I always admire and respect when youtube gardeners admit things like planting out too late etc. etc. It helps us to know that we're all gardening together and we share both less than success as well as success. Thanks for your authenticity!
Jenna I have one of my cabbage the bolted and flowered. We had hotter and sunnier days than expected. But here in Florida we are coming up on cooler weather. Should I take that cabbage out? Or just let it go? Haven't had one flower before winter. Usually happens after winter if let go .
@growfullywithJenna if my brassica seedlings turned purple-yellowish after planting are they in stress beyond return and should I pull them and plant new seedlings?
You not kidding about the crazy weather Mrs. Jenna. Gonna be 100 here tomorrow then back to the 70's for next week. As always you give the best advice! Stay safe my friend!
You need to grow a bolt resistant variety, it's really the only way to be successful out here with the wild swings in temperature. Going to be in the 90s this weekend and no heirloom broccoli will survive that. Imperial, Green Magic, Sun King, etc are the only way to be successful in zone 6.
Yep- I talk about that at 03:40 with the heat and stress resistant (AKA bolt resistant) varieties. Some definitely come through on those claims more than others!
Well by the time this video has come out you will be back to your jacket and gloves....I know I have been for 2 days now....no I haven't had that problem with the bolting ...( yet)....the GLOBAL WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE....has really thrown off alot of things....( kind of like the stock market this year 🤫)....but WE must endeavor to carry-on....hopefully there is another one of these many vegetables that has profited from this added heat and 🌞 best of luck...
Yeah. Broccoli and cauliflower are pains to grow. Too fickle for home growers with insufficient payoff, IMHO. That's why I stick to red cabbage, kale, collards, and mustard. Less work, more food. Yeah... I'm a lazy SOB. :-)
@@GrowfullywithJenna I've succeeded with both, and we also love them. It's just the space/ labor thing given our tiny but productive garden and limited time. We've mostly been growing kale, collard, and mustards which we cook the day we harvest and continue growing. And buy finished broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower at the farmer's market. The one exception we have is red cabbage, which we start in late summer after the onions. It over-winters and gives us a super-early late-spring/ early summer harvests for cole slaw. And before the annoying cabbage worms make life miserable.
This “spring” has been so hard on the plants! Winter did not want to give up. My plants look just like yours, tiny broccoli plants with tiny broccoli heads. Cabbage and cauliflower leaves keep turning red/purple and dying. So heartbreaking to put all the time and effort in with no reward.
Never having planted broccoli or cauliflower, I direct sowed 40 broccoli and 40 cauliflower the beginning of June in desert California. Come October, I had beautiful 2 foot tall plants, but not one hint of broccoli or cauliflower. The rest of my garden had been harvested and we set in for a cold winter. I abandoned my garden with regrets for seeding so late. In December I walked to our shed beyond the garden, and I had an unbelievable harvest of broccoli. Still, not one sign of cauliflower. That was a real surprise. If you sow late and your plants are healthy, there is always a chance you could be blessed with a harvest. The year before, I had seeded in early May, and we had a terrible frost that had killed my seedlings, so I waited and planted late the next year. You never can tell. But, it's best to follow the advice of your seed packets.
Broccoli has always been a struggle for me! (6a Ct) I seem to always be able to relate with you on gardening issues! ;) I planted some last fall (didn't head before the snow). Started some in mid march (bolting-weather-aphids)! I will harvest the leaves at least! Since they germinate really fast I'll still try for that great broccoli head! My grands love broccoli! Thanks for keeping me sane!
I'm so glad to hear you keep trying.. and that your grands love broccoli- that's awesome! Best wishes and i know you'll get that great broccoli head one of these days!
This happened to me last year, went from winter to summer in a flash, not much of a spring. My broccoli and spinach bolted almost immediately. I didn't give up though, I removed the flowers on the broccoli through the summer and was able to harvest a decent amount of side shoots in the fall. I let the spinach go to seed and I ended up with a nice little fall crop of spinach. So, not a complete loss. We'll see what happens this year!
Zone 7 . My garden has me confused. I'm growing many veggies and had same issues with weather changes. Although I have labels that washed off, I'm not sure what my peas are or broccoli. Those labels did fade out but I have good looking leaves with flowers but can't identify what's growing 😊😅
I agree, this has been the most difficult spring. I actually had all my radish bolt, never before. I am just now getting my tomatoes strong enough to be out, had to protect them from 90 degree heat. Us gardeners have to be pretty resilient, in order for our crops to survive. Good Luck!!!
My lettuce really struggled with the swings in temperature. The plants I direct seeded actually caught up to the ones I started 2-3 weeks earlier and transplanted. My garden is behind this year and this Ohio weather just won’t cut us a break. This weekend might be in the 90’s followed by lows back in the 40’s…
I’m in 5b, southern maine .. our falls are more like a zone 6 as I’m near the coast.. winters are definitely zone 5 😆 I added a greenhouse.. more like a high tunnel.. (the greenhouse I dream of is much more like yours!) I’m using it to extend my season.. from what I’ve read by 3-4 weeks for fall. And then it will add 4-5 weeks in the late winter/early spring. I’ve got all my fall seeds started except lettuces and radishes.. it’s been unseasonably warm.. and dry here this summer. Love your Videos Jenna ♥️
I love Emerald Crown, it has done great for my 8b NW Oregon garden. I am able to plant out starts in the late summer and over winter without protection and harvest in early spring. I plant out starts in the early spring under insect netting and get a good harvest in June. It tolerated our wet cold spring with a weather jump from 50s and wet to 90s in a few days.
i am zone 6 as well in washington,, we are already 2 weeks past our planting date....just too cold to do anything...but i do think fall is tastier broccoli any year!!!!!
I'm also in Ohio and it has been very difficult. I've never gotten a good crop of spring brassicas and I'm still trying to nail the planting timing. I will say, I've been cutting a lot of the flower heads off of my rutabagas and Brussels that I sowed last fall. It's not ideal, but it is a nice little harvest. Brassica flowers are also great on salad. I've been trying to eat more parts of my plants even when I'm not getting what I expected. Thanks, for sharing this!
I'm east of Cleveland in Mentor. My annuals are being weird. the brassicas have all bolted except for the turnips that I left in from last year. I use them for spicy greens and wee broccoli heads.
I live in GA and I am about to give up on trying to grow cabbages for the same reason. The temperature spikes cause them to bolt. I can grow broccoli but I have yet to grow cabbage or cauliflower.
Your troubles were similar to ours; Wild crazy unhelpful weather. zone 6b rural NJ. Our brassicas just didn't perform. We were a little fortunate in that I built a hiller for my tractor so I got the plants out of the wet.
Zone 6A in Wilmington OH is headed for 90 degrees this weekend! I'll be interested to see how your heat tolerant ones turn out. I have not been successful in growing broccoli in my 2 years of trying. I might try a fall crop this year.
Yeah having the same weather swing issues not sure the broccoli will work out this year but I have tons of vegetables planted, something will work out.
If my plants in small cells don't get planted due to cold and extremely wet weather, I repot them into deep Solo cups with fertile soil so they get a head start on root growth while I'm waiting on the weather. That worked well for me this year. The weather has been extremely fickle.
The Emerald Crown performed really well, the Fiesta & Gemini I was bit disappointed in. My slightly later planting of Gypsy did excellent- better than the earlier planting in fact! I tried a new one this year also- Sonora, and it performed perhaps best of all in the heat.
Its september 3rd and only 1 out of my six potted broccoli plants are flowering? Why? Light pollution? The one that's flowering/forming a head is the only one mostly in the shade. I'm in Montreal Canada , its getting cold. What's the lowest temperature they can handle? By October first its usually 0/32 degrees at night. I've never grown it before. Have a nice day.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thanks for the info. That's great news for me . I can bring them inside at night and put them outside in the daytime. That way they can grow until the middle of November if needed. Have a great day.
