I like that you talk about the nutrition provided by these plants too, not just which ones grow well. Anemia is a big issue for me! Great episode. Keep 'em coming. :)
Also if you are struggling with anemia you should look at not only which foods are iron rich, but ALSO which food BLOCK iron absorption. I was on a high amount of iron supplementation and eating a ton of iron rich foods, but couldn't get my iron up for months during my last pregnancy. It wasn't until I eliminated a bunch of things from my diet that blocked iron that I finally got my anemia under control very quickly. You shouldn't have to eliminate iron blockers completely, but making sure you don't eat them with iron rich foods will REALLY help. There are a lot of these blocking foods, including things like black tea, mint tea, soy, dairy (everything with lots of calcium) and other surprises things. Also, some foods boost your absorption of iron if you eat them with iron rich food. Two good examples are citrus fruits (throw some orange juice in with iron rich greens) and alcohol (have a small glass of beer or wine with dinner and toss some vodka in your tomato based pasta sauce). Also if you are not a vegetarian, pair meat with iron rich greens actually boosts the iron absorption in both the greens and the meat. Try to avoid any calcium rich food within 2 hours of iron rich food. And take up drinking milk thistle tea! Good luck.....struggling with iron deficiency anemia is tough.
I've watched so many of your videos - my son told me about you recently. He said your the best!! I'm starting a new garden this year - not quite a beginner but need LOTS of advice. THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'm taking notes and have learned what to do and most importantly, what NOT to do!!! I will keep watching!!!!!!
Ok Luke & Syndi, you asked for more info in the comments, you got it! Lol. you had mentioned that you want to make sure that the videos have good content and you are teaching something. I would like more follow up or updates on previous projects. It may seem like it's just vlogging to you but to see the progress good AND bad of what you are working on is VERY helpful to us. For instance growing blueberries from store bought berries, did you get any to germinate/ sprout? Your bed that was all the donated potting soil, forgot the brand. How did that do compared to your regular mix? I would love to see a post season soil test done on that and one of your regular beds, let's compare, see what you would need to amend either or both beds with for next season? Please show us your lettuce sprouts in a couple weeks. Thanks! Love you guys, would truly probably watch even if you just had a camera on all day Doing nothing! Lol
Very fair request! I will see what we can do to make that happen more. Thanks for the suggestion! Also, yes. We did have some sprout but unfortunately we went away and they sprouted in the bag while we were gone and died of mould :(
MIgardener | Simple Organic Gardening & Sustainable Living AHa. See i was left hanging there! I do love all your videos in all formats. Just you talking to us, live stuff, q&a, step by steps. Harvests, demos the variety is what keeps you fresh, also all different lengths. When i don't have time for longer ones I'll come back to them when I do have time.
The ending here is amazing! What a beautiful thing to watch those plants just come back to life like that as the sun warms them nd then reach towards it! Thank you for the extra miles you go.
We have a whole culture for sorrel where I'm from. We make it like a creamy very thin like porridge with milk, and it's sweet yet has a tart taste, it's amazing. During the spring everybody just goes out foraging for it, and because it naturally occurs everywhere. Anyway, I think I'm gonna get some seeds and plant it for my garden.
hey luke, would love to see you offer some seed variety packs or bundles (example: 5 varieties of frost-tolerant greens sold together as a set) in your online store... this would be very convenient and useful to browse through, especially considering you do not go into gardening by zones very much. i live in roughly the same zone as you, however conditioning myself to only buy certain varieties that can easily combat our short growing season and harsh winters never seems to come to mind when buying seed. anyways, thanks again and keep up the great work!!!
This video was made-to-order for me! I ordered 5 of these greens from your seed shop a while back and have planted them in containers twice now, 2 weeks ago and, again, a few days ago. They are growing more slowly, (zone 8a in NC) but I'm so enjoying growing some varieties new to my family, along with my usual greens.The second round has already germinated. I'm reassured by your words and look forward to your follow-up to see how yours do. I may have to cover them in Jan, but unless snow comes, I think they will make it. I also planted a few bowls that I can bring inside and put under lights if our winter gets dicey. I loved hearing about the minutina and sorrel! When you share the benefits of different foods, I can't wait to plant them!
