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Ellsey Kay Gardens
Канада
Добавлен 19 июл 2014
Garden tips and how-to videos on all things gardening, backyard chickens and quail, and building and maintaining a Canadian urban homestead.
This channel is for beginner gardeners, experienced homesteaders, curious chicken fanciers, and anyone who wants to grow as a gardener. I am based in Ontario, Canada, which means that my growing season is from about late April to early October, and there's at least 4 weeks of hard freeze in the winter (usually more like 12 weeks). My zone is around 5b, 6a or 6b, depending on the year. Despite that, I grow food that we enjoy all year long (saving lots of money on groceries!)
Watch my videos to learn how to garden smarter, not harder. I love reviewing useful products, giving garden tours, and explaining how you can have the garden of your dreams. You’ll also learn how to incorporate chickens into a city garden plot, and about all the unusual things that you can grow here in Ontario (including butterflies!).
This channel is for beginner gardeners, experienced homesteaders, curious chicken fanciers, and anyone who wants to grow as a gardener. I am based in Ontario, Canada, which means that my growing season is from about late April to early October, and there's at least 4 weeks of hard freeze in the winter (usually more like 12 weeks). My zone is around 5b, 6a or 6b, depending on the year. Despite that, I grow food that we enjoy all year long (saving lots of money on groceries!)
Watch my videos to learn how to garden smarter, not harder. I love reviewing useful products, giving garden tours, and explaining how you can have the garden of your dreams. You’ll also learn how to incorporate chickens into a city garden plot, and about all the unusual things that you can grow here in Ontario (including butterflies!).
What’s Happening with My (Somewhat) Nasty Neighbour
What’s going on with my neighbour dispute? Juicy juicy, here’s the tea: I could say SO much more, but essentially we’re waiting for her to move at this point, and meanwhile are grateful that most of our neighbours are lovely.
I’m kind of looking forward to seeing the fence up. It’ll probably make a great surface for the kids to draw on with chalk :)
I’m kind of looking forward to seeing the fence up. It’ll probably make a great surface for the kids to draw on with chalk :)
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Garden Tour 2024
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This year the garden is full of chaos, the neighbour is staging a protest with the poor mail carrier caught in the crosshairs, and the Japanese beetles are keeping the chickens in protein.
How I deal with Japanese beetles
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Just add chickens. These beetles are a yummy source of protein for my chickens (whoever said chickens were herbivores never owned any!), and I get the gardener’s satisfaction of organically getting rid of a pest!
Tomato warning sign? What does it mean if your tomatoes do this?
Просмотров 4612 месяца назад
I used to speak the language of the flowers, but now I can't remember what they said Can you tell me, I've forgotten how it goes, the words no longer come back in the spring But if I stop to smell the flowers, would it remind me of the hours, when I always had the time to hear them sing. (Lyrics from Okee Dokee Brothers, check them out if you like good things!) What does it mean if your tomato ...
How to Prune Basil so it Grows a Ton of Leaves!
Просмотров 703 месяца назад
Basil is one of the most popular herbs to grow in a kitchen garden, and for good reason. The smell alone is heavenly, and the flavour is spicy-sweet, perfect with tomatoes, in salads, or as the base of a great pesto. When you harvest basil a leaf at a time, you may be disappointed in your plant's production - it may quickly go to flower, and those big juicy leaves may get smaller and fewer. By ...
Can ChatGPT Teach Me How To Garden? Review of AI skills advice
Просмотров 653 месяца назад
In this video I give my opinion on whether ChatGPT gives me good advice about how to garden - and, spoiler, it doesn’t! AI can teach us a lot, when it comes to facts. When it comes to skills, people are far from replaceable.
How to make Newspaper Pots (and transplant seedlings)!
Просмотров 424 месяца назад
In this video my daughter teaches you and your kids how to easily make newspaper pots and how to pot up your seedlings if they're too big for their container but not yet ready to go outside. Newspaper pots are easy to make by hand, and they're an excellent way to reduce the carbon footprint of gardening. All you need is a bottle and some newspaper. Choose a non-glossy variety. Inks are almost a...
How to start seeds indoors - taught by my 8yo! Complete guide
Просмотров 344 месяца назад
Sometimes the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. In this video, my daughter shares her masterclass tips for seed starting indoors. This is one of many ways to start seeds indoors, and it works well because it give the seeds everything they need to germinate, sprout and grow. She's planting tomatoes, basil, marigolds and cosmos - perfect for a lovely companion garden! This video is released i...
