Tragedy Has Struck In The Garden...

[@TheMillennialGardener]

If you enjoyed this video, please *LIKE* it and share it to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS here: 0:00 How My Fruit Trees Died 3:15 How I Am Rebuilding My Garden 5:23 Planting Trees In Poor Draining Soil 6:51 Lessons Learned 8:41 Importance Of Planting Diversity 11:20 Adventures With Dale

[@donnabrooks1173]

I always look forward to your videos because I'm near Charlotte in zone 8a, so our climates are almost similar. I always enjoy seeing Dale. He is so spoiled and living the best life that they all deserve, but many times don't get from others. I hate animal abusers and cruelty.

[@KlairedeLysOfficial]

I live in the UK where as you've probably heard, we get a LOT of rain, even more than usual lately as well. To make it worse, the soil in my garden is terrible; compacted stones and dirt with a tiny bit of top soil. the water tended to just sit and and pool everywhere it could, and for a good 8 ish months whole sections of my garden were mud pits. Then I started making these things I call bio-char drains. I figured I needed the biology in the soil to help the water drain better, and for that to happen I needed somewhere for the fungi and bacteria to live permanently. So I got a digging bar and made several narrow holes in the ground where the water would pool. I made a 2ft deep hole (it wasn't wide at all, you're really just smashing a narrow channel into the ground) every 1ft or so and then filled them with home-made bio char. Those spots started draining better within DAYS, and now several months later they don't flood at all, ever. It's amazing! I've done it in several spots where I had your problem of young trees drowning, and it's solved all the problems I've had with water pooling. Anyway, you probably know this already, but I thought I would share.

[@Vixxiegurl]

Ooh thanks for the insight! What is a digging bar?? Thank you again for sharing your experience.

[@Vixxiegurl]

I'm going to do that now! I have so many areas that stay wet and muddy. Tysm!

[@baddogcustoms7496]

@KlairedeLysOfficial to be honest this guy‘s channel used to be a lot better and a lot more straight forward. I mean he has degrees but it seems like anymore no common sense 🤷🏻‍♂️here in eastern North Carolina about 8 inches to a foot down the soil is all sand we really don’t have water sitting around anywhere unless you don’t turn off your irrigation during a storm, which is what should be common sense and this guy has had the most plants die this year because he’s not turning it off im assuming I on the other hand water everything personally I don’t use irrigation and I haven’t lost anything. It’s almost winter time and my tomatoes are actually still producing and so are 20 different pepper plants. 🤦🏻‍♂️ so honestly the more I see this guy the more disappointed I am considering he’s an engineer and has multiple degrees but I will say my banana plants are looking gorgeous because of his tips several years ago. To think he’s moving to Florida and I’m guessing expects it to be better where they actually get more rain than here blows my mind. To be 100% clear I’m not a tourist I was born and raised here in eastern North Carolina. I’ve lived here for 45 years. I live 8 miles from the beach. I’m not saying everything he does or says is wrong but you cannot take practices from up north and bring down south and expect things to work the same cause it works. Nothing like that.

[@user-hz7kv6js6l]

I lost 6 fruit trees this hurricane season in Florida. All my trees were free so I didn’t loose any money, just my time in caring for them, but I have more of the trees I lost. It's also opened up space for me to plant something else. I'm grateful I didn’t lose my home or have severe damage. After 3 hurricanes this summer living on the west coast of Florida, I'm thankful it was just fruit trees. I know you will replant and your trees will come back. 😊

[@renel7303]

Deepest condolences for the loss of your fruit trees. Fruit tree owners understand the devastating feeling when one of your trees dies. It's even worse when it is a mature tree. You miss the tree, checking on the tree and the fruit. Glad you adopted new trees for two of them.

