I had to start my fall crops 2 weeks ago, basically all brassica, lettuce, cool herbs. And interesting trying fall tomatoes. I got them planted in beds already of course fast maturing determinate varieties.
I’ve noticed that farming/gardening as a whole is just a collection of best practices and bits of information that we learn from other farmers/gardeners. I love this community! 👨🌾
Hi! I live in Bakersfield CA where the heat is brutal. Would love it if you did a vid(s) on gardening in extreme heat/drought conditions, crops that do well etc. 💚 Love watching your videos, thank you all for making them!!!
Celiac people are forever grateful for Cauliflower!!! Riced, pizza crust- Ill take it all!!! Can you do a video on Gardening for beginners? How to get started? Even the watering systems seem complicated.
You should do livestreams or videos, where it's just you guys watering and doing everyday maintenance in the yard. With some chill background music (no commentary), and like the sound of the water over the plants and other garden asmr. ~so serene~
I've been following Epic Gardening for some time now. I'm really enjoying how you, Jacques and Chris share the screen time. I guess you guys can take time off now. The interaction works for me. 👍
Yes! I started my seeds yesterday! I’m hoping my fall garden will not be burnt to a crisp like this summer! Anything but heat! Great sowing guys! Tucson, zone 9 a.
I grew Principe Borghese tomato in my Georgia zone 8b garden this spring/summer. The heat and humidity has been especially brutal this year but the tomato produced prolifically. Although all the tomatoes I grew even the disease resistant hybrids eventually succumbed to the high disease and pest pressure, the Principe Borghese was the last tomato I had to pull. I dehydrated them to add to sauces. I will definitely grow again.
When you have to split alliums up what you can do is put them into a tray with some water and separate all the dirt out from the roots then it's very easy to disentangle the roots and transplant them into new dirt to grow up
I don't remember if I got that tip from you or one of the other RUclipsrs. I follow so many. But I bought a six-pack of onions from a garden center earlier this year and I got a kerjillion onions out of it
I'm a fan of this format of seed starting. So many channels will do an episode on planting late but started their seeds a month prior off screen, which means us viewers are out of luck to follow along. As a fellow 10b-er it's really helpful to see what you are starting, when and why. I always seem to miss the window; too early or too late. I feel a bit better about getting my cabbage, kohlrabi, parsley and cilantro started. Leeks as well. I'm going to wait on lettuces. I'm not even going to try broccoli or cauliflower this year. I still have about a dozen kale plants still going strong from last fall so I'm set there. Since I have quite a few older seed packets, I'm going to do a fire sale: every seed must be started if it's anywhere close to the right time of year.
I had some seriously difficult time growing red onions this year. A combination of above seasonal heat temperatures coming into summer after a crazy cool wet spring that presisted until the beginning of July!! Then there was the 6 surprise Curcubits that invaded the Onion Patch. I had no idea that they would starve my Red Globe onions, lesson learned. French Onion soup sounds super yummy. We only have 1 outdoor growing season here, in BC Canada.So I'm a bit jealous. Great info Fellas! I may try leeks in their own garden next year. I have 1 this year, in with the tomatoes.
Hello Kevin, Where did you get the seed storage container? Love watching and learning new things, I’ve been gardening since I was 6 and I’m 53 now. Last October I was diagnosed with a deteriorating foot disease, so this year gardening has been a struggle for me as I have been using a wheelchair to garden with a lot of help from my wife and our two foster children which I gave them their own garden boxes. Gardening is my happy place.
Started fall crops 2 weeks ago (zone 7a DE)-bok choy, Joi Choi, broccoli rabe, heading broccoli, sprouting broccoli, fall lettuce, spring onions. Directly sowed first carrots yesterday. Will start remainder of seeds (spinach, winter lettuces) in a week or two, and will direct sow more carrots and snow/snap peas over the next couple weeks
Really love these seasonal planting videos. I was out in my yard this afternoon doing some transplanting listening to this, and it was like having you guys right here planting along with me. It made my afternoon a lot more fun!
We started our seeds from Dave's Garden Fall Collection for Central Texas. Includes 3000 seeds of fall veggies that do well here. Crossing our fingers for a good late fall harvest! Also, we got some photo boxes for seed storage. Great Idea! Thanks so much for the inspiration! Keep sharing your great ideas! Thanks!
FYI: Calendula, Echinacea (Corn Flowers), hibiscus flower petals and others are great to feed to hens (and roosters)... for parasite and illness prevention , for vitamin/mineral boosts and antioxidants...
I use the plastic bin from store bought cookies or pastries , they are clear , they seal and work like green houses. besides they don't end up in trash. My seedling grown in about 3-7 days if left in the sun very moist, this forces co2 at high levels, so no need for fertilizer.
Rampicante zucchini, Malabar spinach, yard long bean and Blue Scotch, and Russian red kale are making it into my late summer garden. I'm in central NC... so we will see! Bless you for your work and teaching us the NEW and better way to garden.
