Travis, the one person that I seen putting a fish in a hole dug the hole laid the fish then sprinkled lime on top and then they covered the fish with dirt and they plan their tomatoes over it their theory was the lime would help break down the fish faster as well as cover up the smell to keep critters out and they said that they didn’t have any problems with any raccoons or possums or cats or dogs or anything digging up their holes. Now what they didn’t show us a side-by-side comparison of tomatoes with fish under them versus tomatoes without fish under them he just had a bunch of extra bait from fishing And he had caught some small bluegill fishing and instead of adding it to his compost pile where it would be stinky having to turn it every couple weeks he thought it be a better use planting it under his plants directly now whether he did anything to help those plants or not it’s one thing but I’m sure it improves the garden soil and fed the microbes over the next 12 months or so would you agree with that.
Hey Greg - change the cabbage size rules! Grow a smaller cabbage like Tiara. Heads are 1-2 pounds when mature. Then the winner grows the most tender heads. We make coleslaw with our Tiara and one mature head lasts the two of us 2-3 days. It’s really tasty. Hope you two have an awesome end to your week.
hi travis ,mr greg , great show! i purchased my diamond hoe and garden trowel last week and let me tell you i absolutely love them all but the diamond hoe is superb my friend !! very easy to use ,cuts those early weeds right out of the garden and will be great for weeding around my plants this year!
I like you guys. Solid advice. Home fermented cabbage is good on a hot dog! I like personal sized cabbage. Me and the wife can only eat so much cabbage and 'maters at dinner.
Guys the Seminole pumpkin/squash is much better than the Cherokee Tan, I grew both and the Nole is sweeter and more meaty. Seminoles the same disease resistance as the Tan. I have some Seminole seeds from last year if you want to start your own seeds. Mine is open pollinated so they might not be true to size. I had some football size and some the normal size they usually get. Hoping my seed taters arrive in the next week because I want them in the ground around Valentine's day. Oh and thanks Greg for explaining to me how you get your seed potatoes shipped. I don't plant whole potatoes like I see some people doing on RUclips. I cut out a nice chunk of meat with the eyes, let them set for several days to scar and check my planting Almanac, then plant them. I cook the leftover potato meat, unless it's shriveled and yucky.
We carry both varieties. We've grown the Seminole for years but last year was the first year we grew the Cherokee Tan. The Cherokee Tan had more vigorous growth from our testing. Could be our region -- who knows! The taste was pretty similar. Don't know if we could distinguish between the two if blindfolded.
Finally got spinach to germinate! So excited. Only thing different this time is I soaked the seeds 4-5 hours in water before sowing. Guess it softened the seed coating/shell for better germination.
Ph oh my, I have a ph 9 soil. I grow lettuce hydroponically, but tomatoes, peppers, onions, potatoes (it is Idaho) melons, kale, collards and squash do fine in the garden.
@@gardeningwithhoss We don't need to add calcium since our soil is calcium carbonate. 😊 I add as much organic matter as I can. I have what started out as 3 ft of leaves over one area. It'll have my tomatoes this year.
I watched 6 of your videos this morning I am so happy to have found you guys so much information! I love your CHANNEL ! will be sharing with all my friends New subbie here thank you for sharing Annie!
When you have your potato planting show would you please address the wet soil conditions we are facing in some areas? Weekly rains and moderate to cool temps doesn’t allow for drying the soil. And tilling in a cover crop just adds more moisture. Great show guys!!
Fellas, you are totally right about putting the egg in the tomato hole. However, when you hard boil eggs a decent amount of calcium leaches in to the water, and that water is good for your tomatoes (obviously after it has cooled down). I wouldn't try to use it to treat blossom end rot, but it doesn't hurt your plants (even your house plants) to give them that water. Wondering if anyone else started to hear the song from Convoy when you talked about the potatoes in the reefer.
Weigh it down with a puck so the cabbage stays under the liquid....there is never, ever, vinegar in Sauerkraut, salt only....you guys did it right! You might see some foam accumulating on the top... just scoop it out with a small spoon.