Seed Starting Indoors - 4 kids
Просмотров 644 месяца назад
Want to learn how to plant seeds? In this complete guide my 8 year old teaches us how to gather all of the supplies you need to set your garden starts up for success. She’s planting tomatoes, marigolds, cosmos and basil! Generally tomatoes should be started indoors 4-6 weeks before planting out (after the last average frost date, and when no frost is coming in the forecast!). If you have a long...
Everything I noticed during the 2024 total solar eclipse
Просмотров 3395 месяцев назад
#eclipse #solareclipse #nature #science #space #eclipse2024 I live in southern Ontario, right in the path of totality. I got to experience 2hrs 15min of solar eclipse and about 3 minutes of total eclipse. And it was wild! I didn’t expect it to be as amazing and profound an experience as it turned out to be. There was so much build up, and still it didn’t really do the event justice. I expected ...
Raise Black Swallowtail Butterflies from Eggs and Caterpillars found in Your Garden! Complete guide
Просмотров 4,8 тыс.5 месяцев назад
In this captivating and beautiful video, dive into the world of these delicate Swallowtails and learn how to find their eggs in your garden, protect and raise the caterpillars, and watch them hatch into butterflies! #swallowtail #butterfly #gardening #gardentips #nature #naturevideography This is both a breath-taking compilation of detailed close-up nature footage and a complete instruction man...
Spring garden prep (it's NOT starting seedlings inside!)
Просмотров 5775 месяцев назад
Spring garden prep (it's NOT starting seedlings inside!)
How to Garden - for kids, by a kid - Trailer
Просмотров 566 месяцев назад
How to Garden - for kids, by a kid - Trailer
Hatch and Raise Monarch Butterflies - tips and troubleshooting
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Hatch and Raise Monarch Butterflies - tips and troubleshooting
Is gardening bad for planetary health? What this study says about gardens and climate change
Просмотров 7287 месяцев назад
Is gardening bad for planetary health? What this study says about gardens and climate change
Where to Buy Seeds in 2024 - My Favourite Canadian Seed Companies Ranked
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Where to Buy Seeds in 2024 - My Favourite Canadian Seed Companies Ranked
Want Ready-Made DIY Chicken Coop Plans? Check out Easy Coops!
Просмотров 3878 месяцев назад
Want Ready-Made DIY Chicken Coop Plans? Check out Easy Coops!
How to prune tomatoes for the BEST, EASIEST, MOST tomatoes
Просмотров 1488 месяцев назад
How to prune tomatoes for the BEST, EASIEST, MOST tomatoes
Just baby chick sounds for 12 minutes
Просмотров 1899 месяцев назад
Just baby chick sounds for 12 minutes
What is Companion Planting? A garden sketch!
Просмотров 389 месяцев назад
What is Companion Planting? A garden sketch!
Quick guide to growing sweet potatoes
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Quick guide to growing sweet potatoes
Honest Review of Saker Mini Chainsaw in the Garden (Compared to a Regular Chainsaw)
Просмотров 5 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Honest Review of Saker Mini Chainsaw in the Garden (Compared to a Regular Chainsaw)
Cooking and Baking With Button Quail Eggs!
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Cooking and Baking With Button Quail Eggs!
This cucumber/green pepper substitute is easier to grow than you think!
Просмотров 474Год назад
This cucumber/green pepper substitute is easier to grow than you think!
Reisetomate - how does this unusual heirloom tomato taste?
Просмотров 937Год назад
Reisetomate - how does this unusual heirloom tomato taste?
Do sunflowers stunt other plants? See what they did to my garden
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.Год назад
Do sunflowers stunt other plants? See what they did to my garden
Deluxe DIY Chicken Coop Tour (with some really awesome features!)
Просмотров 473Год назад
Deluxe DIY Chicken Coop Tour (with some really awesome features!)
Tomato pruning tips - two main stems? Where’s the sucker?
Просмотров 389Год назад
Tomato pruning tips - two main stems? Where’s the sucker?
