2024 SEED HAUL!! + Starting The First Seeds For the 2024 GARDEN!! Growing Onions From Seed!

Are you growing onions for 2024?

Bri, Something you might be interested in; Where I live we have a severe problem with squash bugs, but my wife had heard if you grow radishes where the squash plants are that will deter the squash bugs. So we tried it for the 23 season. Up till last year we had never had a zuchinni plant make it till the frost hit. In the past we would usually loose the plant in July. Since we love zuchinni we would do succesion planting. That worked great, but in 23 our zuchinni plants produced all the way till the 1st frost. We live in Michigan and usually any extra zuchinnis would be long gone by now, but we still have some in the basement. We probably had 8 or 9 zuchinni and yellow squash plants in a 6 x 8 bed and they all lasted to the very end of fall. The radishes were never used. We just grew them till the end.

You're getting me so excited for the 2024 garden, Bre!

I 💚 how much attention Poblanos seem to be getting this year (MIGardener was totally sold out). I've been growing them for years and they're one of our favorites. Very versatile! We enjoy them stuffed, but also like to mix them with sweet peppers for fajitas, and they can even be allowed to turn red and then dried for Ancho powder.

To stop the Squash Vine Borer, you can use transplants and loosely wrap the stem with aluminum foil when transplanting. Ensure that the foil covers the stem from below the soil surface up to about 5-6 inches of the stem above ground. This prevents the vine borer moth from laying eggs on the stem of the squash plant. If you don't protect the stem, the eggs will turn into the borer grub and devastate the squash plant from the inside out. Companion or sacrificial plants are ineffective at preventing Vine Borers.

It feels good to be out of the experimental phase and fill the garden with reliable favorites and add just a few new things.

“Say-Shells” beans! This will be my third year growing them and I love not only are they great producers, they can up nicely and taste great even if they get too big

For your vine borer issue, try to wrap the stem from just below the soil line up the stem for a couple inches in self adhering medical tape. It is very elastic so it will grow with the plant. It worked amazing for me this year! no borer issues.

so proud to see our spice paprika seed in your collection 😊😊 greetings from Hungary!

Poblanos are delicious! Roasted and skinned have a light heat and a wonderful smoky flavor that is great in salsa, sauces, soups, quesadillas, enchiladas,; I even chop them and toss in beef stew to add a rich smoky flavor. So good! Save your potato beds for growing regular potatoes. If you have a small growing area with a trellis behind it, you can grow sweet potatoes in the back row and train the vines vertically. Then grow spring onions or radish in the front of the bed. Won't be a giant sweet potato harvest but getting more than one crop in one bed is always good.

'Say-shells' is how you pronounce the pole beans (like the islands). And they are a great producer here in NC.

So glad to see you back.

I did a lunchbox pepper year before last and it did really well.

'Seychelles' are one of my favorite pole beans! Pretty sure the name is French, so its pronounced say-SHELLS.

I live in central Kansas and I love having someone that is in my area sharing information. Thank you

I grew those snapdragons last season! Super easy to grow and beautiful. I grew them in 5gal pots! They don't need a ton of space. Loved them so much, I'm growing them again this year! Good luck!

Happy New Year Bre!🎉🎉🎉

Used insect netting after watching Susans in the Garden, on my squash and no damage. It’s not terribly expensive, reusable, and was able to take it off when the fruiting started as it needs to be pollinated. Knowing the life cycle of squash bugs in your area is also key. Love your video and watching your soil blocking technique.

This video is so timely! I just got my seeds in the mail yesterday and am thinking about starting the onions soon! I'm in KS as well so I'm enjoying watching along with your progress.

I have never used a soil blovk. I can't wait to see an update on your onions. I ❤ Botanical Interest seeds!