Garden Quickies Volume 7 - Episodes 61 to 70

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@nancyseery2213]

Love the quickies. I don't need to watch someone feed their livestock every day just to find five minutes of real content. I vote for keeping the quickies!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yesssssssssssssssssss!! You GET it Nancy! That's exactly it! No dig on them if they can get people do watch them do their daily chores and ramble on.....that's awesome, more power to them! Lucky that they can just film and do that and be sustainable as a channel. I don't have the personality for that unfortunately, LOL. So my goal is information wall-to-wall! Thanks for noticing Nancy! :-)

[@susanlindsey4839]

New gardener here and these quick tips are awesome!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Susan, thanks for stopping by!

[@barefootgardens22]

Yeah, been working my butt off since winter broke to get the gardens started from scratch with crappy clayish soil.. The struggle is real 😎😃😭

[@susanlindsey4839]

Same here with the clay soil. 😒

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Totally hear you on that. If you can, build ON TOP of the clay or compact soils....don't spend ungodly amounts of labor to work stuff in....grow shallow-rooted stuff on top and build your soil profile that way.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@susanlindsey4839 It gets easier Susan!

[@Gardenfrog]

Agreed. Love the garden quickies episodes as well. Also enjoy the longer videos but I know editing and filming takes time. The garden quickies are good quality concise information. Thank you.

[@meenha1976]

Thanks for this amazing video about soil and the life cycle of a leafy plant. I would love to become self sufficient.

[@mazzatrue5400]

Still really enjoying your videos. Thank you 🙂

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Mazza!

[@meenha1976]

Only just started growing first time EVER. I have saved some of your easiest videos. I actually planted coriander/cilantro, first time ever with seeds, they actually sprouted. I am. Disabled so I was lazy to go to the garden shed to get soil. So I used the cactus soil 😁, that was already in my kitchen cabinet, nothing happened for 28 days. Total failure, so this time I've done it properly, leaves have sprouted. More n more leaves are sprouting every day, no corruander leaves yet, but its only been 6 days . I'm so proud of myself. If this one's a success, next will be mint. This is in a small pot in my kitchen window sill. I will eventually move outside, my other half will get me a glass covered space for my new hobby, I want to grow peppers, green chillies, tomatoes, potatoes, garlic and ginger, too bad I can't care for chickens, I'd love to have my range free eggs.

[@debichats8634]

I’m learning so much so quickly from these Quickies! Thank you for all of them!!

[@melissab8500]

Thanks, these are right on time

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Melissa!

[@ZSchrink]

I love the Garden Quickies; not if I can remember them :D Glad to have you on my sub list so I can easily go back and look :)

[@johnmccoy2721]

Thanks my friend, I let this play all the way through and got you another 12 or so commercials watched :) I always still learn something new (even when I watched them once before) The joy of not being smart I guess haha Peace.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha ha don't say that buddy! I think you're all kinds of smart! :-)

[@ml.5377]

Awesome. Thank you!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey, thanks for watching!

[@jimmcdowell9017]

Jeff, how did you think of 2minute quickies. Even the busiest gardeners take time out for these.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Honestly, the long videos of growers going on and on and on about stuff other than the topic in their title, plus people commenting on my other videos thanking me for not including a bunch of fluff.....that was it. It clicked. I was like, let's take ONE topic.....one hyperspecific topic and try to answer the most asked questions on that subject in as short amount of time as possible. And then it just flew from there Jim! Thanks for watching man, means a lot!

[@caseonfire]

I like your quickies/ keep it up !

[@KerriEverlasting]

These are so good I wish they were slowlies. 💖

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ha hd that's a great idea Kerri!

[@Doesitstop]

Love this!! Thanks

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers, thanks for watching!

[@timothyshanley1132]

Jeff any tips on eggplant in containers

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Honestly Timothy.....they grow nearly identical to tomatoes! No joke!

[@timothyshanley1132]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms awesome gone throw in a 5 gallon bucket and use heavey duty tomato cages I picked up on clearance last fall. Out of room in my 6 beds, but I couldn't resist I got a 4 cell pack for $3.50 and they were large, so here we go. Lol thx Jeff

[@brandywvstrong9673]

Thanks so much for these garden quickies. I can watch again and keep going on for self sufficiency. What’s your favorite kale for smoothies? 🙏🏻💙🙏🏻

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Brandy!!! Red Russian and Siberian are easily the sweetest.....Dino Kale for cooking, Russian varieties for raw salads and smoothies. :-)

[@brandywvstrong9673]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms have you had any scarlet kale? I’m growing some this year. 😁

[@Pilotpaulie]

Hey Jeff. Great information as always. Noticed the scapes are really coming on the garlic. If yours are popping scapes soon, as you’re north of us, would you consider a quickie on that topic?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

You bet I would....and did! It was actually my first Garden Quickie ever!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYPOd6mcfbSeis0

[@Pilotpaulie]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thanks man! Not sure how I missed that one. Great information as always. Happy gardening. 👩‍🌾

[@darkestbarrierIV]

Thanks for the consolidated Quickies videos Jeff! Relating to the soil quickie, how would you suggest amending hard red clay soil? Western North Carolina is all hard red clay. I have intentions to using it to make good soil rather than just buying garden soil by amending it with compost and Perlite/Vermiculite. Though I’m not sure which of Perlite or Vermiculite would be better. Perhaps that would be another good quickie video? Discussing the differences and pros/cons of the two? Thanks again, sir!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Travis! I would definitely amend......but not nutrients. Organic matter...that's what you want. If possible, build your soil on TOP of the clay.....consistently layer new crops and organic matter season after season. That's the best way with hard, compact soils. :-)

[@AngieBraich]

Hi Jeff I’m in central California and trying to grow hard neck garlic. On one plant I missed a scape so I want to know if I can grow garlic from those seeds?? Please advise. Angie 27:55

[@springrain9438]

I'm sorry to bother.. I'm going to try to grow some basics in the house. Ive learned a few tricks n techniques but feeling overwhelmed with all of the "soil" choices. Can anyone tell me what type of soil is best to grow potatos and onions. Is there a mix or does one start with one type and add another? I'm having a hard time finding out how to get started. Thanks! EDIT: Oh yay! I left this comment on a couple videos to find this is about soil!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Potatoes and onions enjoy a loose, well drained, but most loam, high in organic matter and moderate nutrients with a neutral pH.

[@springrain9438]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Perfect! Thank you so much for taking the time to answer!!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@springrain9438 best of luck!

[@tennesseenana4838]

I make a compost tea and use that.

[@timothyshanley1132]

Sorry also do you sell fabric containers

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I don't Timothy....I should though! I love them so much!

[@timothyshanley1132]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms no worries will use 5 gallon buckets thx Jeff

[@putinhynes3848]

what do you use for liquid garden fertilizer? Tired of using fish emotions.

[@williamlouden6164]

What is the best insecticide for tomato worms

[@putinhynes3848]

what about soil mix?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Soil mix for what exactly?

[@putinhynes3848]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms the garden in general for food.