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I was told you can't plant different kind of squash in the same Garden or it'll get toxic they said it includes pumpkins and cucumbers is that not true
@@KimmieAbbasServant no, it isn't true. You can plant whatever you want together. Some plants make better companions than others, because some plants are viney and will climb over and crowd out other plants, so you need to keep that in mind. You can also have problems with shade if you plant tall plants in front of the sun and they block light to smaller plants, so you have to keep sun orientation in mind. You also need to keep in mind that if you plant lots of squash plants together, that will draw in squash-related insects, because you're creating an all-you-can-eat buffet of similar species, so you need to be prepared for that. However, there is nothing "toxic" about it. Just be smart about planting so you don't mix plants that will choke each other out or produce too much shade.
I just wanted to say that because I have been watching your videos has helped me get back into gardening and I’m feeling better both physically and mentally again. Thank you for your support of putting these videos on TH-cam! Plus it helps with my PTSD.
I planted a half a row of peas and green beans. I have to get some more potting soil for my cow cake containers. A little at a time for now.! At least until my health improves! I’m enjoying the sunshine again!
I’ve just started gardening this year . You have become my go to channel n trust me I’ve looked at many many channels 😂😂😂 I’m so excited ❤ keep up the good work !
I’m in SC Ks, 7a according to the new zone map, and I grew bulbing onions last winter and they did great! We even had a deep freeze for 10 days in January. I started them from seed in July and transplanted in November and harvested in May. Some were the size of a softball!
I have already started some onion seeds as well to transplant in the fall to overwinter! I put onions that didn't grow very large from last year's seeds back in the ground last fall and they did way better than seeds started mid winter indoors and transplanted out early spring! I'm in lower mainland BC Canada. So yeah, to someone else trying bulbing onions in different ways! 😊
It depends on your zone. If you don't get frost until late October or later, you still have time to grow an early variety. You'll want to push them pretty hard with a water soluble fertilizer high in nitrogen, though. You need to get them tall and green ASAP.
I planted shallots, garlic and onion bulbs last fall. shallots did well garlic and onions were small I think because I didn't know how to fertilize properly but they did great.
Yet again another great video. When you hit 1m subscribers how about an MG and subscribers meet up at some large bar or something? Dale has to come too! Would be neat if its a farm, brewery, or something outdoors...
Haha, that's an idea 😄 I will have to think of something. The gardening video season is over, so viewership slows to a crawl this time of year. Believe it or not, but growth in August is lower than January, so it's going to take quite awhile to get to the 1M mark with the season being over. Hopefully at some point next year it happens 🙏
@@TheMillennialGardener gardening is like one of my other hobbies, fishing. Interest peaks in late winter and early spring. Then the summer heat hits and so many people bail for the rest of the year. Both hobbies are very similar in that regard.
I needed this motivation after experiencing a few garden fails this summer. I’ve been staring at the holes in my garden wondering what I can do with the empty space while I’m waiting to put out my fall brassicas. After watching this video I headed out to Home Depot and picked up a pack of Dixie Hybrid summer squash (41 days) and Bushy cucumber (45 days). Thank you MG for the inspiration!
I too just replanted some 50 day (seed to harvest) squash/zucchini in our barrels here in Maryland. We got a few really nice ones but too many days at 100 and NO RAIN didnt help anything. So, lets see what we get inntge next two plus months.
I’m in north central Alabama. It is time to start shifting to a fall garden in my area. I have potatoes and Brunswick Cabbage that have sprouted, and I am waiting on Danvers Carrots to sprout. Tomorrow I will sow seeds for golden beets. I have turnip seeds on order; as soon as they arrive, I will sow them too. The last of my zucchini plants has laid flat, and is ready to remove. The beds I use for planting summer squash will be used for sowing seeds for cauliflower and broccoli in about two weeks. I have three tomato plants with ripening fruit. As soon as they are done, I will dig out the raised beds and move them to a new location that will give them more sunlight in the fall and winter, and shade in late spring and summer. After moving the raised beds, I will sow seeds for parsnips and another batch of beets. In September, I’ll sow seeds for Pak Choi, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, Tatsoi, and radishes. October is garlic month, and then the cycle begins anew in January. It never ends for me, snow or no snow.
Great video. I appreciate you always speaking of succession planting. That has been a game changer for me this year, having continuous harvests. Dale is so happy having his own post in the garden❤
I love fall crops! Just a caveat that late summer sown crops will take longer to mature than what is on the seed pack because of the shorter days after the solstice. Not a big deal if you are in a southern location but something to consider.
I'm growing various varieties of tomatoes in pots. Online sources say 70 - 90 degrees for setting fruit. I'm finding that hard to believe. . They seem to be wanting to produce fruit when hi 60's and 70s. In fact I have a whole bunch of tomatoes that just came out of what looked like dead blossoms. I'm happily amazed.
Large-fruited tomatoes do not set fruit well when daytime temps eclipse 90F and nighttime temps eclipse 70F. The pollen gets sticky and the flowers become sterile. The ideal temperature for tomato fruit set is daytime temps in the 70-85F range and nighttime temps in the 55-65F range. If I were a tomato plant, every day would be a high of 80F and a low of 62F. Smaller-fruited tomatoes, like cherry tomatoes, are more resilient in the heat. But the real enemy of tomatoes is full summer sun. They like dappled light situations.
You're right the best time to plant woody stem plants is the late summer fall. I've lived in Phoenix 9b & N of Houston in 8b/9 I've done that for years and few failures related to failed plants. Spring Planting of woody stems has a huge uptick in mortality because the roots are not established when the Summer Heat Hits.
Spring planting is rough. It gets hot and dry before the plants establish. When I order trees online, I try to push for as early of a shipment in winter as possible. I need to get them in ASAP in February so they can establish before it gets too hot in May. The best time to plant is going to be when things are wet and cooling down, whenever that is for you. Now is actually the *best* time for me, but unfortunately, it's tough to get stock this time of year.
I finally got my hands on some Beit Alpha cucumber seeds! It's been a very late season up here in Washington State, so as soon as I pull my peas, I'll be giving those a try. Can't wait!
I did peaches and cream corn. It grew wonderfully and we just had two ears yesterday. I live in MA. It was a very “meaty” corn and stuck to our teeth. Not the best we’ve had, but not bad. I don’t think I’ll do it again though. We gave an abundance of corn around here.
I'm in zone 7 and started my main fall garden on June 21st and 5 weeks in things have taken off! Two weeks later I broke ground on a new garden area(60x30) and I have snow peas 5" tall along with beets, bulb onions, garlic, potatoes, butternut squash, and tomato's! Everything is sprouting and looks promising for a new patch of fresh tilled soil alone! Def need to get fruit trees established however so way behind on that one. I have nectarine, cherry, and apple seeds saved and plan to have a small orchard! Thanks so much for the update and inspiration to get things into the dirt!
Excellent! Now is actually a really good time to start ordering fruit trees. Planting them in late summer is the best. Usually, they catch the tail end of thunderstorm season when it's still fairly humid and wet, which is highly beneficial. Then, they can slowly establish during the cool weather. Unless you're on the west coast where it's bone dry, August is a pretty good planting month if you have rain and humidity, but the heat is dissipating.
