How's it Growin? Adventures of a Backyard Gardener, Moving Right Along!

[BackyardDiscoveryCo]

The garden looks great!

[redberrychick43]

Everything is looking great! We are dealing with severe heat, humidity & mosquitoes also. I am in deep south Louisiana. I have a volunteer Mulberry Tree also. This is the 2nd year it is here & it is really big. I guess the birds dropped it but they put it in the middle of my huge Fig tree but both seem very happy together. Take care.

[zebraluna]

Just so cool. I understand it also requires some pretty stout fencing.

[zebraluna]

Have you considered training your dwarf fruit trees to expallier? 

[atticus9799]

@zebraluna When I decided to purchase the trees I did indeed consider the application of Espallier, however I do not really have the fence space for such an application and the trees I purchased are called Columnar trees, they will sprout branches which will need to remain pruned all along the trunk. It will bear full size fruit and not grow a canopy. I did wonder about perhaps doing espallier with the peach and pear trees. Next season I intend to put in some plum and apricot trees as well.

[mengseeker]

Your garden is wonderful! My tomato plants are only 1 foot tall. Please keep posting these awesome vids. I am really enjoying them.

[atticus9799]

@stephensreed Yes it is! She is almost a year old. Her name is Sammi. She is awesome! We have to other dogs but she is the only purebred. A friend of my daughters got her as a puppy at 6 weeks old, but her dad gave it to her and her mom said no. How could we say no to that face?

[oldwarhorse1865]

I'm up to 2250 sq ft now. Not counting my raspberry patch. Tripled it in the LAST 2 YEARS. 103 degrees one day and 52 the next! They are screwing with the weather! Made 12 qts. of rhuebarb sauce last weekend.

[beccawitch]

Your garden looks great! I will be starting to get some peppers in a couple weeks and I am just now getting blooms on the tomatoes. I love this time of year because of the produce but I do hate the heat!

[alearte1]

Hi Norene, You mentioned in your video that you were going to dry your oregano and other plant spices... Will you please do a video when you do. I have no clue how to do that and end up giving away most of my harvest because I don't want it to go away! I'd really appreciate it! :) Thanks so much!

alearte1

[MouseChirpy]

I just found you and I love your cooking videos. Thanks for sharing your recipes. Aloha!

[kokonutbaby1]

Nice garden..my cucumbers do that also..so when u find out what's wrong let me know, too, lol. How often do u water yours? With this heat I have been watering like every other day in the evening. Hope I am not over or under watering. I tend to do that alot and get blight and mildew. My thumb is only light green right now, lol. Hope u do another cooking video soon. I am getting tired of my own cooking, lol. ((Hugs)) Angie in AR

[goldengirl67]

Amazing garden! :D

[whimberly1]

Lord help me, I can't even grow a aloe plant without killing it. You are blessed to be able to do this.

[Allen2045]

Looks good. I have learned to use beds for plants that are around the same size. The bigger plants are bed hoggers. LOl

[preppinjunkie]

Thank you for sharing this. I only grew cucumbers 1 time before this year and they turned into softballs. This year I am trying a few cucumbers plants and will try Katz's idea about brushing them when they start to flower.

[Monchichito]

You have a gorgeous garden Noreen. I'd love to see some fig recipes, yum! :-)

[MizzHappyPants]

wow what a beautiful Garden isnt it great when all your hard work pays off and looks so good God Bless thanks for sharing <3

[crewlla]

I dont know about america but I have to wait five years before I get apples on my trees. its been two already. However, whats sad is no one in my area uses the apples that are on there plants they just throw them away. whats even sadder is they wont give them to me.

[katzcradul]

Your cucumbers look like a pollination problem to me. Try hand pollinating the blossoms with a small brush. (Good job for kids!) Also on the Roma's, I'd cut off every leafy stem below the fruit line. DON'T compost the cuttings...put them in the trash. I like that cute little fig bush, and your apple trees look great. I'm posting a rhubarb-strawberry jam video later this evening...might be one way you could use yours.

[bradgray51]

great looking plants! do you think your fish food is the main reason for such awesome growth. I've tried to find that in stores but not having any luck.

[SimplyIncredulous]

Noreen, you are inspiring!

Have you previously shared your homemade bug spray recipe?

[MrsNewAmericaNow]

looks good!

[vention4wh]

Awesome garden. I'm impressed!

[gettinready100]

hey noreen my name is donna and i love your garden and was just wondering if you new something and could help me ? i have butternut squash and pumpkins in my garden and for some reason the leaves are turning yellow. and i was wondering if you new am i watering to much or not enough i dont know. love your videos

[CanadianPatriot1973]

ok I am SO JEALOUS! I will be posting my new garden update today, and am SO excited, I have plants poking out of the ground, lol! you have a FOREST! Congrats!

[atticus9799]

@CanadianPatriot1973 Thank you! I am a few zones south of you and I was able to plant in the beginning of April, so these things have been in the ground anywhere from 4 to 8 weeks.  I only see the crap though, like the yellowing tomato leaves on the plants that want to give up to the 100 plus degree temps we have been having and the battle of the pickleworm that I hate every year. In all, I am very pleased with my garden. Yours looks great for having just been started!