Winter Harvests & How to Test Manure for Herbicides || Black Gumbo

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2 жыл бұрын

Come Harvest with me and look around my garden. Today we will show you the results of our cauliflower and broccoli bed. We will harvest some daikon radishes and I'll show you how to test manure based compost for aminopyralid herbicides. We'll take a look around the garden and I'll give you a Phoebe update. Join me for some Winter Garden and goodness.
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@cltinturkey Жыл бұрын

Watching this long after Phoebe's surgery. I'm so glad she's well and recovering nicely from her injuries.

@simplifygardening 2 жыл бұрын

Such a valuable lesson for all gardeners. Nothing worse than putting manure on the garden that carries a broad leaf systemic herbicide. great video Scott

@DeborahBrown-tj7wx 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in Louisville, Ky and I have continued to use Black Kow from Lowe's without issues. However, each time I buy some, before I spread it, I make a couple of holes in the bag and plant a couple of bean seeds (which sprout fairly quickly) and if they sprout and grow without the odd curling, etc. then I will go ahead and use it. Not sure but maybe the Black Kow from our local Lowes is sourced from somewhere where they don't use the herbicide. Hoping sweet Phoebe has a quick recovery!

@cltinturkey Жыл бұрын

I'm excited about my fall/winter peas this year. Grew a couple of giants in grow bags. They've been knocked back by heat and cold in the last six weeks, and now they're thriving. I eat a handful of peas every time I walk by. Yum!

@SauerPatchGardening 2 жыл бұрын

I love dandelion! Harvest the blooms in the spring and make jelly! It's so good.

@j.b.6855 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like the KZfaq gods have decided to let my posts stay posted again!!!!! Nice to see this video Scott. I havent had the aminopyralid herbicides problem, yet. That being said I am a budget gardener. After watching what you went through in the past, I doubled down on making my own compost, and recently leaf mold. Last year I had two smaller bins and came out with three 27 gallon totes of leaf mold. I got 16 tidy cat buckets of compost as well. In my tree lined suburb leaves are plentiful in the fall. I ended up with 43 big bags of leaves 3/4th of them I just picked up from the curb on garbage day. I also filled my two new 4'x5'x5' leaf mold bins to the top, and topped them off a few times as things settled before the snow came. I was thinking of adding either turnips or daikon's this year. I would do both, but room is a limiting factor. I am planing on expanding my garden, but even then room is an issue because I am going to put in trellises for tomatoes, green beans, and melons there. Still for me in 5b there is still time to do multiple garden layouts to try and fit more in.

@ScottHead 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you are doing some good work!

@j.b.6855 2 жыл бұрын

@@ScottHead Thanks Scott. Its all a result of living on a fixed income, a little thinking, and a couple of youtube channels (mainly this one). I learned about composting here, getting the low hanging fruit (bags of leaves), and to glean info from multiple places even if they are not in your zone. I love the laid back tone of your channel. Going into gardening year four, and still a ton to learn.

@debbybrady1246 2 жыл бұрын

Hope that Phoebe will heal perfectly.

@ritawest2535 2 жыл бұрын

Valuable video, Scott! Sam is getting so tall and handsome - good family tree, lol!And Happy Anniversary! 🎊

@SauerPatchGardening 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That raddish is beautiful!

@KKing55 2 жыл бұрын

10 Thumbs up with this one~!!!!

@aussieurbangrowing8366 2 жыл бұрын

I hope Pheobe recovers quickly.

@carmellayates2503 2 жыл бұрын

Wow , thank you for the lesson on herbicides .

@LaurenHartog 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Nothing wrong with an ugly garden. I hope Phoebe heals quickly. Also, love Sam’s t-shirt! 😎

@BlandsPromisedLandRanch 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, my garden is real ugly towards the end of the grow season...LOL

@melanieallen8980 2 жыл бұрын

still a nice harvest.😊 Good video!

@billmoore6688 2 жыл бұрын

Sad to see, but winter gardens are a roll of the dice even in south Texas where we are. Hope your dog gets better.

@ninav9795 2 жыл бұрын

your right about the Grazon. I learned this from a man Danny of DEEP SOUTH HOMESTEAD, IN MS.

@debbybrady1246 2 жыл бұрын

Sam is growing like a diakon radish!

@simplynikkinicole 2 жыл бұрын

So sorry to hear about Phoebe. Praying that she didn't do like ours and tore her ACL. He's active and trying to keep an active dog from not being is challenging especially after surgery.