Hi Leslie- hopefully you'll see my response on IG, but if not- you might try cutting the flowering heads off. There is a chance the plants will put on some side shoots (if the weather cooperates). But often, once my plants have reached the stage where they've bolted, they're just done for the season. Though another gardener commented on this video that she had success doing this!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I did see it thank you. That was the only way to send you pictures of it was IG. I have planted a roll of them. So I guess they will all do this. I’ll try cutting them and see what they do. The temperature here in Northern Alabama have heated up. But I do water them every other day. They are healthy plants but though they are lacking😂
This exactly happened to my broccoli ( I’m in NW IL). We had similar weather, cold, rain then hot. I won’t give up as you indicated fall is another opportunity to grow these again. Appreciate your transparency! Eric
I planted broccoli for the first time this year. It is doing great as far as growth. However, the caterpillars are giving me fits. I know covering is a great option and I purchased some covering for this year, but the time got away from me. I have been inspecting and killing any caterpillars I find every couple of days. Is it to late to cover? Is there an end to the life cycle of the moths? Am I disrupting their life cycle enough to get rid of them? Thanks so much for the informative videos. Happy gardening!
It's not too late to net-- but make sure they are all dead! And even after you cover you'll want to keep checking on them. Just a few missed caterpillars can do a whole lot of damage under those covers. I'm not big on any type of sprays (even organic) but I do use Bt for cabbageworms. If I were you, I'd give the plants a one time spray with Bt and then cover with netting. Cabbageworm can complete its life cycle in 3-6 weeks, weather dependent. In northern climates 2-3 generations can occur in one growing season, in the south, 6-8 generations... so no, there's not really an end till the frost.
I'm trying to guess if I have buttoning broccoli or not. How do you determine if it's buttoning or just forming? I'm trying Green Magic this year. It's supposed to be heat resistant.
Give it a bit more time- if it buttons you'll see that stalk elongate and the floret on top not get any larger- then the 'beads' will start to get loose. If it's forming a good head, the beads will stay tight, and the head will continue to increase in size.
I was so busy with mastering tomatoes and peppers, Some tomatoes now pass my knees and lots almost knee high and peppers mostly 14 inches, And my broccoli didn't germinate good and I had a operation but almost normal again. I'm going to try a fall garden, Pole beans, beets,carrots green onions, kale and only 2 late cabbage just got in ground. So amazed by your last year garden I'm still listening to you even after a few failures. Your viewers and yourself learn with failures, Hopefully we will kick the summer vegetables getting hog poop for my Iroquois canolpe that I'll grown almost as long as our 50 years of marriage has lasted ( maybe why she kept me ). I'm still listening so send more helpful information Thanks Lady
It's supposed to reach 90° this weekend. My cauliflower just started their heads and broccoli I'm not counting on. Maybe they'll last, but either way I'm gonna replant my cools in the fall. I've been experimenting when to start in the early spring so I can have two harvests. I guess we'll see! Excellent video as usual as appreciate the tips!
New to gardening tis year and I am learning a lot. I have a backyard raised garden in Westlake. I had bolting from broccoli and cauliflower. At least now I know what is going on. I’ll try again in August. I love your garden and you tube.
Thats why here in north florida i dont plant any brasicas till mid september. Our temps stay pretty moderate with cool nights and the rainy season tapers off that time of year. If i plant them when things suggest, they bolt quickly and i get nothing out of them.
I'm glad you've figured out a planting time that works well for you! I've had a similar experience, in that if I plant when suggested, they bolt very quickly!
@@GrowfullywithJenna florida is a tricky place to figure out what to plant and when. I allow some of them to bolt so i can collect the seeds, usually 5 of each depending on how many i plan to plant the next season. I still havent gotten broccoli figured out though lol. Hopefully this year ill have it at least edible. Im trying quinoa too and will see how it does this year.
My plants are beautiful and 2 feet tall with tiny heads that are starting to flower. I directly sowed on March 3rd in 8b. As soon as spring temps hit 80, I partially covered with shade cloth. I use a soaker hose system in 4x8 raised beds. I planted more broccoli than any other veggie. This is very disappointing.
My daily temperature variation is 30 to 40 degrees, thank you for telling me that I have no hope, I already proved I have no hope, but now I know for sure. Maybe I should just plant masses of them and eat early sort of like people do with sprouts.
I feel your pain! I’m pretty sure I over fertilized my broccoli because they got too large and beautiful, then combined with the heat I just got tiny heads and now tiny side shoots. My first year growing broccoli I planted in fall and got the most amazing crop. Tried last fall but temps were crazy and they bolted immediately. Sigh!
I wish i could tell you why, but I'm in Ohio and my broccolini is doing great. I don't know why. You are obviously more knowledgeable about gardening than I am.
I started bucket gardening end of March. My bush beans are about 2 inches tall! I had them out in that warm weather in Zone 6a Michigan, but it's now getting down to 45-47 at night. I put tomatoes and beans in garage for now. It's kinda nice! Pick up my bucket and put in house or garage...I'm hoping they'll be Ok
@@tclodfelter8789 They are heavy feeders- BUT, if you give them too much nitrogen it can actually cause problems with buttoning or not forming heads at all.
I just use ten foot long (cut in half), and half inch bendable pvc. I put a metal stake in the ground on each side, and slide the ends of the pvc hoops over them. I used those thin green metal stakes to cut 8 inch lengths for stakes. I can pull them out of the ground and reuse them anywhere else. I used 72 inch tulle as row covers to keep the cabbage moths out. I looked all over for specifically designated hoops and row covers. But, being in a small town, I have limited resources available.
its from the toxic Geoengineered molds, mildews, and funguses. Spray it regularly with chlorine dioxide , eight cc in water in sprayer bottle for at least a week
@@GrowfullywithJenna The tap water KS PPMs has gone up from 300 to 420PPMs in one year. What are they adding to the public water to make the PPMs go up so much, I know its not good for plants as my indoor plants only get Reverse Osmosis water, they are thriving. I dont have many crops, but I just stared my potatoes on RO water. The weather masters seeded clouds for tornadoes here two weeks ago, and they messed up and it actually rained heavy, the water I tested from that rain, ie....deluge rains, was 6 ppm, that is dam pure, so after the rains, the plants outdoors Thrived. Personally I would not feed any plants that your care about any tap water, only spring, stream, or Reverse osmosis IMO
Same weather troubles here in Iowa! It was stuck in the 40s, rainy and super windy. Then BLAM...95 and sunny. The greenest thumb in the world is no match for chaos theory.
Ugh... sorry to hear you're dealing with it too. You're right- you can have the greenest thumb and the world and with crazy weather like that it makes no difference! I hope your summer is a little more even-keel!
2024 spring here in the pnw has been the same. So frustrating. We went from 50 to 80 litterally overnight. My veggies are all shocked. So a little extra tlc is in order. Thanks for the tips!!
My broccoli also bolted. I am in SE Michigan zone 5/6. There was a bit of frost damage then the temp went from 30s to 70 - 80s in a day or two. I did get a few heads as 3 to 4 inches, but they started flowering quickly. I am going to try the fall approach.
Great video.thank you, I planted calebrese broccoli this year and they all bolted ,I got small loose heads from them,.I'm in zone 6 also. I will try again for a fall crop:
Imperial Broccoli, I would appreciate any insight on whether or not yours has started to form any heads yet. I have large heathy plants, but they are not forming any heads yet. If you have planted these in the past and you have planting record for them starting to form heads that would be appreciated. I'm from zone 6 Dayton Ohio 45416.
I don't have Imperial planted, but all of my varieties have formed main heads already and are now forming side shoots. Everything is a bit early due to the heat, as I'm usually just now starting to harvest main heads from most varieties.
