Love the short to the point 10 - 15 min videos. They address A specific problem or technique. 👍

I planted my giant pumpkin in hills,but trying something different. I dug a hole about three weeks before I planted ,filled with chicken manure right from the coup then built a mound with very old well composted horse manure. Then took the soil from the hole and topped the mound of with it and planted the pumpkins. I am hoping as the pumpkins grow they will keep hitting a newer food source and grow accordingly. I hope by the time they hit the chicken manure they should be ready to take in the nutrients and the organisms in the soil will have aged it enough not to be too much for the plants.

@SiljeMeum

Ай бұрын

How did it go?

@Wonderland_Homestead

Ай бұрын

Also curious

@JohnWood-tk1ge

Ай бұрын

@@Wonderland_Homestead see above answer

@jamielovinitt

14 күн бұрын

I'm curious too

@JohnWood-tk1ge

14 күн бұрын

@@jamielovinitt it went very well partly because of lots of food for them to eat and because they were on a hill they didn’t drown with all the rain we had.

I appreciate the fact that you talked about the difference between growing in raised beds and in ground, because my squash bed is specifically at ground level. I have awesome soil below, but to give my squash a little extra I get some composted manure and pile that to make the mounds. That way they’re getting tons of nutrients and then the roots can still get down to the soil below and get the moisture and nutrients in there. My squash is THRIVING right now with that method!

This length of video on one topic of interest is great--does not need to be longer.

Luke, as always, love your content. After decades, you have inspired me to go back to gardening again. But don't worry about the videos being short. I love it when people can get to the point.

I remember an old Hungarian couple in Paradise, California who grew squash in rings. The created these 2 - 3 foot rings of soil and spaced the seeds out equally around the circle - They had some amazingly big squash plants. I may try this myself since I'm doing a garden expansion and will just test it for fun.They did have the center scooped out to allow water to fill up the ring and then it would drain off. I usually do my squash in raised beds and do well with that, but I've always remembered that old European method.

@joesqudy

Жыл бұрын

Paradise is really nice, I used to visit all the time. My ex in-laws had 80 acres on Lake Oroville. 😊 Great idea, thanks for sharing. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️

@Afterburner

Жыл бұрын

@@joesqudy- We had the properties behind the old Wentz market there in old town and were across from the Paradise Frosty on Skyway - It was a wonderful place to grow up. Many of my old childhood places I grew up around were lost in the fires, including the old homestead which was moved near the hospital after we moved away - I'm one of the few left who remember all the old stories and personalities there who were larger than life ;>)

Oh boy..I’m a bucket and planter, raised bed Gardner. My squash is in a large planters. No mounds. Idk about mounds. I hope they’ll be Ok. So far their doing well, growing everyday! I come home from work and their bigger! It makes me smile happy!

I love these extra tid-bits of gardening information. It just proves that success is in the details of the “how and why” of things. Thanks Luke. ❌⭕️🙏🏽♥️

Never worry about videos being short. They work incredibly well for my short attention span!😂

Thanks for the video, it’s been difficult to find a video of anyone even briefly diving into this topic.

Thanks, Luke, VA got slammed w/ rain May 30th 2023. I'm inground with purple globe turnip sprouts popping up all over. I did not think of root rot until you mentioned it. This is a drainage test for my soil. I hope my turnips are thirsty. Thanks again for the history lesson.

Thanks for inspiring me to start my own garden, I picked up a 16 pack of asparagus from you and planted them this morning hopefully in the next few years i can get a bunch, thanks a lot you changed my mind

@yvonneyeager7929

11 ай бұрын

Be warned, I set my asparagus seeds outside to get sun in the spring (it was warm) and IT TOOK FOREVER FOR THEM TO COME UP (I planted 40 cuz I thought that alot would not sprout) Meanwhile I watered them & finally decided they were not going to sprout after a month & still watered them sometimes & finally I stopped watering them & I ordered Crowns instead - like 25. Well, guess what? I started to take one of the things to reuse the new soil in the container & I SPOTTED AN ASPARAGUS SHOOT!! I looked around & they all had shoots & a few had 2 in them. No way I was going to let those shoots go to waste. LOL. I had already planted my crowns in 2 new raised beds. I had to make another 30 foot long garden on the side of my house that took me a long time to do it all myself & I have them all in their new "home" in the ground & so now I think I am going to be able to SELL asparagus (just kidding) for the next 20 years because I have soooo many plants. Do not wait to transplant them into their permanent beds after they are ready- I lost about 4 or 5 & I think that that is why. GOOD LUCK😊🤗👍

Perfect timing for this video Luke! My grandma taught me to hill my vines in her garden, I no longer can get on my knees have resorted to off the ground raised beds and didn’t mound my soil and was unsure about it, now I am so relieved that I didn’t do my planting “wrong”😊 Very much looking forward to a wonderful garden this summer ❤

this is a lesson well learned that applies to more than just gardening. make sure you always know the why of everything you do. 🙂

Good wisdom here; it’s good to know the Why behind the How. Good life lesson, too! Thank you for that.

