If you enjoyed this video, please "Like" it and share it to help spread its reach across KZitem. Thank you for watching!🙂TIMESTAMPS here: 0:00 Everything That Went Wrong This Year 4:03 I Want To Quit Gardening After This 5:56 How I'm Reigniting My Love For Gardening 8:17 Exciting New Warm Weather Crops 13:13 Exciting New Cool Weather Crops 17:33 Keeping Gardeners Excited To Garden 20:31 Adventures With Dale
@johnbaxter189
Күн бұрын
Get ya vitamin D levels checked if U get winter blues and get a booster if needed, also daylight light bulbs help
@DavidChan-bb8hf
Күн бұрын
i started to grow dragon fruit from seed just trying to have fun something not going to grow where i live but just to have fun ill be baby them in the house like my lemon and lime
@marchellas4264
Күн бұрын
I feel you on this one. I am a 2nd year gardener. I'm in zone 7b. I have a big ground hog. My 🍎 trees were hit hard by pests. I just started transition to cover cropping and perennial flowers bubs.
@jenpalazzo5728
Күн бұрын
@@DavidChan-bb8hfI have a beautiful dragon fruit plant growing here in SE FL.
@karenromando4939
Күн бұрын
You also need medicine for your illness.
@peaceofmyhearthomestead4611
Күн бұрын
I’m a horrible gardener😂 which is why I watch channels like yours to try to be better. Started gardening about eight years ago, I barely get anything ever, the animals always get to it first. But what I learned is I just love being out there and growing it, whether I get any harvest from it or not. It helped me get through my chemo.
@juneramirez8580
Күн бұрын
Well congrats on getting through chemo. My chemo was not my problem. It was the radiation damage side effects that are beating my a_ s. Any way praying you have complete healing and keep on growling!!!
@Omegawerewolfx
Күн бұрын
Simple insect netting or a chicken wire enclosure will dramatically increase your yields.
@SeashellSeashell-du1sl
Күн бұрын
@@juneramirez8580 ❤
@SeashellSeashell-du1sl
Күн бұрын
❤🙏
@Toggle_New_Top_2SeeCensored
Күн бұрын
It's been my heart and lung rehab too. We got awesome rat traps but my husband has to manage those. I can get you details if interested. I use lots of peppermint oil also
@jamesprigioni
12 сағат бұрын
We are with ya always bro, Jersey Strong! 💪
@ggusta1
11 сағат бұрын
I can definitely see me burning out That's stopped me from even starting. I don't want to do anything more than a very modest raised bed garden for the first time next year after my 'fun with basil summer'.
@John-Rambo81
9 сағат бұрын
Tell the “Young King Tuck” we got his back James!
@kingwood207
Күн бұрын
So, as a second year gardener, I have to tell you that this is by far the best it has ever been for our family. My wife has had a garden for 30 years and we have never had a lot of luck with it. Retiring in the next few years I needed to get a hobby. KZitem! I subscribed early to your channel,(I bet you could look that ) and followed your advice on so many things. We have 32 San Marzano tomato plants that are still producing in the 2nd week of October. Peppers are abundant. Potato’s are on the second crop this year. Just because you’re having a bad year don’t let that get you down. What you have done for your subscribers has made up for any bad season you had. Keep on keeping on!
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
I love comments like these. Hearing that my videos are actually making a difference really makes it all worth it. The greatest thing about the gardening community is the support. We support each other. No matter what, don't stop. The worst thing that can happen is to not have a garden 😀
@meganmarkle3104
Күн бұрын
Thanks for being real.
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
It’s a real struggle every year. But, nothing worth doing is easy.
@meganmarkle3104
Күн бұрын
@@TheMillennialGardener tis very true.
@moiraslater8526
Күн бұрын
It's never wrong to let your garden rest if you need a rest. It is healing for both.
@joyfulparadise
Күн бұрын
Most experts highlight only their successes. You were transparent with us MG. You are REAL.
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
This is a real garden. I work a full-time job (two, actually, this channel is a 40 hr/week commitment), and I don't have any hired help to clean things up. Everything I'm doing is attainable for a person with a full-time job, and I want people to know that, no games. I also like featuring the failures, because people learn more from the failures than the successes, and I want you to know that even a "KZitem gardening expert" messes plenty of stuff up. You're not alone. We all make mistakes and have failures, no matter how long we've been doing this.
@veronicadoggone5660
Күн бұрын
I started growing flowers in fall along with my usual fall veggies. I have sun flowers, calendula, coreopsis, zinnia and others. They keep so much of the beneificial bugs and birds around which I love watching in the garden.
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
That is beautiful. If only I could find a flower that repels possums and raccoons 😂
@tyler4471
Күн бұрын
I feel what you're saying. Just know that your videos have really inspired some of us who have never grown these things before. I built your hoop house design, and within that planted Kale, Spinach, Collard Greens, and Carrots according to your video advice. They're doing fantastic now and the netting is keeping the bugs away. While your planting yields life's "fruit" to yourself (and with setbacks, as you had described in this video), it also has served as fruit to those seeking the knowledge of a new and daunting hobby. I appreciate all the time you've taken with these informative videos, and you've enabled me to enjoy my first-ever homemade salad today, with happiness. Thanks so much, and keep your internal fire alight!
@heidiwheeler9917
Күн бұрын
^^^All of this!! I did also build your hoop house design for myself and my MIL, and it really blessed us both. I'm so excited that it'll allow me to extend my growing seasons!
@itsallawork1985
Күн бұрын
Don't give up man! You are a huge inspiration to me and I hope to start a garden similar to yours in SC next year!
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
I definitely won't quit, but I do need a slower winter. The end of summer and start of fall has been an absolute bear with things going wrong. It was a tough September.
