Travis, thanks for what you do on this channel! You have not only made me a better gardener, I really became a gardener through your videos. Only a small tomato garden a few years back, and now I’ve got a lot more going on. Appreciate you!
After planting the peanuts you must put gypsum For the fertilizer if not you’ll end up what it’s called pops translation you’ll get a shell without a peanut
I love raw okra. We cook ours different these days. The old farmer down the road said to cut them in half length wise, brush on olive oil lightly. Sprinkle salt, pepper, and garlic and roast them. Man they are good like that
I'm stuck in bed with a pinched nerve T__T thanks for the videos! I wish I was in the garden. I finally got all my work done and I was going to get to be in the garden a bit this morning but woke up unable to move.
It’s amazing how diverse Georgia soil is . I don’t think we are that far away from y’all but we have very compacted clay alkaline soil that I have to amend consistently 💀😅 I. Guess that must be the sweet spot down there between Georgia and Florida to have the loam . No tassels on my corn yet still looks like it has a way to go but this video helps me because I think I will start another round of squash and cucumbers . They are just putting on flowers but I have spotted some white spots on them and some of my tomatoes after that last cold dip
There are some clay spots around here, but they're pretty sparse. If you travel an hour or so west, you'll lot of huge clay farm fields. We're close enough to the gulf coast that we have the sandy loam down here.
I was. I taught biology at Valdosta State University and the University of Georgia while in grad school. Then I taught biology at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College for a few years after I moved back home.
I enjoyed that! I’m enjoying the process of watching through all of your videos, my car plant has found a few more computer chips so I’m back to work next week, that may reduce my viewing time a bit but I will try to keep watching! You mentioned those peanuts aren’t going to work, that’s sad. Klaus
Wish it was dry over here in Louisiana, it has to be the wettest spring i can remember. Glad I asked if you were still making garden videos, missed you on the other channel. ALRIGHT-ALRIGHT-ALRIGHT 👍 ✌
Missed seeing you on the ole channel. Glad to see you are still making videos! Truly enjoy learning from you. Hope all is good with you and pops. You have an awesome garden and family life. Hope to have the same some day. Cheers brah
Travis, your arch trellis is looking good. I always enjoy your post and pretty much always learn something new.🙂 I'm a big fan of munching on okra while tending or checking out the garden.🙂
My only advice on peanuts is keep the weeds down. If you haven't looked at how a peanut grows...the flower puts out a shoot and grows down to the ground, and then underground, and that's where the peanuts form... so you don't want any weeds in the way. You want the shoot to have an easy path to the soil. Will be interesting how your germination goes. I planted 4 rows and didn't have good success. I transplanted all the ones that did finally come up, into one row... have about 1/2 a row at this point.
Good to know where to get Valencia seed. I'll try maybe next year. That's the best for making peanut butter(real pricy). Making amazing hulless popcorn now as good as any theater. Thanks for the tip. A real blessing for older folk.
Grew my own sweet potato slips this year and got plenty of them. Filled three 38 cell trays and could have gotten even more. I planted them between my rows of popcorn. The rest I will grow in 17 gallon buckets. Once the popcorn gets 6 to 8 inches tall, I will plant pinto beans on each side of them to use as a trellis.
I planted acorn squash between the rows of sweet corn last year. It works and shaded the ground nicely but the squash sprawled everywhere. Made it hard to get to the corn once it started growing outside the bed.
Happy to see you are trying out seed from all kinds of companies as well as seed saving those heirlooms. Never planted a summer garden and youve inspired me to plant Okree, sweet potato and eggplant! Found a Japanese sweet potato in a local Asian store and have been pulling slips off it the last 1.5 mos. Going in the ground soon. Love your channel as well as your camping channel!! Keep up the gr8 work!! Did you do watermelon this year? Are you gonna cover crop one plot with Sunhemp this Summer?
I do have a whole plot of watermelons growing. We'll provide an update on those with a garden tour next week. I'll definitely be doing some cover crops this summer, but I've gotten away from Sunn Hemp just because it's so tough to terminate. The stalks get very woody when they get tall. I much prefer sorghum sudangrass, buckwheat, or iron clay peas. Probably going to try a soybean cover crop as well.
