New Experiment for 2019: The Garden Cloche
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- For the last couple years I've toyed with the idea of using cloches in my garden, and this year I'm going to try. In this video I talk through what I''m planning to do, and explain why I think this is an ideal way to get certain things to grow in areas that are relatively uncultivated.
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Ruth Stout knocked the bottoms off of wine jugs to achieve the same.
We always use plastic gallon jugs with the bottoms cut out and a tennis ball sized hole cut into the upper side for venting for tomatoes. Usually leave them on until the tomato starts to grow out the top, then take it off. You bank the bottom of the jugs with soil so they don't blow off. It's pretty good protection against frost if you plant a bit too early and the temps could be "iffy". Certainly good insurance!
You can buy small water filled protectors called "Wall-O-Water"s that work the same way except the water is supposed to protect the plants a lot better. Doesn't seem to me that many people are going to jump the gun with temperatures that low, though, but I suppose everyone's climate is different and they really might work well for some. I still have a lot of the cut up jugs stored away, much cheaper. :)
So what you're actually doing is putting a cold frame over each plant! Nice!
Exactly!
Thank you video!
Thank man!
If you don't want to spend the money on those cloches, use 2 liter soda bottles with the bottom removed. You can take the cap off to cool things down. And Viola you have re-puposed what would be considered trash.
Just a thought.
Agreed
They work GREAT and can get from the DOLLAR store. Just make sure to have GOOD stakes to hold them down. LOVE them
exactly Greg.. like 3-4$ at dollarama this time of year. i have a few dozen!
@@FreeCanadian76 YUP same here all the large size ones. used heavy hanger wire to make the pins to hold down because we get a lot of strong winds here out side of Calgary, and wont be putting them out for another month or so, still can snow here so have cold frames on the go.
these are fantastic, I use them as mini green houses. they are especially great for short seasoned summers and to protect against frost.
Tom
The English word for that device is bell! I used one last year it works well, I plan to buy a few more this year. I seen them in the dollars store last year and there back on the shelf this year. My location is Kingston Ontario. I like your channel lots of good info.
Thanks for confirming - can't wait to try!
Was that Dollar General or Family Dollar ?
@@carolparrish194Dollarama here in Ontario
Funny you should bring up the subject of a cloche. I built a large one (28 x 28 x 14 inches) out of those cube grid shelving panels. I'm using it to melt the snow on my beds. Every sunny day I go out and move it to a new spot and it melts the snow in that spot so the darker earth is exposed. It's been working great for that purpose.
Forgot to add that I connected them together with zip ties and then covered it with clear plastic.
Hi Greg you rock I love your enthusiasm I've been wanting to tell you about Tim lahourer he's the author of the book Epic Tomatoes he's been working on a dwarf tomato project for a number of years with a group of volunteers and the seeds are now available commercially and the plants will be are the right size to grow inside cold frames they are worth looking into . Tim might also be a good guest for your podcast he has already done several that are on RUclips have a good day.
Can you send me a link to any of his content?
@@maritimegardening4887 yes his name is actually Craig Lehoullier author of the book epic tomatoes he's known online as NCTomatoMan a good resource to check him out would be the podcast still growing interviewee Jennifer ebeling number sg587
The interview starts at about 40 minutes they have developed over 80 varieties of dwarf tomato plants .
These are available at Victoryseeds.com .I just bought a dozen different varieties to try.
Enjoy the podcast I've listened to it several times Have a good day and keep on growing.
Great vid, as always. Will have to try these!
Thanks :)
I found my South facing, sloping backyard to the garden skips the frosts in Sept & Oct. One year, this sloping area did not frost until last week of Nov/first week of Dec. This season, I am digging holes & filling with good soil/compost to grow wild over out-of-the-way part of this sloping yard we only use for mowing.
Is that Bob and Doug MacKenzie behind you? I can't make out the others? Seneca? Clint Eastwood?
Yes, that's bob and doug. Eastwood pic is from "the outlaw josey wales". If you are guessing that the "bust" is Senenca the Younger - good guess - but no, it's Aristotle, my favorite philosopher.
This is a great idea for using your sunny hill. I thought of doing this as well on a sunny hill we have where the grass seems to die every year because the soil is very rocky and doesn't hold water. Looking forward to seeing the results!
Can't wait to try!
Look up swales. Supposed to help water retention on slopes.
@@psycophonic Dude - retention is not a problem here. Totally aware about swales - big fan of J. Lawton :)
@@maritimegardening4887 soz Greg. I guess I kinda forget some have been doing this a lot longer rhan me. Keep up the good work fella.
@@psycophonic It was still good advice regardless :)
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Great idea! I use milk jugs specifically to get a head start on my tomatoes. (Just because they are free). Next year i may get some of those and compare the end products!
In my mind i am thinking they may be equal or the plants direct sown with cloche would be slightly ahead
You rock! I found out about cloche a few weeks ago myself. I wondered about them and was gonna try using clear gallon jugs with the bottom cut out. I also found some cloche made of chicken wire and ordered those for my catnip seedlings. My cats love smashing the plants. The wire ones are very decorative and sturdy.
I like that idea. I used big milk jugs once but they aren't clear like these are and these are bigger. I think I will try that on my squash also.
Glad you did a video on these! I was looking for them and didn't know what they were called! Thanks!
Your welcome :)
Yes, I will definitely follow you through on this.
With germination inside, the thing I think about is that the seed germination temperature depends on soil temperature and optimal germination temperature is often greater than optimal growing temperature. So would it be good to germinate seeds inside and plant them out when the seedling gets the first set of true leaves? I don't know if anyone knows the answer to that question. I will have to try an experiment I guess.
With the Cloche, I would assume that planting them out, when they get their first set of true leaves, would go very well.
Interesting question - can I address this in my next Q&A session?
@@maritimegardening4887 Sure can!
I used clear plastic boxes last year to protect my pepper plants on a few nights of unexpected frost. They would get too hot in the middle of the day so I put them out an hour before sunset so they could warm a little before dark.
I guess those boxes that lettuce and spinach comes in would be perfect wouldn't they?
I use them over pots after seeding so the birds don't get my seeds or germinated small plants.
I wonder if that will protect the baby squash plants from bugs....
Probably not :)
@@maritimegardening4887 OK then, I'll just start them on my porch again - it's the only way I can get them to a point where the bugs are no longer eating them before they get a chance to grow up!
@@annestudley8235 I use the safers slug bait. If you want good squash - avoid moving them :0
Sounds like “clōsh”, with a long o-sound. 😉
I was wondering if these cloches worked out for you? I haven't found a follow up video. If there is one could you let me know which video please. I'm super interested.
Yes they do - check out the may/june garden tours from that year
That’s about a third of the price for the same thing here in Ireland. 🙁
Our money is worth about a third as much :)
Ps: your saying it correctly
thx!
I saw these last year at dollarama for I think $4 each.... so basically Vesey’s is cheaper... and probably better quality... I’ve always wondered if they are effective. My biggest worry would be that they blow away... I’ve seen people use 2L pop bottles with the bottoms cut off as a budget option... easy to get your hands on no matter where you get them so if they work it would be a great option, especially if you haven’t got much space 🤔
I think heaping up mulch around the perimeter will prevent them from blowing away - will do some experiments to see :)
Yes, please do lots of experiments!
@@lovemymatthew2000 ok :)
They are for 2.50 at Dollarama right now, but the black vent on top is very, very filmsy
@@chezgiardino I got the idea to use them from wandering through a dollar store - and then I saw that veseys sells them, so just ordered from Veseys to see how the quality compares. I've not yet been back to a dollar store since I got these, so can't speak to the difference.