I think spinach is the hardest crop to grow (for me) because it's either not doing sh*t while it waits for warmer weather or it's bolting - there's no in between! As a huge Popeye fan this bothers me immensely! :)
I've given up on real spinach, but I have success with a type of swiss chard that's known as "perpetual spinach" I get close to the same cooked flavor, but with much less struggle.
I think difficulty to grow a specific vegetable not only depends on location but also changes from year to year. One year I have no problem with carrots and lettuce, another they won't grow at all. I will not stop trying just because it failed once or twice.
I think they need qualifiers…. Why is a vegetable difficult. Plus, gardening always has stress.. especially when bad storms, hail, wind hits.. or grasshoppers come around. It’s so worth it!
what do you mean break the leaves and cover the head? I got a good turn out for my first try but definitely could improve on my califlower. Cristina in Montana
You don't technically have to "break the leaves" but it sometimes makes it easier to bunch the leaves around the head over the top of the head as a covering. We then use string to tie those leaves together to keep the sun from getting in and ruining the color of the cauliflower.
My neighborhood raccoons thoroughly enjoyed my corn last year. I'm just seriously trying to grow carrots this year so we shall see. I'm learning it is so important to pick the right onions for your area. Asparagus is my "patience garden". Planted from seed three years ago I hope to finally get to eat some this Spring!
I never found corn hard to grow. But the last time I grew it, I went out, checked it, said "it will be ready to pick tomorrow". I went out the next morning to get some corn, and There was NOTHING left. The racoons didn't leave even a stalk for Halloween decoration. I learned that year that I'm pretty good at telling exactly when the corn is ready. But the racoons get up earlier. It was non gmo too! I hope they appreciated it! I wouldn't dream of having a garden without winter quash and eggplant. My husband very much wishes I would skip the eggplant. Carrots I've had moderate success, this is the first year I'm going to try using the board on top until they germinate. Onions. I can grow them, never got big ones, but in WI zone 5b, I never grow enough. Last year, a lot of the sets I put out never grew. Being so cold here I just figured onions were a failure... What a surprise this spring when they started growing along with the garlic. I never thought I could overwinter onion here! I grew purple sweet potatoes last year, and they were not hard to grow, but with such a short season, they just didn't get that big. This year I'm planting them in tubs so I can move them into the barn under lights to finish growing. Being in WI, I find that oranges, lemons and limes are hard to grow. But not impossible! My orange tree has at least 6 oranges on it now. (yes, it spends the winter in the barn under lights) oh, the barn has a heated floor it looks like a barn but it's really a workshop/office/extra garage.
I’m in Illinois in zone 6. I still can’t grow artichokes or Cardons which is supposed to be easier than artichokes. Very hard to grow cauliflower also. Our spring to summer weather is so unpredictable that I have to be extra careful when starting cool weather crops. Everything else I have no problem growing.
Makes one wonder about these articles. AI generated? So much misinformation. I’ve grown in zones 6a, 10a & now back in 6b/7a. There is no such thing about a stressless garden season & it is NOT easier to grow in zone 10a. It was actually harder.
I think what makes any type of thing difficult to grow is multiple complicated needs. Like requiring a long season and lots of space, or the timing of water needs to be right or slow germinating plus can’t be transplanted. Carrots are complicated because they take a long time to get started and need to not have the root disturbed-which makes transplanting and weeding difficult. Winter squash take a lot of time and a lot of space. But it definitely depends on where you are. I’ve heard from multiple people that Florida is a terrible place to grow tomatoes, for instance. Yet they are probably the most grown vegetable, and we think of the south as making things easier. For me, watermelon is hard, because it takes a long time and can’t be started very early. They also take a lot of space, but that’s not usually my problem-it just gets too cold before we get ripe fruit.
Very interesting! I guess my biggest sadness was seeing sweet potatoes on this list, though I understand that there can be issues with growing them. 🤷♀️
I planted asparagus seeds 3 years ago. They are so easy. Just now beginning to harvest few of the larger spears as they show. And you are right, it spreads.
I think that's a ridiculous list. You have to go by what you want/like. These recent gardening articles have been mostly discouraging gardening. I don't know why.
I think spinach is the hardest crop to grow (for me) because it's either not doing sh*t while it waits for warmer weather or it's bolting - there's no in between! As a huge Popeye fan this bothers me immensely! :)
I've given up on real spinach, but I have success with a type of swiss chard that's known as "perpetual spinach" I get close to the same cooked flavor, but with much less struggle.
