I am 69, live in a subdivision in SE Texas. I have a backyard raised bed garden with okra, zucchini, corn, cucumbers, sweet potatoes and cantaloupe. We share with neighbors and eat veggies everyday. Learning a lot! Very fun & enjoyable! 👍🏼
My garden year has not gone as planned, and I had about half my space planted with purchased starts, so last week I went out and direct sowed tomatoes, basil, squash, cucumber, beans, zinnias, cosmos, and sunflowers. To my amazement everything has come up and is 3 inches tall, and even needs thinning. With the long season here in the inland valleys of SoCal, I have plenty of time to get a harvest later this year. Hoping it doesn't get too hot for my baby plants, but I have shade cloth over the sensitive ones.
I just planted my 2" tall fall tomato starts. Here in my coastal-influenced zone 10a garden, I can grow tomatoes into December although those won't ripen properly on the vine. But I've discovered that San Marzanos make the best fermented tomato pickles so I want tons of green ones this year!
Yay! Congrats Bridgette and family, I didn't know. :) Thanks for all the tips, will get my beans in the ground and look forward to starting some flowers, more tomatillo and hopefully some melons and squash, if I can find the room! I need another raised bed, ha!
Get a $5 ultraviolet flashlight from Harbor Freight, shine it on your plants after dark, and pick off those hornworms which will show up fluorescent purple! Toss 'em in the soapy water bucket or feed 'em to the chickens.
sah LOW see ah :-) love the videos ;-) For anyone that doesn't have a San Diego Seed Company calendar, I highly recommend it. It's chock full of great info.
10b coastal San Diego goes wayyyyy late. Target harvest last week of October. We don’t get too hot and get bout 110 -120 days of straight sun ☀️ and moderate temps beginning mid to late June. Starting peppers 🌶️ too early is a real problem; but we can run brassicas through June.
I'm in zone 9B - celosia and zinnias can be planted in July??? I'm new to gardening in this zone. I planted over 200 seeds of zinnias in March and only 2 survived the hot weather and bugs. Temps. here are currently in the high 90's (feels like 3digits) I'm still doubtful they'll survive this time round but will give it a try and see what happens. Thank you for the video!!
They're usually best started from October all the way through June, so we're going to have to baby them a bit, and they'll be planted in an area that's protected from the afternoon sun.
Zahara zinnias are the only ones I've found that will start in 9b this late/hot. I started some indoors last year, transplanted them out and they bloomed until what passes for winter here. Johnny's and Park Seed carry them, maybe some other companies.
hi! I have broccoli plants that have flowered and seeded, should I keep watering the plants as the seeds get bigger and brown up? Or should I stop watering and let them go that way? Thanks!! I really appreciate these videos I look forward to them every month.
First I like to say that your video is very educated, I am from the Netherlands and living in Greece, I don't know much about what, how and whenbto plant ore start with the seeds, I recently found out about hardness zone, so we are in 9 ore 10, does that mean I can follow your instructions?
Yup! Things should match up with your climate pretty closely. You may need to make slightly adjustments based on humidity, highs, etc. but those things apply to any gardeners in our zones
We are from the island euboias (Evia) it is really very nice here, we just have had a heatwave, that was a bit difficult. In winter temperatures can drop to a bit below zero but that won't be long, maybe 2 ore 3 days, but winters are mild.
Big monsters like these (sandiegoseedcompany.com/product/vegetables/pumpkins/organic-cinderella-pumpkin-seeds/) take 95+ days, so that's really close. Cute little guys (like these: sandiegoseedcompany.com/product/vegetables/pumpkins/organic-jack-be-little-pumpkin-seeds/) could be. Get them started ASAP though!
Depends. Be aware that San Diego has a cooling coastal effect that allows them to grow many more plants through the heat than other 9s and 10s. If you're in Arizona-New Mexico, hot dry mountain areas or the Deep South like me, tomatoes will stop setting fruit when day temps are consistently over 90 and night temps remain over 80. Even if fruit is still on the plants they're usually overrun by nasty sucking insects or disease by now. I tried shade cloth this year but the bugs found their way under. Cherry tomatoes became hard and sour or bitter in the heat and bug sucking.
Last year I found small compressed bales of straw at Tractor Supply. This year they only had it to order online so am trying a seeding mulch from them. I just put it down a week ago and it looked good but I'm not sure how long it will last.
I just bought a compressed bag of pine shavings at the local feed store for $11. We used to use it for bedding in our horse stalls. I've covered my two 6' raised beds, and my daughter's 18' of raised beds, and still have shavings leftover. Don't buy the mini shavings as they will just blow away, and be sure to wet them down as soon as you get them spread since they're pretty light and fluffy when dry.
Jeff? O my gosh I thought who is Jeff lol. Peace n health to Bridgette..im in 9-10 central Florida it's tooo hot 😊 I do have several squash pumpkins n peppers started for planting in end of August I actually don't go by the seed packets I've learned to plant tomatoes n brassicas n many herbs in Dec plant out n end harvest about May. Heat index was 104 in the shade 😮 thx Jeff
He's the usual cameraman, but we forced him to get in front of the camera for the time being :) That's WAY hot! Always good to use info as a starting point but then learn what works best for you. Great work!
