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@charlotteescott4757

5 жыл бұрын

Pre-ordered! Cannot wait ! Congratulations xx

@lulasalem1250

5 жыл бұрын

Please let us know when we can order a signed copy

Hi CaliKim. I am a military mom living on base in Japan. I am not allowed to dig up my yard😏, but because of that, I took a bunch of ideas from your channel about growing in pots. I can't be more pleased with how it is turning out. Butternut squash is one of my "crops" this year. I made a trellis out of sturdy poles and green plastic fencing that rests against a wall, and arches over to my vining green beans. So far they are about 8 feet long with 6 healthy squash. Thank you for all of your tips and tricks!

I'm not growing butternut squash this year. However, when I was much younger and still living at home, my dad let me put in a garden in the back yard. He rented a tiller and I was able to plant any seeds that I wanted to. At the time, we were living in southwest Ohio where it rained on a regular basis. I planted a variety of butternut squash called Butterbush. The fruit was identical in appearance and flavor to the butternut squash that grew on vines. I don't know if this variety is being offered anymore; but, it was a good variety for people who had limited space with which to work. I didn't need to trellis it.

I bought a squash called Honey Nut squash that I absolutely love. It makes a delicious Honey Nut soup. I'm so happy that I came upon your channel about how to harvest seeds. I'm going to save the seeds from these little gems and plant my own. Now I just have to get my trellis. Thank you

Very timely! Planting some this weekend. So thank you. And... we're so glad you like the mug!

@gardeningfunwiththevillage5178

3 жыл бұрын

Love your video, but you spend way too much time inviting all of us into your daily life, almost like a 10th grader on Snapchat. Stay focused and on point. Just remember the three C’s Concise, clarity, Most of all get to your main points without so many tangents and then CONCLUDE !! I am a tactical writer. I must grab my clients attention and keep it until the end of my writing. Hope this helps

I love the coffee walk idea. My little girl (2) and I went for a morning coffee walk around our veggie garden after seeing your last coffee walk video. She had a cup of warm milk in her keep cup. It's winter here in Australia but warm enough to have lots going on in the garden. Love your videos.

@WuesteGobi

5 жыл бұрын

I do the same. I take my mug of coffee, walk down the garden paths along my raised beds and roses an sit down for a few minutes next to my chickens before I go to work. When I do a bit watering I tend to take my mug with me and sometimes forget where I‘v put it down because there is always some weeding ore tidying I do at the same time.

I love watching your channel. Love your calm personality, it says a lot about being close to the nurture will bring. Great tips as always.

Do you ever wonder what Mac thinks when you’re talking to a camera? He looked at you like he thinks you’re a little weird. 😂

You make it look so easy! I’ve never planted vegetables so I hope I can do it! I just ordered your book! 😊

With all that you and CG do for the (world community!) You deserve to be on the best sellers list! Gardening would not be the same for many of us without your youtube channel and others like it! You are very much appreciated.... and besides.... Mac is so darn cute!!!! LOL! Love all your videos. A HUGE Thank you for all you do!

Thank you for all of these ideas! I found you a couple of months ago when I was starting Tomato Seeds and your instruction really helped me. Now my Tomato plants are outside and I am actually starting to see fruit! So exciting. I thought I'd say something since you said in this video to start with one thing and so I have. I also planted Basil alongside my Tomato plants. Love your channel! God bless you.

YES, WE HAVE 3 BUTTERNUT SQUASH PLANTS NOW GROWING FROM SEEDS I SAVED OUT OF A SQUASH I COOKED. THIS IS OUR 1ST TIME TRYING TO GROW THESE. WE WERE SO EXCITED WHEN THEY GERMINATED!!! THANKS FOR YOUR TIPS!😁

I planted some seeds from a supermarket butternut squash this year, doing well so far and this will definatley help!

I cut into a butternut squash I had bought the other day, and it was the most gorgeous deep orange color, one of the prettiest I've ever seen, and cooked up beautifully. So I saved the seeds to try growing some this coming year. This past growing season I had some pumpkin plants sprout from an old pumpkin I threw out on the garden in late fall/early winter, so I ended up growing my first pumpkins from volunteer plants! I'm looking into trellising squash and cucumbers next time to save space, and I'm planning to plant pumpkins in with my corn, since I noticed the prickly pumpkin vines keep the wild critters from eating my plants. I really like that arched trellis you have there. Coffee in the garden....mornings don't get much better than that!

Kim that’s so great about the best seller list!! I’m going to preorder, I have quite the library of KZread gardeners going! Love it!

