I've only watched 2 of your videos and I just have to say "very informational". Nice Job. Why you only have a half a million Subs ? "Come on People Start Sharing, Where all going to need to be resilient in the days ahead"
My garlic and black carrots are coming up. I'm planting beets and chard today. I'm going to put the mulch on my beds today. I'm trying straw this year.
Fall/winter gardening here in the desert is the BEST! Beets, cabbage, broccolini, mustards, so many kales, lettuces, scallions, radishes, ground cherries, second crops of determinate tomatoes and cucumbers, melons, spinach, renewed herb growth, HEY YOU SAID HAIRY VETCH AGAIN, garlic, I'itoi onions ( a southwest thing), bush beans, carrots, so MANY things. AND YOU SAID IT AGAIN! I love it! AND AGAIN! Will this hairy vetch never end? AND AGAIN! I'm losing count. Peace out!
I watched your video at 7:40 pm and was getting up to go outside to plant a cover crop when I realized it’s dark out there! You’re an inspiration but I just have to wait until tomorrow.
I've never planted a garden in the fall because in my novice gardener's mind, fall is the time for harvest and you just don't plant in the fall. So after listening to the masters, I've decided to try collards, kale, beets and lettuce in my 2'x4' raised bed on the balcony. It will be interesting to see how it will work out. Oh yes, I forgot: Garlic!!
I'm doing a fall garden for the first time so I cleaned up the areas in my 4ft by 40ft bed and added some good compost and began to transplant some of my greens, brassicas, onions, carrots, Diakon Radishes and different herbs. I had to cover them with bird netting or tulle to keep the rabbits and squirrels from eating them. Virginia zone 7a. Happy Gardening! 🌱 🥕 🥦 🧅 🧄
Thanks for your comment. I have tried to stop the rabbits but they keep coming back. Perhaps it's because nobody else in my neighborhood cares about gardening. Plus the California desert sun 😎 kills what the rabbits don't. But, to me "almost a garden is better than no garden". That's what I tell myself 😉
@@melviasheppard8466 Try some shade cloth supported by metal hoops. Pin or weigh down at the edges so critters can't get under. Keeps cool enough to germinate and if plants flower and need pollination you can pull back the cloth for awhile each day before replacing.
I’m trying fall growing for the 3rd year. Last two years illnesses kept me out of the garden. This weekend I planted carrots, green beans, cabbage, broccoli, cilantro, squash, lettuce. Tomorrow I’m going to put in kale, Swiss chard, bunching onions, a few peas. As I pull sick or dying plants I’ll put in radishes and beets.
I've got all my seeds now and finally realized that I have three growing areas that differ widely very much. One gets full sun for 10 hours, another area is semi shade for 12 areas and the last area is full sun mostly for 8 hours and semi shade for 3 hours. I finally know where and what to plant for Fall in these areas now. I'll be planting cucumbers, zucchinis, two types lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, radishes, golden beets and Swiss chard. I really liked your video today.
Yes, fall is BEST planting time in the deep south garden. I still have some noodle beans, eggplant, basil and shiso growing (and one tomato plant grown from a sucker removed early summer) - but I have cut shaggy stuff to the ground. I'll pull back the mulch (no weeds all summer!) and spread some compost, then replace mulch and leave it a few weeks while I start seeds indoors. Planning carrots, beets, beans, snap peas, many gourmet lettuces and oriental veg, arugula and some umbels like dara and dill. The cutting garden bed is already percolating with chopped cover crop and grass clippings, but in time I'll be seeding for spring flowers.
Thank you for your teaching I am learning a lot I am new to this is my first year doing gardening I want to do fall and winter garden thanks God Bless!!
I do container gardening and have planted a fall crop of peas, lettuce, spinach, beets, pak choi, radishes and cilantro. All the spent veg. plants go into my compost bin for next summer.I also save seeds from everything!
Definitely learned about cover cropping. I have never done any of it before. I will probably do the late winter version as I plan to do some Fall gardening
with ur help ive made a lawn from scratch, watching the seed grow everyday is so satisfying 🌱.. now im potting out, making raised beds and organising the rest of my garden🏜.. but ive learnt a lot and am counting this as a practice year, onwards 🌬
No fall garden here as we get our first freeze around the 3rd week of September. Trying to get the most out of my summer crops at the moment. This is my first garden at this house & that’s all I could handle this year. Definitely going to plant some ground cover in the next few weeks. Thanks!!
Really appreciate your doing all the research; e.g., hairy vetch. Saves time and you think of things I never would. This episode was of particular interest as I'm looking at the hairy vetch for my tomato and potato patches - small garden, little space for rotating, although.....laying down the cardboard, compost and mulch in a new spot on the lawn for next spring. Thanks again - cute start, but alas, no academy award - nice try though :O)
Been missing your post but got them back now I hope. Just in time to learn about cover crops. Will be checking out getting some crimson clover and trying that this fall. As always, I gather tidbits frim you that resonate in my brain to help me have a better garden. Thanks again.
My favorite cover crops are buckwheat & diakon radish! You might be thinking radish isn't cover crop but my ground originally was so hard and clay type that planting diakon and letting it flower did wonders for my soil and the bees LOVED the blossoms all winter long.
Started my fall/winter crop this week with 6 inch tall transplants of cucumber in 9b Sacramento, they hate the heat. I am sowing radish and spinach this week and more dill. ( Dill I grew in spring grew to 36 inches tall, then died in the heat). My tomatoes will last into December, my zucchini and squash are feeling the wrath of summer and may not last much longer but their beds will be used for Lettuce and more succession radish and spinach which both hate the heat of summer. So, busy with the fall crops. I enjoy you're vids. Ready to transplant hot peppers so I can pull in a month and overwinter for next season.That gets me a 2 month start on next summers hot peppers.
I’m also in a 9b country (Cyprus) and lost everything to the heat, except for my peppers and capsicum. Was even surprised to see some leeks have survived! Just need to wait a few more weeks for temps to drop, before I plant out my autumn crops, which I’ve started inside.