@atomicbd100 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry about Phoebe! Will be praying for her. I enjoy seeing her in your videos. My big dogs love the garden too.

@troyyarbrough 2 жыл бұрын

Hoping for the best for Phoebe. I love seeing her in your videos and would enjoy seeing Sam out there with you more often. I've been watching your videos for a couple of years now (and I've watched many of your earlier videos) and it's a treat watching Sam grow and learn from you. I've learned quite a bit from you myself. Praying for good health and prosperity for you and your family.

@tennesseenana4838 Жыл бұрын

I have an unopened bag of Black Cow manure I bought last year and was going to use this year. THANKS to you and this video, I'll try a few seeds in it first before spreading it on all of my veggie and flower containers.

@cathywco 2 жыл бұрын

Good looking daikons. I’ve been making kimchi for the last couple weeks. Good stuff!

@Dee.C 2 жыл бұрын

Poor Phoebe , give her extra love for me .Fresh is always best . I miss my fresh summer veggies.

@geeyoupee 2 жыл бұрын

You should also have a pot of good soil as a control. Low levels of of aminopyralid could like just stunt growth without visible signs. You would use the control to compare the size. It could also give poor germination and without a control, it would be hard to gauge.

@DC-rd6oq 2 жыл бұрын

Scott, please give us an update on Phoebe when you can. I hope she is recovering.

@deborahtheodore5407 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video and gain some good information I will use in my garden

@patriciaduffield2319 Жыл бұрын

You’re the best!!!

@jtalias 2 жыл бұрын

Get well soon, Phoebe! And happy anniversary to mom and dad!

@kathyfinney9155 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the lesson on manure. I was going to get some from a friend who purchased a former horse property. I do not have lots of storage area to hold the manure until I can test, so I will pass on it. Totally bummed, but would be even more bummed if my garden died off.

@itsmeappleb9836 2 жыл бұрын

nice to see a youtuber gardener near in my area, i would be able to relate a lot on what to plant and how to take care of it...

@Katydidit 2 жыл бұрын

Also in the Houston area... he posts alot of good stuff . I am a half and full zone different depending on my microclimate., however also had that damage on some o f my brassicas. +We really need to watch those manure ammendments in our compost and garden soils. I would never had known what happened in my garden had I not seen his video. So... be careful, like he says... and test!!

@Angie-ci1lp 2 жыл бұрын

Hope Phoebe get better soon,it’s called ZOOMIES😆 when she goes from 0 to 100 in seconds. Beautiful harvest anyway. Your son is growing so fast with that deep voice!

@TheMrsMarvel 2 жыл бұрын

So sorry to hear about Phoebe. We too have a corgi, and our Sophie is either a sloth or a roadrunner. When she gets "the zoomies," there's just no stopping her until SHE is ready to simmer down. I'm shocked she hasn't broken anything bouncing off the walls. Literally. Yesterday, I found her on my kitchen table eating my toddler's yogurt while he giggled away. Hoping Phoebe heals quickly and finds that spring in her step soon. It's hard to convince high energy dogs to rest.

@wandakelly2173 2 жыл бұрын

Poor Phoebe. Healing prayers 🙏🏻

@LeaC816 2 жыл бұрын

Poor little Phoebe. I hope the vet had encouraging news for y’all. That Daikon was huge!! 😃 I don’t care how ugly you think other stuff got, that thing was a beauty!! Thanks for the simple test idea for the manure. I’m anxiously waiting to hear the results of your test and I’m going to start using that common sense method to test things I amend my own garden with.

@carmellayates2503 2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to an update on herbicides in manure . I was going out to buy some here in plant city Florida and I'm reluctant to do so now . I'm trying to grow most if my own food because I'm a senior on social security and the prices in the stores have been climbing rapidly. Also the quality isn't as good as it used to be .

@TheFarmerTv99 2 жыл бұрын

Wow fresh

@danielfisch655 2 жыл бұрын

Prayers sent for Phoebe to make a full recovery.

@sheilafade2016 2 жыл бұрын

That is good information

@Faith-vl4lv 2 жыл бұрын

I think all the imperfections in a garden make them unique. As long as you have crops growing, you are winning. I know I lose crops every year but I learn every time I do. Keep up the good work. I enjoy watching your gardens grow and flourish

@davidscarborough713 2 жыл бұрын

Contrary to your comment, I learned a bunch from this video. Appreciated here. Hope the pup gets well. I like dogs better than most people. 😄😄😄

@Bridgie96 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Scott . You have probably explained some of my failures for me. We seem to have the same problem in Western Australian also.

