I love the zinnias! But I understand wanting to use that space to plant food instead. Have you thought about a cover crop until you are ready for Fall planting? If that doesn’t work I would go with your dry bean option or dent corn. Good luck, I know it will turn out great for you! Your tomatoes look really good, how do you keep a handle on blight?
I don’t think I have time for a cover crop as I will plant for fall in mid August. But I do see great value in cover crops and will plant some this fall in empty areas:) I have been really aggressive pruning the tomatoes this year. I have been taking every leave and branch with any spots and cutting them off. It has worked really well, but as soon as the season gets busy, I’m sure i’ll fall behind.
I don’t know if you’ve ever tried Orca Beans (aka Calypso Beans)…it’s a bush bean you harvest dry. They’re black and white, and when cooked turn tan and white. They make a beautiful presentation in a traditional, New England style baked bean recipe..using salt pork and molasses.
I was also thinking carrots because you can mulch them and leave them in the ground way past frost, and harvest as needed. I agree w Kale too. Can leave that in way past frost and use for soups, stews, kale chips.
@@MorganHillFarms Yes, us too here in R.I. This week was 94, 95 degrees. W heat humidity index of 105. Again next week! Zucchini exploding though, they love the heat. Thank You
A suggestion: don’t plant sunflowers in the veg beds - yes pollinators and pest predators love them, but, sunflowers are allelopathic which means they can send out toxins that may inhibit the growth of nearby plants. I just plant them near my veg beds.
Truth! I planted two on the corner of my tomato bed. The tomato plant growing next to it died, so I replanted another plant in its place. That one gave me two tomatoes then quit.
Wow! I didn’t know that! Thank you for letting me know. All my sunflowers volunteered this year but I’ll know now not to let them just pop up anywhere:)
Thank you! I just planted some acorn squash, another round of butternut and about 10 more long Island cheese. Let’s hope you’re right about getting a harvest. I think I’m pushing the limits this year:)
I wouldn't pull out your beans as they are growing so well and should produce soon, as its' also so hot atm I would maybe mulch that open section and let it rest for awhile until it starts to cool down a bit
My first planting of potatoes did awful. I have more planted so I’m praying I get a better harvest. As far as those empty rows why not plant your cukes there? You look like you have enough space to get a good amount for putting up alot of jars of pickles.
Could you please tell me what kind of drip tape you are using? I'm in South Carolina too and I have been using overhead irrigation for years, but I want to switch to drip. Your drip lines look thick, and I want something that will last! Thanks in advance!
You could do a fall crop of carrots - those are great for winter meals. Winter squash/pumpkin would take up quite a bit of space plus be storage food. Beans are also very tasty!
I will definitely do carrots in the fall. I will plant those in mid August. I agree with you on the beans. They are an easy harvest and I could put them away until I had time to shell them when the preserving season is over.
Hi How do I know if my raspberries are summer or autumn. I didn't prune them at all last autumn and this summer, I didn't get many. Also I don't know how old my strawberry plants are. Some didn't fruit. Is it because they are too young or too old? Can you tell the age by the leaves or something?I love your videos by the way. You are so hard working. You've been growing food the same amount of time as me but you seem much more knowledgeable x
So glad you are enjoying the videos and that we are both growing food! Do you know what the variety of raspberry is? That could help us figure it out. Wait until late July, early August and see if you get any berries. If you didn’t get much for summer and get most in fall, I would assume they are everbearing. Strawberry plants can definitely stop producing as they get older. And they can also produce poorly if you leave the baby plants , or runners attached to the mother plant. The babies suck energy from the mother plant and don’t allow the mother to produce much.
What about carrots or brussel sprouts? I'm not much help here. But question for you. Which variety of cucumber do you use? I pulled my cucumber plants even though they were producing like crazy because they were all just super bitter. I think maybe it's too hot here for them now in NC but you are more south that I am....I need some that won't be so bitter! 😭
My first planting was “cool cucumber” from Johnny Seeds. The next planting is “Max Pack” from Johnny Seeds as well. They are both pickling varieties. The max pack has the broadest disease resistance of all the pickling cucumbers. I haven’t had a bitter one yet this season, even when I’ve let them get too big.
@@MorganHillFarmsWonderful! Thank you. I've been keeping a list of varieties you mention having good luck with so I can get a few seeds to try. :) thanks!
Is it too late for okra? I planted okra and it was all eaten up by something. Ugg... all that work! I have a question for you... What time of day do you water? Do you have trouble with hot water in your watering system. I worry about scalding my plants if I don't have that chance to water in the morning. It's a pain to disconnect my system of hoses to drain off the hot water for an evening watering. Thank you!
Okra can take 50-75 days for a harvest so I would count back from your first frost date and see if you can replant. Japanese beetles love my okra…..really all my plants have damage from those guys. I wonder if that is your culprit?
