Great video! Thank you. Gave me some new ideas for handling my existing plant matter. The main thing I'm doing in my garden right now is waging war against the rats that just recently discovered my delicious yard. Ahhh!!
Loved your "disaster of a barn.". I love it when people are honest. Every gardener has a disaster area of tools and equipment. We can all relate. Join the club!
I am a NorthWest Ohio 2nd year gardener. I have lettuce, Kale, and Spinach in cold frames. Garlic planted to early showing green sprouts. Trying winter potatoes. And cover crops of Rye. Enjoy your channel. Thanks.
I wouldn't worry Todd- my garlic sprouts up in late fall nearly every year and I've never had any issues with it. Comes back like a champ in the spring! I'm trying winter potatoes this year too, but I planted mine at the very beginning of November... may have been to early, but we'll see. Thanks for sharing what you've got going on!
I am a tree fanatic, I was propagating native species at 12 years old. I mostly plant for wildlife habitat together with some specimen trees for interest. I bought a farm that became a gravel pit in the past, and now is slowly becoming a bit of a woodland. The soil improvement parts of Jenna's videos were very relevant to me. Keep up the good work Jenna, and don't worry about the barn too much, winter is a great time to tidy up inside spaces.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Jenna, I started at 12, but am an old man who is a bit worn out and have to limit my spring planting to about 200 a year (I also plant for the county if I am up to it). I don't have a favourite, I try to plant whatever indigenous trees are suitable in those soil conditions present. But I do have a keen interest in soil improvements, so I find your videos really interesting. With trees it is a long term goal, and sometimes we consider the first planting in a reforestation effort as the nurse crop, like farmers who green manure. I don't want to hijack your channel, you do such a great job, but if I could add a little insight, I hope you would not mind. I have to encourage people to watch your whole series, the information and science is interconnected in the expanse of your videos.
@@pseudopetrus that’s very interesting. I didn’t realize that bit about the reforestation. But that’s very helpful because we are trying to do some of this at my mom and dad‘s place. And I absolutely do not mind, I truly appreciate any insight that you would like to give!
Zone 6 Bulgaria just starting a new garden from scratch in my new residence, cleared 10 years of jungle this summer, and now constructing three beds, one of which a hugel type and clearing another jungle for potatoes over the winter
Zone 5 and just today: covered with tarp & secured the summer compost pile for use in spring, emptied water barrels & hoses put away, harvested last of rutabega's & turnips then covered that lush soil in cardboard (leaf mulch blew away), finished fall compost & covered in cardboard tarp to be done soon. What a great day to play and same here the garage & shed are gonna be the winter project to organize as always since fall is so busy. Thanks for your video, always enjoy your posts!
AH- empty the water barrels... I knew I forgot something! I've got to do that soon too. It always feels like a waste as mine are nearly full this time of year. Thanks for sharing what you've got going on in the garden and have a great weekend!
fellow zone 6 gardener from southern Ontario. After the big wind storm the other day I have to mend some fences, and find more mulch to place on some of my beds.... the joys of gardening.
Great to hear from a fellow Zone 6'er! We had some awful winds recently as well- tore my row covers off, lots of downed limbs... it's always something isn't it? Best of luck with your tasks!
Hi Jenna, during your video I had to smile the whole time because it could almost have been a report from my garden. But when you opened your barn, I had to laugh out loud! It is the same all over the world, there must be time later to create order! 🤣 Greetings from Northern Germany!
Since I don’t have a barn, I invaded the shed and garage with gardening items. I’m not proud of it or bragging about , but I’m relieved to see good gardeners struggle with organizing.
Hello from West Virginia! I did all my flower beds & veggie garden early this year , took it all down & ran over it with the tractor & chopped it all up .. looks naked out there , but it’s ready for next year ♥️
Don’t feel bad about your garden shed. Keeping up with the garden is a full time job. You can do it this winter. Unlike us here in San Diego, our sheds are messy year round! I’m still going strong with cauliflower, potatoes, peas,turnips and a fine spinach crop. It has cooled down to the low 70s. Thanks, Rick.
Oh, temps in the 70s sounds delightful! It's probably a good thing I don't live in a climate where I can garden year round 😆. Sounds like your fall garden is going strong. Take care, Rick and have a great weekend!
Great job. Wadsworth Ohio area. My beds were installed in 2016 with yellow pine 2 x 8s. This year most of them were starting to decay. I went to an Amish friend and bought 8’ pieces of slab wood because of the price of lumber. I rebuilt three 4’x 24’ beds and two 4’ x 8’ beds. My total for wood was $50. I used outdoor, deck type screws to attach the pieces. I could have saved a lot if I used nails. Ended up with a rustic looking raised bed garden.
I am gardening here in southwest Florida. I have started late with my garden sowing. Normally around August to November is planting time for my area but before I realized it is already December. I just started seedlings in the garage and hopefully they will be ready for transplanting in a couple of weeks or so.
My fall plantings always sneak up on my too! I got to the point where I had to either mark it on the calendar or set myself a reminder alert of some sort. I hope your seedlings do well for you! Take care!
Hey Jenna! You might find this audiobook very helpful for cutting down on farm clutter. It’s called “The Lean Farm” it is principles from Toyota CEO and applied to farming.
I got a lot of cleaning up to do as well, when the beds are all composted and all the cages and fencing is out and the weather turns south, that's when I worry about cleaning up the barn. But our weather has been sooo good in South Central PA, that you just keep planting. I put lettuce and onions in, in the past week, and was still planting garlic last week, but the cold is coming soon. Bottom line, you need to prioritize all the time when your gardening.
That's a great point- better to do the outdoor work while the weather is nice! I hope your nice weather holds out for at least a bit longer. Take care!
This year, rather than grinding up the leaves and putting them in the trash, I’m using a leaf blower to move them from the grass over the top of the mulch in the woodland garden.
I’m in zone 6 B in north central Kansas. I grow tomatoes 🍅 and herbs 🌿 on my balcony. And I also rent two large garden spaces out in town. I don’t have access to those gardens in the winter, just have my balcony in the winter ❄️.
I live in north central Ohio and I'm a beginner Gardner. I can't thank you enough for these tips. So nice to watch some content from my zone so that I can figure things out. I'm coming into my second year of gardening and I've learned so much from you. Keep em coming!
Zone 6, Ohio also! I did plant garlic and left my Kale to rise again in the spring. Also planted some Aspheragus crowns that I transplanted from the place we moved from. I hope the fall/winter planting of those won't hurt as it was my only option. My Sunchokes did well and I left plenty of small knobs in the bed for them to come back up on the spring. Thanks for your video, it was fun!
I think we all have a messy storage area for our gardening things right now. I’ve been spending time putting things on the proper racks, shelves and hooks. But today I took a break to paint some bird houses to hang this weekend around the property. Granted that also frees up a shelf that’s been storing my ‘future crafts’ for far too long.
This is my first year on our new place. I'm in South Dakota. Garden is all buttoned up for the winter with a leaf mulch and my garlic is planted! I'm in full blown planning mode for next year!
You can run your cornstalks through a wood chipper/shredder to break them down more quickly. I run anything that will feed through it, including chicken and pork bones, to break it all down and add to the compost in pieces.
My dream is to own my own wood chipper! I would get so much use out of it... sadly it's a little out of my budget right now and I don't know anyone I could borrow from!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I used to have a gas powered chipper (and yes, they are expensive), but it got ruined up at my dawn redwood preserve. This time I bought an electric one. Nowhere near as good, but it's perfect for small stuff, including the cornstalks and bones. Got it for around $179, I think. It's a good compromise.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Glad I could help. It's on the low end and the feed chute is poorly designed, but for small, straight yard waste, it's fine. Sounds like a vacuum cleaner when it's running, and it doesn't require a high-amp outlet either. Heck, it's only got two prongs on the plug!
Vassalboro Maine. Collecting manure from places that have animals but don’t garden. Building compost piles with the manure and my garden cast offs. Cleaning up the area to get a head start on next year. Thanks for your info, wish I could get the courage to start my own channel but maybe next year.
