I hope you enjoy this month's Planting guide for Zones 7 and 8. If these aren't your gardening zone never fear I have made videos for each zone this month. The other videos are in the description and should be live by 9:45!! Happy Gardening!
@@StoneyAcresGardening I'm on a new property with plenty of space & sun. I've placed a big poplar log at the low end of a slight slope & laid cardboard/mulch/ chicken litter on top. I plan to buy a load of topsoil to place on top. I'm hoping to get pretty good depth & soil as the years go by. I'm in N. Georgia, on clay. Any tips? I've mostly grown flowers in the past but jumping into veggies.
I live in zone 7b in southeastern Tennessee our last frost date is suppose to be April 15th but we have has unseasonal snow surprises on some years. The snow usually melts by 10 am but still it's covering the plants. Tomatoes and peppers suffer from blossom drop at temps under 43 degrees. I cover the plants making a nice tent with plastic over and around the cages and add Christmas tree lights to help keep them warm when we know the surprise snow will occur by morning.
Rick, we’re in zone 7b with a last frost date of May 15th. We live in the high desert of Northern Arizona, and the last frost date is critical for us. We think that paying attention to the “a” and “b” part of the zone designation is super critical, especially for beginners!
You are a great example of one of the may flaws in the whole Zone system. We are zone 6b with the exact same frost date as you, in fact I know of many Zone 5's with a May 15 frost date. The USDA zone system gives you a good general idea of what a climate is like, but it has a bunch of flaws. So it is good to not put too much credence to it and instead learn as quickly as possible what local conditions are like. I think the first thing a new gardener needs to learn is their average first and last frost dates. Planting hinges on those dates.
agree i am east coast 7b. alamanic says march 29th. i got an outsoor thermometer and started keeping the weather for my area. told me we see frost into May. US has all these weird pockers of weather.
@@StoneyAcresGardening I learned a lot last year and since then. I'm attacking it with all my resources and a good amount of knowledge. Even though I made mistakes,we had more than enough okra,tomatoes,squash and cucumbers to last into the winter. May have had lady luck on my side too lol
I really enjoy these types of videos! Having you do these keeps me from having to google this information. I am sure it helps other gardeners also. Thank you so much! I will continue to watch for updates through the months!
I'm in zone 7b and overwintered most of the plants you are saying to plant indoors. They have been snowed on, 20 degree nights, etc. Onions, cabbage, kale, spinach, garlic, parsley, carrots, broccoli, lettuce all overwinter here fine.
@@conniedavidson1807 I hadn’t realized your area similar to ours! We are 5600’ elevation and just came through a 33” snowstorm, but with the greenhouse never lost a plant!
@@PineGeri Our snowstorms are 1 to 3 in. and melt off within a few days. Next week will be the coldest we have had here this winter. I'll see what survives after a 12 degree night. Seldom do we get down to this low. I'll cover as much as possible to try to save everything.
@@conniedavidson1807 we usually have same or similar snows as your area...every two years we have a snowmageddon like we did. I do have some cilantro, green onions, lavender and mint growing in the open...and they survived. Snow insulates but clear, cold nites are brutal! Fingers crossed your plants survive !!
Love this info thank u. Before I couldn’t keep a cactus alive, then I suffered a stroke after cancer treatment and all of a sudden I had creativity and a beautiful garden last year for the first year lost a little bit of cognitive functioning, but I’m having fun with what I have now looking forward to planting, and I’m going to get ready to start my cold weather seedlings inside, andin a couple weeks outside so we are in zone 7A just recently resigned this year from 6B in Madras Oregon. Thanks again again can’t wait for the rest.
Yay! Thank you for this guide! Last year was my first year gardening and I’m antsy to start again this year. I had no idea I could start so early! I hope to go get seeds and some seedling mix today.
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I've been planting jug green houses and then transplant in containers. I've been planting in containers for 4 years now, every year I learn more and last frost in North Alabama will be March 16th. I've put my seeds in my jug green houses out doors, it's been great
In Aurskog, Norway we usually don't have frost after May, yet the noted last frost-date due to a freak frost a couple of years ago has made "Last frost date" July 29th xD
Loving this! I’m so ready for winter to be over! I’ll be growing a bunch of neat and unique tomatoes and a dwarf corn... I recently started some cold tolerant cut flowers indoors. Like flowering kale, carnations, larkspur.
