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I would add to #'s 1&2. In addition to cukes and zukes, I'd also add pie pumpkins, which you should be able to harvest in time for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, as well as large winter squash of choice. I'm a big fan of the PBS aka pink banana squash and I like Hubbard varieties. I have an experimental honeynut squash growing now... seeds harvested from store-bought veg. (We'll see how that works out.) #4: Is it too late to plant some super-hots? I really want to try growing Summer sweet-potatoes, in time for the holidays, too. Would that go along with #6?
Hey Millennial Gardener! I’m so glad I found your channel! Your videos are so helpful! I’m literally a Newbie Gardner (3 weeks) & I’m in a similar Zone (7b) - Baltimore, MD. I am already starting my pepper harvest (poblanos & jalapeños), sweet potatoes, & basic staple herbs. Planning on doing squash & garlic in a few weeks. However, I am very interested in a lemon & lime trees and I have been watching your citrus fruit tree videos and I can get established trees of both from Lowe’s in containers. My question is should I keep them in their containers or transplant them in ground? I really enjoyed your video re: lemon trees from grafted tree or a root cutting, so I’m curious about that technique as well. If you could, let me know your thoughts, pros & cons to each, or if it warrants a whole new video, that’d be even better!
@@OhPervyOne Summer sweet potatoes are a great idea for mid-July growing. Remember they like hot sandy soil. And sand gets mighty hot under the sun. I'm about to get me some cheap top soil, which tends to be sandy and a few bags of all-purpose sand and mix them to grow slips. I may even grow a potato buried under an inch of my mixture, to see how that turn out.
Last year my zukes and cukes were positively decimated by beetles and squash bugs. 😩 I was scared if I replanted that their young would just wipe them out as well. Good luck to you!
I grow 3-4 crops of zucchini each summer. My 2nd planting is beginning to flower. I recommend leaving your old dying plants in the ground, because they attract the beetles, squash bugs, stink bugs, etc. away from the new plants. They'd rather attack the dying vines.
Fantastic video!!! Texan here, and you’re darn right. We over-summer instead of over-winter 😂 Even as I’m typing this, it’s 7pm and the temp is “feels like 107”. Your videos are spot on for what’s possible in this ridiculous heat. Today is the day to get sowing. Thanks for the motivation! I needed this video.
Florida here! We went from the house to the movies and back 10:30 pm and Temp is 96 and super humid! No gardening during the summer😢. Stay cool and hang in there😊❤
Nor-East Texan here myself! He is absolutely spot-on about the climate and this year has been especially weather-wild: nasty thunderstorms, very wet and very humid considering it's July. My poor garden is confused and it's showing. Because these last few storms dessimated a lot of my crops I am having to re-plant. This time around we'll be using felt containers rather than in-ground for better management.
I just planted some tomato seedlings I got from Menards that were $0.75 for six. For that price, I figured it was worth a try. It’s been so dry up here in Wisconsin, we’ve been struggling to get anything to grow decent. I think it has rained maybe three times since spring. Thanks for the encouraging info and good luck to everyone!
Thank you. Do research on saving seeds. It is much easier than I thought. I'll be saving Roma seeds, God willing. Already collected some pea pods that were dry on the pea plants. I had good luck with purple basil seeds I saved and Bell Peppers last fall. It is exciting. In my mid 70's. Good luck to you as well. BTW. Weather here in central Ct is crazy like yours. We have a rain barrow connected to a downspout from our roof gutter. 1/2 of rain fills it. If our garden was larger we'd have rain barrows on all down spouts from the roof.
I'd like to trade you. We've only had 4 dry days since the last 3 weeks. I've logged over 38 inches of rain for the year and the thunderstorm season has really only just begun. We still have the wettest 8 weeks of the year ahead of us.
Great advice today as usual. I’m in Cave Creek Az and picked my first fig of the season, I believe it to be a mission. Was a gift and my friend didn’t know what kind it is. It fills the palm of my hand. Dale looks great and rested. It is approaching 120 degrees here and I have taught my Rottweiler to use the treadmill. He walks and jogs we vary the exercise. Even 5 minutes settles him down and relaxes him. Thanks for your help with the garden. Even with shade cloth and mulch it’s harsh out there. One point I have not heard you mention is with the quality of water. Our city water is extremely hard and seems to be getting worse. We catch water when it rains but it is infrequent. Thank you again. Regards Randy
I'm picturing a Rottweiler using a treadmill. Too funny. Thanks. We invested in a rain barrow. If I was you I'd have a lot more than one. The downspout from our rain gutter directs the water into the barrow. It takes 1/2 inch of rain to fill the barrow. We have city water too. They lie about water shortages. Deep wells artesian wells. Primary water is under the ground all over the earth. Even in deserts.
There are a lot of "Mission-type" figs. It could be any one of dozens of varieties, but ultimately it doesn't matter as long as you like it. Dale has a lot of "nervous energy." If he doesn't get it out, he is very restless, anxious and becomes obsessive. This time of year is tough on us all. This time of year, it rains so much that I don't have to water the regular garden, only my container garden. Having rain barrels is very helpful.
Great info! Cowpeas are another nice mid-summer crop for the South, and of course, okra. I’m just planting some pink eye purple hull peas, and some cantaloupe.
Great advice for fall planting! I've recently thought of fall plantings of zukes & others, because my summer ones didn't do well...I don't get out there as much as I should! I'm in the Piedmont area from AZ, and man, this heat is killing me...along with the bugs biting constantly! Ugh!
I am in Hampstead! Deer got into my hugglekulture bed. My first box garden and my first in Hampstead! Been laid up with broken femur but ready to re-plant!
The summer heat here is really rough, but if you can push through it, you're rewarded with fall gardening. Fall is the best season to garden in the South, in my opinion, so it's a great investment.
This isn't related to this video but I would like to see a video on caring for raised bed soil prior to the next planting season. Tilling? Reusing raised bed soil, renewing, etc. If you have already done that please forgive me.
Growing the Kajari melon this year, have about 5 fruits growing so far. Can't wait to see what they taste like. Growing some Orangelo (orange watermelon) and some Sugar Cube Cantaloupe. Sugar Cube was the best we've ever tried and are small, very dense fruit.