[@hollysmacmcreynolds6472]

Thank you for your honest site that’d shows the good and the bad. I know, I moved to Metro Atlanta 5 years ago and have been struggling with the wet springs and hot summers. I also have very bad soil. I don’t have the 42 years like I did in WNY to improve the soil. Grow bags and metal raised beds are my friend. I’m zone 7a/8a. From zone 5b/6a. I put the combined zones because i seem to be on the edge of the warmer official zones. IN the winter last year, a few days it went from 0 degrees to 50 degrees from dawn to 3 o’clock. Next year I am planning a spring Tomato planting and a fall Tomato planting when the spring ones burn out in July. I plan to transplant the Spring ones and protect them mid March . In the summer I will shade protect them winter Tomatoes . The upside is I have a wonderful winter garden with minimal protection. In AMherst NY I had hoop houses but the plants were dormant in the winter. There were times when I slogged thru the shoe to put yet another layer of protection to save my spring veggies. I have lived in Texas, California, New York and now Georgia. I find every place has one season that is just miserable. The joy and the curse of gardening is to soldier on and work around these set backs. I will be 80 on Dec 5 and I am very determined ; I call it my anti Dementia “medicine”.

[@janegardener1662]

It was so hot and dry in California this summer I lost a fig tree and an Italian cypress. It is so sad to lose trees you've nurtured for years.

[@Youngstomata]

MG you have inspired and motivated me to start writing my own book on edible landscaping for HOAs in the coastal southeast. Thanks for lighting that fire

[@TheMillennialGardener]

That is awesome! I would love to do something like that one day.

[@ebw78756]

Go for it, Dude!! I lived in an HOA for six years and will never do that to myself again. Where I lived there were over 8000 homes and 15,000 people. That HOA would have been such a nice place to live if they had had an approved book incorporating edible plants into the landscape. I applaud you for doing this and beg you to do it for every region of the United States. People need to be allowed to grow their own food and HOAs need guidance in these things. Yea you!!!

[@TRguy64]

Years ago, when purchasing a large acreage to have my home and yard built, I made sure to select a lovely lot with excellent slope and drainage, as well it has good soil and all surrounded by a buffering forest. Ohhhh, as a bonus, there's a location in which I can gather an endless supply of wonderful humus soil!

[@angelasimmons8727]

Oh my,sorry to see this happen, I can not fail if I do not quit.thank you, I needed to hear this.❤️🙏

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I will be fine, because I have a lot of things planted to keep me satisfied. It makes it hurt a lot less. That's why I recommend taking the plunge and planting diversity. That way, when some things fail, you have enough successes that it doesn't hurt.

[@anonymousperson4242]

We had a rough fall season. The hurricanes caused unprecedented flooding, and our raised beds sat under 4 ft of water for over a month. Lost all our banana and citrus trees. Two beds destroyed by a fallen oak. But it's OK! The water is down now, and we're going to get back out there and make it even better than last time!

[@meharris0925]

So sorry about the loss of your fruit trees.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

The thing that really hurts is losing the time. For me, it's a year longer now before I get a nice harvest, and that's what really stinks. As I get older, I realize money comes and goes, but you can't get time back.

[@donnabrooks1173]

​@@TheMillennialGardenerThis is so true. Time is a very precious commodity and is worth more than all the money in the world.

[@jeffreydustin5303]

@@TheMillennialGardener Maybe they can regrow from a well developed root system?

[@shaunreneeb.1316]

I tend to be hard on myself when things fail. Thanks for sharing your triumphs and failures! 🙏🏾

[@FatcatandFriends]

If it’s any consolation, it makes me feel better about my own gardening failures! 😝 it happens to the best of us!

[@lindysmallwood2039]

So sorry to hear about your fruit trees. I sure you will solve the problem. Glad you never quit. You give us inspiration.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I hope this video accomplishes that goal. You don’t fail unless you quit.

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

Weird year as far as rain goes. I have a well and we haven’t had enough rain from August till now so I am hauling water for animals,garden and compost pile so I don’t have to take it out of the well. Lucky I have a 210 gallon tank and trailer with a crick within driving distance.

[@shekharmoona544]

Sorry bro. My condolences.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I'm glad I had the opportunity to replace 2 of the trees. I have a jujube reserved for next year now, but it stinks to lose an entire year.

