I grew San Marzano tomatoes for the first time and I bring them indoors as soon as they show a hint of colour. They ripen quickly. My tomato plants have suffered from a lot of blight this year, but it does not seem to affect the fruit. My cucumbers did not like all the rain, but I still got some-the long English variety were all stunted.
I tried that this year but I got too impatient in packing them up for the kitchen, and the first time I grabbed the bottle to use some coriander, it was full of fuzz. Sigh. I'll have to learn to wait for them to dry a little longer.
Looks like we've both had a pretty good year. Thanx for the Bread and Butter pickle recipe, the Mrs goes on alot about her love of them as a child and since we're in weird cucumber season it's perfect timing. Thanx again for sharing.
I don't think they would solve the excess nutrient problem - also since I think they like to nose around on the bottom - they woudl make the water even cloudier :) I'm also not sure where I'd get them - since I'd a want a variety that could overwinter. Definitely something I'll think about
You most likely already have a native version of that oxygenating plant in your local rivers. Anywhere with shallow, brisk moving water, and a stony/sand bottom. There are loads of it in the river right behind the allotments. Bring some back in a lunch box next time you're out fishing. I have watched a few of your fishing videos. From what I remember, you have a wide rage of rivers around your area. Something from the grass/reed family will help bring down that nitrogen. They are also good for dragonflies and the like. A grass may spread a fair bit, but you can always remove it, and compost it. As other plants take hold, and the pond is a bit more balanced. You can thin it back even more. Same idea as growing a load of sweetcorn in a bed that's a bit too rich in nitrogen. Which is basically what's going on with the pond right now. You may want to have them in plastic basins/buckets, rather than growing into the clay bottom of the pond. Just so you can keep them from going crazy, and being a massive pain to get out.
@@maritimegardening4887 Just had a quick look, and I'd try copy/pasting "inaturalist Plants of Nova Scotia" into google. Seem's like the good people of Nova Scotia got this covered pretty well. Good excuse for a fishing trip at least. You prob already have a few spots in mind.
Hey Greg Nice garden review! Our garden has been good but not great. Lots of water this year along with a 8" dump of rain over a matter of a few hours! Many things did well, many did not...that is gardening in Canada! Having an amazing pepper crop, they went nuts, not much in the way of parsnips this year but carrots are doing amazing! Garlic was out standing as well as onions but potatoes got attacked by our local A Hole squirrel population! I ended up with about 25% of my usual crop of potatoes but I have been finding potatoes hidden all over our yard! 😂 Man I really dislike squirrels! Anyway...thanks for the great tour and have an awesome day! Mike
You should check out some pruning videos by a guy called Orin Martin, here on RUclips. Now would be a good time to open up the centre of your largest apple tree. You have some good structural branches there, but too many of them. Would be nice to have a video on the trees, even if you think there isn't much going on. I'd look up "WINTER PRUNING...Fruit Tree Structure and a Demonstration of the Basic Pruning Cuts" here. Remember, you have months to think about exactly what pruning cuts you'll make. If you have coloured electrical tape, you can use that to plan out your cuts. Then any time you're out in the garden, just take a minute to look the tree over. When it comes time to actually prune the trees, you'll know exactly what's going to be removed. Orin Martin would also make a good guest for the podcast. He seems like an easy-going kinda bloke, who really knows his stuff.
Good morning, Gregg... Add a filter/ recycling system to that pond and you'll be happier. Love the layout. Envious of the pathways. lol Good on you for teaching those boys the value of gardening. Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!
That wall technique I am thinking of using next year. One can have many panels that are easy to store and place them out when and where they are wanted. WRT the pond algae bloom. That's not a problem because, the water you took out, it's great liquid fertilizer for the garden!
You're growing grapes outside. What zone are you? And ponds need to be a certain percentage shaded. And it's a good sign you have frogs. They wouldn't be there if the water wasn't in good shape. I think a pond needs air movement. I put in a air bubble.
Love the nature gravitating to your pond. Wouldn't your other smaller pond also have had frogs too? But that pond never had the same foaming issue. From your videos, the difference between the two ponds is the water run off from the hill that is filling the large pond. Is there a possible source of excess nutrients coming from the run off? I'm not sure what you have at the top of the hill. Do you have a lawn up there and do you fertilize it?