My hot tip is to use reflectors. Curved mirrors to redirect the light to concentrated areas. Window sills can be made bright enough to grow things all year round by taking the light on winter ground that isn't growing anything at that time and shining it somewhere where thing can grow. Make dish mirrors if you can but it is easier to create single curve mirrors. I'm making them out of cardboard wire industrial kitchen foil wood and wire to give the corrugated cardboard shape, mastic sealer and glue. It's the materials that I have got. If you have better materials then youse them instead. If you are using cardboard then make sure the foil is fully sealed against the rain around it and they are fully secured at all four corners to a couple of wooden polls.
It's been raining every day for over a week straight. I think 14 out of the last 18 days have been downpours. It makes it tough to grow anything, but before we know it, it'll be September and we'll be slowly drying out.
@@TheMillennialGardener Got a late start-due to a move and wifes spine surgery it has been tight, managed to order 3 yards of soil and using cardboard boxes as containers [[ground has a gravel layer under the soil-old farm or something. So things are getting going, just trying to keep it thru the heat [[is high UB days a problem?]] andrains tho the boxes drain fairly well-aort of a Huegel Kulture system.]]
You're welcome! Remember, the current heat stress is temporary. Before we know it, we'll be complaining of the cold. Gardening is always thinking 6-8 weeks ahead of current conditions, so for success in September and October, we need to plan today. We'll be rewarded with a glorious fall garden.
In North Carolina, you have 3 growing seasons. So it's no surprise you can STILL PLANT. In Pennsylvania, we have 2 growing seasons....if you play your cards right.
looking forward to a fig tree update this summer, when do you think you'll be doing one? keep up the good work, i watch all videos. im a grower across the pond in england
I'm not sure. We had a late start to spring, here. April, May and early June were very cool, so the figs are late this year. The container figs are looking good, but the in ground trees are really just starting to put on figlets in many cases. We are getting a ton of rain now in July. I'm hoping a very wet July means a dry August...
I’m so glad I started watching your videos! You have taught me so much. I know things already but you really helped me with the shade cloth for my tomatoes. I’m in South Carolina. Again thank you ♥️🍅
It's good to know that it's not "bad" to start tomatoes this late when your have a long growing season. Mine were all destroyed by hail during germination. We had a weird early summer this year in Colorado
Here is Portland, OR, we have a VERY short season so you can't really grow Beefsteak Tomatoes. But I do want some slicing tomatoes, not just cherry tomatoes. The solution - which you really need to try out is Bloody Butcher Tomatoes - 2" and 3-4oz and delicious and only 50 days to maturity. They often beat my cherry tomatoes. I bet these would also good as a 2nd season tomatoe.
Portland is interesting, because the frost-free period is actually fairly long. It's just the "warm weather" period is short. If you can play games to attract heat - grow them in black pots on black weed barrier, make a PVC structure and use greenhouse plastic to trap heat, start your plants early in a sunroom and transfer them outside, etc., you can do a lot.
Thanks. I planted some tomato transplants the other day. They were big, but I still thought it probably was too late for them. Most of my plants haven't produced anything or haven't produced anything ripe, yet. Lots of green tomatoes. No peppers. :(
I smiled big time as I watched this...Zucc and cukes went into the ground last week...I'm prepping beds for melons as we speak..the fall tomatoes are in trays about 3 inches tall...I'm ready for fall, especially after this summer!! Bobby (8A AR)
You answered a big question for me. Can I plant potatoes now? I have some in a box that have sprouted so that’s what I’m doing today. Thank you for your videos.
Excellent! Poblano's will be a challenge depending on where you live due to the large fruits. You'll need to be in a very warm climate to maximize those.
I am in Zone 6B (SE CT). Based on one of your earlier videos I am growing 2 Kajari melons. I have lots of vine growth and am just starting to get flowers on each plant. Hoping they fruit and mature as you made them sound quite delicious.
I live in the Panhandle, Florida (zone 8b). I started 2 Sungold and 2 Super Sweet 100 tomato plants on July 1. I am hoping for some good production this year. Thanks for the good suggestions.
Excellent content!! I hv started my cucumbers and squash. My potatoes are waiting to be planted. FYI///Over winter your pepper plants in buckets or large pots. Two year old pepper plants are much more productive. Just trim them back to 1/3 of original size removing most all of the leaves and over winter them in your basement. Water once a month to keep them from drying out. Start paying more attention to them in feb/march as they begin to produce leaves. Water and provide more light till they can be taken back outside. #winwin
We've had extreme heat advisories every day for almost a month :( my cukes just won't pollinate, and I have cherry tomato plants taller than me that haven't yet given me one tomato.
@@mariap.894 I've been looking into the shade cloth, too. I do try to keep a small fan running on mine, when I remember. Maybe I can keep them alive until it cools down a bit in the fall, and get a decent harvest then...my balcony should look like Jumanji by then though, haha
I suggest investing in shade cloth: czcams.com/video/cO-U1wYGZ8Q/video.html And changing to varieties that don't need pollination: czcams.com/video/nSizx4eUEg4/video.html Following these two steps will eliminate those problems, even in very hot places.
High desertdo ca. 100 degrees wind and grasshoppers. Have 40 percent shade cloth. Squash doing awesome so are peppers. Using neem oil on grasshoppers. Cut them down some. My aremenian cucumber loves the heat. Its taking over my garden!😊
Thanks, Dale's dad, for informing me that I can plant small melons. I missed out on planting watermelon, but I have some Korean and kajari melon seeds. So I planted some this morning!
I like getting your specific seed recommendations because there are SO MANY options! I love Baker Creek! But I have recently learned that I've got to branch out some because every company sells something different.
I order from 4-5 seed companies a year, plus I like to peruse the seed stands in spring at the hardware stores. It's a bit of an addiction. I'm sure I'm only scratching the surface of the possibilities. There are surely hundreds of things I'm not aware of.
@@TheMillennialGardener I currently have 104 varieties of seed, which I know because they are organized on a spreadsheet, so I understand the addiction 😂🌱🌻
I don't usually have success with cukes, but this year am growing what a NYT article calls cucumber melons--specifically Carosello Leccese. They are harvested golf ball to baseball size, delicious with tender edible rind. I grow in part shade and even under our Texas heat dome my vines still look good and are still blooming and producing. I planted more seeds today for fall production.