I Love your Videos. There no blabla. You always come to the Point rightway Please make Videos how your Plants are growing. Be Blessed with Health Hapiness and Sucess. Greetings from Austria 💐
Minutina is perennial!! 😍 I have a perennial veg section in my garden, well protected, that I do cover, I will definitely be adding this. Thanks for the info. And the high density rows too.
This video made me excited to plant arugula. I always was told it was spicy so I never tried to grow it. Was gifted a seed pack and now I’m glad I have it. Planted some this past weekend can’t wait to see how it does.
Saving your list of seeds for next winter. Have my one cold frame full of lettuces planted earlier in the fall, some swiss chard, parsley and winter peas. Hope some make it! First year experimenting with a bit of winter gardening. Zone 5.
Checking your store out I see you sell kits. Make the 5 recommended seeds in this video a kit. Love it! By the way you have some fantastic prices and unique products. I will be ordering lots (for me) of stuff.
I love your Arugula. It's the green we're growing the most of right now. We bring it to the farmer's market to sell, knowing we'll eat whatever we bring home. Since we rave it's the best green, lots of people are trying it. In addition to eating fresh, Arugula is my favorite cooked green now. It's a nice spicy side dish to pair with meat. The Tanglo lettuce it sprouting now. I can't wait to try it. Great video. A single low watt light bulb in a sealed poly-tunnel will add a lot of heat on the really cold nights.
I'm getting ready to plant Red veined Sorrel and this is the only video I could find in which the seeds were direct sowed in the ground. I called Hoss yesterday where I bought them and they recommended I germinate them indoors under grow light because they should be about 90 degrees to germinate and then transplant them in the ground when 2-4 true leaves form. How did yours do? I know this is from 6 years ago so hopefully you remember how it went and if you have made any modifications since then.
I am new to the hoop and plastic concept but am thrilled to try it. As you were showing the plant come out of dormancy because of the heat of the plastic sheet it made me wonder if pests and bugs do as well and if there are measures to take for them or if the winter season keeps them dormant regardless of the heat from the cover. Thank you so much for your teachings :)
Thanks for the vids I am learning LOTS! I planted swiss chard and collard greens in your intensive planting method and they are doing GREAT!!! I am in zone 8 and not needing to cover them with anything.
Maybe also "Garlic chives", very hardy and easy, okay to be planted in pots too--Loves sun but okay to be in shade. Many people call it "power house'. Do you have any Minutina seeds to sell? I don't need too many 10~20 will do. Need to see the taste first, thanks!
I'm about to plant my georgia collards here in Alabama it's late January but we have a tendency to start having spring weather now I'm already seeing pollination
I would like to see more about high density planting in containers,,,,this spring I want to go crazy with different kinds of lettuces. I have watch the vids you have,,,,i need more...lol keep up the great videos
Hey Luke, great video! Very important topic you covered, most people don't realize how many edible plants can be grown even northern climates with very cold winters. You are an inspiration! I live in a warm southern coastal area that sometimes never even freezes in winter, yet most people here think garden season is only spring and summer. I plan to order all of these 5 cold hardy greens you cover in this video. Would you be able to look into other super cold hardy plants like Mache Corn Salad, as well as garlic cloves, maybe exotic varieties of garlic? Great video, cheers mate
Hey Luke!! I just wanted to ask you a question. Do you recommend plastic, fabric, or both to retain heat it the beds? I’ve heard mixed things from different people. Thank you so much!
Migardener I have Large leaf Sorrel and honestly to me it tastes better cooked. I haven't developed a taste for it raw. You said that the Red Vein Sorrel was sweeter. So does it grow similar to the Large Leaf? I think I ordered my Large Leaf seeds from you guys. Thanks for all your hard work !!!!
