I'm glad I can't really distinguish between most vegetable varieties yet. I'm just happy when something produces, I would be losing my mind if I was also judging the flavor of different varieties. First time I've ever gardened, so I'm sure i'll eventually develop preferences. For now, I love the taste of varieties that grow well!
That is the only thing that matters! Growing whatever makes you happy is the goal and no matter what variety it is it will 100% beat anything you could have bought at the store!
Grow a lot of varieties and stick with the ones you liked and gave you a good harvest. Every season try something new. And if something didn't work try a different variety that is more suitable to your area. Learn to grow from seed. Only grow what you're going to use. Learn about preserving. 👍And most importantly experiment, relax and have fun.
@@SarahBahou that's awesome! I've learned soo much already, and can't wait to start next year! I'm still growing as late as I can, but planning the full layout for next year, and being on time is gonna be great.
I added soil to my 10/20 tray like you said.....and I was shocked!!! My seed trays stayed moist for 2.5 days in zone 9 central texas in triple digit heat!!! Thank you so much for this tip!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I’m not trying to be that guy, but I’m going to be. How did you hear this tip in this video and already 2.5 days later your seed trays are staying moist. Also it hasn’t been triple digit heat in Texas recently lol
@@CastroMKE So that tip was actually in a recent previous video where Jacques showed how he kept things moist longer while away and also how to start seedlings in the heat of summer. It would be confusing if you didn't see that one.
Hey, from Kelley in Monterey County. You picked my garden as your fave in a Viewers Gardens thingy you and Kevin did a few years ago. Just wanted to say thanks. That gave me a big boost and inspired me to start my own youtube gardening channel. So, thanks a bunch.
I really did love your garden and this is so cool to see! Next time I end up in the area I would love to message you and do a tour if you are interested!
This is a great thing for many outdoor vegetable gardens, apply and follow your plan, fall comes and will last until winter comes. I like your plans and how you protect your garden. great ❤🎉
I appreciate your updates! We have similar environment, except Ventura doesn't get that hot nor too cold either. I follow you and Epic Gardening a lot because of the similar battles you both slowly learned to handle like plant diseases and bugs. Thanks for being our virtual mentors!!!
Hi Jacques, I live in the same area as you and it is so helpful to me to see what your garden looks like and what you are focusing on. Thank you for the honest look at gardening. I understand the need for instagram-perfect images but the real info is so much more helpful.
Hi Jacques! I love your channel!! You are so positive and encouraging and creative! It is a pleasure to garden along with you. Northern California - zone 9b.
Yesterday was our first real day in the 70s after quite a few weeks in the 90s/high 80s. I am loving my fall garden and I think everything but a few lettuce snuck by without bolting.
Thank you, Jacque. It's always a pleasure to see your beautiful garden. I was wondering where you sourced your tomato box cages from, and your thoughts on them?
Curious if you're leaving space for direct-seeded root veg? Rutabagas and turnips are some of my favs. Thanks so much, great content, as always. Much love to Cosmo!
You are so lucky to have all that eggplant. That’s my favorite variety but my seed didn’t germinate this summer and I had to travel out of country for business.
Thank you! I have tried chayote and actually oddly enough it was the first time I lost the entire plant to gophers. I've literally never had an issue with them before then one day 2 years ago I went out and the plant was underground! I should try them again as I do actually enjoy eating them!
Gardening is the best way for us to have joy and relaxation. This is also the best way we protect the environment. Wishing you all peace and good health
Would love to see a step by step build instructions for your seedlings table! It's such a great idea with the shade cloth and soil base. I find hardening off difficult at times in 9a Austin, TX. I cobbled together something sorta similar, but want to build something more permanent and aesthetically pleasing like yours.
Omg!! Good luck with all the garlic!! I’m fairly new to gardening for thank you for sharing your plans! Looking forward to see how things develop during fall-winter! 🙏🏼
Southern hemisphere person here, about to head into spring/summer season. Was incredibly surprised this year with how well my brassicas and lettuce went all through the winter, never pulled them out but was getting solid harvests of almost everything through an entire winter (we were getting -5°C frosts every other day). Looking forward to our change of season and getting all the spring/summer crops a growing ❤
Adaptive Seeds has an okra variety called Burmese that’s adapted for cooler climates. I tried growing it in the Seattle area this year and it did better than Clemson… but still nothing like growing in the south. I’d like to take another stab at it if I ever get a high tunnel!
OK I am now super curious about the MARSHMALLOW plant..... Can you please consider doing a video showing us what the heck actually comes out of the roots in the form of "marshmallows"? Thanks, Jacques!
The florets are my favorite anyway. I find that once the broccoli gets to a certain age it will go straight from floret to flower and there isn't much I can do to stop that. But, It does produces florets for a long while before that happens.
That teepee trellis looks like a great place to grow pole beans and/or sugar snap peas for fall to me. I already have Blue Lake pole beans climbing 3 feet up a cattle panel trellis in my zone 9b garden in Arizona. I tend to sow peas too early every fall, though. And I find that they just kind of sit there and don't grow much for most of the fall and winter and then in late winter as spring approaches, they take off. So my goal this year is to be patient with when I sow my peas and not jump the gun this year and sowing.
@@jacquesinthegarden Depends on the overnight lows. In the fall they typically do fine, as it stays pretty nice here. Can't grow them through the summer when its 115 degrees. We switch to long beans and black-eyed peas and shade them through the summer. The green pole beans just drop flowers until the temps drop below about 100, shaded or not. When they slow down and get frost damage depends on the year, and how cool the temps get, but they survive when the winter is warm and temps stay over about 40. When the days get short enough, they grow more slowly, of course.
It's hard to imagine what it would be like to have a fall garden. I don't know for sure when I first frost will come. My guess is as good as the farmer's almanac. Historically, though, it has happened anytime from September 27 through October 6. With highs still getting into the 80s, it makes me think I should plant something. Well, I did plant some garlic on Thursday of last week. Maybe it was too soon. Maybe, it was the perfect time. I'll see what happens come Spring.