Fall is the season that commonly shifts around year to year where I live. Spring usually is a slow rise with melt starting in early april. Makes it easy for us to grow cool season crops, but hard for continental perennials.
I’m having a terrible broccoli year. I thought last year was bad but this is worse. I am growing Green Magic variety. I’m not sure why. My collards are doing great but broccoli is my worst year ever
Nice to meet a fellow Buckeye Gardener. Here in Akron the weather this spring was frustrating... It did allow me to get my garden started on time, but the weather seemed to jump a month ahead and my broccoli is producing more like broccolini which I will take. This is actually the first year the cabbage moths haven't eaten my WHOLE GARDEN ! So I am thrilled to harvest anything. On the other hand I have Cauliflower that I am thrilled to harvest today. Thanks for you post... I look forward to your tips for Fall Gardening.
This spring's weather was bizarre! And I had the same experience- I saw hardly any cabbageworms or the adult cabbage whites in my garden, which is almost unheard of.
I live in Northern New England where, one would think, the May daytime temps would not leave the 80s. Not so for this weekend. We're to go above 90 on both Saturday and Sunday. EEEKK! I fear the lettuces will wilt, the spinach will bolt, and the melon vines will wither. I have tiny chamomile just breaking the surface. My raised beds don't have drip irrigation and I have no way of providing shade for my gardens. The only thing I can think to do is water deeply on Friday and cross my fingers.
Oh my goodness! I would not have expected your area of the country to be getting that kind of heat! Sorry to hear this- and I hope your crops make it through!
Hello from WA state... yeup... I have same similar weather problems, but my broccoli last 4 days went about 3 feet tall , crazy weather . past 3 weeks been raining , some days around 55 and mornings lower 40, it should be around 75 here this time . but its ok... the chickens will be very happy..:) I have about 70 tomatoes and peppers I cant keep them inside anymore plus 80 corns that need to go in the ground very soon but still too cold and too much rain, I always have the option of buying the plants from the store if all mine die. but I wilL get a garden this year no matter what. :)
I've never had grocery store broccoli. I chalk it up to growing it without a ton of extra nutes and water. For this reason I prefer kale, lettuce, etc...
Hello Jenna - Yes Greenville, SC is having the same weird spring but no rain - Haha. Expecting 90+ this weekend and everything is struggling. I have big beautiful Broccoli (BC1611) but no heads and no signs of the heads. Cailflower (Song TJS-65) is the same - tall beautiful plants but no heads. Lettuce we can normally pull enough tricks to have crops all summer is struggling as well. Thanks for sharing and as always you do a great job!!
I hope they produce some heads for you- those 'stem' types have been doing quite well for me here. I've not grown BC1611, but Montebello broccoli is a similar type and performs fantastically here. Song cauliflower has done really well for me also. Best wishes- and keep cool!
My "imperial" broccoli is doing incredibly well. Thankfully my brussel sprouts and cauliflower are also doing pretty good. I'm technically in a 7b zone, though this spring, as you've noted, has been really weird. We had some very late cold temps this year.
@@GrowfullywithJenna in fairness, I purchased all of my plants because this is my first year trying my hand with gardening in a raised bed. I'm also growing in what I believe to be a very plant-friendly mix of Homeless Despot raised bed soil, compost, and a few inches of FoxFarm's Happy Frog on the surface. This is by no means a cost-effective growing operation I have going on. I'm just trying to get my feet wet in gardening and have a low tolerance for failure at the moment, so I went all-in and tried to do as much as I could to guarantee some sort of success. Even then, I let some of these plants sit in their tiny plastic containers way too long, and it shows with the spinach and beets. I am very fortunate that everything else seems to be taking off quite well. It's still early though.
Brassicas are so temperamental.... I grow in northern NV, so you can imagine... I just eat every one that shows a flower spike whenever they show up, so the plant isn't a total waste. Chickens get the rest. I try to have a few seedlings available to stick in at intervals just to see if a few might hit the jackpot and survive, and have also decided that here, it's probably a more reliable method to put brassicas in after the solstice. I also leave the kales in over winter, and they resprout in spring, giving me something to eat early. I cannot grow what looks like supermarket broccoli here, I think, so I don't try. Seems like every spring is a new game now days...
They are indeed- I'm always a little envious of folks with the right climate to grow them! I'm sure you're making your chickens quite happy, though! My flock got a few yesterday too. And you're right- it does seem like every spring is a new game-- it keeps us on our toes for sure!
My brassicas are looking pretty good so far. One month ago, I planted Purple Vienna Kohlrabi, Early Copenhagen Market Cabbage, and Romanesco Broccoli. I planted them a month ago when they had about 5 true leaves under cloches made from plastic jugs with the bottoms cut out. That helped them grow while it was in the 30s-50s outside, and hit the ground running now that we're getting those desirable 60-75F daily highs. Our average high is only 75F in mid-June, so we still have time. I hear brassicas handle warm air better than warm soil, so it's good to use mulch and watering with cool water if it starts getting hot? I also have some stragglers, seedlings that I'm only just about to plant when temperatures cool on Sunday (Burney Broccoli and Early Snowball Cauliflower), so we'll see if I can keep them from bolting. Last year was my first time trying brassicas - in the fall - but I planted them too late (late Aug) and they didn't put on much growth. I think it was too cloudy, with shorter days, just not enough light to grow at the desired pace, and then temps cooled and we weren't getting the growing degree days, even though most of my brassicas survived until Christmas. Hopefully this spring planting works out better.
Nothing as drastic as you've been through but we are going on a 3 day stretch starting tomorrow of very warm to hot weather. This will be the first taste of summer for us and we are expected to get at least 2 days of 90's. We've been been pretty stable the last couple of weeks though with temperatures mostly in the 70's so most stuff is doing ok. I do have one question for you though. My early girl tomatoes are curling at the top. I put them out on May 1 and the following weekend we had two days of rain with temperatures in the 40's. I'm thinking it may be due to transplant shock from that cold rain. I don't think it is herbicides in any way since it is my home made compost in the bed and nobody has been spraying around me. I have suckers coming in that aren't curling so worse case I'll just let a couple suckers go if the tops stop growing. It happen to all 4 early girls that I put in but none of my other tomatoes that are planted in different locations at a later date. Any thoughts? Thanks Jenna.
We are in zone 4a NNY. So the only thing I've planted so far are peas, beets, carrots, scarlet runner beans, chamomile, parsley, more sage, oregano, more thyme, dill and salvia. Only because this spring is a little early and weird for us. Memorial weekend we will plant the rest of everything. That is actually our normal time frame. Over the past 50 years we have seen a great change in the climate here. We have warmer winters with less sub-zero temps. in a row. We are experiencing the same spring weather that you are. We did plant a few different flower seeds, like zinnias etc. I'm planing on planting again this fall with brassicas, and some greens like leaf type lettuce. Enjoyed! Take care!
Thanks for sharing, Michael- sounds like you've got a great start even with the wonky weather! I'll be planting out a lot Memorial Day weekend as well- happy planting!
This is our driest spring ever. I actually planted spigariello which is just the broccoli leaves because we love the leaves. One of my favorite greens, that is the absolute best thing about the broccoli even if it bolts, those leaves!!
Hi Jenna, Things here in upstate NY have been as insane as there. I guess I can say I am lucky? In that my garden isn't even ready to plant anything in! Being busy, being sick and unlike Ohio we have HUGE ROCKS! I have dug out of my new garden space rocks that weigh 100 pounds that were just inches under the top of the ground. My tomato starts are wanting to be in the ground and I have just about got space to put them in. The few cold weather crops I put in are being slow. It is what it is. I suspect with the changing climate we are going to see more and more of these extreme weather events. I guess we had better figure out how to deal with it.