@ralph601 2 жыл бұрын

You can call that experiment the 2nd and 3rd seeds challenge. Thanks for the video. Have a great night.

@shutupfathead7508 2 жыл бұрын

Sending good vibes to the official Black Gumbo gardening mascot Phoebe - luckily she can heal over winter and be raring to go for spring. Had to move lettuces, collards, an onions to the office floor. Going to get spring starts inside also.

@terrisheridan4316 2 жыл бұрын

Happy Anniversary !

@nancytharp8213 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 😎🏝🏖

@beesandseeds 2 жыл бұрын

What a blessing indeed.

@Katydidit 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to know that I am not the only one suffering brassica damage. Mine were not quite as crunchy as yours, nor as far along in development so I just left mine in the ground. Say a prayer!! And... thank you for continuing to tell about the ill effects of Aminopyralid in the home garden. I could write a book documenting the ills in my own garden :(

@nelehbysagiv3507 2 жыл бұрын

Happy anniversary, Scott!!. Hope Phoebe gets well soon!!. 🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺

@tomevans4402 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I have manure in a bag Iv had for a year I’ll test it thank you

@deannamcnamara3393 2 жыл бұрын

Sending hugs and much love Phoebe's way 🐶 🥰

@mackenziedrake 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I had no idea. Thank you so much for the information and demo. All the best to you and yours!

@cindyburst 2 жыл бұрын

Awww. Phoebe. My corgi Brutus was the same way. Miss his smart self so bad. All personality. Praying for your girl! 💕

@EastxWestFarms 2 жыл бұрын

Scott, thanks for the video. The frost killed my fall plantings and I was debating whether to re-sow. Your video settles the question for me.

@beckysteinmiller338 2 жыл бұрын

Great vlog! Hope all is well with Phoebe.

@growshakephil 2 жыл бұрын

Poor Phoebe! Best wishes to her and your family

@renestewart604 2 жыл бұрын

Sending healing prayers for Phoebe. I stay in Johannesburg, South Africa. I lost a whole crop of tomatoes and sweet peppers 2 years ago from the broad leaf herbicide. So yes this stuff seems to be a menace all over the world. I watched a video by No Dig and he told us all about this problem.

@monkeyfoodgarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great information. Will definitely be testing all products now before they go into my garden.

@cindyburst 2 жыл бұрын

Sam is growing up so fast!

@leeannmillet8215 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@Dee.C 2 жыл бұрын

Happy Anniversary , wishing you many more full of love ,happiness and tons of fun together.

@raydel5732 2 жыл бұрын

thanks Scott

@LeverActionLarry 2 жыл бұрын

Now I'm nervous about the manure compost I bought from Lowes. Thanks for sharing as always. Feel better Phoebe!

@Dan-pr6me 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulation to your 31 years!! great video by the way. simple but interesting.

@SuzyBoudreaux 2 жыл бұрын

Hope Phoebe gets well soon! Thanks so much for sharing your garden. Had to trim back a few frost-kissed plants myself this weekend. Harvested some cauliflower too and roasted it with our dinner! Delicious. Appreciate all your time and the knowledge you continually share with us!

@jamiegentry5566 2 жыл бұрын

The frost was rough, took out my English peas and mustard greens. You are further south; glad to see your garden is still holding on 😊 Hope you get good news from the vet.

@gracekling7390 2 жыл бұрын

I am sorry to hear about Phoebe. I grew up with corgis. My dad brought one to central Texas in 50’s from someone in a state up north. When we went to Love Field to pick Honey up everyone thought she was a fox because you could only see her face in the cage. They are Very loving dogs and yes a little on the hyper side. They do have problems with their back end because of their long body. You will need to start making sure she does not jump up on things that are to high because it will cause even more problems. I am 72 now and my last corgi died 8 years ago and I have very much wanted another one..

@lisawalker9836 2 жыл бұрын

Hoping Phoebe heals soon. Happy Anniversary - praying for God's richest blessings 🎊💃👐

@relacionsustentable2319 2 жыл бұрын

Prayers for a Phoebe speedy recovery🙏, Thank you for today's lesson, I did had some issues in the past with tomatoes and until you mentioned Black Kow I could not figure why and it could have been the manure which was the one different thing I did, Thanks.

