Dealing With Disappointment (and an early-summer garden update)
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Despite our best intentions, sometimes things just don't go the way we had hoped. That was the case in our garden this spring, in a big way. So in this video, I want to discuss how we dealt with that set back. But to be clear, I don’t mean how we solved the problem, or how we salvaged what was left of our crop. Though I will mention those briefly at the end. But instead, I want to talk for a moment about how we dealt with the disappointment and frustration. And most importantly, how we carried on in spite of it.
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Two years ago here in Nova, we got back-to-back "hard" frosts in June. It wiped out everything above ground, including severe damage to commercial crops (apples, blueberries...). I have since become far more cautious about moving my plants into the ground. Like you, I also grow everything from seed, but will only transplant about half my supply into the garden (late May). I move the rest of my plants into larger pots, which I can carry back into the garage (just in case of frost). We're beyond any risk of frost now, but I've since decided to leave many plants in pots, just to compare how the tomatoes, squash, peppers, cucumbers, kale, pumpkin, and herbs will do vs being planted straight in the ground.
We were also hit with frost later in the season and I lost several tomatoes and cucumbers. Some of the cucumbers seemed to be green at the stem, so I snipped off the dead, cold damaged leaves until all that remained was a tiny 3 inch stub of green, I thought there was no way they'd come back. This was in early June. I have just harvested several cucumbers off those nearly dead plants with many more on the way, and they are full, healthy, beautiful leaf babies now - I learned that cucumbers are sensitive but also resilient. Growing my own food has taught me so many valuable lessons. I wish you a good harvest!
Have missed your posts. Have always enjoyed them. Thanks.
Lovely wildflowers! Sadly, I can commiserate with you about chucking the whole garden. Lost most of my tomatoes to Wilt. All the potatoes rotted in the ground. The bugs ate most of the seedlings that came up in one area of the garden - including the Marigolds that I planted to keep the bugs away! The pumpkins are a success so I guess you just have to look at the bright side! Keep plugging away and making those videos!
I could listen /watch you pair all day. Another great video. 💯
"if we can't change it, why dwell on it?" I didn't realise how much I needed this simple advice. It's easy to be caught up in things emotionally that we forget to just breathe, especially these days; thank you for the reminder. Best of luck with the rest of the season and may you keep enjoying the time in your gardens
We make seedling potting cups out of empty toilet paper rolls for the entire garden. Works like a charm every year :)
Thank u for this❤ being present is so relevant!
I too use the Ruth Stout deep mulch system and after two weeks of my planting, a frost was coming through. I have a pretty big garden now so a cloth covering wasn't going to work. What did I do?? Used the hay as an insulator. I just piled hay and leaves like a mound on top of the plants. Had to leave it there for two nights and that last morning, came out and moved away the hay/leaves to fresh looking plants. I have the video of how my son and I did it on my channel.
That's what my dad did, he covered our warm weather plants with leaves and they survived all winter. Even though none of these plants are expected to survive in our climate zone, the roots survive and they come back up in the spring.
I had a mango tree growing from seed, it was 3 years old and tall and I was really excited two springs ago when it started having abnormap amounts of new tiny leaves
But they kept browning before reaching 1 cm
Later that year, while I was on summer camp it died from pests and I came back to it being covered in cobwebs and let me tell you, I cried hard
I do a lot of staggered seed starting so I have plants at a lot of different stages when I hit our last frost date. It also breaks up the work over a longer time frame. In case of emergency, I try to keep extra seed to direct seed once it gets too late for transplants.
Very nice.
Nice to your face again Paula. Lol
Pay attention to the weather and cover the plants in frost.
I mean fruit bearing plants are more like children who grow up to become chefs and eventually give back food. I'd feel weirder about befriending a radish or a potato.
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Ah yes, dealing with my middle name...
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Oh my!! I was feeling your pain. I too refer to my little plants as my babies. There is a LOT of time and energy spent in nurturing these little guys. So when something like an unexpected frost (or a bug infestation that decimates your squash) it is quite tragic. But you're right. Despite the disappointment, frustration and tears...when it comes right down to it, we LOVE to garden :)
In June we lost most of our cucumbers up here in Maine. I started new ones by seed right away and was able to recover with the fast-growing crop.