That was very informative, thank you, Luke. However, please talk about the soil minutina should be grown in. I had bought some seeds from you and planted about half of them in my raised bed that other things grow well in and got zero germination. I planted them in late August.
Eeek! I already did my seed order and only the red veined sorrel was on my list. I put in kale and claytonia and rouge d'hiver lettuce and the French sorrel (for 2 kinds of sorrel). I'll have to add the varieties you just mentioned with an undecided kind of mache and maybe good king Henry. I'll be following this video as I want to do winter gardening in the future.
Thanks for the info. I am in N.FL. and we have occasional freezes and frosts in the winter season , definitely not as severe as a more northern climates. I just want to be able to grow greens as close to year round as I can.
Great episode! I sowed sorrel going into winter and it germinated a tiny bit then didn't stand the cold. But maybe it was that it couldn't stand the low light of a double hoop house? Red romaine on the other hand germinated but then hung as little babies for a while and are now growing as temps have. For me it seems sowing in the cold was less successful though the seeds did hang out all winter then make a comeback. So you don't thin those out at all? I haven't thinned my red romaine yet and was debating doing it.
I like the idea of showing the actual seed packets. I will add some to my next order. I bought some arugula in my last order and think I will give it a try. I wonder have you ever planted salad green starts in the raised bed this time of year? I've been growing lettuces indoors. If so, would you have to acclimate them to the cold?
Hi there! I'm new to your channel was very curious as to what zone your in vs my locate is zone 9. I love the thought process and the method you used. I will definitely do this in my garden. Thank you!!
Hey Luke thanks for your videos they have been so helpful. I just watched your video on 5 cold hardy greens. When you plant your seeds for the winter do you keep them covered with the plastic tunnel or just leave the ground open for air?
Hey Luke, Love your videos! They're very helpful. But you didn't say the name of the lettuce that's buttery and crinkly. Please tell us what it's name is. Thanks.🌱🌷🌷
So this is what you bought the plastic for! Thanks for the information, I have been missing the crunch of fresh lettuce since the weather has turned cool. With the changing of the season, how much sun light do you think this bed gets?
We only vent the beds if it is above 45 degrees. The low tunnel will get around 70 degrees on those days and so we crack it to let out some of the heat.
Do you have videos on high density planting? I see the spacing suggested on the back of your seed packs that I have but I would like to understand the process.
I am somewhat new to your channel so I'm sorry if you have already answered this question, but are you only using that one piece of plastic as your cover; and it keeps these plants alive throughout the Winter? I'm in Michigan too, north of Ann Arbor; so a bit further South than you. I treat outside like a barren desert after mid November until early March. For the past two months we've had snow covering everything and it got down to -18F. Elliot Coleman mentioned that he used two layers of plastic with a blower in between and a cold frame to keep stuff alive over Winter, and that's just too much work and possibility of failure for me. Love the channel and bought 90% of my seeds from you this year!!!
I live in a Zone 7b area. My broccoli has put on a ton of foliage, but not producing any florets. I started it in early September, so it should have already been producing a while ago. This is my first time growing broccoli, so I don't know what's going wrong here. It's in a raised bed, the soil is a good and gets composted cow manure added, we water it every other day unless it rains (as we are in a drought), and we mulch it with grass clippings. We did grow zucchini in the early summer and okra in the late summer in this section, but we also put nutrients back into the soil. If it were completely depleted, the broccoli wouldn't even be putting on the big foliage, right? The temperature has barely made it down to 32°F only a couple nights so far, and it's in full sun all day.
You just planted seed under one layer of protection. Won't the soil be quite cool? I want to grow some greens in a large sub irrigated planter in my sunroom. The temperature will be about 10C for the next three months. So I'm wondering, what is the minimum temperature for germinating seeds of those you just planted and should I be able to get good production in a south-east facing sunroom in winter (no supplemental light) at 10C?
the minimum temperature should be around 40 degrees for seeds to sprout. The soil temperature in the raised bed is around 45 degrees on average. Sometimes more sometimes less.