So great to learn about cover crops! Thanks for the info! I'm waiting on my raised Vego beds to come in. I can't wait to fill them and get some plants in them.
Thank you!! I have had so many blights and aphids and other problems that I am looking so forward to the fall planting of peas, kale, more peas, chijimsai, bok choy, lettuces, califlower, carrots, radishes, and I am going to protect it all with the amazing dr zymes eliminator! Crossing my fingers but so far it is a great product albeit very expensive and hard to find, but worth it to save my plants.
San Diego growing zone 10b checking in 👋 I am definitely planting a fall garden!! I have pretty much torn out the spring garden but I still need to pull up the irrigation, till the soil, add compost, and then I'll be able to direct sow! One big thing I will do is start a garden journal. 👩🌾🌱🌻
Still got temps of between 29 and 35 degrees C. We will have to wait a bit longer for it to cool down, so I can start my autumn planting, but have managed to start a few things indoors. Looking forward to the cooler weather! We had a nearby brush fire, yesterday that emergency services and helicopters had to come out to, because the brush in that hilly area is tinder dry after a hot Mediterranean summer with no rain.
I had no idea that erosion occurs everywhere. It makes sense when you think about it. Thank you for pointing it out. I will plant a cover crop this year when I pull out the fall stuff. (Never did a fall garden before either). Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and doing it so so well a succinctly!
Awesome video! Thanks for all the back story details. I followed you advice for my raised bed garden last spring - truly "Next Level"- results we astonishing. Now I ready to "next level" my wintering process. Thank you so much!!
I´m growing all year around and nearly planting until just before first frost date. Just using some fleece on top on some beds, e.g. my garlic survived that way the -20°C last february. Winterrye is my most favorite covercrop because it produces a lot of green compostable mass. Btw. having some perennial plants in the beds helps survive the soil life, too.
I garden where we routinely get down to negative single digits farenheit but have gotten as low as -20f. I have never covered my garlic and I never lose any garlics either. You shouldn’t need fleece for garlic if it’s only -20c/-4f.
@@BlackJesus8463 we get in the minus 30s so I cover my garlic. I read that covering isn’t to protect against the cold as much as keeping the plants a uniform temperature so that during those January thaws, the plants don’t wake to early and start to grow prematurely.
Very helpful as always! I only cracked up 80% of the time you said Hairy Vetch so there's that. 🤣 I happen to have some birthday money sitting Amazon that I have not yet decided what to do with. Now I know. I will see if I can order some Hairy Vetch since I am not planting a Fall garden this year.
Great video! Loved the dramatic bit in the middle, made me laugh! I always learn something or you remind me of something I have forgotten both good! Have good week end ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
Thank you. I am new at doing a garden alone I did good this year. Had a good harvest. I want to get ready for spring. I don’t have a lot of time but I work hard. Thank you for information.
I’ve never done a cover crop but may try this year. I have very cold winters so need to get started. I’m just pulling in crops now. I plucked most of the peppers today, tagging plants to dig this next week to over winter. Last winter was my first overwintering peppers. The plants did great so hoping to overwinter move this year. I used the string tomato system this summer and am greatly pleased. I had the best tomatoes ever and no blight. I’ll do the string method next summer. I have changed a lot of my gardening techniques due to this channel and your great information. I’ve been gardening for 20 years here and years before in other states. I love this show. I’m always learning. Thank you
Just in time for me 👍. I’m 2 yrs post brain damage & the garden has been very taxing on me, so I was going to put it to rest. But now, I’ll do some clover & winter rye. I’m z5/6 … not so much snow but a freeze 🥶 that’ll last weeeks at a time. Going over to see what’s going on at your homestead 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
In July and August I replanted beans, tomatoes, beets, and zukes, and they're looking great. I've started planting my fall/winter garden: lettuce, arugula, bok choy, coriander, bunching onions planted, starts of broccoli and cabbage soon to go in, maybe some potatoes in bags, & additional root crops planned. In the past I've used fava beans as a cover crop. The plants and flowers are beautiful, and I'm told the small bean pods are edible, too, as are the leaf tips. I usually let some of the beans grow larger and eat the delicious fresh green bean seeds. The area where I grew fava beans last year is growing like gang-busters this year! I've also used crimson clover some. I'm interested in planting hairy vetch in my tomato beds--there's one raised bed that is the best place for tomatoes due to the amount of sun it gets, so I replant tomatoes there every year. I allow a few borage plants to grow in my raised beds all year long to keep the bees happy, and the blue flowers make me happy!
Thanks so much!! I needed to know what to do to help my garden beds. I learned a lot about where there was too little sun. Now am planning better for next summer.
I'm doing a combination of a small fall garden and trying some cover crops. This will be my second fall garden and last year I had to cover my plants several times to keep them from freezing. A lot of them made it to spring but not all.
Thank you so much Brian for your insight! I may get some clover and vetch. I have some beds near my fence with trellises. I thought these would be good for cherry tomatoes but the got shaded too quick. One got blight so I think I will put some vetch in to help. I do grow a fall garden but I’m going to change things up.❤️
Thanks for the concise recap! One plant I will treat differently is my tomatoes. There is a neighboring tree that cast a bit more shade sooner in the season than I expected. I also had too many differing varieties in the same bed that didn't grow at the same rate. I will move them and be more consistent In fact, I will rotate half of the trellis with one variety and half with another variety. About fall gardening: I had decided to skip veg gardening and concentrate on other projects around the house, yet I found myself planting carrots and radishes this morning and thinking where the chard should go. I guess I will have a small patch after all. 👍
I feel like I've made every garden mistake and can't dig my way out. I've cleaned all my boxes & planted companies plants from the farmers market only to have nothing but diseased tomatoes a few peppers and basil. So may my soil was the problem. IDK, Just venting now. Thanks for allowing this space. I'll try for fall now❤✌🏽
Hello! This is the first year I’m being intentional with the fall garden. I’m trying to get a harvest in fall, and will also start and plant brassicas for any early spring harvest. I’m in zone 8a and someone told me I’m too late for a fall harvest. My starts go in today. I guess we will see.😆 Thank you for all your knowledge! I have a few beds I’ll be sowing cowpeas or sorghum into as cover crops for the first time ever.
