Not summer-like. The sun is still pretty low so depending on which way your garden is facing, nothing will really grow. But nothing dies from frost. The lowest LA ever got was in the mid 30s. So you can definitely overwinter plants.
Thank you for the hedge trimmer trick for chopping down the cover crop. That was pretty brilliant. I hope that this method of mustard cover cropping for RKN works for you. Please do a follow up video in the summer to let us know how it worked.
The most effective plant I’ve found to reduce RKN in zone 9A Georgia is Golden Guardian marigolds. I also did a chop and drop and covered with mushroom compost instead of tilling into the bed.
I do lots of marigolds planted along with my tomatoes and that seems to help but I’m in raised beds and not in ground soil so that probably makes a difference too.
Ay man, lots of the compost you layered is uncovered, perhaps consider adding a layer of mulch like leaves or a thin layer of wood chips? The compost being uncovered could cause it to be dried or damaged by the sun.
That is a fair point with compost, over the winter periods I sort of use it as a mulch as it fairly fibrous and woody compost that I get in bulk. It is also the darkest material I have access to and it allows me to warm my soil up during winter compared to a lighter colored more reflective material. If it were my own homemade compost I would be more careful with making sure it gets under some layer of protection. But even so, uncovered compost will bake in the sun and loose some life which is a trade off.
I tried this, finally got up the courage, but I received my Austrian Peas 3 weeks after I ordered them and by then there wasn't enough time for them to germinate and grow before first frost 😢
Okay so question: I understand that you've fed your soil by planting these cover crops and then mulching and composting. How does this fix the nematode problem? Does the breakdown of the mulch and compost create heat during the breakdown process and it kills the nematodes? Does the attraction of worms ward off the nematodes? I'm confused.
The plant itself has a property that the nematodes don’t like. Marigolds are the same. At the end of the season, you can chop up the marigolds and the chemical or whatever in the plant will ward off the nematodes.
It may have some capability as all mustard produce those compounds but this one is bred to produce what is likely many times more of the same stuff and the chopping and incorporating it releases it further.
Love this! Def want to do cover cropping this year particularly for root knot nematodes. Want being the key word. 🤦♀️. Goals. Also, congrats on winning the soil competition! I knew you were gonna win!
There are different ways to solve your problem. If you don't use a proper solution from the biggening then I think you should have problems later on. What people do including myself is get ahead of ourselves, and this is not good by the way, and overlook many things!!! Pests, and watering problems are the top 2 problems I noticed on youtube, so I have been looking for solutions for both of these problems, and yes I only experienced one of these problems, so far. I will tell you something I am finding it to be a little bit frustrating! I was able to find an interesting solution to your problem, but I have not had a chance to try it yet, and I am eager to do so. Even if what I found out does not work well I got some more interesting ideas that should be good to prevent pests from infesting whatever I grow.
There are always many ways to approach a problem and each has tradeoffs and benefits over other methods. In the end it is all about using the best option given the context of your specific scenario and how invested you want to get. There is no blanket answer to every problem when you are dealing with the natural world and the garden is just that. This is why I try to state the exact reasons and variables that I have to start with so that others can decide how to or if it even makes sense to adapt it to their system. What is the method you are trying in this case?
@@jacquesinthegarden What I am planning on doing is creating a recipe for the soil I will be using in May 2025, and this when I will be planting my seeds. What I am planning on doing is common among some gardeners from what I noticed on youtube. I spent quite a while learning from youtube content creators, so maybe I might use some of my own creativity when I am about to begin, and this is apart from what I learned. Your problem is with your soil, and you have chosen to wait for a problem to develop, but as for me I am going to try to nip it in the butt before it even develops. I still have not bought everything I need yet. I am going to be ordering more items before May 2025. I want to try to get things right from the start, and not have to sacrifice anything again later on.
Sometimes just seeing it is all it takes to feel confident enough to do it. I would have never done this. Now its appealing. Thanks Jacques, you rock.
Crazy how it stays summer-like year round in SanDiego! Its like 15° in 7b right now 🥶 brrr.
Not summer-like. The sun is still pretty low so depending on which way your garden is facing, nothing will really grow. But nothing dies from frost. The lowest LA ever got was in the mid 30s. So you can definitely overwinter plants.
Enjoyed video! I took your recommendation and planted fava beans in fall and they definitely boosted my raised bed asparagus for this spring/summer!
Super helpful! I'm new to all of this and I'd be lost without your videos. Thank you!
Thank you for the hedge trimmer trick for chopping down the cover crop. That was pretty brilliant. I hope that this method of mustard cover cropping for RKN works for you. Please do a follow up video in the summer to let us know how it worked.
