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Aw Ben and his garden decorations 🙂 Their garden looks great! Giving up control is hard!
I think the floods in the Midwest have ramped up the bugs because in Missouri, I am seeing bugs I have never seen before. And they bite!! The biting mosquitoes, horseflies and deer flies are really thick, but then so is the vegetation, and the more vegetation, the more bugs. Lots of pollinators too, so that’s a blessing! It’s been a strange spring, which reminds us Who is in control and keeps us humble☺️☺️ and in awe of our Beloved Abba Father.
What breed is Bear? He's so adorable!
I just discovered your channel and I've been binge watching everything. Much love from San Antonio, Texas!!!
LOL!!! Funny Story….. I begged my husband for a new drip system. It's been set up for over 5 weeks and I haven't had to use it a single time due to the fact of the all the rain in Oklahoma. LOL
Would you consider Indian Runner Ducks to help with your garden pests? They are being used in organic vineyards and rice fields.
I have a question
I grew a cherry tomato and it got broken pinched or snapped anyway that end was dying so i cut it off and made cuttings out of it well main plant is still growing and tomatoes are round but the cuttings are like football shaped is there a reason that the cuttings are making a different shaped fruit than the parent plant?
did you all paint the design on your gazebo floor,
I have also noticed that the bugs are out earlier this year. I'm in central texas, so not too far from you. Im not even fighting them this year, still tired from last year lol
Not sure if this helps with squash bugs but after years of losing our crop to these miserable critters, we switched to only growing Cucurbita moschata varieties. They have more solid stems so are more resistant to squash borers.
I guess that if your neighbouring areas had severe flooding any time this year you may start to see more of your native animals seeking better habitat, esp if you’re on a ridge.
Pretty butterfly:)! Pigs need piggy pens-lol
What gauge wire are your cattle pannels you use for a trellis?
Mine are so stiff I can't bend them.
Snakes, no, nuf said.
Snakes shed their skin quite often. The average snake will shed its skin two to four times per year. This average varies with age and species, however. Young snakes that are actively growing may shed their skin every two weeks.
I never knew you have ducks. You never showed them on your videos. Please give us a glimpse of them.thanks.
Depends on how much they eat how quickly. They shed as they grow. So growth spurts cause them to shed their skin. We shed skin too but we wash it off and it's in itty bitty bits here and there it's not the same as them needing to shed their whole body. Our Max (ball python) has shed quite a bit being fed an adult prekilled mouse every Monday (If she's not shedding lol). She's young so she's getting longer eventually she will reach maybe 5 feet or so and start growing some more girth. So answer is as fast as they have growth spurts enough to shed lol. Max has been 2 or 3 times a month but I'm feeding her what she's suppose to eat as often. Those are likely garden snakes like garters or ribbons and they eat all the time. They eat everything they can catch that's itty bitty, they will even eat fish too, and bugs though I hear they can't digest them properly. They also have mild venom not dangerous to people even allergic people it's more a mild rash if allergic. They are rear fanged. Even still they mostly don't start with trying to bite they musk with smelly pee that's if you are really messing with them though they are pretty laid back snakes lol. Live and let live types. My daughter had caught one the other day and brought her around the house looking for me and after making her let it go it chilled with me for a bit sitting on the driveway. I even got some cute pics of it by a dandelion flower before it tried to crawl up my pant leg hiding from Ivy lol.
You need to start giving Journey pig a small treat or two (something you keep inside or plant a small bed near her pen) every day that she doesn't escape, then don't give her any on days she escapes, and when she does something naughty, feed her later than normal. She might also like you brushing her for a minute or so, if you don't like petting her. You could also use the brushing to teach her instead of food. I've learned most potbellied pigs are very social.
Try the Neem, clove oil and camphora. Snakes usually shed after eating, which they perhaps do weekly. They might shed after a meal or maybe two meals as they grow.
Do you notice that awesome smell when walking through the tomato plants? I just realized it when walking next to mine.
Have you ever used or tried Diatomaceous? It has saved my green beans from little pests that have completely wiped me out in the past.
Harris Diatomaceous Earth Food Grade, 2lb with Powder Duster Included in The Bag https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0728JL9SQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_hHPgDbT7THMRH
jessica your wonderful….. love what your doing, coming from canada northern manitoba …love your garden
Ha ha. Cow bell for Christopher Walken. When you show the video of him with the Cow bell on, you MUST play Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult.
Do you put your duck in the garden? I saw a video that said they seek out the bugs and don’t destroy the garden like chickens do.
I'm so glad you didn't move your rose bushes! ❤️