I suspect you are 100% correct with your last statement- we as gardeners are going to have to figure out how to deal with these ever-increasing challenges. And that's not just crazy weather, but also new pests & diseases that are popping up in areas they've not been before. I am sorry to hear you've been sick- I hope all is well now and good luck with those rocks.. goodness!
I missed spring planting due to health issues. I’m playing catch up now. I’m in central Ohio, so same zone. It’s been awhile since I did a full spread. I used to do it all in ground apart from some herb containers. I’m doing one this year but learning containers for everything and hydroponics to carry us through the winter. Hoping to get to build some hoop houses too but that’s on late falls list 🤣. I’m enjoying your channel immensely and it’s helping refresh my memory. I grew up a farmer. I missed it.
I planted my Imperial Broccoli 4 days after you planted yours this season. I planted 5 week old seedling from 1801 inserts in started indoors. I planted in furrow rows that are 12 to 15 inches high - no till beds. I planted 85 plants in high percentage clay soil in Dayton Ohio. I mulch them with age wood chips. The week it got into the high 80's I lost around 6 plants and I had some of the leaves turn purple due to stress. I also had to spray due to heavy pest pressure in the community garden. I don't have any head forming and it is suppose to get into the 90's in the next couple of days. The stress of the heat and the purpling only occurred during the first 2 weeks in the ground. My insect damage also happen in the first week of planting. I had to remove all damaged leaves. Most of my Imperial Broccoli are now developing at a excellent pace. I also planted around 16 in a furrowed bed covered in black plastic. My bed I used aged wood chips to cover are doing better than the plastic ones. No heads forming yet. I don't use any insect covering or shade cloth for these Imperial Broccoli plants. Note: these beds were a good 16 inches of loose soil when I built the Furrow rows. I also never walk on my bed rows which allows the bed row to remain noncompacted. I can take a round point shovel anytime during the season and turn the soil with ease if I want to. Due to weed pressure I top dress soil and I amend my planting holes with each crop. I have a issue with Johnson Grass at our community garden site.
Sounds like you've got a lot of challenges, William, but I'm glad to hear that most of the Imperial broccoli are progressing. I'm adding that variety to the list for next year! I hope yours make it through these next couple of hot days!
Our wild heatwave in Buffalo, NY didnt last longer than a week so my broccoli and cabbage seem to be doing well. in fact the nappa cabbage is being a real bully to some of the sown lettuce and transplanted leeks. leaves easily larger than my head!
I'm up near the Michigan border. My spring veggies just didn't work this year, I moved directly to warm weather crops. With our long fall weather, I always have better luck in the fall with cool weather stuff. Garlic that I planed last fall is thriving!
I'm in zone 5b just west of Chicago. My Ferry Morse broccoli bolted last week. We had two straight months of way above average rainfall and below average temperatures, like you. The Belstar broccoli I purchased as seeds from Jung seed company has managed to do ok. Last week we had four consecutive days with temperatures above 90 degrees. The Ferry Morse broccoli bolted the very first day it hit 90. They were started indoors and planted in the garden three weeks ago. My Belstar performed great last year and managed to survive the heat thus far this year. It looks like both of us will be having below average temperatures again for the rest of the month, so fingers crossed we'll both be getting at least some broccoli before we replant again in late summer.
Wow- that had to be really rough on those plants! I'm glad the Belstar is holding on-- that variety has done well for me in the past also. Best wishes that the rest of the growing season goes a little better!
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I always admire and respect when youtube gardeners admit things like planting out too late etc. etc. It helps us to know that we're all gardening together and we share both less than success as well as success. Thanks for your authenticity!
I just hope that it helps other folks to not give up! 💚
Jenna I have one of my cabbage the bolted and flowered. We had hotter and sunnier days than expected. But here in Florida we are coming up on cooler weather. Should I take that cabbage out? Or just let it go? Haven't had one flower before winter. Usually happens after winter if let go .
@growfullywithJenna if my brassica seedlings turned purple-yellowish after planting are they in stress beyond return and should I pull them and plant new seedlings?
You not kidding about the crazy weather Mrs. Jenna. Gonna be 100 here tomorrow then back to the 70's for next week. As always you give the best advice! Stay safe my friend!
Oh geez, CB!! Try to stay cool during your mini-hotspell! Hope those tomatoes & peppers are doing well.
Love the 'save the bees' shirt! Can't tell you how helpful your content is to a new gardener in Ohio. Video gold. Can't wait to see your fall garden!
Awesome! Thank you you so much! 😀
Oh my goodness YES!!
Exactly what is happening here in NE ohio area !!
Glad to know its not just me !
Sorry to hear you're dealing with this too, Gail
You need to grow a bolt resistant variety, it's really the only way to be successful out here with the wild swings in temperature. Going to be in the 90s this weekend and no heirloom broccoli will survive that. Imperial, Green Magic, Sun King, etc are the only way to be successful in zone 6.
Yep- I talk about that at 03:40 with the heat and stress resistant (AKA bolt resistant) varieties. Some definitely come through on those claims more than others!
Well by the time this video has come out you will be back to your jacket and gloves....I know I have been for 2 days now....no I haven't had that problem with the bolting ...( yet)....the GLOBAL WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE....has really thrown off alot of things....( kind of like the stock market this year 🤫)....but WE must endeavor to carry-on....hopefully there is another one of these many vegetables that has profited from this added heat and 🌞 best of luck...
Ugh... yes! 75 yesterday 50 and raining now, calling for almost 90 on Friday and Saturday 😖
@@GrowfullywithJenna just think about those market gardeners....poor girls@guys
@@jimmason1072 Oh, I know it!
Yeah. Broccoli and cauliflower are pains to grow. Too fickle for home growers with insufficient payoff, IMHO. That's why I stick to red cabbage, kale, collards, and mustard. Less work, more food. Yeah... I'm a lazy SOB. :-)
You may be right... but I just love them so much I keep on trying!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I've succeeded with both, and we also love them. It's just the space/ labor thing given our tiny but productive garden and limited time. We've mostly been growing kale, collard, and mustards which we cook the day we harvest and continue growing. And buy finished broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower at the farmer's market.
The one exception we have is red cabbage, which we start in late summer after the onions. It over-winters and gives us a super-early late-spring/ early summer harvests for cole slaw. And before the annoying cabbage worms make life miserable.
I have tried a number of brassicas and they all seem to come up with a lot of holes in the leaves and no fruit. What is this?
Sounds like they’re being attacked by cabbage moth caterpillars. I’m dealing with the same thing. BT spray works and is still organic and kills them.
This “spring” has been so hard on the plants! Winter did not want to give up. My plants look just like yours, tiny broccoli plants with tiny broccoli heads. Cabbage and cauliflower leaves keep turning red/purple and dying. So heartbreaking to put all the time and effort in with no reward.
I'm so sorry to hear this, Lisa. Let's hope the summer season is a little easier on us!
Never having planted broccoli or cauliflower, I direct sowed 40 broccoli and 40 cauliflower the beginning of June in desert California. Come October, I had beautiful 2 foot tall plants, but not one hint of broccoli or cauliflower. The rest of my garden had been harvested and we set in for a cold winter. I abandoned my garden with regrets for seeding so late. In December I walked to our shed beyond the garden, and I had an unbelievable harvest of broccoli. Still, not one sign of cauliflower. That was a real surprise. If you sow late and your plants are healthy, there is always a chance you could be blessed with a harvest.
The year before, I had seeded in early May, and we had a terrible frost that had killed my seedlings, so I waited and planted late the next year. You never can tell. But, it's best to follow the advice of your seed packets.
Now that is one awesome surprise!!
