If you enjoyed this video, please "Like" and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😀TIMESTAMPS for convenience: 0:00 Beneficial Flowers For Vegetable Gardens 1:51 Flower #1: Sunflowers 5:04 Flower #2: Pyrethrum Daisy 6:31 Flower #3: Sweet Alyssum 7:20 Flower #4: Nasturtiums 8:43 Flower #5: Borage 9:22 4 Tips For Maximum Results 12:39 Adventures With Dale

@lauranonamaker2610

2 ай бұрын

Great video! How do you keep Dale from eating alyssums and nightshade stems and leaves?

Last year I purchased pink sunflower seeds. I started a few in pots, and when one was a couple of feet tall (they were a small variety of sunflowers), the flower started to open. I eagerly awaited seeing it open the next day. What I found instead was that the flower had disappeared! I figured somebody took it! In a couple of days, another one was just about open. Same thing happened; it disappeared! I researched online and found out that squirrels do this - steal the whole head of a sunflower plant. I guess I have to plant the giant size that the squirrels can't carry!

@EducatedSkeptic

2 ай бұрын

Squirrels can make good stew, I've been told! 🙂

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t doubt it. If you want to stop that, set up a bird feeder that isn’t squirrel proof. If you give them easy food, they usually leave the stuff they have to work for alone. Why hunt and gather if someone put out a buffet for you?

@ThaPepperPlug

2 ай бұрын

I love the grey squirrels they really appreciate corn from the wild bird seed cheapest economic bag a Lowes. Feed the bird colonies as well and watch how everyone interacts in pecking order and coexistence. ❤

@WillWilsonII

2 ай бұрын

SAME thing happened to mine!!

@ES-mc3cc

2 ай бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener My next-door neighbor does put out a buffet for them! Each day, she puts a pound of peanuts in the shell in a basket on her front porch! I find the shells on my doorstep and all around my yard. Are the squirrels taunting me? I won't mention the gruesome way I know to get rid of squirrels and am tempted to use.

Sunflowers are great - improves the soil (large deep roots), generate a ton of biomass to compost or chop and drop, bees love them, provide a place for ladybugs to live and breed, they don't need to be watered or looked after, they give shade to other crops in the heat of Summer.. Just great flowers to grow every year, the entire plant is also edible - seeds, stem, roots

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

They’re my top flower. Gotta love them!

@ChavsADV

Ай бұрын

Yeah I love them in my compost, the stalks help keep the compost loose and airy until things start breaking down

Alyssum is what I was named after. I remember when I was young I would say, “I was named after some ground cover” But now I know that Alyssum is a whole lot more important in the garden.

Nasturtiums also have a peppery taste. I use them in salads for extra flavor.

As well as all these wonderful flowers I also include marigolds between my tomatoes. When I pinch out or cut back my tomatoes, I also trim the marigolds. The scents from the marigolds completely masks the smell of the wounded tomatoes. This prevents the invitation of the dinner bell for the tomato insects.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

I cannot to marigolds. They attract the cabbage white moth. I had the worst caterpillar infestation ever. I crossed them off my list 😆

@cheddarbob1447

2 ай бұрын

2 years in a row my tomatoes were wiped out by the green tomato hornworm. I haven't seen them since I started planting marigolds around the outside of my raised beds

@mrspogadaeus

Ай бұрын

​@@TheMillennialGardenerthough the right kind of marigolds can mitigate root knot nematodes.

@annak804

Ай бұрын

​@@TheMillennialGardenerhave you tried the non compound marigolds?

When I was young after WWII, we had many displaced persons Latvia and they had beautiful gardens as they inter planted flowers with all their vegetables. It was very beautiful and colorful.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

I imagine in many of those eastern countries, gardens were necessary for survival. I still think they are. "Grocery store culture" has created so much ignorance toward where food comes from that it's created a health crisis. So much of what's found in stores shouldn't even be classified as food. When you know where food comes from and what real food looks like, you're so much less likely to eat processed garbage that's, literally, killing us.

@flaviomejia

2 ай бұрын

⁠@@TheMillennialGardenercan you do a video on vegetables in the stores versus what’s grown in the garden. Like a Pros and cons. Or other things you wouldn’t even touch just cause you know it’s not good for us.