Thank you for explaining. Truly instructive video, no hype!

I'm going to try th hilling method for my squash, pumpkins and watermelon as half my garden is raised beds and the other is in ground. Thanks Luke for the info!

I just created my hill row for my squash! LOL However, I did it because I'm growing them in a somewhat rocky/clay soil and so I very lightly loosened that up and use the hill to grow them in better soil/compost. This is super interesting info, like all of your content...I appreciate how you cover methodology and myths in growing so that gardening is as easy as possible!

Thanks for addressing this topic in a practical way.

Lol, wish I’d known this two weeks ago, when I made little mounds in my raised beds to plant squash and cucumbers. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Oh, well, now I know for next year!

Thanks - love understanding the why and when for the method!!

Thanks Luke. My dad always planted his garden using mounds/hills, and I continued doing this simply following what he did. But I never questioned why he did it that way. It is good to know this way, and will continue doing it this way....

Awesome video Luke. This is only my second year planting squash (Butternut and Delicata), and of course, I was instructed by the seed packets to use mounding method. I’m a raised bed gardener, and after watching this, I won’t mound next season. Thanks for the info!

I planted the Long Pie Pumpkin for the first time and it’s a keeper. It produced the best of the other pumpkins and winter squash. It can withstand our South Alabama heat and humidity. Blessings to you and yours!

Thanks! I just planted my winter squash in a corner of the greenhouse in a raised bed and couldn’t see the reason for a mound in a raised bed, so I didn’t. Cool to know the actual reason for it. I do garden on rainfall (and rain barrel water) outdoors, so just like Teacher said- I may need to know this technique in the future!

Thank you....Christine.

Thanks Luke.

Thank you for that great explanation!

Thank you... Great info.

Really enjoyed this video and iv learnt something I’m going to use next week. I have a new plot and can’t afford raised beds so in ground it has to be. It’s a south facing field on a north to south slope on heavy clay so this method will be great I think. Thank you 🤗🤗🤗

Thank you!

Very informative, thank you!

Thank you ❤

When I was a kid, long long ago, we had a very large vegetable garden. We used hill rows and channels. Very successful garden. It was how my Dad was raised. I miss him terribly. Rest in Everlasting Peace, Daddy. I miss you so much. 🇺🇸🪖💜

@thinkmirror8507

4 ай бұрын

So sweet!

@kele1264

4 ай бұрын

@@thinkmirror8507 🤗 thank you!

Use a basin if you’re in a dry zone. There’s also waffle gardening if you live in desert areas. You don’t really get root rot (in desert areas) if you’re growing in ground. I remember trying to explain it to my family when I moved away from far west Texas (to swampy Texas). They assumed that was strictly a potted plant problem.

@tricianm6213

Жыл бұрын

Right. Here in the high desert we don't get powder mildew (never seen it actually) or root rot. We water twice a day in July and August 😲

Thanks great information.

this is great information! thanks 🙏

pretty spot on.

Luke love your content! Have you ever thought of doing a video on cross pollination with squashes? I’d like to plant multiple varieties but I’ve read if they cross the seeds won’t be reliable. Thanks again for all the great content and we’ve been very pleased with your seeds also

I didnt hill my pumpkins last yr and had a bumper crop! I filled the area where i planted the seeds with raised bed mix, perlite and mushroom compost….later added a slow release fertilizer watered everyday (drought yr) with amazing results! Doing the same this yr

I did the circle hills and I think, because my backyard has a slope and I have sandy soil, I struggled with weeds and over or under watering. I would love to grow them in raised beds. This year I did some tall hills, in-ground, to experiment. Covered with weed fabric and cardboard in the walkways. Really hoping my pumpkins do well this time. And hoping I can work on raised beds for them. I’m still working on beds in my main garden which was in ground.

This was very informative. Now I know what happened to my pumpkin plants. I put them in the soil at ground level, and they disappeared. This was after several days of heavy rain. Apparently they didn’t like the water.

I have a terraced garden. The southern facing "wall" is exposed like your raised beds but the north face is against the wall of soil being held by the terrace wood wall giving it an in ground feel. Drip irrigation seems a good way to direct watering periods but sometimes the beds seem soggy wet well after a rain.

My pumpkins usually grow out of my compost pile. Also I like the shorter format.

I’m planting one of my pumkin sprout outside early feb btw

good to know 😊

Well, well, thank you! Always thought you HAD to! Now I know why and I don't have to!! :)

Interesting.

