Did they go into the ground at the same time or did you direct plant and 6 days later plant the presoaked?
@AndreaDamascceno8 күн бұрын
The bees like it! It brings more minerals into your garden soil, and, it attracts the slugs, so that they don't go to more precious plants. Didn't like your selfish attitude. You sound foolish and silly.
@kellymaisonet20398 күн бұрын
I will NEVER NEVER NEVER grow this miserable plant again “sorry to those who like it”. I have never had one single plant attract so many pests EVER! I had to pull all the full grown borage from all of my beds. Never again.
@AndreaDamascceno8 күн бұрын
I planted it on the other end of my yard. Doing ok.
@OveranalyticalGardening4 күн бұрын
Sounds like it was bad but if you put it in different beds you definitely gave it your best try and that was a solid test. I would love to hear if you have the same/similar pests next year without the borage. Hopefully not but I wonder if borage was the sacrificial plant in the garden?
@Orholam511 күн бұрын
thanks for this! i was vacillating on buying the garden grids but I love how customizable they are so you sealed the deal :)
@OveranalyticalGardening10 күн бұрын
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
@simu_lacra12 күн бұрын
Appreciate the effort that went into this video. I was getting poor pollination and lots of failed fruit but after hand pollinating in the morning a few days ago, I have my first zucchini of the season 😄
@OveranalyticalGardening11 күн бұрын
So glad to hear it! 🙌 thanks for your kind words too.
@emoore622212 күн бұрын
I have yet to eat the flowers. It's so prickly I don't even try to handle it. It is lovely to see the pollinators but it also has attracted aphids. It suddenly turned extremely hot here in the north of France and the borage plants seemed to suffer the most. They don't look pretty anymore. I think that I'm just going to dig them up and try something else that we will actually eat.
@OveranalyticalGardening11 күн бұрын
Totally agree. There are so many lovely plants in the world and never enough space in the garden (except with the onset of heat). I'm not giving space to one that bites back. 😉
@mikeschuster75714 күн бұрын
Great info if you come out around noon and your female flowers closed a bit can you open it and hen pollinate it seems nobody can answer
@OveranalyticalGardening13 күн бұрын
It probably depends on where you live and how industrious the ants are. Here in AZ, I don't have much pollen left as of 9 am, and we are at 100 in the shade around 10. I expect more hospitable places have a longer grace period with the shelf life of the male pollen. I've gone so far as to picking the male flowers early in the morning the day before and saving them for the next day. YMMV.
@homelifewife17 күн бұрын
Well that gave me high hopes 😒
@OveranalyticalGardening16 күн бұрын
🤞🤞🤞
@SenorGonzo18 күн бұрын
Good to hear from the crazy seed lady. And although you don’t need to separate the seed from the chaff, if you do it well then you have a better idea of how many seeds you are actually planting. I think that would appeal to the scientist in you. The wannabe engineer in me would like to make a seed separator jingemabob.
@OveranalyticalGardening16 күн бұрын
Lol, pegged! More seed harvesting videos to come. And true on the seed counting especially to see if the germination rate is decent. With this many even a bad rate is fine. 😉 now to look more into a seed separator. I'm curious...I hadn't considered that before.
@victoriao182824 күн бұрын
Thank you
@OveranalyticalGardening23 күн бұрын
Glad to hear it helped!
@kristenburkett427424 күн бұрын
Hey first comment!👍
@jamesyadao753124 күн бұрын
How do I make it dry? I'm still kinda new to this😅
@OveranalyticalGardening23 күн бұрын
I leave them on the plant until they are crispy. Thankfully the seeds are wedged in pretty good so they don't fall out easily if you don't notice them drying out for a while. Best of luck!
@shriraamsugavanam187027 күн бұрын
My pumpkin plant stem broken at its end accidentally. Will it grow further or die. Please comment mam.
@OveranalyticalGardening27 күн бұрын
Vines tend to be like roots--opportunistic. Unless it is at the base there is a high likelyhood another vine will develop form further up. It might depend on the type of pumpkin, but mine tend to have multiple vines coming off the main stem. I had one crack and it still kept on going: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptyKeNeUmd-3fH0.html. It's tough to see them break, but I hope your still grows just fine!
@foxybuddy29 күн бұрын
For it's medicinal benefits I will plant it in a container and control the spreading
@OveranalyticalGardening28 күн бұрын
Love this idea!
@sharibat29 күн бұрын
How do you know that the plastic itself doesn't leach materials into the plants?
@OveranalyticalGardening28 күн бұрын
I don't. My guess was that the plywood and OSB would be more likely to leach since they would disintegrate. Regular wood would be best, but I didn't have a means to get that so I chose to start with what I had and improve the beds when I was making more income. I could be wrong but starting where you are at is better than not starting. When we get to a point where we could rely on what grows I might get more concerned but we would starve based on what these two beds produce. 😉
@fizariaz9170Ай бұрын
How do you know which flower is male or female,
@OveranalyticalGardening27 күн бұрын
Great question. I'd explain, but I think it is easier to show. I have a video at the exact spot you want right here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hqqdf6ib0Lq3pYU.html Best of luck!
