Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Suburban guerilla gardening 👩🌾 ASMR nature sounds no words 😶
Hello again and nice to see you! Thanks for living through these special moments with me.
Today is a bit of a short one, as it's the dead of summer here in Florida. Even though it's typically stated to plant beans and sweet potato, there's plenty more that can be experimented with!
First up is my basil sprouts. These are all old seeds from the original plants. A mixture of lemon basil and Genovese. Extremely happy to see these sprouting, especially in the heat of summer! They love the shaded area. Not only is basil sprouting, but also there is LETTUCE!!! I have LETTUCE sprouting in July in a Florida garden. I've been told it cannot be done. Mixed in with my lettuce is chives.
My mango... wow... this guy has legit inspired me to take up grafting. I'm currently in the process of trying to sprout more mangos (as can be seen in the "empty" pot). Coleus sprouts are getting a bit larger. I'm extremely excited for their colors to start filling in. Herbs in order of appearance: oregano, volunteer dill, rosemary, sage, and more dill in the background. Can also briefly see my moss and venus fly trap tray.
The papayas that I was gifted are doing crazy good. I'm excited to transplant these throughout my yard. I also show my barbados cherry seeds that I'm currently attempting to sprout. Two people (one being Google) have told me they take 6-12 months to sprout and are rare chance to sprout anyways, but I want to give it a try to see if I'm able to use the seeds from my fruit to make future cherry trees. The black tray has 2 types of soil builds. One is super sandy and gritty while the other is a normal mix of 1 part peat moss, 1 part compost, 1 part perlite. I also have a small test in the egg carton briefly viewed which is a sandy substrate that has constant moisture from the top AND bottom (essentially soaking in water and sand). Wish me luck!
Mulberry volunteer... holy! And my tomato seedlings are doing AMAZING! These are 2nd generation Brandywines. I should really make a proper plan for them. Only about 3 weeks away from transplanting (give or take). You can also see my 3 other Mulberry volunteers that I pulled (1 from the gutter lol super sick root system though, like hydroponics roots) from around my yard and put into the catnip planter for now. I will probably put the mulberries all around my yard after summer. I also hope my catnip comes back. I may need to get seeds or another plant. It seemed very dead when I touched it.
Also holy! My ginger sprouted back. I was really worried about this guy because he was basically rotting so I had to trim him up and place him somewhere with less direct water and more direct sunlight. It worked! I still have a ginger root in my kitchen I'm trying to sprout to as backup, but super happy to see this green. I also finally put my potted aloe into the ground. And look! New growth! I will probably start actively harvesting in a few weeks.
Banana transplant is doing really good. I moved the smaller one from out underneath this big guy which you will see shortly. In the background of the banana tree are 2 tumeric varieties that are going CRAZY! I might put them in the ground now that they have so much new and extremely healthy growth. You can also briefly see the ginger shampoo peeking it's little head. This patch you are viewing is filled with gem corn, zinnias mix, autumn beauty sunflowers, and a few titan sunflowers. Really excited to see how this area turns out. It's already going pretty crazy!
The smaller banana is doing pretty good in it's new spot. It already has a new leaf, which has had the tipped eaten by something. Probably a lubber... I've still been killing 1-2 a day. You can also briefly see the tree I show an up close of in the next clip. This tree was cut back in spring and ended up sprouting 5 NEW trees!
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Clip of the 5 new trees I have (looks like maybe even 6 lol) I might consider making some tools out of it's wood. Barbados cherry tree is doing so good! The new growth is HUGE! This tree is BEYOND healthy. I cannot wait to start taking cuttings.
Brief update on the black eye pea patch. Really solid cover crop for sure. And easy to get started. I gave my pineapple patch a solid layer of compost around the plants, as I noticed 2 of them were producing pups. This typically means the host plant is on it's way to dying, which means instead of trying to fruit, it's pupping as a last resort of desperation (ie not enough nutrients). Already see the plants are much healthier and the new pups should find they have the nutrients they need to produce. I'll try to feed them more consistently. It was the first garden project we ever started, and pineapples can deal with a lot of neglect.
Multiheaded sunflower is almost ready to be collected for seed. Not much kiwi prog. I got an agave plant for tequila hopefully and this blueberry is doing really well, along with the sunflowers around it.