I see what u say about hills, I'm really thinking of putting my on a hill, it's run long side of the garden, and looks like I could grow a few. Fingers crossed 🤞

My squash do excellently in my 3 sisters garden. I live in the U.S. I planted Jarradale Blue pumpkins in my 3 sisters garden. I just saw the first mature leaves today. In my fall 3 sisters garden, I'll plant an actual squash, but for now, no mounds works well for me.

I've always thought about planting in ground as compared to living at sea level. Treat wherever you are planting with the same idea.

Maybe the mounds in the raised bed is a cheaper way to gain some height for the elderly or disabled, you'd save on half the wood, costs, labour ect. Or maybe it is unnecessary 😅. When I was a kid I came up with my own wisdom and it was "just because you hate the class it doesn't mean you can't learn the lesson (this applies to life too)

I was under the impression that the mound also warmed up more/faster to keep the roots at a warmer temp.

I use dry style gardening but I do not mound most things. Watermelon and squash I do they do not like there feet wet for to long. Some crops I even put below grade to take advantage of the extra water found there. Since I have sandy soil this helps a lot. Your raised garden is a mound if you think about it is not really new technology:]

Chapter select: 0:19 History of planting in mounds 3:00 Is it still relevant today? 5:28 Planting in raised beds 7:07 Being a well-rounded gardener

6:50 your lucky, Oklahoma gets a foot a day lmao well in spring

Sorry this is unrelated to this particular video, but can you do an updated pear tree video from the video of 5 years ago to see how it grew? I’m seeking more information on my mature pear tree and how to grow a new one from the pears that are produced. Do I have to treat/do anything to the seeds of pears to have a new tree grow?

@jeas4980

Жыл бұрын

Nope... nothing extra required for pear trees from seed. We grew apple trees and pear trees from fruit our children ate... for sentimental reasons. As I recall.. we just took the seeds out of the pear and placed it in a Ziploc baggie with a damp paper towel and waited for it to sprout and then transplanted those sprouted seeds into small containers of potting soil. Then we up potted them until they reached a size we could feel comfortable planting them in our orchard. The one thing to understand though is if your current pear tree is on a grafted rooted ball or if it is a hybridized variety. We grew our trees from fruit we got on a special trip to a farmers market at their grandparents location... our trees do not have the same fruits as the fruit that was eaten. We still use them for juices and our horse neighbors love them... but they are small and very dense. Have you considered trying to clone a sucker or a young branch of your mature tree to root by stripping the bark and cambium layer and applying a rooting medium (bag of soil) straight to the branch? If you search "cloning fruit trees" there are a few videos with methods for doing this. Best of luck!

I prefer raised beds myself but we’re technically just raising the soil level.

How do I high intensity plant squash?

They also didn’t plow, so this would make sense for not plowing. They probably burned the area and mounded up where they planted. For a raised bed, you’ve already got a big square mound LOL. I do channel around tomatoes, squash, etc

What causes blight and how do you treat it on my tomatoes? I guess it is blight(almost white while the tomatoes are turning red)?

If you plant on a hill you cant plant level with the ground. It's all about drainage.

What's the difference between mounding or using 3 inches of wood chips?

@tannerfrancisco8759

Жыл бұрын

The plants aren't going to be rooted into the woodchips.

@MIgardener,have you notice the gardening accessory ,that happen tie into a certain Mr Spock,just a happy coincidence for all SciFi fans out there with a greenthumb ?.

There would be no way to water this sandy soil in mounds in ground. That would be useful in clay or wet areas. I actual do the reverse to hold the water in a ring.

So let’s place a 2ft tall boulder on the surface of a plateau which is 100ft above sea level. Also place a 2ft tall boulder on the surface at sea level. Are each boulders at the same distance from their respective surfaces comparatively?

Isn't a raised bed just one big rectangular mound? I dont see a difference. I grow squash in ground. No mound. No raise bed. They grow great. No issues. Love the info though as always.

In ground is still the best method for growing crops for the home gardener who doesn't have desolate soil. Mounds are great and have a function for the overwhelming majority of gardeners who are growing for sustainment.

@jenniferjohnson9218

4 ай бұрын

Desolate ground her. Raised is my go to💖

Really? The idea of piling up soil was from America? No one else, anywhere, thought of this super-genius idea? Not even the people who had so much time on their hands... ie, because they had so much extra food... that they could afford to come up with things like ocean going ships and intercontinental navigation? Those "morons" never thought to pile up a few inches of soil? They had to wait to sail across the ocean to be shown that incredible idea?

Wow this episode just talking blablabla,,boring

Question on hills - Squash and Pumpkins need LOTS of spacing according to the seed packet, so how do you get away with packing 3 plants close together in a single mound? Won't those heavy feeding giant plants wind up choking each other out?

I'm gardening in a small space so I don't have the option available for mounds. That would be pretty cool to try it. Great info as usual. - Liz 🌻👍🦩🌸🌴🌴👍