These are the videos I missed. I used your trick for jap Beatles and it works great. Then I looked and noticed you haven’t uploaded in a good bit. I’m glad your doing it again. Ever since your old old videos about big beef, I’ve always remembered those tomatoes.
It is GREAT to have you back! You were my inspiration to start gardening several years ago. I now have my own greenhouse and 3/4 acre garden that I share great veg with friends and family or whoever else needs food. Yessah!
Would never have thought of growing pumpkins via hydro! Makes perfect sense - ours always run towards the drainage ditch between our fields - a PERFECT solution and hubby won't mow them over
That greenhouse build, specifically you putting the plastic roof on in the wind, by yourself is when I found and subbed your channel. Really nice seeing it again. So glad you're back making videos.
Headed to my little greenhouse that was inspired by your "tubies". Still doing dutch bucket growing of tomatoes, peppers and basal. Thanks for all you do to teach, inspire, and entertain us. Good to see you back.
Great video as always! I find that drenching the beds with neem of everything I grow before planting and spraying with it about every 10 days is good preventative for most critters and disease.
Yay! Loved the umbrellas in the greenhouse and the red, white, and blue chair! I’m so glad you are back and imstillworking too! We need more of you and your teaching! Hay, Susan!
Yes sir, there is plenty of will here. And I can deal with a few losses if they're educational, which this one happens to be. I don't win every battle, but I usually win the war ! Bobby
I’m not an experienced gardener but I’ve had good luck with pumpkins this year I had some pest problems but the surviving plants are doing well I think
Loved this video! Especially the funny, but innovative solution to providing shade to your plants. Even better when you brought your chair in and sat right down!! 😄
Sorry to hear about your tomatoes I know first hand what its like losing a whole greenhouse full of plants. Its not easy. What you have learned has helped more than just you, now I know one more pest to look out for. God Bless!
Those look like some pampered pumpkins! Love the umbrellas, brilliant idea. Sorry to hear about the root knot nematodes. Haven't had issues with nematodes up in Michigan this summer but the rain has been bringing out the blight.
Great idea! Those nematodes are really bad down here in Fl! In fact they r what drove me away from dirt gardening and I built a small greenhouse and using your videos grow some great maters, beans, peppers, greens, and many other plants, so Thanks so much Bobby for all your help throughout the years!!!! And so glad you are back, and yes we’ll miss Donald.... Only thing I can’t seem to get to work in my greenhouse is squash!!! Yellow and zucchini,, I know it sounds crazy cause I’ve grown that stuff seems forever, but no luck in the greenhouse.... welcome back, so good to see your vids again!!!! W
Thanks. Not sure, but I'm thinking your problem with squash could be pollination ? I can get squash to grow, but it needs to be on the outside wall with the plastic rolled up. Otherwise I use a parthenocarpic variety that doesn't require bees for pollination. Bobby
Thank you for posting another hydroponic video! I started learning about hydroponic gardening with your videos. I use your Masterblend based three part dry mix for nutrients. I add the three part mix to reverse osmosis water that is cleaned up to 8 PPM. I then set the ph to 6. It helps to heat a glass of water in the microwave oven, and dissolve the calcium nitrate with hot water. The Kratky hydroponic method works. But adding air to the nutrient improves the growth performance. Maybe you could do a video to compare the results with and without adding air stones and an air pump. I think you’d be impressed with the growth performance increase you get when you add air to the hydroponic nutrient. I’ve been waiting for a long time, hoping that you’d start creating videos again. Thanks again for your videos!
Nobody would know the Kratky method if you didn't bring it back into the light on RUclips. Also the Masterblend that so many people use is because of you. I don't know where our other friends are. Dale, Brock, Larry. Chuck is busy and busy and still around.
Haven't seen anything from Brock in years. Last message from Dale was this past Christmas. I don't think Larry is doing anything either. And yes, Chuck has his hands full. It takes a lot of work to keep a youtube channel going. More than most folks realize. I always felt like I'd be back, just had no idea when. And now...it's different. So much negativity out there in the country, so much hate.....and whatever you say there is always somebody waiting to rip you to shreds. I'm gonna make this fun, one way or another. Good to hear from you. Bobby
Grew those Atlantic Giant Pumpkins as a kid - they get Huge! Those pumpkins are going to take over your greenhouse- going to be such fun! Looking forward to the follow up video!
Fun gardening, I like the way you think. My one honeydew vine went through 40 gallons of nutrient in a Kratky large container and needed more. Pumpkins are very thirsty plants. You will definitely need more IPA's the way that pumpkins grow.
