Midwest Gardener

All of these plants were planted in August of last year. They are still alive 6 months later in February. We have really enjoyed being able to go out in the garden and get something to eat all through the fall and winter. On this day, I harvested 3 different things in February. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

I've had a few people ask about our grow tent and lighting recently, so I thought I would just do a video and show them. I'll also show a few of the other things we use to grow things indoors. Growing things indoors is easy when you have the equipment to do it. I'll put links below for those who want to take a look at the exact products we use. This is not a sponsored video. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn a commission from any items purchased using my affiliate links below. The grow tent that I use : https://amzn.to/3InzYTP The full spectrum LED light I use: https://amzn.to/3xmGCDG The Fluorescent light with 4 T5 bulbs I use: https://amzn.to/3RV8lVm Protective glasses: https://amzn.to/3IoOyKK The taller 3.5 inch plant pots: https://amzn.to/3xpn4OV Slightly larger 1/2 gallon pot: https://amzn.to/3K5pyt8 Slightly smaller 1/2 gallon pot: https://amzn.to/3Ymv7rz Sticky traps: https://amzn.to/3YQcE6E Another brand of sticky traps that I've used: https://amzn.to/3HWQF7b Thermometer I use to monitor temperature and humidity (I forgot to mention): https://amzn.to/3RWk6ee My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too. Midwest Gardener is also on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter. I garden in zone 6b, in the state Kansas. I would love to hear from you, so feel free to comment, make suggestions, ask a question, give tips, tell about your garden, or even offer constructive criticism. Thanks for watching! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is not a sponsored video, but I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. That means that I will receive a small percentage of any sales generated from one of my affiliate links, but you won't pay any extra. It's one more way that you can support our channel.

In this video I'll show you exactly how I cross pollinate two peppers to make a new type of pepper. The basic process involves emasculating a pepper flower on the plant you want to produce the cross. Then you take a flower from a different pepper, and transfer the pollen from that flower onto the stigma of the emasculated flower. In this video I will explain and show each step. Eric Knight's Channel YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCu-FM5hAgO97lD8QuQxRUkA My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

We have lots of pepper projects growing indoors. We have some hybrids created by manual crosses, and a couple of hybrids that were created by bees. We even have a couple of mutant pepper plants growing. As I harvest ripe peppers and save seeds, I am continually planting new seedlings to replace the older plants. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

This pepper came from a cross that I didn't do. The pastel coloration is eye popping. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

We grew 3 types of shelling peas last year. In this video, I will compare the 3 types of peas, and I'll tell you which one I liked the best. The 3 types we grew were Kelvedon Wonder, Lilian's Caseload, and Little Marvel. How I Save Peas To Plant Next Year: https://rumble.com/v265njy-how-i-save-pea-seeds-to-plant-next-year.html My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

I have lots of pepper projects going on right now. This is one of my F2 peppers that looks like it's going to be a really good one. The peppers start out purple then ripen to a neon orange color. It's an interesting contrast to the purple. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

Aji Dulce peppers take quite a while to get started, but once they do, they make up for lost time. We got a lot of peppers from just one plant. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

I grew Aji Dulce for the first time last year, and I was impressed with how well it did after it finally got started. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

Once you start saving your own seeds, you might be surprised by how much money you can save. I planted different varieties to find out which types worked well in our area. Once I found which ones I liked, I wanted to save seeds from them. In this video, I will show you how I do it. It's pretty easy to do, so this video is more for beginning gardeners than experienced gardeners. Thanks for watching! My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

It's January, and all of our fall and winter crops are still alive. I think think that is pretty good considering how cold it got here. We were even below freezing for 91 hours. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

I have lots of peppers growing indoors. Some of the peppers are starting to get ripe now. Here is a quick look at one of the plants with ripe peppers. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

I've been growing peppers indoors for a couple of years now. It allows me to stabilize new crosses in half the time. I have over a dozen new pepper hybrids that are in various stages of growth now. I will show some of them in this video. It will be a challenge this year to find room for all of my pepper projects when it comes time to move some of them outdoors. The grow tent that I use (earns commission): https://amzn.to/3i7oFF3 My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

I have quite a few peppers growing indoors right now. I've been making some crosses and I'm growing some of the F1s from those crosses right now. I also wanted to let folks know that I'm taking a short break from making videos. I've been making videos at a pretty steady pace for about 8 or 9 years, so I thought it was time to take a little break. I hope you understand. Thanks for watching! My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

