Thank you very much! That's very kind of you. Maybe some day you can try growing a few things. I do get the occasional Rob Ross comparison....and even an occasional Joe Pera comparison :)
Such a soothing voice. Please consider creating a guided meditation like walking through a garden. Also, a gentle audio book that's easy to fall asleep to.
This sounds crazy but young slender loofa is really good to eat. The flowers are the most amazing pure buttery yellow you can imagine. We grew them on one side on an arch trellis and the Chinese snake beans on the other. We let the snake beans get large, and they ended up 3 - 4' long. We made a super cool arched trellis by taking T posts, and putting two opposing each other, bend a 16' wire livestock panel between the T posts and viola! You got it! We did two together and it cost $70 total a few years ago. What we would do different is make the distance between opposing T posts wider and also don't put the panel so low the ground. Lift it up at least foot above the garden box, as your climbers will at least go that far. Or even higher up the T posts. When covered with loofa and snake beans it makes a magical tunnel. Our pollinators love it.
Thanks for sharing. I LOVE the way plants look on a trellis. I love vining plants. You have such a nice garden. I also enjoy that your voice is relaxing. I don't like other channels that think they have to scream to be exciting.
I'm in kansas city, MO, definitely subscribing. My 3 year old grandbaby and I have a tomato plant outside, mint and cabbage. We have seedlings of bell peppers that we are waiting to get bigger so we can put them outside. We used the elementary school method to germinate kidney bean, pinto bean, broccoli, cucumbers, strawberries and onion. Cucumbers, broccoli and one kidney bean have sprouts so we pit them in soil this morning gave them a good soak and now we wait! She is so excited about our garden and even though I have to calm her down it's fun to see her enthusiasm 😄! We will be watching your tips from now on. Everyone else I've seen seems to be in Florida, Carolina and so on so it's nice to finally find someone with my struggles that can guide me. 😊
Thanks for subscribing, Rachel! I really do appreciate it! That is great that your granddaughter is excited about gardening. It's great that she is learning about something so important, but it's even better that you are making memories with her that she can cherish forever. Good luck!
Last year we started using cattle panels and WE love them. They're rigid and don't rust. Rather expensive but worth it in my opinion. I saw some jicama tubers in Walmart the other day. We grow luffa on trellises and let the ube vine up them too. Stay warm. Stay well. Best wishes Bob.
I agree about the cattle panels. They last for years and years. I need to give luffa a try. I have some seeds, but it seems like I always have more stuff than I have room to grow it. It's starting to warm up a little this week here. Stay safe!
Trying to gather ideas for a cattle panel arched trellis walkway in my backyard and I’m looking for good things to grow on it so this was helpful! Some melon, some beans, some cucumbers and some squash sounds like the ticket! Thanks for your time and effort!
Oh my gosh I'm so excited to find this channel! I'm also 6b here in St. Louis. It'll be so great to follow along and get advice from someone with my climate! I tried using tomato posts and a pre-made nylon trellis last year and wasn't overly happy with the results. I have some metal fencing (not quite as robust as cattle panel) that i want to try this year. Love the homemade tomato cages! I'm going to have to try that.
Glad you found my channel too, Tod! Yes, those tomato cages are made from steel remesh that they use to reinforce concrete. They work really well for indeterminate tomatoes. Good luck with your growing season this year!
I stumbled across this video before heading out to work in my gardens, and I am so happy I did!! Your inspiration and peace is greatly appreciated here on my little homestead in Georgia... I happily subscribed and I look forward to watching more of your videos on my rainy day "breaks." God bless! 😊
I love your channel!! TY!! I rent and only have a 16x16 garden so I grow everything up trellises. I do watermelons and trying this year to train summer squash and zucchini. As you mentioned, I grow all my tomatoes, cukes, beans, and peppers up as well. I have two greenstalks for my greens, mini sprouting broccoli, mini cabbage, and herbs.
Thank you! Yes, with a garden that small, it's especially important to grow some things vertically. I just got my first Greenstalk this year. I'm having fun with it so far. Good luck with the rest of your growing season!
I’m so glad to see again this video. You have encouraged me anew……to utilize some old arbors that I have here…..to also attach cattle panel or something to grow things……upward. Thks so much.
Great video! Someone probably already said it but spaghetti squash, watermelon and pumpkins. I provide the fruit with “slings” made from old t-shirts, hosiery, or stretch netting for support. There’s a few things in your vid I haven’t tried. Number 1 on your list for me is Malabar Spinach. Thanks for sharing!
I went vertical this year and grew cucumbers, pole beans and my new favorite honeynut squash on trellises this year and was thrilled with the great yields. I discovered honeynut squash in the supermarket two years ago and have been growing them from saved seed since. They are about half the size of butternut squash and start out green and turn orange/yellow when ripe. Unlike butternuts which are considered winter squash (that can survive for months after being picked) honeynuts are thin-skinned (the skin is edible) and they are very sweet, almost like yams but they won't last all winter.
I, too, bought a honeynut squash which was in a bin with mixed varieties of squash. It is much sweeter than a butternut though it looks like a small butternut that has been on vacation - it's more of a tan color than regular butternut. I saved the seed from it and grew more as I had not seed any seeds for honeynut in the seed catalogs. Glad to say many seed companies carry them now. Thanks for this list. I would never have thought of jicama.
@@sandiv6145 .. How do both save your seeds? Do you wash them and then let them dry? .. and do you store them in baggies? and do you store them in the refrigerator until you are ready to plant them?