Bobby I sure am glad you are back and stepping up to be our mentor like the web Cajun was yours... Thinking about trying some cucumbers hydroponically as soon as it gets a little cooler here.
Hello, one thing u can do to prevent ground pests is put a cigarette butt at the base or a cigarette w out filter at the base, the nicotene seems to help prevent bugs, works on house plants as well and doesnt harm anything!
So glad to see you back on RUclips. I keep seeing you as a reference on researchpapers for hydroponics. I can't help but think there are a lot more people than just myself appreciate you for your candidness and honesty and humanity. Every good RUclipsr gets haters they're kind of like nematodes. The heat themselves while everybody else sufers from their work. Welcome back. Your brother in our Lord
Are you considering using nematicides? Non fumigant products like Nimitz, Velum and Vydate can be drenched through the drip while products like Majestene, Dazitol and Nemakill are good biological options! Certain cover crops work really good at reducing populations, could be a good option around your totes. A nematologist glad to help if needed!
I'm using Azagard in a soil drench. I did a second application today by spraying the surface thoroughly, tilling it in with the roto tiller, then flooding the entire greenhouse. The hard part about this is the fact that I have no idea if it works until I put some plants into the ground next Spring. Bobby
I'm glad you two are back!! Many years ago you motivated me to start some gardening and your lovely wife, though you guys weren't together yet, motivated me to learn to can. We haven't done much gardening but I found a local wholesale produce auction(Amish country,York PA) and we do a lot of canning. I have been wanting to put up a greenhouse and start a hydroponic garden. Keep up the great work and hopefully I will be motivated by you to get things going next year.
Oh my god thank you for coming back I have been waiting patiencly you The foodbank video was unbelievable but what I want to tell you is I am so happy I built my own green house and it has been all unbelievable it’s a low tunnel I done things a little different but I am using the buckets to grow everything the interest were to go lettuce and tomatoes got it done but then I started planting cabbage and broccoli and cauliflower your last video I loved but I just done it in a Dutch bucket
Root knot nematodes is the reason why I moved out of Florida. It's responsible for the biggest lost of crop than any other factors. There is no effective way I know of to remove them except to conjure snow to freeze the soil. All the other methods are just deterrents with minimal effectiveness. I'll be interested to see if the product you bought will help.
We had a very mild winter, which meant soil temps in the greenhouse probably were not low enough to kill off any nematodes that may have been present or leftover from last year. Plus, I left some tomatoes and peppers in the ground thru the winter, rather than removing them at the end of the season. I won't make that mistake again. I did another Azagard spraying today, then tilled it in before flooding the entire greenhouse. I think that will do the trick. Bobby
The hydro pumpkin vid was perfect timing..as my first adventure with hydro is petunias n pumpkins..looking at the root mass u came out with allowed me to rethink my set up … Im lookin looking forward to seein how urs develop ...Thanks
I’ve been having this exact problem in my greenhouse. Beautiful big beef tomato plants that are just wilting and dying. Haven’t been able to figure it out either but it is probably nematodes. I’ve been wanting to do hydroponics guess this is good of a time as any to start. 🤷🏽♂️
I’ve got the masterblend and water just need some containers! I use the masterblend in all my drip lines, it works wonders! I tried doing some RUclips videos in the past with both gardening and fishing. Been thinking about trying it again. Might do it when I begin assembling my hydroponic setup. You’re a big reason behind my starting a greenhouse and garden, glad you’re back and thank you!
Food Grade Diatomaceous earth (DE) will eliminate spider mites. I don't remember if you tried DE or not. I found the best way to apply DE is with a fine strainer, shaking it back and forth applying a very fine layer of DE on the leaves and around the base of the plant on the soil. Warning: DE is harmless, but don't breathe DE for it will hurt your lungs.