I would suggest growing parthenocarpic varieties under shade cloth. That will likely be successful in Texas. Lots of people from Texas have done this and they've reported success. I would recommend this shade cloth, which will change how you garden entirely: czcams.com/video/cO-U1wYGZ8Q/video.html I suggest these cucumbers: czcams.com/video/nSizx4eUEg4/video.html
My cucumbers and zucchinis have a lot of fruits. The 90's just started where I am in zone 9b, Southern CA. My small peppers have a lot of fruits (they are all in containers), my bell peppers, too, but need to shelter them from midday sun, burns them. I also habe watermelons and cantaloupe, they have flowers. My long loofah have sprouted. Cherry tomatoes have plenty of fruits. Thank you for all the tips.
My friend, your video is the best video garden ever. I tell you why. Everywhere on you tube even on the prepers community they make a video like for students to the College. It’s hard to understand is boring and I never finished the video. But your video, my friend is the best you make everybody understand even a child learn how to deal with the garden . God bless you bro keep it like this because you’re better than teachers in the College
They can also be rooted directly in-ground. You can place a milk jug greenhouse over them by cutting the bottom off a gallon water or milk jug, removing the cap and keeping the area moist. They'll root directly in the soil and the greenhouse effect from the jug keeps the plant alive.
Wow, i`m in South East Michigan, and you are a couple of zones under me, my garden looks like yours in September, we had a 20 day drought in June, we have gotten a lot of rain the last few weeks so the garden is looking up, I single stem and my tomatoes they are about to my waist or better with lots of small green tomatoes, my zuccinni looks the best, I have 8 fruits on the one plant about 5 inches long, some hot peppers are doing well and some are not, the ones that did not, I clipped the tops of to promote new lower shoots, and it seems to have helped. I planted cucumbers from seed 3 weeks ago, they are about 8 inches high now, that`s about the only thing I can grow twice besides maybe lettuce, but these 2 months are very humid and hot here. We love all the tips and advice you share with us, thanks for all of the info.
Omg I planted cucumbers about a month and a half ago. My plants are huge and lots of cucumbers IT’s middle of July now and they aren’t dying out. My peppers I planted in May and they are thriving lots of green and red peppers nothing of mine is dying back. We are getting temps in the 100’s I have used UV covers but took them off because my vegetables are huge . My watermelon are huge so are my pumpkin. I live in eastern Washington
PERFECT! I'm in 8A in GA. I missed the earlier planting for cucumbers, and I'm really happy to hear this is probably a better time to plant, anyway. I'm going to plant some more herbs (from the seeds I have from previous plantings), some peppers, etc. Excellent video!
In your zone, you can easily plant another 2 waves of cucumbers. Sow new seeds now, and another wave in mid-August. That'll keep you producing until November frost. You may even be able to squeeze in a Labor Day planting...
That large bay window is so distracting! I wish I had a larger,sunny window! 😢 I do have a large northern window, but my home blocks the sun in summer. You're talking about outside gardens and I'm dreaming about expanding my indoor succulent collection 😂
I normally plant by mid may but this year we started first of July. So we planted young plants of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and zucchini and okra so ours will hopefully do well . We have had a lot of rain in the southeast TN.
Good video as always. Lots of info. I’m picking tomatoes daily now here in Maryland/7A. Just started four different types of zucchini, squash, & pumpkin. All 4 types up in 5 days - Johnny’s Seeds. We also have some volunteer watermelons up from a melon we ate early in the season. My plants are now all in pots, growing daily in our heatwave. Now, do I have the strength to prick out a few of the seedlings?
Yes! Peppers in pots is a great idea for short seasons too! Once fruit sets, they can be taken into a bright room or sunroom the let the fruit grow and ripen. I have to think about my resources to do that.
Wow, just today I planted some beit alpha cucumbers and zucchinis in my greenstalk. The ones that I planted earlier on in grow bags died from too much heat. I live in the Virgin Islands. Just a few hours ago, we had an earthquake measuring 6.6, the heaviest I have ever felt here in my lifetime. Its extremely hot.
I just want to tell you that i really enjoy your channel. You have so much great content..i look forward to learning something new with each video you post !!! Hope you have mucho success !!!😊
Thank you for this video! We are in northern Vermont and even though it’s currently hot and humid, that will change suddenly and dramatically. We didn’t have time to plant our garden this spring so this is exciting and very helpful news!
It depends where you live. Western NC has a pretty short season. Where I live in the Southeast, the summers are so hot, they can actually fall outside of growing season. Shade cloth has fixed that, so I can *finally* grow in my summers thanks to this discovery.
Any sweet potato varieties that are around 80 to 100 days are also good if you have enough days left. They're also heat tolerant. I just grab decent cuttings from my existing bed and start them in cups for a few days.
@@TheMillennialGardeneroh, no! It's my first time planting sweet potatoes here in Florida and we don't have frost! How am I going to know when to harvest mine?? Any ideas?? I'd appreciate some help😊❤❤❤
No one everything about planting in July in Illinois. Unless you’re a big nerd. I’m about to put some peas and green beans along the fence line just for the heck of it this weekend.
That's a shame. Fall gardening is the BEST gardening time! The storms stop, the wind dies down, humidity disappears, most of the pests go away...it's the perfect growing weather. It's a shame so many people over-plant in spring and then burn themselves out in the summer heat. Spreading the work out really spreads out the enjoyment.
@@TheMillennialGardener yeah I went to my local Walmart and Menards on Sunday to look at some stuff. Menards was closing so I didn’t have a chance to get in there but Walmart had nothing left just pots and soil. All the plants were on discount. There was no vegetables except for like beat up gross looking tomatoes. I think that when I go back this weekend to get stuff for a birthday party I’m gonna buy some of those transplant and see if I can’t get a full harvest out of all of them. I also have an old grill that I’m gonna try to make into a giant lettuce bowl with Radishes
I’m southern CA where it gets to highs of 110°F+ my poor garden has been beaten to hell and back and even the seedlings in my window are hurting. We hardly if at all get any rain, and we don’t cool off till about November pushing December.