@@StoneyAcresGardening it did really well yesterday! I mistakenly grew two others right next to it and they cross pollinated but they did well in my fabric pots! They’re were so cute! I may have pics of them on my Instagram it’s called Jade dwarf corn
I don't plant any warm loving crops outside until Memorial Day. All my spring cold crops are already in when I plant the warm crops. I start peppers and onions indoors in February. Then broccoli cabbage swisschard indoors and direct soe spinach parsley and peas and lettuce.
I'm near Columbia SC, Zone 8. I had a batch of broccoli sprouts that got moldy about 14th Feb, so I buried them in an outside pot, thinking its a total loss. But now I have 100+ thriving 1" long broccoli shoots. All in a 12" dia pot. How do I get 100 of these in the ground and when would be the best time to do it.
Well you would need to separate them and pot them up. BUT! often the seeds you buy for sprouting are not meant for the garden. Spouting seeds are often (not always) selected for traits that make them good sprouting seeds and may come from varieties that don't really do well in the garden. If you are going to try it then in Zone 8 now is the time for planting cool season crops like broccoli.
You mentioned starting leafy greens indoors in February to be transplanted in April. But towards the end of the video you mentioned that we can direct seed leafy greens directly in February. Did I misunderstand or mishear?
No, they are close but there is a difference. Within zone 7 you have 7a and 7b and 7a will be slightly colder in the winter months. But they are very similar.
Believe it or not, am zone 7 and experimenting this winter .. converted a one car garage into a fabulous greenhouse but it wasn’t quite ready until September and I got started planting seeds for cool weather crops...but green beans isn’t a cool weather crop..but am growing them! Helps to have a heater in the greenhouse..nothing freezes! A cucumber plant is also growing in there...for the life of me am not sure why!
Funny how on your zone map there is nothing above the 49th parallel. Just...nothing. Wakey, wakey - there is a whole other country of gardeners that might have been interested in what you have to say. Surely you could have used a map of ALL North America for the planting zones.
USDA Zones are just that. No offense, the United States Department of Agriculture has developed and updated the Zone maps for the U.S. only. I suspect you live in Canada obviously, so just a word of advice would be to find the Canadian version of the USDA zone map and compare it to what he is explaining. Or just best guess here plan on what is a zone 3 or 4 for the majority of the Canadian population. Best of luck.
I hope you enjoy this month's Planting guide for Zones 7 and 8. If these aren't your gardening zone never fear I have made videos for each zone this month. The other videos are in the description and should be live by 9:45!! Happy Gardening!
So im zone 7a.... what's the difference in zone 7a and 7b? Ive honestly never really seen a difference
Honestly I don't worry too much about the a/b thing. You are correct, both zone 7's are pretty much the same.
Great video, as always. Thanks!
@@StoneyAcresGardening I'm on a new property with plenty of space & sun. I've placed a big poplar log at the low end of a slight slope & laid cardboard/mulch/ chicken litter on top. I plan to buy a load of topsoil to place on top. I'm hoping to get pretty good depth & soil as the years go by. I'm in N. Georgia, on clay. Any tips? I've mostly grown flowers in the past but jumping into veggies.
I’m in zone 7. A local nursery owner always told me not to put tomatoes out until Mother’s Day. So far that has been good advice!
Interesting, it is the same for us in Zone 6.
Just to be clear, the reference to tomatoes was for starting seedlings from seeds indoors, not direct planting.
I so appreciate your monthly planting videos!
Glad you like them!
I live in zone 7b in southeastern Tennessee our last frost date is suppose to be April 15th but we have has unseasonal snow surprises on some years. The snow usually melts by 10 am but still it's covering the plants. Tomatoes and peppers suffer from blossom drop at temps under 43 degrees. I cover the plants making a nice tent with plastic over and around the cages and add Christmas tree lights to help keep them warm when we know the surprise snow will occur by morning.
Smart!
Rick, we’re in zone 7b with a last frost date of May 15th. We live in the high desert of Northern Arizona, and the last frost date is critical for us. We think that paying attention to the “a” and “b” part of the zone designation is super critical, especially for beginners!