4:33 That's funny, Ailsa Craig is a little mountainous island in Scotland. We used to go on holiday down to Ayr frequently and it, along with Arran was a key part of the skyline
Zone 9b in Florida here, cucumbers, cherry toms, beets, onions, garlic, leeks, green beans, and carrots are all being sown this weekend at our place, thanks for the vid!
Zone 6. I waffle on whether to do fall plantings. Yields are typically lower than I like, the overwintering care can sometimes be a pain in the ass, and the thing people rarely talk about is how it can tie up garden beds,j(Especially alliums, which don't get harvested till mid-summer,) which means you can't use those spaces for 90% of your spring/long season summer crops. If I plant onions in a bed, that bed is not going to get the solanaceous or cucurbit crops... It's just going to be tied up for too late. Starting this year though, it's a new space and new garden. I'm still trying to get a handle on what does well and what beds to rotate with what. (Squash, nightshade, beans are my typical three) I also have a dedicated potatoes bin that I add more compost to every year or two, but that grows nothing but potatoes because when you plant potatoes anywhere, you will ALWAYS grow potatoes there (there's always potatoes that get missed in a harvest and pop back up for years to come). Typically I get three crops of potatoes from such a bin by starting super early, and then ending the last harvest with the killing frost which can come kinda late). I think I might also try some bean planting for nitrogen fixation this year since I didn't have time to source my seed potatoes as I normally do, and try and see how I might be able to work a been crop into the mix there. I may return to planting alliums though to and rotate them out with beans in my typically "fallow" bed (which means for me the ones growing beans). My kales, and even to some degree my lettuce is still holding up like a champ underneath the canopy of the neighbor's tree and our fence, so I don't think I really need to do more brassicas (broccoli is also a waste for me. The plants are always ginormous for a single $1.50 head. Cabbages equally have too long a growth time comparative to $ of yield, which is an important consideration when gardening, especially with limited space). My big goals are more aimed at prepping for spring where I will be trying to plant some fruit trees , setting up another strawberry bin near the existing garden space, and hopefully constructing planters and supports for raspberries where I removed forsythia this summer. (it's again under the canopy of some existing maple trees, and I also hope to mulch the space with hardwoods so I can hopefully innoculate with some mushrooms).
In at least one region of Italy, the tomatoes that are bunched up like that are smoked to ensure they don't spoil, as opposed to canning. I've always wanted to try something like that, but I don't have a good smoking rig to pull it off. I have some Marzano seeds on order, we'll see how those perform. Need to review your videos on leeks and onions. I seem to struggle with bulbs, tubers, and roots, and I'd love to up my game because those can keep very well. Tofu = curdled soy milk. If memory serves, the pros in Japan start from dry beans that are pressure cooked and pureed. I'm sure there are fairly simple recipes online. What I'd love to do is make my own miso or soy sauce, because those can keep almost forever in the fridge. Tofu has to be eaten ASAP unless they're sealed in the shelf stable cubic cartons.
I learn something every video. I will share that I started my onion early last year and more than half went to seed. A local farmer had warned me about it. NorCal 9b. Ailsa Craig is a long day variety that you *might* have success with in San Diego but you may want to start a round in winter.
This is great! I am in 9a and going to do some sowing tomorrow. Love that you referenced Charles Dowding's multisowing. I'm about to try that for the first time. I've been watching all his videos lately.
I’ll be doing my early spring seeds soon with a greenhouse (I’m relying on my garden to significantly reduce the cost of living). I’ve saved a lot even over autumn and the first half of winter. It seems I may be allergic to my garden though, I’ve had a few friends ‘play’ with the soil and help pull weeds just as a voluntary experiment, but I’m the only one who gets a rash on my face, arms, and torso. With the price of produce now though, even antihistamines are still cheaper. I have an appointment with my doctor
I itch and get a mild rash. I use Lava soap all over my hands/arms as soon as I get inside. It calms the itch down in 15 or 20 minutes, and prevents a lasting rash - so I can do it again tomorrow.
@@BritInvLvr I wear gloves and a mask (because my neighbour smokes, and I quit nearly a year ago) Yep, apparently as a reformed smoker, I find the smell more unsettling then those who’ve never smoked. I also take a shower straight away now, and I end up dowsing myself in calamine. It’s not mild (I’ve had eczema on occasion, and certain cleaning items can give me a mild contact dermatitis even if properly rinsed); I have torn myself to shreds. I’m not giving up on my garden though; I’m way too stubborn for that 😂
it's my 1st fall grow in FL 8b/9a. I have tomatoes and peppers inside under lights. they sprouted after only 3 days. I will keep them indoors as long as i have space for them. I have spicey peppers and herbs in the garden outside, still from this spring/summer. and I will be planting onions, zucchini, peas, garlic, and more in the next few days, to go under lights inside to start with. learning to garden in FL has been rough til finding this guy's videos. very thankful for the help.
