I appreciate y’all for putting out the July content right before fully and not right in the middle. It makes me feel a bit more prepared and not like I’m constantly in a state of catching up.
That state of constantly catching up is because a lot of the gardening channels are South of their viewer base and get a great season start on those in the further North.
As a beginner impulse gardener, I find it very comforting to see experienced gardeners say “there’s still time!” I was talking my self into waiting until spring next year but F it, ya know? 🤣
I really recommend a fall garden. The weather is better, there are less pests and the crops require less maintenance than summer crops. I thought gardens were just for spring and summer when I first started gardening. But the fall garden is the best.
I’m still waiting to plant my fall succession of greens. I’m hoping I can time it so that when the hot weather stuff is ready to come out, I can fill all of the garden space with cold hardy vegetables and cover them to protect from cold when the temperature drops.
@@lyndaevans1132 I’m in Arkansas and my zone is 8a, Google says that our first frost isn’t until Nov 3 so I’m just going to plant some stuff and see how it goes. Thank you!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
I like that they all mention what zone they are in. Many times, especially for beginners, it’s hard to judge the time to plant by watching these videos because they are not in the correct zone.
That 1870’s Homestead had mentioned she wraps the bottom 3” at least of her squash etc with stretchy athletic tape so they can’t access where they normally would and it has helped them!
I appreciate these types of videos for those of us who had a late start and still learning. It's encouraging to know there's still time to get a harvest.
For people in colder climates, there are many many cold hardy perennial salvias. They are great for pollinators and don’t require fertilizer or much water.
Yes! My MIL here in NW Iowa saved me a bare root of her perennial salvia (she calls the variety “Veronica” but my plant app calls it woodland sage/ salvia nemorosa) and it’s beautiful and winters well!
Love seeing how Epic Gardeners all across America are approaching July! The diversity of growing zones is so inclusive, allowing those in colder or warmer regions to get the information they can practically use, but it's also so interesting to see how horticultural processes that I'm accustomed to be flipped on its head for a completely different growing zone. Great job y'all! Excited to grow in July!
speaking as someone who gardens in a california desert, zone 8b/9a: arugula is both drought and heat tolerant. yep. you would plant it, allow it to bolt AND drop seeds. these seeds will naturalize and grow on their own cycle. so, i have some arugula that sprouts up in fall/winter and some that sprouts in spring/summer. the water they get is none to incidental because of proximity to an in-ground bed. it's been in the 90s/100s for days now and none of the arugula are bolting.
I live in Central valley California and we are in the 100's. My Arugula bolted but it is so beautiful. It's been blooming for about a month and the Bee's adore it. It's awesome to know that it will reseed readily. I can't wait.
This is my first season growing (and I started late). I made some mistakes in June with my cukes, squash, and zucchini, and it knocked my confidence. But after watching this video, I feel like it's not too late to get another chance at getting it right and having a successful first season. I have learned SO much from these videos and am excited to get things going again for July!
Look up the first frost date for your zipcode. That will give you an idea of the amount of growing days you have left for frost sensitive plants, but it's still possible to grow cold tolerant leafy greens past that date.
I suggest growing some radishes especially and carrots to boost confidence with the garden- radishes show up fast and are rewarding . Also arugula! - it’s very tough and easy to grow without problems and produces tons of good food. Arugula if anything my #1 thing to try for new gardener to have a successful rewarding experience
I got corn and scarlet beans in the ground, cucumbers and a variety of pumpkins and sunflowers blooming too! oh and watermelon, jalapenos, peppers and tomatoes! Can you tell its my first year gardening?? I absolutely love it!! its been a great year so far
I would love representation from a shorter growing season too! I am in zone 5, but our last frost hits the end of May and our first frost hits mid to late September. Idaho Falls. Love your channel! 👩🏼🌾
Fingers crossed. I know the one is in Chicago, but I don't grow in pots much at all and we have different tastes in plants from what I can tell. But here in northern Indiana I have mid-May to mid-October and would love a cold weather shorter season represented too.
Yeah, zones do not always correlate with frost dates. I was a little surprised to hear the grower from Chicago say her first frost date is the same as mine, in New Mexico.
Regarding Salvia -- I'm in zone 5b and there are definitely perennial salvias here too. I cut everything down to the ground before winter and it regrows each year. Also can get a plant from cuttings so proplift from a friend!