@xysarenottheprize23 күн бұрын
Females have a big bulb (the fruit) just under the flower at the end of the stem and they usually grow within an inch of the vine. Males usually have a long stem several inches off the vine and it’s just a stem and a flower. You can also look inside the flower, the female has a round receptor that curves inwards while a male has… what looks like a standard male appendage. 😆
@lynettelewis86Ай бұрын
My borage attracted a lot of ants and horn worms. I guess they are the sacrificial plants in my garden. Mine are potted though and I want to try out the white borage also. ❤
@OveranalyticalGardeningАй бұрын
🙂👍 that works! I'd love to hear if the white is less spikey.
@sarayoung2706Ай бұрын
Perfect, but how old was the flower? My flowers always look to young and green, then bam! They gone.
@OveranalyticalGardeningАй бұрын
Agreed. I want to say several days but I never actually counted. The window where it is open is small in comparison!
@Zacharyshay-lm5spАй бұрын
before without cloth shade figure mess up hot weather sun kill wilting tomato not grow die some vegetables not growing fail frustrate 2 year ago 😫 thank you find explain make sure keep strongest cloth shade know sensitive hard wind storm or hard rain keep hold cloth shade good learning use cloth shade for hot burn weather . prevent burn awful daily dry out stop waste water fast dry out . help cover cloth shade save water 2day still life vegetable growing more testing thank you you explain more learning 👍🏻😅
@OveranalyticalGardeningАй бұрын
Glad to hear it helped!
@Nurtureddreams815Ай бұрын
I just decided to do this about an hour ago before I found this video. Now, I feel more hopeful mine is going to root. I’m keeping mine outside under part shade.
@OveranalyticalGardeningАй бұрын
🙌 it should! I just had two where they looked so healthy but the stem dried up and they were tumped over. I cut off just above the good part and it took about a week and they are rooting out. Outside seems even better to make the transition back into the ground easier.
@staceyhelley3806Ай бұрын
Super helpful, thank you! I just discovered shade cloth this season and my garden is responding so well. . . . but talk about janky. LOL. Your info is a great guide for my upgrade.
@OveranalyticalGardeningАй бұрын
Glad to hear it helped! What you said is spot on though--janky is better than nothing. Best of luck with your upgraded garden!
@Sushii555Ай бұрын
Are those thrips inside that flower? I've been struggling with so many pests this year, cucumber beetles, japanese beetle, squash beetles, and now thrips lol!
@OveranalyticalGardeningАй бұрын
Ants. Tons of little ants. I hope the good bugs take over sooner than later for you!
@joshuaalistair3193Ай бұрын
Why don't you eat the zucchini fruit... and the blooms?
@OveranalyticalGardeningАй бұрын
We eat both the squash and the male flowers. IMHO the blossoms are so much better because you can't get them at the grocery store.
@ravenslittlectgarden7003Ай бұрын
Its amazing for the soils health, and as a companion for everything, almost as good as comfrey, use the leaves to feed the garden, soaking in water for a week or 4 days in direct sunlight then water the plants
@OveranalyticalGardeningАй бұрын
I'll have to learn more about growing Comfrey here in the desert. Thanks for sharing on using borage for fertilizer!
@tayviews5068Ай бұрын
can you hand pollinate a female flower if you missed when she was open later in the day
@OveranalyticalGardeningАй бұрын
Here the pollen on the male flower is only there for so long before the bees and ants take it away. There isn't anything left within a few hours. It's always worth trying if you do have pollen in a male flower!
@locdbyniayla27 күн бұрын
That’s what I’ve been doing tbh so I hope the zucchini I have coming are saved . But watching this I know the be up early in the garden around 6am in order to catch them all.
@lindabranch8294Ай бұрын
best description of hand pollinating I tried q-tips wasted pollen as well as with the paint brush will be doing it this way from now own
@OveranalyticalGardeningАй бұрын
100% agree! Plus the male flowers are tasty treats when breaded and fried. Nothing goes to waste. 😉
@amyhoang9140Ай бұрын
Great information. My question is how to recignized if a zuchini flower at closed stageis after it already opened. I have not seen what they look like at close stage before and after opening. Another question is if it already opened and now closed and to ensure polination, can you manually open to flower to manually polinate it with an opening male flower?
@OveranalyticalGardeningАй бұрын
After it opens the flower starts shriveling up. Here in hot Arizona it looks spent within hours. I have tried pollinating just like you said, but I can't really say I had much success. It is still worth a try especially if there wasn't a male flower the same day so you know it didn't get pollinated.
