CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY
CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY
If you're looking to grow fresh, organic food in simple and cost-effective ways, CaliKim is your go-to guide for all things gardening! Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned gardener, regardess of your location, or the size of your gardening space, CaliKim is passionate about helping you grow a thriving garden.
Together with her husband, Jerry (aka CameraGuy), CaliKim co-owns CaliKim Garden and Home DIY, Inc., a family business committed to empowering individuals worldwide to grow their own food. With experience managing a busy online seed and garden shop (calikimgardenandhome.com), creating engaging garden content, and authoring two garden books, “Organic Gardening for Everyone” and “The First-Time Gardener: Raised Bed Gardening,” CaliKim will help you seamlessly integrate growing your own food into your busy life.
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Great video thanks always learning new things
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Thanks for the tips and tricks, love your videos
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The music wasn’t distracting at all. People are so negative 😂😊
I didn't even notice the music honestly until I came to the comments! 😅😅
All good 👍 thanks. We always appreciate the support and feedback!! CG and CK.
@@courtneybachar4348 same here haha
I'm having a hard time growing my 2 tomato plants and now also the 2 wax pepper plants. 1 Roma tomato plant is in top soil (not sifted) with a little acid or acidic soil my Aunt gave me because I live on the side of the mountain in California. It's producing tomatoes but the plant hasn't grown. The other tomato plant is in a styrafoam cooler its showing its producing roma tomatoes, but the plant isn't growing. And is in some acid/ acidic soil with sifted top soil. And the 2 wax pepper plants are in a raised garden box bed I tried making with what I could try to make it with as I don't have the money to do anything special. I have had them for awhile and they aren't growing. I have 2 other Roma & Cherry Tomato plants planted in by seed and in just regular top soil, They are in a dryer drum and are growing. I can't afford to just go out and buy the big stuff to help it. I try to do with what I have to be able to grow these items. Anyone can help? I stopped over watering them, and watering them as CaliKim has mentioned. I just have no idea what else I can do. Thanks if you can help. wish I could share the pics.
Hi Darryl, way to go for it! Vegetable gardening definitely can be done on a budget - and I love how you're repurposing what you have for growing containers. Make sure any container you're planting in has holes in the bottom for drainage, or the plant won't grow, and roots will probably rot - perhaps this is the issue? Also, topsoil has very little nutrients in it, is often heavy and the roots can't breathe. Tomatoes are hungry plants and need some food to grow. I suggest picking up a bag of organic compost and some organic granular fertilizer at your local garden center to mix into your topsoil. If you can afford a bottle of Fish Fertilizer, go for it! It's highly concentrated and the nutrients will be immediately available to your plants and will give them a burst of growth. These amendments are all fairly inexpensive and a little goes a long way. Watch my container tomato videos for more tips - and thanks for hitting the thumbs up button on our videos and subscribing if you haven't already!
@@CaliKim29 Thank You. Yes I subbed and liked. Would trout work if I thaw it out? I have 2 trout in my freezer. If I thaw it out and chop it up. Would you say just to put it into the soil?
Everything looks fantastic guys💚💖 Great encouragement to try some things in different areas!! I should do this too😁🌸
Thank you and you should try something new on one small are first and see how that goes and you might end up liking the fun of it. As always, appreciate you! CK
Beautiful garden; cute dress!!!!
Thank you! 😊for both !!!
I love seeing how pretty a back yard can be with flowers interspersed the way you've done them! This is my first year intentionally planting flowers. I started Zinnias and Marigolds and so far just the Marigolds are in bloom. I can't wait for the Zinnias! The prior owners planted daffodils and Irises (which have finished blooming) and I have my green onion white pom pom flower heads and purple Comfrey blooms and of course dandelions and lots of pretty large maroon Perilla (Shiso) Leaves good for a salad garden and very prolific - almost like mint and VERY good for us. I love them marinated in soy sauce and placed over As far as the pulley system goes for trellising the tomatoes, this is just a thought, but I bet you could do a DIY version just using a cup hook attached to the top horizontal board of your wood trellis and about 3 extra feet of string with at least one or two loops tied into three extra feet of the string that you could keep coiled up at the top or hang the loops from the hook. Then when you wanted to harvest your tomatoes or lower the string for another reason, just remove the loops from the hook to slowly lower the top of the vine up to an extra three feet (or whatever extra length you made it). For that matter, you could probably do it without hooks and instead just wrap the coil of extra string/line/cord to the top of the trellis using the right kind of knots.