Year 2 gardener here- and I definitely focused more on flowers this year :) We have a massive flower patch, with 1/2 of it being dedicated to natives, and now planning another 5000sqft for more natives & few other cut flowers. Hoping we’ll get better pollination in our veg garden this year!
Maybe someone else has mentioned this already, but "knee high by the 4th of July" refers to your knee height when you are riding a large horse. So, yes, chest or higher if you are standing.
This is fantastic. Really grateful for your east coast information. Zone 9a and started my pumpkins already! Really excited. All my squash, cucumbers, and tomatoes have stopped flowering. Plants look great, so hopefully they will start producing again in September. Shannie and Meg are fantastic!thanks so very much😊
Thank you guys all of y’all I will be trying that new squash that MEGS ,showed and cucumbers. I’m on my second round. I did the Boston pickling and they’ve been great for me. I planted or over planted about 13 plants and I am at my 24th jar of pickles and I already see about 6 to 8 already outside to harvest again for me, only I’ve already noticed. I can only focus on one main crop last year. It was cherry tomatoes, and I did great this year. It’s been pickles. I’m gonna do all sorts of peppers. I do have some Meleons ,watermelon and winter squashes in the ground as well as far as my main crop this year cucumbers, I have some tomatoes too. We are eating fresh and pickling cucumbers.
In Arizona, I've learned not to trim away the dead off any given plant because it helps it fight the heat. As soon as I go to clean up a plant, the next day, it's dead or dying. Summer months and even winter also.
My first batch of corn is angry about either water or food despite my best efforts because some of them are not _nearly_ tall enough or producing corn and are looking to sent up tassels. Hopefully my second batch (planted several weeks after the first) will be happier. Also, Meg, I 100% said "Be thankful" at the same time because OMFG I hate squash vine borers, they are my sworn nemesis, and for anyone that doesn't have to deal with them, you have no idea how lucky you are.
A place near me just closed and I bought so many seeds from y'all brand. I'm super stoked! A little late to plant bur thankfully I'm in Southern California so the grow season doesn't end as quickly as many others. I even found Salvia!
Gardener from formerly zone 5, now zone 6. There are many varieties of Salvia. These Botanical Interests varieties may only survive perennially in warm climates; however, cold climate growers can find varieties that overwinter. My salvia is going on its fourth season and is flourishing. Bonus, I do nearly nothing to jt except deadhead the flowers. I believe it is the "Rose Marvel" salvia, but not 100% sure since the tag is long gone. Just check the seed packet or plant tag for the hardiness zones. If it says "tender perennial", yeah it's not going to survive our winters. 😂
Love the speech on flowers by Jacque. One further level (imho) is to not forget about providing beautiful scents and smells throughout the year. I’ve come to view a garden with no fragrance as soulless
There are a lot of Salvia varieties that are hardy to zone 5! I live in Colorado and have a few that are perennial :) I would love Botanical Interest to expand to those varieties 💕💕
Thanks for the information. I have been gardening most of my life. I moved to Central Texas seven and a half years ago. I can't plant in the ground and it's really hot and humid. I lived in Southern California for almost fifty-six years. I had a food forest, a huge garden and sixty-two organic fruit trees. It's totally different. Texas has been a bit of a challenge. I also was introduced to the squash borer here. 😮
The first guy is in a long sleeve shirt at the end of June. Here in North East Texas, we're already near triple digits, and the next 10 days are going to be triple digits.
I lived down there for 10 years.... Horrible heat. Ten months of summer, and two months of whatever. They were getting triple digits in APRIL when I lived down there... I am allergic to all that heat. 😵
I dropped a bunch of seed mixes, all flowers plus a few herbs, between my fruit trees yesterday. I have no idea what will get established, but i'm trying anyway.
Wow I'm stunned about knee high in july..we've always used it as a metric.however ours is waist high right now going back into July despite lack of rain, I also see tassels starting
I'm in Austin TX and growing arugula outside in July! It wasn't intentional but my winter plants went to seed and I just rolled with it. They're shaded by some sunflowers so I think that helps.
Absolutely brilliant, insightful and accessible! Keep up the great work Jess! PS, my child hood faves are TLOTR (of course), the Borowers, Rosemary Suttcliff’s ancient history novels like The Eagle of the Ninth and The Mark of the Horse Lord, and the Stainless Steel Rat comic sci-fi novels. I would love it if you read and enjoyed some of these.
