great video! thinking of starting my own garden soon..i live in a town house with no yard more of a concrete slab in the back, but your idea of the upside down plants seem ideal for my situation.....learned a whole lot from watching your tutorials....
@cmcparland79 . Thanks for the comment. Growing stuff is definitely not as hard as people think. Things do well upside down. Especially peppers and smaller tomato varieties.
dude ,no offence, great job for first timer, you may need to learn a bit about prunning veg garden, it would help you so much ,trust me on this , once again, thank you so much for sharing your videos and allowing us into your garden
@mickyboy200768 . Ya I've read a little about pruning and I will probably have to do it this year as my tomato plants will get pretty big, but I've read a bunch from people that say just let things grow and you will get the same amount of fruit anyways. This year I plan on pruning a little.
Great garden! Are you a first timer? I am a first timer, and I have enjoyed every minute of it... I will have a video uploaded soon.. I also have some blossom end rot issues.. Well we will see.. Nice Garden.
I am a first timer and learning a lot my first year. It's really fun. I'll be checking out your video later today. But my first suggestion for blossom end rot is "Green Light Blossom End Rot Spray". Someone recommended this to me and it has worked really well. You can get it at Home Depot, Lowes, or even Walmart I think. It basically helps with the calcium deficiency. Just google it online to find out more.
Put some of your potted plants under your hanging plants; better use of water (the dribble down effect!). Grow your green onions in the tops of the up-side down plants; you can harvest them before the roots even come close to effecting the "bottom feeders"!
LOL I knew you were going to have a zucchini/squash jungle.. Say good by to the plants underneath. If you pick them at about 6 inches they will taste better smaller seeds.. then they will keep producing for the summer and getting bigger... but let a few get really big and make zucchini bread. Shred extra and freeze for later use. Your raspberries should come back every year and get bigger and can take over a lot of ground fast if not tamed right.. Good luck.. Great Job Thanks for sharing..
Dont know about ALL plants, but I have a pepper garden with about 12 diff kind doing very well. About your jalapenos...they prob reached their "fruit load" or max weight of fruit that a plant can bear depending on stem size, foliage, & root system. When max fruit load is reached, it will stop producing. To increase yield pick peppers at the largest green form early on(perfect for jalapenos)...so just pick those that you have, and the plant should continue to grow/fruit. Hope this helps!!
Thanks a lot for that tip. I cut them off since they were all a good size and we'll see what that does for the plant. Hopefully next time around I will get more than 3 at a time :).
Raspberries set fruit on last year's growth. This year the stalk will grow green and leaf out. Next spring it will be brown and set flowers and fruit. After it sets fruit, it will die and never grow again, but new green stalks will sprout around it from the ground and start the process over. I live in an area rampant with wild raspberries and blackberries. Delicious for sure but invasive as heck.
btw, eggplants are heavy as heck. Hope that stalk can hold them. :)
Don't believe everything you read. You can easily cut off the outer stalks. Cut them just under the leaves. The stalks will dry out and you can eventually pull them off. It'll encourage the inner portion to grow faster. I do this every year and never had a problem. :)
But I thought you could believe everything you read on the internet........Ya I'm going to give it a couple more weeks and then take another look. The fruit is growing at a good pace so I'll give it a little more time.
Great job Jason! Your garden is on steroids! I did prune my zuke plant but gave it a good bath of my special compost tea and will see how it does. I hope you feel better dude! -George Rye, NY
I've seen discussions about trellising zucchini on some square foot gardening websites, but they generally suggest you try to find a vining type (most are bush-types). I like crewlla's idea of a cage. Just be careful getting it in there now, as I've read zucchini are brittle and may break easy. You stuff is growing like CRAZY! I planted my beans at least a couple weeks before you and they're a bit smaller - oh well, that's the price we pay for living in cooler climates :-)
Ya they are pretty fragile. I was moving 1 stalk and it snapped. So I think I will leave them and see how well it will do along with everything else. I'm sure they will do ok.
I'll definitely be watching - my zukes are next to my strawberries also. They aren't huge like your yet, but I'm sure they will get there, so I'm curious to see how your strawberries handle the shade. Thanks for being a guinea pig ;-)
The menu is becoming quite expansive for Father's Day dinner. Sliced tomatoes, onions, squash, and stuffed peppers. YUM! and for dessert - raspberries and a watermelon named Frank! Hopefully you will be washing the veggies thoroughly as you appear to be coughing all over them. :)
That garden is going great! Raspberries - the new stalks will bear fruit next year so cut out the stalks that have fruit this year after you pick the raspberries, they will be very dark and woody looking. An idea, I know nothing about upsidedown veg growing but I see bare earth in the top of the buckets. would there be any value in growing salad veg to use the space and slow evaporation?