I have a drip irrigation system that comes on around 7am and my last zone finishes around 9:30 am. I do have some containers that I water with a hose and I do let the hot water run before I water them. It is burning hot when you first turn it on. I used to water in the morning when I hand watered. I think that is the best time to do it.
@@MorganHillFarms I think it was a red squirrel or a chipmunk I saw it’s filthy little foot prints all over my woven weed fabric. It also did it to some of my peppers eggplant and artichokes. It would bite the plant at the stem close to the ground and take the entire plant away. It also dug up some of my newly planted potatoes. It actually left one partly eaten! So weird! All the years of gardening, I have never had this kind of problem.
I asked about the overalls in a previous posting snd she mentioned that they are from Duluth Trading. I ordered 3 pairs and love them! The make them in a shorts version as well as a “hot weather”.
www.duluthtrading.com/s/DTC/womens-heirloom-gardening-bib-overalls-16760.html?color=MBE&queryID=247bc2b94eb72b634937d57502056a4c They run big. I am in a small but could’ve gone with XS.
I asked about the overalls in a previous posting snd she mentioned that they are from Duluth Trading. I ordered 3 pairs and love them! The make them in a shorts version as well as a “hot weather”.
www.duluthtrading.com/s/DTC/womens-heirloom-gardening-bib-overalls-16760.html?color=MBE&queryID=247bc2b94eb72b634937d57502056a4c Here is a link:) They run big!
What about kale in that spot? Not sure if you have it somewhere else already but I find it so hardy through the cold months and easy to sneak into soups and stir fry dishes. Lacinato is our favorite variety.
@@sassyherbgardener7154I start a second planting of Lacinato successfully at this time of year for a late summer & fall harvest. I have some young ones going right now through 90+ degree temps. It will stay well through both heat and snow for me.
I’ll look that variety up. I do have a little bit of kale but it is so hot right now, that it isn’t doing great. But I will definitely plant some for fall!
Can you be more specific about pollination issues with corn, and about you running out of time? What I would do is try to grow food if I can somehow buy property. If you want to grow flowers then I suggest separating flowers from food in other words the flowers are not grown with the food crops. I have a good reason, for telling you what I did. If you want you could put flowers near the food crops, but I do not think it is a good idea to put it in the food crops. What I suggest you do is before you try growing something to learn about what you want to grow FIRST!!! Regarding myself, I had some good results, but not enough with growing strawberry plants, and lettuce. To stay out of the grocery store well I think your going to need a certain amount of square feet of space dedicated, for growing based on the amount of people you live with including yourself. I have a rough idea of what the amount is per year of space what you would need, for yourself, but not per individual seasons. It would be, for the entire year! If you are living with other people then I think you would have to double the amount of space, for each person who you live with, so you can have enough food to eat. Regarding myself since I have a stomach then food is a necessity, for me to survive, so if I could then I would dedicate enough space, for me try to grow my food. Where I am considering living there are no grocery stores, so I would have to plan out what I what to grow, and eat, and this is something I have been doing. At one point I was concerned about pollination issues, but not anymore!
That is great info. When I say pollination issues, I am referring to corn needing to be planted in blocks. Each silk needs to be pollinated for one kernel to grow on the cob. They recommend you do a square or block of corn to ensure that you have good pollination so that you corn ears are full and not missing kernels. I am running out of time because I only have so many days until my first frost comes, so if I plant something that needs more that 110 days, I may not get a harvest because the frost will kills the plants before they produce:)
@@MorganHillFarms Did you not learn how to grow food when it is cold outside? Yes, the silk needs to be pollinated, but what you are telling me is different from what I heard. The top of the plant should be removed to pollinate the silk unless if you have pollinators to help you. About a half an inch down from where it is pollinating is where you would have to cut off from the plant, so it would be near the top. It looks almost like >>> W
I love the zinnias! But I understand wanting to use that space to plant food instead. Have you thought about a cover crop until you are ready for Fall planting? If that doesn’t work I would go with your dry bean option or dent corn. Good luck, I know it will turn out great for you! Your tomatoes look really good, how do you keep a handle on blight?
I don’t think I have time for a cover crop as I will plant for fall in mid August. But I do see great value in cover crops and will plant some this fall in empty areas:) I have been really aggressive pruning the tomatoes this year. I have been taking every leave and branch with any spots and cutting them off. It has worked really well, but as soon as the season gets busy, I’m sure i’ll fall behind.
I don’t know if you’ve ever tried Orca Beans (aka Calypso Beans)…it’s a bush bean you harvest dry. They’re black and white, and when cooked turn tan and white. They make a beautiful presentation in a traditional, New England style baked bean recipe..using salt pork and molasses.