Same thing just happened to me..😢 tall plants, no broccoli
Broccoli has always been a struggle for me! (6a Ct) I seem to always be able to relate with you on gardening issues! ;) I planted some last fall (didn't head before the snow). Started some in mid march (bolting-weather-aphids)! I will harvest the leaves at least! Since they germinate really fast I'll still try for that great broccoli head! My grands love broccoli! Thanks for keeping me sane!
I'm so glad to hear you keep trying.. and that your grands love broccoli- that's awesome! Best wishes and i know you'll get that great broccoli head one of these days!
This happened to me last year, went from winter to summer in a flash, not much of a spring. My broccoli and spinach bolted almost immediately. I didn't give up though, I removed the flowers on the broccoli through the summer and was able to harvest a decent amount of side shoots in the fall. I let the spinach go to seed and I ended up with a nice little fall crop of spinach. So, not a complete loss. We'll see what happens this year!
I'm so glad you shared this! What a wonderful way to find the positives in this situation!
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. My garden has me confused. I'm growing many veggies and had same issues with weather changes. Although I have labels that washed off, I'm not sure what my peas are or broccoli. Those labels did fade out but I have good looking leaves with flowers but can't identify what's growing 😊😅
750 degrees Fahrenheit at my garden today!!! Had to run to the beer store!
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I agree, this has been the most difficult spring.
I actually had all my radish bolt, never before.
I am just now getting my tomatoes strong enough to be out, had to protect them from 90 degree heat.
Us gardeners have to be pretty resilient, in order for our crops to survive.
Good Luck!!!
Same here!
Sorry to hear this, Brian! But you're right- we do have to be resilient, and I suppose that's a benefit even if our crops don't always make it!
My lettuce really struggled with the swings in temperature. The plants I direct seeded actually caught up to the ones I started 2-3 weeks earlier and transplanted. My garden is behind this year and this Ohio weather just won’t cut us a break. This weekend might be in the 90’s followed by lows back in the 40’s…
Ugh... yes, I just checked my forecast again and ours is similar... we can't catch a break!
Bolting broccoli. The story of my life, LOL.
Sorry to hear it!
I’m in 5b, southern maine .. our falls are more like a zone 6 as I’m near the coast.. winters are definitely zone 5 😆 I added a greenhouse.. more like a high tunnel.. (the greenhouse I dream of is much more like yours!) I’m using it to extend my season.. from what I’ve read by 3-4 weeks for fall. And then it will add 4-5 weeks in the late winter/early spring. I’ve got all my fall seeds started except lettuces and radishes.. it’s been unseasonably warm.. and dry here this summer.
Love your Videos Jenna ♥️
Nice! A high tunnel is definitely on my wish list- glad to hear you're able to utilize one.
Thank you, Ruth!
I love Emerald Crown, it has done great for my 8b NW Oregon garden. I am able to plant out starts in the late summer and over winter without protection and harvest in early spring. I plant out starts in the early spring under insect netting and get a good harvest in June. It tolerated our wet cold spring with a weather jump from 50s and wet to 90s in a few days.
Thanks for sharing!
i am zone 6 as well in washington,, we are already 2 weeks past our planting date....just too cold to do anything...but i do think fall is tastier broccoli any year!!!!!
I hope it warms up for you soon!
I'm also in Ohio and it has been very difficult. I've never gotten a good crop of spring brassicas and I'm still trying to nail the planting timing. I will say, I've been cutting a lot of the flower heads off of my rutabagas and Brussels that I sowed last fall. It's not ideal, but it is a nice little harvest. Brassica flowers are also great on salad. I've been trying to eat more parts of my plants even when I'm not getting what I expected. Thanks, for sharing this!
I love this, Carrie! Thank you so much for brining up the important point of utilizing all the edible parts of plants!
Im having the same crazy weather in NW Missouri! But great video! It's nice to see what others in my zone are planting!
KCMO here:)
Sorry to hear this- I hope that weather gives you a break soon!
I'm east of Cleveland in Mentor. My annuals are being weird. the brassicas have all bolted except for the turnips that I left in from last year. I use them for spicy greens and wee broccoli heads.
Sorry to hear you're dealing with this weather weirdness too! Let's hope we catch a break soon.
I live in GA and I am about to give up on trying to grow cabbages for the same reason. The temperature spikes cause them to bolt. I can grow broccoli but I have yet to grow cabbage or cauliflower.
Are you able to grow them in the fall?
Your troubles were similar to ours; Wild crazy unhelpful weather. zone 6b rural NJ. Our brassicas just didn't perform. We were a little fortunate in that I built a hiller for my tractor so I got the plants out of the wet.
Here's hoping next season cuts us a break!
Zone 6A in Wilmington OH is headed for 90 degrees this weekend! I'll be interested to see how your heat tolerant ones turn out. I have not been successful in growing broccoli in my 2 years of trying. I might try a fall crop this year.
I hope you do give a fall crop a try! Stay cool!
Yeah having the same weather swing issues not sure the broccoli will work out this year but I have tons of vegetables planted, something will work out.
I'm glad you've got a ton of veggies planted! Best wishes for a great harvest... even if it's not of broccoli!
If my plants in small cells don't get planted due to cold and extremely wet weather, I repot them into deep Solo cups with fertile soil so they get a head start on root growth while I'm waiting on the weather. That worked well for me this year. The weather has been extremely fickle.
Great tip- thank you! And yes- the weather had indeed been very fickle!
Jenna my zone is zone 8 my broccoli is bolting Also really bad. Temps are in the upper 90s.
Sorry to hear this, Sara.
I had the same problem this year with my broccoli. We went from 40 degree weather to 90 and 95 this year.
It was a rough spring... I'm hoping fall is a little more forgiving!
Dealing with this right now 😥... but this video was very helpful.
Sorry to hear this, Bree!
How did your broccoli variety test do. Which one of the Emerald Crown and Fiesta turn out?
The Emerald Crown performed really well, the Fiesta & Gemini I was bit disappointed in. My slightly later planting of Gypsy did excellent- better than the earlier planting in fact! I tried a new one this year also- Sonora, and it performed perhaps best of all in the heat.
Sorry about your broccoli! Hopefully you will get some side heads.
Thanks- I hope so too!
cant you cut them flowering step???
Yes, but if the weather is already too warm, they won't form a nice new head or side shoots- those will typically just bolt or button also.
Do you know if you remove a flower from a brassica that is going to seed, will it still head up?
Typically they will not. The best you might get are some harvestable side shoots.
I don't know how people plant spring cold crops in Ohio 6B. Its freezing to hot.
It's a challenge for sure- but I love these veggies so much I do it every year!
Its september 3rd and only 1 out of my six potted broccoli plants are flowering? Why? Light pollution? The one that's flowering/forming a head is the only one mostly in the shade. I'm in Montreal Canada , its getting cold. What's the lowest temperature they can handle? By October first its usually 0/32 degrees at night. I've never grown it before. Have a nice day.
Mature broccoli can handle as low as 20F for short stretches of time, and is quite adept at handling temps of 26F and above.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thanks for the info. That's great news for me . I can bring them inside at night and put them outside in the daytime. That way they can grow until the middle of November if needed. Have a great day.
Crazy weather here in Massachusetts! My broccoli is starting to bolt so over it.
Sorry to hear that!
Yes!! I’m having issues with my broccoli plants. The heads were so tiny they are flowering. I don’t know what to do. Please help!!
Hi Leslie- hopefully you'll see my response on IG, but if not- you might try cutting the flowering heads off. There is a chance the plants will put on some side shoots (if the weather cooperates). But often, once my plants have reached the stage where they've bolted, they're just done for the season. Though another gardener commented on this video that she had success doing this!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I did see it thank you. That was the only way to send you pictures of it was IG. I have planted a roll of them. So I guess they will all do this. I’ll try cutting them and see what they do. The temperature here in Northern Alabama have heated up. But I do water them every other day. They are healthy plants but though they are lacking😂
This exactly happened to my broccoli ( I’m in NW IL). We had similar weather, cold, rain then hot. I won’t give up as you indicated fall is another opportunity to grow these again. Appreciate your transparency! Eric
Sorry to hear this, Eric- but I'm so glad you're not giving up!
