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Thanks for watching. I did use two additional screws that were "extra" from the Veikous kit vent window screws

Usually it's about mid November for us, pending weather.

Thanks so much for watching. 1- We put a layer of cardboard down beneath the mulch. We get a few weeds, but very little. The mulch thickness was about 5 inches to start, and then we just top dress each year. 2- Wish we had a tractor. Everything done by hand and pushing wheel barrels. 3- Garden design is probably our biggest flaw. At first we just wanted a small garden and when we planned it out late fall, the sun was best in the first area we made, which was 4 raised beds. Our love for gardening and desire for fruit trees, berries, etc created the expansion. We moved fence lines, water lines, and beds. A lot more work than if I had a solid plan, but enjoying the journey. Even this year, we will be replacing wood beds with metal ones and adding more fruit trees. 4- Our jalapeno's are new plants from seed each year. 5- 99% of our plants are from seed. Initial investment for seed trays, lights and racks were higher than buying plants from the nursery, but we now save a ton starting from seed. Also starting from seed allows us to buy different varieties and more disease resistant plants that work better in our growing zone. Thanks again for watching and hope these answers were of help

@@homeright Awesome, thanks for all the responses! I just have 4 raised beds (here in atlanta) that i planted this past late-spring. it was my first time gardening, and given my preference for fruit over veggies, i mainly tried to grow easy fruit. that is actually how i found your channel - from the navaho blackberry video. I got that from my nursery and it yielded me a few cups of blue berries this first year. Very cool to hear about the seeds, i think that i will dive into that this year. i am not in a pinch for money so its no problem for me to buy plants at the store, but i think seeds would just make more sense and are the natural next step for me here. I went through your video and saw you have quite a few, so i will spend time watching those. Last question: Do you have a preferred place you buy seeds from? and how have you all learned all your garden knowledge? books or just the internet?

Seeds are from a variety of places, pending on what were looking for. Some main suppliers are Hoss, jung seed, and true leaf for specific varieties. Basic ones are purchased at either seed geeks or at big box stores. We also harvest seeds from some of the flowers and vegetables we grow to use the following year. We are constantly learning as we go. Many things were trial and error in the beginning, but we have found what works for us in our environment. The internet, mostly youtube, has been a great source for us. Feel free to reach out to us with any further questions.

Thanks so much for watching. We have not frozen this recipe, but do freeze our scallop potatoes, which is a similar recipe, with great success. If you do freeze your turnip au gratin, let me know how it turns out.

Thanks for watching. We do still use both with success but are finding ourselves using T5 lights more and more each year.

@homeright I was gifted 2 Feit lights (a pink light unit and a purple light unit) and was considering buying more of them until I saw the prices on them. I was wondering if there was anything to them to justify the price, your video showed me there really isn't.

Sorry to hear about that. We have had ours for about 3 years now, use it quite often, and have not had any issues.

Low cost and works good in the fall/winter. In the spring I need more air movement so I have a box fan running

Garden Gold. Love that stuff

I need to build more as I have better success and less pest issues when there either off the ground or on heavy landscape fabric

We did have all the parts for our kit, but a couple were mislabeled. Did not take too long to figure out. Glad to hear they sent you parts that were missing and hope the kit is working out well for you

Ours is 6 x 10 but it was available at 6 x 8 when we purchased last year. Thanks so much for watching

Glad to hear and thank you so much for watching.

Thanks so much for watching. I have seen people use greenhouse bubble insulation, and seem to be happy with the results. As far as the floor, maybe try red bricks or pavers. They will heat up with the sun during the day

Thank you so much for watching, but we have never experienced any of the issues you mentioned

I agree some are more ripe than others. We keep them on the counter and over the course of a week some are sweeter than others. We will batch dehydrate once the bowl is full. Pending the season, that can be anywhere from 2 days to over a week. As raisins, we find all levels of ripeness create a very sweet taste, but when eating them fresh, there is a huge difference in the taste between fully ripe and still slightly green. Thanks so much for watching

Hi, thanks for sharing the tip. We do not need to adjust the temperature or times in the freeze dryer. Before we load the trays of basil, the freeze dryer takes 15 minutes to start the freezing process in the chamber, and then we load the trays with the fresh basil. Our basil has never turned black from using the freeze dryer. The basil has always maintained a nice color, it maintains a better color then when we used a dehydrator. We have experienced the basil turning black when we make our basil tea, if you do not cover the basil completely with the hot water (immediately)...those leaves turn black.

We're looking forward to the taste variations with the different varieties. I'm sure we will find favorites along the way, but yes, there are so many different types. Thanks so much for watching

Thanks so much for watching and subscribing. Greatly appreciated. Our struggle with brassicas is that we have to allow about 2-3 more weeks of indoor growth over what the seed packets suggest. We keep our lights about 2-3 inches away from the plants ( closer to 2" when they first start to keep them from getting leggy). These lights are on for about 12-14 hours/day. Since you have eliminated it being a soil or water issue, my only other thought would be temperature being too warm. Also not sure what your humidity levels are. Ours fluctuate pending the season, but typically around 45%. Final thought might be to add a small fan to the young plants just to move air around.

