First time on your channel and I really liked how you explained everything. My kids and I just moved to Connecticut from Massachusetts . I bought a house with a nice yard and can’t wait to start my garden in the spring. I wish I can start now but I’m still in the middle of unpacking everything and getting adjusted to our new home. I’ll definitely watch you videos so I can learn more as I love growing my own food but definitely not an expert. Thank you for this video.
Im in zone 6a, and I built the hoop house like you've said. It recently got down to 19 degrees at night & my veggies were fine! I harvested radishes and bok choi 2 days ago. Thanks for all the information, you're wonderful at explaining these thing!! Happy growing❤
I have watched this video over and over and I can’t get enough of it. I’ve been following you for a long time and this is one of my favorite videos you’ve put out especially because of gardening in the winter subject. Also great delivery on information.
The last two years in a row, we had multi-day freezes here in central Alabama. I don't have plans on planting anything, excluding seed starts for transplanting, until February. However, I have Elephant Garlic, mystery garlic, turnips, rutabagas, Danver Carrots, Nagasaki Cabbage, kohlrabi, assorted lettuces, Pak Choi, Komatsuna, and Yellow Heart Winter Choy Growing. Two plum trees, an AU Rosa, and Yellow Gold Plum were delivered today. They will be going in the ground in the next day or two, after the rain passes. The cherry trees I ordered won't be delivered until mid January.
I'm definitely going to try this hoop structure of yours and I only made it to the end of the his video because I was blown away from the first topic that forced me to rage watch until the end. Carrots seeds do not " basically get washed away" when it rains" they can be sown indoors infact they can grown in a sunny window over the winter. Also they are tiny seeds but you can plant them deeper than say a basil seed because the germanation process of a root vegetable is one that holds it's place in the soil firmly. Your problem is (I think) that your growing in a mulchy chunky soil and carrot seedlings need a finer soil to latch on to. I want to tell you that your info about the carrots is stated with confidence and no basis in truth what so ever. If we want the RU-vid garden community to be respected for factual information then it's got to be factual. I promise I can tell you exactly how to grow them carrots if you get rid of the stupid pice of wood lol thank you for reading. Now I am going to make a hoop structure
I always had problems growing spinach. Then I heard about "Perpetual Spinach" it is a Chard that taste just like spinach. I am in zone 9 and I can grow it year round.
I am having a lovely greens and brassica season and am planting out more lettuce, kale, collards, and chard. I love these tips! Ooh, what garlic variety? I think I planted about 100 cloves, because I had a good, small harvest this year and LOVE growing it (I also love dehydrating some for spices). But I'm thinking of planting a bit in a few pots for green garlic. Thank you for this! I had just started my 2024 gardening calendar and these give me a heads up.
Great video. Thanks! And, IMO the USDA redoing their hardiness zones is total nonsense. Every winter here in SC it gets colder and colder but the summers don’t really get any hotter.
They're updated every 10 years. Hardiness zones were mostly upgraded because they only take into account 30 years of data. The data went from 1980-2020 to 1990-2020. This eliminated all the all-time record minimums set in the 1980's. That's why the zones went up. I explain this here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KrWR7EsPBmU.htmlsi=J5km6W65L2arbExa
Great info…thank you…I always learn from your videos. You convinced me, arugula, cilantro and radishes going in tomorrow…garlic went in yesterday. I’m about 50 miles south of you.
You are so knowledgeable!! Thank you, I so excited!! I Think that I may have a more variety winter garden now. I haven't been able to plant my garlic and I did put them in the fridge. I hope that I will be able to get out this weekend and put them in the bed. Take care!!
I live in Texas in zone 9b and marvel of four seasons lettuce is one of my favorites. It grows well in both fall and spring and doesn't go to seed as quickly as some of the other varieties. I also like tango leaf lettuce and lolla rossa leaf lettuce too. I struggle growing spinach so I've tried finding other things that taste like spinach but don't bolt as quickly. I've found the lucullus swiss chard doesn't taste as earthy as the other varieties and is pretty good substitute. Komatsuna (spinach mustard) and tatsoi are also decent spinach substitutes that don't bolt so quickly.