Great video again! I planted mammoth sunflowers last summer, and the bad bugs sure were attacked. I allowed the plant to die back fully so as to keep seeds. My seeds have germinated this year already. Double win! Dry the stalks for stakes. Nasturtium is also edible for people. Another overall winner in the garden.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

Sunflowers are awesome. Every year, I have them randomly coming up here and there. The birds are spreading them around my yard. I say thanks, birds!

@teenagardner3623

2 ай бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener birds and bees know their business when it comes to gardening.

@jennifersmith2567

2 ай бұрын

Yes I call them volunteer sunflowers. They are popping up in my yard and my neighbors yard. I think from my sunflowers last year.

That's great that sunflowers attract the pest when they are at the end of their life cycle. In Wisconsin the cardinals eat those pests. As well as Bluebirds and Chickadees. I don't even kill those bugs so my bird friends who hang around the yard get a meal of insects besides the few sunflower seeds that I put out for them also.🙂

I have two different types of sunflowers this year. Going to plant the Mammoth and another multi-color variety. I'm planting them mostly to ammend the soil with their root structure. Plus the large sunflower stalks can be dried and used as stakes in your garden. Also good to make tee-pees to run vining veggies up onto, like beans or cucumbers.

I'm lucky. Our yard backs up to open space that is covered in wild sunflowers every year. I don't even have to plant them.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

That’s fortunate. I would still plant them, anyway. I’m sure there are benefits to interplanting.

I'm planting more alysum this year saw lots of predator wasps last year on them

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

This will be my first year with alyssum. I have read many good things about it.

@brandywineblue

Ай бұрын

Just planted alyssum seed yesterday, first time trying. Wish me luck can't wait to see what it does. Also will be planting borage and nasturtium

Howdy, MG! 👋 Cute Dale is busy when he's awake and when he's sleeping!😄 Great list of flowers. I'm growing all but the daisy. I find that zinnias and cosmos do excellent during our long, hot dry summers in Central Texas. The bees love both, and the hummers love the zinnias. You always have great content! 👍Thanks!💕

Thanks for the ideas! I plant a lot of flowers already, but I will be strategically planting them this year for sure! There's one more I would add to your list and that is marigolds. Last year I planted basil and marigolds with every tomato plant and the only horn worm I saw was just like your picture - covered with parasitic wasp eggs! :)

@rebeccamarkey2760

Ай бұрын

Crazy how nature works!

Native Virginia Creeper is a trap plant for Japanese Beetles 🙂 Many folks complain about their tomato yield...aside from other factors, you need pollinators! Tithonia is great pollinator magnet. So are Zinnias. Both planted near the veggie garden will help bring them in.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

Tomatoes are actually wind pollinated. There is no need to have pollinators. Pollinators generally aren't attracted to tomato flowers, because the pollen is fairly poor quality. Most people struggle with tomato pollination because of heat and humidity. 90 degree temperatures and high dew points cause the tomato flowers to become infertile. The solution is to plant heat tolerant varieties and erect shade cloth, especially shade cloth: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lYNht5OwiarAaLQ.htmlsi=3dXQhj-tgl0y6j80

Was happy to hear you mention that some of the flowers you mentioned can become invasive. People should also be aware that Borage can also develop powdery mildew so would it would not be advisable to plant near any vegetables that are susceptible to it, like squashes (including Summer squashes), pumpkins, or the like. Canadians should also be advised that not all chemicals suggested may be allowed under federal or provincial pesticide or herbicide regulations, as the rules regarding use of chemicals in the United States (at least many of the states) are not as stringent as those in Canada.

Having a large yard that can be used for gardening is very inspiring

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

My yard isn’t large. Don’t let the camera fool you. It’s barely a quarter acre plot. The backyard is only 8,000 square feet and my entire garden is 35x35ft.

@joannc147

2 ай бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener wow, that’s some good camera work as the garden looks huge.

