It’s all looking fantastic! Especially, considering, your cold start

I direct sowed brassicas this year. Plus some transplants. Now I have a crowded bed that I have to spread over two or three😮. Nice to see you are still reseeding. I have sugar beet and baking beans to resow.

Hello from the middle of Kansas. Your garden is looking great!! I enjoy your videos.

@PrairiePlantgirl

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much

Good day, beautiful Prairie Plantgirl and adorable Buster!👋 Your garden is so full of good eats! I hope your daughter gets to eat lots of delish cauliflower.😃 Your joy of gardening is contagious! 😃 100 here today. The heat index was 109.🥵 Watering is the name of the game for me. I have a lot of tomato and pepper plants I'm tending outdoors under shade cloth. Volunteer sunflower plants are in bloom all over the property. 🌻 I'm really enjoying them. They aren't stressed by the heat at all. Thanks for the fun and information!💕

@PrairiePlantgirl

Ай бұрын

It’s great to hear things are still growing nicely in your heat stricken part of the world. It is still quite cool here (a low of 39.5F) last night! I am happy to be able to share my garden with you and learn about yours in the comments.

@valoriegriego5212

Ай бұрын

@PrairiePlantgirl The heat we are getting get in Central Texas isn't part of the heatwave. This is normal for us...30+ days of 100 and above is our summer weather. And no rain.

@PrairiePlantgirl

Ай бұрын

I know that from all of the great sharing you do but it still seems heat stricken to me - it is just that way for months every year 🥵. You even talk about it in such a casual way!

@valoriegriego5212

Ай бұрын

@PrairiePlantgirl I've lived here all my life...as kids we played outdoors all summer. Mostly in the shade. I can't imagine being outdoors in shorts and a tee in your weather. 50s and I'm in a sweater...low 60s long sleeves and pants.😄

Your brassicas are looking great. So much larger than any of mine. We are cold here today. Crazy weather

@PrairiePlantgirl

Ай бұрын

They are enjoying the cool, wet weather. I think some sunshine and warmth would encourage the cauliflower and broccoli to head up more. We are still getting close to frost 1 or 2 nights a week which is about 6 weeks after our average last frost here. So far I haven’t had frost, but it is chilly.

Looking good there! You mentioned roasting radishes. Never heard of doing that. Any suggestions on how you roast them? Always looking for new ways to use up vegetables instead of feeding the compost pile. Also, very interesting that you too have had challenges getting your broccoli to germinate well. However, this last showing along with my red and green cabbage did very well. I placed the containers right inside of my shed window out of the direct sun and they germinated in about 5 days. Go figure! 🤔. I hope your plantings mature in time before your fall frosts. I'm sure you'll have frost blankets ready in case they need more time. Thank you for sharing.

@PrairiePlantgirl

Ай бұрын

When I roast radishes I just drizzle them with a bit of olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and stick them in the oven around 400 for 15 mins or so until they show a bit of colour. With bigger radish like these I would cut them into halves or quarters. Sometimes I give them this same treatment along with some celery and onions. Or if you want them a bit softer wrap them in foil and pop in the barbecue (I put them up on the shelf away from flames) while you are cooking other food and let them bake/ steam in their own juices.

@jameshilker2780

Ай бұрын

@@PrairiePlantgirl thank you very much for the ideas. I'll be trying that for sure. Especially on the grill.

The fungus gnats are what killed/weakened your collards. I had an infestation of those little buggers this year too, for the first time ever after buying some contaminated potting soil. Even after I tried every remedy in the book, salvaged what I could and moved the rest outdoors, I was still regularly vacuuming up tons of dead flies for several weeks afterwards. So gross, a thing of nightmares, so always try to find the time to oven-cook your potting soil before sowing anything indoors., and make sure you don't have an infestation before you even dare start those starts. If that's too daunting, the boiling water method is pretty good too.

@TheOnlyKontrol

Ай бұрын

I’ve had fungus gnats many times indoors and there would need to be a pretty crazy infestation for them to kill or even weaken your seedling if your seedling have enough nutrients and good soil. Last year I had a huge infestation but it didn’t effect my transplants at all actually and by the time I transplanted it didn’t matter at all. They more more annoying then they are actually doing bad stuff.

@Cici1791

Ай бұрын

@@TheOnlyKontrol The gnats attack the plants' root systems, with some crops being more vulnerable than others. My onions and lettuce weren't affected, but many other crops, including the collards, were. All had great soil, enough water and plenty of light.

@Cici1791

Ай бұрын

@@TheOnlyKontrol I just researched it and it's actually their larvae that comprise the plants, not the adult flies. Here's what Google says: Adult fungus gnats don't damage plants or bite people; their presence is primarily considered a nuisance. Larvae, however, when present in large numbers, can damage roots and stunt plant growth, particularly in seedlings and young plants.

@PrairiePlantgirl

Ай бұрын

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@agentbarron9768

Ай бұрын

I've controlled them indoors with diatomaceous earth , I just cover the soil and let it dry out , a few days they won't be able to reproduce. They emerge from the surface of the soil.