Spinach has been hard for me as well. Lettuce is comparatively a breeze. The problem growers run into with lettuce is assuming they’re all the same. There is so much variance in heat and cold tolerance. I love growing it.
I also live in Texas (Central). Komatsuna is wonderful; you should try Chijimisai too. This green is tender and delicious, and grows so easily. I grow both. ❤🌱
Have you ever tried malabar spinach? Its a perennial here in 9b. I think it is native to tropical countries. Ive had mine for several years and the little berries that drop are seeds ive mutiplied my plant. It draws moisture from the air so if i get lazy with watering its fine. The only thing is its doesnt taste well if you cook it so i use it for salads only.
I also grow tatsoi. It does just fine in the cold. We just had two night down to 27° and the tatsoi sailed thru. Only issue, beetle larva LOVE them. I get spotted cucumber beetle larva that can destroy a dozen plants in a few nights 😭
I’m surprised you still have beetles this time of year. Spinosad should protect the plant for awhile. It can last 3-5 days in dry weather. Of course, agricultural fabric can both protect from cold and beetles, so if you treat them with Spinosad then cover, you should be ok most likely this time of year.
After two cold snaps like you describe I am seeing less damage on my tatsoi. The culprits causing holes in my leaves do not destroy the plants, and I don't treat. My canaries love tatsoi, holey or not.
I'm growing hard and softneck varieties here in AZ. I'm also in zone 8b where I'm at. Hardneck garlic always grows well for me, but this is my first year growing the softneck variety. Can't wait to see how it does. 😊
We used to live in Globe. Zone 8b.. there is so much to learn about growing in the desert! We are father north now but still can grow cold weather crops outdoors!
I’m in Portland, Oregon and we just got rezoned 9a. I’m going to take your advice with start growing onions and leaks Beneficial in seeds trays in my garage by the window end of December beginning of January thanks for the advice.
Great information. Great channel. I will only say Sunshine has a lot to do with growing. Here, it is not only way too cold to grow this time of year, (Nov.) but we get very few sunshine days. (Lake Erie). Good on you, if you can still grow. Even heating my greenhouse now requires grow lights. I will wait 6 months and start over. (Beats/Parsley are still alive in g-hse). Thanks, 12 deg. F. w/t neg windchill = Hello grocery store.
Try planting chia seeds and mustard seeds and fennel seeds along a fence line. You'll be amazed!. I had some cutting ends from a cauliflower that I showed the back in the ground from the grocery store and it grew into a little tiny bush and grew flowers and then receded itself and now all the sudden. I have a bunch of cauliflower plants coming up. I'm so excited!
I`ve transplanted green onions from the store and they made tons of seeds the next year. It has been so cold the past two winters in Louisiana though that my frost tolerant gardens were killed. Spring has been too cold to grow our normal crops too.
My dog likes carrots, so I grow the finger carrots in containers for him. I'm sowing a 7 gallon container on the first weekend from October to May for him this year. October's and November's plantings are doing good.
Looking into getting one for fun. From what I read, it seems to be similar to hass but more smooth. I think the main benefits is that it hides it's fruit and it's more frost hardy .
My fav time...cup of coffee in the morning with my Millennial Gardener videos and notebook and pen. I can't tell you how much I LOVE your videos. I learn so much from them. Thank you!
Sorry for the completely unrelated question, but it’s seed buying time and I was wondering which of the Brandywine hybrids was your favorite? We did Brandy Boy last year and it did great, but was one of the first to succumb to fusarium, so looking for other options.
I have a question for you: this spring and summer, I'm going to be growing some tiger melons and kajari melons. There's room in my greenhouse for one of them, but the other will have to go in my regular garden. I live in Southeastern michigan. Which one should go in the greenhouse and which one in the garden? The one in the greenhouse will also grow on a trellis while the one in the garden won't.
