Wow! Judging by how well your videos are made I was convinced that you have a large team of professionals behind you. I thought your "How does it grow?" videos were made by/for a TV channel and you are the host of the best agricultural show I have seen so far.
I used to watch your old videos on olive oil and garlic growing. Then lost track. Just came back to see how you are after 5 years. You are still the same bubbly, smiley, swollen eyed, simple girl. Lots of love from India. Best wishes for your garden.
I was thinking about you and this topic a couple weeks ago as I was planting my garden for the year. I doubt if you remember, but you had a live q&a with Baker Creek few months ago, and I asked why I was getting diseases mostly on my tomatoes. You addressed my question live and was spot on with your answer that I over crowd. Well I took your advice and measured out my distances this year and hope to have even better results that I can share with you later this year. Cheers and regards from coastal NC zone 8. Happy Gardening y’all!
If you trellis your zucchini vertically, it makes squash bug searching and treatment a little easier. And also helps with airflow to keep the powdery mildew away. That's how I grow squash in a tiny balcony
Great tip, Ellen! I trellised one last year, but the leaves got so massive, they were like sails in the wind and ended up keeling over and breaking the main stem. It was heart-breaking.
@@TrueFoodTV oh no!! That happens here too in san Diego when the Santa Ana winds hit with their like 20mph winds. But I've also tried trellising it with both a stake+a narrow tomato cage so that it's a bit more restricted in how much it sways and it seems to work a little better than just a pole
@@TrueFoodTV I have identical setup. I simply connected my beds to one of the useless sprinkler zones and Ratio controller does the job for me. Only suggestion is to have 2 separate zones because greens like water (carrots, radishes too) while you don't want to over water other plants.
Amaranth leaves, great for my nitrates....helps with cycling long distance... nice vid for all newbies... great. Your soil is perfect, so with that said, a good topic may be hydrophobic soils? I have that...
My weeds are tomato’s, various melons and squash from the compost used during the planting. Those I don’t mind after I transplant into flats and give to friends and family. After that, I use dry hay. It helps a lot to keep moisture in and the weeds out. 1-2” thick.
She will enhance learning-intensive interfaces for high-performing seats. She will disintermediate research-based growth mindsets within a balanced literacy program. But most of all, she will recontextualize thematic efficacies through high impact practices. Well said.
Hi Nicole, I just wanted to give you a heads up that your social media links and website links are broken for a few of your latest videos. Seems like a few extra special characters got added to the end of the URLs, so now they don't go where they should.
There will be gaps in cinder block that will, over time, gather dirt and attract weed seeds. So you'll have to keep up with weeding. Otherwise, should work fine!
Where did you purchase the raised beds? I have some exactly like these, except they are only two feet by six feet, that I purchased from Gardner's Supply.
Wonderful content! Here are some unique ideas about how do they grow, videos: carobs, yellow hawthorns, loquats, boysenberries, medlar and apricots All the best 😄
Awesome👍 Do you know what eats greens' leaves this early in the season? I don't see any slugs but something ate all my arugula down to stems. I don't see any slugs and my beds are almost 3 feet tall (in Massachusetts). It doesn't seem to like lettuce though l. Thanks.
Probably some kind of caterpillar. They're so hard to spot because they're the same color as the leaves. I found one in mine when I harvested the other day.
@@TrueFoodTV Just found out what it is... Earwigs. I saw a group of little earwigs eating a carrot plant and dozens more in the soil. Need to take care of this ASAP
@@TrueFoodTV Oh, and I blame you personally. ;) Thanks for the hard work, love your channel. They're pretty well spaced, I really envy the size of your garden box.
If zucchinis are such space hogs, it seems smarter to buy a few large pots and plant one in each. That way they can have all the air flow they want without taking up an entire bed. Save on potting mix.
Nicole, I didn't receive a reply from you regarding my question if I can ask for heirloom tomato seeds and other seeds you have? I do have a brother in law who leaves in Chicago and you can send it their. I am from Philippines.
Sorry I dont save large quantities of seed. Just enough for my own home garden. But as Ram Z said - you can source the ones I plant from those suppliers.
You've likely thought of or have tried already...but lots of space around the bins. Hanging troughs on the bins for small plants that won't hinder anything - here and there. It would take some doing, but even holes on the sides (designed to prevent soil loss) may work. Just thinking out loud. It hurts! Asparagus save me! Haha!
My favorite speaker, And your hubby is doing a fine job,A great team. You got me trying that Italian squash and have a horse fence arch for the climbing My tomatoe has a trailace Thanks
I'm super interested in the wiring (?)/bird netting that surrounds your entire garden space, which I assume is to keep out squirrels, birds, etc out. Could you do a video of why/how you chose what you did?