@sageandlovehomestead
Күн бұрын
I totally feel this. It has been an awful summer for us. We had record heat so my tomatoes are not producing since July! Cooling off next week so hopefully will get a small harvest before our frost. Squash bugs took out most of my squash. Ground squirrels are awful, taking bites out of my watermelons, zucchinis, melons. They ate the tops off all my cucumber and bean sprouts. Diseases etc... I really like the idea of trying something new.
@baneverything5580
19 сағат бұрын
I have Sweet 100 Cherry Tomatoes that produce from early spring until December in Louisiana (if I cover them with light tarps during frosts) when my regular tomatoes quit when it hits 90 degrees.
@laninshki
Күн бұрын
Aww we all go through that keep your head up you’ve got this!!
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
This year has been brutal. I really hope we have a dry, mild winter...but I think this one is going to be a cold one.
@baneverything5580
Күн бұрын
One of my basil plants was planted in 2022. It has bark. I trim it to a stem and bring it inside in winter under lights. The first year it grew in a window in winter. It was so determined to live that I`ve kept it alive as a seed producer. Bumblebees love the blooms too.
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
I don't think I've ever kept a basil plant that long. I do, however, have a 6 year old pepper plant. This thing is like a tree. There is barely any green on it anymore. It has practically turned to wood.
@baneverything5580
18 сағат бұрын
@@TheMillennialGardener I had a bell pepper plant for 3 years once until an early freeze froze it and 90% of my cacti (and others I collected working in a nursery & landscaping) when I was out of state. The bell pepper had bark. I`m keeping a cherry tomato plant alive right now.
@mommakimmins5554
Күн бұрын
If you're burnt out giving yourself a rest to refresh your passion is better than trying to force it, because that's how you end up making yourself hate it
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
I could never hate this. It's like an argument with a spouse. You get mad at the situation, but you get over it and you make up. For me, personally, the only thing I could *hate* is having no garden. If I don't push through this, I will be totally lost in the winter. The old saying that nothing easy is worth doing is so true.
@emchazzie
Күн бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this video. I've always enjoyed your channel but I love you even more now. Many of these other gardening channels only show these perfect gardens and never share their failures or drawbacks. You start wondering why your the only one struggling. My garden failures this year were also extensive here in the Houston area. Heat and bugs decimated my tomatoes, squash and even my mints. So thanks again for letting me know that even the best of us have problems and that we just need to regroup and keep going. Your the best!!
@Rabbi393
Күн бұрын
Brother, I hear you. I've been a passionate vegetable Gardner for 55 years . Iam burned out this season and I have no explanation for it. I remember a burnout in 1996, but not like this.
@ruthgroves509
Күн бұрын
My garden was the worst ever this year for both fruits and veggies. What the earwigs didnt eat, the weather killed. I didn't bother to plant my usual fall garden and I hope the earwigs are starving! 😂
@lbarmstrong1
Күн бұрын
A Congo line of possums, awwww, that's pretty funny if it was funny. Sorry. We had just the opposite this summer in Georgia, drought. Everything dry as a bone. I think they're manipulating the weather, and I'm not kidding. That said, you've taught me so much this year and I've tried so many things you've talked about, I can't thank you enough.
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
I love drought. It is easy to add water. My garden was incredible in that June drought. Best it has ever looked that far into the season 😞 I wish we had drier summers like out west.
@sharonabner3156
8 сағат бұрын
@@TheMillennialGardenerwatch what you wish for, you can add all the water you want but anything above 90 and water doesn’t keep the plants going.
@ThatCoolPsychNurse
20 сағат бұрын
Thank you for being so honest and sharing both the good AND the bad of gardening. I burnt out in August and my garden has basically been abandoned. I felt so guilty until I saw your video. I will start again in the early spring and be gentle with myself.
@paulspanish-he2ki
Күн бұрын
Sorry to hear about the issues you had this summer! Hang in there and plow through. You have inspired so many of us. Now, we're going to encourage you!
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
Thank you. I do appreciate it 😊
@YarmouthBotanicals
Күн бұрын
My fall seedlings were decimated by aphids. My summer garden similar to yours was on its way to glory until the July fry. Hang in there! Nature...
@Toms-garden
Күн бұрын
I’ve had similar issues. My garden is in a community shared garden area, and I was just told that next year, I’ll have to move my garden to make room for a new fire station. I’ve bought compost and manure for planting, and then news that I MIGHT NOT make it to harvest - no dates yet. I don’t know where to get any initiative.
@GloriaNapoles-tq8xj
Күн бұрын
That's really sad ! 🫤
@naxxramas5665
Күн бұрын
I'm bad at gardening. I'm year 3 now and I'm learning what works and doesn't work for me and i like to use your videos to inspire myself to do better. Thanks for your videos!
@nexlvl301
Күн бұрын
This video honestly made me feel so much better, I'm also in eastern NC and have had so many of these same issues this season. This is only my second year gardening and I was getting pretty discouraged so to hear that someone whos much more experienced than me was suffering along makes me feel like maybe I didn't do to bad.
@puopg
Күн бұрын
Such a good video to show the bad along with the good.
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
I find the failures teach more than the successes. If you've ever had issues like this, you're not alone and in good company.
@martincollinsworth2703
Күн бұрын
STAY STRONG, THE FAILURES MAKES US STRONGER..
@jamesz9365
Күн бұрын
Hell Yes!!!!
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
There are failures, and then there are elements out of your control. It’s the hardest to see a year’s worth of work stolen practically overnight 🦝 Ah, Nature.