@@TheMillennialGardener Hey, thank you! I'm in Piedmont Virginia between Charlottesville and Richmond, VA. so humidity is the rule! I'll def get them in within a week or so. Appreciate the channel! 👍
Here in Zone 8, I've never found a limit for kale. If you plant your kale now and allow it to get mature, it can take single digits, especially if you cover it.
Turned my compost pile this morning then tipped over three of my fifty five gallon potato barrels that the vines had died of,blue Adirondack and red Pontiac. Not the best I’ve ever had but very respectable amount. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be planting zucchini,cucumbers,leaf lettuce and broccoli. Want to do a little more prep work on a couple raised beds.
@@TheMillennialGardener All I can say is do it, I really like food grade fifty five gallon barrels.drilling a bunch of holes in the bottom cut the top off or out whatever you like.soil or compost some fertilizer and sulfur potatoes then about eight inches of whatever you like leafs,mulch,bag of pine shavings work extremely well then a little more fertilizer from time to time.When the vines die of tip over on tarp pick out potatoes and put what’s Left on tarp back in barrel for next time. I
My succession planting of cucumbers and zucchini are really starting to take off. Perfect timing to because the first round is getting hit with pests but still producing. BTW, your channel is the reason I planted more!! Happy gardening!
Here in south Texas my Papaya tree is finally starting to fruit. I am going to try planting a new cucumber plant from seed and hope it grows. Thanks for all the great information 🫛🍅🌽🥒
@@Ambalika108 actually purchased the plant at (don’t judge) Home Depot in April. I give it citrus granules & organic Medina Hasta Grow. Right now I have about 6 papaya’s growing.
We have about 5-6 weeks left in the rainy season before it stops. You just have to push through it and do it anyway. It always dries out her in late September. The next 3-4 days should be fairly dry.
Off topic alittle bit, I have limited patio space to grow my veges and fruits all in containers. My bounty was very good this year. I live in Central Alabama I want to try an grow a fig tree. In your opinion was is a couple of best tadting figs that I can grow in container? Your videos in gardening have helped me alot. Thanks
Have you tried growing Cherry plums? They are a hit down here in central Florida. We aren't zoned to grow them here. We were looking for pluots, which are a cross between apricots & plums and that's when we came across the cherry plums. Hope you can grab a bag of cherry plums at WalMart & try growing them. 😊 Thank you for all of your wonderful info - it is encouraging & helpful. Our young grandson planted 3 watermelon seeds the day they moved back to PA., they sprouted & now we have 6 melons & several small ones growing. 😂. We didn't expect that!
This dude is spot on, even we can grow cucumbers and squash and until almost October even way up here in the Pacific Northwest. 👍 I have been harvesting some this month that I planted a few months ago. And I got some 1 foot tall new ones going that will go until we get out cold rains and frost in October..
I big mistake gardeners make is trying to keep their initial plants alive all summer. It's pointless. In NC, we can easily grow 4 waves of cucumbers and squash. Even northern tiered states can grow 2-3 crops.
I just grew the P&C you have now and Burpee Triple Crown Bi-color hybrid, 75 days to maturity. It did finish a solid 8-9 days behind the Triple Crown. The Triple Crown beat it soundly.. fuller ears, more complete rows, and more consistent from stalk to stalk, all while being a solid week faster.. everyone was out of stock for Fall planting.. boo. I’m using Serendipity Triple Sweet Hybrid instead.. 82 days but it’s also magnificent! (My expected finish date is Oct 4th) zone 8A..Keep in mind… With the Super sweet varieties, the sweetness starts fading as soon as you pick it! I left mine on for an extra 4-5 days while we were gorging on 6-8 ears ever night at supper.. fresh. The rest I pulled down and immediately vacuum sealed in the husk and straight to freezer..
I've never been much of a corn farmer since it's a major pain growing in raised beds. One day when I move to more land, I'd like to have myself a little corn plot. I do enjoy fresh sweet corn. It brings back memories of growing up working on a NJ corn farm.
Thank you so much for this video. Perfect timing! A lot of things are failing on me this yr. Chipmunks aren’t helping. As always, wonderful video. Thank you.
I've learned so much from your videos. Thank you for educating us. I have a cucumber question. As you suggested I got Beit Alpha cuce seeds this year. Although the seed packet says all female flowers, after I planted them in May all I got was male flowers. After two and a half months I am just now getting a few cuces. Still mostly male flowers. What do you think happened? My crop will be severely reduced because of all the time that has passed. Also the plants are starting to look a little tired. I have used your fertilizer suggestions too. Too late this year for a good crop??
I live in se ok too, I've got some potatoes in small pots that I'm about to transplant. They came from the eyes of my late spring harvest. Just a few to see if they'll make anything, if the grasshoppers don't kill the plants first.
This is gonna be random but plant devils fig and eggplant. They should be big enough for you to use the devils fig as rootstock to put the eggplant before it gets too cold, and then you can overwinter them while uou wait for the graft to take hold. Then you basically get an eggplant tree
Thanks for all these videos, I live just outside of Kinston so I know that pretty much what you say will work for you works for me! Especially as a newish gardener (second year), your advice has been invaluable. Plus there’s always the Dale icing on that already awesome cake!
You should be able to grow pretty much everything I grow fairly easily. Don't be afraid to give a citrus tree a try. A Browns Select satsuma tree will grow well in your area with a little winter protection.
I overwintered globo onions from baker creek a couple of years ago from a fall planting. One got up to 2lbs the following spring! I grew a baby last winter so I didn’t get any this spring😆 I just got mine started indoors this week too. Hoping for another 2lber.
OMG!!! IM in the High Desert Soutgern California and my area is 8b also!!! I see you have a shade cloth. I don't, no wonder my plants are getting fried. Thank you!!
You need jt more than I do. I cannot garden without it, so if it is mandatory for me, you absolutely need it. Please watch this on shade cloth: th-cam.com/video/SbWcCxV7OOE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=v1CYwPvxaV_vgTTM
Love all of your videos! I'm located in Greenville, NC. Would you recommend a grow bag to transplant for all of the 7 veggies you mentioned in this video? Thank you!
Not necessarily. Many of these things will not grow well in a grow bag. For large individual plants like squash and cucumbers, grow bags are great. I use them every year for those plants. But string beans and corn, on the other hand, would not do well. String beans need long rows, and corn need incredible amounts of nutrients, so neither will be very productive in containers. Same thing with leeks and onions. You'd get poor yields compared to a raised bed. Fruit trees should never be grown in grow bags, only in-ground or in hard plastic nursery containers.
I'm in NC also, but the far end of it from you. Being able to see the highest peak east of the Missippi, Mt Mitchell, from my back porch. I'm in a lot colder climate than you. I plant some summer squash in July and some beans. Stripe beans are a favorite of mine. Deer here really love them too, though. When we left on a vacation for 4 days, the deer almost destroyed my garden. I have learned over the past 2 years that basil is a goodsend for a gardener to keep pest like tomato worms and now deer out of it. They did not touch my tomatoe bed. Basil is the only difference in the beds I have planted.