Thank you for doing your videos!! I have learned so much from you over the last year!!
Great informative video thanks. I’m anxious to put what I’ve learnt into practice
The most effective plant I’ve found to reduce RKN in zone 9A Georgia is Golden Guardian marigolds. I also did a chop and drop and covered with mushroom compost instead of tilling into the bed.
The mustard should be dug into the soil within 2hrs of dropping.
Fantastic! How are you guys always so on top of what I need help with in the garden?
Circle of life 🌅
I do lots of marigolds planted along with my tomatoes and that seems to help but I’m in raised beds and not in ground soil so that probably makes a difference too.
Ay man, lots of the compost you layered is uncovered, perhaps consider adding a layer of mulch like leaves or a thin layer of wood chips?
The compost being uncovered could cause it to be dried or damaged by the sun.
That is a fair point with compost, over the winter periods I sort of use it as a mulch as it fairly fibrous and woody compost that I get in bulk. It is also the darkest material I have access to and it allows me to warm my soil up during winter compared to a lighter colored more reflective material. If it were my own homemade compost I would be more careful with making sure it gets under some layer of protection. But even so, uncovered compost will bake in the sun and loose some life which is a trade off.
@@jacquesinthegarden Ah aight, gotcha, it did look a bit woody in hindsight.
I tried this, finally got up the courage, but I received my Austrian Peas 3 weeks after I ordered them and by then there wasn't enough time for them to germinate and grow before first frost 😢
That is a bummer! Hopefully timing will work out on your next attempt!
@jacquesinthegarden I hope so, too. I bought 5lbs lol
Its not a one-off thing its a on going thing you have to do for them, beds until you manage the root-knot nematodes marigold work well too
What was that sprinkler system you were using called i wanna buy it??? ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Great presentation! Would making a tea with the mustard still be effective?
Okay so question: I understand that you've fed your soil by planting these cover crops and then mulching and composting. How does this fix the nematode problem? Does the breakdown of the mulch and compost create heat during the breakdown process and it kills the nematodes? Does the attraction of worms ward off the nematodes? I'm confused.
The plant itself has a property that the nematodes don’t like. Marigolds are the same. At the end of the season, you can chop up the marigolds and the chemical or whatever in the plant will ward off the nematodes.
Does tatsoi mustard kill root knot nematode?
It may have some capability as all mustard produce those compounds but this one is bred to produce what is likely many times more of the same stuff and the chopping and incorporating it releases it further.
Americans calling broad beans "fava beans" i.e. "bean beans" will never not be funny.
I mean same with "bao buns" and "Chai tea" 😂
I’m American and I will now forever call them “ bean beans “ with no further explanation. Thank you for these blessings, you did this
Love this! Def want to do cover cropping this year particularly for root knot nematodes. Want being the key word. 🤦♀️. Goals. Also, congrats on winning the soil competition! I knew you were gonna win!
I have extremely good news to tell you about how languages work en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduplication (not exactly the same thing, but similar idea)
Like Naan bread... bread bread. Lol.
There are different ways to solve your problem. If you don't use a proper solution from the biggening then I think you should have problems later on.
What people do including myself is get ahead of ourselves, and this is not good by the way, and overlook many things!!!
Pests, and watering problems are the top 2 problems I noticed on youtube, so I have been looking for solutions for both of these problems, and yes I only experienced one of these problems, so far. I will tell you something I am finding it to be a little bit frustrating!
I was able to find an interesting solution to your problem, but I have not had a chance to try it yet, and I am eager to do so. Even if what I found out does not work well I got some more interesting ideas that should be good to prevent pests from infesting whatever I grow.
There are always many ways to approach a problem and each has tradeoffs and benefits over other methods. In the end it is all about using the best option given the context of your specific scenario and how invested you want to get. There is no blanket answer to every problem when you are dealing with the natural world and the garden is just that.
This is why I try to state the exact reasons and variables that I have to start with so that others can decide how to or if it even makes sense to adapt it to their system.
What is the method you are trying in this case?
What in the ai
@@jacquesinthegarden What I am planning on doing is creating a recipe for the soil I will be using in May 2025, and this when I will be planting my seeds. What I am planning on doing is common among some gardeners from what I noticed on youtube.
I spent quite a while learning from youtube content creators, so maybe I might use some of my own creativity when I am about to begin, and this is apart from what I learned.
Your problem is with your soil, and you have chosen to wait for a problem to develop, but as for me I am going to try to nip it in the butt before it even develops.
I still have not bought everything I need yet. I am going to be ordering more items before May 2025.
I want to try to get things right from the start, and not have to sacrifice anything again later on.