If you want pepper seeds to germinate faster you soak them in saltpeter and water, 1 tsp. per quart water. Saltpeter is what is used as stump killer because it breaks down cellulose. It breaks down the cellulose seed hull on pepper seeds and they germinate much faster. Mine have germinated in as little as a week which is fast for peppers. Works for other seeds too like tomatoes.
I learn and laugh at every video I've seen from you guy's. Let's face it , as good as it feels to bring a double arm load of fresh grown veggies in the house that you've raised. It's a lot of work and being able to laugh at yourself makes it a lot easier .Good Job !
terry williams we have just started buying seeds from Hoss, and agree that they ship fast. We have a small specialty jewelry business and know what a challenge shipping quickly can be!
I wanna thank you guys for your videos I was hooked. You both provide well rounded info per subject. I have taken many notes. This will be my first year gardening and second year studying plants and soil. I’m zone 5a and my soil test will be back soon but I believe I have around 10-15% sand 90-85% silt. Interested to see how much carries over here. That being said I plant to till three or so times and see if that cultivator works for my soil
Tilling every couple weeks before establishing a new garden plot can be helpful to get the soil workable and relatively weed-free in a short amount of time.
I am an Alabama gardener (from the football school in Tuscaloosa) I appreciate your giving us UA gardeners special attention even if it was a good natured gig!! Seriously, great show and I did get a laugh out of the Alabama joke. You 2 keep talking and I will keep watching/listening.
Take eggshells, wash them and heat them in an oven for ten minutes at 375 degrees. Break up the shells and feed them with coffee grounds for nitrogen to worms. The eggshells produce calcium but the worms take the chitin from the eggshell to produce the enzyme chitinase which eats the exoskeletons of aphids.
To be or not to be that's the age old question! Travis got all my 1015s planted last Sat. Next week they say we are going to have low thirties for two days and by the way I crappie fish all winter and I bury all the fish guts and heads in my garden they help fertilize it don't make fun it. My grandma witch was a full blood Choctaw she would put a fish by ever corn stalk it would always make good corn don't knock it.
I work in a bale of peat moss down the row and or around plants that need a lower PH. it's good for the soil, and will definitely lower the PH. It also takes longer to break down than you might think. It is hard work, and it takes up some time doing it. But it works.
We are freezing up here in zone 6! I got my cell trays out today and spritz them with Clorox and rinsed the out. Feb 1 is out time to sow Brussels indoors and transplant them out Apr 1st. Your Red Bull and Jade Cross are (2) of the (6) I'm planting! Convection baked chicken breasts with Penzeys Chili seasoning is getting me by. I freeze each one for a meal and sweet potatoes last (3) days. I was able to put some coffee grounds out yesterday but today was too cold, brr! Oh! Fraser Valley Rose Farm recommended that we toss Oyster shells into the garden in preference to egg shells. I still toss my egg shells:-) Old habits are hard to break. I am sure Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow but so far we have had a decent winter. Now is the time where the monied class would git goin' from up north:-) My Mambo Watermelon seeds came today from Jung. They are the AAS 2019 watermelon winners so I will be comparing them to Blacktail Mountain and Sugar Baby as well as some other seeds. I grew Johnny's Mini Love last year but I prefered Sugar Baby as I was able to eat further down on the rind.
Great show, guys!! My granny always used 3 tablespoons of canning or Kosher salt per every 5 lbs of cabbage. I usually make about 3 gallons at a time when I make it because I've got a 3 gallon crock, and I really like sauerkraut. Of course, once it's done, I put some in fridge and the rest gets canned.
Hoss Tools we made 15 pounds last fall, but it only filled our medium crock about a quarter full. Sauerkraut turned out well, but temps got to over 70 degrees so the finished product isn’t as crunchy as we prefer.
I am ordering a double wheel hoe soon, and I was wandering if you guys could showcase the spreader bars on the hoe itself. I'm excited to be able to cultivate closely between plants with one pass. Thanks!
Roll by Roll garden show!!! I was ROLLING!!! Ya was so funny this week. When I was a kid I lived in Georgia and I remember us doing the whole Alabama jokes. We do Kentucky jokes around here. My cousins who still live in Georgia do their Alabama jokes and we debate on who bares the biggest burden between Kentucky or Alabama neighbors. Your show this week just reminded me of how our family holidays sounds.