@TheMillennialGardener I have a 6' fence around most of my plots. I have to use a raised bed style on the land that I have. It is either thick woods with laurel and mtn ivy or red clay. Across the front side I run a string and hang pie tins to keep deer out. I just didn't get it done before we left for a few days. Without the dogs being out as much as usual, the deer took advantage. The pie tins and basil planted through the rest of my plots. I've had no more problems. I still have to believe that the smell of regular and spicy basil saved my tomatoes this year. They have been stripped before, but not since last year when I tried planting the basil in it. I will let you know how it works next year. Deer destroyed my patatoes this year. I will try the basil in them next year.
Surprised you planted an Avocado tree in your zone. What variety is it? I live in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (NE FL) zone 9B and would love to have an Avocado tree. I looked at the Mexicolas. Our temps and dip into the 20s in December and January but not always. In 2022 we had a several niights of hard frost in the low 20s in December. In 2023/24 we have had no frosts. Great videos. Just took up gardening this year. Love your channel. Thanks!
I have two avocado trees, as well as 10 citrus trees in ground. My Lila is 6 years old. You can see my avocado videos here: www.youtube.com/@TheMillennialGardener/search?query=avocado
Succession planting is a game changer for production, even in zone 5 where I am. I started bush green beans, corn, and cucumbers after I removed my carrots, turnips, and beets. In the fall I'm going to start more carrots, onions, and transplant my cabbage when I remove my early corn.
@@mowerds33 Oh, I was wondering what you meant by starting onions in the fall, because I know how cold it gets; I'm in zone 7. But I'm unfamiliar with fall onions and was hoping to learn :)
@@JacobHarrisOC ohh I meant green onions, I think you'd need to grow short day onions in the fall and start then indoors a few months early, but I haven't been the best at growing bulbing onions.
There are some good 60 day varieties available now. I linked to a 63 day variety, but burpee has a 60 day variety actually possible to grow in a container.
I'm thrilled to see Sure Thing and Merlin as your picks. I sowed some sure thing zucchini a few weeks ago and they're looking great! I hear they are parthenocarpic. Hope that's true because I don't have a lot of pollinators here.
Merlin is fantastic. The fruit set is near 100%, no pollination required. I am testing the Sure Thing for parthenocarpy. All my plants are under insect netting, so we'll see if it's true.
Middle TN - we have tried bush beans 4 times now. They just aren't growing the way you'd expect beans to grow here. No clue what's going on. We have different beds. Different areas to the sun. They just aren't working this year, and I wish they were.
Shout out for your suggestion to get bare root strawberries from your Amazon affiliate link. After wasting my money on 50% off Lowes stock (which was DOA), I went through your store link and got 14 extremely healthy looking plants! (I ordered 10, so ended up with almost 50% extra! ) Thanks again!
It's monsoon season here in Arizona. What nutrient(s) does the rain wash away in the soil (if any) and what should I be feeding my plants following a heavy rain?
That question isn't possible to answer, because it will be different in every location and in every soil type. You should be fertilizing them every 7-14 days with an all purpose organic granular fertilizer and supplementing with water soluble fertilizers to help them push through stress.
My summer squash always start strong and produce until the squash borers get them. Tried ALL the squash borer solutions but not much joy. I grew Tromboncinos this year with great success. Here is the problem. I spotted squash borers moths in the first week of May. My summer squash were done by second week of June. The tromboncinos mostly shrugged off the borers until the first week in July. The borers still attack them but only at the base of the leaves and cannot penetrate the stems. I harvested a number of greens and let 3 go to winter stage, one at 8 lbs and 44"! At one point, the 44" squash grew 4.5 inches in 24 hours. Point is, people say to replant after squash borers, but in my region they don't stop in June! Um, just realized I'm a bit off track. Tromboncino=good, squash borers=bad. I tried several several plantings of summer squash over the last 6 weeks. Zucchini, yellow, and crook neck but no joy. The pest load is too great or the temp is too high. Promising spouts die or develop 4-6 tiny stunted leaves and stall. I think the temperature is too high... 95 degree average here in July? Any suggestions? I have a 4.5' x 10' box behind my townhome. I'm getting enough okra to pickle a pint jar a week, a pint of cherry tomatoes every 2 days, 2nd year of trying peppers and eggplant with no luck. Good production with yellow beans earlier in spring. Probably more productive beans but that is what I started with and save seeds.
262 / 5,000 Thanks a lot for the idea of this video. I will plant even today green beans, although the temperatures are still over 30 degrees C ... but I hope to get rid of them soon. Another thank you and succeed a lot in your garden! I follow you with interest and curiosity!
As long as the temps come down within the next month, they should be ok. It is much hotter than that here, currently, but that’s why I put shade cloth up. That is the real key.
You must harvest a ton of produce during your growing season. How do you harvest and use/preserve it all? Would really appreciate a video on that. My garden did great last year but I was overwhelmed with what to do with it all!
I harvest year-round. It's really not hard to eat almost all of it. You just have to change your eating habits. Force yourself to eat exclusively out of your garden. We really only buy meat, dairy and eggs. Everything else, we eat what's in season. If you do that, you can go through an insane amount of food. The mistake people make is they don't change their shopping habits, so their home grown produce goes to waste.
Any tips on what I can do to stop cucumber beetles from destroying my direct sown cucumbers(cucurbits in general really)? I pick them off manually and use DE, but they end up doing enough damage to the stem that the plants never make it off the ground...
I don't have much extra. If you simply stop buying food, you'll be able to eat your garden. Force yourself to eat what you grow. We really only buy meat, dairy and eggs. Everything else, we eat in season, so there is little extras or waste.
Butternut may be a challenge. It usually is longer to maturity, unless it's a small bush variety. You may need some frost cloth on hand to protect them to finish their maturity.
Love your videos! I have carbon and cherokee purple tomatos. The top 1/3 of the tomatoes stay green and some stay green plus spiral split around the top. Do you have any advice on what may be causing this? I live in southern Va, about an hour from NC. Thanks!
Yes, I stopped growing those varieties years ago. They don't ripen well, and they struggle badly here due to the heat, humidity and rainfall. I have much better luck growing a variety called Rosella Purple early in the season, which is better than both Cherokee Purple *and* Carbon, and it doesn't have the green shoulders issue. It is a Dwarf Tomato Project tomato, so it quits very early in the year, but the flavor is out of this world. You may also want to look into Chef's Choice purple if you're looking for a more reliable indeterminate. It's an F1 version of Cherokee Purple and is a little better with yields.
You give so much valuable information in each episode, I am going to have to get a notebook and take notes! Thank you for all you do… And is that sun I see there? Please send some toward Raleigh area, we haven’t seen it for weeks, my mulch is getting white mold (at least I hope it’s mold).
Thanks. We are getting deluged today. 3 inches and counting. The sun always comes out on the coast at some point, but we may still have 4-5 inches of rain, too. Luckily, we are going to finally get a 3 day break.
I didn't have land when I lived in NJ and PA. I lived in apartments and jumped around from place to place. I grew everything in 5 gallon buckets and in planters. Mostly peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers. I had *extremely* limited room, because I lived in Philly and the surrounding areas.
It depends on the tree. If I planted, say, citrus, figs or avocados that late here, they may not survive the winter. They have to establish first. For dormant/deciduous trees, that timeframe can be ideal in most of the US. But, in states that have a winter dry season, like Florida, again, that's tricky. It's really location-dependent and will vary based on what you're planting.