This was the first year I really started with gardening. I convinced my parents that a raised garden bed would in fact be worth it. My father and I built a Hügelkultur style raised garden and I also planted a lot in other places in the garden. I started with plants I already knew, like carrots and garlic etc. but your videos inspired me a hell lot. So I pushed myself to new limits even though I was VERY afraid of failure buuuuttt after a few unfortunate tries I managed to grow corn, beans, salad and way way more. I have yet to wait for the harvests and see how everything will turn out but the whole thing made me extremely happy so far.
So thank you. Thank you for your teachings and your videos and especially your way of living with nature.
Great as always:) I like your attitude. And narrative. Animations. And of course asparagus mention:) Its my firat year gardening this year and I also had some trouble with frost but here I tried to protect plants in tge greenhouse and a mixture of candles lit through the cold night, fleece inside greenhouse and thick grass clipping mulch below plus morning sun kind of boiled those poor plants. They looked burnt, dried, dying but 90% of them recovered so well. I was also amazed how resilient nature can be and how todays wounds become nonexistent over time. Just a story of mine:) All best to Canada from Poland!:)
Aww...hugs. I've never had a whole garden wiped out from frost, but have had some early stuff I put out not make it due to frost. As always, gardeners are gamblers...sometimes you win, sometimes you loose, you can somewhat hedge your bets with extra work of covering things, doesn't always work...but mostly you play the game because you love it. If it was my only food source, you bet I'd be hedging my bets with grow tunnels and spun bonded polyester row covers! Maybe even a a few bottles n buckets of water to freeze and release heat as the water changes from liquid to a solid etc. Or black barrels of water to absorb sun n heat to release at night. You have brave hearts and good attitudes!
I have valued your truth and transparency so much. You guys are a treasure. This year has been quite a teacher of lessons. I hope more people are moving towards growing food....we must. I worked hard to grow our crops, only to have the deer, mice, and birds eat almost all I planted (literally thousands of plants). It was a valuable lesson. Learn the lesson, get up and plant more, plant more, plant more. "One for the rook, one for the crow, one to die and one to grow". Nature is a poignant and volatile teacher.
Thank you for sharing a great upload, love it keep it up guys very interesting. Take care and will def be back to see you guys again.
This year I had made plans for the garden and of course, the weather invited itself... To deal with it I have realized that all the seeds I had put in the ground decided to show up and thrive. The garden does not look as planned but at least we have one. Love your channel best wishes and please don't give up.
Thank you for sharing this, I have been really discouraged by the current failure of my garden:( After a long wait, I finally got my own allottment this year (this is in the UK), my plants grown from seed were brilliant. However, there seems to be a soil deficiency, maybe incorrect watering too, because it is now clear that all my plants are severely stunted. Then the aphids came to just finish them off (I am determined not to use pesticides). It feels so cruelly ironic that the first time I have proper space to grow everything fails.
I'm very sorry about the late frost damage you suffered...I'm in Quebec, last frost date usually on May 22, and this year I still got frosts up till June 10! It was crazy up and downs: happy for 30degrees weather in May...then sad for frosts in June...then happy for having saved all of my plants ( by covering and uncovering 3 hours a day!!!) ...then sad for lack of rain...then happy for the rain...then sad for fungal problems...and so on and on...and the pests were crazy: cucumber beetles, rose chafers, saw flies...I wanted to give up ...but didn't, and I'm grateful that luckily in this day and age we, where we live, don't depend on the food we grow... imagine what it would be if only that was what we could feed our family with? Like it was in the past...late frosts would mean famine.
We are blessed
When I was 4 I got to plant my first crop or garden was about 3 acres next to the grain elevator . It was plowed and disc all I had to do was poke whole in the ground and drop-in seeds. It was sweet corn I remember checking everyday finally after 3 days the corn plant broke through. Unfortunately within a few weeks the bad news came .it wasn't sweet corn it was feed corn smh. When I was a kid we lived on a farm everything was from seeds
Good to see youse again! And very glad to hear you didnt burn the garden. Thank you for sharing the frustration of loss and joy in restarting.