Planning to plant more cucumbers and okra this weekend. Your succession successes have inspired me to push a bit deeper into summer planting here in north central Florida.
Definitely worth a shot. The final succession is always going to be a bit of a stinker, but you never know how far you can push that last succession until you try. Every year is different.
Lovin’ how quickly your crops are growing... mine are still kinda slow. I hit them with 20-20-20 & micro boost last weekend, plan to hit em again tomorrow 💚
Great video Travis. I really like the way you turn your plots over from one crop to another so quickly - no wasted time there. Question for you: I'm in N. Texas, zone 8A and we've been getting rain almost everyday for the past week and it looks to be the same for next week. Should I continue my spraying schedule or does it all get washed off by the rain? I'm mostly concerned about my corn since it is starting to make tassels. Thanks in advance.
The rain doesn't help when spraying. Some things stick better than others. Not a whole lot you can do. Spray when you can and might have to spray again if you get rain soon afterwards.
This year I'm growing shallots from seed as I have been using dehydrated shallots in my cooking as they taste & smell better than onions. Give some shallots a try and if you don't use them fresh, then dehydrate.
Jeff Poppen, the Barefoot Gardner, up the road from here has a video on growing peanuts on the Volunteer Gardner youtube channel. I'm curious to see how the peanuts turn out. I'll be watching. How's the no-till spot going? My favorite okra is Burmese Okra.
No-till spot is doing really well. Our pumpkin/winter squash plants in there are thriving. We'll show them on our Monday video when we do a complete garden tour.
Any mustard will work. But the spicier the mustard, the more effective it is as a biofumigant. We used this Kodiak Brown Mustard last fall and it worked great: greencover.com/woo-seed/1087/
The ideal thing to do is to plant more once the existing plants start producing well. That will usually allow for no gaps in production. We don't always get around to following the schedule that closely though.
Succession planting....I wanted to do that with green bean this year, but got a late start with all the cold temperatures. Now it's fixin' to strike off hot here - High 90's next week, and I'm really hesitant to plant more. I think I'll wait for early Fall and see what I can do. One thing for sure - I'll be harvesting lettuce next week. I don't think it's going last after a full week of hot temps. Anyway, I planted a 30' row of pickling cucumber and a s**t ton of summer squash that are starting to make right now. I've got a feeling I'm going to be dealing with a lot more than I bargained for! It's a lot different here than in Zone 9B, and it'll take a while to get used to it. I'll know a lot more about what I can and can't plant here in Zone 8b after this year.
@@LazyDogFarm You taught me well, Travis! If last year was any indicator, once it strikes off hot at the end of May, it usually pretty much stays that way. I just hope my tomatoes keep making!
Sometimes corn plants will produce multiple shoots called "suckers." Not sure of the exact cause, but it seems like they don't do it as much if they're fed and watered regularly. Hardly ever see it on the commercial corn fields around here.
What cover crops will you be doing this summer? I’m trying to plan ahead for my raised beds and have never used them so I’d like to order soon for our central Texas zone 8b
I've grown romanesco squash several times and I always wonder why everyone raves about it, lol. I don't care for it at all. I thought maybe I was getting varieties that weren't that great so I kept geting it from different sources and it never tastes good to me. I also dont like the very firm texture it usually has verses regular zucchini. I prefer the taste and texture of regular zucchini or crookneck. If I want that "nuttier" flavor with firmer texture I would take any patty pan variety any day over romanesco. That jing Okree looks great. I'll have to try some next year. I have Jambalaya and Clemson Spineless growing in my garden but these cool nights are making it kind of hang out in limbo at just 2-3 inches tall even though its been sprouted for a few weks. We are having a very strange and cool spring this year.
Interesting to hear about the romanesco since everyone else raves about it. We'll have to see for ourselves. And yes, the cool nights have definitely slowed the okra growth and production. In most years, we would have already harvested a bunch of it by now.
