Weed Free, Deep Mulch, No Till, Ruth Stout inspired gardening. Follow the progress of a home garden from late winter until harvest. Come on, Let's Plant and We'll See What We Get.
You can still do it if you want, of course, but it's definitely not as important to prune suckers on cherry/grape tomatoes. They'll still produce abundantly even if they are a little top heavy. Pruning suckers is more important with beefsteak and large-variety tomatoes, because it focuses the plant's energy into producing large fruits rather than abundant fruits.
@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplant2 сағат бұрын
Well said. Thank you for the excellent tip.
@DRC45474 сағат бұрын
Have you researched the ingredients in the paper shopping bag? I know here in Australia our paper shopping bags are made in Vietnam?
@krisski645314 сағат бұрын
I never knew it is okay to put shredded papers in the garden. Thank you for the info !
@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplant9 сағат бұрын
We remove the plastic windows out of envelopes and don't use the shiny paper from magazines.
@BabyLettuce7019 сағат бұрын
I disagree. They taste better when they ripen on the vine. If you harvest them green, you might as well buy them from the grocery store. 🤪
@wendyburston313220 сағат бұрын
Thanks for promoting this method. A neighbor across the street just took down a huge tree a few weeks back. Two days ago they started grinding it down. Went over and asked if he would sell me some wood chips. He said no. No sell! Take it! Well. We still have a pile in the backyard and are working everyday to organize and mulch the garden beds. It's awesome.
@sherylgarren958520 сағат бұрын
I like you. You’re very knowledgeable. Thank you.
@Drew-is5or20 сағат бұрын
Have 3 sections in my garden, 2 wood chips over compost and 1 leaf mulch over mushroom compost. I am leaning towards leafs. Wood chips seem to impact some plants. The leaf mulch easier to work in. Mushroom compost I'm not sold on, it's nearly black and cooks from the sun, drains to fast and doesn't retain moisture well.
@woogie678510 сағат бұрын
Keep the wood chips on the mushroom compost and leaf mulch over the regular. The fungus will accelerate the wood chips breaking down. I just did a deep mulch garden this spring and my plants are currently thriving in wood chips! Try to keep it very moist the first year if you can help it. The initial breakdown of the mulch seems to be the biggest hurdle. Halfway down my mulch is already black and full of worms and potato bugs. Good luck drew!
@Zas1998222 сағат бұрын
what do you do to organically control earworms on corn? they're giving me a lot of problems with my sweet corn and I've heard the worms can overwinter and give you problems the next year
@CamMcBКүн бұрын
I’m jealous of that tomato. Harvested first red skins and their size was disappointing but the tops died off after 90 days. Will be interesting to see as I planted more every two weeks. They are all in grow bags and last year the potatoes in the hard buckets were planted late and they did better. Dont know if it was the late planting or the plastic bucket and better water retention.
@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplant20 сағат бұрын
Should have enough time. You know the rooting episodes were your idea. Thank you for your continued support.
@tonilombard9986Күн бұрын
Happy 4th of July Wayland since my husband put the wire around the plants the critters have been leaving them alone. 😇👍❤️🇺🇸 God Bless To Everyone. 😊
@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplantКүн бұрын
Happy 4th. That is good news and a great tip for a container garden.
@robertstevens9004Күн бұрын
Put them in a paper bag for awhile
@musabadjie2969Күн бұрын
Hi that is my master you doing great 👍
@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplantКүн бұрын
You are the best
@jdderstineКүн бұрын
Hell just add the bag too
@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplantКүн бұрын
Oh you, I do. Thank you for visiting a few seconds of the deep mulch story.
@ryenburns7054Күн бұрын
Happy 4th Wayland and everyone ! Sharing garden love ❤️🌶🍻
@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplantКүн бұрын
Happy 4th. Enjoy the holiday. Thank you for visiting.
@Riverwillow24Күн бұрын
Your so right, you can grow food even in a small space❤
@gzus1482Күн бұрын
Better hope that wasn't one of the wife's glasses being used out there in the garden.😮 😂
@melissacavaliere8953Күн бұрын
Hey! I had the same question trying to prune mine! 😂 I just gave up. I'll have to go out tomorrow with a little more confidence now.
