November Field Trip - Growing a Vegetable Garden

[TheWatermelonFarmer]

do you do anything to your seeds before you plant them?? thanks... this video was very helpful

[webcajun]

@TheWatermelonFarmer ... Not a thing.......Donald

[dayspeace]

really enjoy this video. very helpful.

[jeanineadele]

I planted peas and beans as my winter crops a few days ago. I love your place; do you have any problems with alligators, bears, or snakes?

[webcajun]

@jeanineadele ...I may see a couple of snakes a year, that's it.......Donald

[TheConservative13]

I've found mustard green's as my most succesfull and plentiful vegatable. Last's ya all through winter, and can even work its way up till the end of spring..

[webcajun]

@TheConservative13 ...and you can start cutting in about 6 weeks.....Donald

[KokomoianRyan]

Have you ever tried grown Atlantic Giant Pumpkins? Those are what i'm into, and thses suckers can get purdy heavy! World Record was set last year at 1,810 pounds!

[webcajun]

@KokomoianRyan ... never tried growing those monsters. Send some pics when yours are full grown.....Donald

[sakinehbs]

Donald. Nice video as always. I lost you for a while, I don't know what happened I know I subscribe to your channel for some reason it got lost .now I found you. Thank goodness.

[webcajun]

@sakinehbs ... didn't know I was lost but at least now I'm found. LOL Glad you enjoy the videos. I'm looking forward to 2011, hope everyone has a good season in the garden.........Donald

[4077phil]

i got some carrots from my garden today

[webcajun]

@4077phil ... had a good crop this year.  Lots of big ones but still tender.......Donald

[jihadacadien]

Love the dog sitting next to you in the cart! Like always you garden looks awsome! lache pas toi non plus!

[BGgardenLive]

DUDE... you are on it with your videos. FABULOUS! I wish my Papa was still alive to see your videos with me. THANK YOU FOR SHARING your love for the south and gardening!

[webcajun]

Glad you enjoy the vids. Will check out your videos first chance........... Donald

[scorpionz7175]

@webcajun hey dude nice vids , but i preffer the life at city , and why you say in all you're replys at the end ......Donald , Just because it's you're name? :)

[webcajun]

@scorpionz7175 ...That's correct, Donald is my name.

[gamester00007]

ur videos are great. may Allah give u good health long life and good crops (Ameen).

[webcajun]

Thanks you ......... Donald

[ransom47]

Enjoyed all your videos. Please keep them coming.

Thank you

Ransom McKenzie

[webcajun]

Thank you for the kind words........ Donald

[eeLj0j0]

you speak like drunk of vodka!

[webcajun]

No Vodka ... high on life............. Donald

[eeLj0j0]

i love your videos but you speak like drunk? are you from texas? you accent

[webcajun]

A Cajun from Louisiana

[egnilk66]

3:35 HAHAHAHA SMELL CLEAN!

[desertcajun10]

I have been reading up on gardening. Right now I am learning about saving seeds. I have read that different varieties of plants have to be seperated if you intend on saving the seeds. For example, on book said that varieties of squash need to be seperated by a half mile. I wanted to know, from you experience, how true is this?

[webcajun]

Not sure about the distance cause it does vary from veg to veg but it is true. When I want to save my seeds I only plant the one variety. Make sure it's not a hybrid. I'll have a video coming out soon on saving tomato seeds. Tomatoes are a little different then other vegetables....... Donald

[catparty83718]

I live in NC and we have red ants in abundance. Will that make the land a bad place to start an in ground garden?

[webcajun]

We have plenty ants down here in Louisiana too. When I find a hill in the garden I put a littl ant poison and that's a wrap....... Donald

[Praxxus55712]

I think I'm gonna try growing mustard greens next spring. Yours look fantastic Donald. I hear that they're delicious with a little diced onion and bacon?

[webcajun]

Onion, bacon, salt, pepper and a few shots of hot sauce. You can even add a few drops of vinegar. Cook a cornbread to go with that and you have a complete meal. Plant your seeds as soon as you can work the soil. They love cold weather. Cut today and harvest again in a few weeks. They keep going and going and going............ Donald

[Praxxus55712]

OH! Sounds like swiss chard. It survives literally past the first frost. Sounds like mustard greens would be a great idea for this far north. Thanks Donald! :)

[baddogonline]

Two questions: When you plow the previous garden under, how long does it take for the plants to decompose? And, how deep is your top soil? Great job, and fun vids!!

