Caterpillars, Cracked tomatoes, Onion tip and MORE!

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Can caterpillars be a benefit? Why are my tomatoes cracking? How do I get rid of flea beetles? Common sense practical answers to these garden questions and MUCH more in today's episode. Join me on the Farm for an informative yet fun episode. My indoor gardening channel: http://www.youtube.com/Voodoogarden Add me on Google+ to be updated with new episodes AND to snoop on what I say about things in people's comment sections. It's all in good fun and YOU are always welcome. :) https://plus.google.com/u/0/112451401581293941739 Today is a Good Day!

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I found them on my parsley. I had my son look them up to see what they were be for i remove them from my parsley. So the were feed them my dill to help them.

one of us is not coming out alive lol RIP mr Tomatoe great job Ray

Ray my family has a garden which is generally good and we planted some green beans. The plants are huge but are not producing anything. Have any advice?

I put out parsley just for the swallowtails. I have quite a few caterpillars.They really are kind of cute in their own way. I also have thousands of milkweed plants on my acreage for the monarchs.

Yep, getting some of that splitting on my tomatoes too. Watered my plants this morning, but now I'm getting rain. Very hot, and the humidity is through the roof here in Pa. Lots of tomatoes going to family, neighbors, and friends. Glad to get a look at Boxcar Willie - it is just going nuts! Tnx 4 sharing ..... take care.

Hi. I am in Texas zone 7a?, I grow cinnamon basil for the flowers only. I let it reseed each year. It is a lovely lavender color that the bees love!

Oh yeah, I gotta put two of my red onions back in the ground. Thanks for that info.

So amazing how much faster you get crops so much earlier than we do here on the East Coast in Delaware. WE are just now getting things ready to pick for the past two weeks starting with squash and zucchini then tomatoes. Beans and peas are just been able to pick for the past several days. Very interesting.

I planted my Tiny Tim tomato plant in a container on my very very small balcony and it is now more than 6 feet high. I guess I didn't know how to pinch back or what to pinch back. Do you have a detailed video on growing tomatoes in a 12" container (small balcony) with detailed instruction on how to keep the plant manageable? Any help would be appreciated even though it's too late for this summer, i can print out your instructions for next summer.

I have a question about compost. I just started composting this year using a 5 gallon bucket on the deck off my kitchen. In just 2 months my bucket is full! As we add kitchen scraps I've been manually turning it over and adding cardboard since there are no brown leaves here at this time of year. I'ts not finished yet as it still has some breaking down to do, but I am going to start a new bucket. Here in New England we shut our gardens down in October in preparation for winter freeze and I'm wondering what to do with that 5 gallons of compost over the winter. As I see it my choices are seal it into another bucket and store it somewhere cold and dark till spring, or go ahead and spread the compost after I rip out the plants and put the garden to sleep for the winter. I also have many containers for tomatoes on my deck and could store it in those, open to the winter elements. Which do you see as being most beneficial? Also for over winter composting, I wont have access to my deck in winter due to the depths of snow we get, so for over winter/indoors composting how would you handle that? I am considering a sealed ceramic or stainless container to keep in my kitchen to toss scraps into but am afraid that will rot & stink.

Ooh I've never seen how the F. B. radish looks like when it flowers! Tfs Ray!!! :)

I bought a turnip and kept the head. I don't know what will happen but, its growing again.

Ray ! I accidentally left 2 onions from last year. I didn't ate them and they grew some little onions at the very top. Are these onion seeds ? I don't know if you can plant them in fall since the "forgotten ones" came back this year ?

Extremely informative, love your vids, been watching with my son for years, as a matter of fact, this is the first year we did a garden with the same beds you have, and because of my son, its flourishing!!

i don't know how i ended up watching your videos but i have been watching for the past month & I really enjoy it. i dont know alot of stuff about gardening & stuff but ive definitely learned alot just watching your videos! you are very positive & im glad your videos are long because i dont want to run out of things to watch!

Ray, I planted 5 apple trees last year, but now I realize they will have to be moved. Is this possible? I'm planning to do this in November of this year
They canopy is not very wide any suggestions or tips you could give me.? If I end up moving from this house I want to take my trees with me they are not that big maybe about 3 in diameter for the trunk

Hello Ray! How many asparagus crowns do you have in your 4x4 beds?

You are welcome!! That is my favorite way do grow Green onions. I also don't use seeds I buy them at the store and save the end just like you did and in no time flat have more to eat! It is two uses out of one!!! Keep up the great videos!!

Amazing video Ray, my dad always thought that cracked tomatoes were because the tomatoes had a sickness.

Hey Ray what's ur thoughts on the Cherokee purple tomatoes? I've grown some I think they taste great and I'm trying to harvest a bunch of seeds for next year.