I planted Salvia officinalis in my garden in Chicago 5 years ago and it lives through the hard winters. The heat just made the beautiful flowers go to seed. I cut it back and I think it’s going to flower again for a second time. Weird weather, but it’s a winner. It’s definitely a perennial in a cold climate. Pollinators love it and hummingbirds too.
Note: After putting effort into veg and soil and mulch…inc. attempting to resurrect an old lawn, I am letting it all die out through the summer here…Southeastern Wyoming. Reason…an inundation of bindweed. We also had all of the trees taken out…90% dead. Previous owner did nothing to take care of yards/trees or upkeep of house. I plan on attempting to dig it all out by hand. I am 68 & my husband is 74. Both in fairly good shape. He hates gardening & yardwork & will not be helping me. Any suggestions appreciated. No, we do not have the funds to hire someone. Kind regards.
Meg is in zone 8 down in NC as am I across the country in western WA; couldn't be any more different when it comes to weather. June-uary has been wet and cool, my garden sucks this season!
I heard of a tip to wrap the zuke stems below the first set of leaves with that stretchy self-adhering bandage to keep the borers from killing the plants. I'm trying it to see if it works.
Growing in San Diego is nothing like growing in the other 95% of the us. I have no idea on how to account for the temperature variations. Your channel is super cool though it makes me miss SD. Haha I’ll never be able to afford to live there again. Base housing wasn’t glamorous or anything but it made California”s price tag slightly easier. Thanks for all the good advice.
Hey! Love your content. Could you maybe do a video on growing Egyptian spinach? It’s delicious green and thrives in the heat, unlike spinach or lettuce that will bolt.
Mmmm if you're in Florida you should start your pumpkin sooner than later to get the early summer rain too 👋🏼 dont forget your pumpkins love fish guts once a week!!
Planted squash in the summer last year and they didn’t do too good. Thinking back, it might have been too hot. Will try some shade this year. Thanks for the reminder!
So far my yellow crookneck are still doing really good. I injected them with BT a couple times and so far they're doing good. I did see one of those little vine borer bastards but I haven't had a problem (yet). Not really seeing many squash bugs this year either.
Man I’m in 10b but my harvest hasn’t really fruited yet. A few cherry tomatoes but no cucumbers no poblanos no romas. I agree wholeheartedly on the space,asters though. I transplant them and they grow wildly
Eggplants do fine under any conditions … if you find the right variety. I have eggplants cranking all summer in zone 9a, and it’s blazing hot and humid here in Houston. 😅 PS Thanks for reminding me to plant some corn, and the idea to plant a second pumpkin crop. I think I may be able to get away with that here. Just harvested first pumpkins, and actually a bit late as the bugs got one of them.
In the middle of Iowa you would figure deer would have enough corn, but no, they came into a residential neighborhood and ate ours last year. We ate the first eight, the next 80 or so, deer food in one night.
I’m in zone 5 ,next to Canada I put seeds of cabbage last week ,thinking plant them after I harvest garlic,but they just come out tiny little think. I think here is not that easy grow later, my tomato just start making fruits and cucumbers also size of half pinky finger. Greens grow good, cut my parsley and cilantro 2 times now ,dry them and freeze.
I appreciate y’all for putting out the July content right before fully and not right in the middle. It makes me feel a bit more prepared and not like I’m constantly in a state of catching up.
That is why I like this channel! They make it make sense.
Absolutely
That state of constantly catching up is because a lot of the gardening channels are South of their viewer base and get a great season start on those in the further North.
As a beginner impulse gardener, I find it very comforting to see experienced gardeners say “there’s still time!” I was talking my self into waiting until spring next year but F it, ya know? 🤣
No, no, no!!! Glad you are getting into gardening, and depending on where you live, gardening can continue longer than you think! Congrats!!!!
I really recommend a fall garden. The weather is better, there are less pests and the crops require less maintenance than summer crops. I thought gardens were just for spring and summer when I first started gardening. But the fall garden is the best.
I’m still waiting to plant my fall succession of greens. I’m hoping I can time it so that when the hot weather stuff is ready to come out, I can fill all of the garden space with cold hardy vegetables and cover them to protect from cold when the temperature drops.