I was going to say just what Karen K said. I’d love to see a follow up to some of the planting videos to see what the veggies look like once they begin growing. I’m a new Gardner and it would be helpful to see how the plants are growing and what I should be looking for after planting. I’d also like to see how to harvest the veggies that were just planted.
hi I hope you will be fine, can you please tell me the name of the music that play in first few seconds of your video. before the start of actual video
Do you think these will probably overwinter in zone 7 against a south facing wall? My granddaughter loves a salad for her after school snack and has decided she doesn't like kale or mustards raw. Well, oops, the fall lettuce will probably not be with us much longer. I would like to try this in a protected bed. Maybe planted in late September or would it bolt if i did that? Thanks
Sorrel sounds cool to grow but high oxalic acid. Despite the benefits of growing jerusalem artichokes though it's basically a perennial in my area I will not grow it because it grows uncontrollably. I'm always in the lookout for perennials to try to grow in the garden....
1. Minutina 2:16
2. Super red romaine + Ruby red leaf 5:20
3. Slow Bolt Arugula 6:14
4. Tango Leaf Lettuce 7:14
5. Red Veined Sorrel 8:09
Thanks for making list...helpful!
Thanks for the list, I didn't hear you say Tango Leaf:)
Thank you, now I can thumbs-down the video and get out without having to listen to the second most long-winded gardener on UA-cam.
I like that you talk about the nutrition provided by these plants too, not just which ones grow well. Anemia is a big issue for me! Great episode. Keep 'em coming. :)
grow your deep green greens! and beets :D
Also if you are struggling with anemia you should look at not only which foods are iron rich, but ALSO which food BLOCK iron absorption. I was on a high amount of iron supplementation and eating a ton of iron rich foods, but couldn't get my iron up for months during my last pregnancy. It wasn't until I eliminated a bunch of things from my diet that blocked iron that I finally got my anemia under control very quickly. You shouldn't have to eliminate iron blockers completely, but making sure you don't eat them with iron rich foods will REALLY help. There are a lot of these blocking foods, including things like black tea, mint tea, soy, dairy (everything with lots of calcium) and other surprises things.
Also, some foods boost your absorption of iron if you eat them with iron rich food. Two good examples are citrus fruits (throw some orange juice in with iron rich greens) and alcohol (have a small glass of beer or wine with dinner and toss some vodka in your tomato based pasta sauce). Also if you are not a vegetarian, pair meat with iron rich greens actually boosts the iron absorption in both the greens and the meat.
Try to avoid any calcium rich food within 2 hours of iron rich food. And take up drinking milk thistle tea!
Good luck.....struggling with iron deficiency anemia is tough.
@SeaRose
Excellent point!
Thank you for your input!
Appreciate!
I've watched so many of your videos - my son told me about you recently. He said your the best!! I'm starting a new garden this year - not quite a beginner but need LOTS of advice. THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'm taking notes and have learned what to do and most importantly, what NOT to do!!! I will keep watching!!!!!!
Arugula is so easy and tasty. I planted it once and now it just self seeds.
Lucky!!!! I wish it would do that here
My arugula sprouted only after 4 days but i left the pot outside in summer and died in 2 hrs
i know right! And it's delicious and way to expensive in the supermarket
@@agentcarranzo now is the perfect time for it. Did u replant some?
da1stamericus i still have 20 plants that survived. I am going to transplant them in the raised bed.
I'd be interested in seeing updates on these. I'm curious about how quickly (or maybe how slowly) these grow.
Ok Luke & Syndi, you asked for more info in the comments, you got it! Lol. you had mentioned that you want to make sure that the videos have good content and you are teaching something. I would like more follow up or updates on previous projects. It may seem like it's just vlogging to you but to see the progress good AND bad of what you are working on is VERY helpful to us. For instance growing blueberries from store bought berries, did you get any to germinate/ sprout? Your bed that was all the donated potting soil, forgot the brand. How did that do compared to your regular mix? I would love to see a post season soil test done on that and one of your regular beds, let's compare, see what you would need to amend either or both beds with for next season? Please show us your lettuce sprouts in a couple weeks.