I grew some of these last year! They remind me of little killer whales😂
@@MorganHillFarms HA! They remind me of killer whales too!
@billelrod1779 That sound super yummy!
I was also thinking carrots because you can mulch them and leave them in the ground way past frost, and harvest as needed. I agree w Kale too. Can leave that in way past frost and use for soups, stews, kale chips.
I think I am a bit early for carrots. We are sweltering here. I will definitely do both of those for fall crops though! Thank you for the advice:)
@@MorganHillFarms Yes, us too here in R.I. This week was 94, 95 degrees. W heat humidity index of 105. Again next week! Zucchini exploding though, they love the heat. Thank You
A suggestion: don’t plant sunflowers in the veg beds - yes pollinators and pest predators love them, but, sunflowers are allelopathic which means they can send out toxins that may inhibit the growth of nearby plants. I just plant them near my veg beds.
Truth! I planted two on the corner of my tomato bed. The tomato plant growing next to it died, so I replanted another plant in its place. That one gave me two tomatoes then quit.
Wow! I didn’t know that! Thank you for letting me know. All my sunflowers volunteered this year but I’ll know now not to let them just pop up anywhere:)
No sunflowers PULLS OUT toxics
Plant some winter squash like butternut, Seminole , Long Island cheese if you live in the south you still have time to get a good harvest.
Thank you! I just planted some acorn squash, another round of butternut and about 10 more long Island cheese. Let’s hope you’re right about getting a harvest. I think I’m pushing the limits this year:)
I wouldn't pull out your beans as they are growing so well and should produce soon, as its' also so hot atm I would maybe mulch that open section and let it rest for awhile until it starts to cool down a bit
My first planting of potatoes did awful. I have more planted so I’m praying I get a better harvest.
As far as those empty rows why not plant your cukes there? You look like you have enough space to get a good amount for putting up alot of jars of pickles.
I did succession sow more cucumbers in a couple of areas with trellises. I am hoping these do better than my first planting!
Could you please tell me what kind of drip tape you are using? I'm in South Carolina too and I have been using overhead irrigation for years, but I want to switch to drip. Your drip lines look thick, and I want something that will last!
Thanks in advance!
It is called Netafin. It is an in line drip system that is like a hose with small holes in it to allow the water to drip out.
@@MorganHillFarms Thanks! Looks more durable than drip tape!
You could do a fall crop of carrots - those are great for winter meals. Winter squash/pumpkin would take up quite a bit of space plus be storage food. Beans are also very tasty!
I will definitely do carrots in the fall. I will plant those in mid August. I agree with you on the beans. They are an easy harvest and I could put them away until I had time to shell them when the preserving season is over.
Black caps (black raspberries) do so good for me in WI. Cover crops just to add back to the soil might be a good idea if you aren't really sure.
I’ll do some cover crops over the winter months. I love that they improve the soil when I’m not growing crops!
Hi How do I know if my raspberries are summer or autumn. I didn't prune them at all last autumn and this summer, I didn't get many. Also I don't know how old my strawberry plants are. Some didn't fruit. Is it because they are too young or too old? Can you tell the age by the leaves or something?I love your videos by the way. You are so hard working. You've been growing food the same amount of time as me but you seem much more knowledgeable x
So glad you are enjoying the videos and that we are both growing food! Do you know what the variety of raspberry is? That could help us figure it out. Wait until late July, early August and see if you get any berries. If you didn’t get much for summer and get most in fall, I would assume they are everbearing. Strawberry plants can definitely stop producing as they get older. And they can also produce poorly if you leave the baby plants , or runners attached to the mother plant. The babies suck energy from the mother plant and don’t allow the mother to produce much.
Plant okra and put up breaded okra in freezer for fried okra
Love love love okra. I have 30 plants already but this is my favorite way to preserve it! Thank you:)
What about carrots or brussel sprouts? I'm not much help here.
But question for you. Which variety of cucumber do you use? I pulled my cucumber plants even though they were producing like crazy because they were all just super bitter. I think maybe it's too hot here for them now in NC but you are more south that I am....I need some that won't be so bitter! 😭
My first planting was “cool cucumber” from Johnny Seeds. The next planting is “Max Pack” from Johnny Seeds as well. They are both pickling varieties. The max pack has the broadest disease resistance of all the pickling cucumbers. I haven’t had a bitter one yet this season, even when I’ve let them get too big.
@@MorganHillFarmsWonderful! Thank you. I've been keeping a list of varieties you mention having good luck with so I can get a few seeds to try. :) thanks!
Is it too late for okra? I planted okra and it was all eaten up by something. Ugg... all that work!