I recommend David the Good. He has videos from the past about growing in FL. His recent videos are from Alabama but he just moved recently so don’t know where his new spot will be. But he specializes in hot humid weather.
I'm in India and was worried that I'd started my summer seeds rather late but for the past few years we've been getting late Monsoon rains which is pushing the growing season a bit. I want to grow wheat this fall/winter but that'll have to go directly into the garden. Also, would love to learn about growing oats in my backyard!
Hands down my favorite videos from you guys are the seed starting ones. Soybeans did ok for me but sadly I never ate any 😬 There is just so much going on in the garden that I got a little behind and we took a vacation. So I think I will just save the seeds and try again next year. I need to stop being disappointed in myself for not eating what I grew 😔
Alex from Alex French Guy Cooking, from RUclips, went to a town where those hanging tomatoes are grown. You can see the way they hang them, get stored and some info on them.
Easily my favorite series rn. Idk why but seed starting is so therapeutic 🤩 am waiting to snag some trays! I missed out in the first batch! Gonna start my second summer and early fall seeds this week! Mostly tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil and marigold. But also ordered a butt load of peppers from San Diego seed company 👏🏽 thanks for turning me on to them!!
As a new gardener, I planted broccoli and brussel sprouts in early march, being ignorant of how essential the seasons really are, and lo and behold everything got torched. So this fall is redemption!
I prepared my fall starts a few weeks ago. I’m growing purple and green broccoli, cauliflower, fennel, Brussels sprouts, purple carrots, orange carrots and a bunch of lettuce varieties. Hopefully I didn’t start them too early! I’m in zone 5.
My seed trays are sitting on the dining room table ready for planting tomorrow, and I ordered a big shade cloth just in case it's hotter than usual over the next two months. So ready for all those brassicas! And I'll take your advice and do alliums too. Thanks, guys!
I hear all of your grain growing talk and I wonder… Quinoa? You might get more nutritional bang for you crop since your grain “field” is so small. Plus, I’ve never grown it and want you to try it first 😜
I'm trying my first fall garden this year! You inspired me to finally try it! I've got broccoli cauliflower peas and a second crop of beans started and in a week or so I'm going to start my spinach! The school I work at also sprouted a huge squash vine of some sort (I think pumpkin?) And the principal wants it gone so I'm snagging that too! I hope it survives the transport!
This year in March i plant soybeans in my garden for first time and i get 23 big plants now with lot of pods, like i was shocked how much is on each plant, because its my first time ever groving it 😂, so ill get pretty good edamame harvest, next year ill plant more of it because seems like soy really likes my climate and soil
Too tired to garden much this fall, especially in the local hard clay soil! So I’m cover cropping with daikon and crimson clover ☘️ hoping to get at least some kimchi out of it!
greetings from arizona zone 9b. we just planted seeds of our first fall crops! thanks for the tips and tricks. we're looking forward to your updates! yes we labeled everything! lol Cheers.
OOOHHHH I grew the syrian cucumber from true love seeds this year! I live in Houston and it grew quickly, vigorously, and beautifully!! Also I had a 100 percent germination rate. I am Syrian so growing seeds from my home country has been one way i've been connecting with my heritage. I also got the molokhia, squash, and both types of syrian lettuces and their germ rates have also been high.
Zone 4b. I started black seeded Simpson and salanova lettuce, spinach types bloomdale, new Zealand, and matador we'll see which ones work out. I started my cabbages and kale in July. Will be transplanting those when the potatoes come out. I need to direct sow carrots and beets. Planted peas end of July and will plant more in 2 weeks. Transplanted cucumber starts. Threw a few Bush bean seeds into some spots. I just can't stop planting. Lol
That’s awesome! I’m growing long grain rice for the first time this year. They are doing well but I have a short growing season so we’ll see what happens 😊 I also purchased some barley and will learn more about that soon. Love your videos! Thanks for sharing 🥰
Wish we had more time to grow in northern Ontario..I had to bring my lemon tree in already, it’s been getting kind of chilly and it was loosing leaves fast!
Alright you guys, you gotta label those cases by category. Makes it so much easier to find seeds. I just planted cabbage. Going to do broccoli and Brussels sprouts soon.
I should have waited until this week to put my container of carrot sprouts outside. I got excited when they started to pop and the stems all shriveled in the sun last week. I have 4 survivors that popped late and get shade in the afternoon.
What a coincidence, I just started my fall seeds, although since I'm in zone 5, more like beets and salad greens. Wish I could figure out what I'm doing wrong with leeks, they never get thicker than a pencil.
Mine also were pretty thin. Thought I was so smart by putting graduated lengths of plastic drainage pipe around the leek to increase the white portion by blocking sun exposure. It might have worked but didn’t have a control.
@@dtl2081 I would’ve though this would actually cause it to be thinner. The plant would know that the only source of sunlight is found at the open top of the pipe and this might cause it to become quite leggy in order to reach the sunlight at the top. i.e focusing on vertical growth rather than fattening up.