@@lyndaevans1132 I’m in Arkansas and my zone is 8a, Google says that our first frost isn’t until Nov 3 so I’m just going to plant some stuff and see how it goes. Thank you!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Please give it a shot, and know that every gardener has success stories and opportunities for growth. ❤
Can you make a video about vegetables that we should plant multiple times per year to have different stages?
I love the new format adding growers from around the country. Great ideas from these extra smart people.
It's genius, really.
I like that they all mention what zone they are in. Many times, especially for beginners, it’s hard to judge the time to plant by watching these videos because they are not in the correct zone.
Thanks for putting this out before July and not two weeks into July like some other channels
This is my first year getting serious about planting flowers in my garden. I will never go back, flowers 4 ever.
Do some research. Many flowers are also eatable. It’s a ‘win win’!
@@karensnow4690edible is the word you are looking for
real 🌼
@@karensnow4690my favorite edible flower is hibiscus, it’s so versatile 😻 honestly nothing better than some Jamaica on a hot day (hibiscus tea)
Same! I’ve always had pots on my front deck, but now I’ve got dahlias, zinnias, calendulas, coreopsis, alyssum, borage etc mixed in my garden plot :)
That 1870’s Homestead had mentioned she wraps the bottom 3” at least of her squash etc with stretchy athletic tape so they can’t access where they normally would and it has helped them!
Love her.
I appreciate these types of videos for those of us who had a late start and still learning. It's encouraging to know there's still time to get a harvest.
I am the gardener. I am because the channels like these.
Thank you so much!
EPIC GARDENING!!!
For people in colder climates, there are many many cold hardy perennial salvias. They are great for pollinators and don’t require fertilizer or much water.
Yes! My MIL here in NW Iowa saved me a bare root of her perennial salvia (she calls the variety “Veronica” but my plant app calls it woodland sage/ salvia nemorosa) and it’s beautiful and winters well!
Meg’s garden in the background looks so green, full, and beautiful. We need a garden tour!
she has some on her channel!
@@bridget7141what’s link to it?
Love seeing how Epic Gardeners all across America are approaching July! The diversity of growing zones is so inclusive, allowing those in colder or warmer regions to get the information they can practically use, but it's also so interesting to see how horticultural processes that I'm accustomed to be flipped on its head for a completely different growing zone. Great job y'all! Excited to grow in July!
speaking as someone who gardens in a california desert, zone 8b/9a: arugula is both drought and heat tolerant. yep. you would plant it, allow it to bolt AND drop seeds. these seeds will naturalize and grow on their own cycle. so, i have some arugula that sprouts up in fall/winter and some that sprouts in spring/summer. the water they get is none to incidental because of proximity to an in-ground bed. it's been in the 90s/100s for days now and none of the arugula are bolting.
I also grow arugula through the heat. I’m in Chicago and it will bolt but I keep sowing. It’s one of my winners along with kale.
What does arugula taste like?
@@GoingGreenMomnutty and peppery
I live in Central valley California and we are in the 100's. My Arugula bolted but it is so beautiful. It's been blooming for about a month and the Bee's adore it. It's awesome to know that it will reseed readily. I can't wait.
yo this is brilliant
This is my first season growing (and I started late). I made some mistakes in June with my cukes, squash, and zucchini, and it knocked my confidence. But after watching this video, I feel like it's not too late to get another chance at getting it right and having a successful first season. I have learned SO much from these videos and am excited to get things going again for July!
Look up the first frost date for your zipcode. That will give you an idea of the amount of growing days you have left for frost sensitive plants, but it's still possible to grow cold tolerant leafy greens past that date.
I suggest growing some radishes especially and carrots to boost confidence with the garden- radishes show up fast and are rewarding . Also arugula! - it’s very tough and easy to grow without problems and produces tons of good food. Arugula if anything my #1 thing to try for new gardener to have a successful rewarding experience
I got corn and scarlet beans in the ground, cucumbers and a variety of pumpkins and sunflowers blooming too! oh and watermelon, jalapenos, peppers and tomatoes! Can you tell its my first year gardening?? I absolutely love it!! its been a great year so far
Meg, we should start a Squash Vine Borer suppprt group. The struggle is real 😭
I’m down 😂 sometimes I just need to talk to someone hahhaa
This year was bad for us.... I noticed more Japanese beetles also
Damn June bugs! Spray clay on your plants and it helps a ton.@@amandakiggans3062
The squash beetle here in NW GA. has been awful! Lots of diatomaceous earth this season.
