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Do you know about this watering technique?The size of the lettuce is amazing kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b7RnjZqj3JPJhX0.htmlsi=BqpBB_vMBBDhY30a

Hi . I still don't have any trees because the companies sell in the spring time. Do you have any suggestions to get around this hurdle? This the second year I have researched and tried to purchase trees

​@@monicamallory2886Same here. Nurseries are usually trying to shut down and are selling mums/fall decorations

I'm planting a lemon tree near the house are the roots bad for foundations? The only reason is bc it gets kinda cold here

Yes, it is important info. I always open my videos with the date and my location so it makes more relevant sense.

Yes! I am in 5b and rarely get applicable information I can use.

I am in zone 9 also and want some fruit trees and blueberries also. Making variety decisions is so difficult and I appreciate your guidance!

​@susangopher One under used resource is your local extension office. They can tell you what varieties do well in your location. Look under your local county listing in the phone book to find it.

🙋‍♀️ waving from 9B in Central California! What further complicates it is apparently many gardeners don't understand that the zones are related to low temperatures and freezes, not what your summer growing season is like. 9B is across the country and I assure you summer is different where I am, the extreme heat of Arizona and the humid heat of Florida. There's another KZfaq garden channel at the other end of the valley I'm in. His climate gets a marine influence from the Pacific and is easier on plants vs my area being influenced by Hades.

I can't wait until mine are ready to fruit. I'm crossing my fingers for next year.

Just picked a basket full of Pawpaws three days ago. Delicious.

It's certainly easier. It's the closest to set-it-and-forget-it, at least with deciduous trees. If you're in South Florida planting tropicals, that may be different because you'd actually want to plant them during the rainy season, but for temperate zones, I think Fall mostly rules.

Thanks! It's a long process to tag them, but it helps.

Miracle fruit....iykyk...😊😊

You're welcome! You absolutely can. That will be no trouble at all for a pawpaw. You can also grow persimmons like Nikita's Gift for a special treat that will ripen all the way into October, possibly even November. It's great season extension.

This makes me nervous, because pawpaw trees do not fruit well grown in shade. They need full sun to fruit optimally. If you have 10 trees, it may not matter if production is lower, but full sun grown pawpaws make considerably more fruit. Some folks try to get around the shade cloth thing by planting in shade, but it bites them years later with low fruit production. Hopefully the canopies are not dense and it lets a lot of light through and the trees still get 6 hours of unfiltered light. You may need to thin the canopies if they don't fruit well.

​@@TheMillennialGardenerGood to know. I have never eaten a pawpaw, but after reading the comments, I really want one now😊

He's very sweet. We're lucky to have him. He is a really sensitive guy. Make sure with peaches you select a self-fertile variety if you only want one tree. Not all peaches are self-fertile. As for blueberries, almost all varieties need cross pollination. This video will help you with blueberries: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9ymjd2kreClZ4E.htmlsi=dq6FS-rTvT9ToiHZ

Here in Washington State a neighbor of mine has a fig tree as big a wide as any fir tree. I'm so envious. I hope to learn how too.

​@@smilehunter2138don't overwater them. Get them established first then ease back. Less water condenses the sugars and makes for sweeter fruit. Once you get them going there is nothing more delicious than picking fruit about 30 minutes before you want to eat it then rinsing it and popping it into the fridge to cool down slightly.

Glad it was helpful! As long as the trees are deciduous and hardy to your zone, you should have no issues planting them now.

@amanda- there are nurseries in the south that will ship citrus including kumquats to you. I'm in zone 9 in California but state law requires I buy citrus here. I love kumquats! Mulberry trees are huge and the fruiting females are extremely messy. I would not recommend them for a home gardener.

Yes I was thinking this! I can get bare root trees for $15 apiece, vs $35 on the low end for young container grown trees.

That will depend where you're located and what you need. It's true that most nurseries stock the most varieties in spring. However, a lot of online nurseries still have a significant amount of stock ready for immediate shipping. Local nurseries will vary. If the trees you want are in stock now, it makes more sense to order them and plant them ASAP rather than wait.

Thank you! I try hard to not over-talk. A lot of editing goes into things to cut out extras. Usually, my videos are 30+ mins of footage that I cut down. As for the Thunder Shirt, I linked to the exact product down in the video description. Dale weighs 60 lbs and he takes a Large. It fits him perfectly. The Large size is currently on a big sale for $24.99.

You're welcome! The Thunder Shirt has helped immensely. He's still nervous, but it has a profound calming effect. If you have a dog that suffers from storms, I recommend it.