I'm in zone 5 and for the most part my garden is now taking a long winter nap. In November I put away hoses, secured trellises so the wind doesn't blow them away, and spread shredded leaves and alfalfa pellets on top of all my raised beds. I used my yard tractor and lawn sweeper to pick up about two cubic yards of leaves and piled them up for leaf mold. I also drained all the water out of my above ground irrigation (pvc pipes and valves) system and opened up all the valves. I've nearly completed processing our winter squash harvest, just three more buttercup squash left to bake and freeze the pulp. Seed catalogs should start arriving in the mail soon, time to plan for spring! By the way, I love your wide-brim hat!
Thanks Tom! Sounds like you have everything under control- nice work! I am also looking forward to 'seed catalog season'- curling up with a hot beverage and making my wish-lists. Hope you have a wonderful winter!
No worries over the mess in the barn,, i have about as much stuff crammed into a shed,, so,, lol,, no worries just let the garden shed ferries clean it up, there like the dish ferries for the kitchen, just leave it on the counter and they'll be clean by morning. my wife says there is no such thing, but like clock work every morning it's all cleaned up. : )
That's what my barn looks like...lol! Just started cleaning and organizing it 2 days ago. Probably have another 2 or 3 days, it's that bad! But I did get around 75 bags of leaves from neighborhoods around the area and got my beds and compost bins taken care of. Great video! Thanks for the reminders!
Haha- I'm glad it's not just me! And I'm glad to hear you scored so many leaves- your garden will love that. Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season!
I do the same, just a month earlier here in 5a. A blanket of snow is now aiding in fertilization. One new addition to prep is my almost 2 year old lab has harvested over a dozen voles; I lost most brassicas and a bed of carrots to them this year. While I don’t normally condone this behavior, I might just have to put her on payroll. Merry hibernation season all!
Glad to hear your lab is pitching in- great work on her part! My dogs are doing a good job catching moles... voles not so much. I'm keeping an eye out for some good barn cats to help combat the vole problem. Take care & have a great holiday season!
Looks nice with all those greens growing under there still. Probably was voles that got your root veggies and not the moles. Moles only eat worms and insect larva. Over here in the pacific northwest we have rain a plenty, only a few frosty nights and plenty of weeds. I use a weed burner but the bigger weeds got pulled. The catnip and pepper plants are still alive but slowly being eaten away by something. The squirrel, bunny and racoon problem is under control.... they have their part of town and we have ours. :)
Yep- it was definitely the voles. They are causing much more trouble for me this year- first my sweet potatoes, now my cauliflower 😥. Glad to hear your squirrel, bunny and raccoon problem is under control. Have a great weekend!
I always compost my tomatoe plants in my 2 year junk compost pile which contain ALL KINDS OF WEEDS !! 😂 ..... LOL ... after two years it is completely safe for use in the garden as great compost ..... but I never put them in what I call my super compost pile which I use every year ..... hey hers a thought .... let's try to get all ohio gardeners together once or twice a year and get to know each other better and share gardening tips and secrets ..... anyhow just a thought ..... Ohio Gardener
I'm also in Zone 6, Ohio and am fighting the vole battle. We've never had problems before, but they nested in our sweet potato boxes and we didn't realize it. They damaged those really badly and then moved into the rest of our garden when we removed the sweet potato boxes. So far they've eaten most of our carrots and have started eating the leaves off of our cabbages. I'm sure they're very happy being tucked into the loose, warm compost complete with a layer of leaves and row cover. I just purchased some Flip N Slide bucket lid traps and set them in the garden today. I hope they take care of the problem! As for my beds, I've just been adding a couple of inches of compost and am covering my soil with mulch. I'm bummed that I didn't get a cover crop in, but I had a baby in late September and it just didn't happen.
I'm sorry to hear you've got vole troubles-- I think they must be particularly bad this year for some reason. They destroyed my sweet potatoes too. My husband got some of those bucket traps also- so far they've worked well in the barn/garage for mice, I didn't think about trying them for the voles. I'm glad to hear you've been able to get some compost & mulch added- and congratulations on the new baby! Take care!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thanks! So far the bucket traps haven't caught any. I might need to switch bait from peanut butter and sunflower seeds to something else or maybe put a trail of bait up the ramp. Best of luck to you in getting rid of them.
Hi Jenna, Found your channel a week ago and I am really enjoying your content. I’m located in zone 5b (Outside Chicago) and we’ve had pretty nice weather these past few days that I too am cleaning up the garden. I can totally relate about your messy barn.. although I do not have a barn I do however have a pretty messy large shed and I hope to get that organized sometime this week as the weather will still be pretty pleasant. Until then happy fall gardening.😀🍁🍂
Zone 7, moved onto our new property in the mountains of New Mexico. So this Dec, I'm planning out where garden beds will go, and slowly getting everything ready for the spring. Can't wait 😁
Winter clean up is important better cleanup now than in the spring your barn is not that bad you schould see my garden shed good luck and have a nice winter I'm in zone 6 also.
Spending a lot of my time planning a cattle panel greenhouse. I must of watched 12 videos on it so I have a conglomeration of ideas I'm going to try on the build.
I’m like a 6b/7a thanks for this video. I have some carrots and lettuces growing and trying to grow cabbages. But it started late. I have grow covers on them now except for the carrots. The days have been a mix of chilly in 30s and can get to 60s right now today is a nice warmer day with lots of wind. I mulched some bare areas with chopped leaves. My husband isn’t into that aesthetically around some bushes but it’s free! He doesn’t care what i do with the veggie gardening beds. I’d rather throw something down than nothing. I’m going to try planting some garlic as I have some cloves that have been sprouting shoots
Hi Jessica, you are welcome! I'm glad to hear you've got some cool-season goodies in your garden too! I have to laugh- your situation sounds very much like mine. My husband would prefer the traditional landscaping in the front of the house (complete with mulch), but the vegetable garden and back of the house are my domain. I'm slowly converting him over to my way though 😆. Have fun planting that garlic & take care!
Great video! So glad I stumbled onto your channel. I also am in Ohio and new to gardening. I am getting ready for a second planting of garlic, my other beds have been put to winter rest
Jenna, I want to thank you so much. I am relatively new to the area (2021 was our second year with a true garden) and I have a lot of disabilities and haven't been able to get a lot done in the garden. By finding your channel, I have now learned that it is not too late for my poor Ohio garden and that I still have time to put the rest of the beds under leaf mulch and if it will ever stop raining I may even still go ahead and plant my garlic that I spent the funds on this fall. My garden did not do nearly as well as I would have liked and I want to expand my garden for the 2022 season. I am going to subscribe to your channel and follow you for advice as we are from the same state. By the way, I am in the Southeast part of the state (East of Columbus) as you will see from my signature, may I ask where are you? Blessings to you and your family and Merry Christmas.!! ~SuzyJC-in-Pataskala-Ohio/USA_12.19.2021~
You are so very welcome, Suzy! 2021 was a rough gardening season for many folks- but the great thing is, we get a do-over every year! I hope 2022 goes well for you. I've been to Pataskala several times- I used to visit Lynd's Fruit Farm to evaluate new apple cultivars with the Midwest Apple Improvement Association! It's quite haul though- I'm over in the mid-western part of the state, just about smack dab between Dayton & Lima. Wonderful to hear from you & take care!
Oh, how I wish this worked for me. Unfortunately, garlic doesn't seem to phase our voles (or moles, or rabbits, or mice) at all! They don't eat the garlic bulbs fortunately, but I found both mole & vole tunnels all through my garlic planting last fall, as well as rabbit nests. Thanks for the suggestion though!
I'm in VA. and I decided to experiment with cover crops but I've waited to late. I do have a small area of crimson clover planted and another area with mixed cover crops. One problem I've had is we had a very dry fall and its slow coming up. Had a bunch of leaves from a couple of maples so I covered some bare areas with them. I've been gardening for decades but decided to try no till in some of my area's to see if it will work for me. Thanks for your video's.
Haha- yes, I know. The barn really is an embarrassment, but it WILL get cleaned up this month (or maybe next month... well, sometime this winter). I sure you are excited to start gardening- I hope the winter goes quickly for you. Take care!