I belive its 10' deer netting. We have lots of whitetail deer here in the states that don't even mind suburban settings, let alone rural areas where they thrive. They can jump very high so large fences are needed.
10:44 I did the same thing after watching MIgardeners video on his high intensity lettuce bed. I was hooked lol. Did it with oak leaf type lettuce. I'm gonma try and do bibb next year.
Awesome video Nicole!!! I’m planting later this week, been getting the fields prepped, plowed and tilled today and tomorrow. Getting a late start in NC YHIS YEAR CAUSE TEMPS HAVE STILL BEEN IN 30’s-40’s at night and I just think that’s too cold. The plants sit there and won’t grow till soil temps are in 50’s or more but I think last night was last bad night but it’s pushed me a month late this year. Good luck this year and be safe out there
Hi, Don! Yes, you're right - I got my plants out earlier this year and they've been slow to grow because of the soil temps. Finally this week, we're consistently in the 50s at night, so I know I'll finally see some movement. Good luck with yours! Sorry that the weather's not cooperated.
So excited when you post videos. Great topic and always, exceptional quality. RED Gardens project (also on RUclips) with Bruce Darrell has several style gardens, and the Extensive style (extra spacing) is constantly out performing in terms of food quality and flavor. Again thank you for another great video.
I'm a lousy gardener. I watch your videos from time to time, simply for I enjoy seeing an artist at work. It is clear you are passionate about "How Does It Grow?". Thanks for sharing this with the world. One nit - your trellis for the tomatoes. Please consider taking a pair of pliers and bending the end metal pieces. It would be so painful to see you or a visitor get stabbed by this.
I've started gardening at my home. I have sunflowers, cilantro, Fenugreek, chillies n tomatoes. These videos have always been helpful. Love from India 💓
It's VEGO. They're better than Birdie's! They're the only ones using this type of material that is the longest lasting on the market (as in the world! will tell you all about it soon): vegogarden.com
I live in an apartment n have no garden space, but I love watching all of your videos , in case I get one in future! For now, I'm planning on planting lettuces in a pot just to get the feel of it 😁. BTW I love the way u say "hello lovely people! " keep up the good work.👍
Wish I had watched this video before. Until last year, i had been growing in containers (mostly pots and a few grow bags). Earlier this year, I setup six 10'x4' raised beds, followed Mel's square foot gardening techniques and planted a LOT of veggies, including 4 zucchinis. They were growing great, and when the temperatures increased, they started to take off. I was wondering if I should maybe remove some of the plants, when I got infected with a fairly bad case of COVID. I had to isolate and couldn't take care of the plants. Family basically watered the plants and kept them alive. When I was done, I had a JUNGLE! There really isn't anything that I can do now. Will do better next year! No more square foot gardening!
French batavia lettuce is a wonderful lettuce ...it didn't bolt for me at 90° on black mats. I planted one foot apart and cut the heads they are cruncher than Romain and iceberg lettuce and I got to eat all of the one I planted instead of the chickens getting it .. it was just wonderful.
Wow! Judging by how well your videos are made I was convinced that you have a large team of professionals behind you. I thought your "How does it grow?" videos were made by/for a TV channel and you are the host of the best agricultural show I have seen so far.
Yes she is pretty hot, I agree!
I love how she talks. Like we're about to go on a grand adventure 🏞️🦘🌋🔎🧭
That's such a lovely compliment. Thank you! That's exactly how I feel -- like we're all going on a journey of discovery together!
@@TrueFoodTV I love that!! ❤️❤️
@@omnium_gatherum may be I am here for the same reason
@@Hafizadilkhan I bet you are. 😁
I used to watch your old videos on olive oil and garlic growing. Then lost track. Just came back to see how you are after 5 years. You are still the same bubbly, smiley, swollen eyed, simple girl. Lots of love from India. Best wishes for your garden.
I'm from India and I want to say that you doing very well and keep it continue.
Thank you!!
I love how she explains all of that
Yeah, no more rotten, wooden beds. An excellent improvement. Once again cannot wait to see your awesome summertime gardening videos, Nicole.
Thank you, Dwayne! Now if only I can get enough wood chip to fill these paths, then I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. ;)
I was thinking about you and this topic a couple weeks ago as I was planting my garden for the year.
I doubt if you remember, but you had a live q&a with Baker Creek few months ago, and I asked why I was getting diseases mostly on my tomatoes. You addressed my question live and was spot on with your answer that I over crowd.
