Got my fall/winter garden going and my seeds have sprouted! So happy! Carrots, beets, lettuce, turnips, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, so many things! This is my main growing season here in the south where it’s too hot to grow much all summer. Now is the sweet spot where everything wants to grow grow grow! I love it so much! It makes me so happy! 🥰It’s my busiest gardening season truly. I’m not mad about it. I try to squeeze every last crop out of the garden this time of year. No downside, the temps are moderate to cool, the insect pressure is lessening, the rainy season starts going again…all good things meaning less work for me except for all the harvesting and preservation of course. 😉
Luke you must live on top of a rising magma chamber or something, I'm in north east ohio a little south of your latitude and the fall zucchini I planted at the end of August just froze to death in the 23 deg night we had last week. Same thing every year almost. I refuse to do the greenhouse setup (tried it) because of the heat cost and I'm not moving to a warmer climate, that includes Michigan😄
I'm an old man, meaning my parents came of age during the great depression. My parents spoke many times about preserving food right out in the garden, granted those were specific crops mainly root crops. I think it may be time to make this information more prevalent. Thanks, Luke, love and luck to you and yours.
First frost is coming this weekend to Western Oregon. If I'm not mistaken, it's two weeks earlier than expected! At least my summer garden is mostly done.
"i just wanted to see something growing" I feel that so hard. I'm starting radish seeds just so I can harvest something even though I DESPISE radish and so does everyone else in my home 😅
I have cherry tomato plants that went in the garden in March. Got a great spring and early summer harvest and decided to see if I can get them through the heat of the remaining summer, (Zone 8B - Texas). It got up over 115 some days here. But they pulled through and now there are around 300 - 400 green cherry tomatoes on these plants and just today I got 2 ripe ones. I'm thinking by next week my windowsill will be getting overcrowded with them. As for woody beets Luke. I think them not getting woody has to do with your climate/location. Pretty sure that in the south it's very common for that to happen with the heat here.
I might be getting some fall eggplant myself too, I transplanted it at the wrong time of year and because of that it didn't set fruit at all all summer long but now that temps have cooled I might actually get 1 fall eggplant lol I'm sure my dwarf mulberry sapling is going to be happy too now 😄
There was swiss chard in my family's garden, and it was cold tolerant in winter, but when we let it grow all winter long, it wasn't dead, it was still alive and got bigger thicker taller. It gave us hard time to pull it out later, after hard working of rooting it up, we found the swiss chard wouldn't be edible because its stem became too thick almost woody, callous. It wasn't delicious at all. So we just brought it to a boil hoping if we could make it more flexible or soften but failed. We couldn't help discarding them all. Late fall or early winter might work. But if it's already passing the middle of the winter, even if the plants are quite resilient to harsh cold weather, at least it will be no good for your diet, saying from our own experience.
Here in the deep south, central Alabama, it is looking like the first frost will be Halloween, followed by a heavy frost the next day, and another light frost Nov 2nd. I'm going to do a clean up harvest for my pepper next Tuesday-then they are done. They won't survive 28F. Before then, I need to move my comfrey sprouts into the greenhouse. My turnips, Late Nagasaki Cabbage, Pak Choi, Kohlrabi, beets, and Yellow Heart Winter Choy should survive it without any problems. Half, or more of my Pak Choi will be harvested this weekend. Happy Gardening!!!
Lol, not too much longer to grow as we are diving down to 20s at night tomorrow and your next door. I was so hoping to get the broccoli to crown and I think I was a couple weeks too late this year-so close, dang it. The chickens are enjoying the kale.😅. We don’t care for chard or eggplant. I just read an article about high concentrations of oxalates in chard, spinach and beet greens. It’s also what is in rhubarb leaves. It’s no wonder not many pests eat them. Look up oxalates. The Tabascos didn’t ripen here Z5 WI. Got a couple that’s all. The hot spring broke dormancy too early in WI and the very late frost killed or knocked back grapes and berries and vegetables. There is no time left to plant outside here-it’s done.
My okra did the same thing...but we're about to get another cold shot... still hoping to save what's out there loaded with blooms and baby fruits that I so want to get a better harvest. Time will tell... 😊
I saved zinnia seeds this year. I was very picky about my keepers & experimenting with winter sowing & mulch w/questionable seeds. It isn’t a loss either way. They will grow or mulch that space, so win win.