[@Livingsamsara]

I LOVE the failure videos. It helps to learn that even seasoned gardeners can suffer a loss but learn from them. Nature can be a beast. Diversity is important. Learning from failures beyond our control can maybe help us to mitigate the powerlessness sometimes. I'm sorry for your losses but appreciate your sharing them.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I'm glad you enjoy them, but let's hope they're *very* infrequent for my sake 😂 The stuff that goes wrong is much more teachable than the stuff that goes right. One of the ways I deal with the loss is by sharing the failures. It takes the sting out of it knowing that I can at least help some people by featuring it. It really helps.

[@lesmar234]

Hang in there, chance to rebuild. You'll be fine.❤❤

[@vegardno]

I'm so glad your avocado trees survived, I was really worried that was going to be it.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Planting the one young tree in that raised bed turned out to be a stroke of genius. Planting that flush with the soil likely would've killed it.

[@spencerlincoln2428]

Our passion costs money, but that doesn’t matter just enjoy every moment and forget the money!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It does, but it also saves money. The nice thing about investing in fruit trees is they pay you back. If you truly commit to eating your yard, they'll save you more money than they cost you, and you get better food. I spend virtually nothing on produce anymore.

[@spencerlincoln2428]

@ exactly my dad literally spent $45 ok a case of California persimmons (the store ripped him off) and if you sell a few trees and cuttings I’m sure you’ll make some money back :)

[@samanthachung4844]

I'm so jealous of all those persimmons. Your neighbors must love it when you give them fruits & veggies. Dale is super spoiled. Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Canada.

[@honeybadgers1996]

You’re a positive gardener and thank you for sending positive messages to all the gardeners. We all need to hear ups and downs gardening experiences, which we all experience and after all, it’s nice to know that It’s okay and just carry-on forward. Mr. Dale has very short hair. The four-legged family member(s) also gets cold. Thank you for being a caring dad to him. He’s a lucky boy.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Being able to share the experience helps a lot. Taking the losses stinks, but knowing the videos are helping a lot of people takes the sting out of it, almost completely if I'm being honest. Dale has a very fine temperature tolerance. He likes it at 60-70 degrees. Cooler than 60, he wants a shirt. Warmer than 70, he slows down. He's very picky about his temps 😆

[@emkn1479]

“What will I miss more in three years?” Totally agree.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Money comes and goes. You can make back money you lost. You can't get back time you lost. Time is far more valuable than money.

[@noora7773]

My balcony garden did terrible this year. Too few tomatoes, flowers, zucchinis, peppers... But in the end of the season I gave birth to a baby girl! She is my priority and I don't have time to think about gardening for a while. I plan on growing only what's working next summer and skip trying new things. I have lots of indoor plants too and I need to downsize those too...

[@anidnmeno]

I cannot fail if i do not quit.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Said a wise man 😅

[@anidnmeno]

@@TheMillennialGardener if i hit a snag, i keep it moving. you're not gonna stop this garden!

[@aprilbreen9207]

You go Jersey Boy! If the world were to end today, we would adjust. Check out John Gorka song “ I’m from New Jersey” -April from NJ

[@sargentpepper8931]

Neighbor and i both got bare root trees . he put lots of potting soil in the holes and i put mine right in the native sand in central Florida . His all died because the potting soil was a wet muck that would not drain . mine are thriving in just sand and dried out between rains . I would remove the straw when the weather gets wet so the sun can hit the soil and dry it out . straight compost that thick may stay wet and heavy . check it to see how many days it takes to dry out after a rain . citrus can handle wet feet way better .

[@ashleys637]

Someone get this man an honorary Ph.D in Botany, STAT. I needed the tips. I'll be planting my first row of fruit trees at my new place in rainy southeast VA next Spring, and our intense rains are definitely going to be an issue. U may have saved me the hundred (and more) that u just spent. I appreciate u!