I literally laughed out loud! I remember watching that first video with you in the snow. And, I remember you building the second one and the wind blowing the plastic so hard I was scared for your safety. Thanks for the laugh and sorry about the nematodes. Vivian Ann on the side of the mountain in northeast Tennessee
Thanks you made the world a different place I work in Alaska I have told all the producer to watch the videos but my residents is in Iowa that’s where my green house is thanks so much I agree with everything you say and I understand not wanting to do the videos
There is another method for dealing with the greenhouse soil. Like the ancients with their steam-powered tractors, they used the steam exhaust when tilling and discing, and steam sterilizing the soil. The only modern way is to get in there with a small rototiller (and get gassed as well - keep the doorways and airflow moving). Rototill the soil, buried down to the axle, and slowwwwly moving the tiller until you make soft and fluffy soil. Do the entire soil. Then getting a pressure steam washer generator and go into the greenhouse, and put the (active) steamer pressure tip into the soil as deep as the rototilled soil bedrock. Hold the hose under the soil for each 3-4 inch distance x 3-4 inch distance apart (long work steaming the entire soil), but it will sterilize all bugs, larvae, worms, nematodes, bacteria, germs, soil virus blights etc, volunteer seeds. This process will sterilize the soil, and re-provide you with perfect soil for growing clean and safe vegs/herbs. The ancestors (before chemical and petro-chemical pesticides, insecticides, bactericides, germicides, ...) were smarter than us. Steam sterilize your soil, and you won't have the number of soil blight, leaf curl, etc, .... ....
I don't have a steamer, but you did give me an idea. The Azagard needs to get down about a foot into the soil, not easily done on hard dry ground, which is what a lot of it was. So a couple hours ago I did another spraying, then tilled it in, before completely flooding the ground. Thanks for the suggestion, Bobby
A Great day on RUclips. This informative video from Bobby, AND a great one from his bride, Susan (imstillworkin) re canning Banana Peppers. BINGO! Thanks Guys.
@@darla3021 Yes, aren't they great? We should all try to watch the ads. These guys never try to sell us anything, they never have their videos "Sponsored" for goods or money, all they ever want to do is help people. I understand it gets expensive to upload like this. It won't hurt us to watch a few ads; we might learn something else, haha. Nice chattin' w/ya, Dar La :)
Just 2 kids helping each other thru this thing called life. Would you believe we went to the racetrack last night, first time, and picked 3 out of 8 winners? Basically broke even for the night and had a blast. Even stuck around for a classic rock concert. Woke up this morning thinking it was Monday ! Bobby
Hey Bobby have you thought about planting a cover crop of mustard to get rid of those nematodes I think they call it Caliente mustard it's hotter and it really good at getting rid of nematodes
Actually, I haven't. Once the plants freeze, I've been letting that mark the end of the season. I guess I could plant something in there to help with nematodes, and build the soil at the same time. Bobby
Hi, so glad your back. I'm about done building my shade house and have all of my dutch buckets in place. Could you please tell me about how many buckets with tomatoes a 5 gallon bucket of master blend fertilizer will feed
I'm wondering how many buckets can be fed at one time with 5 gallons of mix. I'm trying to size my reservoir. I am guessing around 4 gallons per bucket but I'm not basing that guess on anything other than a guess. Thank you so much for replying to my post, it is much appreciated
In terms of reservoir size, bigger is better. You'll find that as the plants grow, it takes more of the solution each day to maintain them. I think you're good with a 1:1 ratio of buckets to gallon of reservoir. Worst case, you have to top off the reservoir more often. Best case, you're good to go for 3-5 days. Again, once the roots get to the bottom of the buckets, they'll consume more solution each day. So adjust accordingly. Bobby
nematodes hate mustard greens. i grow them in the fall then till them in in the spring .It helps but after a couple of months the nematodes come back ,just in time to stress the plants when it gets hot. Nematodes and Purslane grass has taken all the fun out of my garden.
nematodes are attracted to acidic root tips. They like 5.4 to 4.5 ph. If you get nematodes again you can water the plant roots with backing soda or some other base. then you can water away from the roots with an acid, Muriatic acid. the nematodes will drift away from the tomatoes. Tomatoes tend to like slightly acidic soil 6-7ph. My guess is your soil PH is too high. Add some lime and epsom salt to your soil. While your at it add some activated biochar. MAKE SURE YOU ACTIVATE IT first. It's easier to make soil more acidic. So aim closer to 7.0 PH and then add acid (dolomite or muriatic) . Obviously you can test your soil first if you want or but guessing and checking is more fun.
I am sure you will have some doozy pumpkins! So can I assume that you planted in the ground instead of dutch buckets because you grow just as many tomatoes with less maintenance?
I’m so frustrated by all my squash this year. Infestation repeatedly of squash bugs. I feel like I’ve sprayed so much sevin on them they’re too toxic to eat. Any suggestions for next try?? I just can’t seem to ever kick the squash bug problem
Try something other than Sevin. Sometimes they get used to the same old same old and it doesn't work as well. But don't feel bad, I have plenty of them too. Bobby
Tropical Company thank you! I tried neem oil and it did okay but the sevin really killed em. I hated using it because if toxicity and bees though. Next year I will try Dipel! Thank you!
