Pruning My Garden | Tomatoes, Strawberries, Herbs, and More!

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11 ай бұрын

Growing a garden always involves some maintainence work and chief among them is pruning. The act of pruning frees up a lot of energy for the plants and it also helps to maintain optimal health by removing any dead or diseased leaves. In this video I introduce some of the ways I prune: tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, strawberries, flowers, herbs, and how I manage powdery mildew.
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00:14 - Strawberries
03:20 - Peppers
03:59 - Tomatoes
06:42 - Squash and Mildew
09:24 - Melons
10:33 - Flowers
12:21 - Herbs
14:20 - Perennials
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@lorimalone3210 11 ай бұрын

I did not know that I should prune all the leaves before the zucchini I pick. Learn something new every day! Thank you, Jacques! 😊

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Its a good method if you commonly struggle with powdery mildew, if its growing without issue you can be less aggressive with the pruning.

@jcking6785 11 ай бұрын

Jacques, you are a natural teacher. Love your videos!

@coloradomushman 11 ай бұрын

Powdery mildew can be controlled with grapefruit seed extract. Mix 1 tablespoon GSE per 2 gallons water. Use a wetting agent or 2 drops biodegradable soap.

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

I haven't tried GSE that is an interesting one I will have to look into it!

@stephanieparker1250 11 ай бұрын

Friend of mine let her huge bush of cat nip flower in her backyard. It was beautiful AND loaded with pollinators! The bees were thrilled!

@mcgritty8842 Ай бұрын

I had no idea that would happen. I’m so excited for them to keep growing (also to get some homemade fresh catnip 😊)

@judysocal8682 11 ай бұрын

I like that you cover these kinds of ins and outs of gardening. Sometimes I am pondering whether I should prune something, beyond just cleaning it up and your examples encourage me to listen to my own judgement. If I turn out to be wrong, as I always say, gardening is just one long experiment. 😅 or as sports fans say, there is always next year. Keep growing!

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Exactly, going with your gut is the best way to learn, even if you make a mistake you know what works and what didn't.

@daisyblooms4813 11 ай бұрын

The pruning and maintenance info is so helpful. Thanks Jacques!

@imafan26 11 ай бұрын

I hope you stay safe as the storm approaches California coast

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

It will be interesting to see what we end up getting hit with

@joanne1713 11 ай бұрын

I’ts been a great tomato season this year in Southern California

@Elizabeth-uz1mn 11 ай бұрын

I learn so much from you! Didn’t know about pruning old zucchini/squash leaves behind new fruits. Will do that tomorrow morning on mine…maybe I will get some new fruits to grow.

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Great way to spur it on and also get ahead of powdery mildew!

@Woobuz 11 ай бұрын

I totally agree with pruning parts of tomato plants that don't have access to the sun and the wind, especially when you decide not to remove suckers. I did that mistake and now all of my tomato plants are rotting. I had a lot of fruits and now all of them will go to waste, because of that one dumb mistake.

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

It can be frustrating especially when they start growing really quick and you aren't keeping up.

@nicollettemiller1968 10 ай бұрын

Great detail on powdery mildew and removing the older leaves! Thank you -- I will try it!

@staceymoniz 11 ай бұрын

Daaaaannng your garden is AMAZING, Jacques!!!

@Khushboo-e-Hassan12 11 ай бұрын

"""Your videos are not only beautiful in terms of content but also in how you edit them ! keep sharing the awesome videos."🌹🌹🌹"""

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@iwanttobelieve5970 11 ай бұрын

Yes getter ready for the fall garden.

@gazellecarlson6543 11 ай бұрын

i here that.. just figured out on how to prune and or deadhead all my flowers.. i have sooooooo many looking awesome. love your channel... northern ontario canada

@TheTwistedTraceur 11 ай бұрын

i know its a stupid thing for me to say, but he has such a kind voice, so heartwarming

@wildkev1010 11 ай бұрын

LOVE the pruning and maintenance videos! Keep them up

@brightantwerp 11 ай бұрын

Great info. Thank you!

@jackiek4159 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the pruning tips Jacques! Your garden is looking soo good! 😍🙌🏻💚

@marley9904 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info regarding pruning.

@lukewoods9745 11 ай бұрын

Your videos are so informative and helpful! Thanks so much 🫶🏼

@latinaartista36 11 ай бұрын

This was very helpful. Thank you

@Aroyaldmd 11 ай бұрын

Please stay safe with the hurricane. A year's worth of rain in just a few hours is super dangerous! Please make plans for yourself and your loved one... and your chickens.

@colleenstinton-czuprynski9894 11 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@susanriggs8896 11 ай бұрын

Helpful pruning tips!