Just planted my peas and a new round of lettuces. Zucchini are doing great and tomatoes are growing up the string trellis already got 9 yesterday and I am going to make pizza sauce tomorrow night.
Added rock dust, gypsum, Bio-Live, worm castings, pumice, and 2” of Harvest Supreme compost. Mixed it up a bit with the existing soil then put down a layer of mulch. Letting it sit for a while while my seeds get started!
We are going to have a winter garden this year (carrots, peas, lettuces, mostly greens), in our current and new raised bed my husband will be making soon. Our tomatoes and basil are still growing/producing like crazy and I hate to pull them out yet. We prepared our larger garden space yesterday. We will be cutting down some trees that are too close to it to allow for more sunlight. We are going to wait to cut them until the leaves are off for easier cleanup of the tree and to allow those leaves to land in that garden. We will till them in next spring. I am already chomping at the bit to get that started!
Great resource information, as always.We live in Maryland and just cover the soil with dark plastic over the winter, trying to kill any weeds and making our spring planting easier. This year we will try cover crops to enhance the soil. Maybe our tomato crop and tomatillos will be more plentiful, as we have had an infestation of leaf-footed bugs on them towards the end of summer this year and last year.
I often filter my raised bed soil early spring to remove grubs and other pests. I plan to till in calcium and other plant nutrition that may be depleted giving them time to break down for spring
great info. will you do anything about prepping raised tubs for fall? i was thinking of leaving them out until snow- to really let them break down. one tub seems to have a blight of some kind-. not sure why, i did not reuse most of the soil.... anyway- would like to see some info on options- on a tight budget. and if its best to cover them or leave them out to winterize?-btw- your tomato tips made my harvest both in tubs and in the garden 10 times better than last year. i learned alot- many thanks
I’m upgrading containers to raised beds and installing irrigation. The last month has been about turning over and upgrading. Ive got a few things sprouting inside too!
I have some brassicas in the nursery getting ready to be set out. Also have seeds ready to plant out as soon as I can. May start this week with some things. Had some kohlrabi that just sat there and not grow much in the shade all summer and I planted them out last week. Now they are growing. Funny.
Hey mate, ever thought of putting a link to your opposite season videos for us southern hemisphere gardeners on your latest videos? I am gearing up for spring and am trawling through your older vids to find what I need. I guarantee you have a heap of subscribers in the same boat as me
Thank you for this very interesting video! I randomly discovered your channel today and I'm impressed with the quality and the amount of information packed into the videos. So I'm watching, pausing them, and taking notes! :-) I've already got answers to various questions I had.
I agree with the layer of compost to a certain degree. I would like to add this if I may: Some plants have shallow roots, so this does come into play. However, some plants such as tomatoes, which can send roots as deep as five feet will really benefit from mixing everything in. It kind of all really depends on what you are growing in each bed. I still prefer to mix it all in each time and keep that thick level of terra preta. Cheers!
Honestly I have learnt so much from your great vidoes and my garden did very well this year Please how do I permanently get rid of RATS that are so heartbreakingly eating ALL my produce?
Seeing if I can get a fall crop. I'm in zone 5b, just planted recently lettuce, snap peas, radishes, cilantro and swiss chard. Will plant garlic in October, which last year was just right, got enormous heads this yr. Summer garden is winding down, still lots of Sun Gold cherry tomatoes, peppers (got 16 jalapeños per plant!) and purple beans. All my herbs are still going strong too. A very wet year here, some failures, some winners and there's always next year.
I have only experimented with gardening these last 2 years, so I've never even heard of hairy vetch, but now going to look up more info, cuz you're such a fungi! 😂😂😂
Planting in action is always more interesting to watch… I know you don’t have that setup right now, but how about visiting your subscribers gardens? You can come and help my garden! I’m in San Diego! 😜
I’m going to do broccoli, carrots, cauliflower and kale. For my cover crop I will probably do white clover for the winter time to protect my raised garden beds
Our frost is so early I can't see planting a cover crop. I have to leave my summer stuff out till the last possible minute to even get my harvest 😅 I'm cold edge of Zone 4
Last year was the first time that I've planted Fall crops. I found out that squirrels like to eat Brussels Sprout plants. I found that I really appreciate Turnips, and also planted some Fava Beans for nitrogen/soil health. For this year, I haven't quite pulled out my summer crops yet (northern california and no frost yet) but that will be coming soon, for more turnips. I've already tried a line of Radishes. I'm trying Beets & Turnips in the front yard area, but that area has had a decent amount of compaction, so I'm not super optimistic, but I'll be putting turnips in the back when the summer crops come out. Additionally, last spring I brought some Red Clover for soil health, and then drought provisions... So not opened yet...
don't worry about blight. It is carried on the wind and caused by humidity. Youn can also compost blight-caught tomatoes and potato tops if your compost gets hot. Which it will at your new place.
Ok, fair warning... There are ALOT and i mean ALOT of eucalyptus roots mostly small and I started out in spring without any, yet it's the bigger roots you need to get out and I would recommend putting plastic or cloth stuff down before you even think about planting. I have had to sift all my dirt first, probly 6-8 in down this season then mixed in some good compost so we shall see how my beans, peas carrots N spinach grows this time around. Oh, and 1 Roma tomato. I'll keep in touch and let you know how I do. Thank you for your time and do have a pleasant day... Rhonda
Yes, I always learn from you. I already have my Fall garden started and so far, looking good. No pests this yr, thanks to all of your tips! I have a container garden so not doing cover crop but hope to do larger containers next Spring and keep notes for when I have more room.
