You've taught us so much, I want to say thanks. Wife and I aren't young, I turn 72 the 3rd. We're on the 4th year of our garden making it easier to care for each year. Built high raised beds with free log ends and added some metal ones. We put down landscape cloth and installed drip irrigation this year. I split drip into 4 zones of near equal gallon rates. Used 3/4" main line to 1/2" to shut offs for each bed. 1/2" runs along top edge, 1 T with 4 elbows making a closed circuit. I connected 1/4" drip lines with holes at 6" running length wise. This waters equally. Took a while to plan and install because I was unknowingly down with a liver abcess, but I'm sure glad we did it. Bought parts from Drip Depot.

@gardenlikeaviking

Ай бұрын

sounds like you're getting it dialed in my friend I've never heard of Drip Depot but I'll check it out thank you!

My longday onions normally fall over before solstice already, because of thunderstorms. In previous year, I harvested them. Now I discover: even if they fall over like that and the leaves begin to look unhealthy, after solstice they still put on that additional bulb formation.

Flies in a compost can be controlled with mosquito dunk granules. The active ingredient is a bacteria (Bti) I use in my worm bins on occasion with no adverse results.

Thanks for the shout out Nate! I love these live streams every Saturday as I learn so much.

Tarp your compost pile. It keeps the moisture consistent and should stop your fly issue

@meuandthelot

Ай бұрын

Get Black soldier flies. They'll take care of all others

@chrisblack5795

Ай бұрын

I have my compost piles covered with tarps..no smell and no flies..my worms came out of no where and multiplied into thousands..I have tons of baby worms...

I just got a retractable garden hose this year. Love it. It’s a game changer. I mounted it fairly high, (about 6 ft), so that it reaches the whole garden without dragging all over the ground or across the plants. Just take out as much hose as you need and there’s no garden hose clutter to destroy things. My 55 gallon drum for aerated compost tea sits right underneath. Perfect setup.

@gardenlikeaviking

Ай бұрын

its wonderful having a dialed in setup!!!

Thanks so much for another great livestream! I always miss them live, but look forward to listening to them out in the garden afterwards. One of my favorite parts of the stream are when you tell us about your teas/drinks you are drinking. Lots of inspiration! Chamomile always makes me sleepy, which is a good thing when I drink it at night. It is my first year growing it and for whatever reason it just started flowering, so I will have a harvest that I can use this winter. Keep up the good work!

@gardenlikeaviking

Ай бұрын

I'm not sure I've noticed a sleepy effect from the Chamomile probably because I always combine it with the Yerba Mate so its like a calming and grounding boost!!

Happy summer 📿💞🌍☮️🕊️🌻 let's get into it

That's funny I must be ahead of the curve. I grew and harvested toothache plant this winter, just to see what it really was. I have some dried and I also made a tincture.

Watching Replay Raining here in Sydney Australia too

Cabbage: try cutting the head but leaving the root, then overwinter

@eden3d609

Ай бұрын

Sound good! I will definitely try that, thank you!

Missed the live, but watching the re reun. You should do a complete grow guide for the tehition melon squash! Even though your not growing it this year. Thanks as always my friend!

@gardenlikeaviking

Ай бұрын

great idea my friend and yes next year we should do it!

Long live the Viking.

This season is the first time I am growing sweet corn. Just wanted to try. But it's probably not worth the whole raised bed I used lol.

So much to do. Started our peas late. Name Green Arrow bush ( which climb a trellis )Long season. Peas too small to pick. Plant is lush w. peas and blossoms. Spring Summer, Summer Fall. >>>>>> Temp hit above 95 degree w. some cloud cover. Wind, some rain, thunder. >>>>>> Garden gets direct sun from 11 to 3:30. Brandywine tomatoes 2 toms the size of plums. Florida weave, T post. After one was leaning hubby ties more string on both sides of the vines to tighten weave. Loving this phase of my life. Finding lady bugs, lady beetles good

How much leaf mold would you recommend for a quart of urine fertilizer.

Speaking of onions, there was a viewer who asked about is onions starting to grow and being healthy, then the first layers turned yellow and died. Then the rest of the onion growth failed to grow and died. Mine have done this twice. Nate, you mentioned the reason and solution to this happening but I can’t for the life of me find which live chat that was! Any chance you or someone would know where that was? I have a lot of onion seeds left over so I was gonna use them up by practicing getting them growing well so I’ll be ready next February. I’ll use the greens that grow as I know there won’t be any bulb formation this year. Thanks in advance!

You can pour a pot of boiling water to kill ants quickly.

Yes God has designede us he noen...

Just found this by doing search, I’ve not bought anything from this company, just providing info on what I found. Wish I could afford one!

@albowrx

Ай бұрын

What?

By the way: The conversion rate for Euro is not that outrageous (I wish it would XD). It is 1,08 Dollar for 1 Euro.

Hello Nate!!

@gardenlikeaviking

Ай бұрын

what's up my friend long time no speak been wondering how the garden is going for you!!

Nate, where at in Ohio? I live in Nicholasville, KY (jessamine county which is just south of Lexington, Ky) and Was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. I got to Cleveland to visit family. If it’s on the way I could stop by and snag one for yah.

@gardenlikeaviking

Ай бұрын

thank you for the offer my friend but much to my surprise they actually have become available again on amazon so I'm getting two!!!

Jumping worm infestation here in Chicago??? Please advise.

After harvesting the garlic, do you cut off the scapes and ferment them, or are they to mature at that stage? thanks

@gardenlikeaviking

Ай бұрын

they'll be far too fibrous and tough at that point... they need to be taken when the scapes have not yet started to straiten back out again

You have a linked memory living in Thailand

@gardenlikeaviking

Ай бұрын

very observant my friend... I'm waiting on some more update pictures from you!!