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@vickibarana7635 11 ай бұрын

OMG - I continue to learn more and more from watching you and Kevin - didn't know what the heck to do with the runners - Thanks!!! Also never knew how to properly prune / harvest the basil plants. Some many great tips in this video!!

@sheliaheverin8822 11 ай бұрын

I definitely need to prune more, especially tomatoes.

@borracho-joe7255 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your time and knowledge kind sir!

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

No problem!

@MyFocusVaries 11 ай бұрын

What a great collection of useful information! Thanks.

@kangtani_indonesia 11 ай бұрын

Very useful agricultural information, thank you

@BobbyHill26 11 ай бұрын

My tomatoes I decided to only prune on an as needed basis, if there wasn’t disease, I left them. That worked great up until recently when we had a week of nonstop rain and high heat and humidity, so I barely even went out to check on them and now disease is absolutely devouring the leaves on the lower 2/3 of my plants. I went through and cut off everything below the top foot/foot and a half a few days ago. It seems like maybe the fruit are ripening slower now, but they’ve put on quite a bit more vertical growth and new leaves and flowers, so I’m sure they’ll be going crazy again in a week or teo

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Yeah pretty much, once you prune back heavily they will slow for a bit but as you said the new growth will eventually resupply the plant and it will be back to normal

@roelven1282 11 ай бұрын

ow man ... strawberries this year ... exploded ;) Just today i started and finished (5 hours later!) pruning 200 old plants and potting (runner attached on main plant) 40 new plants. Im just glad im done... tomorrow.... sigh... i got 1.5m2 full of rhubarb that need to be harvested!

@BillMcPoyle 11 ай бұрын

That sounds exciting. My 3 strawberry plants in a shallow 11-in pot have gone crazy and I have over 30 plants scattered across the back deck now. Probably 7 to 10 more runners showing now too. I've left everything attached still in hopes of sharing energy between them all to further expand. We'll see.

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Wow that sounds amazing! My rhubarb plant is quite tiny this year but I am looking forward to a bigger harvest next year!

@roelven1282 11 ай бұрын

planted 18 rhubarb plants this year... 2 didnt survive... and 5 are underwhelming (thinner stems)... but the rest is thumb+ thick@@jacquesinthegarden

@dustyflats3832 11 ай бұрын

Once August arrives the tomatoes start getting blight because we get fog around then. I trim off all branches that show signs to slow it down and get air flow. Don’t work with tomatoes if they are wet as it spreads disease. If you want more hollyhocks save the seeds or plant them right away as they flower the second year. Great points for clean up!

@samueljaramillo4221 11 ай бұрын

My strawberry and bell pepper plants were a total flop this year. The plants get flowers then fall off. My tomatoes plants are producing a small amount of tomatoes. I attribute all of this to 100%+ temperatures for five weeks straight.

@Gkrissy 11 ай бұрын

Same issue with my raspberries and pepper harvests. My early season strawberries gave me some fruit.

@ReapingTheHarvest 11 ай бұрын

That's what I'm dealing with right now. Thankfully I got some good harvests in the spring. I hope it cools off soon before all my fall transplants die.

@MK-ti2oo 11 ай бұрын

Shade cloth is your friend😊

@samueljaramillo4221 11 ай бұрын

@@MK-ti2oo I’ve used shade cloth in the past. But nothing you can do about the temperature.

@Neenerella333 11 ай бұрын

I think a lot of us are having a similar summer. Even in the "cooler" mountains of New Mexico, it was very hot for longer than usual, and our monsoons were very wimpy. Some things really took off though. Cherries, peaches and grapes. What were some of your nice surprises during these hot weeks?

@terrihansen1581 11 ай бұрын

I am so glad to see how you are pruning. I have a bed of sweet potatoes that deer keep using as a salad bar. After seeing this video I have hope they are leaving enough foliage to support the potatoes through harvest.

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

There is a good chance they will be able to bounce back, it may just be a smaller yield!

@antonianovoa6416 11 ай бұрын

hope the coming hurricane moves out to the ocean and misses your area! thinking of you and your community, Jacques...

@PattiRaeG 11 ай бұрын

What an extremely well timed video! I live in Texas zone 8B and have a Greenstalk filled with strawberries. The weeks and weeks of triple digit temperatures have just beaten them down. I provide shade cloth and water regularly. All the videos I’ve seen talk about overwintering, and I’m literally trying to over summer them!

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Haha, over summering is a new one to me, you all in the south have a whole different beast of a garden to tame!