I think difficulty to grow a specific vegetable not only depends on location but also changes from year to year. One year I have no problem with carrots and lettuce, another they won't grow at all. I will not stop trying just because it failed once or twice.
Ah, an original angle for a video on the internet in 2024, kudos sir!! 👏👏👏
I think they need qualifiers…. Why is a vegetable difficult. Plus, gardening always has stress.. especially when bad storms, hail, wind hits.. or grasshoppers come around. It’s so worth it!
what do you mean break the leaves and cover the head? I got a good turn out for my first try but definitely could improve on my califlower. Cristina in Montana
You don't technically have to "break the leaves" but it sometimes makes it easier to bunch the leaves around the head over the top of the head as a covering. We then use string to tie those leaves together to keep the sun from getting in and ruining the color of the cauliflower.
My neighborhood raccoons thoroughly enjoyed my corn last year. I'm just seriously trying to grow carrots this year so we shall see. I'm learning it is so important to pick the right onions for your area.
Asparagus is my "patience garden". Planted from seed three years ago I hope to finally get to eat some this Spring!
I never found corn hard to grow. But the last time I grew it, I went out, checked it, said "it will be ready to pick tomorrow". I went out the next morning to get some corn, and There was NOTHING left. The racoons didn't leave even a stalk for Halloween decoration. I learned that year that I'm pretty good at telling exactly when the corn is ready. But the racoons get up earlier. It was non gmo too! I hope they appreciated it!
I wouldn't dream of having a garden without winter quash and eggplant. My husband very much wishes I would skip the eggplant. Carrots I've had moderate success, this is the first year I'm going to try using the board on top until they germinate.
Onions. I can grow them, never got big ones, but in WI zone 5b, I never grow enough. Last year, a lot of the sets I put out never grew. Being so cold here I just figured onions were a failure... What a surprise this spring when they started growing along with the garlic. I never thought I could overwinter onion here!
I grew purple sweet potatoes last year, and they were not hard to grow, but with such a short season, they just didn't get that big. This year I'm planting them in tubs so I can move them into the barn under lights to finish growing.
Being in WI, I find that oranges, lemons and limes are hard to grow. But not impossible! My orange tree has at least 6 oranges on it now. (yes, it spends the winter in the barn under lights) oh, the barn has a heated floor it looks like a barn but it's really a workshop/office/extra garage.
I’m in Illinois in zone 6. I still can’t grow artichokes or Cardons which is supposed to be easier than artichokes. Very hard to grow cauliflower also. Our spring to summer weather is so unpredictable that I have to be extra careful when starting cool weather crops. Everything else I have no problem growing.
Makes one wonder about these articles. AI generated? So much misinformation. I’ve grown in zones 6a, 10a & now back in 6b/7a. There is no such thing about a stressless garden season & it is NOT easier to grow in zone 10a. It was actually harder.
I think what makes any type of thing difficult to grow is multiple complicated needs. Like requiring a long season and lots of space, or the timing of water needs to be right or slow germinating plus can’t be transplanted. Carrots are complicated because they take a long time to get started and need to not have the root disturbed-which makes transplanting and weeding difficult. Winter squash take a lot of time and a lot of space. But it definitely depends on where you are. I’ve heard from multiple people that Florida is a terrible place to grow tomatoes, for instance. Yet they are probably the most grown vegetable, and we think of the south as making things easier. For me, watermelon is hard, because it takes a long time and can’t be started very early. They also take a lot of space, but that’s not usually my problem-it just gets too cold before we get ripe fruit.
I don't have a very sunny garden, so I struggle with anything that requires full sun. I don't think that is what the article was aiming at.
Very interesting!
I guess my biggest sadness was seeing sweet potatoes on this list, though I understand that there can be issues with growing them. 🤷♀️
I've tried cauliflower and it bolted here cause of the heat . I haven't had luck with carrots. I can grow tops but that's it.
I planted asparagus seeds 3 years ago. They are so easy. Just now beginning to harvest few of the larger spears as they show. And you are right, it spreads.
I grew artichoke last season and I got only a couple of them from 4 plants
I have been trying to watch all the videos but I have been busy, so I save them and watch them when I have a chance
I think that's a ridiculous list. You have to go by what you want/like. These recent gardening articles have been mostly discouraging gardening. I don't know why.
Bill Gates is why.
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