@@peacetoall1201 Hi! Thanks for the question. First, understand I am not an 'expert' seed saver...but it works. I simply let the seeds air dry then pack them in little bags I make from silverware holders at restaurants, small greeting card envelops, or make my own from paper grocery bags. I cut them in half widthwise, which mean I get two little seed bags from each. Label them with seed type, any special info (whether from a particular fruit/veggie grown from a certain company or gifted by a fellow gardener, etc.) and date. I have a little recipe box I keep the seed in and stash it in a cool place. It's neat and they grow.
@@sandiv6145 .. Thanks for your reply. What do you mean by a "cool place" to store them .. the refrigerator? or a dark cabinet? or in your garage? I'm just not sure where the best place to store them is. So it's best to store them in paper instead of plastic? I guess they can breathe better in paper.
Just discovered you RUclips channel. And very impressed with the tons of information about gardening. I’m a newcomer in gardening from Milwaukee with a small space for a couple of beds and containers. I’m looking forward to start planting you’ve been doing this for years. Maybe you can do a video for newbies
Thank you for the very kind words, and for the idea on a video. There are so many things that could be covered, that I've never tackled one especially for newbies. Except for the one I did on my Top 3 Tips For Beginning Gardeners. Here it is if you want to take a look: ruclips.net/video/H4UTh9oKUEQ/видео.html
Yes!! My father in law grows everything he has on trellis! His crooked neck yellow squash and his cucumbers im going to do it this year now that my cucumbers are finally getting some length to them 😊
This is awesome very informative I’m planning on doing a garden this year and the different ways I see here helps me a lot and I’m more encouraged to do it. Thank You
I grow vertically at every opportunity. I went "crazy" one year and grew butternut squash against the 4 foot tall chain link fence between my garden and the family park (public green space). After the plants hit the 4 foot mark, every few evenings, I would go out and weave the vines back into the fence. Not sure I will grow squash on the fence again, but at least I know it works. Thank you for your video.
My mom used to grow cucumbers on a chain link fence. I can picture how those butternut squash looked. I'm not sure what all I'll be growing vertically this year, but I can't wait to get started.
Nice and simple ideas for the trellises building thank you. Beautiful tone in your vocals, no doubt your tomatoes would find that extremely soothing 🙏💧🌱
I really enjoyed this video especially your yardlong/asparagus beans. I just started growing 3 varieties of these including a sweet white and long king yardbean. They’re excellent, freeze well, taste great, nice texture and rather prolific. I will be growing these every year!
I like to grow eggplants (black beauty variety tends to grow big and heavy so supporting via trellis helps) and sugar peas grow well on trellis too. Great video!
Snow peas & Snap peas, are also great on a trellis. You have a lot of great ideas I am going to try. I like your tomato tasting video's, you got me started on Dwarf tomatoes, too. Thanks for videoes.
This was really informative! I’m also gardening in Kansas but zone 6a. I really want to do more vertical gardening this year!! Sharing this video ok my Facebook page as it was so helpful.
Thanks! I guess we have to make do with what we have in each location. I've seen lots of folks arch long cattle panels the same way. I bet yours will look pretty cool in mid season.
I will be trying the cattle panels this year for the first time and I am sure that I will like them. Thanks for sharing this video Jim and stay safe, it will be warming up a little for us. 👍🏻
It will be warming up for us too. I can't wait. I was getting really tired of cold weather that makes your face hurt when you go outside. Have a great week!
Great list! I thought about cattle panels, but I think I'm gonna build some conduit trellises for ease of garden clean-up. I'm sticking with using okra as a trellis for malabar spinach, it just worked so well. Cherokee Trail of Tears Beans are another super-vigorous plant that will try to take over your back yard. Have a great weekend!
Thanks Rose! Yep, ease of cleanup is something to consider too. Great idea on the malabar spinach climbing okra. I might have to give that a try. I'm thinking of trying the trail of tears beans. You have a great weekend too! It won't be long and it will be time to plant a few things.
Sir, I’m still a beginner 3rd year gardener and am most grateful I’ve found your videos today. This one was extremely informative! May I ask how many feet you cut your 5’ cages? They’re genius!
Thanks! The squares are 6 inches, and I cut them 12 squares long (6 feet), then I sacrifice one square so I can twist the wire to hold it together. I can't take credit for the idea though. My dad made some years before I ever did.
You're welcome! I think you will like marketmore 76. They have worked great for me every time I've planted them. Good luck on those trellises. It will be time to start planting before we know it.
@@MidwestGardener Yes! I can't wait to plant! I have seeds already started and am happily watching the snow melt. This was the coldest I've ever seen in my 13 years in Wichita.
Lots of really cool vertical plant types. Me and Angel are going to lean much more heavily into beans and a couple more random types like that. When the side-to-side space runs out then it is time-to-climb. LOL Stay safe and motivated. Thanks for the share!
Thanks! I know if there is a way to do it, you guys will figure it out. We are finally starting the melt around here. I hope it's warming up a little there too. Stay safe!
Any of the runner beans Scarlet runners have gorgeous orange red blossoms that hummingbirds flock to. The beans are delicious young, with or without being stringed. Leave the pods til the beans are dry,huge, purple and black, and so good for chili or refried. They usually try and grow 15 to 30 feet when given a chance, and make a superb shade screen for a deck or a southern window room.
Most runner beans hate heat, unfortunately. They are native to high altitudes in Mexico. If anyone knows heat/humidity tolerant cultivars or landraces, please let us know. Otherwise regular pole beans, yardlong beans (which are a type of cowpea), day neutral winged beans (important crop in Southeast Asia, but not often sold in the USA; ECHO in south Florida might have them, since their mission is agricultural crops for nutrition in poor, tropical areas), and maybe tepary (desert) beans if you live in low humidity areas (& want dry/seed rather than green beans), would be better for those of us who don't live in either the Northeast or Pacific Northwest. For a flowering bean, I like hyacinth beans (Lablab purpureus or in older literature, Dolichos lablab) but it isn't a 1:1 substitute for regular pole beans. Actually, wax or purple-podded pole beans are both reasonably ornamental even if their flowers are small and don't really compare to scarlet-runners or hyacinth beans. Pods can be colorful too.