Good ideas, thanks, especially the marinated soy sauce!! I think your cup idea could work, too. CK
Love the changes!!!!!
Glad you're loving it, Stephanie! Nothing like rearranging the garden - keeps things fun and interesting. How's your garden coming along?
Your garden looks so lush and beautiful! I'm going to try to grow winter squash up and over a trellis this year. What dimensions are your panels on the A-frame trellis?
Hi Emily - it's so fun to see the garden bursting into life - hope yours is too! Winter squash would work well on this trellis. You'll find the how-to in our Raised Bed Garden playlist on our main channel page, the video called 2 Easy Trellises for Raised Beds. Step by step directions are also in my Raised Bed Gardening book - you can grab a signed copy at calikimgardenandhome.com for 30% off right now w/ the code "JUNEGARDEN". Let me know if you build it!
@CaliKim29 Thank you so much!
I love all the ch goes you’ve made this growing season. The whole garden is looking lush and beautiful!
Thank you for noticing, Debbie! Just got this burr under my saddle to change things up. CK
Hey Cali Kim, got your microgreens package of seeds last January and we're STILL eating salads with them! Fantastic! many thanks ❤ (and hey camera guy sup bro :) 🔥)
Great to hear! I LOVE it !! Great job 👏🏻 CameraGuy says Yo. Keep up the great work !!
These would grow well in Indian climate
Making a worm bin farm
What fun. Let me know how that goes !!! CaliKim
@Calikim29 - do you know if planting zinnias with tomato plants in the same container will be beneficial or detrimental to the tomato plant? I have limited space and many critters who loves my yard. 😊
Hi Deb - not a problem at all, I've planted those 2 together many a time! Good luck with the critters!
Love your gardening changes. You have inspired me to try and continue planting throughout the growing season here in Central Ohio. With only perhaps a 5-6 months of warm(ish) growing season, learning what works here for a short harvest is a challenge, but definitely up to it. And wish I could grow citrus outside year round, like I saw on the lemon tree in your garden.
Hi Deb - glad to provide some inspo for your garden - keep at it! The key with a short growing season is to start from seed indoors and grow varieties that are smaller (perhaps in containers) with shorter maturity dates so you can fit your harvests in before the weather changes. Many of the varieties in our Container Garden Seed Collection or Late Summer Collection would work well for you and are currently 30% off w/ code "JUNEGARDEN" at calikimgardenandhome.com. Have you ever considered a dwarf citrus in a container then moving in to an indoor sunny window in winter to keep it alive? Might be a good option...Let me know how your garden grows this summer!
I'm interested in that tomato pulley system! I pulled out most my nasturtiums they were magnets for tiny black bugs (aphids?) I do like dahlias but don't have much luck as they are susceptible to powdery mildew & insects here. Looking fwd to my 1st season growin Scarlet Runner Beans! Fig trees grow fast.
Thanks - I am excited about seeing where this goes, as well. Kind of fun to change it up. Didn’t know that about Dahlias up there. How interesting!! Stay tuned for progress on the tomato pulleys!!!
Well heck, I didn’t know that the grass clippings and leafy materials were dry! I keep putting fresh grass clippings and fresh flower and others into my purchased drum! Good video, thanks...
You are welcome! Sounds like you’ve been composting a while? Thank you for watching and commenting..and hopefully subscribing, as well. CaliKim
It’s a cute little garden
Thanks, Jack - appreciate you stopping by!
Your wildflowers are just gorgeous! 🌻🦋 I’ve flower gardened for years but it’s only my second season vegetable gardening so I don’t have a same-old-same old yet. I’m trying to find varieties I like and taste new things. I grew American Legion poppies this spring for the first time and loved them! Currently collecting seeds for the poppies , borage, cosmos and zinnias, pole beans and peas. I look forward to your next tour! Thanks for sharing
Hey Becky - flower gardening is so fun, I'm so happy you enjoyed the wildflowers. I've only grown CA poppies, will check out the American Legion variety. What's your favorite flower? Mine has to be Dahlias, sunflowers and zinnias, so hard to chose just one! Congrats on digging into veggie gardening. It's so rewarding to grow your own food - you'll love it! Grow what you love to eat and start simple. We have a ton of delicious veggie varieties in our seed collections, as well as herbs, fruits and flowers! If you haven't yet - check them out at calikimgardenandhome.com. 30% off with the code "JUNEGARDE" until 6/4. Enjoy your summer garden and thanks for stopping by for the tour!