Have you ever tried growing truly cold hardy plants like kales over winter? I've seen a lot of great videos/pictures and it looks totally fine and tastes better anyway.
@@jacquesinthegarden Last year I did grow kale which was marked as heat- and cold-tolerant. It survived through the first frost and even the first snowfall. The freezing seemed to improve its flavor. This year, the kale that grew was the Red Russian; and, it seemed to struggle throughout the season. I still have a few plants that have some small leaves; but, it's not doing as well as the kale I grew last year.
good plans for the fall Jacque!! I love fall bcuz I love to grow my own lettuce 🥬💚Can’t do that in summer in SoCal. I always have aphids problems on my broccoli 🥦 and ear wigs took over my cabbage last year but my winner was Vita Verde Cauliflower 💚 So I’m going to plant more of those this year 😊 and always love the Sugar Snap peas 🫛 The flower Sweet Pea would look cool on your teepee I start mine in fall and they take off in early spring😊
Nice Fall-garden tour of what you want to re-set for Fall planting. Do you have any good eggplant recipes that work for you? with your vast eggplant abundance . Here on Tuesday the 24th, we are back at 100 degrees and I just planted my Fall seeds and onion starts in which I will have-to go out in the evening to water. Wow, you still have cucumbers , yum. I do hate the Leaf-legged bug as well who destroys tomato plants especially when they ripen. Your greenhouse is awesome and so is your seedling box covered in shade-cloth.
I am thinking of doing a video on some different eggplant uses because a lot of people have asked. I tend to go with simplicity so cutting them into smaller pieces and roasting it with tomatoes and squash is my go to lately. Makes for a wonderful pasta sauce.
Jacques please grow a test patch of cotton. Where I live we have industrial fields of cotton so I know it will grow in my area. I hope to watch you all grow it first so then I dont mess mine up! 😋
If you’re in the US, the first mistake to avoid when growing cotton is not looking up your local laws first. You may need a permit to grow it, or it may be illegal for you entirely. Cotton is a highly regulated crop due to the beloved boll weevil, and non-compliant crops can be seized and destroyed.
It is something I have wanted to do just for fun and maybe I will this year! As someone else stated it can be hard to grow if you are near cotton production especially if you want to grow the kind that isn't pure white.
Absolutely brilliant on the soil wicking system. Going on vacation soon and was planning to delay starting seeds. You solved my dilemma! Were you able to buy the shade cloth in a small amount or did you have to invest in a bolt of it?
I heard you talking about the great leaf footed bug, I call them tomato suckers lol, enemy in the podcast this week as well, they are a huge problem in my area too and what I've found is if you spray them (helps because they fly) with a gentle soapy water they don't like it and they possibly die. I use a lavender scented one to help repel other things as well. Hope this is something you can try!
Jacques try roasting the eggplants and then scrape out the insides. You can then freeze the roasted pulp in portions to use later. Just season as needed. Here are 10 ideas of how to use it. 1) You can use it tossed in noodle pasta possibly add diced tomato and herbs. 2) Puree and season with sauteed chopped garlic and onion as is or add ricotta cheese or use combination of different cheese and fill ravioli or agnolotti. 3) Make a creamed soup. 4) Baba Ghanoush 5) Yogurt eggplant dip. 6) Season and use as a spread for toast or sandwiches. 7) Replace tomato sauce with seasoned eggplant puree on a pizza and use complimenting toppings 8) Mix it into pot pie fillings or casseroles. 9) Mix it into mashed potatoes with seasonings, cheese, herbs or spices. 10) Mix it into a curry.
Dang, this actually a great tip and something I should actually do! Honestly thanks for the inspiration and options here I can see myself actually doing a lot of them
@@jacquesinthegarden glad I was able to help out and inspire. I'm a chef so I'm always trying to think of ways to use my harvested items so they don't go to waste. 👍😉👨🍳
oooh, sounds like some delicious uses! Good to know they freeze well after roasting! Ngl, I saw all those beautiful striped eggplants and thought 'I want that!' then saw all the asian eggplants and my mind was blown... what an abundance!
So this was the first time in a while that I had a successful brassica harvest. They grew throughout the summer (hot and dry here in northern Colorado) and the broccoli is still making nice side shoots and my red kalibos cabbage has just headed up and looks great. I got them in late and didn't have high expectations, but they did great with consistent watering. Go figure. Love seeing pots and gloves strewn about in the garden - that is the reality for most gardeners, we tend to cast about while working and then are finally so tired we call it a day and whatever is still there we will try to gather up tomorrow and put in its proper place; at least, that is how it is for me.
I am right there with you with the casting aside of pots and gloves and tools and everything in between! I should be cleaning up after every day but I must admit they do build up sometimes! Amazing to hear about your successful broccoli in the summer!
I was wondering if you already have a video of how you blocked the roots of the trees so they don’t get into your beds. I have a neighbor that has a spruce tree and it has roots up to 15 feet into my yard. If you don’t, please make a video when you do it I really want to learn how to do that.