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The second the notification came, I clicked.
Amazing video as usual.
I had a major step back on my own garden, and I quited it for a year. I didn't had the mind for it by then, so I took care of my birds and I am preparing for next season.
I'm in south hemisphere, so were entering winter now (in my zone, we don't have snow, so this ain't a worry). I'm prepping soil, planning what I want to use fresh and preserve, so I can measure how many plants I actually need.
Thank you for sharing. Your videos are always a joy, no matter how weird the days are.
A similar mindset has really helped me with my anxiety. Good luck for the rest of the season!
let me guess, you read "The Obstacle is the Way"? hehe
Keep the seeds from the plants that made it back from the frost!
I live in zone 4a, so a relatively cold climate/short growing season. I never plant anywhere near the "official" last frost date. Generally about 5 weeks later than that. Best tip: listen to when the old-timers around you plant out. They've learned their lesson and don't want to deal with the heartache, backache, or cost of replanting. Here for example it's either Flag Day (mid June) or the "full moon in June" (usually a week or two into June) that you'll usually hear. The more widespread practice is to plant on Memorial Day holiday weekend (end of May), which is fun and convenient, but that is either a big gamble or a lot of work to have to cover things. Last two years people have lost a lot in late frosts. In one of Charles Dowdings' books, he discusses the lack of urgency in spring planting vs mid-summer planting. Better to have a little patience and be safe than sorry in the spring, when the peak of the growing season is still off in the future. It's only in mid-summer when you're potentially already losing daylight that every day of delay will make a huge difference in harvest.
thank you for this video ❤️ I had a similar experience where most of my plants died from a late frost in june! it was a bummer but it happens and now I have a happy growing garden again
a JUNE frost? yeesh. thats rough.
Great video. I wish you the best
Yup we've had a few years where frost wiped out just about everything in our garden. If you really want to not have this happen again build a greenhouse or make sure to cover your plants at night for long enough you are sure there is no danger of frost.
piperlynne, with the crazy weather your suggestion is excellent. Play it safe even if it means extra work.
Yeah, if you have some warning you can cover all the plants with boxes or blankets overnight. Not really the best method, but it works in a pinch.
The groundhog ate all my plant starts
Here in New Brunswick, we had several late frosts, which immediately turned into sweltering heat. I was lucky, because I rent a townhouse and was able to move my tomatoes off my deck and into the kitchen for those cold nights.
I put out some pumpkin plants before I should have and I'd cover them over every night with a 2 litre pop bottle with the bottom cut off. But even that wasn't enough for Frost protection
Today, this is a nice source of inspiring information. Tomorrow, I will just watch it as a music clip. Relaxing...
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Thanks for the Very Encouraging Video!
I'm in my 9th decade and still gardening ~ in washer & dryer tubs on which I can lean.
Loved your raccoons! IF ever you want to have some fun, try giving them mini marshmallows. Even MORE fun if you have water available for them! (Need I say more?!?!?!!)
Enjoy!
And ~ keep bringing us gardening tips!
Oh ~ and if you haven't read it yet, may I suggest "Don't Throw in the Trowel - Tips and Quips on Gardening" by Texas Bix Bender.
You AND your viewers will enjoy, become more educated, AND get a kick out of it!
What sort of grow lights are you using? Mine are blue and pink full spectrum bulbs. Do those work better?
Love your videos updating.
Here is what I have learned in my zone 3 garden. Last frost first week of June .First frost first week of September. So I start all my own seedlings. Grow your own onion by seed. Did an experiment last year seed vs sets. Hands down onions grown by seed were much bigger and did not bolt.
Buy pelleted seed for carrots. I plant them 2" apart in a grid pattern. No thinning 😉 and they pretty well choke the weeds.
When I seen your beans squash etc. I could so relate. Although I lost mine in first week of August 3 years in a row. So no recovery or restarting possible.
I then decided to guerrilla garden my tender crops with monitoring temps every night and covering with diy frames and 6ml poly when it gets to 6C. Got my poly $50 for 100 ft at a tree nursery who replace their plastic from their greenhouses every 2nd year.