Music is such a distraction.
I agree and I stopped watching 5 minutes into the video.
CameraGuy - Thanks for letting us know. This was the first time using this audio *our son wrote it/played it, etc. So the volume levels reacted differently. I'll take a look at using this music again. Thank you - CameraGuy
@@CaliKim29 Please consider using the music only between segments...fade in, fade out.
Good idea. Thanks. Do we even need it ? Could you do without music ?
@CaliKim29 I actually enjoyed the music and thought it created a really nice atmosphere for the video. It wasn't even loud and didn't overpower you speaking. Kudos to your son for making it! 😀
How do you make this trelis? What are your measurements please?
I love your garden Kim. It's been so hot here in Florida I had to put shade cloth on my veggies. I have not seen 1 bee since last yr.
Hi Esther - thanks for enjoying the garden with us! Sorry about the heat and the bees. Is it normal not to see them in your Florida heat? Fingers crossed for a cool down soon - hang in there!
I just got inside from sprying Spinosad. I had to remove four develop[ing tomatoes for bug damage-cut worms. Overall, the tomato plants are doing very well. They are loaded with fruit and still flowering. Some of the plants are huge! I have one Sugar Baby watervelon with a vine at least ten feet long, and it has a watermelon developing on it. The Hearts of Gold cantaloupe are covered with flowers. I saw ppaches of squash bug eggs and one squash bug. They've been soaked with Spinosad. I sprayed the cucumbers too to protect them from the Florida pickleworm moth. I just harvested cucumbers and squash, and have more to harvest tomorrow. The pole beans are climbing and will be flowering soon. My pepper plants are loaded with peppers. The mustard is starting to bolt, so I have to harvest it out. Tomorrow, I have to spray Immunox on my trees, cucumbrs, and squash. Cedar Gall Rust is bad in my area, and it is time for powdery mildew to infest the plants. The first Japanese Beetles of the season have arrived. They got doused with spinosad too. The ground cherries have begun droping fruit. I'm disapointed with them. I get a lot more satisfaction from my porch tomatoes, which I've begun to pick. My Prairie Fire crabapple tree arrived today. I gave it a good soak, and will try to get it in the ground tomorrow. If all goes well, I'll work on planting the peach trees too. My legs are sill in bad shape, the right leg ugly bad, but they have improved. A few of the zinnias and cosmos have started to flower, and seeds are sprouting for Butterfly flower. I have a few carrots that are ready to pick. My potatoe harvest was decent, and I have more chitting for planting thr first week of July. I have enough going on that after I harvest out the mustard, I am going to let that area of rthe raised bed rest, but not for long. In July and August, I'll be doinf seed starts for cauliflower, brocolli, Brunswick Cabbage, and Nappa Cabage. I havent made my plans for the fall garden, but I will be growing carrots, turnips, and Yellow Heart Winter Choy too. I just got Net 2.0, a revisit to the Net Zero universe back from editing. My editor loved it. Here is what Ann Attwood had to say, "This was so good. It was fast-paced and there was so much packed in to a fairly small word count. Good world building. I could picture the events as they unfolded. Not for the faint-hearted!!" The story will make its debut this fall in an anthology, Tales From The Galactic Rim. I need one more story to complete the collection.
Hi Jay - whew - you've been busy! I always enjoy hearing about your busy days in the garden, all you're planting, growing and harvesting. Exciting about your book - publication day is always a high point. Seeing readers enjoy what you've poured your heart and soul into is so rewarding - congrats!
Looking good! 👍 I think you will do better with the single stem tomatoes than I did. I wasn’t ruthless enough in pruning them and it got away from me. Keep an eye on them! They will have energy to burn 🔥 can’t wait to see them all the way to the top!