Thanks! Love you guys, would truly probably watch even if you just had a camera on all day Doing nothing! Lol
Very fair request! I will see what we can do to make that happen more. Thanks for the suggestion! Also, yes. We did have some sprout but unfortunately we went away and they sprouted in the bag while we were gone and died of mould :(
MIgardener | Simple Organic Gardening & Sustainable Living
AHa. See i was left hanging there! I do love all your videos in all formats. Just you talking to us, live stuff, q&a, step by steps. Harvests, demos the variety is what keeps you fresh, also all different lengths. When i don't have time for longer ones I'll come back to them when I do have time.
Karen K I know it’s an old post but this is a wonderful suggestion so I had to say so.
The ending here is amazing! What a beautiful thing to watch those plants just come back to life like that as the sun warms them nd then reach towards it! Thank you for the extra miles you go.
We have a whole culture for sorrel where I'm from. We make it like a creamy very thin like porridge with milk, and it's sweet yet has a tart taste, it's amazing. During the spring everybody just goes out foraging for it, and because it naturally occurs everywhere.
Anyway, I think I'm gonna get some seeds and plant it for my garden.
hey luke, would love to see you offer some seed variety packs or bundles (example: 5 varieties of frost-tolerant greens sold together as a set) in your online store... this would be very convenient and useful to browse through, especially considering you do not go into gardening by zones very much. i live in roughly the same zone as you, however conditioning myself to only buy certain varieties that can easily combat our short growing season and harsh winters never seems to come to mind when buying seed. anyways, thanks again and keep up the great work!!!
Loved the technical info about the blue light, as usual! I actually paused the video and bought all these greens on your site! Thank you!
I'm glad that you brought up the "hi-density planting" technique, especially for fall planting.
This video was made-to-order for me! I ordered 5 of these greens from your seed shop a while back and have planted them in containers twice now, 2 weeks ago and, again, a few days ago. They are growing more slowly, (zone 8a in NC) but I'm so enjoying growing some varieties new to my family, along with my usual greens.The second round has already germinated. I'm reassured by your words and look forward to your follow-up to see how yours do. I may have to cover them in Jan, but unless snow comes, I think they will make it. I also planted a few bowls that I can bring inside and put under lights if our winter gets dicey. I loved hearing about the minutina and sorrel! When you share the benefits of different foods, I can't wait to plant them!
I Love your Videos. There no blabla. You always come to the Point rightway
Please make Videos how your Plants are growing.
Be Blessed with Health Hapiness and Sucess.
Greetings from Austria 💐
Minutina is perennial!! 😍 I have a perennial veg section in my garden, well protected, that I do cover, I will definitely be adding this. Thanks for the info. And the high density rows too.
That's awesome! Can you please tell me what else you are growing that's a perennial?
I was looking for recommended varieties to grow over winter. Thank you!
This video made me excited to plant arugula. I always was told it was spicy so I never tried to grow it. Was gifted a seed pack and now I’m glad I have it. Planted some this past weekend can’t wait to see how it does.
how do you water in the winter on this type of gardening with out damaging them by freezing or do you stop and if so when
they freeze. snow is water. so just having water around doesnt kill it.
Thank you, I am just learning about the concepts of fall and winter gardening and I love the idea!
Very informative video on spacing your greens
How are the greens growing? It’s January 27, 2018. I thought an update would be great. Another Michigander here.
"Imagine your lettuce and leafy greens are penguins." Such a cute analogy, should put it on a t-shirt!
I highly recommend reading Eliot Coleman's; Four Season Harvest. I believe you will thoroughly enjoy it and learn a few new things!