@omegahunter9
Күн бұрын
Hardships, while they are unpleasant, introduce experience and stimulate the need to solve problems. Working through those problems, coming up with solutions and preventative measures, will make you stronger, wiser, and more resilient. Giving up is the only guarantee of failure.
@donhorak9417
Күн бұрын
MG is an engineer; a problem solver.
@MrDadGuy
Күн бұрын
Every year there are hard lessons in my garden. Usually something I wanted to do really well fails and something I neglect surprises me. I planted onions among my peppers and they barely grew. I had a bed of them under shade cloth during the high heat of summer and they grew slower than any other onions I had grown before. I really planted a lot of onions (4x I ever have). Lesson: removed the shade cloth and onions took off...they need full sun apparently. But the bulk of them were in among other plants so ..... But the shade cloth use I learned from this channel helped immensely on other things. Bought conduit bender for 4' wide hoops and now will use also for frost protection covering.
@omegahunter9
Күн бұрын
@@MrDadGuy I had a similar experience. I was unexpectedly forced out of my home due to a disaster, and unable to care for my plants daily this year. To my shock, despite the lack of weeding and pest control, all the plants grew wildly and produced more, bigger, and sweeter fruit than I had ever seen before. Unfortunately the weeds are still an issue, and I have much work awaiting me when I am able to return to living at my home.
@BobnAnne1
20 сағат бұрын
I retired last year in Colorado and relied on your KZitem channel to inspire me and educate me on what and how to plant in my garden. Last year was a great success. This year we've had such constant withering heat that I've had limited success. Luckily my early planting gave me lettuce and peas and beets, and some continuous carrots. But your advice to plant potatoes and beans in August have given my garden new crops rather than empty space, and I hope to harvest these next month when I return from cleaning up my condo in St Pete FL. Don't give up. You've inspired many of us with your authenticity. Keep keeping it real. I particularly loved your episode with James Perogi of New Jersey.
@rebekahescobedo9962
Күн бұрын
I wanted to start a garden in our yard last year, but I had an injury to my back that took my ability to walk for a couple of months. This year I was able to put in a few beds and I got to introduce gardening to my kids. We had some rough weather and not everything survived, but the fact that we were able to start something was such a success compared to where we were this time last year. Thank you for your content!
@juliedayton8754
18 сағат бұрын
Rest for you & your garden is both necessary & very biblical ❤️
@rebeccawolf3196
Күн бұрын
This was my first year gardening and even though I didn't get much of a harvest (a few peppers, a few cucumbers and one tiny squash), I am not discouraged. I just chalk it up to learning and this is a process that takes more than one season to learn. I watch your channel and learn new things and how to do things better and yes, it is exciting. I love being outside and gardening gives me a purpose for being in my yard. I always feel awkward just being outside feeling like all my neighbors are watching me but with a garden, there is a reason to be outside (at least in my mind). Grow on gardener!
@SelahCambias
23 сағат бұрын
I’m glad you’re pressing on. I’m new gardening this but I’m very inspired by your work. Because of you I planted blueberries, a persimmon, two citrus trees and then I got ten fig cuttings in March and rooted them. Nine did great. I gave away four because I wanted to share. I’ve had barely any figs this year. I think because they needed more sun ( I’m still learning!). A lady that helps with my garden, who got two of the figs I rooted, has had so many figs she brings me containers full! I’m delighted by her success. I’ve always wanted fruit trees and because of you I finally got it done. And next year it’ll be better. Sending you a big hug and gratitude. I learn so much from you. I’ll be trying some of your suggestions here next year. My basil was a mess too.
@BerthaCarlos-r4d
Күн бұрын
Same it’s been so hard to grow things and grasshoppers birds and squirrels and heat
@donhorak9417
Күн бұрын
Dang grasshoppers!
@jamesz9365
Күн бұрын
@BerthaCarlos-r4d Had same problems myself. Put up fence around my garden and covered outside of 4' fence with deer netting (fencing) and the racoons stayed out. Only my doggies keep the squirrels out however. Tried some red pepper which never did anything good. Coons are gone though!! Oh yea, I feed a stray cat too, somewhat largish, punches above her weight..!
@donthompsonrealtor3294
Күн бұрын
I believe you solve the issue. I don’t see all of your vids. But the ones I do see there is an underlying theme. It’s been my observation, you are an experimentalist and you push the edges. So, to me it looks like you’re on track again! One other thing I would say, is include some of those staples, those regular items that you know will produce. Because you might be worse off if all your new plants failed. I don’t believe they would because I know you know what you’re doing. Many of us Love you! Probably more than many however, we know there’s a hater or two out there just ignore them! You have been an inspiration to me. Thank you so much!!
@headybrew
Күн бұрын
We love you, Man! You are an inspiration. Do what you gotta do for you. We all get down sometimes. Men don't talk about it, but we should. I appreciate your honestly. I appreciate you. My Dad used to grow Rutabagas when I was a kid and lived in Maine. We'd eat them like mashed potatoes. I never liked them much. lol. Because I was a kid and I didn't like ANYTHING. Now I am at the edge of the Mojave desert in Southern California. And after years of living in an apartment, I finally have some room to garden. So I'm older, but I'm still learning. It's a totally different climate than you are in. But you still inspire us all. I'll make you a promise. This afternoon, I'm finally going to get my butt out there and transplant my potted pineapple plant into my tropical raised bed next to my banana trees. It's 97 degrees, and I think I think it will be OK in that bed for the winter that's soon coming. Keep the faith! Just know that no matter what, you are appreciated.
@grathome
17 сағат бұрын
I feel you, the last two years I’ve struggled with weather and animal issues. I’m just scaling down but never given up. Let your spirit up.