Our Roma tomatoes have done so well this year...! have you guys grown them for tomato paste or sauce? I'm in zone 7b and would be great to get some tips! just an idea
I'm tryin the Baby Bubba Hybrid okra from Burpee I got some 20" round grow bags I'm gonna put 1plant in each bag and then something else around most likely radishes. I think I have 7-8 different okras this year.
The Baby Bubba okra are dwarf plants (mine grew to about 1.5 ft tall) ...I grew two of them in a window box last year and they were the best producers out of all the okra I grew (including Red Burgundy, Silver Queen and Clemson Spineless). Even in the TX heat they grew and produced like champs! 👍🏾👍🏾
@@ambreewilliams6585 Hey that’s great but you know when people live in different parts of the country the exact same seas will perform differently and the flavors can be very different as well but for me I try to go 70 different varieties and grow a lot of each I got way too many okra so you can’t be disappointed do you know what I mean
@@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm That's true...I'm in zone 8a TX and I started my Baby Bubba seeds earlier than the other varieties. I'm in an apt with a south-facing patio, so I only grow in containers. Big difference from having your own land--but I got enough okra from those two plants for plenty of fried okra throughout the summer and early fall. And it was pretty tasty indeed! 😁😁😁
We are in planting mode, here in Indiana. Yes it has warmed up...we are getting high 80s this week...yikes!!!!.. Sweet corn is getting planted today. Green beans, yellow squash and zucchini, were yesterday...I love gardening, but these days I have to have help. So I plant big crops when help is here..My new sweet potato slips, I planted Sunday just aren't looking so good.. Any suggestions??
Sweet potato slips always tend to look pitiful for a week or so after planting. Make sure you keep the water to them until they establish some roots in the soil.
I ordered mine from Steele Plant Company -- good folks in Tennessee that I know personally. They dropship for all the major seed retailers -- Johnny's, Park, etc. So they all pretty much come from the same place. Bout as well get them from the source.
Just depends on the situation. Sometimes I don't have to use it that often if the plants are looking good from the pre-plant, granular fertilizer. Sometimes I need to push them and will use it more often. I have used it as often as every couple weeks, but sometimes only need to use it a time or two throughout the life cycle of a crop.
Usually 3-4 weeks would be sufficient. Some folks will say 2 weeks, but 3-4 is a safer bet because the second (or third) planting will always mature faster than expected due to the increasing heat units.
Travis do you still use injector with you drip system with triple 20? Have you ever used fish emulsion through the injector? How do you use the calcium nitrate through the injector. It seems very granular. Does it dissolve ok in the injector? Always good to view the videos! Thanks Travis
I do still occasionally inject 20-20-20 through the injector when plants need a quick jolt. Trying to get away from relying on it as much, but it's tough because it does work very well. I've inject fish emulsion many times and it works well through the injector. For the calcium nitrate, it will dissolve with the agitator in the tank. That stuff is very water-soluble.
Thanks for the videos. I’m in south Texas close to the coast and we have had 20 inches of rain in May. I’m growing jambalaya okra for the first time. It has germinated but worried the rain is not good. I’m also growing it in a raised bed. Any suggestions to help out my okra during this crazy rain.
Out of curiosity, will planting squash later in the spring like this help you avoid the vine borers? I wasn’t sure about when they stop laying eggs. I caught one laying eggs on my plants the other day and I’m waiting for all hell to break loose. Would like to get more started for when that happens but don’t want to waste my time if they’re still circulating. Thanks!
It can help if you miss the egg laying window -- whenever that happens for your area. We don't have a big issue with vine borers, but we get some really intense squash bug pressure as temps warm.
It's more than potatoes. They usually have more than 20 peanuts and if conditions are right a lot more than that. That was growing them in NC red clay. In more sandy soil, it is likely even more.
Tried tilling today and carb is plugged with something. Can't rebuild or break open - had to order another for $20 and it will take a good week or two to get here. Just puts me behind even more.
We are just the opposite. No rain in the forecast for the next ten days and weather in the 90’s. Crazy weather! We didn’t think it would ever get warm enough to plant, then as soon as the seeds start coming up, we get this. Hope y’all get some dry weather and warm temps soon.
