Mid Summer Garden Overhaul!

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It's that time in the garden, where beds start to die off and a certain air of imperfection starts to bleed over the garden. Join @jacquesinthegarden and myself as we assess the Epic Homestead and make some adjustments, including a fun tip to prune and clone strawberries!
00:00 - Intro
00:13 - Bed Flip
02:48 - Farm Daddy
03:54 - Dragonfruit Flex
04:09 - Seed Selection
04:49 - Planting Out Pumpkins
06:29 - Epic Thickies & Eggs
08:24 - Pruning Up Strawberry Bed
10:43 - Propagating
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@hannahbingham2197 Жыл бұрын

When Kevin and Jacques both walk into the frame already cackling, you know it’s gonna be a great video

@trepadot8283 Жыл бұрын

Love the intro with Jacques carrying two heavy bags because Kevin has the wheelbarrow commandeered for his... rake.

@tulle7358 Жыл бұрын

That kind of would have been funny but there was actually soil in the wheelbarrow 😉

@epichomesteading Жыл бұрын

He needs the workout

@antoinepelletier6141 Жыл бұрын

really like that moment when Jacques stop to say "hey" to people passing by. great video as always!

@michaelarchambault217 Жыл бұрын

Lol that intro. Loving the ever increasing humor while maintaining very informative content!

@Game.Like.A.Mother Жыл бұрын

I want more Kevin and Jacques blog videos. Get out of the garden and go to a zoo or theme park. You guys are so hilarious together I love it 😂💕

@Audrey.SmilingSticks Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate that Jacques gave the camera a little nod and smile after greeting the person walking their dog. 🤗

@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden Жыл бұрын

I don't believe he's a snob......

@marcusvoght Жыл бұрын

Dude, I just love the chemistry between you two.

@matthysloedolff Жыл бұрын

Love the energy between Kevin and Jacques!

@rachelsbusy9948 Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, the cheesy humor makes me laugh so much. That intro with the hearty chuckling is so over the top! I love it as much as the gardening knowledge. The bros with ho*s vibe is 😂.

@Dfordahlia-lg2ky Жыл бұрын

I love how the editor did not cut stranger passing

@jwilli7434 Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to let you know that your garden straw mulch has literally saved my summer garden. I was using leaf mulch before, but it wasn't as effective. My squash plant leaves, which were drooping almost constantly, are now plump and the new growth is quite green and healthy. Same with one of my pepper plants. The mulch (and in some areas of the garden shade cloth) as well as changing my watering schedule) have really helped things a lot.

@lexnite22 Жыл бұрын

Love the walk-in intro! Thank you for fulfilling my request!

@homesci3596 Жыл бұрын

You two should organize a what do they call it? A harvest party? The one where after a great harvest people call their friends and neighbours over oh a garden party I guess that's what's it's called right? And it's fun to see you both in action.

@Krissixxyz Жыл бұрын

I’ve been letting my strawberry runners go and tried potting some extras from my neighbour. I’m hoping to have a GreenStalk of strawberries for next year.

@kristydoman3434 Жыл бұрын

The hens are getting so grown up and pretty! I want to see epic pumpkin fest 2022 with hordes of Jack O Lanterns and pumpkin 🎃 baked goods.

@xSunshinex4206 Жыл бұрын

When he calls you pumpkin, then run - it is time for double action 😁

@taythodec Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the over edited videos, they are hilarious. Keep up the great work up guys.

@keikichristiancare Жыл бұрын

My favorite videos are when you two are together! Super hilarious, love the banter!

@nancytownsel419 Жыл бұрын

Loved hearing about the chickens. Thank you for sharing

@fry9000 Жыл бұрын

The grow daddy tote is basically Alaska grow buckets but with totes.

@Tmo-sugarBoo Жыл бұрын

Love the random person walking by. “Hey”. 😆

@thomassaunders8935 Жыл бұрын

When you guys are mixing the straw In the beginning I seen the curb and I was like man that would look amazing with some wild flowers. I don’t know if you guys can do that but it would be awesome

@rctrucks2094 Жыл бұрын

I would love more houseplant videos. Mine get a bit of summer neglect with the whole outside garden going on.

@patriciajacques7653 Жыл бұрын

Omg 😏 Thank you for that novice gardener lightbulb moment! "If you leave the humidity dome in just a little bit of sun, your seeds are never going to come up." This spring I planted tray after tray of seeds, complete with humidity domes (cold climate so weather is unpredictable, hot one day snow the next!) and nothing came up. I spent so much time and money replanting different seeds and not understanding why nothing was working. I thought because of our climate the humidity dome was a must and in the heat even better! Oooops!