Yeah I have 4 stalks that are very woody looking already and they are producing raspberries. So I should get rid of all of those? Would they come back if I didn't get rid of them?
As for the tops of the planters I need to put in mulch to help with evaporation. I think it is too hot to grow lettuce as it would bolt quickly.
Nope, you are getting rid of the old growth and the new stems that are growing now will be your fruit bearers next year and then, next year more new shoots will come and you'll cut back the stems that had fruit again.
Actually there are varieties of lettuce that can handle the heat here. I'm growing heirloom Little Gem and Gentilina. The Little Gem has been noted to accept heat well without bolting. Check out the beginning of my vids to see how I'm abusing the poor plants :-)
at the end of season look for all your sales you can get all the gardening stuff for dirt cheap well, In canada you can.we only have two real months of summer.I have planted zukkine around a cage so you can thred the leaves threw the cage so there more upright and dont block out your plants. Rashberrie bushes are like weeds here. they shoot up all over the place. the root does look like a stick. In the fall you can cut them right back. It normally takes about 2 to 5 years to get berries.
Ya I didn't think of that when I planted, but I had seen others do it. I guess these 2 will just be a little slower this year. Definitely will learn from it next year :)
Jason, the rasberries root system goes sideways. You will get shoots up from time to time. Just cut back the ones that you don't want and keep the ones that you do. It is that simple. Next year you should have several producing plants. Kelly
You probably do at first but you will have to watch it closely. Once they start spreading, it can happen pretty fast and they might end up in your raised garden. You will be fine for a while. Just let them go.
I used the Topsy Turvy (not saying it was becasue of that) and I found 3 very large horn worms on the plant. However, I have 4 pots hanging like yours on my fence line (and SO FAR none have appeared on there, WATCH some will come). I will be going to Lowe's to get some. I picked up some alfafa hay from a feed store and I get huge flies (they said it would be good for the soil and it could be tilled back in for next years crop.
I was wondering if that was straw that you have on the ground under your hanging pots? Also, where did you get whatever it is? I don't want to curse you, but have you had tomato horn worm get to your tomatoes/peppers yet? Thanks.
Great series of videos. Thanks! But you should pulled those damn Juniper bushes and start a compost pile! :)
I pulled 3 large juniper bushes out of my front yard and the roots had covered most of it! I hate 'em.
asdfpslund 1 year ago
Great series of videos. Thanks! But you should pulled those damn Juniper bushes and start a compost pile! :)
I pulled 3 large juniper bushes out of my front yard and the roots had covered most of it! I hate 'em.
asdfpslund 1 year ago
marry me :)
XXHOTBARBIEGIRLXX 1 year ago
great video! thinking of starting my own garden soon..i live in a town house with no yard more of a concrete slab in the back, but your idea of the upside down plants seem ideal for my situation.....learned a whole lot from watching your tutorials....
cmcparland79 1 year ago
@cmcparland79 . Thanks for the comment. Growing stuff is definitely not as hard as people think. Things do well upside down. Especially peppers and smaller tomato varieties.
14dollarz 1 year ago
You should pull them out...The raspberry...It is from same root..
Timurv1234 1 year ago
dude ,no offence, great job for first timer, you may need to learn a bit about prunning veg garden, it would help you so much ,trust me on this , once again, thank you so much for sharing your videos and allowing us into your garden
mickyboy200768 1 year ago
@mickyboy200768 . Ya I've read a little about pruning and I will probably have to do it this year as my tomato plants will get pretty big, but I've read a bunch from people that say just let things grow and you will get the same amount of fruit anyways. This year I plan on pruning a little.
14dollarz 1 year ago
@14dollarz I am doing both this year. From the same plants. In identical containers.
But I do not seem to notice any change.
What is your experience of "pruning" vs. "not pruning", now a year later?
G0MPgomp 7 months ago
could you consider growing carrots this year? :)
Oaphish 2 years ago
good job ............. green thumb
AAbreu004 2 years ago
Great garden! Are you a first timer? I am a first timer, and I have enjoyed every minute of it... I will have a video uploaded soon.. I also have some blossom end rot issues.. Well we will see.. Nice Garden.
OklahomaGarden1 2 years ago
Thanks for watching!