@Rainy-daze4732 ай бұрын
I wish I had watched this video earlier in the year. I planted a bunch of borage thinking it must be great since so many KZfaqrs rave about it. Nope. I don’t think it’s pretty and the tiny splintery hairs are extremely unpleasant! 👎
@OveranalyticalGardening2 ай бұрын
Right?!? I'm sorry you had the same experience, but I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. 😭❤️
@stephanieh.74642 ай бұрын
Hi, thanks for this! The thing i can't seem to google is what happens to the female zucchini if it doesn't get pollinated? Our 2 gorgeous girls opened but there were no males open. Today they won't open anymore so I stuck a qtip in a male flower that looks like it might open tomorrow-ish and fertilized the girls that wont' open anymore, but the stigmas now look rust-brown. Is it too late for them? Should we harvest the 4-inch long zukes from these 2 girls?
@OveranalyticalGardening2 ай бұрын
The vast majority of my females shriveled and died. I tried saving a day old male flower for a female flower opening the next day on a pumpkin. That didn't end up working for me, even with keeping the pollen viable by bringing the male flower inside and putting it in a vase. My guess is the pollen has to be fresh. But maybe it will be better on a squash? It's always worth trying to find out! I'd love to hear either way. I'm not sure on when to harvest. It depends on the variety, how much birds/other critters will nibble on it before you get a chance, etc. So many variables!
@stephanieh.74642 ай бұрын
@@OveranalyticalGardening But can you not just eat the small females that haven't been fertilized? I would say a couple of them are a good 4 inches long or so!
@OveranalyticalGardening15 күн бұрын
My apologies for not seeing this earlier--yes, absolutely. It is all edible!
@zachbg2 ай бұрын
My quail is 3 weeks now but still small why is it like 1 weeks old quail?
@OveranalyticalGardening2 ай бұрын
Are they all like that or only some?
@alecishim2 ай бұрын
How do you get them that big, mine are small
@OveranalyticalGardening2 ай бұрын
We left a couple in the ground to go to seed. That one was probably 6 months or more to get the seeds to a dry and viable state.
@alecishim2 ай бұрын
@@OveranalyticalGardening ohh, thanks for the advice
@jedheart80592 ай бұрын
You got free volunteers. Good for the compost. I want more and I do wear gloves as I am allergic to grass pollens. So, I wear gloves merely due to pollens in the wind. Otherwise, my skin will feel burning and itchy. That means, boarage is staying. Rather have borage than rye grass that lands everywhere since I have had anaphylaxis from being ateiynd rye grass when it pollinattes.
@OveranalyticalGardening2 ай бұрын
All good reasons there! Thanks for sharing.
@JOSELOPEZ-wh2uc2 ай бұрын
Do you wait until is fully dried on the plant? or cut when is still green and let it dry
@OveranalyticalGardening2 ай бұрын
I wait until it is fully dried. I'll admit I haven't tried to see if they keep forming after cutting them for a bouquet--I know calendula keeps going, but I'm not sure on bachelor buttons.
@JOSELOPEZ-wh2uc2 ай бұрын
@@OveranalyticalGardening thank you!
@Highmtn522 ай бұрын
I have a huge volunteer Borage that surprised me this year. I will happily let this herb grow, and spread. Every day there is just a thriving mass of happy honeybees on this plant. Cleary one of the best pollinator attractors I've had in my yard/garden to date. It gets very little water where it's at, and it's in full Idaho sun - hot hot hot.
@OveranalyticalGardening2 ай бұрын
Surprises can be fun. I had the same thing happen--finally cut back the broccoli and peas growing up the roselle hibiscus trellis only to discover a full blown borage about to bloom! Thanks for sharing the additional info!
@gabriellehumphreys11792 ай бұрын
Try dig out the bed, lay cardboard, sticks, leaves and fill back over, plant on top, then cover with 6 inch of mulch. I bet that will work to retain water.
@furonable2 ай бұрын
I hope you've gotten a better drill since then!
@cookingwithdanielle2 ай бұрын
Wow
@OveranalyticalGardening2 ай бұрын
I believe you have a few that lasted more than a summer. Do you know where they came from and what brand?
@cookingwithdanielle2 ай бұрын
@@OveranalyticalGardening you’re funny…you know me better than that. If only I was as organized as you
@Defied_-vw2jz2 ай бұрын
awesome.
@user-gh8sl7iu3y2 ай бұрын
Why do you keep netting over your melon plants?
@OveranalyticalGardening2 ай бұрын
It was less for the melon plants and more against whatever the birds were going after at the time. We don't have enough to share with them. My uncle says what ever he plants 6 are for the birds. I thought, "well I have 2" so...that's bad math. ;-)
@planetclownfishbrain70523 ай бұрын
Why would my cantaloupe stopped producing flowers? I have one melon growing and it stopped blooming for weeks now.