It has engaged me to push the limits. This year I am attempting to grow peanuts, amaranth, medicinal herbs and Ground cherries. I garden Ruth Stout for my potatoes and mulch my other borderless raised beds( for drainage/heavy clay) with our 6 month old composted chicken bedding.
So looking forward to gardening to begin. My plant stand is full already. Another week and I will be starting my cold crops out an unheated greenhouse.
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I highly suggest saving seeds. Your plants will get more resilient each year. Like my pumpkin came back from frost damage, she’s a keeper
Two possible solutions to your late frost problem. First, consider staggering your plantings. Plant 1/3 of your seedlings on your preferred start date, another 1/3 of them 5-7 days later, and the last 1/3 of them 5-7 days after that. Second, have some spun row cover or spoiled hay on hand to deal with an unexpected frost. Of course, it should go without saying that it pays to check the weather forecast 6 times a day in early spring. Maybe folks in more northern latitudes should check 12 times a day. :)
Sure am envious of all those garlic scapes! Are you doing leeks? I recommend Bulgarian Giant.
Afternoon to an awesome duo.
Love to see the new videos and Pearl's of wisdom. Hope you are both doing well
This happened to us too, but at the seedling stage. We weren't able to get the seeds we normally do, because of COVID shortages (our season starts about a month after yours), and the ones we ended up with died once they were 2" tall.
All we were left with were our potatoes, a few beets, and our gourds that we took outside later that month. In addition, a flock of grackles attacked our currants, WHILE STILL GREEN, leaving us with a half crop of them.
So infuriating. 😕
I love watching your guys adventures!!!
We know your pain with the tough 2020 year. We had record rain in Prince George Bc and a random late frost aswell that killed...... you guessed it.... pretty much all the same stuff as you, we started everything from seed and felt the same disappointment in what we lost. But the extra seedlings we had on standby kept us going for the year and the Garlic,Potatoes,Carrots,Peas.......and turkeys.. went crazy, so that made up for the season. Best of luck in your 2021 season cant wait to tune in!!!
Ho man I am so sorry. I had a similar issue here but it was around 10 May where we had -6 C extreme cold considering it is past the last frost day here. So I lost most of my cold hardy plants like asparagus, strawberries and spinach. Fortunately for me I did not have the June frost and with the warm weather in the last few weeks is very good for the garden. It is now exploding with zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, peas and so on.
This was so helpful, thanks! I did so much research on container gardening and went on a planting spree during lock down. Everything I planted died and it was so depressing, I just said, "I don't have a Green Thumb, I'm just giving up!" but your video was inspiration to keep going. Thanks! Good luck with your goals!
The resiliency of nature is incredible. Plants withstand frost, record high temperatures, days of rain, hordes of squash bugs, cucumber beetles, hornworms and flea beetles. And if they survive all that, all they "know" is we must grow and reproduce. I am truly fascinated by gardening and you are right; no matter what the setbacks, I will always garden. Glad to see Sandy's mom is also reproducing!
It makes me wonder what to look for instead of just the average first and last frosts... Is it just the temperatures on planting week? Its tricky... I did have some success this year with using some DIY kolaches from water and ginger ale soda bottles. (Different colors, same effect.) It helped get passed our week long surprise of cooler temps. Of course the Central Valley of California is a far cry different from just about anywhere in Canada. I got the idea from an English gardener though- should help in any cold spell. I'm more concerned about heat around here... Of course sheet mulching is first on our list to try in our next garden. Perhaps this will help. (Back to Eden here we come!)
Very nice video folks! Keep at it! We had a late frost here as well and I lost 18 tomatoe plants....fortunately I had many spares so no harm no foul...as I have had this happen before I do figure it will happen again. Staggered planting is my solution....I also experimented with direct seeding some tomatoes in a small cold frame for transplant (Greg Auton - Maritime Gardening does all his stuff direct seeded....I think he is on to something) and it worked out very well too! Many roads lead to a solution...just have to travel them all!
Have a great weekend!