I am a first timer and learning a lot my first year. It's really fun. I'll be checking out your video later today. But my first suggestion for blossom end rot is "Green Light Blossom End Rot Spray". Someone recommended this to me and it has worked really well. You can get it at Home Depot, Lowes, or even Walmart I think. It basically helps with the calcium deficiency. Just google it online to find out more.
14dollarz 2 years ago
Blossom end rot is caused by to much or to little water and a calcium deficiency
Gunnarsguns 2 years ago
Put some of your potted plants under your hanging plants; better use of water (the dribble down effect!). Grow your green onions in the tops of the up-side down plants; you can harvest them before the roots even come close to effecting the "bottom feeders"!
parrotpilot 2 years ago
LOL I knew you were going to have a zucchini/squash jungle.. Say good by to the plants underneath. If you pick them at about 6 inches they will taste better smaller seeds.. then they will keep producing for the summer and getting bigger... but let a few get really big and make zucchini bread. Shred extra and freeze for later use. Your raspberries should come back every year and get bigger and can take over a lot of ground fast if not tamed right.. Good luck.. Great Job Thanks for sharing..
greencashew 2 years ago
Thanks for the comments. I have actually cut the squash/zucchini back a little so it's not too bad. I'll know next year to give them more space :).
14dollarz 2 years ago
Looks great, smart choice on replacing the if-ee plants. Always better make the best of space.
BTW - I always use extra lime ( pulverized and granular) to combat blossom end rot.
Peace
Kamoyaker 2 years ago
Thanks for the lime suggestion. So far it seems as that 1 wave of end rot will be my last. But I will keep that tip in the bag for next year.
14dollarz 2 years ago
You're right , it is most likely that the 1 wave of blossom end rot is the last for the season. Good luck.
Kamoyaker 2 years ago
Dont know about ALL plants, but I have a pepper garden with about 12 diff kind doing very well. About your jalapenos...they prob reached their "fruit load" or max weight of fruit that a plant can bear depending on stem size, foliage, & root system. When max fruit load is reached, it will stop producing. To increase yield pick peppers at the largest green form early on(perfect for jalapenos)...so just pick those that you have, and the plant should continue to grow/fruit. Hope this helps!!
mirakyo 2 years ago
Thanks a lot for that tip. I cut them off since they were all a good size and we'll see what that does for the plant. Hopefully next time around I will get more than 3 at a time :).
14dollarz 2 years ago
I told you about those zucchini!
They should start growing into the yard. And they might turn into more of a creeper and the plants might grow through them.
I wouldn't use string to tie plants to a trellis.
MarkBH70 2 years ago
looks good. If your into indoor gardening I just put a vid on the aerogarden up.
vonhismean 2 years ago
Raspberries set fruit on last year's growth. This year the stalk will grow green and leaf out. Next spring it will be brown and set flowers and fruit. After it sets fruit, it will die and never grow again, but new green stalks will sprout around it from the ground and start the process over. I live in an area rampant with wild raspberries and blackberries. Delicious for sure but invasive as heck.
btw, eggplants are heavy as heck. Hope that stalk can hold them. :)
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
That is exactly what I wanted to know. It seems to be the consensus from the comments so far. Thanks.
And we will have to see about the hanging eggplant. I can always put a tomato cage below them if needed i guess.
14dollarz 2 years ago
Very good idea! You're gonna turn into quite a gardener. Not bad for a beginner. :)
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
Don't believe everything you read. You can easily cut off the outer stalks. Cut them just under the leaves. The stalks will dry out and you can eventually pull them off. It'll encourage the inner portion to grow faster. I do this every year and never had a problem. :)
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
But I thought you could believe everything you read on the internet........Ya I'm going to give it a couple more weeks and then take another look. The fruit is growing at a good pace so I'll give it a little more time.
14dollarz 2 years ago
Great job Jason! Your garden is on steroids! I did prune my zuke plant but gave it a good bath of my special compost tea and will see how it does. I hope you feel better dude! -George Rye, NY
edbogus 2 years ago
Thanks. Let me know if cutting it back seems to help. I'm very interested.
14dollarz 2 years ago
I've seen discussions about trellising zucchini on some square foot gardening websites, but they generally suggest you try to find a vining type (most are bush-types). I like crewlla's idea of a cage. Just be careful getting it in there now, as I've read zucchini are brittle and may break easy. You stuff is growing like CRAZY! I planted my beans at least a couple weeks before you and they're a bit smaller - oh well, that's the price we pay for living in cooler climates :-)
cindystarke 2 years ago
Ya they are pretty fragile. I was moving 1 stalk and it snapped. So I think I will leave them and see how well it will do along with everything else. I'm sure they will do ok.