Glad you mentioned the trees sucking the life out of your garden. That’s what would happen here if it was permaculture. Actually the oaks and cedars do plenty of it. I take out many new cedar and oak seedlings all the time and battle a neighbor’s black walnut. So yea, permaculture wouldn’t work in this sandy soil. The water and nutrients get zapped in the garden area near an oak. Wish I could take it out and still might, but shade is important and time precious to grow another. Lol, I know, the sun scald on peppers and tomatoes are real and laugh when I see all these pruning vids because we need the foliage! It’s those darn Tabasco peppers that just take forever to ripen and planted as early as I could. They are a bit better than last year and soon frost will be here. Just may have to give them up. Oh yes, the Shasta daisies-love them and don’t last long even in Z5a, WI. They can’t take too much heat/sun. I did pick up another variety recently to try. Here we need to have fall plants in by end of July to August 20th. We had an over abundance of rain this summer then September drought and Heat! Way too hot! I’ve been using shade cloth and seems to have worked because the cauliflower (most) are picking up. We are finally out of the 90s and getting back to 70s where we should be. If our fall and winters keep getting warmer I may be able to garden year round-almost 😉. Last year it got warmer all the way to Christmas 😮. Good thing I planted late garlic and mulched heavily because if they grow too much all the energy is zapped by spring. It happened year before and the garlic was small. Not this year🎉
Jacques, I wish I was in San Diego. I'm in Kentucky, Zone 6/6b. I really wanted a Fall garden since I didn't get the chance to have a Spring/Summer garden this year due to health reasons and my work schedule. But, my Fall temperature can be a bit swingy anywhere from the 90s-100s around noon all the way to around the 40s/50s by bedtime in the same day. We've already had a couple days like that this month and its only gonna get worse. I'm fulfilling my need to get out and do gardening things by revamping my garden and getting a jump on preparing the garden for early Spring planting (I really hope I can do an early Spring planting as I've heard it might be too cold in Kentucky for that).
Have you tried growing a simple fall garden? Like planting garlic, maybe some kale and spinach which can all handle extreme cool weather. The hot swings are tricky but if you keep the plants well watered they should be able to survive into the cooler months.
Your seedlings look amazing! How thick is your soil base in the trays? Cosmo 😅 Thanks for sharing your garden. I can’t wait to watch them progress through the season. Texas 8a here and it’s finally getting out of the 90’s a bit so I’m starting my seedlings now. Growing collards and kale for bio mass. And cool season herbs. 🌿
Yes! Can you elaborate on that marshmallow plant (pruning, overwintering zone7, etc). I grew one this year and not sure how to care fit or how to make marshmallows.
@@jacquesinthegarden microgreens in my greenhouse but the winter squash are in there right now. We get down into the teens here so I don't mess around with outside stuff
I generally will compost them unless they look really diseased as well. My compost tends to go through very hot spells and I do it over a very long time period before fully finishing a pile. So I don't worry too much about insects being composted.
I am trying to plant more cover crop this year to give area a break. For the most part we are rarely over supplied except for in peak summer with tomatoes and hot peppers. Our household is pretty big and we are BIG veggie eaters. My friends and family are massive tomato eaters making it very easy to get rid of any excess when I do have it. Otherwise with Kevin and the Epic Garden if there is surplus it does get donated to local groups and I occasionally will add on to that!
I'm definitely gong to use the doule decker seed tray idea, brilliant. And so easy and kind to baby seedlings. You mention fava beans for cover crops and I would very much like to know what variety you use.. I grow broad windsor for eating and in the UK they use "field beans" for cover crops but no one in North America has any idea what field beans are. No one in the UK can give me a proper name for them. Huw Richards uses them instead of broad beans as an eating crop as they are more prolific and tastier than broad beans. He says. He just calls them field beans . I notice your photo of the cover crop fava beans are a different colour and smaller than broad beans. Which type are they? It's a real puzzle. Incidentally stinging nettles will sting Cosmo and spread everywhere, I grrew up with them and would avoid them. They are awful. Yours were seeding I see, but they can cause you real problems as a noxious invasive weed and hard to eradicate.They are not worth growing, better alternatives. They use them in the UK as they can't get rid of them. Like intoducing goutweed. At least get rid of the seeds. Much enjoyed your you tube.
Hmm I am not sure entirely what the variety is I see that they have the same latin name of Vicia Faba. You could email our customer service at Botanical Interests and they might be able to get down to the it for you! customerservice@botanicalinterests.com We are fortunate that in San Diego we have 6-8 months of no rain which makes it hard for the weeds to spread outside of places not on irrigation. So all of my stinging nettle is contained to specific areas.
@jacquesinthegarden That makes sense. I've seen my chickens eating the flowers and seeds but they refuse to eat the leaves. I do wonder why that is, they even eat the squash and cucumber leaves, but not the basil.
@@capeeddyI think the taste of certain herbs are too strong for my chickens. They don’t eat mint, oregano, basil or shiso but absolutely destroy any more neutral tasting plants.
I'm in south Louisana, zone 9b and my clemson okra is over 6 foot tall. I have a cowhorn variety that is 8 ft tall. I keep cutting it so I can reach my okra. 😂
The shade cloth hasn't fallen apart of shredded in any meaningful way that I have noticed yet. So at least currently I am not too concerned about it shedding micro plastics but it is a good call out.
@@jacquesinthegarden Thanks so much. I'm trying to get plastic out of my garden and it seems impossible to find substitute hacks sometimes. I appreciate your burlap sack suggestion - that will be great for avoiding ground cloth.
I pick them when they appear "full" and usually when the color slightly lightens. We sauté they them in a pan with oil, and then add garlic, lemon rind, and soy sauce at the end once the peppers are slightly blistered. Then we just go to town on the peppers or dip them in a seasoned mayo like you would with artichokes
You totally can especially with those temps. Mine tend to get DEMOLISHED by rolly pollies and ear wigs if I direct seed which is why I prefer to transplant them
Sorry about the Okra, my Clemson spineless and Okinawa did great here in Lakeside. I had 6 broccoli plants that survived the heat as well! Unfortunately they are not surviving the chickens. Don’t forget to make room for the Carrots.
I have considered getting the exhaust fan setup as that is really the thing that would have the most impact in terms of heat. The fan currently is mostly serving to move air around and keep the plants healthy due to the movement but you are right it doesn't really address humidity or heat that much.
It is honestly really hard to gauge because of filming and other work duties. I often end up finding myself fall behind and then I will spend a weekend day out there for most of the day and that catches me up.