I'm in my 2nd year; last year I learned how to start seedlings and transplant. This year I am learning how to trellis, trying 2 different methods. I think on the patio I will use the store-bought steel cages, and along the brick wall I am planning stakes and , string method. I hope for a bigger and better crop this year. What am I growing you ask? Cherry tomatoes, roma tomatoes, bell (sweet) pepper, and cucumbers. I'm also trying the hanging method for some red chile peppers and jalepenos. I just subscribed today. Greetings from southern California. Thank you for your wealth of information!
Thanks a bunch for subscribing! I really appreciate that. That's a nice list of things to grow. I think you are on your way to being a lifelong gardener. You just learn a little each year and apply it to the years after. Good luck with the coming season!
Excellent video Jim. I’m going to give the marketmore cucumbers a try, I’ve had bitter ones (straight 8s) the last few years. I typically use 6-8 foot tall garden stakes with string but trying to make cleanup easier.
I use trellises in my garden all the time for the same reasons you've mentioned. The extra bonus for me is that I find it looks pretty. ☺ 👍 I will have to try melons on a trellis. I will try for mini watermelons. Take care ☺ 👍
Hi, great video 😍 i am from India and i have Malabar spinach in my home garden...it's good to see our local spinach in your garden..i also have those Brazilian papers..they are really hot 😍
Thank you very much! It's always great to hear from viewers in India! One thing I like about Malabar spinach is how well it does in the hot summers here. The heat doesn't seem to bother it at all. I agree about the Brazilian Starfish peppers....they can be quite hot at times.
@@MidwestGardener hey you replied 😍..First of all your garden is really beautiful ❤️I live in the southern part of India..called Kerala.( Also called Malabar).we have tropical climate here and our summers are really hot and our plants are adjusted to that...i have lots of Verities of chilly and spices in my home ...we like our food really spicy 🔥..
I know not everyone grows black eye peas but we love them and I have found growing them on a trellis is the only way. They climb up the trellis and makes it so much easier to harvest
Some of those vegetables are really astonishing !! never seen it here, even not the seeds. We're growing peas on a trellis + those that you eat the "wrapping" (don't know the right word :-) Tanks for sharing your interesting videos
Yes, we love the peas with edible pods. We grew sugar snap peas last year, and I think I will try a couple more varieties this year. Thanks for watching!
My father used to grow the straight eight cucumbers but I remember that if they stayed on too long they would be bitter. This year I’m trying marketmore 76. This will be my first year growing a garden since he passed away.
I'm really sorry for your loss, Stevie. My father passed away almost 20 years ago, and I still miss him. He loved growing tomatoes, and it's hard not to think of him sometimes when I'm out in the garden. I hope the Marketmore 76 cucumbers do as well for you as they have for us!
@@MidwestGardener I know, it’s only been about 6 months, the terrible thing about it, my brother also died about two weeks before , both to COVID. But the memories we had especially gardening I will cherish forever. We’re going to make it! No doubt it. Thank you so much Midwest Gardener.
@@EventHorizon34 Yep, hang on to those memories. And you're so right. We're going to make it. I think gardening will be one reason that we do make it. It helps me in so many ways, and I'm sure it will you too.
Great video as usual😄 I love the peppers you grew. I'm amazed they grew that tall. I grow my cow peas, pink eye purple hull or lima beans on tomato cages. I invert the tomato cages (attaching them with zip ties) for extra height. I also use 'closet maid' shelves and a metal fencing that hubby and I attached to the wood fence. My tomatoes quite often outgrow the 8' tall cages I made. I add stakes to secure the cages from blowing over should we get a hurricane. Take care and be safe. I just got my first vaccine yesterday when I went to a doctors appointment. I feel a little safer now. Have a great weekend🍅🍆🌽🍓🍉🌻🐝🐞
Thanks Shirley! Sounds like you have some pretty healthy tomato plants! Yep, there are lots of different ways to make a trellis. Glad to hear you got your first shot. We are kind of slow up this way. You have a great weekend too!
If your cucumber is too large to eat raw try seeding it and adding to your stir. I like to crest shade with my trellis and then grow my cooler weather greens under the trellis. Great videoTYFS. Stay safe and healthy everyone ❤️
My Roomie used to cook Cucumbers just like Zucchini when he would kindly make my lunch while I was working full time and then going to trade school after. They were dee-lish, usually baked with other veg + tomatoes and chicken..
I have grown Armenian or Metki Melon for years. There are 3 different types and the light green one you grow is the best tasting. I also found 'muncher' cucumber is the best for my climate. A couple of years ago I picked 900 lbs from a 30 foot row grown on a wire fence. That was my best year. I am trying mouse melons this year and hope they do well. Thanks for putting this all in one place for reference. Great video and interesting content...
Thank you very much, Kelly! Sounds like you have one heck of a garden. That is a lot of cucumbers! I can't wait to get past our current cold spell, so we can get started with some serious planting.
@@MidwestGardenerME TOO! I understand it will freeze here on Tuesday night...down to 27 they say...I have over 250 feet of peonies in a row next to the street and sometimes a late cold spell will damage the buds...sure hope they do okay...it is really hard to protect that many flowers. I have tried to cover them, but that is a job! By the way...what city do you live near? I live in Grandview, Mo. In the house where President Truman's sister (Mary Jane) lived.
Lots of great info. Thank you sir! I'm going to try growing cucumbers and squash on a trellis again this year. I tried it last year only to run out of trellissing materials.