@Beth Mitchell We've been having some cool nights but we're supposed to get into the high 90s next week. It's dry here. Haven't had any rain in a week or so and none expected next week.
People gonna kill me..... go back to row by row. Get back right. Get it together brother. Please, I’m begging you. Give me more trav and Greg banter. It’s so sad. I miss it. I need the row by row show in my life. Come on mannnnnn
I don't think it was a failing out so much as Travis started his own digital marketing business. Now that he is independent, he can use whatever seeds he wants. I'm sure he still has Hoss seeds in his supply.
@D V We don't have an allegiance to any particular seed company at this point. We've just been purchasing from wherever we can find the varieties we want to plant or the varieties our subscribers have suggested that we plant.
@@LazyDogFarm staying in a place you’ve outgrown just creates stress and distress - especially with family ❤️. Happy for you having new opportunities!!
Travis, thanks for what you do on this channel! You have not only made me a better gardener, I really became a gardener through your videos. Only a small tomato garden a few years back, and now I’ve got a lot more going on. Appreciate you!
Love hearing stories like this!
After planting the peanuts you must put gypsum For the fertilizer if not you’ll end up what it’s called pops translation you’ll get a shell without a peanut
Did not know that ...
I love raw okra.
We cook ours different these days. The old farmer down the road said to cut them in half length wise, brush on olive oil lightly. Sprinkle salt, pepper, and garlic and roast them. Man they are good like that
I bet they are good like that! Gonna have to try it!
@@LazyDogFarm you won’t be disappointed!
I'm stuck in bed with a pinched nerve T__T thanks for the videos! I wish I was in the garden. I finally got all my work done and I was going to get to be in the garden a bit this morning but woke up unable to move.
That doesn't sound like any fun. Hope you get to feeling better soon!
It’s amazing how diverse Georgia soil is . I don’t think we are that far away from y’all but we have very compacted clay alkaline soil that I have to amend consistently 💀😅 I. Guess that must be the sweet spot down there between Georgia and Florida to have the loam .
No tassels on my corn yet still looks like it has a way to go but this video helps me because I think I will start another round of squash and cucumbers . They are just putting on flowers but I have spotted some white spots on them and some of my tomatoes after that last cold dip
There are some clay spots around here, but they're pretty sparse. If you travel an hour or so west, you'll lot of huge clay farm fields. We're close enough to the gulf coast that we have the sandy loam down here.
@@LazyDogFarm things to think about when buying property. Lol definitely going to test the soil if we move again
Glad found you!! Missed you on the other channel.
Glad you found us too Lisa!
Now I know your Mrs. has got to be a good cook! So how about an occasional old Southern cooking video!
Oh yeah! She's a great cook!
Yay! Your new channel popped up in my feed. So glad!
Yay! Glad you found us!
You are really good teacher, were you ever a classroom teacher?
I was. I taught biology at Valdosta State University and the University of Georgia while in grad school. Then I taught biology at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College for a few years after I moved back home.
@@LazyDogFarm You are a natural at it. Love you shows.
I enjoyed that! I’m enjoying the process of watching through all of your videos, my car plant has found a few more computer chips so I’m back to work next week, that may reduce my viewing time a bit but I will try to keep watching! You mentioned those peanuts aren’t going to work, that’s sad.
Klaus
Couldn't get the peanuts to germinate, but we'll try again.
Thanks Travis knowledge just rolls out of your mouth! Lol
Haha. My wife might debate that statement.
Wish it was dry over here in Louisiana, it has to be the wettest spring i can remember. Glad I asked if you were still making garden videos, missed you on the other channel. ALRIGHT-ALRIGHT-ALRIGHT 👍 ✌
Glad you found us Mark!
Your enthusiasm is inspiring.
Thanks Linda!
That jing okra is really tasty raw with just a sprinkle of salt . 🤤
Thanks for sharing you knowledge with us 😌
I thought it was one of the best raw okras I've ever had.
@@LazyDogFarm I agree.