Do you recommend using seeds from the cucumbers that I grew this year for next year because they are acclimated or try half my crop with them and still buy from a dealer like fedco which I purchased them from originally
It depends if you don't care if they grow true to type. If you're growing F1's, or if you're growing numerous varieties nearby that cross-pollinate, they won't grow true and you'll get random cucumber plants. I do not save seed. I buy fresh seed when I run out of seed.
Another great video. Quick question about your avocado tree in the round raised bed. Do you have landscape fabric and wire at the bottom of that raised bed and what type of location should this tree be placed if I do not have a wall to keep it warm? Technically, I have a grafted Mexican avocado tree. Many thanks from Fayetteville NC
No. Avocado trees should never be container grown. They need full access to the soil. Even “dwarfing” varieties. It is in that raised bed due to drainage in my rear property. I will have a video on that in August. Avocados are possible in Fayetteville, but you need to protect it like I do: th-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIG1w1u_K6CDIhfsqG8dMnPj.html&si=TimZC0C9IVivCE9n
@@TheMillennialGardener I so love your channel. Your info is so specific and all encompassing without being too long a video. Thank you for all your guidance!
Grow parthenocarpic varieties that don't require pollination and cover them in insect netting. It's about all you can do. I can grow whatever I want in early April thru early June, but then the bugs come, and I have to grow my cucumbers under cover. The first crop will be dead in July. You also must grow them under shade cloth.
Do you know much about Quince trees? I live in the frozen zone 4a but I love quince paste that I order from spain and read that there are some fruiting quince that are 4a tolerant
I’m not having much luck down here in south GA with starting seeds outdoors here in July. It has been a hot summer so assuming that isn’t helping but should I be starting indoors? Greenhouse? Any tips?
It depends on what you're growing. Some things like cucumbers, zucchini, melons, string beans and corn should be direct-sown this time of year, because the soil temp is fine. Other things, you may want to consider starting indoors where it's cooler. Every plant is different. I will have another video coming out on Monday about what to plant in August.
Usually 2-3 years if stored correctly. You have to store them in a cool, dry place. But seeds don't go bad all at once. They slowly lose their germination rate. As they age, germination % decreases. It's possible you can get germination from 10+ year old seed if stored properly, but it's going to be a lot lower than fresh seed.
I may have made a mistake, but Most of the trees I have were here or grown from seed. I will be finding their ground soon, but, when you have a wonderful fruit, why not keep it going? Lemon, Peach, Plumb... I did have a few others pop up, oak & liquid ember, maybe maple too. still not sure about that leaf... now, I may work 12 or 13 hours a day, but I will water before & after work if needed. Often, watering by flashlight, & even now, I worry about some plants, they are light & we have wind. Had to upright 6 today... PPL have asked me about dogs v.s. Cats... & I answer, on those cold, rainy days, would you rather take you Dog for a walk, or clean the cat box inside your home? I am more of a cat person :-) But, I still like dogs. . .
It depends on your 7b. Annuals are grown based on frost dates. Hardiness zones are for perennials. You'll probably need a solid 100 days of growing season remaining to get a ripe cantaloupe, unless it's a very small variety, because day length will drop and they will struggle to reach maturity come October. I'm guessing it's probably too late, unless you try an extremely small variety like Honey Rock.
Thanks for sharing the useful info. I just planted summer squashes few weeks ago and are doing really well. I bet Dale has his beds everywhere he hangs out; indoor and outdoors. He is a very handsome boy💕
How has your garden been doing with ALL THIS RAIN?? My tomatoes and beans are very sad. My okra is gangbusters! I just planted some more bush beans in hopes they will last into October. Also, how do you keep the squash bugs off your squash?
The tomatoes are pretty much shot. The rain has done too much damage. The peppers, sweet potatoes and basil are doing well. I'm in the process of re-planting for the fall, so I actually have less growing right now than I do in January. You can't grow much here in July. It's just too hot and wet.
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0:00 When To Plant Seeds In July
1:13 Crop #1: String Beans
2:09 Crop #'s 2-3: Cucumbers & Zucchini
4:25 Crop #'s 4-5: Leeks & Bunching Onions
7:13 Crop #6: Corn
9:00 Crop #7: Certain Fruit Trees
13:52 Adventures With Dale
No reason to plants in my area Winchester Va we don’t have a rain in 4 months we have one inch in rain all my garden is dead i lost 4 fruit trees
@@cruz1742so sorry to hear 😔
I was told you can't plant different kind of squash in the same Garden or it'll get toxic they said it includes pumpkins and cucumbers is that not true
@@KimmieAbbasServant no, it isn't true. You can plant whatever you want together. Some plants make better companions than others, because some plants are viney and will climb over and crowd out other plants, so you need to keep that in mind. You can also have problems with shade if you plant tall plants in front of the sun and they block light to smaller plants, so you have to keep sun orientation in mind. You also need to keep in mind that if you plant lots of squash plants together, that will draw in squash-related insects, because you're creating an all-you-can-eat buffet of similar species, so you need to be prepared for that. However, there is nothing "toxic" about it.
Just be smart about planting so you don't mix plants that will choke each other out or produce too much shade.
I just wanted to say that because I have been watching your videos has helped me get back into gardening and I’m feeling better both physically and mentally again. Thank you for your support of putting these videos on TH-cam! Plus it helps with my PTSD.
I planted a half a row of peas and green beans. I have to get some more potting soil for my cow cake containers. A little at a time for now.! At least until my health improves! I’m enjoying the sunshine again!
I'm so happy I can help. Gardening is not just important to me physically, but mentally as well. I don't know what I'd do without it.
I’ve just started gardening this year . You have become my go to channel n trust me I’ve looked at many many channels 😂😂😂 I’m so excited ❤ keep up the good work !
I’m in SC Ks, 7a according to the new zone map, and I grew bulbing onions last winter and they did great! We even had a deep freeze for 10 days in January. I started them from seed in July and transplanted in November and harvested in May. Some were the size of a softball!
Interesting. I'm going to experiment more and more with onions. We go through so many of them. It would be nice to have a year-round supply.
I have already started some onion seeds as well to transplant in the fall to overwinter!
I put onions that didn't grow very large from last year's seeds back in the ground last fall and they did way better than seeds started mid winter indoors and transplanted out early spring! I'm in lower mainland BC Canada.
So yeah, to someone else trying bulbing onions in different ways! 😊
An old corn farmer told me it was too late to plant corn...so I planted a 65 day sweet corn. 🥸 If I get a harvest, he's gettin' an earful.
It depends on your zone. If you don't get frost until late October or later, you still have time to grow an early variety. You'll want to push them pretty hard with a water soluble fertilizer high in nitrogen, though. You need to get them tall and green ASAP.
Haha...I see the pun you did there...an ear of corn?
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I planted shallots, garlic and onion bulbs last fall. shallots did well garlic and onions were small I think because I didn't know how to fertilize properly but they did great.
I'm taking you advise tomorrow in the wet garden. Next week all week it'll be in the 90's. Planting the fall garden here in N.C. Thank you..
You're welcome! This week is going to be HOT. Upper 90's coming.
Yet again another great video. When you hit 1m subscribers how about an MG and subscribers meet up at some large bar or something? Dale has to come too! Would be neat if its a farm, brewery, or something outdoors...