That's why you can grow everything.I live in UK,here always weather is cold.Only for 3 months we put our plants outside .At first, we germinate seeds at home than we take our plants outside. It takes 3 months at home,3 months outside.
If you have the weather for corn you can use them as a trellis for your beans and they seem to love each. I have just really started learning about companion plants and it seems that native American's used to plant together what was called the Three Sisters corn, beans and squash. When grown together the results are supposed to be spectatuclar.
Good point on the corn and beans. I have done a 3 sisters garden a couple of times. It's a great way to save space, but mine always did better grown separately.
@@MidwestGardener From what I understand is that the first year might have varied results but following years tend to do better and that different corn/bean combos work better together than others. I have a new yard this spring and I have the perfect corner of my yard to attempt this with lots of afternoon and evening sun.
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I don’t have a garden, but this post was so informative and you remind me of Bob Ross… but for Gardeners! Totally subscribing!
Thank you very much! That's very kind of you. Maybe some day you can try growing a few things. I do get the occasional Rob Ross comparison....and even an occasional Joe Pera comparison :)
He reminds me of Kenny Rogers 👍
Me too his voice is amazing and I learnt so much 💜💜
Yes! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Midwest Gardener..Don't know what I like more ....your vegetables or your soothing voice.
Thanks Laurie!
Such a soothing voice. Please consider creating a guided meditation like walking through a garden. Also, a gentle audio book that's easy to fall asleep to.
Thanks Michelle! I've had similar suggestions. I probably would do that if I had more time.
This sounds crazy but young slender loofa is really good to eat. The flowers are the most amazing pure buttery yellow you can imagine. We grew them on one side on an arch trellis and the Chinese snake beans on the other. We let the snake beans get large, and they ended up 3 - 4' long. We made a super cool arched trellis by taking T posts, and putting two opposing each other, bend a 16' wire livestock panel between the T posts and viola! You got it! We did two together and it cost $70 total a few years ago. What we would do different is make the distance between opposing T posts wider and also don't put the panel so low the ground. Lift it up at least foot above the garden box, as your climbers will at least go that far. Or even higher up the T posts. When covered with loofa and snake beans it makes a magical tunnel. Our pollinators love it.
Thanks for the tips on Loofa and the trellis. I bet that trellis was something to see.
Thanks for the additional idea. I'm looking now as we are in the tropics with a small yard, with a sturdy wall, so looking at growing UP!
Young loofah gourd is a summer delicacy here in India
Thanks for sharing. I LOVE the way plants look on a trellis. I love vining plants. You have such a nice garden. I also enjoy that your voice is relaxing. I don't like other channels that think they have to scream to be exciting.
I'm with you on that....climbing plants just look good. I appreciate the kind words and support. I could be like some folks on youtube if I tried :_
Love your garden. Your plants are very healthy.
Thank you very much, Nilda!
😮wow!! You’ve got incredible veggies growing there!! Holy moly… how amazing!!
Thanks a bunch!
Sir you just changed my life.. it makes so much sense.and I can grow more in my small yard. Thank you for sharing
That's very nice of you to say! I'm glad you found it helpful!
You have a great voice, so soothing!
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Thank you Catherine!
In addition to some of your items. I grow snap and snow peas on trellises as well as berries such as boysenberries, raspberries and blackberries.
Thanks for adding to the list, Ryan! Yes, those berries work very well with trellising systems.
All I can say is passion fruit, lots and lots of passion fruit. Oh and kiwifruit.
Thanks for adding to the list!
I'm in kansas city, MO, definitely subscribing. My 3 year old grandbaby and I have a tomato plant outside, mint and cabbage. We have seedlings of bell peppers that we are waiting to get bigger so we can put them outside. We used the elementary school method to germinate kidney bean, pinto bean, broccoli, cucumbers, strawberries and onion. Cucumbers, broccoli and one kidney bean have sprouts so we pit them in soil this morning gave them a good soak and now we wait! She is so excited about our garden and even though I have to calm her down it's fun to see her enthusiasm 😄! We will be watching your tips from now on. Everyone else I've seen seems to be in Florida, Carolina and so on so it's nice to finally find someone with my struggles that can guide me. 😊
Thanks for subscribing, Rachel! I really do appreciate it! That is great that your granddaughter is excited about gardening. It's great that she is learning about something so important, but it's even better that you are making memories with her that she can cherish forever. Good luck!
Last year we started using cattle panels and WE love them. They're rigid and don't rust. Rather expensive but worth it in my opinion. I saw some jicama tubers in Walmart the other day. We grow luffa on trellises and let the ube vine up them too. Stay warm. Stay well. Best wishes Bob.
I agree about the cattle panels. They last for years and years. I need to give luffa a try. I have some seeds, but it seems like I always have more stuff than I have room to grow it. It's starting to warm up a little this week here. Stay safe!
Trying to gather ideas for a cattle panel arched trellis walkway in my backyard and I’m looking for good things to grow on it so this was helpful! Some melon, some beans, some cucumbers and some squash sounds like the ticket! Thanks for your time and effort!
You're welcome! Glad I could help! Sounds like you have a good plan. Good luck!
Your beautiful vertical garden. Thanks for showing and sharing us
Thank you very much!
Oh my gosh I'm so excited to find this channel! I'm also 6b here in St. Louis. It'll be so great to follow along and get advice from someone with my climate! I tried using tomato posts and a pre-made nylon trellis last year and wasn't overly happy with the results. I have some metal fencing (not quite as robust as cattle panel) that i want to try this year. Love the homemade tomato cages! I'm going to have to try that.