Thanks , I found out do grading Wong , no wandered they've didn't to well , I should did it rolls ,
Saving your list of seeds for next winter. Have my one cold frame full of lettuces planted earlier in the fall, some swiss chard, parsley and winter peas. Hope some make it! First year experimenting with a bit of winter gardening. Zone 5.
Me too
Idea: Put those 5 different packs on one button. I will order those but will not order others. Click, I'm done, you're done, shipped. Nice!
Checking your store out I see you sell kits. Make the 5 recommended seeds in this video a kit. Love it! By the way you have some fantastic prices and unique products. I will be ordering lots (for me) of stuff.
I love your Arugula. It's the green we're growing the most of right now. We bring it to the farmer's market to sell, knowing we'll eat whatever we bring home. Since we rave it's the best green, lots of people are trying it. In addition to eating fresh, Arugula is my favorite cooked green now. It's a nice spicy side dish to pair with meat. The Tanglo lettuce it sprouting now. I can't wait to try it. Great video. A single low watt light bulb in a sealed poly-tunnel will add a lot of heat on the really cold nights.
I'm getting ready to plant Red veined Sorrel and this is the only video I could find in which the seeds were direct sowed in the ground. I called Hoss yesterday where I bought them and they recommended I germinate them indoors under grow light because they should be about 90 degrees to germinate and then transplant them in the ground when 2-4 true leaves form. How did yours do? I know this is from 6 years ago so hopefully you remember how it went and if you have made any modifications since then.
I am new to the hoop and plastic concept but am thrilled to try it. As you were showing the plant come out of dormancy because of the heat of the plastic sheet it made me wonder if pests and bugs do as well and if there are measures to take for them or if the winter season keeps them dormant regardless of the heat from the cover. Thank you so much for your teachings :)
Love th nutritional info Luke..soooo important
Thanks for the vids I am learning LOTS! I planted swiss chard and collard greens in your intensive planting method and they are doing GREAT!!! I am in zone 8 and not needing to cover them with anything.
Wonderful! I am thrilled you are learning things from these episodes. Grow big!
I was just planting Sorrel and turnip greens today.
Love Arugala. I didn't know about minutina. Great list. I'm saving them to my dream planting list. Thank you
your knowledge about these greens is very helpful to me. thanks
Maybe also "Garlic chives", very hardy and easy, okay to be planted in pots too--Loves sun but okay to be in shade. Many people call it "power house'. Do you have any Minutina seeds to sell? I don't need too many 10~20 will do. Need to see the taste first, thanks!
We love sorrel. It has a lemony crunch I think!
I'm about to plant my georgia collards here in Alabama it's late January but we have a tendency to start having spring weather now I'm already seeing pollination
Would these all be the "top picks" for a salad blend? If not what would you add or substitute?
I would like to see more about high density planting in containers,,,,this spring I want to go crazy with different kinds of lettuces. I have watch the vids you have,,,,i need more...lol keep up the great videos
Hey Luke, great video! Very important topic you covered, most people don't realize how many edible plants can be grown even northern climates with very cold winters. You are an inspiration! I live in a warm southern coastal area that sometimes never even freezes in winter, yet most people here think garden season is only spring and summer. I plan to order all of these 5 cold hardy greens you cover in this video. Would you be able to look into other super cold hardy plants like Mache Corn Salad, as well as garlic cloves, maybe exotic varieties of garlic? Great video, cheers mate
Very cool! I am going to definetly try growing the arugala and definetly sorrel
Hey Luke!! I just wanted to ask you a question. Do you recommend plastic, fabric, or both to retain heat it the beds? I’ve heard mixed things from different people. Thank you so much!
Migardener I have Large leaf Sorrel and honestly to me it tastes better cooked. I haven't developed a taste for it raw. You said that the Red Vein Sorrel was sweeter. So does it grow similar to the Large Leaf? I think I ordered my Large Leaf seeds from you guys. Thanks for all your hard work !!!!
I love sorrel and uncertain why more people don’t grow it!