You are a great example of one of the may flaws in the whole Zone system. We are zone 6b with the exact same frost date as you, in fact I know of many Zone 5's with a May 15 frost date. The USDA zone system gives you a good general idea of what a climate is like, but it has a bunch of flaws. So it is good to not put too much credence to it and instead learn as quickly as possible what local conditions are like. I think the first thing a new gardener needs to learn is their average first and last frost dates. Planting hinges on those dates.
Zone designation is minimum winter temp. Some correlation with first/last frost date but more for plant survival guide.
agree i am east coast 7b. alamanic says march 29th. i got an outsoor thermometer and started keeping the weather for my area. told me we see frost into May. US has all these weird pockers of weather.
I've got big plans for this growing season! Last year was my first year growing multiple plants. Cant wait to get started👍
Best of luck!
@@StoneyAcresGardening I learned a lot last year and since then. I'm attacking it with all my resources and a good amount of knowledge. Even though I made mistakes,we had more than enough okra,tomatoes,squash and cucumbers to last into the winter. May have had lady luck on my side too lol
I’m in the same boat and it is the most satisfying and rewarding thing and I’m only 18
I need to start planting a few things this weekend 😎
Spring fever planting time 🌴🌿☘️🌼💮🌺🌷🤪😂🌺💮🌼👍🏼
Oh yes!
Oh yes!
Excellent information! This is possibly the most concise and accurate yet thorough enough information on youtube about when to do what and why.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
I really enjoy these types of videos! Having you do these keeps me from having to google this information. I am sure it helps other gardeners also. Thank you so much! I will continue to watch for updates through the months!
Thanks Susan! Glad I can help!
Pressures on. Thanks
I'm in zone 7b and overwintered most of the plants you are saying to plant indoors. They have been snowed on, 20 degree nights, etc. Onions, cabbage, kale, spinach, garlic, parsley, carrots, broccoli, lettuce all overwinter here fine.
I am in zone 7b too...where are you? We are in Pine, Az
@@PineGeri I am in Graham, TX.
@@conniedavidson1807 I hadn’t realized your area similar to ours! We are 5600’ elevation and just came through a 33” snowstorm, but with the greenhouse never lost a plant!
@@PineGeri Our snowstorms are 1 to 3 in. and melt off within a few days. Next week will be the coldest we have had here this winter. I'll see what survives after a 12 degree night. Seldom do we get down to this low. I'll cover as much as possible to try to save everything.
@@conniedavidson1807 we usually have same or similar snows as your area...every two years we have a snowmageddon like we did. I do have some cilantro, green onions, lavender and mint growing in the open...and they survived. Snow insulates but clear, cold nites are brutal! Fingers crossed your plants survive !!
Love this info thank u. Before I couldn’t keep a cactus alive, then I suffered a stroke after cancer treatment and all of a sudden I had creativity and a beautiful garden last year for the first year lost a little bit of cognitive functioning, but I’m having fun with what I have now looking forward to planting, and I’m going to get ready to start my cold weather seedlings inside, andin a couple weeks outside so we are in zone 7A just recently resigned this year from 6B in Madras Oregon. Thanks again again can’t wait for the rest.
Thanks Rick!
You're Welcome
Yay! Thank you for this guide! Last year was my first year gardening and I’m antsy to start again this year. I had no idea I could start so early! I hope to go get seeds and some seedling mix today.
That last frost date is the important thing to keep in mind.
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I've been planting jug green houses and then transplant in containers. I've been planting in containers for 4 years now, every year I learn more and last frost in North Alabama will be March 16th. I've put my seeds in my jug green houses out doors, it's
been great
Nice! That sounds awesome!
This is my second year and it blows me away how amazing it is how they germinate in horrible weather in the milk jugs!
This was great! Thank you from zone 7!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely love this series!
I'm glad you are enjoying them!!
In Aurskog, Norway we usually don't have frost after May, yet the noted last frost-date due to a freak frost a couple of years ago has made "Last frost date" July 29th xD
thanks for the info
This is really great information. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Loving this! I’m so ready for winter to be over!
I’ll be growing a bunch of neat and unique tomatoes and a dwarf corn... I recently started some cold tolerant cut flowers indoors. Like flowering kale, carnations, larkspur.
I'd love to hear more about that dwarf corn. Let me know how it does.