[@robertwren8878]

MG this is food for thought. The way things are going with weather around the world at this time means we're all going to lose a lot of things,gardens,homes,live stock,kind of frightening! Thanks for sharing mate it was a proud thing to do,to share 👍

[@adeadcrab]

with every failure comes an opportunity for new growth. live long and prosper

[@sparks6666]

Man, that sucks but anyone would kill to have the citrus trees you have still going! They are insane....

[@TheMillennialGardener]

They're doing very well. I'm looking forward to the harvest this year.

[@gothic_oma]

Yes! Truly beautiful. 😊

[@EducatedSkeptic]

Agreed! I just picked a half-dozen oranges from OUR tree today, but it doesn't look anywhere near as good - and it's INDOORS, 15 years old, and not subject to the whims of the weather! 🤣

[@jaytoney3007]

Unusual warmth has caused problems in my garden-fusarium wilt (yellows). I lost all of my Dutch Cabbage, and 1/4 of my broccoli and cauliflower. Also, half of my Napa Cabbage bolted. However, I got a decent harvest of turnips, Komatsuna, Tatsoi, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, and Pak Choi. I have a second harvest of Pak Choy that will be ready in about a week, and I'll get more harvests from my chard. Also growing, and doing well, are broccoli, cauliflower (They've started flowering), red cabbage, carrots, and parsnips. In about a month, I'll start seeds for my next garden. The trees in my orchard have lost their leaves, cherry, apple, plum, peach, and a crabapple. My Meyers Lemon tree is still going strong. I'll have to start taking it inside at night in about a week. North central Alabama, zone 7a. Temps are in the forecast or low to mid 20s, and it will get colder after that.

[@MikeDawson1]

the weird thing about bob wells is that I've ordered a ton of berry plants from them, and they are always the healthiest looking plant I've ever seen by far, but almost all of them die within a couple of weeks. multiple orders spread out over a year too. Very strange.

[@debbielaney5097]

Great advice! I had to start my garden so late this year I was afraid I wouldn’t get anything but tomatoes and zucchini. I ended up with a decent amount of a variety of things and so glad I did it! Next year will be batter! I’m already planning and excited!

[@schnder1]

You have a wonderful attitude. Gardening is hard. You put so much of yourself into your thriving plants. I feel your pain. We only have so much power when mother narure takes a turn. You are a wonderful gardener. If you could not save them then most could not save them in the same circumstance. Not quitting when we get slammed.... that is a warrior!

[@nancyn.226]

Wow! Those citrus trees are doing so much better than all my neighbors here in North Florida!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Unfortunately, Florida is overwhelmed with HLB, citrus greening disease from the Asian citrus psyllid, and growing citrus is nearly impossible now. You have to use large amounts of soil drenching chemicals, it seems. It's really tragic. I would tell your friends to buy SugarBelle Tangelos, Bearss Lemons and Australian Finger Limes, and plant them underneath oak canopies. They are 3 of the only known citrus varieties that has natural resistance to HLB disease. If I lived in Florida (and one day, I will), those are the only 3 trees I'd probably plant at this point unless the situation changes.

[@nancyn.226]

@TheMillennialGardener good to know! I'm planning to add some citrus to my yard. Thanks for your advice!

[@kathrynjones8252]

So sorry about your loss, but I’m very impressed with your positive outlook!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Being able to use the failure as a teachable moment with these videos helps a lot. If I didn't have this outlet, it would be a lot more defeating. Being able to share this lesson and help so many people makes it, in some ways, a positive experience. It's really helpful.

[@kathrynjones8252]

@ I have watched your videos since April of this year when I started my garden. Because of you, I was able to grow many vegetables that we enjoyed. I had a couple of failures, but very few because of the wisdom you shared with me. I know that next spring will be even better. Thank you so much for the teachable moments you have shared.

[@nancyholston6746]

So sorry for your loss. So happy you didn't let that stop you from replanting. I appreciate you sharing your successes and your failures so that your subscribers can also learn. Thank you.

[@WillWilsonII]

Wilmington rain was rough on my citrus I kept outside. Most of my oranges were on the porch and they're doing great. Your videos are the reason I dared to grow citrus here. Just started sugarcane indoors.