14dollarz 2 years ago
I'll definitely be watching - my zukes are next to my strawberries also. They aren't huge like your yet, but I'm sure they will get there, so I'm curious to see how your strawberries handle the shade. Thanks for being a guinea pig ;-)
cindystarke 2 years ago
The menu is becoming quite expansive for Father's Day dinner. Sliced tomatoes, onions, squash, and stuffed peppers. YUM! and for dessert - raspberries and a watermelon named Frank! Hopefully you will be washing the veggies thoroughly as you appear to be coughing all over them. :)
GardenGoddess51 2 years ago
Hopefully things will all ripen before then.
14dollarz 2 years ago
That garden is going great! Raspberries - the new stalks will bear fruit next year so cut out the stalks that have fruit this year after you pick the raspberries, they will be very dark and woody looking. An idea, I know nothing about upsidedown veg growing but I see bare earth in the top of the buckets. would there be any value in growing salad veg to use the space and slow evaporation?
(I still see raised beds in your future, LOL)
Best Wishes,
Brendan (Ireland)
baconsoda 2 years ago
Yeah I have 4 stalks that are very woody looking already and they are producing raspberries. So I should get rid of all of those? Would they come back if I didn't get rid of them?
As for the tops of the planters I need to put in mulch to help with evaporation. I think it is too hot to grow lettuce as it would bolt quickly.
14dollarz 2 years ago
Yeah, after the raspberries are picked cut the old stems off at the ground.
Too hot to grow lettuce? Wow, I wish.LOL.
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
Do they grow back if you cut them that low or is the goal to have new ones come up?
14dollarz 2 years ago
Nope, you are getting rid of the old growth and the new stems that are growing now will be your fruit bearers next year and then, next year more new shoots will come and you'll cut back the stems that had fruit again.
Brendan
baconsoda 2 years ago
Actually there are varieties of lettuce that can handle the heat here. I'm growing heirloom Little Gem and Gentilina. The Little Gem has been noted to accept heat well without bolting. Check out the beginning of my vids to see how I'm abusing the poor plants :-)
sherrieabw 2 years ago
at the end of season look for all your sales you can get all the gardening stuff for dirt cheap well, In canada you can.we only have two real months of summer.I have planted zukkine around a cage so you can thred the leaves threw the cage so there more upright and dont block out your plants. Rashberrie bushes are like weeds here. they shoot up all over the place. the root does look like a stick. In the fall you can cut them right back. It normally takes about 2 to 5 years to get berries.
crewlla 2 years ago
the two pepper plants were compeating for water and food. the strongest one takes over thats why one didnt grow to well.
crewlla 2 years ago
Ya I didn't think of that when I planted, but I had seen others do it. I guess these 2 will just be a little slower this year. Definitely will learn from it next year :)
14dollarz 2 years ago
Jason, the rasberries root system goes sideways. You will get shoots up from time to time. Just cut back the ones that you don't want and keep the ones that you do. It is that simple. Next year you should have several producing plants. Kelly
bobokel2000 2 years ago
But don't I want all the shoots? Or are some less strong? I definitely have no clue with raspberries.
14dollarz 2 years ago
You probably do at first but you will have to watch it closely. Once they start spreading, it can happen pretty fast and they might end up in your raised garden. You will be fine for a while. Just let them go.
bobokel2000 2 years ago
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your stuff looks great.
crewlla 2 years ago
I used the Topsy Turvy (not saying it was becasue of that) and I found 3 very large horn worms on the plant. However, I have 4 pots hanging like yours on my fence line (and SO FAR none have appeared on there, WATCH some will come). I will be going to Lowe's to get some. I picked up some alfafa hay from a feed store and I get huge flies (they said it would be good for the soil and it could be tilled back in for next years crop.
praterclp 2 years ago
I was wondering if that was straw that you have on the ground under your hanging pots? Also, where did you get whatever it is? I don't want to curse you, but have you had tomato horn worm get to your tomatoes/peppers yet? Thanks.
praterclp 2 years ago
It is actually just pine straw. Got it at Lowe's. No horn worms yet. One of the good things about hanging veggies is the don't get many pests.
14dollarz 2 years ago
But how's the cucumber doing?
Certainly looks promising!
JustFresh099 2 years ago
Doing good. Growing relatively fast. I'll need to put a cage around it soon probably. I'm glad you talked me into getting one :).
14dollarz 2 years ago