[webcajun]

How fast it decomposes depends on how fine you chop it up. Some things like corn or okra stalks take a lot longer. If I had to guess I'd say at least 3-6 months.

The closer you get to the bayou the deeper the rich top soil is. Again I guessing here but the front part of the garden may be 18-24 inches and the back part may only be 8-12 inches deep. The deeper you plow the more you mix the sand and clay for a better soil. A half mile down the road, conditions may change...... Donald

[sadia102]

Everything looks wonderful. Always a treat to see when a new vid is up. Why do you transplant the onion bulbs? The worm tea sure makes a difference. Thanks for sharing.

[webcajun]

Transplanting the onion bulbs allows me to space them out 6-8 inches apart. These things are huge and need the room to grow. They average 1 lb. + and that's a big onion........ Donald

[mack70214]

looking good. Didn't plant anything in the fall this year. giving the soil some rest to add nutrients but

in mid February, I'll have something in the ground to get a early start. the only thing I'm worried about is, it might be too cold then. In North Carolina, it's cold in Feb., so do you think anything will grow in real cold weather?

[webcajun]

Down here in Lousisana we start our Irish Potatoes in January and transplant onion bulbs in Ferbuary. Check a planting guide from your area and it'll tell you what you can put in the ground.

[nkey01]

you have such a amazing garden and it looks like good weather too, Its cold and wet in the UK.

[webcajun]

With the winter setting in it's going to get wet and somewhat cold here too....... Donald

[ivankinsman]

To me it looks like you use the same patch of soil for all your veg. How do you keep it fertile if you use it all the year around? Do you manure it and let it rest from time to time, or do you just rely on worm castings and compost?

[webcajun]

I usually apply fertilizer before planting. The worm cast / compost tea is applied during the growing season. It gets better each year........ Donald

[chapman2212]

Thank you for all of your help.

Great work.Much appreciated.

[webcajun]

Thank you and have a nice Thanksgiving....... Donald

[pawpycoo]

We grew snap peas for the first time...this season...I'm hooked...they were delicious!!

[webcajun]

I'm going to have to try some of those........ Donald

[pawpycoo]

Happy Thanksgiving from Tom & Tanner...feed Lucy and all the pups good.

[webcajun]

Hey Tom and Tanner ... Lucy and Molly have been getting little treats all week. Think I got them spoiled. Yall have a good Thanksgiving ..... Donald

[Rdrake1413]

Hey Donald enjoyed the video. I have been getting alot of collards from my garden. I like to cook them with cabbage and some salt pork. man there are good. I picked 3 heads of broccoli we ate one with some Ranch dressing and I blanched and froze the other 2. My onions are doing good. I set out 85 transplants and they all made it. I have gotten a few turnip and hope to have soem for Thanksgiving. Have a Good Thanksgiving, Robert

[webcajun]

Hey Robert ... there's nothing like vegetables fresh out the garden. Sounds like your fall garden is doing very well. Yall have a good Thanksgiving too....... Donald

[branjumba]

i planted some strawberrys like a month ago also i got alot of green beans,carrots, and chard

[webcajun]

Sounds good, let us know how they do........ Donald

[powerspade]

excelent

[webcajun]

Thanks........  Donald

[martiebaby]

You give the best gardening tips, love your videos.

[webcajun]

Thanks for the kind words........ Donald

[saturno236]

Hw much time for broccoli to grow how you plant them?

[webcajun]

Start them in pots then transplant in the garden approx 6 weeks later. Usually takes between 70-90 days to mature depending on the variety......... Donald

[tinafisher]

You are a joy!

[webcajun]

Thanks, glad you enjoy......... Donald

[Hamish121212]

How do you keep the birds from eating the seedlings as they come up?

[webcajun]

Birds in the garden hadn't been a problem. Thay have eaten some of my seedlings in the peat pots that I started in my shop. Bird netting helped with that problem. Try hanging some old CDs in the garden where they can spin around in the wind.......... Donald

[xsleef]

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos..

[webcajun]

You're welcome, I enjoy doing them........ Donald

[1DRock37167]

Them sure are some good lookin mustard greens! I still got peppers and lettuce growing in my garden, longest I have ever had fresh veggies!

[webcajun]

Believe it or not, I'm still picking tomatoes. Working on a video now on how to ferment and save the seeds........ Donald

[soxnes]

i love ur videos keep them up!