I've had the same problem. I'm not sure how to get it right, but I do know some of the mistakes I ought to avoid. I tried growing them in partial shade, but that didn't work. I neglected to thin them out sufficiently, so they stayed small. I didn't give them enough nitrogen, so they got spindly and eventually flopped over. I did have cuttings from another type of onion that I grew in full sun in a core bed, where the cores had been saturated with nitrogen. Those got thicker than leeks, and grew more than 3 ft tall. So maybe that's what I have to do with the leeks.
I’m so confused about when to start fall crops here in zone 10b Orange County. It hasn’t even been hot enough for my zucchini or tomato to do much of anything. Only half the dahlias have bloomed. I’m thinking we’ll have a super sunny and warm Sept/Oct with lots of Santa Ana wind. Good to see a sample of what you start in august and what you plan to wait a month to start. Thanks for sharing.
I’m in central fl, I have small variety tomatoes like cherry and grape, and muncher cucumbers growing under a 40% shade cloth in raised beds, they have produced all summer as long as I keep up with trimming the cucumber blite… they used to drop flowers constantly until the addition of the shade cloth. I also drip irrigate them every evening around dusk
I direct sowed some Bok Choy and Fire candle radish yesterday. I’m in zone 5a so I’m limited to things that will mature before the end of September! Super excited, never grown either before or even tried a fall planting.
I started my first set of seeds about 2 weeks ago (zone 10a). Hopefully I have some success; what survives I plan to throw in containers outside and over the winter I'll be building out my garden. Peppers/cukes/tomatoes are the bulk of my first attempt (I might throw in some potatoes soon)
I had enough room to start my fall seeds in the ground this year! Gonna try cabbages this winter, the cabbage worms decimated all but 2 cabbages this year!
I think I’m just realizing that my whole season here in 3b is like your cool season 🙈 I had learned that lettuce and brassicas would bolt in the heat of the summer, so I was nervous. But our heat is nowhere near to the heat I think people usually talk about. Also, Kevin, you should grow a chevron moustache 👌
LOL I'm in zone 4a... LOL I planted some North Dakota watermelon and they are now sprouting quarter sized melons! I talk to them and tell them they have to hurry, the cold weather can come early here in the north!
@@ffs6158 blessings to you. We actually getting rain here in Browns Valley. California needs the rain sooo bad. I’m enjoying it. No need to water the garden today ☺️
What're you starting right now? P.S. Our new SUPER STURDY 1020 tray's coming soon: bit.ly/3zoB7VA
I am starting lettuce
I have not started any yet, maybe in the next month, too early for us 😊
Tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce
I had to start my fall crops 2 weeks ago, basically all brassica, lettuce, cool herbs. And interesting trying fall tomatoes. I got them planted in beds already of course fast maturing determinate varieties.
I’m looking for those Bulgarian leaks tomorrow morning ✌🏼
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My only complaint about these seed starting videos is that they aren't 4 or 5 hours longer.
This one was way too short!
Noted 😏
you guys could do a live (longer) format and edit out a video for youtube !
@@vincent2872 I would love live seed starting!
i love your vids@@epicgardening
I love that you both talk about your fails just as much as your wins!! It keeps me motivated! When ya'll have garden problems, I don't feel so bed!
I love these seed starting videos, there are always little bits of information scattered around and you don’t know what you are going to learn.
I’ve noticed that farming/gardening as a whole is just a collection of best practices and bits of information that we learn from other farmers/gardeners. I love this community! 👨🌾
Hi! I live in Bakersfield CA where the heat is brutal. Would love it if you did a vid(s) on gardening in extreme heat/drought conditions, crops that do well etc. 💚 Love watching your videos, thank you all for making them!!!
"We're asking cauliflower to do too much." 🤣 Love the banter. Thanks for the ideas! Been wondering what to plant for fall.
Celiac people are forever grateful for Cauliflower!!! Riced, pizza crust- Ill take it all!!! Can you do a video on Gardening for beginners? How to get started? Even the watering systems seem complicated.
“We’re asking cauliflower to do too much” 🤣🤣
Omw I love your seed box ... to keep your seeds in ... ❤️❤️❤️❤️
We all need a garden friendship like this 😍
Agreed !
You should do livestreams or videos, where it's just you guys watering and doing everyday maintenance in the yard. With some chill background music (no commentary), and like the sound of the water over the plants and other garden asmr. ~so serene~
I've been following Epic Gardening for some time now. I'm really enjoying how you, Jacques and Chris share the screen time. I guess you guys can take time off now. The interaction works for me. 👍
Yes! I started my seeds yesterday! I’m hoping my fall garden will not be burnt to a crisp like this summer! Anything but heat! Great sowing guys! Tucson, zone 9 a.
Greetings from Bulgaria! 😊
King Arthur Leek > King Richard Leek. Also I love the mural!