You can never have too many trellises! Love how mac sits up straighter when you say his name! He really knows his role on video day! ;-)

This is my first year growing Butternut Squash and I’m so surprised at how well they are doing. I’m having to hand pollinate but I enjoy that as well. I have quite a few on there as well. I love Butternuts and can’t wait to eat these from my own garden!!!

I have some growing in small pots and needed advice on how to transplant and continue growth . Thanks for the great advice !

@CaliKim29

Жыл бұрын

Go to my channel page and do search on my channel only, not the search button that searched all of KZread. Type in transplanting and find the video(s) that best suits your needs. Let me know!

I love cooking with butternut squash and threw some seeds directly from my chopping board (pulp and all) into the garden without much thought. Didn't do anything to them. Not a week later they sprouted and have continued to grow and already had some male blooms appear. Really excited about it. I had zero idea how to grow them so this was helpful. Will be making a trellis (I have some slim wood beams that I'll try to hammer together). Crossing my fingers! Great channel!!

Yes, I am growing it for the first time this year! Keeping my fingers crossed, because we don't have a lot of bees. I do a coffee walk first thing in the morning, in my pj's! I'm always excited to see all my plants

@deebrownsell412

5 жыл бұрын

Lula Salem I’m growing butternut squash for the first time. The leaves are HUGE and are stopping the sun getting through to the flowers/fruit. Dare I cut off a few leaves to let the light through? Is that sacrilege?

@thebuttermilkyway687

4 жыл бұрын

@@deebrownsell412 why does the sun need to get through to the flowers or fruit? It's the leaves that make energy from sunlight. If you cut off the leaves, guess what that does ...

@dianelanderson5504

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Best time of the morning😁

Hi, this is Elaine from CT. I am a renter and am happy my landlord is letting do a container garden in the yard. I started late due to a tragedy in my family in Feb. But the important thing is that I started, small. I am going to grow spegetti squash.but ii start with cherry tomatoes, peppers,greens, herbs, cucumbers, tomatoes, strawberries and flowers. I want to eat what I grow. Also planting seeds for my winter garden. Thanks for all your help GB

I love your garden! That’s my dream right there.... 🥰

I'm gonna try to grow butternut squash this year here in Florida. Thanks for the information.

I started this year in growing butternut squash at first I had planted them in a bed with alot of other vegetables not realizing that they grow as a vine so I had to transplant them in another spot where they would have room to grow. So I thank you for this video I do need to add a trellis that is going to be my next project.

... and I thought I‘m the only one walking through the garden with my coffee mug. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

@ragannorma

4 жыл бұрын

My every morning routine.

Enjoyed. Good idea on the vertical winter squash. 👍

Around the 3:50 minute mark is a classic sign that Mac (I hope the spelling is correct) is giving you the, "lady it's my nap time and I'm looking forward to this video being done" .... I love him! PS you're not to bad yourself and I appreciate your help with this gardening thing too.

very good informative video thank you

Your doggie looks like he is waiting for his close up so cute!!!

Thank you for your lovely tips 💐

Great job on your book, new mug (cute) and this video

Love trellising butternut.

I just tasted this and Wow! It is Delicious and the seeds are too! I'm gonna grow some. Delicious!!!

@CaliKim29

2 ай бұрын

Wonderful! I love it!!! Let us know how it all goes --- Please be sure to Subscribe !! Thank you -- CaliKim

I’m so glad I found you!! I follow a lot of homesteader that are from the south and I didn’t know if I should be asking them this question...I’m a first time gardener here in Southern California and I’m dealing with the feral brown birds sniping at my butter nut squash, rolls Polly bugs, moths and aunts on my squash 😭😤🤯😡😭 You seem to leave everything out in the open, any suggestions for me?? I hope you still check your old videos for messages 🙏🏻🤞🏻

I just want to hang out in your garden and pretend it's mine. Haha. So peaceful and fun! Next year I'm definitely going the trellis route!

Thanks for sharing, from Avon Park Florida

Thanks for sharing this informative video. Just try to grow my own seeds it works, can’t wait for next summer! Hi mac ur super cute ☺️

Your yard is amazing

I love it I love squash and pumpkins and watermelons, zucchinis :p. I'm just starting with the butternut squash I've never grown up before your videos are awesome!!