On the Garlic, 9 rows of 18 = 162, using a 5" spacing. That's what we dedicate to a 4x8 raised bed every year. You said you don't have your Garlic yet. Do you purchase new Garlic every year? And if so, why when you can set aside what you need for planting from what you harvested this year. We haven't paid for Garlic seed cloves for 4 years now. Free Garlic. 40 biggest bulbs get set aside. That's a lot of tearing up and planting you have planned. I do love gardening, but we are at our 1st frost date and getting ready to pull Squash, to be cured, Peppers to prune for wintering over, pulling and preserving all of our green beans before hit by frost, and THEN put all the beds with chop n drop to sleep and finally put our tools and amendments, do an inventory for next Spring. Dang, I need a break just typing this. lol I need a nap. TYFS Jacques
That is a great spacing layout, I will for sure do that! I do order it every year because we never grow enough to be satisfied and I also like to grow hard neck which is more challenging from saved seed since it doesn't want to actually grow in my warmer winters. Getting it from a farm where it grows well ensures that garlic had some cold period while growing and then I still place it in the fridge before planting. I might plant some of the saved garlic from this years grow just for the fun of it to see if I can expand my own seed saving though!
@@jacquesinthegarden Oops, forgot, for the most part, basic rule of thumb is Hard Neck north, Soft neck south. I think you have to follow/mimic Mother Nature. I just went on Johnny's website and it said, "Southern growers who do not experience winter temperatures consistently below 40-50°F (4-10°C) may need to apply a cold treatment: place garlic in a paper bag and refrigerate for 10-12 weeks prior to planting." With a maturity time of 290 days, from you, bagging, me planting. Put Garlc in the fridge last week of October, to be pulled mid-July, or when you have 3-4 bottom leaves that have yellowed to brown. I don't know if this will work, but it's the closest you can come to what Mother Nature would do. Best of luck to you and the whole team. Mark n Rosa
i like how you show us your garden even if its burnt to almost a crisp
I want to make sure everyone gets the full picture and not just constant wins!
I'm glad I can't really distinguish between most vegetable varieties yet. I'm just happy when something produces, I would be losing my mind if I was also judging the flavor of different varieties. First time I've ever gardened, so I'm sure i'll eventually develop preferences. For now, I love the taste of varieties that grow well!
That is the only thing that matters! Growing whatever makes you happy is the goal and no matter what variety it is it will 100% beat anything you could have bought at the store!
Grow a lot of varieties and stick with the ones you liked and gave you a good harvest. Every season try something new. And if something didn't work try a different variety that is more suitable to your area. Learn to grow from seed. Only grow what you're going to use. Learn about preserving. 👍And most importantly experiment, relax and have fun.
I'm in the same boat! This summer was my first time gardening!
@@SarahBahou that's awesome! I've learned soo much already, and can't wait to start next year! I'm still growing as late as I can, but planning the full layout for next year, and being on time is gonna be great.
I added soil to my 10/20 tray like you said.....and I was shocked!!! My seed trays stayed moist for 2.5 days in zone 9 central texas in triple digit heat!!! Thank you so much for this tip!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
That is great to hear! It is going to be how I start anything in summer or fall for sure!
I did the same in central Texas. Game changer! Thanks Jacques!
I’m not trying to be that guy, but I’m going to be. How did you hear this tip in this video and already 2.5 days later your seed trays are staying moist. Also it hasn’t been triple digit heat in Texas recently lol
@@CastroMKE So that tip was actually in a recent previous video where Jacques showed how he kept things moist longer while away and also how to start seedlings in the heat of summer. It would be confusing if you didn't see that one.
I love your videos because they are “real” person gardening tips. Thank you!
I try to keep it real!
Hey, from Kelley in Monterey County. You picked my garden as your fave in a Viewers Gardens thingy you and Kevin did a few years ago. Just wanted to say thanks. That gave me a big boost and inspired me to start my own youtube gardening channel. So, thanks a bunch.
Congratulations! I will look for your channel!
I really did love your garden and this is so cool to see! Next time I end up in the area I would love to message you and do a tour if you are interested!
That is so cool Kelley! I also live and garden in Monterey County. What is your channel?
@@jacquelineperkins4916 Garden Discovery
This is a great thing for many outdoor vegetable gardens, apply and follow your plan, fall comes and will last until winter comes. I like your plans and how you protect your garden. great ❤🎉
Since this is my first garden season I am very excited how things will develop, but not as worried before watching this. Thanks
I love hearing this, even if things go bad the garden is always worth it! For every bad year or season there is an amazing one around the corner.
I appreciate your updates! We have similar environment, except Ventura doesn't get that hot nor too cold either. I follow you and Epic Gardening a lot because of the similar battles you both slowly learned to handle like plant diseases and bugs. Thanks for being our virtual mentors!!!
Love to hear this!
Fall is my favorite growing season too in zone 10a SW Florida 😊
be safe. Hope you are not affected by the hurricane 🙏🏼
Oh I bet it is, down there its probably THE growing season.
Hi Jacques, I live in the same area as you and it is so helpful to me to see what your garden looks like and what you are focusing on. Thank you for the honest look at gardening. I understand the need for instagram-perfect images but the real info is so much more helpful.
Hi Jacques! I love your channel!! You are so positive and encouraging and creative! It is a pleasure to garden along with you. Northern California - zone 9b.
Thank you so much! I am happy to hear this!
Yesterday was our first real day in the 70s after quite a few weeks in the 90s/high 80s. I am loving my fall garden and I think everything but a few lettuce snuck by without bolting.
That is always a relief to see, lettuce and bok choy are always racing to be the first to bolt for me!
I am so happy with this information
I live in Houston and now I have hope for the Fall/Winter garden!!!!
Thank you!!
Thank you, Jacque. It's always a pleasure to see your beautiful garden. I was wondering where you sourced your tomato box cages from, and your thoughts on them?
Soil in the seed tray is one idea I've adopted, thanks Jacques! 👍👍
Its really worked out quite nicely without the downside of a bigger container!
Jacque, if you and Kevin (aka Eric) compared your annual produce output... who would win? the people want to know!
I think overall I would say Kevin probably produces more. He has a lot more area that is truly full sun and a more none paved yard!
Yeah but who would win the 20 by 20 mini agroforestry garden challenge
Or 10 by 10 you get the gist.
