METS.
METS. I
METS. I GOT THROUGH IT, FINELY.
>> WE ARE HERE IN THE PRIVATE
GARDEN OF THE GARDEN THE GURU
HERSELF, MARLENA WOLF OF
GUIDANCE WITH GROWERS.
I AM GOING TO ROLL A LITTLE
FLASHBACK VIDEO.
FLASHBACK VIDEO. WHEN WE WERE HERE LAST TIME, IT
LOOKED A LOT DIFFERENT THAN IT
DOES THIS TIME.
WHAT ALL DO YOU HAVE GOING ON
BACK HERE?
BACK HERE? >> WE HAVE DONE A TOTAL GARDEN
RENOVATION.
RENOVATION. WE HAD A FEW RAISED BEDS AND
THERE WAS GRASS ALL AROUND.
IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE IT MORE
APPROACHABLE, WE HAVE TAKEN OUT
THE SOD AND LAID DOWN SOME
GORGEOUS GRAVEL AND DID A
BORDER WITH BRICK TO HELP
SEPARATE THE GARDEN SPACE FROM
THE GUARDS SPACE.
WE HAVE ADDED SOME TRELLISES TO
GIVE SOME ELEVATION AND SUPPORT
FOR THE PLANS.
WE JUST HARVESTED ALL OF THE
GARLIC WE HAD LAST TIME.
THE STRAWBERRIES ARE DONE AND
THEY ARE RIGHT HERE.
AND THEN WE HAVE AN HERB BED,
WERE GOING TO DO A PUMPKIN PIE
BED, WE'VE GOT SOME POLLINATING
TYPE FLOWERS AND HERBS COMING
IN.
IN.
IN. AND
IN. AND THEN TWO THAT'S HER INNER
PLANTED WITH MOSTLY SUMMER
STUFF AND SOME COOL SEASON
STUFF AS WELL
>> THAT IS A LOT.
I NEED TO COME BACK WHEN IT IS
HARVESTING TIME.
HARVESTING TIME. >> AT THIS POINT IN THE SEASON,
WHAT OF THE MOST COMMON
CHALLENGES WE ARE HAVING IN OUR
GARDENS?
GARDENS?
GARDENS? >> I FEEL LIKE WATERING IS
SUPER IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.
IT HAS BEEN IN THE 90s.
THE PLANS NEED 3 INCHES OF
WATER A WEEK IN THAT SCENARIO.
IT IS GOOD TO PUT YOUR FINGERS
IN THE SOIL TO SEE HOW MOIST IT
IS UNDER THAT TOP LAYER.
THE TOP LAYER ALWAYS LOOK
STRIDE.
STRIDE.
STRIDE. AND THEN I WOULD SAY TESTS, A
LOT OF PESTS HAVE PEAKED A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. ALL PESTS HAVE A SEASON.
RIGHT NOW, ALL OF MY BRASSICA
FAMILY LIKE BROCCOLI, CABBAGE
AND RUSSELL SPROUTS STILL OUT
THERE, THEY ALL HAVE WORMS.
AND SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE
ON THOSE GUYS ARE THEY WILL
INFEST YOUR GARDEN.
>> WHEN EVER I TALKED TO YOU,
THERE IS A LOT TO KNOW.
IF SOMEBODY IS AT THIS POINT IN
HAVING TROUBLE WITH DOGS, WHAT
CAN YOU OFFER THEM?
>> WE DO ON-SITE CONSULTATIONS.
THAT IS YOUR BEST WAY TO GET
YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR.
WE WILL COME OVER AND WALK THE
SPACE AND WE WILL INSPECT THE
PLANS AND CHECK THE SOIL AND
THE MOISTURE.
THE MOISTURE. I ALWAYS BRING A PLANT-BASED OR
ANIMAL-BASED FERTILIZER TO GIVE
THE ANIMALS FOOD.
WE ALL NEED NUTRIENTS.
SOMETIMES THE SOIL ISN'T
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. SO WHATEVER PEOPLE NEED
WHEREVER THEY ARE AT, WE CAN
ALWAYS COME IN.
WE ALSO DO GARDENING LESSONS
AND COACHING LESSONS AS WELL
>> SO IF SOMEONE'S GARDEN IS
STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT, THERE
IS STILL HOPE.
>> I LOVE THAT YOU BROUGHT UP
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. THERE IS A BIG MISCONCEPTION
THAT WE CAN ONLY PLANT IN MAY
OR JUNE.
OR JUNE.
OR JUNE. WE HAVE A 270 DAY GROWING
WINDOW.
WINDOW.
WINDOW. YOU CAN START GARDENING IN
MARCH.
MARCH.
MARCH. >>
MARCH. >> IF PEOPLE WANT TO GET IN
CONTACT WITH YOU, HOW CAN THEY
DO THAT?
DO THAT?
DO THAT? THEY CAN CALL THE OFFICE.
THEY CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE
WWW.GUIDANCE FOR GARDENERS.COM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
US