Amazing video❤

Good morning ! Looks like a lovely day to be in the garden 🙏☀️🌱 I have never grown squash but am trying to grow zucchini for the first time. Last night I saw our first 2 zucchini blooms 🙌 have a wonderful day 😀

@CaliKim29

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Amanda, always enjoy the morning garden. Zucchini is fun to grow, be ready for lots of yummy squash, it grows fast! Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much

thank you , I have two butternut squash starters I’m growing them individually in their own large containers, and this will be my first time, I found some starter plants at Lowe’s, so I’m new at all this, so I was thinking about picking up a tomato trellis, hoping when it starts to grow that it would hold up my butternut squash now that I watch your video i’m going to have to make sure that the one i will purchase i’ll may have to reinforce it, so it can be stronger Thank you for your video ! oxoxoxo 🥰👩🏾‍🦲😍

@baldnproud

Жыл бұрын

i returned that trellis to make one like yours and many more ! thanks 😍👩🏾‍🦲🥰

I had volunteer butternut squash grow from my compost and there are many squash growing on the vines

Trying it this year

So cool!! your dog is cool your garden is beautiful and you seem really knowledgeable. Hi from Costa Rica :)

I have a very unique winter squash named Red Kuri growing on a cattle panel trellis I customized for my community garden plot. I picked up 3 concrete remesh panels (that's what Home Depot calls them) for about $10 each. Size is 4' wide x 7' long with 4" spaces. My garden plot is 10' x 20'. I started at one end and placed 2 wooden stakes in the ground about 3' apart. I set the 4' side of the first panel at soil level against these stakes. I then bent them the wire panel down to the ground about 4' away and against 2 more stakes, forming a low arch. I took the next panel, set it ground level against the stakes I just used for the first panel, again bent it over into a low arch against 2 more stakes 4' away forming a low arch right next to the first one. Finally I took a third panel, set it against the stakes for my previous panel and bent it over against the final 2 stakes, about 4' away. I ended up with 3 panels bent in low arches one after the other, then planted my Red Kuri winter squash at the base of the first panel and guided it over all 3 panels and all the way to the end. I guided the actual squash between the nearest 4" hole and let it hang down. When I run out of room I'll turn the vines and run them back where I started. I hope you got all that! I would love to send you pictures but can't do it here. Maybe another way? I'm getting lots of comments about it.

Thanks for the great ideas! I only have space for container gardening and I was wondering how I could go vertical with the squash. Checking out your other videos for DIY heavy duty trellis.

@CaliKim29

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Glad to hear this! Keep us posted here, Pat!

I love your coffe cup!

@CaliKim29

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, one of my faves!

Gorgeous garden Kim. Congrats on the book news. I wish my plants looked that good. They are horrible this year. I’ve tried everything. So frustrating. Lol.

Hello,, I love your garden 👍👍👍👍👍

Very interesting, I live in Canada (B.C.) and have a terrible time growing butternuts because of powdery mildew. I am certainly going to try the trellis idea next year!!! Thanks for the tip. (p.s. I'll take the dog!!!! what a cutie)

I live in San Diego County. I got a butternut squash from Trader Joe's. I took out all the innards and some of the seeds had yellow leaves so I thought I would see if they would green up. I put the whole innards in a plastic cup filled with water and set it on a table on the patio. They didn't turn green. I also had to spray some neem oil due to fruit flies. I decided to bury the whole thing after a week. We have prolific lemon and valencia trees this year and instead of putting the rinds in the landfill, I have been burying them in the yard. I had a week of mushy rinds to bury. I put the butternut squash seeds on top of the citrus rinds and covered with an inch of dirt. In three days the butternut seeds sprouted and we were able to transplant them to other areas of the garden. I tried the same exact thing for spaghetti squash seeds the next week, and 30-40 sprouted. I don't know if it was the week soaking in water, or if the mushy citrus rinds had a role in it. (I didn't water the seeds on top of the citrus rinds until they sprouted.) Big, beautiful sprouts.

I just had to laugh: 1:22 a great storage squas 😅 peace ✌🏻 jokes aside, thank you very much for this informative video. I'm growing butternut squash too. 😊🙏🏻💚

You and squash and me🤷‍♂️ well it would be a beautiful harvest indeed for all

It’s my first year growing butternut squash. I’m using a tomato cage as a trellis...two plants per trellis. Question: How do I prune the leaves for better air flow (less powdery mildew) and easier access for pollinators? Thank you so much for sharing your gardening knowledge. GREATLY appreciated CaliKim!!!! Stay safe!!!!🇨🇦

we picked up a bunch of cattle panels on a local dump site, there are always there in the metal pile, for free!