Suburban guerilla gardening 👩🌾 ASMR nature sounds no words 😶
Hello again and nice to see you! Thanks for living through these special moments with me.
Today is a bit of a short one, as it's the dead of summer here in Florida. Even though it's typically stated to plant beans and sweet potato, there's plenty more that can be experimented with!
First up is my basil sprouts. These are all old seeds from the original plants. A mixture of lemon basil and Genovese. Extremely happy to see these sprouting, especially in the heat of summer! They love the shaded area. Not only is basil sprouting, but also there is LETTUCE!!! I have LETTUCE sprouting in July in a Florida garden. I've been told it cannot be done. Mixed in with my lettuce is chives.
My mango... wow... this guy has legit inspired me to take up grafting. I'm currently in the process of trying to sprout more mangos (as can be seen in the "empty" pot). Coleus sprouts are getting a bit larger. I'm extremely excited for their colors to start filling in. Herbs in order of appearance: oregano, volunteer dill, rosemary, sage, and more dill in the background. Can also briefly see my moss and venus fly trap tray.
The papayas that I was gifted are doing crazy good. I'm excited to transplant these throughout my yard. I also show my barbados cherry seeds that I'm currently attempting to sprout. Two people (one being Google) have told me they take 6-12 months to sprout and are rare chance to sprout anyways, but I want to give it a try to see if I'm able to use the seeds from my fruit to make future cherry trees. The black tray has 2 types of soil builds. One is super sandy and gritty while the other is a normal mix of 1 part peat moss, 1 part compost, 1 part perlite. I also have a small test in the egg carton briefly viewed which is a sandy substrate that has constant moisture from the top AND bottom (essentially soaking in water and sand). Wish me luck!
Mulberry volunteer... holy! And my tomato seedlings are doing AMAZING! These are 2nd generation Brandywines. I should really make a proper plan for them. Only about 3 weeks away from transplanting (give or take). You can also see my 3 other Mulberry volunteers that I pulled (1 from the gutter lol super sick root system though, like hydroponics roots) from around my yard and put into the catnip planter for now. I will probably put the mulberries all around my yard after summer. I also hope my catnip comes back. I may need to get seeds or another plant. It seemed very dead when I touched it.
Also holy! My ginger sprouted back. I was really worried about this guy because he was basically rotting so I had to trim him up and place him somewhere with less direct water and more direct sunlight. It worked! I still have a ginger root in my kitchen I'm trying to sprout to as backup, but super happy to see this green. I also finally put my potted aloe into the ground. And look! New growth! I will probably start actively harvesting in a few weeks.
Banana transplant is doing really good. I moved the smaller one from out underneath this big guy which you will see shortly. In the background of the banana tree are 2 tumeric varieties that are going CRAZY! I might put them in the ground now that they have so much new and extremely healthy growth. You can also briefly see the ginger shampoo peeking it's little head. This patch you are viewing is filled with gem corn, zinnias mix, autumn beauty sunflowers, and a few titan sunflowers. Really excited to see how this area turns out. It's already going pretty crazy!
The smaller banana is doing pretty good in it's new spot. It already has a new leaf, which has had the tipped eaten by something. Probably a lubber... I've still been killing 1-2 a day. You can also briefly see the tree I show an up close of in the next clip. This tree was cut back in spring and ended up sprouting 5 NEW trees!
COCONUT
Clip of the 5 new trees I have (looks like maybe even 6 lol) I might consider making some tools out of it's wood. Barbados cherry tree is doing so good! The new growth is HUGE! This tree is BEYOND healthy. I cannot wait to start taking cuttings.
Brief update on the black eye pea patch. Really solid cover crop for sure. And easy to get started. I gave my pineapple patch a solid layer of compost around the plants, as I noticed 2 of them were producing pups. This typically means the host plant is on it's way to dying, which means instead of trying to fruit, it's pupping as a last resort of desperation (ie not enough nutrients). Already see the plants are much healthier and the new pups should find they have the nutrients they need to produce. I'll try to feed them more consistently. It was the first garden project we ever started, and pineapples can deal with a lot of neglect.
Multiheaded sunflower is almost ready to be collected for seed. Not much kiwi prog. I got an agave plant for tequila hopefully and this blueberry is doing really well, along with the sunflowers around it.