[webcajun]

Thanks and I'll try my best....... Donald

[Octahoney]

Lovely garden! I love spotting Lucy in your videos...she's a beauty! :)

[webcajun]

Lucy hadn't gotten into any trouble lately but I do have to keep an eye on her, she's sneaky....... Donald

[xxwnetelxx]

You lookin good down there!!!!From your friend in Alabama ...Goood job

Bobby B.

[webcajun]

Hey Bobby ... the weather the last couple of weeks has been great. Rained yesterday but hopefully will dry up soon..... Donald

[dogsouth]

Another 5 star video :D Keep 'em coming!

[webcajun]

Thanks....... Donald

[niffer58]

snowed here two times already was hoping i would get some ratishes before it did but oh well. New Mexico is cold in winter time.. as many do not know. it does get below 0 here. and gets as hot as 110-120 here in the summer time.. what a flex for the south eh.. wow I would be using the worm tea for sure it looked like a big differance on the video... Come on worms :) Good worms.... lol

[webcajun]

I've been feeding the little boogers like crazy. They are getting fat and having a bunch of babies. I'd name em but there just too many.......... Donald

[niffer58]

lol.. wow. i think i am going to try it myself.. as well as compost. got one going in the back yard now.

[ruready2prty]

Been watchin your vids for about 6 monthsnow and i live in west houston. Woul like to get a little something in the ground. I had the same thing with your peas, with ny water melon and sunflowers. Great vids and hope to see much much more of you wonderful garden. BTW How did the upside down cucumbers do??

Thanks Keney

[webcajun]

Hey Keney... The upside down cucumbers did well until the heat wave hit us in June. This year when it starts warming up I'll start planting them in the garden instead of on the rack......... Donald

[SirChadwic]

This is the one site where I can get into the video so much that when its over, it like I've come back from a nice time. Know what I mean? Thanks Donald!

[webcajun]

Gald you enjoyed. I try to keep things simple.......... Donald

[ncpoet]

Donald,

Do you ever have problems with deer grazing in your garden? Despite it being hunting season, we still have problems with deer outside and occasionally in town. So far, they haven't bothered my little 21' X 24' spot, but they're getting bolder.

On the way home from work last week, I counted 14 deer in a pasture, about a mile from my home.

Some folks have put up tall electric fences. I'd just as soon shoot them, but I can't do that in town.

[webcajun]

Deer know better than to come too close to a Cajun. I've never seen one on this property and I grew up here. An electric fence would work very well to keep them out.......... Donald

[crewlla]

its really nice to see gardening stuff when all I see when I look out my front door is yellow. No snow yet yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[webcajun]

It's been many years since I saw snow down here. Hopefully won't see any again this year......... Donald

[mrtilley66]

Five stars again Donald.

[webcajun]

Thanks ........ Donald

[fatpius]

Beautiful garden! & property. Gotta love that worm tea!!!!

Do you grow spinach during winter?

Will be following your deep winter practices, as

this is first year doing a small winter garden.

Thanks.

[webcajun]

I usually do grow some spinach but unless I find my seeds, there won't be any this winter........ Donald

[baconsoda]

Super! You are aware that you have a little piece of Paradise there, aren't you?

Best Wishes,

Brendan

[webcajun]

Hey Brendan ... I do know that and I try to enjoy it everyday........ Donald

[PlanetJill]

This is an incredible garden you keep! Do you sell to the public or is this all family garden?  If it is a private garden -- how in the world do you put all that produce up?

Also, it sounds as if you have a year-round gardening season? You are very luck indeed.

Jill, From Oregon, where things get pretty mushy and wet come November.

[webcajun]

Yes I can pretty much grow stuff all winter if it's not too wet. Some is for the family and some is to sell to help pay expenses......... Donald

[MadBadVoodo]

Five Stars!!

[webcajun]

Thanks ....... Donald

[justplayman]

1. I read that spraying food grade hydrogen peroxide keeps all buds off the plants.

landrights dot  com/Hydrogen_Peroxide dot htm

[webcajun]

Interesting reading. Thanks ...... Donald

[justplayman]

your welcome

[flatheadcat4u]

thank you for another great video im so jealous of your long growing season here in kansas my garden is put to bed

[webcajun]

I'll try to keep growing things all through the winter if it's not too wet. Glad you enjoyed....... Donald

[aybesee123]

Awesome as always!

[webcajun]

Thanks ..... Donald