Awesome video as always. I am in zone 6b. I put a thick layer of mulched leaves to cover my beds for winter. If I want to grow some of these, especially the root crops, do I need to remove the mulch?
I have a small 4x5 or 6 plastic greenhouse and grow lights. Can I grow tomatoes. I'm missing eating my big ones they were few yet delicious. It was my 1st year growing any, and so many varieties! The millions, small black beauty, yellow... My white cold cover, (idea I got from you!) in my outside container garden that was over my hoops blew off in a windy, below freezing night and hurt a lot of them. 😢 If I could grow more this winter I'd be so delighted! I'm Seattle, zone 8b (they also changed ours from a to b.
I don't think tomatoes will work out for you. Even if you prevented the tomatoes from freezing, your sun is so weak at your latitude and you have so much cloud cover that I don't see tomatoes being able to grow, even in a greenhouse. I think they'd just sit there and get sick. I could be wrong, but that's my guess. What I would recommend if you want fresh tomatoes is to get yourself seeds from a micro-tomato like Tiny Tim, then get yourself a basic grow-light setup from Amazon and grow micro-tomatoes indoors under grow lights. That will give you fresh tomatoes for salads. I can grow tomatoes here in the winter, but I'm at 34 degrees latitude and we have a lot of clear skies in winter, and even then, they are sort of mealy. Only cherry tomatoes taste normal grown in winter here, so I'd encourage you to try an indoor setup for fun.
@TheMillennialGardener Thank you. I've got grow lights, heater if needed, greenhouse. I've got cherry tomato seeds from my harvest. Are the Tiny Tim the same or best to buy them in addition to my cherry tomatoes? Thank you for responding, I know you have a lot on your plate! In more ways than one. 😃 🍅 🥗
Frist time Gardner I planned all my onions and garlic in November I am also zone 8 b in California did I plant them to early and I have been cutting down the tops. Please help am I going to loose them. Also do you still water them every morning
I only found your channel recently and I’ve been really enjoying it, very in-depth explanations. Would love to see more or pre planning and more pruning/pest control
Great videos. I've been gardening nearly 50 years. Your videos are the only ones that I find the need to take notes on! Keep up the good/informative work.
I’m in OR and technically a “long day” onion zone, but my house doesn’t get as much sun as a “long day” should. Should we pay more attention to how much sun we actually get in our microclimates to determine what kind of onion to plant?
@TheMillennialGardener, Our smallish but highly productive Market Garden in 9b NorCal had no problem with even high summer arugula! But we were harvesting it heavily every week and completely replanting cuz so fast-growing. It was a huge customer fave. Try 3+-times-a-day wetted burlap covers till it comes up a bit, then very regular drip water... And a light bug cover, too. Arugula is just too good to only grow in summer!
I am curious about your winter garden watering habits. I am also in zone 8B, but moved here from Northern Indiana 2 years ago. Winter gardening is new to me. Thanks
I’d love to plant lettuce right now in zone 6, but assumed they wouldn’t germinate at low temperatures. Do you start them indoors or just sprinkle seed? I just got the Marvel of Four Seasons seeds and can’t wait to try them! I can protect with hoops and cover.
I sow leaf lettuce directly. If your soil temps are too cold, you can start them indoors and move them outside in 4-6 weeks. You’ll need to protect them in Zone 6 by that time of the year, I’m fairly certain . The hoops should give them what you need.
I live in zone 6 to 5b and I am growing garlic and onions. My research shows that growing these vegetables in cold weather makes them bulb better because they will put on more layers.
