When someone tells another person to "touch grass," it is usually meant as a lighthearted way of advising them to take a break from their online activities, particularly if they are excessively immersed in virtual or digital environments. It implies that the person may be spending too much time indoors or focusing too heavily on online interactions and could benefit from the grounding and rejuvenating effects of nature.
I hope you'll find that in this channel you feel encouraged to go out and touch grass, and that you will join me in my gardening journey.
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Please keep us updated on the progress of your clumpers.
So soothing
😋I want the eatin' kind!
“Better Having No Meat In Eating Than Having No Bamboos In Living 宁可食无肉,不可居无竹，” said by Su Shi (1036-1101), a renowned Chinese poet from Song Dynasty.
Bamboo is abundant in Vietnam.
I picked up 2 gold nuggets for half off recently. Can't wait for the fruit in Houston Tx. They will remain potted.
man he says roots weird
Did you know that the mullberry leaves can be made into a tea that will clear the cough instantly
I had no idea about that. How do you do it? Just brew the leaves, or any special trick?
@@TouchGrassGardening you gotta get the tender leaves if possible if not any good leaves, just brew them as if you'd do tea it stops a bad cough and heals the lungs oh, the mallow flowers such as hollyhock are also good for phlegm and cough I just dry their flowers
Thank you!!
You're welcome!
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I’m from Texas and it’s hot 🥵 here too! I try to use shade cloths and rely on vine plants to protect my other plants.
Thank you for the tips! I live in the mojave desert of California and it has been 117 degrees every day this week. I can say all of these tips are necessary. I'd like to here about your watering setup. I currently do all of mine by hand. Thanks again. Love the videos and look forward to more !
Looks great. I love growing Goji berries. She did however cross contaminate the jars by touching the raw chicken then the jars without washing her hands after handling the chicken 😬
Nice! I just got it last week. Good soothing voice to listen to while learning, thanks.
Where can i get d seeds or saplings to plant??
Great topic as we are constantly busting 100F here in the Sacramento Valley. Xie xie!
It is my first time on your channel and I have just subscribed. Thank you so much for sharing. Keep up the good work. All the best on this journey.
How much? Mulberry?
How much? Mulberry.
wow that's good
My papayas and my jujubes all bear fruits within the first year.
I live in TN and have Chinese jujube. I love the taste, but I heard Indian jujube is tastier.
I tried one recently and it's very tasty, so It's the newest tree I planted this spring! A bit less dry than a Chinese jujube, and sweeter than most Chinese varieties. The issue with Indian is they cannot tolerate a hard freeze, whereas Chinese jujube can.
Very nice! My mulberry pales in comparison. I think I will cut it way back this fall and train it into a standard form.
Don't be afraid to manhandle your mulberry :)
Nice video and informative. Beautiful yard.
Thank you, and I'm glad you're here.
Not true this tree can take very strong sun and take freezing as if nothing happens
Depends where you live. In Phoenix it needs shade at least a couple years. If you’re on the west coast, I’d plant it in full sun.
Let me first just say I appreciate the effort and care it takes to make these videos, but this comment is correct. Loquats in phoenix AZ can take full sun, especially the seedlings (Strawberry). Now how you chose to grow them is entirely up to you. I am currently growing a gold nugget in full western harsh sun and it is doing just fine. You should really emphasis that these videos are your experience and opinion on growing, not factual or standard practice. Micro climates local conditions all make it hard to be so absolute.
@@blackchem3 I agree each yard is different and even each plant is slightly different. As I said in the video, seedlings are hardier, so if someone fails with a grafted variety they should try seedling. With your gold nugget, did you grow it in full sun from when it was a young sapling? I've never heard of this before in Phoenix, and every guide/video I've seen with loquat in Phoenix recommends shade at least for the first 2 years when the plant is young. It would be great to see a picture of your tree - good job defying the sun here... not easy.
Love your Chinese jujubee collection! Would love to see a taste test when it’s harvest season.
Love the focused and useful info, music, and overall production 👌
Let's just say that I learn something new every time I watch your great videos. keep creating and keep posting.
Thank you Majd.
I have same collection plus cherry trees, guava, plums, peaches, apples, blueberries, mulberries, oranges and lemon 😂😂and not to forget my figs 🤦♀️and i wonder why do i get tired taking care of my trees ???😅
I am from India..I love ur garden..it's so beautiful...
So nice of you, thanks!
You’re backyard is amazing
Thank you Anne
Good
I have 2 seedlings but the leaves fell of. I moved them out of direct sun
Shade them in afternoon for the first year or two. I think they do best in morning sun and filtered afternoon sun (at least in Phoenix AZ where I live).
I really surprise you like fruit trees in your yard. I came from Cambodia, my people love to grow fruit trees at home and share them with friends. I Planted mangos, persimmon, longans in my Yard, thanks!.
I would love to visit Cambodia someday, and try all the fruit!
Thank you very much!
Thank you for this awesome video! I just started to foliage feed for the very first time starting this year. I have always burnt plants with fertilizer, but this year I feel inclined to learn how to do a better job at fertilizing. I got the RYOBI 4 gallon battery backpack sprayer and it was quite easy to use too. Except not as many cool sprayer heads as the one you have.