I grew Principe Borghese tomato in my Georgia zone 8b garden this spring/summer. The heat and humidity has been especially brutal this year but the tomato produced prolifically. Although all the tomatoes I grew even the disease resistant hybrids eventually succumbed to the high disease and pest pressure, the Principe Borghese was the last tomato I had to pull. I dehydrated them to add to sauces. I will definitely grow again.
When you have to split alliums up what you can do is put them into a tray with some water and separate all the dirt out from the roots then it's very easy to disentangle the roots and transplant them into new dirt to grow up
Yep!
I don't remember if I got that tip from you or one of the other RUclipsrs. I follow so many. But I bought a six-pack of onions from a garden center earlier this year and I got a kerjillion onions out of it
Omg🥰Love the seed organizer. I have mine in zip locks. My Aunt gave me seeds from her beautiful flower garden .
I'm a fan of this format of seed starting. So many channels will do an episode on planting late but started their seeds a month prior off screen, which means us viewers are out of luck to follow along. As a fellow 10b-er it's really helpful to see what you are starting, when and why. I always seem to miss the window; too early or too late. I feel a bit better about getting my cabbage, kohlrabi, parsley and cilantro started. Leeks as well. I'm going to wait on lettuces. I'm not even going to try broccoli or cauliflower this year. I still have about a dozen kale plants still going strong from last fall so I'm set there. Since I have quite a few older seed packets, I'm going to do a fire sale: every seed must be started if it's anywhere close to the right time of year.
I had some seriously difficult time growing red onions this year. A combination of above seasonal heat temperatures coming into summer after a crazy cool wet spring that presisted until the beginning of July!! Then there was the 6 surprise Curcubits that invaded the Onion Patch. I had no idea that they would starve my Red Globe onions, lesson learned. French Onion soup sounds super yummy. We only have 1 outdoor growing season here, in BC Canada.So I'm a bit jealous. Great info Fellas! I may try leeks in their own garden next year. I have 1 this year, in with the tomatoes.
Hello Kevin, Where did you get the seed storage container? Love watching and learning new things, I’ve been gardening since I was 6 and I’m 53 now. Last October I was diagnosed with a deteriorating foot disease, so this year gardening has been a struggle for me as I have been using a wheelchair to garden with a lot of help from my wife and our two foster children which I gave them their own garden boxes. Gardening is my happy place.
Started fall crops 2 weeks ago (zone 7a DE)-bok choy, Joi Choi, broccoli rabe, heading broccoli, sprouting broccoli, fall lettuce, spring onions. Directly sowed first carrots yesterday. Will start remainder of seeds (spinach, winter lettuces) in a week or two, and will direct sow more carrots and snow/snap peas over the next couple weeks
Really love these seasonal planting videos. I was out in my yard this afternoon doing some transplanting listening to this, and it was like having you guys right here planting along with me. It made my afternoon a lot more fun!
We started our seeds from Dave's Garden Fall Collection for Central Texas. Includes 3000 seeds of fall veggies that do well here. Crossing our fingers for a good late fall harvest! Also, we got some photo boxes for seed storage. Great Idea! Thanks so much for the inspiration! Keep sharing your great ideas! Thanks!
FYI: Calendula, Echinacea (Corn Flowers), hibiscus flower petals and others are great to feed to hens (and roosters)... for parasite and illness prevention , for vitamin/mineral boosts and antioxidants...
Great tip, thank you!
I planted mine today too!! Today was a beautiful day for seeding, happy growing everyone.
in the philippines, most squash are kabocha squash
I use the plastic bin from store bought cookies or pastries , they are clear , they seal and work like green houses. besides they don't end up in trash. My seedling grown in about 3-7 days if left in the sun very moist, this forces co2 at high levels, so no need for fertilizer.
Always fun to watch the grow bros. 😊
Rampicante zucchini, Malabar spinach, yard long bean and Blue Scotch, and Russian red kale are making it into my late summer garden. I'm in central NC... so we will see! Bless you for your work and teaching us the NEW and better way to garden.
I love these seed starting videos. You guys just go over the basics so well. So many helpful hints and growing tips.
I have started seeds already also. Hoping for a great fall harvest!
Best of luck!
Me too! Happy Harvest!
4:33 That's funny, Ailsa Craig is a little mountainous island in Scotland. We used to go on holiday down to Ayr frequently and it, along with Arran was a key part of the skyline
Zone 9b in Florida here, cucumbers, cherry toms, beets, onions, garlic, leeks, green beans, and carrots are all being sown this weekend at our place, thanks for the vid!
Zone 6. I waffle on whether to do fall plantings. Yields are typically lower than I like, the overwintering care can sometimes be a pain in the ass, and the thing people rarely talk about is how it can tie up garden beds,j(Especially alliums, which don't get harvested till mid-summer,) which means you can't use those spaces for 90% of your spring/long season summer crops.
If I plant onions in a bed, that bed is not going to get the solanaceous or cucurbit crops... It's just going to be tied up for too late.