Visited a local CSA June 13th, here in North Central Wisconsin. Their beets were looking phenomenal, no way they got that size this early unless they were transplanted. I'll bet them folks are subbed in at Hoss Tools, and spinning on your golden advice!!
Y’all crack me up. Nothing like starting your day with a good giggle. “Personal size” I will definitely remember that terminology when referring to undersize produce.
hi guys i have a question about a cover crop that i have planted in the garden now. The cover crop(winter rye, dykon-radishes) is about 2in tall now and I'm planning on planting my garden around the middle of march. When should i till in the crop before planting my garden into it.
Probably want to give it at least a couple weeks. Till it once two weeks before planting and it might need it one more time a few days before planting.
Caught the show late. Super show! I’m definitely going to go with personal size on my size challenged veggies. I wasn’t sure I was going to stop laughing during that but of the show!
Are any of those documents you show on your videos available for download? I'm a newbie so those documents (transplant/direct seed crops and crop rotations) would come in handy. Thanks for all the great info!
I’m literally chomping on a big bowl of stir fried veggies featuring collards watching this video. They are all delicious but the collards are superb. I agree about burying stuff - it’s just a waste of eggs, fish etc..
You are too funny! I laughed so hard. Love the Alabama joke! I have jumped the gun and started my cold crop seedlings at the end of December. They have 4 true leaves now, and might be good to transplant. I know it's only end of January, do you think if I put hem in the ground, they will be able to survive the frost if it comes? I have started backup seeds just in case right now.
Question , I'm going to be growing many rows of bush green beans this spring. I want to grow on double row with my drip running up the center. How far apart should I plant the seeds from the drip.
While there are things that we can learn from primitive cultures, there are many things that we have learned to do much more efficiently in modern times.
Hey guys, been "digging" y'alls videos since we started market farming 5/18. First major tool we bought was the single wheel hoe. Great product! I also got the harvest bucket for Xmas. We watched a ton of RUclips videos, the year before finding our property and what a mistake. We watched Curtis stone, and the crazy Back to Eden garden guy and I wish we would've found y'all first. We tried the wood chip thingy and almost focused on Micro greens etc, which isn't that popular where we are at. Just some advice for "newbies", follow guys that are in the same growing zone as you etc... We are in sandy loam and have stickers and fire ants like y'all. The N/NW methods do not work in Central Tx/South. I did a couple of videos early on( the first two were not edited etc) My later videos got slightly better. LOL It details some of the trials and tribulations we came across. So, if any southern growers would like to check us out, it's called Starting a Farm in Central Tx.- Episode 7 ( again the later videos are better, haha). Priverno Farm is our farm. The main reason for me commenting is, I wanted to say, we pulverized our egg shells and heated them and then dropped a handful in the hole of the Tomatoes before planting, and we didn't have any blossom end rot. Might have been luck, but I would think if it is almost dust like, it can help. Another thing is, we sprinkled them around the stem, and that kept the worms at bay, because they don't like getting cut up crawling over them. We also wrap a small piece of tin foil around the base of stem. Well, didn't mean to write a novel, but wanted to try to help some other farmer/gardeners out. Love the videos. And, like Mr. Joe Dirt says, Life's a Garden, DIG IT!!!
Thanks for the information. Knowing the growing zone of who you're watching/following is certainly important. Many folks like to rave about Charles Dowding, and he does have some beautiful gardens. But he lives in a completely different environment than most of us do.
DO NOT add a whole fish in a hole under a tomato plant. The Asians use ONLY THE FISH HEAD and cover it a little first and don't put the tomato plant roots directly atop the fish head.
Great show as always, I will be placing my order on that new bush bean along with the yella and burgundy and green bean, and that max pac cucumber seeds
I didn't know until I watched you that cabbage and cauliflower takes as much nitrogen and fertilizer as corn. I started my spring garden today I planted 100 each of cabbage kohlrabi red cabbage cauliflower
When starting seeds indoors, are there some vegetables that need cooler soil temp"s in order to germinate rather than using a heating mat to warm the soil?
The only crops we use a heat mat for are peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, okra, watermelons and flowers in early spring. Other crops like broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, etc. will germinate fine in the cooler soil temps.