Such a lovely coffee mug from Brian and Emily! Good friends who know what you like (coffee and gardening) are the best. ;-) I am so happy for you that your book made it to the bestseller list! That is so wonderful. And it is soooo nice it will be available in our cold, dark an wet wintertime, haha, such a joy to read it then and plan for the next season with your tips and suggestions. These tips here for trellising were great and very usable too - as always. Thank you for another coffee walk in cheerful company (so to say).

Thats a huge Coffee c☕p I love them all. What's the best fertilizer for them ?

No squash this season Kim as am trying things a little different with the later season start this year. Growing through black plastic and fabric layers to warm the ground and knock back the weeds. Just for an experiment I picked up a 4 pack of Bush Early Girl tomatoes a day ago that I am going to try 3 ways: in ground; in container; in hydro! Such fun! Great news on your new book deal to :-) -Bob...

@CaliKim29

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Bob, fun to experiment, let me know which method you like the best. Those Early Girls grow fast, too! Thanks for your congrats on the book, can't wait for you to read it!

Your video is slow (but not too slow). It’s relaxing. It’s focused. When it ends I feel the love for gardening, not overwhelmed. Instead of coffee walks, I do water hose walks. Lol. I want the hose handy in case I need to spray bugs. I drink my coffee as I watch your videos first thing in the morning. =) Happy Gardening!

Nice garden and I do love your Collie so sweet. I think he is mix right? Collie and Lab. His markings are really nice.

Vanilla nut coffee? Yumm!

Lmao 🙃that coffee mug, are bigger than a butternut squash, thank's for the info,awesomely done👍

I’m new to your channel! Also new to gardening. I live in Oklahoma and I’ve just started a few fruit trees, and have volunteer butternut squash. This is all new so I’m taking it slow, just introducing a few new things a year. My biggest question is on what my expectation should be, if I were to consistently build up my garden with veggies, what percentage of daily food do gardens contribute to? What could I reasonably assume would feed us? Just from your experience, I know there’s a lot of variable factors!

Pretty coffee cup... I like it ! Thank you CaliKim for dedicating this video to Butternut Squash. I have been wondering what type of trellis to use. I knew B'nut squash was weighty and would need a trellis sturdy enough to support them. We have Home Depot near us... Would they carry wire thick enough to use? I can make my own trellis if they do. ( I prefer your opinion best).

Hi CaliKim, I am growing Butternut Squash for the first time

Ty 😇

Hi there ! I loved your video ! I planted like 5 seeds in a little pot , the seeds that I had dried from a butternut squash I had bought last October from a farmer upstate NY. I need to put them in a pot since I live in NYC , the 5 plants are healthy but squeezed into this little pot , will they survive if I try to separate or should I just take them crowded and transplant with their soil into a larger pot ? How big of a pot ? does each plant grow just one butternut ? I have to get some wire to make the trellis too. Thanks for your answers!

I tried to tie my butternut squash to bamboo poles last year, and I got very few squash. I was thinking when they grow on the ground that the vine has the opportunity to re-root to feed the plant & encourage the squash to grow. Or maybe it simply didn't get enough sun? When they're on the ground, they grow ugly spots but when they grow up a tomato cage then the squash looks pretty. And the animals don't pick at them either when growing off the ground. The first year I tried it, I grew like 30. Next year, I grew almost half that. Butternuts have become more difficult, perhaps 1st year was beginner's luck?

This is my first year to plant and get a butternut squash.

I planted a few seeds. OMG

I have a bush variety of butternut squash. Its not on a trellis but now im a little nervous. its the butterbush variety

Hello! That's really informative and does answer all my doubts related to the right time to harvest a butternut squash. If I may ask how many squash do you manage to get from one creeper on an average?? Mine are in a pot which may explain the small size of the squash that I am growing while I manage to get only one healthy squash from one plant. Is that normal??

Hi Kim I’m currently growing butternut and love how they grow super fast do I leave all the big leaves on the plant or do you cut some off because I’ve noticed some leaves are massive many thanks Tom

Hello mac❤🐶

@CaliKim29

Жыл бұрын

Mac says “Hey”

Hey Mack!

I need a cattle panel because I am going to build your arch trellis! QUESTION: Is that one from Lowe’s suitable for arching or is it too stiff and sturdy? Thanks! Love you Kim!

I plan to grow my butternut up a trellis next year. Do they need extra support, like a cloth of some sort wraped around them an tied to the trellis. I believe they will hold themselves up, but since you have done this before pleas let me know your experience. Thanks !!!