@elessartelcontar9415Күн бұрын
I'm Cherokee and we do something similar. WE Cherokee call corn, bean, and squash “the three sisters” because they nurture each other like family when planted together. And we sow a chaos garden with them and it works out well. The beans use the corn as an arbor to climb on. The pole beans, pull nitrogen from the air and bring it into the soil to benefit all three. The large leaves of the sprawling squash protect the threesome by creating living mulch that shades the soil, keeping it cool and moist and preventing weeds. The prickly squash leaves also keep away raccoons and other pests, which don’t like to step on them.
@dsimp765Күн бұрын
Thank you, I'm new to your channel, and just restarted my small raised bed garden this year after 12 years of not gardening. I grew up on a working farm/ranch and beginning to really miss the peace it brings. I'm binge watching to learn and catch up, thank you 🙏
@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplantКүн бұрын
Thank you for visiting my garden story and I hope it is helpful.
@dsimp765Күн бұрын
Shredded Paper 🙏👍, I hadn't seen that yet? You are a plethora of information. Thank you, I have a shredder and lots to shred😊
@bugs825Күн бұрын
We love using cross shredded cardboard and the worms do too!
@sarahkirbach5040Күн бұрын
Reminds of my garlic two years ago. It was infested with some kind of larva it was so nasty - but hey we just took a break from growing it and h in might grow it this year
@kathyphilmurphy5517Күн бұрын
Thank you, diane, for letting me see your beautiful garden. Hope you are blessed with axgood harvest.
@dsimp765Күн бұрын
After watching you plant the sweet potatoes, I realized I probably could use some more mulch. I have a very thin layer and it might help, and I learned something else, I always thought the hairs on the tomatoes were where roots could sprout, I now know to look for the little bumps, Thank you and do you put anything special in the water for the suckers? Thank you again 👍
@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplantКүн бұрын
No, just water. Thank you for visiting my garden story and I hope it helps.
@calisingh7978Күн бұрын
Castro oil?
@dsimp765Күн бұрын
I'm still trying different companion plants to help and not use any unnatural products.
@midwestribeye7820Күн бұрын
Your genuine smile and laugh when you tasted your first grape. Warmed my heart.😊
@midwestribeye7820Күн бұрын
I have that exact watering can. It's my favorite! God bless!
@hansonrh2 күн бұрын
Do you use aged wood chips?
@donnawestbrook89922 күн бұрын
Are the seeds companion plants?
@Domesticgoddess122 күн бұрын
What critter EATS onions??!? Lol
@Pinkpumpkingardener2 күн бұрын
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@JesseWright682 күн бұрын
How do you tell what suckers are?
@rickjames64922 күн бұрын
My wifes garden looks like chaos
@faithlove5008Күн бұрын
@@rickjames6492 that made me laugh 😂
@melaniekeeling7462Күн бұрын
I'm a chaotic gardener.
@iwanttobelieve59702 күн бұрын
I wish I could grow in the ground but my yard floods. Your garden looks great.
@donnawestbrook89922 күн бұрын
That sounds hard. Could you dig a pond, then use the soil dug to create a garden high spot or raised beds, create swales or hugelkulture mounds with logs, sticks, and leaves, or get fill and create drainage to make it work?
@judifarrington94612 күн бұрын
We have too much to mention, you just keep inspiring me to plant more and more! 😊
@AnotherAppleAddict3 күн бұрын
I tried growing containers once and it didn’t go so well. Maybe I’ll try again.
@judifarrington94613 күн бұрын
Something ate mine this year. They did leave me some nice ones though.
@lifeisgood0703 күн бұрын
Good job explaining things
@JesseWright683 күн бұрын
My yard is shady and my tomatoes only get a few hours of sun a day. Any tips?
@billelrod17793 күн бұрын
Don’t forget to tell people they can use pine needles…so many are afraid to use it because of the myth that they acidify the soil. I absolutely love it…holds all the leaves in place…
@LoneStarAnglingOutdoors3 күн бұрын
I bought a small wood chipper to get more mulch into my garden, and I gather up as many leaves as I can in the fall. I haven't found a source for hay or straw that isn't sprayed but I keep looking for it- it would make a huge difference if I could find some. My mulch is getting too thin for my liking, where I have managed to keep it piled up needs half as much water in this 100°+ heat.