That was very informative, thank you, Luke. However, please talk about the soil minutina should be grown in. I had bought some seeds from you and planted about half of them in my raised bed that other things grow well in and got zero germination. I planted them in late August.
Eeek! I already did my seed order and only the red veined sorrel was on my list. I put in kale and claytonia and rouge d'hiver lettuce and the French sorrel (for 2 kinds of sorrel). I'll have to add the varieties you just mentioned with an undecided kind of mache and maybe good king Henry. I'll be following this video as I want to do winter gardening in the future.
Thanks for the info. I am in N.FL. and we have occasional freezes and frosts in the winter season , definitely not as severe as a more northern climates. I just want to be able to grow greens as close to year round as I can.
With you living in florida you probably could grow almost year round.
You keep it simple...I LOVE IT!
Great episode! I sowed sorrel going into winter and it germinated a tiny bit then didn't stand the cold. But maybe it was that it couldn't stand the low light of a double hoop house? Red romaine on the other hand germinated but then hung as little babies for a while and are now growing as temps have. For me it seems sowing in the cold was less successful though the seeds did hang out all winter then make a comeback. So you don't thin those out at all? I haven't thinned my red romaine yet and was debating doing it.
2nd. Thanks for sharing some things we can grow this winter. Very helpful.
Thank you that was sooooo helpfull. From Ontario Canada
Loved the penguin comparison.
Keep up the great work Luke!!
Wonderful! Thank you very much, dear friend! 🎄🎄🎄 Best regards from London! 💗😉😊🎄🎄🎄
Perfect timing for me!! Thank you!
I like the idea of showing the actual seed packets. I will add some to my next order. I bought some arugula in my last order and think I will give it a try. I wonder have you ever planted salad green starts in the raised bed this time of year? I've been growing lettuces indoors. If so, would you have to acclimate them to the cold?
Do you have a link to a follow up video for this? We're curious how this planting turned out.
Great video, Just planted a few of these last week
Thank you for sharing with us
Very informative. Please keep up the good work !!
So glad you liked it!
Hi there! I'm new to your channel was very curious as to what zone your in vs my locate is zone 9. I love the thought process and the method you used. I will definitely do this in my garden. Thank you!!
Binge watching your channel today
Hey Luke thanks for your videos they have been so helpful. I just watched your video on 5 cold hardy greens. When you plant your seeds for the winter do you keep them covered with the plastic tunnel or just leave the ground open for air?
Hey Luke, Love your videos! They're very helpful. But you didn't say the name of the lettuce that's buttery and crinkly. Please tell us what it's name is. Thanks.🌱🌷🌷
So this is what you bought the plastic for! Thanks for the information, I have been missing the crunch of fresh lettuce since the weather has turned cool. With the changing of the season, how much sun light do you think this bed gets?
Amanda Lemanski , i want to know the same thing. When is it best to leave the cover on and off?
The bed gets around 5-6 hours of sun right now but it will soon get more and more as the days grow longer.
We only vent the beds if it is above 45 degrees. The low tunnel will get around 70 degrees on those days and so we crack it to let out some of the heat.
Do you have videos on high density planting? I see the spacing suggested on the back of your seed packs that I have but I would like to understand the process.
I am somewhat new to your channel so I'm sorry if you have already answered this question, but are you only using that one piece of plastic as your cover; and it keeps these plants alive throughout the Winter? I'm in Michigan too, north of Ann Arbor; so a bit further South than you. I treat outside like a barren desert after mid November until early March. For the past two months we've had snow covering everything and it got down to -18F. Elliot Coleman mentioned that he used two layers of plastic with a blower in between and a cold frame to keep stuff alive over Winter, and that's just too much work and possibility of failure for me. Love the channel and bought 90% of my seeds from you this year!!!
Apparently my zone in Aus is 9b-10, but not much sunlight or space due to garages. What are good shade items?
thanks for the video. Is the red veined sorrel perennial? I've got green leaved sorrel that's perennial and has been going strong for 4 or 5 years.
Missed the type of first lettuce is it butter crunch?