[@csmitty3517]

Sorry for your loss. My condolences for your garden.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Hopefully 2025 will be drier 🤞

[@NathanAnderson-o3i]

Gardening is a very humbling experience sometimes, and that is a great gift. Sorry about your trees!

[@biscuit7910]

I'm so sorry you lost your trees. You are correct, through not fault of our own. Nature just happens. 😢. ❤ I just told my husband today, next year I'm going to get a couple fruit trees. I think I want the small ones that only get around 6ft tall. I would not be able to cover the bigger ones by myself. ❤❤❤ Dale's hoodie. Like my 5.5lb dog who has to wet every blade of grass, mailbox, etc... 😂

[@erikmuser7915]

Too bad, I feel for U man. Good move planting the replacements higher but I would have gone even more. I did landscaping for 30 yrs. and dealt w/a lot of poor draining soil. The way our weather patterns are changing, I would have just heeled the root ball in and filled around it . I admire your tenacity and hope all goes well in the future. Love your vids brother.

[@fareebug8439]

Always informative! I gain so much for your videos, the mistake and fail videos too! I enjoy watching what you gleen from the situations and seeing proposed fixes. 🍁🍂🍁 Happy Thanksgiving your family, including Dale of course. 🐾💞

[@MaureenHowry]

Hope you recover quickly!! 🙏

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I hope so, too. Luckily, we have lots of other trees currently giving us ripe fruit, so it makes it hurt a lot less.

[@medtronicmom]

Bummer. The weather just don't care--no mercy. But, don't give up--I agree. Hope the new trees do well.

[@kcsunshine6416]

So sorry you lost those trees. It was a rough year here too with flood followed by drought, followed by flood, and now another drought. Can't wait to see what happens next spring...

[@Tupunaforever]

Our property in New Zealand can get wet and it was recommended we plant our trees halfway above the ground forming a mound. Worked a treat.

[@ryanbeasley3214]

I loved the part "lessons learned" it's important to show the struggles in a garden cause in this day and age with our phones and what not instant gratification is an extreme issue that's causing people to lose gratitude and live half ass lives but gardening especially outdoors makes people appreciate something that they've actual worked for in life I'm sorry about the loss of your plants trust me I REALLY know how it feels but thank you for showing optimism during a time of tragedy in your garden cause if your able to show positivity during a time of heartache that means so can I and other people.

[@Cracklelack]

Thanks for the video this info may help many and hope the new trees grow well being planted in this method!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I hope it helps people get less discouraged. It can be tough, but when you plant a lot of things, something always does well.

[@gothic_oma]

Agreed. I have never grown fruit trees, and am planning to. This video actually really helped me out with more knowledge. 😊

[@sylviehart]

Thank you for this! It’s humanizing to see the unfortunate situation.

[@urbanbackyardcontainergardenin]

Sorry to hear about your losses. But don’t give up 😊

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I never do. We'll recover. It just stinks to lose a whole year on these trees.

[@urbanbackyardcontainergardenin]

@ I’m starting my fruit journey now. I have a papaya tree and two blackberry bushes. I’ll be getting citrus that is a fit for my area here in zone 9 Florida. I may be picking your brain from time to time.

[@MatthewsFabrication]

Sounds like you need to dig a Dry well in that area... if your water table isnt too high. I dug one 6' deep, 4' wide with another 2.5" hole, using a conduit pipe going down another 6', then filled with 1/4" rocks. Then a 55 gallon barrel in the hole with 10k holes, lol & 1/4" rocks all around the barrel with a drain pipe connected to it & even more 1/4-3/8" rock on top. I no longer have any flooding & we get Monsoons. Its been 4 years

[@Sandwichking-hikes]

A great fast draining and root rot proof potting mix is 30% peat moss, 30% pumice, 30% perlite, 10% coarse sand with a thick layer of compost on top spaced from trunk and crushed leaves on top and some whole leaves on that. I got it from a CA advocados grower. I put all my potted plants in this and they do great.