I think the big diff is that the new pond has more frogs, more sun and less aquatic vegetation. The hill is mostly barren. Just rock and clay and some weeds
Looking good! I have been hauling tomatoes in by the bowl everyday. Even my big slicers should ripen on the vine this year! The heavy rains this year probably added to the nutrient load, and not using the water to keep your garden going. How many years does it normally take for a pond to balance?
I'm not sure - probably two or three.. I have too many frogs. It's an imbalance. I expect the snake population to eventually increase and solve that problem.
Looks good Greg!. Those Roma beans are my favorite bean. I have these tiny white flies all over my garden. They seem to infest my garden every year now beginning in late August and last until it gets so cold they give up. I spray with neem and dish soap but it does nothing. I think they lay so many eggs that every one I kill with the neem there are 1000 eggs that hatch. Not sure how to get rid of them. They don't destroy my crops but they lay eggs on the underside of my kale and make cleaning a nightmare. Any thoughts?
All the bubbles in the world will not solve an excess nutrient problem. I have too many frogs. It's an imbalance. I expect the snake population to eventually increase and solve that problem.
This garden, despite its size, only accounts for a portion of our diet. Despite the fact that we eat everything that we get out of it - I think it would have to be much much larger to provide all our food.
what a beautiful white egg plants!! I always like your gardening ideas/technics . Good luck and cheer from NL.
Thank you very much!
I grew San Marzano tomatoes for the first time and I bring them indoors as soon as they show a hint of colour. They ripen quickly. My tomato plants have suffered from a lot of blight this year, but it does not seem to affect the fruit. My cucumbers did not like all the rain, but I still got some-the long English variety were all stunted.
Looking forward to the potato reveal on the winter wheat bed.
The cilantro seeds are a great flavor. Grind them up and they become coriander. Tastes much better than store bought.
I tried that this year but I got too impatient in packing them up for the kitchen, and the first time I grabbed the bottle to use some coriander, it was full of fuzz. Sigh. I'll have to learn to wait for them to dry a little longer.
@@ColoradoTodd that happened to me last year. I hope I did better this time.
Nice, Greg
Looks like we've both had a pretty good year. Thanx for the Bread and Butter pickle recipe, the Mrs goes on alot about her love of them as a child and since we're in weird cucumber season it's perfect timing. Thanx again for sharing.
I'll have a vid on that later this week I think
Consider a passive solar greenhouse for season extension
Greg, how about a bottom feeder for clearing your pond? My suggestion would be catfish. Catfish are also pretty good eating.
I don't think they would solve the excess nutrient problem - also since I think they like to nose around on the bottom - they woudl make the water even cloudier :) I'm also not sure where I'd get them - since I'd a want a variety that could overwinter. Definitely something I'll think about
Following your mulching ways I have had very little in the way of weeds to deal with, so great. Love how the pond is coming along!
You most likely already have a native version of that oxygenating plant in your local rivers. Anywhere with shallow, brisk moving water, and a stony/sand bottom. There are loads of it in the river right behind the allotments. Bring some back in a lunch box next time you're out fishing.
I have watched a few of your fishing videos. From what I remember, you have a wide rage of rivers around your area. Something from the grass/reed family will help bring down that nitrogen. They are also good for dragonflies and the like. A grass may spread a fair bit, but you can always remove it, and compost it. As other plants take hold, and the pond is a bit more balanced. You can thin it back even more.
Same idea as growing a load of sweetcorn in a bed that's a bit too rich in nitrogen. Which is basically what's going on with the pond right now. You may want to have them in plastic basins/buckets, rather than growing into the clay bottom of the pond. Just so you can keep them from going crazy, and being a massive pain to get out.
good idea. yes there are rivers everywhere here :)
@@maritimegardening4887 Just had a quick look, and I'd try copy/pasting "inaturalist Plants of Nova Scotia" into google. Seem's like the good people of Nova Scotia got this covered pretty well.
Good excuse for a fishing trip at least. You prob already have a few spots in mind.
Hey Greg
Nice garden review! Our garden has been good but not great. Lots of water this year along with a 8" dump of rain over a matter of a few hours!
Many things did well, many did not...that is gardening in Canada! Having an amazing pepper crop, they went nuts, not much in the way of parsnips this year but carrots are doing amazing! Garlic was out standing as well as onions but potatoes got attacked by our local A Hole squirrel population! I ended up with about 25% of my usual crop of potatoes but I have been finding potatoes hidden all over our yard! 😂 Man I really dislike squirrels!