I had a few bell pepper plants, a smaller variety, growing in grow bags last Spring into Summer, and then we had a hurricane come through. I put the bags behind some bushes up against the back of the house wall where there would be some windbreak, but the irrigation system could still water them. They survived, and I later overwintered them in the same spot until Feb, when they gave me a lush harvest in April. I'm in zone 9b/10a in west central Florida. I have other pepper varieties now that I will overwinter and I still have the overwintered pepper plants pumping out the harvests. Would you consider trying row cover for winter protection with a few container plants to try? You can put plastic sheating over the row cover to keep moisture out too. It worked well for me last Christmas when we got down to freezing for a few nights. Good luck!
I have just planted new tomato plants, self setters from last year so as to have a longer production of Tomatoes...I always dig in some of last years Tomatoes so they regrow.
Fall gardening is the best. It's so much more consistent and reliable. Spring is too violent to successfuly grow cool season crops some years. If you do grow in spring, shade cloth is a must: czcams.com/video/cO-U1wYGZ8Q/video.html It will prevent bolting for weeks or longer.
Thanks to you I have more cukes that I could have ever imagined!! I planted the all female flowers from Baker Creek. Here in Zone 6 we have been blessed w a ton of sun w the perfect (almost ) daily rain. First garden, I've learned so much from you. Thank you !!!
Thank you so much for such a great video. This was so encouraging to watch and learn from. Now I am encouraged to start some of the seeds I hadn't gotten to yet. God bless you.
i live on the west coast of canada... zone 8b. pretty much same weather as usa pacific northwest. i live in a condo so am limited to 10 gallon grow pots on my 2nd story balcony . . I just planted beets, chard, scallions, escarole for my fall garden... I had an excellent spring lettuce crop, replaced lettuce with bush beans as they matured,, my 1st bush beans are just flowering now and i planted my last succession last week.. around mid august ill plant lettuce starts and end of august spinach and bok choy...and these will replace my bush beans once they finish up. my tomato's are loaded with large green fruit about 2 weeks from 1st harvest and should produce until November... My little deck provides me with enough green veggies both fresh and what I put up in the freezer I do not buy any for over 9 months a year. this is my 4th year growing veggies,,, its a great hobby except when it clashes with my fishing and camping trips. ( garden always loses that fight.. every time lol )
I have kept a jalapeno pepper for 10years in a 5gal pot kept it in the house in the winter, outside during growing season, spider mites were my only difficulty and was the demise of the 10 year old pepper. In the house the fruit would be 1/3 to1/4 the normal size. And HOT🤠
If you enjoyed this video, please “Like” and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS for convenience:
0:00 Summer Gardening Challenges
1:32 Veggies #'s 1-2: Cucumbers & Zucchini
2:51 Veggie #3: Fall Peppers
5:03 Veggie #4: Special Melons
7:17 Veggie #5: Fall Tomatoes
9:25 Veggie #6: Fall Potatoes
10:47 Veggies To Plant In Short Season Climates
12:10 Adventures With Dale
I would add to #'s 1&2.
In addition to cukes and zukes, I'd also add pie pumpkins, which you should be able to harvest in time for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, as well as large winter squash of choice. I'm a big fan of the PBS aka pink banana squash and I like Hubbard varieties. I have an experimental honeynut squash growing now... seeds harvested from store-bought veg. (We'll see how that works out.)
#4: Is it too late to plant some super-hots?
I really want to try growing Summer sweet-potatoes, in time for the holidays, too. Would that go along with #6?
Hey Millennial Gardener! I’m so glad I found your channel! Your videos are so helpful! I’m literally a Newbie Gardner (3 weeks) & I’m in a similar Zone (7b) - Baltimore, MD. I am already starting my pepper harvest (poblanos & jalapeños), sweet potatoes, & basic staple herbs. Planning on doing squash & garlic in a few weeks.
However, I am very interested in a lemon & lime trees and I have been watching your citrus fruit tree videos and I can get established trees of both from Lowe’s in containers. My question is should I keep them in their containers or transplant them in ground? I really enjoyed your video re: lemon trees from grafted tree or a root cutting, so I’m curious about that technique as well.
If you could, let me know your thoughts, pros & cons to each, or if it warrants a whole new video, that’d be even better!
Good job young farmer!
@@OhPervyOne Summer sweet potatoes are a great idea for mid-July growing.
Remember they like hot sandy soil. And sand gets mighty hot under the sun.
I'm about to get me some cheap top soil, which tends to be sandy and a few bags of all-purpose sand and mix them to grow slips. I may even grow a potato buried under an inch of my mixture, to see how that turn out.
Thank you, @@feetsoap4266.
Grasshoppers and over 100 degree temps...
Starting to see little yellow grasshoppers in zone 6a Ohio !!
@@fcnapssame here in Texas 😮
I do you better. 1 million Japanese beetles
@sharongrashen1196 I've been plagued by grasshoppers and they have done a number on my plants
@@killerspyder1 Same here! Nothing is working…I wanted to give up, but I’m determined!
Great news for zuchinni. I just lost my last surviving one to beetles
Last year my zukes and cukes were positively decimated by beetles and squash bugs. 😩
I was scared if I replanted that their young would just wipe them out as well. Good luck to you!
Plant them in different area of your garden each season. Never plant zucchini or squash in the same area.
Lost mine trying to stake it up 😶
That sounded more like bad news. Hope you have success when you try again.
I grow 3-4 crops of zucchini each summer. My 2nd planting is beginning to flower. I recommend leaving your old dying plants in the ground, because they attract the beetles, squash bugs, stink bugs, etc. away from the new plants. They'd rather attack the dying vines.
Fantastic video!!! Texan here, and you’re darn right. We over-summer instead of over-winter 😂
Even as I’m typing this, it’s 7pm and the temp is “feels like 107”. Your videos are spot on for what’s possible in this ridiculous heat. Today is the day to get sowing. Thanks for the motivation! I needed this video.
We went to Bandera 2 weeks ago..the week it was first 100 and hell
Ditto....South Mississippi here!
Florida here! We went from the house to the movies and back 10:30 pm and Temp is 96 and super humid! No gardening during the summer😢. Stay cool and hang in there😊❤
You're welcome! If you haven't invested in shade cloth yet, I urge you to do so. It's life changing: czcams.com/video/cO-U1wYGZ8Q/video.html
Nor-East Texan here myself! He is absolutely spot-on about the climate and this year has been especially weather-wild: nasty thunderstorms, very wet and very humid considering it's July. My poor garden is confused and it's showing. Because these last few storms dessimated a lot of my crops I am having to re-plant. This time around we'll be using felt containers rather than in-ground for better management.