[@TheRpro69]

You may need to added a bag a sand to your soil. I live in Durham NC and have red clay in some parts of the yard. Had to make sure to put plants that can handle to stay in water for a long time for those areas.

[@rcgkreations]

I am doing what you recommended, 3 variety of items, each planting season! Sorry you lost them.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It's really the lost time that bothers me. You can buy new trees, but you can't get that time back, so now the harvests will be a full year later. But, that's why I recommend planting diversity, so you always have something to look forward to.

[@sherriianiro747]

I had a heritage apple tree that was over 50 years old and provided everything from the Baltimore Orioles going for the blooms to feeding the wildlife in the dead of winter. It literally split in two from a storm and you really notice the changes in nature when that happens because everything disappeared - I miss the Baltimore Orioles the most because the tree would be covered with them in spring and loved their songs. I planted new trees but they do not get the same variety of wildlife the heritage one did!

[@Bohohank]

I’m sorry for your loss. My peach trees I planted this summer actually really took off after all that rain

[@Bohohank]

I’m only up there every 2 or 3 days so in the summer I’d give them over a gallon each day I was up there

[@Simlatio]

I live in a place where the soil is clay so dense it may as well be ceramic, with only two seasons: bone dry and flooded. I also live in a depression in a flat landscape. I get around this problem by mounding the soil and growing everything in the mounds, like a reverse Zai pit. I find this to be a functional middle ground between saving water and preventing root rot, because the clay naturally holds onto moisture while also allowing it to shed off during torrential rain for 2 weeks straight. Periodically I just rake and shovel soil that has washed out back onto the mound to combat any erosion the weeds, flowers and mulch couldn't prevent. I admit it looks silly growing on miniature bronze age burial mounds, but I feel much better seeing you adopt a similar approach.

[@orrfamily641]

you'll be blessed, your in all our prayers.

[@MikeDolanFliss]

Darn, sorry to hear that. I'm growing a few dozen trees of similar varieties a few counties North (Orange) in NC. I got hit the same way. And I've got VERY clay soil I'm still working over. I did dig some REALLY big holes for them all, but because of my poorly draining soil, I also planted all my trees a few inches above the base level. They're all in 4 or 6" deep "beds," with their root ball top above the original soil (and surrounded each by guild perennials and flowers). So far that seems to be helping with the intense rains. FWIW, from a fellow NC gardener and admirer / regular viewer! I did very similar to what you're showing here, and it seemed to have worked for me. The tough thing about bringing the root ball out of the ground is ALSO protecting them in the winter from freeze! Tricky!

[@desertflower9557]

You made me smile encouraging us that way.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I’m glad to hear it.

[@starkiller99]

Glad you were able to replace and adjust them. I had some thyme I planted underneath my figs and the new drip irrigation I put in killed them off. I didn't realize they couldn't handle it. Only 1 survived and I think it's because it got more sun than the others which kept the soil from being too moist. I'm secretly hoping it sends it's roots over to the dead ones so I still have it. Couldn't find anything else to plant that wouldn't heavily compete with the fig for water that I liked.

[@jo-annjewett198]

Losing fruit trees is always sad. I just keep trying and I don’t accept failure. Not everything grows like you imagined. I had to replace my cherry trees because they died from a brown root rot fungus of some sort. I didn’t replant in those areas but instead I put them in huge pots and they are miniature trees anyway.

[@CraftEccentricity]

I plant all my fruit trees in a 18 inch deep steel ring, so planting is above ground. I leave for a season, remove the ring, and mound up with compost and mulch. Rain here can be terrible in FL 9a

[@rosemarybushea3447]

Bummer! Like your videos, as I'm in the Foothills of NC. We all go through these garden losses at some time or another. Keep on keeping on!

[@cbi7777]

I think I may love you….because you remind me of me. lol. You are like a walking talking therapy session and I appreciate you got it.

[@barco581]

Yes, it was a tough year up here in New England too. We lost six cucumber plants and four heirloom tomatoes due to extreme heat, drought, and flea beatles. And I grew my lightest giant pumpkin too. But hope springs eternal. Our fall/winter garden of Collard Greens looks great, the Winter Rye is coming in nicely, and we look forward to gardening in 2025.