@dabblingwithbonsai Жыл бұрын

You fellas are hilarious AND give such great advice! Supergreen 💚💚💚

@maxe381 Жыл бұрын

I love that you’re excited about your eggs! We got our first egg on January 17th, 2019 (I had to scroll back through my phone bc I took a video for my husband-who was deployed at the time-of me excitedly finding it in the nesting box hahaha). Chickens are addicting and chicken math is a real thing lol so be ready for that. One minute you have 6 and the next you have 16-ask me how I know 😅😂🤪🐓

@ninemoonplanet Жыл бұрын

The ""Farm Daddy" can be made at home. 1 deep tote, 1 length of PVC 2" diameter, soil cloth, rocks. Rocks on bottom, pipe in corner, soil cloth over rocks with hole for pipe, soil above. Water into pipe, not over soil. Same principle, water wicks into soils. They use "wicking beds" in Jordan in the dessert to grow vegetables, small bushes.

@sabbandvinny Жыл бұрын

The X Files music!!!! 💀🤣 nailed it! Love you guys!

@cuznclive2236 Жыл бұрын

When cloning, I find it best to trim most of the leaves, leaving only half of each, and cutting the lower branches/shoots completely. Doing so reduces transpiration and overcrowding in the dome to minimize mold potential. We want the plant to focus on root growth. Cannabis grower who fell in love with gardening and growing anything; it's definitely a gateway drug... Best!

@richardnary4572 4 ай бұрын

"It actually scaares me... So subscribe" Love you guys

@stressedcharmed Жыл бұрын

Loved this, you guys are a great gardening team!

@JamesJones-gj1ii Жыл бұрын

Finally you get some organic straw mulch. So pumped

@kathyv3909 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for such great entertainment AND sharing your motivating expertise.

@leightontroxel1308 Жыл бұрын

keep up the great vids! you guys having something good going on here

@jackietoth7109 Жыл бұрын

You need a basket for collecting your eggs and veggies 😁. Fun! Fun watching and learning too

@GeorgeGhazarian Жыл бұрын

You literally have my dream garden 😭 I hope one day I can have something like that huge garden where you can grow pretty much everything

@wendywerner3242 Жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome. You give me hope in my Florida zone 10a‼️ Bugs are out of control this year. I've tried everything and now leaving it to nature for a bit 🍀

@zachwak Жыл бұрын

Some Commercial farmers plant strawberries on one side of a double row, allowing the runners to spread over the season. Then they till the mature plants on one side of the row, leaving only the runners. Repeat yearly, alternating sides, for new and vigorous plants yearly and zero labor towards planting.

@lindasoaft9303 Жыл бұрын

I definitely would like that chain watering system!

@zarahsgarden2097 Жыл бұрын

Yeah! Just started ripping out a few things this weekend. Next succession going in 🌱💕

@terrivance8750 Жыл бұрын

Hey ya'all, I want to install drip irrigation in my garden. Thing is, some areas of my garden are long, straight cottage-style, in ground beds while others are unusually shaped, in ground beds interspersed w/ containers. Whenever I look on irrigation sites, I get quite confused trying to figure out what type(s) would be best for which area. Perhaps you could do an irrigation video explaining the different options & which is best suited for what garden type. Thank ya'all in advance for your help!

@melanieallen8980 Жыл бұрын

nice!! love ya purple pants!😀

@aimeevanlandingham3844 Жыл бұрын

I love that the guy with the German Shepard was right there and then right across the street and still trying to see what was going on lol.

@bublhed Жыл бұрын

I was wondering if you could have a video on propagating hydrangeas. I took a few clippings and tried rooting them in a makeshift humidity dome - as I’ve seen done. At this point I’m growing a moldy branch…

@eljardindelamorenita5863 Жыл бұрын

Love you guys 😊

@AlisonV362 Жыл бұрын

I would love to try the Plant Daddy!!!

@littleblackdogs Жыл бұрын

Seriously laughing at the crunch sound when Jacques ate the strawberry.

@rhianabrooke Жыл бұрын

In Florida, runners always get trimmed due to possible diseases

@GardeningIndonesia Жыл бұрын

Woow 😱 amazing Good gardening

@JoyoftheGardenandHome Жыл бұрын

Thank you for worm gold plus❤

@tericamcginnis5848 Жыл бұрын

Recently have explored berry leaf harvesting for teas. The younger leaves are what is looked for. You could harvest leaves while doing this. IDea for future how to use natural remedies for pest control. Rosemary, alliums, cinnamon, on and on. Rosemary for example if it is planted how far away works? Can springs be cut and scattered? Do they need to be cut small? How effective and how are sprays made? There is a world of ideas that could come from a line of content like this.

@BirdsongCrochet Жыл бұрын

Eggs & strawberries? Ya gotta make some crepes!!