Hey Cliff - I can imagine how hard it is for you to keep up with pruning with all the tomatoes you grow! I planted Domingo on the Tomato String Trellis #2 - hope it's not too heavy for it. I'm excited to see how it does - yes, all the way to the top! Will keep you posted!
Very nice garden and great ideas on trellising
Glad you enjoyed it! Stay posted for string trellis progress!
I enjoy your videos. Such a great garden! I love the wildflower areas! Years ago we planted wildflowers along the curb where we had pulled out shrubs. We had a beautiful succession of flowers Spring thru Fall. My favorite flower seems to be missing from you garden, though. Beautiful blue borage reseeds itself; plant it once and you never have to plant it again. It grows all season, and it's a magnet for bees. The Spring garden with blue borage, CA poppies and calendula growing together is something I look forward to each year.
Hi Susan, thanks for enjoying our videos! You really can't go wrong with wildflowers, so lovely, long bloom time and often reseed. Borage is a wonderful bee attractor. I actually have some growing on the bottom of the long yellow fence, near where we transplanted the blackberries. Time to throw some seeds in the pollinator garden, though - thanks for the reminder! Enjoy your spring garden!
Everything looks lovely! 🥰
Glad you enjoyed it! How's your garden growing this summer?
@@CaliKim29 I had to put shading cloth all over my plants. It’s gotten so hot. But after that, everything is growing slow but still alive. I’m in zone 10a down in humid Florida.
Ty CK
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I am growing sugar babies for the first time this year and am doing in a 3 foot raised bed as you have here. However, I am unable to figure out 1) does your 3-ft smart pot have 3 compartments, or do I need to cut the compartments out? and 2) it looks like you have some kind of black grate on top of your soil - do I need that, and what did you use? TYSM for your help. I am very excited to try this out!
Why don't your blackberries have thorns? Mine are deadly! And thank you for this video!
It depends on the variety that you purchased. Mine are thornless variety: 'Apache,' 'Arapaho,' 'Navaho,' and 'Ouachita' are examples of thornless blackberries. These are widely available and favored by home gardeners and commercial growers for their ease of handling and high-quality fruit. And, now you know!! Hope this is helpful! CaliKim
Can you reuse the seed starter mix? Thanks CaliKim. Great content.
Yes you can! Reusing seed starter mix is feasible with proper sterilization and amendment. By doing so, you can reduce waste and save money while maintaining healthy seedlings. However, always monitor for any issues and be prepared to switch to fresh mix if needed to ensure the best start for your plants. Hope this helps, Jeff!
@@CaliKim29 Thank you CaliKim!
I like that you repurpose materials for future projects. I do also. I keep a stockpile of wood and stuff for you can always use these some kind of way 😊
Ahh, great idea, Janice! CameraGuy does that for us, too! Our deck project is the perfect example. We are able to repurpose a lot of the material! GREAT idea, Thanks, Janice. CaliKim
Sicilian eggplant. We Slice it up. Dunk in flour, egg, seasoned breadcrumbs and fry. Serve with tzatziki. Those long asian eggplants are great in thai curry or tourlou/briam, or even sliced lengthwise, dunk in flour and fry.
Sounds great! Thank you for that fantastic suggestions! CaliKim
How many eggplants did you harvest per plant?
Excellent, I am going to follow this method~!
Best of luck and keep us all posted and updated. CaliKim
Please stop planting your tomatoes deep. Tomato roots are shallow root growers. Their roots only travel through the top 5 inches of soil. Below that the roots die. What works to increase root mass is to dig a trench about 3 inches deep lay your Tomato down in the trench with the top sticking out at the end of the trench close to the pole, string, or cage in which you wish to train your tomato, in a few days the top will stand up straight. Then, grow like a regular tomato. In the fall, pull up the tomato and look at all the roots growing down the planted stem. To experiment, dig a hole straight down deep and plant the tomato. In the fall, dig up the tomato, and you will see the roots up around the top of the planted stem and beneath it, it will have stem showing with no roots, the ones there when you planted it will have died and disappeared.
Kim, wondering if this salad container plant system needs full sun? I unfortunately another get about 4 hours of sun on my porch, please let me know, thank you!
