Pretty sure I would cry if I saw you guys in person. I started a veggie garden and flower garden ONLY because of your awesome channel and I’m so happy I did, COVID has really made it hard to do fun stuff, so staying home and gardening is a blessing! Thank you so much for sharing your passion with us! 🙏🏽❤️
Elma Riedstra it’s probably too late but please don’t use products like Land and Sea! It contains peat which when cultivated, damages bog environments beyond repair. Peat-free alternatives are everywhere if you have a look! Please look into it ❤️✌️
FUNGUS GNATS: I have been an interior plantscaper for 35 yrs. Fungus gnats are the biggest complaint we get. We deal with them in a 3 step plan. 1. We set out the sticky cards to determine where the infestation is and how bad it is. 2. If it is an isolated plant or just one small area we us amonia with a spray bottle. Just lightly spray the top of the soil , do not soak the soil. You don't want the amonia to reach the roots. What you want it is to stop the gnats from going in and out of the soil. 3. If the last 2 don't work we bring in the big guns. Beneficial insects. Nematodes come in a container mixed with mica. We scratch them in to the top of the soil and they do the rest. Its amazing. Usually within in the first few hours they've done their job. Once their job is done they die in the soil adding to the nature of things. 🤭🙂🙂🥰
Thanks for this helpful tip! I have an office colleague that brings all her plants into the office when it starts to get cold and her plants always have fungus gnats! We all end up looking crazy swatting at these tiny gnats. 😆 Can you share where you get the nematodes from and what they are called? Thanks so much!
Quick tip: If you carry credit cards in your pocket, please put it in an RFID card carrier. I put a card in my pocket one time and someone was able to scan it. They then have all of your personal information (including address, social security number, etc.) and can open accounts in your name. Since then every card is in an RFID card holder inside a purse with RFID in the fabric. Hope this helps save someone the grief I suffered.
@@lindashultz2794 it was a sobering experience. For the rest of my life I will have to keep a freeze on my credit as they have attempted to open multiple credit cards in my name already (that I'm aware of). When Laura pulled that card out of her pocket I had flashbacks and had to share in the hopes I can help even one person not make that mistake.
You shouldn't beat yourself up over your friend's house. It really looks cute and even though the sun flowers are shorter than you expect they look nice.
FUNGUS GNATS: Treat using diatomaceous earth. Sprinkle it on the soil and work it in the first 1...maybe 2 inches. I use food grade because I have pets. I don't have a precise amount, I just make sure the soil has enough. It is harmless to the plants. I also bottom water all indoor plants. That includes my citrus that go outside for the summer. When they come back in after a thorough cleaning, they are bottom watered. Another thing I do is microwave my potting soil for 20 seconds and let it completely cool before using. I also live in zone 3, so purchasing soil and storing outside in the -40 celcius will put everybody 'living' in the soil in permanent sleep mode.😊
I know it wouldn’t really match the style of your garden, but I think a native plant garden could look really beautiful! Sure, it wouldn’t be as lush as the rest of your garden but I think you’d be surprised at some of the beautiful native plants out there!
Mosquito bits work great for fungus gnats, just sprinkle it on the soil and mix it in slightly. Also for Calibrochoa, plant them in a slight hill above the other plants, they will keep dryer roots, I do this with Bearded Iris that also like dry feet but are planted in beds with other plants that like more water. They grow and cover the hill so it is not noticeable but they are draining faster and drying out more than the other plants.
Laura..I LOVE TO WATCH YOUR VIDS IN morning..Im in Israel and this week we've had a heat wave ..reaching 40 celcius. You are looking radiant..thanks for all your amazing teaching and inspiration..Lia
When you said Johnny's seed has clearance I was there! I ordered a lot of cool stuff (already received them too), now I'm already excited for next year! Thanks!
You can dig up the elephant ear corms and bring them inside.. Then next year they will grow much faster.. here in India they die back during the dry months but start growing huge instantly once the rains start.. I think digging them up will help you a lot :-)
Thank you for answering my question! I did order from Johnny's so I really appreciate your advice and have been watching all your past videos on seed starting. I think the self watering trays from Gardener's Supply will be key for me! 😊
I did the same thing and wow that order got costly fast. I also bought seeds from a company called Swallowtail seeds. They were the only one the had peach foxgloves.
lacey meyers for a new gardener overwatering is the issue, this trays will keep your plant’s overwatered and they could die. Damping is a problem for seedlings, you want your soil dry out a little and these trays don’t allow that. They are better for an experienced gardener.
I live in Phoenix, AZ and we get to 120+ degrees in the summer and we have some beautiful native plants. Everywhere has native plants that grow in their are that are pleasing to the eye. If we can do it here you can do it there. Google it! 🙂👍
I'd love to see a drought garden, one not designed to be routinely watered. Mostly of US natives, even if they aren't local to you. (I'm British, prairie planting fascinates me as it's so different from traditional styles here.)
