Years ago I had a large garden in Idaho. I would winter over my wide row (3 ft.) carrots by loading my pickup with leaves from the nearby city park. I would place a stake in the location of the last carrots I harvested and cover with 6 to 8 inches of leaves and leave for the winter. 6 inches of snow.. no problem. I'd take a fork to the stake open the row up and would have carrots all winter long! Replace the stake at the new spot when finished and voila!... ready for the next time. Good luck and happy gardening!
I'm in zone 5b and I put broccoli plants and lettuce out under row cover pretty early, and so far they are looking good. We've had a few nights in the low 20's. This is the first year that I've tried using row cover to get started earlier.
Love this video! I just bought this but made the mistake of getting .055 too thin. I used clear plastic totes on the 8 plants I put out and they survived at 21! I'm going for this 1.5 weight. Btw I'm in a ton of garden groups on FB and I got ridiculed posting pics of putting cold weather crops out. Nearly everyone said "It's Too Early". LOL. I'm surprised gardeners aren't taking advantage of getting good harvests starting cold stuff early.
I feel like many folks were taught that you just kind of put everything out after that frost free date-- and it is a shame because one will have much better results with many veggies by putting them out earlier!
Jenna totally agree. I did a new post saying "Stop giving beginners false info" They might enjoy starting early. Explaining and suggesting using a good grow calendar. I have a great one from BackToRoots that I shared with them. Also posting pics of my healthy crops when it's 25 out blows peoples minds. LOL.
Good morning Jenna. Zone 6a Indiana here. I am using the frost cloths on my early spring brassicas as you've instructed & they are working wonderfully. Thank you sooooo much! Happy growing 💚 🌻
It's so nice to have garden advice from you Jenna! New to Ohio from the deep south, gardening farther north has been a learning experience for sure. Keep the great videos coming!
I use the frost cloth to protect my onions and celery from the digging of the squirrels and rabbits. I like the wire for the hoops, pvc only lasts so long. I sowed some carrots and planted some lettuce and spinach out in a cold frame a couple weeks ago, everything is alive and the other day, before 3" of snow the carrots are up. Spring has sprung! Stay Well!!!
@@GrowfullywithJenna just came in from planting my onions before 3 days of rain and snow.. As I was putting up the fabric it began to rain, I will let mother nature water in my onions this year. I know you will have an awesome harvest, hope you can relax a bit more this year and enjoy it. Stay Well!!!
Excellent X 3.... you provide some of the most valuable information and present it in a clear, concise manner. I truly appreciate all of your content! Thank you so much!!!
If you need a little extra heat under that cloth, you can run a strand or 2 of the old school (not the led kind) of Christmas tree lights. We've done this successfully for some of ours when it drops below 20 here, which is rare.
I have enjoyed many of your videos, Jenna. I wish your garden is here in southern Vancouver Island instead of Ohio, so your gardening tips would be easier to apply here. Still your videos are fun to watch. You are so cheery and the quality of your videos is excellent. Your voice and diction is so clear
I love those wire hoops. I think that is exactly what I have been looking for to use in my raised beds. Thanks Jenna. Your videos are always so timely.
Just the best video Jenna. If red squirrels are a problem ...an old Vermont trick is to use a rat trap baited with peanut butter and Welch's grape jelly. The farmer who taught me this insisted that Welch's is the only brand of jelly that works. (not a sponser). Kind Regards. Craig
Thanks for sharing. I am considering getting a frost cloth/blanket for my meyer lemon tree and other citrus trees indoors during winter because my lemon tree seems to be dying slowly.
Thanks Jenna! Those wire hoops do look very functional for frost and insect protection but I chose to use half inch CPVC because I use the same system to support plastic covers over the winter and I was afraid a heavy snow would bring cave everything in with the thin wire supports. We had one very wet 6" snow this winter that even collapsed my poly tunnels with the CPVC. I may get some to use in certain areas in the summer and I'm going to check out your source for the frost/insect mesh. Happy spring!