Thank you! What fertilizer and method burnt your trees in the past? I learned the hard way too, and always use less than I maybe could.
@@TouchGrassGardening I was using regular fish emulsion that was commonly sold at specialty nurseries at the time (probably more than 7 or 8 years ago now). I just could not get the ratio correct... I think it is still better to use less and more frequently than too much all at once. 😆
Great video! I've read that foliar applications are best absorbed at a slightly acidic pH of 6. My city water is around 8 so I've used the Fertilome brand soil acidified plus iron as my go-to base for foliar feeding in the past since it brings the water down to around 6 for better nutrient absorption and then add in some molasses and kelp. The only issue I see with foliar applications is you have a limited window here. It's best to not apply if the temps are above 75 which is practically non-existent during summer here even if spraying early in the morning.
Thank you, and great context. Concerning temps, I just do it at the coolest part of the morning even in the summer. As I'm sure you know, in Arizona we have to bend/break the rules! My view is that it's still working, but it's very difficult to conduct an experiment unless I have two of the same tree growing next to each other and only foliar feed one of them.
@@TouchGrassGardening Definitely! We do what we can in this environment. Clearly, you have happy well-fed trees!
Thank you for the information regarding the root system spread. I don’t have a bird problem . It is the occasional aphid on the fruit that I must watch out for.
Once the birds find the tree, look out!
Best Mulberry tree for zone 5 ? Any one have suggestions?
I've heard from others that Illinois Everybearing is quite delicious, and is rated down to USDA Zone 4.
@@TouchGrassGardening TY Boss!
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10:20 😂😂😂😂😂 nice!
You are like the Bob Ross of plants 🌱 mellow, chill and instructive with a calming voice. Thanks for sharing 🙂👍
Haha thanks. I’ll try not to become a spastic KZreadr fishing for engagement :)
This is my favorite tree. I have 3 in my yard. They’re awesome trees and perfect for AZ climate. However, if you could give me some advice?. One of them was getting too much water in a corner with broken water line and developed yellow leaves and leaf drop. Worried about root rot… do I just pull soil back from roots, turn water off and let fully dry and resume water 1 day a week? Any advice would be helpful.
I had a broken line I didn’t realize near my mastic tree, and it got more water than needed. I never saw yellow leaves or drop though, so I’m a bit more worried there might be something going on with the roots of your tree as you suggested. If it were me I would let that side with the leak dry out a bit but continue watering from the other lines on the other areas of the tree. I dislike digging up soil and disturbing the roots.
@@TouchGrassGardening I agree as the tree has been in ground for 3 years and solid roots. Literally was producing new growth and thriving a few weeks ago and I walk out and saw yellow leaves mid branch and then next few days turned dry like it was ripped out of ground. My wife trimmed a few branches the weekend before and I fixed the water line. Infection from trimming?? Too much water around roots? It turned dry fast!! I know the tree is super hardy in many harsh environments so this is not the tree I’d of ever worried about. Perplexing. I pulled water lines away from the tree to dry out and see where it goes. I hate losing trees but would really hate losing this one.
@@willTone Let me know how the tree does in the coming weeks. The heat is coming, but like you said this tree is so hardy.
do you cut it on the main stemm every spring ?
Yes
Excellent work! I wish I had the space you have there very nice
Wished to see u harvest by using the tarp & shake method. Like how effective it is. With a lot of berries, u could try making ice smoothies by freezing then blending it. Bet it'll taste awesome in the hot weather.
Great suggestion! I may be able to try that next year.
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Thank you! 🤗
I bought a Pakistan Mulberry and had a volunteer Mulberry I strategically planted for shade outside of my livestock area. I want to give them shade in my Zone 9B AZ area. Plus I want the fruit to drop so my livestock can benefit from what we don't eat.
That's a wonderful usage for these trees!
I appreciate that you pointed out the truth--downsides and upsides! I went in blind year one planting it out based on what everyone said but learned since then. You have the space and it's a great addition to your yard in the ground.
I can understand why with how nurseries position mulberries. Their incentives are skewed towards selling hardy, easy to propogate trees that will produce fruit within a year. That's another reason I find your channel so valuable - no sales angle, just learning about and enjoying the garden. I'm really curious to hear how your mulberries do in pots -- that might be a better method for most people. Have you gotten fruit? And is it only with dwarf varieties that can do well in pots?
@@TouchGrassGardening Agreed; they are a nice tree to sell! More are learning that root-knot nematode is a real thing with mulberry trees in the ground. My IL Everbearing developed that in its 7th year. It's difficult to eradicate RKN. RKN is another reason I planted ice cream bean in place of mulberry as they are resistant to RKN. The Thai dwarf set amazing amounts of delicious fruit (see my recent "What's Ripening in April" video). Maui was too cold-sensitive and did not bear so I have culled it. I'll be trialing others like World's and Jan's Best. I may try Pakistani in a grow bag and see how that does. I enjoy your channel and perspective. You have an awesome yard! Keep it up!
@@EnlightenmentGarden Likewise, and thank you!
Good video, relaxing to watch.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
I just wish it could grow in zone 6
Make a mini greenhouse :)