Glad you found my channel too, Tod! Yes, those tomato cages are made from steel remesh that they use to reinforce concrete. They work really well for indeterminate tomatoes. Good luck with your growing season this year!
@@MidwestGardener… do you have a video on making your tomato cages? Thank you!
I stumbled across this video before heading out to work in my gardens, and I am so happy I did!! Your inspiration and peace is greatly appreciated here on my little homestead in Georgia... I happily subscribed and I look forward to watching more of your videos on my rainy day "breaks." God bless! 😊
Thank you very much! I really appreciate that. I hope you have a great gardening year on your Paradise Acres in Georgia!
I love your channel!! TY!! I rent and only have a 16x16 garden so I grow everything up trellises. I do watermelons and trying this year to train summer squash and zucchini. As you mentioned, I grow all my tomatoes, cukes, beans, and peppers up as well. I have two greenstalks for my greens, mini sprouting broccoli, mini cabbage, and herbs.
Thank you! Yes, with a garden that small, it's especially important to grow some things vertically. I just got my first Greenstalk this year. I'm having fun with it so far. Good luck with the rest of your growing season!
Just found you and I love how the garden speaks for itself. You narrate well too. Shared, liked, subbed. Thank you.
Thank you very much Charles! That made my day!
Thank you so much Sr. You are so generous in showing us your blessings.
You're welcome! Thank you very much for those very kind words, Maria! I really do appreciate it.
I’m so glad to see again this video. You have encouraged me anew……to utilize some old arbors that I have here…..to also attach cattle panel or something to grow things……upward. Thks so much.
You're welcome! You can do it!
Great video! Someone probably already said it but spaghetti squash, watermelon and pumpkins. I provide the fruit with “slings” made from old t-shirts, hosiery, or stretch netting for support. There’s a few things in your vid I haven’t tried. Number 1 on your list for me is Malabar Spinach. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for adding to the list! Yes, good point on using slings for heavier things. I've done that myself.
Beautiful garden! Thanks for sharing! I like the calming nature of your voice. 😊
Thanks! I get similar comment on my voice often. I can't help it. It's the one I was born with :)
What an awesome video! No messing around!
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!
I went vertical this year and grew cucumbers, pole beans and my new favorite honeynut squash on trellises this year and was thrilled with the great yields. I discovered honeynut squash in the supermarket two years ago and have been growing them from saved seed since. They are about half the size of butternut squash and start out green and turn orange/yellow when ripe. Unlike butternuts which are considered winter squash (that can survive for months after being picked) honeynuts are thin-skinned (the skin is edible) and they are very sweet, almost like yams but they won't last all winter.
Thanks a bunch on the information on the honeynut squash. That sounds like good one. I might have to give that one a try some day.
I, too, bought a honeynut squash which was in a bin with mixed varieties of squash. It is much sweeter than a butternut though it looks like a small butternut that has been on vacation - it's more of a tan color than regular butternut. I saved the seed from it and grew more as I had not seed any seeds for honeynut in the seed catalogs. Glad to say many seed companies carry them now. Thanks for this list. I would never have thought of jicama.
@@sandiv6145 .. How do both save your seeds? Do you wash them and then let them dry? .. and do you store them in baggies? and do you store them in the refrigerator until you are ready to plant them?
@@peacetoall1201 Hi! Thanks for the question. First, understand I am not an 'expert' seed saver...but it works. I simply let the seeds air dry then pack them in little bags I make from silverware holders at restaurants, small greeting card envelops, or make my own from paper grocery bags. I cut them in half widthwise, which mean I get two little seed bags from each. Label them with seed type, any special info (whether from a particular fruit/veggie grown from a certain company or gifted by a fellow gardener, etc.) and date. I have a little recipe box I keep the seed in and stash it in a cool place. It's neat and they grow.
@@sandiv6145 .. Thanks for your reply. What do you mean by a "cool place" to store them .. the refrigerator? or a dark cabinet? or in your garage? I'm just not sure where the best place to store them is. So it's best to store them in paper instead of plastic? I guess they can breathe better in paper.
You know this is the first video of yours that I ever watched and it was helpful so I started following you
I stand corrected I spoke too soon my first video of yours I watched was the Clemson spineless okra video and it was very informative
Glad you enjoyed both videos, and glad you started following my channel!! Thanks for watch!
Just discovered you RUclips channel. And very impressed with the tons of information about gardening. I’m a newcomer in gardening from Milwaukee with a small space for a couple of beds and containers. I’m looking forward to start planting you’ve been doing this for years. Maybe you can do a video for newbies
Thank you for the very kind words, and for the idea on a video. There are so many things that could be covered, that I've never tackled one especially for newbies. Except for the one I did on my Top 3 Tips For Beginning Gardeners. Here it is if you want to take a look: ruclips.net/video/H4UTh9oKUEQ/видео.html
Yes!! My father in law grows everything he has on trellis! His crooked neck yellow squash and his cucumbers im going to do it this year now that my cucumbers are finally getting some length to them 😊
That is awesome! I hope you and your father in law both have a great gardening season!
This is awesome very informative I’m planning on doing a garden this year and the different ways I see here helps me a lot and I’m more encouraged to do it. Thank You
You're welcome, Raymond! Glad it was helpful!
wow fresh garden with many vegetables
Thanks! Yes, we do enjoy our vegetables.
Greetings from Fiji! Very informative video. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome! And thanks for watching from Fiji!
Your garden is so spacy! I hope I can make trellis like yours! Thanks for the sharing, Sir!
You're welcome, Norma! Good luck with your garden!
Wow, I like the way you grow vegetables…😊 Thank you for sharing your garden ideas
You're welcome, Sonja! Thanks for watching!
Awesome information Mr. Jim. Beans and cucumbers is about all we trellis over here. Stay safe and have a great weekend!