@bublhed 11 ай бұрын

Pruning was the theme of my day, today😂. I let my tomatoes get out of control so I was on a mission. I also took back a lot of my yard that my Zapallito squash had taken over - and yes, developed some powdery mildew. Much more pruning is needed but my composter is full. I need to wait until some of that breaks down. You always have great content!

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@kathleaneoleary4734 11 ай бұрын

You got photo bombed! Your dogs are very well behaved though.

@kakown 11 ай бұрын

I screamed when I saw you chopping off the straw flowers 😢. Nooo..... 😅 it surely makes a nice bouquet

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

It is painful but in return I will be gift with late summer blooms.

@EricaLoren88 11 ай бұрын

Great video! Very helpful! From everything you pruned, what can go into the compost and what shouldn’t?

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Unidentifiable disease shouldn't go in and unknown plant death can be a sign of something you don't want in your compost. If you actively get hot compost with a lot of turning things like powdery mildew can be fine to compost as they should die back in the process.

@Aries162 11 ай бұрын

I live in San Diego and hate powdery mildew! I know I have to learn to live with it but it's my nemesis every year!

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Sometimes you get caught with your guard down thinking "Looks like it won't be here this year!" Then you wake up the next day and its everywhere

@Aries162 11 ай бұрын

Yes!!!!! @@jacquesinthegarden

@JohnnyZBeatZ 11 ай бұрын

👍

@karenplante3801 10 ай бұрын

Oh no! Nematodes! So you helped me identify what is wrong in my veggie garden. Question then, does brassicas help to rid the root know nematodes? I will plant some French marigolds also. Crazy I have never seen or heard of them before.

@tonntonns16 11 ай бұрын

I try to get my aunt to understand she's not killing her squash varieties by pruning under fruit growth, but she just won't do it 😂

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

It can be hard to accept at first, but the results speak for themselves!

@tonntonns16 11 ай бұрын

@@jacquesinthegarden I'm also growing zucchini in the same garden and make sure I prune them after I get a harvest or when the leaves start to look unhealthy. I originally told her about pruning because she was only getting male flowers on her crookneck squash. She had about 7 grow, only one harvested and the rest died off in a heat wave. I am starting to notice she's more for aesthetics than function of her plants. When she does prune, she cuts only about half of what should be gone, and when she asks me to prune, it's when she won't be home to see all the missing leave a dried up flowers.

@amber4417 11 ай бұрын

I just can't bring myself to cut my strawberry runners!

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

It is hard but worth it!

@kylehubbell5610 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the pruning advice. I noticed you grow the squash on the ground have you tried keeping the squash vertical? Just curious what your opinion is.

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

I do a bit of both, grow vertical is nice for the airflow and ease of picking but often times I do like to just let them ramble about and get the most sun they can find.

@tigerlilly03152012 11 ай бұрын

When you pruning do you save any seeds?

@saethman 11 ай бұрын

Regarding strawberry runners - any idea how early/small you can cut/remove them from the mother plant (and put them in shallow water) and still have a decent success change of the runners rooting?

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

I like to wait until they get tiny bumps forming on the base of the runner plant. That seems to guarantee success!

@saethman 11 ай бұрын

@@jacquesinthegarden Yes, waiting for the tiny roots to form sounds like a good strategy :)

@lsherylc2524 11 ай бұрын

Do you stop pruning suckers after fruit is formed? Or do you prune your suckers at all? Thank you so much! I love love your videos.

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

I only remove the suckers I can't support, otherwise I just let them keep going and support whatever is possible.

@lsherylc2524 11 ай бұрын

@@jacquesinthegarden thank you! I pruned for the first time this year, learning from all the youtubers, and I'm not sure how I feel about it lol. Yes, some of my tomato's were bigger and I could get more in my raised beds, but definitely needed the shade cloth, and had lower production. And it's easier to pull them out when diseased etc. My second wave of tomato's I planted (because I had extra plants that I ran out of people to give to), I just left alone and are quite happy :)

@justineheinrichs2798 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, I always learn something new. I’ve gardened since I was very young. My mother had a huge vegetable garden every year and I loved it. I started my own tomatoes this year. Determinate ones.Well two plants went completely berserk! They’re supposed to be a lower growing tomato, which is what I wanted. But those two went so tall and out of control that I pulled one out. A four foot plant, three tomatoes on it. My question is, were those two plants growing in a spot that had more manure in that spot or do you think I got the wrong seeds? I’ve been tempted to try espalier with a few of my tomatoes next year. Would it be worth my time to do that? I live in zone 3. So I can only play around so much and then I run out of time. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise, much appreciated ❤. ♥️🇨🇦

@gingerdean1521 11 ай бұрын

Zone 5 here I grow Determinate Celebrity in cages and they will stay 3 feet tall

@justineheinrichs2798 11 ай бұрын

@@gingerdean1521 Hmm, I’m still wondering if I got seeds for a different tomato. It would be alright except it’s all plant and nothing to show for it. Darn, I was going to make salsa and tomato soup. I love home processed tomato soup 😋. I was thinking of trying Roma’s next year. I can’t tell my daughter that, when I talk about next year’s garden she just rolls her eyes 😂

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Its possible that they got TOO much Nitrogen from the compost and that spurred on a lot of quick growth leading to tall tomatoes with fewer fruit on them! Some determinates are taller as well so that can't be fully avoided.