@iartistdotme 2 жыл бұрын

Great show today!! I need to test a patch of garden that I covered with potting soil that had gotten wet inside the bag and turned a little septic. Nothing has grown (not one weed) over the area I spread it since late summer so I will try your trick and see if anything sprouts after this long a time. You always produce some knowledge in me and that's a good harvest.

@tamararoberts9307 2 жыл бұрын

🙏 for phoebe ❤ I love eating dandelion greens 😋 Another great video Scott ❤ I'm trying my hand at growing dicon radishes this year for first time, got my seeds 🙃 I too, love cabbage 😋 yum

@undertheblood31 2 жыл бұрын

Hey so I'm not a vet or anything but i give my puppy bone meal and coconut oil to help with healing injury. U can make the bone meal yourself . I have video about making your own bone meal it really easy. Hope Phoebe is doing better...

@ScottHead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip, appreciate it.

@WhatWeDoChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that! I hope Phoebe will be all right and the vet bill won’t be too outrageous! I really think companies selling composted manure should test their products before selling them! I only add my own compost to the vegetable beds but we add a layer of sheep manure to the rest of the garden every spring, no trouble so far. My sheep manure comes out of Quebec, perhaps they aren’t using that stuff in that province! Klaus

@maryt8184 2 жыл бұрын

Hugs to Phoebe - please keep us posted on how she's doing. These pyralid herbicides ought to be banned. There are actually laws governing their use and label requirements of products associated with them but nobody enforces them, and until the corporations get hit hard in the wallet nothing will change. It should not be the consumer's responsibility to test the product.

@ColRubyDimplesManacha 2 жыл бұрын

I had aminopyralid contamination in about half of my plants, all of my tomato plants last year. It's infuriating! Thanks for this info!

@emac1177 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@digsindirt4490 2 жыл бұрын

Poor Phoebe! We hope she recovers quickly and is back to her sweet self. I’m happy to see you having freeze damage, too. (Well, not that your plants are damaged.) Our plants got damaged as well, even the varieties that are supposed to like cold and taste better after some freezing. I’m wondering if it got colder than the weather men said it was supposed to get. 🤔 Thanks for always sharing your wealth of knowledge. Happy gardening!

@jackiehorsley9263 2 жыл бұрын

those were some nice radishes don't think I have ever seen radishes like that before anyway I well definitely have to try the compost test before I put It In my garden this spring

@kath-phlox 2 жыл бұрын

I heard about it over 2 years ago. I've not had it myself yet. My gardening days are coming to an end now so I won't worry too much for myself. But it's a really bad prognosis for the coming years and people should be made aware. I hope there is a test that the scientists create with a testing kit to save all this heartache.... Makes note.... I must buy a compost bin for the few years I have left to garden in my tiny plot.

@kath-phlox 2 жыл бұрын

Right, I decided to buy a large compost bin subsidised via my local council. Which means I get it a fraction less than half price. We all have to take precautions when there is danger ;)

@carmellayates2503 2 жыл бұрын

How is Phoebe doing ? I hope she is improving . Hugs for Phoebe .

@ScottHead 2 жыл бұрын

Checking with specialists, she is still limping along.

@melissaaudler8975 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in Mississippi and we had trouble with black cow too. We didnt have weeds grow for 3 years in the garden. You know it's bad when a weed won't grow. I hope phoebe feels better soon.

@scottwhite4645 2 жыл бұрын

Have you noticed the pink blossoms on your strawberries? Spoke with the nursery who supplied the plants to HEB. The leaf damage was caused by high temperatures we had late last year. The new growth on mine looks healthy with no discolorations.

@ScottHead 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, same here. Pink flowers and discolored leaves but good new growth.

@sheilafade2016 2 жыл бұрын

Deep South Homestead talked about grazon

@jameswillison2220 2 жыл бұрын

Awe god hope she’s ok

@GreenLove1 2 жыл бұрын

Oh Phoebe Sharona! Sending healing vibes her way🙏🙏🙏. How old is she Scott? She looks young, but maybe looks deceive?

@ScottHead 2 жыл бұрын

Phoebe is almost 6 years old.