Oh my goodness this made me laugh! Bc I think that egg question came from me 😆 y'all must have been hungry that day! Because you thought I was talking about breakfast 😂 🥓🥚 LOL. Im glad the old egg in the hole thing is debunked 😆
Travis, the one person that I seen putting a fish in a hole dug the hole laid the fish then sprinkled lime on top and then they covered the fish with dirt and they plan their tomatoes over it their theory was the lime would help break down the fish faster as well as cover up the smell to keep critters out and they said that they didn’t have any problems with any raccoons or possums or cats or dogs or anything digging up their holes. Now what they didn’t show us a side-by-side comparison of tomatoes with fish under them versus tomatoes without fish under them he just had a bunch of extra bait from fishing And he had caught some small bluegill fishing and instead of adding it to his compost pile where it would be stinky having to turn it every couple weeks he thought it be a better use planting it under his plants directly now whether he did anything to help those plants or not it’s one thing but I’m sure it improves the garden soil and fed the microbes over the next 12 months or so would you agree with that.
No doubt that it benefits the microbial life in the soil. It just likely takes longer than folks think to start working.
Hey Greg - change the cabbage size rules! Grow a smaller cabbage like Tiara. Heads are 1-2 pounds when mature. Then the winner grows the most tender heads. We make coleslaw with our Tiara and one mature head lasts the two of us 2-3 days. It’s really tasty. Hope you two have an awesome end to your week.
Thanks for the tip. Hope you have an awesome weekend as well!
hi travis ,mr greg , great show! i purchased my diamond hoe and garden trowel last week and let me tell you i absolutely love them all but the diamond hoe is superb my friend !! very easy to use ,cuts those early weeds right out of the garden and will be great for weeding around my plants this year!
That Diamond Hoe is a weed-destroying machine! Glad you like it!
I like you guys. Solid advice. Home fermented cabbage is good on a hot dog! I like personal sized cabbage. Me and the wife can only eat so much cabbage and 'maters at dinner.
Thanks Buddy! Can't wait to try some of this kraut when it's ready!
Very good show guys....thanks
Thanks Jerry!
What about pouring some milk on your tomatoes plants?
Haha. We prefer to drink our milk and use other sources of calcium for our plants.
@@gardeningwithhoss HAHA we have a lot of extra milk due to half drank toddler cups that get warm but haven't spoiled.
We have been doing kruot for years in a 10 gal crock. It is great.
That's a lot of kraut!
Guys the Seminole pumpkin/squash is much better than the Cherokee Tan, I grew both and the Nole is sweeter and more meaty. Seminoles the same disease resistance as the Tan. I have some Seminole seeds from last year if you want to start your own seeds. Mine is open pollinated so they might not be true to size. I had some football size and some the normal size they usually get.
Hoping my seed taters arrive in the next week because I want them in the ground around Valentine's day. Oh and thanks Greg for explaining to me how you get your seed potatoes shipped. I don't plant whole potatoes like I see some people doing on RUclips. I cut out a nice chunk of meat with the eyes, let them set for several days to scar and check my planting Almanac, then plant them. I cook the leftover potato meat, unless it's shriveled and yucky.
We carry both varieties. We've grown the Seminole for years but last year was the first year we grew the Cherokee Tan. The Cherokee Tan had more vigorous growth from our testing. Could be our region -- who knows! The taste was pretty similar. Don't know if we could distinguish between the two if blindfolded.
Finally got spinach to germinate! So excited. Only thing different this time is I soaked the seeds 4-5 hours in water before sowing. Guess it softened the seed coating/shell for better germination.
Successes like these are always good to hear!
😂🤣 you guys are awesome !
Thanks!
Ph oh my, I have a ph 9 soil. I grow lettuce hydroponically, but tomatoes, peppers, onions, potatoes (it is Idaho) melons, kale, collards and squash do fine in the garden.
Wow that's a high pH for a garden! Good to hear you're making it work!
@@gardeningwithhoss We don't need to add calcium since our soil is calcium carbonate. 😊 I add as much organic matter as I can. I have what started out as 3 ft of leaves over one area. It'll have my tomatoes this year.
Papa Hoss is funny
Yes he is!