@TheMillennialGardener I've heard a lot of good things about it.

It looks like it's going to be pretty far out to sea, thankfully. I already lost 80% of my corn, all my summer tomatoes and half my new fall tomatoes to the last tropical storm, and there is still a lot of season left.

​@TheMillennialGardener my tomatoes and some of the peppers in the back yard are still trying to put out their first fruit that bugs don't get. Front yard has intermediates still trying to hang on (I kinda wanna see what they'll do), just east of Charlotte here

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Dale sells hello

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much! I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

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I always heard you can plant fig trees any time. My small trees always die back to the ground but I've heard you can mulch them well and cover them after they lose their leaves and they will maintain their branches. You can look on you tube videos for more info. I'm in zone 9A and the 3 ft. inground fig tree came back whole with just a blanket over it during the 28 degree nites.

Plant a few now, up pot a few. Plant some in spring.

@@randyadams7269 I have planted figs in ground in fall last year and they didn’t produce figs this year. So I’ll just hold off and it will let me give them a head start in the greenhouse. I have 10 or so others (peach, honeysuckle, chestnut and walnut), I can plant in ground here shortly. Lots of work always here on 20 acres.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

Hush George.

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Thank you! 😃 I really appreciate that and I'm glad the videos are helpful.

I really appreciate it. I certainly am far from the most knowledgeable gardener out there, for sure. But I enjoy learning and documenting what's worked for me and what hasn't. This lifestyle always keeps you learning and honest.

Thank you. I'm glad the videos are helpful.

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You're welcome!

Glad I could help!

That tree may not be hardy enough for a fall planting.

You can tell he’s getting older, because he doesn’t like loud noise anymore. Turn it down 😂 👴

That sounds lovely! I'm in Georgia and I'm in cell 7 p. Where is it North Carolina that's 8B?

@@breesechick Just south of Raleigh!

@@adamsrosales6519 thanks!

Wow! Outstanding! That's going to produce a lot of food in a few years!!

I've never personally grown them, but I imagine they'd be the same as other cold hardy berries like blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. Fall planting would be the best time.

You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Quick question: this spring I bought a Chicago fig (bare root I guess) and planted it in a 3gal pot. It's grown but seems to of 'stalled. My question is...I shouldn't plant in ground now while it's still warm here in 7b Charlotte?

I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

You’re very welcome!

Glad it was helpful!

I've purchased trees from literally dozens of nurseries, both in-person and online. I purchase my trees based on variety, not the nursery. I find the varieties that I want, and then I order from the nurseries I can find that are either in-stock or have the best shipping rates. I don't have particular loyalties, except when it comes to citrus. I have a go-to citrus nursery, but everything else I shop around for exactly the trees that I want.

It's probably because I'm an engineer, so my brain is wired very differently. I'm obsessed with context, because everything I've done in the last ~20 years of my life has been purely situational. I'm of the mind that information is completely useless without context, and I refuse to give any information on "how" to do something without outlining the conditions first. I approach everything as a engineering report 🤓

Thank you!! Dale says hello and sends his love 🐕

I wrapped my fig tree up haphazardly with White garden mesh, I think a black trash bag, and threw a kitty pool on top and wished it luck. I'm growing it in a huge pot in the front yard and it survived! It put on a lot of figs this year. I think it's an Olympia.

Here where I live, we don't get frost until November. Pawpaw's mostly ripen in September, so it wouldn't be possible in many climates.

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If you go to the websites of the fruit tree suppliers/growers they will tell you what is best for each variety they sell. It varies greatly, no one spacing suits all. You're dealing with two things. How much space the roots need as well as size of the crown. Pay close attention to the height and spread of the crown. If you are planting close, at minimum suggested distances a tall vigorous grower will shade out a smaller less aggressive tree. If you can maintain an aggressive pruning program you might be OK for a few years. Last year I lost my Blenheim apricot to my neighbors persimmon. They only ever pruned the lower limbs, so it could be walked under. It was coming over the fence too and I can only do so much. My partner wasn't much help. The apricot was putting most of it's effort going sideways to the light. I finally convinced him to help me prune back the persimmon. Ironically, got up that morning and the apricot had fallen over, uprooting it's self and a tree service was removing the persimmon. 😢 So your trees need plenty of light and air circulation.

While I am not growing them, since they're about as hardy as a blueberry, I would say yes.

@@TheMillennialGardener thank you! I have them in pots, they haven't been fruiting yet, too young. I am in Arizona and learning from you a ton. With some impressive results in the garden to show on year 3. Love your tips about natural fertilizers and bone meal.