@@BrahhdaCliffJonesofc they both like flowers these days so the don't grow to maximize yield, But if they did, my money is on JACQUE!!!
We definitely need to place bets on this and Kevin and Jacque need to participate!!! I got a Jackson on Jacque😂😂😂
Curious if you're leaving space for direct-seeded root veg? Rutabagas and turnips are some of my favs. Thanks so much, great content, as always. Much love to Cosmo!
I do like to pepper in my root veg especially beets. I actually grew a few rutabagas in the past and they really were delicious and did great for me!
Only 25 miles from you but my okra did great in Lakeside….90 plus for a long time out in east county! Tried to show picture but won’t let me.
I believe that! San Diego county has so many different microclimates it is truly amazing how much can grow across the county!
You are so lucky to have all that eggplant. That’s my favorite variety but my seed didn’t germinate this summer and I had to travel out of country for business.
Thanks! Have you ever tried chayote squash?
Thank you! I have tried chayote and actually oddly enough it was the first time I lost the entire plant to gophers. I've literally never had an issue with them before then one day 2 years ago I went out and the plant was underground! I should try them again as I do actually enjoy eating them!
Gardening is the best way for us to have joy and relaxation. This is also the best way we protect the environment. Wishing you all peace and good health
Would love to see a step by step build instructions for your seedlings table! It's such a great idea with the shade cloth and soil base.
I find hardening off difficult at times in 9a Austin, TX. I cobbled together something sorta similar, but want to build something more permanent and aesthetically pleasing like yours.
I have considered doing something more permeant and actually have been wanting to build a second table so it might be in the future.
Omg!! Good luck with all the garlic!! I’m fairly new to gardening for thank you for sharing your plans! Looking forward to see how things develop during fall-winter! 🙏🏼
I am very excited for the season, such a relaxing time of year to garden.
Southern hemisphere person here, about to head into spring/summer season. Was incredibly surprised this year with how well my brassicas and lettuce went all through the winter, never pulled them out but was getting solid harvests of almost everything through an entire winter (we were getting -5°C frosts every other day). Looking forward to our change of season and getting all the spring/summer crops a growing ❤
It is truly incredible how much you can get in the winter time from those plants, truly my favorite season!
Love ur channel sooooo much! You make my day so much brighter.
I am happy to hear that!
Hahah wild Ginger Appears! 😂 love it!
Adaptive Seeds has an okra variety called Burmese that’s adapted for cooler climates.
I tried growing it in the Seattle area this year and it did better than Clemson… but still nothing like growing in the south. I’d like to take another stab at it if I ever get a high tunnel!
That is awesome, I will for sure look that one up and add it to my roster for next year. We do like okra and want to eat it after all!
I would like to see how you made that box, and the materials you used.
OK I am now super curious about the MARSHMALLOW plant..... Can you please consider doing a video showing us what the heck actually comes out of the roots in the form of "marshmallows"? Thanks, Jacques!
I can read into it and figure out how the heck it works!
18:05 apparently you can treat green broccolis like perennials here in SoCal. The caveat is it's going to be mostly florets instead of heads.
The florets are my favorite anyway. I find that once the broccoli gets to a certain age it will go straight from floret to flower and there isn't much I can do to stop that. But, It does produces florets for a long while before that happens.
That teepee trellis looks like a great place to grow pole beans and/or sugar snap peas for fall to me. I already have Blue Lake pole beans climbing 3 feet up a cattle panel trellis in my zone 9b garden in Arizona. I tend to sow peas too early every fall, though. And I find that they just kind of sit there and don't grow much for most of the fall and winter and then in late winter as spring approaches, they take off. So my goal this year is to be patient with when I sow my peas and not jump the gun this year and sowing.
Do you find that the beans do well for you in the cool season as well?
@@jacquesinthegarden Depends on the overnight lows. In the fall they typically do fine, as it stays pretty nice here. Can't grow them through the summer when its 115 degrees. We switch to long beans and black-eyed peas and shade them through the summer. The green pole beans just drop flowers until the temps drop below about 100, shaded or not. When they slow down and get frost damage depends on the year, and how cool the temps get, but they survive when the winter is warm and temps stay over about 40. When the days get short enough, they grow more slowly, of course.
It's hard to imagine what it would be like to have a fall garden. I don't know for sure when I first frost will come. My guess is as good as the farmer's almanac. Historically, though, it has happened anytime from September 27 through October 6. With highs still getting into the 80s, it makes me think I should plant something. Well, I did plant some garlic on Thursday of last week. Maybe it was too soon. Maybe, it was the perfect time. I'll see what happens come Spring.
Have you ever tried growing truly cold hardy plants like kales over winter? I've seen a lot of great videos/pictures and it looks totally fine and tastes better anyway.
@@jacquesinthegarden Last year I did grow kale which was marked as heat- and cold-tolerant. It survived through the first frost and even the first snowfall. The freezing seemed to improve its flavor.
This year, the kale that grew was the Red Russian; and, it seemed to struggle throughout the season. I still have a few plants that have some small leaves; but, it's not doing as well as the kale I grew last year.
I have the hardest time growing eggplant! Jealous! Those looked incredible!
This year they really took off! They seem to do much better for me in raised beds than in ground.
good plans for the fall Jacque!! I love fall bcuz I love to grow my own lettuce 🥬💚Can’t do that in summer in SoCal. I always have aphids problems on my broccoli 🥦 and ear wigs took over my cabbage last year but my winner was Vita Verde Cauliflower 💚 So I’m going to plant more of those this year 😊 and always love the Sugar Snap peas 🫛 The flower Sweet Pea would look cool on your teepee I start mine in fall and they take off in early spring😊
I find that the aphids are not a factor over the winter which is another reason I love growing my broccoli that time of year!