Thanks so much for watching. I'll have to check out purple basil, as we love basil tea

Thanks for watching! 🌻🦋

Thanks for the comment, if you find the caterpillars, they can be moved to other plants to protect your harvest. 🦋

So very welcome. Glad this jig worked out for you. Thanks so much for watching

Glad you liked the video and thank you so much for watching.

Good to know. I had no idea about the salt factor. Thanks so much for watching

We have had that happen as well. I usually wait for them to drop instead of picking, but we also leave the ground cherries on the counter in their husks for about a week. Not all will ripen, but that does help. Watering and fertilizer could be an issue as these seem to be our first plants that show signs of stress in our garden during dry spells and high heat. These plants typically receive twice as much water versus our other tomato plants. Thanks so much for watching

Thank you so much for the kind words. Grow bags have been a tremendous asset in our garden. It is very reliable for things such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, but it also allows us to try and experiment with new things. Some things work and some don't, but that's the joy of gardening.

Those are winstrip trays and yes it's a 1020 watering tray. They come in a wide variety of cell sizes. Last year was our first year using them and we love the results we got. They are very durable and store great when not in use. They are on the pricy side, but for us, it was a great investment. The website for the products is neversinktools.com Thanks so much for watching

Thank you, we are also big fans of the zucchini lasagna too and depending on what is available from the garden, we have done some combinations or both yellow squash and zucchini. Let' us know how it turns out.

Appreciate the kind words and thanks so much for watching.

Thanks so much for watching. This year we have ours located in an area that receives midday and afternoon sun. No flowers, but the plants look great. As you said, I will be curious to the harvest, and if flowering plays a role.

we have not had to deal with the nematodes yet, but would not be surprised to see it in our future. Our goal is to continue to learn what it is we can do now to prevent pests and problems in the future. As frustrating as day to day gardening can be, we absolutely love it. Thanks so much for watching

@@homeright well if you ever have a plant that looks ok maybe even great and then starts to look wilted and no matter what you do it continues to die . So when you pull the plant up and see what looks like rope knots or just dieing roots you got them. They can easily be transferred threw out your garden if not very careful. Move one pole from one area to another without cleaning it off ....done. 5 years of gardening and never heard of them until this year. Now I'm in full salvation mode...trying to save what I can . Frustrating....I'm doing it all alone and pushing that positive button is a daily...lol

Took us by surprise when we first saw them, but barely moved. Thanks so much for watching

Thank you for the kind words and watching the video. The weather this year has been rough and some days the garden looks better than others

I have tried a few things. First was just neem oil, with little success. Next I did a combination of neem oil and dish soap ( 1.5 tablespoon of each) diluted in a one gallon sprayer with some luck. Over the past couple of days, I have used castile soap ( 1/4 cup diluted with water in one gallon sprayer). This seems to be the best solution for me so far and pleased with the results we are getting. We also use yellow sticky traps, which help. Thanks so much for watching

@@homeright I think you should quit now.

Hi Shari, I just checked some prices and at the time of this post the quart size bags are $11.24 and the gallon size bags are $12.99. Below are a few links to help get an idea on prices. FoodSaver® Reusable Gallon Vacuum Zipper Bags: amzn.to/3W3Owxv FoodSaver Reusable Quart Vacuum Zipper Bags, for Use with FoodSaver Handheld Vacuum Sealers, 10 Count: amzn.to/3Wj4XHI

Thanks so much for watching and glad you liked the video. We have had a lot of success this year with our Vego Garden beds. In our area (zone 8a), we thought these metal raised beds would dry out faster than our traditional wood raised beds, but it has been the exact opposite. I feel that is partially due to the wood branches and deteriorating logs we placed at the bottom. We find the same success with all of our grow bags. We add about 1/2" of fine wood chips at the bottom of each bag. This way the bags don't dry out too fast. As we both agree, these are an investment, but we are very pleased with the results.

Hi, thanks for watching. We started out at the widest settings and finished pasta thickness was 6 for pasta and 7 for raviolis.

@@homeright Thanks for that info! It is very helpful

@@homeright Im so glad this answer was so easy to find. Thank you

Great info and I'll check out Filaree Garlic Farm. Thanks so much for watching

@@homeright Do you think, in the cold of Ohio, I could get the Louisiana Shallots to grow in Ohio in a greenhouse? It would be nice to have something ready at spring time.

From our experience, in NC, they do best between Oct-Apr when temps range on average from 45-75 and low humidity. I think they could do well in a greenhouse if you are able to control humidity. I also think they would work outside in your area if you covered them with plastic or frost cloth.

@@homeright Thanks.