Missed seeing you on the ole channel. Glad to see you are still making videos! Truly enjoy learning from you. Hope all is good with you and pops. You have an awesome garden and family life. Hope to have the same some day. Cheers brah
Thanks! Welcome to the new channel!
Travis, your arch trellis is looking good. I always enjoy your post and pretty much always learn something new.🙂
I'm a big fan of munching on okra while tending or checking out the garden.🙂
Awesome, thank you!
My only advice on peanuts is keep the weeds down. If you haven't looked at how a peanut grows...the flower puts out a shoot and grows down to the ground, and then underground, and that's where the peanuts form... so you don't want any weeds in the way. You want the shoot to have an easy path to the soil. Will be interesting how your germination goes. I planted 4 rows and didn't have good success. I transplanted all the ones that did finally come up, into one row... have about 1/2 a row at this point.
Good to know. We'll be sure to keep the weeds at a minimum.
Good to know where to get Valencia seed. I'll try maybe next year. That's the best for making peanut butter(real pricy). Making amazing hulless popcorn now as good as any theater. Thanks for the tip. A real blessing for older folk.
My pleasure Tom. Let's hope these I grow taste as good as they should!
Grew my own sweet potato slips this year and got plenty of them. Filled three 38 cell trays and could have gotten even more. I planted them between my rows of popcorn. The rest I will grow in 17 gallon buckets. Once the popcorn gets 6 to 8 inches tall, I will plant pinto beans on each side of them to use as a trellis.
Solid plan Steve!
Never have I ever eaten okree raw.... but I'll try it!
Gotta try it!
Lucky you all year round planting!
Almost year round, but yes it is nice.
I am succession planting cucumbers, squash, plus others. Besides my 3 year old great nephew loves to plant. Thank you for sharing
Enjoy your time in the garden with your nephew!
Here in Michigan I'm just starting to plant my garden. Thinking of doing three sisters planting again this year.
I planted acorn squash between the rows of sweet corn last year. It works and shaded the ground nicely but the squash sprawled everywhere. Made it hard to get to the corn once it started growing outside the bed.
Have never tried the three sisters, but have considered using old field corn stalks as a bean trellis in the fall.
I love raw okra. I eat it in mornings along with raw sweet peas. I pick them both while watering my plants
Sounds like a nutritious breakfast!
Thanks for trialing that Goldfinch from Johnny's! I always love your reviews.
You bet! Excited to see how the growth habit is different compared to a traditional summer squash variety.
I'm growing Okra in the greenhouse for the first time this year. Hoping it will be warm enough. Thanks for your tips
Sounds like a great way to grow it if your outside temps aren't warm enough.
Happy to see you are trying out seed from all kinds of companies as well as seed saving those heirlooms. Never planted a summer garden and youve inspired me to plant Okree, sweet potato and eggplant! Found a Japanese sweet potato in a local Asian store and have been pulling slips off it the last 1.5 mos. Going in the ground soon. Love your channel as well as your camping channel!! Keep up the gr8 work!! Did you do watermelon this year? Are you gonna cover crop one plot with Sunhemp this Summer?
I do have a whole plot of watermelons growing. We'll provide an update on those with a garden tour next week. I'll definitely be doing some cover crops this summer, but I've gotten away from Sunn Hemp just because it's so tough to terminate. The stalks get very woody when they get tall. I much prefer sorghum sudangrass, buckwheat, or iron clay peas. Probably going to try a soybean cover crop as well.
Planning to plant more cucumbers and okra this weekend. Your succession successes have inspired me to push a bit deeper into summer planting here in north central Florida.
Definitely worth a shot. The final succession is always going to be a bit of a stinker, but you never know how far you can push that last succession until you try. Every year is different.
Thanks for the video! Love your family, tell your wife ima trying those pickled onions very soon!
Let us know how you like them!
Lovin’ how quickly your crops are growing... mine are still kinda slow. I hit them with 20-20-20 & micro boost last weekend, plan to hit em again tomorrow 💚
That should get them going for sure!