@brandywineblue

Ай бұрын

​@TheMillennialGardener your backyard is bigger than my entire property. my husband basically restricts my vegetable garden to one 5x26 area.....although I added some planting boxes for herbs to our deck and patio and converted two 5 x 10 forsythia beds to berries. He's happy he doesn't have to trim back the forsythia any more.

We enjoy the giant sunflowers. An added benefit is the shade they produce in the heat of the summer. And pretty neat seeing birds like Golden Finches on them.

Love that Sunflower idea!!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

It works like a charm every year.

@catwithoutthehat

2 ай бұрын

Sunflowers are great been doin it forever, dill is great for hornworms they'll eat that before the tomatoes

Have a boatload of nasturtiums ready to go this year. A few borage plants growing too. Ive got tons of basil and sage seedlings to plant out this year too, they also deter pests.

Brilliant!

Can't wait for you to move to Florida so I can see what/how you grow here😊

Great tips thanks!

You upgraded your garden and it looks great 👍

Sun glasses on, sun glasses off... now you see me, now you don't! I've had good luck just tossing handfuls of flower seeds over the soil right after planting my crop seeds. Sure makes a pretty garden and its like Easter egg hunting for veggies. Cut the flowers as you go, just include some of the ones mentioned. I have some beautiful pictures... I added a bee hive as well, everything is pollinated. Why aren't you running a couple hives? Not hard, adds to the whole reason to garden... relaxing enjoyment and some good food!

@joannc147

2 ай бұрын

I like your attitude! 👍🏻 As for the bees, I’ve got a large number of native bees here. Apparently, I have great soil for the ground-dwelling bees. Sigh, no honey, but I do enjoy all the pollinator activity. Oddly enough, I saw a large bunch of bees (assuming they were honeybees) flying low to the ground in a small area of my front yard. It’s Swarming Season, but I did not see a swarm. They appeared to be on a mission tho. Nature is amazing! 🐝

EXCELLENT! There’s that engineer brain in all its elegant directness. 👍🏻 I have found alyssum plants difficult to locare and quite pricey. Started seeds this year - note these are blindingly tiny and they germinate in 2 days (amazing). Borage is also difficult to find at local nurseries here in central NC. I once had a cardoon that went to flower, attracting many insects. As the blooms began to fade, wham! Leaf footed bugs covered the flower heads. Ew and fascinating at the same time. 🤣 I appreciate your attitude towards a diversified garden. It’s a jungle out there! It’s amazing to observe how the insects seem to balance out….it’s like Nature knows what it’s doing! 🤣 Thanks for tips on that mum, very useful. Your videos are always top quality and informative, thank you. ❤

Great video I've learned so much from all of them. I rave to all my fellow gardeners about them. Keep them coming always look forward to seeing them and Dale. Such a good dog.

Thanks for all the great info. Love the Dale adventures, I think he is running towards his food bowl 😂

Sunflowers are like magnets to cucumber beetles too! We grow Mexican Sunflowers on a border and they bush up nice. And we grow all of those but alyssum- going to start now!

Sunflowers, what a great system 🙂

@TheMillennialGardener

Ай бұрын

It works so well, and it looks great.

Spot on advice. I have three out of the four flowers you talked about currently in my garden and I rarely see any pests.

Khu vườn thật đẹp 👍.

Thanks! I just love the flowers. My garden is usually fairly pest free because I plant them.

Awe, I look forward to watching the small clip of Adventure with Dale everytime ❤

@TheMillennialGardener

Ай бұрын

He’s a sweetheart. We are lucky to have our boy.

Love that Sunflower 🌻 idea ❤

@TheMillennialGardener

Ай бұрын

It has worked great for me for years.

Great. Thank you!

@TheMillennialGardener

Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

I noticed you use Baker Seeds out of Missouri. They are great! I get almost all my seeds from them.

Thank you Sir

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

Great informative video! Thank you.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

Thanks! I haven't heard of using some of those flowers. Dale!!!!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

Dale says hello 🐶

Thanks for the tips 😊

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you so so much for this wonderful, helpful, and informative video. I am a longtime follower of yours--because of you and your videos, I had the courage to start seeds indoors and have a container garden! Thanks for these awesome videos--I love Dale! :)

what a helpful video! thanks for the tips and have a blessed harvest!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

Such great information! Thank you MG😊👍👍

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

Awesome video. Thank you for explaining the use of these plants in detail. I've been a bit confused as most info on trap plants do not explain where to place them. Thanks again

Love this guy!