Mike
Thanks for this! I've recently been so bumbed in the garden because of pickleworm and vine borer damage on my squash and cukes, and aphids so bad I had to plain rip out the cowpeas, Lima beans, and asparagus beans. My harvests have really suffered. But hearing this perspective has really helped shift.my perspective, and hopefully so will the BT and neem sprays 🤞 thanks for the lovely video!
This year has been way colder than I remembered. Here in BC, Canada, we have really mild Summer so far. Many plants like zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, did pretty poor because we would have ok temp during the day, but dipped below 12 degree at night. Pretty much anything that need warm weather got stunted for their growth.
However, the plants that did well in the spring did really well, like lettuces, and thanks to that and Kale, I haven't need to buy any veggies since late May of this year.
Now the weather finally got warmer, so the other plants can catch up.
I never knew gardening is sooo much work in the temperate climate.
Now I am ashamed of myself
Living in the equatorial region
Sun rain fertile soil
I am not even self sufficient for my favourite vegetable -the cucumber
So as of tomorow
I WILL start my cucumber patch. Your channel will be my motivation.!
I have been taking a break from Facebook lately, as I didn't realize how much it was affecting me. I currently do straw bale gardening, with one end of my garden being the Ruth Stout method this year. The straw bales normally do great, but not so much this year. I was getting quite impatient and bummed out seeing others gardens (in my same zone) doing so much better than mine. Mine is finally doing good, and the tomatoes, strawberries, and green beans I have in the Ruth Stout bed are doing wonderfully! Attitude/state of mind is everything, fb is not! Love your videos and so glad I found your channel!
As a newbie gettin way too excited about my seeds magically sprouting - yes. You do ed up feeling super awkward about eating your leaf-babies. So. Very. Awkward. I'm sorry your garden had such a setback.
Hail destroyed most of my garden in late June last year. Luckily after some pruning of broken plants Epsom salts brought back the foliage quickly. Probably the only time I'll ever use Epsom salts in the garden but seeing the foliage bounce back literally the next day put a smile on my face.
I feel your pain! A few years ago we had nearly 200 seedlings in little pots. We were on our way to the movie theater when it began hailing. In summer! We drove home, beating the hail by minutes as we tried to move as many as we could under shelter. This year, I’ve invested hundreds of hours in gardening and taking a big step towards food sufficiency, and have had beautiful success. During this heat wave, I’ve stayed indoors during the hot parts of the day, and the hungry woodchucks, squirrels, and birds have disparaged my brassicas and leafy veg! It hurts to see all that effort go up in flames. I too felt like giving up on it for a moment, or at least a “why bother” when the first fence didn’t stop them, nor the second, or the heavy rain washed out the oil that seemed to be working. But, looking at the beautiful success of my squashes, tomato plants as tall as me, raspberries, beans, etc, and working on better preventative measures gave me a better perspective. A plan forward, counting my blessings, and remembering the dreams embedded in my heart help overcome these minor to critical losses. Thank you for opening up this rough situation, and I’m glad you didn’t let circumstance be the conclusion of your story.
This has to be one of my all time favourite videos. Everyone should watch this. We all have to deal with disappointment in our lives at sometime and this video teaches how to cope with such disappointment. Not just losing “leaf babies” but all disappointments it is just a matter of scale. Thank you for this video.
Very pleased to see this transition to a 'learning mindset' -- although it was always there, it's now 'front of mind' for you both. As I type, I'm staring at two tomato plants, one in a pot with soil, one in a jug of water with a few nutrients. Both are about 3ft tall, reasonable leaves, hints of flowers ... I call them my 'downunder houseplants' (I'm in Australia). I don't expect fruit from either, I'm just waiting for the stalks to get to the giant so I can nab some gold. It's strictly a long term lesson. Best to you both.
What grows and thrives in our gardens beyond our control, is dependant on the weather within the seasons which in my 60 years is somewhat unpredictable. Success from year to year comes with the ever changing conditions that were favorable for certain crops. Our patience, flexibility and wisdom from past experience determines how we respond. That is what makes gardening an adventure! Keep up the great work and enjoy!