Nice Fall-garden tour of what you want to re-set for Fall planting. Do you have any good eggplant recipes that work for you? with your vast eggplant abundance . Here on Tuesday the 24th, we are back at 100 degrees and I just planted my Fall seeds and onion starts in which I will have-to go out in the evening to water. Wow, you still have cucumbers , yum. I do hate the Leaf-legged bug as well who destroys tomato plants especially when they ripen. Your greenhouse is awesome and so is your seedling box covered in shade-cloth.
I am thinking of doing a video on some different eggplant uses because a lot of people have asked. I tend to go with simplicity so cutting them into smaller pieces and roasting it with tomatoes and squash is my go to lately. Makes for a wonderful pasta sauce.
Jacques please grow a test patch of cotton. Where I live we have industrial fields of cotton so I know it will grow in my area. I hope to watch you all grow it first so then I dont mess mine up! 😋
If you’re in the US, the first mistake to avoid when growing cotton is not looking up your local laws first. You may need a permit to grow it, or it may be illegal for you entirely. Cotton is a highly regulated crop due to the beloved boll weevil, and non-compliant crops can be seized and destroyed.
@@DracoTriste this is why I order everything I can online. The companies have to comply to those laws when selling products and I don’t have to worry
It is something I have wanted to do just for fun and maybe I will this year! As someone else stated it can be hard to grow if you are near cotton production especially if you want to grow the kind that isn't pure white.
Jacques have you thought about placing shade cloth on your greenhouse? I’ve seen this done on a greenhouse that was connected to the house.
How are you keeping up with the harvest? Do you can? Dehydrate? Freeze?
Mostly consumed fresh eating daily out of the garden. Over surplus gets mostly frozen or quick pickled to eat over the next week.
Absolutely brilliant on the soil wicking system. Going on vacation soon and was planning to delay starting seeds. You solved my dilemma! Were you able to buy the shade cloth in a small amount or did you have to invest in a bolt of it?
I was able to buy it by the foot from a local garden center!
Wow, looks like the soil in the tray under seed staring trays works really well
Oh yeah it was absolutely killer, such an improvement.
Can you do a video about cover crops? What are your favorites?
What do you normally do with biqhino peppers? I find them so seedy. Excited to see success of greenhouse this winter!
I heard you talking about the great leaf footed bug, I call them tomato suckers lol, enemy in the podcast this week as well, they are a huge problem in my area too and what I've found is if you spray them (helps because they fly) with a gentle soapy water they don't like it and they possibly die. I use a lavender scented one to help repel other things as well. Hope this is something you can try!
I can give it a try, I just discovered that if I go out at dusk they all cluster on my tomatoes and don't fly away making for easy squishing.
Im jealous of all those EGGPLANTS!
Jacques try roasting the eggplants and then scrape out the insides. You can then freeze the roasted pulp in portions to use later. Just season as needed. Here are 10 ideas of how to use it. 1) You can use it tossed in noodle pasta possibly add diced tomato and herbs. 2) Puree and season with sauteed chopped garlic and onion as is or add ricotta cheese or use combination of different cheese and fill ravioli or agnolotti. 3) Make a creamed soup. 4) Baba Ghanoush 5) Yogurt eggplant dip. 6) Season and use as a spread for toast or sandwiches. 7) Replace tomato sauce with seasoned eggplant puree on a pizza and use complimenting toppings 8) Mix it into pot pie fillings or casseroles. 9) Mix it into mashed potatoes with seasonings, cheese, herbs or spices. 10) Mix it into a curry.
I miss making fresh Baba Ghanoush from my garden.
Dang, this actually a great tip and something I should actually do! Honestly thanks for the inspiration and options here I can see myself actually doing a lot of them
@@jacquesinthegarden no longer scrambling for recipes to make so you won’t waste any of your harvest❤️
@@jacquesinthegarden glad I was able to help out and inspire. I'm a chef so I'm always trying to think of ways to use my harvested items so they don't go to waste. 👍😉👨🍳
oooh, sounds like some delicious uses! Good to know they freeze well after roasting!
Ngl, I saw all those beautiful striped eggplants and thought 'I want that!' then saw all the asian eggplants and my mind was blown... what an abundance!
So this was the first time in a while that I had a successful brassica harvest. They grew throughout the summer (hot and dry here in northern Colorado) and the broccoli is still making nice side shoots and my red kalibos cabbage has just headed up and looks great. I got them in late and didn't have high expectations, but they did great with consistent watering. Go figure. Love seeing pots and gloves strewn about in the garden - that is the reality for most gardeners, we tend to cast about while working and then are finally so tired we call it a day and whatever is still there we will try to gather up tomorrow and put in its proper place; at least, that is how it is for me.
I am right there with you with the casting aside of pots and gloves and tools and everything in between! I should be cleaning up after every day but I must admit they do build up sometimes! Amazing to hear about your successful broccoli in the summer!
I was wondering if you already have a video of how you blocked the roots of the trees so they don’t get into your beds. I have a neighbor that has a spruce tree and it has roots up to 15 feet into my yard. If you don’t, please make a video when you do it I really want to learn how to do that.
Glad you mentioned the trees sucking the life out of your garden. That’s what would happen here if it was permaculture. Actually the oaks and cedars do plenty of it. I take out many new cedar and oak seedlings all the time and battle a neighbor’s black walnut. So yea, permaculture wouldn’t work in this sandy soil. The water and nutrients get zapped in the garden area near an oak. Wish I could take it out and still might, but shade is important and time precious to grow another.
Lol, I know, the sun scald on peppers and tomatoes are real and laugh when I see all these pruning vids because we need the foliage! It’s those darn Tabasco peppers that just take forever to ripen and planted as early as I could. They are a bit better than last year and soon frost will be here. Just may have to give them up.
Oh yes, the Shasta daisies-love them and don’t last long even in Z5a, WI. They can’t take too much heat/sun. I did pick up another variety recently to try.