Marigolds and a few others are great to plant all around. Some plants they don't like, and some plants bring in the bugs that destroy them, and other bettles can run them off. Try planting Amaranth also.
I have been watching lot of your videos. They have encouraged me to start this spring with hydroponics. I was thinking 55 gallon barrels for pumpkins and melons!? What do you think?
These are the videos I missed. I used your trick for jap Beatles and it works great. Then I looked and noticed you haven’t uploaded in a good bit. I’m glad your doing it again. Ever since your old old videos about big beef, I’ve always remembered those tomatoes.
Please can I have some information of your plastic
Where did you bought it
And how many micron(mills)
6 mil greenhouse poly. Available at most greenhouse suppliers across the country.
It is GREAT to have you back! You were my inspiration to start gardening several years ago. I now have my own greenhouse and 3/4 acre garden that I share great veg with friends and family or whoever else needs food. Yessah!
Awesome, good to here I've been of some help. Bobby
you gotta get some auto top-off system going in there. pumpkins drink so much water.
Yep, thinking about a barrel with float valves in the totes to keep them from getting too low. Bobby
Would never have thought of growing pumpkins via hydro! Makes perfect sense - ours always run towards the drainage ditch between our fields - a PERFECT solution and hubby won't mow them over
Recently moved to a farm, nice to have your videos back for inspiration
Hope you enjoy the country life as much as I do. Bobby
That greenhouse build, specifically you putting the plastic roof on in the wind, by yourself is when I found and subbed your channel. Really nice seeing it again. So glad you're back making videos.
I remember that too. Kind of stressful, thinking the wind was about to kick my butt. But, I did prevail, and here I am. Bobby
nice to see you back at it again!
Thanks, I'm gonna try to make this as fun as possible. Life is short, so it's time to play hard. Bobby
Headed to my little greenhouse that was inspired by your "tubies". Still doing dutch bucket growing of tomatoes, peppers and basal. Thanks for all you do to teach, inspire, and entertain us. Good to see you back.
Dutch buckets and Masterblend can feed an army, literally. Thanks, Bobby
Glad to see you get back on here and showing off your gardens
You are the number one guy who got me into weird backyard experiments. Glad you are back
Thanks, the best way to find out if something works is to....Try It ! Bobby
Thanks for stepping up. You and Cajun played a major part in me start ing a market garden.
I'm trying. Bobby
mhpgardener 2.0 is back where it all began...the little greenhouse.
Well come back..
Can’t wait to see end results I’ve been watching your channel for a while love the videos please keep making um 🤙🏽and stay blessed Aloha from (Kauai)
Awesome glad to see you making hydroponic videos again
mhpgardener keep um comein Brother love your vids.
mhpgardener ...ITS GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!
"How 'd you like me now?" Ha ha ha ha 😂😂😂
Great video as always! I find that drenching the beds with neem of everything I grow before planting and spraying with it about every 10 days is good preventative for most critters and disease.
Awesome! Welcome back!!! Who but you would think of beach umbrellas in a greenhouse! 😂
LOL.... It is HOT in there. Those poor plants were screaming for help. So, I pulled up a chair and comforted them, and me ! Bobby
Yay! Loved the umbrellas in the greenhouse and the red, white, and blue chair! I’m so glad you are back and imstillworking too! We need more of you and your teaching! Hay, Susan!
Where there is a will. There’s a way. Even nematodes can’t stop a determined farmer!
Great idea buddy!
Chuck
Yes sir, there is plenty of will here. And I can deal with a few losses if they're educational, which this one happens to be. I don't win every battle, but I usually win the war ! Bobby
I’m not an experienced gardener but I’ve had good luck with pumpkins this year I had some pest problems but the surviving plants are doing well I think
I've never grown a really big pumpkin before. 20 pounds would be just fine....and that's small compared to the one's I see at the fair.
mhpgardener I have one just over 100lbs right now but it’s an Atlantic gaint
Loved this video! Especially the funny, but innovative solution to providing shade to your plants. Even better when you brought your chair in and sat right down!! 😄
I was laughing too when I first saw the raw footage. Kinda cool. Bobby
It's so good to see you again, I really appreciate your help and hydroponic videos 👍.