First year gardening after retirement. I feel I was extremely successful considering Idaho’s record breaking summer. I learned so much watching your videos-thanks! My mistakes were putting indeterminate tomatoes in my standing raised beds and placing one next to the air conditioner. I have learned so much in this first year and will make notes, as you suggested, for next year. Now, hearing about cover crops. I assume you should do this for standing raised beds too?
When you talk about plants can you cut in images of what you’re talking about for visual learners. I know you’ve relocated and can’t currently show in your garden so using images would be helpful & more engaging. Love your videos and appreciate your education. Thanks for considering the request!
Question - (Great video btw!) I had trouble with my rye cover crop roots last spring but not my clover. The rye roots were so dense that it created a LOT of work prior to seeding my zinnia garden. Even mid summer I still had rye root clumps (South zone 7b). Should I only use rye as a cover crop when following with larger transplants? This is my first time finding you and I LOVE the combo of scientific and practical tips! Thank you!
I was planning to plant a fall garden this year, but my plans suddenly changed. Since we're getting older and I have arthritis and some other medical issues making it very difficult to get down to my existing 8" high raised beds, we decided to order galvanized steel raised beds that are 30" high. Since they are 96" x 48" it'll take a lot of time and material to fill them so we'll probably only get a couple completed this fall, a couple in the spring and then the final one. I did plant more snow peas in a spot that will probably be completed last. The beds arrived yesterday and we made many trips from the driveway down the hill to the garden area. Now we have to wait for the summer harvest to finish as i still have kale, cabbage, tomatoes, peppers, pole beans, beets and basil growing in the areas where the beds are going. It gives us time to start collecting more big logs and branches and adding to the pile we've already accumulated. Next trip is for free wood chips. My body aches just thinking of all the work we have to do, but it'll be worth it. LOL
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This is the best explanation of cover crops I’ve ever seen! You really did a great job and I appreciate it. The only thing I’m unclear on is how you do cool crops and cover crops. Do you plant your veggies into the cover crop or wait til the beds are not being used. And on the same note what about perineal plants. How do you handle that? What is the duration of most cover crops”? Thanks again. Oh and btw I vote for the patio project first. God bless
I am a newbie this year and doing container gardening on my balcony. I have an elevated bed with cover and some pots. My squash and zucchini plants got decimated by powdery mildew. My potato plant broke in half on a windy day. And my tomato and bell pepper plants have been slow growers and I don't know why. I also had lots of gnats. I'm in zone 11b so plan on trying to keep my late bloomers going with grow lights (west facing balcony so we either are blasted with sun or have none) and see where that gets me. I want to grow some cat grass and cat nip for our cat but should I dump the soil in my containers and start fresh? I am also wanting to try herbs again. Any advice is welcome. I have learned a ton from this season and hopefully next year I will get some yiel out of my plants.
I’m glad you are back to making your regular videos again! I’ve missed them.Very information dense and very useful information!! Plus you’ve conquered your hairy vetch Achilles!! 😂
I actually naturally have a few hairy vetch plants scattered around my garden beds...I've been trying to watch if they go to seed to collect or figure out how to move the plants INTO the beds lol
I have cpmpost questions? When is your compost pile ready to use. Is there a point you stop adding to pile and let it go? Is there a time year to start your compost and time to stop.
I do succession planting with my tomatoes and squash, so I get two harvests from them and then I plant beans and winter squash again for my fall garden. I like the potential benefits that I could get from the Hairy Vetch so I may try a cover crop this coming Spring. I plant my tomatoes every year in the same space because I have no other options. Our farm is overly blessed with Extremely large White Oak trees along with a good number of Walnut, Hickory, Pecan and Sassafras trees. The only area that isn't overly shaded is where I grow tomatoes and peppers so I am always looking for ways to reduce blight etc. I do a Lot of chicken litter and cow' pie' composting and that gets added to my garden a couple times per year which helps keep the soil rich and full of worms.
Last year I did trench composting, basically made a trench in my garden bed and put leaves and food scraps in there. Not really sure if it helped or not
As a bonus, crimson clover flowers are edible and add a nice mild nutty flavor to salads!
I've only watched 2 of your videos and I just have to say "very informational". Nice Job. Why you only have a half a million Subs ? "Come on People Start Sharing, Where all going to need to be resilient in the days ahead"
Thank you!
My garlic and black carrots are coming up. I'm planting beets and chard today. I'm going to put the mulch on my beds today. I'm trying straw this year.
Fall/winter gardening here in the desert is the BEST! Beets, cabbage, broccolini, mustards, so many kales, lettuces, scallions, radishes,
ground cherries, second crops of determinate tomatoes and cucumbers, melons, spinach, renewed herb growth, HEY YOU SAID HAIRY VETCH AGAIN, garlic, I'itoi onions ( a southwest thing), bush beans, carrots, so MANY things. AND YOU SAID IT AGAIN! I love it! AND AGAIN! Will this hairy vetch never end? AND AGAIN! I'm losing count. Peace out!
I watched your video at 7:40 pm and was getting up to go outside to plant a cover crop when I realized it’s dark out there! You’re an inspiration but I just have to wait until tomorrow.
@anitalyoung I like your style!! 😄🤗😏
I've never planted a garden in the fall because in my novice gardener's mind, fall is the time for harvest and you just don't plant in the fall. So after listening to the masters, I've decided to try collards, kale, beets and lettuce in my 2'x4' raised bed on the balcony. It will be interesting to see how it will work out. Oh yes, I forgot: Garlic!!
Yeah buddeh! Edge seasons around here are always wet and cold. I just never thought it would be worth it but I never tried brassicas either.
Also my first autumn garden, because up until last winter, I lived in the tropics. Apart from monsoon season, there was heat pretty much every day.