Exactly where I am at in zone 6 NY. Except I don’t have a barn, I use the basement and I had to clean the basement earlier to fit all my figs and citrus. I use leaves and I don’t even chop them, they are great for weed suppression so I just leave a layer of them whole. The voles tunneled up under my radicchio and ate the root up into the heart of every radicchio. I got rat traps,
Good to hear from a fellow Zone 6'er! But sorry to hear you have voles too. Question about your figs & citrus- I'm assuming you don't have natural light in your basement- so do you give them any supplemental lighting? Thanks!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I have a walkout with large glass doors and since it’s cool the citrus get all the light they need from it. They actually look beautiful at the end of the winter usually. The figs just sleep all winter.
I should add, if I bring my citrus in my house with the same light basically but much warmer they just don’t thrive. And of course I then have to fight the bugs as well. So I feel the basement is perfect. Citrus enjoy a cooler winter with the exception of Key Lime, that has to go in the house, it dos not like the cool weather.
After you encourage me to cover cropping, Now I raised beans in September and got frosted before they produced but as cover crop that was for nitrogen building for next season. Believe I did it right Today I laid down and turn my pepper patch for next season and will add more after mulching leaves and grass clippings and garden waste hopefully 4 inches on tomato and pepper area Good news had great luck with beets and Thanksgiving meal isn't full without pickled beets Thanks
Our temps have already been freezing.. single digits even 🥶🥶🥶 So everything is done . Now expecting some of that white fluffy stuff lolol. There’s always something to do , right? Have a great day 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
SE Montana: When I take my sorghum stalks, I chop them out just below the surface and leave a lot of roots to decompose and improve the soil. (My purple popcorn was a disaster- did not pop well.) Will cover strawberries tomoroow.
Yes! Those sorghum roots would be great for the soil. Sorry to hear the purple popcorn was a disaster- that's disappointing. I enjoy growing the colored popcorn for its looks, but always have better luck eating/popping-quality-wise with the yellow kernel popcorn- Amish Butter, Japanese Hulless and Dynamite have done really well for us. Take care!
CANT WAIT until I have more room to grow! This year I did veggies in buckets. Next year I’m going to try a couple of straw bales. BTW love your jacket! 😍
And now everyone knows your secret to why your garden booms each year. I remember those days! With getting up in age along with health issues made it to hard to keep up. Doing straw bale gardening along with my hydroponic greenhouses is so much easier on me. Sorry no winter garden for us. Other than a few collards still growing we have shut down for the winter. Stay safe my friend and have a wonderful weekend!!
Yep- the thing I didn't share is that my house looks like that during the peak gardening season too 😂. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend too, CB!
I'm in Zone 7 and am behind but making progress. I've got some mobility issues and I work, so I can only do so much in the garden in a week. Luckily, we had a very mild fall and my summer tender crops lasted way into November. I planted my fall crops late but I'm hoping with covers they'll continue to grow.
Hi Jenna, I love your videos and learn a great deal of helpful topics. Another great benefit of ground cover is feeding the worms that are little NPK machines fueled by carbon. I love eating fresh produce from the garden and have been growing it for several years, but the past couple years have become even more important since I went on the vegan diet. Cancer and heart disease took my parents at early ages and two years ago one of the two was ready to take me out at age 52. For whatever reason, I learned what causes these and many other diseases that people suffer and die early from. I used to think the vegan diet was for animal loving PETA people and I wanted nothing to do with it, but after about six weeks of it, the majority of my cancer symptoms disappeared and I felt great again. I have learned a great deal about this including why most people are like I was wanting nothing to do with it. It has become clear to me why so many believe we are omnivores instead of herbivores. I decided to try the vegan diet when I knew I was dying because I thought, what's it gonna do, kill me? It has been two years and what it actually did was make me feel great again. There is so much misinformation out there attempting to disprove the fact that ingested animal fats and proteins fuel diseases. Clinical and statistical data proves it, and many others like myself proved it with our lives. Our DNA is the key to blocking or allowing diseases, but what we eat is the root cause. We all have our reasons for our beliefs, but my main concern is infants and children who do not yet have the ability to learn what I have, and I hope their parents learn for them before it's too late.
Thank you so much. And I am SO incredibly glad that you have found a way of eating that works for you and has helped drastically improve your health- that is wonderful!! I love that folks seem to be more invested in growing their own food (or at least knowing where their food comes from)- it's such a significant move toward overall health (both our own health and the health of the earth). I also find it very interesting how diet can affect us each individually. It's amazing how what works incredibly well for one person can make another person feel awful. In attempting to dial in my own health after a lifetime of (at times debilitating) digestive issues, I've tried the full range-- everything from raw vegan to carnivore. What worked to heal me is not what worked to heal you- but I think the common ground is filling our diets with homegrown (or raised), nutrient-rich, REAL food. Thank you for sharing your story and I wish you wonderful, vibrant health!
@@GrowfullywithJenna The psychology they use to keep us thinking we should eat what livestock industries produce works quite well along with years of effort developing delicious recipes. We all have our own DNA that will block or allow different diseases, but again, I now know for a fact what has been clinically and statistically proven to cause them. Our digestive tracts are 2/3 longer than that of an equal sized carnivore because plant matter takes longer to break down and absorb nutrients. Ingested animal fats and proteins become putrid halfway through and begin to emit toxins. There is much more information available which is hard to find because the money made in livestock, medical, and pharma industries would rather we not know. Five years ago I would not care the least bit about hearing what I am saying and would think whoever was saying it is a freak. I am now proud to be one of those freaks. You can believe what you want but if it comes down to life or early death, I hope you learn the difference between healing yourself and becoming a human lab rat with the "medical marvels" that can help hide symptoms and may prolong your life a bit.
Zone 6 Indiana and I am behind lol also had a four trees come down with one landing on my little greenhouse 😞 then there the wasp nest I found HAPPY TIMES LOL love watching your videos.
Down in Georgia, having my students cover our rows with leaves this week and harvest some of our fall plants: lettuce, collards, and spinach. Might plant some more garlic.
I am starting a market garden and fresh cut flower biz! So it would take forever to list what I've planted and what needs to be! So, wishing everyone good luck with theirs! Love the Creator Walk in Beauty AHAVAH
Awesome information, Thanks for sharing your November/December gardening things to do 🤩 I'm wrapping many of my planters and using row covers on my plants. This is my second season growing outdoors in zone 6a!
Thanks, Andrea! I actually love dandelions too (I drink roasted dandelion root tea nearly every day and love eating dandelion green salad in the spring. They're also great at breaking up clay soil). I just don't love having them in direct competition with my vegetable crops as they tend to suck up a lot of the available nutrients & water. So, while my yard is full of them, I try to keep them out of my vegetable beds 😄.
Hey jenna, i just came upon your channel. Im a gardener also just a few years in. Im in zone 5 Ontario Canada. We have been having very mild weather so far in our area so i just got some tulip bulbs in preperation for the spring last week. In my veg garden i have just started transitioning into a more no dig style, so im very happy to have another source for information and inspiration with your channel.
Hi Leah- I'm glad you found my channel, thanks for visiting! I'm also glad to hear you got some tulip bulbs planted. I always forget about the fall-planted flower bulbs till the spring when they're blooming, and then I wish I would have planted some! I hope you find some useful tidbits here & have a wonderful week!
I am in 5b. Most of my garden beds are new so I used leaves and I am leaving them empty until spring. The only thing I left this year is my kale to see how it goes and how it will fear in the winter.
I'm doing basically what you're doing. Organizing, covering beds, moving pots and other items into storage. My situation is much different than yours. I live in Zone 8A in Central Texas and up until a week ago, I was still covered up with tomatoes. So our "preservation" stage is much later in the season than yours.
Great information, I am doing a lot of what you mention right now. I am also in Zone 6, ( MA). I leave all my pumpkin vines and leaves in the garden, I just thought it would be good for the soil, and you confirm that. I pruned my pepper plants a lot and left the leaves on the soil also. I am also going to plant garlic and Onions in November.
Haha- I've done that too. I know where everything is in my mess and then I cleanup and I can't find things 😆. That's one thing I'm glad to be done with-- the bugs! Hope yours give you a break sometime soon. Take care!
Have your husband help you build like a second deck in your barn. Theirs alot of space above your head in their. Even cut some locust for support beams save on 🪵 wood. My 2 cents. Im not doing much but some of my garden i tilled under filled in with clover and idk, the other part i went ahead and burned my compost material. And rest of it has turnups and lettuce. I know i should of probably not burned my compost cover but i couldn't help myself im thinking the ashes will be good for the soil
That's a great idea, and something I would love to do! Thanks for the suggestion. I know my dad always added the ashes from the fireplace to our gardens over there- I think to some extent they do help! Take care!