I planted broccoli for the first time this year. It is doing great as far as growth. However, the caterpillars are giving me fits. I know covering is a great option and I purchased some covering for this year, but the time got away from me. I have been inspecting and killing any caterpillars I find every couple of days. Is it to late to cover? Is there an end to the life cycle of the moths? Am I disrupting their life cycle enough to get rid of them? Thanks so much for the informative videos. Happy gardening!
It's not too late to net-- but make sure they are all dead! And even after you cover you'll want to keep checking on them. Just a few missed caterpillars can do a whole lot of damage under those covers. I'm not big on any type of sprays (even organic) but I do use Bt for cabbageworms. If I were you, I'd give the plants a one time spray with Bt and then cover with netting. Cabbageworm can complete its life cycle in 3-6 weeks, weather dependent. In northern climates 2-3 generations can occur in one growing season, in the south, 6-8 generations... so no, there's not really an end till the frost.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thanks so much for the advice
I'm trying to guess if I have buttoning broccoli or not. How do you determine if it's buttoning or just forming? I'm trying Green Magic this year. It's supposed to be heat resistant.
Give it a bit more time- if it buttons you'll see that stalk elongate and the floret on top not get any larger- then the 'beads' will start to get loose. If it's forming a good head, the beads will stay tight, and the head will continue to increase in size.
Thank you Jenna!
I was so busy with mastering tomatoes and peppers, Some tomatoes now pass my knees and lots almost knee high and peppers mostly 14 inches, And my broccoli didn't germinate good and I had a operation but almost normal again.
I'm going to try a fall garden, Pole beans, beets,carrots green onions, kale and only 2 late cabbage just got in ground.
So amazed by your last year garden I'm still listening to you even after a few failures. Your viewers and yourself learn with failures, Hopefully we will kick the summer vegetables getting hog poop for my Iroquois canolpe that I'll grown almost as long as our 50 years of marriage has lasted ( maybe why she kept me ).
I'm still listening so send more helpful information Thanks Lady
Spot on John- the best thing we can do is learn from the stuff that goes wrong!
It's supposed to reach 90° this weekend. My cauliflower just started their heads and broccoli I'm not counting on. Maybe they'll last, but either way I'm gonna replant my cools in the fall. I've been experimenting when to start in the early spring so I can have two harvests. I guess we'll see! Excellent video as usual as appreciate the tips!
I hope they make it! But I'm glad you're planning a fall planting as well- best of luck!
New to gardening tis year and I am learning a lot. I have a backyard raised garden in Westlake. I had bolting from broccoli and cauliflower. At least now I know what is going on. I’ll try again in August. I love your garden and you tube.
I hope your later plantings do well!
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Thats why here in north florida i dont plant any brasicas till mid september. Our temps stay pretty moderate with cool nights and the rainy season tapers off that time of year. If i plant them when things suggest, they bolt quickly and i get nothing out of them.
I'm glad you've figured out a planting time that works well for you! I've had a similar experience, in that if I plant when suggested, they bolt very quickly!
@@GrowfullywithJenna florida is a tricky place to figure out what to plant and when. I allow some of them to bolt so i can collect the seeds, usually 5 of each depending on how many i plan to plant the next season. I still havent gotten broccoli figured out though lol. Hopefully this year ill have it at least edible. Im trying quinoa too and will see how it does this year.
My plants are beautiful and 2 feet tall with tiny heads that are starting to flower. I directly sowed on March 3rd in 8b. As soon as spring temps hit 80, I partially covered with shade cloth. I use a soaker hose system in 4x8 raised beds. I planted more broccoli than any other veggie. This is very disappointing.
My daily temperature variation is 30 to 40 degrees, thank you for telling me that I have no hope, I already proved I have no hope, but now I know for sure. Maybe I should just plant masses of them and eat early sort of like people do with sprouts.
I feel your pain! I’m pretty sure I over fertilized my broccoli because they got too large and beautiful, then combined with the heat I just got tiny heads and now tiny side shoots. My first year growing broccoli I planted in fall and got the most amazing crop. Tried last fall but temps were crazy and they bolted immediately. Sigh!
Oh, I'm sorry to hear this, Kelly! I'm hoping this fall is a little easier on folks- we could all use a break!
Very helpful Thank you ☺️
You're welcome
Can you eat the heads after they start to button ???
You can- but typically the flavor is not as nice.
I wish i could tell you why, but I'm in Ohio and my broccolini is doing great. I don't know why. You are obviously more knowledgeable about gardening than I am.
I started bucket gardening end of March. My bush beans are about 2 inches tall! I had them out in that warm weather in Zone 6a Michigan, but it's now getting down to 45-47 at night. I put tomatoes and beans in garage for now. It's kinda nice! Pick up my bucket and put in house or garage...I'm hoping they'll be Ok
I'm glad it's working so well for you!!
Excellent idea!
I’m in Idaho(6b) and I do the same with all my plants, but I use fabric pots.
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I can't grow ANY of those!! It doesn't matter WHAT I do... they SUCK!! LOL
I'm sorry to hear that!
@@GrowfullywithJenna I know they need a lot of nitrogen...
@@tclodfelter8789 They are heavy feeders- BUT, if you give them too much nitrogen it can actually cause problems with buttoning or not forming heads at all.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thanks! I'll let the BOSS take care of those! LOL
What kind of wire are your hoops made of that are supporting your frost covers? Thank you :)
I used this: www.agriculturesolutions.com/wire-hoops-for-low-tunnels-and-frost-blankets-76-100-count
I just use ten foot long (cut in half), and half inch bendable pvc. I put a metal stake in the ground on each side, and slide the ends of the pvc hoops over them. I used those thin green metal stakes to cut 8 inch lengths for stakes. I can pull them out of the ground and reuse them anywhere else. I used 72 inch tulle as row covers to keep the cabbage moths out.
I looked all over for specifically designated hoops and row covers. But, being in a small town, I have limited resources available.
its from the toxic Geoengineered molds, mildews, and funguses. Spray it regularly with chlorine dioxide , eight cc in water in sprayer bottle for at least a week
and......yeah the uvc and uvx rays are coming through the ozone, so tarps, indooor, shady places........
oh Also, the PPMs went up drastically on TAP water, they are adding more chemicals , possibly even glyphosate and more FL and Chlorine.
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@@GrowfullywithJenna The tap water KS PPMs has gone up from 300 to 420PPMs in one year. What are they adding to the public water to make the PPMs go up so much, I know its not good for plants as my indoor plants only get Reverse Osmosis water, they are thriving. I dont have many crops, but I just stared my potatoes on RO water. The weather masters seeded clouds for tornadoes here two weeks ago, and they messed up and it actually rained heavy, the water I tested from that rain, ie....deluge rains, was 6 ppm, that is dam pure, so after the rains, the plants outdoors Thrived. Personally I would not feed any plants that your care about any tap water, only spring, stream, or Reverse osmosis IMO
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Dovetail Workwear-- they're the best!
Same weather troubles here in Iowa! It was stuck in the 40s, rainy and super windy. Then BLAM...95 and sunny. The greenest thumb in the world is no match for chaos theory.
Ugh... sorry to hear you're dealing with it too. You're right- you can have the greenest thumb and the world and with crazy weather like that it makes no difference! I hope your summer is a little more even-keel!
@@GrowfullywithJenna yours, too! And as you said, you can always try again with the cool weather crops in the fall. I know we will!