Will the Minutina work like plantain on bee stings?
When will u harvest this crop? Interesting vid..ty.
Late december, early to mid january, and then periodically through winter but mostly in early spring.
Enjoyed your video Luke
Hi Luke, Do you water when you sow seeds in the winter? Thanks, Francine
This may be a silly question, but do you still water the plants in the colder weather?
I live in a Zone 7b area. My broccoli has put on a ton of foliage, but not producing any florets.
I started it in early September, so it should have already been producing a while ago. This is my first time growing broccoli, so I don't know what's going wrong here. It's in a raised bed, the soil is a good and gets composted cow manure added, we water it every other day unless it rains (as we are in a drought), and we mulch it with grass clippings.
We did grow zucchini in the early summer and okra in the late summer in this section, but we also put nutrients back into the soil. If it were completely depleted, the broccoli wouldn't even be putting on the big foliage, right? The temperature has barely made it down to 32°F only a couple nights so far, and it's in full sun all day.
if nitrogen is high in the soil broccoli will grow leaf and not flower well. the immature flower head is what we eat.
You just planted seed under one layer of protection. Won't the soil be quite cool? I want to grow some greens in a large sub irrigated planter in my sunroom. The temperature will be about 10C for the next three months.
So I'm wondering, what is the minimum temperature for germinating seeds of those you just planted and should I be able to get good production in a south-east facing sunroom in winter (no supplemental light) at 10C?
the minimum temperature should be around 40 degrees for seeds to sprout. The soil temperature in the raised bed is around 45 degrees on average. Sometimes more sometimes less.
looking forward to see your update on this high density cultivation. So do you pick them when they are young or you let them get big?
cut and come again lettuce is something we have done many videos on and you can see it in action in our videos around springtime this 2017 season.
Thank you
Do they survive all the snow
I was going to say just what Karen K said. I’d love to see a follow up to some of the planting videos to see what the veggies look like once they begin growing. I’m a new Gardner and it would be helpful to see how the plants are growing and what I should be looking for after planting. I’d also like to see how to harvest the veggies that were just planted.
It's really hard finding these type of seeds around. I ask the associates, and no one really grows there own food in Orlando it seems like.
What was the variety of green lettuce?
hi I hope you will be fine, can you please tell me the name of the music that play in first few seconds of your video. before the start of actual video
Does the lettuce get any fertilizer?
I’m confused. So you are actually just planting these in November in Michigan?
Red veined sorrel - the Sith Lord of salad greens
Do you think these will probably overwinter in zone 7 against a south facing wall? My granddaughter loves a salad for her after school snack and has decided she doesn't like kale or mustards raw. Well, oops, the fall lettuce will probably not be with us much longer. I would like to try this in a protected bed. Maybe planted in late September or would it bolt if i did that? Thanks
They definitely would. we are in zone 6 and they almost always overwinter with light protection.
Do you post to the UK?
Great info, those are all awesome :-)
The wind here in Harrison, Mi is horrible. Said some places in Mi gonna get 50+ mph winds
There's a large cold front coming in.
cold front for sure. It snapped within hours and hit us with 29 degrees.
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have tried all of the links but they all say can't load the page... It says maybe to check the fire wall but i don't know how to do that....
trifecta? did you add any or anthing else before the planting part?
We added some in the fall when we took the plants out and so we didn't add any at planting time.
Can you do a video on 'mineral miners'?
Sure thing!
Sorrel sounds cool to grow but high oxalic acid. Despite the benefits of growing jerusalem artichokes though it's basically a perennial in my area I will not grow it because it grows uncontrollably. I'm always in the lookout for perennials to try to grow in the garden....
I put mine in a box so they wouldn't overtake the yard.
was there an update on this video how they did?
What thickness plastic are you using on the hoops?
3/4 inch
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isnt sorrel perennial ?
I just read up on the sorrel. It has oxalic acid? Is that the wild kind in my yard they're talking about? My chickens love it btw.