Hi Jenna, I am a new subscriber. So new, in fact, I had to go back and discard my first draft because I forgot your name. I'm a gardener in Chicago. I've been vegetable gardening for about 10 years, and migrated to raised bed with a little no till gardening about 5 years ago.I have been doing much of what you say in this video, including letting my barn (garage) go, and so I'm glad to get some affirmation. I haven't been doing row covers, but will do so going ahead. Look forward to more videos and great content.
Very excellent ! I ,m too preparing my garden for sowing autumn vegetables for example lady finger , bitter gourd ,apple gourd and other vegetables .ok thank you take care of you
@@GrowfullywithJenna no matter , I am learn english language and other many things from your videos, my pronunciation of some words was wrong , your speaking of english was helpfull for correction of pronunciating of words ok thank yo
Love your videos! Ty!! In zone 6a & just relocated from the super dry southwest to Metro East St. Louis area. Converting our 3/4 acre lot to a permaculture food Forrest. Your videos are informative, instructional & inspirational. Appreciate all of it. Now get that barn clean..lol!!
Thank you so much, Lisa! It's wonderful to hear from a new Zone 6'er and it's awesome that you're converting your lot to a food forest! I will get that barn clean... one of these days 😂. Take care!
New here, I'm sad about my garden tbh. I worked really hard on it and I truthfully just don't have that much time as i did over the summer months to tend my garden. It's my happy place and it's struggling 🌱
I'm glad you found my channel too, Danielle- and even more glad to hear you've just started a Ruth Stout garden. Here's hoping for a wonderful '22 gardening season!
I'm in zone 7a/6b and I'm still picking lettuce and endive carrots arugula radishes bunching onions. Have all other beds well mulched with mostly leaves and a couple beds with hairy vetch cover crop. Thanks Jenna. I just subscribed and looking forward to watching you next spring.
Great video Jenna! Your barn looks like my garage :). Good to have someone growing well and putting out videos in zone 6. Have a good winter, I will be busy with indoor hydroponics soon.
Just found you and adore you! Liked and subbed. Northern Ohio grower (in training) lol If I had a barn it would look a lot like yours!!! Love gardening but not so good with keeping it all in it's place!
Great video young lady! And yes you should be organizing the barn!🤣 Fortunately the garden and our garage and outbuildings are my domain but I keep a strict plan of a clean up at least once a week which keeps things organized! My kitchen as well...I am totally dedicated to keeping it just so (as my wife says I am a type A+ personality) We are in zone 5 here is Kingsville, Ontario on the shores of Lake Erie and we still have loads of stuff in the garden beds. My favorite thing is leaves that have been run through the mower so they also have grass clippings in there and I also chop up my plants as I harvest and through it back on the beds! Have an awesome winter and Merry Christmas! Mike 🇨🇦🍁👍
Oh, I know it. Seeing that probably drives a super-organizer like you crazy! I'm glad to hear you've still got a bounty in the garden! Hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season.
Great video, very educational and informative! I told you the other day I was getting free compost from the local county's seat. It's leaf compost or leaf mold. It has so many nutrients in it. I'm adding, reasonably, as much of it to the garden and improving and building up the garden everywhere I can weather permitting.
🙈 Your barn looks like my screened porch! Did you ever get it finished? We have no outbuildings, not even a garage so I sow on my little sun porch on wire shelves with grow lights, and store things on my screened porch. I got the wire shelves and had it so tidy, like a garden store. Then ... I really must start washing and disinfecting pots before Spring. Don't feel bad, you're not alone. 🙈
I've had several folks check up on me and my barn and sadly-- nope, I never got it finished. I cleaned up a path to get to my shelves in the back and fit my push mower in, and that's all the further I got. It'll be spring before I'm done at this rate 😩!
Great video! Thank you. Gave me some new ideas for handling my existing plant matter. The main thing I'm doing in my garden right now is waging war against the rats that just recently discovered my delicious yard. Ahhh!!
Oh no! Sorry to hear the rats have discovered your yard... that's so frustrating. I hope you can find a way to deter them!
Loved your "disaster of a barn.". I love it when people are honest. Every gardener has a disaster area of tools and equipment. We can all relate. Join the club!
I'm glad it's not just me 😆!
the gap between the shed and fence is mine
I am a NorthWest Ohio 2nd year gardener. I have lettuce, Kale, and Spinach in cold frames. Garlic planted to early showing green sprouts. Trying winter potatoes. And cover crops of Rye. Enjoy your channel. Thanks.
@Stacie4Truth I saw winter potatoes on another channel. Big experiment. Trying to eliminate muddy spring planting.
I wouldn't worry Todd- my garlic sprouts up in late fall nearly every year and I've never had any issues with it. Comes back like a champ in the spring! I'm trying winter potatoes this year too, but I planted mine at the very beginning of November... may have been to early, but we'll see. Thanks for sharing what you've got going on!
I raised my kids in NW Ohio in the Napoleon/ Liberty Center area. Love that area! No better place to raise children!
"I'll put this here for now" famous last words for keeping a tidy area
😂 Truer words have not been spoken!
that's an nontraditional way to support growing tomatoes. i like it.
It works really well for me!
Thank you for these videos! As a new gardener in Ohio, you have become such a valuable resource for me.
I am a tree fanatic, I was propagating native species at 12 years old. I mostly plant for wildlife habitat together with some specimen trees for interest. I bought a farm that became a gravel pit in the past, and now is slowly becoming a bit of a woodland. The soil improvement parts of Jenna's videos were very relevant to me. Keep up the good work Jenna, and don't worry about the barn too much, winter is a great time to tidy up inside spaces.
Wow! Quite an impressive hobby for a 12 year old! Do you have a favorite species to work with?
Thanks for the encouragement- I appreciate it!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Jenna, I started at 12, but am an old man who is a bit worn out and have to limit my spring planting to about 200 a year (I also plant for the county if I am up to it). I don't have a favourite, I try to plant whatever indigenous trees are suitable in those soil conditions present. But I do have a keen interest in soil improvements, so I find your videos really interesting. With trees it is a long term goal, and sometimes we consider the first planting in a reforestation effort as the nurse crop, like farmers who green manure. I don't want to hijack your channel, you do such a great job, but if I could add a little insight, I hope you would not mind. I have to encourage people to watch your whole series, the information and science is interconnected in the expanse of your videos.
@@pseudopetrus that’s very interesting. I didn’t realize that bit about the reforestation. But that’s very helpful because we are trying to do some of this at my mom and dad‘s place. And I absolutely do not mind, I truly appreciate any insight that you would like to give!
Zone 6 Bulgaria just starting a new garden from scratch in my new residence, cleared 10 years of jungle this summer, and now constructing three beds, one of which a hugel type and clearing another jungle for potatoes over the winter
How exciting! Enjoy those new beds come spring!
Put it back don't put it down is a good rule to keep the barn organized.
I follow it occasionally so rainy days are clean the barn days
lol
Zone 5 and just today: covered with tarp & secured the summer compost pile for use in spring, emptied water barrels & hoses put away, harvested last of rutabega's & turnips then covered that lush soil in cardboard (leaf mulch blew away), finished fall compost & covered in cardboard tarp to be done soon. What a great day to play and same here the garage & shed are gonna be the winter project to organize as always since fall is so busy. Thanks for your video, always enjoy your posts!
AH- empty the water barrels... I knew I forgot something! I've got to do that soon too. It always feels like a waste as mine are nearly full this time of year. Thanks for sharing what you've got going on in the garden and have a great weekend!
fellow zone 6 gardener from southern Ontario. After the big wind storm the other day I have to mend some fences, and find more mulch to place on some of my beds.... the joys of gardening.
Great to hear from a fellow Zone 6'er! We had some awful winds recently as well- tore my row covers off, lots of downed limbs... it's always something isn't it? Best of luck with your tasks!
Hi Jenna, during your video I had to smile the whole time because it could almost have been a report from my garden. But when you opened your barn, I had to laugh out loud! It is the same all over the world, there must be time later to create order! 🤣 Greetings from Northern Germany!