Haha, that's an idea 😄 I will have to think of something. The gardening video season is over, so viewership slows to a crawl this time of year. Believe it or not, but growth in August is lower than January, so it's going to take quite awhile to get to the 1M mark with the season being over. Hopefully at some point next year it happens 🙏
@@TheMillennialGardener gardening is like one of my other hobbies, fishing. Interest peaks in late winter and early spring. Then the summer heat hits and so many people bail for the rest of the year. Both hobbies are very similar in that regard.
750k is a nice milestone 😂
I’m in! This will be fun!
I needed this motivation after experiencing a few garden fails this summer. I’ve been staring at the holes in my garden wondering what I can do with the empty space while I’m waiting to put out my fall brassicas. After watching this video I headed out to Home Depot and picked up a pack of Dixie Hybrid summer squash (41 days) and Bushy cucumber (45 days). Thank you MG for the inspiration!
I too just replanted some 50 day (seed to harvest) squash/zucchini in our barrels here in Maryland. We got a few really nice ones but too many days at 100 and NO RAIN didnt help anything. So, lets see what we get inntge next two plus months.
I’m in north central Alabama. It is time to start shifting to a fall garden in my area. I have potatoes and Brunswick Cabbage that have sprouted, and I am waiting on Danvers Carrots to sprout. Tomorrow I will sow seeds for golden beets. I have turnip seeds on order; as soon as they arrive, I will sow them too.
The last of my zucchini plants has laid flat, and is ready to remove. The beds I use for planting summer squash will be used for sowing seeds for cauliflower and broccoli in about two weeks. I have three tomato plants with ripening fruit. As soon as they are done, I will dig out the raised beds and move them to a new location that will give them more sunlight in the fall and winter, and shade in late spring and summer.
After moving the raised beds, I will sow seeds for parsnips and another batch of beets. In September, I’ll sow seeds for Pak Choi, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, Tatsoi, and radishes. October is garlic month, and then the cycle begins anew in January. It never ends for me, snow or no snow.
Sounds like a good plan!
Great video. I appreciate you always speaking of succession planting. That has been a game changer for me this year, having continuous harvests. Dale is so happy having his own post in the garden❤
I love fall crops! Just a caveat that late summer sown crops will take longer to mature than what is on the seed pack because of the shorter days after the solstice. Not a big deal if you are in a southern location but something to consider.
I'm growing various varieties of tomatoes in pots. Online sources say 70 - 90 degrees for setting fruit. I'm finding that hard to believe. . They seem to be wanting to produce fruit when hi 60's and 70s. In fact I have a whole bunch of tomatoes that just came out of what looked like dead blossoms. I'm happily amazed.
Large-fruited tomatoes do not set fruit well when daytime temps eclipse 90F and nighttime temps eclipse 70F. The pollen gets sticky and the flowers become sterile. The ideal temperature for tomato fruit set is daytime temps in the 70-85F range and nighttime temps in the 55-65F range. If I were a tomato plant, every day would be a high of 80F and a low of 62F. Smaller-fruited tomatoes, like cherry tomatoes, are more resilient in the heat. But the real enemy of tomatoes is full summer sun. They like dappled light situations.
You're right the best time to plant woody stem plants is the late summer fall. I've lived in Phoenix 9b & N of Houston in 8b/9 I've done that for years and few failures related to failed plants. Spring Planting of woody stems has a huge uptick in mortality because the roots are not established when the Summer Heat Hits.
Spring planting is rough. It gets hot and dry before the plants establish. When I order trees online, I try to push for as early of a shipment in winter as possible. I need to get them in ASAP in February so they can establish before it gets too hot in May. The best time to plant is going to be when things are wet and cooling down, whenever that is for you. Now is actually the *best* time for me, but unfortunately, it's tough to get stock this time of year.
I finally got my hands on some Beit Alpha cucumber seeds! It's been a very late season up here in Washington State, so as soon as I pull my peas, I'll be giving those a try. Can't wait!
I did peaches and cream corn. It grew wonderfully and we just had two ears yesterday. I live in MA. It was a very “meaty” corn and stuck to our teeth. Not the best we’ve had, but not bad. I don’t think I’ll do it again though. We gave an abundance of corn around here.
I'm in zone 7 and started my main fall garden on June 21st and 5 weeks in things have taken off!
Two weeks later I broke ground on a new garden area(60x30) and I have snow peas 5" tall along with beets, bulb onions, garlic, potatoes, butternut squash, and tomato's!
Everything is sprouting and looks promising for a new patch of fresh tilled soil alone!
Def need to get fruit trees established however so way behind on that one. I have nectarine, cherry, and apple seeds saved and plan to have a small orchard!
Thanks so much for the update and inspiration to get things into the dirt!
Excellent! Now is actually a really good time to start ordering fruit trees. Planting them in late summer is the best. Usually, they catch the tail end of thunderstorm season when it's still fairly humid and wet, which is highly beneficial. Then, they can slowly establish during the cool weather. Unless you're on the west coast where it's bone dry, August is a pretty good planting month if you have rain and humidity, but the heat is dissipating.
@@TheMillennialGardener Hey, thank you!
I'm in Piedmont Virginia between Charlottesville and Richmond, VA. so humidity is the rule!
I'll def get them in within a week or so.
Appreciate the channel! 👍
Thank you for encouraging us to plant again. I ❤Sure Thing zucchini. Been using it for several yrs here in high desert Nevada 👍👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Its always good to see if you can push the limits. Im going to see how far i can push my kale into Winter this year 👍🏼😃
Indeed! I’m gonna push kale, Swiss chard and spinach thru the NC winter. Worth a shot!
Here in Zone 8, I've never found a limit for kale. If you plant your kale now and allow it to get mature, it can take single digits, especially if you cover it.
Turned my compost pile this morning then tipped over three of my fifty five gallon potato barrels that the vines had died of,blue Adirondack and red Pontiac. Not the best I’ve ever had but very respectable amount. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be planting zucchini,cucumbers,leaf lettuce and broccoli. Want to do a little more prep work on a couple raised beds.
Excellent! I keep forgetting to plant my potatoes. I have some seed potatoes ready to go.
@@TheMillennialGardener All I can say is do it, I really like food grade fifty five gallon barrels.drilling a bunch of holes in the bottom cut the top off or out whatever you like.soil or compost some fertilizer and sulfur potatoes then about eight inches of whatever you like leafs,mulch,bag of pine shavings work extremely well then a little more fertilizer from time to time.When the vines die of tip over on tarp pick out potatoes and put what’s
Left on tarp back in barrel for next time. I
My succession planting of cucumbers and zucchini are really starting to take off. Perfect timing to because the first round is getting hit with pests but still producing. BTW, your channel is the reason I planted more!! Happy gardening!
Here in south Texas my Papaya tree is finally starting to fruit. I am going to try planting a new cucumber plant from seed and hope it grows. Thanks for all the great information 🫛🍅🌽🥒
In south Texas, you should have no problem if you give it afternoon shade or shade cloth.
Just north of you. If you don't mind sharing, when did you sow papaya seeds, and what variety do you have? Thanks!
@@Ambalika108 actually purchased the plant at (don’t judge) Home Depot in April. I give it citrus granules & organic Medina Hasta Grow. Right now I have about 6 papaya’s growing.
@@dextersmom5694 Thanks! No judgement indeed, whatever gives the fruit :-)
Thanks for always inspiring me to keep going!