@OveranalyticalGardening2 ай бұрын
I've been thinking off and on all week on this since I haven't encountered this myself. It can't be the heat since it is very hot here and there were still flowers in the middle of the 110+ temps (not setting fruit, but at least there were flowers). It could be the watering regiment. Cantaloupe likes constant moisture, but too much or too little can be a problem and impact blooms. I've also read that selective pruning could help to refocus the growth of the vines back into flower production. I hope it turns around soon!
@elainejohnson64883 ай бұрын
Yep, if you want to garden year round in the desert shading plants is a must. Took us a couple of years to see the light …. about 50% of it. 🙂
@OveranalyticalGardening3 ай бұрын
Lol, that's fantastic! 🤣
@delightfuldesignsbydenise97103 ай бұрын
TFS! I’m in Houston & our heat has ramped up. I lost 5 trees in my yard during Summer 2023 drought. I just got my 1st ever shade cloth. I think it’s mandatory here now too.🌞
@OveranalyticalGardening3 ай бұрын
Wowza! 5 trees is a lot! I would have thought the humidity there would have helped. What are you protecting with the new shade cloth?
@delightfuldesignsbydenise97103 ай бұрын
@@OveranalyticalGardening I might set it up at my pool pump house & potting station area & like U said measure for sizing to help my raised flower & herb bed get relief w/that longer thin size. I got in on a deal for my 1st order. I’m still shocked about the trees. $800 removal sure hurt. I had to repair my irrigation system too so that’ll help this yr.
@OveranalyticalGardening3 ай бұрын
It is hefty, right? I had 3 shorter palm trees removed for $600 a few years ago. Sounds like you should be good to go for a few years after setting the area up for success now. Nicely done on the good deal!
@toniasalways3 ай бұрын
You probably just saved me a huge headache. I think I will plant my seeds in a container away from the garden. I thought I wanted borage in the strawberry bed but I guess not.
@OveranalyticalGardening3 ай бұрын
They certainly are tenacious and will self seed. I had to laugh when I just reset the bed clearing out broccoli and calendula...and uncovered a borage just over a foot tall and about to bloom. 🤣 They still are pretty. Enjoy yours!
@AndreaDamascceno8 күн бұрын
Yes, I planted mine in an area where it won't interfere, also.
@SenorGonzo3 ай бұрын
Intensional or not, the bungies being the weakest link is brilliant. They are the cheapest to replace. Better then having to replace the shade cloth. Until they all brake and your shade cloth is dropped on the other side of town by the storm. 😂
@OveranalyticalGardening3 ай бұрын
For sure! Definitely not intentional, but it sure highlights the difference between a good quality shade and a bad one. The large one the first year had the nylon along the outside edge rip all the way across instead of the bungees. The cheapest part failing is definitely a nice break!
@lynnson74403 ай бұрын
Thanks so very much for the very valuable info! I really appreciate your testing and reporting the results!
@OveranalyticalGardening3 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it was helpful! Best of luck with your shade cover.
@cookingwithdanielle3 ай бұрын
They’re so cute!!
@OveranalyticalGardening3 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you got to see them the next day! They are already getting their permanent feathers.
@heyyou40233 ай бұрын
Thank you for your video. Too many "experts" have told us to take off flowers and berries. You are doing the real thing and testing the plants in person. I trust you more than the theorists. Please keep us updated
@OveranalyticalGardening3 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind words. Here's the results a few months later. Last year we added Chandler and Sequoia plants. I need to figure out which type ended up vining out and surviving because many died with our 30+ consecutive days over 110F. The original Quinault is still going. No berries yet in year 3.
@randyvfromtheperch3 ай бұрын
We raised pharaoh quail in Canada. We had custom cages in the basement and would collect the eggs every morning. 5 quail eggs = 1 chicken egg. /
@OveranalyticalGardening3 ай бұрын
My apologies for the delay in reply! It's so hard to tear away from the hatching and pint sized cuteness. Sounds like you know exactly what that's like! 😉
@cookingwithdanielle4 ай бұрын
Actually, parsley is the problem. Give me all the cilantro!
@OveranalyticalGardening4 ай бұрын
You've had parsley volunteers pop up like your lettuce? Agreed on the cilantro!
@cookingwithdanielle4 ай бұрын
At least in one bed and then it puts runners out like crazy. Like mint
@OveranalyticalGardening4 ай бұрын
@@cookingwithdanielle sounds like I should pull mine up sooner than later. My parsley isn't as big as yours last year but I have two healthy plants that I haven't even used a sprig!
@tiffandfrankcastaneda78324 ай бұрын
What can you use the washed calendula for?
@OveranalyticalGardening4 ай бұрын
We use the petals in cooking different dishes like eggs for breakfast or on salads. My girls enjoy making centerpieces on the table.