😂Haha- glad to hear some things are fairly universal. Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful week. Take care!
Zone 6 and I'm planting daffodils tomorrow (as long as the weather cooperates). If I have enough time, I might try to squeeze in some garlic!
Oh lovely! I'd love to get some more flower bulbs planted as well. Thanks for reminding me! Take care & have a great weekend!
Since I don’t have a barn, I invaded the shed and garage with gardening items. I’m not proud of it or bragging about , but I’m relieved to see good gardeners struggle with organizing.
The struggle is real!
I am removing lava rock, spreading a chip drop, making a dust bath for my chickens, and making and spreading compost!
Nice! Sounds like you're keeping busy!
Hello from West Virginia! I did all my flower beds & veggie garden early this year , took it all down & ran over it with the tractor & chopped it all up .. looks naked out there , but it’s ready for next year ♥️
Hello Dreama- wonderful to hear from a neighboring state! Glad to hear you're garden is all ready for next year... let the countdown to spring begin!
Don’t feel bad about your garden shed. Keeping up with the garden is a full time job. You can do it this winter. Unlike us here in San Diego, our sheds are messy year round! I’m still going strong with cauliflower, potatoes, peas,turnips and a fine spinach crop. It has cooled down to the low 70s. Thanks, Rick.
Oh, temps in the 70s sounds delightful! It's probably a good thing I don't live in a climate where I can garden year round 😆. Sounds like your fall garden is going strong. Take care, Rick and have a great weekend!
Thanks for your barn confession. Now we can all come clean.
Haha- you are welcome, Susan! 😆
Great job. Wadsworth Ohio area. My beds were installed in 2016 with yellow pine 2 x 8s. This year most of them were starting to decay. I went to an Amish friend and bought 8’ pieces of slab wood because of the price of lumber. I rebuilt three 4’x 24’ beds and two 4’ x 8’ beds. My total for wood was $50. I used outdoor, deck type screws to attach the pieces. I could have saved a lot if I used nails. Ended up with a rustic looking raised bed garden.
Thanks, Jim! Sounds like you made out well- $50 for rebuilding 5 beds is excellent!
same zone. Great information and really helpful!!
O my gosh! I don’t feel alone now. My disaster of a awning /second garage is full of ‘I’ll put that away later’ promises. Same girl, same!
I'm glad it's not just me 😆
Thank you so much, for being real little lady, and I can appreciate all you do and show!!! Thank you for all you shared!
You are welcome! I'm happy to share!
Loved seeing your garden helper. I bring my young boys into the garden whenever I can.
He's definitely my little helper! He loves doing work outdoors 😊.
I am gardening here in southwest Florida. I have started late with my garden sowing. Normally around August to November is planting time for my area but before I realized it is already December. I just started seedlings in the garage and hopefully they will be ready for transplanting in a couple of weeks or so.
My fall plantings always sneak up on my too! I got to the point where I had to either mark it on the calendar or set myself a reminder alert of some sort. I hope your seedlings do well for you! Take care!
That is a great advice. I will definitely do that.
I don’t feel bad now for leaving my dead crops in the ground 😂.
Yes…tools, tools, tools, soil and buckets😅
You have a peaceful aura.
Thank you!
You definitely should not feel bad about it! It's good for your garden! Take care 😊
Hey Jenna! You might find this audiobook very helpful for cutting down on farm clutter. It’s called “The Lean Farm” it is principles from Toyota CEO and applied to farming.
Thanks so much! I will have to check it out!
I got a lot of cleaning up to do as well, when the beds are all composted and all the cages and fencing is out and the weather turns south, that's when I worry about cleaning up the barn. But our weather has been sooo good in South Central PA, that you just keep planting. I put lettuce and onions in, in the past week, and was still planting garlic last week, but the cold is coming soon. Bottom line, you need to prioritize all the time when your gardening.
That's a great point- better to do the outdoor work while the weather is nice! I hope your nice weather holds out for at least a bit longer. Take care!
Love your hat pig tails and outfit. And the eerie barn scene. Thank you
Thank you, Ralph!
This year, rather than grinding up the leaves and putting them in the trash, I’m using a leaf blower to move them from the grass over the top of the mulch in the woodland garden.
Ooh I am so excited to finally find someone growing in my zone!
Hello fellow Zone 6'er!
Garden work is never ending, it doesn't matter what season it is. Especially if you are doing things alone. This is very helpful. Thank you so much!
So very true! Glad it was helpful and I hope you're having a great weekend!
Zone 6 Ohio as well. I still have about 3 beds to put to sleep in the big garden and more in the small, and organize and plan for next year!
Gotta love the organizing & planning process! Great to hear from a fellow Ohioan- take care!
I’m in zone 6 B in north central Kansas. I grow tomatoes 🍅 and herbs 🌿 on my balcony. And I also rent two large garden spaces out in town. I don’t have access to those gardens in the winter, just have my balcony in the winter ❄️.
Glad to hear you are making the most of the gardening space you have available! That's wonderful!
Nice suggestions for winter in the garden. Thank you and Happy Gardening 2023!
Thank you, you too!
I live in north central Ohio and I'm a beginner Gardner. I can't thank you enough for these tips. So nice to watch some content from my zone so that I can figure things out. I'm coming into my second year of gardening and I've learned so much from you. Keep em coming!
I'm happy to help, Alicia! And it's wonderful to hear from a fellow Ohio gardener!
Cool, I just brought in Pak Choy from my zone six garden this evening. Kale, more pak choy, and romaine lettuce is popping up through the soil.
Very nice! Enjoy that pak choy!
Zone 6, Ohio also! I did plant garlic and left my Kale to rise again in the spring. Also planted some Aspheragus crowns that I transplanted from the place we moved from. I hope the fall/winter planting of those won't hurt as it was my only option. My Sunchokes did well and I left plenty of small knobs in the bed for them to come back up on the spring. Thanks for your video, it was fun!
Hello fellow Ohioan! Glad to hear you’ve got some good stuff going on in the garden. I suspect your transplants will do just fine!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thank you!
@@derwinloverink8627 you're welcome!
Im in Florida zone 9b. Growing kale, lettuce, peppers, butternut squash , red cabbage right now.
Nice! You're on a totally different schedule than me, enjoying a bounty this time of year. Enjoy & take care!
I think we all have a messy storage area for our gardening things right now. I’ve been spending time putting things on the proper racks, shelves and hooks. But today I took a break to paint some bird houses to hang this weekend around the property. Granted that also frees up a shelf that’s been storing my ‘future crafts’ for far too long.
That sounds like a fun project! I'd like to get some more bird houses up around here too- thanks for the reminder!
This is my first year on our new place. I'm in South Dakota. Garden is all buttoned up for the winter with a leaf mulch and my garlic is planted! I'm in full blown planning mode for next year!
Yes! Full blown planting mode for next year is the way to be! Best wishes for a wonderful '22 garden season.
You can run your cornstalks through a wood chipper/shredder to break them down more quickly. I run anything that will feed through it, including chicken and pork bones, to break it all down and add to the compost in pieces.
My dream is to own my own wood chipper! I would get so much use out of it... sadly it's a little out of my budget right now and I don't know anyone I could borrow from!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I used to have a gas powered chipper (and yes, they are expensive), but it got ruined up at my dawn redwood preserve. This time I bought an electric one. Nowhere near as good, but it's perfect for small stuff, including the cornstalks and bones. Got it for around $179, I think. It's a good compromise.
@@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14 that's not bad- I didn't realize the electric ones were in that price range. Thanks
@@GrowfullywithJenna Glad I could help. It's on the low end and the feed chute is poorly designed, but for small, straight yard waste, it's fine. Sounds like a vacuum cleaner when it's running, and it doesn't require a high-amp outlet either. Heck, it's only got two prongs on the plug!
Vassalboro Maine. Collecting manure from places that have animals but don’t garden. Building compost piles with the manure and my garden cast offs. Cleaning up the area to get a head start on next year. Thanks for your info, wish I could get the courage to start my own channel but maybe next year.
Nice! Gotta love that free manure! I'd love to hear if you do end up starting your own channel- god for it!