@phyllissweetpea4926
Күн бұрын
Your critters appreciate all your work. Hope you rehomed those critters far enough away, and they don’t find their way back.
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
I moved a lot of them 2 miles away. I'm seriously wondering if it wasn't far enough. There are literally 1,000 houses in this subdivision. Can they seriously find their way back? Was Homeward Bound a documentary?
@donhorak9417
Күн бұрын
@@TheMillennialGardeneryou heard about that cat that found its way home from Yellowstone to California?
@renel7303
Күн бұрын
@@TheMillennialGardenerit's illegal here to do that with wildlife. There is a rescue organization that will occasionally help out by doing that. They took the one that had invaded the garage after I trapped it but in the yard, nope. My partner tends to overfeed the outside cats so the opossums like to visit. Now it's a squirrel invasion.
@undergroundvideoproduction9222
Күн бұрын
@@TheMillennialGardener well. yes Homeward Bound WAS a documentary! LoL. 2 miles should be more than enough. possums have huge litters. and a single female can attract lots of males. but sense you typically don't have an issue with this, my guess is at some point soon you'll see a decline of them as you remove them, and then they'll stop. One thing I could suggest is electric wire. run it along the top of your fence. But maybe only if the problem persists.
@lindafranklin376
15 сағат бұрын
I do get that way sometimes. So I walk out to the garden and look around, feeling proud of myself for the things that have actually grown to harvest. Makes me feel much better. Thanks for the video and you being really honest.
@joshp9964
Күн бұрын
Wait to u move down here to Florida. U plant stuff and it gets too hot and kills it or have a shit ton of hurricanes and hope all ur fruit trees are still here after words. A lot of ups and downs. Just have to keep ur head held high and keep going forward.
@trishwheelerschoonover2254
Күн бұрын
It’s hard to be motivated when your state is so stressed right now. When I’m this way, I try another form of gardening (making notes, diagrams, what I want to do different next year etc.). I find it reignites my interests by walking away for a bit but I still have my head in it. I’m a perfectionist, have SADD as well, and it’s hard when things don’t work like “they are supposed to). Hang tough! You are my fav channel! ❤️
@honeybadgers1996
Күн бұрын
I’m so sorry to learn your fruit trees were decimated by the critters. That’s heartbreaking to hear. I live 40 acres rural area and am always battling with different critters, large and tiny. Most of fruit bearing plants and trees are protected by either hardware cloth or some sort of cages within the fenced area. Also, my pups are always on the lookout for those critters when they go outside. I hear ducks are great to protect from critters and they don’t dig like chickens do. I don’t have them in my property but you may want to think about some sort of garden protectors for your future FL garden. I planted Italian Genovese basil this year and did really well. I was able to enjoy them all summer long and am still enjoying it. Basil doesn’t grow outside in my zone during the winter. So, I need to start prepping indoor basil and other herbs very very soon. Thank you for the video. That frozen bone looks wonderful. I can see Mr Dale was drooling. He’s a good boy💕
@IslandTiffiney
Күн бұрын
I'm so sorry that you had a bad experience with your late summer gardening this year. I have to say, this has been the most incredible year for gardening in my central NC garden. Best of all, its all thanks to your experience and advice over the years! I added shade cloth, added more rain barrels, used your methods for fertilizing, seed starting, and general care throughout the year. I am so thankful for your channel my friend, you have given this homebound gardener a reason to wake up with a smile, and an eagerness to get outside and enjoy every day. I rely more heavily on your opinion of when to plant my seeds, and then plant out in my garden. Sending virtual hugs, positive vibes, and warm wishes for a kickstart back into the gardening experience.
@ainamyrvold7984
Күн бұрын
I am so happy you are trying rutebaga. This is a must have in Norway. We use it a lot. It is sweet and sometimes spicey. You can slice it and eat it raw. i love it raw. You can slice it and boil it and use it like a sweet potato. Rutebaga mash is also popular with salted lamb meat. It is packed with vitamin C. It is delicious. We never fry it. The ones I grow is usually 2-3 lb. Thank you for making this honest video. Thank you for all the inspiration you spread around the wolrd. All the best to you ❤
@cristicion3333
Күн бұрын
Yum! Thanks for the idea. I love rutabaga.
@nikkireigns
Күн бұрын
I love rutebaga! My grandma (Norwegian heritage) used to make it ❤ I need to grow some next year!
@baneverything5580
18 сағат бұрын
I bought cheap bulk Rutabaga seeds for deer food plots for a lot cheaper than seed packs. I throw seeds around my garden in fall and let them choose to grow where they want.
@cristicion3333
18 сағат бұрын
@@baneverything5580 I do that with daikon. 😊 I lol try it with rutabaga, too.
@baneverything5580
17 сағат бұрын
@@cristicion3333 My Daikon seeds were bulk deer food plot too. Ha! You can get some great deals that way and for sprouting seeds instead of only getting 50 or 100.
@kansasgardener5844
Күн бұрын
I'm burnt out also it's not just you! It has been so hot here late this season that everything is failing! I'm about to plant my garlic and call it a year. A year of great success! First year that I grew really large onions. Second year that I grew tons of large tomatoes. I guess we have ups and downs in gardening just as we do in life. I always look at it like this, there's always next season. Happy gardening.
@cristicion3333
Күн бұрын
You have the best subscribers! I have gotten so many great ideas and laughs from their comments. Thank you everyone!
@MikeG-mp2sj
Күн бұрын
Yeah, fellow Carolinian. Even the annoying Kudzu near my house looks awful and did not spread this year. I lost my blueberry bushes and grass on my backyard during the endless rain. My tomatoes though did love it all, well until Helene which was near the end of them anyway. I feel you man. Even had one of my raised garden beds collapse, probably too much rain for too long.