Just started a garden 2 years ago im not haveing good luck with broccoli what would be a good time and strand to fall plant in ct
Thank you Jenna.
You're welcome!
2024 spring here in the pnw has been the same. So frustrating. We went from 50 to 80 litterally overnight. My veggies are all shocked. So a little extra tlc is in order. Thanks for the tips!!
This weather is wild!
Great content!
Thanks, Felix!
I have bolting arugula and spinach 🙄
Same! So annoying!
Yep- my arugula bolted. Patton spinach still looks great, Plymouth is getting ready to bolt!
My broccoli also bolted. I am in SE Michigan zone 5/6. There was a bit of frost damage then the temp went from 30s to 70 - 80s in a day or two. I did get a few heads as 3 to 4 inches, but they started flowering quickly. I am going to try the fall approach.
Sorry to hear this! It's been a rough spring for our cool season crops- I hope the fall is better. Best of luck!
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Great video.thank you, I planted calebrese broccoli this year and they all bolted ,I got small loose heads from them,.I'm in zone 6 also. I will try again for a fall crop:
Hope your fall crop does great!
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Imperial Broccoli, I would appreciate any insight on whether or not yours has started to form any heads yet. I have large heathy plants, but they are not forming any heads yet. If you have planted these in the past and you have planting record for them starting to form heads that would be appreciated. I'm from zone 6 Dayton Ohio 45416.
I don't have Imperial planted, but all of my varieties have formed main heads already and are now forming side shoots. Everything is a bit early due to the heat, as I'm usually just now starting to harvest main heads from most varieties.
This happened to my daikon radishes and Sakurajima radishes last year. They were looking nice then suddenly, boom, bolted. Gonna try again this fall.
Sorry to hear this! I usually have much better luck with daikons in the fall- I hope yours do well!
Fall is the season that commonly shifts around year to year where I live. Spring usually is a slow rise with melt starting in early april. Makes it easy for us to grow cool season crops, but hard for continental perennials.
Sounds ideal! I wish ours behaved that way!
I’m having a terrible broccoli year. I thought last year was bad but this is worse. I am growing Green Magic variety. I’m not sure why. My collards are doing great but broccoli is my worst year ever
I'm sorry to hear this! It's definitely been a challenging spring this year... I'm glad your collards are doing well though!
...and now you know why I gave up on brassicas. Will watch my snap peas die on Saturday when it hits 96 degrees.
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We are in GA and it normally isnt this hot here. It will be 94 tomorrow. Even the heat loving plants may suffer this summer. 😖
Ugh... that's rough, I'm sorry to hear that!
Nice to meet a fellow Buckeye Gardener. Here in Akron the weather this spring was frustrating... It did allow me to get my garden started on time, but the weather seemed to jump a month ahead and my broccoli is producing more like broccolini which I will take. This is actually the first year the cabbage moths haven't eaten my WHOLE GARDEN ! So I am thrilled to harvest anything. On the other hand I have Cauliflower that I am thrilled to harvest today. Thanks for you post... I look forward to your tips for Fall Gardening.
This spring's weather was bizarre! And I had the same experience- I saw hardly any cabbageworms or the adult cabbage whites in my garden, which is almost unheard of.
I live in Northern New England where, one would think, the May daytime temps would not leave the 80s. Not so for this weekend. We're to go above 90 on both Saturday and Sunday. EEEKK! I fear the lettuces will wilt, the spinach will bolt, and the melon vines will wither. I have tiny chamomile just breaking the surface. My raised beds don't have drip irrigation and I have no way of providing shade for my gardens. The only thing I can think to do is water deeply on Friday and cross my fingers.
Oh my goodness! I would not have expected your area of the country to be getting that kind of heat! Sorry to hear this- and I hope your crops make it through!
Hello from WA state... yeup... I have same similar weather problems, but my broccoli last 4 days went about 3 feet tall , crazy weather . past 3 weeks been raining , some days around 55 and mornings lower 40, it should be around 75 here this time .
but its ok... the chickens will be very happy..:)
I have about 70 tomatoes and peppers I cant keep them inside anymore plus 80 corns that need to go in the ground very soon
but still too cold and too much rain, I always have the option of buying the plants from the store if all mine die.
but I wilL get a garden this year no matter what. :)
Sorry to hear you're dealing with the crazy weather too- but I'm so glad you're not giving up!!
Thanks, I feel better now.
I've never had grocery store broccoli. I chalk it up to growing it without a ton of extra nutes and water.
For this reason I prefer kale, lettuce, etc...
Lettuce & kale are definitely less finicky! But I love broccoli and cauliflower so much, I just can't help but to keep trying!
I'm up by the lake in Ohio, I feel your pain this year. I lost almost every transplant. I was almost ready to give up this year.
I am so sorry to hear this!! I hope the summer season is better for you.
Hello Jenna - Yes Greenville, SC is having the same weird spring but no rain - Haha. Expecting 90+ this weekend and everything is struggling. I have big beautiful Broccoli (BC1611) but no heads and no signs of the heads. Cailflower (Song TJS-65) is the same - tall beautiful plants but no heads. Lettuce we can normally pull enough tricks to have crops all summer is struggling as well. Thanks for sharing and as always you do a great job!!
I hope they produce some heads for you- those 'stem' types have been doing quite well for me here. I've not grown BC1611, but Montebello broccoli is a similar type and performs fantastically here. Song cauliflower has done really well for me also. Best wishes- and keep cool!
I'm screwed in zone 9....90 degrees during the day 55 at night.... great!
Yes- that is definitely a big challenge for growing brassicas!
I tried a new variety of brocolli seeds in my farm in srilanka unfortunately all of them were flowering early and bloated
Sorry to hear that
Also in zone 6b (Pittsburgh) and having a similar weather. It’s crazy, but it keeps us humble.
It does indeed!
My "imperial" broccoli is doing incredibly well. Thankfully my brussel sprouts and cauliflower are also doing pretty good. I'm technically in a 7b zone, though this spring, as you've noted, has been really weird. We had some very late cold temps this year.
Ooh- I'll have to give that one a try, I'm glad to hear your brassicas are doing well!
Did you use shade cloth? I’m 7B also
@@ddubsr5886 I haven't used shade cloth yet, but this weekend is supposed to be brutally hot well into the 90s, so I think I will this weekend.
@@GrowfullywithJenna in fairness, I purchased all of my plants because this is my first year trying my hand with gardening in a raised bed. I'm also growing in what I believe to be a very plant-friendly mix of Homeless Despot raised bed soil, compost, and a few inches of FoxFarm's Happy Frog on the surface. This is by no means a cost-effective growing operation I have going on. I'm just trying to get my feet wet in gardening and have a low tolerance for failure at the moment, so I went all-in and tried to do as much as I could to guarantee some sort of success. Even then, I let some of these plants sit in their tiny plastic containers way too long, and it shows with the spinach and beets. I am very fortunate that everything else seems to be taking off quite well. It's still early though.
This is exactly what my broccoli look like. In Texas We had a week of 100 degree in early May. So it really stunted my garden. Thanks for your videos.
Sorry to hear that- that heat is really tough on these cool weather loving veggies!
Brassicas are so temperamental.... I grow in northern NV, so you can imagine... I just eat every one that shows a flower spike whenever they show up, so the plant isn't a total waste. Chickens get the rest. I try to have a few seedlings available to stick in at intervals just to see if a few might hit the jackpot and survive, and have also decided that here, it's probably a more reliable method to put brassicas in after the solstice. I also leave the kales in over winter, and they resprout in spring, giving me something to eat early. I cannot grow what looks like supermarket broccoli here, I think, so I don't try.
Seems like every spring is a new game now days...
They are indeed- I'm always a little envious of folks with the right climate to grow them! I'm sure you're making your chickens quite happy, though! My flock got a few yesterday too.