Not sure if Laura’s done any of that since she’s got wells and drip, but drought gardening is a mainstay in the SW US like Arizona, New Mexico, parts of Texas and southern California in case that helps with a RUclips search. It’s especially relevant with fights over water rights, folks upstream who divert flowing water and leave less for people downstream, not to mention climate change! (wildfires in California, for example - and then there’s the whole fight about preventative burning of underbrush v. the hands-off policy of the forest service) There’s probably a lot of info available from Extension Offices in those states. (they’re county government agencies that mainly support local farmers, but are great resources for individuals with just a yard as well) As an example, great results when I googled ‘arizona extension office drought garden instructions’. Hope that helps a bit! 😀 (geeeesh, sorry for the long answer! obviously too much caffeine 🙄)
Forgive a second answer - I’ve been doing a lot of research to see if I want to turn a half acre of my own yard into a native meadow, so I’m interested in all this stuff! lol There are some amazing groups in the Midwest who are trying to preserve or reintroduce flatland prairies, so sharing in case you might find it interesting as well. Google ‘saving midwest US prairies’ or similar. I’ve run across quite a few RUclips videos on that subject as well.
Thanks again for another enjoyable and educational recap. I've learned so much and at the same time realize how little I know about gardening. I wondered if you've ever thought about having Aaron "host" one of the recaps. It would be interesting to hear his point of view about your videos; lighting, why you decided to add more music than other videos etc. Then you could pick out the questions he has to answer... could be quite entertaining. 😁
Oh please do a video when you organize your seeds by month! That would be so interesting to me! Johnny’s and Eden Brothers got a first time order from me after your video 🤣💕 excited/nervous to get started!
For fungus gnat I use mosquito bits. Purchased from Amazon. Also I water my plants with Neen oil in my weekly watering. I have dozens and dozens of inside plants and I have no issues.
I loved this recap. When Laura did the thumbs down & the spit fart I dropped my phone laughing. Robert is always telling me to grow up when I do that. But sometimes that's just the perfect reply for what you think of something. So thank you 😊 💓! I am now vindicated!!! Yippee!!!
I think the fun is in the challenge in terms of a “native bed”.however the contrast of your property against the native landscape is part of what makes it so striking especially so on your parents property because it’s up on that hill. Views for days! You both have literally created a micro-climate. 🤗
Every faucet we put in leaks. Do you have any recommendations? You have changed my life and I watch you every morning and then head to my garden. My heart and my soul thank you!
Ya I bought a rose of Sharon. In a gal container and seen it had what looked like a multi trunk,I took a saw and pretty much cut it in half and put them in the ground and they are doing great so I got 2 for one
Oh. And thanks to you I got over my fear of killing succulents! I had great success this year! Lol. I just built a great succulent garden! Thanks for helping with that. Lol
Hi guys! love your videos, i`ve been waching you for some time now and get such inspiration and motivation from you.Thanks. Love and virtual kisses from Romania.
I just wanted to give my opinion on the native plants part. The main reason it's a good idea to plant native is 1) low maintenance since the plants are adapted to the soil and weather conditions and 2) so they serve as food to local birds and especially insects who have evolved with those plants...insects are at the bottom of the food chain and absolutely essential. For example caterpillars are often picky about the plants they can eat so if you want to attract certain butterflies (and all the birds that raise their babies on caterpillars) and want to help them reproduce then you need to look up what their host plants are and plant those. Also some plants are hosts to hundreds of species like Oaks, willows and prunus sp... so if you were to pick one plant for maximum effect these are a great idea. Check out books and talks by prof Doug Tallamy on the topic, it is fascinating and inspiring. With respect to what is native in your area, people in the US can use this native plant finder (below) I entered the zip code for Andrew's seeds and there are many beautiful plants coming up...I am surprised you think there is nothing native to your area that is worthwhile www.nwf.org/nativePlantFinder/plants
Also, even if something is not native exactly to your area, native to elsewhere is north america is still better than native to say europe or Asia as the range of the animals and insects that use the plant may be wider than the native range of the plant, especially if they are migrating species. Therefore north American plants will pretty much always be better for your garden ecologically.
I feel like you’ve already done succulent arrangements in old cans and they were gorgeous. I just wanted to comment on the superbells. I do calibrachoa in my window baskets and they do really well. I live in a forested area that gets quite a bit of moisture at times, really stays quite cool and they still do great. However, I have had more issues with them when I put them in pots with just a draining hole. I tend to think they like the quick draining of cocoa fiber or burlap and the air flow around the roots. Cactus soil may help do the same thing. I also put them with dichondra and that pairing did so well together.