Thanks, it's good to be appreciated. Bobby
Sorry to hear about your tomatoes I know first hand what its like losing a whole greenhouse full of plants. Its not easy. What you have learned has helped more than just you, now I know one more pest to look out for. God Bless!
Those look like some pampered pumpkins! Love the umbrellas, brilliant idea. Sorry to hear about the root knot nematodes. Haven't had issues with nematodes up in Michigan this summer but the rain has been bringing out the blight.
so how do you get rid of the little suckers?
So glad to see you back on here, Brother.
Great idea! Those nematodes are really bad down here in Fl! In fact they r what drove me away from dirt gardening and I built a small greenhouse and using your videos grow some great maters, beans, peppers, greens, and many other plants, so Thanks so much Bobby for all your help throughout the years!!!! And so glad you are back, and yes we’ll miss Donald.... Only thing I can’t seem to get to work in my greenhouse is squash!!! Yellow and zucchini,, I know it sounds crazy cause I’ve grown that stuff seems forever, but no luck in the greenhouse.... welcome back, so good to see your vids again!!!! W
Thanks. Not sure, but I'm thinking your problem with squash could be pollination ? I can get squash to grow, but it needs to be on the outside wall with the plastic rolled up. Otherwise I use a parthenocarpic variety that doesn't require bees for pollination. Bobby
You're back, and already making my day happier! Beach umbrellas. I laughed so hard, the dog came to see what was up.
I had Susie laughing too. That was some real creativity. Thanks, Bobby
Thank you for posting another hydroponic video! I started learning about hydroponic gardening with your videos. I use your Masterblend based three part dry mix for nutrients. I add the three part mix to reverse osmosis water that is cleaned up to 8 PPM. I then set the ph to 6. It helps to heat a glass of water in the microwave oven, and dissolve the calcium nitrate with hot water.
The Kratky hydroponic method works. But adding air to the nutrient improves the growth performance. Maybe you could do a video to compare the results with and without adding air stones and an air pump. I think you’d be impressed with the growth performance increase you get when you add air to the hydroponic nutrient.
I’ve been waiting for a long time, hoping that you’d start creating videos again. Thanks again for your videos!
Pumpkins never had it so good, I bet they gonna be nice and big.Thanks for another great video.
LOL.... they spoiled, but hopefully not rotten. Bobby
So good to see you back!
Great, thank you for all of your useful information throughout the years!
Nobody would know the Kratky method if you didn't bring it back into the light on RUclips. Also the Masterblend that so many people use is because of you. I don't know where our other friends are. Dale, Brock, Larry. Chuck is busy and busy and still around.
Haven't seen anything from Brock in years. Last message from Dale was this past Christmas. I don't think Larry is doing anything either. And yes, Chuck has his hands full. It takes a lot of work to keep a youtube channel going. More than most folks realize. I always felt like I'd be back, just had no idea when. And now...it's different. So much negativity out there in the country, so much hate.....and whatever you say there is always somebody waiting to rip you to shreds. I'm gonna make this fun, one way or another. Good to hear from you. Bobby
MISSED YOU SO MUCH, SO GLAD YOU ARE BACK!!!!!
Thanks Michael..... I want to have some fun with this, like it used to be. Bobby
Glad to see you haven't lost your sense of humor. Can't wait 'till next time.
Good to see you back kicking
Grew those Atlantic Giant Pumpkins as a kid - they get Huge!
Those pumpkins are going to take over your greenhouse- going to be such fun! Looking forward to the follow up video!
I was thinking about some type of walk board, so I can get thru there later on. We'll see. Bobby
Yes sir. It great to see you back.
Fun gardening, I like the way you think. My one honeydew vine went through 40 gallons of nutrient in a Kratky large container and needed more. Pumpkins are very thirsty plants. You will definitely need more IPA's the way that pumpkins grow.
LOL.... I have plenty of IPA's for me...and well water for the pumpkins. Bobby
Bobby I sure am glad you are back and stepping up to be our mentor like the web Cajun was yours... Thinking about trying some cucumbers hydroponically as soon as it gets a little cooler here.
I have some cucumbers just sprouting, waiting to put them in the dutch bucket setup with some peppers and tomatoes that are doing well. Thanks, Bobby
Hello, one thing u can do to prevent ground pests is put a cigarette butt at the base or a cigarette w out filter at the base, the nicotene seems to help prevent bugs, works on house plants as well and doesnt harm anything!