Great video Travis. I really like the way you turn your plots over from one crop to another so quickly - no wasted time there. Question for you: I'm in N. Texas, zone 8A and we've been getting rain almost everyday for the past week and it looks to be the same for next week. Should I continue my spraying schedule or does it all get washed off by the rain? I'm mostly concerned about my corn since it is starting to make tassels. Thanks in advance.
The rain doesn't help when spraying. Some things stick better than others. Not a whole lot you can do. Spray when you can and might have to spray again if you get rain soon afterwards.
This year I'm growing shallots from seed as I have been using dehydrated shallots in my cooking as they taste & smell better than onions. Give some shallots a try and if you don't use them fresh, then dehydrate.
I am planting Shallots for the first time this year.
I haven't had good luck with shallots in the past. They taste okay, but I can't get them to store well at all.
Jeff Poppen, the Barefoot Gardner, up the road from here has a video on growing peanuts on the Volunteer Gardner youtube channel. I'm curious to see how the peanuts turn out. I'll be watching. How's the no-till spot going? My favorite okra is Burmese Okra.
No-till spot is doing really well. Our pumpkin/winter squash plants in there are thriving. We'll show them on our Monday video when we do a complete garden tour.
Costata romanesco is my favorite! So tasty, not bland.
Can't wait to try it!
BROTHER TRAVIS OUR GARDEN FLOODED HERE IN TEXAS. I BELIEVE OUR REDEMPTION DRAWS NIGH. ALL THE SIGNS ARE HERE. WE ARE REJOICING.
Hope y'all dry up soon. It's dry as it can be here.
Okra is so expensive here in Spokane Washington. Not sure if i can grow it in zone 6a
It definitely likes the hotter weather. Might consider starting indoors and planting from transplants to get a head start.
Which mustard was it you were talking about using against nematodes?
Any mustard will work. But the spicier the mustard, the more effective it is as a biofumigant. We used this Kodiak Brown Mustard last fall and it worked great: greencover.com/woo-seed/1087/
Awesome video! How many days apart do you succession plant? I’ll be starting my squash from seed and move to containers.
The ideal thing to do is to plant more once the existing plants start producing well. That will usually allow for no gaps in production. We don't always get around to following the schedule that closely though.
@@LazyDogFarm Awesome. Thanks for the info. I’ll try it this year.
Succession planting....I wanted to do that with green bean this year, but got a late start with all the cold temperatures. Now it's fixin' to strike off hot here - High 90's next week, and I'm really hesitant to plant more. I think I'll wait for early Fall and see what I can do. One thing for sure - I'll be harvesting lettuce next week. I don't think it's going last after a full week of hot temps. Anyway, I planted a 30' row of pickling cucumber and a s**t ton of summer squash that are starting to make right now. I've got a feeling I'm going to be dealing with a lot more than I bargained for! It's a lot different here than in Zone 9B, and it'll take a while to get used to it. I'll know a lot more about what I can and can't plant here in Zone 8b after this year.
You'll get used it to pretty quick I imagine. With high 90s next week, beans won't care for that.
@@LazyDogFarm You taught me well, Travis! If last year was any indicator, once it strikes off hot at the end of May, it usually pretty much stays that way. I just hope my tomatoes keep making!
@@carolavant3778 our indeterminate and heirloom types are definitely going to suffer.
Why does some corn have multiple stalks and What does it do?
Sometimes corn plants will produce multiple shoots called "suckers." Not sure of the exact cause, but it seems like they don't do it as much if they're fed and watered regularly. Hardly ever see it on the commercial corn fields around here.
Hello from 7b Georgia
Hello Monika!
What cover crops will you be doing this summer? I’m trying to plan ahead for my raised beds and have never used them so I’d like to order soon for our central Texas zone 8b
We always do sorghum sudangrass. Will likely be doing field peas as well. Also want to try soybeans as a cover crop.