[@irismiranda3118]

We had to replace lemon and orange trees. Your video was inspiring.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Do you have an issue with wetter soil? If so, I recommend finding varieties grafted onto trifoliate/Flying Dragon rootstock. It's more rot resistant. I get all my citrus from Stan McKenzie at McKenzie Farms in Scranton, SC. He grafts almost all of it into trifoliate, and it handles the storms brilliantly. Which is impressive, because citrus is typically very prone to root rot.

[@superdave336]

Really good video Anthony. Hate you lost your trees but you replaced them brilliantly. Good tip to remember. Thanks for sharing.

[@ObsessiveAboutCats]

I always appreciate it when someone else points out their mistakes so I don't do the same thing with my own money. Sorry your trees failed. I hope you are doing ok despite the short days and cool temps. Solstice is coming!

[@nardianethersole1024]

I love this video especially that all important message. I needed to hear that. I can't fail if I dont quit! I needed to hear this for my business. Thanks so much

[@paul.1337]

I was going to say I hope you replanted them elevated a bit. The rootstocks they were on probably would have been fine (DV and Citation, I'd guess) if they were more established like you said.

[@laddieokelley6095]

Good attitude. I think your loss is small in the realm of agriculture. My takeaway from the year is to focus on veggies planted in late winter/early spring for harvest by June and veggies to be harvested by mid-November. My tomato harvest ends today in North Texas (freeze this week), but it has never been better, and my turnips and greens are outstanding with no insect damage. Mid-summer gardening here has become a killer. (I have dozens of Jujuba Z. suckers in various stages of maturity--wish you had some of them.)

[@Tazzyone.]

Sorry about the trees, but very smart recovery and having it above ground a bit for them.

[@EducatedSkeptic]

Thanks so much for sharing this tragic experience and how you dealt with it constructively! Brought back memories of the summer of 2009 ..... when I'd scored THREE seedlings of American Chestnut that were the progeny of a tree that survived the chestnut blight - not the hybrids that are being made available commercially. Chestnuts also like well-drained conditions, but that summer, we had a total of FIVE days in June, July and August when it did NOT rain! Unfortunately, I was unable to replace them after they all essentially drowned, much as yours did.

[@mandaAU09]

Yep here in SE QLD Australia, we had a week of pouring rain. Too much too quick. But we move on

[@keithparrish-fn3tv]

I hope someday my jiambo persimmon produces like yours. That’s a great harvest. Your hard work pays off Great!!!!

[@gannas42]

"Never give up! Never surrender! " Our weather killed our newly transplanted Methley Plum. It was a bummer. The nursery is covering it under their guarantee, which is nice because they didn't need to. But it is out of stock so I am waiting and hoping for a replacement in Spring. What do you do with a glut of oranges? Marmalade? Cocktail syrups? Keep on keepin' on, dude. ✌️

[@margaretmarshall3645]

Tough year here in the desert southwest this summer, too! The longest, hottest, driest summer since I moved to SoCal seven years ago. The Hosui Asian Pear and Beauty plum I planted bare root this spring both died. On the theory that this may BE my future climate, I’m thinking of replacing them with additional varieties of fig and mulberry trees, because both of those LIKE my climate, even in the worst years. But good job persisting and adapting there with higher planting. And thanks for sharing your challenges and how you are resolving them! It is encouraging to know mine is not the only food forest with some tree corpses in it right now! 😏

[@lisakruger5289]

Ouch, that's a big loss for sure. You must have gotten all the rain there that we were missing in Atlanta this summer! Hope the next set of trees grow successfully.

[@erlend.johnson]

You also sometimes get positive surprises. I had a pretty bad fig season in July. But for some reason my LSU tiger fig exploded with a huge late season crop that is ripening now. I'm in NOLA and we still have some weeks (or more if we are lucky) before first frost.

