Catching up on your gardening questions and sharing your postcards! Thank you for sending them.
1:26 Planting where a sick plant was
3:22 Growing dahlias from seed
5:48 Growing in raised beds with diseased plants
8:25 Where do you get dwarf tomatoes?
8:49 Save a garden, kill a deer?
9:23 Growing brugmansia
9:52 Do you grow okra?
11:00 Do you have outdoor lighting?
12:44 Postcards!
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38 Comments
I live in Mesa Az and I’m very jealous of green flowering gardens ❤❤❤ yes I can say the Superstition Mountains our beautiful , especially after all of this rain this year but it’s so hard for me to get in to the desert garden look I’m sorry . But the botanical gardens are pretty.
Erin, I love these q&a’s and your frankness. I don’t like gardening in the cold either. I can handle a light spring rain, but here in oklahoma it can be 80 one day and snowing the next. Question for you regarding the master gardener program. I would call myself a pretty knowledgeable gardener but have been thinking of doing the program. Can you share your insights on the benefits and thoughts on if it’s really worth the time? Just your thoughts on the program please.
Hello,
Talking about sick plants and replanting in the same spot…I had crown gall 17:20 on my dahlias last year. How long before I can plant dahlias there again? I have heard anywhere from 2 years to never.
Best wishes, Dorothy
"Letting a population run unchecked is not doing animals any favors either" RIGHT ON ERIN 👏.
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." —David Brinkley
Another Brit here, yes I always smile when American YOu tubers say, I can't garden it's raining….
What a great Q&A! And thanks to your commenters I now have 2 must see gardens in Quebec to visit – Les Jardins de Métis and Les Quatre Vents! My question – I may have missed the followup but I recall you had a query on IG about what questions people had about containers and container gardens. I would love to get some ideas for plants for containers in the shade (maybe beyond the impatiens/begonia/coleus crowd but I'm flexible!) – the snow is finally melting in central Maine and I haven't figured this out for this year – yikes! Thanks for all the great info!
I once ate canned okra. It was the most disgusting thing that I ever put in my mouth. I have never had any interest in growing it.
I am loving these Q&A and postcard episodes!
I like the adding compost/topsoil to the top idea for the person with the raised bed problems. Many of those problems are from water splashing or high humidity. I think they will have better results if they bottom water to the best of their ability as well as mask up and use an organic sulfur dust on leaves (the mask is to avoid breathing in the dust, a better mask is probably preferred; or just be really careful using a spoon instead of pouring and hold it far away from your face). I actually prefer to mix up a squirt bottle with water and sulfur dust and spray it on leaves. It kinda seems like the plant absorbs it and diseases and fungi hate it.
I’m a fan of fried okra
Wow.. it's so beautiful plants and excellent upload.. super 🌹..
Thanks for sharing and stay connected with my channel.. 🌹🌹
"The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." —Ralph Nader
Two things: As a Texan, I can affirm that okra is delicious battered, fried, and heavily seasoned with garlic salt. That's pretty much the only way we like it so I can't justify giving it space in my my small garden. But, it is a beautiful plant. And, perhaps Yulia would be able to suggest some options for outdoor lighting. I'm currently looking myself so I can garden at night. Or, at least a little longer after dusk. C'mon, I can't be the only one. ~ Lisa
Really enjoy these Q & A videos. And also the postcard videos! I live near Hudson Gardens and was excited to see a postcard from there. Thank you Erin.
A friend worked and lived around the corner from Longwood Gardens. She said over summer the man they worked for would often tell them to go have lunch at Longwood, take a book, stroll the garden and enjoy the rest of their day.
Okra is delicious and you only need one or two plants. They will produce a TON. The flowers are beautiful. You can keep it short, and make sure to harvest when the okra is the size of your finger or most varieties will get woody. Just keep an eye out for aphids.
I’m attempting to grow Hungarian blue poppies now from seed. Not a true blue but probably as close as I will get lol. Love the postcards 😊
Yep, I can second as a British gardener, gardening in the rain, else I'd never get anything done 😂😂
Please share whatever you learn about lighting and impacts to night wildlife. I have heard the same thing regarding negative impact and it has made me delay any kind of uplighting in my garden. I think it looks beautiful but I don't know if it is worth further stressing insect populations.
I am jealous! Zone 4a here, NW Minnesota, still have at least 18" of snow over the entire yard, 9" arrived yesterday, and there are drifts that are over my knees between me and the gardens. Enjoy your day outside!
Really enjoying the Q & A videos…I love the Huntington. I was surprised it hadn’t been mentioned before. I’ve visited but I didn’t get a postcard. I’ll have to send a picture that captures a bit of the desert gardens.
Gardening in the rain is very relaxing. 😉🪴🪻🌸
I just had a thought as I am gazing out at my 8a garden and looking at all of the purply blue blooms of chives, lamium and lavender…is there any evidence that certain colors bloom at certain times.
Loved this q&a! You mentioned the blue poppy may be the most be flower ever… wondering what flower your viewers may think are the most beautiful…? Could this be a topic for future Impatient Gardener’s episodes?
"Run for me too…'cause I'm not gonna do that." 😂
I enjoy your channel – great gardening advice coming from a great personality! Warm wishes from the TX Gulf Coast!
Love the postcard segments. Inspiration for me to visit more gardens. Thanks for being real about your gardening experience.
You are not kidding about the ease of growing dahlias from seed! Granted I have a long way to go, but I planted a dahlia seed mix from Floret on Tuesday, and today one is sprouting!😮❤
Since you mentioned how useful you found Macrorrhizum Cranesbill, I have been looking for it at my local garden centers in order to plant along my driveway. It looks like I will have to order it online. Was there a particular variety, maybe Bevan's or Czakor, that you have used?
Hi Erin, what are your thoughts on chip drop?
I know exactly how you feel about gardening on a cold cloudy day. I'm in New Jersey Zone 6B. I am off from work today and there is so much to do in the garden but I am not motivated at all. I'm sitting in my sunroom looking at all the weeds that need to be pulled. LOL I think I'm just going to step up some plants today.
Heritage Seeds is where I purchased many dwarf tomatoes!!!
I love all the postcards and the education they provide- thanks for sharing! 😊
Erin, I encourage you to grow the okra. It is a surprisingly beautiful plant, even though I am not a fan of eating it. I saw it growing in a friend’s veg garden and had to have it. Surprised me!
Grew up in China then lived in California for years, I did not know what okra was when I moved to North Carolina in my 30s. Now okra is one of my favorite vegetable! I devote a good portion of my veggie garden to them. Roasted okra with a pinch salt and pepper is my summer treat. You can pan fry, grill, or oven roast okra. They're all good. Okra also has surprisingly nice flowers and interesting plant structure. You will not regret growing them. 😍
My tulips are peeking through now😊😊 the snow is finally going, come on spring 🎉🎉
Hi Erin.
I love your videos.
I'm trying something new to me this year. Winter sowing.
I started hundreds of seeds, including dahlia. They sprouted well and are big enough to set out. That's what I did yesterday. Planted out seedlings I started in February and March. Dahlia, bluebonnet, straw flowers, sunflowers, hollyhock, African daisy, English daisy, bachelor buttons, cosmos, hardy hibiscus, Texas star hibiscus, to name a few.
I have never sowed this many seeds before. I'm so excited to see more color in my garden beds. Most of these I've never grown before, so it will be interesting to see what grows well in my zone 8b south Mississippi gardens.
I also sowed vegetables. A lot of those are already in the vegetable garden.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us and being real.
I wish you and your followers a productive and successful growing season.
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