Vegetable garden and starting a cut flower garden

[@hollyashton7009]

This was great to watch!! Ah, to be a doggy sleeping in a sunny garden 🌼

[@kimfox5186]

I always mulch using grass cuttings and am fortunate to have a neighbour who supplies me with all of hers. I never have any weeding to do during the summer, and moisture is kept in the soil. I can't imagine not using this in my garden. Many thanks for sharing 😊

[@MurphysGarden]

Great to hear, thank you

[@asaliden4584]

Try fast composting method, grass cuttings, leaves, water and a black plastic sack. Mix and put water in, much more than you believe, close the bag and put it in a sunny spot and leave it for 14days. Open and water the mix and just get some oxygen in the mix, close again and leave it for 2-3 weeks more. Hot composted grass cuttings and weeds haven’t got seeds and is beautiful black as mulch. 😊

[@MurphysGarden]

That sounds good, I’ll give it a go, thanks

[@jomassey4207]

Hi there! I'd plant the squashes in the corners of the raised beds, so they move onto the gravel and can get sun and warmth from the gravel and also don't take up so much room. Nasturtiums do this naturally too and look great. Jo.😊 the leeks look stunning!

[@MurphysGarden]

Great idea and would save in space. I had to get them in the ground as they were outgrowing their pots and the new raised borders aren’t ready yet but I could move some into it when they are ready. Thank you Jenny

[@rushgal5592]

Hello from Georgia, USA zone 8. I use grass clippings (untreated) in my in ground vegetable garden (350 sq feet or so) and it works really well to suppress weeds and retain moisture in the soil. My husband cuts the grass weekly, so there are no seeds from the grass in the clippings. I also hand weed the lawn so very few if any weed seeds are present. The weeds that do come up are usually seeds that were in the garden soil (our native soil) or were tiny weed seedlings that I didn't pull prior to spreading the clippings. I spread the clippings the same day he cuts while they are still green. The layer should be around 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch at a time. Any thicker, and the grass will smell. The grass needs time to dry and become a tan color before applying another layer. I continue to apply the clippings during the growing season until I have about an inch or so on the entire garden. Weeds that do make it through the mulch layer are usually easy to pull out since the soil underneath is moist. Eventually, the clippings get tilled back in to the soil for the following years garden. Hope this helps. Love y'alls work there. Such a massive undertaking!

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you, very useful to hear what you do. So far it seems to be working well and it will help to improve our soil too over time. For me, this is the year of the mulch - it’s going everywhere!

[@Karl-p6h]

I’ve got a niwaki tool similar to the homi one you have they’re so useful to have 👍🏻

[@kgardennerd]

My favorite amaranthus is ‘hot biscuits’ and it goes surprisingly well with a lot of flower arrangement color schemes. I’m the same as you though, a lot of the varieties I’ve been skeptical of and found they’ve not been my favorite.

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you for the tip, I’ll reserve judgement and see what they are like!

[@helenyoung8012]

The cutting garden looks delightful. The edging really sets it off. You and your husband work well together, lovely to see. Look forward to the results of the cutting and the veg gardens as the seasons go on.

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you, it’s lovely have a shared passion, let’s hope it all goes to plan🤞

[@stephenlaw1782]

Be cautious with the artichokes Very invasive

[@MurphysGarden]

Oh ok, are they best in a raised bed or abandon altogether?

[@stephenlaw1782]

@@MurphysGarden I think they will be ok if you isolate them Lovely flowers but can be a nightmare to control or eradicate in a border

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you for the tip, I may think twice about putting them in, especially if I’m short of space!

[@christasmicroflowerfarm2695]

You're garden's amazing 🤩and with the cut flower choices, don't let them go to seed or there'll be thousands of them coming up everywhere. 💐💐💐

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you, good advice!!

[@cheriedodd9358]

I can already picture your cutting garden. It will be so colourful! We have just finished our season here in New Zealand.. - 5 last week but the strawflowers and statice flowers still survived! You'll be fine with the distance between strawflower plants. I plant mine that close or even closer.. They held each other up and put on a great display. Enjoy ❤

[@MurphysGarden]

Oh thank you so much for your valuable advice, I can’t wait!

[@eileenchang2173]

I love how you present information in your videos. I also love the way you just take chances and experiment. P.S. “Soleil” is pronounced ‘solay’. It is actually a French word ( just as “courgette” is) meaning sun 🌞. ❤️🌸🇨🇦 0:30

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you and good to know how to pronounce soleil, I should have remembered that from French at school!

[@vickimaiorano5763]

Love watching you and look forward to seeing how the flowers grow. With the direct sowing of the seed, did you water them after seeding or do you wait until shoots pop up?

[@MurphysGarden]

I wet the soil and then set seeds on the damp soil and press down lightly to get good contact. I may water but we’ve had some lovely light rain so hopefully they will appear soon Thanks for watching Jenny

[@VancouverIslandgirl]

I can’t wait to see how your cut flower garden turns out, I think it’s going to be beautiful . I have always wanted to grow Nigella but I’m worried it will self seed everywhere. Looking forward to upcoming videos.💐

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you, don’t really know how best to do it, if I’ve planted too close I won’t be able to get at anything to harvest it but space is at a premium, we will see! The nigella may end up taking over the whole veg patch, who knows, it could all go horribly wrong! 🤣

[@amyh3619]

Could you please advise the brand name of those great work pants that allow for built-in knee pads? 😍

[@MurphysGarden]

Yes, they are by a company called Blaklader and they are great! Blaklader 7192 Womens Craftsman Holster Pocket Trousers with 4-Way Stretch (Black / Dark Grey)

[@HomesteadHerbal]

Im so curious about your accent! A combo of somerset and northern?!

[@MurphysGarden]

I am a bit of a mixed bag, born in Northern Ireland, moved to Kent, then Hertfordshire then up to Aberdeen, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and now Shropshire! So England, Ireland, Scotland and almost Wales, I am truly British and my accent in a jumble of the lot I suppose 🤣