@PamsPrettyPlants
Күн бұрын
It was a rough one here too. Ya win some ya lose some. Appreciate the honest video!!
@giniaweaver7377
Күн бұрын
I've learned so much from you. You introduced me to shade cloth and drip irrigation, which makes things more possible for me in the serious Georgia heat.
@williammorell3277
Күн бұрын
Don't give up. Following your gardening advice has made this year the best year that I have ever had. Thank you. Keep up the good work.
@marysurbanchickengarden
Күн бұрын
In the southeast we fry mustard greens in a couple tablespoons of whatever oil you prefer. We first add 1/2 c water and let it cook out and the greens are tender, then we add our oil and let it fry stirring often. I had a horrible pickle worm problem over the summer but it didn't make me want to quit. I've transplanted out all the fall veggies except the onions I have started, they will go in the beds in November. I'll be 74 in January 😊
@eb1684
Күн бұрын
Spray with BT. It's organic.
@OscelotTheCat
Күн бұрын
Happy (very) early birthday!
@marysurbanchickengarden
Күн бұрын
@@OscelotTheCat thank you 😊
@marysurbanchickengarden
Күн бұрын
@@eb1684 I did use BT, didn't seem to phase them
@eb1684
19 сағат бұрын
@@marysurbanchickengarden We get pickle worms on our cucumbers. It seems to work on them.
@angelicareavis2016
21 сағат бұрын
So glad to hear you are overcoming big disappointment. This video encouraged us. We live in your region and this was our first year of trying to grow produce. It has gone horribly and after going away from it for some weeks, we have returned and are trying again.
@dimervi
Күн бұрын
Enjoy your videos. Thanks for your heartfelt pep talk. I will remember this when the rats eat my tomatoes again and shake it off.
@caroldragon7545
Күн бұрын
I'm 85 and have been gardening to some extent everywhere I've lived, except when I was in college. That said, I love it when catalogs arrive and I can try something new. Last year it was winged beans. which withstood the groundhog which mowed down all of my other young veggies. I lost all my tomatoes this year, for some reason, but noodle beans and mizuna greens kept me interested. Trying something new is my every year goal, and keeps gardening interesting. Good luck with your new goodies.
@Mary-had-a-lil-farm
Күн бұрын
I hope you do take the rest of the growing season off and regenerate over the winter. Sometimes we just keep going and going and going and burn out so I really hope you take a break and take some time off before you get completely burnt out.
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
It's a double-edged sword. The one edge is that I'm burnt out and don't feel like working hard right now, but the other edge is not having a winter garden, which would be utter despair. You really have to know yourself in times like these so you can figure out what's important. I know, in the long run, I'm better off forcing myself through this period, because doing nothing would have me completely beside myself when the sun starts setting at 5PM in November.
@Gemma2269
Күн бұрын
@TheMillennialGardener and the spring clean-up would be terrible.
@BeckyScottandDeviHenn
20 сағат бұрын
We started out strong, then we were hit with every disease, bug, critter, weather, everything. By July, our gardens looked like prison yards. We put our garden to sleep for the winter and it looks so nice, garlic planted etc. Recalculating. Stay strong! You have been a wonderful inspiration!
@baneverything5580
Күн бұрын
My fig trees looked like the pictures....fig after fig after fig at every node. Then baby Cardinals snipped 90% of the green figs off. I bought a bunch of fine white mesh to cover the entire trees. I`ve only gotten 12 figs so far from two "previously loaded" trees because of what the flock of baby birds did. But now I know what to expect next year. I still love the birds and feed them.
@donhorak9417
Күн бұрын
Yes! Give them food and water away from your garden.
@lbarmstrong1
Күн бұрын
My fig (here when I moved in) is 30 feet tall and produces amazing amounts of fruit. I pick as much as I can every year even though no one in my family eats it and leave the rest for the birds. If you have any suggestions for what to do with it, let me know.
@baneverything5580
Күн бұрын
@@lbarmstrong1 You can make fig preserves and strawberry preserves by mixing them. I`d sell the fruits. You may need to trim the tree back to a normal size though.
@ericamartin7490
Күн бұрын
Also try green mesh to trick the birds
@OscelotTheCat
Күн бұрын
@@lbarmstrong1 I haven't worked with figs myself, but you could try dehydrating your figs. Also jam. I'd also suggest looking at middle eastern recipes for fig things, there's probably stuff you can adapt for western canning and preservation methods, and it's used in really delicious dessert a lot so maybe that'd be a way to get it into your family's diet.
@angelasimmons8727
Күн бұрын
This is my first time trying my hands at gardening, your videos have been a help to me,please don't give up we love your videos and to the people getting chemo,don't you give up either,take care everyone ❤️🙏
@deancitroni4447
Күн бұрын
I'm with you brother. I'm stuck with doing lettuce/kale/beets right now. Had a horrible end of tomato season here in South Atlanta. Peppers did alright. But it has been an effort to get motivated for fall. We have to keep pushing!
@KimberlyMooreDudley
Күн бұрын
I'm in Northern Guilford county and my garden flooded as well. I was so depressed. I stayed out for about four days and then started cleaning it out. The more I worked, the better I felt. I also decided to grow vegetables and flowers I hadn't grown before and I'm so excited. So, you're doing the right thing to motivate yourself. I added Purple Lady Bok Choy, Chinese Yellow Heart Winter Choy, Red Ripper peas, Aji Kogane turnips, Chioggia beets, and Sumter cucumbers. Everything is growing beautifully ♥️ Don't give up on your peace! 🧑🏼🌾
@user-ef2hk9lu9d
Күн бұрын
It’s part of gardening and farming. I’ve always said if farmers and gardeners weren’t farming and gardening, they would be in Vegas gambling. Every season is a gamble. You get too much rain. Not enough rain. The Japanese Beatles tried to wipe you up, but if they don’t come, then it’s the grasshoppers. And if the possums don’t get your fruit, the two legged possums do. It’s all part of growing things. I’ve been gardening on and off for 50 years and I’ve always considered every season of crapshoot.