I just planted some tomato seedlings I got from Menards that were $0.75 for six. For that price, I figured it was worth a try. It’s been so dry up here in Wisconsin, we’ve been struggling to get anything to grow decent. I think it has rained maybe three times since spring. Thanks for the encouraging info and good luck to everyone!
Thank you. Do research on saving seeds. It is much easier than I thought. I'll be saving Roma seeds, God willing.
Already collected some pea pods that were dry on the pea plants.
I had good luck with purple basil seeds I saved and Bell Peppers last fall.
It is exciting. In my mid 70's. Good luck to you as well. BTW. Weather here in central Ct is crazy like yours. We have a rain barrow connected to a downspout from our roof gutter. 1/2 of rain fills it. If our garden was larger we'd have rain barrows on all down spouts from the roof.
I’m in Chicago, same problem. No rain.
Ima try to plant peas and green beans
I'd like to trade you. We've only had 4 dry days since the last 3 weeks. I've logged over 38 inches of rain for the year and the thunderstorm season has really only just begun. We still have the wettest 8 weeks of the year ahead of us.
Cucumber ad zucchini are best planted after the 4th of July. The pests that are most problematic have completed their life cycle. #winwin
I’m on the border in Red Wing, it’s so dry! I’m out of town but heard it rained recently 😊
Great advice today as usual. I’m in Cave Creek Az and picked my first fig of the season, I believe it to be a mission. Was a gift and my friend didn’t know what kind it is. It fills the palm of my hand. Dale looks great and rested. It is approaching 120 degrees here and I have taught my Rottweiler to use the treadmill. He walks and jogs we vary the exercise. Even 5 minutes settles him down and relaxes him. Thanks for your help with the garden. Even with shade cloth and mulch it’s harsh out there. One point I have not heard you mention is with the quality of water. Our city water is extremely hard and seems to be getting worse. We catch water when it rains but it is infrequent. Thank you again. Regards Randy
I'm picturing a Rottweiler using a treadmill. Too funny. Thanks. We invested in a rain barrow. If I was you I'd have a lot more than one. The downspout from our rain gutter directs the water into the barrow. It takes 1/2 inch of rain to fill the barrow. We have city water too. They lie about water shortages. Deep wells artesian wells. Primary water is under the ground all over the earth. Even in deserts.
There are a lot of "Mission-type" figs. It could be any one of dozens of varieties, but ultimately it doesn't matter as long as you like it. Dale has a lot of "nervous energy." If he doesn't get it out, he is very restless, anxious and becomes obsessive. This time of year is tough on us all. This time of year, it rains so much that I don't have to water the regular garden, only my container garden. Having rain barrels is very helpful.
I have been waiting for this video. Thanks for helping me to get ready for fall
Great info! Cowpeas are another nice mid-summer crop for the South, and of course, okra. I’m just planting some pink eye purple hull peas, and some cantaloupe.
Great advice for fall planting! I've recently thought of fall plantings of zukes & others, because my summer ones didn't do well...I don't get out there as much as I should!
I'm in the Piedmont area from AZ, and man, this heat is killing me...along with the bugs biting constantly!
Ugh!
I am in Hampstead! Deer got into my hugglekulture bed. My first box garden and my first in Hampstead! Been laid up with broken femur but ready to re-plant!
I was just about to give up on my garden. This NC heat and humidity is no joke. Thank you so much for posting this video ❤
The summer heat here is really rough, but if you can push through it, you're rewarded with fall gardening. Fall is the best season to garden in the South, in my opinion, so it's a great investment.
This isn't related to this video but I would like to see a video on caring for raised bed soil prior to the next planting season. Tilling? Reusing raised bed soil, renewing, etc. If you have already done that please forgive me.
I love your enthusiasm in your uploads
Thank you!
I just planted some spinach, parsley for leaves and i have 2 weeks potatoes in container, i also have an older plant in ground and it looks great.
Great video! Just put in more cucumbers and beets. I didn't know you could get starts off of tomatoes like that...thanks for the info!
Growing the Kajari melon this year, have about 5 fruits growing so far. Can't wait to see what they taste like. Growing some Orangelo (orange watermelon) and some Sugar Cube Cantaloupe. Sugar Cube was the best we've ever tried and are small, very dense fruit.
They're a lot like baby honeydew melons, I would say. If you like that, you'll enjoy them. They're quite good.
My hot tip is to use reflectors. Curved mirrors to redirect the light to concentrated areas. Window sills can be made bright enough to grow things all year round by taking the light on winter ground that isn't growing anything at that time and shining it somewhere where thing can grow. Make dish mirrors if you can but it is easier to create single curve mirrors. I'm making them out of cardboard wire industrial kitchen foil wood and wire to give the corrugated cardboard shape, mastic sealer and glue. It's the materials that I have got. If you have better materials then youse them instead. If you are using cardboard then make sure the foil is fully sealed against the rain around it and they are fully secured at all four corners to a couple of wooden polls.
Raining here now. somewhee in NC myself. Need to put in the Cukes. Okra loves the heat.
It's been raining every day for over a week straight. I think 14 out of the last 18 days have been downpours. It makes it tough to grow anything, but before we know it, it'll be September and we'll be slowly drying out.
@@TheMillennialGardener Got a late start-due to a move and wifes spine surgery it has been tight, managed to order 3 yards of soil and using cardboard boxes as containers [[ground has a gravel layer under the soil-old farm or something. So things are getting going, just trying to keep it thru the heat [[is high UB days a problem?]] andrains tho the boxes drain fairly well-aort of a Huegel Kulture system.]]
Green beans and beets are great fall crops, too!
Green beans are a good choice for fall before frost, too. Beets are mentioned at the end.
Thanks for this video!!! I’ve been so discouraged and this just lit me up!! I’m planting more this weekend
You're welcome! Remember, the current heat stress is temporary. Before we know it, we'll be complaining of the cold. Gardening is always thinking 6-8 weeks ahead of current conditions, so for success in September and October, we need to plan today. We'll be rewarded with a glorious fall garden.