The native garden idea...it would be REALLY helpful to see you grow a garden of drought tolerant plants without a supplemental automatic irrigation system.
Please, can you update the blue house with the landscape fabric? Or is it too far away? And the small corner at the fire hydrant and maybe the church. And that flower bed at your house at the high white fance. The one with the pink hibiscus. And do you plan to plant the acer Allee this year and the flowers for the shade bed with the statue?
For the succulent question in Zone 7, I am in a 7B and Hen and Chicks (my grandma and her sister used to say "Hens and Biddies") will survive outside even with a snow or two. All the other succulents have to some inside. I am gutted about that myself. I have fallen in love with succulents, and the building I used to work had a number of vacant offices, and I over wintered succulents, rooted geraniums, and started seedlings in two of those offices. I have been relocate, and no longer have access to vacant office space, and I have very little natural light in my house. So last winter and the following spring left me wanting. I did buy a grow light, but only two succulents made it, and they looked sad, but perked up when they got to go outside.
Oh gosh!! Aaron chiming in scared the crap out of me! (at min. like 13) I'm watching while wearing headphones, and it sounded like someone was standing behind me. I may have screamed and jumped. :)
Have you ever considered growing squash and pumpkins on the fence or cattle panels? I tried it this year and loved it. Very decorative as they mature in the season from flowers to fruit.
I would like to recommend that you post the Recap video early Sunday mornings. Most of us spend Sunday mornings chilling at home and have more time to watch then. I usually save it for Sunday morning but sometimes the time line gets out of sorts. Just a thought.
I’m with you on being ready for fall! 🍁I’m so excited I get to plant some fall containers for a friend this year, but her porch gets mostly full sun and these high temps don’t seem like they are done yet. Come on fall!
Because Australia has so many hot arid areas, I wonder how some of our native plants would grow for you. We have lots of beautiful wild flowers, I might find out if we can send seed to the USA and send you some. Thanks for your videos, I look forward to them everyday
Melody Daly you will probably need an import permit. Then most likely the seeds will have to be quarantined. Sounds like too much to go through and then not always permissible.
You have the most beautiful flower pots and urns. Love the one you put succulents in!! Where is a good place to get all of these with out breaking the bank but also having them last? Thank you!! Also you are just glowing.
As a reply to Jack’s comment. Cactus soil is quick draining so the water would run through and dry out faster. Think they would be good for the Superbells
Beans any in the been family like sweet peas or runner beans or ruby moon hyacinth vine are nitrogen-fixing plants . They have ability to produce it in the roots and let other plants share so they're good to plant with other plants in pots or containers.
😳 Arron picked my question....I actually jumped a little bit then had to back it up to make sure 😂 I think if I ever get to meet her I’d pass out for sure😂😂😂
Hi Guys, have you ever thought of putting together a tobacco can (small) arrangement for your dad? You talk about both parents as gardeners. Just thought he might enjoy a low maintenance planting for his desk. I always enjoy something alive...just a thought.
@ Cheryl Schumacher- Check out the Rusted Gardner. He lives in Maryland, zone 7A, as do I; lots of information on growing in hot humid climate. The flowers at your friends house look GREAT!!!
Thanks for the clarification on the native gardening in your area. I've also been hoping to see if you would put out a native gardening video, but after your explanation I understand why it can seem like a difficult task. You have so many trees and plants on your property I didn't even think that your area may not have an abundance of native species of trees, shrubs, or flowers like many of us do in other places in the US. Maybe a drought tolerant garden space? A small area of the garden where you could plant it up with hardly any supplemental watering and it would thrive in your climate might be an option for a more 'native' space. A self sustaining space in the garden.
Laura, about a month ago you stated you had some mysterious problem with your new chickens, this spring and no one could figure out what had happened. I've got to inform you, I've a mysterious killer at my chicken pen also. I've been raising chickens for over 33 years and I just now figured out an answer. It's BINDWEED. I was joking to my friend that I had actually pulled some to feed to the clucks, because all the weeds are turning brown. I had 2 dead clucks the next day. Then in a period of 4 more weeks, I had one dead chicken a week. I asked google assistant, "is bindweed noxious to chickens?". Yes, it's very noxious. I had to dig among the catnip growing on the west side of my chicken pen welded pig panel, and there it was, and it had been pecked at. I feel terrible, I killed my own chickens. My Nebr. Rural TV has a show, called, "Backyard Farmer", a bunch of specialists in all agricultural things. Bindweed makes over thousands of seeds, and they can lay dormant for 60 years.... so don't think you're ever rid of it.....if you find it climbing your chicken pen. It's such a small leaf, morning glory look alike, you wouldn't even think to worry about it. Getting old, is wisdom, I had to tell you. Also, as a Farmer/Rancher, you put your hair up.... in a cap or in a bun, if you ever work around the BIG Green John Deere. PLEASE!!! Especially working around the back of the tractor. (PTO) Again, 35 years, of wisdom on this. My hair was always waist length, and has been up in a bun. God bless you and your family.