I'm in zone 9, and I agree it is real hot. I'm trying to figure out how to have continuous harvests during the hottest parts of the year. Fortunately I came across this video so there is still hope!
@smittyschmit4599 hi.just wanted to add. I've learned to plant alot of sunflowers about 2 - 3 weeks before my seedlings are ready..i throw seeds out every 4 days. I put okra in by some of the flowers as they grow n amaranth THEN melons squash n beans as the flowers get taller n the okra branches out there is a whole shady area under there where the bushes r growing I also put in sweet potatoes..sounds crazy but it's working 😃
Hi I’m trying to start my garden I thought some plants were ok for this heat, I’m in south Fl, want to start from today. Not sure if to start indoors or outdoors in the shade. Appreciate your help
I am 69, live in a subdivision in SE Texas. I have a backyard raised bed garden with okra, zucchini, corn, cucumbers, sweet potatoes and cantaloupe. We share with neighbors and eat veggies everyday. Learning a lot! Very fun & enjoyable! 👍🏼
Very glad to have you here. Keep it up! Sounds like you have a great garden going.
My garden year has not gone as planned, and I had about half my space planted with purchased starts, so last week I went out and direct sowed tomatoes, basil, squash, cucumber, beans, zinnias, cosmos, and sunflowers. To my amazement everything has come up and is 3 inches tall, and even needs thinning. With the long season here in the inland valleys of SoCal, I have plenty of time to get a harvest later this year. Hoping it doesn't get too hot for my baby plants, but I have shade cloth over the sensitive ones.
I just planted my 2" tall fall tomato starts. Here in my coastal-influenced zone 10a garden, I can grow tomatoes into December although those won't ripen properly on the vine. But I've discovered that San Marzanos make the best fermented tomato pickles so I want tons of green ones this year!
Yeah, we try do grow them all year, but it definitely slows down. Good to know! We have some growing and usually do a lot of Romas too
You did a great job standing in for Brigette. Blessings to her and baby in Jesus name!
Yay! Congrats Bridgette and family, I didn't know. :) Thanks for all the tips, will get my beans in the ground and look forward to starting some flowers, more tomatillo and hopefully some melons and squash, if I can find the room! I need another raised bed, ha!
Another great video. My current task is picking horn worms off my pepper plants. I thought they liked tomato plants. (Zone 9b)
Ah yeah. We've had them eat habaneros before!
Get a $5 ultraviolet flashlight from Harbor Freight, shine it on your plants after dark, and pick off those hornworms which will show up fluorescent purple! Toss 'em in the soapy water bucket or feed 'em to the chickens.
I lol’d a few times. Thanks for the info. Watching mid-August but this will be helpful for me next year.
sah LOW see ah :-) love the videos ;-) For anyone that doesn't have a San Diego Seed Company calendar, I highly recommend it. It's chock full of great info.
10b coastal San Diego goes wayyyyy late. Target harvest last week of October. We don’t get too hot and get bout 110 -120 days of straight sun ☀️ and moderate temps beginning mid to late June. Starting peppers 🌶️ too early is a real problem; but we can run brassicas through June.
Try planting tansy to attract pollinators. It is a tough, statuesque plant covered with yellow button flowers. Seems like deer dislike it too.
I'll check it out. Looks like it's native to much of the northern US.
I'm in zone 9B - celosia and zinnias can be planted in July??? I'm new to gardening in this zone. I planted over 200 seeds of zinnias in March and only 2 survived the hot weather and bugs. Temps. here are currently in the high 90's (feels like 3digits) I'm still doubtful they'll survive this time round but will give it a try and see what happens. Thank you for the video!!
They're usually best started from October all the way through June, so we're going to have to baby them a bit, and they'll be planted in an area that's protected from the afternoon sun.
Zahara zinnias are the only ones I've found that will start in 9b this late/hot. I started some indoors last year, transplanted them out and they bloomed until what passes for winter here. Johnny's and Park Seed carry them, maybe some other companies.
@@hyacinthABC thank you for the info! will give it a try!
I've started my seeds indoors. It's way too hot here in AZ right now. I've directly sowed outdoors a few, but they are struggling, and some have died.
Same! I'm in indio, CA in the palm springs area. It's so hot! Everything is struggling! My daliahs didn't make it😢
Love you so funny . Your great 😅
Ha! I never thought about resowing pollinator flowers! ...I'm still pretty new at growing though. ;-) Cheers for the tips!
Pretty soon, they'll take care of that on their own too!
Everything I planted for Phoenix area died cuz of the heat. What am I doing wrong.
Ah, the heat can be brutal for sure. Shade cloth, mulch, and deep watering are your best bet, but that heat is still something else.
hi! I have broccoli plants that have flowered and seeded, should I keep watering the plants as the seeds get bigger and brown up? Or should I stop watering and let them go that way? Thanks!! I really appreciate these videos I look forward to them every month.
It depends on your soil, rain, etc. but you probably can cut back a lot, if not entirely
Helpful to name the plants written on the board. I guess you can say I can’t read. Small screen, so thanks!!
