Garden Update video clips

[Aphid]

ahhh ok , thanks for the link .

lol ,, I just saw these seed trays on the driveway and thought what the heck ? ..lol

Heading over to your post now

[ddsack]

I missed this when you first posted, glad I found it today. How lovely the cherry tree looks, what kind of cherry is it? All I can grow up here are the small the pie cherry types.

I cannot imagine having to transplant all those (thousands?) of tomatoes into individual pots! I get cranky when I have to do my 200 or so seedlings. But I know you have got the procedure down to a fine art.

It's nice that you southern folk have green grass - I'm still looking at a foot of hard crusted snow, and yesterday the high temp was 28F even though it was a sunny day. I need to get my newly sprouted lettuce and onion seedlings outside fast -- our east facing deck stays plenty warm in the sun for the cool crops, but I have to take them in at night because the night temps still drop way below freezing. It's also time to shovel the snow off one of the raised beds and put the plastic frame over it to start warming the ground, so I can transplant those lettuces in a few weeks.

I enjoy seeing how others adapt their yards to gardening. So many have very creative solutions that work beautifully.

[Karla]

Nice!clip and very! informative.

[nctomatoman]

This clip is in the Other Edibles section - focuses on lettuce and greens - if anyone is interested and may have missed it due to its obscure location!

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=17675

[Tracey]

Thank you, I so enjoyed your video! I am feeling like a sheepish newbie now as I planted my tomato and pepper seeds yesterday (first time from seed), nine of each! Oh my, this learning curve is fun!

[nctomatoman]

Here's today's clip - YouTube may not have finished the processing (as of 11:15 AM Sunday May 29 - was still in progress...). Should be ready to view soon.

http://nctomatoman.weebly.com/1/post...date-time.html

[clara]

Thank you, Craig, for showing us your plants! You must have been very busy for doing all the transplants! A lot of my tomatoes are still waiting for their final place, but I'm still handicapped after two heel surgeries.

Let's hope for a good summer! clara

[b54red]

Craig that is an amazing amount of plants in that space. They look very healthy.
I've got a couple of questions.
What mix do you put in the grow bags and what do you fertilize them with?
How in the world do you keep the plants watered enough in the heat of summer?
Do you have a problem with grow bags tilting over when the plants get large?

[nctomatoman]

Good questions all! So:

The grow bags get a mix of Miracle Gro potting mix and composted cow manure - I just pour a 2.5 cu ft bag of the MG mix into a big wheel barrow, then on top of that add a 25 lb bag of Moo Nure - then another bag of MG and another bag of Moo Nure - don't mix - they mix fine just by shoveling through the layers and filling the bags of pots.

I've not fertilized with anything yet. I usually let the plants settle in for a month - then will use either Vigoro Tomato Food (slow release, pellets, balanced for tomatoes - pretty inexpensive at the big box hardware stores) every few weeks, or water with the "blue stuff" every few weeks.

Keeping them watered becomes a big time job for me or Sue all summer long - I will end up watering each pot in the morning, then again in the late afternoon. It's OK - allows me to see what's going on.

and yes - the bags end up tipping every which way....I lean plants into each other, use the stakes to keep bags upright - each year it is kind of a dance to deal with the emerging chaos! That's why for the most advanced dwarfs I put them on the driveway edge, so I could tie them to a stake hammered into the lawn.

[kimpossible]

Just checked out this video, Craig. I'm in SW Ontario and we a fully 2 months behind you this year -a very cold, wet spring. The Lilacs JUST bloomed, and won't last long as our few days of sunny weather without rain will be 32C - feeling like 43C with the humidity (118F) ... we just can't win! Such is the life of a gardener ...

[feldon30]

Thanks for the video. I miss having a garden this year but this helped a bit.

[simmran1]

Craig,

This video is showing us T’villains a whole bunch of work you’ve done; which will soon become fruitful,albeit for the next gen of seeds, but this video really represents the time and effort for the 2011 summer you’ve put in. Much respect for the work you do for condo owners, seniors, and anyone with no till space.


Normal indeterminate plant height and width is just not practical for smaller spaces, but a homegrown tomato is something to savor.


Keep up the video progress so in a few weeks we can witness the differences.

[nctomatoman]

Latest video of my driveway garden....shows some baby tomatoes!

[DiggingDogFarm]

Thanks for taking the time to share your videos!
I'm amazed at how well the little FLIP camera works!


~Diggin'

[arivaraci]

Thank You Craig for the plants I picked up yesterday! Getting to see your garden and get to pick your brain in person was a real treat. Feel kinda guilty that a super-newbie was able to monopolize a few minutes of your time. I had a ton more questions that occurred to me later and many have been answered by these clips.

Came to find out that the spectral pepper you gave me is one my Great Grandmother grew and used for pickled pepper sauce. I love plants my family have been growing for generations.

Thanks again!
Suzanne