After two spectacular years of Superbells in my window boxes, this year makes me want to take a break next summer. I even tried dumping out the soil in a couple and start over, but once again, with rain this spring into early summer, could not get the soil to dry out enough to save my Superbells...spent too much money on trying to have beautiful window boxes. I like Jake Jones idea on trying cactus soil, so I might try again next summer.
Cheryl Schumacher is correct at 2:58. Many of the problems with tomatoes are soil-borne pathogens. Please do not leave any tomato debris behind at the end of the season- in fact, true for all nightshades. Pull the entire plant with roots from the garden soil.
@@jgwood10 Jane, you are so correct! I pushed that rule too far this year and planted some tomatoes in the same area as last year and I had Southern bacterial wilt loss of about 50% (I'm in North Carolina). Your advice must be heeded, especially for southern gardeners.
Paula Cothren I’m in VA and it was entirely too wet for tomatoes in my area. It messes with the calcium uptake in the soil. Better luck to both of us next year!
Sorry for noticing 😜 we used to pick field tomatoes for the cannery as kids we got .10 a basket , our hands got black and dry so we’d take a green tomato and scrub them . Try it ,it takes the black off .
Pretty sure I would cry if I saw you guys in person. I started a veggie garden and flower garden ONLY because of your awesome channel and I’m so happy I did, COVID has really made it hard to do fun stuff, so staying home and gardening is a blessing! Thank you so much for sharing your passion with us! 🙏🏽❤️
I couldn't find the land and sea so I asked a nursery I always go to and they ordered me 12 bags!! I am so excited to use it!!
Oh, that’s great. How much is it and where are you located? I will have to ask a nursery here.
@@anitahadley2871 I am in Michigan!! I think around 12 dollars a bag.
Which nursery did you ask? Can I ask you what they charge per bag?
@@joliewilkinson3 it was romance gardens and I believe around 12 per bag
Elma Riedstra it’s probably too late but please don’t use products like Land and Sea! It contains peat which when cultivated, damages bog environments beyond repair. Peat-free alternatives are everywhere if you have a look! Please look into it ❤️✌️
FUNGUS GNATS: I have been an interior plantscaper for 35 yrs. Fungus gnats are the biggest complaint we get. We deal with them in a 3 step plan. 1. We set out the sticky cards to determine where the infestation is and how bad it is. 2. If it is an isolated plant or just one small area we us amonia with a spray bottle. Just lightly spray the top of the soil , do not soak the soil. You don't want the amonia to reach the roots. What you want it is to stop the gnats from going in and out of the soil. 3. If the last 2 don't work we bring in the big guns. Beneficial insects. Nematodes come in a container mixed with mica. We scratch them in to the top of the soil and they do the rest. Its amazing. Usually within in the first few hours they've done their job. Once their job is done they die in the soil adding to the nature of things. 🤭🙂🙂🥰
Thanks for this helpful tip! I have an office colleague that brings all her plants into the office when it starts to get cold and her plants always have fungus gnats! We all end up looking crazy swatting at these tiny gnats. 😆 Can you share where you get the nematodes from and what they are called? Thanks so much!
a 30 s spray of permethrin into a room before you go to bed takes care of these. Do over the course of a week and the reproductive cycle is ended.
Patty at Rumdycreations nematodes were the miracle cure for mine too.
Its 3;19 am I cant sleep. I just happen to look on uttube and my favorite gardner is on.
Quick tip: If you carry credit cards in your pocket, please put it in an RFID card carrier. I put a card in my pocket one time and someone was able to scan it. They then have all of your personal information (including address, social security number, etc.) and can open accounts in your name. Since then every card is in an RFID card holder inside a purse with RFID in the fabric. Hope this helps save someone the grief I suffered.
All The Nuts - Excellent tip! All my cards are in the RFID card carrier!!
@@lindashultz2794 it was a sobering experience. For the rest of my life I will have to keep a freeze on my credit as they have attempted to open multiple credit cards in my name already (that I'm aware of). When Laura pulled that card out of her pocket I had flashbacks and had to share in the hopes I can help even one person not make that mistake.
All The Nuts - So sorry you have had to deal with that!! Society has certainly gone to the dogs!!!
the cats seem to be following you around more since the baby! they are protecting the mama so sweet!
Yes my thoughts exactly
Your hair looks great Laura, you look fresher🌿
😂 “because it’s what I do... “. Made me literally Laugh out loud!!! Love it!!