I wish they made one with the insect netting I like to use (the nearly clear mesh material)-- I found one that is supposed to be insect netting, but I feel it functions more like shade cloth: www.gurneys.com/product/pest-netting-tunnel?p=0579716&msclkid=711b5af9b8991ffceae73cf43ebdab4f&Shopping%20(Product%20Listing%20Ads%20Original)%20-%20SHOP&All%20Product%20Groups
I transplant them in, only because the time of year they need to be started here is very hot & dry and this makes it challenging to direct seed. If you like, I have a video on how I grow my overwintered onions too: ua-cam.com/video/L6e3HL0XHLo/v-deo.htmlsi=6WDS4IkUg-EAySyH
How do you get your strawberry bed ready in the spring? Do you remove all the dead foliage? Do you mulch them in the fall? I'd love a video about these things 🩷
I actually don't do anything to them in the spring. I fertilizer after harvest is over and mulch with leaf mulch in the fall. I will add this to the list of videos!
well-yrs ago i went out to pick that perfect tomato (after watching every day for the ripest picking day) and some animal beat me to it. they are smart little buggers
Well hello again Jenna. I'm wondering how your early sown spinach is doing? ;-) The snow has finally melted off of my garden beds so I can see what is going on. I think I see some spinach poking up. But, it IS still March, so we shall see!
They're tiny, but healthy looking! We just got some rain and the temps are warming up slightly (daytime temps in the 50-60s) so I expect them to really take off.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Lucky you. My daytime temps are in the mid 40s still. Say, when should I plant these onions? They're something I never bothered growing before but now I am liking it but unfamiliar with the timing.
Good to know about the voles with those. Now if i could just keep the birds from digging around in my straw mulch and flinging it everywhere i'd be golden! 😂 At least they haven't tried to go for the young snap pea plants that are growing there....yet...
I just pulled frost fabric off some over wintering containers to enjoy the sunshine and almost scared myself thinking something was alive underneath - noise was just plants rubbing on fabric 😂
Dyna grow! Fertilizer, I know this is off subject but I saw your video on testing fertilizers and I came across this particular brand, just wanted your opinion.
Hi Jenna, Love your content and video quality and volume too! Appreciate you so much! ❤ Question: how wide is the growing bed in which you are using the 76" hoops? Are the hoops tall enough for the whole season, of growing full size brassicas? Do you prefer the rounded hoops or the square type? Are the square types harder on the covering material? It seems like the edges of the square hoops could tear the cloth? But I've heard advantages of them as well, so I am undecided as to which I want to try.
Oh- that's a great question, I should have covered that in my video! my beds are approx. 3' wide. They are not quite tall enough for the entire season. I typically end up taking the netting off about 2-3 weeks before harvest as the plants are butting up against the netting by that point. I prefer the rounded hoops- I could see where the squared edges would be harder on the fabric, but have not personally had a problem with them- it's just that the rounded hoops are more economical for the large amount that I need.
We just got back from Jamaica hoping it would be spring and we could start working in the gardens. Instead we were greeted by a spring Maine ice storm minor setback I hope..
@@GrowfullywithJenna Jamaica was awesome, we're going back in November! Now we have a spring snow storm coming this week that could dump 16 inches of wet snow and 50 mph winds. This is what I call "sprinter". It's not spring but not actually winter either.
Hi Jenna, I appreciate your work! My question is related to the Bonide Revenge mole killer that you used. Just want to confirm that it really works. I have had good success with trapping but would use this product when trapping isn’t feasible. Over the years I have tried most of the mole products and really none of it has worked and even though I have trust in you I’m skeptical from past experience. It really works? Sorry for my skepticism. Thank You.
You're referring to the one I use in the 'how to get rid of moles' video, correct? I quit using it shortly after I filmed that video- the risk of secondary poisoning was too great (we've got 2 dogs + lots of other predatory animals roaming about). I didn't even use it long enough to really get a feel for how effective it is. I totally understand your skepticism, and my experience with mole products has been similar! I know you said you want something when trapping isn't feasible, but the very best thing I've found after several more years of experimentation is the scissors trap: amzn.to/4cIWrYt Expensive, but amazingly effective!
Is it better to use the plastic type of row cover or actual cloth? I am also in Ohio. I have raised beds. I want to put out lettuce, broccoli and brusels sprouts.