We've seen some really big flocks of geese lately. This flock of geese had several thousand birds in it. We've seen flocks of geese that had lots more birds than this one did though. If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

Red Pontiac potatoes are one of three types of potatoes that we grew this year. The other two were Purple Majesty and Kennebec. In this video, I'll show you the harvest from two ten gallon grow bags. Overall, I was happy with all three types. Several of my favorite types of grow bags. iPower (earns commission): https://amzn.to/3H3Lfs1 AC Infinity (earns commission): https://amzn.to/3H09F5S Vivosun (earns commission): https://amzn.to/3XSGpnJ My Nature Channel (Observing Nature): https://rumble.com/c/c-1364293 Midwest Gardener is also on Facebook. I garden in zone 6b, in the state Kansas. I would love to hear from you, so feel free to comment, make suggestions, ask a question, give tips, tell about your garden, or even offer constructive criticism. Thanks for watching! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is not a sponsored video, but I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. That means that I will receive a small percentage of any sales generated from one of my affiliate links, but you won't pay any extra. It's one more way that you can support our channel. If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

Even though we are in zone 6b, we grow banana plants. Our Musa basjoo banana grows to about 12 to 13 feet tall every summer, even though we cut it down every fall. Bananas grow pretty fast, and for that reason, they have lots of leaves. After a bad wind storm, some of those leaves can be shredded by the wind. In this video, I'll show you what our banana looked like before I trimmed a whole bunch of leaves off of it. Then I'll show you what is looked like after I trimmed it. Finally, I'll show you what it looked like by the end of the summer. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

Here were are nearing Thanksgiving, but we still have some things growing in the garden. Some crops are fairly cold hardy, and others can last after it starts freezing with a little protection. In this video, I'll show you what we still have growing, and I show you now I plan to extent our growing season a little longer. We had a true test this week, when the temperatures were in the 30s and 40s F. during the day, and 20s and upper teens at night. Let us know if you still have anything growing. Thanks for watching! My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

In this update I'll show you most of the pepper plants that we have growing indoors. I grow peppers 365 days a year to shorten the time it takes to stabilize a new pepper. Right now I have quite a few crosses that I did myself, and a couple that the bees did for me. Let us know if you grow peppers indoors. Thanks for watching! My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

I planted 3 types of potatoes this year in 10 gallon grow bags. There were two bags of each type of potatoes. The 3 types I grew were Purple Majesty, Red Pontiac, and Kennebec. This video shows the harvest from one grow bag that had Purple Majesty potatoes in it. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

Mutations are a normal part of nature. Sometimes they happen in animals, and sometimes they happen in plants. This time it happened to a pepper plant. The original mutation happened about a dozen years ago or so. I plan to cross these peppers with some of my own pepper plants. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

Here's a look at our Mattapeno pepper plant. It's a variegated Jalapeno pepper. The heat is the same as a Jalapeno, but the foliage is very different. They can have varying amounts of variegation, with some of them being almost white. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

It is always a little sad when the first freeze of fall comes. It's part of gardening though, so we just learn to deal with it. Part of the whole process is harvesting as much as you can before that first freeze hits. In this video, I'll show you what we harvested, and give you an update on our fall crops. Thanks for watching! My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

This is an interesting pepper. It's a cross between an Oda purple sweet pepper, and a hot pepper. The pepper start out purple and ripen to red. When ripe, they have some sweetness with good flavor and mild heat. They are also very productive. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.

This was the very first time in my life that I had butterflies eating out of my hand....literally. On a recent trip to Branson, Missouri, we visited the Butterfly Palace. The 4 of us really did enjoy our time there. If you love butterflies or enjoy nature, you probably would enjoy the Butterfly Palace too. The coolest part about the Butterfly Palace for us, was the artificially flowers that had nectar in them. Many times there were multiple butterflies trying to eat from the flowers at the same time. There were many different species of butterflies to see, and they were all exotic species that we had never seen before. Thanks for watching. My Nature Channel: https://rumble.com/c/ObservingNature If you would like to create videos like I do, and monetize them, please use my referral link to register: https://rumble.com/register/MidwestGardener1 I will get a small percentage, then once you register, you can refer people too.