You shouldn't beat yourself up over your friend's house. It really looks cute and even though the sun flowers are shorter than you expect they look nice.
FUNGUS GNATS: Treat using diatomaceous earth. Sprinkle it on the soil and work it in the first 1...maybe 2 inches. I use food grade because I have pets. I don't have a precise amount, I just make sure the soil has enough. It is harmless to the plants.
I also bottom water all indoor plants. That includes my citrus that go outside for the summer. When they come back in after a thorough cleaning, they are bottom watered.
Another thing I do is microwave my potting soil for 20 seconds and let it completely cool before using.
I also live in zone 3, so purchasing soil and storing outside in the -40 celcius will put everybody 'living' in the soil in permanent sleep mode.😊
Thanks Claudia! Great info...
Great tips!
I know it wouldn’t really match the style of your garden, but I think a native plant garden could look really beautiful! Sure, it wouldn’t be as lush as the rest of your garden but I think you’d be surprised at some of the beautiful native plants out there!
Very much appreciate the recap Q&A videos. They are invaluably helpful. Thank you both for the extra time & effort!
I just love your cats. Cheddar was adorable today.
He must be tired of Russell getting all the spotlight 😂
Mosquito bits work great for fungus gnats, just sprinkle it on the soil and mix it in slightly. Also for Calibrochoa, plant them in a slight hill above the other plants, they will keep dryer roots, I do this with Bearded Iris that also like dry feet but are planted in beds with other plants that like more water. They grow and cover the hill so it is not noticeable but they are draining faster and drying out more than the other plants.
Aaron, you could challenge Laura to create an arrangement with 3 containers that YOU pick. I'd love to see that!
Not that you will see this Laura, but holy dooley, you are stunning!
Thought the same!!
She is just GLOWING!!!
She is beautiful
Waiting for a three quarter length v neck top in your merch. I dont do tee shirts. I'm just going to keep asking...lol
I second that!
Laura..I LOVE TO WATCH YOUR VIDS IN morning..Im in Israel and this week we've had a heat wave ..reaching 40 celcius. You are looking radiant..thanks for all your amazing teaching and inspiration..Lia
When you said Johnny's seed has clearance I was there! I ordered a lot of cool stuff (already received them too), now I'm already excited for next year! Thanks!
You can dig up the elephant ear corms and bring them inside.. Then next year they will grow much faster.. here in India they die back during the dry months but start growing huge instantly once the rains start.. I think digging them up will help you a lot :-)
An Australian native garden would probably do well in your area!
love, love, love watching all your videos.. haven't seen Benjamin and Aaron as much in them.. It's always nice when they pop in too...
I always love seeing the kitties in your videos!!
Thank you for answering my question! I did order from Johnny's so I really appreciate your advice and have been watching all your past videos on seed starting. I think the self watering trays from Gardener's Supply will be key for me! 😊
I did the same thing and wow that order got costly fast. I also bought seeds from a company called Swallowtail seeds. They were the only one the had peach foxgloves.
In my opinion Gardener’s Supply is way overpriced. Self watering trays for a newbie can be tricky. They are not as good as you might think.
@@annemelon5283 Oh really? Why is that? They seem pretty straight forward...
lacey meyers for a new gardener overwatering is the issue, this trays will keep your plant’s overwatered and they could die. Damping is a problem for seedlings, you want your soil dry out a little and these trays don’t allow that. They are better for an experienced gardener.
I did order from your parents garden center after your video and their site is great!
Couldn’t sleep, 4:am.... let’s see what’s going on on RUclips. Omg there’s my favorite channel Garden Answer “Laura”. Have a fantastic day everyone!!
I live in Phoenix, AZ and we get to 120+ degrees in the summer and we have some beautiful native plants. Everywhere has native plants that grow in their are that are pleasing to the eye. If we can do it here you can do it there. Google it! 🙂👍
I'd love to see a drought garden, one not designed to be routinely watered. Mostly of US natives, even if they aren't local to you. (I'm British, prairie planting fascinates me as it's so different from traditional styles here.)
Not sure if Laura’s done any of that since she’s got wells and drip, but drought gardening is a mainstay in the SW US like Arizona, New Mexico, parts of Texas and southern California in case that helps with a RUclips search. It’s especially relevant with fights over water rights, folks upstream who divert flowing water and leave less for people downstream, not to mention climate change! (wildfires in California, for example - and then there’s the whole fight about preventative burning of underbrush v. the hands-off policy of the forest service)
There’s probably a lot of info available from Extension Offices in those states. (they’re county government agencies that mainly support local farmers, but are great resources for individuals with just a yard as well) As an example, great results when I googled ‘arizona extension office drought garden instructions’. Hope that helps a bit! 😀 (geeeesh, sorry for the long answer! obviously too much caffeine 🙄)
Forgive a second answer - I’ve been doing a lot of research to see if I want to turn a half acre of my own yard into a native meadow, so I’m interested in all this stuff! lol There are some amazing groups in the Midwest who are trying to preserve or reintroduce flatland prairies, so sharing in case you might find it interesting as well. Google ‘saving midwest US prairies’ or similar. I’ve run across quite a few RUclips videos on that subject as well.