My pet peeve is Summer rains on my Tomato plants. I grow them in large pots and in our zone 6, sometimes mildew sets in after that. Any suggestions for this problem?
Grow them under cover of a special arbor like people grow sweet peas for commercial flower cutting. I know watching Gardener's World Monty Don often grows tomatoes fully in a greenhouse, start to finish!
Not sure what your set up is like, but in addition to the suggestions about covering them, make sure you give them plenty of space. A lack of air circulation can make mildew worse.
so if you planted from seed and we got his much hard rain should we seed again? i live in jhonsville ohio and seeded twice already lol not sure what to do
I thank you for your informative video, Jenna. But please Wear Goggles! Or safety glasses or something when you bend those hoops! Do no manipulate metal rods like those you worked without eye protection! It is all too easy to have thin rods like those slip out of one's grasp and snap straight into an eye socket!
I'm in zone 5A. I've had my broccoli in the ground for about 2 weeks now. This is my first time trying to put them in this early. I started them indoors in mid February, and waited until they had two sets of true leaves to harden off gradually for about a week. They went in the ground, and have been enduring fluctuating temps above and below freezing ( 25F ~ 40 F ). They do have the advantage of being in a foot tall bed which keeps the worst of low laying frost off of them. They are showing mild signs of some frost damage on the foliage, but nothing very impactful. I did just have to cover them this past Friday to keep a snow off of them. They seem pretty well adapted to the cold.
@@GasOperatedDad Good to know. It took me a long time to realize some things just like cool temps. I try to stay on the same path as Jenna as we are both in Ohio, same zone. I want to ask her a zillion questions but I try not to bother her too much. Just curious what she has put out so far.
Listen im just putting it out there so you are aware. Lets use snow for example. Plants can normally handle cold TEMPERATURES, but what causes them to suffer is the COLD + WET. So cold and wet... snow. So this stuff you're showcasing, since it does allow moisture in, makes them less ideal. Thats just my understanding but NOTE: I live in Florida, this is just information I've heard that to me made a lot of sense
Lift up the frost cover to find voles have set up a flatscreen and a recliner. Little beer cans all over the place. It’s quite literally Animal House.
😂😂😂 I can absolutely picture this!
That’s hilarious but that’s exactly how I feel.
Your channel is just the best!!! Your content is so high quality, Im always so impressed and learn so much from you!
Wow, thank you!
Exactly the question I had this morning
Years ago I had a large garden in Idaho. I would winter over my wide row (3 ft.) carrots by loading my pickup with leaves from the nearby city park. I would place a stake in the location of the last carrots I harvested and cover with 6 to 8 inches of leaves and leave for the winter. 6 inches of snow.. no problem. I'd take a fork to the stake open the row up and would have carrots all winter long! Replace the stake at the new spot when finished and voila!... ready for the next time. Good luck and happy gardening!
Like the advice on securing the sides of the cloth and the clothes pins...thanks!
You bet!
I'm in zone 5b and I put broccoli plants and lettuce out under row cover pretty early, and so far they are looking good. We've had a few nights in the low 20's. This is the first year that I've tried using row cover to get started earlier.
Hmm, nice to know I can push the boundary a bit further! We have hefty winds here though, that really does some work on winter plantings.
Glad to hear they are looking good!
Thanks Jenna, great content and presentation as usual!
Glad you liked it!
Love this video! I just bought this but made the mistake of getting .055 too thin. I used clear plastic totes on the 8 plants I put out and they survived at 21! I'm going for this 1.5 weight. Btw I'm in a ton of garden groups on FB and I got ridiculed posting pics of putting cold weather crops out. Nearly everyone said "It's Too Early". LOL. I'm surprised gardeners aren't taking advantage of getting good harvests starting cold stuff early.
I feel like many folks were taught that you just kind of put everything out after that frost free date-- and it is a shame because one will have much better results with many veggies by putting them out earlier!
Jenna totally agree. I did a new post saying "Stop giving beginners false info" They might enjoy starting early. Explaining and suggesting using a good grow calendar. I have a great one from BackToRoots that I shared with them. Also posting pics of my healthy crops when it's 25 out blows peoples minds. LOL.