@Im.k.m.aka.kalaashnikov3 күн бұрын
I bet you have a glorious hat collection! ❤
@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplant3 күн бұрын
There are a few, here and there...Thank you for visiting.
@melissakarner67073 күн бұрын
Hello I live where it is really hot in the SW desert. I am in the process of switching out from straw to wood mulch. I use leaves as well. It is so necessary where I live. Great videos. Thank You.
@Im.k.m.aka.kalaashnikov3 күн бұрын
@@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplant heck yeah! Love the videos!
@Im.k.m.aka.kalaashnikov3 күн бұрын
Hats are identity and effective in hot weather! I love seeing how people have hat collections ❤️
@walterbarrientos23683 күн бұрын
Happy Gardening everyone !!! 😄😄😄
@judydoshier11143 күн бұрын
😊
@sandynystrom4683 күн бұрын
Garden is looking good yes I had a vole eat my onions last year I thought they didn't like them but they do, I do know they they don't like garlic I plant 3 rows of garlic and then my onions in front of the garlic and they left them alone. Had a great garlic and onion harvest . Got 60 pounds red onions they where huge. Both the garlic and onions. Happy gardening
@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplant3 күн бұрын
Thank you, that is excellent advice.
@sarahkirbach50404 күн бұрын
Love this kind of gardening. What are the purple beans? I mean what variety?
@1joshjosh14 күн бұрын
Beans are cool.
@mikethorson72434 күн бұрын
Vine ripened is way better. Do the test yourself folks.
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You can still do it if you want, of course, but it's definitely not as important to prune suckers on cherry/grape tomatoes. They'll still produce abundantly even if they are a little top heavy. Pruning suckers is more important with beefsteak and large-variety tomatoes, because it focuses the plant's energy into producing large fruits rather than abundant fruits.
Well said. Thank you for the excellent tip.
Have you researched the ingredients in the paper shopping bag? I know here in Australia our paper shopping bags are made in Vietnam?
I never knew it is okay to put shredded papers in the garden. Thank you for the info !
We remove the plastic windows out of envelopes and don't use the shiny paper from magazines.
I disagree. They taste better when they ripen on the vine. If you harvest them green, you might as well buy them from the grocery store. 🤪
Thanks for promoting this method. A neighbor across the street just took down a huge tree a few weeks back. Two days ago they started grinding it down. Went over and asked if he would sell me some wood chips. He said no. No sell! Take it! Well. We still have a pile in the backyard and are working everyday to organize and mulch the garden beds. It's awesome.
I like you. You’re very knowledgeable. Thank you.
Have 3 sections in my garden, 2 wood chips over compost and 1 leaf mulch over mushroom compost. I am leaning towards leafs. Wood chips seem to impact some plants. The leaf mulch easier to work in. Mushroom compost I'm not sold on, it's nearly black and cooks from the sun, drains to fast and doesn't retain moisture well.
Keep the wood chips on the mushroom compost and leaf mulch over the regular. The fungus will accelerate the wood chips breaking down. I just did a deep mulch garden this spring and my plants are currently thriving in wood chips! Try to keep it very moist the first year if you can help it. The initial breakdown of the mulch seems to be the biggest hurdle. Halfway down my mulch is already black and full of worms and potato bugs. Good luck drew!
what do you do to organically control earworms on corn? they're giving me a lot of problems with my sweet corn and I've heard the worms can overwinter and give you problems the next year
I’m jealous of that tomato. Harvested first red skins and their size was disappointing but the tops died off after 90 days. Will be interesting to see as I planted more every two weeks. They are all in grow bags and last year the potatoes in the hard buckets were planted late and they did better. Dont know if it was the late planting or the plastic bucket and better water retention.
Should have enough time. You know the rooting episodes were your idea. Thank you for your continued support.
Happy 4th of July Wayland since my husband put the wire around the plants the critters have been leaving them alone. 😇👍❤️🇺🇸 God Bless To Everyone. 😊
Happy 4th. That is good news and a great tip for a container garden.
Put them in a paper bag for awhile
Hi that is my master you doing great 👍
You are the best
Hell just add the bag too
Oh you, I do. Thank you for visiting a few seconds of the deep mulch story.
Happy 4th Wayland and everyone ! Sharing garden love ❤️🌶🍻
Happy 4th. Enjoy the holiday. Thank you for visiting.