I'm doing a fall garden for the first time so I cleaned up the areas in my 4ft by 40ft bed and added some good compost and began to transplant some of my greens, brassicas, onions, carrots, Diakon Radishes and different herbs. I had to cover them with bird netting or tulle to keep the rabbits and squirrels from eating them. Virginia zone 7a. Happy Gardening! 🌱 🥕 🥦 🧅 🧄
Yes! So glad to hear that!
Thanks for your comment. I have tried to stop the rabbits but they keep coming back. Perhaps it's because nobody else in my neighborhood cares about gardening. Plus the California desert sun 😎 kills what the rabbits don't. But, to me "almost a garden is better than no garden". That's what I tell myself 😉
7a is like paradise when you garden in 6b. XD
Or if you’re in 9b. Had a wildfire in my area, yesterday and luckily firefighters put it out without too much damage and no loss of life.
@@melviasheppard8466 Try some shade cloth supported by metal hoops. Pin or weigh down at the edges so critters can't get under. Keeps cool enough to germinate and if plants flower and need pollination you can pull back the cloth for awhile each day before replacing.
I’m trying fall growing for the 3rd year. Last two years illnesses kept me out of the garden. This weekend I planted carrots, green beans, cabbage, broccoli, cilantro, squash, lettuce. Tomorrow I’m going to put in kale, Swiss chard, bunching onions, a few peas. As I pull sick or dying plants I’ll put in radishes and beets.
I've got all my seeds now and finally realized that I have three growing areas that differ widely very much. One gets full sun for 10 hours, another area is semi shade for 12 areas and the last area is full sun mostly for 8 hours and semi shade for 3 hours. I finally know where and what to plant for Fall in these areas now. I'll be planting cucumbers, zucchinis, two types lettuce, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, radishes, golden beets and Swiss chard. I really liked your video today.
Yes, fall is BEST planting time in the deep south garden. I still have some noodle beans, eggplant, basil and shiso growing (and one tomato plant grown from a sucker removed early summer) - but I have cut shaggy stuff to the ground. I'll pull back the mulch (no weeds all summer!) and spread some compost, then replace mulch and leave it a few weeks while I start seeds indoors. Planning carrots, beets, beans, snap peas, many gourmet lettuces and oriental veg, arugula and some umbels like dara and dill. The cutting garden bed is already percolating with chopped cover crop and grass clippings, but in time I'll be seeding for spring flowers.
Thank you for your teaching I am learning a lot I am new to this is my first year doing gardening I want to do fall and winter garden thanks God Bless!!
Thank you. You too!
I do container gardening and have planted a fall crop of peas, lettuce, spinach, beets, pak choi, radishes and cilantro. All the spent veg. plants go into my compost bin for next summer.I also save seeds from everything!
Definitely learned about cover cropping. I have never done any of it before. I will probably do the late winter version as I plan to do some Fall gardening
with ur help ive made a lawn from scratch, watching the seed grow everyday is so satisfying 🌱.. now im potting out, making raised beds and organising the rest of my garden🏜.. but ive learnt a lot and am counting this as a practice year, onwards 🌬
Wonderful!
Nice method that you show us how to prepare garden for fall and winter in your garden , thanks for sharing
Oh good I have two bed just started this summer they actually get bit more shade than our plants liked so. I want have to move them yes score.
And yes planting collards, turnips. Mustards ruffled leaf and straight rutabaga, carrots cabbage and some clovers
Thank you for teaching us about cover crops. This was one of your best videos.
No fall garden here as we get our first freeze around the 3rd week of September. Trying to get the most out of my summer crops at the moment. This is my first garden at this house & that’s all I could handle this year. Definitely going to plant some ground cover in the next few weeks. Thanks!!
Really appreciate your doing all the research; e.g., hairy vetch. Saves time and you think of things I never would. This episode was of particular interest as I'm looking at the hairy vetch for my tomato and potato patches - small garden, little space for rotating, although.....laying down the cardboard, compost and mulch in a new spot on the lawn for next spring. Thanks again - cute start, but alas, no academy award - nice try though :O)
I learned about cover crops. I did not know about them before and the information was interesting.
Been missing your post but got them back now I hope. Just in time to learn about cover crops. Will be checking out getting some crimson clover and trying that this fall. As always, I gather tidbits frim you that resonate in my brain to help me have a better garden. Thanks again.
My favorite cover crops are buckwheat & diakon radish! You might be thinking radish isn't cover crop but my ground originally was so hard and clay type that planting diakon and letting it flower did wonders for my soil and the bees LOVED the blossoms all winter long.
Started my fall/winter crop this week with 6 inch tall transplants of cucumber in 9b Sacramento, they hate the heat. I am sowing radish and spinach this week and more dill. ( Dill I grew in spring grew to 36 inches tall, then died in the heat). My tomatoes will last into December, my zucchini and squash are feeling the wrath of summer and may not last much longer but their beds will be used for Lettuce and more succession radish and spinach which both hate the heat of summer. So, busy with the fall crops. I enjoy you're vids. Ready to transplant hot peppers so I can pull in a month and overwinter for next season.That gets me a 2 month start on next summers hot peppers.
I’m also in a 9b country (Cyprus) and lost everything to the heat, except for my peppers and capsicum. Was even surprised to see some leeks have survived! Just need to wait a few more weeks for temps to drop, before I plant out my autumn crops, which I’ve started inside.
So great to learn about cover crops! Thanks for the info! I'm waiting on my raised Vego beds to come in. I can't wait to fill them and get some plants in them.
Thank you!! I have had so many blights and aphids and other problems that I am looking so forward to the fall planting of peas, kale, more peas, chijimsai, bok choy, lettuces, califlower, carrots, radishes, and I am going to protect it all with the amazing dr zymes eliminator! Crossing my fingers but so far it is a great product albeit very expensive and hard to find, but worth it to save my plants.