Well I took your advice and measured out my distances this year and hope to have even better results that I can share with you later this year.
Cheers and regards from coastal NC zone 8. Happy Gardening y’all!
That is so wonderful to hear! Yes, please do keep me posted.
Love gardening especially as one grows older
If you trellis your zucchini vertically, it makes squash bug searching and treatment a little easier. And also helps with airflow to keep the powdery mildew away. That's how I grow squash in a tiny balcony
Great tip, Ellen! I trellised one last year, but the leaves got so massive, they were like sails in the wind and ended up keeling over and breaking the main stem. It was heart-breaking.
@@TrueFoodTV oh no!! That happens here too in san Diego when the Santa Ana winds hit with their like 20mph winds. But I've also tried trellising it with both a stake+a narrow tomato cage so that it's a bit more restricted in how much it sways and it seems to work a little better than just a pole
I'd love to see how you're doing irrigation in your raised beds. Is it drip?
Yes! I dont have it fully set up yet because I'm redoing the garden pathways , but I'll definitely show you guys once it's finished!
@@TrueFoodTV
I have identical setup. I simply connected my beds to one of the useless sprinkler zones and Ratio controller does the job for me. Only suggestion is to have 2 separate zones because greens like water (carrots, radishes too) while you don't want to over water other plants.
Awesome as always.. Nicole you are my favorite person..
Lovely video so informative I liked it appreciations ma’am 🙏
My pleasure 😊
amazing informative video! great as always
Glad you enjoyed it
Amaranth leaves, great for my nitrates....helps with cycling long distance... nice vid for all newbies... great. Your soil is perfect, so with that said, a good topic may be hydrophobic soils? I have that...
Good gardening. You can use homemade organic fertilizers for your plants.
Love from India 🇮🇳
I'm planting radishes all around my squash. I tried it a little last year and seemed to work so giving it a larger test this year.
Can you make a video on pomegranates (how does it grow?) ?
this will be really useful for me 😊 thx
btw if a flower is pulled from a plant, does the plant still grow or can it die?
one last question can u advise me on how to grow catmint?
Yes, pulling a flower will not kill the plant. I often pinch off early tomato and squash flowers so more energy is directed to the plant.
😊@@TrueFoodTV oh ok thx for that 😊 really appreciate it! and is it normal for a potato to come loose from the roots too early?
@@TrueFoodTV btw u r a great gardener wish i could grow fruits and veg like u someday ❤️
Could you do a video about how to deal with weeds?
If you go back and look at my "no dig" video (playlist: Home Gardening), you'll see my method for minimizing weeds from the start.
My weeds are tomato’s, various melons and squash from the compost used during the planting.
Those I don’t mind after I transplant into flats and give to friends and family.
After that, I use dry hay. It helps a lot to keep moisture in and the weeds out. 1-2” thick.
Straw mulch is your friend. Just make sure it's not from some pesticides field
Love you from Indonesia 🇮🇩
I am sooo binge watching her vids 👍😁👍
Can you please make a video about how commercial citric acid is made? I read somewhere it's made in mold or black mold, is that true? Thanks.
Wow, I'm intrigued! I will look into this!
thanks for taeching this tips
She will enhance learning-intensive interfaces for high-performing seats. She will disintermediate research-based growth mindsets within a balanced literacy program. But most of all, she will recontextualize thematic efficacies through high impact practices. Well said.
@The Pervy Prepper 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Nicole, I just wanted to give you a heads up that your social media links and website links are broken for a few of your latest videos. Seems like a few extra special characters got added to the end of the URLs, so now they don't go where they should.
Missed the last few videos due to unavoidable reasons. Great to be back again.
one more thing, Do you do any hydroponic gardening?
We’ve got something in the works for later this year!
@@TrueFoodTV Nice, I'm experimenting with hydroponics as well, so far I've managed to grow chills peppers and basil. Looking forward to it!
please talk about your irrigation system🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Good video. I appreciate how your videos have such high video and audio quality. They're very high quality
I appreciate that!
Where did you get your raised beds please?
"Are you planting your vegetables too close together?"
microgreens ppl be like 😳
ahahahahaha!
This had me laughing way too loud🤣
If you use seedlings instead of seeds and plant them close together would it work?
hello from Vietnam
I want to use cinder blocks to replace my rotting wood? What are the cons of cinder blocks, besides price.
There will be gaps in cinder block that will, over time, gather dirt and attract weed seeds. So you'll have to keep up with weeding. Otherwise, should work fine!