Thanks for the update... nothing worse than nasty neighbours. Hard to imagine anyone having a problem with your beautiful garden. But you will definitely be better off with a fence between you even if it costs you some sunshine. And maybe you could put up some smiley face and peace signs on tall posts facing her way ... Sounds like she could use it 🤣🤣🤣
Great idea :)
Thank you for this exceptional video. I learned so much to take care of mine ! Yes, I have one. Love him! He's beautiful! He has such vibrant colors, beautiful markings and a sweet attitude. He's not afraid of me when I pet him. Only showed his osmeterium once, twice when I showed my mom. The first time I saw that happen I was 😮. I found 7 hatchlings last week on my baby dill, not knowing what they were at first I regretfully relocated and let 5 go in another part of our garden (I'm so sorry now- I pray they found the parsley nearby) but when I found 2 more l became curious to find out what they were. A quick photo and Google search later--wow! Once I discovered what they were I put them back in my dill planter, I had to make sure they were well fed now. I tried to find 5 others, but they were gone. Surprisingly of the two I had, one wondered off, but thank God one stayed! He was starting to run out of food so I offered him parsley. He wasn't interested. Not one bite. So I bought him a live dill from the supermarket produce department! Yes! I gently relocated from my dill planter, while he was asleep, to my mini aquarium filled with the live dill! He's so happy eating dill all day 😂. Thanks to you now I know how to help him next. Got to get him a few nice sticks to attach to. He's over a couple inches long. He's grown so big since over a week ago that I found him so he's probably almost ready to change. I can't thank you enough for this video. Sorry for over sharing. I'm just so excited! Thank you so much! ❤THANK you with all my heart, God bless you and your family always! 😊
Oh that’s awesome! I’m glad it was helpful. They can wander pretty long distances from a young age, so I’m hopeful the relocated ones were able to feed themselves :)
❤ Thank you for replying! You're so kind! I put a beautiful stick in his aquarium yesterday, and this morning he's on it! Yay! Thank you love for the guidance in this amazing video! I couldn't have done it without your help! ❤big hugs from a far! 😊
I just watched my first Monarch hatch out! Beautiful! Thank you for the great Video :)
Neato - thanks for sharing and letting me know about this company. I’ve wanted to try different plants too but some stuff doesn’t work for my zone. I will check them out for next year.
Well now - I may try that next year. And I have those same trellises. This year I grew scarlet runner beans up them for my hummingbird friends.
Beautiful!
Yes, they are nice melons… I haven’t had much luck with plants like that because the growing season where I live near Ottawa seems to be truncated. And I seem to live in an area that has a microclimate different from the nearby town less than 15 minutes away. I notice that when I go shopping in the spring, plants like hostas will be getting bushy already whereas mine are two weeks out and barely popping up. Sometimes my tomatoes don’t have time to ripen, although my romas did pretty well this year, but I only got one plant because I didn’t want to be disappointed. That’s what I don’t plant much or sometimes any fruit or vegetables, except what I call random potatoes because I save the sprouting kitchen potatoes over the winter and plant them in random places. They can actually make beautiful lush green plants with lovely white flowers, and sometimes grow those tomato like seed pod thingys. Not this year with its up and down weather. I also like to rely on hardy perennials and let things live on their own without much interference from me. My sister says I should water things sometimes to help them grow bigger and better, but I don’t always. Oh, the best pumpkin I grew last year that made a huge trailing vine was a compost find. I named him Seymour and he seemed to stretch a couple inches every day. I did water him…
I also plant sprouting potatoes! I tend to remove the flowers, though - in theory it puts more energy into big tubers
Hmm - I do like the idea of planting bulbs to come up randomly in my yard much better than in a garden space so I will try that this fall. Which is guess is around the corner now. I don’t remove dandelions from my grass anymore though, so I’ll just dig a little hole. I have a big property, so I’d better buy a big bag of bulbs. I’ve always wanted a field of daffodils ever since they taught us the Wordsworth poem in school all those years ago. When all at once I saw a crowd - a host - of golden daffodils…
I’ve grown a few avocado trees in the past, but the best one was from when I buried kitchen scraps in the garden and it had just come up into a good sized tree by the fall. I was so surprised and delighted. I dug it up and put it in a pot. I gave it to a friend and wonder how it’s been doing…
@@mjrussell414 that’s awesome!! So fun
You can do it little buddy!
Well now - that was an excellently produced very informative little instructional documentary. Exactly what I needed. I’ve been letting the milkweed plants grow in this one round garden space I have near my house which is my favourite garden in my whole 3 acres, for the past several years and slowly the monarchs have been showing up and laying their precious eggs. I call it my monarch butterfly nursery garden. I remember that several years ago after I moved to the country, I wondered why I didn’t see many butterflies and specifically monarchs around. When I was a kid in the 70’s and 80’s, they seemed to be everywhere. Then I read that sadly they have become endangered. Happily, this year I’ve had the most caterpillars ever and about a week ago I counted 6 on one day! That was exciting for me. I love those little fellas. So cute and so hungry. I did not realize that hey travel around to different plants. I thought they would just stay out. I’ve been toying with the idea of putting one in a big jar made into a terrarium but then I felt bad about interfering with Mother Nature. You’ve made me realize it isn’t as hard to raise them as I thought it might be and I can increase their population that way. Next year I will try it. I have seen females flitting about and laying their eggs I presume and I think now I can recognize them under the leaves with your expert help. I hope they all successfully return from Mexico next year. I look forward to seeing them. That was a male at the end of the video with the 2 spots on the wings. Every year I always have to look up how to tell the sex but just now I thought that the dots kind of remind me of testes, so maybe I’ll remember. Thanks for the great video!