I watched 6 of your videos this morning I am so happy to have found you guys so much information! I love your CHANNEL ! will be sharing with all my friends New subbie here thank you for sharing Annie!
Glad you found us! Welcome to the channel!
You must have a lot of fans in Alabama
We do!
When you have your potato planting show would you please address the wet soil conditions we are facing in some areas? Weekly rains and moderate to cool temps doesn’t allow for drying the soil. And tilling in a cover crop just adds more moisture. Great show guys!!
Will do! Might not hurt to make an elevated bed for planting them just for some improved drainage.
Fellas, you are totally right about putting the egg in the tomato hole. However, when you hard boil eggs a decent amount of calcium leaches in to the water, and that water is good for your tomatoes (obviously after it has cooled down). I wouldn't try to use it to treat blossom end rot, but it doesn't hurt your plants (even your house plants) to give them that water. Wondering if anyone else started to hear the song from Convoy when you talked about the potatoes in the reefer.
Breaker 19 this is Rubber Duck ...
One of the Greatest Songs EVAH
As always great info
Thanks!
Could you put the transplant list up as a pdf?
We don't have it as a pdf, but it is on our Wheel Hoe Blog. Here's the link: hosstools.com/transplanting-crops-vegetable-garden/
Thanks a lot. We don't have a green house yet but we are working on it. I am starting mine where ever I can find space to set trays.
Weigh it down with a puck so the cabbage stays under the liquid....there is never, ever, vinegar in Sauerkraut, salt only....you guys did it right! You might see some foam accumulating on the top... just scoop it out with a small spoon.
It has a weight on it. The weight is just clear so it's hard to see! Can't wait to try it!
I like the idea of the smaller/personal cabbage!
Nothing wrong with that!
How do you plant your chickens?
Haha!
I use ground egg shell and vinegar and it breaks down
Could see where the vinegar would improve the breakdown.
can them tan pumpkins be grown up a cattle pannel?
They could, but a cattle panel isn't going to do any good once they good and going. They need plenty of room.
Been growing a lot of personal size produce......TY for giving me the term Greg ....this vlog cracked me up.
Nothing wrong with that!
If you want pepper seeds to germinate faster you soak them in saltpeter and water, 1 tsp. per quart water. Saltpeter is what is used as stump killer because it breaks down cellulose. It breaks down the cellulose seed hull on pepper seeds and they germinate much faster. Mine have germinated in as little as a week which is fast for peppers. Works for other seeds too like tomatoes.
Interesting! Thanks for the tip!
I learn and laugh at every video I've seen from you guy's. Let's face it , as good as it feels to bring a double arm load of fresh grown veggies in the house that you've raised. It's a lot of work and being able to laugh at yourself makes it a lot easier .Good Job !
Glad you enjoy the videos Ronnie! Thanks for watching!
Lots of information tonight! Thanks to you both, gentlemen!
Thanks for watching Pat!
Thanks guys made my first seed order from you and as you said the order was shipped out fast
Awesome job.
Thanks for your order Terry!
terry williams we have just started buying seeds from Hoss, and agree that they ship fast. We have a small specialty jewelry business and know what a challenge shipping quickly can be!
I wanna thank you guys for your videos I was hooked. You both provide well rounded info per subject. I have taken many notes. This will be my first year gardening and second year studying plants and soil. I’m zone 5a and my soil test will be back soon but I believe I have around 10-15% sand 90-85% silt. Interested to see how much carries over here. That being said I plant to till three or so times and see if that cultivator works for my soil
Tilling every couple weeks before establishing a new garden plot can be helpful to get the soil workable and relatively weed-free in a short amount of time.
I am an Alabama gardener (from the football school in Tuscaloosa) I appreciate your giving us UA gardeners special attention even if it was a good natured gig!! Seriously, great show and I did get a laugh out of the Alabama joke. You 2 keep talking and I will keep watching/listening.
Haha. Thanks Bob! We've got some good gardening friends in Alabama that we like to poke every now and then.
@@gardeningwithhoss how about them Dawgs
Take eggshells, wash them and heat them in an oven for ten minutes at 375 degrees. Break up the shells and feed them with coffee grounds for nitrogen to worms. The eggshells produce calcium but the worms take the chitin from the eggshell to produce the enzyme chitinase which eats the exoskeletons of aphids.