Thanks CB! Yep, beans and cucumbers would probably be my top two for growing on a trellis.
I grow vertically at every opportunity. I went "crazy" one year and grew butternut squash against the 4 foot tall chain link fence between my garden and the family park (public green space). After the plants hit the 4 foot mark, every few evenings, I would go out and weave the vines back into the fence. Not sure I will grow squash on the fence again, but at least I know it works. Thank you for your video.
My mom used to grow cucumbers on a chain link fence. I can picture how those butternut squash looked. I'm not sure what all I'll be growing vertically this year, but I can't wait to get started.
Such a nice soothing voice. I bet you are a very kind man. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Carol! I try :)
I remember pres trump voice
Loved the video!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank u for laying this out simply. I’ll try some 😊
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Fantastic Trellis ideas. Great job.
Thank you very much!
Don't forget the lemon cucumbers..there my favorite
Thanks for the suggestion, Thomas!
Nicely done. Good food for thought!
Thank you!
I learned something new today. Have eaten jicama all my life but did not know the whole plant was poisonous
I'm only going by the limited research that I've done on Jicama, but there seems to be a consensus on it.
Nice and simple ideas for the trellises building thank you. Beautiful tone in your vocals, no doubt your tomatoes would find that extremely soothing 🙏💧🌱
Thank you very much for the kind words!
great video
Thanks Joseph!
I just started trellis's last year and I love the results. I'll be expanding this year!!
Nice! I'm glad that it's working well for you.
Love the suggestions. I grow my Ambrosia Cantaloupes on a trellis.
Thanks Everett! I've never grown that one, but it sure sounds good.
I really enjoyed this video especially your yardlong/asparagus beans. I just started growing 3 varieties of these including a sweet white and long king yardbean. They’re excellent, freeze well, taste great, nice texture and rather prolific. I will be growing these every year!
Thanks for sharing the types of yard long beans you grew. I haven't tried those two types. I might have to look them up....they sound like good ones.
thanks for all the info! I do grow cantalope, acorn squash, beans, tomato's, cukes and peppers on trellis too
You're welcome! Sounds like you know the value of vertical gardening too.
@@MidwestGardener Oh yes... making due with a small yard :)))
Really enjoyed this video! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
I like to grow eggplants (black beauty variety tends to grow big and heavy so supporting via trellis helps) and sugar peas grow well on trellis too. Great video!
Thanks a bunch, Gigi! And thanks for adding another one to the list.
Hi. Great video! Another trellis veggie is the pea. Sweat pea, snow pea, snap pea, almost all peas need support.
Yes, that's a good one Timothy. I'll be planting some peas in a few weeks.
Snow peas & Snap peas, are also great on a trellis. You have a lot of great ideas I am going to try. I like your tomato tasting video's, you got me started on Dwarf tomatoes, too. Thanks for videoes.
Yes, those should have been in this video. Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoy the videos. Good luck with your growing season this year!
This was really informative! I’m also gardening in Kansas but zone 6a. I really want to do more vertical gardening this year!! Sharing this video ok my Facebook page as it was so helpful.
Thanks a bunch for the kind words and for the share! It's always great to hear from another Kansas gardener!
My favorite pole beans is Blue Lake hands down.
Thanks for sharing that, Cliff! I'll put that on my list of things to try some day.
👍Beautiful garden
Thank you!
We don’t have cattle panels in Australia but I have arched some galvanised mesh to set up a growing space, inspiring list
Thanks! I guess we have to make do with what we have in each location. I've seen lots of folks arch long cattle panels the same way. I bet yours will look pretty cool in mid season.
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I will be trying the cattle panels this year for the first time and I am sure that I will like them. Thanks for sharing this video Jim and stay safe, it will be warming up a little for us. 👍🏻
It will be warming up for us too. I can't wait. I was getting really tired of cold weather that makes your face hurt when you go outside. Have a great week!
This method should be the normal for these veggies, I guess. Requires less space and harvesting looks very convenient. Thanks for this, mate. Cheers!
Exactly! Those are the two biggest advantages. I can't wait to get started.
If you haven’t got a lot of room like me grow sweet potato up a trestle (make sure bed is very loamy) also snow peas.
Thanks for adding to the list, Derryn!
Enjoyed this video. Very informative. Like ur calming voice.🙂
Thanks Patricia! I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
Amazing Information of home gardening. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it.
Had to save this video! Thank You 🙏
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Loved you vegetables garden, thank you
Thanks Anne! It's time for us to start planting again, so it's going to be a fun few weeks ahead.
That is a beautiful garden! It is amazing.
Thank you very much!
Nice video, very helpful. Loved your voice, sounded like Clint Eastwood giving insightful gardening directions. Thanx again.
Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it!
Making sure my sub sticks. Thumbs up, commenting and watching!
Thank you very much for that! I really appreciate it!
Nj zone 6b here! New Sub also. Your vids are very relaxing to watch and listen to!!
Thanks, and thanks for subscribing too! I really do appreciate that. It's always great to hear from another zone 6b gardener!
Lovely video. Number 7 is actually a gourd called snake gourd. Because it looks like a snake when it grows long ❤
Thanks you very much for the information!
Great list! I thought about cattle panels, but I think I'm gonna build some conduit trellises for ease of garden clean-up. I'm sticking with using okra as a trellis for malabar spinach, it just worked so well. Cherokee Trail of Tears Beans are another super-vigorous plant that will try to take over your back yard. Have a great weekend!
Thanks Rose! Yep, ease of cleanup is something to consider too. Great idea on the malabar spinach climbing okra. I might have to give that a try. I'm thinking of trying the trail of tears beans. You have a great weekend too! It won't be long and it will be time to plant a few things.