@@StoneyAcresGardening it did really well yesterday! I mistakenly grew two others right next to it and they cross pollinated but they did well in my fabric pots! They’re were so cute! I may have pics of them on my Instagram it’s called Jade dwarf corn
Dwarf corn? What is the name of the variety..am intrigued!
@@PineGeri called BLUE JADE CORN OR JADE CORN.
Thanks very much.
You're welcome!
Zone 7 here! Great video! 👍🏽
Thanks! 👍
Heated greenhouse? Probably start now? (February 5th)....am already growing peas, radish, lettuce, broccoli, celery, carrots, green onions
Sounds great!
Thank you. Zone7b. Franklinton, NC
You are welcome!
In doors seedlings
1. Leefy greens
Lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard and arugula, Asian greens
2. Peppers
3. Tomatoes
4. Celery
5. Pees
Plant out doors as starts
1. Broccoli
2. Cabbage
3.kale
Collards, Brussels sprouts and onions
Seeds out in garden
4. Beets
5. Carrots
6.spinach
7.raddish
Turnips and pees
I don't plant any warm loving crops outside until Memorial Day. All my spring cold crops are already in when I plant the warm crops. I start peppers and onions indoors in February. Then broccoli cabbage swisschard indoors and direct soe spinach parsley and peas and lettuce.
Nice!
Thank you
You're welcome
Great specific information
Glad it was helpful!
Love the info! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I'm near Columbia SC, Zone 8. I had a batch of broccoli sprouts that got moldy about 14th Feb, so I buried them in an outside pot, thinking its a total loss. But now I have 100+ thriving 1" long broccoli shoots. All in a 12" dia pot. How do I get 100 of these in the ground and when would be the best time to do it.
Well you would need to separate them and pot them up. BUT! often the seeds you buy for sprouting are not meant for the garden. Spouting seeds are often (not always) selected for traits that make them good sprouting seeds and may come from varieties that don't really do well in the garden.
If you are going to try it then in Zone 8 now is the time for planting cool season crops like broccoli.
You mentioned starting leafy greens indoors in February to be transplanted in April. But towards the end of the video you mentioned that we can direct seed leafy greens directly in February. Did I misunderstand or mishear?
Can radishes really germinate and not die when the weather is in 30s and 40s?
Instead of indoors can we plant in a greenhouse?
Depends on your temperatures in the green house. You need to be sure your temps stay well above freezing.
Last frost for 7 b March 16th
Nice!
Are zones 7 and 7b the same?
No, they are close but there is a difference. Within zone 7 you have 7a and 7b and 7a will be slightly colder in the winter months. But they are very similar.
When can I plant nasturtiums in zone 7
My 7a last frost date is May 15
Nice! Thanks for watching!
I’m so confused. I’m zone 7, so time for cold weather crops to get started, BUT tomatoes and peppers are not cold weather.. can someone please help?
February is when you start seeds indoors for tomatoes and peppers.
You want to plant tomatoes about 6 weeks before your last frost date and peppers about 8 weeks. (Indoors)
Believe it or not, am zone 7 and experimenting this winter .. converted a one car garage into a fabulous greenhouse but it wasn’t quite ready until September and I got started planting seeds for cool weather crops...but green beans isn’t a cool weather crop..but am growing them! Helps to have a heater in the greenhouse..nothing freezes! A cucumber plant is also growing in there...for the life of me am not sure why!
I just got changed to zone 9b..from 8b!!!!! Totally not true...not at all.
I live in zone 7 nd our last frost date is may 15 nd I hav seen it frost in may 29,think u dropped the ball on that one bud
Funny how on your zone map there is nothing above the 49th parallel. Just...nothing. Wakey, wakey - there is a whole other country of gardeners that might have been interested in what you have to say. Surely you could have used a map of ALL North America for the planting zones.
USDA Zones are just that. No offense, the United States Department of Agriculture has developed and updated the Zone maps for the U.S. only. I suspect you live in Canada obviously, so just a word of advice would be to find the Canadian version of the USDA zone map and compare it to what he is explaining. Or just best guess here plan on what is a zone 3 or 4 for the majority of the Canadian population. Best of luck.
really unclear you hop all over halfway through before you even get to it
To much talk.