Interesting. Did not know that.
To be or not to be that's the age old question! Travis got all my 1015s planted last Sat. Next week they say we are going to have low thirties for two days and by the way I crappie fish all winter and I bury all the fish guts and heads in my garden they help fertilize it don't make fun it. My grandma witch was a full blood Choctaw she would put a fish by ever corn stalk it would always make good corn don't knock it.
Indeed! Always good to see you here Joel!
I ordered some drip irrigation supplies from you guys.. My goodness, it showed up on my doorstep in 3 days. Outstanding
Thanks for your order! Glad we could get it there quickly.
I work in a bale of peat moss down the row and or around plants that need a lower PH. it's good for the soil, and will definitely lower the PH. It also takes longer to break down than you might think. It is hard work, and it takes up some time doing it. But it works.
Good to know!
We are freezing up here in zone 6! I got my cell trays out today and spritz them with Clorox and rinsed the out. Feb 1 is out time to sow Brussels indoors and transplant them out Apr 1st. Your Red Bull and Jade Cross are (2) of the (6) I'm planting! Convection baked chicken breasts with Penzeys Chili seasoning is getting me by. I freeze each one for a meal and sweet potatoes last (3) days. I was able to put some coffee grounds out yesterday but today was too cold, brr! Oh! Fraser Valley Rose Farm recommended that we toss Oyster shells into the garden in preference to egg shells. I still toss my egg shells:-) Old habits are hard to break. I am sure Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow but so far we have had a decent winter. Now is the time where the monied class would git goin' from up north:-) My Mambo Watermelon seeds came today from Jung. They are the AAS 2019 watermelon winners so I will be comparing them to Blacktail Mountain and Sugar Baby as well as some other seeds. I grew Johnny's Mini Love last year but I prefered Sugar Baby as I was able to eat further down on the rind.
We're good friends with the folks at Jung. Good people!
@@gardeningwithhoss I agree!
Thank you for great detail information
Thanks for watching Susette!
Great show as always, lots of good information. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
Thanks for watching!
Great shows! I am in the UK. One thing I wonder about is that I have not heard you mention parsnips. Do you grow them?
Not currently, but we will be adding several varieties and giving them a try this fall.
i am excited about the taters coming. My peas looking fine for over winter
Been a good cool season for peas.
Great show, guys!! My granny always used 3 tablespoons of canning or Kosher salt per every 5 lbs of cabbage. I usually make about 3 gallons at a time when I make it because I've got a 3 gallon crock, and I really like sauerkraut. Of course, once it's done, I put some in fridge and the rest gets canned.
We need to get us one of those bigger crocks for some of those big cabbage heads.
Hoss Tools we made 15 pounds last fall, but it only filled our medium crock about a quarter full. Sauerkraut turned out well, but temps got to over 70 degrees so the finished product isn’t as crunchy as we prefer.
If you're gonna can it, I think it's better not to use the most tender cabbage as it would turn to mush by the time it's canned.
When would you start winter squash transplants?
Mid to late February.
Sometimes if you wait too long to harvest cabbage and you get a lot of rain the head splits. Not good if you are growing cabbage for cabbage rolls.
Yes that can happen. The Cheers cabbage has been holding very well for us. No splitting so far!
Too much salt 🧂 is not good for kidney
Can use fresh squeezed lemon 🍋 juice instead
Good idea!
I am ordering a double wheel hoe soon, and I was wandering if you guys could showcase the spreader bars on the hoe itself. I'm excited to be able to cultivate closely between plants with one pass. Thanks!
We'll be doing a show on wheel hoe attachments soon. We can certainly show/demonstrate when we do.
Roll by Roll garden show!!! I was ROLLING!!! Ya was so funny this week. When I was a kid I lived in Georgia and I remember us doing the whole Alabama jokes. We do Kentucky jokes around here. My cousins who still live in Georgia do their Alabama jokes and we debate on who bares the biggest burden between Kentucky or Alabama neighbors. Your show this week just reminded me of how our family holidays sounds.
Haha. Bet that's a hoot!