Here we need to have fall plants in by end of July to August 20th. We had an over abundance of rain this summer then September drought and Heat! Way too hot! I’ve been using shade cloth and seems to have worked because the cauliflower (most) are picking up. We are finally out of the 90s and getting back to 70s where we should be. If our fall and winters keep getting warmer I may be able to garden year round-almost 😉. Last year it got warmer all the way to Christmas 😮. Good thing I planted late garlic and mulched heavily because if they grow too much all the energy is zapped by spring. It happened year before and the garlic was small. Not this year🎉
Jacques, I wish I was in San Diego. I'm in Kentucky, Zone 6/6b. I really wanted a Fall garden since I didn't get the chance to have a Spring/Summer garden this year due to health reasons and my work schedule. But, my Fall temperature can be a bit swingy anywhere from the 90s-100s around noon all the way to around the 40s/50s by bedtime in the same day. We've already had a couple days like that this month and its only gonna get worse. I'm fulfilling my need to get out and do gardening things by revamping my garden and getting a jump on preparing the garden for early Spring planting (I really hope I can do an early Spring planting as I've heard it might be too cold in Kentucky for that).
Have you tried growing a simple fall garden? Like planting garlic, maybe some kale and spinach which can all handle extreme cool weather. The hot swings are tricky but if you keep the plants well watered they should be able to survive into the cooler months.
Star of the show is definitely Cosmo. What a sweetheart but I’m growing bok choy, broccoli and various alliums. Still so much to do! TFS
He is a star!
Your seedlings look amazing! How thick is your soil base in the trays?
Cosmo 😅 Thanks for sharing your garden. I can’t wait to watch them progress through the season.
Texas 8a here and it’s finally getting out of the 90’s a bit so I’m starting my seedlings now. Growing collards and kale for bio mass. And cool season herbs. 🌿
The soil is at most half an inch thick! Cool herb season is fantastic hoping you get a great fall garden!
@@jacquesinthegarden thanks I’m going to try your method. I have shade cloth over mine. Texas 8a
Awe Cosmo!! Silly puppers
Cosmo is super cute!
yesterday was the first day of fall
Yes! Can you elaborate on that marshmallow plant (pruning, overwintering zone7, etc). I grew one this year and not sure how to care fit or how to make marshmallows.
I am bit out of my depths but I am considering researching it to actually learn enough to teach others!
Jacques, what variety of asian eggplant do you have? I may want to try that next time
I think it was aptly named "Asian Delight" !
My average first frost is 2 weeks away so I'm stepping back and lettin er buck
Wow, truly around the corner for you, do you do any overwintered plants?
@@jacquesinthegarden microgreens in my greenhouse but the winter squash are in there right now. We get down into the teens here so I don't mess around with outside stuff
Cosmo, what a silly cutie!
Cosmo the cute scene stealer. Obviously the grow bag was more comfortable than it looked OR more likely it was closer to Jacques.
Haha he is an enigma, no clue what is going on in his head haha
Do u put ur leaf miner infected leaves in ur compost where they might live or do u give them 2 the chkns to eat?
I generally will compost them unless they look really diseased as well. My compost tends to go through very hot spells and I do it over a very long time period before fully finishing a pile. So I don't worry too much about insects being composted.
Thank You Jacques 🌱
What do you do with access harvests? Food bank donations? Also, do you ever leave areas of the garden unplanted? And just feed the soil..
I am trying to plant more cover crop this year to give area a break. For the most part we are rarely over supplied except for in peak summer with tomatoes and hot peppers. Our household is pretty big and we are BIG veggie eaters. My friends and family are massive tomato eaters making it very easy to get rid of any excess when I do have it. Otherwise with Kevin and the Epic Garden if there is surplus it does get donated to local groups and I occasionally will add on to that!
Super nice video Informative and encouraging. thank you
Cosmo must be part cat. 😂😂😂
One of his older "sisters" is an indoor cat and she has absolutely taught him some unique moves.
I'm definitely gong to use the doule decker seed tray idea, brilliant. And so easy and kind to baby seedlings. You mention fava beans for cover crops and I would very much like to know what variety you use.. I grow broad windsor for eating and in the UK they use "field beans" for cover crops but no one in North America has any idea what field beans are. No one in the UK can give me a proper name for them. Huw Richards uses them instead of broad beans as an eating crop as they are more prolific and tastier than broad beans. He says. He just calls them field beans . I notice your photo of the cover crop fava beans are a different colour and smaller than broad beans. Which type are they? It's a real puzzle.
Incidentally stinging nettles will sting Cosmo and spread everywhere, I grrew up with them and would avoid them. They are awful. Yours were seeding I see, but they can cause you real problems as a noxious invasive weed and hard to eradicate.They are not worth growing, better alternatives. They use them in the UK as they can't get rid of them. Like intoducing goutweed. At least get rid of the seeds. Much enjoyed your you tube.
Hmm I am not sure entirely what the variety is I see that they have the same latin name of Vicia Faba. You could email our customer service at Botanical Interests and they might be able to get down to the it for you! customerservice@botanicalinterests.com
We are fortunate that in San Diego we have 6-8 months of no rain which makes it hard for the weeds to spread outside of places not on irrigation. So all of my stinging nettle is contained to specific areas.
I’m excited for fall gardening! I’ve got radishes and fennel started and at the mention of garlic I need to get that planted too🧄😋
That is awesome! With fall it is fun because you can choose a few favorites and just grow those!
@@jacquesinthegarden Exactly! It takes the pressure off💯
Lol, cool weather for my low AZ desert now is 105!!!!
Hey 105 beats 115!
Rattlesnake beans do good in cooler weather. They are a pole green bean type plant.
Oh that is great to know, thanks for the tip!
Your chickens eat basil? Mine won't eat any type of basil that I grow.
They will peck at the flower heads and eat the "seed" but usually not really interested in the leaves.
@jacquesinthegarden That makes sense. I've seen my chickens eating the flowers and seeds but they refuse to eat the leaves. I do wonder why that is, they even eat the squash and cucumber leaves, but not the basil.
@@capeeddyI think the taste of certain herbs are too strong for my chickens. They don’t eat mint, oregano, basil or shiso but absolutely destroy any more neutral tasting plants.