Jenna, could you please do a vedio on how you maintain and care for your strawberry plants?
Very well explained, thanks❤
Excellent video! I usually do the PVC with clips but the wire hoops look so easy to set up. Thank you for your videos. I always learn something new.
Good morning Jenna. Zone 6a Indiana here. I am using the frost cloths on my early spring brassicas as you've instructed & they are working wonderfully. Thank you sooooo much! Happy growing 💚 🌻
I'm glad to hear this!!
It's so nice to have garden advice from you Jenna! New to Ohio from the deep south, gardening farther north has been a learning experience for sure. Keep the great videos coming!
I use the frost cloth to protect my onions and celery from the digging of the squirrels and rabbits. I like the wire for the hoops, pvc only lasts so long.
I sowed some carrots and planted some lettuce and spinach out in a cold frame a couple weeks ago, everything is alive and the other day, before 3" of snow the carrots are up.
Spring has sprung! Stay Well!!!
It's a great way to protect from critters!
And I'm glad to hear everything is alive, best wishes for a great harvest, Brian!
@@GrowfullywithJenna just came in from planting my onions before 3 days of rain and snow.. As I was putting up the fabric it began to rain, I will let mother nature water in my onions this year.
I know you will have an awesome harvest, hope you can relax a bit more this year and enjoy it.
Stay Well!!!
Excellent X 3.... you provide some of the most valuable information and present it in a clear, concise manner. I truly appreciate all of your content! Thank you so much!!!
Thank you!
If you need a little extra heat under that cloth, you can run a strand or 2 of the old school (not the led kind) of Christmas tree lights. We've done this successfully for some of ours when it drops below 20 here, which is rare.
Great tip!
I have enjoyed many of your videos, Jenna. I wish your garden is here in southern Vancouver Island instead of Ohio, so your gardening tips would be easier to apply here. Still your videos are fun to watch. You are so cheery and the quality of your videos is excellent. Your voice and diction is so clear
Thank you!
I rather wish my garden was on southern Vancouver Island as well-- what a beautiful place!
Love your videos. I have trouble deciding when to plant young seedlings. Could you do a video on deciding when to move certain plants to the garden?
I will add this to the list!
Excellent timing!
I love those wire hoops. I think that is exactly what I have been looking for to use in my raised beds. Thanks Jenna. Your videos are always so timely.
Glad it was helpful!
Growing Casablancas this year, looking forward to them 😍
Just the best video Jenna. If red squirrels are a problem ...an old Vermont trick is to use a rat trap baited with peanut butter and Welch's grape jelly. The farmer who taught me this insisted that Welch's is the only brand of jelly that works. (not a sponser). Kind Regards. Craig
Good to know!! I wonder if that would work on chipmunks too?
Thanks for sharing. I am considering getting a frost cloth/blanket for my meyer lemon tree and other citrus trees indoors during winter because my lemon tree seems to be dying slowly.
Thanks Jenna! Those wire hoops do look very functional for frost and insect protection but I chose to use half inch CPVC because I use the same system to support plastic covers over the winter and I was afraid a heavy snow would bring cave everything in with the thin wire supports. We had one very wet 6" snow this winter that even collapsed my poly tunnels with the CPVC. I may get some to use in certain areas in the summer and I'm going to check out your source for the frost/insect mesh. Happy spring!
Great point on the snow support!
It would be nice if they made that Haxnicks tunnel in insect fabric and different lenghts and heights.
I wish they made one with the insect netting I like to use (the nearly clear mesh material)-- I found one that is supposed to be insect netting, but I feel it functions more like shade cloth: www.gurneys.com/product/pest-netting-tunnel?p=0579716&msclkid=711b5af9b8991ffceae73cf43ebdab4f&Shopping%20(Product%20Listing%20Ads%20Original)%20-%20SHOP&All%20Product%20Groups
Nice information
Thanks I was wondering where to get some, thanks…
Thank you, this was exactly what I was looking for, this helps a lot.
Glad it helps!
Thank you so much for this!!! Your channel is one of my favorites!
Thank you!
Great info!
Glad you think so!
Thank you Jenna, very useful infos.!
Glad it was helpful!