To raise monarchs is the most rewarding hobby I’ve ever had! And it’s actually helping Mother Nature because you’re protecting the eggs & caterpillars from all the predators it has. Do try it… there’s many small books & RUclips videos about this. Best wishes.
That’s great Thank you for doing that
I’m glad you enjoyed it :)
Wowww Great, Informative, Video! I Recently Caught A Female Eastern Swallowtail On Video And Felt Like O Captured Gold. Rarely See Them Nowadays! Nice Sharing ❤ 😊 🦋 🙏
except what you just showed weren't button quails but coturnix quails
@@nesnonya3463 you’re right that they are a type of coturnix quails that are colloquially referred to as button quails in North America, different from buttonquails (one word) that may be found ‘across the pond’ and can easily be distinguished by their lack of hind toe :)
Thanks for the info. I raised 9 this year. Found them on a job site where the milk weed was growing in the parking lot and needed to be removed. I've had them since they just hatched There just about to cocoon :) can't wait for them to be beautiful monarchs!
Is there any way to know (aside from time), if it’s going to be a pupa through winter??
Not that I’ve found!! There’s such variation in how the pupas camouflage anyway
Awsome information. Thank you for sharing.
Very good video.. I had head that their body’s are swollen because it contains the fluid they put into the wings to enlarge.
Thank you! And yes, I think that’s right. When I was researching the video I learned about their waste accumulating but missed the part about fluid also being needed to unfold their wings :)
@@ellseykaygardens Hi No problem.. and I never thought or heard about the grass accumulating.. Soo we both learned something.. Keep up the great work..
How tall are your backyard galvanized beds and do you add sticks and leaves and whatnot to the bottom or are they only filled with soil?
They range from 18 to 36 inches tall - and I fill them according to a modified hugelkultur method, with big tree trunk pieces, then brush and branches, then compost and soil as the top layer (and then mulch, of course) :)
@@ellseykaygardensgreat thanks very much!
Do you mind answering another question?? I’m planning my garden for next year and am going to start with 2 raised beds and add to it each year. Id like to get either 8x2x2 or 8x3x2. I see lots on Amazon that are similar to what you have and I’ve decided to go with galvanized beds instead of wood for longevity. Can you recommend a brand? Is there any brand you’d advise against? Are there any tips or suggestions you can share for a newbie raised bed gardener? I’ve been using pots the last couple of years. Thanks very much!
@@Bucwagon2001 I got mine from Raised Garden Beds Canada, although the price has gone up quite a bit in the past few years! I have only heard good things about Birdies, which are also expensive. I don’t know of any to avoid, but when looking a options myself I always check to make sure that ALL of the bed is galvanized steel, or all of it is likely to last. A galvanized frame with uncoated screws that will rust is not going to have good longevity. If I were you I’d see if there’s someone fairly local making bed frames, or consider either of the names I mentioned, or look closely at the details of ones on e.g./ Amazon. Or, if you’re handy and have the right tools, maybe build some!!
Ok I’ll keep all those points on mind 😊
Thankyou I was looking for a video that didn’t use special tools
Glad it was helpful!
Best ever video on this animal…. Exceptional talent and work…. Thank you…
Thank you so much for the kind words!!
Looking awesome
Thanks!
Love it!!!
AWESOME! Thank you for your time. This is just what I was looking for.
That’s great!! I’m so glad you liked it
@@ellseykaygardens I love your sweet personality, you are like fresh air in this world full of ugly people. (p.s. - I'm not gay. LOL)
@@floridaLise thank you so much! I must have my moments, though - just ask my nasty neighbour!
@@ellseykaygardens oh, I'm so sorry. There's nothing worse. I hope she sees this video; it might change her mind. Good Luck and have a great weekend.
@@floridaLise thank you!! You are spreading kindness and love :)
Awesome video with great footage and info! I have a caterpillar now for the first time and it's just about to pupate. Are the clips that you show with the butterfly walking on you just after it comes out of the chrysalis? Thanks for confirming!
Yes within an hour or two!