San Diego growing zone 10b checking in 👋
I am definitely planting a fall garden!! I have pretty much torn out the spring garden but I still need to pull up the irrigation, till the soil, add compost, and then I'll be able to direct sow! One big thing I will do is start a garden journal. 👩🌾🌱🌻
Thank you for the information 💕
Still got temps of between 29 and 35 degrees C. We will have to wait a bit longer for it to cool down, so I can start my autumn planting, but have managed to start a few things indoors. Looking forward to the cooler weather! We had a nearby brush fire, yesterday that emergency services and helicopters had to come out to, because the brush in that hilly area is tinder dry after a hot Mediterranean summer with no rain.
I had no idea that erosion occurs everywhere. It makes sense when you think about it. Thank you for pointing it out. I will plant a cover crop this year when I pull out the fall stuff. (Never did a fall garden before either). Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and doing it so so well a succinctly!
Awesome video! Thanks for all the back story details. I followed you advice for my raised bed garden last spring - truly "Next Level"- results we astonishing. Now I ready to "next level" my wintering process. Thank you so much!!
I´m growing all year around and nearly planting until just before first frost date. Just using some fleece on top on some beds, e.g. my garlic survived that way the -20°C last february. Winterrye is my most favorite covercrop because it produces a lot of green compostable mass. Btw. having some perennial plants in the beds helps survive the soil life, too.
Yes!
I garden where we routinely get down to negative single digits farenheit but have gotten as low as -20f. I have never covered my garlic and I never lose any garlics either. You shouldn’t need fleece for garlic if it’s only -20c/-4f.
That's crazy nuts! I didn't know garlic had it like that.
@@BlackJesus8463 we get in the minus 30s so I cover my garlic. I read that covering isn’t to protect against the cold as much as keeping the plants a uniform temperature so that during those January thaws, the plants don’t wake to early and start to grow prematurely.
The winter rye you use . . . is that the same thing as basic grass seed for lawns? I am in Switzerland 8a and new to cover crops.
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Very helpful as always! I only cracked up 80% of the time you said Hairy Vetch so there's that. 🤣
I happen to have some birthday money sitting Amazon that I have not yet decided what to do with. Now I know. I will see if I can order some Hairy Vetch since I am not planting a Fall garden this year.
Great video! Loved the dramatic bit in the middle, made me laugh! I always learn something or you remind me of something I have forgotten both good! Have good week end ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
Thanks! You too Fiona
Thank you. I am new at doing a garden alone I did good this year. Had a good harvest. I want to get ready for spring. I don’t have a lot of time but I work hard. Thank you for information.
You're welcome! You've got this!
yeah im counting this as a practice year, but at least i got a lawn now tho growing from seed 🌱.. onwards
@@logosfocus hope I can do again next year. It was an out for me to help me it was therapy.
Every year gets better.
Great way to look at it. But truly after 35 years... its still a practice year lol
I’ve never done a cover crop but may try this year. I have very cold winters so need to get started. I’m just pulling in crops now. I plucked most of the peppers today, tagging plants to dig this next week to over winter. Last winter was my first overwintering peppers. The plants did great so hoping to overwinter move this year. I used the string tomato system this summer and am greatly pleased. I had the best tomatoes ever and no blight. I’ll do the string method next summer. I have changed a lot of my gardening techniques due to this channel and your great information. I’ve been gardening for 20 years here and years before in other states. I love this show. I’m always learning. Thank you
Just in time for me 👍. I’m 2 yrs post brain damage & the garden has been very taxing on me, so I was going to put it to rest. But now, I’ll do some clover & winter rye. I’m z5/6 … not so much snow but a freeze 🥶 that’ll last weeeks at a time.
Going over to see what’s going on at your homestead 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Have cauliflower, basil, bush beans, snow peas and cilantro growing. I have all buckets right now. Hoping to do some raised beds next year
Nice!
In July and August I replanted beans, tomatoes, beets, and zukes, and they're looking great. I've started planting my fall/winter garden: lettuce, arugula, bok choy, coriander, bunching onions planted, starts of broccoli and cabbage soon to go in, maybe some potatoes in bags, & additional root crops planned. In the past I've used fava beans as a cover crop. The plants and flowers are beautiful, and I'm told the small bean pods are edible, too, as are the leaf tips. I usually let some of the beans grow larger and eat the delicious fresh green bean seeds. The area where I grew fava beans last year is growing like gang-busters this year! I've also used crimson clover some. I'm interested in planting hairy vetch in my tomato beds--there's one raised bed that is the best place for tomatoes due to the amount of sun it gets, so I replant tomatoes there every year. I allow a few borage plants to grow in my raised beds all year long to keep the bees happy, and the blue flowers make me happy!
Planting a fall garden! Started by planting my seeds indoor. So far I've planted spinach, lettuce, broccoli and kale.
Thanks so much!! I needed to know what to do to help my garden beds. I learned a lot about where there was too little sun. Now am planning better for next summer.
Great!
I'm doing a combination of a small fall garden and trying some cover crops. This will be my second fall garden and last year I had to cover my plants several times to keep them from freezing. A lot of them made it to spring but not all.
Thank you so much Brian for your insight! I may get some clover and vetch. I have some beds near my fence with trellises. I thought these would be good for cherry tomatoes but the got shaded too quick. One got blight so I think I will put some vetch in to help. I do grow a fall garden but I’m going to change things up.❤️
Perfect!
Get rid of leaf litter, does that include the mulch. I used wood chips from my parents property. They had to have a dying tree cut down.
Believe he is referring to the plants you grew to remove those leaves and all
Thanks for the concise recap! One plant I will treat differently is my tomatoes. There is a neighboring tree that cast a bit more shade sooner in the season than I expected. I also had too many differing varieties in the same bed that didn't grow at the same rate. I will move them and be more consistent In fact, I will rotate half of the trellis with one variety and half with another variety.