I'm in zone 5 and for the most part my garden is now taking a long winter nap. In November I put away hoses, secured trellises so the wind doesn't blow them away, and spread shredded leaves and alfalfa pellets on top of all my raised beds. I used my yard tractor and lawn sweeper to pick up about two cubic yards of leaves and piled them up for leaf mold. I also drained all the water out of my above ground irrigation (pvc pipes and valves) system and opened up all the valves. I've nearly completed processing our winter squash harvest, just three more buttercup squash left to bake and freeze the pulp. Seed catalogs should start arriving in the mail soon, time to plan for spring! By the way, I love your wide-brim hat!
Thanks Tom! Sounds like you have everything under control- nice work! I am also looking forward to 'seed catalog season'- curling up with a hot beverage and making my wish-lists. Hope you have a wonderful winter!
No worries over the mess in the barn,, i have about as much stuff crammed into a shed,, so,, lol,, no worries just let the garden shed ferries clean it up, there like the dish ferries for the kitchen, just leave it on the counter and they'll be clean by morning. my wife says there is no such thing, but like clock work every morning it's all cleaned up. : )
😂 I sincerely wish those fairies would show up at my house!
Sent one of those ferries to me, pleeeeeeeeeeease. Or maybe two, they like company, yes?
I live in the suburbs I have a shared garage😂 your garden is AWESOME your doing a great job.
Hello Andrea & thank you! Thank goodness I don't have to share a garage- my neighbor would be very unhappy 😆.
That's what my barn looks like...lol! Just started cleaning and organizing it 2 days ago. Probably have another 2 or 3 days, it's that bad! But I did get around 75 bags of leaves from neighborhoods around the area and got my beds and compost bins taken care of. Great video! Thanks for the reminders!
Haha- I'm glad it's not just me! And I'm glad to hear you scored so many leaves- your garden will love that. Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thank you! And your family as well!
Looking good, diiging the hat J.
Still no snow in N. Ca.
Thanks! We've had a couple light snowfalls (no accumulation), but now it's just rainy, cold and grey... not my favorite ☹. Hope you have a great week!
I do the same, just a month earlier here in 5a. A blanket of snow is now aiding in fertilization. One new addition to prep is my almost 2 year old lab has harvested over a dozen voles; I lost most brassicas and a bed of carrots to them this year. While I don’t normally condone this behavior, I might just have to put her on payroll. Merry hibernation season all!
Glad to hear your lab is pitching in- great work on her part! My dogs are doing a good job catching moles... voles not so much. I'm keeping an eye out for some good barn cats to help combat the vole problem. Take care & have a great holiday season!
I can definitely relate to the state of your barn. My garage looks remarkably similar.
😆 Glad to hear I'm not the only one!
Looks nice with all those greens growing under there still. Probably was voles that got your root veggies and not the moles. Moles only eat worms and insect larva. Over here in the pacific northwest we have rain a plenty, only a few frosty nights and plenty of weeds. I use a weed burner but the bigger weeds got pulled. The catnip and pepper plants are still alive but slowly being eaten away by something. The squirrel, bunny and racoon problem is under control.... they have their part of town and we have ours. :)
Yep- it was definitely the voles. They are causing much more trouble for me this year- first my sweet potatoes, now my cauliflower 😥. Glad to hear your squirrel, bunny and raccoon problem is under control. Have a great weekend!
You have a big barn!!!! I have a little storage room that is so messy, it’s spilled out onto my covered carport!! I have my winter job planned!😂
It's nice, but it some ways it just makes the mess all the more unmanageable 😂!
I always compost my tomatoe plants in my 2 year junk compost pile which contain ALL KINDS OF WEEDS !! 😂 ..... LOL ... after two years it is completely safe for use in the garden as great compost ..... but I never put them in what I call my super compost pile which I use every year ..... hey hers a thought .... let's try to get all ohio gardeners together once or twice a year and get to know each other better and share gardening tips and secrets ..... anyhow just a thought ..... Ohio Gardener
Loved the soil prep tips and your barn 😂😂😂
😁Haha- thanks!
I'm also in Zone 6, Ohio and am fighting the vole battle. We've never had problems before, but they nested in our sweet potato boxes and we didn't realize it. They damaged those really badly and then moved into the rest of our garden when we removed the sweet potato boxes. So far they've eaten most of our carrots and have started eating the leaves off of our cabbages. I'm sure they're very happy being tucked into the loose, warm compost complete with a layer of leaves and row cover. I just purchased some Flip N Slide bucket lid traps and set them in the garden today. I hope they take care of the problem! As for my beds, I've just been adding a couple of inches of compost and am covering my soil with mulch. I'm bummed that I didn't get a cover crop in, but I had a baby in late September and it just didn't happen.
I'm sorry to hear you've got vole troubles-- I think they must be particularly bad this year for some reason. They destroyed my sweet potatoes too. My husband got some of those bucket traps also- so far they've worked well in the barn/garage for mice, I didn't think about trying them for the voles.
I'm glad to hear you've been able to get some compost & mulch added- and congratulations on the new baby! Take care!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thanks! So far the bucket traps haven't caught any. I might need to switch bait from peanut butter and sunflower seeds to something else or maybe put a trail of bait up the ramp. Best of luck to you in getting rid of them.
Hi Jenna,
Found your channel a week ago and I am really enjoying your content. I’m located in zone 5b (Outside Chicago) and we’ve had pretty nice weather these past few days that I too am cleaning up the garden. I can totally relate about your messy barn.. although I do not have a barn I do however have a pretty messy large shed and I hope to get that organized sometime this week as the weather will still be pretty pleasant. Until then happy fall gardening.😀🍁🍂
Haha- glad to hear I'm not the only one! 😄
Zone 7, moved onto our new property in the mountains of New Mexico. So this Dec, I'm planning out where garden beds will go, and slowly getting everything ready for the spring. Can't wait 😁
Oh wow! What a fun project. Best of luck with your new gardens!
Winter clean up is important better cleanup now than in the spring your barn is not that bad you schould see my garden shed good luck and have a nice winter I'm in zone 6 also.
That makes me feel a little better- thanks, Rocco! Hope you have a nice winter as well!
Spending a lot of my time planning a cattle panel greenhouse. I must of watched 12 videos on it so I have a conglomeration of ideas I'm going to try on the build.
Excellent! I've been wanting to build a cattle panel greenhouse too- I'd love to hear how it goes for you!
I’m like a 6b/7a thanks for this video. I have some carrots and lettuces growing and trying to grow cabbages. But it started late. I have grow covers on them now except for the carrots. The days have been a mix of chilly in 30s and can get to 60s right now today is a nice warmer day with lots of wind. I mulched some bare areas with chopped leaves. My husband isn’t into that aesthetically around some bushes but it’s free! He doesn’t care what i do with the veggie gardening beds. I’d rather throw something down than nothing. I’m going to try planting some garlic as I have some cloves that have been sprouting shoots
Hi Jessica, you are welcome! I'm glad to hear you've got some cool-season goodies in your garden too! I have to laugh- your situation sounds very much like mine. My husband would prefer the traditional landscaping in the front of the house (complete with mulch), but the vegetable garden and back of the house are my domain. I'm slowly converting him over to my way though 😆. Have fun planting that garlic & take care!
Chicago, cleared my weeds. I saved some of my flower seeds in old medicine containers from walgreens. I have them to start my own next year
Great video! So glad I stumbled onto your channel.
I also am in Ohio and new to gardening. I am getting ready for a second planting of garlic, my other beds have been put to winter rest
Great to hear from a fellow Ohioan!
I live in southern Indiana the garden work is done and it's time to get the tools cleaned up and oiled start planing for next spring garden
Jenna, I want to thank you so much. I am relatively new to the area (2021 was our second year with a true garden) and I have a lot of disabilities and haven't been able to get a lot done in the garden. By finding your channel, I have now learned that it is not too late for my poor Ohio garden and that I still have time to put the rest of the beds under leaf mulch and if it will ever stop raining I may even still go ahead and plant my garlic that I spent the funds on this fall. My garden did not do nearly as well as I would have liked and I want to expand my garden for the 2022 season. I am going to subscribe to your channel and follow you for advice as we are from the same state. By the way, I am in the Southeast part of the state (East of Columbus) as you will see from my signature, may I ask where are you? Blessings to you and your family and Merry Christmas.!!