@alicepettit164 2 жыл бұрын

Gardens can be ugly, so affirming. Glad I watch ALL your videos and today watched before I went to get manure before planting the Dixondale onions I just got, thanks to your recommendation. I got shortday but just learned about intermediate variety. Since I am in that zone is that a preference for me and folks in the future? How does onions being biennial affect this planting? Thanks Scott. Respect your avoiding sponsorships it's enough to recommend a company and give reasons.

@ScottHead 2 жыл бұрын

Short day should do fine for you. Being biennial, you can avoid the long wait by planting the starts like I did. They will bulb up by summer because the supplier grew them from seed last year. If you do seeds, you have to plan on a longer effort. I'm not experienced with bulbing onions from seeds, just spring onion which are easy to start from seeds.

@digsindirt4490 2 жыл бұрын

My family gets our orchid supply products from Ken and have always been pleased with their products. We haven’t tried any of their soils, though. Look forward to hearing your thoughts.

@carlafawcett3851 2 жыл бұрын

I think that is exactly what happened to two of my boxes! I'm hoping that -28c and lots of snow will take care of it. Plus I will top dress with compost and worm castings ; )

@marialongoria9925 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video. I’ve learned a lot from you. My garden also had some frost damage which surprised me because I thought my plants were cold weather hardy. I lost all my spring mix lettuce and my kale was slightly damaged but I think the kale will bounce back. Maria

@carladelagnomes 2 жыл бұрын

Yea, I won't buy manure in bags at all. And I'm pretty careful about straw sourcing as well. If I don't know where it comes from, I don't bring it home.

@PrettyAliceNight 2 жыл бұрын

My winter garden was totally wiped out during our first couple freezes recently. I’m glad yours is still doing good. I’m curious to see the results of the compost test.

@charlescoker7752 2 жыл бұрын

Some say it was so warm the plants suffered when the temps drop. No matter if they usually have no problems with normal cold spells.

@williamvillar7134 2 жыл бұрын

I'm on my third harvest of broccoli from the same plants. I'll take produce from my ugly garden over store bought. Carrots are the problem for me right now. I used a board and had 100% germination, I was so proud of myself but after I took the board off they all died. I have a few here and there from the last few plantings but no enough to do anything with. I'll be germinating them in seed trays from now on. I picked some of my rutabagas recently, couldn't wait any longer. Not as large as they could be but they'll make a good stew.

@sister_num7516 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, hard to imagine growing in January. -5 in Maine today, will be colder Friday.

@darlenewright5850 2 жыл бұрын

Aaahh Phoebe, get better. Scott, would you put the damaged (amphid) leaves in compost pile or....? Thnx for all the time you spent teaching and sharing a garden.

@ScottHead 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the aphids are all long gone.

@deborahtheodore5407 2 жыл бұрын

Praying for poor Phoebe. I have a puppy that goes from zero to 100 too.

@dalewis5038 2 жыл бұрын

I don't use black cow, I have mushroom compost. Can't wait to see results.

@shineyrocks390 2 жыл бұрын

Scott in zone 4B all we grow in winter is snow 😜

@thatjerseyb 2 жыл бұрын

I planted some onion sets and onion seeds halloween weekend. I tried 14 of each. 4 of the onion sets have grown... and all 14 seeds have grown. It could be the fact I got the sets from tractor supply, but I was hoping they would end up working out and being bigger onions than the seeds. I'm in NC zone 7b/8a depending on who you ask. so I'm debating if I should just put some more sets in the ground this spring and hopefully get something from it. I know they wont be very big, but I might as well try. My garlic is going absolutely insane! planted 28 cloves... got 28 sprouts. but our weather here is so crazy. we never really got below freezing and stayed below freezing for more than a day until last week so they got pretty big. hopefully they are alright. This is my first real garden in NC so I'm still learning what can and can't be done here.

@suesweetpea7 2 жыл бұрын

SCOTT, BLACK COW MANURE IS WHAT NANCY AND HOLLIS USES FOR THEIR GARDENS AND THEY GROW EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCE SO THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN RECTIFIED JFYI.

@ScottHead 2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear. Still going to test all manures. Just to be sure.

@WILLITGROW 2 жыл бұрын

great stuff sir i do how ever have a challenge for you and i think you might like it.

@WILLITGROW 2 жыл бұрын

wow my cauliflower never gets that bad but it also never produces a head lol..so sorry to hear about phobee hope all goes well it her.in the spring i would trim all those onions and start clean.i remember the hey disaster you had,