I've had success with summer squash by growing upright instead of on the ground AND by injecting BT directly into the stem once I've detected borers
Really appreciate this info! I'm in broiling Austin, TX (8B) and listen extra carefully to the Florida info.
With how hot it is this year, it's basically been July for weeks now.
Been the opposite in my area in MT. Still snow on the mountains ( which hasn't happened since I was a little boy) tons of rain and cold weather..
We've been having Junuary weather 😢
We are into the 100s already. Central Texas
@@bradical2723same. North Idaho has been wet and yuck. Hopefully turning around this week. My garden needs it
😭@@troywalker8078
I would love representation from a shorter growing season too! I am in zone 5, but our last frost hits the end of May and our first frost hits mid to late September. Idaho Falls. Love your channel! 👩🏼🌾
I'm in montana, I feel ya!!! 😂
Fingers crossed. I know the one is in Chicago, but I don't grow in pots much at all and we have different tastes in plants from what I can tell. But here in northern Indiana I have mid-May to mid-October and would love a cold weather shorter season represented too.
Check out broken ground. She’s in Montana!
Same! I’m in NW Iowa, 5a.
Yeah, zones do not always correlate with frost dates. I was a little surprised to hear the grower from Chicago say her first frost date is the same as mine, in New Mexico.
Love seeing folks from around the country giving region specific tips! So helpful!
Regarding Salvia -- I'm in zone 5b and there are definitely perennial salvias here too. I cut everything down to the ground before winter and it regrows each year. Also can get a plant from cuttings so proplift from a friend!
My MIL saves me her baby plants for me, when they spread. I just got a nice perennial salvia from her! 😍
Year 2 gardener here- and I definitely focused more on flowers this year :) We have a massive flower patch, with 1/2 of it being dedicated to natives, and now planning another 5000sqft for more natives & few other cut flowers. Hoping we’ll get better pollination in our veg garden this year!
I grew arugula densely in a container this year. I had thick leafy arugula for nearly two months straight. It's still going too! So proud of her
I just made some bare spots in the garden and was waiting for this video to come out. Glad it came out three days early.
Thanks for the arugula tip!
I am so happy that there is more growing time in this year after the crazy weather we all just experienced 😊
Shannie, jealous of your papaya!🌴🌴 From Mississippi with admiration.🙇♀🙇♀
Maybe someone else has mentioned this already, but "knee high by the 4th of July" refers to your knee height when you are riding a large horse. So, yes, chest or higher if you are standing.
This is fantastic. Really grateful for your east coast information. Zone 9a and started my pumpkins already! Really excited. All my squash, cucumbers, and tomatoes have stopped flowering. Plants look great, so hopefully they will start producing again in September. Shannie and Meg are fantastic!thanks so very much😊
Shannie's information about pumpkins is so valuable. Thanks ❤
Thank you guys all of y’all I will be trying that new squash that MEGS ,showed and cucumbers. I’m on my second round. I did the Boston pickling and they’ve been great for me. I planted or over planted about 13 plants and I am at my 24th jar of pickles and I already see about 6 to 8 already outside to harvest again for me, only I’ve already noticed. I can only focus on one main crop last year. It was cherry tomatoes, and I did great this year. It’s been pickles. I’m gonna do all sorts of peppers. I do have some Meleons ,watermelon and winter squashes in the ground as well as far as my main crop this year cucumbers, I have some tomatoes too. We are eating fresh and pickling cucumbers.
Salvia varies, some varieties are perennial in lower zones, you just have to check the tag. We have native varieties up here in zone 4
In Arizona, I've learned not to trim away the dead off any given plant because it helps it fight the heat. As soon as I go to clean up a plant, the next day, it's dead or dying. Summer months and even winter also.
As a central GA gardener, i wait until after Aug 1st to start broccoli. But I also grow shorter harvest varieties
My first batch of corn is angry about either water or food despite my best efforts because some of them are not _nearly_ tall enough or producing corn and are looking to sent up tassels. Hopefully my second batch (planted several weeks after the first) will be happier.
Also, Meg, I 100% said "Be thankful" at the same time because OMFG I hate squash vine borers, they are my sworn nemesis, and for anyone that doesn't have to deal with them, you have no idea how lucky you are.
