Once it Starts Its Ah Gardening We Go For the Rest of The Year!

Well we finally are getting to planting and as in the past we are running late. It will be Ok, since in years past we were way later ...

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🌱 The speaker has been busy with various activities, including planting in tire planters and running errands in a small town in Alabama.

🐈 The speaker has pets, including a cat named Cleo and another named Speedy, who enjoys hunting insects like bumblebees, butterflies, and moths.

🌡️ The speaker is monitoring the soil pH of the planters using a pH meter, aiming for a pH level between 6 to 6.5, which is considered neutral and suitable for most plants.

🔬 Soil amendments like sulfur are being used to lower the soil pH if it's too high, as the pH level can affect the availability of nutrients to plants.

🍅 The speaker has started planting vegetables such as lunchbox peppers, sweet banana peppers, bush cucumbers, and yellow squashes in their garden.

🌞 They are using shade cloth to protect newly planted vegetables from intense sunlight, which can cause plants to droop and wilt.

⚡ There was a recent severe storm with two inches of rain in less than two hours, causing power outages and bringing down limbs from trees.

📈 The speaker has a plan to continue property maintenance throughout 2022, including clearing trees and possibly using additional tire planters for tomatoes and peppers.

🍓 The speaker mentions there are blueberries growing abundantly on the property, indicating a successful berry growth this season.

📖 The video emphasizes doing what makes you happy in gardening, suggesting gardeners should grow within their means and what they can manage properly.

Timestamped Summary

00:07 The video creator is at the tire planters, mentioning their plans to plant.

00:25 Discussing activities of the day after running errands, mentioning a bit about maintaining soil pH.

02:08 Explaining the importance of pH for different plants, and how to use sulfur to adjust soil pH if it's too high.

03:00 Showing the process of closing up the shop for the day and discussing the aftermath of a recent storm.

04:17 The creator is in the old raised bed, talking about weeds and oregano that's thriving in the bed.

06:45 Describing a severe storm that occurred at night, knocking out the power and resulting in yard clean-up for the community.

09:00 Observing the clear sky and pleasant temperature, ready to start gardening activities.

11:44 The garden update begins, showing newly planted lunchbox peppers, sweet banana pepper, cucumbers, and yellow squash.

14:42 Recalling past successes with growing cucumbers and squash, encouraging others to grow as well.

16:21 Discussing the use of shade cloth to protect newly planted vegetables from intense sunshine.

20:28 Demonstrating the process of checking soil pH and the use of soil acidifier to correct higher pH values.

23:25 Relaxing on the front porch after gardening, sharing the plans for tomorrow's gardening tasks, including planting tomatoes, bell peppers, beans, and more varieties of cucumbers.

31:00 The creator shares his long-term plans for property management and clearing out trees by the end of 2022.

32:17 Final thoughts on gardening, encouraging viewers to grow what makes them happy and saying goodbye.

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Q&A

What do you use if your pH on your soil is high?

If your pH on your soil is high, you use sulfur to lower it.

What pH level is considered neutral for soil?

A pH level of 6 to 6.5 is considered neutral for soil.

Why is it important to meet a plant's pH needs?

It is important to meet a plant's pH needs because if the pH is too high or too low, certain nutrients will be unavailable to the plants, and they won't be able to metabolize and extract the nutrients from the soil.

What did the speaker do to provide shade for their new plantings?

The speaker used shade cloth to provide shade for their new plantings to prevent them from drooping and wilting in the intense sunshine.

What vegetables did the speaker start planting in their garden bed?

The speaker started planting Lunchbox peppers, Sweet Banana peppers, Burpless Bush hybrid cucumbers, and a Yellow Crookneck squash in their garden bed.

Why hasn't the speaker picked up the limbs from the trees they cut down?

The speaker hasn't picked up the limbs from the trees they cut down because of strong winds and a storm that resulted in a lot of people having branches and tree parts to clean up, and the city services hadn't made it to their street yet to pick up yard debris.

What happened to the power during the storm on Sunday night?

During the severe storm on Sunday night, after a blinding flash of lightning and loud thunder that shook the entire house, the power went off and didn't come back on until about an hour and a half to two hours later.