I've never started beets of other root crops in containers before. I think I'll try some. I don't like leaning over to thin either.
We direct seed other root crops like radishes and carrots, but we like transplanting beets due to the thinning required.
Visited a local CSA June 13th, here in North Central Wisconsin. Their beets were looking phenomenal, no way they got that size this early unless they were transplanted. I'll bet them folks are subbed in at Hoss Tools, and spinning on your golden advice!!
Alright alright alright!
Hello Xavier!
Another great show guys,, keep up the great work : )
Thanks for joining us!
Eggshells and fish bones in a compost bin will be better served over a season/year.
I need to order some of your green beans.
We've got 'em!
Y’all crack me up. Nothing like starting your day with a good giggle. “Personal size” I will definitely remember that terminology when referring to undersize produce.
Sometimes you've gotta take lemons and make lemonade!
hi guys i have a question about a cover crop that i have planted in the garden now. The cover crop(winter rye, dykon-radishes) is about 2in tall now and I'm planning on planting my garden around the middle of march. When should i till in the crop before planting my garden into it.
Probably want to give it at least a couple weeks. Till it once two weeks before planting and it might need it one more time a few days before planting.
@@gardeningwithhoss awesome thanks
I grow little cabbage perfect for 2. Makes enough coleslaw for 2 days.
"personal-sized cabbage"
Good show guys. I was wondering about the egg in the hole thing from last week 😬
Haha. Glad we could get it straightened out this week.
Caught the show late. Super show! I’m definitely going to go with personal size on my size challenged veggies. I wasn’t sure I was going to stop laughing during that but of the show!
Glad you were able to join us Cajun!
Are any of those documents you show on your videos available for download? I'm a newbie so those documents (transplant/direct seed crops and crop rotations) would come in handy. Thanks for all the great info!
They'll be posted on our Wheel Hoe Blog here: hosstools.com/wheel-hoe-blog/
If you want a simple download pull the chart up on the blog and then use your phone to take a photo of the screen
If you add elemental sulfur to the soil to lower the ph, how long does it take before it would affect the pH?
According to this article, it should be done a year prior to planting: www.canr.msu.edu/uploads/files/Lowering_Soil_pH_with_Sulfur.pdf
Have you or can you talk about direct seeding broccoli and cauliflower seeds into row beds or raised beds? Is it a good idea?
It can be done, but transplanting is much more ideal for those two crops.
I’m literally chomping on a big bowl of stir fried veggies featuring collards watching this video. They are all delicious but the collards are superb. I agree about burying stuff - it’s just a waste of eggs, fish etc..
Glad we agree on that. Enjoy your greens!
I’m glad to hear nothing serious was going on kept waiting on a video this week. Haha on the Alabama joke Greg lol.
Just needed some time to play catch up.
Hoss Tools I completely understand
You are too funny! I laughed so hard. Love the Alabama joke!
I have jumped the gun and started my cold crop seedlings at the end of December. They have 4 true leaves now, and might be good to transplant. I know it's only end of January, do you think if I put hem in the ground, they will be able to survive the frost if it comes? I have started backup seeds just in case right now.
They should be fine. Just keep the soil moist if a frost does come.
I like my cabbage smaller instead of larger too, young and tender.
They are certainly easier to cut when smaller.
But it’s fun when you grow something better than your parent/friend it’s bragging rights.
"Size Matters" lol.
@@TheHerbdude I love growing giant tomatoes but the cabbage doesn't have to be.
Im so happy. Yall came out with the myth of egg in a hole/dirt. Thank You. Lol.. Im jist a old school gardener, and as my peeps say - I stay in a box.
There's just so many easier and more efficient ways of adding calcium.
Question , I'm going to be growing many rows of bush green beans this spring. I want to grow on double row with my drip running up the center. How far apart should I plant the seeds from the drip.
We usually do about 3" from either side of the tape.
We put our sauerkraut on Toast👉🏼Mmmmmmm
Sounds yummm!
LOLOLOL I’m glad y’all explained the math to me 😂😂😂
Haha. That was just for you!