Bobby thanks for coming back and bringing your inspiring videos
So glad to see you back on RUclips. I keep seeing you as a reference on researchpapers for hydroponics. I can't help but think there are a lot more people than just myself appreciate you for your candidness and honesty and humanity. Every good RUclipsr gets haters they're kind of like nematodes. The heat themselves while everybody else sufers from their work. Welcome back. Your brother in our Lord
Are you considering using nematicides? Non fumigant products like Nimitz, Velum and Vydate can be drenched through the drip while products like Majestene, Dazitol and Nemakill are good biological options! Certain cover crops work really good at reducing populations, could be a good option around your totes. A nematologist glad to help if needed!
I'm using Azagard in a soil drench. I did a second application today by spraying the surface thoroughly, tilling it in with the roto tiller, then flooding the entire greenhouse. The hard part about this is the fact that I have no idea if it works until I put some plants into the ground next Spring. Bobby
That umbrella surprised me. Cracked me up actually. 😅 I appreciate your videos alot. God bless you.
This video was a fun one to make. Thanks, Bobby
I'm glad you two are back!! Many years ago you motivated me to start some gardening and your lovely wife, though you guys weren't together yet, motivated me to learn to can. We haven't done much gardening but I found a local wholesale produce auction(Amish country,York PA) and we do a lot of canning.
I have been wanting to put up a greenhouse and start a hydroponic garden. Keep up the great work and hopefully I will be motivated by you to get things going next year.
So glad you are posting videos again. Simply the best on the net. Thanks for the entertaining and informative videos.
Oh my god thank you for coming back I have been waiting patiencly you The foodbank video was unbelievable but what I want to tell you is I am so happy I built my own green house and it has been all unbelievable it’s a low tunnel I done things a little different but I am using the buckets to grow everything the interest were to go lettuce and tomatoes got it done but then I started planting cabbage and broccoli and cauliflower your last video I loved but I just done it in a Dutch bucket
That was great. Happy your back
Thank you sir. Bobby
I just want to go on record to say: As Donald was to you ... YOU are to me.
Keep the fire burning, my good man.
I will do my best to continue to live up to your expectations. Thanks for the support and encouragement. Bobby
Root knot nematodes is the reason why I moved out of Florida. It's responsible for the biggest lost of crop than any other factors. There is no effective way I know of to remove them except to conjure snow to freeze the soil. All the other methods are just deterrents with minimal effectiveness. I'll be interested to see if the product you bought will help.
We had a very mild winter, which meant soil temps in the greenhouse probably were not low enough to kill off any nematodes that may have been present or leftover from last year. Plus, I left some tomatoes and peppers in the ground thru the winter, rather than removing them at the end of the season. I won't make that mistake again. I did another Azagard spraying today, then tilled it in before flooding the entire greenhouse. I think that will do the trick. Bobby
Brilliant as a new Lincoln cent. Thank you
I love the master blend fertilizer and I'm also very curious about growing pumpkins using the kratky method. Thanks so much for your help and videos.
Great. Glad you’re back.
My favorite channel. Glad you are back!
Thank you for coming back Bobby, we love you!,
I am liking the hydroponic videos
The hydro pumpkin vid was perfect timing..as my first adventure with hydro is petunias n pumpkins..looking at the root mass u came out with allowed me to rethink my set up … Im lookin looking forward to seein how urs develop ...Thanks
Glad to see u doing videos again
Awesome 😎 my favourite gardener and I’m in England 😂
Charles dowding is mine and I'm in the USA
blessed was nifty solution hydroponic improves healthy qualities of the veggies is wonderful
I am so anxious to see your pumpkins
This is a great video. I've learned a lot from you. Wishing you the best!
🤣🤣🤣🤣how you like me now ??? Love how relaxing you are with your tiny problems 😅😅😅
My favorite gardening couple is back in action making videos ! Best of luck to you and yours sir !
Good info and super entertaining!
Thanks, I like to have fun when I'm working. Bobby
Hahaha! Man, I've missed you. I like the intro too. Enjoyed the video very much.
Thanks, I put the intro together and really liked it. Short, concise.... and wasted no time. Bobby
I’ve been having this exact problem in my greenhouse. Beautiful big beef tomato plants that are just wilting and dying. Haven’t been able to figure it out either but it is probably nematodes. I’ve been wanting to do hydroponics guess this is good of a time as any to start. 🤷🏽♂️
Yes sir, if the soil ain't working, it might be time to get some containers, water, and Masterblend. Bobby
I’ve got the masterblend and water just need some containers! I use the masterblend in all my drip lines, it works wonders! I tried doing some RUclips videos in the past with both gardening and fishing. Been thinking about trying it again. Might do it when I begin assembling my hydroponic setup. You’re a big reason behind my starting a greenhouse and garden, glad you’re back and thank you!