A place near me just closed and I bought so many seeds from y'all brand. I'm super stoked! A little late to plant bur thankfully I'm in Southern California so the grow season doesn't end as quickly as many others. I even found Salvia!
Vegetables garden and flowers garden go together nicely. ❤
Gardener from formerly zone 5, now zone 6. There are many varieties of Salvia. These Botanical Interests varieties may only survive perennially in warm climates; however, cold climate growers can find varieties that overwinter. My salvia is going on its fourth season and is flourishing. Bonus, I do nearly nothing to jt except deadhead the flowers. I believe it is the "Rose Marvel" salvia, but not 100% sure since the tag is long gone. Just check the seed packet or plant tag for the hardiness zones. If it says "tender perennial", yeah it's not going to survive our winters. 😂
I live in zone 6 high desert and salvia is a perennial here. Great low maintenance plant
Thank ya'all! 😊
Love the speech on flowers by Jacque. One further level (imho) is to not forget about providing beautiful scents and smells throughout the year. I’ve come to view a garden with no fragrance as soulless
I’m in zone 7 in Canada and salvia nemorosa is perennial here.
The Violet Queen salvia from Botanical Interests is actually a perennial in my zone 5b garden. Just an FYI!
I could listen to Bethany speak all day 😍
It’s the mouth idk
Bethany, in Chicago also.
, my lettuce is sprouting in mostly shade in a heat wave. Its a more 3 season variety!
There are a lot of Salvia varieties that are hardy to zone 5! I live in Colorado and have a few that are perennial :) I would love Botanical Interest to expand to those varieties 💕💕
Thanks for the information. I have been gardening most of my life. I moved to Central Texas seven and a half years ago. I can't plant in the ground and it's really hot and humid. I lived in Southern California for almost fifty-six years. I had a food forest, a huge garden and sixty-two organic fruit trees. It's totally different. Texas has been a bit of a challenge. I also was introduced to the squash borer here. 😮
5 hours later and all the Salvia is already out of stock. X)
Good job, guys! Congrats on your success!
The first guy is in a long sleeve shirt at the end of June. Here in North East Texas, we're already near triple digits, and the next 10 days are going to be triple digits.
I lived down there for 10 years.... Horrible heat. Ten months of summer, and two months of whatever. They were getting triple digits in APRIL when I lived down there... I am allergic to all that heat. 😵
Apparently San Diego gets a june wave of ocean cool.
I dropped a bunch of seed mixes, all flowers plus a few herbs, between my fruit trees yesterday. I have no idea what will get established, but i'm trying anyway.
Wow I'm stunned about knee high in july..we've always used it as a metric.however ours is waist high right now going back into July despite lack of rain, I also see tassels starting
I'm in Austin TX and growing arugula outside in July! It wasn't intentional but my winter plants went to seed and I just rolled with it. They're shaded by some sunflowers so I think that helps.
Watch out for pickle worms in Zone 9b West Central Florida. They love pumpkins. My butternut squash is doing well so far….🙏🏽
The heat hitting my area is setting me back on everything. Add in the critters looking for snacks has set my garden back weeks.
My salvia was wonderful this year. The one at the end of my garden row of cucumbers was at least 4 feet tall the other 2. Only grow about 8 inches.
I planted corn and carrots July 1st. I planted them in the same bed after I harvested my potatoes.
Absolutely brilliant, insightful and accessible! Keep up the great work Jess!
PS, my child hood faves are TLOTR (of course), the Borowers, Rosemary Suttcliff’s ancient history novels like The Eagle of the Ninth and The Mark of the Horse Lord, and the
Stainless Steel Rat comic sci-fi novels. I would love it if you read and enjoyed some of these.
Love Salvia! So many pollinators. I get two flowering even in MN as a perrenial.
There are many cold-hardy perennial salvias!
I planted Salvia officinalis in my garden in Chicago 5 years ago and it lives through the hard winters. The heat just made the beautiful flowers go to seed. I cut it back and I think it’s going to flower again for a second time. Weird weather, but it’s a winner. It’s definitely a perennial in a cold climate. Pollinators love it and hummingbirds too.
I like Shannie! she is a great presenter Absolutely adore her!