I love seedlings, to watch the changes in them as you add them to better soil. So sorry about the frost very demoralising. We have been fortunate no frost but I tend to leave plants in pots in the green house. I grew my seeds under grow light for the first time this year and it did make a big difference.
Beautiful wild flowers, the beautiful blue vipers bugloss can be stunning. I go for a drive during summer (UK) just to view masses of them growing wild.
Wow fantastic video you have covered every thing that I love in the garden .
I have some nesting box, hollows in apple trees and generally lot of shrub and bushes where birds can nest. Recently I have placed a bird bath close to the window where I sit when I am on my PC the activity of all that comes to visit for a drink is fascinating. Thanks for the video.
You didn’t lose a growing season you just did succession planting... i’m planting more Summer squash, beans, cherry tomatoes and brassicas next week in zone 8.
Poly low tunnels! Also Eliot Coleman’s (Maine, USA) the Winter harvest Handbook is a great read and useful resource.
I live much farther south .. central Virginia .. my grandparents raised their family in the Tennessee mountains .. if they didn’t grow it, raise it or trade for it they didn’t eat it. My grandparents were what I would consider master gardeners. I was taught to alway wait till May 10th to plant this region ... I did that and this year we got a hard late frost .. my family and I spent hours with tarps, plastic sheeting and giant trash bags trying to cover not only our crops but also our fruit trees some of which are probably 15’ tall... I know the disappointment of losing crops but hang in there ... even with the disappointments raising your own food is so rewarding!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
I enjoyed this video. Got my garden going after years of not growing anything. The heat is challenging but shade cloth is my friend. Working from home makes it easier to keep the plants happy. Your positive videos are a joy to watch and help keep me grounded when the garden doesn't act like I expect. LOL. Life is a great adventure and this year has certainly taught me a lot. Blessings!
Allen at Lumnah acres built low raised beds with hooped, plastic covered lids made of pvc that instantly hinge back by one person. These hooped gardens have proved extremely successfull and are of a type i had not seen before. I think that if you plant seedlings in regions with snow and/or frost without protection you could be playing Russian roulette every year.
Thank you for sharing this update. It’s been a really weird growing year for us as well. I’ve been saying the garden is reflecting the uncertainty of the world around us, but I like the way you said it better - that we should celebrate the moments in which the garden brings us joy each day, rather than focus on yield/outcome. ❤️
I so enjoyed the footage of all the wildflowers with all the different insects, I love insects, plus of course the birds and raccoons - that must have been a heartbrake, I'm impressed with your resilience and way of dealing with the setback.
Great video 👍🙏🏁
Thanks Derrick and Paula. Enjoy your videos always. Greetz frm the Netherlands
Im new at this and this year been the hardest for me. I started my seeds and alot of them didnt make it. I kept trying to seed start since i did it early same thing. I even sow them. We had late frost too but I didnt put my plants that made it out yet. Thank God. But we get windy storms n it destroyed my garden. Another set back. Thanks for sharing video. I was going to stop gardening but i love doing it and providing for myself. I guess just learn from your mistake and soon i will get better at it.
I had a frost just after planting seedlings out and it sucked. But I reseeded the garden and it is flourishing!
Thats berry cool
This video was so encouraging and timely. I was just googling 'garden pep talk" and "feeling discouraged gardening" haha!
Hei, really a great topic!! Thanks for sharing...
Recently i was growing a potato crop and some neighborhood workers moved my bags of manure directly on top of my potatoes and i actually cried. The most annoying thing is the walkway was right next to them. The plants sadly where too young to produce a harvest other then some finger sized potatos.
Weather forcasts are genralities for a region or area, and each garden has its own unique climate.
You are on a learning curve with your garden, and working hard and doing well, so it helps if you limit your expectations to that of exploring and learning about the garden and plants you are living with. Yes, you will get failures, sometimes many, but the failures aren't really failures, they are just the garden asking you to notice it and to give your attention to its real situation, rather than that described by the generalities that tell you to expect something other than what the garden actually is.
Your child plant analogy was good, and in the end it is just a question of whether the generalities rule your emotions and leave you expecting to able to control the plants and the garden and the weather, or whether you can learn about those that you live with and try to help all of them manage the different situations that come along. You learn about them, and you learn about yourself, just as they learn about you and from your influence upon them, and you try to put in place strategies that help all of you to manage your various relationships.