Anyway...thanks for the great tour and have an awesome day!
Mike
I think my chipmunks are the potatoe stealers here
Great idea for adding heat to the eggplants, my Ping Tungs did ok, but the nights in edmonton are just too cool throughout the summer.
Crab grass....LOL
You should check out some pruning videos by a guy called Orin Martin, here on RUclips. Now would be a good time to open up the centre of your largest apple tree. You have some good structural branches there, but too many of them.
Would be nice to have a video on the trees, even if you think there isn't much going on.
I'd look up "WINTER PRUNING...Fruit Tree Structure and a Demonstration of the Basic Pruning Cuts" here.
Remember, you have months to think about exactly what pruning cuts you'll make. If you have coloured electrical tape, you can use that to plan out your cuts. Then any time you're out in the garden, just take a minute to look the tree over. When it comes time to actually prune the trees, you'll know exactly what's going to be removed.
Orin Martin would also make a good guest for the podcast. He seems like an easy-going kinda bloke, who really knows his stuff.
Thanks I'll look him up
@@maritimegardening4887 JSacadura is another good channel for pruning & grafting fruit trees.
Thanks for posting !!!!
Good morning, Gregg... Add a filter/ recycling system to that pond and you'll be happier. Love the layout. Envious of the pathways. lol Good on you for teaching those boys the value of gardening. Be safe, Be prepared, Be Blessed!
I think your kids did a pretty good job with the weeding! 👍🏼
That wall technique I am thinking of using next year. One can have many panels that are easy to store and place them out when and where they are wanted.
WRT the pond algae bloom. That's not a problem because, the water you took out, it's great liquid fertilizer for the garden!
You're growing grapes outside. What zone are you? And ponds need to be a certain percentage shaded. And it's a good sign you have frogs. They wouldn't be there if the water wasn't in good shape. I think a pond needs air movement. I put in a air bubble.
zone 6a. Pond get shade in after noon. Pond get air movement every time it rains, and I have a solar pump that cycles the water whenever it's sunny
The tomatoes will ripen fine indoors. We pick early to avoid damage from critters.
Love the nature gravitating to your pond. Wouldn't your other smaller pond also have had frogs too? But that pond never had the same foaming issue. From your videos, the difference between the two ponds is the water run off from the hill that is filling the large pond. Is there a possible source of excess nutrients coming from the run off? I'm not sure what you have at the top of the hill. Do you have a lawn up there and do you fertilize it?
I think the big diff is that the new pond has more frogs, more sun and less aquatic vegetation. The hill is mostly barren. Just rock and clay and some weeds
Potato bugs eat potatoes if they are left on the ground.
Concerning your pond…could you use pond water to fertilize your garden and refresh your pond water more often?
I do that too
Looking good! I have been hauling tomatoes in by the bowl everyday. Even my big slicers should ripen on the vine this year! The heavy rains this year probably added to the nutrient load, and not using the water to keep your garden going. How many years does it normally take for a pond to balance?
I'm not sure - probably two or three.. I have too many frogs. It's an imbalance. I expect the snake population to eventually increase and solve that problem.
@@maritimegardening4887 In the meantime, you have some frog poop water to put on your garden
Looks good Greg!. Those Roma beans are my favorite bean.
I have these tiny white flies all over my garden. They seem to infest my garden every year now beginning in late August and last until it gets so cold they give up. I spray with neem and dish soap but it does nothing. I think they lay so many eggs that every one I kill with the neem there are 1000 eggs that hatch. Not sure how to get rid of them. They don't destroy my crops but they lay eggs on the underside of my kale and make cleaning a nightmare. Any thoughts?
Do you mean "flies" or white butterflies?
@@maritimegardening4887 Neither really lol. They're tiny tiny white nat-like insects that come flying out of the plants as you disturb them.
Watch out , hurricane Lee is heading your way
I know - dreading it!
I'd bust that pond open and enlarge it. Put a bubbler in it.
All the bubbles in the world will not solve an excess nutrient problem. I have too many frogs. It's an imbalance. I expect the snake population to eventually increase and solve that problem.
What kind of material is your pathways?
septic sand
with a garden that size, what percent self sufficient would you say you are for your families food supply?
This garden, despite its size, only accounts for a portion of our diet. Despite the fact that we eat everything that we get out of it - I think it would have to be much much larger to provide all our food.