In North Carolina, you have 3 growing seasons. So it's no surprise you can STILL PLANT. In Pennsylvania, we have 2 growing seasons....if you play your cards right.
looking forward to a fig tree update this summer, when do you think you'll be doing one? keep up the good work, i watch all videos. im a grower across the pond in england
I'm not sure. We had a late start to spring, here. April, May and early June were very cool, so the figs are late this year. The container figs are looking good, but the in ground trees are really just starting to put on figlets in many cases. We are getting a ton of rain now in July. I'm hoping a very wet July means a dry August...
I’m so glad I started watching your videos! You have taught me so much. I know things already but you really helped me with the shade cloth for my tomatoes. I’m in South Carolina. Again thank you ♥️🍅
It's good to know that it's not "bad" to start tomatoes this late when your have a long growing season. Mine were all destroyed by hail during germination. We had a weird early summer this year in Colorado
Here is Portland, OR, we have a VERY short season so you can't really grow Beefsteak Tomatoes. But I do want some slicing tomatoes, not just cherry tomatoes. The solution - which you really need to try out is Bloody Butcher Tomatoes - 2" and 3-4oz and delicious and only 50 days to maturity. They often beat my cherry tomatoes. I bet these would also good as a 2nd season tomatoe.
Portland is interesting, because the frost-free period is actually fairly long. It's just the "warm weather" period is short. If you can play games to attract heat - grow them in black pots on black weed barrier, make a PVC structure and use greenhouse plastic to trap heat, start your plants early in a sunroom and transfer them outside, etc., you can do a lot.
@@TheMillennialGardener We also have the issue of 100ft tall Douglass Fir trees that keeps our gardens from getting any direct sun.
Thanks. I planted some tomato transplants the other day. They were big, but I still thought it probably was too late for them. Most of my plants haven't produced anything or haven't produced anything ripe, yet. Lots of green tomatoes. No peppers. :(
I smiled big time as I watched this...Zucc and cukes went into the ground last week...I'm prepping beds for melons as we speak..the fall tomatoes are in trays about 3 inches tall...I'm ready for fall, especially after this summer!! Bobby (8A AR)
Very nice. Your tomatoes are ahead of mine. Fall gardening is the best gardening.
Your content is so well presented, I am definitely a better gardner because of it. Thank you!!
I’m so happy to hear that! I appreciate it.
You answered a big question for me. Can I plant potatoes now? I have some in a box that have sprouted so that’s what I’m doing today. Thank you for your videos.
Woo hoo! I just planted 3 long burpless cucumber seeds, 2 poblano pepper seeds, 6 sunflower seeds, and 12 Black Seeded Simpson lettuce seeds.
Excellent! Poblano's will be a challenge depending on where you live due to the large fruits. You'll need to be in a very warm climate to maximize those.
I am in Zone 6B (SE CT). Based on one of your earlier videos I am growing 2 Kajari melons. I have lots of vine growth and am just starting to get flowers on each plant. Hoping they fruit and mature as you made them sound quite delicious.
Same...but zone 9A/B
If you like honeydew melons, you'll love Kajari. They're like a smaller, sweeter version. They'll do very well in CT.
I just ordered some seeds about 37 seconds ago…. I’m a little “geeked” out! Love a honeydew type melon.
I live in the Panhandle, Florida (zone 8b). I started 2 Sungold and 2 Super Sweet 100 tomato plants on July 1. I am hoping for some good production this year. Thanks for the good suggestions.
You'll be harvesting from the super sweet 100s daily, sometimes twice a day!
Excellent content!! I hv started my cucumbers and squash. My potatoes are waiting to be planted.
FYI///Over winter your pepper plants in buckets or large pots. Two year old pepper plants are much more productive.
Just trim them back to 1/3 of original size removing most all of the leaves and over winter them in your basement. Water once a month to keep them from drying out. Start paying more attention to them in feb/march as they begin to produce leaves. Water and provide more light till they can be taken back outside. #winwin
Awe Poor Dale. We are still watching, listening and learning Anthony. Thank you for teaching us. ❤ Love yall 💓 💕
I appreciate you watching!
You can also “Chit” potatoes (Cut where the roots are) as this gives you a much larger crop. 👍👍👍
You have no idea,how much this helped me.
Thank you so much
You're very welcome! I'm glad to hear it was helpful.
We've had extreme heat advisories every day for almost a month :( my cukes just won't pollinate, and I have cherry tomato plants taller than me that haven't yet given me one tomato.
I’m having the same problem in SE Florida. I think It’s the heat.
Agree! My tomatoes are dropping flowers like crazy. I think I'll have to give in and purchase that shade clothe if I want to harvest something 😢
@@mariap.894 I've been looking into the shade cloth, too. I do try to keep a small fan running on mine, when I remember. Maybe I can keep them alive until it cools down a bit in the fall, and get a decent harvest then...my balcony should look like Jumanji by then though, haha
I suggest investing in shade cloth: czcams.com/video/cO-U1wYGZ8Q/video.html
And changing to varieties that don't need pollination: czcams.com/video/nSizx4eUEg4/video.html
Following these two steps will eliminate those problems, even in very hot places.
@@TheMillennialGardener ok. Thank you so much.
High desertdo ca. 100 degrees wind and grasshoppers. Have 40 percent shade cloth. Squash doing awesome so are peppers. Using neem oil on grasshoppers. Cut them down some. My aremenian cucumber loves the heat. Its taking over my garden!😊
Thanks for the great info for newer gardeners. This really helps them understand there garden isn’t done after the initial planting.
The second video I’ve seen telling me to plant more squash! Thank you again for keeping me informed and growing better and better every year.
Thanks, Dale's dad, for informing me that I can plant small melons. I missed out on planting watermelon, but I have some Korean and kajari melon seeds. So I planted some this morning!
I love the small melons. They're so much easier to grow. Every year, I try a new small one.
My dill has all gone to seed, so I'm hoping I can get one more harvest before the winter. I'm definitely going to do another round of potatoes!
I am one zone north of you - I wish I’d seen this in June rather than end-July!
I like getting your specific seed recommendations because there are SO MANY options! I love Baker Creek! But I have recently learned that I've got to branch out some because every company sells something different.
I order from 4-5 seed companies a year, plus I like to peruse the seed stands in spring at the hardware stores. It's a bit of an addiction. I'm sure I'm only scratching the surface of the possibilities. There are surely hundreds of things I'm not aware of.