@user-cy4fs5li5c
14 сағат бұрын
Nope. You’re talking to someone who only started trying to garden two years ago and I cannot tell you how much better it makes me feel to see that even someone like you feels like throwing in the towel sometimes. I’ve had so many fails that I generally feel like quitting on a monthly basis. But your channel has consistently encouraged me to hang in there. Gardening is NOT easy, no matter what KZitem says! Seeing your sad basil makes me feel way less stupid 😅. Thank you for your sad basil, Anthony!
@BonnieMaeRussell
Күн бұрын
I relate with your frustration. In Sacramento valley we have had the hottest driest, windiest and longest summer ever! We don’t have a high in the 80’s until this Wednesday! As of today, it’s STILL summer!! I can’t even get out to handle the bugs or weeds, birds and opossums, as well as rats!! I’ve had trouble getting any watering done as well. With arthritis issues, getting out In the heat with walking sticks has been a recipe for dehydration. My only pride is pomegranates and Meyer lemons, both of which are having bumper crops. Why don’t you go to farmer;s markets and buy your seeds fresh from fresh produce?
@renel7303
Күн бұрын
I hear you Bonnie. I'm Fresno area,it's after 3pm and just dropped to 99F. Supposed to cool later in the week to around 90F. Blah. My pomegranate tree is being decimated by squirrels! I checked it last night and there were 15 fruit on the ground, all partially gnawed on. To the rest of you pomegranates need to be cut off the tree, they don't drop unless they are rotting. The squirrels are even pulling the under ripe lemons. The squirrels 1st showed up 3-4 years ago, just one. Now it has a friend. I'm guessing babies next year. I grew nothing this year vegetable wise. I'm setting up a container system and now need to also figure out protecting everything. The arthritis is no fun. But we haven't given up!😊
@OscelotTheCat
Күн бұрын
@@renel7303 Lordy. I grew up in Fresno, moved away 24 years ago now though. It's awful to hear that it's getting so tricky to grow there. I remember how proud we were of our farms.
@renel7303
Күн бұрын
@@OscelotTheCat lucky you. I hope you have a wonderful climate. As we always say it's a great place to be from. 😉 I moved to the bay area for about 7 years and foolishly moved back about 30 years ago. I regret that decision. The weather gets hotter each year and the air quality tanks if there is a fire within 100 miles. Now I can't begin to afford to move to any other place in California that I would live in. Oh well. But at least I can grow a few things.
@OscelotTheCat
Күн бұрын
@@renel7303 *snerk* "great place to be from" got me good. XD There're some cheaper properties if you don't mind rural up near Shasta/Weed? But yeah, it's hard to afford anything that's actually near anything... anywhere... right now. x.x
@Tattgirl8418
19 сағат бұрын
I feel ya, dude! We built a big raised garden bed out of cinder blocks four years ago, and your channel has become integral to our existence now. If I've learned anything along the way, it's that gardening truly is one of those "it's a journey, not a destination" things. Despite our best efforts there's some new garden disaster every year, whether it be bugs, sun, lack of rain, or one sneaky skunk we can't seem to get rid of. Just keep on keeping on, every year is different, just gotta roll with it and knew that you did your best.
@robertantolik2146
Күн бұрын
Don't give up brother. My year started out bad and never really got better and I'm not giving up. I had cut worms or possibly millipedes that killed 90% of my tomatoes and 100% of my cherry tomatoes. Rabbits decimated my sweet potatoes. Birds kept pecking at my peppers ripping branches off back when they were too small to take it. Kudzu beetles which I had never even seen before killed my scarlet emperor beans and moved to my Kentucky wonders which halved my bean harvest this year. Turns out my Cherokee tans got cross pollinated last year with butternut and made some kind of frankenfruit this year. Only one ginger plant actually grew out of a couple pounds of ginger planted. All of my cucumbers pickling, slicing and lemon cukes all died and we never got 1.I did try replanting cukes and tomatoes to no avail. But no pumpkins, tomatoes, cukes, sweet potatoes and hardly any beans. I'm sure there's more I forgot but I'm still trying. Also, out of 800 onion seeds I just started, only about 75 came up. Now I have to order plants. 2024 was so bad my wife is hounding me about continuing to sink money into a garden. But I'm still optimistic. Buck up buttercup. It'll get better next year
@dianalaw
20 сағат бұрын
good for you finding a way to excite yourself after garden losses. I recently did the same because I'm moving and leaving my garden of 10 years and moving to a completely different climate. I sold and gave away so many plants that I loved. Dealt with the grief by planning my new garden, researching what grows in the new area and trying something new; vertical planters to get an easy start while building some beds.
@Sarah.Brown29
Күн бұрын
Dude. You're allowed to be done! Take a rest, regroup. ❤
@bradmetcalf5333
Күн бұрын
This was the first year in 10 years of gardening that my wife and I went 100% all in. We had a baseball hailstorm, a derecho, and a hurricane all hit within 2 months this summer. It was so sad seeing the plants destroyed. But it does get better!!. You are our go to source for great tips and advice! don't give up brother!