None of my strawberries survived over winter even though I mulched them. Do you have any suggestions?
I just noticed holes in my pepper plants. I planted companion plants around them but doesn’t seem to be working. How much water did you add to your sprayers?
When your pollinating the male to the female is it only one male flower per female flower? How many days do you do this? Please would you please explain just a little more for beginners😢 thank you
Putting up a net for mine. Every one of my snap peas!
That is such a bummer. I am so sorry to hear this! Let me know how the netting goes!! CaliKim
I have a few additional questions . Here is my setup with my questions to follow. I live in Zone 7B. North Alabama. Full sun. I have 1 Indeterminate (Better Boy Plus) in a 25 gallon Smart Cloth Pot (21” Diameter) and 1 Determinate (Bush Goliath) in a 20 Gallon Smart Cloth Pot (19” Diameter, I think) … Both planted with some Miracle Grow Potting Soil, Mushroom Compost, Copper Fungicide, Gypsum, Powdered Bone Meal, Epsom Salt and some good ol’ worm poo castings for fun. I’m not a 100% organic gardener and plan on using Miracle Grow Fertilizer occasionally during my 2 week feedings . I am setting up a micro drip irrigation system with 6” spacing on the drip holes. ( I have 9” hole spacing if needed) I plan on coiling the drip irrigation hose around the base of my tomato plant and continue to coil the drip irrigation hose around the top of the pot to make a spiral pattern with about 4” - 6” between my coiled drip irrigation hose as the spiral forms. First tomato’s ever. Either in ground or in container . I’m using the DIG Irrigation Kit after watching one of your videos My questions. .. 1. How often and for how long should I water ? Especially starting off. Current temp is 83 degrees. I’m guessing 20 minutes every other day starting at about 06:30 or am I way off on this?. 2. As the temperature increases, do I start watering more frequently or simply increase time of watering ? Thanks so much to anyone that can toss me a guideline on micro irrigation.
Hi Kim all of my lettuces and arugula keeps coming up leggy and then they wilt over and die, what am I doing wrong lo
I just want to say thank you for this tutorial a lot of ppl like to pull up there garden plants I stay in zone 7 so my Swiss chard has turned into perennial now most people would have just pulled it up and got rid of it or saved it for seed. They grow by bigger and healthier than ever
You are welcome! Even more, I hope that you subscribe and stick around! Sounds like you are doing a great job out there! CaliKim
Could you please do a video on how to make your yogurt I was wondering is it plant-based? I'm new to gardening and I just love your videos specially showing us how to fill a container.😊
Hi Lynda, welcome to gardening. The first thing I suggest is that subscribe to my channel, but then click on the down arrow next to the subscribe and make sure "All" has a check mark next to it. This way, you'll see a pop up note on your phone/computer saying that I just posted a new video! (How cool is that?). I haven't done a kitchen style making something video in a quite a while; however, I will keep your request in mind! I"ve responded to your other questions, as well! Hope you subscribe and follow ...if you have not. CaliKim
I never knew about lemon cucumbers. I only know about vegetables that you see at the grocery store😢
That means you are in the right place! CK
Hi I was wondering would the lemon cucumbers be good to slice and put into my water? Thank you for the video
Yes, lemon cucumbers would be an excellent choice to slice and put into your water. They are small, round cucumbers with a bright yellow color and a mild, slightly sweet flavor. Try it and see how YOU like it!! CK
Thanks for the video! I like how you confidently prune your mint plant. I just planted some in a pot and was being very cautious and precise with pruning. haha. I am vegetarian and make yummy fresh spring rolls that call for chopped mint and cilantro. We also do something similar to what you've shown - ground up mint add to fizzy water with a bit of lemon and honey for a refreshing sparkling drink. Cheers!
Thanks for the tips @Kima !! Your sparkling drinks sounds fabulous and refreshing, as well!! What fun, right?? Thanks again for watching- CaliKim
This is my first attempt to grow strawberries. How is your tower built. I have to buy shade cloth. Thanks for all of your growing tips.
You are welcome Jean, see if you can copy and paste this link for the HowTo: Copy and paste this link...How to Make a Strawberry-Kale Crate Tower (with a Dwarf Tomato on Top!) for Vertical Gardening Let me know! CaliKim