Our temps in NC keep bouncing around. This week 80s, next week 50s🙄anyway it’s always good to challenge yourself and see what’s still growing as we head into winter. I am definitely going to overwinter some pepper plants so I’ll be looking for your video. Thanks for always challenging us!
Hey, I'm growing fall eggplant also. I left them in the grow tray by my shed they were about 6" tall then. I planted them in the middle of September they are a little bigger than yours but they have several eggplants on them about 4" long and were flowering more last month. I'm by Lake Michigan just south of Holland. If you want some information on them so you have more data let me know. I can send pictures if it helps. I plan to leave them as long as they are growing this year.
Arugula tastes and smells like Diesel fumes to me. I tried growing it and almost threw up when I tried it, and had to wash my hands thoroughly to get the smell off. I pulled them all up and didn’t feel bad at all. Only thing I’ve ever not been able to eat. So weird.
Hi Luke! Cani still plant spinach? Zone 6a Northwest Indiana. Also my red veined sorrel is a second year plant from your seeds. It was infested with root aphids early fall. I dug them up to move them. I cleaned all the bugs off and replanted them. I wasn't careful when i dug them out! I had to hack at them lol! Anyway, they're thriving and there is one regrowing from the stem that i wasn't able to get out so now i have more! Very exciting! Also my golden zucchini did excellent. I just pulled them out and they were planted in May. The seeds were from you! Thank you for great seeds! Sorry so long lol
Planted my fall garden in here in Chicago land in August. Slugs ate almost all of my lettuce 9regardless of diatomaceous earth and coffee grounds), collards greens haven't grown an inch past 5", and kale refused to germinate. *sigh*.......but my bean stalks look pretty (no beans yet).
I have late season tomatoes and peppers outside and one Giant Crimson in the greenhouse with 7 tomatoes starting on it.. I planted some 2nd season potatoes this year and they did good plus a few volunteer potatoes that i missed earlier this season... keep up the good work!
Wonder about your plans for the overnite cold shock coming at Halloween where we will be below 32. Would be useful to hear as to whether you will be covering. Which plants can handle the cold without frost and with.
Arugula i planted a month ago in my raised bedcis doing well. The forecast says it may go down to 31° tonight here in the Detroit area. Should I protect my arugula?
Can I get some suggestions on how you use your red noodle beans? I've sauted some in sesame oil with onions and garlic. I've used them in soup. They have no distinctive flavor. How do you use them, anyone? Thanks.
I think it tastes like a very sweet spinach. But the different colors have slightly different flavors and I prefer the white varieties for the sweetness (but plant them all because they're so beautiful and last well into the winter landscape in my region) You can eat the leaves and the stalks! It's not like rhubarb which has toxic leaf material. You can eat fresh or cooked and I prefer my chard wilted in butter with salt and pepper and a dash of malt vinegar. It's so good!
It has the same earthy taste as beets. They have geosmin that gives it that earthy flavor. I just read about high content of oxalates in chard, spinach, beet greens. Watch the intake.
Got my fall/winter garden going and my seeds have sprouted! So happy! Carrots, beets, lettuce, turnips, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, so many things! This is my main growing season here in the south where it’s too hot to grow much all summer. Now is the sweet spot where everything wants to grow grow grow! I love it so much! It makes me so happy! 🥰It’s my busiest gardening season truly. I’m not mad about it. I try to squeeze every last crop out of the garden this time of year. No downside, the temps are moderate to cool, the insect pressure is lessening, the rainy season starts going again…all good things meaning less work for me except for all the harvesting and preservation of course. 😉
Luke thank you for always encouraging other to simply start a garden and see what happens!
Luke you must live on top of a rising magma chamber or something, I'm in north east ohio a little south of your latitude and the fall zucchini I planted at the end of August
just froze to death in the 23 deg night we had last week. Same thing every year almost. I refuse to do the greenhouse setup (tried it) because of the heat cost
and I'm not moving to a warmer climate, that includes Michigan😄
I'm an old man, meaning my parents came of age during the great depression. My parents spoke many times about preserving food right out in the garden, granted those were specific crops mainly root crops. I think it may be time to make this information more prevalent. Thanks, Luke, love and luck to you and yours.
Your fall garden is great...your raspberries are beautiful too.
