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VIDEO: These are the HARDEST Crops to Grow for Gardeners
If you gave been gardening for more than 5 years you are more than likely an experienced gardener. This means you are probably up for a challenge. You are in luck these are the hardest crops to grow. Check out our new clothing line! http:www.freshpickedapparel.com
My rookie mistake: choosing so many of these seeds – I had no idea they were so difficult to grow! Up for the challenge, ok with the outcome whatever = learning. Thanks for the head's up – and wish me luck!
I'm never trying to grow rosemary seedlings again. Soooooo frustrating.
Someone needs to figure out a genius marketing idea for yellow cauliflower. Yellow cauliflower may look like “piddle”, but tastes the same as white cauliflower. Apparently the amount of wasted yellow cauliflower could feed thousands.
I bought cauliflower plants instead of seeds, and then used row cover to protect them from insects. I used only organic products and fertilized them with seaweed extract, and manure tea. Then I just tied up the leaves around the head when they started getting large, so that they blanched. They turned out fine and delicious – no petroleum taste from sprays that are used on ones sold at our grocery store!
I'm laughing because I grew great cauliflower last year. If you can grow broccoli you can grow broccoli. The trick to white heads is tying the leaves around it or grow it in the shade. I put mine close to zucchini and let the big zucchini leaves cover my cauliflower heads.
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Great series!
First thing i ever grew was a watermelon, and i live in canada.
It practically grew itself… not sure about that one… maybe try a different variety.
Lavender might be a regional thing. In Zone 7a I grew some from leftover seeds from the year before. I didn't germinate them in the best soil, and I did this outside in the middle of a hot summer. Despite my best efforts to neglect them, they decided to grow anyway, and they survived until the onset of winter.
I still can't get my lavender germinate. I did try all the methods i can think of. I stratifying for 2 weeks, not stratify under the lights, with and without heating mat, outside in a container and ground, soaked in water for 24, 12, 6 and 1 hour, paper towel in a clear container inside and outside, paper towel in a ziploc in and out, bought another pack of lavender seeds and did everything again. 0 luck. I'll just probably buy the plant.
Artichokes grow like WEEDS in Portland Oregon.
I'm not exactly "new" to raising plants. I've been raising marigolds and tomatoes with mom for years (but we got tomato starts). Last year was my first "gardening" year for me when I branched out and started stuff indoors for the first time. Dont let hard stuff deter you! It teaches you.
Anyway my funny watermelon story. I planted four vines in hills last year but…the spot was dappled shade all day. I didnt know how important direct light could be. Anyway, some vines started forming melons but then they end rotted.
Late in the year one vine formed a whole melon….that was maybe the size of a football. So not the full size. I left it on the vine until September when the stem dried up and I knew it wouldnt grow anymore. Brought it inside and cut it open. Perfect pink and so tasty.
I'm never forgetting that experience and I honestly wouldnt trade it for having perfect melons my first year.
This year I'm definitely putting in a sunnier spot!
Yep. Tried and failed watermelon last year in MN. Trying a smaller variety this year.
Uhhh I'm trying lavender for the first time and they sprouted and are growing pretty nice so far ( I have a tray of 10 cells, planted 4 seeds per cell, 4 total sprouted) Guess that's why the germination rate was low?
I saw where the cauliflower leaves are pulled up over the top of the cauliflower when it is golf ball size, and that way the sun does not turn it yellow. They fasten it with a big rubber band.
I started my spearmint germination with the rockwool medium for our airoponics living wall in our home basement, needed mint for over winter months. It ended up germinating within two weeks. And producing small hair like roots, gave it a seedling nutrient for 3 days then once she had 4 nice little tiny leaves I plunked her into my airoponics living wall. She thrived like super crazy over the winter, had to prune her back several times, including g her root system so she did not get to big for the airoponics pipe. She flowered indoors ,and I just transplanted her to my outside garden pot a couple weeks ago. She did get a bit of frost, but is already showing signs of good recovery. Our tarragon came back, even though it over wintered out in a little plant pot, on our deck, Through -45C winter conditions. In Manitoba Canada we have long harsh cold winters. Nice to see some plants are hearty enough to even survive our winters!
Thank you, I thought it was just me, when it came to iceberg and cauliflower, I found a lot of the heading brassicas difficult to grow.
Where i live spearmint grows very easy, it will grow wild in my vasem from germination to grow, it will do all by itself without my intervent.
A very very hard one i think are carrots, they are very hard to germinate and take lot of time to do it and grow, the soil has to be perfect and well digged. Very weak plant and can easly be damaged and you cannot transplant them easly.
I was expecting carrots in the list xD
Also another very hard for me are strawberries, i don't know how much hard, but i didn't had any succed with them, from seeds or plants.
You are awesome narrator. I get inspired every time I watch your videos. You cover all sides of growing. Really appreciate your approach to gardening. Thank u
Oh growing that Lavender!
Are all types of lavender edible? Do people eat the sprouts of lavender, too?
You have saved me soooooo much time! Thank you!
These three episodes were incredibly helpful, Luke; thank you so much. P.S. Love the artwork on the wall.
Mint running out of control is real
When my brother bought his house almost half the yard was growing some variety of mint instead of grass