@@TheMillennialGardener I currently have 104 varieties of seed, which I know because they are organized on a spreadsheet, so I understand the addiction 😂🌱🌻
Baker Creek made the shot mandatory so l will not support that company
Baker Creek tried to make COVID shots mandatory for their employees, then tried to deny it, and they are a closeted liberal company. No thanks!
Lol. Dalepressed 😂❤
The weather has been a bummer lately. Storms, storms and more storms ⛈️
I love your video and you are my teacher for my garden. God bless you
I don't usually have success with cukes, but this year am growing what a NYT article calls cucumber melons--specifically Carosello Leccese. They are harvested golf ball to baseball size, delicious with tender edible rind. I grow in part shade and even under our Texas heat dome my vines still look good and are still blooming and producing. I planted more seeds today for fall production.
I would suggest growing parthenocarpic varieties under shade cloth. That will likely be successful in Texas. Lots of people from Texas have done this and they've reported success. I would recommend this shade cloth, which will change how you garden entirely: czcams.com/video/cO-U1wYGZ8Q/video.html
I suggest these cucumbers: czcams.com/video/nSizx4eUEg4/video.html
My cucumbers and zucchinis have a lot of fruits. The 90's just started where I am in zone 9b, Southern CA. My small peppers have a lot of fruits (they are all in containers), my bell peppers, too, but need to shelter them from midday sun, burns them. I also habe watermelons and cantaloupe, they have flowers. My long loofah have sprouted. Cherry tomatoes have plenty of fruits. Thank you for all the tips.
You're welcome. If your fruits get sun scald, shade cloth would be very beneficial: czcams.com/video/cO-U1wYGZ8Q/video.html
My friend, your video is the best video garden ever.
I tell you why. Everywhere on you tube even on the prepers community they make a video like for students to the College. It’s hard to understand is boring and I never finished the video.
But your video, my friend is the best you make everybody understand even a child learn how to deal with the garden .
God bless you bro keep it like this because you’re better than teachers in the College
I've been rooting my suckers in a shot glass of water in my kitchen window and they are doing great
They can also be rooted directly in-ground. You can place a milk jug greenhouse over them by cutting the bottom off a gallon water or milk jug, removing the cap and keeping the area moist. They'll root directly in the soil and the greenhouse effect from the jug keeps the plant alive.
We've had a crazy season with fluctuating temps and a lot of hail. The hail damage is everywhere.
I love that you're out in the rain in this video to just talk to us. Thanks for your dedication. Keep it comin` brother!
Incredibly helpful & super informative. I feel like I watched a dozen gardening videos in 1. Thank you!
I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching.
Wow, i`m in South East Michigan, and you are a couple of zones under me, my garden looks like yours in September, we had a 20 day drought in June, we have gotten a lot of rain the last few weeks so the garden is looking up, I single stem and my tomatoes they are about to my waist or better with lots of small green tomatoes, my zuccinni looks the best, I have 8 fruits on the one plant about 5 inches long, some hot peppers are doing well and some are not, the ones that did not, I clipped the tops of to promote new lower shoots, and it seems to have helped. I planted cucumbers from seed 3 weeks ago, they are about 8 inches high now, that`s about the only thing I can grow twice besides maybe lettuce, but these 2 months are very humid and hot here. We love all the tips and advice you share with us, thanks for all of the info.
Thank you fow the tip on using a sucker to start a new tomato plant. I didnt think of doing that, but will be trying it this week.
Thanks for the encouragement. I started a cherry tomato in april, i got two green cherry tomatoes right now, the heat in south florida is killing her.
I’m a garden newbie in GA and your video is so helpful! Will you also do a video for fall garden prep? That would be a super helpful video too.
Omg I planted cucumbers about a month and a half ago. My plants are huge and lots of cucumbers IT’s middle of July now and they aren’t dying out. My peppers I planted in May and they are thriving lots of green and red peppers nothing of mine is dying back. We are getting temps in the 100’s I have used UV covers but took them off because my vegetables are huge . My watermelon are huge so are my pumpkin. I live in eastern Washington
As always, an awesome video. Thank you so very much ❤😊
PERFECT! I'm in 8A in GA. I missed the earlier planting for cucumbers, and I'm really happy to hear this is probably a better time to plant, anyway. I'm going to plant some more herbs (from the seeds I have from previous plantings), some peppers, etc. Excellent video!
In your zone, you can easily plant another 2 waves of cucumbers. Sow new seeds now, and another wave in mid-August. That'll keep you producing until November frost. You may even be able to squeeze in a Labor Day planting...
Great video as always. My seeds for fall just came in and roots have formed on my tomato cuttings.
Thank you!
That large bay window is so distracting! I wish I had a larger,sunny window! 😢 I do have a large northern window, but my home blocks the sun in summer. You're talking about outside gardens and I'm dreaming about expanding my indoor succulent collection 😂
I normally plant by mid may but this year we started first of July. So we planted young plants of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and zucchini and okra so ours will hopefully do well . We have had a lot of rain in the southeast TN.
Good video as always. Lots of info. I’m picking tomatoes daily now here in Maryland/7A. Just started four different types of zucchini, squash, & pumpkin. All 4 types up in 5 days - Johnny’s Seeds. We also have some volunteer watermelons up from a melon we ate early in the season. My plants are now all in pots, growing daily in our heatwave. Now, do I have the strength to prick out a few of the seedlings?
Yes! Peppers in pots is a great idea for short seasons too! Once fruit sets, they can be taken into a bright room or sunroom the let the fruit grow and ripen.
I have to think about my resources to do that.
Snag a plastic baby pool, while they are still available, to put your grow bags in when you take them inside. It will save your floor!
Wow, just today I planted some beit alpha cucumbers and zucchinis in my greenstalk. The ones that I planted earlier on in grow bags died from too much heat. I live in the Virgin Islands. Just a few hours ago, we had an earthquake measuring 6.6, the heaviest I have ever felt here in my lifetime. Its extremely hot.
Be safe!
@@elsaz8783 Thank you.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you for including us in the short growing season!
You're welcome! No matter where you live in the Northern Hemisphere sans the Arctic, you can still grow in July.
I just want to tell you that i really enjoy your channel. You have so much great content..i look forward to learning something new with each video you post !!! Hope you have mucho success !!!😊
Thank you! I appreciate it, and I'm glad the videos are helpful.