First frost is coming this weekend to Western Oregon. If I'm not mistaken, it's two weeks earlier than expected! At least my summer garden is mostly done.
I’m going to stick plastic over a few things to see if I can get them through the cold snap I think…
Don't we all wish that our garden was this beautiful 😍.
Here in zone 8a, my last planting of bush beans are covered with flowers - fingers and toes are crossed!!! LOL
"i just wanted to see something growing" I feel that so hard. I'm starting radish seeds just so I can harvest something even though I DESPISE radish and so does everyone else in my home 😅
I have cherry tomato plants that went in the garden in March. Got a great spring and early summer harvest and decided to see if I can get them through the heat of the remaining summer, (Zone 8B - Texas). It got up over 115 some days here. But they pulled through and now there are around 300 - 400 green cherry tomatoes on these plants and just today I got 2 ripe ones. I'm thinking by next week my windowsill will be getting overcrowded with them. As for woody beets Luke. I think them not getting woody has to do with your climate/location. Pretty sure that in the south it's very common for that to happen with the heat here.
If you had some of those warm season plants in a greenhouse you would have great production.
I might be getting some fall eggplant myself too, I transplanted it at the wrong time of year and because of that it didn't set fruit at all all summer long but now that temps have cooled I might actually get 1 fall eggplant lol I'm sure my dwarf mulberry sapling is going to be happy too now 😄
As always great information on planting! 🙏❤️
There was swiss chard in my family's garden, and it was cold tolerant in winter, but when we let it grow all winter long, it wasn't dead, it was still alive and got bigger thicker taller. It gave us hard time to pull it out later, after hard working of rooting it up, we found the swiss chard wouldn't be edible because its stem became too thick almost woody, callous. It wasn't delicious at all. So we just brought it to a boil hoping if we could make it more flexible or soften but failed. We couldn't help discarding them all. Late fall or early winter might work. But if it's already passing the middle of the winter, even if the plants are quite resilient to harsh cold weather, at least it will be no good for your diet, saying from our own experience.
Here in the deep south, central Alabama, it is looking like the first frost will be Halloween, followed by a heavy frost the next day, and another light frost Nov 2nd. I'm going to do a clean up harvest for my pepper next Tuesday-then they are done. They won't survive 28F. Before then, I need to move my comfrey sprouts into the greenhouse. My turnips, Late Nagasaki Cabbage, Pak Choi, Kohlrabi, beets, and Yellow Heart Winter Choy should survive it without any problems. Half, or more of my Pak Choi will be harvested this weekend. Happy Gardening!!!
Anyone remember pop up videos? 😂 flashbacks!
Very encouraging for us in Texas
Lol, not too much longer to grow as we are diving down to 20s at night tomorrow and your next door.
I was so hoping to get the broccoli to crown and I think I was a couple weeks too late this year-so close, dang it.
The chickens are enjoying the kale.😅. We don’t care for chard or eggplant.
I just read an article about high concentrations of oxalates in chard, spinach and beet greens. It’s also what is in rhubarb leaves. It’s no wonder not many pests eat them. Look up oxalates.
The Tabascos didn’t ripen here Z5 WI. Got a couple that’s all.
The hot spring broke dormancy too early in WI and the very late frost killed or knocked back grapes and berries and vegetables.
There is no time left to plant outside here-it’s done.
My okra did the same thing...but we're about to get another cold shot... still hoping to save what's out there loaded with blooms and baby fruits that I so want to get a better harvest. Time will tell...
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I love Fall! I get my best harvest of eggplant and peppers this time of year ❤️
Ir's going down to 24 here in TX Tues night. Don't count on freeze dates this year. We usually don't see temps like this until Jan or Feb.
Tues night we’re getting down to 34. Already lifted my shampoo ginger and brought inside 😢 NE Georgia
Beautiful harvest there!
Little cool thing to think about, I found your channel from a comment you posted 8 years ago on "daydream in blue by I monster"
I saved zinnia seeds this year. I was very picky about my keepers & experimenting with winter sowing & mulch w/questionable seeds. It isn’t a loss either way. They will grow or mulch that space, so win win.
So inspired for fall gardening! Thanks, Luke!
Our temps in NC keep bouncing around. This week 80s, next week 50s🙄anyway it’s always good to challenge yourself and see what’s still growing as we head into winter. I am definitely going to overwinter some pepper plants so I’ll be looking for your video. Thanks for always challenging us!
