That teepee trellis looks like a great place to grow pole beans and/or sugar snap peas for fall to me. I already have Blue Lake pole beans climbing 3 feet up a cattle panel trellis in my zone 9b garden in Arizona. I tend to sow peas too early every fall, though. And I find that they just kind of sit there and don't grow much for most of the fall and winter and then in late winter as spring approaches, they take off. So my goal this year is to be patient with when I sow my peas and not jump the gun this year and sowing.
My ancestors did this, and I grew up doing it within my family. I can't wait to have garden space again. Living in the middle of a city, I'm waiting to be approved for a community plot or move back to the country.
The corn needs to be planted in blocks instead of narrow, long rows. The 4th sister is sunflowers to the north and west of the 3 sisters to help block the wind and increase corn fertilization. 💥 Remember, this type of garden is for winter storage, not fresh eating. Dried corn, dried beans, and eventually fire dried pumpkin slices. You do Not want to try and walk through this jungle of plants to pick beans or corn until fall and the leaves have died back. All manner of things like to hide out in the cool shade under those big squash leaves.
Jacques please grow a test patch of cotton. Where I live we have industrial fields of cotton so I know it will grow in my area. I hope to watch you all grow it first so then I dont mess mine up! 😋
So this was the first time in a while that I had a successful brassica harvest. They grew throughout the summer (hot and dry here in northern Colorado) and the broccoli is still making nice side shoots and my red kalibos cabbage has just headed up and looks great. I got them in late and didn't have high expectations, but they did great with consistent watering. Go figure. Love seeing pots and gloves strewn about in the garden - that is the reality for most gardeners, we tend to cast about while working and then are finally so tired we call it a day and whatever is still there we will try to gather up tomorrow and put in its proper place; at least, that is how it is for me.
Yesterday was our first real day in the 70s after quite a few weeks in the 90s/high 80s. I am loving my fall garden and I think everything but a few lettuce snuck by without bolting.
Your seedlings look amazing! How thick is your soil base in the trays? Cosmo 😅 Thanks for sharing your garden. I can’t wait to watch them progress through the season. Texas 8a here and it’s finally getting out of the 90’s a bit so I’m starting my seedlings now. Growing collards and kale for bio mass. And cool season herbs. 🌿
Jacques try roasting the eggplants and then scrap out the insides. You can then freeze the roasted pulp in portions to use later. Just season as needed. Here are 10 ideas of how to use it. 1) You can use it tossed in noodle pasta possibly add diced tomato and herbs. 2) Puree and season with sauteed chopped garlic and onion as is or add ricotta cheese or use combination of different cheese and fill ravioli or agnolotti. 3) Make a creamed soup. 4) Baba Ghanoush 5) Yogurt eggplant dip. 6) Season and use as a spread for toast or sandwiches. 7) Replace tomato sauce with seasoned eggplant puree on a pizza and use complimenting toppings 8) Mix it into pot pie fillings or casseroles. 9) Mix it into mashed potatoes with seasonings, cheese, herbs or spices. 10) Mix it into a curry.
I am looking at planting bush beans for the first time this year. What I'd really like to do is plant a bunch really close together and just go for one harvest. Pull the plants out and process them all at once, then put in a new harvest. Would you say that is a good strategy?
Hey, from Kelley in Monterey County. You picked my garden as your fave in a Viewers Gardens thingy you and Kevin did a few years ago. Just wanted to say thanks. That gave me a big boost and inspired me to start my own youtube gardening channel. So, thanks a bunch.
I appreciate your updates! We have similar environment, except Ventura doesn't get that hot nor too cold either. I follow you and Epic Gardening a lot because of the similar battles you both slowly learned to handle like plant diseases and bugs. Thanks for being our virtual mentors!!!
Adaptive Seeds has an okra variety called Burmese that’s adapted for cooler climates. I tried growing it in the Seattle area this year and it did better than Clemson… but still nothing like growing in the south. I’d like to take another stab at it if I ever get a high tunnel!
_As a pure vegetarian person, from northeast state India, chicken is second version rabbit for me, there is many different types of chicken who can run so fast and intelligent too compare to other chicken 🐔🐔🐔_
Sorry about the Okra, my Clemson spineless and Okinawa did great here in Lakeside. I had 6 broccoli plants that survived the heat as well! Unfortunately they are not surviving the chickens. Don’t forget to make room for the Carrots.
Jacques, I wish I was in San Diego. I'm in Kentucky, Zone 6/6b. I really wanted a Fall garden since I didn't get the chance to have a Spring/Summer garden this year due to health reasons and my work schedule. But, my Fall temperature can be a bit swingy anywhere from the 90s-100s around noon all the way to around the 40s/50s by bedtime in the same day. We've already had a couple days like that this month and its only gonna get worse. I'm fulfilling my need to get out and do gardening things by revamping my garden and getting a jump on preparing the garden for early Spring planting (I really hope I can do an early Spring planting as I've heard it might be too cold in Kentucky for that).
Curious if you're leaving space for direct-seeded root veg? Rutabagas and turnips are some of my favs. Thanks so much, great content, as always. Much love to Cosmo!