Disappointment comes from an appointment not being met, so it is really a question of which part of you, and which part of your generalising mind made the appointment based on its expectations. Discouragement, destructiveness, self-denial and so on and on, can all come from unmet expectations, as can frustration and anger, at others, at plants or even at the weather or a garden, but the expectations start from generalities in your mind that need to be defined, redefined and slowly broken down to see what they are actually based on.
What is there is what's there, and you either work with it, learn about it, and manage its reality, or you are fighting to control it and then end up feeling disapointed with yourself when you are faced with the fact that many or even most things in life have a mind or even a way of life that is unique to them or it and all of their own. Exploring similarities and differences leads to an appeciation of uniqueness, and trying to enforce preformed generalities and expectations leads to ignorance, or the ability to ignore what is actually there while favouring a general assumption of the way you imagine things should be.
Great video, great way of life, and wow, on to explore the next challenge as you learn something new about your plants, your garden, the weather and most importantly perhaps, about yourselves.
Those wildflower photos are really beautiful! So many tiny blossoms never get noticed because they're shyly living their lives quietly among the grasses. It would be sweet to have a similar montage of blooms set to serene music.
Do you think the surviving plants survived because of luck (micro micro-climate in their spot) or better genetics? If the latter is the case, then maybe those plants will give better seeds that are more likely to survive another late frost?
A woman I work with used to own and operate a raspberry farm in New Hampshire. She had an alarm set up to go off if the temperature dropped below freezing. In the middle of the night when the alarm would sound she would turn on the irrigation and flash freeze the berries. I doubt it would work for tomatoes, but maybe an alarm like that would be useful in some other way.
My peas got destroyed by groundhogs and they have since regrown from the remaining tiny stems. We’ve even had a few peas! The cabbages did not fair so well.
to work with nature it is better to grow cows, and eat carnivore---yes I raise a garden but to feed to the animals. as you eat the animals you get back your garden....no caning no , no drying, just let the animals preserve it for you
Oh wow, incredible challanges you have planting on the cold. Here I also did have my drawbacks, leafcutter ants kill sweet potato plants, the rainy season rains make corn fall over, but this year with extra in home time I have managed to not let weeds take over my garden as they usually did, and so I seem to finally going to have a better harvest than on years past.
I like the explanation given by you. I watch your videos regularly but this one is best till date.keep posting good videos💐🙏
Tomato's especially will not tolerate cold or frost of any kind. So unless you get get hit with a freak cold spell don't ever plant them till summer is virtually upon you. I learnt that the hard way.
I have also learned that local farmers here will spray the plants or trees with water after a hard frost BEFORE the sun comes up .. has to be before the sun touches it or the frost burns the plants .. I tried it on on of my tallest trees and it worked I saved my fruit .. not sure if it would’ve worked if I had still had just blooms however
Can't decide if this a gardening video or a philosophy video. Either way, you have presented some wonderful life lessons!
Thank heavens for nurseries and supermarkets. I constantly marvel at the resiliency of our early settlers who had neither, but had to deal with all our problems - and more.
Thanks for sharing your journey. I got excited for a second at the end that you were going to announce your own baby (of the human variety)!
Ruth Stout said her garden lay in an area that would get hit with frost even when neighbors who also mulched with hay didn’t. She used hay to cover plants when frost was expected with good results.
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Those plants that survived the cold. Save those seeds, the cold coulda done you a favour by weeding out weaker plants.
I use garden tunnels to protect my plants over cold nights. They aren’t that expensive, reusable, and easy to put in place and install.
Looks like poly tunnels might be worth it in your area.
Only gardeners can relate to this. Sadly, we've all been there. Like you say, it's how you handle it.
The same thing happened to me as well. Everything I grew from seed died so I had to get plants from the nursery and they're struggling.
I also cherished my plants but lost my peas to a different enemy; sparrows came and in one evening shredded my peas and here in my part of the UK it's really too late to start again - the days are getting shorter. Grrrr.