About fall gardening: I had decided to skip veg gardening and concentrate on other projects around the house, yet I found myself planting carrots and radishes this morning and thinking where the chard should go. I guess I will have a small patch after all. 👍
I feel like I've made every garden mistake and can't dig my way out. I've cleaned all my boxes & planted companies plants from the farmers market only to have nothing but diseased tomatoes a few peppers and basil. So may my soil was the problem. IDK, Just venting now. Thanks for allowing this space. I'll try for fall now❤✌🏽
Hello! This is the first year I’m being intentional with the fall garden. I’m trying to get a harvest in fall, and will also start and plant brassicas for any early spring harvest. I’m in zone 8a and someone told me I’m too late for a fall harvest. My starts go in today. I guess we will see.😆 Thank you for all your knowledge! I have a few beds I’ll be sowing cowpeas or sorghum into as cover crops for the first time ever.
Just planted my peas and a new round of lettuces. Zucchini are doing great and tomatoes are growing up the string trellis already got 9 yesterday and I am going to make pizza sauce tomorrow night.
Added rock dust, gypsum, Bio-Live, worm castings, pumice, and 2” of Harvest Supreme compost. Mixed it up a bit with the existing soil then put down a layer of mulch. Letting it sit for a while while my seeds get started!
Great info. I've never used a cover crop.
We are going to have a winter garden this year (carrots, peas, lettuces, mostly greens), in our current and new raised bed my husband will be making soon. Our tomatoes and basil are still growing/producing like crazy and I hate to pull them out yet. We prepared our larger garden space yesterday. We will be cutting down some trees that are too close to it to allow for more sunlight. We are going to wait to cut them until the leaves are off for easier cleanup of the tree and to allow those leaves to land in that garden. We will till them in next spring. I am already chomping at the bit to get that started!
Can't wait to join your homestead channel. 😊
Great resource information, as always.We live in Maryland and just cover the soil with dark plastic over the winter, trying to kill any weeds and making our spring planting easier. This year we will try cover crops to enhance the soil. Maybe our tomato crop and tomatillos will be more plentiful, as we have had an infestation of leaf-footed bugs on them towards the end of summer this year and last year.
I often filter my raised bed soil early spring to remove grubs and other pests. I plan to till in calcium and other plant nutrition that may be depleted giving them time to break down for spring
great info. will you do anything about prepping raised tubs for fall? i was thinking of leaving them out until snow- to really let them break down. one tub seems to have a blight of some kind-. not sure why, i did not reuse most of the soil.... anyway- would like to see some info on options- on a tight budget. and if its best to cover them or leave them out to winterize?-btw- your tomato tips made my harvest both in tubs and in the garden 10 times better than last year. i learned alot- many thanks
I’m upgrading containers to raised beds and installing irrigation. The last month has been about turning over and upgrading. Ive got a few things sprouting inside too!
I have some brassicas in the nursery getting ready to be set out. Also have seeds ready to plant out as soon as I can. May start this week with some things. Had some kohlrabi that just sat there and not grow much in the shade all summer and I planted them out last week. Now they are growing. Funny.
Great!
Hey mate, ever thought of putting a link to your opposite season videos for us southern hemisphere gardeners on your latest videos? I am gearing up for spring and am trawling through your older vids to find what I need. I guarantee you have a heap of subscribers in the same boat as me
Last year fall crops went to seed before califlower brussel sprout brocolli and napa cabbage could
Firm heads due to heat
Thank you for this very interesting video! I randomly discovered your channel today and I'm impressed with the quality and the amount of information packed into the videos. So I'm watching, pausing them, and taking notes! :-) I've already got answers to various questions I had.
I agree with the layer of compost to a certain degree. I would like to add this if I may: Some plants have shallow roots, so this does come into play. However, some plants such as tomatoes, which can send roots as deep as five feet will really benefit from mixing everything in. It kind of all really depends on what you are growing in each bed. I still prefer to mix it all in each time and keep that thick level of terra preta. Cheers!
Oh yes, my fall garden is on the way
Honestly I have learnt so much from your great vidoes and my garden did very well this year
Please how do I permanently get rid of RATS that are so heartbreakingly eating ALL my produce?
Seeing if I can get a fall crop. I'm in zone 5b, just planted recently lettuce, snap peas, radishes, cilantro and swiss chard. Will plant garlic in October, which last year was just right, got enormous heads this yr. Summer garden is winding down, still lots of Sun Gold cherry tomatoes, peppers (got 16 jalapeños per plant!) and purple beans. All my herbs are still going strong too. A very wet year here, some failures, some winners and there's always next year.
That little drama moment really got me lol. Love your channel.
I have only experimented with gardening these last 2 years, so I've never even heard of hairy vetch, but now going to look up more info, cuz you're such a fungi! 😂😂😂
Also it would be great if you film how you prepare you new garden all from scratch，thanks
Planting in action is always more interesting to watch… I know you don’t have that setup right now, but how about visiting your subscribers gardens? You can come and help my garden! I’m in San Diego! 😜
Humm, may try cover crop. Great information.
I’m going to do broccoli, carrots, cauliflower and kale. For my cover crop I will probably do white clover for the winter time to protect my raised garden beds
Our frost is so early I can't see planting a cover crop. I have to leave my summer stuff out till the last possible minute to even get my harvest 😅 I'm cold edge of Zone 4
Last year was the first time that I've planted Fall crops. I found out that squirrels like to eat Brussels Sprout plants. I found that I really appreciate Turnips, and also planted some Fava Beans for nitrogen/soil health. For this year, I haven't quite pulled out my summer crops yet (northern california and no frost yet) but that will be coming soon, for more turnips. I've already tried a line of Radishes. I'm trying Beets & Turnips in the front yard area, but that area has had a decent amount of compaction, so I'm not super optimistic, but I'll be putting turnips in the back when the summer crops come out. Additionally, last spring I brought some Red Clover for soil health, and then drought provisions... So not opened yet...
don't worry about blight. It is carried on the wind and caused by humidity. Youn can also compost blight-caught tomatoes and potato tops if your compost gets hot. Which it will at your new place.