Your so right, you can grow food even in a small space❤
Better hope that wasn't one of the wife's glasses being used out there in the garden.😮 😂
Hey! I had the same question trying to prune mine! 😂 I just gave up. I'll have to go out tomorrow with a little more confidence now.
I'm Cherokee and we do something similar. WE Cherokee call corn, bean, and squash “the three sisters” because they nurture each other like family when planted together. And we sow a chaos garden with them and it works out well. The beans use the corn as an arbor to climb on. The pole beans, pull nitrogen from the air and bring it into the soil to benefit all three. The large leaves of the sprawling squash protect the threesome by creating living mulch that shades the soil, keeping it cool and moist and preventing weeds. The prickly squash leaves also keep away raccoons and other pests, which don’t like to step on them.
Thank you, I'm new to your channel, and just restarted my small raised bed garden this year after 12 years of not gardening. I grew up on a working farm/ranch and beginning to really miss the peace it brings. I'm binge watching to learn and catch up, thank you 🙏
Thank you for visiting my garden story and I hope it is helpful.
Shredded Paper 🙏👍, I hadn't seen that yet? You are a plethora of information. Thank you, I have a shredder and lots to shred😊
We love using cross shredded cardboard and the worms do too!
Reminds of my garlic two years ago. It was infested with some kind of larva it was so nasty - but hey we just took a break from growing it and h in might grow it this year
Thank you, diane, for letting me see your beautiful garden. Hope you are blessed with axgood harvest.
After watching you plant the sweet potatoes, I realized I probably could use some more mulch. I have a very thin layer and it might help, and I learned something else, I always thought the hairs on the tomatoes were where roots could sprout, I now know to look for the little bumps, Thank you and do you put anything special in the water for the suckers? Thank you again 👍
No, just water. Thank you for visiting my garden story and I hope it helps.
Castro oil?
I'm still trying different companion plants to help and not use any unnatural products.
Your genuine smile and laugh when you tasted your first grape. Warmed my heart.😊
I have that exact watering can. It's my favorite! God bless!
Do you use aged wood chips?
Are the seeds companion plants?
What critter EATS onions??!? Lol
❤❤
How do you tell what suckers are?
My wifes garden looks like chaos
@@rickjames6492 that made me laugh 😂
I'm a chaotic gardener.
I wish I could grow in the ground but my yard floods. Your garden looks great.
That sounds hard. Could you dig a pond, then use the soil dug to create a garden high spot or raised beds, create swales or hugelkulture mounds with logs, sticks, and leaves, or get fill and create drainage to make it work?
We have too much to mention, you just keep inspiring me to plant more and more! 😊
I tried growing containers once and it didn’t go so well. Maybe I’ll try again.
Something ate mine this year. They did leave me some nice ones though.
Good job explaining things
My yard is shady and my tomatoes only get a few hours of sun a day. Any tips?
Don’t forget to tell people they can use pine needles…so many are afraid to use it because of the myth that they acidify the soil. I absolutely love it…holds all the leaves in place…
I bought a small wood chipper to get more mulch into my garden, and I gather up as many leaves as I can in the fall. I haven't found a source for hay or straw that isn't sprayed but I keep looking for it- it would make a huge difference if I could find some. My mulch is getting too thin for my liking, where I have managed to keep it piled up needs half as much water in this 100°+ heat.
I bet you have a glorious hat collection! ❤
There are a few, here and there...Thank you for visiting.
Hello I live where it is really hot in the SW desert. I am in the process of switching out from straw to wood mulch. I use leaves as well. It is so necessary where I live. Great videos. Thank You.
@@waylandsmalleycomeonletsplant heck yeah! Love the videos!
Hats are identity and effective in hot weather! I love seeing how people have hat collections ❤️
Happy Gardening everyone !!! 😄😄😄
😊
Garden is looking good yes I had a vole eat my onions last year I thought they didn't like them but they do, I do know they they don't like garlic I plant 3 rows of garlic and then my onions in front of the garlic and they left them alone. Had a great garlic and onion harvest . Got 60 pounds red onions they where huge. Both the garlic and onions. Happy gardening
Thank you, that is excellent advice.
Love this kind of gardening. What are the purple beans? I mean what variety?
Beans are cool.
Vine ripened is way better. Do the test yourself folks.