And you're right- it does seem like every spring is a new game-- it keeps us on our toes for sure!
My brassicas are looking pretty good so far. One month ago, I planted Purple Vienna Kohlrabi, Early Copenhagen Market Cabbage, and Romanesco Broccoli. I planted them a month ago when they had about 5 true leaves under cloches made from plastic jugs with the bottoms cut out. That helped them grow while it was in the 30s-50s outside, and hit the ground running now that we're getting those desirable 60-75F daily highs. Our average high is only 75F in mid-June, so we still have time. I hear brassicas handle warm air better than warm soil, so it's good to use mulch and watering with cool water if it starts getting hot? I also have some stragglers, seedlings that I'm only just about to plant when temperatures cool on Sunday (Burney Broccoli and Early Snowball Cauliflower), so we'll see if I can keep them from bolting.
Last year was my first time trying brassicas - in the fall - but I planted them too late (late Aug) and they didn't put on much growth. I think it was too cloudy, with shorter days, just not enough light to grow at the desired pace, and then temps cooled and we weren't getting the growing degree days, even though most of my brassicas survived until Christmas. Hopefully this spring planting works out better.
Sounds like you've got a great plan in place- and I'm glad your brassicas are looking good. I hope you get a great harvest this year!
Nothing as drastic as you've been through but we are going on a 3 day stretch starting tomorrow of very warm to hot weather. This will be the first taste of summer for us and we are expected to get at least 2 days of 90's. We've been been pretty stable the last couple of weeks though with temperatures mostly in the 70's so most stuff is doing ok.
I do have one question for you though. My early girl tomatoes are curling at the top. I put them out on May 1 and the following weekend we had two days of rain with temperatures in the 40's. I'm thinking it may be due to transplant shock from that cold rain. I don't think it is herbicides in any way since it is my home made compost in the bed and nobody has been spraying around me. I have suckers coming in that aren't curling so worse case I'll just let a couple suckers go if the tops stop growing. It happen to all 4 early girls that I put in but none of my other tomatoes that are planted in different locations at a later date. Any thoughts? Thanks Jenna.
My guess would also be that it is a response to that cold, wet weather. Give them a little time and they may just grow right out of it!
We are in zone 4a NNY. So the only thing I've planted so far are peas, beets, carrots, scarlet runner beans, chamomile, parsley, more sage, oregano, more thyme, dill and salvia. Only because this spring is a little early and weird for us. Memorial weekend we will plant the rest of everything. That is actually our normal time frame. Over the past 50 years we have seen a great change in the climate here. We have warmer winters with less sub-zero temps. in a row. We are experiencing the same spring weather that you are. We did plant a few different flower seeds, like zinnias etc. I'm planing on planting again this fall with brassicas, and some greens like leaf type lettuce. Enjoyed! Take care!
Thanks for sharing, Michael- sounds like you've got a great start even with the wonky weather! I'll be planting out a lot Memorial Day weekend as well- happy planting!
This is our driest spring ever. I actually planted spigariello which is just the broccoli leaves because we love the leaves. One of my favorite greens, that is the absolute best thing about the broccoli even if it bolts, those leaves!!
Ooh- I love spigariello- so good sautéed with garlic 😀
Hi Jenna,
Things here in upstate NY have been as insane as there. I guess I can say I am lucky? In that my garden isn't even ready to plant anything in! Being busy, being sick and unlike Ohio we have HUGE ROCKS! I have dug out of my new garden space rocks that weigh 100 pounds that were just inches under the top of the ground. My tomato starts are wanting to be in the ground and I have just about got space to put them in. The few cold weather crops I put in are being slow.
It is what it is. I suspect with the changing climate we are going to see more and more of these extreme weather events. I guess we had better figure out how to deal with it.
I suspect you are 100% correct with your last statement- we as gardeners are going to have to figure out how to deal with these ever-increasing challenges. And that's not just crazy weather, but also new pests & diseases that are popping up in areas they've not been before.
I am sorry to hear you've been sick- I hope all is well now and good luck with those rocks.. goodness!
I missed spring planting due to health issues. I’m playing catch up now. I’m in central Ohio, so same zone. It’s been awhile since I did a full spread. I used to do it all in ground apart from some herb containers. I’m doing one this year but learning containers for everything and hydroponics to carry us through the winter. Hoping to get to build some hoop houses too but that’s on late falls list 🤣. I’m enjoying your channel immensely and it’s helping refresh my memory. I grew up a farmer. I missed it.
I'm glad you're getting back to growing- that's awesome!
In northern kentucky which gets pretty much the same weather as souther ohio. The weather made all my lettuce bitter and started to bolt.
Sorry to hear this!
There is more to the broccoli than the broccoli....you have nice broccoli leaves that are ready to be cooked and eaten.
That's true!
I planted my Imperial Broccoli 4 days after you planted yours this season. I planted 5 week old seedling from 1801 inserts in started indoors. I planted in furrow rows that are 12 to 15 inches high - no till beds. I planted 85 plants in high percentage clay soil in Dayton Ohio. I mulch them with age wood chips. The week it got into the high 80's I lost around 6 plants and I had some of the leaves turn purple due to stress. I also had to spray due to heavy pest pressure in the community garden. I don't have any head forming and it is suppose to get into the 90's in the next couple of days. The stress of the heat and the purpling only occurred during the first 2 weeks in the ground. My insect damage also happen in the first week of planting. I had to remove all damaged leaves. Most of my Imperial Broccoli are now developing at a excellent pace. I also planted around 16 in a furrowed bed covered in black plastic. My bed I used aged wood chips to cover are doing better than the plastic ones. No heads forming yet. I don't use any insect covering or shade cloth for these Imperial Broccoli plants. Note: these beds were a good 16 inches of loose soil when I built the Furrow rows. I also never walk on my bed rows which allows the bed row to remain noncompacted. I can take a round point shovel anytime during the season and turn the soil with ease if I want to. Due to weed pressure I top dress soil and I amend my planting holes with each crop. I have a issue with Johnson Grass at our community garden site.
Sounds like you've got a lot of challenges, William, but I'm glad to hear that most of the Imperial broccoli are progressing. I'm adding that variety to the list for next year! I hope yours make it through these next couple of hot days!
Our wild heatwave in Buffalo, NY didnt last longer than a week so my broccoli and cabbage seem to be doing well. in fact the nappa cabbage is being a real bully to some of the sown lettuce and transplanted leeks. leaves easily larger than my head!
I'm glad your brassicas are doing well! And yes- those napa cabbage can really reach some impressive sizes when they're happy!
I’ve pretty much given up on spring brassica’s, temps seem to vary to much. Going to wait till fall.😊
Best wishes for a great fall planting!
I'm up near the Michigan border. My spring veggies just didn't work this year, I moved directly to warm weather crops. With our long fall weather, I always have better luck in the fall with cool weather stuff. Garlic that I planed last fall is thriving!
I'm glad that the fall works out for you and that your garlic is doing well- that's great!
I'm in zone 5b just west of Chicago. My Ferry Morse broccoli bolted last week. We had two straight months of way above average rainfall and below average temperatures, like you. The Belstar broccoli I purchased as seeds from Jung seed company has managed to do ok. Last week we had four consecutive days with temperatures above 90 degrees. The Ferry Morse broccoli bolted the very first day it hit 90. They were started indoors and planted in the garden three weeks ago. My Belstar performed great last year and managed to survive the heat thus far this year. It looks like both of us will be having below average temperatures again for the rest of the month, so fingers crossed we'll both be getting at least some broccoli before we replant again in late summer.
Wow- that had to be really rough on those plants! I'm glad the Belstar is holding on-- that variety has done well for me in the past also. Best wishes that the rest of the growing season goes a little better!