Ah, didn't even think of that. Good to know for us!
Yes, and if I'm cooking while I'm watching, I like to hear what I might miss while I burn dinner.
Yeah a lot of times you can't see the board. So thanks for the read.
@@stephanielancaster4430 Great feedback! We'll keep on reading it :)
Backwards hats are cool, don’t worry about it 👍🏽
Okra too
Yes, definitely! There are 14 veggies listed in the calendar for July, so we just highlight some of them here.
First I like to say that your video is very educated, I am from the Netherlands and living in Greece, I don't know much about what, how and whenbto plant ore start with the seeds, I recently found out about hardness zone, so we are in 9 ore 10, does that mean I can follow your instructions?
Yup! Things should match up with your climate pretty closely. You may need to make slightly adjustments based on humidity, highs, etc. but those things apply to any gardeners in our zones
@SanDiegoSeedCompany thank you very much for your answer. we are 100 meters from the see. So I keep that in mind 😌
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@@MrYanaika sounds like a great place to garden! What island, if you don't mind me asking?
We are from the island euboias (Evia) it is really very nice here, we just have had a heatwave, that was a bit difficult. In winter temperatures can drop to a bit below zero but that won't be long, maybe 2 ore 3 days, but winters are mild.
To me starts are the small plants ready to transplant, not sowing small seeds in trays. 🤔 Thanks for the flower reminder.
They are, but it's just a difference of buying starts or starting your own from seed
Do you think pumpkins would be ready by Halloween if I started now, or is it too late for Halloween?
Big monsters like these (sandiegoseedcompany.com/product/vegetables/pumpkins/organic-cinderella-pumpkin-seeds/) take 95+ days, so that's really close. Cute little guys (like these: sandiegoseedcompany.com/product/vegetables/pumpkins/organic-jack-be-little-pumpkin-seeds/) could be. Get them started ASAP though!
@@SanDiegoSeedCompany thanks
So,are you naming the board you're holding is called,"Motherboard", haha?. In honor of Bridgette?.
That is... PERFECT
Does the epsom salt help with the transplant shock??
I’ve heard worm castings do. And another thing people have me is lots of water (when transplanting) with a bit of sugar in it.
It's Le-Vi-o-sa! 😂
I love your kid bombing your video. I am paying attention to him more than you, sorry I have to watch this again. LOL
Here in Zone 10, can we technically grow tomatoes year round?
Yup! I recommend smaller varieties to overwinter since the plant just doesn't get much sun so growing a big fat beefsteak is hard
Depends. Be aware that San Diego has a cooling coastal effect that allows them to grow many more plants through the heat than other 9s and 10s. If you're in Arizona-New Mexico, hot dry mountain areas or the Deep South like me, tomatoes will stop setting fruit when day temps are consistently over 90 and night temps remain over 80. Even if fruit is still on the plants they're usually overrun by nasty sucking insects or disease by now. I tried shade cloth this year but the bugs found their way under. Cherry tomatoes became hard and sour or bitter in the heat and bug sucking.
BUT you can pot up the suckers you hopefully removed when they were still healthy and root them in the shade for fall planting in a month or so.
Ants and aphids are destroying my gardens. And it is so dang hot the seedlings are not often surviving. Ugh.
Best place to purchase straw?
Last year I found small compressed bales of straw at Tractor Supply. This year they only had it to order online so am trying a seeding mulch from them. I just put it down a week ago and it looked good but I'm not sure how long it will last.
We've also used Tractor Supply and City Farmers Nursery but open to suggestions!
I just bought a compressed bag of pine shavings at the local feed store for $11. We used to use it for bedding in our horse stalls. I've covered my two 6' raised beds, and my daughter's 18' of raised beds, and still have shavings leftover. Don't buy the mini shavings as they will just blow away, and be sure to wet them down as soon as you get them spread since they're pretty light and fluffy when dry.
Jeff? O my gosh I thought who is Jeff lol. Peace n health to Bridgette..im in 9-10 central Florida it's tooo hot 😊 I do have several squash pumpkins n peppers started for planting in end of August I actually don't go by the seed packets I've learned to plant tomatoes n brassicas n many herbs in Dec plant out n end harvest about May. Heat index was 104 in the shade 😮 thx Jeff
He's the usual cameraman, but we forced him to get in front of the camera for the time being :)
That's WAY hot! Always good to use info as a starting point but then learn what works best for you. Great work!
I'm in zone 9, and I agree it is real hot. I'm trying to figure out how to have continuous harvests during the hottest parts of the year. Fortunately I came across this video so there is still hope!
@smittyschmit4599 hi.just wanted to add. I've learned to plant alot of sunflowers about 2 - 3 weeks before my seedlings are ready..i throw seeds out every 4 days. I put okra in by some of the flowers as they grow n amaranth THEN melons squash n beans as the flowers get taller n the okra branches out there is a whole shady area under there where the bushes r growing I also put in sweet potatoes..sounds crazy but it's working 😃
Hi I’m trying to start my garden I thought some plants were ok for this heat, I’m in south Fl, want to start from today. Not sure if to start indoors or outdoors in the shade. Appreciate your help