You're welcome! I'm really happy to hear that. That is the ultimate goal of these videos.
We live in eastern NC and if it ever stops raining we are definitely planting some of these this weekend. Thanks for the video
We have about 5-6 weeks left in the rainy season before it stops. You just have to push through it and do it anyway. It always dries out her in late September. The next 3-4 days should be fairly dry.
Off topic alittle bit, I have limited patio space to grow my veges and fruits all in containers. My bounty was very good this year. I live in Central Alabama I want to try an grow a fig tree. In your opinion was is a couple of best tadting figs that I can grow in container? Your videos in gardening have helped me alot. Thanks
Have you tried growing Cherry plums?
They are a hit down here in central Florida. We aren't zoned to grow them here. We were looking for pluots, which are a cross between apricots & plums and that's when we came across the cherry plums. Hope you can grab a bag of cherry plums at WalMart & try growing them. 😊
Thank you for all of your wonderful info - it is encouraging & helpful.
Our young grandson planted 3 watermelon seeds the day they moved back to PA., they sprouted & now we have 6 melons & several small ones growing. 😂. We didn't expect that!
I’ve learned so much from your channel! Thank you!
You're welcome!
Hoss green blaze bush beans are VERY good, very productive, and stringless. 55 days to maturity.
This dude is spot on, even we can grow cucumbers and squash and until almost October even way up here in the Pacific Northwest. 👍 I have been harvesting some this month that I planted a few months ago. And I got some 1 foot tall new ones going that will go until we get out cold rains and frost in October..
I big mistake gardeners make is trying to keep their initial plants alive all summer. It's pointless. In NC, we can easily grow 4 waves of cucumbers and squash. Even northern tiered states can grow 2-3 crops.
Thanks for info.
Do a video on seed starting your fall stuff, like kale, brassica, etc. 👍
Great list and tips, MG!👍I'm still planting...cowpeas, lima beans, etc. 👩🏾🌾 Thanks for the sweet closeup of cute Dale!😃
Nice! I haven't grown lima beans. My grandfather always used to grow them up tall poles.
Your videos are always helpful! Glad for the reminder that we can still plant some things for late summer and fall harvest!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
I just grew the P&C you have now and Burpee Triple Crown Bi-color hybrid, 75 days to maturity. It did finish a solid 8-9 days behind the Triple Crown. The Triple Crown beat it soundly.. fuller ears, more complete rows, and more consistent from stalk to stalk, all while being a solid week faster.. everyone was out of stock for Fall planting.. boo. I’m using Serendipity Triple Sweet Hybrid instead.. 82 days but it’s also magnificent! (My expected finish date is Oct 4th) zone 8A..Keep in mind… With the Super sweet varieties, the sweetness starts fading as soon as you pick it! I left mine on for an extra 4-5 days while we were gorging on 6-8 ears ever night at supper.. fresh. The rest I pulled down and immediately vacuum sealed in the husk and straight to freezer..
I've never been much of a corn farmer since it's a major pain growing in raised beds. One day when I move to more land, I'd like to have myself a little corn plot. I do enjoy fresh sweet corn. It brings back memories of growing up working on a NJ corn farm.
Thank you so much for this video. Perfect timing! A lot of things are failing on me this yr. Chipmunks aren’t helping.
As always, wonderful video. Thank you.
I've learned so much from your videos. Thank you for educating us. I have a cucumber question. As you suggested I got Beit Alpha cuce seeds this year. Although the seed packet says all female flowers, after I planted them in May all I got was male flowers. After two and a half months I am just now getting a few cuces. Still mostly male flowers. What do you think happened? My crop will be severely reduced because of all the time that has passed. Also the plants are starting to look a little tired. I have used your fertilizer suggestions too. Too late this year for a good crop??
WOW, thanks for this information. I didn’t know that about leeks.
You're welcome!
Very good video.
I live in SE Oklahoma zone 7.
I decided to do an experiment.
I planted potatoes in a shady area June 1.
So in September I shall see.
I live in se ok too, I've got some potatoes in small pots that I'm about to transplant. They came from the eyes of my late spring harvest. Just a few to see if they'll make anything, if the grasshoppers don't kill the plants first.
This is gonna be random but plant devils fig and eggplant. They should be big enough for you to use the devils fig as rootstock to put the eggplant before it gets too cold, and then you can overwinter them while uou wait for the graft to take hold. Then you basically get an eggplant tree
Thanks for all these videos, I live just outside of Kinston so I know that pretty much what you say will work for you works for me! Especially as a newish gardener (second year), your advice has been invaluable. Plus there’s always the Dale icing on that already awesome cake!
You should be able to grow pretty much everything I grow fairly easily. Don't be afraid to give a citrus tree a try. A Browns Select satsuma tree will grow well in your area with a little winter protection.
Great motivation video and very informative and encouraging
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
I overwintered globo onions from baker creek a couple of years ago from a fall planting. One got up to 2lbs the following spring! I grew a baby last winter so I didn’t get any this spring😆 I just got mine started indoors this week too. Hoping for another 2lber.
Oh I’m in central NC!
Wow. That is a huge onion.
Try Temptress sweet corn. 70 days and does great in hotter weather.
I love seeing Dale!
He appreciates it 🐕
OMG!!! IM in the High Desert Soutgern California and my area is 8b also!!! I see you have a shade cloth. I don't, no wonder my plants are getting fried. Thank you!!
You need jt more than I do. I cannot garden without it, so if it is mandatory for me, you absolutely need it. Please watch this on shade cloth: th-cam.com/video/SbWcCxV7OOE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=v1CYwPvxaV_vgTTM
Love all of your videos! I'm located in Greenville, NC. Would you recommend a grow bag to transplant for all of the 7 veggies you mentioned in this video? Thank you!
Not necessarily. Many of these things will not grow well in a grow bag. For large individual plants like squash and cucumbers, grow bags are great. I use them every year for those plants. But string beans and corn, on the other hand, would not do well. String beans need long rows, and corn need incredible amounts of nutrients, so neither will be very productive in containers. Same thing with leeks and onions. You'd get poor yields compared to a raised bed. Fruit trees should never be grown in grow bags, only in-ground or in hard plastic nursery containers.
I'm in NC also, but the far end of it from you. Being able to see the highest peak east of the Missippi, Mt Mitchell, from my back porch. I'm in a lot colder climate than you. I plant some summer squash in July and some beans. Stripe beans are a favorite of mine. Deer here really love them too, though. When we left on a vacation for 4 days, the deer almost destroyed my garden. I have learned over the past 2 years that basil is a goodsend for a gardener to keep pest like tomato worms and now deer out of it. They did not touch my tomatoe bed. Basil is the only difference in the beds I have planted.
Sounds like a robust fence is in order. I honestly consider fencing as essential as the soil itself. It is worth it.
@TheMillennialGardener I have a 6' fence around most of my plots. I have to use a raised bed style on the land that I have. It is either thick woods with laurel and mtn ivy or red clay. Across the front side I run a string and hang pie tins to keep deer out. I just didn't get it done before we left for a few days. Without the dogs being out as much as usual, the deer took advantage. The pie tins and basil planted through the rest of my plots. I've had no more problems. I still have to believe that the smell of regular and spicy basil saved my tomatoes this year. They have been stripped before, but not since last year when I tried planting the basil in it. I will let you know how it works next year. Deer destroyed my patatoes this year. I will try the basil in them next year.