Ok, fair warning... There are ALOT and i mean ALOT of eucalyptus roots mostly small and I started out in spring without any, yet it's the bigger roots you need to get out and I would recommend putting plastic or cloth stuff down before you even think about planting. I have had to sift all my dirt first, probly 6-8 in down this season then mixed in some good compost so we shall see how my beans, peas carrots N spinach grows this time around. Oh, and 1 Roma tomato. I'll keep in touch and let you know how I do. Thank you for your time and do have a pleasant day... Rhonda
Great video. Thank you for all the helpful information.
Thank you for the information. It would also help a lot if you put the name of the plants on the screen when you talk about it. Thanks again.
Yes, I always learn from you. I already have my Fall garden started and so far, looking good.
No pests this yr, thanks to all of your tips! I have a container garden so not doing cover crop but hope to do larger containers next Spring and keep notes for when I have more room.
Perfect.. you're welcome!
❤ Happy Labor Day !!!
First year gardening after retirement. I feel I was extremely successful considering Idaho’s record breaking summer. I learned so much watching your videos-thanks! My mistakes were putting indeterminate tomatoes in my standing raised beds and placing one next to the air conditioner. I have learned so much in this first year and will make notes, as you suggested, for next year. Now, hearing about cover crops. I assume you should do this for standing raised beds too?
Yes, can be done for raised beds, too.
@@juliemcgugan1244 Thank you!!
When you talk about plants can you cut in images of what you’re talking about for visual learners. I know you’ve relocated and can’t currently show in your garden so using images would be helpful & more engaging. Love your videos and appreciate your education. Thanks for considering the request!
Question - (Great video btw!)
I had trouble with my rye cover crop roots last spring but not my clover. The rye roots were so dense that it created a LOT of work prior to seeding my zinnia garden. Even mid summer I still had rye root clumps (South zone 7b). Should I only use rye as a cover crop when following with larger transplants?
This is my first time finding you and I LOVE the combo of scientific and practical tips! Thank you!
I was planning to plant a fall garden this year, but my plans suddenly changed. Since we're getting older and I have arthritis and some other medical issues making it very difficult to get down to my existing 8" high raised beds, we decided to order galvanized steel raised beds that are 30" high. Since they are 96" x 48" it'll take a lot of time and material to fill them so we'll probably only get a couple completed this fall, a couple in the spring and then the final one. I did plant more snow peas in a spot that will probably be completed last. The beds arrived yesterday and we made many trips from the driveway down the hill to the garden area. Now we have to wait for the summer harvest to finish as i still have kale, cabbage, tomatoes, peppers, pole beans, beets and basil growing in the areas where the beds are going. It gives us time to start collecting more big logs and branches and adding to the pile we've already accumulated. Next trip is for free wood chips. My body aches just thinking of all the work we have to do, but it'll be worth it. LOL
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Sorry continue. Symptoms increased and have become lifestyle intrusive. It is the heart attack you are having when you are not having a heart attack.
Love it, will do it, but now what do I do next if I want to actually plant a fall garden(ie fennel, kale, maybe some root vegetables).
This is the best explanation of cover crops I’ve ever seen! You really did a great job and I appreciate it. The only thing I’m unclear on is how you do cool crops and cover crops. Do you plant your veggies into the cover crop or wait til the beds are not being used. And on the same note what about perineal plants. How do you handle that? What is the duration of most cover crops”? Thanks again. Oh and btw I vote for the patio project first. God bless
I am really enjoying your channel. You are a wealth of knowledge! Thank you so much
You're so welcome!
I am a newbie this year and doing container gardening on my balcony. I have an elevated bed with cover and some pots. My squash and zucchini plants got decimated by powdery mildew. My potato plant broke in half on a windy day. And my tomato and bell pepper plants have been slow growers and I don't know why. I also had lots of gnats. I'm in zone 11b so plan on trying to keep my late bloomers going with grow lights (west facing balcony so we either are blasted with sun or have none) and see where that gets me. I want to grow some cat grass and cat nip for our cat but should I dump the soil in my containers and start fresh? I am also wanting to try herbs again. Any advice is welcome. I have learned a ton from this season and hopefully next year I will get some yiel out of my plants.
I’m glad you are back to making your regular videos again! I’ve missed them.Very information dense and very useful information!! Plus you’ve conquered your hairy vetch Achilles!! 😂
My fall garden has been planted for about 2-3 weeks in zone 3b lol our frost is creeping up soon! Even had to cover up my peppers last week 🤦
I like to plant Austrian Peas for cover crop.
I actually naturally have a few hairy vetch plants scattered around my garden beds...I've been trying to watch if they go to seed to collect or figure out how to move the plants INTO the beds lol
Great advice!!! Going to look for some legume seeds.
Thank you
How do you garden using both mulch and cover crop? You mention using both.
I have cpmpost questions? When is your compost pile ready to use. Is there a point you stop adding to pile and let it go? Is there a time year to start your compost and time to stop.
good tips .. thanks
I do succession planting with my tomatoes and squash, so I get two harvests from them and then I plant beans and winter squash again for my fall garden. I like the potential benefits that I could get from the Hairy Vetch so I may try a cover crop this coming Spring. I plant my tomatoes every year in the same space because I have no other options. Our farm is overly blessed with Extremely large White Oak trees along with a good number of Walnut, Hickory, Pecan and Sassafras trees. The only area that isn't overly shaded is where I grow tomatoes and peppers so I am always looking for ways to reduce blight etc. I do a Lot of chicken litter and cow' pie' composting and that gets added to my garden a couple times per year which helps keep the soil rich and full of worms.
You don't get squash bugs or squash Vine borers where you live?
How much crimson clover seed is needed for raised beds (4'X10')? It comes in 1/4# bags and up.
Im going to plant fall more broccoli 🥦 those went crazy !!
Last year I did trench composting, basically made a trench in my garden bed and put leaves and food scraps in there. Not really sure if it helped or not
Would you happen to know where I can purchase seeds for growing beer? Thank you.