Your videos are just great. You do a very good job of explaining exactly what's what. 1 question: How do you keep your houses from freezing in those grow needs? I'm in SC midlands and my water house freezes almost every year. Thank you for your very informative videos😊
I can’t stand arugula. Like literally it smells worse than diesel fumes. Just thinking about it I’m getting nauseous 🤢 It must be like some people tasting soap with cilantro. It’s very strong too but still edible, unlike arugula. Glad you enjoy it though 😅
@@TheMillennialGardener it is weird. That’s the only thing I’ve grown and pulled out immediately upon tasting it. I had to eat crackers and brush my teeth a couple times to get the smell/taste out of my mouth. I gave all my arugula seeds away. I’m not a picky eater and that’s the only thing I’ve had that kind of reaction to. Who knows.
I've watched your video several times! Thank you for lots of information. This is very helpful. It gives me a chance to actually start growing things I like to eat, and not be sorry that I missed the right time to plant. Thank you!
Very nice job.my yellow squash is at its end, my 36 broccoli and coliflower plants are just starting to put on heads and my Brussel sprouts are just starting to do there thing (FIRST TIME TRYING) ?? AND IM ONE OF THOSE TEXAS BOYS, glad you throw in stuff for us. I thought I was done for the year,guess not ,I'll be planting 7 of those in the next week or so thank you for explaining so that all levels of gardeners can understand , GROW ON
Thank you so much for your support and generosity! I really appreciate it ❤ Give the red onion Red Amposta a try if you like red onions. they grow well here in NC despite being an intermediate day onion. I imagine they'll do as well if not better for you.
Not happening here in winterland... 🇨🇦 🍁 ❄☃️❄⛄❄ The soil is rock-hard and frozen. We plant outside on or after Victoria day, around the 3rd week in May. We also harvest earlier here, and our Thanksgiving holiday is the 2nd Monday of October, which concludes our growing season. By then the prairies might already be covered in snow.
If I had to guess, you're either planting when it's too warm, it's too wet in your area and the cloves are rotting, or it's too dry in your area and they're failing. You can fix the "cold" issue by refrigerating the garlic heads for 4-8 weeks before planting. As for the moisture issue, if your area is too dry, you need to irrigate and mulch the area thickly. If your area is too wet, you may need to plant them, water them and mulch them, then place a tarp over them to prevent rotting until they sprout and develop roots so they can tolerate the moisture OR plant them in tall raised beds so the excess moisture drains away.
@TheMillennialGardener Thank you for the reply. I am in the north region. I think they did rot in the raised beds because it rained alot and the soil was too wet. I will try putting the tarp on, and do i leave it covered over winter? We get a fair amount of snow. Then do I uncover it once spring comes.
I'm have mobility issues so this year my husband built an elevated planting bed for me. I had great success with lettuces, cilantro, and parsley all through the summer in 6b by using shade cloth. Do you think they would grow during our cold winters by swapping out for a frost blanket, or would it not trap enough daytime heat because it's elevated and air can get underneath it? Btw, your channel is amazing and has helped my garden so much!
Yes, I think they will grow in Zone 6b by swapping out the shade cloth for 1.5oz or 2oz agricultural fabric. You will want a thicker fabric with those weights, but I think you can do it. You certainly don’t have anything to lose 😃
GREAT INFORMATION, THANKS. QUESTION, HOW DOES THE MEMBERSHIP WORK, WE SIGNED UP A MONTH AGO AND HAVEN'T NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT, I'M SURE I'M DOING SOMETHING WRONG, PLEASE ADVISE.
No. The higher latitudes have longer days in summer. All locations on earth average 12 hours of day / 12 hours of night a year. Equatorial locations have the same day length no matter what time of year - always 12 hours of daylight, 12 hours of night every single day. As you increase latitude, the dichotomy increases with seasons. The North and South poles have 0 hrs light at the winter solstice and 24 hours light at the summer solstice, but it still averages to 12 hours of daylight a year. Florida has longer days than Montana in the winter, but much shorter days in the summer. Florida has 8pm sunsets in June, but in Montana, it is light out til 10:30pm. That’s why you need long day onions up north. Summer days are much longer at high latitudes.