Sir, I’m still a beginner 3rd year gardener and am most grateful I’ve found your videos today. This one was extremely informative! May I ask how many feet you cut your 5’ cages? They’re genius!
Thanks! The squares are 6 inches, and I cut them 12 squares long (6 feet), then I sacrifice one square so I can twist the wire to hold it together. I can't take credit for the idea though. My dad made some years before I ever did.
This was awesome.
Thanks a bunch!
I'm going to make my own trellises this year simply for space saving. Thanks for the tip about the cucumber variety. I'm going to try some!
You're welcome! I think you will like marketmore 76. They have worked great for me every time I've planted them. Good luck on those trellises. It will be time to start planting before we know it.
@@MidwestGardener Yes! I can't wait to plant! I have seeds already started and am happily watching the snow melt. This was the coldest I've ever seen in my 13 years in Wichita.
@@grannyflowers2637 Yep, we haven't had cold like this in decades.
Long beans are heavy producers, i grow them too here in southeast Michigan.
That is for sure! Glad to hear you grow them up there too.
Lots of really cool vertical plant types. Me and Angel are going to lean much more heavily into beans and a couple more random types like that. When the side-to-side space runs out then it is time-to-climb. LOL Stay safe and motivated. Thanks for the share!
Thanks! I know if there is a way to do it, you guys will figure it out. We are finally starting the melt around here. I hope it's warming up a little there too. Stay safe!
Any of the runner beans Scarlet runners
have gorgeous orange red blossoms that hummingbirds flock to. The beans are delicious young, with or without being stringed. Leave the pods til the beans are dry,huge, purple and black, and so good for chili or refried. They usually try and grow 15 to 30 feet when given a chance, and make a superb shade screen for a deck or a southern window room.
Thanks for the tips on the runner beans, Rebecca! Nice one.
Most runner beans hate heat, unfortunately. They are native to high altitudes in Mexico. If anyone knows heat/humidity tolerant cultivars or landraces, please let us know. Otherwise regular pole beans, yardlong beans (which are a type of cowpea), day neutral winged beans (important crop in Southeast Asia, but not often sold in the USA; ECHO in south Florida might have them, since their mission is agricultural crops for nutrition in poor, tropical areas), and maybe tepary (desert) beans if you live in low humidity areas (& want dry/seed rather than green beans), would be better for those of us who don't live in either the Northeast or Pacific Northwest. For a flowering bean, I like hyacinth beans (Lablab purpureus or in older literature, Dolichos lablab) but it isn't a 1:1 substitute for regular pole beans. Actually, wax or purple-podded pole beans are both reasonably ornamental even if their flowers are small and don't really compare to scarlet-runners or hyacinth beans. Pods can be colorful too.
I'm in my 2nd year; last year I learned how to start seedlings and transplant. This year I am learning how to trellis, trying 2 different methods. I think on the patio I will use the store-bought steel cages, and along the brick wall I am planning stakes and , string method. I hope for a bigger and better crop this year. What am I growing you ask? Cherry tomatoes, roma tomatoes, bell (sweet) pepper, and cucumbers. I'm also trying the hanging method for some red chile peppers and jalepenos. I just subscribed today. Greetings from southern California. Thank you for your wealth of information!
Thanks a bunch for subscribing! I really appreciate that. That's a nice list of things to grow. I think you are on your way to being a lifelong gardener. You just learn a little each year and apply it to the years after. Good luck with the coming season!
Excellent video Jim. I’m going to give the marketmore cucumbers a try, I’ve had bitter ones (straight 8s) the last few years. I typically use 6-8 foot tall garden stakes with string but trying to make cleanup easier.
Thanks a bunch! I hope the marketmore 76s work as well for you as they have for us. They've been pretty consistent for us the last several years.
Awesome 👏👏👏
Thank you very much!
I use trellises in my garden all the time for the same reasons you've mentioned. The extra bonus for me is that I find it looks pretty. ☺ 👍
I will have to try melons on a trellis. I will try for mini watermelons.
Take care ☺ 👍
I think you are right....it does look pretty. I can already visualize the mini watermelons :)
@@MidwestGardener ☺ 👍 yes I hope the mini watermelons turn out. They should 👍 😊 Great video
@@canadiankabingurl9782 Yep, I have faith in you :)
Thank you for this video.. it help me a lot in choosing vegies to plant using vertical trellis...
You're welcome, Jerson!
Hi, great video 😍 i am from India and i have Malabar spinach in my home garden...it's good to see our local spinach in your garden..i also have those Brazilian papers..they are really hot 😍
Thank you very much! It's always great to hear from viewers in India! One thing I like about Malabar spinach is how well it does in the hot summers here. The heat doesn't seem to bother it at all. I agree about the Brazilian Starfish peppers....they can be quite hot at times.
@@MidwestGardener hey you replied 😍..First of all your garden is really beautiful ❤️I live in the southern part of India..called Kerala.( Also called Malabar).we have tropical climate here and our summers are really hot and our plants are adjusted to that...i have lots of Verities of chilly and spices in my home ...we like our food really spicy 🔥..
Thanks for sharing that! It's always interesting to hear about gardens and gardeners in different parts of the world.
Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
You're welcome, Bonnie! I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
I know not everyone grows black eye peas but we love them and I have found growing them on a trellis is the only way. They climb up the trellis and makes it so much easier to harvest
Thanks for adding another one to the list!
Me too. Starts go I the ground by 4/5. Yeah!!!!
My favorite thing about trellis gardening is avoiding rattlesnakes. 🤠 🍅 🐍
Yikes!!! We don't have to worry about those in our area, but that is definitely one huge plus.
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Thanks for watching!
