The Rusted Garden Journal : June 2016

Friday, June 24, 2016

Growing Cherry Tomatoes in Containers: Container, Soil, Fertilizers, Planting - A KIS Series (1/3)

Growing Cherry Tomatoes in Containers:

Container, Soil, Fertilizers, Planting - A KIS Series (1/3)

I am starting a new series called KIS or (K)eep (I)t (S)imple. It is for new gardeners and my goal is to help you get to growing vegetables. I try and simplify the tools and methods.

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Gary (The Rusted Garden)

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

(8 of 9) Growing Tomatoes & Peppers: Side Dressing, Pruning, Suckers, Removing Leaves, Sprays

(8 of 9) Growing Tomatoes & Peppers:

Side Dressing, Pruning, Suckers, Removing Leaves, Sprays

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Video #8 of 9 gets your tomatoes and peppers ready for growth and production. I show you how I remove bottom leaves from my peppers and talk about fertilizing them. They don't need much. I also show you how I stake, prune and remove suckers from tomato plants. I explain what a production stem is and discuss why you may want to manage stems on your tomatoes. I also show you how to side dress tomatoes with fertilizer and lime.

(7 of 9) Growing Tomatoes & Peppers: Prevention, Splash Barrier, Aspirin & Sprays, Planting

(7 of 9) Growing Tomatoes & Peppers:

Prevention, Splash Barrier, Aspirin & Sprays, Planting

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In video #7 I talk about disease prevention. Mulch is used for moisture and weeds but also as a disease splash barrier. Bottom pruning leaves helps create a disease barrier. Slugs are treated with Iron phosphate and I plant my indeterminate tomatoes. Finally I talk about Aspirin spray (which really works) for bolstering you tomato plant's defenses. Baking soda makes a great anti-fungal.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

(6 of 9) Growing Tomatoes & Peppers: Pepper Planting, Container Soil, Basic Feeding, Tomato Progress

(6 of 9) Growing Tomatoes & Peppers:

Pepper Planting, Container Soil, Basic Feeding, Tomato Progress

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This is the 6th video of 9. Peppers and tomatoes like the warmth and generally like to be planted when the nights are in the 50's and the days are in the 70's. Too much nitrogen grows a lot of pepper leaves. While tomatoes love to be fed, a bit less for peppers is better. I talk about some basic fertilizing principles and how to make a basic container soil. I also show you how to plant your peppers in containers and in earth beds. Tomatoes show up in the video to but they will be the star of the next video.

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Radishes & Chives: Grow It, Cook It, Eat It - A Garden & Cooking Series E-1 (Pilot)

Radishes & Chives: Grow It, Cook It, Eat It

A Garden & Cooking Series E-1 (Pilot)

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Coley and I are very excited to launch the Pilot of our new series: Grow It, Cook It, Eat It. Please leaves us constructive comments, as we both value and want your help in developing the series.

Episode 1 is all about Radishes and Chives. I teach you how to grow them and Coley shows you how to prepare and use them in the kitchen. What we hope most is that you... get to enjoy something you grew and cooked with your family and friends. Cheers!