[@DanlowMusic]

As hard as it is, you have the right attitude brotha. I had one toka plum tree I planted last spring not put on green at all. It seems to have some life under the bark so I am holding out hope for thos spring. Its a bummer because Toka plums are suppose to have a bubblegum like flavor. I was really excited for that.

[@SearchIndex]

Cool trick with the root ball

[@miltonwelch8619]

I lost two of my grafts for the same reason: Hurricanes Helene and Milton (my namesake). I'm getting ready to replace them myself. Thanks!

[@ابوحمزه-و8ر]

Never give up....

[@josephsermarini5330]

Sorry for your loss (sounds like a comment for a funeral). After the first storm, my new fruit trees were all wilting. They all had just been planted (potted, not bare root). Some were standing in puddles days after the rain stopped, so my problem was very obvious. I dug them up, moved some, and mounded them all up before the second storm. They lost a lot of leaves but I think they have all recovered. I am still a little worried about my peach. It seemed OK but has lost all its leaves again (maybe just the time of year?). The rest still have leaves. I will wait for spring to see if the peach recovers.

[@loveandlavender11]

Very helpful and inspiring video!

[@tthappyrock368]

Good information for future reference when I plant fruit trees! We have wet clay soil throughout our yard except for areas already improved. You may have saved the lives of a good number of trees!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

If you have wet, clay soil, you may need to build a REAL berm. Something like 18-24 inches tall. For my avocado, I saw this coming and planted it in a raised bed, and it worked brilliantly to weather those storms: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYGlmYileLF-sLssi=q4Oy-l1y6PkenqW8

[@LadyMoringaAndTheCallalooMan]

That Giombo persimmon 🤤 I wish I could have a tree like that here in the UK

[@JD-zb4ve]

So true!! Keep going!

[@Avo7bProject]

Sometimes gains in knowledge come at a cost. Failure is still an opportunity to ask "What could I do differently?" and try again.

[@irismiranda3118]

You'll do fine!

[@baneverything5580]

I`m trying organic gardening which is very complicated in Louisiana with all the pests. I had a lot of failures in 3 seasons but I`m trying to find clever new ways around the pests. Pests ate 90% of my ground cherries this fall but I`ve been digging up ground cherry plants to continue the fruit harvest inside this winter where I hope I will actually get a lot more fruit. If it works this will be my main indoor winter crop and probably a year-round indoor crop. I decided against indoor cucumbers or cherry tomatoes although I do have cuttings from my 3 year old cherry tomato to get an early start with tomatoes in spring. I also plan to try an indoor dwarf mulberry eventually. I can`t get citrus shipped to me because the Cajuns banned it to corner the market. I don`t go to stores so I won`t be growing any.

[@Wellbaby94]

Great lesson.

[@KarlB791]

I ordered a jujube tree for the spring. I believe I will mound plant mine

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I ordered another, as well. Hopefully we have a drier summer next year 😂

[@shekharmoona544]

The yield on the persimmon is bonkers.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Giombo takes awhile. Last year was the 3rd year, and it only gave me 5 or 6. But once it gets going, it is fantastic. It's a notorious alternate bearer, though, so I'm concerned next year will be a light year. I guess we'll see!

[@cherylhowker1792]

@@TheMillennialGardenerjust think the amount of fruit on there you can eat, the physical cost if you were to sell them/ buy that amount at the store and how much it would cost. I’m sure the cost of the tree and the care cost to look after it is a lot less . And I bet that saves you a ton of money

[@studioroom8757]

I had a great citrus year too! But we were much drier in Maryland.

[@BrainsOfMush09]

Im lucky to have Bob Wells Nursery close to my ranch in east Tx. They are very reputable and have an amazing nursery. You should visit them and do a video.

[@mam564]

You're definitely inspirational! Love your channel! 💖

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy it.

[@kittiew260]

Love the message of this video

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I hope it inspires some folks.

[@kittiew260]

@TheMillennialGardener it does. I had a horrible season. I couldn't be tending to my garden when tending to a family member hospice. I just didn't have motivation this year. Will take your example and grow again next year. Thanks for sharing