Surprised you planted an Avocado tree in your zone. What variety is it? I live in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (NE FL) zone 9B and would love to have an Avocado tree. I looked at the Mexicolas. Our temps and dip into the 20s in December and January but not always. In 2022 we had a several niights of hard frost in the low 20s in December. In 2023/24 we have had no frosts. Great videos. Just took up gardening this year. Love your channel. Thanks!
I have two avocado trees, as well as 10 citrus trees in ground. My Lila is 6 years old. You can see my avocado videos here: www.youtube.com/@TheMillennialGardener/search?query=avocado
I always look for your videos. Right on
I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
Succession planting is a game changer for production, even in zone 5 where I am.
I started bush green beans, corn, and cucumbers after I removed my carrots, turnips, and beets. In the fall I'm going to start more carrots, onions, and transplant my cabbage when I remove my early corn.
Yep. It's a waste of time to try and keep plants past their prime productive. Just replace them with new plants.
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Do you sow onion seeds in fall for summer harvest? Long day varieties?
@@JacobHarrisOC I'm in zone 5, I can't grow anything during the winter. I have started onions inside in January before and it worked okay.
@@mowerds33 Oh, I was wondering what you meant by starting onions in the fall, because I know how cold it gets; I'm in zone 7. But I'm unfamiliar with fall onions and was hoping to learn :)
@@JacobHarrisOC ohh I meant green onions, I think you'd need to grow short day onions in the fall and start then indoors a few months early, but I haven't been the best at growing bulbing onions.
sweet corn here in the north if planted too late, the cold nights make it chewy. The last date to plant sweet corn here in NY is June 20.
There are some good 60 day varieties available now. I linked to a 63 day variety, but burpee has a 60 day variety actually possible to grow in a container.
@@TheMillennialGardener ok thanks info,great videos keep them coming.
I'm thrilled to see Sure Thing and Merlin as your picks. I sowed some sure thing zucchini a few weeks ago and they're looking great! I hear they are parthenocarpic. Hope that's true because I don't have a lot of pollinators here.
Merlin is fantastic. The fruit set is near 100%, no pollination required. I am testing the Sure Thing for parthenocarpy. All my plants are under insect netting, so we'll see if it's true.
Great video. 👍
Thank you!
Middle TN - we have tried bush beans 4 times now. They just aren't growing the way you'd expect beans to grow here. No clue what's going on. We have different beds. Different areas to the sun. They just aren't working this year, and I wish they were.
I just started new seeds tonight, I am in zone 8a ☺️.
Excellent!
Shout out for your suggestion to get bare root strawberries from your Amazon affiliate link. After wasting my money on 50% off Lowes stock (which was DOA), I went through your store link and got 14 extremely healthy looking plants! (I ordered 10, so ended up with almost 50% extra! ) Thanks again!
Handpicked Nursery is awesome. Their strawberry and asparagus roots are incredible.
It's monsoon season here in Arizona. What nutrient(s) does the rain wash away in the soil (if any) and what should I be feeding my plants following a heavy rain?
That question isn't possible to answer, because it will be different in every location and in every soil type. You should be fertilizing them every 7-14 days with an all purpose organic granular fertilizer and supplementing with water soluble fertilizers to help them push through stress.
In most of CA we need to plant trees in fall. No frost here and no rain from May until October, so it's very different from NC. 💚
Yes, CA is different, because the summers are rainless. See here: 12:23
My summer squash always start strong and produce until the squash borers get them. Tried ALL the squash borer solutions but not much joy. I grew Tromboncinos this year with great success. Here is the problem. I spotted squash borers moths in the first week of May. My summer squash were done by second week of June. The tromboncinos mostly shrugged off the borers until the first week in July. The borers still attack them but only at the base of the leaves and cannot penetrate the stems. I harvested a number of greens and let 3 go to winter stage, one at 8 lbs and 44"! At one point, the 44" squash grew 4.5 inches in 24 hours.
Point is, people say to replant after squash borers, but in my region they don't stop in June!
Um, just realized I'm a bit off track. Tromboncino=good, squash borers=bad.
I tried several several plantings of summer squash over the last 6 weeks. Zucchini, yellow, and crook neck but no joy. The pest load is too great or the temp is too high. Promising spouts die or develop 4-6 tiny stunted leaves and stall. I think the temperature is too high... 95 degree average here in July? Any suggestions?
I have a 4.5' x 10' box behind my townhome. I'm getting enough okra to pickle a pint jar a week, a pint of cherry tomatoes every 2 days, 2nd year of trying peppers and eggplant with no luck. Good production with yellow beans earlier in spring. Probably more productive beans but that is what I started with and save seeds.
Thank you for your vids, more to think about :-)
You're welcome!
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Thanks a lot for the idea of this video. I will plant even today green beans, although the temperatures are still over 30 degrees C ... but I hope to get rid of them soon. Another thank you and succeed a lot in your garden! I follow you with interest and curiosity!
As long as the temps come down within the next month, they should be ok. It is much hotter than that here, currently, but that’s why I put shade cloth up. That is the real key.
@@TheMillennialGardener :-)
My first Pepino Plant has just friuted, i 'm so excited to try pepino's...(from seed Dec 29)Zone 9a Mississippi Gulf Coast !!!
Congrats!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
I live in Kansas in 5-6 zone. We can get up to -20. The bunching onions have survived in their spot since 2014.
That is pretty impressive. I didn't know they were that cold hardy, and honestly, I hope to never find out 😂
Superbe vidéo 😊
Thank you!
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You must harvest a ton of produce during your growing season. How do you harvest and use/preserve it all? Would really appreciate a video on that. My garden did great last year but I was overwhelmed with what to do with it all!
I harvest year-round. It's really not hard to eat almost all of it. You just have to change your eating habits. Force yourself to eat exclusively out of your garden. We really only buy meat, dairy and eggs. Everything else, we eat what's in season. If you do that, you can go through an insane amount of food. The mistake people make is they don't change their shopping habits, so their home grown produce goes to waste.
Great info, thanks so much!
You're welcome!
Any tips on what I can do to stop cucumber beetles from destroying my direct sown cucumbers(cucurbits in general really)? I pick them off manually and use DE, but they end up doing enough damage to the stem that the plants never make it off the ground...
Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome!
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You're welcome!
Just curious, what do you do with all of your extra harvest? Do you can or preserve? Any good veggies recipes haha
I don't have much extra. If you simply stop buying food, you'll be able to eat your garden. Force yourself to eat what you grow. We really only buy meat, dairy and eggs. Everything else, we eat in season, so there is little extras or waste.
I just planted butternut and acorn squash and cukes in 7a.
Butternut may be a challenge. It usually is longer to maturity, unless it's a small bush variety. You may need some frost cloth on hand to protect them to finish their maturity.
@@TheMillennialGardener i have frost/freeze cloth. Thank you!
I want to plant determinate tomatoes,tomatillo and okra today do you think i have time im in 8ab in sc
Love your videos! I have carbon and cherokee purple tomatos. The top 1/3 of the tomatoes stay green and some stay green plus spiral split around the top. Do you have any advice on what may be causing this? I live in southern Va, about an hour from NC. Thanks!