@OniBarix Жыл бұрын

I have had to do the sunflower in random places planting this year too. Turns out my germination rate was significantly higher than I anticipated.

@ginninadances Жыл бұрын

I had to do a double take of the Jacque in the sink

@pareendiaz5477 Жыл бұрын

8:20 Kevin’s had enough of you Jacques 🤣🤣🤣

@freakingbored Жыл бұрын

o gosh u guys are so dorky and i LOVE it.

@originalismisacrock166 Жыл бұрын

If you have not yet pruned the fruit trees, could you give us a follow-up on the fruit tree pruning posted last year on July 5th? It would be helpful to see the effects of last year's pruning, as well as the growth from last year to this one. Pruning trees is a year- long, rather than season-long, process. (This would even be good as an annual update.) If the trees have already been pruned, even showing the pruned trees and pointing out where you had to thin them would be good.

@louisputallaz7556 Жыл бұрын

Water Daddy yes 👍 i like its a keeper plz make a vid for our viewing n practical use/pleasure

@kimberlymarie9512 Жыл бұрын

I can't🤣😂🤣 the awkward "hey" 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@epichomesteading Жыл бұрын

LOL she decided to go straight through so I had to roll w/ it

@mochamommyATX Жыл бұрын

Added a second round of Cucumber, 🥒, Melon🍉 and some Cosmos+ shasta🌼 daisey. Peppers ate THRIVING, but still no tomatoes🍅🙁

@zarahsgarden2097 Жыл бұрын

Yes, the tomatoes need to ripen faster!!! I only have a month and a half left frost free 😭 hurry up plants growww faster

@alen2560 Жыл бұрын

I Love your videos

@teesalove2489 Жыл бұрын

Love the Jaques Ninja eats? Too funny. Are those cuttings growing in water in that black box?

@celticlass8573 Жыл бұрын

The maniacal laughing at the beginning makes me giggle every time.

@yiayiaapril9151 Жыл бұрын

I have the irrigation system and felt overwhelmed when I opened the box. I'm still hand watering and it's still in the box. I might try to tackle it this fall. 😳

@poodlevlogs2037 Жыл бұрын

id like to know more about that self irrigating box with the cantaloupe

@gnargnar1992 Жыл бұрын

Sub-irrigated planters are clutch

@sabitboss Жыл бұрын

Wanna see you make scrambled eggs with tomatoes, ginger and garlic, with strawberry juice and roasted potatoes and corn, all straight from the epic garden 😆

@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden Жыл бұрын

Jezz, Kevin it's just a strawberry, my gawd@@ Jacques did the right thing by eating the strawberries...keeps the birds, snails and slugs from getting to them....and he deserves them!!

@gunnargose3732 Жыл бұрын

Farm daddy, yes.

@gunnargose3732 Жыл бұрын

When. I have limited space, collect a lot of condensation water and a the had held watering jug is getting old. Same zone as you guys

@tangocat4370 Жыл бұрын

Is he in the table? LOL 😂

@moomoocho1196 Жыл бұрын

All I wanna see is Jacques! 👍

@epichomesteading Жыл бұрын

He has his own entire YT channel too!

@cynthiaarmstronghopefulhom9672 Жыл бұрын

We definitely need to see you make an omelet. Lol😊🥚

@JustABit Жыл бұрын

Next Spring, can you test if the addition of a raw chicken egg to the hole of a new tomato plant is as advantageous as the old wives tale says? Thank you and best wishes!

@ralph1rodriguez Жыл бұрын

i love how the guy teases the main character 😂

@rhianabrooke Жыл бұрын

At least when I worked for IFAS

@zimmejoc Жыл бұрын

I’m irrigating right now. Water is literally falling out of the sky as I type this. And it is night time so I don’t have to worry about the sun coming back out and temps quickly shooting up 30 degrees once it stops. Yes, if you aren’t fortunate enough to live where ma nature waters for you, drip is absolutely the way to go.

@GwensAunt Жыл бұрын

When you moved to the epic homestead, I’m assuming you moved the raised beds, rather than just buying all new ones. What is the process of moving raised beds like? Do you have a video on how you did that?

@unnamed2737 Жыл бұрын

I moved my raised beds this year. I disassembled them and the soil held it’s shape on its own. Then I reassembled it in a different spot in my yard, dropped cardboard and then moved the soil into it. It’s a lot of work but doable.

@jennhoff03 Жыл бұрын

I didn't move houses, but I moved my garden to a different part of the yard. I was shocked how easy it was to pick them up! The dirt can't really stick to it since it's metal, so it's not like trying to get a plant out of a big container or something. They just kind of slid up. If you had to disassemble them, I'm sure it would be a big pain.