I just planted my watermelon seeds about a week ago and I put around it to a wall of Water Tent. So we'll see what happens.
I can already tell this is EXACTLY what I'm going to need going into this year of gardening!
Glad I could be of help!
Stay cool, guys!! Thank you for the hot weather tips, and veggies that will grow in fall.
Thanks! This is great info for me I’m in SC 😊
Thank you for this video! We are in northern Vermont and even though it’s currently hot and humid, that will change suddenly and dramatically. We didn’t have time to plant our garden this spring so this is exciting and very helpful news!
Great garden brother super nice grow thanks for all you infogrow
Beautiful garden.. Love your video..wish you success always
Such a helpful information- thank you!
Wow, thank you for the advice, my lady and I. we gonna do that, thank you
Thank you . I was just thinking if I could do anything else . Excellent video sir.
i love nc; the planting season i sooo much longer. thanks for the 2nd crop suggestions.
It depends where you live. Western NC has a pretty short season. Where I live in the Southeast, the summers are so hot, they can actually fall outside of growing season. Shade cloth has fixed that, so I can *finally* grow in my summers thanks to this discovery.
Your the best. I've learned sooooo much from you. Thank you.😊
You're very welcome!
I’m always in the mood for special melons
01:05 true where I live. THANK YOU for the reminder and motivation!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Any sweet potato varieties that are around 80 to 100 days are also good if you have enough days left. They're also heat tolerant. I just grab decent cuttings from my existing bed and start them in cups for a few days.
You will have to experiment. I pull all my sweet potatoes after first frost. I let the frost kill the vines, then I dig them up.
@@TheMillennialGardeneroh, no! It's my first time planting sweet potatoes here in Florida and we don't have frost! How am I going to know when to harvest mine?? Any ideas?? I'd appreciate some help😊❤❤❤
Good Morning
Yeay Garden in July season
Thanks you for sharing
3:20 little lizard behind you on the arch.
There are literally hundreds of lizards in my yard at all times. It is crazy. They’re everywhere. They know life is good in my food oasis 🦎
No one everything about planting in July in Illinois. Unless you’re a big nerd. I’m about to put some peas and green beans along the fence line just for the heck of it this weekend.
That's a shame. Fall gardening is the BEST gardening time! The storms stop, the wind dies down, humidity disappears, most of the pests go away...it's the perfect growing weather. It's a shame so many people over-plant in spring and then burn themselves out in the summer heat. Spreading the work out really spreads out the enjoyment.
@@TheMillennialGardener yeah I went to my local Walmart and Menards on Sunday to look at some stuff.
Menards was closing so I didn’t have a chance to get in there but Walmart had nothing left just pots and soil. All the plants were on discount. There was no vegetables except for like beat up gross looking tomatoes. I think that when I go back this weekend to get stuff for a birthday party I’m gonna buy some of those transplant and see if I can’t get a full harvest out of all of them. I also have an old grill that I’m gonna try to make into a giant lettuce bowl with Radishes
I’m southern CA where it gets to highs of 110°F+ my poor garden has been beaten to hell and back and even the seedlings in my window are hurting. We hardly if at all get any rain, and we don’t cool off till about November pushing December.
Thanks for sharing your video with us
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Marys Heirloom seeds has awesome seeds and she's a small business.
I had a few bell pepper plants, a smaller variety, growing in grow bags last Spring into Summer, and then we had a hurricane come through. I put the bags behind some bushes up against the back of the house wall where there would be some windbreak, but the irrigation system could still water them. They survived, and I later overwintered them in the same spot until Feb, when they gave me a lush harvest in April. I'm in zone 9b/10a in west central Florida. I have other pepper varieties now that I will overwinter and I still have the overwintered pepper plants pumping out the harvests. Would you consider trying row cover for winter protection with a few container plants to try? You can put plastic sheating over the row cover to keep moisture out too. It worked well for me last Christmas when we got down to freezing for a few nights. Good luck!
I have just planted new tomato plants, self setters from last year so as to have a longer production of Tomatoes...I always dig in some of last years Tomatoes so they regrow.
i used to fight spring early summer trying to grow cool season crops. when I learned to grow them for a fall crop I never went back to spring growing.
Fall gardening is the best. It's so much more consistent and reliable. Spring is too violent to successfuly grow cool season crops some years. If you do grow in spring, shade cloth is a must: czcams.com/video/cO-U1wYGZ8Q/video.html It will prevent bolting for weeks or longer.
Thanks to you I have more cukes that I could have ever imagined!! I planted the all female flowers from Baker Creek. Here in Zone 6 we have been blessed w a ton of sun w the perfect (almost ) daily rain. First garden, I've learned so much from you. Thank you !!!
Outstanding! This is great to hear. I'm glad the suggestions and videos have helped.
Thank you so much for such a great video.
This was so encouraging to watch and learn from.
Now I am encouraged to start some of the seeds I hadn't gotten to yet.
God bless you.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Happy to help.
I needed this video. Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
i live on the west coast of canada... zone 8b. pretty much same weather as usa pacific northwest. i live in a condo so am limited to 10 gallon grow pots on my 2nd story balcony . . I just planted beets, chard, scallions, escarole for my fall garden... I had an excellent spring lettuce crop, replaced lettuce with bush beans as they matured,, my 1st bush beans are just flowering now and i planted my last succession last week.. around mid august ill plant lettuce starts and end of august spinach and bok choy...and these will replace my bush beans once they finish up. my tomato's are loaded with large green fruit about 2 weeks from 1st harvest and should produce until November... My little deck provides me with enough green veggies both fresh and what I put up in the freezer I do not buy any for over 9 months a year. this is my 4th year growing veggies,,, its a great hobby except when it clashes with my fishing and camping trips. ( garden always loses that fight.. every time lol )
Thanks for the great info. Located in San Diego ca. so year round growing but great info . Thanks for the knowledge 🤙🏼
Carmen peppers will hold up in colder weather as well they are slightly smaller than Anaheims
I have kept a jalapeno pepper for 10years in a 5gal pot kept it in the house in the winter, outside during growing season, spider mites were my only difficulty and was the demise of the 10 year old pepper. In the house the fruit would be 1/3 to1/4 the normal size. And HOT🤠