Not growing butternut currently cuz our neighbor gave us almost a dozen last year. It is still tempting but I dont think I have any more space for it

I have 3 gallon grow bags most have tomatoes but surprise surprise I have a what I believe is a butternut squash growing. All of my plants are on my balcony. The plant is growing so fast I'm dumbstruck. I'm using tomato clips to fasten it to my balcony railing but Im not sure what I'm gonna do when squash come on . Any ideas on how to support their weight.

1st time Watcher. With your garden trellised and compartmentalized as it is all over the yard, I'm not sure how to implement your ideas since our garden is just in one place, 5 ft. by 50 feet across the back of the yard and we ROTOTILL every Fall. How do you work your soil every year with those posts and the cattle panel there, for instance -- and in other areas where you have things in a raised bed?

I planted butternut squash at my country house garden a few weeks or so ago. First time ever growing winter squash, I've never even tasted butternut squash lol I planted 3 seeds in a bed with a bunch of other veggies and did not put in a trellis, all 3 are growing. Pumpkins are growin all around them. I thought they could just ramble around like the pumpkins and watermelon are doing, will that still work with no trellis?

hello, there Kim!. I'm so happy that my butternut squash is doing exactly what you mentioned. Thanks for the info. It's kinda intertwining with my cantaloupe. I just love your channel. God Bless you, Bertha in TEXAS

Hi calkim I just harvested a tomato

Was curious why you were keeping your coffee mug next to your face as you were walking. 😂😂😂 good promo lol

@CaliKim29

5 жыл бұрын

No particular reason, Gardengirl, just enjoying my coffee. Hope your enjoying your garden coffee walks, too. Thanks for watching!

@gardengirl50t30

5 жыл бұрын

@@CaliKim29 no coffee here. Just water & Green juice. Love your garden!!!

Do you just start items in big red pipe containers or do you let them continue to grow in those? Did you get one big pc. of that and then cut them to smaller ones? (the red planters)

I planted butternut squash for the first time 2 garden seasons ago (I am in Canada our growing season isnt very long). Do you have any tips on preventing animals from eating the flowers?

So I have some butternut squash that I did not trellis going wild in my garden. Any advice on what to do?

The problem I have here in Central FLorida is my squashes will grow pretty much the hand size and then stop growing. I read that it means they were not pollinated enough. This year I put in a lot more flowers to bring and keep the bees in my gardens.

@anastasiaclendaniel6035

5 жыл бұрын

Bee Happy bees also like water. If possible have a fountain around. It’s crazy how many bees you can attract!

what is the min trellis height that you can need to grow squash, melon, and cucumbers?

Hi Team, I started growing butternut squash for the first time and they are jumping out of the ground. After seeing your beautiful garden, I have ordered some formal garden arches which arrived yesterday. Can I still train my butternut squash to grow up the arches going in tomorrow when they have already grown horizontally and are now about 4 feet in length? I notice that the baby squash are starting to form and the vines (I have four which I plan on growing over two garden arches) are producing tendrils which is a sign that they want something to climb up on. I noticed that one of the tendrils has latched onto a fallen leaf ;-). Anyhow, I have become addicted to your channel and I think Camera Guy is a keeper and is punching above his weight. Oh and by the way, I am writing to you from a sub-tropic region of Australia. Cheers!

I'm growing Butternut and Spaghetti squash up a cattle panel...Butternut on one side and Spaghetti on the other side...they have met in the middle and I'm wondering if I should prune to stop the growth and put more energy into my squash?? I have 10 Butternut Squash and only 2 Spaghetti squash...something is attacking my Spaghetti squash! I can't even believe how huge my Butternut are...larger than my hand! Woohoo!! Hopefully my Spaghetti will catchup!

Can I use a wooden trellis for my butternut squash? Will it be strong enough?

My butternut and acorn squash are about 45-50 days old. I didn't put up any trellis'. Is it to late to try to prop them up? Is there a way to do it without damaging the plant's? Or should I just leave them be?

Opps, stopped too soon. Yes I do take coffee walks everyday. I say I am going out to survey my domaine. Haha, my friend's husband says this and I stole it!!!!

Would hog wire work? I planted and nothing came up, so I replanted after amending the soil, and replanted. So it seems that all of the seeds grew! My bed is 3 ft by 15 Ft. How many plants would be healthy in that space?

Hi .plz tellme if I buy this veg from super market how many days I cn keep so can mk crafting from it

I just ordered your book on amazon and can’t wait to read it but how do I get it signed?

Question, do i toss my butternut Squash on top of my potting soil, or do I have to plant my seeds a couple inches deep in my potting soil?