@TheMillennialGardener

Ай бұрын

I appreciate it!

Love all of your videos. I'm a big fan.

@TheMillennialGardener

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate it!

I met the Sunflower King of NJ a few years ago.

I harvested around 5lb of sunflower seeds last year. I roasted most of them, and will be planting them in the garden soon. They're delicious and beautiful. I noticed that some sunflowers have a kind of spicy smell. I'm not sure, but I suspect they could be used to make an interesting tea, but I have yet to look into that however.

@brandywineblue

Ай бұрын

What kind of sunflower did you plant?

@omegahunter9

Ай бұрын

@@brandywineblue Mammoth Grey and Titan varieties

@brandywineblue

Ай бұрын

@@omegahunter9 thank you for sharing. I hope I can get them to grow!

Great information. Your garden is looking fabulous.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

Borage and Nasturtium don't do well in the Alabama heat. Alyssum is on my list to try. I have bunching onions as companion plants for my tomatoes. I have other flowers strategically located in my garden to attract pollinators, marigolds, cosmos, straw flower, bachelor button, and zinnias. Centrally located is a herb garden with oregano, thyme, catnip, yarrow, chicory, parsley, basil, dill, marjoram, peppermint, spearmint, and cilantro. I have loads of wasps, bees, hoverflies, hornets, and butterflies in my yard. Bumble Bees and mason bees are fantastic workers. Aphids are small enough to get through my screens and are attracted to the light in my dining room. I place a bug zapper on my table at night. It kills thousand of them in a single evening, and does wonders for keeping the population under control. For squash bugs, a squirt of Dawn dishwashing detergent mixed with water, and sprayed on them does wonders. My biggest nemesis is pickleworms. The only things I have found that works for them is BT or Spinosad.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

You may want to try interplanting them under taller plants. For example, start your borage and nasturtiums indoors as small transplants. Then, transplant them outdoors in between your indeterminate tomatoes once they are 3-4 feet tall. That way, the flowers can exist in dappled light. However, I strongly recommend you simply grow everything under shade cloth. In Alabama, nearly your entire garden should be under 40% shade cloth from Memorial Day to Labor Day. I strongly recommend you put some up. It will forever change your garden. See here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lYNht5OwiarAaLQ.htmlsi=3dXQhj-tgl0y6j80

@joannc147

2 ай бұрын

Your garden sounds fabulous! ❤

Interesting! Sweet dreams Dale!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Dale is the sweetest!❤

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

He really is. He's such a good boy.

Loving Dale!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

He's a good boy!

Topic Very well covered As more gardener are eliminating or greatly reducing commercial insecticides. This is a timely topic. I appreciate your presentations

I like calendula ❤❤❤

Awesome ❤!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank You for this Info I'll just buy them

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks for the tips on how to use the flowers in the garden so they will work. I have these growing in my garden, but I didn't use them correctly. Now I know what to do for next year.

Such a great video. You reminded me of the pyrethrum daisies and also using borage for Japanese Beetles. Good stuff as usual!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it!

Thanks again for yet another super video chock full of good advice! We've planted a row of zinnias in the garden almost every season as well. They bring in pollinators, AND provide nice bouquets throughout the summer as well!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

They’re great flowers. That brings me back to my childhood of working on a farm. We had an acre of zinnias.

Thanks for sharing information on flowers to plant that will attract pollinators and repel pests in addition to tips to follow. Great video!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

i use marigolds with my tomatoes and basil. I didn't know that about all the other insect repellent properties of the others. I also use the giant sunflowers with my beans to support them but didnt know it traps bugs..you are so smart!! i'm planning on trying dill with my cukes this year

Another informative video. I’m plant my potatoes following your plan thanks again

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Good luck with your taters!