Hey, I'm growing fall eggplant also. I left them in the grow tray by my shed they were about 6" tall then. I planted them in the middle of September they are a little bigger than yours but they have several eggplants on them about 4" long and were flowering more last month. I'm by Lake Michigan just south of Holland. If you want some information on them so you have more data let me know. I can send pictures if it helps. I plan to leave them as long as they are growing this year.
We just didn't get enough water this summer. My garden was over by September. We tilled and have been burning leaves in it.
Arugula tastes and smells like Diesel fumes to me. I tried growing it and almost threw up when I tried it, and had to wash my hands thoroughly to get the smell off. I pulled them all up and didn’t feel bad at all. Only thing I’ve ever not been able to eat. So weird.
My friend says it tastes like dirt
Hi Luke! Cani still plant spinach? Zone 6a Northwest Indiana. Also my red veined sorrel is a second year plant from your seeds. It was infested with root aphids early fall. I dug them up to move them. I cleaned all the bugs off and replanted them. I wasn't careful when i dug them out! I had to hack at them lol! Anyway, they're thriving and there is one regrowing from the stem that i wasn't able to get out so now i have more! Very exciting! Also my golden zucchini did excellent. I just pulled them out and they were planted in May. The seeds were from you! Thank you for great seeds! Sorry so long lol
That compost is so deeply rich!! I’m jelly 😢I will work my way to make amazing compost like you Luke!
Planted my fall garden in here in Chicago land in August. Slugs ate almost all of my lettuce 9regardless of diatomaceous earth and coffee grounds), collards greens haven't grown an inch past 5", and kale refused to germinate. *sigh*.......but my bean stalks look pretty (no beans yet).
I have late season tomatoes and peppers outside and one Giant Crimson in the greenhouse with 7 tomatoes starting on it.. I planted some 2nd season potatoes this year and they did good plus a few volunteer potatoes that i missed earlier this season... keep up the good work!
Lavender chicken…lots of recipes online. 😊
Squeaky boots! Lol love spongebob!
172 views and 32 likes come on people like he will like it.
I am so Jealous!! I had to winterize our gardens
Snow the last two days
Wonder about your plans for the overnite cold shock coming at Halloween where we will be below 32. Would be useful to hear as to whether you will be covering. Which plants can handle the cold without frost and with.
How strange that my long beans,okra, and squash have frozen already in NorthTexas and yours haven’t.
Your plants are incredible!
Please show us how you prepare Swiss char 🌱
Your Swiss chard look incredible. The largest leaves of my Swiss chard looks like it has the measles (spots all over). How do I prevent this?
Arugula i planted a month ago in my raised bedcis doing well. The forecast says it may go down to 31° tonight here in the Detroit area. Should I protect my arugula?
I wish my kale looked like that. Harlequin bugs absolutely destroyed it.
@migardener, is the red vein sorrel one single plant, or are there a few in there?
I miss the old migardener
Can I get some suggestions on how you use your red noodle beans? I've sauted some in sesame oil with onions and garlic. I've used them in soup. They have no distinctive flavor. How do you use them, anyone? Thanks.
How much space so you have for your garden?
Do you get a slug problem with bok choy?
Im guessing you don't get deer?
Your video did not get pushed out to me until hour 16
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I wish I could have exposed beds and berries. The bloody birds in my garden would eat & scratch everything if left exposed
New to your UA-cam❤. What state are you in? I am in New Jersey. Can I have a fall garden now?
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What does swiss chard taste like and do you eat the leaves or the stalks?
I think it tastes like a very sweet spinach. But the different colors have slightly different flavors and I prefer the white varieties for the sweetness (but plant them all because they're so beautiful and last well into the winter landscape in my region) You can eat the leaves and the stalks! It's not like rhubarb which has toxic leaf material. You can eat fresh or cooked and I prefer my chard wilted in butter with salt and pepper and a dash of malt vinegar. It's so good!
It has the same earthy taste as beets. They have geosmin that gives it that earthy flavor. I just read about high content of oxalates in chard, spinach, beet greens. Watch the intake.
@@jeas4980chard is Very much like rhubarb leaves. They both have high concentrations of oxalates.
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My eggplant produced hundreds of flowers but never gave me a fruit.
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