Thankful ❤️🙏🏼
Where did you purchase the raised beds? I have some exactly like these, except they are only two feet by six feet, that I purchased from Gardner's Supply.
Did the amaranth help with the squash bugs?
Wonderful content!
Here are some unique ideas about how do they grow, videos: carobs, yellow hawthorns, loquats, boysenberries, medlar and apricots
All the best 😄
How do you order from Vego for 8x 4 ft beds? It seems they are smaller.
Good job
Me gusta como explica las cosas👌
Awesome👍
Do you know what eats greens' leaves this early in the season? I don't see any slugs but something ate all my arugula down to stems. I don't see any slugs and my beds are almost 3 feet tall (in Massachusetts). It doesn't seem to like lettuce though l.
Thanks.
Probably some kind of caterpillar. They're so hard to spot because they're the same color as the leaves. I found one in mine when I harvested the other day.
@@TrueFoodTV
Just found out what it is... Earwigs. I saw a group of little earwigs eating a carrot plant and dozens more in the soil. Need to take care of this ASAP
Is that Spider Mites starting on the "Red Freddy Basil" I see at the 8:09 time stamp?
🎯 Nice work 4 sure, w2g growsiz! 🍪'z💯
Love ur voice very much
WOW,farming
Youre a superwoman!
I built a garden box and planted literally everything this morning. This video may've come mere hours too late for me.
Sorry, Andy! I'm sure your plants will do well anyway! Good luck
@@TrueFoodTV Oh, and I blame you personally. ;)
Thanks for the hard work, love your channel.
They're pretty well spaced, I really envy the size of your garden box.
If zucchinis are such space hogs, it seems smarter to buy a few large pots and plant one in each. That way they can have all the air flow they want without taking up an entire bed. Save on potting mix.
Good morning lovely Nicole.
Good morning! :)
Damm Nic is it spring in your zone I can see a barbecue 🍖 coming 🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🌹🥦🥩🥦🔥🔥🥦🥩🌶🌶🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥩🥦🥦🥩🥦Damm later
I like your videos
Where did you get the metal raised beds ?
They are VEGO beds!
i like it
i like it
Nicole, I didn't receive a reply from you regarding my question if I can ask for heirloom tomato seeds and other seeds you have? I do have a brother in law who leaves in Chicago and you can send it their. I am from Philippines.
Your bro in law can order from rareseeds, johnnyseeds or other seed supplier.
Sorry I dont save large quantities of seed. Just enough for my own home garden. But as Ram Z said - you can source the ones I plant from those suppliers.
👍🏻
Love a girl in gummies. Beaut garden too, your dirt looks good enough to eat.
Square Foot Gardening says the Opposite
i dnt knw .. any thing els ... but u r soooooo sooo sooo cute ...
😍😍💌💌
*Valheim taught me not to plant my crops too close together.*
I follow many gardeners but you can still tell me new things. I really love your videos, they are so estheticaly beautiful
Scarecrows or no scarecrows for the garden? If so, have a moveable scarecrow you can move around daily? Or two scarecrows to move around.
I've never experimented with scarecrows! I dont have a big issue with birds, except in my blueberries. Maybe I should try one.... hmmmm....
You've likely thought of or have tried already...but lots of space around the bins. Hanging troughs on the bins for small plants that won't hinder anything - here and there. It would take some doing, but even holes on the sides (designed to prevent soil loss) may work. Just thinking out loud. It hurts! Asparagus save me! Haha!
🙏✨😀✨👏✨😃
My favorite speaker, And your hubby is doing a fine job,A great team.
You got me trying that Italian squash and have a horse fence arch for the climbing
My tomatoe has a trailace
Thanks
Awesome, John! I'm glad you have plenty of room for that rampicante - it can take over!
Well, this explains why they’ve been mingling and getting dirty beneath the soil (:
I'm super interested in the wiring (?)/bird netting that surrounds your entire garden space, which I assume is to keep out squirrels, birds, etc out. Could you do a video of why/how you chose what you did?
I belive its 10' deer netting. We have lots of whitetail deer here in the states that don't even mind suburban settings, let alone rural areas where they thrive. They can jump very high so large fences are needed.
I love the Bluebird in the back ground. My favorite bird! 0:46
Ah, the "siren call" of the blue jay!
10:44 I did the same thing after watching MIgardeners video on his high intensity lettuce bed. I was hooked lol. Did it with oak leaf type lettuce. I'm gonma try and do bibb next year.
I've got a bibb style in there, too. Works great!
@@TrueFoodTV Awesome cant wait to start again lol. Its getting warm in Chicago so maybe till the fall.