Always a one stop shop for information! Well explained and cut to the chase, I can actually remember everything you said after the video! You do not get enough credit man! Fun fact i tried marigolds last year by my cabbage and had the worst aphid infestation ive ever seen

Great class. Thank you. My Alyssum are up in seed starter cells in a week. First time for these flowers and so beautiful. Dale was not wagging his tail so what does that indicate? Hunting. ?? Burger on a bun.

Borage is my favorite edible flower. It’s very popular in Michelin and fine dining restaurants because it tastes of cucumber and is very pretty. Pink when immature and more blue when mature. There are white varieties as well.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

I've never actually seen it incorporated into a food. I'm sure it would look quite interesting.

Tuyệt quá❤❤❤

Thanks 👍. Coincidentally i just planted sunflowers alongside my tomatoes! I will plant more! They are wonderful flowers on all levels ❤

@TheMillennialGardener

Ай бұрын

It should work out well!

Marigolds are great too!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

I cannot use or recommend them. The cabbage white butterflies they attracted into my garden was insane. I’ve never had a worm infestation like that. It took me a month to get under control. I had poor results.

@jeweleagle613

2 ай бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener oh wow, thank you! I had no idea!

Danks bruh

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

My salvia always has a ton of bees on them and butterflies. I got 2 small plants last spring they are huge now!

Which varieties and do you eat any of the sunflowers seeds. They are beautiful. Love your videos.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

That’s something you’d want to research. Peredovik is an oil sunflower.

This is a very high value video for me, as I am learning to grow in the South. I've never grown in an area with this kind of pest pressure. Thank you ❤

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

It's much different, here. Once you get the hang of it, it's a good place to grow, but it takes years to figure out the kinks.

@AylaGrassrootGardens

2 ай бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener maybe I will be ahead of the game with your content!

I live in Rock Hill, SC (zone 8a) and planted some borage, but not nearly enough. Do you think I am still on time to plant more borage, and the rest of the flowers you mentioned?

I always plant huge sunflowers

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

They’re fun to grow.

@hillbillyhomestead1966

2 ай бұрын

​@@TheMillennialGardenerabsolutely mammoth sunflowers I try to get

I would be curious on any native plant gardening knowledge you have as my girl and I are in the wilmington area as well. Thanks for being our go too gardening channel!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

For edibles? You can plant American persimmons and pawpaw’s. I can’t really recommend American persimmons, because the trees are gigantic and make tiny, seedy fruits. Asian persimmons are so superior and easier to grow on a small, self-fertile tree. Pawpaw’s are a must grow here.

@siy9583

2 ай бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener edibles and ornamental! Blanket flowers for example are my favorite so far but we are only in our 2nd year of gardening so I know there’s much more to learn. Pawpaws are definitely on my list! Thank you for the reply.

For last few years, been growing hops as a trap crop. Yes, blasphemy, but incredibly good at attracting Japanese beetles. I train the hops up and then horizontally, then in the morning and evening the beetles are easy enough to knock off into a bucket of water/soap/bleach. I haven't (knock on wood) had any problem with them in years. They used to decimate my beans. Hope this helps.

Yay! Outside Pride seeds! ❤

I love that you kept repeating it is not magic it is strategy

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

It's an important thing. People plant them and see no results and think they're not worth anything. It's all in the implementation.

Should the tomatoes and sunflowers be inter-planted like the nasturtium? (Great tips! Didn’t realize how close the nasturtium should be. - Thanks!)

I like to trim the side shoots of sunflowers to encourage height then you can get other stuff under them. Including a second wave.

Nasturtium tincture (use vodka) can be diluted and used ad a great pest deterent

@humanbeing4368

2 ай бұрын

Cool.

@joannc147

2 ай бұрын

I’m NOT sharing my vodka with insects! 🍸🤣

I really enjoy the content. Are you, by chance, related to Mark from I am Organic Gardening?

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

I'm not familiar with the channel you're referencing, so I don't think so 😆

Thanks for the info. I do wish when gardeners recommending plants, that they would include if the plants are toxic to dogs. It would save time looking up which are and aren’t poisonous or harmful.