Hardiness Zones are simply averages based on a 30-year dataset. The 2012 maps were made from data from 1980-2010. The updated maps were made from data from 1990-2020. Most of the all-time cold records set occurred during the 1980's, so the hardiness zones moved up because we got rid of countless all-time cold records from the data. Annual minimums aren't increasing. We just have a more favorable data set, and since the data now ends at 2020, the all-time record cold that hit Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, etc. in 2021 isn't present, either. These maps are probably overexaggerated. If it didn't grow in your yard in 1990, it won't grow there today or in 2050. Make no changes based on them.
Just curious where exactly you are located? Because I am on Oak Island. I have got kale, beets & butter lettuce this fall in raised beds with pretty good success, even with the lack of sunlight because of limited space.
Your channel is great but I think the one thing that would make it better and something that I don’t see on any other channels is to give some ideas what types of things you can use the things for. I see a lot of things that you grow and I don’t know what I would use them for. I’m a single man and my cooking is really basic but if I knew what I could use green onions or leaks for as an example I might try them. Omelettes or tacos or…? 🤔 ❤
Hardiness zones are a single data point - the coldest night of the year. They have no relevance to average temperatures, frost dates or number of frosts/freezes in a season. Average temperatures have no impact on hardiness zones. Hardiness zones only increased because they're 30-year averages, so all 1980's minimums were eliminated. The 1980's was the coldest decade in the US where most all-time record lows were recorded, so the elimination of this data raised the zones. The new data is from 1990-2020, so the severe cold that hit the South in 2021 also isn't included. If it didn't grow in your location in 1990, it won't grow there today. This is very important to understand - they went up because we removed the coldest data on record, not because annual minimums are rising. No one should be changing a single thing they're planting based on this information. I have a full video on it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KrWR7EsPBmU.htmlsi=yGwxyfSETBl6wQ9K
you mentioned in one of your previous videos that you might not be living there forever in 5-10 years. Do you plan to move or is there a health reason? Hope all is ok
So i have some of that cloth but i was only able to find it in the green color. Will that still work or will it get to hot underneath for the plants because of the dark color? Grow zone 8A
Thx love your videos ! I live in Cleveland and I am ready for Spring 🤣! I do winter sowing and I am so excited to get things all ready ! Made my own seed strips with 1 tsp flour and 1 tsp water and make a paste Then on strips of paper towel , I put a tiny drop flour glue and spaced 2 inches apart and then place 2 seeds per drop of glue ! Fold over paper towel and save for planting time ! After they have dried, i store them over plastic hangers until ready to use ! Make sure you label your strips ! Make sure when you plant, you make sure you make sure your soil is wet, to enable the seeds to germinate! Good luck ! Thx for you video !
My carrots germinated in 5 days waiting to harvest....I haven't bought greens onions in 2 years I have it all year around. Yes it doesn't do too well in Phx heat but still can use( soft). I have all the herbs and 🌶🌶 chiled I use daily in my baby garden. As always thank you!
Zone 8b here too - Western Oregon and I'm planting these plus 'cover crop' broad beans and Austrian field peas for both fixing nitrogen AND winter greens! They are sprouting in seed trays and will go out soon ... do have some slugs, so it will be good to plant a bit larger. I've also for ramps in a seed tray - been in the fridge for a week, then ruin temp for a couple, and I'll put it back in the fridge for a few more, hoping to rich then into sprouting!
I have Eruca Sativa Arugula ready for harvest in my garden and it tastes terrible. Gave some to a friend and she says it doesn't taste as good as the arugula you get in those organic salad mixes you get at the store. Which varieties taste lemony or peppery? Mine doesn't taste like either. The radish and broccoli leaves taste great however! I put them along with their stems in salads with the lettuce for additional flavor and texture. I used a tea towel over my carrot seeds this year and that did a great job. Kept everything evenly moist. I got near 100% germination and had to thin the heck out of them. Fortunately, they taste like parsley and I enjoyed some of them to salds and egg salad.