Hoss Tools 😂😂😂😂😂
@@CogHillFarm peaches says get back to the Martha chicken coop
@@garyschmelzer She's RUTHLESS
@@CogHillFarm Boss Lady
I have put a boiled egg in a hole with my summer squash and it seemed to help with vine borer....assuming the smell must keep them at bay
Haha. Never heard of that one!
I think you're wrong about the fish....the indians used to bury them with the 3 sisters.
While there are things that we can learn from primitive cultures, there are many things that we have learned to do much more efficiently in modern times.
They also used to plant near rivers and streams, hence maybe that’s why there was already good fertile soil.
Probably burying your three sisters was what helped the soil’s fertility.
Fish heads in bottom of hole. Below the roots
Hey guys, been "digging" y'alls videos since we started market farming 5/18. First major tool we bought was the single wheel hoe. Great product! I also got the harvest bucket for Xmas. We watched a ton of RUclips videos, the year before finding our property and what a mistake. We watched Curtis stone, and the crazy Back to Eden garden guy and I wish we would've found y'all first. We tried the wood chip thingy and almost focused on Micro greens etc, which isn't that popular where we are at. Just some advice for "newbies", follow guys that are in the same growing zone as you etc... We are in sandy loam and have stickers and fire ants like y'all. The N/NW methods do not work in Central Tx/South. I did a couple of videos early on( the first two were not edited etc) My later videos got slightly better. LOL It details some of the trials and tribulations we came across. So, if any southern growers would like to check us out, it's called Starting a Farm in Central Tx.- Episode 7 ( again the later videos are better, haha). Priverno Farm is our farm. The main reason for me commenting is, I wanted to say, we pulverized our egg shells and heated them and then dropped a handful in the hole of the Tomatoes before planting, and we didn't have any blossom end rot. Might have been luck, but I would think if it is almost dust like, it can help. Another thing is, we sprinkled them around the stem, and that kept the worms at bay, because they don't like getting cut up crawling over them. We also wrap a small piece of tin foil around the base of stem. Well, didn't mean to write a novel, but wanted to try to help some other farmer/gardeners out. Love the videos. And, like Mr. Joe Dirt says, Life's a Garden, DIG IT!!!
Thanks for the information. Knowing the growing zone of who you're watching/following is certainly important. Many folks like to rave about Charles Dowding, and he does have some beautiful gardens. But he lives in a completely different environment than most of us do.
DO NOT add a whole fish in a hole under a tomato plant. The Asians use ONLY THE FISH HEAD and cover it a little first and don't put the tomato plant roots directly atop the fish head.
No fish for our tomatoes.
@@gardeningwithhoss Mine neither.
It is great to grow the food to your size portions. Thats professional there.lol
Completely intentional. Haha.
Great show as always, I will be placing my order on that new bush bean along with the yella and burgundy and green bean, and that max pac cucumber seeds
Sounds like a plan!
Must have something to do with age me and Greg are about the same age and my cabbage is the same size
Haha. Just depends on how much you feed them and how hard you push them.
I didn't know until I watched you that cabbage and cauliflower takes as much nitrogen and fertilizer as corn. I started my spring garden today I planted 100 each of cabbage kohlrabi red cabbage cauliflower
My goodness I’ve never seen a English pea that big.
We hadn't either!
When starting seeds indoors, are there some vegetables that need cooler soil temp"s in order to germinate rather than using a heating mat to warm the soil?
The only crops we use a heat mat for are peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, okra, watermelons and flowers in early spring. Other crops like broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, etc. will germinate fine in the cooler soil temps.
Get off the couch, yessss.....
Time to get that garden ready for spring!
I think somebody eased over to greg"s house and sprayed his cabbage with growth regulator lol great show y"all
Haha. That could be his excuse.
Oh my goodness this made me laugh! Bc I think that egg question came from me 😆 y'all must have been hungry that day! Because you thought I was talking about breakfast 😂 🥓🥚 LOL. Im glad the old egg in the hole thing is debunked 😆
Glad our viewers helped us realize what you were actually asking.
Hahahahah!!!!! Hahahahhaha!!! Ya’ll are the best!
This kit I've looked at for two years :) a few I watch use it
It's a great kit. Even comes with a recipe book!
On your weeny cabbage😂
A little friendly competition always makes things more interesting ...