Some of those vegetables are really astonishing !! never seen it here, even not the seeds. We're growing peas on a trellis + those that you eat the "wrapping" (don't know the right word :-) Tanks for sharing your interesting videos
Yes, we love the peas with edible pods. We grew sugar snap peas last year, and I think I will try a couple more varieties this year. Thanks for watching!
Great information Jim! I too never thought of using trellis for tomatoes and peppers. Your garden is just heavenly!
Thanks Sasha! I can't wait to get started again. We're finally above freezing here.
@@MidwestGardener great! That weather was quite crazy.
Yep, our coldest night was 17 below zero. That is the coldest I ever remember.....and I've been around for a while 😂
@@MidwestGardener holy moly - I would have moved long time ago:))) Brad wants to move to Wyoming now.... He needs to examine his had 😂
My father used to grow the straight eight cucumbers but I remember that if they stayed on too long they would be bitter. This year I’m trying marketmore 76. This will be my first year growing a garden since he passed away.
I'm really sorry for your loss, Stevie. My father passed away almost 20 years ago, and I still miss him. He loved growing tomatoes, and it's hard not to think of him sometimes when I'm out in the garden. I hope the Marketmore 76 cucumbers do as well for you as they have for us!
@@MidwestGardener I know, it’s only been about 6 months, the terrible thing about it, my brother also died about two weeks before , both to COVID. But the memories we had especially gardening I will cherish forever. We’re going to make it! No doubt it. Thank you so much Midwest Gardener.
@@EventHorizon34 Yep, hang on to those memories. And you're so right. We're going to make it. I think gardening will be one reason that we do make it. It helps me in so many ways, and I'm sure it will you too.
@@MidwestGardener Thank you so much. Yes gardening is so therapeutic.
Thank you ❤
You're welcome!
Trellis gardening saves so much space. It's great for a small garden. 👍
I agree. It's great for saving space.
Great video as usual😄 I love the peppers you grew. I'm amazed they grew that tall. I grow my cow peas, pink eye purple hull or lima beans on tomato cages. I invert the tomato cages (attaching them with zip ties) for extra height. I also use 'closet maid' shelves and a metal fencing that hubby and I attached to the wood fence. My tomatoes quite often outgrow the 8' tall cages I made. I add stakes to secure the cages from blowing over should we get a hurricane. Take care and be safe.
I just got my first vaccine yesterday when I went to a doctors appointment. I feel a little safer now.
Have a great weekend🍅🍆🌽🍓🍉🌻🐝🐞
Thanks Shirley! Sounds like you have some pretty healthy tomato plants! Yep, there are lots of different ways to make a trellis. Glad to hear you got your first shot. We are kind of slow up this way. You have a great weekend too!
As always, really enjoyed your video. Have a few ideas I’ve gotten from you I’m going to try this year. Have a great week Jim 😁
Thanks a bunch, Vicki! I hope they were good ideas :) You have a great week too!
If your cucumber is too large to eat raw try seeding it and adding to your stir. I like to crest shade with my trellis and then grow my cooler weather greens under the trellis. Great videoTYFS. Stay safe and healthy everyone ❤️
Thanks for the tips!
Great idea!
My Roomie used to cook Cucumbers just like Zucchini when he would kindly make my lunch while I was working full time and then going to trade school after.
They were dee-lish, usually baked with other veg + tomatoes and chicken..
Kale and sweet pea works well on a cow panel also
Thanks for adding to the list!
I have grown Armenian or Metki Melon for years. There are 3 different types and the light green one you grow is the best tasting. I also found 'muncher' cucumber is the best for my climate. A couple of years ago I picked 900 lbs from a 30 foot row grown on a wire fence. That was my best year. I am trying mouse melons this year and hope they do well. Thanks for putting this all in one place for reference. Great video and interesting content...
Thank you very much, Kelly! Sounds like you have one heck of a garden. That is a lot of cucumbers! I can't wait to get past our current cold spell, so we can get started with some serious planting.
@@MidwestGardenerME TOO! I understand it will freeze here on Tuesday night...down to 27 they say...I have over 250 feet of peonies in a row next to the street and sometimes a late cold spell will damage the buds...sure hope they do okay...it is really hard to protect that many flowers. I have tried to cover them, but that is a job! By the way...what city do you live near? I live in Grandview, Mo. In the house where President Truman's sister (Mary Jane) lived.
@@kellymahan861 Wow, that is a pretty special house! We live in South Central Kansas. I don't like to get any more specific than that.
Lots of great info. Thank you sir! I'm going to try growing cucumbers and squash on a trellis again this year. I tried it last year only to run out of trellissing materials.
Thanks! Yes, some plants need lots of trellis to climb on.
That's why you can grow everything.I live in UK,here always weather is cold.Only for 3 months we put our plants outside .At first, we germinate seeds at home than we take our plants outside. It takes 3 months at home,3 months outside.
Thanks for sharing how you do things in a colder climate. I guess we are lucky here. It doesn't feel like it though in the summer.
If you have the weather for corn you can use them as a trellis for your beans and they seem to love each. I have just really started learning about companion plants and it seems that native American's used to plant together what was called the Three Sisters corn, beans and squash. When grown together the results are supposed to be spectatuclar.
Good point on the corn and beans. I have done a 3 sisters garden a couple of times. It's a great way to save space, but mine always did better grown separately.
@@MidwestGardener From what I understand is that the first year might have varied results but following years tend to do better and that different corn/bean combos work better together than others. I have a new yard this spring and I have the perfect corner of my yard to attempt this with lots of afternoon and evening sun.
@@falconlore9666 Good luck with it. Hope it works out well.
The seeds of jicamas u can collect them (dried ) it for nx season to grow.
Thanks for the tip!