Yes, I stopped growing those varieties years ago. They don't ripen well, and they struggle badly here due to the heat, humidity and rainfall. I have much better luck growing a variety called Rosella Purple early in the season, which is better than both Cherokee Purple *and* Carbon, and it doesn't have the green shoulders issue. It is a Dwarf Tomato Project tomato, so it quits very early in the year, but the flavor is out of this world. You may also want to look into Chef's Choice purple if you're looking for a more reliable indeterminate. It's an F1 version of Cherokee Purple and is a little better with yields.
You give so much valuable information in each episode, I am going to have to get a notebook and take notes! Thank you for all you do… And is that sun I see there? Please send some toward Raleigh area, we haven’t seen it for weeks, my mulch is getting white mold (at least I hope it’s mold).
Thanks. We are getting deluged today. 3 inches and counting. The sun always comes out on the coast at some point, but we may still have 4-5 inches of rain, too. Luckily, we are going to finally get a 3 day break.
This is timely, I’m starting a new garden at my boyfriends.
Glad to be on time! I hope this video helps.
Can you include info about what you grew Etc in your garden when you lived in Nj ?
I didn't have land when I lived in NJ and PA. I lived in apartments and jumped around from place to place. I grew everything in 5 gallon buckets and in planters. Mostly peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers. I had *extremely* limited room, because I lived in Philly and the surrounding areas.
Would you please do videos on your avocado tree? I started growing three just to see if I could, and now I have no clue what I’m doing?
I have a ton. You can find them here: www.youtube.com/@TheMillennialGardener/search?query=avocado
We live in SE Texas. Both of my great grandmothers always said to plant trees in months that end in “er”
It depends on the tree. If I planted, say, citrus, figs or avocados that late here, they may not survive the winter. They have to establish first. For dormant/deciduous trees, that timeframe can be ideal in most of the US. But, in states that have a winter dry season, like Florida, again, that's tricky. It's really location-dependent and will vary based on what you're planting.
I accept your corn challenge. Although we still have a couple three more months of hot dry weather here in L.A..
Outstanding! You shouldn't have a problem in Louisiana.
@@TheMillennialGardener I'm in Los Angeles.
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Do you recommend using seeds from the cucumbers that I grew this year for next year because they are acclimated or try half my crop with them and still buy from a dealer like fedco which I purchased them from originally
It depends if you don't care if they grow true to type. If you're growing F1's, or if you're growing numerous varieties nearby that cross-pollinate, they won't grow true and you'll get random cucumber plants. I do not save seed. I buy fresh seed when I run out of seed.
Another great video. Quick question about your avocado tree in the round raised bed. Do you have landscape fabric and wire at the bottom of that raised bed and what type of location should this tree be placed if I do not have a wall to keep it warm? Technically, I have a grafted Mexican avocado tree. Many thanks from Fayetteville NC
No. Avocado trees should never be container grown. They need full access to the soil. Even “dwarfing” varieties. It is in that raised bed due to drainage in my rear property. I will have a video on that in August. Avocados are possible in Fayetteville, but you need to protect it like I do: th-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIG1w1u_K6CDIhfsqG8dMnPj.html&si=TimZC0C9IVivCE9n
@@TheMillennialGardener I so love your channel. Your info is so specific and all encompassing without being too long a video. Thank you for all your guidance!
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Where do you store your seed when maybe using it a few years later etc...? Refrigerator, freezer or room temp? Thanks!!
In a cardboard box in my closet on top of a stack of jeans. It is the driest, coolest, darkest spot in my house.
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What do you do to keep your cucumber leaves from being eaten by bugs. I’m in central Florida. Basically the hottest of them all
Grow parthenocarpic varieties that don't require pollination and cover them in insect netting. It's about all you can do. I can grow whatever I want in early April thru early June, but then the bugs come, and I have to grow my cucumbers under cover. The first crop will be dead in July. You also must grow them under shade cloth.
Do you know much about Quince trees? I live in the frozen zone 4a but I love quince paste that I order from spain and read that there are some fruiting quince that are 4a tolerant
I haven't eaten quince before. I'm using quince as a rootstock for loquat currently. I'm growing the trees out.
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Check out Yukon chief sweet corn from victory seed company. 55 days. I grow it quite often.
I’m not having much luck down here in south GA with starting seeds outdoors here in July. It has been a hot summer so assuming that isn’t helping but should I be starting indoors? Greenhouse? Any tips?
It depends on what you're growing. Some things like cucumbers, zucchini, melons, string beans and corn should be direct-sown this time of year, because the soil temp is fine. Other things, you may want to consider starting indoors where it's cooler. Every plant is different. I will have another video coming out on Monday about what to plant in August.
@@TheMillennialGardener sorry! I meant to say tomatoes.
I'm in NC also, Greensboro area. I'm looking to add another strawberry variety, so I was wondering why you chose Sweet Charlie?
I wanted a large fruited junebearer known to do well in the south. It checked all the boxes for the area.
How long will seeds last? I have some that are a couple years old and not sure if the are still any good.
Usually 2-3 years if stored correctly. You have to store them in a cool, dry place. But seeds don't go bad all at once. They slowly lose their germination rate. As they age, germination % decreases. It's possible you can get germination from 10+ year old seed if stored properly, but it's going to be a lot lower than fresh seed.
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I may have made a mistake, but Most of the trees I have were here or grown from seed. I will be finding their ground soon, but, when you have a wonderful fruit, why not keep it going? Lemon, Peach, Plumb... I did have a few others pop up, oak & liquid ember, maybe maple too. still not sure about that leaf... now, I may work 12 or 13 hours a day, but I will water before & after work if needed. Often, watering by flashlight, & even now, I worry about some plants, they are light & we have wind. Had to upright 6 today... PPL have asked me about dogs v.s. Cats... & I answer, on those cold, rainy days, would you rather take you Dog for a walk, or clean the cat box inside your home? I am more of a cat person :-) But, I still like dogs. . .
What's the latest summer date I should plant cantaloupe in zone 7b?
It depends on your 7b. Annuals are grown based on frost dates. Hardiness zones are for perennials. You'll probably need a solid 100 days of growing season remaining to get a ripe cantaloupe, unless it's a very small variety, because day length will drop and they will struggle to reach maturity come October. I'm guessing it's probably too late, unless you try an extremely small variety like Honey Rock.
Thanks for sharing the useful info. I just planted summer squashes few weeks ago and are doing really well. I bet Dale has his beds everywhere he hangs out; indoor and outdoors. He is a very handsome boy💕
Nice! Dale has 4 beds. 3 indoors, 1 outside. Lucky guy 😀
How has your garden been doing with ALL THIS RAIN?? My tomatoes and beans are very sad. My okra is gangbusters!
I just planted some more bush beans in hopes they will last into October.
Also, how do you keep the squash bugs off your squash?
The tomatoes are pretty much shot. The rain has done too much damage. The peppers, sweet potatoes and basil are doing well. I'm in the process of re-planting for the fall, so I actually have less growing right now than I do in January. You can't grow much here in July. It's just too hot and wet.
@@TheMillennialGardeneroh yes, my basil is amazing, but it’s under a cover so it doesn’t get wet.
Mine is the same. The rain keep washing away my blooms