~SuzyJC-in-Pataskala-Ohio/USA_12.19.2021~
You are so very welcome, Suzy! 2021 was a rough gardening season for many folks- but the great thing is, we get a do-over every year! I hope 2022 goes well for you.
I've been to Pataskala several times- I used to visit Lynd's Fruit Farm to evaluate new apple cultivars with the Midwest Apple Improvement Association! It's quite haul though- I'm over in the mid-western part of the state, just about smack dab between Dayton & Lima. Wonderful to hear from you & take care!
Jenna!!!
Try planting garlic where you have problems with Voles!
They don't like it!
Test the theory! I don't have any but moles galore!
Oh, how I wish this worked for me. Unfortunately, garlic doesn't seem to phase our voles (or moles, or rabbits, or mice) at all! They don't eat the garlic bulbs fortunately, but I found both mole & vole tunnels all through my garlic planting last fall, as well as rabbit nests. Thanks for the suggestion though!
I'm in VA. and I decided to experiment with cover crops but I've waited to late. I do have a small area of crimson clover planted and another area with mixed cover crops. One problem I've had is we had a very dry fall and its slow coming up. Had a bunch of leaves from a couple of maples so I covered some bare areas with them. I've been gardening for decades but decided to try no till in some of my area's to see if it will work for me. Thanks for your video's.
This fall was rough! Super dry here too- I had spotty germ on some of my fall cover crops as well.
Another great video! But your barn, what the heck?! I am so looking forward to Spring, I finally get to start gardening at this house!
Haha- yes, I know. The barn really is an embarrassment, but it WILL get cleaned up this month (or maybe next month... well, sometime this winter). I sure you are excited to start gardening- I hope the winter goes quickly for you. Take care!
Exactly where I am at in zone 6 NY. Except I don’t have a barn, I use the basement and I had to clean the basement earlier to fit all my figs and citrus. I use leaves and I don’t even chop them, they are great for weed suppression so I just leave a layer of them whole. The voles tunneled up under my radicchio and ate the root up into the heart of every radicchio. I got rat traps,
Good to hear from a fellow Zone 6'er! But sorry to hear you have voles too. Question about your figs & citrus- I'm assuming you don't have natural light in your basement- so do you give them any supplemental lighting? Thanks!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I have a walkout with large glass doors and since it’s cool the citrus get all the light they need from it. They actually look beautiful at the end of the winter usually. The figs just sleep all winter.
I should add, if I bring my citrus in my house with the same light basically but much warmer they just don’t thrive. And of course I then have to fight the bugs as well. So I feel the basement is perfect. Citrus enjoy a cooler winter with the exception of Key Lime, that has to go in the house, it dos not like the cool weather.
@@dumvivimus That's great to know- thank you!
After you encourage me to cover cropping, Now I raised beans in September and got frosted before they produced but as cover crop that was for nitrogen building for next season. Believe I did it right
Today I laid down and turn my pepper patch for next season and will add more after mulching leaves and grass clippings and garden waste hopefully 4 inches on tomato and pepper area
Good news had great luck with beets and Thanksgiving meal isn't full without pickled beets
Thanks
Our temps have already been freezing.. single digits even 🥶🥶🥶
So everything is done . Now expecting some of that white fluffy stuff lolol. There’s always something to do , right? Have a great day 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Brrrr... we've not hit single digits here yet! Stay warm!
SE Montana: When I take my sorghum stalks, I chop them out just below the surface and leave a lot of roots to decompose and improve the soil. (My purple popcorn was a disaster- did not pop well.) Will cover strawberries tomoroow.
Yes! Those sorghum roots would be great for the soil. Sorry to hear the purple popcorn was a disaster- that's disappointing. I enjoy growing the colored popcorn for its looks, but always have better luck eating/popping-quality-wise with the yellow kernel popcorn- Amish Butter, Japanese Hulless and Dynamite have done really well for us. Take care!
CANT WAIT until I have more room to grow! This year I did veggies in buckets. Next year I’m going to try a couple of straw bales. BTW love your jacket! 😍
Thanks, Kathryn! I hope you have more room to grow someday soon- but so glad to hear you're growing wherever you can right now! Take care!
And now everyone knows your secret to why your garden booms each year. I remember those days! With getting up in age along with health issues made it to hard to keep up. Doing straw bale gardening along with my hydroponic greenhouses is so much easier on me. Sorry no winter garden for us. Other than a few collards still growing we have shut down for the winter. Stay safe my friend and have a wonderful weekend!!
Yep- the thing I didn't share is that my house looks like that during the peak gardening season too 😂. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend too, CB!
I'm in Zone 7 and am behind but making progress. I've got some mobility issues and I work, so I can only do so much in the garden in a week. Luckily, we had a very mild fall and my summer tender crops lasted way into November. I planted my fall crops late but I'm hoping with covers they'll continue to grow.
I hope you are able to get everything done that you'd like to- hopefully that mild weather holds out! Take care & best wishes!
@@GrowfullywithJenna To you as well! Thank you!
Hi Jenna, I love your videos and learn a great deal of helpful topics. Another great benefit of ground cover is feeding the worms that are little NPK machines fueled by carbon. I love eating fresh produce from the garden and have been growing it for several years, but the past couple years have become even more important since I went on the vegan diet.
Cancer and heart disease took my parents at early ages and two years ago one of the two was ready to take me out at age 52. For whatever reason, I learned what causes these and many other diseases that people suffer and die early from. I used to think the vegan diet was for animal loving PETA people and I wanted nothing to do with it, but after about six weeks of it, the majority of my cancer symptoms disappeared and I felt great again. I have learned a great deal about this including why most people are like I was wanting nothing to do with it. It has become clear to me why so many believe we are omnivores instead of herbivores. I decided to try the vegan diet when I knew I was dying because I thought, what's it gonna do, kill me? It has been two years and what it actually did was make me feel great again.
There is so much misinformation out there attempting to disprove the fact that ingested animal fats and proteins fuel diseases. Clinical and statistical data proves it, and many others like myself proved it with our lives. Our DNA is the key to blocking or allowing diseases, but what we eat is the root cause. We all have our reasons for our beliefs, but my main concern is infants and children who do not yet have the ability to learn what I have, and I hope their parents learn for them before it's too late.
Thank you so much. And I am SO incredibly glad that you have found a way of eating that works for you and has helped drastically improve your health- that is wonderful!!
I love that folks seem to be more invested in growing their own food (or at least knowing where their food comes from)- it's such a significant move toward overall health (both our own health and the health of the earth). I also find it very interesting how diet can affect us each individually. It's amazing how what works incredibly well for one person can make another person feel awful. In attempting to dial in my own health after a lifetime of (at times debilitating) digestive issues, I've tried the full range-- everything from raw vegan to carnivore. What worked to heal me is not what worked to heal you- but I think the common ground is filling our diets with homegrown (or raised), nutrient-rich, REAL food. Thank you for sharing your story and I wish you wonderful, vibrant health!
@@GrowfullywithJenna The psychology they use to keep us thinking we should eat what livestock industries produce works quite well along with years of effort developing delicious recipes. We all have our own DNA that will block or allow different diseases, but again, I now know for a fact what has been clinically and statistically proven to cause them. Our digestive tracts are 2/3 longer than that of an equal sized carnivore because plant matter takes longer to break down and absorb nutrients. Ingested animal fats and proteins become putrid halfway through and begin to emit toxins. There is much more information available which is hard to find because the money made in livestock, medical, and pharma industries would rather we not know. Five years ago I would not care the least bit about hearing what I am saying and would think whoever was saying it is a freak. I am now proud to be one of those freaks.
You can believe what you want but if it comes down to life or early death, I hope you learn the difference between healing yourself and becoming a human lab rat with the "medical marvels" that can help hide symptoms and may prolong your life a bit.
Zone 6 Indiana and I am behind lol also had a four trees come down with one landing on my little greenhouse 😞 then there the wasp nest I found HAPPY TIMES LOL love watching your videos.
Down in Georgia, having my students cover our rows with leaves this week and harvest some of our fall plants: lettuce, collards, and spinach. Might plant some more garlic.
Nice! Glad to hear you've got some tasty greens in the garden and I hope you're able to get some more garlic in. Take care!