@stephanieparker1250 11 ай бұрын

We have a nasty heatwave come through up here in Portland Oregon.. we had a week of 95-105 degree days. My tomatoes barely survived even with daily watering and cool spray downs. What is your advice for heat waves? 😫

@nicholasnarcowich9163 11 ай бұрын

This is a cool vid; when in doubt, pull it! Why chance your plant's health? Looks bad, gone. I do not know why I have not seen more of your videos, you sho well, & have good information. **** :-)

@BriaGrowsFood 11 ай бұрын

I get powdery mildew on my hydroponic zucchini which is soilless. This fungus is relentless

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

It can come in from the wind so it is almost pointless to fight it sometimes

@sangitadesai7278 11 ай бұрын

You wrap up squash with foil? I would like to know more about it please cuz all my squash plants died.

@gingerdean1521 11 ай бұрын

He put the foil around the stem where it comes out of the ground to discourage vine borers If you have this problem you can easily see the hole in the stem

@julimeyers9238 10 ай бұрын

You said you would come back to the strawberry suckers and something else you can do with them. Did you forget? I have been struggling trying to root the suckers off the plant (don't have any pockets available at the suckers, but want to start the suckers. Any advice? I "suck" at this... :)

@jacquesinthegarden 10 ай бұрын

Oof, sorry I totally forgot. You can cut them off and place them in a shallow dish of water and they will naturally root out, keep this in part shade. Once you see a few roots you can transplant them into a small pot and keep them part shaded and then slowly work them out into full sun before transplanting into their final spot.

@shanebep3135 11 ай бұрын

7:04 I like your pup is its name Smokey?🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎🤍🤎🖤

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

The all black dog is "Cosmo" and the other one is "Tephra"!

@juliannegill5486 11 ай бұрын

Powdery mildew Question - because its everywhere and also increases with heat & humidity ( FL 9b), do you compost leaves with powdery mildew that you remove? Thank you in advance!

@noahleealexandra2052 11 ай бұрын

I’m not jaque but I can answer this. It will be fine as compost. Powder mildew only survive on living plants. And the compost process if done correctly would kill any fungus in the mix. I hope this helped

@juliannegill5486 11 ай бұрын

@@noahleealexandra2052 - It did, thank you!

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

Like @noahleealexandra2052 said, powdery mildew can die in compost only if it is "Hot composted" properly. That means the pile needs to be actively turned often and it needs to hit 135-150 multiple times in between turning. If you do a static cold pile its best to not compost it.

@juliannegill5486 11 ай бұрын

@jacquesinthegarden - Got it and thank you for clarifying!

@verawallace9055 11 ай бұрын

My grape tree that I planted a year ago was fruiting and when I went to water it was all gone, is there anything I can do to save some of the fruit next time around God's willing

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

It is probably birds of rodents as they love grapes. You can use "Organza" or mesh bags to fully seal in the fruit and slow down or eliminate the problem that way.

@verawallace9055 11 ай бұрын

@@jacquesinthegarden Thank you very much. You are so dependable 😊❤️

@marktoldgardengnome4110 11 ай бұрын

Our tomatoes this year have been a struggle right from the start. Finally got them to grow and put on numerous clusters of fruit. San Marzano II, indeterminate. Temps and Rain have been on a never ending roller coaster. Question, the plants are about 4-5' tall, with quite a few clusters going on a month old with no signs of ripening, and yet still putting on flowers. We are in Maine 5b and 1st average frost is last week of September. Any advise on forcing ripening? Snip new blooms? top plants? Last year we harvested almost 100lbs, this year it looks like we'll end up with 40lbs. Your thoughts would be appreciated.

@jacquesinthegarden 11 ай бұрын

You can for sure top them and allow them to focus on the fruiting. It may be worth removing the flowers that are forming now unless you want green tomatoes as they won't likely ripen in time. Otherwise once the frost comes just go ahead and harvest everything and the ones with slight color will ripen indoors nicely.

@marktoldgardengnome4110 11 ай бұрын

@@jacquesinthegardenThank You, I will finish pinching new blossoms first.