I knew you'd be back! I like the intro.
Thanks, the intro is short, but to the point. Bobby
Grow a ton of French Marigolds and then till them into the soil. This will end your nematode problem.
I planted a ton of Marigolds one time in the greenhouse, had a spider mite infestation like never before. And those little rascals are nasty. Bobby
Food Grade Diatomaceous earth (DE) will eliminate spider mites. I don't remember if you tried DE or not. I found the best way to apply DE is with a fine strainer, shaking it back and forth applying a very fine layer of DE on the leaves and around the base of the plant on the soil. Warning: DE is harmless, but don't breathe DE for it will hurt your lungs.
Awesome video ! I'm so glad your back to making videos . I don't think I have had to deal with nematodes . It's blight that I struggle with .
Thanks. I've dealt with blight too. Sometimes spraying a fungicide helps, other times it seems hopeless. Been there, done that. Bobby
@@mhpgardener Thank you !
I am so glad you are back.... I have missed you so much man...
Sooooo glad your back
Good to c u back. Great attitude bro.
I literally laughed out loud! I remember watching that first video with you in the snow. And, I remember you building the second one and the wind blowing the plastic so hard I was scared for your safety. Thanks for the laugh and sorry about the nematodes. Vivian Ann on the side of the mountain in northeast Tennessee
Yes mam, so many memories shared here on youtube. Published for all of prosperity. Thanks, Bobby
How you like me now!!!! I know that's right, good to see ya back! Be blessed!
Yay you're back!! Good to see you posting again!
Thanks you made the world a different place I work in Alaska I have told all the producer to watch the videos but my residents is in Iowa that’s where my green house is thanks so much I agree with everything you say and I understand not wanting to do the videos
I didn't know you were back glad to see you back buddy
I like the beach umbrella effect
damn it's so good to have you back! great work Bobby!
So, mhp...first nice to see you back. Second, love the greenhouse beach theme, Thirds..good ol hydro... love it..right…?
1. Thanks 2. I like the beach 3. Hydro is really cool. Bobby
Thanks. Im still working on getting to mhp 1.0 level. Glad to see you still got it.
Glad to see you back, keep it coming! Missed your perspective.
There is another method for dealing with the greenhouse soil. Like the ancients with their steam-powered tractors, they used the steam exhaust when tilling and discing, and steam sterilizing the soil. The only modern way is to get in there with a small rototiller (and get gassed as well - keep the doorways and airflow moving). Rototill the soil, buried down to the axle, and slowwwwly moving the tiller until you make soft and fluffy soil. Do the entire soil. Then getting a pressure steam washer generator and go into the greenhouse, and put the (active) steamer pressure tip into the soil as deep as the rototilled soil bedrock. Hold the hose under the soil for each 3-4 inch distance x 3-4 inch distance apart (long work steaming the entire soil), but it will sterilize all bugs, larvae, worms, nematodes, bacteria, germs, soil virus blights etc, volunteer seeds. This process will sterilize the soil, and re-provide you with perfect soil for growing clean and safe vegs/herbs. The ancestors (before chemical and petro-chemical pesticides, insecticides, bactericides, germicides, ...) were smarter than us. Steam sterilize your soil, and you won't have the number of soil blight, leaf curl, etc, .... ....
I don't have a steamer, but you did give me an idea. The Azagard needs to get down about a foot into the soil, not easily done on hard dry ground, which is what a lot of it was. So a couple hours ago I did another spraying, then tilled it in, before completely flooding the ground. Thanks for the suggestion, Bobby
Like it! Great to c vids again. Cant wait to c the final (punkin) outcome😎👍
Whatever happens, I'll let everybody know. Bobby
A Great day on RUclips. This informative video from Bobby, AND a great one from his bride, Susan (imstillworkin) re canning Banana Peppers. BINGO! Thanks Guys.
I watched the banana peppers video just before I came here. What a double treat this morning!
@@darla3021 Yes, aren't they great? We should all try to watch the ads. These guys never try to sell us anything, they never have their videos "Sponsored" for goods or money, all they ever want to do is help people. I understand it gets expensive to upload like this. It won't hurt us to watch a few ads; we might learn something else, haha. Nice chattin' w/ya, Dar La :)
@@theresabollman8061 I never mind watching the ads - but I so wish RUclips would just give us ads that fit with Bobby and Susan!