Starting this year though, it's a new space and new garden. I'm still trying to get a handle on what does well and what beds to rotate with what. (Squash, nightshade, beans are my typical three)
I also have a dedicated potatoes bin that I add more compost to every year or two, but that grows nothing but potatoes because when you plant potatoes anywhere, you will ALWAYS grow potatoes there (there's always potatoes that get missed in a harvest and pop back up for years to come). Typically I get three crops of potatoes from such a bin by starting super early, and then ending the last harvest with the killing frost which can come kinda late). I think I might also try some bean planting for nitrogen fixation this year since I didn't have time to source my seed potatoes as I normally do, and try and see how I might be able to work a been crop into the mix there.
I may return to planting alliums though to and rotate them out with beans in my typically "fallow" bed (which means for me the ones growing beans).
My kales, and even to some degree my lettuce is still holding up like a champ underneath the canopy of the neighbor's tree and our fence, so I don't think I really need to do more brassicas (broccoli is also a waste for me. The plants are always ginormous for a single $1.50 head. Cabbages equally have too long a growth time comparative to $ of yield, which is an important consideration when gardening, especially with limited space).
My big goals are more aimed at prepping for spring where I will be trying to plant some fruit trees , setting up another strawberry bin near the existing garden space, and hopefully constructing planters and supports for raspberries where I removed forsythia this summer. (it's again under the canopy of some existing maple trees, and I also hope to mulch the space with hardwoods so I can hopefully innoculate with some mushrooms).
In at least one region of Italy, the tomatoes that are bunched up like that are smoked to ensure they don't spoil, as opposed to canning. I've always wanted to try something like that, but I don't have a good smoking rig to pull it off. I have some Marzano seeds on order, we'll see how those perform.
Need to review your videos on leeks and onions. I seem to struggle with bulbs, tubers, and roots, and I'd love to up my game because those can keep very well.
Tofu = curdled soy milk. If memory serves, the pros in Japan start from dry beans that are pressure cooked and pureed. I'm sure there are fairly simple recipes online. What I'd love to do is make my own miso or soy sauce, because those can keep almost forever in the fridge. Tofu has to be eaten ASAP unless they're sealed in the shelf stable cubic cartons.
Just started fall seeds this past weekend. Two types of shard carrots a couple squash and some cucumber. Zone 7 Ab my first time, hoping for the best
I learn something every video. I will share that I started my onion early last year and more than half went to seed. A local farmer had warned me about it. NorCal 9b. Ailsa Craig is a long day variety that you *might* have success with in San Diego but you may want to start a round in winter.
This is great! I am in 9a and going to do some sowing tomorrow. Love that you referenced Charles Dowding's multisowing. I'm about to try that for the first time. I've been watching all his videos lately.
Summer 2022 let’s growwww!!!! Thanks guys for everything you teach us. 🙏 happy harvesting. I just spent over $250 on seeds lol.
I do the same Really kool
I’ll be doing my early spring seeds soon with a greenhouse (I’m relying on my garden to significantly reduce the cost of living). I’ve saved a lot even over autumn and the first half of winter. It seems I may be allergic to my garden though, I’ve had a few friends ‘play’ with the soil and help pull weeds just as a voluntary experiment, but I’m the only one who gets a rash on my face, arms, and torso. With the price of produce now though, even antihistamines are still cheaper. I have an appointment with my doctor
Adelaide, Australia 😝
Oh no - maybe do one of those allergen response tests?
I get rashes sometimes so I wear gloves. I guess we’re just delicate flowers. 😊
I itch and get a mild rash. I use Lava soap all over my hands/arms as soon as I get inside. It calms the itch down in 15 or 20 minutes, and prevents a lasting rash - so I can do it again tomorrow.
@@BritInvLvr I wear gloves and a mask (because my neighbour smokes, and I quit nearly a year ago) Yep, apparently as a reformed smoker, I find the smell more unsettling then those who’ve never smoked.
I also take a shower straight away now, and I end up dowsing myself in calamine. It’s not mild (I’ve had eczema on occasion, and certain cleaning items can give me a mild contact dermatitis even if properly rinsed); I have torn myself to shreds. I’m not giving up on my garden though; I’m way too stubborn for that 😂
I've heard of True Love Seeds! They do really important work with Black farmers and preserving seeds from the African Diaspora.
it's my 1st fall grow in FL 8b/9a. I have tomatoes and peppers inside under lights. they sprouted after only 3 days. I will keep them indoors as long as i have space for them. I have spicey peppers and herbs in the garden outside, still from this spring/summer. and I will be planting onions, zucchini, peas, garlic, and more in the next few days, to go under lights inside to start with. learning to garden in FL has been rough til finding this guy's videos. very thankful for the help.
I recommend David the Good. He has videos from the past about growing in FL. His recent videos are from Alabama but he just moved recently so don’t know where his new spot will be. But he specializes in hot humid weather.
@@umiluv thanks!!
Im Growing gerberas and they finnaly bloomed!!
Whoo Hoo! Started some container lettuce yesterday and have a long list to start before or by next weekend. Thanks guys!
always enjoyable hanging out with you two.. Happy Gardening!