Note: After putting effort into veg and soil and mulch…inc. attempting to resurrect an old lawn, I am letting it all die out through the summer here…Southeastern Wyoming. Reason…an inundation of bindweed. We also had all of the trees taken out…90% dead. Previous owner did nothing to take care of yards/trees or upkeep of house. I plan on attempting to dig it all out by hand. I am 68 & my husband is 74. Both in fairly good shape. He hates gardening & yardwork & will not be helping me. Any suggestions appreciated. No, we do not have the funds to hire someone. Kind regards.
Thanks folks. From Zone 8
Love these videos with several contributors 💕💕💕💕💕
Watching this for zone 7 suggestions!
In Central Illinois, the corn is often eight feet high (2.5 meters) by July 4th, but those strains are mostly government subsidized for ethanol.
Meg is in zone 8 down in NC as am I across the country in western WA; couldn't be any more different when it comes to weather. June-uary has been wet and cool, my garden sucks this season!
Good selections!
Overlapping my cucumbers this summer!!❤
I'm in zone 7a. Would love to see you add someone in that zone.
I am in Michigan and my arugula does great in sun
My salvia is perennial in zone 6. It just has to be the right type
I heard of a tip to wrap the zuke stems below the first set of leaves with that stretchy self-adhering bandage to keep the borers from killing the plants. I'm trying it to see if it works.
He mentioned native plants! *hyped up fangirl moment!*
Garden is looking good. Plant daddy looking good as well!
I LOVE these videos, follow them every month! Hey Kevin, you should make a bundle of the seeds mentioned available for sale on the site. 😏
Growing in San Diego is nothing like growing in the other 95% of the us. I have no idea on how to account for the temperature variations. Your channel is super cool though it makes me miss SD. Haha I’ll never be able to afford to live there again. Base housing wasn’t glamorous or anything but it made California”s price tag slightly easier. Thanks for all the good advice.
im planting some wildflowers, beets, and some squash and also some random blue variety of flowers that i dont know
You guys are AMAZING!!! you’re like my gardening tutors!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
Fun video, great tips.
Love your vids I love when you let us know what to plant and when.
love the editing, I see you and your editor gotten better at production!
Grateful for these monthly videos! I’m new to gardening and it can definitely get confusing 😅
Thank you Eric!!!!
Hey! Love your content. Could you maybe do a video on growing Egyptian spinach? It’s delicious green and thrives in the heat, unlike spinach or lettuce that will bolt.
Mmmm if you're in Florida you should start your pumpkin sooner than later to get the early summer rain too 👋🏼 dont forget your pumpkins love fish guts once a week!!
Wishing for some zone 6b representation, larger not just container gardening!
Can you make a video on what to do about preventing your soil from molding across the top in containers and what to do if it keeps happening?
Fantastic video! thanks so much!
Planted squash in the summer last year and they didn’t do too good. Thinking back, it might have been too hot. Will try some shade this year. Thanks for the reminder!
So far my yellow crookneck are still doing really good. I injected them with BT a couple times and so far they're doing good. I did see one of those little vine borer bastards but I haven't had a problem (yet). Not really seeing many squash bugs this year either.
Great collab across America!
Man I’m in 10b but my harvest hasn’t really fruited yet. A few cherry tomatoes but no cucumbers no poblanos no romas. I agree wholeheartedly on the space,asters though. I transplant them and they grow wildly
Do you have a video on weed maintenance in raised bed gardens for the Midwest
Eggplants do fine under any conditions … if you find the right variety.
I have eggplants cranking all summer in zone 9a, and it’s blazing hot and humid here in Houston. 😅
PS Thanks for reminding me to plant some corn, and the idea to plant a second pumpkin crop. I think I may be able to get away with that here. Just harvested first pumpkins, and actually a bit late as the bugs got one of them.
Thank God for this video today!!!!!!!
In the middle of Iowa you would figure deer would have enough corn, but no, they came into a residential neighborhood and ate ours last year. We ate the first eight, the next 80 or so, deer food in one night.
The rats got ours two years ago and I haven't grown it since.
I have had the squash vine borer adult (I think!!!) suck juice from the stems of my mammoth sunflowers.
I’m in zone 5 ,next to Canada I put seeds of cabbage last week ,thinking plant them after I harvest garlic,but they just come out tiny little think. I think here is not that easy grow later, my tomato just start making fruits and cucumbers also size of half pinky finger. Greens grow good, cut my parsley and cilantro 2 times now ,dry them and freeze.
Love this series!