Just 2 kids helping each other thru this thing called life. Would you believe we went to the racetrack last night, first time, and picked 3 out of 8 winners? Basically broke even for the night and had a blast. Even stuck around for a classic rock concert. Woke up this morning thinking it was Monday ! Bobby
@@mhpgardener LOL! I can picture the two of you now :) Rock on you guys, you're blessed to have such perfect soulmates.
I am so glad you are back. I really enjoy your videos.
Hey Bobby have you thought about planting a cover crop of mustard to get rid of those nematodes I think they call it Caliente mustard it's hotter and it really good at getting rid of nematodes
Actually, I haven't. Once the plants freeze, I've been letting that mark the end of the season. I guess I could plant something in there to help with nematodes, and build the soil at the same time. Bobby
New hat looks good for MHP 2.0!
Thanks, gotta keep the sun off my mater. Bobby
Hahaha nice beach umbrellas gardening 😁👍♥️
Good to see you.
Hi, so glad your back. I'm about done building my shade house and have all of my dutch buckets in place. Could you please tell me about how many buckets with tomatoes a 5 gallon bucket of master blend fertilizer will feed
Need more info.... are you trying to use a 5gal reservoir? Or just wondering how many buckets can be fed at one time with 5 gal of mix?
I'm wondering how many buckets can be fed at one time with 5 gallons of mix. I'm trying to size my reservoir. I am guessing around 4 gallons per bucket but I'm not basing that guess on anything other than a guess. Thank you so much for replying to my post, it is much appreciated
In terms of reservoir size, bigger is better. You'll find that as the plants grow, it takes more of the solution each day to maintain them. I think you're good with a 1:1 ratio of buckets to gallon of reservoir. Worst case, you have to top off the reservoir more often. Best case, you're good to go for 3-5 days. Again, once the roots get to the bottom of the buckets, they'll consume more solution each day. So adjust accordingly. Bobby
Made my day my friend!! Bless!🍃💚🍃
It's great your back. Love your channel.
nematodes hate mustard greens. i grow them in the fall then till them in in the spring .It helps but after a couple of months the nematodes come back ,just in time to stress the plants when it gets hot. Nematodes and Purslane grass has taken all the fun out of my garden.
nematodes are attracted to acidic root tips. They like 5.4 to 4.5 ph. If you get nematodes again you can water the plant roots with backing soda or some other base. then you can water away from the roots with an acid, Muriatic acid. the nematodes will drift away from the tomatoes. Tomatoes tend to like slightly acidic soil 6-7ph. My guess is your soil PH is too high. Add some lime and epsom salt to your soil. While your at it add some activated biochar. MAKE SURE YOU ACTIVATE IT first. It's easier to make soil more acidic. So aim closer to 7.0 PH and then add acid (dolomite or muriatic) . Obviously you can test your soil first if you want or but guessing and checking is more fun.
Great video!
Another great ideas. Thanks for sharing.
I am sure you will have some doozy pumpkins! So can I assume that you planted in the ground instead of dutch buckets because you grow just as many tomatoes with less maintenance?
Exactly. The hydro stuff is in the other greenhouse. Bobby
I'm about to put some pumpkin starts in a 55 gal bucket, Kratky style to see how they do. How did your pumpkins bear?
I’m so frustrated by all my squash this year. Infestation repeatedly of squash bugs. I feel like I’ve sprayed so much sevin on them they’re too toxic to eat. Any suggestions for next try?? I just can’t seem to ever kick the squash bug problem
I use neem oil on the plant and Dipel PRO on the soil. As well as find and destroy the eggs.
Try something other than Sevin. Sometimes they get used to the same old same old and it doesn't work as well. But don't feel bad, I have plenty of them too. Bobby
Tropical Company thank you! I tried neem oil and it did okay but the sevin really killed em. I hated using it because if toxicity and bees though. Next year I will try Dipel! Thank you!
mhpgardener ahhh I never thought of that - that they could adapt to it 😮
Disgusting destructive little things!
Marigolds and a few others are great to plant all around. Some plants they don't like, and some plants bring in the bugs that destroy them, and other bettles can run them off. Try planting Amaranth also.
I have been watching lot of your videos. They have encouraged me to start this spring with hydroponics. I was thinking 55 gallon barrels for pumpkins and melons!? What do you think?