Hey guys. I wanted to know what your seed storage containers are. They look like the perfect solutions to tidily storing your seeds!
I'm in India and was worried that I'd started my summer seeds rather late but for the past few years we've been getting late Monsoon rains which is pushing the growing season a bit. I want to grow wheat this fall/winter but that'll have to go directly into the garden. Also, would love to learn about growing oats in my backyard!
Hands down my favorite videos from you guys are the seed starting ones. Soybeans did ok for me but sadly I never ate any 😬 There is just so much going on in the garden that I got a little behind and we took a vacation. So I think I will just save the seeds and try again next year. I need to stop being disappointed in myself for not eating what I grew 😔
Alex from Alex French Guy Cooking, from RUclips, went to a town where those hanging tomatoes are grown. You can see the way they hang them, get stored and some info on them.
Easily my favorite series rn. Idk why but seed starting is so therapeutic 🤩 am waiting to snag some trays! I missed out in the first batch!
Gonna start my second summer and early fall seeds this week! Mostly tomatoes, onions, garlic, basil and marigold. But also ordered a butt load of peppers from San Diego seed company 👏🏽 thanks for turning me on to them!!
I never liked leeks but after seeing the potato leek soup episode, I think I will try them this year.
As a new gardener, I planted broccoli and brussel sprouts in early march, being ignorant of how essential the seasons really are, and lo and behold everything got torched. So this fall is redemption!
Same thing is happening to me 😂 we will get it this fall lol!
I prepared my fall starts a few weeks ago. I’m growing purple and green broccoli, cauliflower, fennel, Brussels sprouts, purple carrots, orange carrots and a bunch of lettuce varieties. Hopefully I didn’t start them too early! I’m in zone 5.
My seed trays are sitting on the dining room table ready for planting tomorrow, and I ordered a big shade cloth just in case it's hotter than usual over the next two months. So ready for all those brassicas! And I'll take your advice and do alliums too. Thanks, guys!
I hear all of your grain growing talk and I wonder… Quinoa? You might get more nutritional bang for you crop since your grain “field” is so small. Plus, I’ve never grown it and want you to try it first 😜
I'm trying my first fall garden this year! You inspired me to finally try it! I've got broccoli cauliflower peas and a second crop of beans started and in a week or so I'm going to start my spinach!
The school I work at also sprouted a huge squash vine of some sort (I think pumpkin?) And the principal wants it gone so I'm snagging that too! I hope it survives the transport!
what brand is your spray nozzle, it looks nice & sturdy.
This year in March i plant soybeans in my garden for first time and i get 23 big plants now with lot of pods, like i was shocked how much is on each plant, because its my first time ever groving it 😂, so ill get pretty good edamame harvest, next year ill plant more of it because seems like soy really likes my climate and soil
I just harvested 11kg of potatos im so happy i only planted like 5 seed potatos and considering the heat wave it was a very good harvest
Woop woop zone 10 represent! Thanks guys
Too tired to garden much this fall, especially in the local hard clay soil! So I’m cover cropping with daikon and crimson clover ☘️ hoping to get at least some kimchi out of it!
I’m planting for Fall 2023 in zone 10A!!
I will be starting my seedlings from seed in the next week. Happy Planting !
greetings from arizona zone 9b. we just planted seeds of our first fall crops! thanks for the tips and tricks. we're looking forward to your updates! yes we labeled everything! lol Cheers.
Yes! Bring on the fall crops!
Thank you, I look forward to these every season :)
Fresh approach and entertaining and useful!
OOOHHHH I grew the syrian cucumber from true love seeds this year! I live in Houston and it grew quickly, vigorously, and beautifully!! Also I had a 100 percent germination rate. I am Syrian so growing seeds from my home country has been one way i've been connecting with my heritage. I also got the molokhia, squash, and both types of syrian lettuces and their germ rates have also been high.
I try to support my Philly locals where I can, so I looooooooove Truelove Seeds. Highly recommend the Moyamensing tomatoes they carry.
Always so jealous about second grow seasons 💜 in our 3B/4A yard we get one
Zone 4b. I started black seeded Simpson and salanova lettuce, spinach types bloomdale, new Zealand, and matador we'll see which ones work out. I started my cabbages and kale in July. Will be transplanting those when the potatoes come out. I need to direct sow carrots and beets. Planted peas end of July and will plant more in 2 weeks. Transplanted cucumber starts. Threw a few Bush bean seeds into some spots. I just can't stop planting. Lol
That’s awesome! I’m growing long grain rice for the first time this year. They are doing well but I have a short growing season so we’ll see what happens 😊 I also purchased some barley and will learn more about that soon. Love your videos! Thanks for sharing 🥰
watermelon roulette sounds like a good time.
Wish we had more time to grow in northern Ontario..I had to bring my lemon tree in already, it’s been getting kind of chilly and it was loosing leaves fast!