I have a question for you... What time of day do you water? Do you have trouble with hot water in your watering system. I worry about scalding my plants if I don't have that chance to water in the morning. It's a pain to disconnect my system of hoses to drain off the hot water for an evening watering. Thank you!
Okra can take 50-75 days for a harvest so I would count back from your first frost date and see if you can replant. Japanese beetles love my okra…..really all my plants have damage from those guys. I wonder if that is your culprit?
I have a drip irrigation system that comes on around 7am and my last zone finishes around 9:30 am. I do have some containers that I water with a hose and I do let the hot water run before I water them. It is burning hot when you first turn it on. I used to water in the morning when I hand watered. I think that is the best time to do it.
@@MorganHillFarms Thank you so much!
@@MorganHillFarms I think it was a red squirrel or a chipmunk I saw it’s filthy little foot prints all over my woven weed fabric. It also did it to some of my peppers eggplant and artichokes. It would bite the plant at the stem close to the ground and take the entire plant away. It also dug up some of my newly planted potatoes. It actually left one partly eaten! So weird! All the years of gardening, I have never had this kind of problem.
I want to plant turnips now… love your coveralls!! Can you share a link for them!? Thank you!! 😊
I asked about the overalls in a previous posting snd she mentioned that they are from Duluth Trading. I ordered 3 pairs and love them! The make them in a shorts version as well as a “hot weather”.
www.duluthtrading.com/s/DTC/womens-heirloom-gardening-bib-overalls-16760.html?color=MBE&queryID=247bc2b94eb72b634937d57502056a4c
They run big. I am in a small but could’ve gone with XS.
Where do you get your coverall’s???
I asked about the overalls in a previous posting snd she mentioned that they are from Duluth Trading. I ordered 3 pairs and love them! The make them in a shorts version as well as a “hot weather”.
@@canhope1821 thank you!!!!
www.duluthtrading.com/s/DTC/womens-heirloom-gardening-bib-overalls-16760.html?color=MBE&queryID=247bc2b94eb72b634937d57502056a4c
Here is a link:) They run big!
Sweet potato 🤗🇦🇷💚🌱
What about kale in that spot? Not sure if you have it somewhere else already but I find it so hardy through the cold months and easy to sneak into soups and stir fry dishes. Lacinato is our favorite variety.
I think it's too hot for kale, isn't it? That's a cool season crop.
@@sassyherbgardener7154I start a second planting of Lacinato successfully at this time of year for a late summer & fall harvest. I have some young ones going right now through 90+ degree temps. It will stay well through both heat and snow for me.
I’ll look that variety up. I do have a little bit of kale but it is so hot right now, that it isn’t doing great. But I will definitely plant some for fall!
Can you be more specific about pollination issues with corn, and about you running out of time?
What I would do is try to grow food if I can somehow buy property.
If you want to grow flowers then I suggest separating flowers from food in other words the flowers are not grown with the food crops. I have a good reason, for telling you what I did. If you want you could put flowers near the food crops, but I do not think it is a good idea to put it in the food crops.
What I suggest you do is before you try growing something to learn about what you want to grow FIRST!!!
Regarding myself, I had some good results, but not enough with growing strawberry plants, and lettuce.
To stay out of the grocery store well I think your going to need a certain amount of square feet of space dedicated, for growing based on the amount of people you live with including yourself. I have a rough idea of what the amount is per year of space what you would need, for yourself, but not per individual seasons. It would be, for the entire year! If you are living with other people then I think you would have to double the amount of space, for each person who you live with, so you can have enough food to eat.
Regarding myself since I have a stomach then food is a necessity, for me to survive, so if I could then I would dedicate enough space, for me try to grow my food. Where I am considering living there are no grocery stores, so I would have to plan out what I what to grow, and eat, and this is something I have been doing. At one point I was concerned about pollination issues, but not anymore!
That is great info. When I say pollination issues, I am referring to corn needing to be planted in blocks. Each silk needs to be pollinated for one kernel to grow on the cob. They recommend you do a square or block of corn to ensure that you have good pollination so that you corn ears are full and not missing kernels.
I am running out of time because I only have so many days until my first frost comes, so if I plant something that needs more that 110 days, I may not get a harvest because the frost will kills the plants before they produce:)
@@MorganHillFarms Did you not learn how to grow food when it is cold outside?
Yes, the silk needs to be pollinated, but what you are telling me is different from what I heard. The top of the plant should be removed to pollinate the silk unless if you have pollinators to help you.
About a half an inch down from where it is pollinating is where you would have to cut off from the plant, so it would be near the top. It looks almost like >>> W
What about Eggplant or beets?
Pumpkin.
Thank you! I just planted some Long Island Cheese pumpkins but I think I’ll do some pumpkins for decorating for fall as well!
What about carrots or turnips !
I’ll do both of these as a fall crop in mid-August:)