Thanks again for another enjoyable and educational recap. I've learned so much and at the same time realize how little I know about gardening. I wondered if you've ever thought about having Aaron "host" one of the recaps. It would be interesting to hear his point of view about your videos; lighting, why you decided to add more music than other videos etc. Then you could pick out the questions he has to answer... could be quite entertaining. 😁
I am so glad to find a kindred spirit! “ Oh, look, another kind of morning glory ( or tomato, or whatever). I need that one too.”
Superbells want pretty much the bare minimum water. When it rains I have to run out and put it under the porch....won't hassle with them next year.
Oh please do a video when you organize your seeds by month! That would be so interesting to me! Johnny’s and Eden Brothers got a first time order from me after your video 🤣💕 excited/nervous to get started!
For fungus gnat I use mosquito bits. Purchased from Amazon. Also I water my plants with Neen oil in my weekly watering. I have dozens and dozens of inside plants and I have no issues.
Love the cats just showing up. I've always loved an orange or red kitty. Your hair looks great!
I loved this recap. When Laura did the thumbs down & the spit fart I dropped my phone laughing. Robert is always telling me to grow up when I do that. But sometimes that's just the perfect reply for what you think of something. So thank you 😊 💓! I am now vindicated!!! Yippee!!!
I think the fun is in the challenge in terms of a “native bed”.however the contrast of your property against the native landscape is part of what makes it so striking especially so on your parents property because it’s up on that hill. Views for days! You both have literally created a micro-climate. 🤗
Thank you for the great information about irrigation systems! Nothing can stop me now =)
Mi gardener found an antique seed packet and sowed the seeds. He actually got tomatoes
Love your hair Laura! Everything looks wonderful! I love when I watch your videos it's so relaxing like I'm just sitting with my friend!
Mosquito Bits works on fungus gnats 💯 You can find them on Amazon. Best solution, plus switching to bottom watering, I’ve found. Good luck!
Every faucet we put in leaks. Do you have any recommendations? You have changed my life and I watch you every morning and then head to my garden. My heart and my soul thank you!
Susan Hart sounds like you need a plumber. Maybe be helpful.
Ya I bought a rose of Sharon. In a gal container and seen it had what looked like a multi trunk,I took a saw and pretty much cut it in half and put them in the ground and they are doing great so I got 2 for one
Johnnys has a seed viability chart .
Love these recaps. You always give out tidbits of information that are like secret keys that unlock the magic of success with particular situations.🌞
Oh. And thanks to you I got over my fear of killing succulents! I had great success this year! Lol. I just built a great succulent garden! Thanks for helping with that. Lol
Your hair looks so pretty! 💕 Excited to see how your pumpkins turn out and what the different varieties look like, super fun to watch y'all's videos!
I think its very helpful to see things that didn't quite go as planned! Thank you for sharing!
Hi guys! love your videos, i`ve been waching you for some time now and get such inspiration and motivation from you.Thanks. Love and virtual kisses from Romania.
Thank you Laura! ❤
I just wanted to give my opinion on the native plants part. The main reason it's a good idea to plant native is 1) low maintenance since the plants are adapted to the soil and weather conditions and 2) so they serve as food to local birds and especially insects who have evolved with those plants...insects are at the bottom of the food chain and absolutely essential. For example caterpillars are often picky about the plants they can eat so if you want to attract certain butterflies (and all the birds that raise their babies on caterpillars) and want to help them reproduce then you need to look up what their host plants are and plant those. Also some plants are hosts to hundreds of species like Oaks, willows and prunus sp... so if you were to pick one plant for maximum effect these are a great idea. Check out books and talks by prof Doug Tallamy on the topic, it is fascinating and inspiring.
With respect to what is native in your area, people in the US can use this native plant finder (below) I entered the zip code for Andrew's seeds and there are many beautiful plants coming up...I am surprised you think there is nothing native to your area that is worthwhile www.nwf.org/nativePlantFinder/plants
Also, even if something is not native exactly to your area, native to elsewhere is north america is still better than native to say europe or Asia as the range of the animals and insects that use the plant may be wider than the native range of the plant, especially if they are migrating species. Therefore north American plants will pretty much always be better for your garden ecologically.