Could you speak to your overwintered onion process? Do you direct seed or do you transplant them in, and what pros/cons do you see with it?
I transplant them in, only because the time of year they need to be started here is very hot & dry and this makes it challenging to direct seed. If you like, I have a video on how I grow my overwintered onions too: ua-cam.com/video/L6e3HL0XHLo/v-deo.htmlsi=6WDS4IkUg-EAySyH
How do you get your strawberry bed ready in the spring? Do you remove all the dead foliage? Do you mulch them in the fall? I'd love a video about these things 🩷
I actually don't do anything to them in the spring. I fertilizer after harvest is over and mulch with leaf mulch in the fall. I will add this to the list of videos!
well-yrs ago i went out to pick that perfect tomato (after watching every day for the ripest picking day) and some animal beat me to it. they are smart little buggers
Had a dog that could tell the exact moment any tomato was perfect to pick... And he would eat it... 😑
Ugh... that has happened to me too-- they are smart!!
Well hello again Jenna. I'm wondering how your early sown spinach is doing? ;-) The snow has finally melted off of my garden beds so I can see what is going on. I think I see some spinach poking up. But, it IS still March, so we shall see!
They're tiny, but healthy looking! We just got some rain and the temps are warming up slightly (daytime temps in the 50-60s) so I expect them to really take off.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Lucky you. My daytime temps are in the mid 40s still.
Say, when should I plant these onions? They're something I never bothered growing before but now I am liking it but unfamiliar with the timing.
Good to know about the voles with those. Now if i could just keep the birds from digging around in my straw mulch and flinging it everywhere i'd be golden! 😂 At least they haven't tried to go for the young snap pea plants that are growing there....yet...
Birds love to dig in my grass mulch too! Pinwheels stuck in the ground can help deter them.
Hi Jenna, are you planting onions and potatoes next week?
I'll take that as a yes. Me too, here in Wayne County Ohio, if it stops raining for a minute.
Onions are in-- I'll be planting potatoes this week, because of the rain delay!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Me too, I planted 300 (long day), so I can make friends when I give them away. :)
I just pulled frost fabric off some over wintering containers to enjoy the sunshine and almost scared myself thinking something was alive underneath - noise was just plants rubbing on fabric 😂
Oh no!! 😂
I support you
Dyna grow! Fertilizer, I know this is off subject but I saw your video on testing fertilizers and I came across this particular brand, just wanted your opinion.
I've not tried the Dynagrow yet, so I'm not sure about that one!
Hi Jenna, Love your content and video quality and volume too! Appreciate you so much! ❤ Question: how wide is the growing bed in which you are using the 76" hoops? Are the hoops tall enough for the whole season, of growing full size brassicas? Do you prefer the rounded hoops or the square type? Are the square types harder on the covering material? It seems like the edges of the square hoops could tear the cloth? But I've heard advantages of them as well, so I am undecided as to which I want to try.
Oh- that's a great question, I should have covered that in my video! my beds are approx. 3' wide. They are not quite tall enough for the entire season. I typically end up taking the netting off about 2-3 weeks before harvest as the plants are butting up against the netting by that point. I prefer the rounded hoops- I could see where the squared edges would be harder on the fabric, but have not personally had a problem with them- it's just that the rounded hoops are more economical for the large amount that I need.
@@GrowfullywithJenna thankyou! I have brassicas ready to go out soon, and we just got hoops and insect netting! Excited!
We just got back from Jamaica hoping it would be spring and we could start working in the gardens. Instead we were greeted by a spring Maine ice storm minor setback I hope..
Oh goodness-- hope that ice is gone soon! And I hope you enjoyed your time in Jamaica
@@GrowfullywithJenna Jamaica was awesome, we're going back in November! Now we have a spring snow storm coming this week that could dump 16 inches of wet snow and 50 mph winds. This is what I call "sprinter". It's not spring but not actually winter either.
Using my heavy felt fabric trick, my radishes germinated 2 days ago.
Hopefully they are tuff
Glad to hear your radishes are up!
