My First Video – Between Seasons

Over the years Bill and I had friends – a couple we didn’t see often, but who always seemed to show up in our life when we needed help only they could provide.

Bill died in 2015 and the last I saw Mark and Lucille was in 2017 when they did much for me at the last Bill Martz event. And as always – without charge.

Much to my surprise I heard from Mark again the first of August.

A Video in the worst of times?

In the course of our conversation he brought up the topic of doing a video of me in the garden, something he had asked me about since before Bill died.

I alway said “no” for various reasons.

This time I said “yes”, although it was probably the worst of times. By the time the video would be filmed it would be the end of August and between seasons in the garden. 

No Surprise – Things Did Not Go According to Plan

In all the videos I’ve seen produced by Mark, he has almost total control.  For example – see the video he did of Bill on www.billmartz.com.

I didn’t think that could work in my garden.  Walking space can accommodate single file — but when it comes to more than one person moving around – that’s a challenge.

Nonetheless – I planned the garden “tour” and we set the date for Aug 20th.

It was hot, the sun was brighter than we had hoped, Mark’s back started bothering him, and he had to call it quits in the middle of what I had planned to show.

I thought at length about not showing the video.  But then decided it has enough in it that may be helpful to you in your garden.

Here’s what I never got to show you:

• various others plantings of carrots.
• the other two plantings of beans
• the late plantings of cucumbers
• the actual cutting of the cabbage
• strawberry beds.
• the pepper plant in the pile of decayed organic material that some would  have called weeds
• more tomato plants
• But most of all I regret not having the chance to show broadcasting a cover crop into a bed.  (A reader from Alaska <now living in Virginia> had never had an occasion to broadcast seed. I found how to do that difficult to explain with the written word and thought this the perfect opportunity to have shown her in a video.)

Somethings to Keep in Mind as You Watch

Talking in the garden to friends is a lot different than writing a post and being able to think things through.

For example, I inadvertently said “baking powder” rather than “baking soda” when talking about powdery mildew on cucumbers. Here’s the post that will give you the correct information: https://tendingmygarden.com/powdery-mildew-ways-to-deal-with-it/

My explanation for saving cucumber seed was brief in the video.  You can use the exact instructions for saving cuke seed as saving tomato seed. Here’s the post you need: https://tendingmygarden.com/seed-saving-tomatoes-how-to/

When talking about when cabbages would be harvested I based that on when my cabbages were planted this year.  That’s really what you have to consider when anticipating your harvest date.

I have a friend, an experienced conventional gardener of 50 years or more in Virginia, who has told me that it’s not possible to grow cabbages in the summer in Virginia.  But I do.  I also plant in the fall to winter over.  I’m trying lots of different things so I’ll be able to learn first hand what actually can and can’t be done.

If you have questions as you watch the video please feel free to write to me and ask.

Will There Be Another Video?

I’m not sure.

I think it might be possible to do one in late fall showing how I protect my lettuce beds through the winter.

Each video could always be the last one.

Final Thought

Whether I even consider doing another video will depend a lot on your feedback.  After all, it’s for you I’m doing them.

Hope you’ll let me know what your thoughts are.

Theresa

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