I just love the recap videos. A lot of times when watching the garden videos you just can't remember everything. So recaps are just awesome.
I feel like you’ve already done succulent arrangements in old cans and they were gorgeous. I just wanted to comment on the superbells. I do calibrachoa in my window baskets and they do really well. I live in a forested area that gets quite a bit of moisture at times, really stays quite cool and they still do great. However, I have had more issues with them when I put them in pots with just a draining hole. I tend to think they like the quick draining of cocoa fiber or burlap and the air flow around the roots. Cactus soil may help do the same thing. I also put them with dichondra and that pairing did so well together.
The native garden idea...it would be REALLY helpful to see you grow a garden of drought tolerant plants without a supplemental automatic irrigation system.
I plant all my house plants in Cactus Mix. Works great for me.
YES, rusty coffee can would be beautiful!!!! Think Country Cabin.
Please, can you update the blue house with the landscape fabric? Or is it too far away? And the small corner at the fire hydrant and maybe the church. And that flower bed at your house at the high white fance. The one with the pink hibiscus. And do you plan to plant the acer Allee this year and the flowers for the shade bed with the statue?
Hey Laura, can you share the updates on the church area the flower bed you had done ?
Rusty coffee can please! U CAN make anything look pretty. 💖
Cheddar wanted a lap. That's why he was trying to get your attention. :-)
For the succulent question in Zone 7, I am in a 7B and Hen and Chicks (my grandma and her sister used to say "Hens and Biddies") will survive outside even with a snow or two. All the other succulents have to some inside.
I am gutted about that myself. I have fallen in love with succulents, and the building I used to work had a number of vacant offices, and I over wintered succulents, rooted geraniums, and started seedlings in two of those offices. I have been relocate, and no longer have access to vacant office space, and I have very little natural light in my house. So last winter and the following spring left me wanting. I did buy a grow light, but only two succulents made it, and they looked sad, but perked up when they got to go outside.
Hi Laura and Aaron! This was another great recap! Thank you so much for sharing!
Oh gosh!! Aaron chiming in scared the crap out of me! (at min. like 13) I'm watching while wearing headphones, and it sounded like someone was standing behind me. I may have screamed and jumped. :)
What has taken me years to learn youve basically answered in one video... Amazing
Such a good time, I have my coffee I am in the garden just taking in the weather and this video is a blessing at this time❤❤❤❤❤❤
"I have 5 more seed packets....because that's what I do" I love that I'm not the only one!
Great recap video. Loved it. Thank you so very much for sharing.🌹🌹🌹
You haircut looks great!! I’m a length gal too, but it’s really flattering and doesn’t look much shorter. 💚
CHEDDAR IS SO ADORABLE!! We have 2 cats 🐈 😍 and they are the light of my life ❤
I hope you're feeling well, you look beautiful.
Your skin is glowing in this video, and makeup is on point!
I would love to see how you use your harvest in the kitchen. Maybe do a 3rd channel of garden answer kitchen 😉
Have you ever considered growing squash and pumpkins on the fence or cattle panels? I tried it this year and loved it. Very decorative as they mature in the season from flowers to fruit.
What is a cattle panel?
@@sasha185 It is a fence panel of wire. Laura used around the outside of her garden and grew the Sweetpeas. Great for climbing plants.
Cheyenne De Smet thanks
I would like to recommend that you post the Recap video early Sunday mornings. Most of us spend Sunday mornings chilling at home and have more time to watch then. I usually save it for Sunday morning but sometimes the time line gets out of sorts. Just a thought.
Fun video. Really good questions. Love your hair, I think I said that before. God bless. 👏🏻💕👏🏻
Laura: You can whack that plant anywhere!
Plant: 😳
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I laughed out loud at your comment 🤣🤣🤣
Love your hair!
Laura you look seriously radiant, I wouldn’t think you were any more than 26 or 27.
I’m with you on being ready for fall! 🍁I’m so excited I get to plant some fall containers for a friend this year, but her porch gets mostly full sun and these high temps don’t seem like they are done yet. Come on fall!
I love your new hairdo 👌🌸🌼
I’m so glad someone asked an irrigation question that I had!
Because Australia has so many hot arid areas, I wonder how some of our native plants would grow for you. We have lots of beautiful wild flowers, I might find out if we can send seed to the USA and send you some. Thanks for your videos, I look forward to them everyday
Melody Daly you will probably need an import permit. Then most likely the seeds will have to be quarantined. Sounds like too much to go through and then not always permissible.
Last roundup you mentioned one could pay monthly to u-tube and avoid advertisements. I did it and it's wonderful, wonderful. Thank you!
Glad to hear the Land & Sea compost will be more available to Midwestern & Northern areas.