Alright you guys, you gotta label those cases by category. Makes it so much easier to find seeds. I just planted cabbage. Going to do broccoli and Brussels sprouts soon.
I should have waited until this week to put my container of carrot sprouts outside. I got excited when they started to pop and the stems all shriveled in the sun last week. I have 4 survivors that popped late and get shade in the afternoon.
What a coincidence, I just started my fall seeds, although since I'm in zone 5, more like beets and salad greens. Wish I could figure out what I'm doing wrong with leeks, they never get thicker than a pencil.
Mine also were pretty thin. Thought I was so smart by putting graduated lengths of plastic drainage pipe around the leek to increase the white portion by blocking sun exposure. It might have worked but didn’t have a control.
@@dtl2081 I would think an easier way to block the sun would just be adding more mulch around it?
@@dtl2081 I would’ve though this would actually cause it to be thinner. The plant would know that the only source of sunlight is found at the open top of the pipe and this might cause it to become quite leggy in order to reach the sunlight at the top.
i.e focusing on vertical growth rather than fattening up.
I've had the same problem. I'm not sure how to get it right, but I do know some of the mistakes I ought to avoid. I tried growing them in partial shade, but that didn't work. I neglected to thin them out sufficiently, so they stayed small. I didn't give them enough nitrogen, so they got spindly and eventually flopped over.
I did have cuttings from another type of onion that I grew in full sun in a core bed, where the cores had been saturated with nitrogen. Those got thicker than leeks, and grew more than 3 ft tall. So maybe that's what I have to do with the leeks.
I have the exact same problem with leeks!
I’m so confused about when to start fall crops here in zone 10b Orange County. It hasn’t even been hot enough for my zucchini or tomato to do much of anything. Only half the dahlias have bloomed. I’m thinking we’ll have a super sunny and warm Sept/Oct with lots of Santa Ana wind. Good to see a sample of what you start in august and what you plan to wait a month to start. Thanks for sharing.
I’m in central fl, I have small variety tomatoes like cherry and grape, and muncher cucumbers growing under a 40% shade cloth in raised beds, they have produced all summer as long as I keep up with trimming the cucumber blite… they used to drop flowers constantly until the addition of the shade cloth. I also drip irrigate them every evening around dusk
I direct sowed some Bok Choy and Fire candle radish yesterday. I’m in zone 5a so I’m limited to things that will mature before the end of September! Super excited, never grown either before or even tried a fall planting.
Yesss perfect! My late winter (I’m in NZ) seed haul just arrived. I might be in the antipodes but it’s still time for seed starting. Let’s go!
I started my first set of seeds about 2 weeks ago (zone 10a). Hopefully I have some success; what survives I plan to throw in containers outside and over the winter I'll be building out my garden.
Peppers/cukes/tomatoes are the bulk of my first attempt (I might throw in some potatoes soon)
I had enough room to start my fall seeds in the ground this year! Gonna
try cabbages this winter, the cabbage worms decimated all but 2 cabbages this year!
As always your contents are amazing brother! Mabuhay from the Philippines!
Planning to start seeds end of this week at zone 9b! Catching up on a few herbs and, redoing (fingers crossed) garlic.
these are so helpful Im in san diego but have no idea what to start. So thanks to you guys I get to learn some things I can start
Thanks for the Fall inspiration ☺️ 🌿
Oh I like Jacques selection of plants, sorry Kevin 😘 like your onion selection too
“The seed boys are here!” 😂 what goofs! 😋
Question, where did you buy the plastic container to store all your seeds? I need one.
I think I’m just realizing that my whole season here in 3b is like your cool season 🙈 I had learned that lettuce and brassicas would bolt in the heat of the summer, so I was nervous. But our heat is nowhere near to the heat I think people usually talk about.
Also, Kevin, you should grow a chevron moustache 👌
Start seeds with us, SPRING edition 🇦🇺.
I just did this yesterday!
How often are you watering the seedlings? I’ve never grown from seeds before and bought your 6 cell tray and germination domes & bottom trays
LOL I'm in zone 4a... LOL I planted some North Dakota watermelon and they are now sprouting quarter sized melons! I talk to them and tell them they have to hurry, the cold weather can come early here in the north!
Thank you! That was epic! I didn’t know I could start more watermelons!!
I’m in that OC area and was curious what to grow at this time. So glad to see this! Time to get some seeds. :)
I’d love the seeds you both planted. I’m in Northern California 9a. I really enjoyed watching and learning from you both
Howdy from east bay zone 9b. Is it a little cooler than normal for you too, especially at night? This has been a really nice summer so far.
@@ffs6158 blessings to you. We actually getting rain here in Browns Valley. California needs the rain sooo bad. I’m enjoying it. No need to water the garden today ☺️
Appreciate you!
Calendula is a wonderful medicinal plant for humans too. I use it in a salve with plantain and marigold.
Sweet seed organizers -Getting one of those!
Seed organizers....yes
They’re the photo organizers you can get from any craft store. They are awesome.