Hi Jenna,
I appreciate your work! My question is related to the Bonide Revenge mole killer that you used. Just want to confirm that it really works. I have had good success with trapping but would use this product when trapping isn’t feasible. Over the years I have tried most of the mole products and really none of it has worked and even though I have trust in you I’m skeptical from past experience. It really works? Sorry for my skepticism. Thank You.
You're referring to the one I use in the 'how to get rid of moles' video, correct?
I quit using it shortly after I filmed that video- the risk of secondary poisoning was too great (we've got 2 dogs + lots of other predatory animals roaming about). I didn't even use it long enough to really get a feel for how effective it is. I totally understand your skepticism, and my experience with mole products has been similar! I know you said you want something when trapping isn't feasible, but the very best thing I've found after several more years of experimentation is the scissors trap: amzn.to/4cIWrYt Expensive, but amazingly effective!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Okay. I really, really appreciate hearing back from you.
Jenna…how do you keep your brassicas so upright and not hang curly stems?!
Adequate light and air circulation and proper nutrition
Is it better to use the plastic type of row cover or actual cloth? I am also in Ohio. I have raised beds. I want to put out lettuce, broccoli and brusels sprouts.
My preference is the cloth. The plastic tends to overheat on sunny days.
Can you share links to the products?
They are in the video description
My pet peeve is Summer rains on my Tomato plants. I grow them in large pots and in our zone 6, sometimes mildew sets in after that. Any suggestions for this problem?
Grow them under cover of a special arbor like people grow sweet peas for commercial flower cutting.
I know watching Gardener's World Monty Don often grows tomatoes fully in a greenhouse, start to finish!
@@RealBradMiller I have limited sun exposure, devising something this year, sure! Thx for suggestions.
@@alcg3981 Best of luck!
Not sure what your set up is like, but in addition to the suggestions about covering them, make sure you give them plenty of space. A lack of air circulation can make mildew worse.
@@GrowfullywithJenna thank you!
so if you planted from seed and we got his much hard rain should we seed again? i live in jhonsville ohio and seeded twice already lol not sure what to do
What do you have planted and how long since planting? Some things will tolerate all this rain...
@@GrowfullywithJenna spagetti squash cabbage watermellon and brussle sprouts
@@GrowfullywithJenna spaghetti squash watermelon cabbage Brussel sprouts
and thank you so much!!love your channel you are the best!!
Can I use 6 mil plastic the same way??
You can- you just have to more careful on sunny days as the intense greenhouse effect created by plastic can burn up tender young seedlings.
I thank you for your informative video, Jenna. But please Wear Goggles! Or safety glasses or something when you bend those hoops! Do no manipulate metal rods like those you worked without eye protection! It is all too easy to have thin rods like those slip out of one's grasp and snap straight into an eye socket!
"Do not" not "Do no"!
Thanks for mentioning this!
Have you put out your broccoli yet? I’m skeeeerd. 😂
I'm in zone 5A. I've had my broccoli in the ground for about 2 weeks now. This is my first time trying to put them in this early. I started them indoors in mid February, and waited until they had two sets of true leaves to harden off gradually for about a week. They went in the ground, and have been enduring fluctuating temps above and below freezing ( 25F ~ 40 F ). They do have the advantage of being in a foot tall bed which keeps the worst of low laying frost off of them. They are showing mild signs of some frost damage on the foliage, but nothing very impactful. I did just have to cover them this past Friday to keep a snow off of them. They seem pretty well adapted to the cold.
@@GasOperatedDad Good to know. It took me a long time to realize some things just like cool temps. I try to stay on the same path as Jenna as we are both in Ohio, same zone. I want to ask her a zillion questions but I try not to bother her too much. Just curious what she has put out so far.
No- I'll be transplanting in about 2 weeks... weather cooperating!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thank you, Jenna. ❤️❤️
Oh how I hate VOLES.
Same!!
@@GrowfullywithJenna ♥️
Listen im just putting it out there so you are aware. Lets use snow for example. Plants can normally handle cold TEMPERATURES, but what causes them to suffer is the COLD + WET. So cold and wet... snow. So this stuff you're showcasing, since it does allow moisture in, makes them less ideal. Thats just my understanding but NOTE: I live in Florida, this is just information I've heard that to me made a lot of sense
She talks about snow and stuff towards the end of the video.