@aubreydanielaz8392
Күн бұрын
Know exactly how you feel. I’m in the Phoenix area and this is my first year gardening. I built all my own garden boxes, did most of my own water and planted so many things this spring. Even with water, shade and fertilizer, most of everything I planted either died or grew like crazy and didn’t produce. ☹️. I did just learn from your video that maybe my seedless watermelons needed a pollinater. Well, it was supposed to cool off so I planted new strawberries two weeks ago, and they are all dead. My second round of pumpkins have been in the ground since the start of August and they have sprawled everywhere, but still no pumpkin fruit. Same as my spring pumpkins. It’s still 109 degrees here. We got one or two days of rain where I live since the spring.🙄 On the bright side I was just recommending your channel to someone last week who is just getting into gardening. 👍 I feel sad when I look at my garden. All my grapes and nectarine trees are burned and leafless. If it ever cools off, they might have a chance to recover. Just commiserating with you. Hang in there. Sometimes a break is really what we need. I hope you have fun growing all your new stuff! Always look forward to your videos. My black Jack gave me some baseball size figs at the start of the season.😳 Then they went back to regular size. 😂 Off to finish planting my winter rye!…hopefully that will grow.🙄😂😂
@bellaterra670
18 сағат бұрын
Thanks for keeping it real! We moved from San Diego to the Texas Hill Country (also zone 8b) and every season has been a challenge, especially the summers. This was my third summer here and with more rain than the previous 2, but less intense heat. We had leaf footed bugs, squash bugs and aphids that nothing seemed to get rid of. Growing organically is especially hard here and I'm a long time gardener who is used to success! As discouraging as it is to have problems, it may be one of the reasons we love to garden! We always keep learning and it is hard at times! It also makes us appreciate our successes even more and to have mad respect for commercial farmers! I've had success growing rutabagas and kohlrabi here over winter. It does at times require a double layer of frost blankets when we get a polar blast, but it's much easier than summer growning. Thanks to finding your video one day, I've also had great success growing Beit Alpha in my little temp controlled greenhouse! Thank you for a great channel!
@rosiehowell5575
Күн бұрын
I had a horrible year also. And I'm bummed out too. Weather was bad here (New Hanover County). I planted broccoli and cauliflower. Soil gnats hit and killed them. My onions are being very slow coming up. Lettuces look good. Sweet potatoes did not make. But I will try again in spring.
@brandywineblue
Күн бұрын
I love how you share everything warts and all. Right now I'm happy I got beans growing and greens coming. But I am so frustrated trying to get frost fabric onto the little hoop houses you showed us how to make. And I still cant afford a fence to keep the dang deer out
@KennyG233
Күн бұрын
Just planted radishes and bunching onions.... Squash bugs ran a muck here this year... They just kept coming... No pumpkins no butternut squash, they went after everything and destroyed it😅... Even my watermelons. . I did get a lot of cowpeas and okra...
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
Nice!
@donhorak9417
Күн бұрын
Gotta love okra! One of my most productive crops. Central Texas.
@jtunderwood5545
18 сағат бұрын
Thank you for talking about SAD. Gardening has also helped me with the seasonal transitions.
@BOGYofOBLIVION
Күн бұрын
Soil needs rest and so do people!
@SaltareSayRelax
Күн бұрын
I'm so sorry about your garden! I'm glad to see how you handled the difficulty, can't wait to see the new varieties!
@2001fortnite
Күн бұрын
It feels wrong to be this early.Their is literary 1 view on it.Never been first comment
@TheMillennialGardener
Күн бұрын
4PM EST Mondays and Fridays 🙂
@2001fortnite
Күн бұрын
hey at least citrus is fine…I think . Also bad news hurricane Milton could dump more rain…..Unfortunately
@TinMan445
Күн бұрын
I always appreciate our harsh Canadian winters. Full of motivation from spring to fall😂
@VeraKeliinoi
19 сағат бұрын
I’m an avid gardener and here in the PNW we get lots of rain and every year is a guess if your gardens gonna survive. I’ve been successful and many time lost many plants due to too much rain. I finally told myself, if I harvest ONE thing from my garden, Ive succeeded in gardening. Every year is a challenge and I’ve learn so much from viewing your channel. Ha, I finally invested in a greenhouse. Happy gardening and continue sharing your passion. 🤙🏼💪🏽
@nancylee189
12 сағат бұрын
Yes,yes,yes! That's why God gave us winter. So many of our hopes and dreams snuffed out.Youre not alone!
@Sunnylane02174
Күн бұрын
I love how you are handling this!!! I was in the same mindset last year & I didn’t grow anything but garlic in the fall & winter. This year I’m excited to continue growing! I’ve got everything planted but my garlic! Thanks for all you do for your viewers! I’ve learned so much from you!
@GarlandEasley
20 сағат бұрын
I live in north Texas and it was HOT and DRY for me this year and the grasshoppers wreaked havoc on lots of my garden until i could get insect netting on it all. I am so glad you pulled out of the slump ! Keep on keepin on brother and God Bless !
@glennm9307
Күн бұрын
Lack of rain and killer heat and humidity did a number on our garden in northern Mississippi. We feel the same. Our Orange Wellington tomatoes have rebounded and determinate tomatoes are doing well. Squash and melons were a bust. Green beans are finally kicking in. Might get a few cukes this fall from a late planting. They did poorly during summer. Gardening is like golf. You have a horrible round one day but can't wait to get out there again the next day. Chin up my friend! Your experimentation and learning is part of gardening. Just think of how much knowledge you have gained since this journey started. Imagine another ten years. And thanks for sharing your gardening journey with us. I think we've all gone through what you're feeling at the moment.
@meganmarkle3104
Күн бұрын
I’m feeling the same way you are. You’re not alone. I’m dragging butt to try and get things going for fall. But I’m still trucking along.