@epichomesteading Жыл бұрын

I actually had a charity sale where I sold them all off! But they're shockingly easy to move, you can actually shake the frame and pull up with two people, and the soil falls right out. Then you can either disassemble and reassemble, or truck 'em over to the new spot as-is. Easy!

@lesliemyers9272 Жыл бұрын

I love watching your videos! I live in Zone 10a SW Florida. Someone gifted me a seed starter tray (80 cells) with grow lights for my 3rd grade classroom. Last year we propagated succulents. I want to start the very first week of school having them plant something! :) Is there anything you recommend that would be simple for them to grow, use, and hopefully motivate them to want to continue gardening? Flowers or edible or both :)

@kathyv3909 Жыл бұрын

I don't know how much space and time you have, but you could plant the tray representative of a healthy symbiotic garden with flowers that are easy to grow like Zinnias and Sunflowers that will attract pollinators and birds; easy to grow summer squash like zucchinis and yellow squash; easy to grow cucumbers; and easy to grow jack-be-little pumpkins. If you throw in a few varieties of Mammoth or Skyscraper Sunflowers then the vining crops can grow up the tall stalks and then when the heads are spent you can cut them off and line them up for birds to enjoy. If you start early enough you could even plant a second summer harvest or have the children take home their "seeds" to plant at home as a second summer harvest - for instance bush beans. Going a bit further you could plant some crops that germinate well in cold weather and are direct sown like fava beans immediately after winter break, showing the difference a few weeks later between direct sown and transplanting - just be careful with the sensitive tap roots. By the way, thank you for being an elementary teacher, now that's a difficult job!!

@samanthaferreira6928 Жыл бұрын

Is Jacques standing in the hole beside the sink?

@gr8gardn Жыл бұрын

Love the first bed overhaul 🤗 what does Kevin have in the wheelbarrow that he is shoveling into the bed? I was thinking compost but the texture looks too fine. Some of my beds needed a change over and I want to try Kevin & Jacques’ method.

@epichomesteading Жыл бұрын

Some extra raised bed potting mix we had!

@gr8gardn Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I didn’t want to miss out on an awesome amendment!

@pickledtreats Жыл бұрын

What is the structure you have the seedlings on? It looks like a table with a mesh/wire top and fabric shades. Is it a DIY thing? I’m curious!

@merriii8505 Жыл бұрын

What is the green ring that is used for the seedlings?

@jillsarcasmo Жыл бұрын

I'd love if you guys could help me figure out how to dry out a sunflower head so that it still looks nice. Trying to put something together in remembrance of someone and having the hardest time getting the petals to dry and not just shrivel into nothing.

@gingerdean1521 Жыл бұрын

Buy silica granules and bury the head

@nlcpope Жыл бұрын

I moved our strawberry plants a couple weeks back as they were too crowded in their containers. The plants are beautiful now but no fruit? These were crowns but I don’t remember the variety. Is there something I can do for more fruit?

@camikanscrap Жыл бұрын

You 2 are great. Very entertaining and educational at the same time.

@ellencnixon Жыл бұрын

💜💜

@VaultDwellerGal Жыл бұрын

There’s always money in the strawberry stand.

@epichomesteading Жыл бұрын

GREAT ref

@Synneeriksen96 Жыл бұрын

Papi Jacques

@SerHuntsReviews Жыл бұрын

👨🏽‍🌾🙏🏽

@AngeliyahsMommy Жыл бұрын

Do you have a video on rainwater collection? Or a suggested product?

@epichomesteading Жыл бұрын

I do - check our rainwater tank install vid!

@mr.fancipants6639 Жыл бұрын

Has anyone gotten the free mushroom compost from the mushroom farm in north county?

@kielfiniak935 Жыл бұрын

What irrigation system is that

@gangofgreenhorns2672 Жыл бұрын

Was that a Carl Weathers/Arrested Development reference around 9:57?

@epichomesteading Жыл бұрын

You know it

@tannenbaumgirl3100 Жыл бұрын

Need the Farm Daddy! Guys, you really expect us to believe that shipping is free? Included in price is more likely. You can pick up a large cube of chopped garden straw at farm stores for $12.00, at least here in MN, been using it for years in my raised beds.

@epichomesteading Жыл бұрын

You're right! Shipping is expensive for lightweight, large-dimension items that are shipped across the country. Jacques has used nursery straw before - it's not the same quality. But much cheaper, which makes it a great option as well :)

@iangutgesell1931 Жыл бұрын

Sorry Kevin but I gotta ask...with your budget spending what you feel is necessary...why dont you use machinery? I know cost of living is rediculous....but if you spending your budget on what you doin. Why not get you a compact tractor like the bx23s something with a backhoe a front loader and a way that you can till 6 foot if you get something worth it. Renting verse buying definitely a game changer if you have equipment.