I am starting a market garden and fresh cut flower biz!
So it would take forever to list what I've planted and what needs to be!
So, wishing everyone good luck with theirs!
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Wonderful! Best of luck with your new venture!
Awesome information, Thanks for sharing your November/December gardening things to do 🤩 I'm wrapping many of my planters and using row covers on my plants. This is my second season growing outdoors in zone 6a!
Thank you!
Loved the video. I love the dandelions tho! 😁 They are a wonderful weed. 🌿
Thanks, Andrea! I actually love dandelions too (I drink roasted dandelion root tea nearly every day and love eating dandelion green salad in the spring. They're also great at breaking up clay soil). I just don't love having them in direct competition with my vegetable crops as they tend to suck up a lot of the available nutrients & water. So, while my yard is full of them, I try to keep them out of my vegetable beds 😄.
I love this series...but wish it was month by month and in Spring to fall order!
Hey jenna, i just came upon your channel. Im a gardener also just a few years in. Im in zone 5 Ontario Canada.
We have been having very mild weather so far in our area so i just got some tulip bulbs in preperation for the spring last week.
In my veg garden i have just started transitioning into a more no dig style, so im very happy to have another source for information and inspiration with your channel.
Hi Leah- I'm glad you found my channel, thanks for visiting! I'm also glad to hear you got some tulip bulbs planted. I always forget about the fall-planted flower bulbs till the spring when they're blooming, and then I wish I would have planted some! I hope you find some useful tidbits here & have a wonderful week!
I am in 5b. Most of my garden beds are new so I used leaves and I am leaving them empty until spring. The only thing I left this year is my kale to see how it goes and how it will fear in the winter.
Oh, that's exciting- I bet you can't wait to get out there and plant those new beds! Take care!
@@GrowfullywithJenna that is do true😁. You as well have fun 2022
Zone 9 texas weather has been crazy. I still have pole beans going. Also have fall/winter veggies.
It seems like lots of folks are having crazy weather this year! But I'm glad you've still got veggies going in your garden right now- that's awesome!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thank you.
I'm doing basically what you're doing. Organizing, covering beds, moving pots and other items into storage. My situation is much different than yours. I live in Zone 8A in Central Texas and up until a week ago, I was still covered up with tomatoes. So our "preservation" stage is much later in the season than yours.
Wow! I can't imagine what it would be like to still have tomatoes this late in the season- enjoy!!
Great information, I am doing a lot of what you mention right now. I am also in Zone 6, ( MA). I leave all my pumpkin vines and leaves in the garden, I just thought it would be good for the soil, and you confirm that. I pruned my pepper plants a lot and left the leaves on the soil also. I am also going to plant garlic and Onions in November.
Great to hear from a fellow Zone 6 gardener!
Looks like a perfect barn to me! I usually misplace things after I “organize” LOL. Down in South Louisiana, I’m still fighting bugs!!
Haha- I've done that too. I know where everything is in my mess and then I cleanup and I can't find things 😆.
That's one thing I'm glad to be done with-- the bugs! Hope yours give you a break sometime soon. Take care!
Have your husband help you build like a second deck in your barn. Theirs alot of space above your head in their. Even cut some locust for support beams save on 🪵 wood. My 2 cents. Im not doing much but some of my garden i tilled under filled in with clover and idk, the other part i went ahead and burned my compost material. And rest of it has turnups and lettuce. I know i should of probably not burned my compost cover but i couldn't help myself im thinking the ashes will be good for the soil
That's a great idea, and something I would love to do! Thanks for the suggestion. I know my dad always added the ashes from the fireplace to our gardens over there- I think to some extent they do help! Take care!
Hi Jenna, I am a new subscriber. So new, in fact, I had to go back and discard my first draft because I forgot your name. I'm a gardener in Chicago. I've been vegetable gardening for about 10 years, and migrated to raised bed with a little no till gardening about 5 years ago.I have been doing much of what you say in this video, including letting my barn (garage) go, and so I'm glad to get some affirmation. I haven't been doing row covers, but will do so going ahead. Look forward to more videos and great content.
Hello & welcome, Larry- I'm glad you're here! And I'm very glad to hear from a fellow veggie gardener- take care!
Very excellent ! I ,m too preparing my garden for sowing autumn vegetables for example lady finger , bitter gourd ,apple gourd and other vegetables .ok thank you take care of you
Fun! What is lady finger? I've never heard of that before.
@@GrowfullywithJenna lady finger is a vegetable ,in otherwords it is called okra
@@akhtarali9854 Ahh! I should have know that. Thanks!
@@GrowfullywithJenna no matter , I am learn english language and other many things from your videos, my pronunciation of some words was wrong , your speaking of english was helpfull for correction of pronunciating of words ok thank yo
Anyone else get to the "disaster of a barn" and sigh with relief because compared to yours, it's not even that bad...
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Love your videos! Ty!! In zone 6a & just relocated from the super dry southwest to Metro East St. Louis area. Converting our 3/4 acre lot to a permaculture food Forrest. Your videos are informative, instructional & inspirational. Appreciate all of it. Now get that barn clean..lol!!
Thank you so much, Lisa! It's wonderful to hear from a new Zone 6'er and it's awesome that you're converting your lot to a food forest! I will get that barn clean... one of these days 😂. Take care!
New here, I'm sad about my garden tbh. I worked really hard on it and I truthfully just don't have that much time as i did over the summer months to tend my garden. It's my happy place and it's struggling 🌱
Love this! I'm in PA and just started a Ruth Stout garden this past summer. So glad I found your channel! :-)
I'm glad you found my channel too, Danielle- and even more glad to hear you've just started a Ruth Stout garden. Here's hoping for a wonderful '22 gardening season!
Garlic is in, beds are covered in shredded leaves and I'm impatiently waiting for SPRING!
Let’s hope spring gets here sooner rather than later!
I'm in zone 7a/6b and I'm still picking lettuce and endive carrots arugula radishes bunching onions. Have all other beds well mulched with mostly leaves and a couple beds with hairy vetch cover crop. Thanks Jenna. I just subscribed and looking forward to watching you next spring.
Wonderful! Glad to hear you've still got a bounty in your garden. Welcome to the channel & I appreciate your support. Take care!
Great video Jenna! Your barn looks like my garage :). Good to have someone growing well and putting out videos in zone 6. Have a good winter, I will be busy with indoor hydroponics soon.
Haha- glad it's not just me! Hope you have a good winter as well!
Just found you and adore you! Liked and subbed.
Northern Ohio grower (in training) lol
If I had a barn it would look a lot like yours!!! Love gardening but not so good with keeping it all in it's place!
Awesome! Thank you! It's great to hear from a fellow Ohio grower. 💚
Great video young lady! And yes you should be organizing the barn!🤣
Fortunately the garden and our garage and outbuildings are my domain but I keep a strict plan of a clean up at least once a week which keeps things organized! My kitchen as well...I am totally dedicated to keeping it just so (as my wife says I am a type A+ personality)
We are in zone 5 here is Kingsville, Ontario on the shores of Lake Erie and we still have loads of stuff in the garden beds. My favorite thing is leaves that have been run through the mower so they also have grass clippings in there and I also chop up my plants as I harvest and through it back on the beds!
Have an awesome winter and Merry Christmas!
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Oh, I know it. Seeing that probably drives a super-organizer like you crazy!
I'm glad to hear you've still got a bounty in the garden!
Hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season.
Great video, very educational and informative! I told you the other day I was getting free compost from the local county's seat. It's leaf compost or leaf mold. It has so many nutrients in it. I'm adding, reasonably, as much of it to the garden and improving and building up the garden everywhere I can weather permitting.
Your garden bed will appreciate that! Hope you have a great week!
🙈 Your barn looks like my screened porch! Did you ever get it finished? We have no outbuildings, not even a garage so I sow on my little sun porch on wire shelves with grow lights, and store things on my screened porch. I got the wire shelves and had it so tidy, like a garden store. Then ... I really must start washing and disinfecting pots before Spring. Don't feel bad, you're not alone. 🙈
I've had several folks check up on me and my barn and sadly-- nope, I never got it finished. I cleaned up a path to get to my shelves in the back and fit my push mower in, and that's all the further I got. It'll be spring before I'm done at this rate 😩!