I'm in south Louisana, zone 9b and my clemson okra is over 6 foot tall. I have a cowhorn variety that is 8 ft tall. I keep cutting it so I can reach my okra. 😂
Yeah it truly loves your neck of the woods, here it is an unwilling participant.
Those eggplants look yummy! What kind are you growing this year?!
Annia and Asian Delight are the two primary varieties I grew this year!
Do you ever worry about microplastics from the shade cloth?
Or does it not get that hot where you live?
Thanks
The shade cloth hasn't fallen apart of shredded in any meaningful way that I have noticed yet. So at least currently I am not too concerned about it shedding micro plastics but it is a good call out.
@@jacquesinthegarden Thanks so much. I'm trying to get plastic out of my garden and it seems impossible to find substitute hacks sometimes.
I appreciate your burlap sack suggestion - that will be great for avoiding ground cloth.
How do you use the shishito peppers? When do you pick them?
I pick them when they appear "full" and usually when the color slightly lightens. We sauté they them in a pan with oil, and then add garlic, lemon rind, and soy sauce at the end once the peppers are slightly blistered. Then we just go to town on the peppers or dip them in a seasoned mayo like you would with artichokes
Eggplant recipe ideas: baba ghanoush, and eggplant lasagna. Yum, yum, yum!
So many great uses I need to do a full eggplant recipe breakdown
Can I direct sow broccoli and cabbage? I’m coastal CA zone 9b/10a🥦🌱💚 Temperatures are mid seventies days and low fifties at night currently.
You totally can especially with those temps. Mine tend to get DEMOLISHED by rolly pollies and ear wigs if I direct seed which is why I prefer to transplant them
Sorry about the Okra, my Clemson spineless and Okinawa did great here in Lakeside.
I had 6 broccoli plants that survived the heat as well! Unfortunately they are not surviving the chickens.
Don’t forget to make room for the Carrots.
Oh man I actually just walked around yesterday trying to figure out where the heck I am going to put the carrots haha.
Aww the end of summer 😢
Can you do a video on planting your ginger and tumeric in containers
I can set one up for next year and try options for people who don't have a greenhouse as well!
Curried eggplant is so good or you can dehydrate it.
Haven't thought to combine eggplant with curry for some reason but that would be really great!
How about an exhaust fan to pulls air and humidity out instead of a blowing fan that just moves air?
I have considered getting the exhaust fan setup as that is really the thing that would have the most impact in terms of heat. The fan currently is mostly serving to move air around and keep the plants healthy due to the movement but you are right it doesn't really address humidity or heat that much.
Not filming how many hours do you spend in the garden a day ?😊 I don’t know how you do it ❤
It is honestly really hard to gauge because of filming and other work duties. I often end up finding myself fall behind and then I will spend a weekend day out there for most of the day and that catches me up.
Hi Jacques!! Like number 1
You did it!
@@jacquesinthegarden LOL! Thanks
Maybe use the teepee as a mini greenhouse through the winter?
That is an interesting use case!
Pot up those okra and put them in the greenhouse??
I grew okra very successfully here in Maine..
Jeez that is great to hear. Maybe your overall highs are higher than mine or I just need to find a sunnier spot to plant mine!
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MUST UPLOAD MORE!
On the Garlic, 9 rows of 18 = 162, using a 5" spacing. That's what we dedicate to a 4x8
raised bed every year.
You said you don't have your Garlic yet. Do you purchase new Garlic every year?
And if so, why when you can set aside what you need for planting from what you
harvested this year. We haven't paid for Garlic seed cloves for 4 years now. Free Garlic.
40 biggest bulbs get set aside.
That's a lot of tearing up and planting you have planned. I do love gardening, but we are
at our 1st frost date and getting ready to pull Squash, to be cured, Peppers to prune
for wintering over, pulling and preserving all of our green beans before hit by frost, and
THEN put all the beds with chop n drop to sleep and finally put our tools and amendments,
do an inventory for next Spring. Dang, I need a break just typing this. lol I need a nap.
TYFS Jacques
That is a great spacing layout, I will for sure do that!
I do order it every year because we never grow enough to be satisfied and I also like to grow hard neck which is more challenging from saved seed since it doesn't want to actually grow in my warmer winters. Getting it from a farm where it grows well ensures that garlic had some cold period while growing and then I still place it in the fridge before planting. I might plant some of the saved garlic from this years grow just for the fun of it to see if I can expand my own seed saving though!
@@jacquesinthegarden Oops, forgot, for the most part, basic rule of thumb is Hard Neck north, Soft neck south. I think you have to follow/mimic Mother Nature. I just went on Johnny's website and it said,
"Southern growers who do not experience winter temperatures consistently below 40-50°F (4-10°C) may need to apply a cold treatment: place garlic in a paper bag and refrigerate for 10-12 weeks prior to planting." With a maturity time of 290 days,
from you, bagging, me planting.
Put Garlc in the fridge last week of October,
to be pulled mid-July, or when you have 3-4 bottom leaves that have yellowed to brown.
I don't know if this will work, but it's the closest you can come to what Mother Nature would do. Best of luck to you and the whole team.
Mark n Rosa
Would love to know the best or your favorite way to prepare eggplant.
I'm number 2! 🎉
i seriously did not get any shasta daisys this year either!
So weird! I got one good bloom and that was literally it!
how to deal with leaf miners on cucumbers?? mine got decimated :(
Honesty I have no solutions at the moment. The best bet would have been to hard prune ASAP once I noticed them but now it is too late :(
Wow.very good
I am watching from Africa
That is awesome, what region are you in?
@@jacquesinthegarden I am from Rwanda in east Africa
Screaming crying and throwing up bc it’s about to be 109 this week in my garden 🫠
That is honestly just not fair...
we need some cooking videos hope you see this
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More garlic, more better 🤣!
I have yet to get close to growing too much!
In what version of reality is Texas the same growing zone as western washington???
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