@@ellseykaygardens cool! That's helpful to know what to expect. I'm really hoping we can have some interaction with it like you have with the kids before it flies off ☺️
@@TheSuburbanGardenista not always! We get a big variety, and I always tell the kids to let the butterfly take the lead - they can crawl on us but if we reach out to them we can really easily damage their wings! Some butterflies fly away immediately and we just watch them, some hang out for a bit :)
@@ellseykaygardens good to know! Thank you! I will temper their expectations as well! Wish us luck!!
@@TheSuburbanGardenista good luck!!
Well the Monarch butterfly when it comes out of the chrysalis is not full of poop, its actually the fluid in the abdomen, that the butterfly pumps into its wings, and yes access fluid falls to the ground making it seem like its poop or waste.
Amazing how it just KNOWS what to do,& where.Maybe we are a human chrysalis-& then, we, turn into 🪽angels❤.
Very encouraging videos for those of us living in colder climates. I do have a couple of questions. While germinating the luffa seeds indoors on the heating pads, I did not see or hear a mention of perhaps using growing lights as well, if using growing lamps, which type would you suggest? Are growing lights needed to start the seeds because you also mention as an option to placing the seeds on top of a refrigerator, do you just sit the seeds in front of a window with the heat pads?
Great questions! I do use grow lights, although with a bright enough warm window I think you could get away without them! I use fluorescent and LED lights - fluorescent if I want to also use a little heat (I.e. the room is cold otherwise)
I have been eating volunteer mut pumkins for several years and they taste great and make the best pies. I wonder the percentage of toxic pumpkins because it seems kind of rare.
I raise them to, just found 2 eggs yesterday brought them in I saw the Monarch laying the eggs, raising and releasing is so rewarding, to see something so beautiful that you have nurtured to an adult. I have done this for many years
I've raised 100's over the last few years--in Missouri--but I haven't seen a single Monarch this year. Where are you?
I did not see chicken snack-time coming. 😂🐛
No one ever expects the chicken inquisition!
I grew wheat the birds loved it
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What a great video! Wow
Thanks so much!
Oh Rosie is so beautiful! What breed is she?
She’s a Cochin mix! I love her ‘pants’ so much
@@ellseykaygardens Yes, and her cheeks 🥰
So mesmerizing when a walking flock of quail babies are so tiny and chirp after you.
Where are you located sis
Ontario :)
Thank you for this informative and beautiful video. I planted milkweed for the first time. I put it in a container off the ground and I got butterflies visiting my plants and laying eggs. Now, we have 2 larva that have attached themselves in a very sunny and hot spot. So I am protecting them with shade best I can (90-100° outside for the next several days). So now, I know so much more about how to really try to help them. So maybe I can help some of the others (eggs and a few caterpillars too). Thank you!! Thank you!!
Awesome! Potted milkweed can be a lot easier for making sure they have enough leaves :)
I've raised and released 100's over the last few years--In Missouri--but I haven't seen a single Monarch this year. Where are you?
@@nickim6571 wow!! Amazing re: your record. I’m in southern Ontario and they were late getting here this year, but we’ve had maybe 20 eggs turn to butterflies so far. I agree not a typical year :(
@@ellseykaygardens I don't have nearly as much milkweed as I used to have--landlord complained--but hopefully they'll still show up.
Thank you for this information! I found 3 black swallowtail caterpillars on my dill plant and i’m so excited to raise them!
Have fun!
soo lovely to watch and listen to.
I also have one and it is not opening it's wings, what should I do?😢
@@SonaliDas.98 sometimes it takes a few hours - or, if the conditions outside are quite wet, even a few days for the butterflies to want to head out. I just put them in a sheltered location that they can leave when they want to. Hope yours was ok in the end!
How are they so cute! It's like they were purposely designed.
I have 1 of 4 survivors. His cocoon has just turned blue black. Hopefully we can watch him emerge. Our 1st time trying to rescue them from the crows. I will be more active next year after seeing your video. I really never knew how to help them out. Thank you for this amazing video. ❤❤
I’m so glad it’s helpful!
I love how God makes so many beautiful, fun things we can see.
1:22 yo y mi real q amo con toda mi alma:
Ive rearched monarchs and you dont move the caterpillars from one area to a different one. Example one person from another area gives you their caterpillars. They migrate and its memory .im sorry not making myself clear..i videotaped mine changing
Wow
We just had our first Monarch emerge! Took 17 days since we brought the caterpillar in our house.
Wow great!!! We still haven’t found our first this year
Released today, is a male....
@@dogsarefun2 I found my first three eggs of the year yesterday. Lots more butterflies to raise!
or maybe it was planted 3 weeks earlier or maybe its genetics produces tomatoes 20 days sooner
so small!! those things are adorable ❤