I've grown romanesco squash several times and I always wonder why everyone raves about it, lol. I don't care for it at all. I thought maybe I was getting varieties that weren't that great so I kept geting it from different sources and it never tastes good to me. I also dont like the very firm texture it usually has verses regular zucchini. I prefer the taste and texture of regular zucchini or crookneck. If I want that "nuttier" flavor with firmer texture I would take any patty pan variety any day over romanesco. That jing Okree looks great. I'll have to try some next year. I have Jambalaya and Clemson Spineless growing in my garden but these cool nights are making it kind of hang out in limbo at just 2-3 inches tall even though its been sprouted for a few weks. We are having a very strange and cool spring this year.
Interesting to hear about the romanesco since everyone else raves about it. We'll have to see for ourselves. And yes, the cool nights have definitely slowed the okra growth and production. In most years, we would have already harvested a bunch of it by now.
Our Roma tomatoes have done so well this year...! have you guys grown them for tomato paste or sauce? I'm in zone 7b and would be great to get some tips! just an idea
Potatoes have done terrible... red potatoes anyways. I wonder why... anyways I'm just thinking outloud now. Loved the video!
We've never made paste, but we do add the Romas with our other round tomatoes when making sauces for canning. Sorry to hear about the potatoes.
I'm tryin the Baby Bubba Hybrid okra from Burpee I got some 20" round grow bags I'm gonna put 1plant in each bag and then something else around most likely radishes. I think I have 7-8 different okras this year.
Haven't heard of that variety. Let us know how you like it.
The Baby Bubba okra are dwarf plants (mine grew to about 1.5 ft tall) ...I grew two of them in a window box last year and they were the best producers out of all the okra I grew (including Red Burgundy, Silver Queen and Clemson Spineless). Even in the TX heat they grew and produced like champs! 👍🏾👍🏾
@@ambreewilliams6585 Hey that’s great but you know when people live in different parts of the country the exact same seas will perform differently and the flavors can be very different as well but for me I try to go 70 different varieties and grow a lot of each I got way too many okra so you can’t be disappointed do you know what I mean
Sorry about that this thing still don’t know my voice I was trying to say I have seven or eight varieties not 70 LOL
@@UrbanWhiteBuffaloFarm That's true...I'm in zone 8a TX and I started my Baby Bubba seeds earlier than the other varieties. I'm in an apt with a south-facing patio, so I only grow in containers. Big difference from having your own land--but I got enough okra from those two plants for plenty of fried okra throughout the summer and early fall. And it was pretty tasty indeed! 😁😁😁
We are in planting mode, here in Indiana. Yes it has warmed up...we are getting high 80s this week...yikes!!!!.. Sweet corn is getting planted today. Green beans, yellow squash and zucchini, were yesterday...I love gardening, but these days I have to have help. So I plant big crops when help is here..My new sweet potato slips, I planted Sunday just aren't looking so good.. Any suggestions??
Sweet potato slips always tend to look pitiful for a week or so after planting. Make sure you keep the water to them until they establish some roots in the soil.
Travis, where do you get sweet potato slips? I can't find them. Thanks in advance for your response.
I ordered some from a place called park seed
I ordered mine from Steele Plant Company -- good folks in Tennessee that I know personally. They dropship for all the major seed retailers -- Johnny's, Park, etc. So they all pretty much come from the same place. Bout as well get them from the source.
@@LazyDogFarm Thanks Travis
How often do you inject your triple 20 fertilizer?
Just depends on the situation. Sometimes I don't have to use it that often if the plants are looking good from the pre-plant, granular fertilizer. Sometimes I need to push them and will use it more often. I have used it as often as every couple weeks, but sometimes only need to use it a time or two throughout the life cycle of a crop.
@@LazyDogFarm thanks bud
How long do you wait between corn plantings to avoid cross pollination
Usually 3-4 weeks would be sufficient. Some folks will say 2 weeks, but 3-4 is a safer bet because the second (or third) planting will always mature faster than expected due to the increasing heat units.
What kind of boots are those. I gotta get me some.
Right here: dryshodusa.com/product/sod-buster-mens-ankle-boot/
Travis do you still use injector with you drip system with triple 20? Have you ever used fish emulsion through the injector? How do you use the calcium nitrate through the injector. It seems very granular. Does it dissolve ok in the injector? Always good to view the videos! Thanks Travis
I do still occasionally inject 20-20-20 through the injector when plants need a quick jolt. Trying to get away from relying on it as much, but it's tough because it does work very well. I've inject fish emulsion many times and it works well through the injector. For the calcium nitrate, it will dissolve with the agitator in the tank. That stuff is very water-soluble.