@joannc147

2 ай бұрын

That’s a great point on toxicity. I have free-range hens and need to be careful. Though I found most animals know innately what to avoid. Saw one of my hens jump into a potato planter….I was just about to chase her away…she ignored the plant and simply scratched the soil. I wish more dog owners were as caring as you. Too many stories of dogs getting ill from fertilizers and pesticides. Dogs are the best!

Jerusalem artichoke is also good, but you have to boil and extract the insect repellant. I’m wondering if the same can be done with your list

Sweet alysum and nasturtiums can reseed like crazy. Sunflower can also reseed if you don't cut them down before they dry. If you are a left gardener like me, I would only plant them where you don't mind them growing back.

@FourSeasons04

2 ай бұрын

As well as borage.

If we are using buckets for our garden where do we plant the companion plants? TIA

Can you do a video about how you laid out for space?

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

I have made many of them over the years. I'd recommend you consult this playlist: kzread.info/head/PL1gY7BoYBGIHMf0bVzDMprnX-CazSKZL6&si=Xr90Re7r0-LwzrBP

I love your chanel! Do you have any update of your Pawpaw?

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

They're flowering out of sync, unfortunately. One has lost almost all of its flowers to date, the other has barely begun. Hopefully, I get some flower overlap.

@ache7262

2 ай бұрын

@TheMillennialGardener Thanks for the information but specifically quick response!

KZread is getting really bad. I've subscribed to you 3 times now. For some reason KZread shows that I'm not subscribed. Just subscribed again.

@joannc147

2 ай бұрын

😢 No bueno!

Yeahp i googled to determine bugs mosquitos even bees. 🐝 this year i want designated areas FOR bees birds etc. i had no mosquito issues last summer until started cooling off n my lavender n mint & eucalyptus etc started dying.

Do you direct sow these or start them indoors?

We unfortunately have a lot of lyme carrying deer ticks here on the Southshore of Nova Scotia (zone 6B). I’m looking for ways to keep them away including planting deterrent plants. Are Shasta daisies as strong as the pyrethrum daisies in your opinion? Are there other plants/flowers that I should consider? Love all your videos, lots of great information!

@jrobinson75

2 ай бұрын

Guinea birds eat rocks & rattlesnakes. Get a clock of guineas

@jrobinson75

2 ай бұрын

Guineas eat ticks

@kristapeters855

Ай бұрын

@@jrobinson75 yes the hubby wants a few and chickens, there are some predatory birds and foxes in the area though so will need our doggie to take a guardian training class…if there is such a thing here 😁

peredovik sunflowers are popular to plant for dove fields and plots. You can buy the seeds for about $40 for 50 lbs at a seed store.

Can I wait until the snow melts to plant? I'm in Maine.

@EducatedSkeptic

2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, we've gotta wait ... but this last batch is going pretty fast! (I'm just outside Skowhegan. Great to know someone else from Maine is here!)

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

This should be the last true winter storm from here on out 🤞

I live in Oregon and we have deer everywhere. So, what tips do you have about repelling deer? Also, Sweet Alyssum and Nasturtium are also edible.

@shake_shells11

2 ай бұрын

Fence, water gun

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

Fencing is the only real solution. Nothing other than physical barriers is going to deter a hungry deer. I consider fencing to be mandatory for a vegetable garden, as important as the soil itself.

@lisazappolo9989

2 ай бұрын

"Plot Saver" repellant has been somewhat helpful for me.

Are there any similarities between pyrethrin and permethrin? Benefits or downfalls between them?

Dale was swimming!

@TheMillennialGardener

2 ай бұрын

Dale hates water in all forms 😂 There has been a bunny intruder in our yard recently, just like every spring the last 3-4 years. I think he was chasing the rabbit.

@debliedel

2 ай бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener LOL!!

I bought Miracle Grow for raised beds as that is the only way I can plant, the first foot on either end was good looking, but the rest was full of rocks and large wooden pieces and was very dry. I feel RIPPED OFF, this is supposed to be high-quality soil and is expensive. My old soil needed to be amended, and added too and I was expanding certain veggies. It looked like cheap soil, as bad as the fill soil in my backyard bigger rocks, you can't use. Even watering it didn't revive it. Now I don't know how to fix it.