Flowers of my eggplants and tomatoes keep falling. How can I deal with this problem?
❤️ from India
Hugs!
THANKS FOR YOUR LESSONS.THIS IS MY FIRST TO WATCH YOUR VIDEO. THANKS AGAIN
Ms Encyclopedia! ❤
#TrueBody :-)
Amazing video 📹 thanks for the info ❤🎉😊
Hi Nicole, great information as always, greetings from Serbia !
Ihave a Question.can you help?
Awesome video Nicole!!! I’m planting later this week, been getting the fields prepped, plowed and tilled today and tomorrow. Getting a late start in NC YHIS YEAR CAUSE TEMPS HAVE STILL BEEN IN 30’s-40’s at night and I just think that’s too cold. The plants sit there and won’t grow till soil temps are in 50’s or more but I think last night was last bad night but it’s pushed me a month late this year.
Good luck this year and be safe out there
Hi, Don! Yes, you're right - I got my plants out earlier this year and they've been slow to grow because of the soil temps. Finally this week, we're consistently in the 50s at night, so I know I'll finally see some movement. Good luck with yours! Sorry that the weather's not cooperated.
So excited when you post videos. Great topic and always, exceptional quality. RED Gardens project (also on RUclips) with Bruce Darrell has several style gardens, and the Extensive style (extra spacing) is constantly out performing in terms of food quality and flavor.
Again thank you for another great video.
I'll have to check him out! Thanks for the recommendation!
I'm a lousy gardener. I watch your videos from time to time, simply for I enjoy seeing an artist at work. It is clear you are passionate about "How Does It Grow?". Thanks for sharing this with the world.
One nit - your trellis for the tomatoes. Please consider taking a pair of pliers and bending the end metal pieces. It would be so painful to see you or a visitor get stabbed by this.
Michael, how did you know I've stabbed myself already? 😆 Yes, plans to fix the ends are in the works!
I've started gardening at my home. I have sunflowers, cilantro, Fenugreek, chillies n tomatoes. These videos have always been helpful. Love from India 💓
Sounds like a beautiful garden! Best of luck!
Great video Nicole 👍👍... Could you do a video on how you filled your raised bed.
Absolutely love your presentation ❤️
Absolutely!!
After 6 years still same😊👌
Wonderful video 🌸
Can you do one of these for weed?
aww I was a bad plant parent.
👍🙏
i love your raised beds. can you give us a link so we can purchase?
Those look like the birdie's raised bed from @epicgardening
It's VEGO. They're better than Birdie's! They're the only ones using this type of material that is the longest lasting on the market (as in the world! will tell you all about it soon): vegogarden.com
Hi Nicole,
Great full of information.
Cheers, Michael!
I live in an apartment n have no garden space, but I love watching all of your videos , in case I get one in future! For now, I'm planning on planting lettuces in a pot just to get the feel of it 😁.
BTW I love the way u say "hello lovely people! "
keep up the good work.👍
Thank you! Planting lettuce indoors is a perfect way to start. Good luck!
@The Pervy Prepper thank you so much for the info. Ill definitely give it a try 👍
👍👍👍👍👍🦋👍👍👍👍
Will there be any "how does it grow" videos? 💔
YES!!! We are in pre-production on a bunch now (all the scripting/logistics prior to filming).
@@TrueFoodTV OMG! So excited, thank you. Looking forward to the new episodes of how does it grow😍
Wish I had watched this video before. Until last year, i had been growing in containers (mostly pots and a few grow bags). Earlier this year, I setup six 10'x4' raised beds, followed Mel's square foot gardening techniques and planted a LOT of veggies, including 4 zucchinis. They were growing great, and when the temperatures increased, they started to take off. I was wondering if I should maybe remove some of the plants, when I got infected with a fairly bad case of COVID. I had to isolate and couldn't take care of the plants. Family basically watered the plants and kept them alive. When I was done, I had a JUNGLE! There really isn't anything that I can do now. Will do better next year! No more square foot gardening!
French batavia lettuce is a wonderful lettuce ...it didn't bolt for me at 90° on black mats. I planted one foot apart and cut the heads they are cruncher than Romain and iceberg lettuce and I got to eat all of the one I planted instead of the chickens getting it .. it was just wonderful.
Still hoping for more awesome bread baking content while we wait for your next How Does It Grow trip. :)
Knowledge in urban agriculture is an essential key especially in our rapidly growing world population! Great job 💚
Can you do how it's made mangos? I hope you will continue that series
Excellent..love all the info..thanks!
Nice! Cant wait to see how your garden progresses throughout the year!