@Gardenfrog
Күн бұрын
Hey. I’m feeling a bit like that this year too. I tend to get burnt out too. When that happens I do take a break. I care for the perennials and water the houseplants and let the rest do whatever for a while. It does make more work later. This year the squirrels dug up my plants, the thistles took over, our city had major water restrictions with no outside watering, I missed out on getting a rain barrel and the voles are eating my fall veg. I know when the spring catalogs start showing up the joy will come back. The joy will come back for you soon. It’s ok to rake a break if you need it.
@aada220
Күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing yr ups & downs, it makes you a real person & whom I can relate to, what an encouragement, thank you again.
@tracynihda1374
21 сағат бұрын
Taking stock of what went well can help too. A break is a great idea, then documenting what you’ll do differently next year when the thought occurs can help build back the passion for next year. My garden was a mess this year, but in that mess, I was thrilled with the production from my second year raspberries and the curiosity and delight that came from trying flowers and loofas.
@tilellifreedom8544
19 сағат бұрын
Thank you for this video. I am a seasoned gardener from Central Texas. The last two years my soil has been contaminated with root knot nematodes. I am applying organic methods, but the recovery is slow and it’s taking a toll on me. I do the same you mentioned, getting new flowers and crop varieties to try. I also look back into the old pictures of my previous harvests and dishes I made out of them. It gives hope that everything will get back to normal.
@justin_an_open_yin
4 минут бұрын
I am gutted to hear about the flooding in NC. Stay strong... you are an inspiration to my amateur gardening attempts.
@sharonritchie6365
23 сағат бұрын
As a kid, one of my favourite veggies was RAW rutabaga. Try it raw. I also had a disappointing gardening year in Alberta, Canada due to moving and a trip for half of August. But I’m getting super pumped for spring in the new place.
@FutureHomestead
14 сағат бұрын
Thank you for your honesty in this video because as a beginner sometimes I feel so defeated like I’m just got a dumb brown thumb but to see that a professional like yourself also have struggles in the garden. It makes me feel a bit normal and I won’t give up either. I will keep trying.
@Maggie-eq4cd
13 сағат бұрын
You make sense, and your feelings are completely understandable. I get upset when a squirrel digs into my fabric grow bags. It must be devastating with the possoms destroying your lovely fruit trees. So good of you to relocate them as you must be so upset with them. I hope things get better for you and wish you well. Your advice is great so if possible try to keep on teaching. Maggie UK
@sherryanthony1437
7 сағат бұрын
I am new to gardening and espallier fruit trees but you have inspired and educated me so much that just since the end of July I have built a formal potager garden and have 7 fruit trees growing the espallier way. After your fall planting video I ran outside and planted seeds in the dark 😊. You are inspiring and uplifting, very informative and possibly the best video to instruct on espallier. It has been a heck of a year weather wise , but you have brought joy of gardening to so many, I am one of them, Thank you so very much! I wish you happy thoughts and joy of gardening.
@jodylagos4543
Күн бұрын
I can tell this really helped you. Very wise choice. Keep growing
@cheryleisenmenger5501
9 сағат бұрын
Rutabagas are good in soup too! Hope you survived the hurricane ok. Hang in there, you are inspiring a lot of us.
@staceybesherse
Күн бұрын
Oh wow I appreciate your episode. I am still in love with gardening as I finally am able to give it proper attention. I do get frustrated with pests and wonder how our elders and ancestors ever had enough crops to eat. Glad you got new seeds. Just know that you have been such an inspiration to me. You have motivated and taught me as well as given me the confidence to go all out. This weekend, I went from 64 square feet of garden beds to 320+! Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and knowledge.
@moodybikerchic
Күн бұрын
Exactly me too in Burlington, NC! Started out great! I transplanted 32 tomatoes that i planted from seed, i never got one tomato! I got a few peppers late. No cucumbers, squash, a few pole beans. I have pulled out everything and started planting fall and winter crops literally from seed in containers. Temp tonight and every night for a week is mid 40s. I covered my pepper plants with old bed sheets. I planted 5 varieties of basil. Did get some to harvest and dehydrated. I have 5 varieties of mustards growing. One is Red Japanese Giant Mustard. Yummm. I am growing purple top rutabagas. I am happy to see you smiling again. You rock!💜💜💜🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
@tammiepulley7167
Күн бұрын
What a wonderful idea to get out of a gardening funk.
@geoideas07
Күн бұрын
Thank you for your transparency. You always show us the bad and the pretty of gardening. Btw! I seemed good reviews from Johnny seeds from other YT gardeners. I hope these new varieties can get you excited again. ❤
@alfredmcintosh16
Күн бұрын
Thanks to you, I have planted some garlic that I purchased from the grocery store. I found a pack of five bulbs that I separated and I planted them. They were about five dollars. Thank you for the advice and inspiration!
@angiemonroe7639
22 сағат бұрын
Thanks for sharing this video! This has been my worst gardening season too! We had a late week of frosts (in Michigan) that killed all my tomato plants and peach crop. Then, for the first time ever, I had deer 🦌 that decimated the rest of the garden. I LOVED seeing the deer up close, and was so excited to see them in my yard, but they destroyed everything. I live in a residential neighborhood, with no woods by me, so it was so cool to see them.
@Mykoledavid
Күн бұрын
I’m new to gardening and I want to express how much your videos have helped me! I love your presentation style and how you break it all down. It’s always good to take breaks to become galvanized! I love the idea that you’re exploring different crops to grow new things. Have you thought about trying out chaotic gardening? I have a bed that I’m going to try it out for a chaotic pollinator garden! It’s a nice contrast to your precise gardening. It may be a new way to explore!
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