Watching the recap video! You are glowing momma! 🤩
Thank you😄😉
I also thought what you planted at your friend's house looked great. Stay positive. 😍
You have the most beautiful flower pots and urns. Love the one you put succulents in!! Where is a good place to get all of these with out breaking the bank but also having them last? Thank you!! Also you are just glowing.
Martha Burge try consignment stores or any type of second hand stores. I have found 2 at Goodwill that we’re real cheap.
Awww...Cheddar 🐱 love ....love him so much he's so sweet 🐱🐈❤
I just bought containers to organize my seeds- thanks for the tip about organizing them by month!
As a reply to Jack’s comment. Cactus soil is quick draining so the water would run through and dry out faster. Think they would be good for the Superbells
Beans any in the been family like sweet peas or runner beans or ruby moon hyacinth vine are nitrogen-fixing plants . They have ability to produce it in the roots and let other plants share so they're good to plant with other plants in pots or containers.
😳 Arron picked my question....I actually jumped a little bit then had to back it up to make sure 😂 I think if I ever get to meet her I’d pass out for sure😂😂😂
Hi Guys, have you ever thought of putting together a tobacco can (small) arrangement for your dad? You talk about both parents as gardeners. Just thought he might enjoy a low maintenance planting for his desk. I always enjoy something alive...just a thought.
@ Cheryl Schumacher- Check out the Rusted Gardner. He lives in Maryland, zone 7A, as do I; lots of information on growing in hot humid climate.
The flowers at your friends house look GREAT!!!
I’ve been saving juice containers for sowing this winter
Thanks for the clarification on the native gardening in your area. I've also been hoping to see if you would put out a native gardening video, but after your explanation I understand why it can seem like a difficult task. You have so many trees and plants on your property I didn't even think that your area may not have an abundance of native species of trees, shrubs, or flowers like many of us do in other places in the US. Maybe a drought tolerant garden space? A small area of the garden where you could plant it up with hardly any supplemental watering and it would thrive in your climate might be an option for a more 'native' space. A self sustaining space in the garden.
Laura, about a month ago you stated you had some mysterious problem with your new chickens, this spring and no one could figure out what had happened.
I've got to inform you, I've a mysterious killer at my chicken pen also. I've been raising chickens for over 33 years and I just now figured out an answer. It's BINDWEED. I was joking to my friend that I had actually pulled some to feed to the clucks, because all the weeds are turning brown. I had 2 dead clucks the next day. Then in a period of 4 more weeks, I had one dead chicken a week. I asked google assistant, "is bindweed noxious to chickens?". Yes, it's very noxious. I had to dig among the catnip growing on the west side of my chicken pen welded pig panel, and there it was, and it had been pecked at. I feel terrible, I killed my own chickens.
My Nebr. Rural TV has a show, called, "Backyard Farmer", a bunch of specialists in all agricultural things. Bindweed makes over thousands of seeds, and they can lay dormant for 60 years.... so don't think you're ever rid of it.....if you find it climbing your chicken pen.
It's such a small leaf, morning glory look alike, you wouldn't even think to worry about it.
Getting old, is wisdom, I had to tell you.
Also, as a Farmer/Rancher, you put your hair up.... in a cap or in a bun, if you ever work around the BIG Green John Deere. PLEASE!!! Especially working around the back of the tractor. (PTO)
Again, 35 years, of wisdom on this. My hair was always waist length, and has been up in a bun.
God bless you and your family.
My goodness I'm so here for kitty cat content always🐈🐱🐾
After two spectacular years of Superbells in my window boxes, this year makes me want to take a break next summer. I even tried dumping out the soil in a couple and start over, but once again, with rain this spring into early summer, could not get the soil to dry out enough to save my Superbells...spent too much money on trying to have beautiful window boxes. I like Jake Jones idea on trying cactus soil, so I might try again next summer.
Thank You I love to watch your videos.
Cheryl Schumacher is correct at 2:58. Many of the problems with tomatoes are soil-borne pathogens. Please do not leave any tomato debris behind at the end of the season- in fact, true for all nightshades. Pull the entire plant with roots from the garden soil.
Paula Cothren also don’t plant tomatoes in the same area next season. Rotate the crops.
@@jgwood10 Jane, you are so correct! I pushed that rule too far this year and planted some tomatoes in the same area as last year and I had Southern bacterial wilt loss of about 50% (I'm in North Carolina). Your advice must be heeded, especially for southern gardeners.
Paula Cothren I’m in VA and it was entirely too wet for tomatoes in my area. It messes with the calcium uptake in the soil. Better luck to both of us next year!
Sorry for noticing 😜 we used to pick field tomatoes for the cannery as kids we got .10 a basket , our hands got black and dry so we’d take a green tomato and scrub them . Try it ,it takes the black off .