ic2kl]

Growing three types of watermelons this year: Bradford, Jubilee, & Crimson Sweet. The Bradford is kind of a disappointment. Not very vigorous and just looks to be struggling..melons the size of softballs. The Jubilee, seems to be doing ok, but nothing to write home about. melons size of softballs now. The Crimson sweet is taking over the garden again! Melons size of bowling balls and plants very vigorous. I think this melon is very easy to grow. I'm growing 7 varieties of tomatoes and it's a tie with the Brickyard & Red Snapper for the most vigorous plants....Bella Rosa comes in at #3 and looking good!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Would agree on the tomatoes. Red Snapper and Brickyard seem to be the most vigorous among our trials as well.

[@TheJameyo]

My family has had green bean seeds in our family for probably 75 years. What is the process of getting seeds certified or registered (I’m not to sure what it’s called.)

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You don't really have to get them "certified." If you want to send us some along with some info about them, we'll be glad to give them a try.

[@lynnracin7076]

Keep on crunching!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@GuitarZombie]

what kind of collards you have there

[@gardeningwithhoss]

This is a variety called Tiger, which has been discontinued and replaced with Top Bunch 2.0 (hosstools.com/product/top-bunch-2-0-collard/). Very identical in production.

[@pooblius_9998]

Need some merch! Make some shirts!! I'll buy a couple!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It's on our to-do list for sure!

[@Lafayettelyle]

I can make my own Ga or SC hickory handles.

[@jeil5676]

What is an Irish potato? Is it just anything thats not a sweet potato?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Just your average traditional potato -- red potatoes, yukon gold potatoes, fingerling potatoes, etc.

[@jamespettway1771]

Afternoon, Gentlemen. Enjoyed the show today, as always. Wanted to drop to a line though... have you 😳SEEN😱 Jason @CoggHillFarm’s Sunflower 🌻 seedlings 🌱??!?! Y’all better watch out!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We just planted ours yesterday -- video coming tomorrow on that. Figured we'd give the other competitors a head start. That's only fair.

[@jamespettway1771]

Hoss Tools 🤣👍

[@andrewriley1053]

What did you spray the collards with?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We usually spray them with B.t. if we're having any worm pressure: hosstools.com/product/monterey-b-t/

[@bayoujohn03]

My pickling cucumber are growing long and skinny with barely any girth to them. They re in a good horse compost /last yrs garden soil mix and have plenty flowers but few fruit, what’s going on any idea ?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Sounds like a pollination issue.

[@bayoujohn03]

Hoss Tools yea hardly any bees around lately. When I first planted they was all over but since cutting the grass and the clover is gone , no bees. Gonna let the grass grow and I got some marigolds bout to flower so hope that will attract some

[@realbureau856]

My wife orders that Blue Ridge olive oil and balsamic vinegars by the truck load!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Good stuff!

[@pooman30557]

Which variety of cantaloupe is your favorite to grow?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We don't grow cantaloupes just because we don't care to eat them, but the Athena variety (hosstools.com/product/athena-cantaloupe/) is by far our most popular and best variety.

[@rachelstrahan2486]

Could you sell your 20-20-20 in a smaller amount? I could never use that much right now for several years. 🙂

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It doesn't "go bad" if you keep it in a cool place and keep it zipped.

[@rachelstrahan2486]

@@gardeningwithhoss Thank you for your response. I understand that but I only have like a dozen house plants and around that many outside in pots for vegetables. I used to love Peter's plant food 20-20-20 but have not been able to find it in a long time. A huge bag I'd never be able to use that probably for the rest of my life. 😺 Unless of course I'm able to get my own place to live besides living in an apartment, which I would like to do but for now, here I am. 🙂 Thank you and I enjoy watching y'all. I'll garden with you until I can for real.

[@wlcaplinger2535]

Here is my choices for the 5 , top, easiest plants to grow in the garden. Minimum amount of labor in planting and growing, (1) turnips (2) Rutabaga (3) carrots (4) lettuce (5) Spinach . Sow them and leave them alone. It don't get any better than that !

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Those are some good choices. Thanks for watching!

[@eroggero]

WhAt part off the country are you in?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We're in south GA, about an hour north of the GA/FLA line.

[@Lafayettelyle]

Do bees function like sweet potatoes? Too much N too close and sweet potatoes make vines. We want to make taters, not vines. I question if you give them sugar water close to the hive, why would they fly on out there and pollenate cucumbers?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They need the sugar water in winter time and early spring as a supplement.

[@jeffmartin693]

what is cavenders?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Cavender's is a greek seasoning that we enjoy using!

[@hannahrosefl]

Vine okra is like luffas right?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Correct.

[@CEOAMARU]

Your videos will be even more interesting if you had video clips of the vegetables you are talking about.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That's why we do three videos a week. Two of them are showing stuff in the garden and we have our "talk show" on Thursday nights.

[@tomjones4318]

Been watching a little while and never heard deer, racoons or any other animal problem mentioned. Pretty big problem for most areas now days. How is it you have no deer in Southern Georgia? Half our state's a hunt club "free ranging" deer across the other half.

[@willowflick]

Marigolds, dill, green beans, yellow squash, lettuce

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@gardeningwithhoss]

We have lots of deer in our county. There are so many that you can even hunt them over a pile of corn. However, our gardens are fairly "out in the open," surrounded by thousands of acres of commercial farmland. So there's not really any prime deer habitat near our gardens and deer would have to travel a long way through open spaces to get there. As a result, we don't have much animal pressure besides the occasional rabbit.

[@tomjones4318]

@@gardeningwithhoss We had rabbits in Alabama twenty five years ago. They were about the only thing that would ocasionally nibble. Coyotes moved in and they disappeared. Now we have armadillos, coyotes, too many gray squirrels, too many deer, wild hogs in many areas, too many racoons and probly others I forgot. Most people in rural areas eventually hit a deer and really mess up their car. The state builds heard numbers for the sport trade. I've talked to people who won't raise corn cause the deer. Way easier years ago.

[@dedmeet54]

I wanna hear more crunchin, don't let those sissy bedwetters convince you not to eat on the show. When you fellers bite into some fresh veggies like you do I can almost taste it. It takes me back to walking through the garden with my dad and munchin on things that I myself cut off the plant, did a quick bug check and a little wipe and tore into it. They could hear me crunchin in the next county. Man oh man

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@garyritterstrings]

Hey, glad you stopped the "No Eatin On the Show Rule". haa

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@pamelamoore3184]

Ok, I'm confused now....Are you guys really father and son, or distant cousins???

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Father and son!

[@pamelamoore3184]

@@gardeningwithhoss That's what I thought, but that cousin story got me confused. lol You two are awesome!!!

[@markmarquardt8016]

What the heck did I just watch???

[@FrancisFenderson]

mark marquardt One of the greatest shows on KZbin. Kick back and stay a while. You may learn a thing or two from these guys.

[@sharonholmes4444]

@@FrancisFenderson what state these guys in?😂love it!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We're in Georgia, way down south close to the Florida line.

[@sharonholmes4444]

@@gardeningwithhoss Okie dokie...we're out here in Arizona gardening in our semi shaded backyard. Full sun out here kills plants.