Thanks Travis.
Spinosad or Neem, which is the most likely culprit for burning my tomatoes? They were not sprayed in the sun either.
Neem. I just sprayed mine with spinosad earlier this week with no issues.
Where can I get compost from?
Can be tough to find because most places that have it don't advertise it. We get ours from a local cotton gin.
Thanks for the videos. I’m in south Texas close to the coast and we have had 20 inches of rain in May. I’m growing jambalaya okra for the first time. It has germinated but worried the rain is not good. I’m also growing it in a raised bed. Any suggestions to help out my okra during this crazy rain.
Just scratch the soil with a hoe when you can to help it dry. That's about all you can do.
LOVE raw okra!
I really didn’t start eating it raw until a couple years ago. Never realized what I was missing!
Out of curiosity, will planting squash later in the spring like this help you avoid the vine borers? I wasn’t sure about when they stop laying eggs. I caught one laying eggs on my plants the other day and I’m waiting for all hell to break loose. Would like to get more started for when that happens but don’t want to waste my time if they’re still circulating. Thanks!
It can help if you miss the egg laying window -- whenever that happens for your area. We don't have a big issue with vine borers, but we get some really intense squash bug pressure as temps warm.
I’m in Louisiana all the way down south Travis amd people telling me it will be to hot to plant some more cucumbers what you think 🤔
Never know until you try. Go for a super disease-resistant variety and see what happens.
Roughly how many peanuts can you expect from one plant? Is it about like a potato production wise or heavier yielding?
I have no idea. I have seen the plants after the commercial guys dig their peanuts, and it looks like they get at least two big handfuls per plant.
It's more than potatoes. They usually have more than 20 peanuts and if conditions are right a lot more than that. That was growing them in NC red clay. In more sandy soil, it is likely even more.
Tried tilling today and carb is plugged with something. Can't rebuild or break open - had to order another for $20 and it will take a good week or two to get here. Just puts me behind even more.
Uh oh. That stinks. Might be time for some manual labor.
I’ve never had okra. I don’t think anybody around here grows okra. I have to find some somewhere so I can give it a try.
Some folks love it, others can't stand it. But it's pretty easy to grow if you have the heat.
@@LazyDogFarm I think I’m gonna give it a try.
Biggest issue I know with regard to growing peanuts is that you can never overestimate the importance of calcium
Good to know. We'll be sure to supplement.
Okree!
Haha!
Ya'll must not be getting the rain and cool weather like we are. Nothing growing and it is staying wet.
We are just the opposite. No rain in the forecast for the next ten days and weather in the 90’s. Crazy weather! We didn’t think it would ever get warm enough to plant, then as soon as the seeds start coming up, we get this. Hope y’all get some dry weather and warm temps soon.
@Beth Mitchell We've been having some cool nights but we're supposed to get into the high 90s next week. It's dry here. Haven't had any rain in a week or so and none expected next week.
18:25......okra?
Oh yeah!
People gonna kill me..... go back to row by row. Get back right. Get it together brother. Please, I’m begging you. Give me more trav and Greg banter. It’s so sad. I miss it. I need the row by row show in my life. Come on mannnnnn
No chance.
I miss it too but loving seeing his wife and family more on the new channels
Must have been a big falling out, not advertising Hoss or using their products but showing Johnny seed and using their products. No Hoss whatsoever?
I don't think it was a failing out so much as Travis started his own digital marketing business. Now that he is independent, he can use whatever seeds he wants. I'm sure he still has Hoss seeds in his supply.
@D V We don't have an allegiance to any particular seed company at this point. We've just been purchasing from wherever we can find the varieties we want to plant or the varieties our subscribers have suggested that we plant.
@@LazyDogFarm staying in a place you’ve outgrown just creates stress and distress - especially with family ❤️. Happy for you having new opportunities!!